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, 1886-12-04

"Thcy'rc funny fellows. Icauicu YOU"
the captain declared. ~ met II man
down the coast who old me that once
when lac was huntin' Oh the Florida low
lands he came upon n whole colony of
flamingoes among the mangrovc trees.
He watched their antics for some time
some standing on one leg, some with
their long necks in all sorts Of curious
positions, some stalking up and down as
e,diem, as parsons-and he thought it
wouldn't uea bad idea to play Il joke on
thciu.
$50 he took II fish line, an,. ";licn 'tnc
birds flew away he fastened one end of
the line to the root of n tree and climbed
with the other end up into another tree.
Before long the birds came back, and
then the fun began. AS soon ms one OF
two stepped across the line, the man il
the tree gave it u pull, and the nnmingoe,
began hoppin' and trippin' and dancin
about, now falliu' down, now jumpin
across md really sccmin to enjoy it i'm
mcnscly. lie actually had EN- all .
skippin' rope, and there's no tcllin' how
long they'd a kept it up If it hadn't
been SO very funny that my friend
couldn't help laughin' out loud; that
frightened them off. That may seem n
rather brisk story" said Capt. Sam.
"but from what I've seen of my specimen,
| fully believe t.n-St. Nicholas.
, 1886-12-04
JOHN s, mosey, The GUERILLA


Tho Famous Ex-Confcderate as n Lee
-turer-SeveraI Incidents of His Life.
am told that John 5. Mosby, the
guerilla general and e%x-consul TO Hong
Kong. has agreed TO deliver nifty lectures,
for which he gets $500 a night. This will
make Sij. 600 for fifty lectures, or for
fifty uttcrnnces Of one lecture, and it is by
no means bad pay. John Mostly, said
an old Confederate friend of his to me,
'is rs poor AS II church mouse and he Will
give these lectures because he wants the
money. lie came out of the WA without
u dollar and | don't think he saved any
thing abroad. His son graduated with
high honors Mt the Virginia university
this year, and | think he has other chill
dren, His beautiful and talented wife is
dead, and | doubt whether he has "A
home he can call his own.
John :. Mosby is n slight, bent,
blonde man, with n cold gray eye con
tanning no more expression than n boys
marble, lie talks slowly, never gets ex-
cited, and does not know what fear Is.
He loves his friends and hates his enc
mics. and he carries his fight to the death.
| lately heard "A story from n captain in
the Union army Of "A scene In which
Mo-by took part during the war. \
Union regiment had driven him with n
small body of his men into "A ten acre
field nbnui which vns a hfgh fencc They
could SEQ him %nlainIv within II and they
surrounded ma neld md he,,an 10 close
In unnr Noebv Tho wanted IN cantnre
him ~ he had oIrendy killed ncorIy holf
thcir re,,iment rhnv closed in nnon him
sln,vlv his bnndfnI ~ troo,,s atiiI" lring
Tlny Ind h,rted him mn cInsc tn n fnnce
nn1 thcv onnarcntlv had linn in tbcir
gr,sn vhcn he drove Ills spurs int his
Lnr-r md went aver tho fe,c. ike ,
nnsb md a.. bn All -, turrod' In thc air
mon his snddIc md shat a enI,lior throuoh
Tia hc,d wi,h lila ,.volvc, rbor. nro
, 1886-12-04

In the second northern gallery of the
British museum has been arranged in
chronological order a series of English
coins in gold, silver and copper. 1t
seems that the coinage of the English
had no direct connection with the earlier
British coinage. nor with the short-lived
currency which the Romans introduced.
1t was Henry Evil in 1904, who placed,
for the first time, al authentic portrait
ON English coins lie also made addi-
ton to the gold coins by striking 'sov-
ereigns,' SO called because they bore the
figure of the sovereign seated on his
throne. 1t was during and after the
reign of Charles ii that the English
coinage declined very greatly in interest
and variety. The first guineas were
made in this reign from gold brought
from the Guinea coast. In the reign of
Queen Anne there were some coins bear
ing the name of "Nigo,' because they
We're made from bullion captured in
Nigo bav.-London Letter.
, 1886-12-04

The president has not changed the
name Of his country place from Pretty
Prospect to Red Top nor has Mrs.
Cleveland lone so. The newspapers did
il, and it came about thusly. one night
about "A month ago four well known
correspondents gathered together ut II
restaurant for supper. During the rcpast
one ot them-a correspondent for a New
York paper-rcmarked that he had been
out To the presidents country place that
day II don't like the name of the
place said lac. ~ see the president has
painted Tie roof red and I'm going { ocall
it Red Top How do you like the
name hc asked of the other three They
laughed and replied that they did not
think lac CONN fnstcn the name Ia the
place I'm bet you a supper / can. 80 he
replied. In less than a month "Red
Top has become the accepted name for
the place, and the correspondent won his
supper 1t is said that neither the presi-
dent. Mrs. Cleveland, nor Mrs Folsom.
who Is to live there, like the new name,
hut it seems as il it Inns come 10 stay
Baltimore American.
, 1886-12-04

British sages have been considering
the science of falling in love. AT the
recent British association meeting, Sir
George Campbell suggested that a vast
race improvement would be brought
about by pairing individuals according
TO physiological fitness instead of yield
ing to foolish IDEAS about love. This has
led Mr.. Grant Allen to show that the in
stinct of love is usually excited by com
Elementary natures and the biologically
excellent traits of youth. beauty. health
and strength. This condition is most
favorable to Improvement, and justiiics
the old theme of the novelist and the
poet. 1t is marriage on some other
basis-for money. rank or other practical
reasons-that results in deterioration
Arkansaw Traveller.
, 1886-12-04

One of the forthcoming reports of the
government geological survey relates to
the obsidian cliff of Yellowstone park.
This cliff is an elevation half a mile
long by from 100 to 200 feet high, the
material of which is rs good a glass rs
any artiticially manufactured The
cliff presents Il partial section of surface
How of obsidian, which poured down an
ancient slope from the plateau lying
east. 1t is impossible to determine what
the original thickness OF this flow may
have been. The dense glass which now
forms its lower portion is from seventy
five to 100 feet thick, while the porous
and pumicious upper portion has sui
fered from ages of erosion and glacial
action. Prank Leslie's.
, 1886-12-04

English farmers find that it does not
pay To grow fruit for the London market.
In Belgium it does not pay, and enor-
nous quantities Of the fruit which has
been 80 plentiful in the metropolis this
autumn has come from Flanders. and
even from the more distant Ardenncs
aud the Cendroz Namur Is the great
collecting center for the fruits OF the val
leys of the Meusc and the Samhre. There
quite n number OF exporters have head
quarters and they have this autumn been
purchasing from the farmers and peas
ants plums at n fraction over u farihing
per pound, while even the splendid ap-
pies grown in the romantic country he
tween Namur and Dinant have been
bought in large quantities at "a penny n
pound--St James Gazette.
, 1886-12-04
LOVE H L.lvlN3.

The s~anctity that is about the dead,
To mako us love them morc than late,
when here,
Is it not well to find the living dear,
With ~sanctity like this, ere they have lel'
Tn. tender thoughts we nurture for n loss
OF mother, friend, or child-Ohl it We're
wire,
70 spend this glory on the earnest eyes,
The longing heart, that feels life, present
cross.
Give also mercy 10 the living here,
Who's keeA-strung souls will quiver at
your touch;
The utmost reverence is not too much
For eyes that weep although the lips may
snecr.
Ros- Hawthorne L.athrop.
, 1886-12-04

How hard it is to keep apace and
abreast Of all the new agonies. 1t is
now quite the proper idea for a young
lady to cntwine a wreath of autumn
leaves of beautiful colors, and attaching
II big bow of tlame-colorcd ribbon
thereto, to have it transported to her
best young man, per district messenger
hoy, If the boy ever gets there. The
double-dyed Significance of this mark
Of friendship is, "rho years are passing.
Young man, what do you intend to do
about it?7 If the aforesaid young man
is at all bright, he labels n of the
golden leaves $50, 900 and pins it up on
the wall as his high mark of ambition.
When he reaches that figure he hires a
clergyman Hartford Post.
, 1886-12-04
BIRDS AND BIRD PROBLEMS.
Dr. &. IL. nIcrriam's R~eport-The Eng
Iish Sparrow-The Rice Bird.

~ ~ IL lttfi tIOI II IhE
lish Sparrow-The Rice Bird.
The pathological bureau of the ag-
ricultural department at Washington
has recently been making Investigations
into the relations which several common
species of birds in this country bear to
agriculture. The facts which been col
lected will shortly be made public in a
series of bulletins.
1t is the opinion of DIR. c. II. Merriam,
the head of the pathological division,
that the English sparrow stands at the
head of the list of those birds which
threaten destruction to valuable
branches of agriculture. In this he
agrees perfectly with the little west end
boy who declared recently, in n compos-
ition, that the English sparrows have
taken possession of the roof of the Park
Street church, and I'VE all think they are
n nuisance.
According to DIR. Merriam, the in
crease of these pests is SO prodigious
that they invade annually an extent of
territory equal to 100, 900 square miles.
They live and breed in cities, towns and
villages, but during the year they make
destructive raids into the fruit growing
regions. The question of discriminating
the English sparrow is regarded by MIR.
Merriam as in the nature of n problem
that must shortly be solved by the peo-
pie of this country. He says that the
aggregate damage they intict upon the
fruit growing industry can hardly he
computed.
DIR. Merriam has also given close at
tcntion to the bobolink, or rice bird,
experimenting the results of his own oh
servation with facts gathered by his cor
respondents. He has discovered that
this bird, when it flourishes forth ut the
north as the bobolink, is rather helpful
to the farmers Of that region han other
wise. An examination of the crop of
the bobolink shows that it lives on the
seeds of destructive weeds and on
equally destructive insects.
But its appetite varies with its name,
and when it reaches the rice fields of
the south its ravages are enormous. 1t
reaches these rich pastures when the
grain is in the milky state, and such is
its voracity that DIR. Merriam estimates
the actual loss to planters at between
5000, 900 and 81, 900, 900. No wonder
the rice bird on toast is such n rich and
juicy morsel.
DIR. Merriam extended his obscrva-
tons to the rice fields of South Carolina,
and not only studied the habits of the
rice bird, but experimental with a view
to preventing its d%epredations. lie found
that n field of 200 acres required the en-
ployment of fifty men and boys, who
with guns, tinpans and other noise pro-
ducing instruments, endcavor to create
such a racket AS will prevent the birds
from settling on the rice.
Experiments were made with stuffed
figures resembling hawks. These were
swung on poles, and were successful for
n few days, but the birds soon discov-
cred the cheat. DIR. Merriam thinks
hat a system of falcon training would
prevent the depredations of the rice
birds, but as the training of hawks and
falcons calls for great skill and patience.
it is probable that the planters will be
compelled to depend on the old meth
ods.-Atlanta Constitution.
, 1886-12-04
COMMON SENSE
XMAS PRESENTS

Persons, in thinking over what they
shall buy for Christmas presents, should
bear in mind that there is nothing that
would be more sensible, or better aprrc-
ciated 10y man or boy, than some article OF
wearing apparel. a suit Of clothes, over.
coat, shoes, or Il hat from Il mother or
father to a son would be ever appreciated.
or a dressing gown silk handkerchief,
neck veal on gloves from a young lady to
her brother or sweetheart, would b. very
appropriate, We have all these things
ready for your order.
Our system Of filling orders 10y mail is
50 perfect that non resident patrons can
trade with us by letter us satisfactorily ms
il III person. Goods sent c. O. u. sugG7ecr
10 examination before taking. trs'nccxpres-
Office.
We have cv"s.y kind of armcn worn
by the me3ic sex Men suits. boy suits.
,'a,cn ; and boy hats. shoes, underwear.
and all kinds OF furnishings, while ON
prices are invariably the lowest.
Catalogue Of styles and prices sent free
on application. Onr rules ii sell measure.
rncui, ii obclcl, will insure perfect fits
, 1886-12-04

a new cure for consumption has been
originated by n German doctor. lie
makes his patients pass the night in the
open air of the T%huringian forest, well
wrapped up, and sleeping in light ham
Knocks so rs to avoid all damp from the
ground. A Waterman keeps oil amy in
truders who might disturb the nights
rest, and the experiment has proved
wonderfully successful. New York
Sttu
, 1886-12-04

The source of physical energy and men
tai activity is the blood. Let this become
vitiated with bile, or thin and watery in
consequence of Indigestion and non-assi
initiation of the food and an interruption
of the functions of the body, and a loss of
stamina, flesh and appetite cnsues. Hos
letter Stomach Bittcrs is a tonic speci-
ally adapted to restore all three, because
it assists digestion and assimilation, and
removes bile and other impurities from
the circulation. Protected and strength
cncd with this admirable defensive in
invigorant, the system defies in
f%lucnces inimical to health, to which, if
%unregulated and feeble, it would undoubt-
eddy succumb. Constipation, often an
ultimate and chronic ailment, is entirely
removed by il, the liver, kidneys and
bladder reused from i%uaction and a ten
dency to rheumatism offectually counter
acted. 1t also oradicates malarial disease.
, 1886-12-04

OF the machines imported into Austro-
Hungary in the thrce-quartcrs Of this
- per cent came from England. ~
per cent. from Germany, : per cent
from Switzerland, and l per cent from
Italy, France, Belgium and America.
The machines imported from England
W,re chiefly destined for the cotton aud
linen industries. Chicago Herald
, 1886-12-04

ilB.
As he has deserted nature, nature nov
deserts him. lie is more susceptible to
disease. The wild Indian could be care
less in dress and indifferent to exposure,
but on the reservation it is different. If
he gets his feet wet or sleeps on the
ground, he is liable to catch cold like
his white brother. They are subject to
lung troubles. Some are consumptive.
This and the smallpox and other dis
eases are decimating their ranks. Ten
years ago there We're 5000 Osages; to-
day only a little over half that number.
The mothers die prematurely. You find
comparatively few old squaws. The
tribe being rich as a community very
few of the men will work. They live in
idleness, and that is fatal to a longevity
based upon active outdoor life.-Cor.
Burlington Hawkeye.
, 1886-12-04

The use Of dynamite and Illuminating
powder has rcvo%lutionizcd methods of
dealing with rocks. stumps. and other
natural distractions.
, 1886-12-04

do Won think it wasted time to sub
NIT yourself to any influence whichmay
bring lpom you any noble feeling
lsmskin.
, 1886-12-04
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, 1886-12-04

Those who want pure Lake Mahpah-
utah ice. should send their order to Sloan
\ Co.. or call at Mauss' bakery. Seven
teenth street.
, 1886-12-04
Catarrh

q a Constitutional disease, caused by scrofu-
ious faint In the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla,
being O constitutional remedy, purines the
blood. builds up the whole system, and per-
manently cures catarrh. Thousands OF people
who suffered severely with this disagreeable
disease, testify with pleasure that catarrh
, 1886-12-04

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the leader Office
, 1886-12-04

N eNgov>c Blood Elixir Is the only
" Blood Remedy guarnn-
iced. 1t is n positive cure for Ulcers, Erup-
lions or Syphilitlc Poisoning. 1t purifies tho
Who'll. system. and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee IT,.
Pearsc x McGill, Druggists.
, 1886-12-04
Can be

cured by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. Mrs.
Alfred Cunningham, Fallon Avenue. Provi-
dence. II. l., says; al have suffered with
catarrh In my head for years, and paid OUT
hundreds OF dollars for medicines, but have
heretofore received only temporary relief. L
began to take Hoods Saisaparilla, and now
my catarrh is nearly cured, the weakness OF
my body is all gone, my appetite is good In
fact. / feel like another person. Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the best medicine l have ever
taken, and the only one which did me perma-
nent good. / cordially recommend It," A
gentleman in Worcester. Mass, who was
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-06
EDITOR VS.. MARSHAL.
". d. Howard, Edltor Of She Kings.
ton Chronicle. Does Some Yer,
Heavy shooting.
W. u. Russell, city Marshal. rntnr,
Wounded and Two i,ys,andcr. ne.iis
nari Howard Escapes.

special 70 the CAac,to.
GhEENNILiE, Tx, March This
morning about II O'Clock, W. n Howard.
editor Of the Kingston Chponlole a,
Kingston, q small town IN this county,
attempted the assassination OF w. n. Rus.
sell, city marshal, by shooting him IN tho
back, using double.barrcl shotgun
loaded with bnckehot. Russell had boon
60 the post0fcc aud wns returning with
several others reading newspaper, lie
bad passed Towards office nhoiu thirty
ioct when Howard stepped ont, Nv with.
out a word " warning fred, Two shots
taking Ofcct near the spinal column
Russell staggered about ten feet, Whom
Howard iired again, several shots passlug
through Rnssell's hat and two grading his
skul beneath the skin, George Ovefholt
was shot near the right nipple and
ia thiricenyear.old son Of william
Francis kirkpatrick under the
chin by stray balls. They were
about q hundred yards from the shooting,
0yrfh0lt IL IN critical condition, and
Russell Is expected 20 die. After tho
shooting Howard deliberately took the
shells from Ma gun, reloaded n, and
asked u Russcn had any friends Who
wanted 10 take the matter up, he was
ready. No one came forward, and How.
ard went into HIS oflcc, aud, after atand.
ing on the constable, mounted horse
that was standing near aud left town
OnlcofS are now IN pursuit. a iund has
existed between Howard and Russell for
some time, originating Ia the publication
made by Howard rejecting upon Russell'a
character az an officer and citizen, Yes.
tcrday evening Russell went TO IIOward's
Office 70 serve papers upon an umployc.
Howard told bin not TO como In, and
Russell later 10 the evening met Howard
In store, Howard started to draw a
pistol but Rnsscll being too quick Tor
him drew his and made Howard leave the
house. This, so far AZ can be learned,
was all that passed between them until
the shooting to-day. The above version
OF tho anair WAS given by q gentleman
who was In the town when the shooting
took place
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-06
TExAs IN TYPE.
yhe Drift Of Events ~ various uaarlsrs VI
the Lone star state.

The Drift OF Events ~ various Quarters VI
tho Lone star State.
Blossom Prairie passed an ordinance
prohibiting music In the bar.woms Of that
town
The Frisco depot has been located on
the west side OF Paris
Tho citizens OF Waco are confident that
q 100000 roller min wlll soon DO bnilt,
ns the estimates from the manufacturers
are being now secured by tho projectors
Mr.. Cfis' Of Mason county IN thu father
OF twenty four children, al OF whom are
living Texas has everything on large
scale.
Work has boon begun Oh an extensive
planning mill IN Paris and IN expected 90
DO In operation IN n few week.
The committees nt work IN Paris ON
tho Santa Va subsidy are said % be meet.
Ing with good succ0se,
While burning trash Ia tho yard al her
home across tho river last Saturday, Mrs,
Nichols clothing caught lire aud sho was
badly burned Miss Jennie Nichols waa
also slightly burned while assisting her
mother 10 put out tbs DANES, AZ last nc
counts the sufferers woro recovering az
rapidly MS could be expected, Cuero
Star.
Mr., T.. u smith, who liked near Do.
port WAS Killed by the accidental dis
charge Of o pistol In the hands 81 bls
son,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-06

day The cotonef'e Inquest returned a
verdict u death caused ~ apoplcxy.
IN the district court to-day the follow
ing eases were disposed of. Thomas
Hannah, theft OF oyercoat, guilty, and
given one month 10 the county igll, Tom
lInnicr,coiorcd, assaultto murder, pleaded
guilty, aud giycn two years IN the pcui.
Tertiary y N Mcfafldse, bringing stolen
property INTO thc county, three years IN
the pcnitcntlary.
Tbs case of W nodd, Tor assault to
murder Is inprogrcsa nov.
There have been SIX convictions for
ielonics and ono for mIsdcmeanor during
ihe torn 0i the district court
Judge scott Il making friends with the
taxpayers byhlq promptness In disposlng
Of business.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-06

woopntNE, KY, March 5.--Blood con.
tiunes 70 low freely In the mountain
sections among tho Turner and Howard
factions, numbering about Gfty.one
'rhese factions have been AZ war for
years Every now and then sympa
thilcr 90 one or The other side II caught
out and killed SO II has been going on
until number Of graves scattered aDout
over the county mark tho progress OF The
feud. A few weeks ago Gordon Turner
aud siN o. his coniedomtos Killed William
Lane 10 BELL county. Some little time
before that John Howard had
stabbed 60 death Waikcr lurkharit,
Yesterday WAS sct Tor The trial
Of these parties at pineylllo. Wcines-
day another OF tho Towards was pat 10
rest IN bell county, and last night 81 this
place John Vol and Jamos Wood, repre-
sontatiycs Of the respective factions who
were here attending the trial, had an en-.
counter In which tho latter WAS shot 10
death
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-06
AUSTIN.
Rooripte Chartered Have Not Reported
Lnnd BoaTd--A quiet Frontier
.l,..ataI a., tbo fIayaffp

H,osipte Chartered Have Not Reported
I,nnd BoaTd--A quiet Frontier
special to tho Gazette
AUSTIN, Tx, March 5.Thc comp
troiler to-day deposited In the treasury
$4,000; $4,000 20 general revenue, and the
balance 10 available school funds,
The san Antonio Spice and Coffee
Minis Manufacturing company capital
s20, oO0 filed charter today.
The following county ireasnicrs
hive refused TO report thcir
annual statement OF school funds
10 this ONCE, az required BY law Reeves,
Tyler. valyerdc, Martin, Midland, Ma
ysrro, Oldham, Harrison Haskell, Hays,
Kerr, Klnbie, Knox, EncinalS Galveston,
Gregg, Armstrong.
me land board received several thou
sand dollars to.day
The adiutant-gcneral reports WY
irontler unusually quiet.
la the comptroller's department lhe
Fort Worth & Denver City llailnoy COM
pauy paid 5000 70 passenger 'sx.