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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-06-04
THRILLING ADVENTURE.
How Fierce Flood Saved the Scalps of
an Excursion Party.

How a Fierce Flood Saved the Scalps of
an Excursion Party.
SIN the fall of 1874" said Major
Cooke of the army, 1--WE made up a
hunting party at Fort Laramie and pro-
ceeded up the Laramie river valley
about fifty miles. There were twenty
one of us, including three or four citi-
zens. We had been out for about a
week, and had seen no signs of red
skins, when one morning we awoke to
find that we were in for disagreeable
day. The clouds hung low, fine
drizzle was falling, and we knew that
it was useless to look for any change
for the better before midnight
ga gentleman named David Mills,
attached to some Eastern college as
taxidermist, and who was also an en-
thusiast on the subject of mineralogy,
was a member of the party and great
favorite. When breakfast had been dis
patched he donned his waterproof and
expressed his intention of scouting up
the valley short distance after speci-
mems. | offered to accompany him,
and after canvassing the project for a
lew uoIudtiCS we cOncluueu 10 take our
horses and inspect canyon which we
had passed two or three days before
about six miles up the valley. He took
double-barreled shotgun and I my
Winchester and haversack with a
lunch strapped to my saddle
''We got off about nine o'clock, with
the rain coming down in q steady driz-
zle, and we reached the canon without
incident worthy of record. 1t was
known to the camp that we expected to
be gone all day. The entrance to the
canon was sort of basin, perhaps half
an acre in circumference, with enough
grass to keep our horses eating for two
or three hours. We unsaddled and hob
bled them, tucked the saddles under an
overhanging rock, and then started in
to explore the canon. At the back end
of the basin, and just before the neal
split in the mountain began, was tre-
mendous rock which had fallen down
from above. Its crest was at least
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HEMLock MoLEs.
How a French Gardener Destroys His
Epicurean MoId-Turners.

How a French Gardener Destroys His
Epicurean MoId-Turners.
A conscientious French gardener sus-
pended his chronic war upon the mole
for one entire season, to give that much
detested animal a fair chance at the
white grubs. Science had asserted that
the mole was an epicure in grubs, and
our gardener had faith in science. His
garden was infested with grubs, and
here was his opportunity. At the end
of the season he recorded the fact, with
sad solemnity, that the mole lived on
such good terms with the grubs that he
had two enemies in place of one. Not
that the mole is not fond of grubs; but
give him free range of the salad and
berry beds and he acquires more refined
tastes. Unluckily the mole seems to
man, and man often makes q pitiful
show against him with his poisons and
his traps. The French gardener referred
to is eager for information on the mole
question. But while waiting for points
from other victims, he offers the follow
ing as the best remedy: Take as many
walnuts as there are mole holes, add a
handful of hemlock leaves (Coniatn
macUldtatna), boil in water for an hour
and-and-a-half, make the paste into bull
lets and put in the holes. If the paste
be too liquid spread it on flat stone or
bit of slate. The mole eats greedily Cor
at least, that is his duty) and gives up
the ghost instanter. American Garden
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READING FOR THE YOUNG.
A FRuiTLESS SEARCH.

On cushions of pink velvet In thistle, she
lay swinging,
A fay, with only Lady Moon to hear her
plaintive singing.
All mel alacitsdayp,' sire sang, 1--WE hunt.
ed by the hour"
And here her crystal tears fell down like dew
upon the flower;
"Pve been to marble palaces, and huts with
windows creaking-
One hardly can suggest place where have
not been seeking;
"Pvs looked in daytime all I dared, and soon
. rs came the twilight,
I'VE crept In many mortal's house through
window or through skylight
"Ahd. while above my puzzled head my fire.
fly lantern keeping,
Fye trfpped from little bed to bed and scan
ned the children sleeping,
y But always proved the search In vain;
really feel Ike seolding
To think of all the lovely things that walt
that childs beholding'
III have Fortunatus purse, winged horse
aud rockets,
A wishing.capI some seven-league boots, be-
sides two magic pockets;
"But o. til not bit of use; kfiow can
not find him
The boy that never once forgets to shut
door behind himi'
Clara L. Burrhdrn, IN Vide Atod'se
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auEBEe oITY.
The Peculiarities of the Historically M6se
Important Point of Canada.

The Peculiarities of the Historically MSse
Important Point of Canada.
The tity is built upon rocky promon-
tory, formed by the junction Of the ST.
Charles and st. Lawrence rivers. The
highest point is on the southerly side,
facing the st. Lawrence; this side is also
the most precipitous and was originally
about three hundred feet above the wa
ter. It slopes gradually toward the
north till the elevation is perhaps not
more than one hundred feet above the
Lowell town. The general form of the
upper town resembles a triangle, with
each side about half d mile in extent,
the base Testing On the land side,
Around the edge CT this rock the wall of
the city is built, which is aboat twenty
five feet thick and twenty-five feet high,
though in many places, owing to the ir-
regularity of the foundation, it varies
considerably from these proportions.
The wall, having been built for defense,
was constructed of course upon scien-
tific, military principles, hence the ram
parts are wanting in that architectural
beauty one would see in a castle, for
they are so placed that when guns are
mounted upon them they may command
the most advantageous positions, so that
the fortification obtains numerous
angles, equal to almost any humber Of
degrees.
Originally there were three gates
through the wall leading to the lower
town eastward and northward, and
three leading westward out into the
country. The three former have within
u few years been razed,, leaving nothing
to obstruct passage from the lower
town; the three latter still remain arched
gateways, much the same, doubtless, in
point of strength as when they were
first constructed, but in point of beauty
l learn that they have been recently
very much improved. They are named
st. John, st. Louis and Kent gates, re-
spectlvely, the latter in honor of the
Duke of Kent, the father of Queen Vic
toria. Through st. Louis gate, the
"grand allee," which is French for
Broadway, the broadest street in the
city, leads out into the country direct to
the historic plains Of Abraham, which
are about a mile distant. Nothing re-
mains on this plain to-day to tell the
| visitor of the scenes that were once EN-
| acted there, except plain, round gran.
lite shaft, surmounted by a helmet, or
the base of which is the following in.
scription: "Here died Wolfe victorious
September 13, 1859. boston Traveller
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Took All the Hurt Away.

A little boy and girl, each perhaps
five years old, were by the roadside,
this morning, on their way to school.
The boy became angry, and struck his
little playmate smart blow on the
cheek. whereupon the latter began to
cry, the big tear-drops filing her bright
blue eyes. The boy looked on sullenly,
a moment or two, and then said, in a
softened, penitent tone: Don't cry,
Katie; 1 didn't mean to hurt you,
and | am SO sorry that / was bad and
struck you.' The little maiden's face
at once brightcned, like the sun shin
ing through an April day, and she said,
in such soft accents: ''Well, if you are
sorry you struck me, Willie, it don't
hurt; your saying so has took all the
hurt away!' and brushing away the
pearly tear-drops. her face was as
bright and seraphio as though lit by a
heavenly vision Of ETHEREAL lovelinesa =
Goodall's Sun,
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SERIOUS FACTS.
A Truly yeracioYs and Perfectly Able-
Bodied Story About Snakes.

A Truly yeracioYs and Perfectly Able-
Bodied Story About Snakes.
However, when you get right down to
serious facts, there is nothing in the
whole realm of fancy that is so wonder
full as plain, simple truth. One day last
week a well-known minister of the Cos
pei. Rev. Elijah Cushionpounder, pastor
OF the Second P. B. Church, of Way
cross Lots, while in the act Of pulling
on his boots in the morning, felt some-
thing cold and scaly in one of them;
and on taking it off found to his horror
that his boots were full of snakes. He
walked across the room and calmly
picked up poker, when one of the
snakes, lifting his head and looking
around the room, said: "Excuse me;
but i fear there has been most annoy
ing blunder. Is not this Bill Flash
mans roomP" The indignant clergy
man explained who he was. "a thou
sand pardons," said the snake, covered
with confusion: 81 see we have got into
the wrong boots. Will you kindly di-
rect us 30 the Plesiosaurian College of
Technical Terminology?" The min-
lister did so and the snakes, to the nuns
ber of thirty-eight, emerged from his
boots and with many apologies with
drew. An hour and half later, a
junior in the famous college at Way
cross Lots jumped out of q second story
window in fit of delirium tremens,
and falling heavily upon the venerable
president of the institution, who was
passing along below, knocked some
sense into him.-Burdette, IN Brooklyn
Eagle.
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TIRED MOTHERS.

twas night; in dark and curtained room,
Too tired and worn to feel the gloom,
The creeping shadows round me made,
Myself beside my child laid.
felt dissatisfied with life,
sighed each day with work was rife;
Far more ought than could do,
Each. eve saw tasks but half way through.
The moments calm, my sleeping child,
Soothed ruftied soul, and care beguiled.
Ashamed of my complaint T. appease
My heart, wrote such lines as these:
20 mothers tired, perplexed, In fear,
A greater work you're doing here
Than you yet know. 'Tis not in vain
The patient word. the aching brain.
"The act seems small oft times to you,
And ceaseless, too, the work you do;
Yet years from now some child will say:
NY mother taught me this good way
1.-THE hidden life, the constant toll,
Contains the seed for this fresh soil
BY planting 1t, the fruit will grow
For you who now unselfish SOW.
''The wreath sometimes may crown the
brow
That's faded, pale and care-worn now;
What II perchance it comes but late,
When. you have passed the Heavenly
gate?"
Good Housekeeping.
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PAY OF JOURNALISTS.

Ten Thousand Dollars the Maximum Re-
ceived by Newspaper Writers.
Generally speaking, it is safe to dis
credit all big stories. which are evidently
told for effect and from some sort of
vanity. The man who volunteers to
tell you of his great earnings is usually
not to be believed. Men who earn
largely are apt to keep the fact to them
selves. Journalists get fair salaries; as
rule, as much as other workers in the
same grade do; but 1927, 900, or $17. 200,
or $4,000, is palpable untruth.
Managing editors occasionally receive
$40, 900 a year, and proprietary editors
are often paid highly for actual or
imaginary services. But no mere writer
for newspaper can command any such
figures as have been reported. Five
thousand dollars is generally the maxi
mum that any man can earn by his pen,
even in this, the great center and COM
mercial capital, where such labor IS
more literally recompensed than, any
where else. They who perform pure
literary work are likely to get less than
they who perform newspaper work,
because books and magazines do not sell
like newspapers, and because the field
is far more contracted. Now and then
newspapers pay what are known as
fancy prices for particular kinds of
work, or for some special news; but
those prices are not kept up. The swag-
gering fellows who pirate of the munifi
cent wages of their pens are lineal de-
scendents of Baron Munchausen and
their noble lineage is universally recog-
nized.-M Z. Commercial AdUertiser.
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ON TIM e.
A Thirty Thousand Dollar Job-A Young
Man That Could BE Depended Upon.

A Thirty Thousand Dollar Job--A Young
Man That Could Be Depended Upon.
The head clerk OF large firm in
Charlestown promised an old customer
one day half bale of Russian duck, to
be oil hand at one o'clock, when the
man was to leave townswith his goods,
The firm was out of duck, and the
clerk went over to Boston to buy some.
Not finding truckman, he hired a
man 60 take it over on his wheelbar-
row. Finishing other business, on his
return to Charlestown the clerk found
the mat1 not half way over the bridge,
sitting on his barrow, half dead with
the heat. What was to be doneP 1t
was then 1890, and the goods were
promised at one. There was not a
moment to lose. In spite of the heat,
the dust and his fine clothes, the young
man seized the wheelbarrow and
pushed on. Pretty soon rich mer-
chant, whom the young man knew
very well, riding on horseback, over
took him. "What," said he, "Mr.
Wilder turned truckmanp" "Yes,"
answered the clerk. "The goods are
PtouuloOo hp ouO " CtOChy tlu my man
has given out; but you see am deter
mined to be good as my word" ''Good,
goodp' said the gentleman, and started
on.
Calling at the store where the young
man was employed, he told his em-
ployer what he had seen. "And /
wait TO tell him." said the gentleman,
''that whom he goes into business for
himself my name is at his service for
$30,000." Reaching the store, which
he did in time, the high price set on his
conduct made amend for the heat, anx-
iety and fatigue of the job. Keeping
his word--you see how important it is
regarded. 1t is one of the best kinds
of capital a business man can have. To
be worth much to anybody, boy must
form a character for reliability. He
must be depended upon. And you
would like to know, perhaps, that this
young man became one of the most
eminent merchants of his day, and
known far and wide, both in Europe
and this country. His name is S. V. S.
Wilder, the first president of the Amer
ican Tract Society.-Kiapd Words.
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POLLY AND jim.
The Bitter Enmity That Existed Between
Them.

The Bitter Enmtty That Existed Between
Them.
They were bitter enemies, although
they lived in the same house.
Polly had been there week, and be.
gan to think she owned every thing.
She gave her orders in the most anus
ing way. In the morning the first
thing would be; "a cup of coffee,
Mary, quickr' Then: "Now I'll walk
out. / want to walk out" And if she
was not attended to at once she would
exhibit frightful temper, or utter the
most pathetic reproaches.
Her self-pity was quite moving.
''Poor Polly, poor Polly's so hungry!
Polly's sick. Nobody loves Polly"
One day handsome black cat was
given to me. named him Jim Crow.
I took him in to visit Polly, as 1 knew
they would see good deal of each
other.
Jim Crow glared at Polly out of his
green eyes till they looked like balls of
fire, Then he uttered a dreadful M
e--e-o-w, that was a challenge in
itself.
Polly ruffled up her feathers, tossed
her head, and screamed out: "You
black niggerr' What Jim Crow would
have called her, if he could talk, can
only imagine. But all hope of making
friends between them was at an end.
Jim would look at her for an hour at
time, and pour forth torrent Of
abuse in cat language.
Polly's fayorite retort would always
come in time. How she knew the cat
was black will ever be a puzzle. They
kept up their quarrel for some months.
One day Jim came home in sad
plight. He had been shot, and 1 feared
he would die. washed and bandaged
his wound, but he grew worse every
moment.
Polly had been looking on with
much interest. Suddenly she flew
down from her perch to his side.
4 "Poor Jim! poor Jimr' she said.
Then she began to cry as only a parrot
can. In the midst of her grief she
broke into wicked laugh, and ended
| with her usual taunt: "You black
nigger!'
But poor Jim Crow could not fast
his eyes at her again. He breathed his
last in few moments, and we carried
Polly to his funeral.-Mrs. a. d. Bell
IN Our Young Folks.
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A HARSH LAW.
A Pointed Decision on American Divorce
by an English Court.

A Pointed Decision on American Divorce
by an English Court.
A book has just been published in
Boston on comparative jurisprudence
and the conflict of laws as they affect
citizens of different European nations
and Americans of the different States of
the Union in cases where foreign law
are concerned. A case has just been
decided in England which, in matters
United States. The case is thist An
English officer named Elmhirst married
in England Miss Kenhard. They sep
arated, and Elmhirt came over to this
country and went into the cattle business
in Montana. While in Montana he got
a divorce, and subsequently married
Miss Livingston, an American lady. A
short time afterward he returned to
England with her. His first wife then
sued for divorce before Mr.. Justice
Butt, who declared the Montana divorce
invalid. The first wife, thereupon
gained her case. and the principle
stands that American divorces are not to
be recognized as valid in England whe re
they affect British subjects. Accord
ing to this decision, an Englishman may
be divorced and free to marry again in
the United States who in the eyes of the
English courts would be a bigamist and
presumably subject to the penalties for
bigamy. The condition in which the
second wife is left by this decision is a
deplorable one, and it is only one of
many instances in which the laws be-
tween Governments conflict to the in
jury or harassment of innocent parties.
Marriages between persons of different
nationalities in France involve great
deal of risk, they being invalid unless
all the formalities with which marriage
is hedged about in that country are OBJ
served. Mr.. Merrill, the author of the
book in question, expresses the hope
that future discussions of these con-
flicts of law as to the nationality, domi-
cile, civil and commercial contracts,
marriage and property rights, con-
Quoted in candid and liberal spirit,
will lead to an adjustment of many
existing Emergencies on an equitable
basis. 1t is not to be expected that all
the difficulties arising from conflicting
laws can be removed, but something
might be done by diplomacy to relieve
such laws of their harsher features.-
Baltimore Sun.
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Referring to heroic attempt of a
young man to rescue lady, who was
drowning, we began the article,
"Grander heroism has never been ex-
hibited." The intelligent compositor
got it ''gander heroism," etc. 1t is
wonder to us that so few homicides take
place in Texas printing offices. = Teras
Siftinqs.
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One hundred thousand orange trees
were planted last winter in Southern
California The crop next winter is
expected to aggregate eight hundred
Thousand boxes of fruit
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Trout have been successfully plant
ed in streams of Central Russia. 1t
was supposed until recently that they
would not live in these waters, because
there are no rapid currents, and the
streams become very warm in summer.
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-Lucern, Switzerland, has an ancient
wall with eight towers. The builders
must have worked under the eight tower
law. Merchant Trqyeler.
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The Pasteur fund in Paris now
amounts to over 100000, and the hos
pital is assured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-26
MISTRESS az THE WHZTK
wnrSg

Tac lnroS mistress ~ ;ae White House
haviua marr,eaa msddle-agcG man, shows
infnise isci n psctcrripa .hc company
" gentlemen much older thar herself
The youne socsciy men arc said 10 he ~
despalr because Mes Cleveland snuHs
them hui Is all cuaoi0usness ard smiles
70 The esiees Among congressman Just
nov senator Wilson ~ Mary,And dear,
evAndmasneriS oSu,, Is sac pr3mt favor
itc a oorrorPnRton, SAYS
When sas vis0cd tae capis0, feW Vocss aEo,
Sonasaf " ison nlcs nef ~ ohc 81 III entrances
* tas senate, and quitc d fopE tals ensuco,
pfNice ls0ia soamcc 10 uui0c vore mu0A AZ
Wilson Wss al thc MhBe Hcnee bui a4es times
hc,ou sAc magsiaec, aat s,neV abon hf has DO
cou,c, foshans, thc grozt iscugopi rislsor anross
tle eceasogg Mrs Cleveland bas said ghai hc
q Dc nSaaeomes, old man 10 y sshIueson, and
G Shat Niev go0d many pcopic wiz acroc
wtsh nos rs u whispered 10 INC scnaso laat
sogWan, alec 81 MarylAua eGua NJ, no ihls
ivcr ~ asaisE So far &c has had ilgf unais
ratea o0ntFo N 'Ac so6ers patronage w
MAY and, and 30 fcAgs sn1l thosf 3,eqUcut
VISITS - thc wbUc tiousc may have s0mc 20
u1,oa. meaning
Senator WILSON is one 81 sht statesmen
shat she Eastern saoro turns oui ne is
az amiahle, oourty, noEensivc old
w0rtby, standing nrOsosi aeA.ns, the
chill aud fewer reputation ~ h.s i0oa.
huhUatton We think, however that
while Mrs Cleveland Is chatting with
Senator wilson AND helping him evenee
She Eastorn sh0re, senator Gorman IS
ciososud wt;h The prcssdeu; and paving
strong hand i0r patronage Eastern
SHORE Is pleased with lDDooen, diversion,
Weston SHORE means business 81 The
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-26

was aceusiDmed 70 iah quite often moth
ING was thought q a. The day PASSED,
last night and this morning, and sftil be
had not returned when search was insti-
iuicd. The boat be was using was found
mile abOve Town In the month Of a
small stream that let's into abe B0sqne.
locked 20 tree and the hey left In the
lock. BE was Tracked from the boat some
distance 10 the bottom, hug neither the
missing party NOT the Gun was f0nnd.
Later IN the DAY more extensive search
WAS made, 80 no effect, and up 10 8
o'ciGcS Ems evening nothing was known
uf him lie leaves two lltale daughters
that need his fathcrly attention. Some
developments regarding his mysterious
absence NAV be made tonight OF In the
raorulnr
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-26
TEIAS STATE SCNDA D. y EU01
ANSRCLA TON

TEIAS STATE SCNDA1 D. \ cE00E
ASSUCLA TON
Ihc eleventh apppei convention o. the
Texas state Sunday school association
viii be held a, Sap Marcos. auE. and
Z, 81 shc grounds 81 she Texas Caau.Gu-
Vaa Z, IS Updepominasiolal iu cnarao-
.er eo-aporsteS with The International
SpndGy -soaSo, association, epd asNs loT
the spppors q 81 shc Sunday schools
and Sunday -schoo. workers 10 Texas, b.
respective q ien aninaEson.
Special rates 81 fare q GEMS iar loe
raput u7 have been promised s1r dole
gates eUa ylsisors, aad sicko,s should
nov be on open s,.le q, al the stu .ans q
tho Gpa, Colorado & Santa re railway,
Houston s Texas Central. Missaur Pa
clf,c, Southern Pacific, Texas s Pacific
and Texas s ST L,oU.s railroads
livery school i entitled e q; lOasi one
delegate Delegates VIII Riossc repar'
q, once their lr.eatsop 70 attend .ae con
yeutsNn - Eey 4 3 French, Saa.ranay
q the optel1alpneni comaGsste, SAX
Marcos Tex,
For programme " TIE convention Sat
fan Information. Apply 10 toe state sec
rc;AIg, \ " L&peGo9s H0ussoo, Tex.
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may 81 hnmc hai Unai sedreae car b.
have azHluss tht men who are rcspunsi
bic iog bis saaesinrsg None ~ ali,
unless bis government takes % ihs case
and demands Indemnity tor him, and en-
iorccr he demands, That Il thlne 70 =
nos cery l2cls 10 DO Tie win have 40
shoniocr bic indienlues and wait uutii hr
can oasoh 0nc o shc offending Mexioans
ihis side " she Rio CFande. and shon
''iasc is ON " his hide