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The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02
BUZZARD DEN.
a West Virginia Cavern which Harbors .
Fierce, sheep Eating Serpent.
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There is place on Big Two Mile creek,
about three and a half miles east OF this
place, known as "The Buzzsrd Dem" 1t
Is large cave in the point Of a ridge
which extends down between two
branches to the rock gorge which incases
the creek for nearly its whole length. This
cave is entered by a small doorway, which
extends down an inclined plane for about
twenty feet, there opening into a large
rugged room, which has not been explored.
On last Sunday morning as Melsear
Braley, a young man of about twenty
years, was passing that place en- route to
his brothers, about q mile below on the
creek, he heard a sheep bleating piteously
as IL iu great distress. Upon going nearer
he found the bleating proceeded from the
mouth of the cavern. He approached near
er the place. when, upon suddenly turning
the corner Of a huge bowlder, he beheld a
sight which sent his blood in an arctic
flood up his back and standing his hair on
end. He beheld tho head of a huge ser.
pent protruiing from the entrance of the
cavern with the hint quarters of a sheep
in his mouth, swallowing it gradually,
while tie sheep was emitting its mournful
sound. Braley, being brave young lad,
thought to relieve the sheep, so hurrying
up the hill above the cavern he rolled a
huge BOWLER down upon the monster.
This maddened him tosuch an extent that
he let the sheep go with terrific snort,
which could be heard a half mile, and
rushed from the cave like a huge tree. 1t
was about forty feet long, with large
black and yellow stripes running length
wise Of its body. The head and neck were
| black and sleek, and the tail for several
feet from the end was of dull brown
color. The sudden appearance of the
monster so frightened the lad that he
rushed for home at 2:40 gait, where he
soon arrived out of breath, and told
! his experience, whereupon his father,
| elder brother and brother-inl law, together
with two or three neIghbors who had been
summoned, armed with all the fire. arms
that could be had, started for the cavern
prepare to make an invasion of the enc
my's country.
Upon arriving at the place nothing
! could be seen OF tho snake or the sheep, but
upon approaching the mouth of the cavern
| n sickening stencil met them such as that
| coming from a naddened snake, and it's
| ii rec blowings and hissings could be
! heard. They could do pothing with him,
s had to return TO their homes. A search
will lie organized to hunt up the monster.
No one knows where he came frcm, as this
| is his first appearance. The country for
| several miles around is heavily wooded,
! and he may have been around for some
! time. 1t is TO be hoped he will soon be
killed,
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02
A STORY OF A FORTUNE.
now an Atlanta Man Made a Half Million
In "A Pew Years.


In Few Years.
ATLANTA constitutional
Let me tell you about the easiest 10000
that a good man ever earned. About
twelve years ago Major Campbell Wallace,
of this city, invested 5000 cash in the
stock of the Elyton Land Company. The
total capital was 500, 200 cash-whiCh was
increased TO s2Oo,0O0 in stock. The com
pany bought 1000 acres of land, the site Of
the present city of Birmingham. Permis-
sion was soon granted the company to issue
tlOO,OO0 in bonds for improving the prop
erty. The bonds were sold, but almost
Immediately were rebought by the COM
pany and retired. The proceeds Of land
sales were largely put into improvements.
Major Wallace has drawn over 100000 in
cash dividends on his 5000 investment
He has drawn $1,000, or three times
his investment in dividends this year.
with four months TO hear from. Besides
paying such dividends the company has
over g., 0OO, 600 in cash assets, exclusive Of
its land, which has hardly been touched
The shares are now worth $4,000 each
Major Wallace received for his 5000 cash,
el2. 900 in stock or 1913 shares, worth now
in open market q, 600 a share. He has dis
tributed the most of his stock among his
children, and Mrs. Mynatt has just re-
ceived and refused an offer Of 100000 for
her share.
This reads like fairy tale-an invest
ment of 5000 paying over 100000 divi-
dends in twelve years and then being
worth $3.50, 900 cash. The Elyton Company
on paid in capital of 100000 has paid
over q 100000 in dividends, has 100000
assets, besides its land, and its stock is
worth $S,O0O,0O0. This stock was hawked
about Atlanta few years ago at eighteen
cents on the dollar
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

WE would be pleased to know Of a man
or woman who has never had headache or
been subject to constipation. As these
seem to be universal troubles little advice
may be in order. Why should persons
cram their stomachs with nauseating pur-
gative pills, etc, which sicken and debili-
tate VIXEN such pleasant and sterling
remedy as Prickly Ash Bitters will act
mildly and effectively on the liver, kidney,
stomach and bowels, and at the same timo
tone up and strengthen the whole system,
causing headache, constipation and all
such distressing evils to quickly disappear.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02
HON DAVE.
How This Noted Train-Butcher Won the
Patronage of senator Evarts.
ISt. Louis Globe Democrat

Patronage oil senator EHarts'
St Louis Globe Democrat
at takes an artist to sell books on the
railroad cars" said news agent, and then
hc went on to rccite how ''Holnely Dave"
red headed and ugly as hedge fence
once piled his insinuating art on Senator
Eyarts. 1t was when Mr.. Evarts was Sec
rotary of State under Mr. Hayes. He had
been out to California, and was coming
back with number of officials. They
struck Dawes run at Council Bluffs. Before
he had gone ten miles Dave had looked the
party OYER and determined 10 sell them
some books. He decided that he would
make his first assault upon Secretary
EvaIts. Mr. EVarts was not feeling very
well that day, and when he saw Dave COM
ing he turned away impatiently and mo-
toned the porter to put him out. Il have
been bored to death by news agents and
book -peddlers ever since l left San Fran
cisco. and | am heartily sick of it,"
"Homclv DaveN was not frightened in the
least He said, with bland smile: Eek
cusc me, Mr.. Secretary, but l don't want
TO sell You any thing; | Just want to read
YOU u page or two out of book just is
sued. Have you seen itF' Mr.. Evarts
glanced at the title page and said he hadn't.
Now Just let me beguile the tediousness
OF the Journey by reading the nfSt page 10
you" So Dave, who had remarkably
clear and sweet voice read on, not only
the first, but the second and third pages,
with Mr. Evarts a deeply interested listen
err When "Homely Dave stopped Mr..
Evarts simply said: IN take that book.
Name your price Now, what else have
you got!" That book was Edwin Ar
nold's Light Of Asia" 1t had just come
ont then After Mr. Eyarts had picked
out lot of other books and Dave had read
to him from them, he called the Senators
and Congressman, introduced Dave to them
and made them sit down and listen while
Dave read lot of things He sold more
than two hundred dollars worth of books
to those people before they got to Chicago.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02
A Sad Ease of Poisoning

disease or arrangement of the liver, result
ing in poisonous Accommodations in the blood,
scrofufous affections, sick headaches, and
diseases of the kidneys, lungs or heart
These troubles can be cured only by going
to the primary cause, and putting the hVer
in healthy condition. TO accomplish this
result speedily and effectually nothing has
proved itself SO cficacious as DR.. Pierce's
hGolden Medical Discovery which has
never failed to do the work claimed Tor 1t,
and never will.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

WHAT can be more disagreeable, more
disgusting, than to sit i'll room with a per-
son who is troubled with catarrh, and has
to keep coughing and clearing his or her
throat of the muCus which drops into It'll
Such persons are always to be pitied if they
try to cure themselves and fail. But if they
get Dr.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy there need
be no failure.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02
Remedy for Damp Houses.
[Deeor.tor and Furnisher.

decorator and FurnlSher.
People who are unfortunate enough to
live in damp houses, particularly near I'M
drained land, are apt to think that there is
no help for them save in removal. They
are mistaken. Successful experiments
have shown that it is quite possible to ma
terially improve the atmosphere for such
neighborhoods in a very simple manner
by the planting of the laurel and suntlower.
The laurel gives off an abundance of ozone
whilst the sunfower is potent in destroy.
ing the malaIial condition. These two, il
planted on the most restricted scale in a
garden close to the house, will be found TO
speedily increase the dryness and salubrity
OF the atmosphere, and rheumatism, if il
does not entirely become memory of the
past, will be largely alleviated. Few peo-
pie are aware Of the aDti-malarial proper.
ties of the sunfower
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

sWHEN two pugilists step into the ring
what kind of musical composition are
they going to performn inquired one trav-
cling man of another. Give it up" "a
knock turn" was the reply.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

Rupture radically cured, also
pile tumors and tistulp. Pamphlet of par
ticulars 10 cents in stamps. Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

CorGHs HoARsENEss, SORE THROAT, etc,
quickly relieved by BROwN's BRONCHIAL
TRocnEs.. simple and etfectual remedy,
purpose. Sod only IN b01es.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

UNITED STATES SENATOR BLACKBURN says
Red Star Cough Cure is safe and reliable.
Price twenty-five cents bottle.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

WHEN is butter like Irish children! When
it is made into little pats.--N. Y. Telegram.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

A CAT-roAT is always dangerous when it
squalls -LoueH Citiztn.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

CAN anybody tell why popular subserip-
tions are so very unpopular, -Bosto" Tra's-
SCriDt.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

CoMPLExIoNAL Defects are eradicatsa, not
hidden, by Glenn's Sulphur Soap HIlfs
Hair and Whisker Dye, Black or Brown, SOC.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

"cAIICo WRAPPER Dry goods clerk.
UeStL
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

TOLD in few words: "Boy-Gun-Glad-
Fun
n-Bust-Boy-Dust."
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

THERE can not be a more worthy i'm.
provement Of friendship than in u fervent
opposition to the sins If those we profess to
love. -Gt1tOD j. LiaH.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson EyeWater. Druggists sell it45c
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

A YACHT is always for sail.--Htrehant
Trducler.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

A MOTTO for young lovers-So-fa and no
father.--N. Y. Ladepeadent
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-02

A TUG is the only thing that has its lows
behind. st. Paul Herald
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-22
Charity and n Suitable Costume.

The pity in the gentle breast IT sUiety
girl hal been aroused by GLIMPSE Of n1Dus1
poverty. and she determined To do SOD kthing
in the way Of practical charity. ShA spoke
to her papa about it, telling him t@at she
really felt that she ought to l#'rsonallvUUv
aid To few Impoverished families Would
he provide her with $lW and his permission
n apply them WHERE, IN investigation, She
thought they would do the most go"i' lie
gladly asselt.d, and encouraged her in her
missionary undertaking, for he was delighted
in any surcease If frivolity in his cherished
daughter. A week elapsed, and then she re-.
ported that she was just ready to start out On
the contemplated tour Of succor. The parent
hinted that she was tarly, but she declared
that indeed she hal been busy with prepara-
ton In day or two more he asked her
what she had done
II have bestowed all the bounty at my com
mand, papa" she sw,Y'tly responded, and the
fond father could almost se halo brighten
ing her smooth brow II found u destitute
widow with three helpless children, to whom
| gave o.; bought four balftsns Of coal for
that number Of cold teneInents, gave cheap
but warm suits 81 five childrcn-and the
whole footed up s3i.
"And what did you 10 with the rest Of the
slOoN
ooh, | had 10 have suitable costume for
the work, something grave, but ircom-
ing, YOU know--and s'B was really very rea-
s,nable, dear New York Cor Chicago
Tribune
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-22
Peculiaritics Of Yoknhama's Climate.


To one long accustomed to deep SHOWS
from Thanksgiving Ia the middle Of March
winter in Yokohama is delightful change.
Frosty nights AMI clou,ll,ss, sunny days are
the rulo The few exceptions only serve Ia
intensity the blueness Of the sky and the
warmth ami brightness of tho SUNSHINE. 1t
IL cool enough to make u little fire not only
sDcial and pleasant, but 4 necessity, AMI W.
have had one snowstorm. Two or three
inches fell, but in twenty four hours il WAS
oil gone, and in thirty six hours the STREETS
were dry. On the sunny side Of the house II
Is warm enough in the middle Of the day to
demand open windows, AMI tho natives open
their houses that they may In warmed 10y tho
s,iilshine--it saves fuel The Asiatlc sun has
peculiar penetrating qualities. Many Euro
Iseans suffer from is effects, and arr obliged
to carry an umbrella IN mil winter Ia protect
tho heal
The Thermometer in the coolest weather
seldom falls Ia ~ degrees above zero. AMI yet
it IL astonishing how new concrs suffer with
cold Several reasons may be given for this.
II Is foreign cline, IL has u damp atinS
phcre, and the houses are lightly built that
they may shake like a basket in the frequent
earthquakes. The corners Of our room have
great cracks in them caused by the earth
4uakesI These q,lak,s average alout one u
I&,k The natives, some foreign children.
d few European la,lics never l,r4 then
Pr Of them, but jump AMI run at the first
\ 1kttlc Of doors and windows and rush In
fright cut of the house. II they are in lsl
AMI asleep when the quake comes they are
out in tho night air presently, although in
garments t,rp few and thin for health, and
regardless Of prolricty Yokohama Cor.
New York Tribune
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-22

BlUsi will tell 81 runs the adage The
lnbrHsling Of refinement for few genera
tions results in gentleness that is expressed
IN the faces of the subjects That is what
Ne have lseA taught 50 hong that there is no
W.. IN djspOthg it. II would b. easy to pick
out from row Of visages, without seeing or
hearing any thing further about the persons,
th's., belonging to high born or To low born
i,hitals. The noyelists and the play
wrights say 80, and they are presumably
clu~e students Of society
But herr is group that seems to refute
such theories, said an artist Ia his conpan-
lon as they passed Madison square on their
way to Fifth avenue. Here are some nurse
maids with notably pretty faces, indicating
neither ignorance nor coarvnn.'>s They are
| girls who, handsomely costunled and kept
dumb could IN pissed in ballroom or at the
opera rs heiresss of millions and social
culture, without the fraud being suspected
They are young, pretty, and graceful. Now
book at the babies They have the advantage
Of good birth, doubtless, for their infantile
finery indicates aifiuence, and they belong to
Fifth avenue families but observe their mugs.
Yes, mugs is the word for their ugly little
countenanrps. What becomes Of family
| pride herei''
Your evidence Is purely circumstantial,
replied the friend, As his eyes sIuintei at the
bahles and oIenel wide at the maids, "an'l
altogether misleading II it proved any
thing We would ie hound to believe that vul-
garity Of aspect comes from education and
enilnliness from ignorance. That won't do.
The fats in this case are that the infants are
b, chance l2lnw the average If good lOoks
in puisy humanity, while the young women
are far above the average in feminine adults
because they have BEEN cho~en for theii
prettines 1t is fashionable just now u
have slightly nursemails, and a pretty face
l. worth $40 month in that line Of domestic
s.ryitute, for the reason that it will com
niiiid that much NOR than ordinary wages
Spnn Of the Fifth avenue, mothers 90 down
Ia t.ltirfiar,len when steanor unl,sasis 1t,
stttrage load Of immigrants in search o
pleasant beauty, AMI, Oh securing facially
lovely girl, put her under tutelage for serv
ice In the household. New York sun
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-22

A column or more Of solid nonlarirl typ
is devoted 10y enrh leading London paper Ia
ali account of Miss Galstonos wedding, the
list Of gifts occupying two thirds of that
space. Among the objects whoso prrsenta-
ton was supposed to add to tho joy Of the oc-
cason were six checks for nm aggregate II
to,pO, three watches, eight brooches, one
panoforte score Of silver cream jugs, IA
silver mounted magnfying gass, IA weighing
machine a portrait Of the III fated Lord
Frederick Cayenhish, and the following
books. Cardinal Newnian's sermons, Rus
kin's works, Carlyh's works, George Eliot's
works, SHAKESPEARE, Miss Prpters pens,
Clough's poems, Chopin's works for the piano
forte, TennysoIi's works from the Hon. Hal
lam TennysoM, the Epic Of Hrlcs' from
the author Tea trays, ink stands, and
canh~ticks were to multitulinous for
,puntlny I 'hiragu Tribune
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-22
kRuPP'S BIG HAMMERS AT WORK
'Frits.- OF Fifty lions Weight 4 cracked
Anvil Gliding Hard Iron.

Their l. "a curious personality m lsti;i:ihri
ani w0Tk Ilen like Ia give then names There
are 81 steam hammers IN the krul'p works, 1t
from +u pounds weight u a tons fiR' Erg-
est Is Fritz" wh,~e ~ tons fall on AN anvil
AMI anvil tl.k weighing together - TINS,
these resting ca u foundation la f,vt dep
The next in >ile is named Max" Ii would
require a p.-t like him Who sang the song II
the Bt'll' rightly 10 describe the acton II
Fritz ami | do not wonder that thu
emperor, un his visit here, presented the
worker Of this hammer With watch.
Observed Fritz for some timls at work
up,n the st..l stem of an Austrian iron etat
the Ferdinand Max The metal Was from
one casting, without seam or weli, II feet
long ami - tons wright Four nien With
long clamps managed this rei hot mass,
swung over the anvil by crane They
turned il readily this way AMI that, the FORE
man at each pause uttering signal whth
Fritz" ulsier>tooi, answering With snft
tap, or a gentle pressure, or with an earth
quake. l MAS curious to se the anvil block
which supplemented the ability II the earth
to sustain such shocks through length u
time, ami WAS presently shown one which,
after twenty one years of humping, hai
cracked straight through from top :" htt"m
--s~sibly beneath some gentle stroke whhh
Was the last feather t. break its huge hack.
krupp d'.'s MT make plates for iron rltE,
but only such parts ~ might b. n,,Nl'i for
ordinary ships.
Having lii our cigars On the Austrian iron
clad, We pr,ss,,l to observe the operations II
Max ami other hammers. tine If tlr>.'
saw giving :sn tremendous strokes "A minute.
Max" was eagag,Sl III welding hard iron
though this is more tinctile than the other
To ni,r distinctions between iVn and iron
Max" is indifferent, his big how legs arh
above a tower 1T pieces built on his anvil, ami
with crushing blows Of his mighty list hs
makes hundred plates one
However, though they sem one AMI act to
gether, in the end it will Ia proved that they
arc not one no conceivable fore can weld into
ono different organizations of atoms, To d"
thoroughly united they must lie filtered and
refined in the crucible. The central part
4 u railway wheels is made by wel'lnr, hut the
tires arr made without webbing tn" have II
wheel is of wrought iron, which Is pla,sl la
meath hammer IT suitable sllal.', AMI at the
third blow the wheel Is slassl The tire Is
cut from II long round HAAS Of st,sl-G or :
from one casting when it scaled "clnsSr, y
It is fiastcned, punched IN TIN cntsr with All
eight inch die, strung ON hor>. an>i ami
there leat'in until il bronnS u tire, ami
ready for the iiuting process which a,iapts II
IA the rail Iarper's Magazine
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-22
An Idea In Art Decoration.

lots of odd things in wosi are to h. sen,
.-I.rially those in white harIwo"i for dec
olati,e purposes. There are pl''ture frames,
lal-r knives. ash receivers, cigar cases AMI
smoking sets in unique designs All OF these
are ready to te ornanented with birds AMI
flowers and les and grass ty the dainty
brushes Of dainty maiiels.
There is one design that Tuzzes the gnis
great deal 1t is a perfect imitation In
""d Of square sofia cracker .
Now. what's the sense II that = demanded
a pert thirteen year old mis-, in an art store
the other day "One might as well 80 into
The pantry and get a real s"ia crnrker.
supi.~e they're to he paint.si, hut what arc
y"a going to paint OH thou, anyway On.
I've an idea; I'm just going to get one and
paint big black roach on i, That viii is
50 lovely and appropriate, won't 'tf
Lily said her cl.ks sister, In q tore q
deep reproof frs~
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-22
FREEDOM.

old sat Frsssiom On the hsights
Pie thanders breaking at her feet: 4
love her shook th. starry lights,
he heard the torrents nsst
IRE in her pla.'e she did reloice. -
E-lf -gather'd in her psophstmlni, 80
ID fragments Of her mighty Voice
oue rolling On the wini
IN Sept she down throi town and tiell
q ningle with the human race,
II part by part Ia n,sn reveaId
The fullsxs u her face
ave mother Il majestic works,
Prom her Isle altar gazing down,
b., Gallike, grasls the triple forks,
ANIL, Hing like, wears the Crown
IN o,rn eyes desire the truth,
lhe wisdom Of a thousand Years
la them. May perpetual youth
Esrp dry their light from tears
lat her fair form may stani ami shine,
liake bright our days and hight our drearns,
brning To surn with lips divine
dLs fal,th.ssi II EXTREMIST
-Tennysou.