The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10
QUEER THINGS IN TEXAsA
characteristics Of Some of tho Nntivo
Growths.

The ccntipcd" is not a very pretty in
sect. He runs too much To legs. Once
thought them Of no us". but after see
ing Il lot of Ch:ricah;;a indian p"pooS"s
pulling crntiprdr& from their holns and
grccdiiy dcyourinn them. lees, poison
ana all, no longer doubted the wisdom
ana bencliccnce of their creation. In
thc course OF my ch"ckcrcd career
nave had several adventures with con-
iipcd"S ana always came out second
pest. a ccnilpr"r can r;ilS" blister on
man BODY quicker Than a red hot
lron,and II YOU don't immediately apply
rcmcdial poui'lcc CT pounded prickly
pear anu ooSe yonrSeii lhwafdiy win
posi- WhiSky."nloh lattcr IS Warranted
10 XII ahytnlhg Dut an army mule--the
Icsui'a'lt ciiGGts may DC serious, ten-
'IPcucs uSuaily auack lnclr Nlctlm at
n'Snl' "hcn nc Is aSiccp anu can uc-
iIitu % him,Hcn; nH he} -aie e "ft'fcu "ith
iI, nuIu. <oV ii.'lc lul.fcs conveniently
,'s.io,' ,h' 10 'no zoe Oh enCH iooi,-oi "hlcl
sno n''o 'o' "'lo "' .'c o"Se o.
e"c'i ilIic1 - .lny SICK oi venom ii
I?n'' i'cuI w oi"m' 10 i,cioSS your pooS-
', Mn.cn no IL llloSt ikelS 90 YOU nc
~" ai', ", M'ielc "l''''n IA, u MN ',i'iG Oh
n,. ;mr you II nave no uii''cul.y m IN loii0w-
;; 1in t 'ia'i' anu you II l'ilicliipGr MS
w., ,o'i ~, ;n' "s'NS Nu n,tn c'.. "'Iu rom
tn tru NV W. .Il',P,"o, uuI nnsc
in,,,I ' w MANY "''" "'''' "o "'''
-, Nn>N Lao
,a u ',.;,, ,'"'l.' .n,I ~ an uN'@Iera'co Hp,-
u.', WIN .'o.'' any nun, ntI arc al
"".ST ;c"'. io' ilSnI an" VIII 'aokie
Im. .''.r'S' ~. INIiu''''S u o.""-S'M' III
VIZ VIZ son' y! l''r "i''li 'ii'''Sr" my
Su.i nS ,r"sinS one WIN rco-hot coal
,h 81, ~ WY WIN ~ sn., 9"' al'ct
,i NY ~, '''''' '..oA Ho''iu n'.'ch
,.,,. Io". ''i'' '''''i ~" ''it"Vi "n'ii u'eS
"'au w, ''''' W " '''Hp' nc''' Hc"ro
ii.aS vi ",'S "'' e''.nS " ,:' uar"nsu''' IL one
Ill Ill ,T,. "oo H,,,''I ,o;.,c,''S 's pre-
so' so '''" ''' e'''''l'c'' sung o"'S more
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,r i''h 'iHh"N0oNN'
nc Vincgaroah mas never been sclcn,
.i'icaIly ciaSSilied, ana Is content to plod
,'irouSn ne unu.:'l'ShShc"' save ny
nni ~" '"'''"io ,'p'',.'i pau 'iiic. nc
: ,"t ""' H"N' pceii
,hiu i"1'''L," t " ',ia ''.o Ii"osaioa'i longer
;.'' ,i;.: r''I '''I''ints "ssclI 'ha' HIS
,h'; u," - ".1eiA sA;. rh m''c "l"',Ns 'kcil
~ ,ui. "Ju Ia'; ~. ~ "o iiN1S
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,' n' w. ;"n. o'" iSi' oncc DC
M rme'n ,.iIs"ioaii anu t"ihii''iia.
~, nv -. ''''"'' "". ''i''' o"' Vi INC Pi'
N''N - u'n ,',. 'n.v.
tn' s'iN'''S" L'I"AHp
ID iouh" most anywhere put prihcipaily
SnuS,! ''lSco'''c" III 'ile inius OF your
i o,.''lN.' non Np' '"'.,"h ~ h'Sh', lic
"Mn'n lc'H 20" MO" 'ha' ne Is mere
~ nhe ; ny N','H H''"'S '''i' W 'eat
rni;nm;GoJ nrJ anoo,,n;a 49, w, ;,
G.onTn,.in,r ,i,,, - s,;r,r;na. i;.,,,l 'fo'
selected them as bcdfcllow. The stinm
ing lizards weapon of defense and OF
fcnsc is his tail, which is long and as
full of Joints as bamboo pole. When
he punches you with the sharp end OF
tins caudal appcndagc YOU think OF
shcols tire and howl The singing liz.
zarl is not good to cat. The application
of fresh quid of tobacco will take tn,
fire out of the spo, where he salutcS
You.
TIE DEVIL. IIC HsE.
| The body of devil horse is all of IN,
same size, and he looks not mike q
green walking-stick set M ON twelve
other wallling-sticks. six ON a side. The
scientific men who have sought to elias.
sfy the fauna of Texas have somehow
overlooked the devil horse, but he
doesn't seem 10 mind the slight and
| continues catching flies with monoton.
ous pcrsstcncv. | was never bitten by
devil horse, and never met any one
who had been, but the natives class then,
among the poisonous, and they ought tc
know.
A CoLoNY OF FIRE ANTS.
Nv camp WAS once invaded hv fire
ants' II was a rood place. convcnicnt
:. ,IlS1 -
~ moo. any. ~ "M'rl,"n' n"'e'' ~ icu1t
.h,sl u,Sl'.'cu s me Inc r'Sl' OF occupancy %'ti
,ncit u,hnh 'or ,;' .hIrt "rrks' at 'nc enn 0
",,i'n d tau ','''' '''hcntIy surisn1erc' %
Jmn n thon, tiu ont ''IS SrI "aI' tha" .hau" mu'Ns
dd,.S dSI .,eii' ,t p''', ua'nc' tlc',i o". hn'
u'omilc" I '';c',' o"'' o,'' 'nSs n'"n seen
h,;, )" n,.,u ~ III a'ir Hi; iInH,' iheS Wch1 ol
Tu' u mins 'nc p''ii.'lnS "nu cAPloriIis
tno SUI, ,o,,t'''.S .,m m eou".is anu "n'il III.
tjmt s"' i.''' ol ,nc,''' ann mo 600 h"u peer
,,ia n,,'rm ~ i, nhou' "'ooo,ooo u''i'Icll irl,
'|r,' u'o.'Si', ~ 'i'i,o ,ii ~ NOV. h IN
| bi'C Va 'Ht NV hlil IL iIhc liic sung vi IIi'