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A BIT OF REVENGE.
How AN Alabama Gentleman. Made HI
Landlords Hair Stand on End.

How an Alabama Gentleman. Made His
landlords Hair Stand on End.
a story comes from Brewton, Ala, which
may be read with interest and profit, says
the Mobile Register. A gentleman seeking
q residence found one just suited to mis-
taste in all but the inside ornamentation OF
the house, but being gentleman OF means
as well as taste, he accepted the house and
turned it over to the upholsterer for reno
walton. The most elaborate inside decora-
tions were soon made by the shillful paint
ers, the walls papered in the highest style
of art, and in perfect unison with the fur
nishings. The papering was a subject OF
pleasant congratulations from the gentle
man 8 guests, ;ssad the landlord, hearing OF
the improvements, concluded 1t would be
good time to exact crack rent" he had
several offers to rent the house, so he
pulled down on the tenant for big rise OF
money. The tenant could not stand that.
He concluded to leave, but kick as he LETT.
He desired revenge, deep, solid and lasting.
So happy thought struck him 1t was
dark and villainous thought, but perhaps
iustiiable under the circumstances.
He HE'D him again to the wallpapering
man, and, with a grin on his countenance,
looked over the samples of paper, and lind
ing one q horror in bad figures of black and
mud-color, contracted for it to be put up, so
as to completely hide the beautiful blue and
gold paper OF the first edition. The paper
ing was scarcely completed before the land
lord dropped in to see whether the tenant
had not relented a little He was shown in
to the parlor Hardly had he touched the
soft cushions of the chair than he sprang to
his feet, and with the yell of Comanche
fed the house. He had seen the paper on
the wall. It was perfect nightmare.
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HOG-sTEALlNG gators.
Orc of the Pleasures of Plantation Life In
Sunny Florida.

Orc of the Pleasures of Plantation Life In
Sunny Florida.
Henry Foster, q colored farmer living on
Lake Charm, says ali Orlando Fla) CORE
spondeut Of the ST. Louis Globe Democrat,
has had good deal of trouble with alliga-
tors. Foster has great partiality for good
porkers and so have the gators. 1t is a close
fight, and though he has killed eight or ten
of the big, thieving saurians they will not
be deferred from taking a choice, fat zig
whenever they get a chance. One evening
Just before dusk he heard a fearful squeal"
ing in the direction Of the lake, ana sus-
pecting its cause he grabbed his double
barreled shotgun and hurried out Not
seeing the pig he waded cut some distance
before he aseertained just where and what
the trouble was. Finally, amid a, lot Of
''bonnets " and weeds he found one of his
best porkers struggling in about two and
one half feet OF water, trying to escape
some unseen foe under the water that
seemed to hold it in a close grip Foster
tossed his gun to the shore and yelling to a
neighbor living near by for assistance he
jumped forward and Selling the hog by the
ears endeavored to assist it. As he pulled
She animal forward and cut Of the water he
discovered that a big gator bad hold of the
hogs launches and was holding on with a
death grip. It was then tussle OF main
strength. The gator surged back and forth,
now pulling Foster into deep water and then
being drawn nearer shore by the negroes en-
ergetic maneuvers. The negro sWore and
called for help, the poor pig squealed loud
and long; and the gator added to the din by
hoarse growls of rage and anger. For fif-
-, a1 IA
waters were thrashed about considerably
by the combatants. Finally the neighbor,
Jos Hand, approached with the gun, and
wading close to the 'gator put load of
buckshot into the brute's head. This only
seemed to enrage the saurian more, and by
a tremendous effort he pulled Foster and
the pig into deeper water. But just before
going under Hand poured another dose Of
buckshot into him, which disabled him so
that Foster regained his ground. Though
nearly dead the gator clung to the pig, and
was drawn nearly onto dry land before it
let go and attempted to retreat 1t was then
toe late, as Hand and Foster both seized
fence rails and soon rendered the brute hors
de combat. The poor pig had to be killed, as
the gators long teeth had nearly cut Off
both its hind legs. The saurian was about
fourteen feet long and SIX feet round the
largest portion of its body.
Since the pigs have made it practice to
root along the shore of the lake it would
seem as if all the gators in the entire body
of water had crowded over to this side. On
sunny days over seventy-fve noses have
been counted in space equal to an acre,
and dozens can be seen on the sandy spits
at all sides. Pigs and dogs are favorites of
theirs, and they will fight for such meal
any dav
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SUMMONS.
NTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Henne-
, pin. SIS. District Court, Fourth Judicial

GTATE OF MINI EsOTA. County of Henne-
y pin. SIS. District Court, Fourth judicial
District.
Fanny Jacoby, plaintiff, VS.. the Falkland Dis
tilling company; s. N. We'll and Isaac We'll.
partners as S. N. We'll & Co.: Sam el Cuppies
wooden-ware company: Simeon Hirsch, Max
Loewenstein and Sol W. Levi, partners as
Hirch. Loewenstein & Levi: The M. Atherton
company; George Pearce and B. II. Hart, part
ners as Pearce, Heart & Co.; the Third National
Bank Of Cinciunati: Hammondsport Wine
company; Simeon Hernsheim, Joseph Hern-
sheim. 1sadore Hernsheim and Sigmand Bel
mont, partners as S. Hernshelm Bros. & Co;
and Daniel Il. Noyes, Charles P. Noyes and Ed
ward q. Cutler, partners as Eoyes Bros s. Cut
ler. defendants.
The State of Minnesota to the above named
defendants:
You, and each of you, are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint Of the
Plaintiff in the above entitled action, which
cOmplaint has been filed in the office of the
Clerk Of said District Court. at the City of Min
neapolts, County of HeDneDin, and State of
Minnesota, and to serve copy Of your answer
to said complaint on the subscriber, at his of
fee, in the City of Minneapolis, in the said
County of Hennepin, within twenty days after
service OF this summons upon you. exclusive Of
the day of such service: and ii you fail to
answer the said complaint within the time
aforesaid. the plaintiff in this action will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded in said
mplaint.
Dated August 9th, 1883.
@ THOMAS CAVITY,
Plaintiff Attorney. Minneapolis, MINI.
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MORTGAGE FOR6OI,OsURE SALE.

Default has been made in the conditions Of g.
ertain mortgage made and executed by Ole
Peterson lsdower] m9rfeag9rb 70 On h aan
May, 1887, and recorded in the Office; OF the
Register OF Deeds in and for Hennepn County,
State Of ga e. On the h Gay y May
The land and premises described IN SAID
mortgage are as follows, viz: lylng enc oeing
in Hennepin County, State OF bllnnesota, ana
commencing at q point on the quarter section
line, ten l0j chains east of the quarter section
corner OF the west line Of section thirty (3ol in
township tsenty-eight t2s) and range twenty
ridIun, thence south thirty two l32) chains aud
twenty-seven s27) links. thence south forty
eight (48) degrees. east eleven 0l) chains
south liue of said section thirty go, thence east
on the section line nineteen 80 chains and
ni1ety-four t9D links. thence &C nor,a to the
Quarter line twenty-cight t2s) chsins and forty
four 40 links to place OF beg nniug, containing
one hundred nld ten l1C) acres.
Said mortgage was given to secure the sum
of &12.;5C purchase money with interest at
seven per cent, and due On or before live years
the payment OF interest on said note. amount
ing to SIRE, and said mortgage contained clause
that in case Of default in any 81 The provisions
thereof the oE.ga sd enh e s, a sa
nortgaEee does hereby declars Ss.d sum wlla n
terasf to wit. the sum OF $13, 40, 20 he now due.
Now, therefore, notice 10 hereoy glEaIl, tnst
under and pursuant to the power OF sale III
said mortgage contained, and of the statute iii
such case made and provided, said mortgage
will be foreciosed, and the land and PREMISE
therein and above deecrihed viii be sold at
public auction to the highest bidder. at the
trout door Of the court house, in minneapolis,
Hennepin County, State OF Minnesota, on
Wednesday. the Srd day OF October, 1883. at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon, to sarisfy tii9
amount due on said mortgage and fifty dollars
attorneys fees, and costs and expenses oliowed
by law.
MICHAEL DEL. AEEy,
Mcrtge&ee.
l. ATWATER,
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HE LASSoED A BEAR.
California Cowboys Give an Entlishman
Points in Handling Game.

California Cowboys Give an EnGhshman
Points in Handling Game.
As the hot sun began to pour down, writes
q correspondent Of the San Franclsce
Chronicle, we wendell our way back to the
ranch, and whiled the time away listening
to the yarns reeled off by the Colonel.
whose experience had been rich and racy
"Talking about sports he said, re
minds me of little experience had with
an Englishman some years ago up III Inc
main range. He came down from FRISCO
with letter Of introduction to me, and
wanted to get into the heart CT the Dig
game country. It so happened chat nao
four or five hundred head OF cattle up
valley, and a camp there; so took him up
and introduced him to half dozen cow
boys-regular old-timers-and they guaran-
teed to show him all the bear he wanted.
They got itinto his head that it was unsports-
nanlke to shoot bear, and that it should
be taken with a lariat; SO he practlced with
q rope at steers, dogs, stumps and men I'LL
til he was fair hand at it, and, finally, one
day they went OF GU q regular bear hunt.
"It so happened that the boys knew
where there was large patch OF wild
grapes that black bears ere fond of, and
they made for it, fairly sure to find one or
more, and sure enough they did. Coming
down a little side canyon they came out lrto
level spot, with patch Of trees covered
with vines in the center. Some OF the dogs
were put in, and in few minutes out catnc
an old brown bear, snarling and showing her
teeth in terrible fashion. 'NoW's your
chance yelled the boys, and they all stood
back TO give my new friend chance. !
tell you he was no SLOUGH; he put his horse
no as near the critter as he would go, and,
riding around. dropped his rope over the
BEARS shoulders the minute she reared up
When she felt the rope she grabbed al ~
but the pony settled back; then down she
went, and began just what the boys expect
ed, the rolling business. Over and Over
she went, winding the rope about her, get
ting snarled up, butcoming nearer and nes4f
er ths pony ali the time. The pony was the
first one to tumble to it, as the boys saw,
ana began to snort and buck; but it w4s no
use, the old bear kept coming, getting mere
and more entangled every moment, anc
finally the pony turned tail and began 70
drag her. she yelling and whimpersng anu
scratching gravel the horse crazed: ard in
this shape they came to the side OF the hill
Over the horse went, bucking, the English
man cussing things until they were blue.
When half way down the rope broke, and,
fearing the bear would get away, some Of
the boys, who were laughing themselves
sick, put her out Of her misery. Tho boys
got rather left trying to fool tho fellow AS
he showed so much pluck in trying to- stop
the bear that they never tried any garaes
on him again. After while thcy asked
him what he proposed to do with the bear
after he got tho rope around hazn-and then
he saw the joke, and rather thought the
bear was Ss.5ching him."
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a RIDICULOUS MISTAKE.
An Heroic Frenchman Mistakes Nurs-
ing Bottle for Revolver.


ing Bottle for Revolver.
When lady and gentleman are tete-a-
tete in a railway carriage and the alarm
bell is rung it is invariably assumed that
the sterner sex has been endeavoring to
but, writes Paris correspondent, an ex-
ception to the general rule has just CO.
CURED in train running from Lille to
Paris. The occupants Of the carriage IN
question were florist, married woman
and her baby. It was evening. and the
florist was soon in q sound sleep. Mean
while his fair neighbor, wishing to give her
infant its supper, had unearthed from the
recesses of her traveiin g-bag g bottle OF
milk, at which the child was busily suck
ing, when suddenly the worthy man awoke
with start. 10 the infinite surprise of
the Lady he displayed unmistakable signs OF
terror. Pointing to the bottle he shrunk
into corner. Soon he screamed and cried
for assistance, and finally, despite ali the
scowls of the lady to calm him, he pulled
the alarnl-beu, and, opening the door, he
fed to a neighboring carriage, to the out
side of which he hung. Meanwhile the
train had been brought to standstill. The
lady kindly volunteered an account of the
adventure. It was assumed that the man
had jumped on the line, and on arriving at
the next station the guard gave instruc-
tons that diligent search should be
made for the body dead or alive.
A few hours afterward an extraordi-
nary telegram, addressed from Paris
by this hero TO friend at Lille, was
intercepted at one Of the post-of1ces. He
related that, worn out with fatigue be had
gone to sleep, when he was suddenly awak-
sned by a lady who with menacing gestures
pointed a revolver at his head. He called
out for help. She hesitated, and opening
The door Of the carriage he was SO fortunate
as to effect his escape from his would-be
murderess, although the train was proceed
ing at full speed, When the engine stopped
he was too frightened to alight, and for c.
darkness, finally reaching his destination,
He wished to ask his friends advice as to
whether he should lodge a complaint or let
che matter drop altogether. There could be
NO doubt a'pout it. This was the man who
had stopped the Lille train. The police
called at his house and found the poor florist
in sad state of mind. He was still call Of
a. treznbIs" and he believed firmly that but
for his promptitude he would have sue
cumbed to the attack Of an assassin. The
only explanation of his panic is that, waking
with start from nightmare, he had mis-
taken the bottle from which the baby was
feeding for revolver. The lady's protests
only added fuel to the flame, and the more
she tried to convince him the more charmed
did he become. The mind Of the unlucky
florist is now quite unhinged by the trials
through which he has passed, and the doc
tors are so far of opinion that the mischief
has been entirely caused by the extrAordi"
gary hallucination Of which he has been
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1.Ah lR4eA STANDARD: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER /.

farmer, proclaimed himself the real MUIR
derer. He fully corroborated the farmers
statement about the wig, saying that in the
mortal struggle with the peddler, whom he
had attacked within few moments after
the farmer had left him, the wig had fallen
from his victims head, but that in his haste
to rob the dead man and conceal his hcaJ Il
the hedge he had entirely overlooked the
circumstance. The real murderer was sub
sequently hanged for his crime.
II was one night privately summoned to
fashionable club in New York, where re-
putedly wealthy swell was believed to be
cheating at poker.
although he Indignantly denied the accu.
sation of having cards concealed about bis
person. he absolutely refused to permit him
self to be searched or to display the con-
tents of his pockets. When we came to
search him by force we found no cards, but
several ham sandwiches in his clothes.
Losses in Wall street and at the gaming Ia
bic had so reduced him in circumstances
that he had been obliged TO give up taking
his meals regularly at 8 restaurant or board
ing house and to buy cheap food which he
carried in his pockets and devoured surrep-
titiously when opportunity offered, pre-
ferring to deny himself in this way rather
than to sacrifice his passion for fine dress
and play.
"a prominent English detective who re-
Gently visited this country to work up q
case in the interest of the Bank Of England
told me he was called to the South Ken
singtou Museum in London a few years ago
TO arrest gentleman on suspicion ct hav-
ing stolen q very valuable old Roman coin,
believed to be the only one OF its kind ex-
tant. Upon presenting an official order he
had been permitted to take tbs coin from
the case, to which he had seemingly re-
turned it after examining for some time.
But when the attendant was about to lock
the case the coin was missing. The gen
tleman indignantly dsnied having it, and
refused 10 be searched. the detective [
have mentioned, by aforcible search, found
the coin upon him and was about to take
him to prison. when, as the attendant WAS
about to replace the coin in the case, he
discovered the one belonging to the muse
un1 just where it mad slipped out of sight
when the gentleman restored it. 1t seems
that there was another Of the coins, and chat
the gentleman had purchased it and had
been anxious to compare it with the one in
the museum to establish its genuineness.
Thus you see how black circumstances may
sometimes appear against the most inno-
cent person" t.
s'Wbat is; the pay Of a private cietectives"
sgt varies greatly. The usual charge Of
reputable agencies is IS per day, Of which
the detective himself gets about one-half.
Many men, after little experience on the
police force, or in connection with some
agency, set themselves up as private de.
tectives, and then they charge whatever
they think they can get. I have known
wealthy patrons to pay them the absurd rats
OF s25 f,er dav':
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HABITS OF ANTS.
Nays missy Live ana Chs Way in Which
They Bury Their Dead.

NGyr Thsy Live ana chs Way IN WAlch
They Bury Their Dead.
In spite of the multifarious duties aad
tasks thnt are imposed On these tiny burgh-
ers, they still find time to clean and adorn
their worthy litties persons. 10 spot, no
ato!n of dust or any thing else uncleanly
viii they tolerate, or their bodies. Ihey
get rid OF the dirt with the brushy tuft OF
their feet or with taelr tongues, says the
New York Graphic. They act Cor all the
wcrla like domestic cats when they clean
and liek them selves, and they assist one san-
other at the toilet precisely like monkeys.
Their sense Of cleanliness goes so far tnas
tho naturalist often finds to his unpleasant
surprise the colored marks that ne had ap-
piled with 80 much care on his trial ants"
removed by their dirt-hating friends.
They keep their dwellings just as clearly.
But the conveying away of their de-
ceased brethren, whose bodies they appear
to regard with the greatest antapathy,
gives them more trouble than any thing
else When some members OF an ant conf
munity which Mr.. Cook kept imprisoned
died and could not De removed, those re-
naa;ning seemed affected with The greatest
horror. For days the insects ran about
seeking a way out, and ceased only when
cOlxl 1)l2GClS S,AuIuSt~U. AuS dAbo OOAoAA5Ao5
to The camponorous species seized the dead
ana threw them into tbs WATERFALL, which
they converted into sepulcher. Ord.
narily, though, the ants are said to treat
their dead with more reverence. They even
possess their own graveyards, which lis in
tho vicinity of their nests. They convey
their deceased companions thither, where
they lay them down in orderly little heaps
or rows
It is only the corpses Of their fellows
however, that they treat in this manner.
Dead strangers they throw out like some
thing unclean, or tear the body in pieces.
Even between the master and slaves OF the
same community Miss Trent says she has
observed dissimilar mode OF burial.
While the masters find their last repose in
special graveyard side by side, the slaves
lie like heaped-up refuse near the nest, de"
spised equally in death as il life.
Tie ant cemeteries are often thickly pop
ulated, for their life is short The male
lives cTly through one summer; the female
lives somewhat longer, and the workers ole
OF old aye in the eighth or tenth year.
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u.NHEEpEp GIFTS.

They placed rare lilies in her hands,-
Poor hands that scarce had touched
flower;
And creamy rose.bads, whose perfume
Embalmed her for her funeral hour.
They wrapped her form in lustrous silk,
And draped soft folds OF flmy lace
About the slender pulseless wrists,
And underneath the patient face.
A; last she lay In perfect rest;
While voices-late SO low to praise
Rehearsed her many virtues DER,
And spoke OF all her pleasant ways.
The sleeper heeded not the wealth
OF bloom that lay within her hands;
And not word OF love or loss
Her sealed ears could understand.
Strange, we so often keep the flowers
TO lay In folded hands at last!
And little Injuries Of life
Withhold, till care for them is past
Strange that we 10 not oftener praise
The willing toiler by our stdel
Why keep the full-Dlown flower OF love
Until our friend we loved has died1
Lillian IysY, in Good Housekeeping.
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,beriifs Sale of Real Estate Under Judg-
ment Of Foreclosure of Mechanics Lien.


CTAyE OF MINNESOTA, county. of Henne;
District.
partners as Fraser g. Shepherd, plaintiffs vs.
and r. r. Fletcher, partners as Miller Bros, d
Fletcher, E. W. Backus and Peter John John
son, defendants.
Ter Bros: :: Fletcher; Fraser & Shepherd. and
Peter John johnson, defendants
Albion B Miller. Geo; H. Miller and F. f.
Fletcher, partners as Miller Bros q EletSher,
Backus. Emma 3. Marshall and Alvin Hadley,
administrator. defendants.
Peter John johnson, plaintiff, vs. f. Prescott
and Samuel L. Roberts, defendants.
Notice is hereby, given that under and By virtue
of a Judgment and decree entered in the above
entitled actions on the i7tn day of February,
1893. the said actions ha avn been by SEQ
Judgment has been delivered to me, |. the
undersigned sheriff of said Hennepin county,
will ssl at pubic auction T. the highest bIisdsr
1883. at 10 O'clock in the forenoon, at the front
door of the court house, in the city OF Minneap
oils, in said county. In one parcel, the premise
and real estate described in said Judgment and
decree. to-wit: all that tract or parcel of land
living and being in the county of Hennepn, and
state of Minnesota, described as follows. to-wit:
The south half Of lot three q DOCK OK thl,tytwo
apols, according to the plat Of said addition on
file and of record in the Office of the Register of
Deeds in and for said Eennepin county, to
satisfy said judgments in favor Of said several
plaintiffs above named, the amount Of the same
in favor Of said Fraser & Shepherd being the
sum of Sl1os4: and in favor of said z. W.
Rackus the sum of 1918 in favor of said Miller
Bros & Fletcher 1891; in favor of Peter John
johnson s19s.66; with interest on SAID several
amounts from the said 18th day of February,
1888. Each of said sums being by said decree
made specific lien on the said above described
property. =.
PETER P. SWENSEN,
Sheriff of Hennepin County MINI.
RUSSELL. EMERY e. REED,
Attorneys for Fraser g. Shepherd.
w. FL. MCDOUGALL.
Attorney for E. w. Backus.
'" Attorney for Miller Bros. & Fletcher.
. s = fA fSrnl for Peter John johnson.
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Reversionary Interest.

Women are now wearing undressed kid
for their slippers. yet for ages they have
been wearing their slippers on the I'M
dressed kid.
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SheriH's Sale Under q Decree.

l. ATwATER,
Attorney for Mortgage.