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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
SHOOTING AT HENNING.
Version OF the Affair BY Friends OF Mr..
lhnacomh.

Version of the Affair BY Friends OF MT.
=. Lipscomb.
-yrom the Lnuderdale County Enterprise.
: a difficulty occurred last Alondayat Hen
ming between r. f. Lipscomb and j. Bar
field, in which the latter was shot in the
neck, the ball passing out ON the opposite
side below the collar bone As the matter
will be passed on by the courts we are con-
tent TO leave this occurrence for them TO
settle; but report published in the Mem
phis ArrnAL Of the 25th, purporting to
1--WE the origin Of the difficulty il 20 mis-
leading as TO neccssitatc correction.
The report SAYS "Mr. Bariicld was q
candidate before the recent county con.
vention for trustee, and Mr.. Lipscomb and
Others managed their district convention
IN such way ~ 10 prevent the appoint
ment OF a single delegate TO the county
convention who WIS in favor OF Mr.. Bar
field" etc.
The district convention at lIcnning was
presided over by DIR. johnson, a fact which
u sufficient evidence 10 every citizen OF
4 The county, regardless Of political views
(exeept the writer OF the above) that IL
could be managed" in the interest Of no
Individual. o. II was agreed at the dis
trict convention that ~ the Third was en-
titled TO six votes in the county conven-
ton, that Mr. Barileld was 10 have four
Delegates In accordance with this decision
were appointed, one Of whom was DIR. w.
, y. Barfeld, an uncle Of the candidate.
(S) The records Of the convention show
that Mr.. Barield did receive this vote un.
Ill the last two ballots, when the vote was
evenly divided.
We have no desire nor intention TO
prejudice the public mind in this matter,
a. all the parties concerned are our
personal friends, but these are the facts,
o. far ~ the conventions are concerned,
and rs we are assured by gentlemen who
were present and in position 10 know.
After the shooting Mr. Lipscomb was
placed under bond Of 81 600, and his ex'
. animation was vet for yesterday.
i Reports received last evening were "a
The elect that Mr. Baricld was resting
quietly, and we trust his recovery may be
speedy.
Iator-The examination Of Mr.. Lips
comb was continued until May Z, and his
bond increased 10 5000.
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A GOOD DAYS WORK.
What The East End and Equitable Land
and Constructio Company is Doing.

What The East End and Equitable Land
and Construction Company is Doing.
Property in the eastern suburbs OF the
city is in demand, and sales show steady
increase in prices. Parties in quest OF
homes naturally turn to that direction.
High and healthy the plateau extending
from Poplar street on the north TO the M.
& @. X. II. on the south, will always be
sought as residence property in preference
TO less favored localities.
Yesterday the Equitable Land and Con-
struction Company closed contracts for
sale OF block OF ground ] 200 feet front
on Madison Heights, lying between Pop
lar and Union streets on the north and
south, and east OF McNcal avenue on the
Dummy line, recent purchase OF the
Equitable Land and Construction Com
pany. The following well known gentle
men were the purchasers Of the block, and
will nj once begin the erection OF hand
some residences thereon: w. T.. Love
and J. II. Goodbar, OF Goodbar, Love 4
Co.; J. A. Matthews, of q. W. Jones 4
Co.; Mr.. Ryley, w. b. Williamson, Il. L.
Govan. A. T.. Truss, w. Is. Robson and
Mr.. Huntington.
Negotiations with the Water Company
are pending whereby all east end will be
supplied with pure artesian water.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
THE COMING TEXAS DRILL.
Mr.. Charles Hicks Has Successful
Trip IN It. Interest

Trip IN It. Interest
NJ Charlie. T. Hicks. Of Austin Tcy., one
o. ihc Ncc.prc-idontg and dircrtur 81 the
interstate drill, which lcgiu. az Austin ON
iiny the llih. returned tp thc city llst night
from Little Bork. aud siil leave ihis morn.
Ing for Nickshurr. Mics. 90 invite the
Soullrons io participate in the drill Mr.
Hioks has enlisted great many military or.
rnnfniion. Throughout tlie south to hc pres
ent az thc cuumimcnL which viii ho
ono ui ihc mot notable thc south hns
ever had The Merchants Xuuayvs are very
anxious a. attend doe drill and intend do.
ing ~ VI they rHn possibly arrange tu ryD
frlm Austin back o. Nashville whor ihc,
must hC ~ tale part in thr State drill
which commences frw DAYS ulirrVud
Mr liiol. viii return from N.,h buls sun
day morning.
Tho M.nhau'f Zpua,,s are requested q,
meet nf their uuuUr Zoo niiruC uniform l
0J0 o'clock SUNDAY muruIrF io msph Zoo
body ~ ihc Linden Street Christian chupl
o. listen o. tho s,fuuu ui their chaplain nr
Bhnev. NJ Hicks Will meet the company
afnin after shurrh services ore over.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

TiW Pond Tract Il a beautiful subdivision
oi ihiriy.,Wo acres Of ground two miles
from Court squaw ON Mclemorn avenue.
and accessible 10 the city by street car and
dummy line. AllItvris are scycnty-thrcc
feet wide. and all lots 100 feet deep; 10 be-
sold Ut chanccry on ihc grounds Monday,
April 10.
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SPECIAL SESSION CALLED.
The County Court TO Consider the NJ
G. g. O. n. r.. Petition.

The County Court 10 Consider the NJ,
C& o. n. r. Petition.
Chairman slaughter, Of hecouniy court
issued the following notice TO each mom-
Der Of the cour, yesterday morning
The Memphis, oxford & Columbus Rail.
way company, having submitted 20 me an
application ior subscription TO Us capital
siock hy the county oi shelby. IN purSn
ancc 10 an act Of the General Assembly OF
The state.
Now. therefore, H. pursuance of the duty
imposcd by -aid act upon me 90 chairman
oi the county court, notice b. hereby given
You ~ one ol the justices OF the county 20
appcar a. the court. housc at II O'Clock,
May u. NJ which time the county court
will convene IN special meeting tu take nc.
ton on the matter.
PC. St,tourru. Chairman.
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TAEE omnibus corner Main and Madison
streets at y o'clock am. Monday, April 30
and attend the sale Of the Pond tract, on
Mclemorc avenue. A rare opportunity
10 buy you an elegant lot.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
DISEASED BLOOD
serofulous. inhoritod and cortagiou,
Humors Cured by Cutioura.

Thfolfh the medium 81 one ~ yort i.bol. re-
eciisd ihnpuFh Mr. fwnt . WAY, Iwrgisl
Apollo ln, treumC nuluHiui0l with your t1t
tly ~ Yen that theIf usU h1s permanently cur,l
ne 81 one az tho wort o.aH of 'luoi fulaonlHr iu
cnnucrfun With rNHr De- tlFi have ever trpu,
ard this after having h'Hn rrnuuuHst lnrumilt
b. some ~ the lrsl rlIsI..Hfs iH Uuf COUNTY.
ukc Hf'at plrusnrr in forwarding tb Euu tlis tCHtl
NAL unsolicited lH 10 o. hi Nuu ln ufitf that other
flhering ifun similar malrl'c' may o. encouraged
D. give yUuf irrirrHA NrNfUIr n fiHl.
y n MliifliNNtN i,crhhurr "a.
Isicfcncc lr,nk u Nmy, Druggist Apollo, 10.
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soRoFULoUs. TNuERIrED,

And conisgiom Humor, with los 81 Hair aud
truptlons u the SKIN, arr positively cured by 60.
1904 and.CuTirtna toAf, externally. and Crfi.
trnA HEsoLysNr. inlefnally, when all other mcdi.
einrs all
fold everywhere. Prize, Crucrni, 90 soar,
&c, HnsofyrNf, ~. Prepared ~ the IViTlR
Dnuo AND CHEMICAL Co, l0sion, Nnts
p<r Send for "How 10 Cure Ekin Diseases" q
pages 10 illuslratous and 100 iesiimonlslA
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All Through The Stock !

Our Blue. Black and brown wor.icd Suits
In Sack and Frock all wool, sGjO-wcll
worth 5000.
Beautiful Chc,iot Suits, In various shades,
500.
Our Hcfrulcan SUN, a handsome Stripe, IN
Sack or frock, ioo1 This l. great
bargain.
our Ruitcrnut Suit a Stylish Stripe, 1850
Tnis u nm cyc-opcncr
our Dean Richmond Suit q handsome suit
In various shades, iiisi.
Our handsome line II Chc,ioi Suits. In Sack
or fr1,k, prices from 500 ~ tl2oO
These are pvitharrnins.
4 handsome limo II Serge Suits
4 grand array 81 Prince Albert Suits
Tons 81 Pants nt great bargains
Now come II You want REAL ROYAL.
nARGAiNs' lrinrNou money. no matter
how little. o. We are bound 10 suit you.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
DO YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY!
Do You Want the Best Goods at the
Lowest Prices7

DO you want the Best Goods NJ III
Lowest Prices'
II so, be sure and call at our
house, where you can see the
finest line Of spring clothing Of any
house in the city, and the prices
are ridiculously low. Our stock
is complete in oil its details, from
the cheapest to the finest i'm
ported fabrics. We have taken for
our motto "The best goods and
prices the lowest" and AN inspec-
ton will convince you that We
mean what We say. Our goods
are all fresh and new; no old
styles nor shop-worn goods, but
everything fresh and new. We
make a speciality Of fine tailor
made clothing and we call your
special attention TO examine our
line Of suits for $40, sl2 and SIS.
These goods have been recently
purchased at great sacrifice by
us. We are confident they arc
good value for $50 per suit, and
can not be duplicated by any
other house. Remember this is
Especial offering aud do not miss
the chance. To sure and call
at the fashionable Quitting estab-
lishmcnt.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

Mr, wlnslowt F0uihina syrup should always D,
used Tor Chlhrn icCihiug u fpoihcs The vhlli
fuiiens the guns hlaya al paln. Cufcs Wini cello
andih Tie bat remedy Tor dlaffhUA Lea lioiue
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

FoR awnings, mattresses and upholster-
ing, 70 10 III Lallemand GO, 40 Jefferson
street Telephone No. 4.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

In Y. T.. BURLINGTON has moved his
office IA the elegant suite ul dental rooms
Formerly occupied 10y DR.. WIN. A. AIRING.
ton % al3 MIN alfcrl.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

pHos fnmoST, blood, brain and nerve
tonic, DC a glass, NJ Scahrook's drug store.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

Tur Office houm ni David +. MADDEN,
president At city hill, are irom o'clock
T.. M 10 t3hp. M. Remainder OF time he
will look after outside city matters.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

FoR superior upholsiering, repairing and
vanishing Of furniture, go TO Ed Lalle'
mand q Co., 45 Jefferson street
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

The special tulin from Memphis 10
llnrk I'LL, Miss, leaves tle Mississippi 4
rcpnos.cc depot Tuesday, May ], Ut 73O
O'clock n. M, returning Slmc day, offering
you ho opportunity 10 attend sale Of town
luia
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

- nrNovEp nv TiE vsE or cocoUNr.
Aud Il stimulates and promotes the growth
q the hair.
numcits Flayoring extracts arc the
best.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

M,Nrri, Cabinets. llccr Glasses and
rar1r Mirrors la fWnch and German
plates At tho Brandt Furniture Co,
Oh Main a
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
sCRoFuLous uLcrna.

Jane D. Reharlsun Custom itnusc. New or
bans. on oath, sayfi "in ik71 ftrdiulnus Uiocfs
broke out on ny body until ! va mas, IL cor.
mpiiOn. IycDthlrE known o. the medical faculty
whs tried in vain. l brsnmc q morr urrtk a.
umcs could not llh my hands ~ iay head, could
not turn ia lHti was IN constant pain. uud lunkri
upou NE a. curse No fUlioi 90 utui in ten
yenrs In itQ heard n The CuTtcuHA ttIHrpifs,
nfsd them, and was perfectly Cuud
fuofu 70 lCioru u. n cam J. ID. CfaU ford
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

SrnAwBERmEs Of fine varieties and spring
vegetables Of all kinds. Sites x Ames, 80
Jefferson street.
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HAVE your iarm and spring wagons
upiircd by +. Gum pghAm, Monroc AMI
ncs0io. lirtclass week guaranteed.
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Advice q. u.,ber-.

HosS hose, hose, at Brownies, the
piutnber
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

RrrAimNo Of draws carts, carriages and
buggics At J., Cunninghim's, Monroe II.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

California Wines and French Claret
iron BordcauI) just received by
BARBoRo, VIASA x Co.
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nnn.i Head IhI.i

II might induce you 10 call anal examine
the large and elegant line IT Furniture
shown by the Brandt Furniture Co..
gll Main a
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HAVE your watches and clocks repaired
by q. lluebner, 357 Main street
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

Gas FiNrrREs, new designs jts ~.
cciycd, At 2ji Second street.
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puos FrnEoNr at Scabrook's drug store.
bcpcr glass Twenty thousand glasses Dold
a day la 81. Louis.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

Fou superior icwclry Of all kinds go Ia
q. lluchnct. 80 Main street.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

prncuAsr groceries II Oven Dcycncy
aud grow t,i and be- happy
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WHITAKER hams and 81. Clair break
fast bacon at A. NJ. Workman & Co.'s, l7j
Main nlrrnI
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sEE advertisement Of chanccy auction
sale ou PAGE q
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ONE OF THE WORST CASES.

We have bcen selling your CuuctnA Rryrniu
fof ycafN and have the nft complaint vet io fc.
fcifc ffuin purchaser One II tie worst rrtra u
ttruiula i ever taN was CURED rs the tlro ID ntO
bottles Of CtIiCrnk NrsnLvraT, I'll ftUtsrA aud A..
JicrnA soar. The soop lakct ne "cake" hefc A
suicdclnhl f0ap
TAYLOR 4 TAYLOR. Druggists.
IfaNk fort Inut4s
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nnlnp, Couycrsc & Cork, 500 Main
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OuNnrsis leave corner Main and Madi.
son Monday morning April 30, for the
chnnccry sale OF the Pond tract. Mcssrs.
Gilchlist 4 Martin will 10 the selling.
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Ipandruu

srmvguso llosr, garden hose, at .
Second street.
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MuMoEp. JeNeler. 2gl VAIN
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HAIRY conn. Prom.

GREAT WESTERN. 900 MAIN STREET.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-02
Reformed %CannIbaIs.

The best known of the cannibal
tribes on the upper Congo are the
Bangala, who yelled meat very
loudly when they chased Stanley
down the river, but who have con-
ceived the idea that their recent in
tercourse with the whites has given
them considerable polish and lifted
them several points higher in the
social scale than the neighboriug
tribes. For two years past they
have been utilized as Congo state
soldiers, steamboat hands and sta
tion laborers. They dress in Man
chester cottons, carry guns, and
have acquired q %smattering of the
French language. They used to
make war for cannibal purposes upon
the people of Ngombe, and nova
days when q steamboat draws up al
Ngombe with a lot of Bangala on
board, the people flock down to the
river and heap abuse upon the an
cient enemy with all the .epithets al
their command. To this torrent Of
Congo Billingsgate the Bangala have
only n response. They collectat the
prov OF the boat and shout Saw
agesl Savagest' at the top of thsil
lungs. Travellers say it is IN inter-
esting spectacle to lei these re-
formed cannibals thus Wanting theil
superior civilization. Chicago Mail
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-02
WANTS MS BACK SALARY.

A Claim of Sixteen Thousand
Dollars Brought Against the
Bloomington tIll.l Beard of Edu.
cation.
Thomas J. Bum. who, since 1877,
has been Treasurer Of the Board OF
Education, with the exception OF one
ear, and who was succeeded this
week by Mr.. George A. Tryner, has
decided to make a claim against the
board for $4,000 compensation,
which is two per cent of the sum Of
$500, 900 handled by him in his of
fetal capacity. The claim is rather
startling, AS it has been under
stood all along that the office carried
no compensation. The city charter
allows the two per cent. but there
seems to have been a tacit agreement
that no salary was to be paid. Bum
claims that he did not know of the
existence of the two per cent clause
of the charter. He has in his hands
a balance Of nearly $50 1000, which
lie is willing to turn I've to his sue
oessor upon the agreement that be
does not loose the right to retain his
commission as claimed. nor any
other right under the law which he
could hold by retaining possession OF
the money.-Chicago Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-02
French

There has just died in the hospital
at Luxeuil a woman who, q Paris
correspondent says was we'll known
in that town for the adventures
through which she went during the
AIMEE Terrible. Old Louisette, as
she was named, repeatedly crossed
the German lines for news of her
son, who finally met his death In
action with the foe. She was al
ways careful to wear different dis
guises, and SO we'll did she get her
self up, and so skilfully did she go
to work that she was only once
captured, and the captain before
whom she was brought let her of
with a reprimand. On several oc-
casions she bore important intelli-
gence to Luxeui1 of the enemy's
movements, and her funeral, which
has just taken place, was attended
by numbers OF old soldiers as we'll as
by a large proportion of the inhabi-
tants. A public monument is to be
raised to her memory,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-02
r. ron csuARsrrE MAXIM.

There nre Three Kinds fn Genersl
Use uow They are Msnufac-
tured.
There are three kinds OF paper
used in making cigarettes" explained
a manufacturer Of these articles.
"They sre made from cotton and
linen rags and from rice straw.
Cotton paper is made chiefly in
Trieste, Austria, and the linen and
rice paper in Paris. The first manu-
factued from the filthy scrapings OF
ag-pickers, is bought in large
quantities by the manufacturers,
who turn il into pulp and subject il
to a bleaching process to make 1t
| presentable.
1.-THE lime and other substances
used in bleaching have a very harm
full influence upon the membranes OF
the throat and nose. Cotton paper
is so cheap that q thousand cigarettes
can be wrapped at q cost of only two
cents. Rice paper is rather expen-
sive. Tobacconized paper is manu-
featured. 1t is q common paper
saturated with tobacco in such Q
way as to initiate the tobacco leal
very neatly. 1t is used in making
all tobacco cigarettes. Arsenical
preparations are also used in bleach.
ing cigarette papers, and oil Of
creosote is produced naturally as 6
consequence of combustion. This
is very injurious to the throat and
lungs. and is said to accelerate the
development Of. consumption in any
one predisposed to the disease
New York Mail and Express.
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She signed the pledge.

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 5, 1885,
Harriet Richmond, a young and
intelligent woman of pleasing ad-
drss, though somewhat the worse
for liquor, was taken into custody
Thursday afternoon. While st
Police Headquarters she wrote
letters to Speaker Carlisle, to the
Police Marshal at Washington and
others.
Later in the afternoon it was de-
cided best to put her in a place OF
safety. When taken to the police
station she had but rs cents. one
third Of which went towards paying
for a supper at night.
Yesterday morning when she had
sotered up she seemed greatly de-
pressed. She stated before the
police magistrate that her people in
Detroit were prominent and we'll to
do, and that she was a graduate OF
the University Of Michigan at
Ann Harbor. She also said that for
four years past she had been en-
ployed in the Treasury Department
at Washington. aud had many
friends prominent in national and
Michigan politics.
She is q widow and has been to
Europe several times and only re
| turned to America from an extended
| tour of the Continent in January
last. Liquor had been her curse.
and she had INDUCED in it from in
fancy, but this. she says. was the first
time it ever brought her into the
hands of the police.
Soon after her release by the
magistrate, Mrs. Richmond was
visited by a leading temperance adj
vocate and signed the pledge. She
says she will try to keep it. The
police think the woman's mind is not
altogether right. She was sent to
Washinrton.
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rus END OF ruE STORY.


Won we're standing alone In the silence,
When I passed down the stair that
night,
Alone with your thoughts in the shadow,
Away from the fires zoft light,
And never a greeting you gave me.
Not a word your lips let fall,
As I came from the light 10 your side,
dear,
That night in the Old oak hall
But / knew. ali, SO well, the secret
You fancied you kept unseen,
And | hated the pride that was standing
Like a shadow our hearts between.
So | told you, that night, a story,
And you listened as in a spell,
Till | saw that you guessed the meaning
of the story | tried to tell.
You fain would have silenced me, then.
dear,
To leave It untold were best
Too late, for learned, as you Grew me
To your heart, that You knew the restl
And the shadow passed by from between
US
Forever. beyond recall,
As you whispered the end Of the story
That night in the old oak hall!
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-02
Monkey. and she reiesraph.

A formidable antagonist to telegraph
extension in Mexico is found in the mon
key tribe which inhabits the iungles and
chaparral Of Tabasco. Literally, the
woods are full of them. Their favorite
diversion, when not in quest of food, is
to betake themselves to the telegraph
line for gymnastic exercises; and linemen
assert that often one hundred able
bodied monkeys may be seen swinging
on the wire, festooned. monkey.fashion,
by looping their tails. The continuous
vibration caused by these forest gym
nasts starts the nails used on the cross.
arms, and these often come down, bring
ing the wires with them. And it is not
a safe matter to undertake to dispense
these robust monkeys who do such dam.
age to the telegraph-lines in the sparsely.
inhabited state OF Tabasco. Linemen
have found that on shooting q monkey
swinging ON a wire they have been pur.
sued by a whole regiment of monkeys.
ut is no joke" said a lineman recently,
"to have a tribe Of monkeys pursue one;
they are very strong, and can hit with o
stone or a stick in a fashion to make q
man howl with pain-a thing the mon.
keys enjoy hugely"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-02
ION. nv ORIGINAL


A word Of sound Advice Ca Johnny
Hull and to brother Jonathan.
Everybody grumbling about the
names Of American tovnsl Ii lie
only because OF their newness. A
thousand years from now DEVILS
Gulch will be O classic, and Ann
Arbor be quite as high toned as st.
Dsvid's or Biddleford, or even Lon
don. Matthew Arnold grumbles at
H~igginsville. Not n whit better nor
worse than Liverpool or Lizzard
Head, which are English. you see.
In the early part Of the century Mrs.
Trollope found her chief amusement
while travelling in this country. in
studying our nomenclature. "On
the road to Lake Ontario you pass
such names as Manilus. Sempronius.
Cato, and then Butternuts." Cyrus
Field, a few years ago, cudgeled our
use of dictionaries, Scriptures and
Roman history for names. What's the
harm? Not half as bad taste as Is
shown naming babies. For instance,
Mr.. Arnold was named after q oil
the evangelists and Mr.. Field after .
Persian, while Moses and Samuel
and John and Luke are still in grea'
demand, Oh, DO original. Johnny
Bull, aud ye also, Jonathan st
Louis Globe-Democrat.