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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Bad Bank Failures.

WATERLOO, Ia, Oct. ga schedule
of the two banks that recently failed at
Logan and Woodbine shows liabilities OF
s95, 900; nominal assets of 500, 900, Com
petent judges. pronounce the claims
worth not more than 30 cents on the dol
lar. Neither bank had more than 500
cash at the time of closing. The grand
Jury is investigating.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

New YORK, Oct. 29.-The superior
court Judges conferred citizenship upon
10, 605 persons during the paesent year,
or more than double the number of nat
uralization certificates granted in any
year since 1924. In the court of com
mon pleas there were 1858 persons
made citizens. The court made 5000
citizens in 1880.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Young Hataeld's Trial Begun.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Oct. 29.-The case OF
Horatio Hatfield, 18 years Of age, for
murder in the first degree, was called
in The Clay circuit court. Hatfield shot
and killed his comrade, Thomas j. Allen,
Of the same age,on the 14th OF June last,
while the two were hunting.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Tho Lone -Hlrhwayman.

LAREDO, Texu Oct. a9.-The stage
from Rio Grande City was held up, sixty
miles from this city, by G lone highway
man, an. American, who relieved the
passengers OF their wealth and also took
tho United States registered mail pouch.
Deputy United States Marshal YglesiRs
was telegraphed to at this point, and has
gone to the scene Of the robbery.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
A Young Girl Commits suicide.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Oct. 29.-Miss Mamie
Gibson, daughter of William Gibson, a
prominent merchant: of Potosi, Wis,
shot herself through the head and will
die. Miss Gibson was the belle of the
town, and was highly esteemed. A
young drug clerk named Fred Taft has
left for parts unknown.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
MS Second Embezzlement,

MADISON, Wis, Oct. CIV. B. Booth,
whoshas. turned out to be a dcfaulter at
Racine to the extent of $1,000, en-
bezzled 81, 900 while acting as agent for
the United States Express company here
six years G and fled. His father Sc.
cured q settlement, and the embezzler
! was never prosecuted criminally.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Trial of a Mexican Mai, Robber.

Ell PAso, Tex, Oct 29.-The final
trial of Assistant Postmaster Fleury fot
robbing the mails of. valuable packages,
and more particularly of some packages
of unmounted diamonds, is in progress.
Some of the diamonds he stole belonged
to President Diaz, and for that reason it
is strictly necessary that an example
should be made of him. He will proba-
bly, be sentenced to ten years hard labor
on the public buildings in chihuahua.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
The Cornwa1I Canal.

ConNwALL, Oct. a9.-Another break
occurred in the Cornwall canal and
several men and horses narrowly es-
capped drowning. The break will proba-
bly, delay the opening of the canal some
four or six days longer.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
All Hands We're Lost.

PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. ga special to
The oregonian from Tillamook, Ore,
says: The schooner Makak, of Astoria,
was wrecked near the entrance to Tilla-
nook bay on Wednesday, Oct. "a. AS
The hull of the vessel lies bottsm up, and
no signs of life are visible, it is sup
posed that all hands Ware lost.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Murdered Messengers.

ZANZIBAR, Oct. 29.-Three German
messengers sent to the Mwapwa settlers
have been murdered on the coast. Re-
ports have been received here of fighting
at Kismayua between the Italians and
Soma1is
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Kansas city 1.-Two stock.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-. Oct. %.
CATTLE Receipts, $500; shipments, 1000;
market steady for good; dull and weak for com.
mon; good to choice c5rn;fed, S4.7506.25; COM
mon to medium, Ss.25G4.60; stockers and feed
Ing steers, $1.50@S.d0; grass range steers, S1.5o@
3.16; lows, $1.2562.76.
HOGS Receipts, 4.sOo: shipments, 500;
market weak, opening 4@10c lower and closing
1fabS0c lower: Good to choice, $5.ao6l5.50; com.
mon to medium, sA.1S@b. sofskips and pigs, Sa.OO
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
A Victim OF Hutchinson.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.--It has been ascer-
tanned that Clifton &Co., whose failure
was the heaviest resulting from the
Hutchinson wheat corner. have liabili-
ties of $3.50, 600, with assets Of only
$500 DOC. The deficit is much larger
than was expected.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
AN old Army oelesr pisappeass.

DETROIT, Oct. a9.- Gen. Henry B.
Clitz, U. S. A., retired in 1885, one of the
best known army officers in the country,
has been missing since last Thursday.
He has been suffering for some time with
nervous disorders. On the Above date he
walked to school with his niece and has
not been heard from since.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
AN American sohooner Coos Down,

BANGOR, Me-, Oct. 29.-Capt. Tufts,
of the schooner E. II. Foster, reports he
fell in with an unknown schooner on
Jeffrey's bank on October 81. The wind
blew a gale, accompanied by snow and
rain. He noticed the schooner steering
badly, falling astern. When within a
mile and a half of here the schooner
suddenly sank, Capt. Tufts had no
doubt all on board went down with her.
She appeared to be American built:
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
killed by a Train.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Oct. 29.-The Rev.
Robert Eckles, aged 65 years, a promi-
Hent Methodist minister, was struck by
a train on the Western New York and
Pennsylvania railroad, near Reno, Pa.
and almost instantly killed.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Indictments al Salt lake CITY.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. s9.-The
grand jury Of the first district court at
Crox found a34 indictments for offenses
against the United !. States statutes,
chiefly unlawful cohabitation and
such other offenses as grow out of the
practice of polygamy.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
ponies having pefaultea.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29.-J. A. Swan, *
treasurer OF Knoxville county, Tenn,
who is charged with being short in his
accounts, was seen in the city and de-
MED the charge in toto.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Trnin

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 29.-The east
bound passenger train on the Iron Noun
tain road was stopped by train robbers
near Newport, Ark. The passengers
were robbed of 5000. No details are at
present obtainable.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
The King Guests.

LONDON, Oct. 80. = The Daily News
correspondent at Nice confirms the story
that the Americans are living with the
king of W~urtemburg. They refuse to be
interviewed.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Women Fatally Burned.

CLEVELAND. o., Oct. 29.-Mrs. jackson
and Miss Nellie Morris poured. gasoline
on the kitchen floor to kill the reaches.
1t ignited from the range and an explo-
sion resulted. Both women were fatally
burned.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Captured by Insureents.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The American
steamer Haytien Republic, while at
tempting to force q blockade of the In
surgent port of st. Marc, Hayti, with rebel
troops, arms and ammunition on board,
was captured. The captain and crew are
prisoners Of war at Port-au-Frince.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Live stock.

UNION Stock YARDS.
CHICAGO, Oct 3d..
CATTLE Market active. Corn-fed, 8 5000
b25; stockers and feeders, 5 f.eJa3.b5; Texans,
$i.35GD2.0.. Estimated receipts, 5000.
HOaS-Actiye. Mixed, So.2U0b. TO; heavy, S. 90
$3.50; light, s. .30@6.61. Receipts, $4,000.
SHEEP-Westerns, S2.b0G3.90; Texans, S2s.75
@3.40; lambs, S2.509lS.15
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
An Old Defender.

BALTIMORE, Oct. g9,-NathanieI Watts,
aged 93 years, died Sundey. He was one
of the, gallant band Of patriots who, on
September ~, 1914, repulsed the British
attack on Baltimore.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Be, Butler ON the stump.

LOWELL, Mass, Oct. 29.-Gen. Butler
left for Michigan to assist in stumping
the state for Harrison and Morton.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
sreckie Rawson,s Luck.

CHICAGO, Oct. 90 information in
directly received from attorneys in the
divorce case is to the effect that Banker
Rawson has settled S42, 900 upon his
wife. Mrs. Rawson's attorney did not
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Opening oklahoma.

WICHITA, Kan, Oct. pa meeting
will be held here, Nov. 90, for the pur-
pose of taking steps In the interest OF
the opening of the Oklahoma territory to
settlement.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Proposals for Bridge Building.
County Surveyors Office,

Yankton, Oak. Oct. 18th, 1888.
PROPOSALS. will be received ut the office If
the boatd of county commissioners of
Nov. 18th, 1888 for building a bridge across
Beaver creek on the Miner road, in section IL,
township 81, range IS. Six miles north Of Yank-
ton. SPECIFICATIONS will be furnished by the
county engineer.
The commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or all bids,
ED PALMER, County Surveyor.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
THE MARKETS.


Chicago Gram and Provisions.
CHICAGO. Oct. 20.
WHEAT-October, S1.18: November, Si.18.
CoRN-0ctober, 401sO40ssc; November, 1870
403Sc.
OATS-October. 24c; November, 1850.
PORK-October, $14.75: November, $l4.45.
LARD-October, $500: November, SS. l2Le.
SHORT RIBS-October, S7.55.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Mrs. stockholm for Governor.

Boston, Oct. 29.-Miss Alice ID Stock
holm has been nominated for governor
Of Massachusetts, by the Equal Rights
party.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

VEIANTEp-A girl qualified to do general
MRS. Il. 8. GAMsLg.
Capitol street between Fourth and Fifth
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
omalla Live stock nIarket.

UNION Stock YARDS.
OMAHA. Oct. %.
CATTLE--Receipts 1900. Choice to fancy
steers, $600G5.s0; good to choice, S8.504
40; cows, $2.0o48.00; medium, s2.76R47S;
feeders, $s8@3.50; range cattle, 8 e.75@4.10.
Market qEiet,
Ho6S-Market slow, Light, s.10at5 rs; mixed.
s5;l5es6.a0; heavy, s5.2015s5 Estimated re-.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

A BARGASN-I have one Thousand acres of
N first GLASS farming land in McCook county,
Dakota, whicn i will trade for business, resi-
dence or suburban property in Yankton; also
balance of the townsite OF Rridgewater. Will
n, axe thess a bargain to any one, eitherEfor
o1sb or exchange.
sodreas. Look Boz. 15a. siouxCity. la.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 29.-Geo. Eddie
man who for a week has been on trial
for the murder of Tom Gresham, was
acquitted.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
sPECIALNoTECEs.
Wants.

WANTED-A lady operator TT the telephone
~ office. No experience nee ssarY Apply AZ
once.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

think tho criminal cases sorii 5p9
dropped, Int said.if they We're not lie hai
doubt of Mrs. Ra@son's acGaIttal.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Dissolution Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the partner
y. Taylor, under the firm name of Pike 4
Taylor, furniture dealers. Yankton. was dis
solved the 18th day of September, a. D., 1883.
The business will be carried on by q. B. TAYLOR
at the old stand on Third street. who viii
colieos al accounts due the late firm and pay
all indebtedness. FL. ". PIKE,
,o,o O. r. TAYLOR.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

WANTED-A 1--we, energetic man, TO repre-
w dsent us. $75 per month and expenses.
Good sta piles every one buys; outfit and par
siculara FREE.
STANDARD sILvERwARE 90, Boston
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

FOR sALE Or EXCHANGE-One pair of
= matched driving ponies aud two Domestic
sewing machines for city lots.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

FOR ExoHANGE-stock of dry goods, hats
4 and Ca s and notions Will invoice at cost,
about 1880. Will exchange for q clear farm
or city lots. Address box sos, Yanktcn.. ID. Il.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

EOR SALE The land If Mrs. E. Heck, in
n Ysnk'on, in the east half of the southwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of the north
east quarter, of section 10, town SO, range IS.
ADDRESS A, CHAPLIN. Maceregor, Iowa.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

yTANTED-Agentst to solicit Indemnity (pre-
wv ferred) Insurance. S25 .. week at o cost
address, JOHNS. PURDY,
sec'y, 81 Park Row, N. Y. City.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

yXIANTED-A girl to do gene raj house work
Wv Apply to MRS. GEO. b. HAND.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

The price of wheat has begun to drop.
It's about time. In fact. the drop may
well be considered o due drop.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

STRAYED-From the premises of 5. T. NJ.
~ Pierce, yankton. one young Poland China
boar. A reward will be paid for the return Of
the animal.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

WANTED-Working housekeeper for widow,
w er. Must be first class In every respect, and
come well recommended. Address
J.HOPE, Yankton, DIT.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

FOR SALE-Two farms near Yankton.
n WILLIAM KRAMER.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

WANTED-A girl to do general housework
w on q farm. Enquire at once at the Com
mercial hotel office.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Found.
For Sale.

EOR sALE-Two large heating stoves cheap.
n Enquire of W.. j. BRUCE.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

GIRL WANTED-A thoroughly competent
" girl to do general housework. ARMY to
Mis-. j.. d. @. YOUNG.
All st., between Walnut and Douglas Ave.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
Lost.

r OST-A string of Amber boa5s. Finder
IL will receive reward by leaving at this office.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

MANTED-At Fort Randall, a good cook
w and house girl. Nashir G sent out.
Address CAPT. 8. X. STAFFORD.
18th Infar try, Fort Randall, Dakota.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

ROOMS TO RENT-Three unfurnished rooms
Ia and hall to rent. Small family preferred
Good well and cistern on premises. Apply AT
residence on Fourth street, between Gree and
Locust. MIS-. II. j.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30
For Bent.

ROOMS TO ~RENT-Two suites of rooms. I'M
IAfurnished. over Star clothing house. Ap-
ply 10 q. w. ROBERTS.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-30

e. OBJ REsr-A first GLASS suite of rooms FOR
4 rent, Suitable for family. Everything
first class. lhe rooms are situated up stairs
over K. j. Potter's grocery store, Third street,
Enquire of Walter Carr or Il. j. Porter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
GRAY.HAIR PULlERS.

Queer Employment of q Generous Num-
Der of New York Women.
The very latest occupation for young
women who have been delicately
reared, but who are compelled by
changes in the mill-wheel of life to
earn a livelihood. is to clean bric-a-
brac in the mansions of New York.
They have brushes made expressly for
their duties. Not every young woman
can become expert at the business. 1t
requires delicate touch. the greatest
care in handling the treasures. and the
knowledge how tastefully to arrange
the dainty ornaments in way that is
most pleasing to the owners. The
work is refined, and just such as re-
fined young woman would like. There
is now generous contingent of young
women employed in New York as
'.gray-hair pullers." What the red
flannel garment is to the round-eyed.
shorthorned bull. the first indications
of silvery hair are to some of the
fashionable women of New York. It
is then that the gray-hair puller is
sent for, and from that time until
society is called upon to notice for a
moment the death of the fashionable
one, the ''gray-hair puller' is with
her ut certain intervals.-M y Letter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

They Can Not He Controlled By Laws, Nor
Suppressed By Despottsm.
No man borrows unless he thinks It
to his advantage 80 to do. He realizes
that the use of capital makes an in
trinsic product, as truly as does labor,
whether manual or mental, and he
borrows and pays interest in order that,
through the use of capitsl not his own.
he may make q greater gain than other
wise would be possible. If he borrows
at five or six per cent interest, he ex-
poets to make ten or fifteen by the
judicious use of the extra capital in the
enlargement of his business, which, in
the absence of such enhancement of
his ''stock in trade" he would be un-
able to do. On the part of the posi-
BILE lender. if he is debarred by arbi-
trary power from selling the use of his
capital at such price as willing bor-
rowers are anxious to pay Cor their
own advantage) in a free and un-
trammeled market, it is certain that he
would not voluntarily lend it at all
Business and modern civilization I'M
der such regime would come to an
end. and the whole population would
be forced to resort to agriculture, and
to return to primitive conditions. As
well try to regulate the height of the
tides by statute law as to obstruct by
artificial force transactions inherently
right and voluntarily entered into by
free choice on both sides. The So
called tyranny of Russia would be mild
compared with that of Government
which should throttle all free and
voluntary contracts and inalienable
rights. The principles of right and
wrong are immutable, and the Govern
ment has no more moral right to con-
fiscate private property than has an
armed band of freeboeters to despoil
peaceful settlement Neither might,
majorities nor numbers can change an
ethical principle, nor transfer an in
herent moral wrong into the domain of
right. 1t seems superfuous to assume
the defense of such fundamental and
almost automatic principles as these,
and it is only excusable because of the
fact that Il multitude of pseudo-politi-
cal economists have risen up recently,
who insist that the world shall be re-
created, in order to give their pet
theories fair chance to operate
Henry food, in Boston Herald.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
HUMOROUS.

No matter how weak woman's
constitution may be, her b(Uy-laws
are always on deck and ready for bust
ness.-Detroit Free Press.
That was level-headed man who
blew cracked cornet until there was
dinges in its sides in front of peoples
houses and carried bag with him to
collect the hunks of coal that he
lodged.
=" Mercy, Bridget! What's the mat
ter with these cakes?" Il dun know,
num-" They taste of SOAP" "Yis,
mum. couldn't find the soapstone
griddle. an so soaped the iron one. "
-Earper's Bazaar.
In the hash foundry, where the
banged and hustled fairy plays the
deuce with the tray, it is the young
man with the silky mustache who
doesn't have to wait an hour and a
half for his liver and bacon.
She (haughtily)-.'I may be led.
rot driven, Mr. De Hooter." Mr.. d.
-"Ah. indeed? So sorry. Twas just
going to ask you to let me drive you
out with a four-in-hand party the first
pleasant day. Critic.
We hear a good deal of complaint
about skinned milk cheese, but in
these days of oleomargarine we cry
out for a little skimmed-milk butter.
This is a superficial age, but it pains
us to think that it has scum to this
Duluth Photographer.
Uncle Rastus-"Why does dey
put In God we all trust on two
cent piece. and doesn't put it on desc
we're ten dollar bills, Sambo-does yer
know?" Sambo-''I dunno, chile; but
aspects it's cause yer dom hab to ask
no one fer trus' when yer hab ten dol
lars. It'd Bits.
Professor in Physics explaining a
complicated machine to the students)
please observe that the slender rod
passes over to the second or smaller
wheel. etc.; while this Cunning vigor-
ously) is the crank that sets the whole
in motion. Laughter from the stu
dents
"A Buffalo County Cd. T. school
master. whose wife was one of his pu-
pills. punished several scholars. his wife
among the number. Next morning
this notice was on the school-house
door: "School closed for one week
owing to the illness of the school-mas-
ter"
-Judge-"Do you know of any
reason why sentence should not be
pronounced against youf" Accused
-Ithink you ought to take into con-
alteration the fact that several wit
nesses testified that I was no good.
esen when I was little boy. and jsl
- OF easy. -ztsas g sing&
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
BABIES FOR BAIT.

Little Children Rented Out to Attract
Ceylon's Lazy Crocodiles.
''Babies wanted for crocodile bait.
Will be returned alive"
If newspapers abounded in Ceylon
as much as crocodiles do, advertise
ments worded like the foregoing would
be common in their want columns. As
it is, the English crocodile hunter has
to secure his baby by personal solicita-
ton. He is often successful, for Cey-
Ion parents. as a rule. have unbounded
confidence in the hunters, and will
rent their babies out to be used as
crocodile bait for 4 small considera-
ton.
Ceylon crocodiles suffer greatly from
ennui. They prefer to lie quite still,
soothed by the suns glittering rays.
and vile away their lazy lives in medi-
tation. But when dark brown infant
with curling toes sits on a bank and
blinks its eyes at them, they throw off
their cloak of laziness and make their
preparations for q delicate morsel of
Ceylonese baby humanity. When the
crocodile gets about half way up the
bank the hunter, concealed behind
some reeds, opens up fire, and the
hungry crocodile has his appetite and
life taken away at the same time. The
sportsman secures the skin and head
of the crocodile and the rest of the
carcass the natives make use of.
This way of securing crocodiles
might be objected to by American
mothers. The American infant imagi-
nation might be shattered by the de-
vouring gaze of a healthy saurian who
hasn't had his dinner, but we are
creditably informed by certain English
crocodile hunters that the average
Ceylon infant displays a passive indif-
ference to his advances, and that the
only thing which frightens him is the
report of the gun.-PaU Mall Gazette.