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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-11-17
WHISKY not an AntIdOte TO RaIuesnake
POlSOn.

DIR. A. I. Hudson, of Stockton, Cal,
writes; Having often seen the state
ment made in the public press, and
sometimes in medical journals, that
whisky and ammonia were the ac-
knowledged antidotes to rattlesnake
bite, feel it a duty to administer
corrective to the above fallaeious teach
ing. About thirty years ago Profess
sor Weir Mitchell, of Philadelphia,
spent over years experimenting with
the virus of snake poisons. Taking
a few drops of pure virus from the sac
of the snake, he mixed it eonseeutiyely
with alcohol, smmonis, iodine, bro
mide, mercury, and other reputed an
tidotes, then injected tho solution Of
each into birds, rabbits, dogs, goats,
and other anlmals-when he found
that the poison was not altered in its
power, but would produce its specific
toxic effect just the same as when it
was undiluted. He found also that
the virus was fatal only to certain
extent, that is, if 1t took half drop to
kill an animal of thirty pounds weight,
it would require one to two drops to
kill one of sixty to eighty pounds. Its
action is immediate, and it kills onl y
when the animal Is too small and weak
in resistive vitality. 1t is rare that an
adult person dies from the bite Of a
rattlesnake, The virus Of the cobra
is more intense and fatal. Several
years ago a prominent minister in
Philadelphia died from the bite of a
young cobra. AS given quantity Of
the rattlesnnke virus Is necessary ia
overcome certain amount Of physica
force, it is seldom that such quantity
is ever deposited by the snake bite
upon an adult yerson. If large snake
should bite a goat of fifty pounds
weight, add soon after bite two chill
dren of about the same weight, tn,
goat might die, but the children woul'
not, for the reason that the goat woul'
receive the largest amount Of the virus
when there would be but little left t
poison the children. In such case
whisky being used on the children
their recovery would be attributed Z
the whisky; SO the friends and neigl
bors would think they have positiv
proof of sure antidote in whisk,
J Here is the fallacy which science alon
can demonstrate. II, when whisky
mixed with the poison directly, it
no antidote, how can 1t become S
} when taken into the system remotel,
the whisky in the stomach and IL
poison in the goat? Physiologicalll
) whisky Is antidotal so far as 1t will su
| tain the tagging powers during Il
: time the poison is being eliminated b
the excretory organs. In the light
the above scientific demonstration
how q doctor can gravely or franticall
, proceed to treat rattlesnake bite 'b
injecting around the wound permai
, ganate Of potassa, or any supposed al
, tidotes, or order chicken split ope
and applied TO the wound, or the ant
, of the chicken applied over the woun'
using a number of different fowls fc
the purpose is problem hard to III
, derstand in this age Of reason.-Med
, cal Record.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-11-17
Stand From Under.

Mrs. George Hirsh Of Navarro coun-
ty, Texas, has beaten the worlds record.
On the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 2,
she gave birth to six children, oil Of
whom at last accounts were, with the
mother, doing well. Mrs. Hirsh is
twenty-seven years old. She has been
married five years and is the mother of
three children, all living, before she
gave birth to her last interesting
brood. The oldest Of the children, a
girl, is now four years and eight months
old; the second one, boy, is three
years and five months old, and the
third, q girl, Is not quite two years old.
or the six born on last Saturday four
are boys and two girls. The Hirsh
homestead Is situated about six miles
north Of Rice, a station on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central railroad, about
seven miles from the Trinity river, and
about sixteen miles from Corsicana.
George Hirsh, the head of the inter
esting household, is native of Penn
sylvania, of German parentage. lie
lived for eleven years in Franklin
county, Missouri, and has been in
Texas for eight years past. Mrs. Hirsf
is native of Bavaria, but was brought
to this country when ali infant, and
lived in Warren county, Missouri, from
childhood until 1879, when she moved
with her parents TO Texas. They set
tied in Comal county, where the fathel
died. In 1883 she was married to Nj
IIirsh at San Marcos, and immediatel.
afterward moved to her present hom
in Navarro county.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-11-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce
THos. WoRTHINGToN candidate for
Sheriff at the next county election;
subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic Convention.
We are authorized to announce
RoBr. PRINCE candidate for Sheriff at
the next county election; subject to
the decision of the Democratic Con-
yention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-11-17

The negro population at Washing
ton, d. C., is $4,000 greater than the
white. At the close of Gen. Grants
last term as President, when both hous-
es of Congress were Republican, Con-
gress changed the local government by
DISTINGUISHING every voter in the dis.
trict and appointing three commits
sioners, who govern the affairs Of the
district. This shows where the Whit
Republicans stand when threatened
with negro rule.--Mobile Register.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-11-17

There has been great drop In the
prices of Buggies, Carriages, Wagons,
Phntons. Dog Carts, Harness and all
kinds of Plantation Regalia.
We have in stock Phmtons from SO
up. Every man should have one. The
celebrated Columbus and Center Spring
Buggy, the best In the market, always
on hand. Every lady that desires COM
fort and ease in riding should have one
OF these Phetons or Buggies, for with 1t
she Is sure to be happy, ever wearing
pleasant smiles We have large lot OF
valuable vehicles
Which Must Be Sold.
A car load each Of the Mllburn and
James Il Graham Wagons, Every farm
er knows these wagons to be the very
best made, They cost but little more
than the ordinary wagon, and will GER
tainly wear longer. Planters will un-
derstand this and buy good wagon at
once, and save shop bill. Our. Black
smithing Department Is offered for sale,
and we have large supply of material
on hand, which must be either sold, or
worked up at reduced prices, and now II
the time to secure BARGAINS. Re-
member they must go.
Everything Is low down to suitthe wet
weather.
j. g. HEAD & CO.
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Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31

REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
FOR PRESIDENT,
BENJAMIN HARRISON. of Indiana.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
LEVI p. MORTON, of New York.
state Electoral Ticket.
ELECToRs-AT-LARGE,
FRANK W. CHENEY, of South Manchester.
JoKN 81. WHrrTEMoRE, of Naugatuck.
DISTRICT ELECTORS,
1st District-HENRY r. KIBBE, of Somers.
I'd District-E. T. JONES, of Branford.
Sd District-W. A. SLATER, of Norwich.
4th District-W. @. HARDING, of Stamford.
For state Ofalcers.
FOR GOVERNOR,
MORGAN G.. BULKELEY, of Hartford.
FOR RLIEUTENANT-GovERNoR
SAMUEL E. MERWIN, of New Haven.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
r. J. WALSH, of Greenwich.
TREASURER,
E. S. HENRY, of Vernon.
FOR COMPTROLLER,
JOHN B. WRIGHT, of Clinton.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31
NO. 200

aarkable treatise on the posgonstications as
to the furture that may be deduoed from the
king and queen of hearts, the ace of spades,
the knave of clubs, aod other cards in the
pack; but Nine. Moreau's hard reading was
engrafted on native talent in the art of TAX
ing people in" and she also had the the mag
nincent opportunity of receiving hints and
suggestions in fortune-tel from her still
more famous predecessor, Nine. Lenomand.
This notorious cartomancienne was said to
have predicted the great Revolution long be-
fore it broke out, and she was consulted by
many notable people of her day, who hocked
to her sumptuous rooms in the Faubourg
Saint German. One of her most assiduous
customers was Josephine de Beauharnais,
who being credulous and rather ignorant
creole, consulted the devineresse On every
conceivable subject, and likewise made the
reputation of the Lenormand by imparting
to her numerous secrets concerning Napoleon
and his intentions, projects, or resolutions,
all of which information was seduiously used
assimilated, and applied by the cartoman-
eienne in proper time aud season. Thus,
when the wife of Gen. Moreau went to con-
suit her in 1905, Lenormond, thanks to JOS
ephine's gossip, was able to tell her that the
General was in danger. She predicted the
downfall of Gen. Dubuc, who, when he was
going to execution, regretted aloud that he
had not followed the advice of the fortune
teller and fed from France. Lenormsnd
also foretold the divorce of Josephine and
Napoleon, but was unable to get glimpse
into the secrets of her own destiny, for she
was three times put into prison without know
ing her fate beforehand, and died in 1543 at
the age of seventy-fVe,, having always pro-
phesied that she would live to attain the age
of one hundred and twenty -four.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31

thy. He is very little taller than his son,
is a slightly built man, is dark, wears black
moustache and a very ordinary suit of
clothes. He is never seen without q big
drab beaver on his head such as used to be
popular thirty years ago, before silk hats
were much worn. D. ]. Mccarthy is the
short end of the combination. Whatever
his son says is law, and the father has i'm
plicit faith in young Dams judgment. D.
j. Mccarthy early last year was a truck
driver on Mr.. Haggin's Rancho del Paso in
California. He wanted to become turtle
and own race-horses. The opportunity
came to him through his son. The three
year-old colt G. Fl. Todd was for sale. He
was not thought much Of by his owner
and was believed to be in bad way gen.
orally. Young Dan wanted to buy him,
but did not have the money. Mr.. Haggin
helped him and very soon g. a. Todd and
$40 changed hands, Todd going to the
McCarthys. The colt was handled very
carefully and soon began to improve, and
then the McCarthys began to train him.
By the time the Chicago meeting opened
he was moving very well, and young Nc
Cartby thought the American Derby in
which the colt was entered was within his
reach. The colt received special prepara-
ton and everything looked very promising.
The McCarthy's had very little money, and
they wanted to keep the colt dark SO that
they could get good odds against him on the
day of the race and win pile of money. How
to give him trial aud elude the touts was the
difficulty.
7 "Try him at midnight" said the boy.
And tried at midnight he was. Several
friends and attaches of the stable sailed out
with lanterns to light the way around the
track. A boy was placed on the colts back
and he was brought out and galloped. The
men sleeping in the other stables on the
track were suddenly aroused from their
slumbers by hearing horses hoofs beat on
the track. They hurriedly dressed and went
out to see what was the matter, but when
they reached the track G. II. Todd was
munching his oats in his stable, and the
McCarthys, father and son, were congratu-
lating themselves that they had as good as
won the great American Derby. In few
days @. q. Todd won the Derby worth about
So, 900, and snug sum from the bookmRkers
for the boy-owner.
The McCarthys have now fair stable of
horses, and frequently win a nice pile by
iudiciously handling them. Some of those
are the two-year-olds, Sorrento, Gertie Nc
Carthy, Jennie Mccarthy and Tiburon: and
older horses, G. q. Todd, Adelne, Bolero
and Van Ness. A great many funny stories
are told about the pair. They arc both fond
of betting. IF they cannot bet on horse
race they will bet on anything that comes in
their way.
'fI'll bet that that man walking across the
field turns to the right" said Mccarthy, sr.,
recently.
Gone hundred dollars he does net," said
Dan.
The man turned to the left and the boy
won.
The patrons of the paddock were surprised
recently to near the father say to the son:
"Giye me change for $500"
IT haven't got it," was the reply.
''Just look and see."
The boy pulled out fat wad of greenbacks.
The outside bill was $500, and he satisfd his
father he had no change.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31
A Prosperous Professor In Paris
II1aris I attar. To I.ondora nalacrrax,l,


ftFortune-telling'' is evidently posperous
profession still in France, seeing that the will
of Nine. Moreau, the cartomancienne, whose
death was recorded the other day, has been
proved" to use e24,00 sterling. This
was not assuredly bad sum to have made
simply by telling empty headed petites DAM
es, unsophisticated searnstresses, ignorant ser
wants and gullible peasant woman that when
they turned up the king of hearts they would
be sure to get good husband or protector, .
provided the monarch's features appeared
uppermost: but that when the reverse was
the case rocks ahead" were to be apprehend
for it was out of this kind of nonsense that
Nine. Moreau was able to live comfortably on
her rentes, oflwhich the interest amounted to
81 900 year. The supposition Is that the
skilful cartomancienne was well upn in the
works Of Ettella, who has composed re.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31
A B0Y PL UNGRR.

Semethins About Dan Mccarthy, the
owner of Last Years Derby winner.
New York Correspondents OF the Kansas City
Journal]
'tThat Is the owner of last years Derby
winner"
"Who, that oldlooking man?n
s.No, the boy"
ssNonsenssi He can't be more than twelve
years old"
s'It's fact, though, and you came within
one year of his age; he is thirteen"
The boy referred to was young Dan Nc
Carthy. He is now a prominent character
on all race-courses. He is tall, fell-built
boy for his age; has bright, open face and
a pair of broad shoulders He dresses very
neatly, usually wearing black cloth suit
The jacket is in the style of a cutaway. The
knickerbockers fasten tightly at the knee.
He wears black stockings and Oxford tie
shoes. His vest is always ornamented with
heavy gold Wstch chain, at the end of
which is horse-timer He also has pinned
on it medal which he won at a country
fair for exhibiting pony. A black Derby
hat stuck jauntily on the back of his head is
the usual covering for that important part
of his body. The boy is precocious young
ster. He knows good deal about horses
for boy of his years, and is never back
| ward in joining in any conversation about
the merits of any Thoroughbred, whether a
race horse of the past or present. He beta
| freely and talks of winnings and losings with
| the Indifference of bettor and gambler OF
| Eve times his years.
Dan always has body-guard. Wherever
| he goes an old-looking man Is seen very neal
him. This man Is his father, D. ]. NcCar
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31
USELESS

The experience of ages has shown that it In
useless to expect a man to be good, practi-
cal consistent Christian when his standing
collar doesn't fit.-Somerville Journal.
After reading that man was run over by
forty-seven freight cars the statement that
when he was taken up life was extinct al
ways comes with a terrible shock.-Boston
Transcript.
A city boarder in the country awoke at
a. m and heard the hired man running a
lawn mower, Thinking he was still at home,
he nudged his wife and said: ''There's that
girl next door practising her singing lessons
again. n.'.-Norristown Herald.
Woman Ito tired tramp who is resting at
the gate)-"H you'll come round to the back
door I'll give ye piece O. pie" Tired
tramp-"Thanks, ma'am, not any; you gave
me piece of pie when I passed through this
section last summer. Epoch.
A London author has written play and in
the third act the mob breaks three hundred
panes of real glass. The author can get no
manager who will accept the play, and his
hopes, like the glass, are shattered. The
managers don't like pane for the glass
Pittsburg Chronicle.
In saloon of the City of New York.-Mr.
Softleigh-"Could have the pleasure, Miss
Omaha, of taking promenade with you OF
the quarter deckf" Miss Omaha-tHardly,
Ii
omy for me; rIl meander on the dollar
deck. detroit Free Press
1t is of record that the young German em-
peror recently remarked of drill which dis
pleased him that if the soldiers had done no
better in real war they would by this time
be sausage meat. This was, of course, the
wurst thing he could think of on the spur of
the moment.-Chicago News.
scientific journal announces that "Pho-
tographs have been taken by the light from
a fire place." Nothing remarkable about it.
A big album full of photographs has been
taken from near the fireplace with the light
from dark lantern. The man who took it
got six neutrality-suspicious. Herald.
It's commercial success in doubt: Citizen
"Well, deacon, I s'pose the camp meeting
was great successl" Deacon (dubiously)-
'Well, I dunno; there were forty eight con-
verts." Citizen-''Why, that's gloriousl"
Deaeon--"Yes, but thirty seven Of 'em owe
me yet for root beer an sandwiches. IN. Y.
Sun.
"Hey, Petel How much for crabs this
morningp said restaurant keeper to q
freckled fisherman of the colored persua-
sion.
"Well, cap'n, dun was hab tin cints er
piece fur dem ere crabs. Dey is mighty fine
crabs, cap'n."
"I want two or three dozen. How much
are they by the dozena"
"Well, cap,n, done mus hab er dollan n
fo'ty cents er dom fo' dem crabs. Dey ie
mighty fine crabs, cap'n."
"Why, you are charging more by the dozen
than by the piece. What do you mean by
thss:"
''Well, cap'n, dey's mighty fine crabs
dey Is, an it done take heap mo- trouble
ter catch er dez'n dan one.
Gall.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31
Friday, August 81, 1sss.
F1GHTING aRAssHOPPERs.


Grasshoppers have done considerable dam
age in the West this year, and they are not
fought very effectively. That they can be,
however, is shown by the experience of the
Algerians, who have been fighting the pests
all summer, and 1t is estimated that at least
500, ,O00, 600 of them have been destroyed.
In the battle of the AlRerians with the
grasshoppers q roll of yard-wide cloth about
sixty feel long ia stretched across the route
which column of grasshoppers appears to
be pursuing and held in position by stakes,
with the lower edge kept so close to the
ground by means of cords and smaller
stakes that the insects cannot crawl under it.
A strip of oiled or vanished material six or
seven inches wide is sewed along the 1pper
edge of the cloth and on the side next the
gresshoppers, pits yard wide, two yards
long and three or four feet deep are dug at
intervals in a direction parallel with the
screen, the upper edge of each pit being
trimmed with piece of zinc ten or twelve
inches wide, inclined downward. These pre-
parations are all made while the head of the
insect column is still 100 yards away, and
meanwhile men are sent out who stand on
either side of the column and narrow it by
Tapping their clothes so as to frighten the
grasshoppers on the outside and make them
crowd closer to the center, causing them ct
the same time to direct their march toward
the middle of the screeh, which, in the case
of very large swarm, is made of an extra
length by joining two, and is then set in the
shape of wide v. with the opening toward
the insects. On arriving at the screen the
grasshoppers try to fly over it, but the pre-
caution is taken to spread it early in the
morning, when their movements are sluggish
and their wings will not carry them to the
necessary hight. Failing in the attempt to
fly, the insects then crawl up the cloth until
they reach the smooth, vanished edge, on
which their claws can take no hold, and SO
they fall back again. After few such fruit
less attempts they decide to ciroumnavigate
the obstacle at the ground level instead of
endeavoring to fly over it, and general lat
eral movement takes place. Some of those
who first arrive have fallen directly
into the pit and the zinc rim prevents them
from getting out; and the lateral march
brings the others to the same fate. When
the pits are half full Arabs with heavy feet
and strong nerves are are appointed to get in
and trample on the grasshoppers, and finally
| the pits are re6lled with earth, to which,
where practicable, lime or other disinfectant
is added. By this simple apparatus, If the
pits are made deep enough and the hole is
carefully set and well attended, an entire
army of grasshoppers may be exterminated
1 in an hour or two and the screen taken away
for service elsewhere.
| This method is said to be the same
as that used in Cyprus few years ago.
It was effective there, the grasshoppers being
practically exterminated.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31
Mcintyre, MaGNirG 4 Co,
CONTINUATION OF OUR GREAT BLANKET Sale

Buy while the prices half what they ask elsewhere Look
for yourselves you will the Blanket sold IN other
from ST to 5o more than we ask Beginning
Monday offer in addition:
10 cases White Blankets colored borders marked Red
Rose 5oc pair manufacturers price this grade OF Blanket
7oc pair. Sold at retail for ST. we believe.
So per pair offer IS Wool Blankets; guaran-
teed equal any Blanket sold in this city at $4 so
yard 5000 yards remnants of Brown Canton Flannel
quality sold in the piece at Pieces in lengths
from yards.
csc per yard offer the very best Felt made Please COM
it with quality dealers sell and
will notice goods positively worth yard more
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31

A Russian physician claims to have dis
covered that drunkenness may be cured by
simultaneous injections of stryohnine in the
proportion of one grain to two hundred drops
of water. Five drops having been injected
every twenty-four hours for eight or ten con-
seoutive days, the patient finds, according to
the doctor, that the ''frst attempt to resume
drinking will produce such painful and nau-
seating sensations that he will turn away
from the liquor in disgust
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31
SPECIAL.

20 this the
recorded don Ion
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31
VOL. LVI.
9r1, 0unds.
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ELECTRIC BARGAINS (!
Our Electric Fast Black Hoc J
AN ELECTRIFYING SUCCESS.

We have received the past
week a part of our Fall impor-
tation of this most reliable fast
Black Hose. We invite an in
spection by all ladies who are
dissatisfied with other makes,
t for we know we have the
best goods, from experience and
experiment. 81 We have the,
Ladies Hose in many qualities /;
also Outsize Hose; also a new
Ingram Ladies Hose in a beau
tifully finished Fast Black.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-31

In the current number of the Forum ex-
President White outlines the scheme Of a
great national university at Washington,
which he proposes to further define in q
future article. The gist of his proposition
seems to be to have president and faculty
at Washington who shall send Out papers for
the examination of students of the various
colleges in the country to be passed upon by
the capital faculty. Funds should be secured
to endew fellowships, etc. A national"
university would probably be national
failure.
One OF the worst weeds with which the
farmers of California have to deal is the wild
morning glory. John Young of Alameda
county is experimenting with it. He tried
ploughing and cultivation, and that was ex-
actly what the morning glory thrived on.
Then he ploughed deeply, stripped the entire
field of surface soil to depth of fourteen
inchess and picked out all the roots by hand
The soil that remained was soon covered with
fine crop of the weeds. Even the loos,
dirt which he had piled in heaps yielded 1
| good crop. Next he tried salt and ct las