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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13
PEA.FowLs AT HOME.
How They Arc Regarded by the Nativea
OF British India.

How They Arc Regarded by the Natlvea
OF British India.
These birds of brilliant plumage run
wild in the Indian jungles, strut freely
about the rice fields, and frequent the
sacred trees along the Grand Trunk
Road. Those that frequent the Grand
Trunk Road and stroll about in the
vicinity of the villages, are almost as
tame and fearless in the presence of
man as the domesticated ones that SO
proudly strut about the lawn of an
American country-house.
The reason for their tameness is
found In the fact that they also, in
common with many things in both the
animal and vegetable kingdoms, are
held sacred by the Hindoos. The ma
tives never hunt, frighten or molest
the peacocks in any way, because they
are held sacred to their war-god Kar-
tikeya. In NEUROLOGICAL times, when
the gods made war upon each other,
this deity, the "God of War;" and Gem
eralissimo of the Armies Of t., gods"
was believed to ride to battle upon q
peacock. In consequence of this ira
dition, tho pious Hindoo thinks it sac
rilege to harm the martial fowl, or in
any way to show it disrespect.
The Rajput warriors used to go to
war wearing peacock-feathers in their
turbans, and even now they believe
that these fowls scream when they hear
thunder, because the noise is mistaken
for the din of battle. 1t was to me u
pretty sight to see these brilliant
plumaged birds stalking about on the
Grand Trunk Road, half-tame in their
sacred security from molestation. As
they strutted proudly about, or stood
still and spread their gorgeous tails, it
seemed to me fit and proper that such
bright ornaments Of the jungle should
be protected from wanton violence at
the hands of man.
In certain districts the British gov
ernment has made laws forbidding the
shooting OF pea-fowls by English hunt
ing parties, or by soldiers from the gar
risons. This is done from the respect
that the Government always desires to
show to the religious preiudices of the
natives. In other provinces, however.
the natives, while they refrain from
molesting the sacred fowls themselves,
offer no objections to the shooting OF
them by English sportsmen.
Where there are no native prejudices
to be consulted, the Government rather
encourages the sport than otherwise.
The officers and soldiers of the garri-
sons are usually keen sportsmen. and
every facility is granted them for pea
fowl hunting, because the sport is con-
sidered excellent training in the use
OF firearms. The true Anglo-Indian
sportsman scorns to shoot pea-fowl
with any thing but rife, because,
with shotgun, the sport is little else
than mere slaughter. With rife,
however, the killing becomes a matter
OF skill, and soldiers who spend good
share OF their time in shooting ut flying
peacocks with their rifles, would be
sure to acquit themselves all the more
creditably as sharp-shooters ON the
field OF battle. - Thomas Stevens, IN 81.
Nicholas.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13
A Big Pennsylvania.

The death of Winnie johnson, the
negro giantess, recalls another monster
Of corporosity who died in Milford,
Pike County, Pa, on September 27,
1841. His name was Louis Cornelius
and he was noted hotel-keeper in his
day. The following facts about him
may be seen on the hyleaf of one OF the
musty record books in the County
Clerks office:
Louis Cornelius died September :7, 1s41.
Dimensions are Us follows:
HaiUht n feet
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13
Enough to Live On.

Visitor-You have been unfortunate,
my friend.
Convict-Well, ! dunno; ] robbed o
bank OF twenty thousand dollars, and
only got three years for II. That's
more money than you can make in three
years. Time. !.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13
A STRANGE REPTILE.
Queer Facts and Remarkable Superstitlons
Concerning the Salamantler.

Queer Facts and Remarkable SuperstItIons
Concerning the Salamansler.
"What is that curious creature?"
asked reporter of q gentleman of
scientific tastes who was found atten-
lively watching strengthening ami
NAL swimming about in u glass globe
full of water.
"That. my boy, is prize-the latest
addition to my collection of living Curl
osities. 1t is Rocky Mountain sala-
mander and was sent to me by a friend
in the West. Salamunders are common,
but not this kind. There are people
who confound them with lizards, which
they resemble little in shape, but Il
lizard is very different animal. Tho
salamander family is divided into two
groups, the aquatic and the terrestrial,
and there are many different species in
each group. Generally speaking these
animals live on land when full grown,
but the young are developed in water.
Like frogs, they undergo Il strange
metamerphosis during their growth.
The young salamander lives in water
and breathes by means of gills, which
disappear later in life, when the res
piration becomes pulmonary
The creature was five or six inches
long, the tail being more than half the
length of the body. Its color was a
bright orange and its body was beauti-
fully spotted. 1t had four legs with
four toes on each of the front feet and
five on the hind feet. Its head was fiat
and had decidedly ugly look.
"What does it live onp'
"In it's natural state it subsists on
worms. flies and various other Insects.
haven't had it long enough to deter
mine what sort of food suits it best"
'Is it harmless?"
"Perfectly so. All salamanders are,
though there are some terrible super
stitions concerning these inoifensivo
creatures. You notice that large gland
behind its eyep Well, those glands
secrete great quantity OF yellow mat
ter which the salamander elects mt
will. This power gave rise to the old
notion that the creature is able to eX-
tinguish fire and to remain in 1t un-
harmed. This superstition is II very
ancient one and is mentioned by Pliny.
"You have doubtless heard of the
fiery salamander. Not very long ago
it was generally believed that II fire
was kept burning day and night for
seven years salamander would como
out. 1t took seven years for the Great
nre to get its growth, and the danger
that u salamander. born of the ilamo
and destroying everything that it
touched, would issue forth, caused
much uneasiness among the supersti-
tious. Hence il was customary IN En-
gland and Scotland TO extinguish fires
ut least once during that period to kill
,H salamanders. Such We're some OF tho
absurdities once believed in by sensi-
Bile people. "--Pntsbaygh Dispatch.
-ShOu1d N younU ahla- -hOdie1 wall
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13

Weight, 8t5ls pounds without clothing.
We do hereby certify that We were present
and assisted In Weighing Louis Cornelius after
his death, and that the statement above is true
and correct Horace l.. West, John Schimmel,
NJ. Dlmmiclr, u. II. Eldred, o. II. Mott.
--Phikadeiphia Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13

"A vain and ignorant woman, of the
shoddy tribe, boasting the other day OF
the progress made by her son In arith-
metic, exultingly said "he was In the
modification table,"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13
For One Gent !!

Send your address on II postal card he
The BucK-TnoRS FENCE ca, Trenton, ~.
j., and they will send you samples and s1a,-
culars of the Buck Thorn Fencing. 1t IS
the best in the world
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13
Far Superior TO Any Others,

We consider the Buck. Thorn is Ear
superior to any other barb wire we have
ever seen, and think any person ONCE
looking at it would come to the same CON
clusion. W. q I. RANKIN Rankin, KY
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13

Should II young, able-bodied, we'll
rested. and otherwise capable profess
sor of perfect love hold on to COM
Portable seat, while lady in front OF
him is hanging on to the street-car
strapp Why politely resign q seat In
the pnrlor, but cling 80 fondly to 1t in
the carr Chrislian Standard.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-10-17
Quartz All Rost6n with aS1d.

The Greenvi1te, Piumas county,
Bulletin says A very rich strike was
made in the Drury tnine last week.
Mr.. Drtry has teens driving the
middle tunnel ahead. On one side or
the friair lode is vein of quartz and
dirt which is the richest we have evei
sbeen. Out of two pans Of 1Ae dirt
and quartz $50 was obtained by wash.
ing merely. AS much more is in
quartz ,hefeifofs. The Increased
weight OF The ore. BY Virtue Of the gold
In it, is easily distln gaishable. The
gold is Emo, bae il 10 ali through the
quartz. The samples shown us would
yield between $4,000 and s.0oo per
ton.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-10-17
co.ststutienal A.asn arlssa.t..

THERE are eleven constitutional
amendments to be voted upon by the
people Of Nevada at the ensuing cleo
ton. The question of calling a con-
vcntion to revise the Constitution is
also to be submitted to the people
The proposed amendments we're addst.
ed by the Legislature Of 1856. and rati.
fled by the Legislature of 1857, which
latter body also adopted three more
amendments TO the Constitution.
One of the amendments to be snb-
nit;ed for ratiticat,eaxor rejection in
November shangeS Me fiihe Of meet.
ing of the biennial sessions of the Leg.
islature from 1.-THE first to the third
Monday Of January; the second EN-.
powers each branch ofthe Legislature
to expel member for dborderly con-
duct, the third empowers TIE Legisla-
ture to establish and regulate the com.
pensation and fees of county and town.
ship officers, and regulate the rates OF
! freight on railroads Incorporated
within the State; the fourth relates 10
! the compensation of members of the
Legislature, and pt0hlbits itB increase
during the term for which members
shall have been elected; the fifth
'abolishes the office of Lieutenant
Governor; the sixth relates to tho
I Gubernatorial succession i7h tht event
'ot the death or inability of the Cover
nor from any cause to discharge the
i|duties of the Office, and makes the
President of the Senate, and, in the
event Of his disability, the Speaker Of
the House, his successor. with 4dthor.
ity to discharge the duties of the OF.
fec; the seventh relates to the i'm.
peachment of public officers: she
eighth relates to revenues for cduca.
tfoaal purposes, and prohibits the
transfer OF school moneys to any other
fund; the ninth authorizes q special
tax for the maintenance of the State
University; the tenth makes it obliga-
tory upon the State to provide for
indigents, who, by reason of age, or
in6rmity or misfortunes may have
claims upon the sympathy and aid Of
society, and the eleventh provides that
amendments to the Constitution may
be submitted TO the people at the next
general election after their adoption by
the Legislature.
! The fact that several amendments 10
the Constitution are proposed at every
session Of the Legislature indicates a
necessity for revising that instrument,
and the most effectusl and .satisYactory
method OF doing that is to have con-
vention especially chosen for that pur.
pose. All voters In the State who
favor such convention should see
that the words "shall constitutional al
convention be called Yes" are printed
or written on the baatets which they
vote in November.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-10-17
lI1HA1
M Ais Ais :.
-YQll2
DEALER In

DO yol feel dull, languid, low-spirttod, L., :. =,
and indpscribably miserable, both phyA.a,. :
and mentally; experience . sense Of fn1laess t.r
bloating after eating, or OF "g0neneSs," or en- =
tincss OF stomach inthe morning. tongue eVAt d.
bitter or bad taste IN mouth, irregular appetite,
"hoatinE specks" before the eyes, n.-:cus
prostration or exhaustion, irritabllity Ut ..m-
per, hot duehce, alternating with chilly Ssaan-
tlons, sharp, biting, transient poips hsfe and
there, cold feet, drowsinees AFTER meals, vrHse
fitness. or disturbed and unreffsshlag ns~e,
impending calamity?
II you have all, or any considerable Iumbe.
hat q hsss most = Po nss sSsasS 5.s.
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver. aasocl4. FL
complicated your disease has become, ths
greater the number and divsrsity of syAptOrs.
Mo rpatter what stage It hAs reached. gF-.
iSaSs risrsef G9lasn msdaisai !. n,:csyes ~.
reasonable length OF time. II not c Jred, eouo-
piit,arions multiply and Corlsumption ef tsA
Lungs, Skin DiseaseG, Heart Disease. Rhsuesse,
tisn, Kidney Disease, or other .grnve mAlx VA
Induce q 1ktai termination.
DR. Fferteb 3aolaen Medical nssesveYy
acts powerfully upon the Liver. and th..ass
system # ali blood taints and impuritIes, fs.n
In Acting Acting upon upon tie Ndneys. S1d StSSs s1crs. ~
tory organs, clesnsink, strength enihg, and A~ak
Ing their diseases: ,ASan aypcttxiuz, restorative
tsereby building a up SS 18th Sesh an ana s sssssr,c
In malar!al districts, this wonderful inedI0iA9
has gained great 'celabf1tS N, curing Fever so1
Agne. CnllA snd Fever, Dumb Aqua ~
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-10-17
s1A Mall. change tA.a. s....

The recen: order concerning the sale
Of liquor in Boca goes into effect next
Monday. The order was issued by the
Booa Mill Co. and is to the effect that
no more intoxicating liquors shall be
cold on the land owned by the COM
pany. As this includes all the town
situated on the north side of the river.
the liquor dealers are preparing to
move to the other side of the stream.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-10-17
DR.. Pierce's Golden MEDICAL NasesveF
CURES ALL nUm0RS,

@ H9Tss sseeia1s sson ssS n = =:
caused BY bod blood are conquered By this S.T.
Great Eatl1g Ulcers rapidly heal up6eS e
benign influence. Especially has u marifeeee1
!ts potency 10 curing letter. Ecsema, Ex44pep
eores and sweillAss. Hip3oint Disease, !" yFks69
fwellinEsn 0oitfc, @ Thick Meek. and Epr
rs arsse r9ss, Gsn ssSa tss ee2ss 2 :ssPs s re
..ssss, :. re saIn. szatuns aOi frsssisss =
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-10-17

The CSrresp hdsncs Might Got Ml,sa.
The Secretary Of the Republican
State Central Committee and the Sec.
retary of the Democratic State Central
Committee occupy the same room and
write al the same desk Now IL looks
as II there was almost too much socia-
bility fn this sort ofa layout to best
conserve the interests of both parties.
The private political correspondence
might get mixed up occasionally
Carson Appeal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-10-17


This is the points
Can an establishment whose chief characteristic
Is its rigid adherance methods of business which
insure protection and equality Of treatment to an
customers. aVo,d to deviate from its principles
under any circumstances or in any case3
We submit that it cannot
1t is the reasona5lcness of the above guarantee
which perhaps, more. than anything else, has
served to bring the largest general retail trade
on the coast People knoau tsat they can wy.ts 10
as ov whatsvey they a0ant, and get the same goods
and prices as s~ Sacramento to buy for Uleus.
se!sxs.
We carry nearly hundred distinct lines OF
goods. including Wearing Apparel OF every de-.
scription. for both sexes and all ages, Household
Supplies, Notions, etc. &
illustrated Catalogue and Samples sent free to
any address.
Out-of-town residents can save over and above
all costs, from 10 to 25% in dealing with us Our
goods of the most desirable character, beng
bright. stylish, and OF high quality.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-22
Advertising "Beautifier.."

rifers, alias the ''beautifers," adopt, is to
deadly red liquid, duly labeled with all its
claims, uses and properties. Many women
who never thought Of colorins themselves
up before Immediately began the disgusting
practice after receiving one Of these bottles,
excusing themselves on the plea that 1T was
a pity to waste it." Immediately after the
first distribution Of bottles a noticeable red
ness appeared on large percentage Of the
faces of the promenaders. Now, when the
boy with the bottles is seen be is at once sur
rounded by an eager crowd of women, who
grab at the bottles as though they contained
the essence Of life, and jostle each other like
q gang Of scrambling tramps.-Neu York
Press "Every Day Talk
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-22
The Jews of Cochin.

At the time of Lord Connemara's visit the
white and black Jews of Cochin, who pretend
to have settled there since the destruction of
the temple Of Jerusalem, were holding the
Feast Of Tabernaclss. ''Ths women of the
white Jews are extremely fair and their skins
look daxzlinsly white by contrast with the
black and bamboo colorsd population around
them. They dres, in fantastic robes with
gay cloths about their heads and golden
coins about their necks, and look like a GER
tain class OF Bsgdadis and Of Arabs Of mixed
blood, such as you may soc at Bussorah or
the City of the Caliphs. Their appearance
is most striking and can hardly be likcned to
any more we'll known class Of womankind
They keep up some sort Of connection with
Jerusalem. Two mon from the holy city sat
close beside Us while the sacred books of
Moses were being unwound from the interior
Of silver cylinders capped by erections like
imperial crowns. The walls were hung with
yellow satin, and hundreds Of cocoanut oil
lights burned in the small synagogue, inten-
styling thousandfold the hot, steamy and
oppressive atmosphere with which the
Malabar coast pays for ''the fatal gift of
beauty. New Y ork Star.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-22
Practical yalne If Schemes.

An illustration Of the practical usefulness
of bacteriolosy was furnished recently. An
Italian steamer arrived loaded with immi-
grants. There had been no cholera on board,
but, as tho vessel reached port, suspicious
case OF diarrhoea occurred in child The
symptoms were not perfectly typical of
cholera. Some of the objections were taken,
and stcrilised tubes were inoculatcd and
taken TO the Carnegie laboratory. It would
tako four days to develop tho cultures, and
tho question arose whether the steamer should
be delayed for that period of time. 1t was
finally decided to do so. The cultures devel-
oped in the way characteristic of Asiatic
cholera, and the diagnosis was made. Suisse
quently other cases Of cholera appeared, and
the culture diagnosis was abundantly con-
frned. But no more striking example Of
the utility of scientific studies could be fur
nished than the one referred to.-Medical
Record
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-22
The English Language Reaching Out

We cannot think thst Volspuk solves the
problem of Q universal language. Tho sys-
tenn will naturally meet with tho largest &C
ceptAnce in countries which already posses,
an infected language; for tho manifest su-
periority Of the Volspuk infections, In reg
ulsrity and simplicity, can not but impress
those accustomed to the complexities and
anomalies Of infection. Speakers Of English
are happily free from this source Of difficulty
and to them Volspuk cannot be acceptable
The English language is itself reaching out
toward univcrsality, under the influence OF
commercial and social necessities. The pres
ent form Of the language may be considered
as classical, and must be allowed TO rsmair
substantially what 10 is But English is IN
doubtsdly susceptible Of modifying simplil
cations which would easily and perfectly fit
it for international use Let a committee be
appointed, consisting Of one British and one
American member, to investigate the sub
ject and suggest such changes as would re-
move anomalies, and ! feel convinced that
they would readily create q new and simple
tongue In the form Of what may be called
'word English" This seems to be the most
hopeful direction in which to look for uni
versal language.-Alex. Melville Bell in
Science
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-22
Rather Hard to Miss.

The fact that this is very big country
never strikes one so forcibly as when he has
travelled a couple Of thousand miles due west
and still finds the prairie stretching out before
him A young sprig Of British nobility was
over here last summer. accompanied by the
inevitable "Jeems." They saw the seaboard
cities, tarried for awhile in Chicago, in ST.
Louis and in Kansas City, and then struck
out for the . al west. Somewhere near the
edge Of Colorado the train was delayed st a
small station, and the passengers got out to
stretch their legs, among them his loTdship
and 'Jeems ~ who seemed TO be in brown
study. What Is itf' asked his master II
uas just thinkin', me hd,' said Jeens, that
Columbia, didn't do such a mighty big thing
when he discovered this ERE country. batter
halls said and done. 'Ow could e 'elp itfn
Boston Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-22
The Musuuito of Trinidad.

The particular room assigned to myself
would have been equally delightful, but that
my possession of it was disputed even in day
light by mosquitoes, who, for bloodthirsty
ferocity had bad pre-eminence over tho
worst that had sver met with elsewhere. !
killed one who was at work upon me, and ex-
amined him through glass. Bewick, with
the inspiration of genius, had drawn his e1-
act likeness as the devil--a long black stroke
for the body, a nick for a neck, horns on the
head and a beak for mouth, spindle arms,
and longer spindle legs, two pointed wings
and tail Line for line there the figure
was before me which, in the unforgetable
tailpiece, is driving the thief under the gal
lows, and had a melancholy satisfaction in
identifying him. l had been warned to be
on the lookout for scorpions, centipedes, jig
gers ard land crabs, who would bite me II
walked slipperless over the floor in the dark.
OF these / met with none, either there or
anywhere; but the Elusquito Of Trinidad is
enough by himself For malice, mockery
and venom Of tooth and trumpet he is with
out match In the world. A. Froude.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-22
THE History of Right.

Think how largo part Of human activity
is consumed In the endeavor, mostly fruitless,
to settle questions Of right. The whole ma
chinery OF Justice with It's legislatures, its
courts of various Instance, It's judges, advo-
Gates and attorneys attends continually upon
this very thing. And yet the glorious uncer-
tainty Of the law has become bywcrd Fleets
and armies are still the last resources Of civil
zation for determining the rights Of nations.
Now, as in the time of Brennus the sword is
the ultimate makeweight in the scale Of
justice. 1t may be said that the history Of
right throughout the ages is one long mar
tyrdom 1t is ever being crucifisd airesh
and put to an open shame But, speaking
generally, we may assert that the idea Of
right hos hitherto been vencrated by man
kind at large rs absolute, sCpersensuous, di-
vine.-W. s. Lilly IN Fortnightly Review.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-22
a Memorable Incident.

Charles Reade, the English novelist, once
accompanied a party of friends to the opera
in Dresden. Wagner's "Lohengrin" was Oh
that evening, and here is Reade's account Of
one memorable incident related to that per-
Torrance:
1--WE had taken front seats IN proscenium
box. Suddenly stranger took seat behind
Us and expressed himself in such sentences as
'Ach himmel! Sehr gut! Ach sohlect! Sehr
schlectr and many other gutterals OF the
same sort, clapping his hands meanwhile and
stamping like demeuted creature until he
became absolutely intolerable. AS soon as
the first act was over | sought the usher and
requested him to have the lunatic removed.
But can never hope to give you the gestures
or the expression with which the fear stricken
usher replied: 'Achi das ist Herr Wagner"
Detroit Free Press.