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canals and then climbed the old Wat-Se-Ea

canals and then climbed the old Wat-Se-Ka at
huge pagoda over 800 feet in diameter built
OF n solid mass of brick-counteSs millions
being in the mass and lifting some 800 feet
high. stairway leads around it, as in the
pictures of the Tower OF Babel. From this
we had our first view Of the forest-clad city
Below us were the crematory grounds, ana the
square in which the bodies of those too poor to
pay Tor cremation are given to the Nultres
A large flock OF these moumftiI birds were
roosting on low pagoda close by. Seeing a
smoke we supposed u cremation was going on
but found 1t arose from burning collins and
rubbish
We then went TO the square for the poor,
and, to our SURPRISE almost horror, q newly
dead body had just been laid ON it. 1t was
limp and hardly cold. 1t was of an old woman
a covering was laid over the middle of the
body, but the head. bust, arms and legs were
bare just as we entered q vulture flew over,
then another and another. Two or three dogs
were walking about close by. The birds
hoped about the body but did not seem salts
fed it was dead. Presently one of the dogs
stole up and commenced to tear piece of flesh
from the check Rapidly the birds closed in,
commencing at the eyes. The sight was so
sickening that we all turned and went out,
not looking back. L saw the relatives of the
dead sQuatted iii n sort of shed temple
close by, while n ROBBED priest was reading from
bamboo leaves the service for the dead. felt
that II these, tho relatives of the dead. werc
not Mortified ut the mauglng OF their loved
dead it was siclly sentimentality for me to be,
so | returned. / had not been absent five
minutes, but i'll that time the vultures had
come in such numbers that they were a
squirting, tossing mass over the corpse.
Five dogs were by this time swapping and
growing and trying to drive the birds away so
that they could get ut the feast. Presently the
birds seemed for the moment satisfied and
hobbled off. Then the dogs went in. But one
of the attendants, seeing our disgust at tho
dog part of the drama, drove them away,
when the vultures again returned. In less
than thirty minutes from the time the body
was laid there tho bloody, gorged birds flew
off, one by one, and left the bare skeleton for
the dogs to pull at the sinews and at the
tough hands and feet, which their beaks
could not tear.
AT first we were all shocked by the sight, but
very quickly this feeling passed off. / could
not help feeling it was not n whit worse than
laying u loved one in the ground to become
food for worms The yutures seemed but
fitting ministers-it is their calling and has
been SO for countless ages. For countless sue
cessions Of generations they have been aiding
man in this way to get rid of their dead, in
stead of putting them III the ground TO feed
worms and poison the waters of life. But there
was something horrible in the dogs perform
ance. He is n mans friend and takes care of
him. l did not after that pass Il SiameSe cur
that l did not feel desire to whack him over
the head.
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A LUCULLAN DISH.


From the Richmond Wing.
There is a noted gourmet in this city, Colo
mel Ned Gobob BY name, who can discount the
most celebrated club and restaurant caterers
in the gastronomic art.
Once, at little private dinner party The
colonel had a roasted turkey as the piece dc
resistance. The turkey was drowned in yine-
gar two days before the suspicious occasion in
which he was to appear 50 prominently. For
twenty-four hours previous to the meal he
was frozen up in n block OF Louisiana
ice. Then he was taken out and be-
COmingly dressed. First half dozen gfaSsets
were procured and stuffed each with truiics;
then each graslet was stuffed INTO an cyigcrr-
atcd papabottc and the six papabottcs weie
stuffed into the single turkey. Tie guests
said il was all very Inc, despite the fart that
the dish aud it, Ingredients raised about as
much commOtior wherever II went aa occurs
about once month IN those little prinelpali-
ties confined in European Turkey.
The latest wrinkle ol Colonies \ and Daniel
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From the Nashville American.
The meanest man has been found in Paris,
Tennessee. Durii 6 The recent bitter cold weather a
railroad cmplOyc whose dnly work is the only
means through which e sick wife and several small
children live, became indebted to him to the
amount of 81. He assured his creditor that he
would CERTAINLY pay him. but asked to be INDUCED
until after the extreme cold weather Instead Of
being touched by the sight Of honest struggling
poverty, the fc.lJw Jetook himself to magistrates
Office and eoTnshcd the wage OF his debtor, who
receives ninety cents day Tor every fun day Of
work. The cost OF the garnshmcnt was 80, making
s. that the poor had to pay. This brought SUI
scing on himself and on an invalid wife and two
little children. No doubt the creditor WHO used tic
law as an instrument Of torture feels compliment
over the result, but in the hereafter, one Of the
warmest spots will Doubtless be reserved for him.
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Great Results are Expected.

Great cures from all over the country are contn
va ly being made IL takes in all diseases when
the blood Is not pure; from the pimples the face
70 the bed ridden with long standing diseases.
GiES ALPINE STATiOS, n. e., February l3th, 1885
Blood Balm Co.-Dear Slrs: This is 20 certify that
three years ago Ijiad my left Lex nmputnled four
inches below the knee, caused by blood poison and
bone affection After u was anputntcd there came
a running ulcer on tho end Of 1t that measured 81
inches one way ana ~ inches the other, and con
tinucd growing wore every day until short time
ago ] was given up 10 die by the bs, doctors In
Charlotte. heard Of the wonderful y. y. -. re-.
solved 10 try tint. My weight ut the time / com
menccd tie y. -. b. was l20 pound. Wien had
taken three lottles ! 90 ned 81 pounds IN weight.
when lad taken twelve bottles was sound ana
well, bat continued taking until had taken - bot
tics. J now weigh $50 pounds Rnd measure five
feet and three inches high contend That your
medicine has no equal rs u blood purifier. II cor
talnly worked Ike a chnun Oil inc. J. H. WILSON.
=. SMya9e g. twenty-five year, anl / never
knew what good health was before toOksthe ulcll.
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lie san Antonio Express

From The san Antonio Express
Away of over he prairie there is n sound as
Of billions Of bees hummnY Presently a. viii
swell into a crash and rogr gs though some giant
force were tearing up Il 2rmeyol forests ana con-
,ertng them into tootapici a. the rate Of ll,l0o
0.0O0o o oO0O.t0O tCo.hp.cks wbirl That is
or 10 III
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is to have a fat 'possum baked in cole Vir-
gnny style. The possum is now on hand,
having been shipped by express to one of our
Canal street clubs at a cost of $3.50.
Colonel Daniel insists that on u strictly cpl
curean regimen that 'possum shall be fed ON
an apple diet for about sixty days before the
sacrifice. He prescrbeS two dozen apples per
diem If the cholera does not strike the
country in the mean time, and the solemn
looking marsupalian does not explode by
undue expansion, he will get away with |, 40
apples inSide.of his time limit One thousand
four hundred and forty apples at one cent each
will be S14.40.
The next trimming for this delicate dish
will be peck of James river sweet potatoes,
specially imported from Virginia, at cost for
price and freight of $3.50.
The posSum is to be singed in hot ashes to
get the hair off, parboiled, Smothered in the
potatoes. and baked under the supervision of
the two Heterogeneous of the enterprise and
corps of competent assistants
Next, the necessary fluid to float him sue
cessfully on his short voyage down the alimen-
tary canal will cost at least $40.
ms makes for expressage ON boxed 'possum..S2 20
Deptor 70 app!es Ia ~
DeLtor 10 potatoes ...... 90
Debtor 10 fluid and trimmings ............ 10 20
DEBTOR to SerVice..,,...,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w
Debtor to doctors, drug; and medicines. ... 10 90
Total, to one 'poss9m for two.,....,. ......S8 40
Louisiana darkey gets rs much fun shak-
ing his game from a persimmOn tree, covering
him up in the ashes of his cabin hearth, thanked
by few roasting potatoes, and eating him from
the head of an upturncd barrel, without invest
ing cent of capital; and the 'possum is apt to
lay more comfortably on his conscience. To
our two epicureS one might say non possumus,
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Lost in nicaragua.

FROM the New orleans Times Democrat
A party of American engineers is engaged in
Nicaragua in surveying n line for an interocean-
ic canal. They commenced operations on the
Atlantic side along the river San Juan. The
difficulties of the work are great and numerous
rs it must be prosecuted in dense tropical for
est, with thick underground of tangled and
interlacng vines. Among the recent incidents
of this survey were the experiences of two of
the party who became bewildered in the forest
and lost their way and were for nine days eX-
posed to serious privatons.
On the Goth of December. Branford, Mica
raguan and Allen, q Jamaican started on foot
to carry the mail from one camp OF surveyors
to another some ten miles away. After walk
ing for several hours they lost their way In
cesSant rain had flooded tho sWamps and left
the ground in such q condition that they were
forced to remove their boots in order to make
any progress. Close, interlacing vines tore tho
clothes from their backs, and wet powder rem
dered their guns useless, thus depriying them of
their only means of obtaining food Half
naked and exhausted, they were scarcely able
to walk, when Allen was attacked by the fever.
Had il not been for Branford, {, man of great
determination and bravery, who constantly en-
couraged and urged his companion to crawl on,
hoping they might reach some river, the story
might have been n still sadder one TO record.
In vain they endeavored 10 obtain nourish-
ment from cabbage palms, but their machetes
had been lost the first night, and desperate at
tempts to remove the bark had left their finger
nails torn and bleeding. Fatigued and down
hearted they attempted to retrace their steps,
and to this alone is probably due their lives, for
on the fifth day they reached the head waters
of tho Indian river, which leads down tc
Greytown, on the gulf coast.
Rolling q small log into the stream they
dashed themselves to it by means of wild sacat
grass, and, up to their necks in water let the
current take them whittier il would On tho
afternoon of the ninth day they were met by
two india rubber hunters and enjoyed their
first meal, which consisted Of iguana, species
of lizard highly esteemed as delcacy in these
countries
The swampy junges Of the eastern section
through which these fellows passed arc infested
with tigers and tapirs, and though they were
followed during the day and kept awke at night
by the howls Of the former around their inn
provisod beds yet they were unmolested. After
nine days of suffering they drfted into Grey
town, where they found relief.
Thirty-iiye or forty years ago Lieutenant
Isaac Strain, of the United States navy, was
lost, with "a considerable party, while exploring
the windings of the Chagress river on the
isthmus of Darien and barely escaped alive,
while one-third of his men succumbed to star
walton and disease.
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Captain Irwin Dugan, appointed by Prcsi-
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Mr.. a. J.. ireland Of Irccn, Phillips &, Co.,
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Fi!eg FOR tHenty years, and J tied every reine-
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YOUTHFUL INDiscRErfON results IN complaints such
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T1AYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF 5 SALE WILL BE
4 sold before the court house door IN the town of
day in March, next in the lie .al hours of sale the
folowin properly to-wit: Fifty 5G) acres of land
on the south side of lot No 81 in the lower seventh
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cuts of thc fifty the south side of said lot
isfy three 3ustice court ii fs issued from the JUS
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II. H. Pore Property pointed ont by plaintiff at
torney. Tcnfnt in possession notified of the levy
this February ), 1888. J. W. BROWN,
feb wk 1t Sheriff
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When the neighbors arrived they found AL
row in state of mental anguish which bid
fair to dethrone his reason. For three hours
he wandered mechanically from room to room
without appearing to understand the cause of
the solemnity winch pervaded the house. Sud-
denly he seemed to be struggling with himself
to recall the events then there was look of
intelligent remembrance in his eyes, and he
bent over the form of his still unconscious wife
and burst into tears Recovering himself
moment later, he arose, took down his rifle
from the pegs over the door and quickly left
the house, going i'll the direction taken by the
desperate after firing the fatal shot.
The next two days passed without any word
from the absent husband. The infant remains
were laid to rest i'll the country churchyard
and the childless wife returned in sorrow to
her home. AS she was lifted from the heavy
road wagon in which the remains of the infant
were borne to the grave, her husband appeared
out visible emotion, Arrow said: ''Mary, the
vengeance of God has oyertaken the murderer
of our babe Let this be enough to explain my
absence and let this be forever a secret be-
tween u.s."
When three days later the assassin was found
on >he mountain side dead with bullet in his
brain, the people bneRthat the infants death
was indeed avenged. A formal inquiry only
was made into the death of the desperate, and
while every one supposed that he had fallen by
the hand of the man whose home he had de-
prived of its brightest jewel, no effort was
made to hold him responsible for the deed be-
fore the law
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Wise Canadian Virgins.
From the CLesley, Ont, Enterprise.


About a month ago young Dakota man,
who had formerly lived in the ncighborhool of
Chescy, came back with the ayOwcd intention of
getting wife. He seemed 10 have plenty Of N )ney
dressed WELL able TO talk very glibly OF the at
fractions of western he and the whole was get
ting along fnmously with the young ladies when the
news of the last terrible blizzard came to hand.
A asl alas! not girl in the whole country will
now speak to him. His big buffalo coat, which
formerly secured for its occupant sort Of romantic
interest, now sends cold chills through every girl
who sees it and causes her invOumtarily 10 think
of icebergs and avaan, hes and blizzars and frosty
things i'll general. The IoaT fellow is dis"onsoate.
lie says he is not afraid Of any kind of rival
posed of flesh and blood hut thinks it inairthat he
should be asked to fght againt the elements
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Name his paper. dec2U-WKy4t
NEO3GIA FAYETTE COUNTY TO ALL
" whom it may concern j. +. Neel has in due
form applied to the undersigned for permanent let
tiers of administration ON the estate of Amelia Har-
we'll la'e of said county, dccease |, and will pass
upon said application on the first Monday i'll Febrl-
afy 1875 Given under my hand and official sigma
ture, this 3Qth day of December, 1887.
i. NJ. FRANKLIN,
LAMB wky st Ordinary
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GOING HOME TO DIE.
The Strange Story of George AL
rows Life as Moonshine
A FATHERS SUMMARY VENGEANCE.

INDIANAPOLIS. February 13.-Among the
passengers who arrived at the union depot on
the early train from st. Louis Friday afternoon
was party consisting of two gentlemen and
lady. One of the former appeared to be in the
last stages of consumption, and the lady's
countenance and languid movements gave evil
dence of long vigils and pungent sorrow AS
they left the train the invalid was assisted into
the waiting-room by his companions, and was
made as comfortable as possible on one of the
benches in the ladies' waiting-r room.
The invalid's robust companion proved to
be Colonel Sam johnson, a deputy United
States marshal of Georgia, and he gave the
names of his companions as George Arrow and
wife. When asked if his relations to the other
two were official, he replied that he could not
be said to have Arrow under arrest, but he felt
it his duty to keep him under surveillance,
though he had no fears that an escape could
be accomplished, even if it were medtated,
owing to the weakened condition of the inya-
lid
Colonel Johnson's story of Arrows life was
to the effect that he is about twenty-five years
OF age and lives on farm on the Georgia side
and near the base of the mountain range
which divides that state from Tennessee.
While very young, Arrow married Mary
Rouen, a neighbor's daughter and the belle of
the rural district and went to housekeeping in
the old homestead. This was some eight miles
from the nearest village, and Arrow erected
money in q stock of goods suited to the wild
section in which he lived.
The rougher characters of the mountainous
section soon began to loaf around, and the
young wife ceased to visit the store with her
infant offspring, and remained in the house
victim of constant forebodings. As the store
was situated near the dwelling, every loud
word was plainly heard by the wife, and she
noticed that the crowd which frequented her
husbands store was daily becoming more and
more disorderly.
Less than year had thus passed when late
one evening Mrs. Arrow heard an alteration
in the store, and, taking her sleeping infant
from its cradle, she fastened to the store and
entered by the rear door. She saw that her
husband was quarreling with some one who
was standing in front of the building, and she
advanced excitedly to the middle of the long,
narrow room. Suddenly there was bright
flash. followed by a sharp report, the infant
form i'll her arms quivered a moment, DEATH
like pallor spread over its face and low moan
escaped its lips. The desperados bullet, aimed
at her husband, had missed its mark and had
buried itself in the tender form which lay in
the sleep OF innocence i'll her arms.
ON THE MURDERER's TRACK.