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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-21

a Beetle which Performs tt0 EI
nltes % small hnIna|4
A naturalist gives every 'nIa1e ||o.
account Of the industry o. this |nsoek
He had often noticed that dead mo|e0
when laid upon the ground especially
Il upon loose earth. we're almost sofs
70 diaappear II the course 81 tWo or
three days, often Of twelve hours Io
ascertain ihe cause. be placed the mole
upon ono Of tho beds Ia Ills garden. IA
had vanished By lhe third morning.
and on digging where It had been la|d
he found It buried 70 the depth Of
three inches and under Il four bottles.
which seemed to have been lhs aeenls
in the singular inhumallon. Not per.
ceivlng any thing particular in the
mole, he buried It aeain; and on ct.
amining Il 81 tho end Of SIX days he
found Il zWarmine with msgeoia. ap.
parently the issue Of the beetles which
he now naturally concluded had buried
the carcass for the food Of their future
young.
To determine these points more clear.
ly. he put four Of these insects ia 4 glass
vessel. half filed with earth and prop
erIy secured, and. upon tho surface Of
the earth, two frogs In less than
twelve hours one Of the frogs was IN
terred by two Of the beetles, the other
two ran about the whole day - Il
busted in measuring the dimensions 81
the remaining corpse, which "a the
third day was also found buried
He then introduced dead wren. A
pair Of the beetles were soon engaged
upon the bird They began their opsr-
ations by pushing out the earth from
under the body. 50 as TO form q cavity
for its reception; and IL was curious 70
sec the efforts which the beetls made.
by dragging at the feathers Of the bird
from. below, to pull Il into its grave
The male having driven the female
away. continued the work alone for
1--WE hours He lifted up the bird,
changed its place. turned It and ar
ranged itin the grave. and from time to
time came out Of the hole, mounted up
on it. and trod 1t under foot, and then
retired below, and pulled It down. Al
length. apparently wearied with this
uninterrupted labor, It came forth, and
leaned Its head upon the earth beside
the bird, without the smallest motion,
as If to rest itself. for a full hour. when
it again crept under the earth.
The next day, in the morning. tho
bird was an inch and half under
ground, and the trench remained open
the whole day, the corpse seeming as II
laid out upon abier, surrounded with
rampant OF mold. In the evening Il
had sunk half an inch lower. and In
another day the work was completed
and the bird covered.
The naturalist continued to add other
small dead animals, which we're all
sooner or later buried; and the rasult
Of his experiment was. that in fifty
days four beetles had inferred in the
very small space allotted them, twelve
carcases. viz: four frogs. three small
birds, two fishes. one mole and tive
grasshoppers. In another experiment
a single beetle buried a mole forty
times its own weight in two days. IN.
Y. Ledger.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-21
A Druggists Midnight Call.

''One night after turned in. said a
druggist to reporter, "I received a
call through the tube and went down
to the store to see what was wanted.
There was heavy shower in progress.
and on opening the door saw young
gentleman and lady who had sought
the protection Of my awning, having
been caught without an umbrella. The
gentleman said that he had called me
down to ask, as great favor. il / would
lend him an umbrella; that it was late,
the cars were running at long intervals,
and that unless / would accommodate
him he didn't see how he could get his
lady home without her getting very
wet At first thought it was rather
cheeky for total stranger to wake me
up out OF sound sleep in the middle
of the night and then add insult to in
jury by asking me to lend him my UNI
breIla. The young lady looked so be-
seechingly at me, however, that
couldn't decline. so | lent them the
only umbrella had. which was valu-
able silk one. The next day the young
man came into the store with the um.
brella, was very profuse in his thanks,
and also purchased a very nice little
bill Of goods ~ Brooklyn Union.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-21
A Summer Arrangement.

Husband What pity that Emms
mad to go and throw Mr.. Coldsnap
overheard. for ] bought our coal from
him last winter Now. next winter I'll
have to pay full price.
Wife.Calm yourself, husband, che
is going TO renew The engagement il
the fall You see. she broke it in
order to become engaged TO AIi. Cooler.
the man we buy our ice from.
s'May heavens richest blessings rest
upon that daughter Tine
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-21
a Chicago HONEYMOON.

John, dear" said newly married
Chicago woman to her husband, you
are never going to scold about your
meals, are youP"
mo, indeed"
Nor find fault with me when ! buy
dressesP"
"Never."
"And you'll always think just a.
much of me as you do nowP'
Always" F"
you dear, kind, good John; ] know
I shant want a divorce from you for
ever so many months Merchant
Traveller.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-21

There are bur twenty thousand
houses in New York City each Of which
Is occupied by one family,
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-21

The latest development OF the auto
matte machine Is Doctor Cureall, in
Holland. 1t is a wooden figure OF a
man, with compartments all over it,
labeled with the names of various all.
ments. If you have pain find its cor
responding location on the figure, drop
a coin into The slot and the proper pill
or powder will come out
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-21
The Wisdom Of an Oracle.

John Loss Consulting clairvoyant)
My watch has been stolen, and
want information that will lead to its
recovery.
Clairvoyant-Cross my palm with a
silver dollar. ct is done and the clair
voyant falls into trance Your watch
is in the pocket OF a bad man. Find
him, cause his arrest and the time
piece will again be yours. Jewellers
Weekly.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-21
4'Congratulate mo, my dear friend, I

Congratulate me, my dear friend, 4
have just been accepted by cabler'
The girls in to sore gave Kitty as a
wedding present handsome silver tea
service, bcdewed with tears. In three
weeks she sailed for Hamburg, and our
merry little friend passed out Of our
lives for ever W. B Cossitt, in Good
Housekeeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06
VIM. RADAM'S MICROBE KILLER.
is List of Patrons Constantly In
creasinR In San Antonio and
Throughout the State.

Throughout the State.
This medicine is unexcelled as a
blood purifier and appetizer. 1t is
very pleasant to the taste, similar to
an unsweetened lemonade.
Used for catarrh, it has a fine effect.
Those who use it recommend it to
their friends, and are loud in it's
praise.
Consumption, when the patient is
able to attend to the ordinary affairs
of life, yields to its magic influence.
Asthma has been cured in many in
stances. in fact, wherever a thorough
trial is given.
Ifyou have chronic neuralgia give
the Microbe Killer trial. We can
cite you to many case which it has
cured.
Try the Microbe Killer for rheuma-
tism, sick headache, etc.
Sold exclusively in San Antonio by
Richard Gehlert, No. l Commerce
street. Price So per gallon.
Note-Be careful to get the genuine
article. Since our great reputation
has been established, you can find
plenty OF medicine IN one gallon jugs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06

Observation-Disclosures ready
made dresses always on hand. Also
goods furnished and dresses made to
order. Wedding trOusseaus q spec
ialty. Orders from a distance viii be
promptly attended to, Eat H...M. Quin-
lans, on Alamo'plaza. 7-l3 If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06
RELKNAP BATTALION.

Organization Perfected--Off
GERS Elected.
The meeting of the Belknap battal-
ion was called to order at S:45 last
evening by temporary chairman
Frank Walsh. The Sergeant at arms
cleared the hall of all who were not
entitled to be present. Representa-
tives of the press were assigned
places. Roll call was dispensed with
and the minutes Of meeting of Au-
gust End read and approved. Some
routine bu. mess concerning finances
was transacted, and during its trans
action it was evident that some of the
boys had been dipping into their
pockets for reception programmes etc.
Captain Green thereupon suggested
that in future receptions be held at
houses of the members rather than
have grand public fetes, the bills for
which they had to foot.
Election of officers were ordered and
resulted as follows:
r. B. Green, Major.
Hal Howard, Adjustant.
Ernest Muesenberger, Quarter
master.
COMPANYA.
w. P. Rote, captain.
E. w. Richardson, first lieutenant.
Dave Watts, second lieutenant.
COMPANY b.
John Green, captain.
Carlos Bee, first lieutenant.
James Simpson, second lieutenant.
COMPANY C.
George r. Hines, captain.
Henry Jonas, first lieutenant.
Charles q. Norton, second lieuten-
ant.
Mr.. Ed Richardson was then elected
secretary and Mr.. Chas. Smith treas
urer of the battalion.
A vote of thanks was rendered re-
firing chairman Walsh and Major
Green took the chair. He congratu-
lated the battalion upon the choice of
officers and remarked that there was
good material left in case changes were
desired or another company organ
lied as would probably soon be the
case.
The list of mono commissioned Off
GERS will be published at next Mon
days meeting.
Major Green has issued the follow
ing order.
HEADERS BELKAP BATTALION,
SAN ANTONIO, August 2, 1889.
Special Order No. l.
The commissioned officers of the
battalion will report at these head
quarters at $50 p. m. on Thursday of
each week for class recitations in Up
toms Revised Tactics; also to receive
instructions in the United States army
regulations.
By command of r. B. GREEN,
II. l.. HOWARD, Major.
Adj't and lst Lieut..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06
The Fire Alarm.

Sunday night Mr.. Arthur Lock-
woods children were playing with
Third street, and the crackers becom-
Ing used up, they began playing
with matches in the house. Soon the
carpet mating was afire, and just
then the fire bells sounded the alarm
for district three at Carter & Mullaly's
stable. Mr.. Lockwood thought it
was for his little fire, which was soon
eXtinguished and was much relieved
when he learned differently.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06

The Galveston Opera Glass"
has concluded to run San Antonio
department and Mrs. Rice who has
been connected with the home office
lOca ties in this city to look after the
interests of the branch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06
Recorders Court.

Recorders Court.
S. Lopez, drunk, s..
w. q. Mack, striking, s..
F. Bernal, drunk, 50.
VIM. Gordon, fighting, continued.
S. d Bennett, fighting, continueds
G. Janitz, insulting language, con-
tinued.
John Henry, drunk, s..
Alex Campbell, drunk and disor-
derby, continued.
Mary Jones, vagrant, continued.
Annie Anderson, vagrant, contin-
ued.
Kessler, drunk and disorderly, s..
Esteben Hernandez, drunk and dis
orderly, s..
II. J. Devonshire, drunk, 81.
Domingo Volino, drunk, So.
w. r. Story, carrying pistol, dis
missed,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06
WFuCAN AND DO

Guarantee Acker's B.ood Elixir for it has
been fully demonstrated to the people of this
country that il is superior to all other pre- Z
atoms for blood diseases. 1t is a positive cure
for syphilltic poisoning, ulcers, eruptions and
pimplss L. purites the wSole system and
by Ragland X Co. (2)
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06

Among Errors Ruinous to Health.
One of the most mischievous and most COM
mon is the indiscriminste and too frequent
use of purgatives. Such medicines, If well
chosen and seasonably resorted to, are GER
tainly useful, but many persons select the
them when there ID no occasion, or their
utility has ceased. To establish on a perma-
nent basis a regular condition of the bowels,
the finest Alternative is Hostetter's Stomach
Btters. 1t is botanic in origin, and safe
succedaneum for those Objectionable drugs
calomel and blue pill; it does not grippe 1 r
drench the bowels like the ordinary evacu-
ents, and it not only reforms irregularity of
the habit of body, but remedies the disorder
and inactivity of the liver and stomach, which
usually accompany that condition. Rheu-
matism, kidney trouble. malarial complain
and nervousness are removed by the Bitters
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06
A Sudden Growth

A Sudden Growth.
New York Evening Sum-
Young Johnnie had candy stick,
II was as long as this:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06

His sister stole 1t by trick
The dreadful little miss.
When Johnnie, with his eyes all wet,
Went home to tell his ma,
The little candy stick, you bet,
Had heightened out thus far:
The morning news., 1889-04-23
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

The Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way has discontinued It's New York and
Townsville sleeper.
The Minnesota legislature has followed
the example of several otner states and
passed Il bill to prohibit the sale of refrig-
orator car beef in the state by requiring
local inspection on the hoof of all animals
slaughtered for food.
The RdiltUdy Age in its statement of rail-
ways of more than 100 miles length under
construction and projected during the hrst
three months of 1889, gives the following
starting in and chiefly located in Georgia,
Souta Carolina and Florida: South Caro-
lina-Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chi
cago, Edgefield to Asheyiile, N. c., 200 !;
Carolina, Knoxville and Western, opposite
Augusta, Ga, to Knoxville, Tenn, $50.
Georgia-Macon and Birmingham, Macon
to Birmingham, Ala, 250 Georgia, South
ern and Florida, Valdosta TO Palatka,
Fla, 1856; Alabama Midland, Balm
bridge to Montgomery, Ala, 40;
Atlanta, Asheville and Baltimore, Atlanta
to Roanoke, Va, 400; Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery. extensions TO Savannah
and to Montgomery, Ala, 235; Atlanta and
Florida, Fort Valley to Tampa, Fla, 425;
COvingtou and Macon, extensions tO Nc
Donough and Augusta, 140 South Bruins
wick and Cordele, Brunswick, 160 Flor
Gulf and Havana, st. Au-
gustine to Tampa bay, 170: Pensacola and
Memphis, Pensacola 70 Memphis, Tenn,
$50; Gainesville, Tallahassee and Western,
% Tallahassee, 140.
The morning news., 1889-04-23
MAY WEEKS CROWDS.
People Coming from all Over thG
State and Adjoining States.

People Coming from all Over the
State and Adjoining States.
Secretary Robinson is receiving daily let
ters and kilograms advising him of the
crowds coming TO the city in May week A
telegram received last night from a promi-
nent Savannah traveller in Macon says:
Get your subscription lists increased consid-
erably. Savannah will have more visitors than
ever before in one week.
Another telegram, from Atlanta, signed
+. G. Owens, says:
Crowd from Atlanta and other points during
May week will surprise you all
The Macon Telegraph says that the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railway will make
arrangements to send the Macon delegation
down in a special train.
Augusta and Atlanta are likewise ar
ranging to send their respective delegations
down on special trains on Sunday, May 5.
The executive committee is troubled to
know how all tho people that are coming
can be accommodated, and the committee
urges all citizens who can to send In their
addresses and state how many persons they
are willing to accommodate during May
week.
The restaurants are arranging to feed the
visitors and 1t is essential that the city use
every effort TO see that the strangers are
lodged.
The finance committee is redoubling its
efforts and is gratified to note the voluntary
increased subscriptions of some of the lib
eral merchants. At least $1,000 more is
needed however.
Secretary Robinson is waiting on replies
from Charleston and Atlanta regarding the
proposed competitive drill between the Gate
City Guard and German Fusileers, which it
is hoped will take place during May week
in this city
The morning news., 1889-04-23
THE GARBAGE oREMAToRY.

Material Arriving and President
Hughes to Return Next Week.
The fire brick and other material for the
garbage crematory have begun to arrive
and DIR. Harris, chairman OF the health
and Cemetery committee, says that Mr. 4.
d. Hughes, president of the United States
Gas and Fuel Company, is looking after
and hurrying up the manufacture Of the
exceptional shapes Of fire brick, etc, in the
north and that Mr.. Hughes is expected
here by May l, which will be about the
middle OF next week.
Prior TO Mr.. Hughes departure for the
north last month, he informed the MORN
ING News that be could build the kiln and
tank within three weeks rom the time the
material is put on the site
The contract was signet 3l March 26 and
the crematory is to be constructed within
ninety days from March %, giving the
company ample time to complete it. II is
the intention Of Mr. Hughes to complete it
two or three weeks earlier il possible
1t is to be kept in repair by
the company for FIVE years at
cost to the city not exceedirg 500 per
aDDum, and it is TO operate upon basis of
not less than thirty tons Of garbage daily,
delivered within ten hours. Tie cost of
cremating garbage, animal matter, etc,
is not to exceed an average of 25 cents per
ton, the cost to bo determined at the expi-
ration Of a four weeks run upon an average
daily cost of the last two weeks. A forfeit
of $500 is provided for, for every cent OF
cost per ton over p cents per ton, to be de-
Quoted from the cost of the furnace. Ii the
test proves failure the city is not TO be-
bound 10 accept, but if it should be a sue
cessful and satisfactory test, the city is to
pay 5000 for the cematory and is cents
per ton for the garbage and animal matter
burned during the time of the test.
The morning news., 1889-04-23
WHEN AND WHOM TO MARRY.

DR.. Boyd's Address to the Young Mems
Christian Association on Marriage.
The Young Mems Christian Association
gymnasium hall was filed last night with
young men to hear DR.. VI. l.. Boyd's ad-
dress on the physical relation OF marriage.
The address was of about three quarters OF
an hours length, and was an exceed
ingly interesting, as well as practical one.
The speaker was frequently interrupted by
applause.
Marriage, Dr. Boyd said, is Of divine ori-
gin. Persons should only marry fJr love.
Women should marry between the ugss of
II and 25, and men between 81 and 80.
Women should not, as a general thing,
marry after IS. Persons between whom
there is a great difference in ages should not
marry. There should not be over ten years.
difference in the ages of married people.
II is thought by some that the first child is
the smartest. 1t has been noticed that
children in the country are, a
& general thing, stronger and healthier
IN mind and body than those born In the
cities. Near relations should not marry
and especially il there are sny pronounced
diseases in tho family
The next address will DO for ladies and
gentlemen, and will be by NJ Gazaway
Eartridge HIS subject will be, THE Use
OF Types" II will be gwen next Monday
evening at s o'clock
The morning news., 1889-04-23
THE EASTER ELECTIONS.

The New Wardens and Vestrymen of
Christ and ct. Johns Churches.
The Easter elections for wardens and
vestrymen of Christ and st. Johns churches
took place yesterday. The retiring board
of Christ church was re-ele ted as follows:
Senior Warden-J r. F. Tatnall
Junior Warden. D. Weed.
Vestrymen-W. G. Charlton, J. H. NJ.
Clinch Robert Falligant, G.. NJ Sorrel, w.
D. Johnson, H. c. Cunningham, b. L.
Ovens.
The managers of the election were C.
Lucian Jones, J. R. Wilder and Henry d.
Stevens.
The vestry Of st. Johns was reelected
with Tho exception of j. B. Duckworth who
resigEea, and whose place was filed by the
election Of Charles &. Taliaferro the fol-
lowing are the members:
Senior Wardeu-William s. Bogart
Junior Warden-John NJ. Guerard.
VestrymeH-AIfred Haywood, George
Cornwell, Daniel e. Purse, David Wells,
Samuel B. Palmer, Thomas Gads len, John
r. Sheldon and Charles c. Taliaferro.
The managers Of the election we're James
NJ. Guerard, George Cornwell and Alfred
HAYWOOD
The morning news., 1889-04-23
At THE COuRTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms

Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms.
The jury cases were not all disposed of
yesterday in the superior court. The cases
for trial to-day are those against Frank
Hirt and Solomon johnson, indeed on tae
charge of assault with intent to murder.
The traverse jury of the United States
circuit court will be impaneled to-day and
the grand jury tomorrow. Assignments
were made for the term yesterday.
In the city court yesterday Willie Will
Jams, Solomon Jones, Eugene Lyons, Alfred
Holmes, Hamp Myers, George Rivers and
James Williams were each sentenced to the
chain-gang for six months for simple
larceny, and John Harris the only one who
came out frankly aud admitted his guilt,
was given three months Robert Small, for
pointing a gun at John Brown, and Joshua
johnson, for larceny from the house. were
each given a three-month sentence to the
chain-gaHg.
John J. Bryan and G. B. Randolph, the
two colored boys indicted for the larceny
of William Spears horse on Friday last
were tried in the superior court yesterday.
Bryan, the smaller boy, was convic ed and
sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.
Randolph was acquitted, as it was shown
that he was not with Bryan when the horse
and vehicle were stolen, but on au invita-
tio1 from Bryan, made block away from
where the property was taken, to Jump in
and take ride" he had done So Inc YER
dict of acquittal appeared TO be considered
by those who heard Bryan's statement and
that Of Randolph as Just verdict.
Frank Hamilton tcolored) was acquitted
yesterday in the superior court on the charge
of burglAriZing the house of J. II. Craig,
but he was held on a charge of perjury for
his testimony in the grand jury room, which
was at variance with the facts developed in
the trial under the indictment for burglary.
The morning news., 1889-04-23
To Extend Bay street at Once

The extension of Bay street from Mus
grove creek to its intersection with the
Augusta road has not yet been built. The
county commissioners ordered survey OF
the proposed road and the surveyor made
his report There the matter stood until
yesterday when Dr.. Read, chairman Of the
committee on public roads. select d Messrs
Gugie Bourquin and James w. McAlpin TO
act as commissioners to condemn the right
OF way through lands where the owners
have not donated it, Commissioner Read
Is determined to have the road built just a.
soon as the necessary legal formalities are
complied with, and il the convict gangs are
too busy on the draiuage work 70 40 il, be
proposes to have il done by contract.
The morning news., 1889-04-23
TEN LOTS
AT
Public OutCry,
On the Premises, a p. m.,
Tuesday, April 3Oth, 1889.
C. H. D0RSETT, AuCtioneer,

Will sell at auction on TUESDAY, April Goth
1889, at 4 O'Clock P Ne.
Ten beautifully located lots on the high ridge
between Whitaker and Barnard streets front
ing north and south on Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
These lots are more desirable than any Of
those recently sold
They are on the highest plateau south of the
city, perfectly drained and advantageously
located for street car privileges.
The Belt Line cars are but one block south
and the Whitaker street cars Immediately east.
Fifty dollars cash is all that will be required
and the monthly payments of ten dollars will
not commence until June. Interest will be
allowed on the payments thus made as well as
charged
No fairer, or easier terms can be allowed, or
asked; and when the increase in value Is con
sldered the result cannot be other than favor
able, and must prove better than investments
either Ia savings banks or loan associations.