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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-05
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Tholr Fondncss of No So Es ablished by
s,maie Experiment.
1t Is not always easy To tell why
woolpccxers select one tree rather
than others OF the Same kind In tho
forest 10 begin thcir operations upon,
or why they attack one side OF trco
aud leave tho other untouched. Com
monty IL will bc found, no doubt, thai
worms or ants are concealed beneath
the point selected and that tho wood
peclscr Is guided in his search by tho
sense OF hearing,
But In re- ara circumstances which
60 10 show that the woodpcclcr il not
searching for food or guarded 10y
sound. In tho winter wien worms
and ants are dormant aud silent, he
will wake every echo for IA long dis
tanco around by tapping on IA dead,
dcy branch. or on the hollow trunk of
tee. lie does not then apply his
sar 10 the bark Ia listen FOR the noise
OF worms beneath. but his object seems
io be 10 make all the noise hc can him
solf.
The yellow hammer. or golden
winged woodp ckor, Is most easily
studied, because he Is most fearless
aud most nearly domestic In his habits.
Where hollow trunks Of trees are casi-
ly found. he usually confines his at-
tentions 10 them; but In prairie
regions he bores holes through hollow
pillars, stecples of churches, aud other
structures which promise an opening
into an interior
But there must be some other motive
at times, for the writer has watched
one OF these birds working with un-
usual racket upon one side OF nv oak
hoard. whore by moving six inches he
was at perfect liberty 10 look over
upon the other side OF the board and
investigate whatever he could be hop
ing TO roach by boring hole through
IL Indeed, IL wns perfectly immaterial
upon which side OF IL he should begin
operations.
One year the writor occupied n house
which had large hollow pillars In front.
Some smooth, round holes In them.
about two inches in diameter, indicat-
cd what freedom the yellow hammers
had used and would use again. In the
early spring they began operations,
and IL was impossible to sleep
in that house after daybrealt The
birds would not have been harmed for
this, even IL IL had become necessary 10
remove the house and pitch tent on
the spot; but some experimenting was
done at their expense.
II was plain that noiso was what
they cared most for as they would
bore "A hole within few inches OF ono
which was already formed. and which
would answer every possible purpose
as well ~ the new one. To try them
on this point. a small, empty cask,
probably "A nail cask, was set bottom
upwards on carpenters bench In front
Of the house.
The ycllow-hammcr could make no
progress II their intention was 10 per-
forate eho slaves. but they could get
out OF that empty cask wonderful
volume OF noisc. They quilted work
on the pillars at once, but the joke OF
the thing became apparent when II was
found that, whereas they had before
disturbed one household. they now
woke up the whole town. Youths
Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-05
PLUCKY YOUNG WRAY.
His Gallant Fight with Indians Against
Overwhelming Odds.

Overwhelming Odds.
Three days after the battle OF White
River, in which the gallant Thorn
burgh lost his life, Freeman u. Wray,
an eightecn-year-old boy who was In
charge Of cattle forty-fve miles north
Of White River Agency, was attacked
by a band OF savagcs. He contrived 20
get his rifle and 20 make 80 good "A de-
Tense, that they betook themselves 20 a
ravine and besieged him at their leis-
ure After awhile he got out OF am
munition and was forced 20 climb into
a wagon 20 get new supply.
While he was executing this move
ment a bullet struck him in the calf Of
the leg, passing directly through. In
an instant more another ball caught
him at the hip and knocked him down
With a whoop and yell the savages
ran toward the spot, expecting 10 take
their plucky foe prisoner. But they
were again foiled, for Wray was only
down temporarily, and getting 70 his
feet again scrambled into tho wagon
where lay his ammunition. He pulled
sack OF -four in front OF him and
piled bag Of beans on top Of that and
took hold OF such other articles within
reach as made for him a barricadc
against the promised shower Of balls.
Rapidly cutting a hole in the canvas
wagon-cover, he saw the Indians ap-
preaching. Leyeling his rife, he fred
at the foremost Of his pursuers, the
ball taking effect. This threw the
Indians into confusion, and they re-
treated into the ravinc. They threw a
hailstorm Of bullets into the wagon.
and one OF these caught young Wray
in the right eye. and lodged there
The Indians finally retreated. After
protracted delay the boys wounds
were dressed and the balls extracted
and after Eve months nursing he
seemed % be entirely well, although
he had lost the use of one eye. One
Of bis wounds broke out afresh
eighteen months after the fight, and
caused his death. Cor Philadelphia
Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-05
BUFFALO Balls FATHER.
A FrontIcr.man whom the Indians Looke'
On ss mn Evil Spirit.

ATroDtlcrsmnn whom the Indians Looked
On ss an Evil spirit.
An old-time resident Of Denver. n
day or two since. related mn incident
OF the original Buffalo Bill" Cody,
father Of the present famous Snowman.
which has never been In print Old
man Cody was prominent figure on
the plains in an early day. being tho
owner Of nn extensive trading post on
the Arkansas, In tho vicinity Of old
Fort Larncd. Lato In the '60s ho re-
ceiyed information that the Indians
proposed 20 clean out his ranch, which
was an extensive adobe building sur
rounded by stockade. llo did not
pay much attention 10 IL. but the Same
news continued 10 reach him, and was
at last confirmed by the arrival Of II
large band OF Cheyenne and Arapahocs
and Kiowas, who camped on the OPP
posite side Of deep arroyo from tho
trading post, across which the military
authorities had erected IA bridge for
the passage Of supply trains.
Tho savagos pretended 20 bo worry
friendly and wanted 30 trade, swapping
furs and skins for ammunition. but
their real object was 20 burn the post
and carry away Cody's scalp ~ IA
trophy-a fact OF which tho old 'front.'
lersman was we'll informed through
the spies whom he had among them.
The place was well armed, but not SUI
nciently manned 10 resist the attack ~
so formidable band Of red skins. and
Old Bill cast about % 500 what he
could do " protect himself In the
stock yard of the fort was AN old how
itzer which had boon abandoned by
some Of the plains military cxpodi-
tions, and this hc carried mp 10 the top
OF the post and placed IL 80 that IL
would sweep The bridge. IIc had
plenty Of powder. but no other ammu-
milton ~ 90 load IL with, and 40 ho
charged the gun with old mule shoes.
nails, bits OF iron and similar truck.
The cannon loaded, he awaited de-
velopments. Early ono morning he
observed an unusual movement In tho
camp Of bis pretended friends, and
soon, fully armed. with war-palnt ON,
the savages made dash toward tho
fort Cody was at his howitzer. match
IN hand. The painted devils crowded
the long but narrow bridge. and just
as the foremost reached the noaregt
bank he discharged his gun at clear
range OF the bridge. There was a
wild howl Of disappointed rage, n
vision Of dead Indians tumbling In tho
arroyo, Of legs. and arms, and heads
lying around loose without claimants.
and fleeing and frightened savages es-
Gaping from the fatal bridge. Cody's
single shot had saved bis post, aud he
was always thereafter left IN peaceful
possession ~ bis ranch. just what
struck them on the bridge the Indians
never knew. and the survivors oi tho
fatal charge always entertained tho
firm belief that Buffalo BIZ was in
league with the evil spirit, and, as
such, person 20 whom IL was safe V
give wide berth h-pepyer SewAGA
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-05
PIN AND POINT.

-Carp"'s aro made 90 cover the
floors and rugs TO cover the flaws.
The greatest loss Of timo that ]
know OF Is 10 count the hours. -Rabo-
lais.
Men say OF womon what they
please; women do with men what
plcases them.
We grow wise ns we grow older,
but II is by forgetting what We thought
we knew. Life.
AS oysters arc swallowed when
they arc opened. 80 Is the frank man
taken In when he tells his plans 10
rogucs.
Nothing Is earned without labor.
Hence, II any ono obtains any thing
without labor. hc Is dofrauding some
one else.
We can not be- reminded too often
OF tho fact that broyityis the soul Of
wit, and tediousness the limbs and out
ward ilourishes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-05

A good average is poor attain
ment He who j. not above the aver
age j. below his own fair level; FOR the
average in this worlds measurements
&. by no means a praisewOrthy line
>. ). 1imes
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-05
az WeyboSSet Street,
MR.. FRANK MULHOLLAED
IN brother or Mrs. QuinnD

"a brother Of Mrs. Quinn)
WHO has been associated IN the business with
w Mr.. Quinn during the past twenty years
and who will hereafter manage the business for
the family. The Orns street establishment has
been sold. large variety of Caskcts collins and
robes Of every style and quality on hand and
furnished promptly, Everything pertaining to
the business will be kept iu II bck at the ware.
rooms tpafiori ample facilities Ia make selections,
and as I'm the past the Broadway establishment
will be maintained, with completeness in every
detail. In the carriage department are fout elc-
CANT hcatses aud hrst-ClaSs hacks will bc PROVIDED
for funerals weddings and christcniugs At the
lowest prices.
Telephone calls answered day or night Tcle.
hone number 59l6-3.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
Hog Feed.

Sorghum and oats are both success
fully raised in most sections of the state
Even in portions of the West, where a
corn crop is not sufficiently sure to make
it profitable, these crops seldom fail to
produce well, if reasonable care is taken
in their cultivation, while almost
throughout what is generally termed the
farming district sorghum grows almost
spontaneously. There is no reason, then.
why we should not raise hogs in all parts
of Texas, not only for our own cOnsump-
ton, but for export. If fed upon these
crops until feT,weeks before slaughter
ing, pigs will make a better growth and be
more healthy than if fed on an exclQ-
siga corn diet. 1t is safe to say that hog
.fe8olera is seldom if ever known except
where corn is the main food; and now
that Texas bids fair to become one of the
hog raising states, care should be taken
not to invite this worst Of all scOurges.
Feed plenty of sorghum and oats during
growth and finish off on corn. and you
will have little if any trouble with dis
ease of any kind = Texas Stockman.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
AsCOMMERCIAL SENSATION.
julius Weiss, Prominent Texarkans Man
Pursued by Attachments-Suits
Against Railroad.
Special to the Gazette.

opeC4al ~ the GdLtCtS.
TEXARKANA, TEX, Sept. 13.-Mrs.
Caroline Marx, by her attorneys, sued
out an attachment yesterday against
Julius Weiss of this city in the district
court on a debt of $1,000 borrowed money.
Mr.. Weiss is q prominent capitalist of
this city and was lately the president and
manager of the Savings bank of Tex
arkana. The plaintiff and her attorneys
are in position to know MIR. Weiss bus
mess, and as they allege in their petition
and affidavit ''that the defendant secretes
himself so that the ordinary process of
the law cannot be served upon him, -
the rumor is in circulation
that he has left the country.
His liabilities, any, are unknown.
Other attachments have been run to-day
and the streets are full of wild rumors
concerning the movements Of Weiss and
the amount of his liabilities. A. short
while since he bought an interest in4the
Matthews lumber company, one of The
largest mill plants in this section, and
became one of its officers. His non-ap-
peaTance has alarmed the creditors of
that company, and number of attach
ments have been sued out to-day.
Among them gre L. G. Demorse of this
city, SPIT; William Beehan ,S8704: r. H.
Eyler, Sl566; C. E. Whitner, $500. 1t
Is supposed that a large number of at
tachments will be added, as it is under
stood Leon s. H. Blum of Galy eston
and other foreign creditors have large
interests IN the mill.
County Attorney King to-day filed suit
in the district court for S87 800 against
the Texas and Pacific railway company
for failure to build depot at the rail-
road crossing. This suit is brought I'M
der an act of the Twenty first legislature
requiring all railroads to erect and main
tain depots at all railroad crossings rot
within five miles of a union depot.
This is the first suit brought under the
law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
ShinnerieS.

In many portions of Texas, the North
western portion especially, there are
large bodies of land covered with q
growth of brushy timber, known on ac-
count of its height as the "shin oak. -
In some places the "shinneries extend
over hundreds of acres of land, and have
been regarded as nuisance by the cat
tleman and the farmer, but il put to the
proper use this scrubby growth of timber
would be worth thousands of dollars to
Texas. On every "shin oak'' bush there
grows large numbers of acorns, much
smaller than the acorn of the red and
burr oak, but nearly as large as that of
the post and white oak. These acorns
are a bitter mast of which hogs are very
fOnd, and on which they will keep in
good condition during almost any
season. In Comanche, Eastland, Palo
Pinto and other counties in that portion
of the state there are a number of shin
neries, and if the farmers would utilize
the mast furnished by them they would
be found to be q source of profit. There
is no better hog pasture in the
world than the shinneries of Northwest
Texas, the mast supplied by them being
equal TO any bitter mast that grows.
There is one thing about the "shin
oak, - too, that is in its favor, and
that is the acorn clop is rarely failure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
CLARENDON.

PrOspectOrs Daily Arriving from Various
States-Town Improvements.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
CLARENDON, TEX. Sept. "A slight
shower of rain fell here this morning,
and from present indications we will
have more.
Heavy investments in town property
still continue. Prospectors are daily ar
irving, not only from various localities of
our own big state, but from distant states
as well.
Five of our public-spirited citizens
some three weeks since bought Grant s
addition to Clarendon, consisting of 443
acres, for the sum of S2845 They have
since sold part thereof for $4,000, and
have remainder of 1913 acres This is
but the precursor of larger deals soon to
be made.
The early erection of large brick
courthouse and jail is now engaging the
public mind.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
Texas Refrigerators.

The Texas Stockman and Farmer says
that Capt. "Buck Pettus of Bee coun-
ty, who was one of the stockmen IS COM
mfttee to visit Galveston last spring in
the refrigerating scheme, and who, as
one Of our largest stockmen is deeply in
terested in anything pertaining to the
cattle business, thinks that there is still
"a reason to hope that the slaughtering
plants ct Fort Worth Columbus and Vic
toria win still be put to work on the En-
glish contract. He says that the fault is
not with the parties to the contract on
this side of the water, but that the bond
of the English syndicate was not such as
was agreed upon, and that whenever a
good and sufficient bond Is executed he
thinks arrangements can be made to
start the works.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
FROM TIE RANGE.

Sale of the Champion Cattle Company
Ranch-Cattie, Sheep and Horse Items.
Special to the Gazette.
COLORADO, TEX, Sept. 13.-Gus
O'Keefe has just concluded deal with
the Champion cattle company for their
large ranch on Champion creek, south of
this place. The deal includes the actual
purchase of fourteen sections of land and
the lease hold on twenty sections, all
under fence. The terms of the sale are
kept private. The new owner of the
ranch Will at once stock it with young
steer cattle. This is one of tie finest
ranches in our county, and no doubt
brought a good price. Mr.. O'Keefe
bought 1900 one and two-year-old steers
in Abilene this week at IS and SD re-
spectively. They are now being driven
to his Champion ranch.
OES. Bailey started for Mississippi to-
day. with seyenty-tive head of Texas
horses.
H c. Spear SID $50 head of yearling
sheep yesterday at.S2. 80 round to j. H.
There is.a good demasd h6is for young
steer cattle, but there are Very few on
the market. A. B :Roberts0n refused
an offer this week of9.$8 round for all his
yearling heifers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
CATTLE DECREASING.

The Spaying Knife and the SHAMELESS Bring
ing About the Desired Result.
Evidence is rapidly accommodating that
the cattle stock of the country is decreas-
ing. In the Northwest the ranchman is
using the spaying knife TO shut off the
increase, and all over the country COWS
saFe being rushed to market in great
Plumbers, while calves are being slaught-
cred in those states where such thing
have in the past been almost unknown
Iowa is shipping large number of calves
to the Chicago markets, and other states
are doing the same thing in a small
way.
In conversation with a newspaper re-
porter a short time since, Harrison
county, Iowa, dairyman stated that it
wat his intention to Kill all his calves as
fast as they come this fall.
''This looks like hard and unprofita-
Bile thing TO do in this land of wonderful
corn and cat crops,' said he, ''but that
is what they are doing in the East and
have been doing for years. We are near
ing the time when the West
ern dairvrnan will kill all his calves lex
cent enough females from his choice
cows to keep his herd up to the proper
sdimensions. The day of free grass is
over and with it the day when we can
raise scrub calves with profit. We
must either raise the best stock and
feed off. the surplus young or kill them
before they make rs any expense. -
An Iowa paper, referring TO this sub
iect. saws: eve learn that farmers in
SOME parts lof Western Iowa Sell, their
sheffer calves. as soon as they are old
enough for veal, to local butchers, who
dress and ship them to the Omaha
market All this is q new departure
and grows out of the conviction on the
part of a great many farmers that
there Is no money sin CATTLE YRisE
however, is the very course that .:SYill
before long put money in cattfes,fe We
have said repeatedly that this depres-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
Approximation Prizes.

100 numbers from S, l24 to 1924 inclusive, be-
ing 80 numbers on each side OF the number draw
ing the capital prize of $500, 600, $500.
100 numbers from So 476 to 90, $40 inclusive, be-
ing so numbers on each side of the number draw
ing the capital prize of Sl0O, COO, $500
100 numbers from 90, 100 to So 2O9 inclusive, be-
ing so numbers on each side of the number draw
ing the capital prize of $50, 900, 500.
999 numbers ending with "A, being the two last
figures of the number drawing the capital prize OF
$500, 900, SlOO.
$50 numbers ending with 26, being the two last
figures of the number drawing the second capital
Prizes cashed in full without deduction-We,
the undersigned bankers of New Orleans, La. q
viii pay all prizes drawn in the Louisiana State
Lotteries which may be presented At our coun-
tiers: r. NJ. Walmsley, president louisiana
national bank; Pierre Lanaux, president state
national bank; A. Baldwin, president New Or
5 leans national bank; Carl Kohn, president Union
national bank.
The Subscribers having supervised the SIN
gle Number Drawing, Glass II, - LOUISIANA
State Lottery, hereby certify that the above are
the numbers which were this day drawn from
the 100, 600 placed in the wheel, with the prizes
Witness our hands at New Orleans, La, this
Tuesday, Sept ember 10, 1883.
E. 7. B BEAgREeARD' Commissioners.
No. STA draws the capital prize, saoo, 900;
sold in Washington, d. c.; Baton
Rouge, La; Denver, Col; Jackson,
Mich, and Dallas. Tex. No. SO, 526 draws
second capital prize. 500 900; sold in Boston,
Mass; Washington, D. C.; Buffalo, n. Y; San
Francisco, Oakland and MERGED, Cal; Hartford,
Conn; Allentown, Pa; Trenton. n. j.; Cleve-
land and Ashtabula, Ohio; Collinsville, Ill,
and Bremen, KY. No. SO 159 draws third capital
prize, ST., 900; sold in New Orleans, La; Boston
and Fall River, Mass; San Francisco and Los
Angeles, Cal; Cleveland, Ohio; Indianapolis,
Ind: Davenport, Iowa; EastOn, Pa; Middle
town, Md, and York. Neb No. p. I24 draws
SIS 900. Nos 80 542 and IS 63 draw each SO, 600.
Nos. $751; 19, O19, So 694, 50 52S and IS $50 draw
each $1,000.
The work of sending the official list 70 every
correspondent begins Immediately after the
drawing and continues day and night until COM
pleted. Should any of our patrons experience
any delay in receiving it, it is owing to their
name being among the last on the list.
Address: NJ. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La.
Address registered letters to New Orleans Ma
tiOnal Bank, New Orleans, La.
Entered according to act OF congress, in the
pany. in the office of the librarian of congress
at Washington.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
MISSOURI RACE WAR.
Community of Whites Determined to Ex-
clude the Blacks-Trouble Feared.

a Community of Whites Determined to Ex-
clude the Blacks-Trouble Feared.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. l3.-There are
symptoms of a race war in Missouri, at
Dexter, forty-two miles from here. The
people of that section have for years ex-
Guided all negroes from among them. A
short time ago man named Williams,
settled on a farm near there and
engaged a dozen negroes to work
for him. Fifty armed white men
waited upon him this week and told
him he must get rid of the negroes.
He said they might Kill him first. The
armed men returned to town, where
they circulated a paper pledging the
signers to stand by the regulators.
About five hundred men signed the
paper About fifty men side with Will
Jams, among them a hardware mer-
chant, who has imported Winchesters
and ammunition TO arm his side. Fur
ther trouble expected.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
OFFICIAL DRAWING
OF The
LOUISIANA STAIE LOTTERY.
SINGLE NUMBER. CLASS ST."
Drawn at New Orleans, Louisiana. on
Tuesday, September 10. 1889.

dated New Orleans. and agFssto pay all prizes
IN New Orleans where the Accompany holds its
charter from the state, and Where both the pur-
chaser of a ticket and the company equally
protected by the laws of the state and of the
United States. Tickets dated and issued from
other cities in the name of the Louisiana state
Lottery company promising to pay prizes in other
places than New Orleans, are not Louisiana
state Lottery tickets at all, but are counterfelts
and cheats intended to deceive and defraud the
unwary.
Remember that 81 is the price of the smallest
part or fraction of ticket issued in any draw
ing. Anything in name offered at less
Remember further, when examining to see If
your ticket has drawn prize, never to accept
anything but our official drawings which are
copyrighted under the act of congress, and can
not be reprinted correctly under penalty of the
law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
Cisco.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the GaZetIe.
CISCO, Ten, Sept. ia match
game of base ball will take place to-
morrow at this place between the Cisco
and Wayland clubs
Work commenced to-day on a stone
building by Bacon s. Hines, which they
will occupy as a livery stable. The way
the town is now beng built up, it will
not be long before the business quarters
will be solid stone blocks.
A large force is engaged in rebuilding
the gin and mill establishment of Blake
s. Hightower which was burned down
last week.
The Farmers Alliance have bought the
stock Of goods of the New York bankrupt
company, and will add to it a large stock
of general merchandise.