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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
THE TANGLER.
Divers Enigmas and Odd Conceits for
Bright Wits TO Work Out.
Any Communications Intended for This De-
lartment Should be Addressed to Z. Z.
ChadbOurn, Lewiston, Maine.
213,-CIti,


What is the city where the blest
Rewards your quest?
What is the city where the true
Will welcome you?
the city where the maids are nest,
With manners sweet?
The city where the rural swain
Is rude and plaiI.?
What IS the city where deceit
And falsehood meet?
What is the city where the greed
Mocks every need?
The city where the robber band
DespOils the land?
The city where with fierce intent
Your goods are rentf
What is the city whore the talk
Disturbs your walk?
What is the city where the speed
Is great indeed?
The city yielding oft to strains
Its shape regains?
The city where the sudden shock
Your course viii knock?
What is the city where there's room
For all who come?
What is the city where but few
VIII meet your view?
The city where with cunning art
They read the heart?
The city where the obstinate
VIII make you wait?
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02

-lC.-NhsAEStuts
I've a wonderful eompT etc,
Always ready. always neat
SO the advertisement read that took me in;
With freely flowing first,
Ink is readily dispersed
Over any paper be 1t thick or thin.
So two hard-earned silver wheels
From my purse the maker steals,
And am a sadder, wiser man;
With this last tried to write;
But the page in sorry plight,
looks as il an ink-legged spider DER it ran.
BITTER SWEET.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
Check to Emotion.

Mary W. Whitney, professor of as
tronomy at Vassar college and successor
of Maria Mitchell, advocates training
girls in the study of science with the ex-
press object OF discIplining her emo
tional nature. 1.-The day is passed,
she SAYS, :'when the principal object Of
a girls education is to render her pleas
ing, - merely by emotional demonstra-
tion
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
AIDYL.


Those who believe what is absurd
Are tchOIe, by which mean word.
Thai transpose to a loud curse,
And use it for nv puzzle verse.
do not say such folks these
Believe the moon made of green cheese;
While such assertions might seem pat,
None are quite so JUtOle Is that.
Yet many, very many, do
Have faith in things just untrue
In signs and dreams, and hocus- pocus,
OF which they talk till they provoke US,
And they seem to take delight in
Telling things they think will brighten.
such talk might cause one to do worse
Than to denounce with a loud curse
NELsoNIAN
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02

hence it is customary to attach them in
visibly TO the vest by button beneath
the lapel.
In the third illustration the lady on the
left wears cloth costume, putty-cOl-
ored. lined with white surah, the collar,
sleeves and side panels are IN dark
chestnut aud pale gray striped seciI-
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
Road Tax Law Tested.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
HONEY GROVE, TEX, Sept. 26.-Law-
yer George A. Carpenter of this city de-
feated the city in test case on the con-
stitutionality of the road tax law passed
by the recent legislature.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
21S-HaIf Square.

l. Adversities. 2. Importuned. 3. To con-
fine. 4. Drilled in military exercise. 8. One
who cuTbs. 6. A consumer. I. A bed frame.
s. Senior, [Abbr. 9. male nickname. 10.
In Texas GwESDoLINR-
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
FALL STYLES.
What to Wear During These Days Of
Transition from Summer
TO Autumn.
Jackets and Wraps are in Assorted Colors to
Suit the COstume-The Convenience
Found In the Long Cloak.
NEW YORK, Sept. %.

EPTEMBER may be
properly termed the
''transitiOn month
so far as fashions are
concerned The warm
days and cool even
ings give rise to q
sort of irrepressible
con flict. As was to
be expected, in the
end, 1t is the thin
and vapory tissues
which are worsted
(no pun intended)
and the demi- faison
fabrics which carry
the day. IN fash
ions, as in polemics
politics. ethics and
economics, each sea-
son has its particular
fad which it pets and
coddles till we get
provoked at the
strong centrif ugal
tendency of the hu-
man mind. For in
stance , spring seems
to encourage church
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
EDITED BY MRS. NJ. r. WALToN.


',Houored be woman, she beams on the slsh''
Graceful ana fair as a being Of light.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
OUR FUTURE.

In burst of glee the editor of the
Port Huron Herald exclaims, "What
a glorious time it will be for Port HUI
ron when the Grand Trunk, New York
Central, Canadian Pacific and Lacawa-
ma all centre here" To be sure he is
right. But Yale will be sin it," That
will mean "city" for Yale. No, we do
not think that our village will ever be-
come one of those bowling, smoking,
dirty cOnglomerations by that name.
Nor will it ever aspire to comparison
with Port Huron. But what we do
covet, is that it grow to be one of those
pretty, sunny little cities. Should the
augury of the Herald prove true, it will
mean large amount of capital for us.
That wealth should be represented here
is all that is necessary. The country
all about us is rich enough to support
a city, and then it will be more profita-
bly, worked. Products which can not
be raised now for want of market
can then be grown. That will raise up
more competent class of farmers.
Then look out for a pretty city; one
with broad streets, shady streets, and
a little city which shall be without a
rival for beauty
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
MONTANA, OREGON AND WASHING
TON

Colonlsts for Montana, Oregon, Washington
OF BRUSH Columbia points should take no other
line than the Northern Pacific Railroad
ms railroad, with its main and branch lines.
mas brought into communication with the east
al pr0mlnent sections of the great northwest.
IL Is the only line traversing Montana and
Washington 1t Is the only line running
through trains from the east to and through the
state OF Washington. 1t is the short line from
st. Paul to Butte City and Helena, Mont. SpO-
kane Fails. Wash, and Portland, Oregon, and
the only all rail line to Tacoma and Seattle.
Washington.
Under present car arrangements Pullman
sleeping ears and furnished tourist sleepers are
run via the Wisconsin Central, and Pullman
Palace SleeperS via the Chicago, Milwaukee &
81. raul, and Northern Pacific from Chicago
through 70 the Pacific coast without change
In addition to this service the Northern Pacific
runs on It's through express trains regular day
coacnes, dining cars and free coloniSt sleepers
from ST. Paul to Tacoma and Portland
The Northern Pacific lines allow the holders
OF second class tickets TO stop at Spokane Falls
Wash., and at all points west thereof, ten DAYS
at each place desired. This will enable settlers
TO thoroughly examine all lands for sale i'm the
state before selecting Il permanent location. No
other line offers holders of sec0nd-class tickets
an opportunity OF examining all sections of this
great state without the payment of additional
fares of from $500 to $1,000.
For maps, time tables and illustrated pamph-
lets, or any special information desired address
your nearest station agent, Chas. $. Fee, Genl
Pass. and Ticket Agent, St. Paul MINI.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

great carefulness is the duty of every
postmaster. All our papers are mailed
with exact precision, and if they then
fail to arrive at the place addressed it
is beyond our reach to repair it. We
hope that the smaller offices to which
this alone refers, will exercise more
diligence in the future. Considering
the immense mass of business transact
ed through the mails it is of imperative
necessity that they be managed with
the strictest integrity. Otherwise they
become threatening incumbrance.
We sincerely trust that we shall not be
compelled to resort to more severe
means of redress, and that this warn
ing will prove sufficient. But this
nuisance must be remedied.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
LOCAL MARkET REPORT

GRAINS.
WHEAT-per bushel: no. cred, 90 no. 3 red
Soc; no. white, 90c; spring, IS to soc.
OATS per bushel: AZ to As cents
BARLEY--per cwt. $1.20 to 40.
HAY per ton: 81. 90 baled
PEAS per bushel: IS to rs cents
BEANS per bushel LES to 1.75
BUCKwHEAT per bushel; IS to 30 cents
RYE---per bushel; IS cents.
CoRN--in ear; 25 cents.
CLOVER SEED-per bnshel: So so to SiOO
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
sAPPLEs per bushel 30 to 60 cents
TURNIPs-per bushel: 25 cents.
PoTAToEs-per bushel: so cents.
ONIoNs-per bushel: rs cents.
CABBAGE-per dozen heads: 35 and 80 cents
CRANBERRIES-per quart, 10 cents.
PARsNIPS--per bushel 25 cents.
CARRoTs--per bushel; % cents.
PUMPKINS--5 cents apiece.
SQUAsHEs-S to 10 cents apiece.
CELERY-per bunch: cents.
POULTRY AND MEATS.
TUBKEYs-per pound: cents.
CHIcKENs-old stock, per pound: 6 cents;
spring, cents.
BEEF-per cwt: 81 so.
PoRK-per cwt: 81 as to 300
VEAL per cwt: $500 to 800.
MUTToN-per cwt: 600 to 90.
LAMB-per cwt: 500.
FARM PRODUCE.
BUTTER-GOod only, per pound: T. cents.
EGGs-per dozen: 20 cents
HoNEY-per pound: l2t cents.
CHEEsE-per pound, 9 and 10 cents.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
Rem arKabIe Rescue,

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, ILL.,.
makes the statement that she caught
cold. which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for a month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told
her she was a helpless victim of con-
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton; she bought bottle and to her
delight found herself benefited from
first dose. She continued its use and
after taking ten bottles, found herself
sound and well.now does her own house
work and is as sound and well as she
ever was.-Free trial bottles Of this
Great Discovery at Grant Holden &
Bros: Drug Store. Large bottles soc.
and $1.O0.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
OARELESsNESS IN THE MAILS.

We hardly venture to complain of
tie larger Post Offices, but in the small
Ter offices of the country we have
noticed of late an increasing sloath
in handling the mails. Continually
matter comes to us from the smaller
towns marked "Missent"; and we hear
much too often of papers from our
own Office which have failed to reach
their destination. Making all due al
lowance for unavoidable mistakes. this
complaint is becoming much too gen.
eral. Any matter, whatsoever, wheth-
er of one class or another is neverthe-
less of value and should be handled
carefully. There can be no just distinc-
ton in that particular. To tend it all
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
PERSONAL.

Will Palmer went to Melvin on Tues
day.
Fred Palmer was in Port Huron last
Tuesday.
Alex. Tucker spent last Friday IN
our village.
Norman Sponenburg is visiting at
home again.
E. r.. Beecher was in Port Huron
last Tuesday.
Mrs. DR.. Ney and baby are visiting
in Port Huron.
Levi Morrell Jr. was in Port Huron
last Wednesday.
Judson Black, now of Deanville was
home last Sunday.
Bert Mcdonald returned last Tues
day from Gladwin.
Frank Griffin took the train for Port
Huron on Monday.
Jas. Meharg had business in Port
Huron on Tuesday.
Supervisor Hodgins visited the Coun-
ty Seat last Monday.
Rev. S. G. Bettes spent last Sunday
with his family here.
J. Ii. Duffie, of Detroit, visited with
DR.. Ney last Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Rapley has returned
from her visit in Lum.
Emerson Pratt is at Au Sable inves-
tigating lumber job.
Chas. Reynolds, Of Peck, was in the
village on Monday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Holden went to
Port Huron on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rapley were in
Port Huron last Monday.
Juanita Roswell has been making a
visit with Mrs. w. ID. Wear.
Harvey Drake returned from Port
Huron on Tuesday morning.
Alex. Lothian, of Mt Salem, visited
his sons here during the week.
VIM. Wofel, of Lexington, is visiting
friends in the village at present.
A. w. Bogart was among those who
went to Port Huron on Monday.
w. Ii. Palmer went to the city of
Port Huron last Monday morning.
J. w. Norman, of Lexington, made
flying trip to our village last week.
Mr.. Ludington of Chicago, is visiting
his uncle Sam Ludington at present.
A. j. Hicks, of Richmond, is at pres
ent engaged in the EXPOsITOR Office.
Attorney Rapley, of Brown City,
Jas. Brown, our active insurance
agent, was in Port Huron last Satur-
day.
Mrs. VIM. McKenna and Doad Me-
mercy went to Port Huron on We'd
nesday.
p. Gilbert and Mr.. Bownwell, of De-
troit, were i'm the village the first of
the week.
J. ID. McKeith and family and VIM.
TOmlnson and family were in Speaker
last Sunday.
M. E. Bronson left last Monday for
distant parts after a pleasant visit here
of few days,
Misses Clara Tucker, of Sanilac Gen.
tire, and Lille Robinson, of Peck, have
been the guests of Mrs. j. ID. Grinnell.
Rev. j. M. Crandall, again visited the
village last Wednesday, and was hearth
ly welcomed by his numerous friends
here.
Jas. Fraser's wife and family of Cali
fornia have been visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity for some time
past.
Henry Pearce is still engaged on the
jury in Port Huron. He returned there |
on Monday after spending Sunday with |
his family here.
Thos. Macarthur boarded the train on |
Wednesday for an extensive tour |
through the towns to the north and |
along the Lake.
Mrs. Jas. Cooper in company with |
Kate Richardson left for Port Huron
on Wednesday. Miss Richardson will |
continue on to Coburg Ont.
A large concourse of young people
assembled at the depot last Tuesday |
to bid good-by to Miss Lou
Chamberlain, who has been visiting
with Jennie Palmer.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
BuckIeu,S AruIca Sarye

The Best Salve in the world tor Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe
yer Sores, letters, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns. and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 20 cents per box. For sale by
Grant Holden IL Bro.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
Farm For Sale Cheap,

The east half of the southeast quar-
ter of Section five Greenwood. known
as the Cuthbert farm, consisting of 20
acres cleared, and 10 acres woodland.
with good buildings and orchard, will
be sold cheap on easy terms. For fur
Their particulars address, Nj. w. SMITH,
Marlette, Sanilac Co, Mich. 1Sm3
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
Drain Your Cellar.

We have ordered a full car load of
drain tile, all sizes and grades. a few
dollars worth will drain your cellar.
barn yard. or pond holes on your place
perfectly dry. and they last lifetime.
Order at once. 30 TAPPAN 81 LAW.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
Young Men Invest !!

10000 acres good farming lands for
sale from one to five miles of the thriv-
ing village of Coleman. Midland coun-
ty. Prices ranging from $4 to SO per
acre. Perfect title. Terms to suit pur-
chaser. For further particulars, adj
dress or come and see an old Yale boy.
ID. B. MENEREY,
lom3 Coleman, Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

TAX-PAYERs.-I will be at the Rapley
House, Yale, every Friday during De-
cember for the purpose of collecting
taxes. WIN. II. HARRIS.
Treasurer of BrOckway Township.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
GEORGE BROOKS.

rENONSORIAL ARTIST, Yale. If you want
L first class HAIR cut, shave, shampoo or sea
foam, don't fail to give him cali. Charges
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

A UCTIONEER, Peek, Mich, is prepared to
"A attend all kinds OF sales on short notice and
at reasonable rates. Correspondence solicited.
Orders sent either by mail or telephone to DR..
TOal at Peek Will be promptly attended to-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
w. D. BurTEREIELD.
AVERY & AVERY

A RCHlTECT Room f., Stewart block, Port
"A Huron. Parties intending building should
end and get estimates and plans.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
CHAS. 6, NORTHUP.

A TrORNEY and Counselor-at-Law. Rooms
N in the McKenna block. Probate business
and collections promptly attended TO.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

COUNSELORS and Attorneysat-Law. Stew
~ art block, Port Huron. All legal business
given prompt attention
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
DR.. G. s. NEY.

physician AND SURGEON. Office on
L Main street, opposite Dullie block, Yale,
Office hours from II to 2.30 each day.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
GRO u pRowN ms
VIM. COWhN.

MENTAL ROOMS. Opposite Post Office, Port
~ Huron. Latest modes of operating, includ-
ingbridge work or artificial teeth without plates.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
DRAKE g. GILLETT,

A TTORNEYS and Counselors-at-Law. Collec-
~ tons u speciality. Marriage Licenses OBJ
tanned. Ofiice-NeXt to EXPosIToR office. Up
stairs in Rapley Block, Yale.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
GEO. w. BELL.

A UCTIONEER, Yale. Real estate, personal
"A property or any kind of sales promptly at
tended TO. Orders left at the EXpositor Office
will receive prompt attention. Correspondence
solicited.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
w. w. LORD.

A TTORNEY-AT-LAW, Stevens Block, Port
"a Huron, Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
DR.. BENZ. CLYNE.

physician AND SURGEON. Graduate of
Il the department of medicine and surgery at
Ann ArbOr. ONCE on Main street, first build
ing south of Gustin Block Yale.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
CHURCH OE CHRIST

A A. G.. CHAPEL. Services at If a. IN.
"A Prayer meetings every Thursday evening
at O'Clock.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

SERVICES alternately at 1890 a. IN. and 7.3C
y pm. Rev. +. b. Bennett, pastor. At home
Thursday of each week. Sabbath school at p.
N. James III. Moore, Supt.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
GEvRCH DrRECTORx-
METHODIST PROTESTANT.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL

SERVICES alternately at 1890 o'clock a. M
- ana 80 p. m. Rev W. +. Perkins, pastor
SUNDAY School ut =. III. A. GOheen. Snpt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
HALsTEAD AND HIS BROTHER.
The Original Type-Writing Machine Was
Made by the Latter.

The Original Type-Writing Machine Was
Made by the Latter.
1 saw two interesting figures recently at
the Union League Club, Brooklyn-men
widely different in habits and character,
but singularly alike in physique and bear
Ing, says writer in the New York Tele-
gram. Both were r,en of oaken frame, tall,
above the six-foot mark and of much bone
and muscle. The long arms and legs, the
STOPPING postures, the forid compilations
and the crowns of silver-gray hair would
attract attention in any gathering. One
was Murat Halstead and the other William
O.Wyck of, one of the owners of the Reming.
ton typewriter. 1 was reminded that the
original typewriter was made in 1870 by
Benton Halstead, brother of tine famous edi-
tor. He rugged up machine, using types
borrowed from his brothers Office; keys
whitfield out of pine and connections between
type and key, of hemp twine that were lor-
ever stretching, breaking and otherwise
causing trouble.
He used this rough affair in his own law
Office for many months, and pleadings pre-
pared thereon were the admiration of the en-
tire Cincinnati bar. A patent was secured,
and model of the machine hemp twine,
pine keys and newspaper type is now in the
possession of Uncle Sam at Washington,
Halstead was satisfied with this, and could
not be induced to turn the patent to pecuni-
ary advantage. He could copy his own
papers, and mandatory might inter ere
with his law duties, so he stuck to Black
stone, and others took up the typewriter
idea, developing it into the perfect and
profitable machines of to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
LOVED BIG SOLDIERS.
A Giant for the German Army That Would
Have Delighted Fritz.

A Giant for the German Army That Would
Have Delighted Fritz.
Emperor William has just got in his
Potsdam Guards man that would have re-
joiced the heart of old Frederick William
L, the lover and kidnapper of big soldiers,
says the New York Sun. Up to November
1 Captain Won Pluskow was the biggest man
in the army. He measured just 6 feet and
9 inches. A volunteer recruit of feet and
5 inches has retired him to second place.
Since 1850 the Potsdam Guards have not
seen another giant like him. Then they had
a forester feet 8 inches tall.
The forester was intended originally for
the Courier Battalion Of the Guards, but on
account of his great size was slipped into
the historical regiment OF big men. He was
famous man among Berliners, and when
ever he marched on the extreme right of the
front line. with his "cofee-pot," as Berlin
ers irreverently say, towering high above
all the other helmets, three policemen were
required to push back from him the hustling
crowd. He had bed, knife, chair, table,
besides all his clothes, made to his special
order, and his enormous boots, that delighted
old Berlin, are still exhibited as curioslties
in the barracks OF the Potsdam regiment.
During parade of the guards in Pots
dam the Emperor expressed desire to talk
with the giant. The forester was called to
exhibit the enormousness of his sole. Prince
Friedrich Carl lifted the giants foot high
from the ground. The giant lost his balance
and went down with crash, taking with
him three OF his nelghbors in the ranks as
we'll as the Prince. The latest successor of
all this historical greatness will remain in
the active service one year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
HUNTING IN THE CATsKILLs.
An Unusual Number of Fur-Bearing AMI
mals Are Being Killed.

An Unusual Number of Fur-Bearing AMI
mals Are Being Killed.
KINGSTON, N. z. Dec. This city,
since its first settlement by the Dutch, has
furnished market for the skins of animals
killed and trapped by the hunters of Ulster,
Greene and Delaware counties. r. E. Best
has been fur dealer here Al years. He has
had large experience in handling furs,
and as he is an old hunter himself he has
had an excellent opportunity to become ac-
ouainted with hunters and trappers. He
saws bears were never more plentiful in the
Catskill Mountains than now.
Charles Eckert has killed seven bears this
fall. He found them among the mountains
that border W atson Hollow in the Catskills.
Recently Markle got one at Boiceville.
Ever few days a bear is shot. Charles r.
Ford had narrow escape from being torn
to pieces by wildcat. 1t was large one,
weighing 25 pounds, It had big, muscular
legs. with claws sharp as needles and strong
as steel. Ford was out hunting foxes in
Big Indian Hollow. When he first sighted
the cat it seemed to him it must be pam
ther. it was 30 large. 1t came toward him
and he gave it the contents of one barrel of
his gun. He bounded in the air higher
than Ford's head and gave a yell that
echoed through the hollow and made Ford's
hair stand on end. Before it struck the
ground it had received the contents of the
other barrel Of Ford's gun and it dropped
dead. If the cat had reached him it would
have clawed out his stomach in short order.