The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-31
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Won can explain how the sheep came there"
said the magistrate.
"Cain't 'spIain. square jed answered.
"W Zen got up in de mawnin' DAT sneeP
was jcs' layin' dsr.' 4.
"And you don't know who brought "
therer' ..
@No. suh-'lesan de cyclone bowed IL
dar."
"Aha. I.esan de cyclone bowed u dar,'
Ell? And did you ever see cyclone mat
could skin a sheepr'
"No. sub. | CANT say as ! has. 'lesan
'twar dat same cyclone what peeled square
Nason's tree and driy the straw tbroo Colo
mel Balentyne's WALL
The squire pulled up his specs and oot
a long look at jed, and the colonel arose
and stated that he would not prosecute tue
ease further, as this was the first cyclone
that had ever blown any Of his property
into Jed's possession.
Changing Color.
Savannah, Ca. has one OF the greatest OF
chronological curiosities in America. Itisa
woman who is half white, half black.
Patty Delight il her name. She IL over
sixty years old.
Patty is not Of the ginger cake variety
and never has been. She was born black
fine specimen of the pure African. To-
day. though, were IL not for the facial char
acteristics one would be In DOUBT as 10
whether she is a white woman who Is be-
coming black. or a colored woman who Is
becoming white.
Every once i'm while cOlOred men and
women are found who have small, light
patches on their persons. These are al
WAYS broadly horalded as startling instances
Of change Of color. Sometimes they are
hired and put on exhibition in museums, ~
the case may be.
The whitest of them though. Is nothing
compared with Patty Delight. Patty il
abundant proof OF the fact that ii the Ethi-
Opian can not change her color. her color
sometimes changes Ofits owe accord.
Patty's arms. tron the elbows down, and
her hands are As white As those OF any
blonde Caucasian in Savannah. They are
not cream-col0red. neither have they dead,
chalky appearance. They are to all appear
ance the arms aud hands oi white woman.
one of her shoulders are also white, and
her breast Is as pure 4 white as the belle Of
ballroom would desire. or her feet the
same, too, is true.
Only Hanging.
Coroner Lewis Harris. OF Glynn county,
Ca, tells the story Of the only hanging that
has occurred in his county for seventy-siN
years. IL occurred just four years before
Uncle Lewis was born, but he is ZANZIBAR
with the tale. About seyenty-siN years ago
there lived in Glynn county a man named
findley. who was great hunter and was not
afraid Of ANYTHING. One day while hunting
in the woods he found a wild, hali-naked
negro. whom, according 90 the custom
of the time, he arrested. While
taking him TO his plantation tue
negro sprang upon Findley, and. selling the
hunting-knite carried by the latter, cut
Findley's throat. Findley was missed, and
party went IN search of him, iniing his
dead body in the woods. The negro was
found hiding in cane-brako. He was ar
rested and hung, and 80 indignant were the
people that they mounted his head on tall
spike. where it remained for long a time.
The scene of the hanging Is to-day ONE OF
| Brunswick's prettiest residence sections.
Census Mans Discovery.
The census man who had been assigned
the enumeration of the Sea Island coast of
south Carolina has made most remarka-
bic discovery. klawah Island, which Is
some miles down the coast, is owned by two
ofthc families OF the ante-Dclum sea Island
J barons. The census man expected Ia mud
there "handful of lvslerican citizens
white and black, but IN was wonderfully
| disappointed.
He found A large black colony Of about
one hundred and fifty souls. and struck a
region, the only one in the world, in which
an the inhabitants were English speaking
and writing negroes. Every negrs he met
could read and write. Every child OF suit
able age could also read and write, and the
women We're just az intelligent az the men.
All were prospering under the wise rule OF
mulatto cacique named Quash stephens,
whose wife was responsible FOR the educa-
ton OF the people in her eight years resi-
dcnce.
Texas Alliance.
The Farmers state Alliance Convention
| OF Texas adjourned last Sa-urlay evening,
an its duties having been finished. Reso-
mtions asking Congress 10 make laws pre-
serving the public domain for American
colonization only. and that laws. both state
and national, bee passed TO regulate trans
poftation for The benefit Of the people, and
| for the unlimited coinage Of gold aud silver,
TO be supplemented by "A sufficient volume
of treasury notes to supply the country
without the Intervention of national banks;
also asking the state Legislature TO spfdily
amend the land law so AS to open up inc
western part Of the State for actual settlers.
Living Ia a Log.
There is a negro living in Scrcyen county,
Ca. whose home is in huge log. Ihelo Is
twenty feet long and five feet in diameter.
II i diyidedinto three apartments, one Of
which is occupied by the pr0prietor's four
hogs. The negro occupies another, ana the
third is filled with hunting and fishing ap-
paratus.
The negro makes his livelihood by hunting
and fishing. Ili,clothing is Of skins OF Wild
beasts and he lives alone 10 himself. His
two dogs are the fiercest 10 be found any
where. He prOcures his ammunition by
barterng game with the employees aboard
the savannah river boats and the pas
sengers.
stock Sold.
The Florence (Alatama) investment Com
papy has closed negotiations by which they
have placed the controlling interest OF their
stock to Philadelphia capitalists. The COM
pany owns some OF the most valuable prop
crty in the city. II ~ capitalized AT over
81 900 900 the stock being placed at nity
cents on the dollar. This brings largo
amount Of additional money 10 this market,
which will be used in developments.
Withered Hand.
A queer mOrtuary relic was found few
, DAYS since in a log cabin, the pioneer resi-
dence OF the father Of Governor Ross, IN
Young county. Texas. IL WAS the dry and
wiihered hand of an Indian who was killed
, in The early DAYS by "A band friendly with
, the whites. The hand was presented 10
Mr. Ross, who placed IT in crack IN the
cabin wall, where it remained until dlscoy-
cred by SIR. r. ;. Ross.
! A Case of Brights Disease Cured by
Chase City Lithia Water.