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MONSTERS OF THE PAST
Uncle Sans Wonderful Collection of
Reptiles, Mammals and Birds.
MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO.
a First Instaiment of IL Has Reached WASH
inGfon-Amazing Lizards of the Mesoroic-
R,rds With Teeth and Flying Dragons
Strange MammaIs Of the Tertiary Epoch.


A FIRST INsTALLMENT OF THE GIGAN-
u tic fossil reptiles. mammals and birds
which the government has been digging up and
collecting during the last nine years has
reached Washington, and, under the skilled
hands Of sociological experts. these wonderful
monsters OF the past are rearing anew their
mighty forms in the National Museum. OF
giant lizards alone United States PaIeontelog-
Est Marsh has stored away in New Haven enough
to half fiji the Smithsonian's great building
with their skeletons Inasmuch as they run
oil the wav from twenty-five to ninety feet in
length. some OF the specimens having weighed
~ much in life "a thirty tons. they take up a
cool deal Of rooai-
THE WONDERFUL HTpsIEnoPHrs.
One Of the most extraordinary Of them is o
creature called the hypsirhophus. which was
shout thirty feet long and walked erect upon
it, hind legs. This is the animal. recently dis
covered which defended itself chiefly by
wasging its tail. That appendage was armed
with tremendous spines in pairs. blow from
which must have been death to its adversary.
Owing 10 the enormous size of this tail and
the i'm pertance OF its use. the reptile had sort
of second brain ia its pelvic. which was an en-
krgewent OF the spinal cord. more than ten
fines ~ big az the actual brain in its skull.
The oesss doubtless restei ha5ituaiiy upon its
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OF which complete skeletons have been found.
II was six feet high had no wings at all. and
was undoubtedly the most tremendous water
fowl that ever existed. being more completely
aquatic than any other known bird. Each of
its legs, OF great length aud muscular power.
wasa perfect instrument for propulsion through
the water, having the backward stroke of an
car, eleverly feathered on its return. The limb
represented the same kind of specialized modi-
fication of structure rs has fitted the ostrich
among recent birds and the horse among MANI
mails for the attainment of extreme speed on
land. Evidently the creature spent its entire
life upon the water, presumably only going
ashore for the purpose OF breeding. 1t must
have been a wonderful diver. and its long shall
low jaws, set with sharp recurved teeth, were
admirably adapted FOR seizing and retaining
thee most active of the multitudinous fishes
which swan in the brine.
BIRDS WITH TEETH
Another numerous and important group Of
birds in the same epoch was that Of the ich-
thyornis which was but little larger than
pigeon. but possessed great powers of fight.
1t had teeth set in sockets. whereas the hes
perornis had them in grooves along its jaws
1t would have been curious spectacle to wit
ness hoeks OF these toothed fowls, SWIMMING or
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save among themselves, they spread and multi
piled their species Incredibly. Certain yarie-
ties developed flying powers, others evan in
the water, some dwelt upon the land. while
many were amphibious. As tho continents
grew their swarms increased. Gigantic croco-
dues and tortoises appeared. The age may
fairly be described as one of GEOLOGICAL NIGHT
mares, full of dragons and ehimeras dire.
while detritus kept continually falling upon
the bottom OF the inland ocean during thou
sands and thousands Of years, numberless dead
specimens were buried by it and thus pre-
served for all time, the mud eventually harden
ing into rock.
IN THE AIR AND on THE Water.
Not less weird than the landscape in those
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from inc rih& oe1o t1zAss-, nepoDa,can.
An old homestead was sold lately at Bedford
which hos been in one family for . period
Of two hundred and twenty-seven years.
The farm ~>s bought IN lSe4 by Job Lame Of
Maadsn from John Winthrop. the governor OF
Connecticut who had inherited the lsnd from
his fAtAse, the eminent governor of Msssachu-
sets Bay colony. Gov. John winshrop, the
founder Of Nassachusets and Of Boston, re-
oeived the land as . grant from the colonial
court in 1851 His deputy, Thomas Dudley,
had grant At the same court, and the two men
went out through the wilderness In the spring
Of 1858 and located their farms
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days must have been the aerial scene, the
heavens above the foods being filed with ac-
tual dragons having a twenty-five-foot spread
Of wings, as we'll a. with uumberless smaller
pterodactyls. feeding upon fishes. There were
countless birds. too-reai birds, with strong
likeness in some particulars to the reptiles
from whose kind the feathered tribes un-
doubleday descended. These birds had teeth,
aud tho most surprising of them was
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AGATHAUMAs (REPTILE, 25 FEET).

head. This was required for the attach
ment Of the muscles which were necessary
to hold up the enormous head. The creature
stood as high as "A very big elephant. but was
twice as long. 1t had protective covering of
massive bony plates also and it moved slug
gishly on ali fours. being a vegetable feeder.
GIGANTIC A.sPHIcoEIIas.
Both hypsirhophus and agathaumas. however
were small compared with the amazing smphi-
coelias. which was fifteen feet high. three feet
taller than Jumbo. and sixty feet long. When
alive il weighed aboat twenty tons II walked
on all fours. had a remarkably small head and
along and powerful tail Each ofits footprints
ss found preserved in the rocks. covered a
square yard. It's skull was less heavy than the
fourth or fifth vertebra. IL moved slowly. hav-
ing no weapons, offensive or defensive, and
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A Glacier Erappe.

From the Phjledelphia Record.
The most popular and at the same time the
most difficult drink to obtain in all of Uncle
Sans broad domains is a glacier frappe. II a
Philadelphia man wakes up in the morning
and feels that glacier frappe is the only drink
that will touch the right spot he should bear
in mind that little trip Of 5000 miles will be
necessary. for the glacier frappe can be had
only in Alaska. A couple of Philadelphiaus
who were up in Alaska during August partook
OF the glacier frappe, and they pronounce it .
very good drink indeed. The method Of making
1t " simple. Pour little good whisky into q
cup. Then scrape away the dirt at YOUR feet
and from the glacier chip 81 few little bits OF
clean ice. Put this In the gass, stir 1t about q
bit with the blade OF your knife and then drink
it.
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A New Crown for the Emperor,
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

The German emperor has recently, with the
aid Of the weii-known artist, Emil Doepter, de-
signed for himself q crown. Il seems strange,
says correspondent, that with the magnificent
collection OF gems possessed by the house Of
Hohenzollern there should be no crown among
its regalia. bat such is the case. The stones
will be selected from those already in the en-
peror's possession and will be arranged round
bands Of gold, studded with diamonds each
band terminating In . rosette Of four diamonds.
the whole surmounted by beautiful cros Of
pearls and diamonds. The empress crown d
to Be afao simils ee he smPsrors on smazler
scale.
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"Tn get even with those next-door neich-
bers Of mine II Il takes . Thousand years,
They have trained that miserable cur Of theirs
70 howl every time sing"
why, that b tho strasgest thing ever heard
o. Yoa doh't mean 70 say the dog hsd = s.
trained2 --xndianaposis Journal
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which we're the fsh lizards. called ichshyosaurs
1hsy osss N tAs IeaSsA Of sbous forty fset
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WHERE THEIR REMAINs ARE FouSn.

Deposits of the remains of all these wonder
full creatures exist today in inexhaustb!e mines
distributed throughout the west and in various
other parts of this country. On the heaks of
the Rocky mountains can be traced for hun
dreds OF miles narrow belt of strata contain
ing bones of nearly all Of the great reptiles
mentioned,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14
W W. EDWARDS,
Abbeville, Louisiana.
re eal e state Agent.

Buys and sells land and pays taxes for
non-residents.
Now is the time to buy the fertile lands
0f the AttalSapas country cheap. The
raslroaas are coming and It Will soon be
too late
The following bodies of fine lands are
offered fr sale very cheap:
10 miles southwest of KJbeyiffe. All in a
body and partly timber and partly sea
marsh prairie A fine winter range cattle,
very INV for cash.
2. go arpents near Abbeville. All under
a good fence and with good cabin, web,
etc. A5choice farm.
B. 500 arpents on Bayou Vermilion,
abanf 10 miles below Abbeyille. Fine
bayoa land. part timber and part prairie.
Cheap for cash.
{. T3;s arpents of choice prairie landin
Mouton's cove.
s. 40, acres of fine timber land in the
rear of 1. s. Winston's plantation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14
FOOTPRINTS OF THE
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14
PRONUNCIATION
OF THE
Anmend1memt to the
CONSTITUTIONS Of flae State of
louisiana
BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF 1850
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Office of the Secretary of State

80 once OF Bne secretary Oh GUdt6.*
In pursuance of bae provisions OF the
Cnnstitus 10 publication is here by made
and give to the qualified electors of The
Stae OF Louisiana of the proposed amend-
men to the Constitution OF this State,
y hich ha. been concurred in by two-thirds
OF all ke members eeetrdz 70 each House
o. the Gen al Assembly of this State, at
tie .gular session thereof held at the CITY
of Baton Rouge, in he year 1890, and whicn
is required to oe published for the informa-
ZION of the qualified electors OF this State
for three months preceding the general el-
estion for Represen atives and which pro-
posed amendment more fully appears 10
Act No. 1853, of the Regular Session Of 1896,
which il hereafter officially published for
the information OF the qualified electors OF
this State and which will be submitted TO
them for heir approval or rejecGion at he
next general election. which will be held
on Tuessay, tbs 18th day of April, 1892 Gt
being the Tuesday next following the third
Monday of this month Yin such manner and
form that the qualified electors may vote
Tor or against said amendment; and if q ma
jorlty OF the qualified electors voting at
sa elec ion, shall approve and ratify said
propo ed amendment, then such proposed
amendment, so4approved and ratified, shall
become part OF the Constitution OF this
State.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14

The ST, Louis Republic never
waits 10 be driyen along tho path
way Of progress by sharp competi-
ton, but keeps SO far il the lead
that competition Is an impossihility
It established special Tariff De.
partlaent.s sediled by Hon. W. l..
Wilson. one of the ablests of the
Democratic leaders in Congress.
Now. II announces that these strik-
ing and original faatnres will coptin.
ne permanently. and 10 addition 70
ali this. thai two more pages will
soon be added to one issue each week
so as to give Subscribers TO the
''r2ice-a week" Republic fourteen
pages regularly every week for only
one dollar a year.
It will be great feature Of the
Weekly Republic ISSUED in two
parts. one Tuesday and one Friday
which is only one dollar a rear.
Send for sample copy, which is
sent free.
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Eoa' Sale.
NOTICE.
Machinery for Sale.

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feet long, 4 fIues. One Engine, one
set Of Rollers. Pump, one Grist mills
Fire front stack, and all connecs
idns Al fully guaranteed.
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14
;Tas.ne uIalversiry of oE.uisiana

Hulane University embraces college.
1tiRhschoot IT. Sophie Newcomb Memorial
bolleee for Young W omen. law and medi-
tat departments The college has fonr
paralfsl courses: Classical, Literary, Sci
baltitic, and Engineering There is also d
apecixi course Of Electrical Engineering.
Nsxt atnual session Of the aeadenlical de-
partneats, including the IA. Sophie New
comb College. begins October /. Law
department. opens November 16. Medical
department. October 10.
For special or general catalogues apply
% chs Secretary OF, the University, Tulane
Hail. WM.4 4kREsToN JOHNSTON.
President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14

The nest Issue Of ,he Ledger liz
brary will be entitled; wife and
Woman a romantic novel. translats
ed from German BY Miss M. J. Stae
ford, ,.of Washington, D. q
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14

Tfsam McEnery were tramp and
had but one shirt. the Lottery Com
pany would have to go to bed while
il was being washed, or remain ex
posed in all its nudity Farmers
Videtfe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14
NeD. I53. AN ACT

Providing for the submission to the
electors of the state, for adoption Or re-
lection, an amendment to the constitu-
IAN article on 1evess, schools, charities,
pensions, drainage, lotteries and general
fund.- -
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BETTER THAN A

HEf3P BETTER THAN A
WANTED! GOLD NINE NO
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DON'T BE AN OSTRICH Write
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facts about.
The record-union., 1891-06-02

The Capay Valley Land Company is offering the
most fertile lands in this beautiful valley upon terms which
enable the purchaser pay for the land out of its
product viz. Interest only for five years at per cent
The only condition imposed is that reasonable pro-
portion OF the land purchased shall be planted to fruit
trees vines Land may be bought without this con
dltlon on payment of per cent cash and remaining
50 per cent at the end of five years. with interest anu
ally IN advance at per cent The various tracts owned
by the Capay Valley Land Company have been subdi-
vlded into 10 and lots which are for sale at
prices varying from $50 to $50 per acre Similar IN
improved land in Vaca Valley has recently been sold at
$500 and $500 per acre.
These Capay Valley lands are under the most favor
able climatic conditions for the prosecution of profitable
fruit growing, and the locality has proved itself to be
from the companys vineyard at Cashmere was picked
dried and shipped Chicago and Philadelphia before
the Fresno County grapes were ripe
The railroad passes through all of the tracts owned by
the Capay Valley Land Company thus insurirg excel
lent shipping facilities; and land may be purchased
n the immediate proximity of either of the following
stations: Capay, Cadenasso, Surrey Gunda Sauterne
Cashmere Runsey.
At many of these places fine orchards Of the choicest
and earliest varieties of peaches and aprcots may already
be SEEN and during the coming season considerable adj
ditonal acreage will he planted out One of the recent
sales made by the company was that of the Tancred
Tract, containing Coz acres to colony association
This tract has been subdvded into forty holdings all Of
which will be planted 10 fruit trees this season
The fine orchards the C1uinda Tract, where 400
acres have been sold, especially worthy Of mention
and it is significant fact that several of the blocks are
owned by successful Vaca Valley uit-2rowers who ex-
pect to make their earliest shipments from here.
The record-union., 1891-06-02

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the great adj
vantage to the rutgrower OF being in early locality
In most makes the difference between success
and failure The industrious orchardst of Capay Valley
may rest assured that he will derive all the benefits gained
by the first fruit shipments of the season. and that 20
acres of this rich land when the trees are in bearing
will yield handsome and assured income
The Capay Valley Land Company has an agent re-
siding in the valley whose duty it IS to show the various
tracts to land seekers.
-Four ownstes have been laid out in different points
IN the valley, viz: Esparto, Cadenasso Guinda and
Fl1msey Town lots may now be purchased at reason
able prices and on easy terms.
The enterprising and Hourshing town of ksparto IS
situated the lower end of the valley and S125 900
worth of substantial buildings have already been erected
including fine four-story brick hotel two large brick
blocks and waterwors with pipes laid in the Streets
The town has a postoflce school house and a weekly
and express offices
Postotces have also been established Guinda and
Rumscy This latter place. situated at the head of the
valley, IS the present terminus of the railroad The
comfortable little hotel makes excellent quarters for
hunters as well as landseekers
The advantages enjoyed by the settler in Capay VAL
ley may be thus conCisely summed up:
soil Of great fertility yielding beautifully of every
crop.
soil and climate which will rpen all kinds of fruit
vegetables earlier than anywhere else the State.
ana climate perfectly adapted to the curing OF rasns and
drying of fruit without the aid Of artificial evaporato
Al0cation that is central and close markets Railroad
communication which enables shipments to be made
quickly and cheaply. Lands which sold cheaper
and better terms than anywhere else IN the State
The record-union., 1891-06-02
Alligator and Crocodile.

1t is said that only five crocodiles have
ever been captured in Florida, although
alligators are numerous. One difference
between the two is that the crocodile
works his upper jaw, while the alligator
snaps man in two with his lower jaw
Exchange. The alligator and crocodile
are both of the same family, which in
cludes three genera, the GdUidLis, Croco-
dituS and alligator. The type of the first
is the ''gavial' of India, the second the
crocodile" of Egypt, and the third the
alligator of America. The last named
is peculiar to this continent. 1t was first
discovered by the early Spanish voya-
gers, and thought to be identical with the
crocodile of the old world; but scientists
have since found distinctions to exist
which indicate generic differences. 1t
may become an interesting question
among scientists-if the crocodile OF
Egypt has been found in Florida-how
did it get there? Is it variation in ma
ture. or has that particular specimen OF
the Saurian family been recently trans
ported from its native waters to those Of
E1ori1n9
The record-union., 1891-06-02
PROPOSALS.
State Prison Supplies.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILT, BE RE
- ceiVed at the Office of the Clerk at State
Prison, San Quentin, until 10 A. M SATUR-
DAY, 18th day Of June, 1891, and at the
office or the Clerk at State Prison Folsom
until 3 A. ~, SATURDAY, goth day of June
1891, at which times and places they will be
opened in presence Of bidders for furnishing
and delivering supplies for said prisons, con.
slstlng of Subsistence Stores Forage, Fuel
Clothing, Medicines, Lime, Cement and other
staple supplies from July l. 1891. to June
so, 1892, inclusive, on conditions as pcr
printed schedules which will be furnished
upon application at either of the above
offices.
No bid will be considered unless made
upon said schedules, nor unless accompanied
by the certified check therein required, nor
from any other parties than bona-fde dealers
in the classes OF articles to be furnished.
Each bidder must accompany his bid with
certified check upon some well known and
responsible banking house tor at least 0 per
cent OF the amount, payable to ChaS. Sonntag
PRESIDENT OF said Board. of his bid condi-
toned that the bidder will enter into a con-
tract upon notice OF acceptance as required by
law.
Bids for either Prison must be marked sapar-
atey.
All payments made on Contracts will be
paid in Cash or Controllers Warrants
Bidders will carefully follow the conditions
of the schedules.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids, as the public interest may re-
qulre, ana to order. any quantity over or
under the amount specified
CiAe. SONNTAG, President
j. V. ELLIS, Clerk. lny27-tOie13
The record-union., 1891-06-02
ST Could Move the World

If 1 had something to rest my lever on,
said Archimedes. Large bodies move or
are moved slowly. But it is no impossi-
BILE or even difficult task to render those
small bodies, the kidneys, active when
they are not SO. Don't try to do this
with unmedicated alcoholic stimulants.
The experiment Is unsafe. The sure.
safe means is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, which affords just the right amount
of stimulus without OVERRIDING the mat
ter. Continued inactivity of either the
kidneys or bladder, it should never be
lost sight of. are attended with grave
peril. Brights disease, diabetes, and
other ailments which affect the renal
organs, have their origin in inaction OF
the kidneys. 70 overcome this is an
easy matter at the outset. Not SO later.
Now is the appointed time in a case of
this sort. Irregularity of the bowels.
stomach and liver, rheumatism and ma
laria are remedied by the Bitters.