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IL appears that farmer In Pcnnsyl.
vania lately was disturbed while AZ
dinner by the believing OF his cattle.
lie ran ont and found that bear was
inviting calf To come over the fence
and provide him with veal outlets The
farmer resolved 10 attend the proposed
banquet, and thought his rifle might be
n useful companion. When he brought
the rifle the farmer found that his
three-year~old bull was arguing with
the bear, and concluded 10 let the bul
and the bear settle the question.
The bear thought the bulls horns
were "A pointed hint To leave. and, after
a poldng. tried 10 climb the fence The
bull wished 10 help him over, so the
bear hit the bull on the nose AS a token
that he preferred 10 get over without
help, and again went at the fence
Then the bull charged and down came
fence. bear and bull all ina heap.
Neither animal paused TO count ten.
though both were out Of temper, and
the bull again charged on the bear,
but the bear hit him between the horns
and the bull fell. Then the farmer.
seeing that the bull was dying, went
after the bear, which retired To a
swamp at the top of his speed, receiv-
ing few slight wounds from the farm
cr's rifle. But the farmers ammuni-
tion gave out, and he went home for
his son.
The two followed the beasts tracks,
found him at home and killed him. The
bull was dead, the calf died before
night and the farmer and his SON made
up their minds that the next time n
bear came TO fight bull of theirs they
would do the shooting earlier. The
bear weighed 800 pounds.
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Gamma street. In Denver, has
haunted house. Nigh.'y watches nevs
been kept on Il. and those who stayed
long enough at their posts have been
rewarded by hearing uncnnny noises
and sceinr the mo, ,cnlents of lights
Some even 90 so far ns 20 assert that =
fleeting sheeted form has been seen
The house Is numbered so1o. and was
former tenanted bg II. davidson, the
pawnlroker. who suicided by shooting.
something oyer yeSr ago. ~ now
claimed that every ttaant VINO nes
lived IN the house has been compeilco
to move away after very snott pcriogu- lg
IL first became whispered ABOUT tne
neighborhood that uncanny visitants
were dancing Highland hings ana poli-
ing fiery caldrons In the house just
about 4 week ago The idea was
pooh-poohod ut first. but now has
gained such ground that the most
| slseptical are fain to say that thers -
something mysterious about A. wniis
1 those who believe IL the existence OF
rhostly revelers are more ana more
convinced as the nights pass by that
there is mystery 10 solve,
The house IS one Of the oldest In the
neighborhood. IL Is a big. two-story
frame, with porch in front and
piazza from the second story back, Az
night when the sky Is clouded ana the
moon occasionally peeps from peninu
inlxy clouds the tenantless buiiaing
presents really n gloomy appear
ance. IL is rambling, disJointed-
looking sort of n structure, anu,
coupled with the story OF a suicide
would certainly present advantages
for congensal and broad-minded spooks
In search of nights amusement on
earth--that is. provided ~ Is seitieu
that the spirits of the departed ever
come back 10 earth
The Curtis street FIRE station abuts
on the alley directly hack OF the iavi'
son house. and for three or four Day
past. although most OF them rather
rrinned at first at the story, the nrc
; men have been ON the watch IN th
7 alley for spiritual manifestations
i Last Sunday night William r. hooefts
4 Captain OF Hook and Ladder NO.
!, half n dozen OF the firemen aud severa
4 people living In the vicinity watche
e the building, but failed TO see th
I. ghost walk. 10 hear any noise or TO sc
4 any balls OF fire. Since that time u
o regular watch has been kept.
!, A peculiarity about the supernatur'
l. demonstrations reported, and one tha
n will greatly interest those engaged
p psychic research, IS that, instead
\: the midnight hour, the ghost walk
I. between the hours OF 10 and u oclocl
:, Tie south and west windows In u
4, second story, and one window on u
se west on the ground floor are whei
IN lights have been seen and, on Nv
~ nights I'm succession about two weel
ago. when il was particularly dark,
y diaphanous figure fiitted for a momel
~ nj the west window in the seeor
il; story, balls of fire seemed 70 pa
e above It's head. and then twas inl
=, darkness again.
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The hottest spot on earth is within
the boundaries OF the United States,
according 10 j. !. McGillvray OF New
York who has passed several months
in Death Valley, located in South
eastern California. The highest tenn
pcraturc recorded in the sahara was
l27 degrees r., and from the shores OF
the Persian Gulf comes "A record Of 12s
degrees. but in Death Valley in July a
thermometer placed in the shade regis
tered i3O degrees. This desolate spot
is less known than any locality in the
country. The valley was once a lake
of water containing in solution common
soda, salt and borax, and now above
the marsh is a crust OF common salt
from six to twelve inches thick The
boraN deposits on the east side Of the
valley are said to be the richest In the
world, and doubtless. they will find
their way before long into commerce.
These natural conditions prevent the
fall ~ rain throughout the year. and
persons who enter the place have to
carry along supplies of water.
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The sen of aaIllee.

The Lake of ofGcnnesarcth, called. also,
the Sea Of Galilee, etc, situated in
Palestine, sixty-iive miles north of the
Dead sea, is pcar-shsped. The greatest
width is six and three-quarter miles, it's
extreme length fifteen miles The
Jordan enters IL muddy at the north
and passes out clear at the south. The
natural features of the lake are neither
various nor especially attractive. The
chief interest connected with IL Is that
Christ passed much Of his time ON its
shores. IL abounds i'm the best kind of
fish. which made the southern part Of IL
noted as a fishing ground. The towns
around II In former times are now most
ly I'm ruins.
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SPANISH-AMERIcAN WAR
DRlEF HISTORY OF SOUTH
ERIN REPUBLICS.
A Land where War II soushs For
Heiief From the monotony OF Peace
The various Revolutions Up 60
the Present One in Brazil

The south American republics have
been at peace too long The revolu-
tion in Chile was only the forerunner
OF what will follow. The present up
rising In Brazil is only season OF re-
lief from the monotony OF peace. IL
has been freer from war than all the
other south American republics. IL
was In 1899 that Dom Pedro, eldest
son OF the King OF Portugal. was
made constitutional Emperor.
Repu blican movements began 10
spread, but were quickly suppressed,
though not without serious disturb
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OF the country and hi until 1851,
when independence wstored. Hon
duras. Salvador and Rica on one
side and Nicaragua abatemala on
the other were embrcn 1868, and
there was another wa $40. From
s33 TO 1860 Nicaragua an almost
uninterrupted series omunciamen-
tos. revolts and revois and was
the scene Of the famdallser fill
clustering expedition sSG. Costa
Rica and Salvador, adrh several
times engaged in war. been com
paratively free from ISturbances.
To give even resi9n tabular
form OF the events whi,ve marked
the history of MeNicoild require
more space than a cro,I
could afford. BetweeI1 and 1865
the form OF governmen anged ten
times and fifty persoHcceeded as
presidents, dictators iEmperors.
Both Emperors were shlturbide in
1924 and Maximilian g67. More
than three hundred pr,ciamentos
were issued in that perisSince 1885
there have been few ,lutionary
movements, but lately t,untry has
been very quiet.
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One OF the most interesting lakes or
inland seas in the world rs the beaa
sea, which has no visible outlet ~ -
not mere fancy that has clothed TINS
sea in gloom. 4 he desolate shores,
with scarcely a green thing IN slght'
and scattered over with black stones
and ragged drft-wood. form a fitting
frame for the dark sluggish waters,
covered with a perpetual mist, and
brea ing in slow. heavy, sepulchral
waves upon the leach II seems as n
the smoke OF the wicked cities was yet
ascending up TO heaven, and as II the
moan OF their fearful sorrow would
never leave that God-smitten valley
1t is n strange thing TO sec those
waves, not dancing along and spark
ling as other waves. but moving with
mcusured melancholy, and sending TO
the ear. as they break lnnguidly upon
the ro ks. only dolcful sounds. This
Is. no doubt, owing 20 the extreme
heaviness of the water, Gu attempts
ing to swim we went floating aMes-
like empty casks. This experiment.
was more satisfactory in its progress
than In It's resul which were very
unctuons SKIN and most pestifefous
stinginR OF every nerve, as II we
had been beaten with nettleS
I Nor was tho water we took into our
mouths u whit less vile than the most
nauseous drugs OF the apothccaryt
That fish cannot live in this strong so-
/ luton of bitumcn and salt Is too obyi-
ous 20 need proof; but 70 say thatbir
cannot fly over fp>lnd live Is an e1ag-
ceration OF trayelS ->xho, perhaps,
werc not. like ourselves SO rsrti--ija
as Go see iiocls OF ducks repcs'ng on
the water in apparently good health.
And yet this wa all the life we diu
sec. The whole valley was Que sceth,
ing caldron, undar more than tropical
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revobtil recently. but the
mon peaceful existence was I
voridr with Spain In 1864 "a |
ffu5 war with Perm In 1874 J
20 isI
lhe OF Colombia was or.
gani but In ls29 Venezuela
seeedIis3O Ecuador followed
suit hdrawals necessitated
reorghnd in 1891 the Republic
OF Ma was formed and Gen,
santaIed the fret president
ronr he was succeeded by
q ment opposition and n civil
war e1 1ch lasted until is4l.
Ia istyna seeded, and soon
after md Veragua declared
mShdependent They
were. brought back into
the foher civil war broke
Out Non its termination
IN 1851 bic was established as
the lnt OF Colomb bia. with n
constitpeled after that of this
countrylwcre various conflicts
ana rebip 10 ls7e. but since
then thi has been reasonably
tranquil
Ecuadh 900 has experienced
TWO rev as mary insurrec-
tlons anu TO modify her con-
stitutiongen times. Paraguay
was ruieScally from 1914 TO
1917 ny Ia and Lopez family
ana oarel national extinction.
Inc ndopl new constitution In
1870 gave, e,trv n fresh lease OF
life.
leru lsnce was proclaimed
IN ISL mar, the first presi-
dent was bin 1929 by Gamarra,
who held four years. When
oroeRozn led In ls33 Gamarra
tried TO de but the insurrec-
tion ialledk, Gamarra was en-
abled To re, lie country bv the
aid OF Snets, aud anarchy
ana strilek Tins condition
lasted till shen Castillo was
elected pre4 4rhe newt ten wears
were peace1 1he su ,ceeding ter
not espectrbulent. In ls6'
zen. fradqforcible possession
OF the govt and in 1867 NJ
insurrectioiraugurated, whicl
resulted In be election of Col
Balta as pre- He was killed II
nm insurrecS72. In the perio
OF hity-lourbetween 1925 an
1879 Peru e-ed total of 81
years and siS ~ civil war an
dissension.
Uruguay's from 1898 10 is1
was long rforeign invasion
ana lntriguesis isturbances, poll
zeal folly, am, md financial ruiz
venezuela wastate of fermeI
from 1921 I'd secession fro
Colombla In rom 1916 10 IS
there was "A ion OF civil wa
ana revolulior short periods
rest.
The Central n states were
trouble almost ,ually from IL
until ten or hyears ago. IT
union Of federae gnn i'm 1923 M
with il the era b,rbances. Dr
ing the short p,f its existence
up 10 ls3V or II fewer than 3
persons cNercisG supreme pow
Of the republic the differe
states uatembnduras. Mic,
aqua and Salvaere incessant
warning with other or +,
perieneing loca Sections. Th
withdrew from { In between ii
ana 1888. Guat would la
Withdrawn earltt in 1920
Salvadonians virtook possessi
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The woman OF

According 20 Rod and q Herbert
spencer was once advised his ply
sician TO live for while inboarding
aousc, ia order that he migbe rested
mentally by the light, cry and
bfainlcss conversation atk dinner
table. Ho took the advise did not
stay long. A lady who uccus-
toned TO sit next 90 him at,ncr was
asked her opinion Of the hsc and
spoke Of 81 generally w favor.
"But, said she, theresa iispencer
here who thinks he lgnowsmcthing
about science and philosopl / hat q
10 correct him every niehtr
The diamond drill., 1891-12-05

Kinu Yuhun--hc has thirteen other
names besides this--is the monarch Of
Siam. and being n comparatively young
man. n tincturcd with the modern
spirit of reform. As may be imagined.
the Siamcsc labor, under oil manner Of
expressions. justice being corrupted
and taxes very heavy. The King IL said
10 prcambulntc the streets OF Bangkok
disguised in plain clothes for the pnr.
pose of learning the true condition Of
fhe peoplc. and. although he probably
hant't learned very much, his liarouli
al RnschId habits have done foi
e,frers great deal Of good, II uscS
S be Tint ap American or English
man was very liable 60 ~; into tronblv
While wandering throu;fh the Isnngltos
streets. especially 80 night but now.
since the nativcSf have learned that
King Yuhnn is abroad. they are cx-
trrmely careful thom they modest.
1u6 NJ .s,.cnn nJval officers: in plain
clothes, - nrka.( 20 their ship. found
..fhc <zr ,X< by n 9ronp Of evil
q, ~ y =, t-collar, ne u 10 cfn-
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but In 1898 he was forced 20 abdicate
Don Romon freire succeeded him, but
resigned In 1921
period OF great confusion cnsued
There were civil wars ana insurrec-
tions, and governments followed each
other in rapid succession In $50 the
so.vallcd conservative pnrtv gained
control, whcreupon the liberals nnder
President Freire, rose in arms. liz was
a bloody con iict but finally the liber-
ais were defeated and their leader
taken prisoner and hanishcd ten.
freire attempted another ineur-
rectionary movement in 1893. but
he was once more arrested and
banishcd cc-fresidcnt lortalcs
was uss1esinatcd ia 1897. but no scri-
Gus complications resulted. I'm is5f
Gen Santa Cruz inaugurated re-
bcllion, which cost not less than 1000
lives There was another civil war In
1850 causing the death Of 5.pOO. The
rebels were dispersed and 80 many in
flucntial (hilcnns were banished that
tho population Of Peru was apprecl.
ably inereasci There were no furthcg
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A concession has been ebted for
the bnil,sng OF a railroad III iIaifa
20 Damascus, Syria. One OF ltcrmini
will be under the shadow Il Carmel
and the other by the gates dDamas-
Gus The whistle OF rs ldnotiycs
viii be heard In Nazareth nI on the
shores Of Calilee, and It's RES will
&c flung over the kishon, tllJ ofdaa
aud the Pharpur
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companion To 90 likewise. The ruse
was successful. Muttcring the name OF
the King. the Sinmese skunk away. each
one trying 10 hide his face from tn:
supposed ruler of their lives.
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An inventor claims 20 have difcov-
cred a method OF making ice from
Illuminating gas, tho latter. after use.
being returned 90 the mans without
beinr dctcrioratcd. Experiments
raadc af gas plant at international
Bridge. Ont, gave temperature 80 dc.
crces below zero by the use OF gas and
water alone without the and OF
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4. Frightened ia Party OF toiore"
sports In Charleston fanrbor

ports III "-s--
The other day party Of colored
pien we're engaged IN hshinR IN
Charleston hnrbor, near the wreck OK
me Runboat Honsatonic, and whiic re-
iieving the tedium OF the exercise, one
rf the negroes suddenly remarked that
re felt an unusually strong bite on his
l;ne. Snpposing good plump fellow
was nibbling az the bait, and unwiii-
ing TO lose the fish, the man thought
he would play awhile, and then draw
his booty In. In few seconds the
hne became slack. and almost instant
ly an extraordinary sea monster
learcd out of the water and fell IN the
fishing smack. The men were norsl-
fed at the sudden appearance OF the
singular creature, which. owlng 70 its'
furious condu I. they were opi'Seo 70
kill in self.dclense. ~
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The grip has been severely prevalent
In Australia during the past few months,
the winter season In that quarter OF
OF the globe. where the middle of July
IS the chilliest time OF the year. The
Governor of Victoria was confined 20
his bed FOR several days with influenza,
and many of his engagements for COM
Siderable period had 20 be cancelled.
The postmaster general the chief Sec
rotary and minister of lands. and many
other members ~ the government were
prostntcd with the disease. and serious
Inconvenience was cnuscd generally IN
the conduct Of public AMI private buai-
ness
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why do you lwcar watch f0r
collnrpin, Maude. asked Chollic. $50
that you viii be )blc 70 see what time
y Is when you cal ! with great staying
powers"
Wei Harris, "a you call on Mand's
father?r ~ Did @lfow did YOU come
ont2' I've been laying TO rcmemter.
II was al 40 ~ i.icn I don't know
whether 4 - ' Or s'e
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The monster measured o feet lnches
IN Lngth. and 3 feet 30 inches la
breadth. sad square head. with laree.
square eyes, and a belly perfectly
white The upper part OF the h>h/
was covered viii ietblaek atripe1
running from heAd 70 aai'; ,.,'' IN" .'nl
h suppsacd 10 belong 90 the cid
tepbaioptora yampnns. Or deyi'fis1|-
wl,irh abound in Sol th Carolina' and
arc injured only by the most deeper.
afe and continuous excrt!one IhcX
swim near the surface, and freQucntly
llft their bstli'io wings above ~
The bankscf the Columbia near Vn1
nti,la have for many years been rlc.
vlth Indian relics and c''rio> On
woman OF that place has a collection @|
uearly two thousand picces, x
..fss "a enormoas value
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-05
AGAINST UNEQUAL TAXATION.
A Petition to the Legislature Prepared by
Commissioner Mercer

A Petition to the Legislature Prepared by
Commissioner Mercer.
County Commissioner Mercer, chairman of
the Memorial Committee of the Association of
County Commissioners. yesterday issued a pc
titlon to the members of the Legislature which
will be distributed throughout the State for
signatures. 1t is as follows: "Your petitioners
would respectfully represent that our present
tax laws are imposing an unequal burden on
the taxpayers OF this Commonwealth. A few
kipds of property are taxed beyond their ina
biHty to bear. while all other kinds are either
untaxed OF are taxed for less than their just
share. Real estate is paying nearly all taxes
levied for local purposes. and local taxation
constitutes nearly all our burden. The prop
erty of corporations Is taxed for State pur-
poses only, while other taxable property is
taxed for local purposes only. Our laws make
tween these classes We would therefore pray
your honorable bodies to enact a law making
all property, including the property Of corpor-
ations, taxable for the support of the govern
ment Of counties. cities, boroughs and town
Ships; for the maintenance of streets, roads
and bridges; for the support of schools, for the
relief of the poor, and for the apprehension
and punishment of crime, ana exempt only the
property which the Constitution of the State
permits the Legislature to exempt.
The principles we wish to have enacted into
law are embodied in the bill prepared by the
majority of the tax commission entitled: To
provide revenue for local purposes by the tax
alton of real estate personal property and cor
porate property and we pray your honorable
bodies TO pass that bill and your petitioners, as
in duty bound, will ever pray"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-05
IN THAT UNKNOWN LAND.
What Happened to a Southside Man in Try
ing to Get Home Over the Birmingham
Line-He Gets Into q Doctors Office
First With a Broken Head.

What Happened to Southside Man in Try
ing to Get Home Over the Birmingham
Line-He Gets Into Doctors Office
First With Broken Head.
John Lloyd, a heater in Tugs mill,
boarded car at Fifth avenue last night at
10 o'clock, and in due time expected to
reach his home on the hill above Carson
street. But he reached doctors Office first,
and it happened in this wise:
At the point where the Birmingham line
passes under the Panhandle bridge the rail-
way takes a sudden curve. This is matter of
fact not taken into account by unwary passen-
gers whom a crowded car compels to stand on
the platform. and last night it was quite over
looked by John LLOYD, who was precipitate6
onto the roadway with kerfop AS the car
reached the bridge. The car was stopped and
the man picked up and conveyed to DIR. w. H.
foung's office close at hand. The doctor got
out of bed and admitted the patient, who fell
in a heap on the floor. After awhile he looked
around in q daZed way and desired to he
shown the man who knocked him out" The
man not being forthcoming Mr.. Lloyd became
dissatisfied. and refused to let the doctor at
tend to his head, which was badly cut one
side. He was totally unaware of having been
hurt. and it was only on putting his hand to his
conscious of his condition. He wouldn't let
the doctor touch him, and the physician, be-
coming justly annoyed at being called out of
bed to attend to a man who would not be at
tended to, remarked that he and his friends
had better get out of his house.
At this critical juncture an officer in blue ap-
peared, and his presence wrought such sooth-
ing effect on the injured man that he sat in a
plush chair in dirty coat and q bloody face
while DR.. Young cleansed the wound and fixed
him up. And then Mr.. Lloyd went home on
the next car. and the conductor and driver of
the one from which he fell continued to dis
cuss the point as to whether the matter should
be reported as an accident or "mishap."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-05
FINAL PAYMENT MADE

BY Charles L. Davis for the Property on
Which to Build His Theater-An Alleged
Threat to Close Up an Alley Caused
Trouble.
Charles L. Davis has made the last pay
ment on his Pittsburg property according to
contract, and he is only waiting for April
to begin the work OF erecting, as 'Old
Alvin" says, 'the finest theater in the
world"
Since Mr.. Davis advent in Pittsburg all
has not been plain sailing, and one trouble
after another would crop out for him to over
come. The worst scare he got was when the
Eastern papers published story about the
Bi1ou people going to close up the 12-foot alley
between the two properties. 1t had the effect
of sending Mr.. Davis post haste from Boston TO
Pittsburg. and that explains his last visit here
some time ago.
He was assured that it would be impossible
to close up the alley even though it is private
he investigated the story and became fully con-
vlnced that it was a capard. The alley in Ques-
tion is a private one, which was opened be-
tween the two properties over 70 years ago. and
it has been considered an alley way so long that
1t would be impossible to close it.
The contract was that the alley could not be
closed up without the consent of every owner
and no part of it could be taken. Besides this
should all agree to close it the city would very
likely come forward ana say that as it has been
public drive way for 70 years it shall remain
such. That Mr.. Davis is convinced that there
was no truth in the story is evidenced by the
fact that he is going on with his plans.
Investigation developed the fact that the
Davis of the use of the alley for exits from his
theater