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WILD SHEEP IN GEORGIA.
Neglected Flocks Which Have Roamed
the Woods for Years.

the Woods for Years.
In the great piney woods of the South
Atlantic States a peculiar race of sheep
roam at large, almost as wild and uncared
for as the famous Southern razor back"
hog. For centuries these sheep have eX
listed in parts of Georgia and the gulf
States, says the New York EUening Post,
and, by adapting themselves to the cli-
mate, poor food and inclement weather,
they have succeeded in surviving all the
vicissituds OF a wild and precariOus life.
They are commonly called in the South
1.-THE sheep OF the piney woods" they
have no recorded pedigree, nor even a
breed name. 1t is supposed, however,
that they were originally brought to Flor
ida by the Spanish adveDturerS when
they first settled upon the present site of
St. Augustine, and that at that time they
belonged to the tine-WooIed merino
breed. Turned loose in the new country
they gradually lost the characteristics of
their breed and degenerated to their pres
ent state. They possess even yet in some
respects the characteristics of the merino
sheep. They have the same general form.
though less uniform, and wool that is
nearly as fine as the pure-breed merinO.
In the historical accounts Of the early
Spanish visitors to Florida there are rec
ordS OF their bringing sheep and other do
neStic animals with them, and after that
time no subsequent large importation of
fine-wooled sheep to this region was ever
heard of. Wild sheep were known to eX-
ist in the South in the days of Washing
ton and Jefferson, who endeavored to inn
prove their condition by introducing fine
breeds from abroad. They recognized
the great advantages which the South
offered for sheep husbandry, and every
thing was done by them to establish the
business on a sound basis. With the ex
ception of the low-lying regions along
the coast, the whole country from the Po-
tomac to the Gulf of Mexico offers ad
vantages for sheep-raising. and it was
with the idea OF rearing countless herds
in this section that these early statesmen
encouraged the industry by writings,
speeches and practical demonstration.
But the South did not take kindly TO
sheep-raising. King Cotton assumed
complete control and crushed out all
other phases of farming. Cotton and
sheep were not supposed to go together.
Sheep had to go with grass, and there
was no room for grass in the great cot
ton-growing States. The few sheep in
the South were consequently allowed to
roam untamed and almost uucared for in
the great stretches of pine woods. To-day
they are found IN nearly as primitive con-
dition as they were one hundred years
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Cow Poetry.

A New Mexico exchange some years
ago INDUCED in little COW poetry that
fits the present time well enough to re-
produce il. 1t goes into the dreamy mazes
Of rhythm thusly:
"A short time since the COW was sad;
she scarce could raise her head begad.
Her hoofs were sore, her tail was limp;
her name and bangs had lost their crimp,
and miles she trudged from grass to
drink, with scarcely strength enough to
wink. The owner, too, looked blue and
eIuln, and he cussed the business some.
But since the grass is tall, the cow can
raise her head and bawl; her hide is slick,
no bones protrude, she prdnces like Tue
son dude. Her tail erect, her eyes are
bright, she snorts and dares the crowd to
fight. Her owner, too. digs up the chink
and asks the boys to take drink. God
bless the rain, the gentle rain; it makes a
man feel young again. He feels like toss
ing up his hat and bowling like Demo-
crat."
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WAsPS AND BEES GET DRUNK.
The Former Inclined to Unprovoked
Attack When ''In Condition.

The Former Inclined to Unprovoked
Attack When ''In Condition.
The argument against all and every use
of alcohol which we used to hear much of
years ago was based on the statement
that it was not a product of nature and
not used in any natural condition. says a
doctor, writing to the Pdti MdU B1tdget.
The argument itself is very unsafe one,
even If the premises were correct, but
they are not, and the plague of wasps has
proved it. | have been watching the
wasps with great interest and have no.
ticed the avidity with which they attack
certain fruit when fully ripe, rOtting, in
fact, and l have also noticed some OF the
peculiar results of their doing so. The
sugar in some fruits which are most at
tackled by WaSps has a tendency TO pass
into kind or kinds of alcohol IN the or
binary process of rotting, a fact which is
easily ascertained by the use of a still not
large enough to attract the attention of
the excise authorities. On such fruits,
particularly grapes and certain plumS,
you will see waspS pushing and fighting
in numbers much larger than can be ac-
commodated, and you will see them get
very drunk, crawl away in a semi-som-
nolent condition and repose in the grass
for some time, till they get over the
"bout," and then they will go at it again.
1t is while they are thus affected that
they do their worst stinging, both in the
virulent nature Of the stroke and the ut
terly unprovoked assaults of which they
are guilty. / was stung last year by a
drunken wasp, and suffered severely
from symptoms of nerve poison for sew
eral days. In such drunken peculiarities
they resemble their human contempo-
raries. 1t is evident, therefore, that those
who use the argument about alcohol to
which have objected must give it up the
more it is known that there are certain
plants (orchids) whose cross-fertiliZation
is secured by regular system of public
houses in which bees are made drunk,
for without inebriation the bees would
not go through the antics by which alone
the orchids can be tertiliZed. | am quite
sure, however, that our Ueetotal friends
will derive arguments enough and awful
examples quite sufficient from drunken
wasps without the use of the arguments /
have disposed of. l can furnish them
with one. Having found out how fond
they were of alcohol, l provided them
very abundantly with free pubs" with
swing doors and unlimited beer. and now
we live in comparative comfort and view
without compunction thousands of dead
drunkards in our beer bottles.
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Presidential salaries.

The President of the Argentine Repub-
lie is chosen for six years and receives an
annual salary Of $4,000. The French
President receives a salary of $4,000, u
house to live in and allowances amount
ing to Sl20.000 more; his term of office is
seven years, and he may be reelected. The
President of the Swiss Republic is elected
from the seven Federal Councillors (who
serve three years.. and serves as Presi-
dent for one year, receiving salary of
81, 700. He may be reelected after an
interval of one year. The President of
Mexico is paid S49.977 each year, and
serves four years; he may be reelected
now, General Diaz, the present President,
having had the Constitution altered to
permit him to serve.
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AN English autho rity, in speaking of
heavy guns, says that the 1l0-ton gun,
l64-inch bore, will fire ninety-five ordi-
nary rounds, after which the gun is unfit
for further service. The 67-ton, 134-inch
bore, will fire II rounds. and the 45-ton.
Pinch bore, will ire l50 rounds before
becoming useless. The cost of the
British l10-ton gun is So, 500; that of the
67-ton gun is S54,500, and that of the 45-
ton unn S31 .6na-
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TkIE DAILY
R RECORD-UNION.
The Leading Paper Of the
Interior of California.

The pioneer journal, which,
from early years in the history
of the coast, has maintained
the FRONT RANK OF JOUR-
NALISM, having every news
facility with the San Francisco
leading oallies, and sustaining
the fullest public confidence.
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remedy which history has proved to be
eiticacious rather than an explanation
with no other verification than that of a
mystical Imagination"
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Since 1910 the worlds production of
meat has increased 70 per cent, that of
grain 420 per cent.
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Operating eXpen-


Per cent operat-
mgexpenses. 1910 6S.S8 6SS3 634
It will be observed that the gross earn
ings were slightly increased, but the
benefits Of such increase were at once alb
sorbed. and more, too, by the increase in
operating expenses. In the last few
months the gross earnings on all rail-
roads have fallen off al an appalling rate,
while the operating expenses have re-
manned the same, thus reducing the net
earnings in many cases to nil, or worse
than that, bringing the gross earnings to
poiDt where they did not equal the
operating expenses, as has been the case
with many OF the Western roads. Even
the reduction OF 10 per cent. in wages on
many of the roads will not enable the
managers to keep the property out of a
receivers hands. The folly of strikes
under such circumstances is at once ap-
parent.-Los Angeles Times.
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IN ALL RESPECTS THE

Clean in all departments, and there
fore pre-eminently THE FAMILY
JOURNAL The best paper for the
Homeseeker, for the Merchant, Farmer,
Mechanic ard all who desire the full
news of the day presented in a cleanly
manner.
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KILL ED ELEVEN INDIANS.

KILL ED ELEVEN INDIANS.
No one will ever know the details of
what happened after this. There was a
natural barricade of stones on top OF the
peak, and keeping behind it she had the
advantage over her foes in the open prai-
RE. We can imagine her determined
look as she showed cartridges into her
long-range Sharp's, and her grim half
smile when she saw a shot take effect.
The Indians seem finally to have taken
positions inside the timber around the
peak and then gradually to have drawn
their lines nearer the summit. Doubtless
they were unable to tell whether it was
defended by one person alone or by more.
Doubtless, when they had drawn nearer
and were preparing to make the last fatal
rush, she dropped her heavy six-shooter
with deadly effect. Certain it is that she
was game to the last. Finally the last
cruel rush was made, and the brave
teacher queen had given her life for those
of her subjects.
All this took time, and time was valu-
able just then. There were not more
than three or four families then living
within several miles of the peak, and the
boy messenger had ample time to notify
them and get them hidden in the tim
bered bank of the creek. 1t must have
been after nightfall when the summit of
the peak was finally stormed, and about
10 O'Clock force of men came galloping
i'll from Clear Creek, having heard of the
threatened attack. The Indians still re-
naming left under cover of the night.
Next morning the settlers visited the
peak. There, behind big bowlder, on
the very summit, they found Ellen
Quinn, the Prairie Queen, stiff and cold
in death. Her body had been pierced by
half dozen bullets and her scalp had been
taken. Rifle and six-shooter were both
missing. Around the barricade, down
in the timber at it's base, and out in the
eleven Comanches. That told the story.
No death in the whole of this part of
Texas could have moved the people of
did hers. She could have escaped by
merely doing nothing, put she deliber-
ately chose to die that the lives of some
fifteen or twenty detenselesS women and
children might be saved. 1t was decided
to bury her and raise a monument to her
on the Peaks mound, on which she la
bored in the schoolroom and on which
she died. Everyone for miles around at
tended the funeral. There was no min
lister to preach, but it was a solemn affair
Notwithstanding. The body was buried
on the very summit and above it the men
piled up vast heap of rough stones.
These may be seen there to-day.
\ new set of people have filled up the
surrounding country. y bout all they
know about the matter is that these stones
mark the grave of an Indian named
Queen, who was killed on the summit.
and after whom the peak was named.
| They should know the whole story. l
affirm that neither Thermopyl@ nor the
Alamo showed any grander example of
true heroism than was shown here. l
affirm that if the commemorative heap OF
stones were 800 feet high instead of thirty
it would be none too high.
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~ The only paper on the coast
outside of San Francisco, that receives
the FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DIS
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The Dilemma of Railroads.

An Ohio contemporary presents nut
for the railroad men 10 crack vino have
recently taken to striking in their wage
disputes. According to Poo1'S Manual,
operating expenses have steadily in
creased since 1886, while the net earnings
have steadily decreased. The table, made
up of averages, is as follows:
Per mile. 1892 1891 1890. 1856.
Gross earntngs~.~S6, $50 S6,926 S5.9i6 $3.50
Net earnings. ZOOS 2,l6S 2,Y5 2,376
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ELECTROPOISE
TRADE MARK

had been in a state of decline for over six
mOpths; symptoms of heart disease that |
had been suffering from more or less for q
number of years has become greatly aggra-
waited.
was suffering from uneasy sensations
about my heart constantly, my digestive or
gans were out OF order and my whole system
in n state OF decline.
was swollen with droDsy LanasarealI from
head to foot. and had to bandage my legs
from body daily.
A pulsating tumor was Wis BILE at the top of
the breastbOne constantly. My age is 30
years and have been a praCticlDg physician
since | was q years of age until about ten
years ago, when | retired from parCtice.
had no confidence whatever in the Eiec-
trOpOise, but having cXauSied in vain all the
resources of my profession, ] purchased one
and began its use at once.
A marked Improvement began from the
time | commenced; progress was slow but
sure, my swelling all left me, the tumor dis
appeared, my appetite, which was wanting,
returned and has remained in vigorous activi-
ty. and my general health has Improved IN
every way, and my strength has been steadi-
ly improving.
the slightest exertion. l now look and feel
like my old self again.
Besides my case we have found the Electro
pOiSe of remarkable use in our family.
One OF our daughters, subject to violent
attacks of sick headache, was on1ned 10 Oeu
all day with cold eXtremities, agoniZlng pam
in the head, vo hitting. My wife has on several
occasions applied the instrument at the
beginning of these attacks; the patient dropp-
ed to sleep, %awakning in an hour entirely re-
lieved.
In other cases of sickness the success has
been equally signal and remarkable. We feel
that we could not afford to be without the
ElectrOpOisei in our family now.
S. A. HENTZ, NJ. d.
Quincy, Fla, December 81, 1892.
Instru ments rented 10 responsible persons.
For q forty-page descriptive circular OF the
great curative agent addrns
w 5. SWIMMER
Agent for Texas New Mexico and Arizona.
Successor to william X SWIMMER,
southwest corner I'D. and strand,
Galveston, Texas.
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Fifteenth Day Of November, A. D., 1893.

At the corner of North Frio and Perez
streets, between the hours of s o'clock a.
m. and 6 o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
filling said vacancy of Alderman of said
Third Ward, and at which SAID election
all the qualified voters of said ward will
be entitled to vote and none others; and
at which said election John Stappenback
will then and there act as Presiding Officer
of said election.
In witness whereof, l hereunto sign
my name at office this oath day of Octo-
Der, A. D., 1898, duly attested by the Clerk
of said city, with lthe seal thereof at
tached.
GEORGE PASCHAL,
L. s. MAYOR
49,
ATTEST:
j. S. RAMSAY,
CITY CLERK. 10 p POT
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AMONG THE RAILWAYS.
Items Picked Up at the Depots, Of
fees and Along the Lines.

Items Picked Up at the Depots, Of
fees and Along the Lines.
Edward Haviland, at one time
chief clerk for Oscar G.. Murray
when the latter was with the Gal
weston, Houston and Henderson at
Galveston, lies seriously i'll at his
residence on West Houston street.
The father of Mr.. Haviland was
mayor of Galveston several terms,
some years ago.
The east-bound passenger train
of the Southern Pacific, due here at
1:25 p. m, did not arrive until 800
o'clock yesterday and pulled out
of the depot here at . o'clock for
the east. The cause of the delay
was the breaking down of the en-
gine'at Uvalde.
The depot of the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson, at Clear
Creek, about twenty-siX miles
north of Galveston, was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. The
loss is about $500.
Mr. Hal. Howard, assistant city
passenger and ticket agent for the
Southern Pacific, will be married
to Miss Alice Deweese in st. Marks
cathedral tomorrow evening at 6
o'clock.
All trains of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas, will leave Houston
instead of Galveston, beginning to-
day, thereby making the Bayou
City the terminus for the "Katy."
Larry G. Sloan, dispatcher on the
Southern Pacific in this city, but
recently on the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass at Yoakum, is in the
city on a visit.
1t is expected that freight rates
will be restored at the meeting of
the Southwestern Traffic associa-
ton, now in session in st. Louis,
Nc.
Superintendent JIG. McQueeney,
of the Houston division Of the
Southern Pacific, returned from a
trip to Houston yesterday.
The proposed Brownsville and
Corpus Christi road is meeting
with encouragement.
The Southern Pacific pay "a re-
turned from the east on No. 10 yes
terday afternoon.
". H.. Able, travelling passenger
agent for the Chicago and Alton, is
in the city.
The secret ballot has been abol-
ished by the Western Passenger
association.
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SPECIMEN Asses.

5. II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia aud Rheuma.
tism. his Stomach was disOrdered, his
Liver was affected to an alarming degree.
appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three
bottles of Electric BitterS cured kim.
Edward Shepherd. Harrisburg, ILL.,, had
a running sore on his leg Of eight years
standing. Used three bottle of Electric
BitterS and seven boxes of Bucklen'S
Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound and
well. John Speaker, Catawba, O., had
five large Fever sores on his leg. doctors
said he was incurable. One bottle EIec-
trio Bitters and one Box Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured him entirely. Sold at +.
K~alteyer & Sons and A. Drciss' drug
store,
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POUND NOTICE.

Taken up, and in city pound on Monte
rey street, on or about 9Th day of Nov
ember, 1893:
One black mare and colt branded thus,
IA connected with half circle above.
One brown mare branded thus, JHU
connected.
, One Sorrel stud branded thus, NJ with
half circle above.
One BAY mare branded thus. : with
straight bar beneath.
One bay horse colt, no brand.
One red heifer, no brand nor mark.
Which will. if not redeemed before sale,
be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder. for cash, at said pound, at the
hour of II o'clock, a. m, on the 10th day Of
November 1898. w. ID. DRUSE,
II 10 st Marshal.
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Will Not Transfer.

Several days ago the citizens
electric power and street railway
company filed a petition with the
city clerk asking that they be
granted the privileged of transfer
ring their franchise to the San
Antonio street railway company.
Yesterday their representative
called at the clerks office and
withdrew the petition, giving no
cause.
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PUBLIC NOTICE,
MAYORS OFFICE,

MAYORS OFFICE,
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 8, 1898.
Notice is hereby given to all persons in
terested in the'proceedingS had by the city
council. of San Antonio, for the purpose
of widening South Alamo street ana the
condemnation of certain private property
on said street, for said purpose, that the
commissioners appointed by the county
Judge of BeXar county, to estimate
the value of the property so taken
and gto assess benefits accrutng to any
property in the vicinity thereof, have
made and filed their report, and said re-
port will be acted upon by the city coun-
Gil of the CITY of San Antonio on the eth
day of November. A. D. 1898, at 4:30
O'Clock p. M. at which time all persons
feeling aggrieved by the action of the
commissioners will be heard by said city
council on appeal.
GEO. PASCHAL,
Attest, Mayor.
j. :. RAMSAY.
City Clerk. II 9 st
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FOR RENT.
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Office room, with or without
desk, at LIGHT office. 8 q tt
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

James CIavin, druggist, has re-
moved from 134 to IA w. Com
merce ST., corner Navarro, where
he opened with a new and COM
plete stock of drugs, druggists
sundries, perfumeries, toilet arti-
cles, etc. They are better than ever
able to serve the public with any
thing they have in their line.
Prompt and careful attention to
physicians prescriptions. IL II st
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Whereas, a vacancy now exists in the
Office of Alderman of the Third Ward OF
this city, and
Whereas, said vacancy has happened
more than nine months before the next
general election, and
Whereas, said vacancy must be filled by
a vote of the qualified voters of Esaid
Third Ward;r
Now therefore /, George Paschal,
Mayor of said city by virtueiof the powers
in me vested by the Charter ,and Ordi-
nances of said city, do herebyiorder that
an election be held in said Third Ward
on the
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Livery and Sale Stables
Hay, Grain, Feed
Post Office Feed Store, w. V.

Futrelle,~ Proprietor. wholesale aud retail
dealer in Hay, Grain and Produce. Millers'
agent for Flour in car lots. Telephone 4S4.
No. III Avenue d.
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BUcKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever,
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, ChilbIainS,
COrnS. aud all Skin EruptiOnS, and posi-
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. IL
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price IS cents per
box. For sale by f. Kafteyer & Son al d
A. DreiSS.
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Il REASON WHY.

We buy in large quantities
from the manufacturers direct,
getting the lowest cash discounts,
and are thereby enabled to sell you
at the lowest prices. Call and you
will be convinced. l.. p. Peck e. Co.
l0-3l-tf.