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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10
SIR RICHARD OWENS GHOST STORY.
1t Was Fearfully Real TO the Man Who Saw
tho EeXered uand Rolling In.

It Was Fearfully Real to the Man Who Saw
the Severed Head Rolling In.
The late Sir Richard Owen used TO re-
late a remarkable ghost story. In his
early days, when he held the post of sur
geon to the prison at Lancaster, a negro
died in Jail, and a ~postmortem as well as
an inquest was necessary. After the in
quest the young surgeon saw the body
put in the coffin and the lid screwed
down, to be ready for the funeral next
day. Owen had at the time been already
attracted to the study of comparative
anatomy, and negroes heads were not
plentiful, so he made up his mind that
this n should not be lost to the cause
of science. In the evening he returned
to the prison with a black bag contain
ing a brick-from his official position Inc
had no difficulty in getting admittanco
TO the mortuary, where the coffin lid wa
unscrewed and screwed down again.
During this process the brick and the
negro's head changed places.
The ground outside the principal en-
trance to the jail has a considerable de.
scent, and the time being winter, with
snow and frost, Owen had scarcely passed
out when he slipped and fell all his length
the bag went from his hand, and the
head tumbled out and rolled down the
paved way. He got up, caught the bag,
and following the head clutched it just
as it finished its career in a small shop
where tobacco was sold. Pushing it into
the bag again. he vanished out Of the
shop with al the speed he was capable of.
Next morning, when Owen was going
TO his usual duties at the prison, he was
called in by the woman at the shop where
the accident had occurred on the previous
evening. She wished him to see her nus
band, who was very i'll. He had had, she
said, Alright the night before that caused
him to look wild and dazedlike. Theman,
it turned out, was a retired sea captain
who had been in many adventures among
the West India islands when many deeds
were done that did not at that time re
quire to be accounted for. Among these
had been the killing Of a negro in which
he had a hand, and the transaction had
left a touch Of trouble on his conscience,
After giving these details the old captain
told Of the horrible event that took place
the night before.
He was sitting in his shop. All wa.
quiet, and it so CHANGED that he had beer
thinking Of the negro, when suddenly h'
saw his very heed roll into the shop il
front Of the counter, and il was followed
by the devil all in black, witha black bal
in his hand. The devil snatched up tn
head, and both disappeared through tn
earth like a flash Of lightning. The dc
scription was perhaps not quite compli
mentary to the young anatomist, but /
was satisfactoryso far thatit showed tina
his identity had not been recognized
London News.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10
New Zealand Mutton.

The sheep farmer, it seems, finds that
he can deliver his sheep, with u fair
profit, for Q pence a pound at the nearest
port or freezing point. The killing and
freezing process is undertaken chiefly by
companies, which have established freez-
ing stations at various convenient points
along the coast, and which ship the car
casses, consigned to agents in London or
elsewhere. One of the sights Of the day
at the Albert docks is the arrival Of one
of the New Zealand Shipping company's
fine steamers, perhaps the Tongariro or
the Rimutaka, or some other of the feet
with the Maori names, and to
see the subsequent discharge Of some
1000 ~carcasses, each neatly wrapped in
its winding sheet Of white calico.
The whole years expectation now fig
ures to about 1900, GOO frozen c~arcasses
and is rapidly increasing. Yet with all
this depletion the number of sheep in the
colony is rapidly increasing. The focka
have largely increased in number, and
the export Of wool has risen from about
g. OO, 900 pounds in 1882 to 10s, 900, 0OC
in 1s91.-An the Year Round.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10
Patent. and what They Protect.

A business man in this city who is VI
to his ears in the work necessary TO
gather capital to float an enterprise, and
at the same time to keep information Of
the nature of it away from busy rivals,
found time last week to say: ibid you
ever think that a patent does not patent
in this country Well, it's q fact. All
that the patent office does is to give you
a paper with some writing on it, but il
another man steals your idea and goes
to manufacturing your invention tho
patent Office will not lift a finger to pro-
tect you or to stand by its own decision.
The fact that you've got a patent is a
point in your favor, but you've got TO
hire lawyers and fight the thief in tho
courts, and if he can stand it to hire
lawyers longer than you can that settles
you, and you might as well make him a
present of your invention. There are lots
Of men in the country who are getting
rich on the discoveries Of other people.
All they had to do was to take 'em and
fight the real discoveries into poverty.
The patent Office, to be respected and ia
be of any use, ought to have the powet
TO cause the stealer of a patent to be sent
to prison. New York Sun.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10
Scotch

A Scotch laborer was dying. He had
four little children. After lying silent
for awhile he said he would like to see
them, and the poor wife brought them
to the bedside. All he did was to take
each Of the three elder children by the
hand and to say, "Gude day"
Then he said to the youngest, a wee
thing 2 years old, "Will ye gle me q
bit kissg'
The mother, lifting up the wondering
child, said, "Say ta-ta to your father"
"Ta-ta," said the little boy in a loud,
cheerful voice, and then ran out Of
the cottage to play. The poor father
closed his eyes; the tears ran down his
cheeks, but he said no more. The abun-
dance Of his heart choked his utterance.
He was weary, too, and so guide day
was his only word of parting.-"Twen-
ty-five Years of st. Andrews"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10
Interesting Memnlrs.

Mrs. DeWitt-H aggin- Fulton, Of
Los Angeles, California, has writ
ten an interesting biography Of
her life entitled "The Memoirs Of
a Southern Woman" which is now
in print. AS Mrs. Fulton resided
among us for some time, Silver
City and her people are agreeably
remembered and several chapters
are devoted to this section Of New
Mexico. The work contains inter-
esting pen pictures of actual life,
war episodes and history, and is
pronounced by those who have
read the manuscript as highly in
t%eresting and entertaining. No
doubt the book will meet with a
large sale among our citizens. The
work will be ready for distribution
some time in November.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10
About Talking Cattle.

You know the superstition which
claims that cattle have the gift Of speech
at midnight Christmas eve. A Schles-
wig story warns us to take such asser-
tions by faith rather than crave for
knowledge by sight. An unbelievin8
farmer once hid himself in his barn and
heard ono Of his horses say TO tho other,
''Dit Jaer waet wy noch unser Buer los
eve shall DO lid Of our master this Year,.
The prophecy 80 frightened theman that
he fell III and died, and the sootlmaying
horse drew him to his grave. .sss
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

Speaking edltorially Of Delegate
Joseph's efforts for statehood for
New Mexico, the Denver Times
says; Delegate Joseph has faith
fally represented the Territory in
congress for the last ten years and
it wall be a crowning feature of
his service should it be admitted
at the next regular session of con-
gress."
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

When catarrh attacks a person
Of s~crofulous diathesis, the disease
is almost sure to become chronic.
The only eficacious cure, therefore,
is Ayers Sarsaparilla, which expels
scrofula from the system and the
catarrh soon follows suit. Local
treatment is only a waste Of time.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10
~ E. Smlth. PrlneInnl Omnor.

A controlling interest in the
Denver Public Sampling Works
has been purchased by President
M. e. Smith. Mr.. Smith will in
future be the general manager,
and will personally attend to all
consignments.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

AT n a. n. n, works IN West Lynna
few days ago a locomotive was coupled
to a mammoth electric motor, and
power was applied to them in opposite
directions. Neither n gained a patti
Gle for quite awhile, but fnally with the
aid Of sand thrown on the track the To-
connective came off Victorious Boston
Record.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

English gunpowder Is composed Of
seventy-fve parts of saltpeter, ten Of sui
phur sud fifteen Of carbon. Proportions
are oftel slightly varied.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

Philanthropist-I am exerting
myself in behalf of a worthy OBJ
ject, and my first thought was to
come to you for assistance.
Scribe( the writer)-Well, sir, I
am willing to assist by tongue or
pen.
Philanthropist-We would be
pleased to have you use your pen
in our aid.
Scribe-(Aattered) My services
are at your command.
Philanthropist-Thnnk you, sir.
Now please get your pen and afix
your signature to this subscription
paper, and you can pay the five
guineas at your convenience.
Scribe(in changed tone)-Ohl
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

A fine head of hair is an indis-
pensable element of beauty. Ayers
Hair Yigor maintains youthful
freshness and luxuriance, restores
to faded and gray hair its original
color, prevents badness. removes
dandruff, and cures scalp disease.
1t gives perfect satisfaction.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

A pistol ball was recently removed
from the right thigh Of a man which had
been there since 1864. The ball, IL IS
said, had gravitated about a foot and a
half through the heshi in the last 20 years.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

During October Jupiter will
risa in the northeast not far from
8 p m. He is neal heliocentric
longitude 50, and will be in oppo-
sision Nov. 18th, then rising at
the same time the sun sets. He
is nearing the plane of the suns
equator, and will pass through the
plane-over the suns equator
April 2, 1894. He was at perihel-
ion in 1892 and will be at aphelion
in 1898. Jupiter has more infu-
ence in obliterating sun spots than
do any other two planets. His
diameter is about IL times that of
the earth. He has much to do
with the drouths Of the last two
years. Fosters Bulletin.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

There is no better paste for max
ing scrapbo oks than boiled starch.
Flour and water is also a good
paste when mucilage is not at
hand.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

The consul Of the Argentine Republic
at Bangor, Me-, was called upon recent
ly for the first time in 20 years to afix
his seal and signature to q document
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

General William 4. Sherman was ia
miliarly called Uncle Billy" by his
soldiers. and also "Old Tecumseh."
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

A cattleman Of the Choctaw ma
ton tells a remarkable story of a
cyclone which he witnessed in the
Indian territory. Said he: ut was
about three o'clock on a recent
afternoon that dark clouds appear
ed in the southwest, and in a few
moments the clouds turn light blue
and it seemed as if they were on
fire with lightning. A perfect
calm prevailing and the heat was
suffocating. The clouds seemed to
split in the middle, going east and
northwest. Then l heard a low.
rumbling noise, like continuous
thunder. On the prairie was a
bunch Of cattle which belonged tC
a mar named Corning. The terri
fc wind, or what you might call
tornado, lifted the cattle into thu
air some fifty feet and dashed then
into the trees, killing them out
right. Now, l am going to tel
you something that may seem in
credible, but to nevertheless tn
truth: 1 saw a calf carried up in
to the clouds and disappear. TIL
; animal went round and round in
circles until lost to view. A vigi
| liant search was made for the cal.
) but it has never been e sine,
< The wind tore things up for a mil
or so, when it spent its force. Raj
= and hail followed in the wake {
the storm and a number of tree
were uprooted. The storm wa
confined to the wood and not reac
thecropsin the clearings."
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

ACoOd story Winch Senator Black.
burn Likes TO Tell.
Woshingioa Post.
A little story Of Senator Black
burns own telling is floating
around in exclusive circles. There
is TO be seen in several plateglass
windows a rather fine but high col
ored chrome, containing a race
course scene, with Secretary Car
Isle, Proctor Knot and Senator
Blackburn in a club foreground,
the whole affairs being and exploit
alton of Roach's whisky, the pro-
duct Of a well-known Blue Grass
distillery. One day Senator Black
burn was met at home by his wife
and daughter, whowith facesof sup
pressed merrimont told him that
a very fine picture that would
please him had just come by ex-
press and was in the hall. He
went and looked, and 10, the chro-
mo. A case of the goods came
along in its company. A chorus
of feminine vetoes went up when
he took revenge by saying that 1t
was good and he would have
it hung up in the library. The
next day a letter came from the
distiller, saying hat Mr.. Carlisle
and Proctor Knott had given their
consent to the use of their por-
traits and that he had taken the
liberty Of using Senator Black
burns without consulting him,
believing that he would not OBJ
ject. The Senator made the fol
lowing reply:
Dear Sir: You have taken a
great liberty in using my portal
in your, chrome without first ask
ing my consent, but l forgive you
since it is the best portrait of me
that l have ever seen. But allow
me to call your attention to a seri
GUS anomaly in the composition o.
the work of art. You have put mt
on a Kentucky race course, will
my back to a driving finish anc
my hand on a bottle of the wors
whisky that was ever distilled
Your truly. j. c. S. Blackburn
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

Miss Jones-Prof. Griddle, do
you dare to look me in the face and
then say that L originally sprang
from a monkey?
Prof. Griddle "a little taken back
but equal to the occasion)-well
really, it must have been a very
charming monkey Bazaar,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

Contributor-what kind of jok-
es do your prefer?
Editor jokes.
Contributor-Why?
Editor-Because it takes them
four years to get around again.
keystone.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

would you mind" asked the
editor, in a conciliatory tone, eff 1
left off the first and last verses of
your poem?"
"But there are only two stanzas
in it," gasred the poet.
eyes, L know" assented the
editor, affably. -Harper's Bazaar.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-10

DR.. Salmon, the head of the I'm
tied States government bureau of
animal industry, gives this as the
chemical dehorner" used in his
experiments; A mixture is prepar-
ed by taking so parts of caustic
soda, IS parts Of kerosine oil and
% parts of water. An emulsion is
made of the kerosine oil and soda
by heating and vigorously stirring,
and this is then dissolved in water.
The mixture is then placed in a
bottle with a solid rubber cork.
This cork is to rub the mixture in
when a few drops r applied to
the end of the coming horn of the
calf, which should not be more
than three weeks old. 1t IN strong
stuff aud should be carefully con-
fined to these spots.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20
Kichmond's Big Blaze.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. l7.-Allen &
Giuter's branch OF the American Tobacco
company was destroyed by fire this morn
ing, and the Valentine Meat Jalce works
were partially destroyed.
About fifteen hundred persons are
thrown out of employment, temporarily
and the loss will reach probably $780,.
600.
The fire broke out IN Allen g. Ginter'
at $50 o'clock. and the entire fire depart
me mt turned out The plugs were frozen
aud it took sometime to thaw them before
water could be gotten, AID tLen only a
limited supply Of this article was avail
BILE. Three firemen were injured.
1t is understood that the girls who we're
thrown ont of employment by the burn
ing of Allen & Ginter's factory will i'm
mediately be placed at work in the other
branches Of the American Tobacco Com
pany IN this city, and that. at the close OF
the week they will receive their salaries
as usual.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20
The Holm Brown Bible.

CuAnIrsl1WN. ". Va. January 70
John Browns old Bible, which has beer
sold ly Ma, EmlyJ Blessing, Of Charles
town. % Als. +. G.. Logan, of Chicago
contains TIE following IN Browns
bauiwrti.g on the d5-leaf: Dohn f.
es,,ug. Esq, of Cbarlcstown. Va,
witl tie best wishes of the undersigned
AMI lis Sincere thanks for many acts OF
kiuIl.ss received. There is no COM
m,utarg in tie world so good IN order to
Ia right understanding of this blessed
book as an h0Uosr, chlldhke and teachable
suli'.' The signature Of John Brown
IN the date, November %, 1889, appear
be'ov the writing.
The GlovIng in Browns handwriting
IS upon another hy-lcaf: John Brown.
These leaves were turned down and
marked ty Linn while in prison at Char
.cstOva, Va Blt a small part OF those
passages which in the most positive
language condemn oppression and
violence are marked"
Among others who are in possession OF
Brown relies are Mr.. Andrew +. Kennedy
who las the receipt Of Browns wife fol
lis dead body, delivered to her at Harper's
Ferry. and Capt. Geo. Baylor, who owns
the sabre used by Brown when marshall
INK his forces.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20
Cabinet Changes.
SECRETARY OF STATE FOSTER TO RESIGN
ABOUT FEBRUARY 6.

SECRETARY OF STATE FOSTER TO RESIGN
ABOUT FEBRUARY 6.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-The fourth
change in President Harrison'S Cabin ct
will take place the second week in Feb
ruary, when Secretary John W. Foster
will lay down the portfolio of the De-
partment of State. 1t is Secretary Fosters
Intention to resign about February s.
There was a consultation at the White
House this morning between the President
and Mr.. Foster, ex-Minister Phelps OF
Vermont, and Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, when an understanding as tC
time of the departure of the BehrlnG
Sea Commission for Paris was reached
The three gentlemen named last are
counsel and arbitrstors, and must b'
present at the converting OF the Commits
sion at Paris on February 81.
The first change in President HarTisyni
Cabinet was the death of Sec Window
about two years after the Inauguration
The next was the retirement of Secretary
Proctor. Then came the retirement Of
Mr.. Blaine just before the Minneapolis
convention met, last June. It was thu
understanding when General John w
Foster entered the Cabinet that he would
retire at this time for tAis purpose, s.
that each and every change in Presiden
Harrison's official family has been for
cause over which the President himsel
had no control.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20
Practical Jokers indicted

WYTHEyIILE, Va. January ia
grand Jury was empanelled ou yesterday
and a number Of indictments me- 'e.-
Among the indictments wa, one which
promises the frequynte!s OF tho coa't-nor
some fun. A schoOl-teacher from Crock
ett's Depot indicted number OF tar boys
in his school for holiday prank which
the pedagogue failed to relish. Faro 90
four days before Christmas the boys weat
each morning carly to tie schoo. aolsg
and barred the teacher ont. lie dill ,o'
seem 10 mind that much, however. sag .r-
that his pay went on and he did u.r w.
little enforced holiday under s'.h
circumstances. Thinking that Dee wa.
not sufficiently leased, the boys one moru
ing demanded that the teacher must treat
to hye pounds,,o candy OF te duoaed iu
the creek. On his refusing 10 set up tho
candy, they carried him into the water
and after giving him frequent opp'rtun-
titles to change his mind, upon ms r.
maing obstinate and declaring bell "dlo
first" they finally immersed Lin in the
icy water, making him very uncomt'rt-
able aud decidedly wrathy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20
A Juror Excused to Get Married.

A Juror Excused to Get Married.
One of the jurors summond to serve at
this term of the United States Court now
in session in Parkersburg, w. We, IS
James R. Johnston, of Greenbrier county.
He wrote to Judge Jackson asking to be
excused, because be was going to be
married. Judge Jackson forwarded the
letter to District Attorney Sturgiss, of
Morgantown. who excused him by letter,
closing with the following sentence; at
would be contrary to public policy for
the courts in any way to hinder, delay or
impede the rising generation from enter
ing into that alliance or the fulilment Of
that ujuncton of Holy Writ to increase,
multiply and replenish the earth"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20

Among Mr. Cleveland's visitors recently
was a delegation of Virginiaus. They
came here principally to urge the claims
of John Randolph Tucker for Attorney
General in the new Cabinet. While Mr.
Cleveland has tabooed the discussion Of
general patronage in his presence one Of
the:party mustered up courage to say to
him, just as they were leaving:
"Mr. President, l hope yon will find
your way clear at the proper time tc
reappoipt Mr.-postmaster at Rich
moud."
Mr.. Cleveland frowned slightly. "My
policy" he said, "will be not to reappoint
old officials. shall endeavor, so far a:
is practicable, to select new men,"
"But you must make an exception in
favor of Mr.. He has supported you
Loyalty, and"
Let's see, said Mr.. Cleveland, inter
ruptins the speaker. "Whut kind of a
postmaster did he make before p
Very fair; but he is a cleavor fellow,
and, besides, be needs the place" was the
reply.
81 thought as much" said Mr.. Glove
land. "Well l will look INTO this case
carefully. l will make no promises, and
as have said, my policy will be to
appoint new men to office IN Y. Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20
State News.

Hon. j. fferson Dayis's remains will
probably lie removed from New Orleans
t. Redmond early in the spring.
sias Nash, tried this week in the
County Court Of Buckingham for killing
biz father, was found guity Of murder in
lie first degree. HIS counsel moved for d
new trial, which was oyerruled.
d.. Mann and Miss Miller, of Bland
county. Va. cloped Wednesday of last
week anl were married at Bristol, Tenn.
by 4. II. Burroughs. They rode thirty
niles in the srow and cold over three
mountain range3 in order to reach the
tovn Of w theyilie IN time 20 catch the
train.
Nes,rs r S. Moore & Co., who have
license for selling intoxicating drink.
1uni the first of May, 1898, at Orleans,
Fauqu'er county, having seen the evil
eli cts upon the commuuity-the young
mon pa,tiularly-havc closed ont their
l0u T business and bar room. All honor
% these gentlemen for the position they
have tak.n They had an immense
trade 90 Tie hq1or line aud have made
and were stlll making big money but
they sacrificed it for the good OF our
icirlooiAood. Application was MADE 10
Judge Sp.luan at his last court for
license 'o sell liquors about one-halt mile
,r.m Oh an, bu- Aa refused to grant it.
Dttbolo1ew Wright committed suicide
by cutia- his throat sunday night, at
HE residence of his uncle by marriage
Sir. Joseph =. Cllyiu. at No. ll3 Hancock
.f-,... .o. Daniels Hll. in Lynchburg.-
ia mead .a ordirarv-.iz,d pocket knife
tl,- gyss very duli and with a blade not
mare -teu r.ro AMI a hat inches loag.