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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

Ask about the wonderful climate and re-
sources of Southern California. There never
was such an opportunity for home seekers.
For information regarding this section, ad-
dress, j. A. Allison, Brewster block, San
Diego California
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AT Mercur in the Camp Floyd District. Our
pamphlet tells you all.
Geo. Ady, Gen'l Agt. U. +. Sys.. Denver
Colo, or d. f. Burley, Gen'l Agt. U. p. sys.,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The paper-hanger ought TO succeed. He's
stuck on his business.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

A chemist says wood may be made palata-
BILE and nourishing 'Tisn't the kind of board
we are hankerIng after, however.
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The difference between the temperature OF
the cellar and garret is largely due to climb
attic changes.
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Hov III, Game to L.. So.

Rugged Riggs-Yes'm; ! allus use
ter stan at de head o me class when
was young feller.
Mrs Wellment (handing him quar-
ter)-Poor man! What caused your
downfall?
Rugged Riggs-overtrainin', mum
Me reg'lar fightin weight was hun
dred an forty 1 tried ter git down
ter "a hundred an t'irtv ter meet the
Kilkenny spider an ruined me con-
stertushun.
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STATE OF Ono, CITY OF TOLEDO, |
Ircao Cor-NTY

Frank, J. Cheney makes oath that he IL
the senior partner of the firm Of F. j. CHENEY
& Co.. doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid. and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRn
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

A beetle can draw twenty times its own
weight So can mustard plaster.
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Paw Dirt Struck

Light housekeeping frequently follows {
matrimonial match.
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un.,,,pr ont West.

Farmer Wayback-say what you
please, them populist fellows amt
slow. They're up and stirring early.
they be.
Farmer Haycut-So they be! see
they're rushin' into Arizony after
them two United States senatorships
that amt got there yet-Puck
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All hight This Time.

Town Nephew-Great Scott. can
this be Uncle Wayback?
The Uncle-Yep, ITS me. William.
Yer see, l lowed these city people
warn't a-goin' ter make fun O. me this
time as they did afore.
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FRANK j. CHENEY,

Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 6 day of December, A. d. 1885.
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Got to He Serious.

"How did you break your husband
of the drink habit?"
"Well, John used to have terrible
work finding the one keyhole in the
front door"
Just like all the men,"
"And when l threatened to have
four more keyholes put in he sobered
tight down"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

"The search is fruitless," sighed the man as
he looked in vain for pineapples on pine
tree.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

In reports Of oil wells the hole trutl
should always be given.
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Strengthening 1t Out.

Primus Ito comparative stranger)-
Do you see that handsome lady over
wonder?
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The Gold Mines of Utah,

The man who is too fond of bis ante usu
ally makes the acquaintance of his uncle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

BEEcHAMs Pills will dislodge bile, stir up
the liver, cure sick headaches, and make you
feel well. 25 cents a box.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

No criminal would object to the laws IL he
were only barred out
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pearance
VERY Particular.

Mrs. Lily White-See. heah. bossl
Dis heah ring won't make a black
mark on NAH finger, will it?
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khfloh's Consumption Cure
II sole on guarantee. II cures lEcptent ConsGuI-
sAon. ~ u the best Cough Cure Scts., 5Octs $iuo
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For Himself, Alone.

She laid her head confidiagly upon
his breast.
Darling. the world wilt talk of
motives and-and-"
He drew her yet closer and kissed
her brow.
"And what, my life?' he whispered.
Il am so glad you are poor. Elwin. ="
They sat silent in the gathering
gloom for moment, while both their
minds dwelt upon the $3.50 he drew
each week as living skeleton
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

Many man who can't sing n note has a
great capacity for making things hum.
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Imposed on Him.

Farmer Oatcaise-If you will saw
this wood, l Will give you a good
break fast.
Indolcnt Ivers-Can't saw straight
Farmer Oatcalsc-There was "a tramp
here this morning who got nice,
warm meal for saving that pile out
there.
Indolent Ivers-Sir. you've been i'm
posed upon; he was no tramp!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

{ s., A. W. GLEASON,
| Notary Public.
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Not All Habit. Though.

Yes. know; bless hcr: But every
time she sees INC she yclIs 'Cash.'
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last night
Secundus-Sir, that is my wife.
Primus--Oh-er-w You see she
mistools me for some one else
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

Hoods Pills are PROMPT and efficient, yet
easy in action. Sold by all druggists. a5c.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-05

Primus-I held her hand for an hour
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
Hang or Marry.

In the fcudai days OF Scotland,
when n0blemen thought II no dis.
grace to steal their neighbors' cattle,
U baron protected his vassals from
the aristocratic cattle.lifter by hang.
ing outright those. taken red handed,
without waiting for the slow process
OF the law, says the Youths Com.
paniOn.
When Sir william Scott was a
young border laird he made one night
a iOray on Sir Gideon Murray's lands.
While driving OF q herd OF cattle he
was caught and. being brought before
Sir Gideon, ordered to be hanged.
Hanging a cattlc.thief was such an
everyday affair that 81 Gideon went
about t.ls ordinary business. But his
wife, huAring that handsome youth
OF a goO. family was to be executed,
sought heg husband and Indignantly
exclaimed.
"Iioot, gideon, what do I hear?
You taxi this life OF the winsome
Young laird Oy Harden, WI three i'll.
fau ed lassies - the house o. yer ain
10 marry!"
"Ye're recht :&sggie, my dear, 4"
replied the baron, Srasping the situa-
tion. "Wullie shalt taxi our muckle.
mould Meg, or else lsrll stretch tor
it"
The helpless prisOnH consented,
AMI much to his father. surprise re-.
turned home with brldn from the
neighbours house he had lioSsn out to
harry.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
Women OF Brittany.

The women Of Brittany still cling
to the antique costume OF their
mothers, cons sting Of an open vest
cut square ut the neck, and EN-.
broIdercd skirt and a great snowy
Golf and plated collar. But the men,
alas! no longer wear the brakon brass
of the ancient Breton. The knee
breaches, embroidered vest aud flow.
Ing locks Of the ChOuans are things
OF the picturesque past, seen at rare
intervals upon some patriarch OF the
old regime. Models ut Pont Aven
paid from one to two francs u day,
but they are scarce and intractable.
A Breton girl, for instance, can.
not be persuaded to divest herself Of
her ample and snowy coli. and every
stray ringlet Is hidden away as caro-.
fully as II some public shame at.
tached to its exhibition. This Ia
mainly due to national prejudices 10
doubt, but also In part, 1 fancy, to
the fact that few Of them have pre-.
served their natural tresses. 1t will
ease the mind OF many of the pre-.
maturely bald to know that most OF
the artificial hair OF the world Ia
clipped from the heads OF petty
Breton maidens, who are in al. LuG
heydey OF youth and health. AT
every large fair there is to be found
q dealer In artificial bair. who Offers
the young girls a ten franc piecc In
exchange for their chevelure. AS II
Ia no Disagreement to them, many
accept the tempting Oller, and "a
bunch of linen easily supplies the
defc cncy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
Drowning People.

A young italian doctor has pub.
lished u pamphlet recommending the
operation OF firmly holding the
tongue OF persons taken with syncope
as q sure means OF restoring life.
The tongue can be held fast by means
Of wrapping u cloth around II, and
must then be drawn backward and
forward with o rhvthmical motion.
The doctor describes case In which
he thus succeeded In restoring life.
A young man while bathing was sur.
prised by wave. After q quarter Of
an hour he was taken out OF the
water and every effort made to revive
him. Two doctors for more than an
hour used all their resources In vain.
The young mao appeared to be dead.
Then the doctor arrived who reports
the facts, aud. asking for q spoon,
thrust 1t into the back OF the mouth,
seized the tongue and worked IL
violently. Shortly after the patient
gave deep breath, and little later
v0mitcd water
The operation was continues; the
breaths became gradually moro fro.
quent. Meanwhile the clothes dipped
In almost boiling water had been
placed over the chest Of the patient,
and the extremitles were rubbed
vigorously. After half an hour thus
employed the heart began to beat,
the face gained o little color and the
patient frightened. But the patient
still needed careful attention four
hours more to pletely recover from
his Ions syncope. Tho doctor hopes
that this simple mode OF restoring
life will be adopted ut oil places on
tho sea where life.saving apparatus
10 used. But even whom no such ar
rangements are ready anyone can Try
tho tongue.pullinR process and pro
cure hot water for the application Of
heat. Transcript
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
FlORiOA'S REEFS.
Ono OF the Most Dingersous Regions In
tho World for Navigator.

Ono OF the Most Olngersous Regions In
tho World for Navigator.
The most dangerous part Vt the
coast Ut the Uaited States extends
from the uthcrnmOst cape OF the
peninsula of Florida to the island of
Dry Tortugas, lying In the Gulf Of
Mexico, sixty.two miles from Key
West. For q distance Of 200 miles
the coast line Ia here made up by o
semi circular chain OF islands, along
whose seward edge lie the sunken
reefs of Florida.
These reefs are of (coral formation
and are washed by the warm water
OF the Gulf stream a. 1t flows through
the straits ON Its way northwald.
This river In the ocean. flowing nj.
ways In one direction. with an aver.
age velocity OF two miles an hour,
produces numerous strong counter.
currents and indraughts over the
reefs and along shore. Threatening
tide.ripA eddies, and whirlpools are
continually set going, which tend to
batl.e the ever cautious mariner and
carry his ship to certain destruction.
Cape Hatteras, with Its tickle cur.
rents and shifting bars, so dreadful
to the mariner, has been the scene Of
many shipwrecks, but the number Is
small when compared to those which
have met their fate In the Gulf
stream and beyond the pale OF assist.
ancc. Hundreds Ut vessels daily pass
through the Florida straits on their
way to foreign ports and those which
are located on the shore Of the Gulf,
and In order to avoid the adverse cur.
rents vessels skirt along the edge OF
the stream and the long arid reef,
with It's succession OF varied dangers,
menacingly paving the way like teeth
In a sharks jaw.
However uncertain the navigator
of the water adjacent to these reefs
may be by day, 1t becomes tenfUld
more ha ardOus by night N0twith-
standing the fact that a chain OF
lights ON the desOlate reefs cast a
rudy glare to the mariner on the
sea, yet ''plain sailing" IL out OF
the question, for the beacOns are OF
an average distance of twenty.ave
miles apart and, all other day marks
being hidden by the darkness Of
night. the navigator feels his way
with only the compass and deep sea
lead to guide him.
The consciousness that a slight al
vergence from the proper course may
lead to disaster keeps him on the pins
and needles OF anxiety. Ships have
run upon these coral strands In broad
daylight, owing to strong indraughts,
aud IT Is by no means an uncommon
occurrence to find at daybreak sew
eral vessels, which had lost their
reckoning in the night lying high
and dry on the rocks -Blue and
GRAY.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08

can get a. much rs forty miles out Of .
camel In good condition, and the
tracing drome diaries" In use In south.
ern Persia for the business Of the
crown have even been known to make
Is much as sixty or seventy miles, but
In sort Of abominnble jog trot which
lands one all but dead ut the end Of
ones trip These racing dromcdaries
are especially bred and trained In studs
which are the monopoly of the shah.
Only persons authorized by the shah are
permitted to own or ride one of these
beasts. Priests and all other pious per-
sons, as we'll as the pilgrims who go to
Mecca, Kerbclah or Meshed, must only
ride on donkeys. they being the slower
and the more lowly quadrupeds. and
hence to- ride on them is considered a
proof Of humility and piety Mules are
much in use among the poorer classes,
but Of the donlieys there Is one breed.
the Bagdads. which are high In price.
much larger and handsomer than the
ordinary kind. and which. therefore,
are preferred for travel by the ladies Of
the court. These donkeys, a breed
originally hailing from Bagdad, are Of
n beautiful iron gray. quite lively and
very enduring, and have seen some
which sold ~ high as $500 Of our
money-double the price at which .
fine Arab stecd can be purchased.
As to horses, they form the means
Of conveyance for most Of the men In
Persia. and are by far to he preferred
to any other animal. The common,
| - SNVs. hn
sailed "yaboo." are the best for long
distance journeys, as they are very
hardy. sure of foot, satisfied with Q
little GA, straw and barley and what
ever else they can pick up, and seem
never to tire. I have myself covered
sixty odd miles from dawn till four p.
a.. on the back of one Of these wiry
little beasts. in appearance not unlike
indian ponies. The mail carriers OF the
Persian government make incredible
distances in a short time-of course, In
rclays-.on the back Of these 'yaboo."
| The 200 miles from the Caspian sea Mt En-
,cli 20 Tcheran are often done by these
post riders inside Of thirty-six hours,
riding with almost no break, OF course,
and mounted on fresh horses Mt inter-
walls Of sixteen to twenty miles. These
very scrvicenble native horses, how.
ever, are not showy-quite the reverse
and hence the Persian rides the n
only on long journeys, while for
short distances and when out on pleas
urc he prefers either the Arab horse
or, better still, the Turconan, stately
looking beast Of enormous height
but insecure Of foot ind absolutely use
less In the mountains.
| Wolf Won SCuiERBRAND
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rho Giraffe.

The giraffe is In its own couutrX
Il beast Of no incOnsiderable value.
Its thick tough skin, which has FROM
time immemOrlal provided Africans
with splendid material for shields,
bucklers, whips, and sandals, Mas al
ways commanded certain rate q
exchange. Nowadays when thu hip
pOpotamus and vhinOcerOs are ap.
preaching determination In hab;table
Africa, the hide OF giraffe ranges
from four pounds to five pounds In
value merely to provide the uni
versal siemb0k, or whip for the
South-African rider and Ox.drlver.
An old bull will furnish q hide OF
about an inch to on inch and q quar-
ter In thicknesa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
In tho COnaO Country.

Mr.. MOhun, the American Coz.
sular Agent to the Congo Fee State,
who recently brought to Belgium the
details of min Pasha's assassina-
tiOn. explored the unknown stretch
of the Congo, from KasSOngO to An.
kOrO, at the junction Of tho Lualu'a
u distance of 1875 kilOmeters, Tor 40
of which tho river Is impracticabl:,
for navigation owing to the rapids.
In some parts the banks rise to q
height 0! 1000 20 200 meters. In
one place the river naIrows to ninety
meters, rushing through great rocks
OF black granite, while giant needles
of quartz rise from the bed OF the
stream, This place was named He'll
Gate. Above the river becomes once
more navigable. Mr.. M0hun sue.
ceeded In reaching the junction with
the Lukuga, which flows out OF Lake
Tangasyika, which had not been
done before
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
An Extraord In airy Pasttme.

A General arrived from St. Petsfs.
burg In q garrison town Ia the In.
terror of Russia to hold an inspection
Of the troops. After 1.-THE review he
stepped into the officers mess-room,
where he noticed on the counter q
row Of bottles, to which, instead Of
the usual labels, white tickets, with
q single letter of the alphabet on
each, was affixed. Tho bottles stood
In rank and file, and In alphabetical
order
"What does this mean?" the Gen.
eral asked the Lieutenant who was
showing him round.
THAT Is an officers charade, your
excellency," replied the officer, rather
embarrassed.
Tho General continued his In.
quiriea aud elected the following 10.
formation
zach brittle contains different
kind Of liquor At the meeting Of
the officers club one Of us mixes some
Of these varieties In q glass so that
the initials spell o name, and the
older and more experienced members
] VI WIG CluUS otucT OocVluk ~ Huoou
what 1t 10 composed Of. and name
the word intended"
every original idea" remarked the
General ''And are you able to make
y guess Of that Kind?"
III It 10 your excellency's pleasure,
I will try" the Lieutenant rep led.
The General went to the counter
and mixed q glass, while the fceI
stood at the other end Of the room
with his face to the wall.
snow guess what this means,
said tho General, as he handed the
glass To the Oificer.
The latter drank IL at one gulp,
ssnacked his tongue and replied, -
"That was 'Anua,' your excel
lency."
"Bravo!" exclaimed tho General
"requires y lot Of practice, eh?"
"YOur excellency, Anna Ia cast
enough, but there Il a Captain In 0ul
corps who can even guess 'Nebuchad
nczzarv"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
MAcHiNe.MAoe SPEECHES.

Turned Out with Marvellous Rapidly bv .
Recent English Invention.
There IL no doubt that both the
typewriting machine and the phono.
graph are very ingenious and useful
inventions, but the chief difficulty
with them, says the New York
Times, Is that they cannot he made
to act automatically. It IL in order
to fill this want that q distinguished
inventor, whose name Is for the pres.
ent withheld, has invented an auto.
matte writer, aud, judging from the
private exhibition of the machine
which was recently given in London
to committee Of members OF the
Royal Society. II bids fair to prove
the greatest invention Of this or any
age.
In appearance the machine is said
to be not wholly unlike q typewrit
ing machine. 1t, however, Is pro.
vided with sort Of hopper, 10 which
are placed blocks Of type metal, each
one Of which Is provided with a com.
plete word, instead Ut u single let
ter When this hopper h filled and
the small electric engine which
furnishes the motive power Of the
machine IL set In action IL instantly
begins to print. OF course, what IL
printed depends In u good degree up.
on the selection OF words which are
placed IN the hopper, but IL is I'm.
dersto0d that the machine can be
used for almost any sort Of com posi.
tiOn.
At the exhibition already men.
toned the hopper was filled with q
supply Of words relating to the Eng.
llsh political situation, and In ten
minutes after the engine had been
started the machine had printed two
full columns, each OF about the
length Of an ordinary column OF q
newspaper. When these were read
they were instantly recognized TO be
. speech on homo rule In the general
style Of Mr.. Gladstone. The hopper
was next til!ed with choice selec.
tiOn Of the very finest words In the
language, and the machine thereupon
printed what was at once perceived
to be an essay after the manner Of
Mr.. Ruskin on political economy.
More words were added and three
pages OF what any critic would un
hcsitatingly have accepted ~ pas.
sagcs from new novel by Mr..
Meredith delighted the committee.
The last experiment was made with
the hopper Hlled with words taken
from the slang Dictionary and the
result was a story In dialect which
was held to 10 superior to almost any
dialect story hitherto published.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
THE DOCTORS CATCH,
He Played II for Muskaiionse and Il Sur.
N prIsed Him BY Having wings.

He Played IL for Muskailonee and Il Sur.
% pr,sed Him by Having wings.
II don't know whether he brought
his prize homo with him or not said
a New Yorker. who spent the sum.
mer In Canada, but Dr. J. II. Race
Of Brooklyn, had IL to bring II he
wanted to, and had a big surprIse
when he got ii, ana so did every body
else who saw It.
''Dr Race owns cottage at the
narrOws tOf stony Lake. There In
good fishing In the lake, and some
tremendous muskallUnge. The doc.
tor isn't what YOU might call q great
fisherman, but he occasionally tries
his hand at the sport, and has
landed some nice catches. tine day
this season he was out trolling with
q light rod and fancy minnOw line.
His boatman was a guide known %
Uncle Jim.
"'You can't ketch nothin' with
that skeery looKin' thingp said
Uncle Jim when he saw the doctors
troll.
But the doctor declared that bis
new bait was the killingest thing
ever tried on the lake.
"'rll land something that will
surprise you,' said he.
And In less than quarter Of an
hour he had o strike that almost
pulled him out of the boat.
"'Great Peter" exclaimed Uncle
Jim. III you git that chap you'll
have dandy! He's . thirty .pounder,
sure!'
mo one had ever seen such ma.
neuvering on the lake a. the doc.
tors catch went through. Every.
body waited to see the muskallonec
leap from the water, a. Is the custom
Of those hnny fighters but he didn't
leap
"'He's so blamed heavy he can't
jump" declared Uncle Jim, his eyes
blazing with excitement rs he
worked his boat the hest way "a
favor the fisherman, who was 40 pale
a a sheet Whatever It was that the
doctor had hooked was q savage
fighter and no mistake, and he made
his fight clear down In the very
deepest water. Such Q struggle as II
made beat all fahvs any one had
ever had at Stony Lake. The doc.
tor pulled and bowed, while the
sweat poured down his face ia
streams
"'This old fellow will tucker me
out, sure as fate, II he d0n't weaken
pretty sOop,' QrOaned the .dOctor.
soon after that the limo grew
a1ack NM H. waa aoan TINT thu dor
tors catch was coming to the surface
at last Up out Of the water Il
popped, and up into the cir 1t rose
with most frightful yells 1t Quickl!
recled out all the doctors line. but
he Just as quickly recovered from hi
surprise and began playing the catcl
In the air. For ten minutes h
worked 1t here and there until h,
had tired 1t out, ana then II cam
pumping down In the water alt Ia.
there pant nR and made resistance u
being picked up
IA blame diver " Q loon! OK
claimed Uncle Jim. You nigh
a.knOw'd that nothin' but one q
them crazy things would touch tina
bait Of your'n.
THAT'S what Il was-a Rrea
northern diver. 1t had been ski
mishing along beneath the surfac
looking for fish and had gobbled tn
doctors fancy minnow. When
came away the biz bird was tied I
the doctors landing and maxim
things shudder with itS pr0testin
screams and shriesa"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08

The monthly rate of wages for
London poll is $35.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08

II beautiful buildings have been con.

OF beautiful buildings have been con.
structed Of this material. At
Weatherford and San Antonio shell
roads have been made The oysters
embraced several species long since
extinct, and while geologists agree
that Texas must at one time have
been at the bottom of the Gulf Of
Mexico, they are at loss to account
for the presence OF this oyster bank,
there being none found east or west
Of the strata -Cincinnet Enquirer.