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The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16

Last sales Bank halibut 4c % tb; G eorgesdo
and &c.
Last sales of Georges Cod from vessel at SIS
for large and 80 for medium; Bank az $2ssta
$1ss
Rips cod from vessel 3 oo@s2 10 % cwt for
la ge and small
Last sales of Shore MackereI ID Dbl in fisher
INNS order 1922 1a; Georges $25; Block Island
SD; Bay SIS 30.
Wequote prime new Georges Goldfish So 20
for large and 1874 @$4 for small; Bank $33s (9S4
for large ands21a@S2s4 for small; dry Bank al
S4s4 and $3ha: Shore 81 SOFAS for large and
$40 tor small. Newfoundland do 80 90.
We quote cured cusk at $09$4 % qtl; bake
5 "a haddock S17a @S2; heavy sailed pollock
81 Va 9S2 tb atl and English cured do So.
Best handline homeless Georges cod6c for me-
dunn TO 7s4 for large; middles 5O homeless
Shore do 5@7c;, Grand Bank do 6@51sc :cusk,
pa 961ac ;haddock 3s4 @4s4 snake at 3 (941s
W fb Smoked Halibut. straight strips at loc
" fb.; extra thick 101a medium Sc; small61ac };
huncks I1@12c.
smoked salmon 18c ~ fb MEDIUM herring I0c
30 tucks at Sc: lengthwise Sc;No Is at &c;
Bloatrers at 90. shore do at l 10: canned
Trout 81 so fresh habut So 20; salmon ! 80;
lobtsers l so; clans 96c. American sardineS,
quarter oils, SO 90; half oils, So 30; three-uuar-
ter mustards. $2sl, spiced So.
Large New ounuiand herring "a 30 DBL Nova
Scotia large split Sc 90; mediumi$5 large round
shore and choice layer packed do scarce; Extra
large Labrador S 90.
Picked Goldfish saga so; haddock 8 25 hall
but heads IS sound $40: tongues and sound
SO; tongues So; alewives 8; trout Sir; Cal
fornia salmon $40; Halifax do $23.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16
Boston proauce Market.

Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Sebt. IA. l395.-The following are
to-dav's 1uOJaJlons Of Provisions. Produce, etc.
MEATS.
Pork, long and Shit cut. IA 40.
Pork, lge and heavy backs $13 00A$14 90.
Pork, lean LENDS IA 30.
Tongues pork, SIT: do beef $24 ~ Dbl
Beef, corned, So 00i0l0 90.
Shoulders. smoked. S1a.
Shoulders. corned and fresh Sac.
Hams, large and small, 9W10c.
Bacon. 1O@l012c.
Pork, salt and briskets, 71ac.
Ribs, fresh. 1O1ac.
Sausage, 91ac.
Sausage meat, sac.
Lard. ties, 67s G :pail, 74s@7Tc; H,9991a.
Beef steers, 71a99.
Beef, fresh. binds, lo@121sc; fores, 3@51ac,
Lambs spring. 7@61ac " fb.
Chickens, Northern, broilers % lib. 14@16c.
Fowls, North'n, fresh. 12@l4c; Western, Ice
packed 111ac
Ducks. North'n. West, OO90oc.
Turkeys. Western. iced 12c.
PRODUCE.
Butter, cream, best, at 21@22c :other, 1S@2oc,
Butter, dairy best 18@181a ;other. 14@15c.
Butter, crmy .Imt,1. Is; ladle. 11@12a.
Cheese, Northern, new do S1468H2; Wst new,
ia Csc.
Eggs. mich. l6c; other Western 1891 Vac.
Beans. pea Tool 80 mediums, ] 65@1 70.
Peans. yell eyes, o0@2 10 :red kid.1 60@1 So
Beans foreign, 65@1 rs.
Hay, New York and Can, fancy. SIS o0919 90.
Straw, rye, s12as1s; oat, s7h@ssHs.
Potatoes, Aroostook Co. Hebrons sc bush
Potatoes, N Y HebropS 30.
do Rose gas.
Apples, new choice p Dbl, 81 oo@2 %.
Apples. No 2 at 81 25Al SO.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS MONDAY MORNING.

Trave New York. Bremen 49, Oct 8
Umbria New YORK. Liverpool. ..0ct 5
Anchoria .:.... New YORK. Glasgow. 80. Oct 5
Britanic -. New York. Liverpool :. Oct 9
Normania =. New York. .sthampton.. Oct 10
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16
MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.

SATURDAY, Sept. IA.
| Arrived
Str Fort William H9 Gus Bangor to finish 81
| loading spool WOou Aoh oeotldHu. VESSEL 70
steamer State of Maine, Pike. st John, NIB.
via PASSPORT for Boston,
| Sch Abel Babcock BaDcock. Philadelphia,
'G Sch sarah E Ropes. Kreger Philadelphia, coal
Sch Margaret A May. Jones. Baltimore. coal
70 Sch u Henry Iey Chase. Black, Deer Isle.
| Sch Laura g. Marion, Eastman. Cundys Har-
81 Sch Portland Packet, Gardiner Pembroke.
Portland Stove Foundry Co.
Sch Rosa E. Stone. Georgetown. Me.
| Sch Clara s. Mabel. Leman. New Harbor.
| Sch Railroad, Simmons, Friendship.
Barge Suffolk, Philadelphia coal to A r
Wright s. Co.
steamship Manhattan. Bragg, New York; B
Sch Addie Charleson, Smith, Wiscasset. to
load for Demerara-J Winslow & Co.
Sch Fred Cover, Sargent. Sydney, CB-Ryan
Sch Laura s. Marion, Eastman. Harpswell-J
Sch Wave, Dorr, Addison-J Fl Blake.
Sch ] B Norris, Holmes, Southwest Harbor-
] II Blake
SUNDAY, Sept. 10.
Arrived.
u steamer Azalia. coastng
Steamship Cottage City, Bennett. New York
passengers and mdSe to } b Coyle.
Sch Stephen Bennett. New York, coal to Fort
Preble.
Sch Herhld Rockport for Boston.
Sch w G Pendleton, Weber, Damariscorta.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
ROCKPORT, Sept 14-Ar. schs Hattie Bar
bour, Thomaston. Bucksport; Riverdale, Urqu
hart st John, NIB.
Sid. :chs Mary Ellen. Piper. Boston; Corinna
M. Quinn, Bangor; Delaware. Leyensaler. Cam
den.
GREEN'S LANDING, Sept 14-Ar 10th. sch
Flheman, KnowIton, Boston.
Sid 18th schs Willie, Allen, Boston; James
Webster Paschal. do; Bessie H Gross. Thurs
ton, do; A II Whitmore. Dow, do Edward Rich,
Paschal do.
RED BEACH. Sept 13-Ar. sch Grecian Bend,
Layton. Windsor
ParrsborO.
sACO Sept 14-Ar schs Maud Dudley, Phila-
delphia; LongfelloW, DO.
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16

PHILADELPHIA 18th schs Edith L
Allen. Darrah, Providence; VIM I Donnell.
Bath; Augustus Hunt, Blair Rockland; John f
Randall, Croker, Portsmouth.
Reedy lSland-PaSsed down 18th, sch Horace
G Morse, from Philadelphia for Galveston.
Passed up 14th sch Fred A Small. Port Bevis,
CB, for Chester.
Delaware Breakwater-Ar 9Th, barque Mat
thew Baird. Norton. from Crab Island. Passed
out sch ID Howard Spear, Falker, from Phila-
delphia for Portland.
PERTH AMBOY = Ar 18th, sch Matte B
Russell. DrinkWater. New York,
PROVINCETOWN-Sld 18th, str Joseph /
Colby, from Boston. towing sch John I Will
liams, from Pine Island, Me. for Philadelphia.
Ar 18th. schs Harry Whitney and Lizzie d
Small, from coal port bound north; Jos Cakes.
Port Liberty for Lynn; Paul Seavey, Baltimore
~ RoccKLAND-Ar 9th. sch Sandman, Hal
vorsen. New York: Julia Decker, Spear. Bos-
ton; Westfield, Golding. st John, NIB; Maud.
Giggey, do; Beulah, WATSON. do; Willie D,
Curry. HarboTyille, MS Talisman. Doucett,
SID schs Richmond, Jameson, New York
Annie Sargent, Tlbbetts. Boston,: Ashton, Mes
senger. Beleveau Cove, Ms; Pearl. McDougall,
Beaver Haruor, NIB; Alpharetta, Warner. Port
Gilbert, Ms; Comrade. Akerly. st John, NIB.
ROCkPORT-Ar 18th, schs Mabel E Kennis.
ton Gloucester; Jubilee. Jverson do; Carrie Z
Lane do; Edward f Rich, do.
THOMASTON--Ar 9th. schs Diadem, Poland,
Boston; Rngleader, Simmons. do.
Sid. schs James Brown, Simmons, New York
Silver Spray, Thorndike, do.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16
FREEPORT STEAMBOAT CO..

COMMENCING Sept. 9th will leave Port
Y land Pier tor Falmouth. Consens', Little
johns, Great Chehea que and Bustin's Islands,
VOLTS Point and Freeport at 9.25 a. m. and
$50 p. m. RETURNING, leave Freeport at
$40 a. m. and 1920 p. m. for Portland
sep9dtf j. P. BAXERT.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16

Foreign Ports.
Ar at st John. NIB, 18Th schs Nellie Waters
Granville. Thomaston: G j Colwel Rockport
Carrie Bell Durwin. Castine; Nellie J Croker
Henderson. Portland Nellie Clark Clayton
Boston; Maggie j Chadwick, Comeau, Port
land; Allen, Milbrldge.
Cid, sch Leo. Sypher, Rockland; Annie Laura
Marshall Thomaston; Essie G. Gichrist. do.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16
Print Cloth Market.

FALL RIVER, Mass. Sept IA. 1895-The fol-
lowing istl.e print cloth statementfor the week:
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16

Es3 EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.
Ar at Demerara. prior to Sept ID. barque Ethel
V Boynton, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16
New York Sugar Market.

The market quiet at sac.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29
ST. CATNfO&S:s )

In he District Cont OF the Third Judicial
the Ctnnty of Mar'cppa
An" 9. Hedrick, p:a ntiff W.. john I.
Hedrik defendant.
Act ". brought in the District Court If the
Third Judicial Dis rict Of the Territory of Ar-
zona, n and for Maricopa County, and the com
plant lied in said Maricopa County, in the of
fce CT he Clerk of said District Court
In he Name of the Territ ry of Arizona "a
John ]. Hedrick, defendant, Greeting
You are hereby summoned aud required to
appear in an action brought against you by the
above named piaintff, in the District Court of
the Third Judicial District of tho Territory of
A.lzo a. in and for Marie pa County, and
Clerk this sid Count, at Phoenix, in said
County, within ten lays after the service upon
you Of this summons, if served in this said
Count: or il served out of this said County
and within this said Judicial District, then
within twenty days thereafter. or in all other
cases w.thin thirty days thereafter, the times
above mentioned being exclusive OF the day Of
service, or judgment by default will be taken
against yeu a.
Given under my hand and seal of the District
Court OF the Third Judicial District of the
Territory of Arizona, in and for Maricopa
Comfy, this 1st day of November, A 1895
EWALKER,
lseaD Clerk OF said District Court
By LEWIS oRDAN, De putty Clerk
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29


Saturday the snake editor was
honored with a social call from
several brethren of the Moqui tribe,
whose acquaintance was formed at
the snake dance last summer. They
carried off all the tobacco and
matches and old shoes in the
establishment and returned for
more. The Moqais, when they
visit Flagstaff, trot all the way
from their mesa homes over 100
miles away. That is their Gus
tomary gait, Flagstaff Democrat.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

It is said that engravers in Ger
many harden their tools in sealing
wax. The tool is heated to white
ness and plunged into The wax,
withdrawn after an instant and
plunged in again, the process being
repeated until the steel is too cold
to enter the wax. The steel is
said to become after this process
almost as hard as the diamond-Ex.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29
rsv1 FOR ONE.

Send for free. sample and judge
thereby.
The FREE Press and CINCIN-
NATI WEEKLY ENQUIRER
both one year for only 1926
The Enquirer is a 9-column, g.
page paper, issued each Thursday
Largest in size, cheapest in price,
most reliable in news, all large
type, plain print, good white paper.
If our readers want another live
paper, the Enquirer is that paper.
Call or send orders to the FREE
Pass OFFICE
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29
"Maud Muller on a summer.

"Maud Muller on a summers
day, stuffed the manger full of hay;
her hat was there, but not the rake,
for that was but u poets fake;
slapping the old cow on the side,
she laughed until she nearly cried; );
just think old bossy' cried the
maid, TN going to have some
bloomers made"
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

In the centre of saw log thirty
two inches in diameter that was
found at Moor, Michigan was an
Indian tomahawk. 1t was six
inches in length and has a blade
two and half inches long. The
solid timber over the head of the
tomahawk was ten inches in thick
ness. It is estimated that it has
been there two centuries.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

An exchange says that man
who thinks that a newspaper will
suspend because he quits taking it
is something like the man who took
a drink from the river, and then
looked to see how much he had
lowered the water.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

A Texas paper gives the follow
ing new and unique method of de-
stroying johnson grass. The idea
comes from Mason county and is
claimed to be based on experience:
Plant pure amber cane with the
grass for three years and in that
TIM the grass will mix with the
cane to such an extent that the
dreaded johnson grass roots will
disappear and the stubble can be
destroyed as easily as ordinary
cane.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29
a'ia e 9, ksgiving Proclamation
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, \
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
PHOENIX, ARZ Nov. z, 1895.
uring the past year cur people and the Ter
ritory have been steadily advancing in material.
educational moral and religious deveopment.
which tells for che happiness of the people and
permanent PROSPERITY. Thr desert places ar
being reclaimed. bounteous rains heve given
abundance ~ p<s to our herds the mines
are Welding their treasures. The h;lstan man
reJoice' ih the generous product of ths farm.
the merchant, mechani; an all classes of toilers
enjoy renewal OF tr &c, which esta ishes a
conf liant hope for the future. Onr health re-
storing and health preserving cline has in
sured us against epidemic pestilence and many
forms OF diseas. All the factors Of civilization
are planted and experiencing a sulstanti
growth These conditions should iuv,ke a
spirit of gratitud e, ,henk giving AMI paa Sc to
( the Giver Of so much good.
Mindful of the panciples the Pilgrim
fathers plansed on our sh:.r 8, anj the time
honor I'd Gu tom Of more than ce ,tury, and iI.-
conformity whit h, proclamation OF Grover
Cleveland, President of the United States, |
Louis G. Huges. Governor of the Territory o.
Aaizona, 10 hereby appoint Thursday, Nevem-
Der %, A. d. 1895,
DAY OF THANKSGIVING, GRATITUDE AND PRAISE
recommend allpublic business be suspended
on that day, that we assemble in our usual
places Of worship and return thanks to God for
His loving kindness and inuoke a continuance
Of Divine favor.
May the faith and traditions of our fathers De
rekindled and transplante1 in this new religion
(our adopted honey and civil and religious
liberty, moral and material prosperity, en-
lightened and free government be vouchsafei
to US usforever.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the Territory
to oe affixed tEt
Done at Phoenix, the capital. this 7th of
November, 1895, and of the Independence of
the United States the One Hundred and Twen-
tieth. BY the Gov ernor,
lsEALl LOUIS C. HUGHES.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

At the school examination.
s'Tell me something about David.
"David was king, SIR"
Quite right. But king Of what2
s'Of clubs, sir" Judge.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

The musk antelope can send forth
such powerful odor that even at
distance of one hundred yards
he can smother his enemy to death.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

A state, or not to be state:
that is the question that seems to
he prohlematical to Arizonans.-
Express.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

Twelve newspaper men find seats
in the present Massachusetts, legis-
lature.
Mesa free press., 1895-11-29

A man breathes seven hogsheads
o. air in day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-27
pARocHIAL SCHOOLS.
The Fight over Them Up Again in
Manitoba.

ST. Paul. Mimi, March GA winnl-
peg, Man, special to the Pioneer Press
says: The frst step in the renewed
fight over parochiai schools in Mani
toha began In the legislature this ar
ternoon. when the full message was
presented from the dominion govern
ment at Ottawa ordering the Manitoba
legislature to give the Catholics THEN
rights as they existed before the aboli-
tlon Of parochhl schools in 1890.
The reading of the Ottawa message
occupied over an hour and. all verbiage
removed, It amounts to the request as
above stated. Mr.. Martin, French
Catholic member of the legislature,
urged that the government should take
Immediate action, but Premier Green
way protested, saying that the message
should be printed in order that all
members might know what they are
dealing with. Here the matter rested
and the discussion will now probably
not take place till Thursday. Mean
while the situation grows more compli'
Gated. The Catholics and their friends
say that Greeuway and his followers,
II they reject the order from Ottawa,
are rejecting a document ordered and
signed by her majesty, the queen. and
such an act would be equivalent to
open rebellion. The Grecnway goVern-
mcnt contends on the other hand that
the present school law IL satisfactory
to many Catholics II II were not for the
agitation by the priests Of the church
They say that If Manitoba is coerced
into re-creating a dual system duallsm
both in language and education will be
extended 10 the territories as we'll. and
thus there would be perpetuated In the
west the evils which have caused dis
satisfaction and stagnation in the pro-
vince. Among the members on the
government side tonight IL seems to
be matter Of opinion that the rene
dial order will he disposed of during
the coming week and without much
speaking,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-27
ANOTHER DISASTROUS FIRE.
SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED IN A
CHICAGO CONFEDERATION.
LOSS ON STOCK AND BUILDING
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS - LANDMARK
GONE AT nfLLsBoRo-FIRE AT
oUINLAN-oTHER LOSSES.


! CHlCAGO, MhIcn ~
A fire which broke out in the base
ment OF the Bell clothing house, corner
Of State and quincy streets, today de-
stroyed the entire contents Of the es-
Establishment above the second floor and
left only the walls OF the building from
the floor to the roof standing. II oc-
Cured at the busiest part of the day,
with the store crowded with customers
and employees. and the flames ran
through the building like train of
powder. filling every nook and corner
with dense smoke 1t was remarkable
that no lives were lost
In attempting to escape from the
building the following persons were In
Jured:
@. N. SMITH. leg broken in Jumping
from the window Of the second story
and bruised about the face.
GRACE MARTELL, a clerk, bruised
by fan and carried from the building.
HELEN CAESAR, clerk, overcome by
smoke.
Samuel Cohn. a salesman, and John
Dichell. the engineer, had narrow es-
capes from death. They were ON the
third foor and did not hear the alarm
OF fire when first given Bot men tried
10 get down the stairway. but were
unable to do so. Then they rushed to
the front windows and were about to
jump, but the shouts OF the crowd be-
low warned them not to do so. It be-
came too hot for them IN the window
ana both men. grnsplng sign which
extended across just below the third
Story window. swung on and held on
untll they were taken down by the fire.
men.
Charles Smith. another employe. was
Injured by falling from the second
story He stepped outside the window
ledge and made an effort to reach a
window in the next building,
Ihe crowd Of spectators discovered
now fruitlesg would be the Undertaking.
ana the excitement among them was
intense as they warned the man at the
WlHuoW 10 remain whore he was Smith
however, missed his footing and fell.
alElklng on the nagstOnCA feet Fore
most. ana fractured one OF his legs.
MISS Grace Martell, employed by the
cunning company. was on the fourth
ilo1r when the flames burst through tba
Moor, She tainted and had 70 be car
RED from the burning structure. When
Drought into fresh air she soon revIyead
Ihe loss on the building was SlGO11.
ana on stock 100000 TIE buIlInu We
insured for $4,000 and the stock for
Al l4j a. M the fire Is believed To be
under control 1t has now become one
OF the worse fires in the history Of lo-
cal eontlngratiOns The flames we're
carried across the street TO the y. NJ.
G. y. building on the north. one of the
handsomest and most complete
equipped In the country. The flames
soon secured a f1othoid In the top
story OF another planklntun on tho sec
und floor OF which was the library IL
Is hoped the flames can be confined to
the top story and that the library may
be saved but 1t viii &C. greatly dam
9Bed 10y water. Al this writing the
losses exceed 100000
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-27
A FEARFUL DEED


Louisville. Ky, March 2G--In a fit Of
jealous insanity. brought ON by remorse
ana grief, James w McGarvey made
an attempt today to murder his house
keeper, Miss Martin, and killed him
self at his residence, S2T Nineteenth
street
McGravey has been in a dangerous
mood for a week past and yesterday
he became so violent that he was
locked In his room and his son John
had made arrangements to take him
to the Lakeland asylum today.
This morning Sadie Martin, the
housekecper. and John McGarvey went
into the room to take him his break
fast, He told Miss Martin to put the
tray on a chair. John went across the
room for chair and the woman turned
her back for moment to the insane
man. McGarvey sprang forward and
struck her on the head with natchet.
She tore herself from his grasp and
holding chair before her kept Nc
Garvey away. John McGarvey threw
his father to the floor and dragged Miss
Martin out Of the room. 1t was at first
thought she was fatally injured and
for while the crazy man was left
alone In the room. While the family
We're dressing Miss Martins wounds a
noise was heard in McGarvey's room.
John McGarvey and his sister.
Gertrude hastened to the room and
found their father standing by the bed
trying to beat his brains out with a
hatchet. After hard struggle he was
disarmed and thrown to the floor. The
ambulance was called and McGarvey
was taken to the city hospital. His
neck aud head are badly cut but his
Injuries are not necessarily fatal.
A long cash was cut on Miss Martins
head just back OF the left ear. She
was struck with the fiat side of the
Ratchet which had turned in Me
Garvey's hand as he struck the blow
But for this fact she would have been
instantly killed. McGarvey is a native
Of Shelbyville and moved to this city
December "a, Since he has been in
Louisville he has made several at
tempts to commit suicide but was pre-
vented by the members of his family
He Imagined that his son John and
Miss Martin were trying to Kill him
and had frequently said that he would
kill them before he killed himself
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-27
CHICO BUDGET.
A Coming weddlng-New Buildings
Going Up.

Chico, Tex, March 26-Rev. ]. 7.
Stanheld IL at present visiting his
father at Healdton, I, T.
The drug firm OF Hanna & Mcdonald
is now changed to Hanna & Holbert.
II. A, Holbert having bought the inter-
est Of j. A. Mcdonald.
Chico continues to grow. Two ele-
giant stone buildings are being con-
struted on the south SIDE of the square.
Also quite "A number OF neat dwellings
are being built.
The farmers OF this section are fall
ing in line with the movement ON foot
all over the cotton states to reduce the
acreage OF cotton, They are diversi-
flying their crops.
a teachers institute is to be held.at
Chico on the 30th instant.
r. w. Dickinson. one OF Chlco's
pioneer business men, who has been a
successful merchant here for thirteen
years. has sold his stock of merchan-
disc to c. c. CuttOn Of Paradise. for
merly OF Springtown, Mr.. Dickinson
will retire from the mercantile business.
Mr. S. A. Keen, county commissioner
for precinct Nos. and s, returned yes
terday from ST. Louis, where he. in
company with the county judge and the
other commissioner, made a business
trip the 10Th instant.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rlage Of Mr.. Lon Sellars and Miss
Lizzie May McCracken. at the resi-
dence OF the brides father, j. h. Nc
CraCken, Wednesday, April 3.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-27

1t Is somewhat like a heron or stork,
has o melancholy gait, lives ON fish and
frogs and is considered in Africa bird OF
evil omen, 1t is found In Cape Colony,
some other parts OF Africa and in NADIA
gascar. Under its quiet appearance II
nurishes aesthetic tastes. When IL cnsts
off Its gohor demoanor It indulgcs In q
fantastic dance In state Of nature two
or three join in the dance, skipping around
each other, opening and closing their
wings. They breed on trees or on rocky
lodges, forming huge structure Of sticks.
These nests are so solid that they will
bear tho weight Of a heavy man on tho
domed roof without collnpsing. Tho en-.
trance is small hole, placed In the least
accessible side. In a lonely rocky glen
Mr.. Laynrd once counted half dozen OF
their nests, some almost inaccesslbly
placed on lodges of rock. Ono nest con.
tained OF leuat a large CARLOAD of sticks,
They occupy the Same nest year after
year, repairing it as required. The female
Is credited with tho joiner work, and the
male is the decorator ON the platform
outside tho inner portion he spreads out
all kinds Of objects of virtu, brass and
bone buttons, bits OF crockery and bleached
bones.
If knife, pin or finder box wero lost
within some miles, the loser made point
Of examining the hammerkops' nests. In
deed wero it not that hyenas, loopnrds and
jackals ranged in their vicinity 1t is high
ly probable mans curiosity or resentment
would have often extirpated these inter
esting artists, or at least destroyed habits
founded on leisure and immunity from
persecution, -Chambers journal.