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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
THE DUcKBILL.

brought him from Australia on my
last trip. had heard of them before
went to Australia, and when I reached
there determined to go up the coun.
try and see them.
".Finally secured number of ma
tives and set out. The men called the
animal the mulligong, and said that it
was very difficult to find, and very hard
work, which found to be true.
"'The natives provided themselves
with long, pointed sticks, and when we
reached the borders of little stream
they began to thrust them into the
soft soil and work them up and down,
much as one does in feeling for turtle
eggs.
"'This we kept up for several hours,
when finally one of the natives said he
had struck q nest, and going down
near the water they began to dig, in
short time uncovered q tunnel or bur
row that led up out Of it. This was
carefully followed for ten or fifteen
feet, when they came upon chamber
in which, coiled up, was mulligong or
duckbill.
".To my delight near it was the
nest, and in it two little oblong eggs,
that reminded me of the cocoons OF a
silk worm.
.'This was the most interesting fea-
ture of the expedition, as the eggs were
rarely ever found, and. think OF it, an
animal giving milk, yet laying an egg
like reptilel
.sThe eggs had evidently just been
laid, and were about three-quarters OF
an inch long and half an inch wide,
the shells being strong, flexible and
white.
".These little creatures are yearly
growing more rare, and will in the
near future like many of the American
animals, become extinct. Z. Il.
Holder, in Boston Globe.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
Al Cou.s strange AffectIon.

This is told of a very peculiar milch
COW. She is just an ordinary black
COW. but is so much attached to her
owners children that she does not like
to be separated from them. II the
children are at home, the COW will stay
in a pasture with fence three feet
high; but If the children are taken
away she will throw down even very
hirh fences in order to follow them:
At different times when the COW would
be in the pasture, the owner has
Slipped the children away from home.
but when she came up and missed them
she would get out and track them as
doo would until she found them, when
she would follow wherever they went
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
PEBBLES.

II you would move mountains prnt
q spade and 60 to work. Galveston
News.
. FORTUNATE is the man whose errors
are sufficiently ludicrous to pass cur.
rent as jokes. Milwaukee journal.
FATHER-"What do you mean, sir, BY
hugging my daughter?" Jack Ford
u was merely obeying the Biblical in.
junction to hold fast that which is
good. HARLEM Life.
DE AUBER (the artist)--"What obiec.
ton have you to becoming an artists
brideP" De Rurale-"O, everybody
would always be pointing me out as a
model wife. Truth.
my daughter is too democratic in
her IDEAS" sighed Mrs. Hawkins. II
wish there was some way to make her
an aristocrat." "Send her to a cooking
school," said Mrs. Barlow. "There is
nobody more naughty in this world
than a good cook. "-Harper's Bazaar. $
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

= Qucer Creature which Lays Eggs, Dives
MIX and Wears Hur.

Il IL i
Qncer Creature which Lays Eggs, Gives
MILK and Wears Fur.
MY friend Harding was somewhat
famous for the extraordinary nature Of
his pets, said an English traveller. "He
had q beetle that stood upon its head
when touched; lizard that came when
called, and his den was perfect men,
agerie Of animals he had collected in
his trips around the world.
During one of my visits to his home
heard . singular scratching sound be-
hind my chair, and in few moments
something crawled up over the back.
and / saw looking atme the queerest of
all animals.
Had it not been covered with hair
like sealslkin, should have said it was
duck, rs It had perfect bill and two
dark, expressive, bead-like eyes, which
looked into mine as though they won
dered who and what was.
1.-THE little creature scrambled on and
] took it In my hand, and for the first
time saw duckbill, or ornithorhyn-
chus, as a pet. The missing link is often
heard OF, and surely this little animal
suggests such a creature.
IF some ingenious person had taken
the head of duck, the frame of some
other animal and drawn over it skin
Of seal, then given it webbed feet and
characteristics of reptile and NAM
NAL, he would have produced very much
the kind of animal that now rested on
my lap and poked its duck-like bill INTO
my pocket.
1T had the bills Of duck, yet they
contained eight broad, fiat, horny teeth.
The body was covered with hair; the
forefeet webbed beyond the claws, the
hinder ones only to their base.
In the male there is spur resemb.
ling that of rooster, just such an ami.
NAL, in fact, that one would expect to
read about in old books that described
the kracken, mermaid and other mon
strosities believed in by the naturalists
of old.
"The little pet was perfectly tame
and did not resent my handling in the
least. 1t seemed possessed with the
greatest curiosity, pushing its bill into
the crevices Of my clothes and staring
about as though in search of some
thing.
Jack is great pet, said his mas
ter, laughing at my amazement. I
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
THE RAILROADS.

A oNE-HUNDRED horsepower gas en-.
CINE is being built for the shops of the
indianapolis Switch 6 Frog company
ut Indianapolis.
Parsons glass signals for showing
the number of the train are being
placed in the cupolas of the freight
cabooses on the Wheeling g. Lake Erie.
The entire street railway system of
Chicago, at present, as given by the
Street Railway Journal, consists of $50
miles of tracks, of which SO miles are
Gable roads, 1858 miles electric, 254 miles
horse aid So miles elevated.
IT is a popularity of Russian rail-
roads that their stations are generally
Q miles or more distant from the towns
and villages which they serve. This is
said to be on account of the danger of
fire, the houses in small places gen.
orally being matched with straw.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

INDIANS WENT BY LIKE THE WIND.
!. happened, according to the
MS Companion:
iS's was in southwestern Kansas
surveying party. 1 had been
oaek to our supply station, some
miles distant, and was returning
'wo well-laden pack mules and q
nalf.breed Indian boy, when q
u rowing Apaches swooped down
sle We're dozen in the party. but
ing that surrender meant certain
prepared to make such defense
sOtld Right in front of me were
[a,ge cottonwood trees.
70 line rifle and a large fowlinp.
|, snd put a charge of buckshot
!. Oa y of the fowling-piece, and
- " Tor the rush. The bucks,
mounted and armed, began cir
n ouna me, shielding themselves
AZ saelr horses and firing rapidly.
!, lis' and second shots were for.
- az; ana tn. survivors retired to a
NJ, a.s'.nce and held a powwo~. 1
~. ~ mat they would make a rush,
'ts,. I they did they would get me.
' II must be done.
s nc packs were . dozen punches
i 'asKers, intended for our modest
]. u July celebration. | cut the
- mort and lit a fire with twigs
Ib,s. sn !, came. l led with my rifle
7 s the crackers into the fire.
1. A,ed both barrels of buckshot
~. Apaches and the crackers set
Iss. nke a platoon of musketry.
nr ans were astonnded, and,
j Il 70. . right and left, went by me
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
USEFUL FlRECRACKERS.

They Saved tho Life of . Pioneer
Surveyor.
1t men can remember when fire
ters were a blissful excitement.
for the most part, they think OF
as a kind of indispensable nuts
NOISY, more or less dangerous,
peedful, once year, to the happi-
Pf patriotic boys. But Maj. s. B.
Pnry never passes a Fourth of July
put recalling a day when q few
|aekers saved his life. This was
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
UMBRELLA BIRD.

4, Most Beautiful Members Of
tho Feathered Tribe.
!, strange birds are found IN
and some Of the most curious Y,
F,srior Of the wooded sand island
"A, which is also a famous resor.
,tlss, while here may be heard
n long-drawn whistle OF Inc
low bird
bug the closely-interwoven crowns
trrees, many Of them more than
ared feet high, the hunter some
sries for the first time that rare
,aular prize, the umbrella bird, q
which resembles in size, color
rnearance our common crow, but
s,ated with a crest of long-curved,
feathers, having long, bare quilts,
when raised, spread themselves
1 tbe form of . fringed sunshade
he head.
|neer ornament, like a pelerine, Is
uspended from the neck, formed
|bick pad Of glossy feathers, which
|on long, fleshy lobe. This lobe
|nected with an unusual develop
III the vocal organs, to which the
ives its singularly deep, loud and
Iustsined fluty note.
Indian name Of this strange
he is uria-mim5eu, or fife bird, in
On to the tone of its voice, and
! Is the Indian name for . rude
y pan pipes.
ID great treat to hear its perform
The bird draws itself up on its
spreads widely the umbrella
crest, dilates ard waves it's
breast lapel, and then, giving
oits loud, piping note, bows its
lowly forward.
female has only the rudiments of
st and lapel, and is not, on the
ne-looking a bird as the male.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

derangements of the sex. Why Is 1t so
many women owe their beauty to DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescriptiou1 Because
beauty of form and face radiate from the
common center-health. The best bodily
condition results from good food, fresh air
ard exercise coupled with the judicious
use of the Prescription.
II reaches the origin Of the trouble and
correcfs it.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
He Lacked the Nerve to Mike Her Happy

Upon receipt of your address we will
mail free package of beautifully illus
trated transparent cards. pit:turing and ex-
planning just how and why men frequently
suffer from nervous troubles that prevent
Edition limited. Ad., mentioning this pa
per, Sterling Remedy Co., New York City
or Chicago.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

SKILLED LABoR.-Friend-" told that
most prescriptions cost little or nothing to
make up" Druggist-"Yes; but we charge
for deciphering the penmanship and trans
latlng the Latin. PUCK.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

"Do YOU think that Dickens would dc,
ceiye friendf' "Of course not. None Of
his friends would believe word he says"
Washington Star.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

If the wicked flourish, and thou suffer, DO
not discouraged. They are fatted for de-
struction thou art dieted for health
Fuller.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

LADIES in stockholders box (who are be-
ing Kissed for talking loudly)-''As if we
hadn't heard the Telp overture beforer'-
Fleigende Blaetter
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

"OSCE. at least, ridicule was of great ben
eft to the human race.' ''When was
that2" "When Edison made light of cleo
tricity."
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

'WELL,n said the monkey to the organ
grinder as he sat on top of the organ, IN
simply carried away with the music, ~
Philadelphia Record. ~
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

"WHAT's that terrible cry hear?' ooh,
that's our college yell" alt must be COZ
lege of dentistry. PUCK
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

PRoBBs-"So you were in the Iowa cy-
clone. At what point did the storm leave
the towne' Dobbs didn't leave the
town--took it along. Truth
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

"MY big brother belongs to the Seventh
regiment" said little Nell, proudly, ''an'
my, how noble he looks when he's all
dressed up in his unicorn !" - Harpers
Round Table.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
ON THE ROAD

: to recovery, the
young woman
who is taking
Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Pre-
scription. In
maidenhood, wo-
manhood, wife
hood and moth
erhood the "Pre-
scription " is a
supporting tonic
a n d nervine
that's peculiarly
adapted to her
needs, regulat-
ing, and strength
ening the system
and curing the
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

THE JEsTER-"You br6ke all the good
resolutions you made last year." The Fool
-.'Yes, butt shall make others quite as
good. n-Life. IA .
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption 10
the only medicine for Coughs-JExNIg
PINCKARD, Springfield, Ills, Oct. ], 1894
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

SHE-"This is 80 suddenl You must ask
mamma" He-"Oh, that's all right She
has given me several hints already.''-P Puck
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

"WnLIE, haveyou been in another fight?'
mo, mamma This fellow outclassed me
and I wasn't in it. n-Brooklyn Life.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

ssTuERE's nothing like poached eggs" a
the man said when he robbed his neighbor'
fowl house.-Tit-Bits.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

To SETTLE THE BABY.-Hicks-"G amy
Knockout dropsW Druggist - ssWhats
What do you want them fora" Hicks
"Baby's got the colic.n-N. Y. World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

FAITH without works is sign over the
d. or OF an empty shop.-Ram's Horn.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

GONG To.-She-"Where are you going
this summeri" He-"Going to stay al
home. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

WAGGs-"Did you have fine time last
night Jaggs-"No, had it this morning,
ten dollars line, three dollars costs."-Phik
adelphia Inquirer.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

THE devil will keep on calling as long as
we answer his knock.-Ram's Horn.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

ALL are born to observe good order, but
few are born to establish it.-Joubert.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

If fun Is good, truth is still better, and
love best of all.-Thackeray.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

BEAUTY, devoid of grace, is a mere hook
without the bait.-Talleyrand.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.

TRAIN up hired girl in the way she
should go, and the first thing you know she
will go.-Rockland Tribune.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

SAFETY to mother and child and less 1n-
pleasantness after confin ement, result froka
use Of Mother Friend" Sold by druggists
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

some of the dogs with the longest COZ
have the shortest pants.-Philadelphia Re
ord.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

MAGrsTRATE-"Whyd did your flasher whip
your motherl" Boy-'Dunno, 'cept ma
was overturned. Puck
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

ALL the impediments in fancy's couxsD
are motives of more ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12

PRECEPTs are like seeds; they are little
things which do much good.-SeAeca.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
i YOUNG PEOPLE!
VACATION TIME.

- and the speliers'
spsncll,,as. INC hold the fractions
ss y looks ,a,s that tell the :. dates aas
ssJoas' .. az 7. ,' snS the the vall,
" ". p won't asN DO used Till fall
&. % work like beavers
~ ~ he . children learn arm;
\ ss KY w want . little resi-
suIe 70! , 4 II leaves with pleasure
J \ ds s,a v,S and the olsckooards
\ q q s aissilishsed looks
,c,,su. Just remember
|ns ", - ID as states and pencils
/, keeping holiday. .>.,,.r.
si 1. nroul as proud can %
NJ " Prov, rows iorsake the school ROOM
y I X. t an turns the key. - !.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-30
BORDER BATTLE.

Fierce and Deadly Conflict Between
Boyd and Thomas Factions.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. ga Bris-
tol, Tenn, special to The Banner says:
A bloody war between two factions 1e-
sulting from a long standing feud has
been fought out in the Cumberland
mountains, IS miles north Of here, Oh
the Virginia and Tennessee line. A
number of Boyd and Thomas relatives
with Winchesters met at an illicit dis
tlllery, where the battle began. -Four
men, John Boyd, William Cox, Jack
Thomas and Floyd Thomas are dead
and several are wounded.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-30
CAN SHOOT TO KILL.
Dallas Sheriff Authorized to Stop the
Big Fight.

Dallas Sheriff Authorized to Stop the
Big Fight.
AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 29-Attorney
General Crane has given out his second
opinion anent the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons
prize fight at Dallas in October This
opinion was called for by question
propounded by Sheriff Cabell Of Dallas
county, as to whether in suppressing
the fight he was legally empowered to
shoot and kill those who interfered with
him. The matter was referred to the
attorney general by the governor, and he
has handed down an opinion hold
ing that, III the lawful discharge Of
his duty, the sheriff certainly had
the right to use firearms if the emer-
gency demanded. The attorney gen
eral bases his opinion on the statutes
governing riots, etc. He holds that the
participants in fight, with their sec
onds, referee, etc., will comprise more
than 30 people, and inasmuch as they
are assembled for the purpose of violat-
ing one Of the statutes, it is an unlawful
OF riotous assemblage, and they lay
themselves liable to summary dealing if
the emergency arises.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-30
POSSIBLY FOUL PLAY.
Fargo Is Agitated Over a Very Mystic.
rious Disappearance.

Fargo Is Agitated Over a Very Myste-
rious Disappearance.
FARGO, N. D., Aug. 29.-Mrs. John
Gol1nan made a rather sensational state
ment that Mrs Jacob Lyon, the woman
who recently mysteriously disappeared
from here, had told her she carried in
surmlce OH her life. Mrs. Lyons left the
German. house week ago Saturday,
dressed only i'll house wrapper, shawl
and hat, saying she was going to
the postoffice to meet her hus-
band and would be back in a
short time That was the last seen of
her. Since then Lyon has been after
his wife's trunk several times, but the
police refuse to give it up. He told
Chief Barnes his wife was in Mime
apolis and had written for her trunk,
but could not show the letter. He is
afterwards said to have told different
parties she was in Morris and St. Paul.
Lyon is being held under close surveill-
ance pending further investigation.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-30
CHECKS WERE RAISED.

Great Northern Section Hand Said tn
Have Done Clever Work.
ST.. CLOUD, Mimi, Aug. 29.-The St.
Paul correspondent Of the German
American National bank has returned
to the ST. Cloud bank two Great North
ern pay checks, the amounts of which
had been raised by what appears to be
the work of a very clever forger.
A $6-check was raised to $50,
while a $3-check was raised to
500, both being successfully passed and
cashed on the Goth, week ago. The
forgeries were not discovered until the
amounts were checked up by the audit.
ing department Of the Great Northern
with the pay rolls. One theory is that
the forger did work as a section hand
Just to get the checks,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-30
ARMY OFFICER MURDERED.

Captain Baldwin Said to Have Been
Killed by Indians.
Ell RENO, 0. r., Aug. 29.-It is re-
ported here that Captain Baldwin, u. S.
A., acting agent at the Kiowa, Apache
and Comanche agency at Anadarko, was
murdered by Indians. The report lacks
veritication as yet, but federal officers
credit it except that they believe the
murder was committed by gamblers and
whisky peddlers, against whom Captain
Baldwin has been waging relentless
war for some time past. The report has
created considerable excitement here,
and party of malshals are on the way
to the scene.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-30
Sweeping Victory Over North
ern Pacific Railroad Com
.M- pany.
A Contest Involving Valuable
Mining Lands Decided at
Spokane.
The Railroad Company Fought
Hard, As 1t Was a Test
Case.

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 29.-The set
tiers and mining men have won {,
sweeping victory in the decision of Reg
lister Logan and Receiver Flournoy in
the contest OF Arthur Tinsley VS. the
Northern Pacific, involving the patent
to three sections Of land around the IA
nous Cleveland mine in Stevens county.
This is the first decision in railway
mineral land contest rendered in this
state.
The land in contest is very valuable,
owing to the rich deposits Of mineral
groupings from the Cleveland lead hav-
ing been struck throughout the three
sections. The railroad company had all
army of legal talent here in it's behalf
which made a big fight to hold the land.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-30
Catholic Colony.

DULUTH, Aug. 29.-Bishop McG Golrick
proposes to establish colony in the Red
River valley, or just on the eastern bor-
der Of it and close to the international
boundary. He has fixed upon township
163-47, in Kttson county, for the carry
ing out of his colonization scheme Its
southwestern corner is about 10 miles
from the Great Northern station of
Northcote. It is about 20 miles due east
from St. Vincent, the last station this
side of Canada on that railroad.