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HEAD OF THE OSTRICH.
Serves as Weapon and Has Eyes That Can Look Backward and Forward.

Serves as Weapon and Has Eyes That
 Can Look Backward and Forward.
 As a matter of fact, the head of an ostrich is a very remarkable thing The bird has been put together with the most ill-matched body, legs and head imaginable.
 With it's powerful legs it can over turn horse. But it's head is out of all proportion to the rest of it's body, and is equipped in very curious way 3o do the hard work required of it.
 An ostrich's head is shaped very much like a steel hand punch.
 It is usually about il inches long, made up of about equal parts of head and beall The ostrich has no forehead, the top line of the long beak eontinu- ing to the back of the head. There are besides no projections from it of any kind. There is no nose, the bird breath ing through holes in the beal1 The ears are placed so far back of the head that they lap over the back of the head with out projecting the fraction of an inch.
 The head tapers from the knob at the back of the head to the point of the beak, and is so smooth that d blow would glance off without doing any damage. An ostrich uses it's head as a weapon in fighting, and it can deal deadly blows with this curious. ham mer-like instrument. The head is formed of bones which have no air cells like ordinary bones and are almost as hard as iron.
 iaI1 1tpt N17tI ble of tacllling any kind of food. The stomach of an ordinary able-bodied os- trich craves a diet of broken glass, stones, nails and similar appetiaing foods.
 This Curious mouth chews mp these dainties and prepares them for diges- tion. The ostrich is about the only living thing in the world, except politician, that can look both ways at once. It can look backward and for sward at the same time without the Feast effort. They are very nervous birds, as they live among wild animals much stronger than themselves. Their nervousness makes it very hard to catch them. The eye of an ostrich is
 
 observing closely one will see the eye is so convex that it stands out about an inch from the side of the head. The eye is so situated on the side of the hammer-like head that it may be seen from the rear and front.
 The optic of the big bird is always very alert. Nothing escapes it's at tention. The eye of one of these wary birds is never covered by an eyelid. The ostrich keeps his eyelids carefully tucked away all day and uses them only at night. The eye is so large and so eX- posed that it needs some protection, and so it has a bountiful fringe of lashes. These are enough to make any woman envious. They are more than an inch in length, and suggest fine lace awnings.-N. Y. World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14
USING HIS HEELS.
How a Surgeon in the Army Fooled the
 Officers.

Officers
 Some men are able to joke in the midst of the most fearful eireum- stances, and, unless their nonsense is in bad taste, it is not ill-timed, but, on the contrary, is generally welcomed by those who need cheering up. Col. Bell tells the following story of an incident which occurred during battle of the peninsular war:
 When the battle began the surgeon of certain regiment was in his proper place at the rear of the men. He had deposited his instruments under a tree and crept along in the rear of the troops until he saw the men beginning to fall. Then he ran back as fast as he could tc bring up his mule and surgical kit
 Doctors wore at the time cooked hats and feathers, and were not to be easily distinguished, at distance, from the generals staff.
 As he went at full speed along one side of hedge a general officer, with his aide-de-camp, came galloping ur the other way.
 There's an officer running away!' cried the former, Stop him! Hallo, sir! where are you going?"
 No answer. Both officers wheeled their horses.
 Stop, sir!" cried the general officer. "Give an account of yourself and your name.'
 "No, mol" shouted the doctor Pm off; seenplenty of fighting for one day.'' The officer was furious and pushed on after the fugitive, the stiff fence still between them.
 Give your name, sir!"
 'Oh, never mind my nane; every body knows me. Look out for yourself. Your life's not worth a penny. Go to the front and be killed, if you like. Kverybody's being killed there but mel" speaking over his shoulde~ and running like the wind.
 On he went until he reached his surg ical kit, which he proceeded to load upon the mule, and ordered his assist ant to move with it to the front Then he dashed back in the direction from which he had come, and the officers realized that they had been sold.- London News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14
Thren for A DnIInri

Three whatl Three charmingly executed posters in colors, drawn by W. w. Dens- low, Ethel Reed and Ray Brown, will be sent free of postage to any address on re- ceipt of One Dollar. All who are afflicted with the ''poster efazen will immediately embrace this rare opportunity, as but Q limited number of the posters will be is- sued. The scarcity of good thing en- hanees it's value. Address Gro. H. HEAP FORD, General Passenger Agent of the Chi cago, Milwaukee S St. Paul Railway, Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14
4 sinkinr Fund

or vital energy Is easily and pleasantly re- plenishnble. Hostetters Stomach Bitters Is an inygorant without peer and will speedily infuse fresh stamina into an en- feebled physique. Besides this, 1t averts and remedies malaria, and subdues bilious, kidney, dyspeptic and rheumatic ailments The nervous derive great benefit from it's use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14

DRoPsY is dread disease, but 1t has lost It's terrors to those who know that Ii. H, Green & Sons, the Dropsy Specialists of Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with such great success. Write them for pamphlet giving full information
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14

Frs stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Res orer. Free S2 trial bottle & treatise DR. KLINE, 933 Arch st. Phila Pa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14

A TORPID liver has frequently succeeded In convincing man that he is fairly rocking with statesmanship and independence.- Washington Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14

s.YEs, doctor, it still hurts me to breathe in fact the only trouble now seems to be my breadth eOh, well, I'll give you some thing that will soon stop that.p-Iife.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14

IVES, ;" said the cornfed philosopher, Git is not so difficult to get something for noth- ing, but when one gets it it is not worth the price. .''-lndianapolis Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14

GENTLE HINT.-Charlie. ."Dear auntie, I congratulate you on your birthday, and promise you not to lose the dollar. r- Fliegende Blaetter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-14

-Hypnotism was tried on q too will Hlng fool in Lyons, France. He was put IT trance, and buried in a hole eight Ieet deep, with tube from his mouth Ihfough which he could breathe. He S#as to remain thus buried for a week. |At the end of three days he was un- eafthed, and was so weak that it was fhought he would die.
 # At the first London levee of the sea Son the company were nearly stiaed by 3he lntolerable heat of the state apart 1hents at St. James palace, and the at ahesphere of the throne room was so oppressive that member Of the royal aousehold who was in waiting actually Painted.
 Italy proposes to take the sale of sAulnlne out of the hands of the drug Sglsts and to make it 8 government mo- Rlo3oly Druggists sell 1t at the rate of zzlron $50 to $100 pound, while the gov sssfhment gets it for the army at $5 pound. It will be sold in sealed tubes to prevent adulteration, in doses of one seents.
 Perpetual sunshine occurs on the |eoast of Peru, where, although it may oe misty occasionally, the blue sky is aiWays visible through the whitish veil. E efpetual sunshine when the sun is 'aooYe horizon also exists in the Sahara, the great desert of Africa. and in the oeher ralnless regions of the earth.
 
 Fire broke out recently in Q building III n the Avenue de Neuilly. just outside the .orte Malllot, one of the gates of Paris, S'1a the Paris firemen were called out. gh v, reaching the gate they found that ehey could not pass 1t without . special permit from the prefect of police. and haa to watch the house burn down #Mhiie some one hunted ID the prefect.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
PROMINENT MERCHANT ASSIGNS
Peculiar transactions and Involvcv
Large Interests.

st, Paul, March 15.-P. II. Kelly one
OF the best known merchants and noli-
tlclans in the state, has made persono !
assignment to ]. F. Mayer of Mankato
Mimi The assets are said to be s14o .
900 liabilities, 100000.
Inc assignment is peculiar one ar
cordlng to the story of Kelly's attorney
winch is that there is no need for any,
nature as far as financial dificuItios
are concerned, but the assignment has
peen made to close up the estate moro
easily In case Kelly should not raco,,o,,
Irom thesevere attack of pneumonio
winch has confined him to his rooms fo,.
some days. The papers were filed sat
uruay afternoon, but the fact did NOT
become public until today.
MI kelly's private estate is .astipo,t
ed at being worth from 800 600 n s9oo :
ooo' put no accurate statement can he
given. His attorney says his assets oy
ceed the liabilities. 1t is stated +hot
the L. IL. Kelly Mercantile Connon,'
VIII assign to w. b. Jordan of MI,
City, for the same reason that causo5
tne assignment of Kelly. The mercan n
tle company is rated at half a miIIior
oollars and its credit is the higbost
Business will so on as usual and VII
IN no way be interfered with nv IN wa
signment. vic as
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20

A TERRIBLE MISTAKE IN CUBA
Spanish Troops Engage in n Battle
Between Themselves.

Havana, March ia terrible mis-
take has resulted in the killing of a
number of Spanish soldiers by their fell
low-Spaniards. The battalion of San
Quintin was approaching the town of
Cano, seven miles from Havana. The
town shortly before that had been at
tackled by the insurgents, and the gar
rison, without hailing the San Quintin
battalion, and taking them for the in
surgents, who they thought had re-
turned to a second attack. opened upon
them with volleys.
The San Quintin battalion, on the
other hand, mistook the garrison for
the insurgents and charged three times
with great determination, taking the
town. Before the mistake was discov-
cred the San Quintin battalion had lost
IL soldiers killed, and a captain, four
lieutenants and q soldiers wounded.
GOMEZ ROUTED.
Madrid, March 15.-Advices from Ha-
vana say that Colonel Galvis has rout-
ed the insurgents under Maxine Go
mez, killing five
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
THE DIPHTHERIA AT ELLENsBURG
Dispatches From Yakima ExagGer-
ated the Situation.

Ellensburg, Wash, March 15.-Dis-
to diphtheria here are grossly mislead-
ing, and have scarcely any foundation
in fact At no time has there been
much apprehension of an epidemic, the
schools having been closed as stated in
these dispatches as a precautionary
measure.
As showing the true state of affairs,
the following official bulletin is sub
mitted
Health Office, Ellensburg, Wash,
March Is, 1S96.--Since the first case OF
diphtheria was reported to the board
of health, on the 9TH inst, there have
been five cases in the city, only one of
which proved fatal. The other four
were mild cases, and all have been dis
charged by the physicians. No new
cases have been reported since last Tues
day, and there is every reason to believe
the disease is under control.
"P. P. GRAY, Health officer"
The names of those who had the dis
ease were Mabel Mcdowell, aged A.
there being three other children in the
family but none took it; Grin Craig,
aged IA; Maud Coble, II; Hattie Coble.
IA; Mark Mudd, Is months old, died.
This list is submitted for the reason
that many friends and relatives of the
normal school students throughout the
state are uneasy.
The normal school has not been closed
at all. The excitement has nearly ali
subsidized.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
MRS. LANGTRY WANTS DAMAGES
Bank Gave Her Jewels to the Wrong
Person.

New York, March 14-A London dis
patch says:
Lord Chief Justice Russell will pre-
side at the forthcoming trial of the suit
brought by Mrs. Langtry against the
Union bank of London, to recover the
sum of 100000, representing the value
of the jewels belonging to the celebrated
actress, which were deposited with the
bank for safe keeping and given up by
the superintendent of it's safety vaults
upon the presentation of an order al
legged to have been forged. The trial.
which will probably commence on Mon
day or Tuesday, promises to be hotly
contested.
Mrs. Langtry's chief counsel is ex-
Secretary of State Herbert Henry As
quith, while the array of legal talent
in behalf of the bank is headed by Sir
Edward Clarke, who was solicitor gem
eral in Lord Salisbury's administration
of 1862.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20

rStttTy OF S&JstrIe last anu GU
three were written and added in ms
cabinet by the secretary Of the navy.
Speaker Fish then showed facts 70
demonstrate that the policy of the ad-|
minisfration on this matter Of Cuba ap-'
pears to have been adopted by the re-
publican party by a decisive vote IN the
house of representatives on the pend-
ing resolution suggesting belligerent
recognition, and the state department
was free to pursue it's Alabama negotia-
lions.
Senator Cameron, in the recent mi
nority report of the senate committee
of foreign affairs, alluded to a rumor
of belligerency proclamation having
been signed by President Grant. Inc
state department had on the request
of the president prepared draft of
proclamation of belligerency. Some
time after the president signed it he
went on journey to the west and on
the way wrote the following letter:
"Kane, Pa, August IA, 1S69.-Hon.
Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State
MY Dear Sir: On reflection 1 think it
advisable to complete the neutrality
proclamation which 1 signed before
leaving Washington and to issue it If
General Sickles has not received an en-
tirely satisfactory reply to his propo-
sition to mediate between Spain and the
Cubans. Not that Spain has not per-
feet right to prosecute as vigorous a
war as she pleases upon her own soil,
observing the rules of civilized warfare,
but that the rights of our citizens have
been so wantonly invaded by Spanish
troops or volunteers that such course
would arouse the sympathies of our
citizens in favor of the CubanS to such
| a degree as to require all our vigilance
| to prevent them from giving material
| aid.
Except the issuing of the proclama-
| ton l do not give this as instruction
| but as something to think of whether II
| is not sound. If deemed so the policy
| of acting upon it will be discussed af-
| forwards. Yours truly,
~. S. GRANT"
| On July Is, 1870, in a conversation in
! which Fish had expressed to the presi-
dent his desire to retire from the Of
flee, Fish was strongly urged by the
| president to remain through his term
These are the words of the diary up
on the subject:
"The president said: Without re-
ferring to other instances on two i'm
| portant occasions at least, your stead
| mess and wisdom have kept me from
| mistakes into which / should have fall
en-. On one of these occasions you lee
me against my Judgment at the time
| you almost forced me in the matter Of
| signing the Cuban message. l now see
how right you were and desire mos
| sincerely to thank you. The measure
was right and the whole country ac
| quiesced in it..
HE repeated that he wished to thanl
me especially for these two occasions
| They were, one preventing the issuing
| last August and September, of the proc
lamation of Cuban belligerency which
| he had signed and which he wrote M
a note instructing me to complete
(Which did and to issue (Which 1 dix
noD, and second, the Cuban message o
June 49,"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
ARE SPLIT ON THE MONEY PLANK
Republican Delegates From Kansas
Divided as to Silver.

Kansas City, March 14.-Under the
caption, Republican Delegates From
Kansas Want Sound Money" the Star
this evening prints interviews on the
currency question had with those dele
gates already elected to the national
convention at ST. Louis. Six are re-
ported as having declared themselves
unalterably opposed to the free coin
age of silver, three for 1t, while one,
ex-Mayor Nat Barnes of Kansas City,
Kan, says he will stand on any money
platform the republican convention
may adopt.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
DENVER BROKER WENT UNDER
Caught by the Speculation in Blue
jay stock.

Denver, March ID. H. Boyer, a
member of the Colorado mining ex-
change, who bought Blue Jay stock
heavily yesterday on a rising market,
failed to meet his obligations before the
call today, and large quantity of stock
was sold on open board for his ac-
count. Some of this, which sold yester-
day as high as 81 cents a share, was
bid in today at four cents. Boyer's LA
bilities are $4,000.
The first sale of Blue Jay today on
this board was 10000 shares at 1OA; pre-
viously, on the Denver stock exchange,
80 cents share was paid for 11,OO0
shares.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
REV. j. H. ELLIOTT IN HELENA
There Were 5000 at the First Meet
ing and Hundreds Turned Away.

Helena, Mont, March 15.-Rev. John
H. Elliott, who held a series of revival
meetings in Spokane Immediately be-
fore coming here. held the first of a
series this evening in the Auditorium,
the largest public building in the city,
which has a seating capacity of 2300.
The standing room was all taken and
several hundreds were turned away. A
choir of 200 voices took part in the SER
vices. 1t is estimated that 5000 were
there. 1t is the first revival on q large
scale ever held here, and all the evan
gelical churches have united in 1t.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
LEAD CARBONATE IN CHUNKS
Strike in Colorado of a Ledge OF
Great Magnitude.

Denver, March 14.-A special to the
News from Sawpit, Col, says:
A strike was made in the CONNER
cial today which eclipses anything yet
discovered in the district. A shot put
in the crosscut opened up an enormous
body of high-grade lead carbonates,
which, according to survey, is 45 feet
wide and three feet thick. An average
value of the ore is in the neighborhood
of $500 to the ton. James Blake is the
principal owner of the property.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20

All the Mail for Monday Delivery,
Fixtures and Stamps Burned.

Chicago, March 15.-The postoffice
located at South Chicago, with all the
mail to be delivered Monday, office fix
lures and stamps, was burned this af-
ternoon. The loss on building and fix
lures is $1,000. Major Hubbard, assist
ant postmaster, could place no esti-
mate on the total loss, as he did not
know the value of the mail on hand.
Included in the mail that was burned
was all that had arrived from the east
for the day, also considerable foreign
mail.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
WILL wHITEwAsH THE PASTOR
CONGREGATIONAL Council Debating on
Mild Rebulze.

San Francisco, March 14.-The Con-
gregational council before which Rev.
c. o. Brown has been on trial, charged
with immortality and unministerIal con-
duct, has adjourned until Tuesday
without finding a verdict. From sever
al informal votes taken on various mi
nor charges, it Is believed the council
VIII find that Brown has not been prov
en- guilty of immortality, but will con-
denim him for unministerial behavior,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
NOT FRIENDLY TO GEN. MILES
Lamont Advises Against n Iieuten-
ant-Generalcy.

Washington, March 14.-Secretary La
mont has written a letter to Senator
Hawley, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on army affairs, advising against
the revival of the rank of lieutenant
general in the army at the present time
The letter was called out by sending
to the secretary the bill reviving this
grade in General Miles interest and
asking his opinion upon it, as is Gus
tomary in matters pertaining to the
department.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
THE ANTI-sILvER POPULIsrs WON
Ohio state Committee Said to Have
Turned Them Down,

Cleveland. March 15.-The populist
state executive committee met here to-
day and decided to hold the state con-
vention August Is, in Springfield or
Dayton. This is said to be a defeat for
the silver men in the party, who wanted
the state convention held before the ma
tional convention so they could get
some representation at the st. Louis
convention.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
FIRE IN A BIG MILLINERY STORE
Four Citizens Living Above, Taken
out Unconscious.

Lincoln, Neb., March 14.-Fire in the
wholesale and retail millinery estab-
lishment of M. Alderman & Co. this
morning ragged fiercely over two hours,
1t was confined to the Ackerman build
ing. Loss, over 100000; insured for
$4,000. Four persons, including District
Judge Cornish and State Representative
Spencer, who had rooms in the building,
were taken out unconscious. One fire
man was injured.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
A WHOLE FAMILY WAS POISONED
w. ID. Taylor Is Dead and Five 9th
ers Are Dying.

Omaha, March ia special to the
Bee from Craig, Mo-, says:
The family of w. B. Taylor, a veal
thy farmer, was mysteriously poisoned
here yesterday The drug Is supposed
to have been introduced in the coffee,
though by whom and for what purpose,
is a mystery. w. B. Taylor died last
night, his three sons, one of their wives
and Taylor Criman, a cousin, are dying
1t is rumored that near relative of the
family administered the poison. There
is much excitement
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
BIG EXCITEMENT IN CREEDE
Ore Brought i'm Assaying $4026 in
Gold to the Ton.

Denver, March ia special to the
News from Creole, Colo, says:
"Great excitement prevailed in Creole
today caused by Anton Frank and o.
H. Mayatt bringing in several rich sam
pies of ore containing large flakes of
free milling gold, An assay showed
$4926 in gold to the ton. No informa-
ton can be obtained as to the where
abouts of the claim from which 1t was
taken, except that 1t is within three
miles of Creole and that the vein is 2S
inches wide.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20

charges made IN -! nuonY
cused Dr. Carl Petkrs. M ~
causing negro AND neg fess b ii hans.
ed without trial Willie he tS4s iffS |1}s,
commissioner in Africa durine 1s9j: I
fresh inquiry win be held into the 3pa ~
ter. DR. Kayser added that previous ay,.s
idence mad not established the guilf "a
|Peter III the eyes of the law. Conn;
Won Arniff then read q letter from ~.
Peters, declaring that Herr Bebel's as.
sertions were partly untrue and partlv
exaggerated. The negro, he said, was
tried by court martial for burglary
and the negress was never punished II
was another negress, he explained. MOI
his servant, who after having been sent.
enced to be confined in irons for slr
months, was condemned to death N
| February, 1892, for attempting to es-
cape.
DIR. Peters further denied that he had
| been married to negress, according to
Mohammedan rites
DR.. Kayser then read a statement
| in which Peters admitted that the con-
demned negress was his mistress.
Lenzmann declared that Peters was ;
mailman or a monster, and he, Lest and
| Weylan should be punished according
| to the law,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-20
WILL BREAK GROUND MONDAY
Contractor on the Lewiston Ditch
Is Ready.

Lewiston, Idaho, March 1.-THE con-
tractor for the dirt work on the Lewis
ton Water and Power Company's ditch
arrived this week with a big outfit, and
will break ground Monday. The lum-
Der for the flume, 100000 feet, will be
shipped from the sound. Mr.. Porter,
local mill man, received the contract
but was compelled to go to the coast TO
NIL such large order on short notice.