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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-15
Pun with Make-Belieye Bonbons.

Boys and girls Of Italy and France
and the older people M well-have
one sport Of which American young
folk know nothing at ALL And it is a
sport that would appeal to any boy or
girl of any land.
At carnival time and midlent every
one is supplied with bonbons or small
colored limitations OF bonboEs and coli
orcd paper disks known as confetti, with
which the boys and girls take pleasure
in pelting one another right vigor-
ously. 1t doesn't hurt TO be hit by
confetti, and they are thrown in vast
quantities. Sometimes n party will
gather on balcony with whole bag
of the paper trihes, and a. the people
pass in the street below they are
treated To real shower Of confetti
Another form Of the sport consists
in throwing serpentines, or large rolls
Of ribbon paper. The thrower holds
fast to one end of the ribbon and gives
the ball sharp throw over the crowd.
In half minute a score of people are
tangled up in the confusing meshes.
This is even more exciting sport than
the throwing of confetti, because it
strikes good many persons at once.
In order to assist in throwing con-
fetti and serpentines clever French
man has invented II number of blow
guns. One of them is made in the
shape Of cane. 1t can he loaded full
of the paper disks and the person who
is walking with II can lift it and shoot
a whole shower Of the confetti over
any person who may he passing. The
gun for firing serpontncs is called a
spirabolus and il will shoot hall Of
the ribbon paper u score Of rods or
more. AT carnival time the streets Of
Paris are sometimes covered with
drifts Of confetti several inches deep,
andthc trees and buildings are swathed
in the many.colored meshes of the
serpentines.
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allow n Fly Buried "a spider.

Samuel Simon, Sr., well known
resident Of NeshannOck Township,
-ghilo strolling near his home one day
recently, noticed fly about half an
inch long and Of dark blue color,
with a slim body, bearing large dead
spider, says the Newcastle PA. J
Democrat. The fly crossed his path
Ard laid his load down. He then
went about eighteen inches in another
direction and began digging hole in
the ground. His curiosity being ex-
cited, Mr.. Simon stopped and watched
tho work. After the fly had the hole
dug about half the length Of himself,
he went 10 where he had left the
spider and took its dimensions. After
going back 10 the hole he found it was
not big enough and began digging
again. After taking out a quantity of
earth he again went to the spider and
again took his dimensions. He did
this eight times and AZ often enlarged
the hole. When the busy little fellow
had the hole too deep for him 10 throw
the dirt clear out he would get on the
bank aud force it back with his feet
After he had the excavation large
enough for his purpose no went for
the spider and brought it TO the grave,
for such it proved to be, and dragged
il To the mouth of the hole After he
had the body in he covered it with
fine earth first, and finished by placing
q small piece of cinder on top. When
he had finished the work he flew
away. The whole time consumed was
exactly fifty.iive minutes, a. Mr..
Simon says lie watched the whole per.
fOrmnnce.
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and rarely captured The Makab In.
dams of Washington state are fond OF
their flesh and fat. An orca has
twenty.four huge, conical teeth. In
Atlantic waters they are often useful
to fishermen in driving schools Of fish
ashore. Swimming seals attacked by
"killer" whales are so distracted they
sometimes approach vessel as If for
protection. During the season when
fur seals breed on the Pribilof Islands
in Boring sea, the ocean is filed with
hungry orcas, waiting for the pups
to take their first swimming lessons.
They even rush upon them among the
rocks, and frequently become stranded
themselves. Sometimes an orca is
captured with twenty young seals in
its stomach. DIR. Stejneger and Mr..
Lucas, the two scientists of the Ma
tional museum, who have gone to the
Bering sea to brand some seals expert
mentally, are to study the habits Of
the orca, their most deadly enemy
Buffalo Commercial.
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Horse at Medical school.

zone reads 80 many stories about
animal intelligence that it would he
hazardous for doubter 10 express his
disbelief in almost any gathering Of
men AZ the present day" remarked
DR.. w. H. Watkins the other day, ac-
cording to the New Orleans Times
Democrat. "a little instance came
within my own observation n number
Of years ago when / was studying
medicine, aud which convinced me
that the members Of the horse family,
at least, ought to be credited with the
possession of very considerable
quantity OF reasoning power. 1t was
the custom for students at the medical
institution at which | pursued my
studies To wear small badge upon
their coats 10 distinguish them from
others at the college. A horse be-
longing to the establishment was used
great deal about the medical de-
partment, and the animal seemed to
have special preference for the
embryo doctors more than for any
other people about the establishment
One day, while number of US were
gathered in little knot upon n small
campus in the rear of the college, the
animal in question, which used to nip
the grass in the location, came toward
the group, limping very badly. He
came TO n stop dozen or more feet
from the crowd, and, carefully sur
veying the lot of us, fnall v inside up
his mind as to what he wanted to do,
and without any hesitation limped
directly to my side, whinniel, stuck
his nose against my body aud held up
his left fore leg. Looking down | dis
covered large nail embedded in the
frog of his hoof. This had evidently
caused the lameness. then realized
the interesting fact That the animal
desired attendance. | extracted the
nail with some difficulty. and the horse
whimpered with relief and walked
away. Rather curious us TO why the
beast had picked me ont 10 attend TO
his wound, glanced AZ the boys and
found the solution Of the problem.
Not one of the group had his medical
badge upon his coat but myself. The
horse had recognized the insignia, and
had acted accordingly.
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A Famous Dog of War.

Lasting peace between Turkey ana
Greece seems indeed to be assured,
for the Sultan has ordered keenan,, his
aide-de.camp, to return Zano, the
captive dog.of-war which was cap
tured at Larissa in the abandoned
headquarters of Prince Nicolaus of
Greece. Zano is large Dane of cor.
rect slate-colored hue, and became a
great favorite in the Turkish army,
where he went about with body.
guard of two piivates and sergeant,
and was supplied with. the warm,
shaggy coat Of an Evzone. After the
war he was sent to Constantinople,
where he was taken INTO the Yildiz
Kiosk as q prisoner of state.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-15
A Terrier In the Mensgeric.

A small fox-terrier caused a great
commotion among the wild beasts of
the Central park menaSerie. short
time ago, says the New York Evening
. Post. He began by annoying the
lion, which, aroused by the dogs
barking. arose, looked at the small
creature, thon walked of. But the
terrier continued his challenge, and
the lion at last became 80 enraged that
he uttered roar, which set the whole
house agog. Then the dog trotted
over to the hippopotamus, slipped up
close to one of the bars, and yelped
In the monsters ear. The hippopo-
tamus got up, others Of his family
joined him, and the terrier led them
up and down till they were enragel
and he was tired. He went off to the
rabbits, which he soon had in terror.
Wenrying of this he baited the bears,
which climbed and grunted and
grCwled, trying first TO reach the
tormentor, then TO draw him To them
His equal was man with gun
Keeper Snyder had heard the noise
left in the trail of the terrier, and he
followed to the bear den, where the
dog was look g about for more fun.
There was n snot, and the small dog
dropped silent on the rocks.
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The orca or "kiler" whale IL the
most ferocious animal that lives in the
sea. Its powers of destruction are
vastly superior to those of the blue,
man-eating shark, as it il gifted with
a much greater intelligence II has
an Unsuitable appetite, and also shows
. disposition to kill frompure wanton-
ness. II has not been known to
attack man, but though only eighteen
feet long, will assail the largest whale
Like the land wolf, the orca travels in
packs. 1t is afraid of nothing. 1t is
classed by naturalists as porpoise,
but ia n true whale. The back fms
. are six feet high, and look like daggers.
Seals are its favorite prey. A pack
will follow a herd of swimming seals
for weeks. They will attack full
grown walruses. and rob them of their
young. They are strong and swift.
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Not beauty he ah nol-Freckled Joo;
None could truly call him fair
With tanned skin and sandy hair;
With that saucy, up.turnod nose,
And those inward-pointing toes;
Wonder why fate made him 80, Freckled
Joe?
As n Jolly boy ali know Freckled Joo;
For he has such merry ways,
Making fun wherc'er hes stays
Seeing Ger the funny side
or whatever may betide;
We'll for him that fate made 80 Freckied
Joe.
Not alone tor play Il, though, Frockled Joei
Meeting strangers AT the door,
Running errands to this store,
Doing everything he can
IIe IN such a willing mnn;
Well for us that fate made 80 Freckled
Joe.
Seems TO me no doesn't grow, Frecklod Joe;
Hos not quite as big IA be-
Many boys less old than he,
And II gives ms some surprise
How a boy 81 his small size,
Can MI all the hearts that know Frcckled
Joel
Maggie A. Richard.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-15
FOUND A LOST BROTHER.

The Discovery Made Largely Through
the Efforts Of President Mckinley.
Through her friends, President Ne
Kinley and Rev DR.. Mansfield, his
former pastor at Canton, Ohio, Miss
Jennie Smith Of Baltimore has been
reunited at Chicago TO her brother,
Dickinson b. Smith, who has been
missing for twenty.six years.
Thirty-seven years ago Jennie Smith
lived in little Ohio town with her
parents. She was attacked by a severe
spinal trouble which made her Grip
pie, as a result Of which her younger
brother, Dickinson soon became her
inseparable companion.
In 1871 young Smith caught the
gold fever and went West. Letters
between sister and brother missed their
destination, and in short time they
were completely lost to each other.
Young Smith had gone to Sedgwick,
Col. aud there found what might have
been a considerable fortune.
His claim was jumped, however, and
all his property stolen while he was
absent, and he was obliged to leave
Sedgwick to save his life Meantime
his sister aad family had formed an
intimate acquaintance with the family
of William Mckinley at Canton. Some
time afterward Miss Smith heard that
Ter brother had died, and she grieved
deeply over his loss. He, too, was in
formed in some way thathis sister was
dead.
In 1870 Miss Smith attended meet
ing OF faith carists at Philadelphia.
During ito progress, although she had
not moved for twenty years, she sud
denly leaped from her couch and be-
gan to run up and down the platform,
completely restored to health. Then
she began to preach, was appointed
railroad evangelist by the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, and ever since has
travelled over America in that capacity.
She now lives in Baltimore with her
sister, Mrs. Annie Howell.
Atthe last meeting held at DIR. Mans
fields church before the departure Of
President Mckinley for Washington,
Miss Smith, as n special friend of the
new chief magistrate, was present.
DR.. Mansfield prevailed upon her to
tell her strange story. The president
was deeply touched, and all present
were SO moved that he and DR.. Mans
field determined to have the story of
her experience published in number
of papers.
Three weeks later DIR. Mansfield
and President Mckinley received let
tiers from Dickinson b. Smith, resid-
ing near San Francisco. In them he
declared that he believed he had found
his long-lost sister. Correspondence
was opened, and finally Miss Smith
said she was convinced that her
brother had been found. She went ia
Chicago and there her brother met
her. Washington Star.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-15
THAT'S ALL.

Lilies and roses
Lilies and roses
Man In his youth
In the sunlight OF truth,
When heaven uncloses-
With his eyes on the skis
Dreamily lies
One his lilies and roses.
Nettles and thorns
Nettles and thorns
Man In his manhood
Sorrows and mourns--
Girt with regrets
He RACES and scOrns--
Tosscs and frcts
On his nettles and thorns.
In the dark earth ut last
The book Of the past
Fate silently closes
No longer he mOufns--
No longer be frets--
Nothing he scorns -
Nothing regrets
But dreamless reYoses
Under nettes and thorns--
Under lilies and roses.
Henry l.. Flash, In Picaycne.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-15
HUMOROUS.

1t is the fat person who is the rea'
burden to himself.
Some people can forgive anything
in friend except success.
We couldn't believe all that we tell
ourselves, il we made affidavit to it.
Thus far, the airship's voyage has
been little more than flight of fancy.
Ethel--Were you ever done in oil,
Mr.. Lambkin? Mr. Lambkin-Er--no
but I've been done in wheat several
times.
'Ts't hot enough for you?" he used
to ask; now, when YOU meet, he says
1T isn't hot, old man-humidity, not
heat"
Louise, two-thrds of every healthy
infants life should be spent in sleep"
swell, don't tell me about it; go talk
to baby"
"Was that mind reader able to read
your thoughts?" "No, / fooled him
by thinking in French, and my French
is perfectly awful"
A-Havc You heard the eight.year-
old violin player who is creating such
sensation? Bob, yes; heard
him in Berlin twelve years ago.
81 don't see how getting ones feet
wet causes toothache." "You don't?
Ii You had ever had q tooth pulled you
would know the roots run clear to your
toes"
Mrs. Stalefrm (who mistakes DR..
Jovial for physician And where do
you practice, doctor? Rev. DIR. Joyial
All, madam, 1 do not practice; |
only preach.
Poor motherless girl !" he ex-
claimed, and turned sadly away.
What he wanted was motherless
girl who should be in moderate cir
cumstances, mt least.
Sapsmith - saved Miss Dolly
Swift's life lawst night Sissington
BAH Jawve! Sapsmith-Yahs! When
L proposed to her she said she'd
rawther die than marry me, and 80 l
excused her,
'Tm afraid" said the Arctic ex-
plorer, "we won't find the North Pole
this trip" Guess not, replied his
shiyering companion; well have to
state that the discovery has been post
poned on account of the weather"
Bereaved Widow want some
thing short and simple for my hus-
bands tombstone, Dealer--How do
you like "Resurgam?" Bereaved
Widow-What does that mean? Deal
er--I shall rise again. Bereaved
Widow-No; make it REST in Peace"
There's one thing about Josiar,"
said the young mans fond mother.
He does like work. He doesn't
seem to git much Of it done" replied
Farmer Corntossel. That's Jest it,
He fingers over it and fingers over it
like he was scared to death of losin'
il.
"What an unspeakable costume"
exclaimed the emperor, irritably.
you ought to be fired" The man.
DARN with yellow jacket trembled
visibly. II am not aware" he fal.
tered, "of being dressed to kiln" In
that country the jokes are not unlike
the political system.
Little Girl.-Mrs, Brown, ma wants
to know if she could borrow dozen
of eggs. She wants to put 'em under
a hen. Neighbor-So you've got
hen setting, have You? l didn't know
you kept hens. Little Girl - No,
maam, we don't; but Mrs. Smiths
going to lend MS hen that's goin to
set, an ma thought if you'd lend us
some eggs we'd find nest ourselves.
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Robinson-Do you like roast beef
rare or we'll done?
Jenkins--l like it rare. But that's
N strict confidence.
Robinson-Why in strict con fidence?
Jenkins-Wcll, il you knew our
cook you would see the necessity for
concealing my real sentiments ON that
subject.
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which he has since filled with rare &C.
ceptability.
His next stop as the president Of
the University Of West Virginia will
demonstrate what can he accomplished
by young man of push and ambition
opposed by the stubborn fact Of pow
erty. Chicago Tribune.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-15
Lead and Apples Bring prospcrity.

Along with the signs of prosperity
from other sections comes the report
from Carthage, Mo-, that lead depos-
it's of sufficient richness have been
found there to give employment to
quite a number Of men. Then, too,
according To estimates made at Car
thage, early apples alone will bring in
$4,000 TO the farmers Of that section.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-15
Indian Arrow Heads Getting scarce.

"Indian arrow heads. which were
once SO plentiful, being found in many
places in large quantities, are become
ing very scarce and valuable" volun-
teered "A scientist to Star reporter.
"rhere was time when they had but
little or no value, but the enormous
quantities of them exhibited in the
numerous museums in this country
and the world, has almost consumed
the stock to be found. 1t is lost
AIT among the Indians, and | doubt ii
there is an Indian now alive who can
make an arrow head. They were
made of the various fiints, mostly of
white Hints, though in some sections
the Indians were forc I'll to use yell
low or piuk-stained flint Arrow
heads Of the latter colorel flint now
sell nt Wholesale from 81. 80 tn 80 per
dozen, the ordinary white flint arrow
heads now commanding 81 to $50
per dozen when the specimens are
carefully male. In the ,orn fields of
Fairfax county, Va, quite number
have been found during the corn
planting this season, but they are
bought up rs readily AZ they can DO
had, Washington Star.
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That Was Ali.

81 never stirred from my room on
Sunday until D o'clock in the after.
noon"
What on earth were you doing?"
"Oh! | was just glancing over the
Sunday papers.
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Bread ~ . daily article Of food is
used only 10y about third of the
1000. OOO,OO0 people that constitute
'hs present population Of the earth.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-15

In Uganda, Africa, where ten years
ago there were not twenty-five Bibles.
the natives now possess aud read 60.
900 copies.
The record-union., 1897-10-10
CITY MUST PAY THE BILL.
The San Diego Water Company
Wins a Suit for $4,000.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9.-The San
Diego Water Company lost a case be-
fore the Supreme Court yesterday, but
won another to-day.
The successful suit was one wherein
the water company had previously OBJ
tanned judgment for $4,000 for ma
terial and services, and the San Diego
Council declined to satisfy the judg-
ment, on the ground that there were
no funds on hand Of the year in which
the debt was contracted. The princi-
pal question involved was whether a
former Judgment should be satisfied out
of the revenues of the fiscal year in
which the services sued for were per-
formed The court says:
I'VE have no desire to disturb the
principle that no indebtedness or liza
bility incurred in any one year shall
be paid out Of the ordinary income or
revenue Of any future year. Upon
further consideration of the case, we
have reached the conclusion that the
water company should have an ordi-
nary general judgment for whatever
amount shall be found due it, without
any direction as to the revenues out
of which the Judgment shall be salts
fed
The record-union., 1897-10-10
ON THE GRlDIRON.
A CLOSE GAME OF FOOTBALL
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Stanford University Defeats the
Reliance Club by a Score of 6
to 4-Games in the East.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9-The foot
ball game this afternoon between the
Stanford University and Reliance Ath-
letic Club teams was won by the for
mer, the score being Stanford 6, Reli-
ance f. It was the best game ever
seen on a local field so early in the sea-
son. and it attracted 5000 enthusiastic
spectators
The collegians displayed the better
form. their team work being clearly SUI
perior to that of the Oakland players.
The play, which was almost of cham
pionship quality, was fast and fine,
with vigorous and heavy line bucking.
If it had not been for a misunder-
standing of the rules, and, the Reli-
ance said, a misinterpretation of the
rules by the referee, Reliance would
have tied the score. AS it was, Reli-
ance was not allowed a free catch of a
punt from behind the line after a
touchdown, and SO had no try for the
goal.
Stanford made six points in the first
half. Reliance scoring four in the sec
ond half
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 9-The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania football team
this afternoon rolled up the enormous
score of 30 against 0 for Lehigh.
ITHACA N. ". Oct. 9.-Cornell de-
feated the Light Tufts team to-day
with an eleven composed largely Of
substitutes. Score: Cornell II, Tufts o.
ANNAPOLIS (Md), Oct. 9.-Three
thousand people saw the Princeton
Navy football game this afternoon.
Score: First half, Princeton II, Navy
20. Second half. Princeton IS, Navy o.
WEST POINT On. V, Oct. 9.-West
Point %, Wesleyan 8.
NEW HAVEN Comm. Oct. 9.--Will-
Jams failed to make any impression
against Yale Yale 80, Williams o.
NASHVILLE CTenn.), Oct. 9.-Van-
derbilt University %, Kentucky Uni
versity @.
CAMBRIDGE (Mass.), Oct. 9.-The
Harvard football team had its first
hard work of the season to-day, when
they defeated the strong Dartmouth
eleven by Ii to y.
The record-union., 1897-10-10
Issues a Handbook on the Ques-
ton of Annexation.
Tells Why the Islands Should Become a
Part of the United States.
BY Keeping Other Nations Out OF
Hawaii This Country Would
Secure Almost Absolute Inn
munity From Naval Attack ON
Its Pacific Coast.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Lorin A.
Thurston, -Miniter from Hawaii, has
issued a handbook on the annexation
of Hawaii of eighty-eight pages in
pamphlet form.
In specifying the reasons for annex
alton, Mr. Thurston says:
1T will prevent the establishment OF
an alien and possibly hostile stronghold
in a position commanding the Paclnc
Coast and commerce of the North Pa
cific and definitely and finally secure
to the United States the strateg1cal con-
troll of the North Pacific, thereby pro-
tecting it's Pacific Coast and commerce
from attack.
"All of the great powers of Europe
lie. or have coaling stations within
steaming distance of the Atlantic coast
of the United States. No nation pos
sesses a coaling station near enough 70
the Pacific Coast to be available as
base of operations against 1t. Inc IA
cific is SO wide that naval smps can
not cross and operate on the Pacllc
Coast without recoaling.
"a country in possession OF HaWah
would have a base of supply and repair
within four or five days steamng Oh
any part of the Pacific Coast and be
standing menace to it and its COM
merce. BY simply keeping other ma
tions out Of Hawaii, the United states
will secure almost absolute immunity
from naval attack on its Pacllc Coast
with the opening of the Nicaragua
or Panama Canal, practically all OF the
shipping bound for Asia, making use
thereof, will stop at Honolulu for coal
and supplies"
Other reasons given by Mr.. Thurstoh
are as follows: THE conditions are
such that the United States must act
now to preserve the results of its past
policy, and to prevent the dominancy In
Hawaii of a foreign people. 1t IS no
longer a question of whether Hawai-
shall be controlled by the native Ha-
waiian or by some foreign power, but
the question is What foreign people
shall control Hawaii?' Those inimical
to American interests may obtain con-
troll of Hawaii, and terminate all special
| privileges now held by the United
States, and transfer them to rival ma
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