davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-11-25

claimed. We are not told that the
Indians were invited to this ceremony.
Occasional days of fasting, prayer,
and Thanksgiving were kept by the
various colonists, at different times;
but no general Thanksgiving day was
set apart, until 1775, when the CONT
nentl congress adopted the practice of
designating such days. The first was
Thursday, July 20, ITS. The follow
ing Thanksgiving days were also sug
gested by the continental congress:
Friday, May II, 1776; December II,
1776; Wednesday, April %, 1878;
Thursday, May G., 1873; Wednesday,
April 6, 1880; Thursday, May 3, 1881;
Thursday April %, 1882. These days
were suggested in the form of recon-
mendations to the states, whose gov
ernors were asked to issue proclama-
lions to their peoples for days of
Thanksgiving. Business, with one ex-
ception, was suspended on these oc-
casions. Washington also issued
special proclamation to the colonial
army for general Thanksgiving day
on Thursday, December IS, !777; and
again on May Z. 1878.
The first national Thanksgiving day
was, by proclamation OF President
Washington, set for Thursday, No
yember rs, 1883. The second was set
for Thursday, February 10, 1895. The
honor OF the first suggestion seems to
belong to Representative Elias Bou-
dinot, who moved, in the house, that
the president be requested to recon-
mend "a day of Thanksgiving and
prayer, to be observed by the people
of the United States" There was
some opposition to the motion, the OBJ
Jections advanced being that such a
thing might tend to imitation of the
frivolities and pomps of Kingdoms
and other harmful doing; but the mo-
ton prevailed, and Thursday, Novem-
Der rs, 1889, became the first national
Thanksgiving day of the American
people.
0XGTED. cISnxrr,n - -,
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en- barrles detalla, barata. a. Rauschemplat,
Tetuan Is LIE
~ Dice EI Mp'ue:o, de Mayagiiez:
<Sobre 10 ocurrido del dla S i la ilogaia del
tren de las 6 y 80 dc l!ormigueros, TO hemos
querldo decir NADIA, porqae pcsar de ser un
hecho publico nade de los que lie presenciaron
Sc ha accrcado 8 nosotros para contarnos la
verdatl de 10 ocurrido. Hemos tratado de in
dagar no hemos podilo llcgar i. una confor'
midad en- el relate de 10 ocurrido. Solo sabe-
mos que hay dos herldos, ell seGor Romero y
un dependiente del comercio; que hay yaros
sefores presos { incomunicados. Seguimos
investigando y, sin entrar en- el secrcto del su-
mario, procuraremos enterar nuestros lecto'
res del curse de los sucesos.,
~. Ell Excmo. sellor Gobernador Gene.
raj ha dispuesto Sc abonen al contratista de la
conduccl6n de la correspondence postal de la
Estaci6n del Ferrocarril d la Administration
de Comunicaciones de Mayagiiez, los haberes
que ha deado de percibir desde el prinero de
Diciembre,
~ Valioso tcstimonio: El doctor Zara'
goza, que 10 suscribe, es no solamente un me :
lico PRACTICE experto, sino tambien un bucn
Farmac5utico, raz6n de mas para que liable con
periecto conocimiento de causa. 'sEl aspecto,
olor, sabor contecci6n de Ia inmejorablc
Emulsion de Scott de accite de hfgado de baca-
lao con hipolosfitos dc cal y de sosa, merecen
todo mi encomio admiration del prcparado y
su congratulated, pues no obstante el tempo
transcurrdo despues de su preparation perma-
nece perfectamente homogGneo, lnseparables
las substancias que 10 forman. Respecto sus
propedades terap6utlcas, tengo gran satlsfac-
ci5n en- comunicares que slempre que la he
emplcado en- mi clinica particular general, he
Observable los mejor resultsdos en- todas las
afecciones del 0palato respt>atono en- la escfo'
fula ell raqedtisnao y cons"acion.' DR.. E1ui-
Hano Iarago.a.
X. Relacion de los alumnos de 40 y
s. Q ano, que contrbuyeron para regular Il su
catcdratico de Filosofia, don Santiago lllta, un
grupo de fotogralfa Y una mesa reyuelta; Quota
que pag5 caaa uno, inversion de la suma re-
caudads.-Don Jose Gdigel Dfaz, pesos; don
Rafael VelarJe, idem; don Francisco Matan.
70 Gonzalez, . idem; don Juan We've, idem;
don Jose Figueras, 2 idem; don Esteban Te'
rrats, idem; don Antonio Castro, idem;
don Ernesto Busquets, . idem; don Ambrosio
Lameiro, idem; don Jose Carballeira, idem;
Alejandro Tapia, idem; don Juan Bajandas,
2 idem; don Manuel Santiago Enriquez, idem;
don Sergio Leon, idem; don Catalina Fernan.
dez Naugas, 9 idem; don Manuel Loubriel, .
idem; don JosG Rodriguez Fuertcs, idem;
don Carlos Ramirez, 9 idem; don lnocente
Scrrano, idem; don Ramon Morales Peila (no
pag6 por acuerdo de sus compaileros); don Ra'
fael Andino, l peso; don Manuel Fosas, i'd;
don Teodoro Moscoso, idem; don Norberto
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HEcos Y roGREs
-lY coche. -. ademas de otras muchas cosas?
-Es probable.

-lY cocle ademas de oras muchas cosas?
rs probable
-Cuando Sc tiene coche que hace uno?
--Servirse de cl.
-Namalmene para pasear los stlos mas frecuenta
dos la sghes e todo Paris mundane; decr ror
los Campos Eseos por c osque Inego el Eosqrc
done ebes aposarte tranquiacne sin cansae senado
sia hncn pascanc. 81 10 que supones
certo Ola ser e que tn bella pasar or ALI
y yc,.tonces valitnlote de las pernas
II GompunSao!..
lroesois tena raz6n, conseo fac de seguiTc,
sobra odo prlmavera.
la primavca es Ia me or de las estacones en- Paris
Escoubere enfa lilre cas toGas las mananas
I)esle q da s.ueute Al que amigo lie ha)fa dado
ccncio, sc leyanaba temprano absndonaba
gabnee one aca colch6n, atravesaba andanlo de
puntias Ia habitaci6n dc compaHero que de ortlnao
roncala meor, saa la calle, legaLa al muele dc
af Il los Campos Elfseos, ejecuci6n de plan.
Enonce agente que Sc hubera dedicado = seguirle
pasos hubera yisto coocrse acecho
la ecruca de las Cacadas los paseos oaros que
haea Ia avenida de Cloud ygando lnspecco
nando oada e personal de los pasaban
los inees que cuzaban hasta los ccas cuyo Juror
Zaba entonces.
espuis lie pacienca Ecoubere conocfa ionao
las coumhes de aqueos paseos continues que tenen
para los ociosos que comlenzan las conclu
ven & Ia primera campanada de las doce.
Durane qnc haba trascurrido sin que Escoubera
fa!tara da de aqucos sitios, ala dngudo nunca
velo smbrero vesdo rostro que tuvlese e don
&c hacar ar corazon mas celeridad
Prncipiaba pues, desesperar encontraba el ssema
de amigo que cuando da del mes
ab, de las media, e momeno en- que con
Ia cabeza baia muy sombo de que
apoerabsn de I'll entrba Paris por paeta Dauphne Sc
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Y A r | { D 4 . s S

Bzeochos champagne is;e nf' kS"s snasse Ts@s hn.s
y Lorue. Gallctas vanilla, Petit Beurre, Ne
va, Social. Tea, Sultanas, Mascotas, Zefret =
de aqua .Julene au maigre, Jaliene an Gras.
Pate de foiegras trufado, aceitunas rcllenas
y anchoas sin espinas, en- eE Colmados de
Cerecelo, lIcrmanos y Compania.
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LUNA Hermanos, y CompaHlia.1;; Son $ e.

importadores en- Puerto Rico del famoso vino
tlnto blanco de mesa, marca 1nguciono.
Nlnguno otro 10 mcjora en- purexa buen ssbor.
M dlcho establecimiento SO acaba de recbir
tambien un extenso surtido de vinos de Jerex.
Champaia SUPERIOR licores fnos, turrones
mazapanes, frutas en- su jugo, en- almfbar y
aguardiente toda case do artfculos finos del
giro. Nsdie prescntara uu surtido mejor para
las Pascuas Aho Nuevo.
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snmido en- la mas proiunla pena d log padres
dc Ia iinada. ;Qniera Dios que encuentren en-
las subimes m;lyimas del ciistianismo ell leni.
two que mltisuc gu iusto natural doloi!
r. l. r.
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Sociedad An0nima do Redes teIefOnicaS

--Linea de Santufce. Sc avsa !: los abonados
dc Santurce, cuyos aparatos hayan de colocarse
fuera dc la carrotera, que esta Compai1fa cobra
ri & precios convencionales, segin los casos, el
valor dc los matoriales desie Ia carretera central
las fincas respectivss- San Juan de Puerto
Rico, Agosto 10 de 1897. - El Secretario, -
Earique Delgado. D.
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Arroyo, | idem. Total: Sl2. - lnversidn AL
fotjgraio senior Lopez Cepcro p pesos. All
senior Igaravidez, por decorar la fotogralfa
pesos. Al senior sehluter, Litdgralo, l5 pesos
Por avisar & los seiores Tapia y Loubriel, no
RESIDENCES aquf, !5 centayos. Por publican la
preseate relacidn Sl'55.-F. Mataneo.
Denadufas artfcaes .n ss %o,ss3,, ea.s',lys1 ~ na
cicnte. Todo cl material es de primera calidad.
Construction dc dentaduras sin eXtraer las raj.
ces. 81 componc toda dentadura rota del ejando.
la nlleva. Orlicacioncs, empastes extraccio-
mes sin door. Precios reducdos, al acancc
de todos.-Jost II. Tlzol.- San Francisco nit
nero 80, principal. 15-lO
x*. Els motive de los concentrates del dfa
Ia noica que desde aver circula de haberse
apodersdo los rebedes cubanos del pueblo de
Victoria dc las Tunas, despues de varios dias
de asedo dc haber destruido por medic de
la artillerfa los fuertes y edfcios de la pobla
ci6n. La guarnici6n Sc defendio con valor
her6ico, pero tuvo al fin que capitular sgotadas
las municiones de boea y guerra. Eindieronse
el comandante militar, 3 oicialesy IS superv
ventes de tropa que con sns armas, segln con-
venio, fueron trasladados a Puerto-Prfncipe.
Ell enemigo tuvo mas de 100 muertos. Nues
tros enlermos y heridos fueron trasportados al
hospital mas pr6ximo. Los rebeldes ahorcaron
algnnos comerciantes y machetearon barbara
mente L los Voluntaros.
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BBLIoTEcA DE ella CoRREsroNnExc1A DE PuEn7o,Rlco,

-2 No 10 creais! Todos los das penso yos en- mi
famia, de desde por la hasta noche!
,:A qui6n he de querer, sno todos aquelos cue tan
buenos han sdo para conmigo?
st2usera volver a veros, pero adelane cuano cl
tempo haya Dorado los ecuelos demasialo rcctcs
sEspcro que llegne I'm dia que engamos dicha
oy!emos los desastres que sobre nosotros han cailo
'lo hare odo 10 que uela ror rcpararlos no 10
sigo tai alguno de nosoos AIacelo Gulermo tengan
sGerte
sEntretano precise vivir Par4 que TOGO
10 traga.
mo quedan que yentc frances De Ia cantiai que
sacricaseis lor mi.
l!e pensaao que cen frances podr6 espear In vnta
de fuerzas, prcablcmene acidad
colocac6n, aun1ue modesto.
PSI poitis darmeos ne harcis gran favor.
A oro cualquiera Sc los edira, aunquc mucra de
hanbre 4 vos he dgido conisnza.
sscrillme la Iista del Coneo central dame noticias
de
,;Qu& de mi malre? Tienc mucha pena? II pedro?
y Magdaena?
s;se aabc algo de Guilermo de Juan?
,;IEa escrito Marcelo?
,solre odo, digais NADIA de NIL ano que trabaio
ardor, que espero sar de apuros y qne mi saud
mala.
,Adios, mi bueno querilo amigo ;Qae da tan felfz
sera que entremos tofos Ia eyando cda
nucstra parte para lcvantara de ruinas,
,:Pero legara ese da?
,Os envio muchos abrazos para to los.
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J. T. SiIvay Cqmpa6ia TnruAS sar, an, 81 eiss

u cortavIsta tam.
bien por cable sobre todas las plazas de Espai1a
s'lS lsias adyaccntcs por cantidades mavores v
me"ores de 50. t'ira sobre las plazas princi-
pales de Fr.ncia, Aemana, Austria, Btgica,
lloianda Dnamarca, Bulgaria, Russia, Suecia,
AoMega, suza, Italia Portugal, Rumania,
Servla' Inrq"ia, Grecia. La Argelia, cl
EgiMo, 'Siria, y Tinez. Sobre New-Y York,
santo Domingo, lsa de Cuba. P
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=: AZuCar

Contra, scgunda clara. Moseahatla clara
en- barrles detalla, barata. A. RauschempIat,
Ietuan IS l5-l2
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3'l'ERE>A.z

I'uso el solre: II Gt.ulr M T,5os N1i1- Natmia,
,lisito a. H0mouoti tLo,Yt tH,r s ESQ de LIS einco
sai6 fae poner la cara c! correo.
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IU|i2n Si|y2 san JUsTO NUMERO Is
'u'''" o'''o Dep6sito de Naquinas de coser.
Compra, Nenta y Alquilcr. Sc dan pIazos
10 mlsmo las nuevas que las usadas, siendo
responsible la misma maquina lanzaderas V
agujas de todas clases para las msmas 3 infni-
dad de accessories dificiles de enumerar. Ade
mas Sc compran y venden muebles usados San
Juan Fuerto-hleo' (3l ID. 97)
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h|ED2cen Liberia de Olimpio Otero Ponce)
Ffs'''saS" Puerto Rlco.- --KETTERER.-F Fill.
grana, opera IS, Polka, so centavos. .--IDEM.
Ell l.ago de las Ondinas, opera SIS, Capricho,
sl-l3 centavos.-lDEM.-- Africana, opera 70,
Fantasia, 81 35 centayoa. - IDEM. - Dauza
Bogemiana, opera 24G, $l-l3aentavos. os.-lDEM
-Mandolinata, opera $50, Fantasia Sl-l3 ctys.
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Ps|uqueTla "E| Busa Gusto'' saa1.. sao .'2To &c.
Elegancia, prontitud, esnpro lay un cons
tante surtdo de pcrfnmcria scicct@. Gran 6,
tabecimiento dc BANoS DE DJNllty A>EG
Sc admiten abonados. JUAN ApEILANIZ
nronintario
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Locion antiheTpetica del Or. Monies
CtSA III pRESTAMO;S.

-Es el mejor medicamento para curar los he'll
pes, quitarles la picaz6n en- el momento te
apllcarla.-Esta sl4oci6ns esta perfumada.--
CGra Ia caspa eyitando la caida del cabelo-
Hace desaparecer los barros, empeines, man
chas espinillas de la cara.-Exite SECURE &
Immediate. .-Pfdase en- todas las botcas de IA
Allsla.- por mayor en- la del Sr. Guillermety.
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Sh s'''S ~acaOa ee fcclbii un S'A
surtido Sc venden mny baratos en- Ia acredi-
tada JoSerfa de Tinaud, Plaza de Afonzo Nj.
Tambi6n reeomendamos los legftimos crlataies
de Roca fina para miopes de vista cansada,
montados en- lentcs espejaelos de ORC nj
kel que venden garantizados dlei.a casa. ~
=. Una profcsora de la sla Los engle pa
"a an nnbcacidn 10 siguieute: sEn junio pro,
ximo passdo, fue anunciada por el Ayunta-
miento de Fajarao la vacante de la hseuela
elemental de Ira. clase de ninas de afuel pue'
bio. Y, como nos consta, que han socltado di.
cha Escaela .algunas aspirantcs con arreslo al
artfou!o 60. del Reglamento Vigen;e, pregun
tamot: ;Por qad no Sc han anuncado los coz Z,
cursos que segdn el srtfculo 80. del nlFmo fe'
giamento, dehen ve,ifcarse en- los prllneros
dias del mes de Agosto & in de que scan
preseptadas opollunamente Las soiie;t2des
de las in:eresadas? Ahora bier, e2traha mu'
c:lo, que sin haberse yeriteado los consnrsos,
sc haya nombrado una profesoEa para descm'
peIlar en- comsion dichl Escuela, sesun hemoe
visto en- <La Correspondence, del del c.
rriente. NO tcremos un Reglamento poF el
cual debe regirse el profesorado de esta ls!a:
;6 hay algnno nueyo que nos sea desconooido!
Conteste quien deba'.
-. De Hato grande: clos indivi,luos de
este pueblo que frmaron el programa de los
festejos con que pensaban obsequiar la patro
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27

In the summer, when the gentle southern
breezes blandly blow
And the trees nod joyous welcome with q
bending to and fro,
When the budding things of life leap forth to
greet the summers sun
And in splendid suit of razzle dazzle green the
years begun,
Then we feel budding pleasure surging up
within the soul
As we view the sad demeanor Of the man who
sold us coal.
In the winter when the billiards. from the
northward fiercely blow
And the mercury finds zero and then scuds an
inch below,
When Jack Frost is glinting gayly, nipping
noses, nipping ears,
And no longer we find pleasure in encircling
our beers,
Still there is full grown glory in our souls
beyond price
As we view the joyless countenance of him
who sold us ice.
Yet there comes a sad depression every season
of the year
And the same is not to be subdued with mighty
mugs of beer.
Neither can the joys of winter, nor of autumn,
nor Of spring
All combined o'ercast the damper of that soul
depressing sting
That we feel Whenever we hear the sound of
happy, gurgling croons
That ever surge from out the face of him who
sells Us prunes.
Chicago News.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27
Doushnut stopped a Steamer.

An ordinary doughnut of the lunch
stand variety brought the revenue cuG
ter Chandler to full stop i'll New York
harbor recently.
Pilot Bradley had rung the bell to
start down the bay with Boarding
Officer Walter Stiles to clear the steam
ship Mobile at quarantine. The cutter
had just passed the end of the Staten
Island ferry slip when her engine began
to act queerly. The engineer said that
something had happened to the old fash
toned jet condenser, and that he could
not go on.
She came back to the slip. The en-
gineer took the condenser apart and
found what the doughnut had been
baked for. He broke it up. 1t had been
sucked into the condenser from the wa
ter of the slip. The Chandler was ready
for business again in about an hour.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27
FROM A MOSQUITO BITE.
An italian Bitten by One of Them Be-
comes Insane.

An italian Bitten by One of Them Be-
comes Insane.
The Jersey mosquito has many things
to answer for, but the strangest of the
accusations against him came to light
recently when Carmine Lepre, an Ital-
ian bootblack, was taken to Bellevue
hospital, New York, violently insane.
His insanity was caused by a mosquito
bite, and his particular delusion is that
he thinks he is a mosquito.
He persists in rocking himself to and
fro and necessarily droning an imita-
ton of the mosquitoes hum.
A week previous to his attack he took
his family for an outing to Union Hill,
N. j., and visited friend there.
While sitting in the garden Lepre
was bitten by a mosquito. He slapped
the insect and killed it, and thought
no more about the incident. Presently
the puncture began to itch and he
scratched it. Dirt found its way into
the sore, and in few days he had de-
veloped bad case Of blood poisoning.
His left arm began to swell, and
finally, when the swelling had spread
to his breast, he went to a dispensary
to have his arm treated. A physician
cut it and relieved him of large guam
tity of poisonous matter, but the poison
ing had gone so far that the case was a
difficult one to treat.
He became nervous and restless, and
finally became violently insane.
He tried to bite every one who ap-
preached him, and when she realized
that he was beyond control his wife
sent for a policeman and had him taken
to Bellevue. He fought the ambulance
attendants and did not quiet down un-
til he was placed i'll cell. Then he
took his position at the open window
and began his monceonous droning like
mosquito.
DR.. Robertson, who is in charge of
the insane pavilion, says that Lepre
will probably recover from the blood
poisoning, but that he will undoubtedly
be adjudged insane. New York Herald.
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SOLID wife and Children For s1oo.

The transfer of wife and six chill
dren for monetary consideration oc-
CURED on recent Sunday near Beloit,
small village short distance east of
Canton, o. Jacob Cellar and Brecht
Yenna, two natives of Switzerland, a
year or so ago rented farm near the
village, worked it and shared the prof
it's On April they dissolved partner
ship. Cellar, who had a wife and six
children, was not otherwise blessed by
fortune and tired of the burdens he was
obliged to carry. Yenna is about 40
years old, thrifty and we'll to do. Sc
the two men made an agreement where
by Cellar leaves for parts unknown, tax
ing with him 500 of Yenna's money,
and the latter becomes the head of the
family. The compact was arranged in
the presence of witnesses.
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ONLY SEEMINGLY DEAD.
Undertaken Found Her Alive When He
Came to Embalm Her.


Came to Embalm Her.
Undertaken William j. Kelly of st.
Louis was summoned recently by res
ident of the north end to come to his
residence and take charge of his wife S
remains, she having supposedly died.
Accompanied by one of his men Mr..
Kelly repaired to the place designated,
where, in an upper chamber, he was
shown the body, still reposing on the
bed. The family present, consisting of
the husband and two women, retired
from the room while Mr.. Kelly and his
attendant proceeded to lay out the body
on cooling board, preparatory to en-
balming it. The woman was apparent
ly some 80. years of age, slight of figure
and possessed of refined and handsome
features, despite the ravages of con-
sumption, of which she had fallen a
victim.
"As we laid the body on the cooling
board," said Mr.. Kelly, 81 was struck
with the lifelike appearance of the face
of the corpse and the great warmth of
the body. We hastily and as tenderly
Ss0 POSoADAO 4CpAsAOO0 viz DOuJ OA INC
bed, and I called TO the family to
come in, telling them that the woman
was not dead. naturally expected "a
scene, but not so. The two women in
attendance merely looked at each other
in a bewildered way and hardly ex-
pressed any surprise. while the husband
seemed as little affected. Gathering up
our traps, we hastily departed, and l
heard no more of the case until a week
afterward, when was again summoned
by the husband to embalm and bury his
wife's remains. On this second trip
found the body still quite warm, but
before proceeding to make an injection
allowed the body to become quite cold
to make sure that death had taken place.
"The incident has impressed upon
me-, continued Mr.. Kelly, chow care
full undertakes should be not only in
viewing corpse, but in having reliable,
sober men in their service, especially
for embalming. Had thoughtless, care
less or half drunken man been sent out
in the first instance on this case the
poor woman would probably have been
cruelty put to death. st. Louis Re-
mhlic
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27
A FREAKISH OLD WELL.
Faithful For Twenty-Five Years, 1t Nov
Gives Salt Water.

Faithful For twenty-five Years, It Now
Gives Salt Water.
One of the strange caprices Of nature
is illustrated i'll well on tho premises
of Thomas B. Craft of Belle Plaine, la.
The well has been Oh the family home
stead and supplying the family with
water for the past % years. The supply
of water never diminished. even in the
driest periods of the year. and has sup
piled neighboring families with water
when surrounding wells gave out.
Recently the water ill the old we'll
commenced to taste salty. 1t was
pumped dry and thoroughly cleaned
out. The w"ter became worse, and the
we'll was cl, aned out again This time
the water became literally salty brine
and so thick that when placed in yes
sci clear, white salt would settle i'll
the bottom.
No explanation is advanced for the
remarkable phenomenon. None of the
wells in the neighbOrhood gives any evil
dence of salt, and, as there are no sa-
line lands ill the community the chang.
ing of this old homestead we'll into salt
water has nonplused the people Chi
cagO Times Herald.