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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
Gamccock Was n Terror.

Game ROSTERS are thoroughly up
to-date in everything, and always
ready to fight anything, whether it be
a circular saw or bald-headed eagle,
but il was revelation to see game
cock act the part of rat terrier. A
black-breasted red has been known to
wade into covey of mice that had
been corralled for the bird's amuse-
ment, and inside of six minutes the
rooster had killed sixteen of the
rodents and had eaten eight of the
covey.
Some time ago, after diet Of mice,
this rooster grew sick. He lost his
-srPvsi4ppWsiu~~ssspS1.vsnubspri~s.sr.
the ghost and his owner was greatly
worried. After treating the fowl for
a couple of days he chloroformed him
and dissected his craw. To his az
constituent he found three mice in
this part of the birds anatomy--ono
Of them still alive. The mouse had
gotten its tail into the small entrail
leading to the BIRDS gizzard, and con-
sequently had put stop to the diges-
ton of the rooster. The mouse must
have realized this, and that it was his
sole chance of life, for when the
doctor attempted to withdraw the tail
the mouse set up an awful squealing,
and feebly objected to the process.
To make the matter more interesting,
the gizzard had gripped the end of the
mouse's tail and would not let go.
Between the two the rooster came
very near dying, but upon the mouse
and tail being removed and the craw
sewed up again, the bird speedily re-
covered, but now it runs from a mouse
as if it were q bull terrier. New
Orleans Times-Democrat
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
Digging Fishes with a Hoo.

The following is vouched for by L.
Makett, who lives in Leilore county,
Miss, near Cane Lake. Mr.. Makett
went out IA few mornings ago to
marsby place that had dried out on
account OF the continued dry weather,
to dig fish bait, and while digging
with grub hoe, TO his great surprise,
instead Of finding fish bnit he dug up
n fine fish that weighed three pounds,
ard upon examination he found that
in the mud for 100 yards around there
was Il great quantity Of trout, white
perch and bass. Mr.. Makett carried
home half bushel Of the fish, and
now, instead Of digging bait he goes
out every morning and digs n mess of
fine bass. The fish are under the
surface about ten inches. - Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
AWHEEl.
Dainty maid, with checks aglow,

Dainty maid, with checks aglow,
by my side 80 blithely wheeling,
Little can your pure heart know
What the heart within mes feeling.
Tam q Shantor all awry,
Curly hair the breeze carcssing-
There's sparkle In your eye,
With very Joy YOU'RE elHeryescing.
IA W. pedal on our way,
Swiftly. silently progressing,
How | wonder what you'd say
Should start my love conirssing
Would YOU frowu ON mo aud doubt!
Would you fetch q glance heguiling2
Would YOU shake your head aud pouP
Would YOU cheer my heart with smiling2
Robert 4. Hardy, Jr., In Munsoy.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
Blue Eyes Discovery.

Blue Eyes was a very little girl
She was so small, in fact, that her
head touched only the second button
from the bottom of papa's great storm
coat.
ana mamnw-Bwv-zyvv
loved her feet. When mamma put
her on the bed for "kick" while her
bath was being prepared she would
try in the funniest way to catch her
feet as they swayed back and forth in
the air above her. She would take
them in her arms and talk to them
just rs mamma did to her. When, rs
she said, they looked enlightened"
she would hug and soothe them.
"No, no, little FOOTE'S, don't cwyl
Nothin' can hurt 'ool" Then she
would turn up the toes and shout:
Look, mamma, now they are laugh
ing. They're not 'fwaid any more.
One of her tricks was to take off her
shoes and stockings when mamma was
not looking, wait for the door to be left
open, slip out on the piazza and trot
about in the warm sunlight. She
never dared 60 farther than this be-
cause the bricks we're too hot, or
pebbles hurt her feet.
But even the piazza had its dangers,
for sometimes sliyers would get into
Blue Eyes feet. p Her greatest trial
was to have them taken out. And out
they must come, for mamma said il
they were allowed to stay the feet
might get sore. Then the little
FOOTE'S had to he bound up, and Blue
Eyes would feel almost sick.
Blue Eyes had one other pet besides
her feet. This was a handsome black
cat which she had named Jolly Saint
Nicholas; just why, no one knew. One
day while playing with "Nic'as" she
made a wonderful discovery. He was
stretched lazily on the door-mat
purring with pleasure, blinking at
Blue Eyes, spreading and drawing to-
gether his toes. Although she had
often played with Nicholas in this way
before, she had never, it seems,
noticed his claws. She watched him
long time in silence. Then, with
eyes grown bright and lips firmly
closed she got up and toddled into the
kitchen where mamma was cooking.
Mamma, / wants a needle. P'ease
dimme a needle!"
"Why, Blue Eyes, what do you
mean? You mustn't have a needle
run away and play. When sit down
20 sew LII give you pin and you may
help me-"
Blue Eyes put her hands behind her
back and shook her head. ''But,
mamma, l must have n needle-its
'portant.
Mamma now noticed the quiyering
lips and serious face for the first time,
and STOPPING down drew the little one
toward her.
"Now tell me what you want to do
with q needle.
ooh, mamma, Saint Meas has free
-e-e or seven slivers in his TOO
es, and I-I-Tm 'fwaid he'll Diet
s-s-sick. The Favorite.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
HUMOROUS.

When the bill collector il round, it
is time to get square.
~ say, Mick, what sort Of potatoes
are those you are planting" Raw
ones.
pretty Polly" said the lady "Can
Polly speak," "Polly," replied tho
Boston parrot, "can converse.
Walker-Did you say your wife's
member of secret society? Talkor
1t was secret before she joined.
After man learns how little no
knows he begins to suspect that pos
sibly others do not know as much as
they pretend.
An enterprisinE merchant advertised
"Nlalc or female umbrellas. Prob
ably female umbrella is one that
won't shut up.
Priscilla When Charley started to
kiss Clara the other night she called
out for help. Patrice-Couldnt sho
hold him alone?
"Ma," said Tommy Turner, "am |
descended from the monkeysY' "Not
on my side of the house, replied Mrs.
Turner with much positiyencss.
When girl hears of another girl
being kissed, she acts awfully shocked,
but il wouldn't Ease her ut all If IT had
happened right under her nose
Shc-You never pump my tires for
me any more, though you did before
we were married" "No | don't; but
raise the wind to keep you going in
other ways" a
Wife--Why, Reginald these trou-
sers have no pockets in theml Hus-
band--I know. | expect to save
enough by not having them to pay for
the whole suit
Two dent mutea they sat and courtcd
just as lovers In all lands,
Only that, with love transported,
Neither held the others hands
A young fellow who had been read
ing the comic papers was surprised
the other day. He proposed to n girl,
and instead of her saying, Its so
sudden" she said ''Its about time"
"How terribly Mrs. Walkinshaw
shutters. II must be very trying to
her husband" "Not at all. He likes,
F-r.eNe il able 10 get out of the house
at night before she has time TO ask
him where he's going"
"First shirt, then collar buttons,
then suspcnders, then trousers, and
now--and now my diamond framep'
He crouched in the bay window and
through mist of binding tears
watched his wife wheel away.
He-I was great friend Of your
late husband. Have You any little
thing of his you could lot mo have to
remind me of him? Disconsolate Wild
what's the matter with
me? You-you can t.take me If y-you
c-c.care tot
"Sallie Twitters is to be married."
said Mrs. Kilduif to her brother, who
is crusty bachelor. ''Ah," replied
he, "who in her victim?" Then, see
ing n baleful look in his sisters eye,
he added, ~ should say, who is her
accomplicep"
His Wife Well, I'm surprised that
young Mr.. Jenkins turned out wrong!
He seemed to be good young man,
and he sang 80 beautifullyat meeting.
The Pastor-Well, you can tell much
more about n mans voice from his
singing than you can about his soul.
The Rev. DIR. Thirdly-And now,
children, / wonder il any little boy or
girl here knows who was the best man
that ever lived. All, there's hand
up. Well, Johnny, who was the best
man that ever lived? Johnny Second
crop--Please, sir, it was mammals first
husband, sir.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
Getting His Account Straight.

Bob Notwithstanding to my
memorandum book 1 owe ten dollars.
Lon Lenditt (nervously)-No, Bob
1T is only five.
Bob Borrower-The deucc, you say.
Then Just let me have another v TO
straighten out my book, will your
Puck.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17

Texas has boy preacher who was
reared in saloon, ran away from
home at an early age, became a gam
bier and sot, and was dragged from
the depths of iniqui,y at the age of
eighteen. He is able to entertain a's
congregation by the hour in telling all
the bad things he has done.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
IIsl3ildfs8G oIUnp1

all night A boy found her in the morn
ing, and took her in the house, but he
did not know what to DO for her sore
throat, and she soon died.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
Two Trusty Blades.

"I'll try Is blade that will win It's way
Through many Il hardwood knot
Will patiently seek for the surest path
To reach coveted spot.
ar can" Is a sword both trusty and true,
Which wins when others have failed;
It's temper Is perfect. It's edge Is keen,
Its lustre has never paled.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-23

not my present concern, IHafhs ara
things about which Ne know nothing.
There is i great movement q ~ nsi-
Ton. 81 intellectual unrest. OF the ssAF-
ins down II old things preparatory 20
The building u new 10 this Gay II Z
notieeably 80 III the sociological AID
Industrial neld and il the religious
field These influences are eaA1eis-
ing, and i climax is approaching.
In religion men may not believe
great many things they did. bit they
Will believe few essential thihas wlth
all their hearts. S. that their lives VIII
be powerfully moved b. them. hih
il the age II a religion that VIII taAe
hold 81 ths condition. ~ men hers o.
earth. which will bFing the Kingdom
81 God ID this world and not make
men walt Hntil the arrival r. heaven
for iIs enjoyment.
Mcn think more closely noS than
they ana I'll former years and they can
NOT accept WAat wss gakeu suI granted
iii the ages 81 intellectual bondage fhe
church. by holding ~ untenable slsAs.
Is losing her hold 81 thinking people,
DO not believe i i right 70 ira 2
/ doctrines 10 i chlll which he viii ~
/ ject when he comes ID think for aiui+
self Ny child knows ID sAteeAiasn. !
/ church without doctrine. bag "a y
\ practical Christianity. i the ehuHah soi
/ this day"
III answer 10 questions A. n hts per
s0nai conceptions On familiar oriaodox
views, Mr Howard said be TOOK the
i sermon On the mount ID ceatAin the
core " the whole Christian religion.
The writings 81 the apostles contained
10 his yiea. the seeds u ienDmiaa.
tional diassnslan. because tbs apostles
developed individual and divergent the
oiogies. liz thought il probable that
| early Christian writer's acre driven 10
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-23

village and acQnalHtlns hinseA Nith
the details II the crime As then uu-
darsIooa. on the failowias dsy he Sc
cured admission Is the county Jail and
introduced himself 10 Bens as an at
terney sroyn iron River. ! neigheoriag
town. explaining that he VAS much IN
terestsd Ia the ease BoRs told him
the story % tie affair which he had
given when first arrested. The detec-
TIVE sympathi1ed with the prisoner and
told him that be would like 10 help
him out. ard would defend him WILL
out fee II ii were not FOR the feeling
against the prisoner. which vas 80
strong thar il would result Ia driving
out % the county any attorney who
took his ease The detective explained
that in this case he could not well take
the chances Of defending man accused
q such crime. as he had q great
many enemies. Who would Be only TOO
glad to drive him away. and that he
was at that time under indictment.
This seemed to interest Bons.
The detective then unfolded a tale Of
an imaginary crime at Iron River.
which be had cleYerly escaped the con
sequences OF. At subsequent visits he
told Bons that i would be impossible
70 clear him in the state Of public feel
ing then existing. and that the only
way 10 get ont was to break jail. He
detailed plans for smuggling In tools
With which the prisoner could saw his
way out, and related highly eolored
narrative OF Jail delivery in another
part Of the country In which he had
been the star actor. By def touches
here and there the bogus Iron River
attorney and crook earned first the
confidence and then the envy Of the
prisoner. Incited BY the tales OF ras-
ealiy deeds told b. his visitor. Bons
narrated few or his own criminal
exploits. notably certain deeds In the
highway robbery line. when. as a mem
Der or The Forty Hoboes." a criminal
organization operating between Chi
cago and Buffalo in 1898 and 1894. he
had participated in several "hold-ups.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-23

he girl u whom he SPOKE Was FeAri
Morrison. whom Bons had assaulted
and murdered
( Pearl was about - years Old, retir-
4 Ing Il disposition. liked AMI respected
BY the community July . she left
E the home Of her father. Captain Will
+ IAN Morrison. a mining man Or vide
/ acquaintance in the iron regions. FOR
4 the Great Western mining location.
three miles from her home she left
the house Al ! o'clock. made several
calls ar the Great Western and start
Cd on her return home. She had
+ spoken before leaving home 10 her
mother 81 intending 10 pick berries on
the following day. and il Is presumed
that the reason fog her turning from
the main road on her way home was
% examine the bushes in the vicinity
I Of BIaney creek. a rich spog for red
I raspberries she gas last seen at $50
o'clock Friday afternoon by some
reighbOrs on the main road As she
4 did not return for supper her parents
Became anxious. and her father spent
4 80 --AeA4E 1GE-A%4AA2= III MT. AEENAAls
With no success and becoming serious
" alarmed. Captain Morrison secured
the assistance Of several neighbOrs
Saturday morning and at noon a gen
sral alarm was given. Large search
ing parties were formed. which began
{. searching the country for several miles
IL all directions Saturday afternoon
Peter Bons. who had reached Crystal
Falls the previous day. appeared AZ the
residence Of William Brooks. on the
!. road leading 70 the Great Western
I mine, and showed small brooch to
the two girls there. the elder people
being absent Bons said b had taken
the pin from the body Or ! dead girl
lying in the bushes a half nile dis
tant. Despite their timidity the girls
went with Bons. and in = ciHnp OF
bushes, lying in a depression partially
concealed by 4 pine stump. tae body
OF Pearl Morrison vas found J. was
only thirty feet from the road and
about 800 feet from the stream. but
was 80 cleverly concealed that the
girls father. who had passed twice
over the road. searching carefully. had
been unable 10 discover II. The girls
Immediately gave the alarm. and mem.
bers Of one Of the searching partie.
and a physician we're on the spot in ;
short time.
Before the body was removed I
careful examination was made by DR.
Darling. but there was little need o.
the trained eye Of medical man Il
determine the cause Of death. Tn,
gloves which the girl had worn wer,
hanging in shreds. showing that tn,
victim had made brave fight for life
About the wrists were discoIorations
indicating that she had been graspe,
with yise-like grip by her assailant
while about her throat were the tell
tale finger marks left by tils murderer
Nest terrible Of all, blood slowly ooze,
! from the mouth. ears and nostrils
! while the swollen ami discoloret
! tongue protruded. half Bit IA twain B,
the set teeth.
The girls remains we're brought /,
. /, her late home, and the anguish OF he
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-23

especially fond OF following ine
hounds and no man can surpsA. IL
In endurance or pluck. Thers ae
been some exciting hunts near ~
mer home before she was ns''
on one occasion, after cap'%
Of two hours and a half over tne ~
the stag went to sea near Oleh1I~
the family seat. The deer sWaI 4,
and az no boat was forthcomlhs
sportsmen found pursuit impu, i
and stood IN helpless anxiety i
shore. What was their anger " ~
a boat lowered by a passing w. (
vessel. with the evident luten'ps ~
giving chase 70 their prey. Tbeil ~
OF tho situation they expressed " n
ed language. but to no AVIAN. - .ns
little pirate boat pulled steaaly y d
the stag and succeeded In captu''. VA
and hosting II on deck. Ihss "A
three derisiys cheers the crew W., 's.as
tho sails and away went the ~,
before the wind, leaving the dls 4
late sportsmen 20 make the ~. ~
their loss. The deer was taken
din ans there sold.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-23

certain positions by tbs logic ~ th-<
positions. and - the Nsw Testament
developed Eis has seen similar In
stances III the catea ~ modern min.
listers ami Sunday school teachers and
he supposed that the assertions might
have been made Id What The togtrla.
airs supposed - b. al hoassty q
mind
Christ 70 him aas man a. run .,
divinity "a ! man Ia the flesh could -.
but i son af God only aH any other
man might b. He ylsSed him as 4
man affected BY hla human education
and partaking * the views u hla time.
Thus The Jews and other Medltsrransaa
peoples. thought % the dad as going
into nebalous. vague existence ~tha,
they became what have been called
shades Punishment Was not Tea.
tuFe u this conception
chrlst's idea ot the resurrection. n
Mr Howarda optaloa. vas thar M
though. 81 fhgge souls which had !
larger spiritual NE and . greater abil.
ity 10 correspond 9Th 4 spiritual "a.
yirUumsu' pushing up out Of the ia.
dsterminate state % 4 glorious lifs. tn,
Greek text. says Nr Howard, il dis.
tinctIy the resurrection from among
ne dead. not "1f the dead. white
be admits that IL scientific sense h.
does not knox even that there viii
~ HE everlasting. though hs believes
in 4. be cpuestves Ii a. possible tina,
the resurrection will not come for ali
Eho may happen II haze 4 bodily hu.
man form. Iie conrsiyes Il AZ b~tns
10 store FOR those whose evolution
brings them - the point of SOU de-.
teigpment which permits them 10 haze
vital relations With Nhat may ~ called
he spiritual. The process III eyoln.
ton Il one ~ Hr. H0Warda beat aug.
sesiions that there IL another lie. Al
n each successive state of development,
feS more vigorous individuals
pnshad NJ to a higher plane. u Il.
EieEe1 The risinE or resurrection tnta
the eternal LIE. with lta luants pgssl.
biiitles 81 development.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-23

our congregations, cannot accent the
old creeds," said Mr.. Howard. Many
do not wish 70 withdraw from III
churches on this account. bnt they Al
not at heart stand with the nominal
position Of their churches. and would
welcome church with h religion free
from doctrine. Yes. / believe thar Tho
movement which came 10 start IN I1g
Angeles will grow rapidly and power-
fully, though in what form / canno,
say. n we formed a country wide a..
ganizatiOn, we might be- said h have
simply another denomination. To WA,
extent other congregations win with.
draw from ecclesiastical bonds do NJ,
know. Force Is at work for The aim.
plification OF the creeds 0f the demon.
nations, but such changes are hard n
make. See how much contention aroao
over the mere proposal tc feyIee Inc
Presbyterian confession.
II believe In religion that walka
II Is time to quit flying with doctrlnaI
wings through the air and come down
10 the earth, where we can helm mon
Of the present day. believe that we
should each live according 10 the hos,
ideals that are in MS. God will theu
take care OF the hereafter. NV work
ia In the present world. and the blias
Of heaven and the blister or hell /,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-23

father, mother and sisters was heart
rending. Fierce indignation burned In
the hearts Of all who had seen the
girls cruelty maItreated body, and it
was perhaps well for Peter Bons that
he was quickly taken in hand by sher-
iff Waite. Bons' story was cleyerly
prepared one, but his attempted ex-
PLANTATION Of his whereabouts 5etween
800 and 9 O'Clock on the previous day,
between which hours the murder was
committed, was not a satisfactory one,
He was locked up on suspicion. A con
ference OF the authorities was held. and
while 1t was seen that there was no d.
rect evidence against Bons. the Off
Gals and others who had scanned his
sinister features we're morally certain
OF his guilt. Attorney Moriarity was
sent to Chicago with unlimited powera
10 engage the best detective talent that
could be secured. Within ten day, AZ
ter the detectives arrival the whole
tangled skein had been unrayeIed and
Peter Bons stood the self-confessed
murderer OF i'earl Morii snn.
After arriving the detective spent n
day covering the territory about the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-23

In emulation Of cIeyerly constructed
tale told By the detective. setting forth
the success Of a criminal plot, Bons
stated that he had begun business By
setting IRE 70 a store al Norway. Mich.
in 1898, the building being owned By
man named Swanson. and that the pro-
ceeds OF this first essay In crime took
the incendIary to Chicago al the age
Of Is. Investigation of this story show
ed that the store vas actually burned,
under suspicious circumstances. al the
time named.
Upon hearing this story the detective
told Bons that he guessed the latter
was the sort Of a man he could use
and unfolded plot for the dynamitfnz
o. big safe at Iron River containing
several thousand dollars. which was &c
Immediately follow Bons' escape from
Jail. He agreed to furnish the prisoner
funds for his escape from the country
After concluding an agreement for this
little piece Of yilIainy and foreseeing
his speedy escape from the very tight
place in which he was then situated
Bons felt the need Of unbosoming him.
self freely, and narrated 10 the officer
the full story Of the crime. which the
| prisoner alleged had been committed
By man wearing straw hat and
white trousers.
This man, according to the story.
met Bons AZ the rai'~ay station Friday
night, and told the full particulars Of
the crime. He had arranged TO meet
/! Bons at Aurora, Ill The atrocious de-
tails were told in manner 10 brItalIy
truthful that the detective was assured
Of his man, for no story al second
hand could have depicted the crime sc
| wildly beside which the utter imprOb.
ability Of a stranger confessing such
a crime to casual hobo acquaintance
stamped the parsonage with the straw
hat and white trousers as mythical. On
the following day the detective visited
the prisoner once more. get a definite
date for the jail delivery and narrated
70 Bons the full details Of shooting
scTape at Iron River, town he had
never visited. in which the supposed
lawyer and criminal had shot and killed
a prominent citizen, and had egcaped
suspicion BY series Of clever ruses
From long detective experience the
officer selected details for this tale, anc
In the interest Of Justice layished upor
the guilty wretch enough cleverly
mingled truth and fiction to have SUP.
piled the average writer Of detective
tales with material for dozen dime
novels. In an ecstasy Of delight al
hearing Of the triumph Of the Grim.
and believing that he had founc
superior In crime and Gun
ming, Bons approached to IN,
front OF his cell, and, squeezing hi
face against the bars, whispered: "Thai
fellow, you know; that fellow with the
straw hat and the white pants; well
there wasn't any such man. I did ii
myself" He then repeated his story
Of the previous day, with fuller details
gloating over the most atroclous feat.
ures.