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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Order of Publication.

State of Missouri, at the relation and
to the use Of E. L. Hope. Collector
of the venue Cape Girardeau
county, in the State of Missouri,
against
The Unknown Heirs and legal repre-
sentatives of NJ. S. Mitchim.
Action to Enforce Tax Lien.
Now, at this time comes the plain
tiff, by counsel, John A. Hope. Esq,
before the undersigned, clerk of the
circuit court of Cape Girardeau
county, in vacation, and files his Pc
sitiOn and affidavit herein, stating
among other things that the defend
ants are non residents of the State of
Missouri. and cannot be summoned
in this action. 1t is therefore ordered
by the clerk foresaid, in vacation,
that publication be made notifying the
said defendants that an action has
been commenced against them by pc
tition in the circuit court of Cape
Girardeau county, Missouri, the OBJ
ject and general nature of which is to
enforce the lien of the State of Mis-
sonri. for taxes upon the following
described lands, towit: .
Four (4) acres, being the east part
of the northwest quarter of section
six (6), Township thirty-ene t3l),
Range thirteen 49,, in the county OF
Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
That unless they be and appear at
the next regular term of this court to
be begun and held in the court house.
in the city of Jackson, Cape Girar-
dean county. Missouri, on the first
Monday in May next, 1899, and on or
before the third day thereof. If the
term shall so long continue: if not
then before the end of the term, and
answer or demur to plaintiffs petit
ton. the same will be taken as con-
fessed and Judgment rendered Accord
ingly
hereof be published in the Cape G!rar-
deau DEMOCRAT. a newspaper printed
and published in the city OF cape
G~irardeau. Cape Girardeau county.
Missouri. for four weeks successfully.
the last insertion to be ut least fifteen
DAYS before the first day of the next
term of this court.
STATE OF MISSOURI. -
County of CAPE Girardeau.
l.. Chris. Z. Betten. ClerE Of the
Circuit Court within and for the said
county. hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is . full. true anG com
nlete copy of the order made ny me
this day in the above suit.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | gave
~ hereunto set my hand and
SEAL. affixed the seal of said
49, Court Done At Office In
tire city of Jackson. in said county.
this, tG7h day of March. y. ID. 1899.
CHKlS r. BETTEN
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Attest: IoHN a. HOPE
marl%r+s-4w. Attorney for Plaint.Tf
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

some paper, speak of a propaganda
to annex Cuba. and they aPpsd" :"
think i, j, some sort OF L conepirtrT.
/; is. of cuursc. nothing ot lie KIM.
The men who are going 10 uo Inc an
n.xing are the voters OF Cuba. The
IMPROVEMENT, which nave taken place
in Cuba a. :; consequence % the Amer
lean occupation arr 20 obvious 70 AL
the inhabitants OF the Island ,hat ,hcy
rao he relied GA to vote to make the
american connection closer and per-
fpaurut when .hc time for vutin@ comes.
:, douh; need lie felt on thi- ~ro"e.
III, anncNatiunist- in Clna are not
.oin. around ana prociainin- their
uurnosr with brass bands. Their clc-
mrut. however. j. growing in strength
every dav by natural accrrtiou. When
tine war began a year ago annexation
Ms rendered certain, though 1t Will
, not occur this YEAR, and may not oc-
cur next year. 1t will come III the
very near future. TIE tubana VIII
/ brjn~ it. and The C@bans Will tn the
( chief gamers by it. though the United
States in general is bound t" he hen
Gifted thereby. Embellishments
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The dinner habit is growing in the
Democratic party. This has many
pitfalls for IA man like Bryan, who
goes to nearly all of them. and who
talks wherever he goes. At each din
ner he makes an assault on Jefferson
ism and JacksoniSm in some shape.
and some OF his dupes are beginning
to see this. In each of his speeches
the Republicans find much 10 attack.
If he keeps on talhin" from this time
to the opening Of the Democratic Con-
vention with such recklesSness a. ne
has been displaying in The past Two
weeks the Democrats will be frighten-
ed into rejecting him. His vanity.
howcvcr.sis likely to keep his tongue
active until the convention meets. lie
seeks the nomination. and he believes
thai his sra"rnr- ~ill give It to him.
The Republicans are praylnt that he
will sweep the convention, as he did
in 1876. He will be far easier 1" beat
at the polls . than he was then
Glohr-Dcmocrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

A down-east editor has drawn up
some new game laws which he has
adopted: Book agents may be killed
from October lst to November LIST:
Spring poets from March lst to June
LIST: Umbrella borrowers from August
lst to November lst: while every man
who accepts a newspaper two years,
and upon being presented with the
bill, says, | never ordered it, may be
killed on the spot. without reserve or
relief and buried face downward with
out benefit or clergy"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
35th yer

And Commencement and Southern
Teachers Association Meeting
Southern Illinois University, Car
bondale. June Ills, 1899.
For the above occasion the Illinois
Central railroad company will sell
round trip tickets from Cape Girar-
deau to Carbonate at rate of Sl.%
Tickets on sale June 18th to 18th in
elusive: limited for return passage to
and including June 18th.
j 7 DUNCAN. Agent.
&C MCCARTHY, G. PA
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
The Appetite OF a Goat

Is envied by all poor ~dyspeptics
whose stomach and liver are out of
order. All such should know that Or
Kings New Life Pills. the wonderful
stomach and liver remedy, gives Il
splendid appetite, sound digestion
and a regular bodily habit that in
sures perfect health and great energy.
Only - cents at |. Ben Niller's drug
store. 4
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

After Il man has been elected 10 a
good paying office for two years he
becomes as sausy as Il Niger just be
fore election time. y newspaper man
is not in il with the officer after he is
elected. Before the election the office
seeker poses as Il little brass Jesus
before the newspaper man. After the
election he is one of the holy ghost
follows.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Joe Dawson OF Poplar Bluff sill
DE an applicant for Supervisor Of lii:
Census in the l4th Congressional Dis
trict. MIR. Dawson il a rood nan
but he will have a.hard row to hoe to
get the appointment. All The little
plums Of comfort that fall 10 The lot
OF Southeast Missouri will be gohblcd
mp by the hungry crum grahbcr- Of
Cape Girardcau.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Broom corn. which sold last fail at
80 a ton. is today worth $40, anu
there j. a possibility OF its going to
5000 in a short time. The great m
c,.a.r in price is not due to IA corner,
but to an actual shortage IN tho mar
ke1. For several years broom corn
has been at a very low figure, and as
a consequence the farmers IN the en-
-ral portion of Illinois. where the
h,rl- of the corn il raised. have de-
,.,a, sod their acreage from year 10
year. until a short time ago the manu-
facturers and brokers awoke 10 the
startling fact that there was a scarcity
of broom corn. In a week the price
went from so TO 500 Il ton ana mas
been .~gradully going up ever since
After the first biz jump the manuiac'
+u,,,. of brooms met anu faIseu
nrfre- 10 meet the increase. On ac-
, count of the steady rise they nave
chilled another meeting. our prlce'
=. are not commensurate with the price
: of corn" said one large manufacture.
recently. We have added only ~ o
q ~ cents a dozen to the price OF broom
. while it ought 70 be - cents higher
: should not be surprised If the meet
inc voted to increase prices II q uo@
slulinois furnishes fully 10 per cen c
all the broom corn used in h conh'F
- and a scarcity here affects everymanT
Observation-Disclosures.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Our soldier boys will return home
next month. They will not return
with the scalps of the wicked Span
iards hanging to their belts. but they
will return with the satisfaction of
knowing hal they yer to the front,
obeyeG orders and did their duties as
Uncle Sans soldiers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
The War shin Coming.

Mayor Cocrver received IA telegram
this Friday morning from Captain
MAYNARD of the I. ). gunboat Nash
vile stating that the boat would ar
rive III Cape Girardeau On the 10Th
of May and remain here till the llth.
This will give the boat one day and
one night here and rive everybody a
chance to see her.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Order OF sale OF school Eund
MOrtDanc-

~. ON The. twentY-ninrth
d,r nf Nov,.wber l~Sg. Richard =.
Einnison b~orrnwcd of tia. county OF
cam. tirarda:,g in the sat- % Mis-
.nnri IN. sum of one runGre. auu
fft dollars belonging TO Tue Capital
SrIooi Frruu af said Il aud
wb.r.,. in .Cp,idrratioa of The
r..u,is.- and ~ secure ths. i3avnent
If iii .,ru nj NAM. when III same
. -LnnIL h,,.nu,. ,un. on t.- twenty
n.L Ia, nt E,yamh.,. l~aU. fI,.
Lid rirn,..d u. hfaui,on ana MaiEi.la
g:;n,a.m -. wifi. nvr.Ufrl ,na n,-
, Hy,s,., - SAID ,on3tv. for ~. ~. aud
49,. .t. n.-..fi. a. lin. a.. ~,,,nI
%-,,.L"i,- and cn.-r-v Schn,l !-uru
+h.,ir ,.,,.;,iu mnrrr.u %. iced wh~>.l,y
/ t%.,. ,,r,.v,.. 20 IN aid CONT the
fG""IfL.,.ir.r I...,rfnaE Iof-. rfirt- or
,r,,,..- M .ano. l.iHr. f~in- ANA
;.,... in IN. ,nun;- al Car. G:gar-
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-. .nY-hw..r cg: ,-r, 81 t.r
,,.br,-. ,rarrrg :. continuing tfrtv
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IS ,h,. -~n,tnw,-. nua,+e- a.. ~
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[,G ,.h..r.,- il j. stimulated In said
wtr,.r,u ~. tina, if Esrarl, .hpa,G be
MAJ. in tn. OF said sum Of
hn,.nyyrd money. o. the interest there
on ~. any mari thcreUf. WREN the SAME
S6nrId het.Glnr due and pavabic ac-
rn,J;nr IA IN. tcno, and eject OF the
Lid bnnd. then the then :.:ting sheriff
nj cam. i:iarGrau count aforesaid
Sbnnfd withou. suit on sal mortgage.
dr.I. sell at publ. auction. to tn.
highest bidder. for cash in hand. ths
above described real estate upon ~
ing lWenlA u"aS ,SSnn. l.io A,J
iliAt' ~ -. ,sr,, NJ 80
whereas. gu, O,r"S -. nrIo. nj
I "lr"'u.a", nr Ir +ha .e~sn.
anu Gn'J.r" 50 TnTnmfn,. is9s Totb
> tceitL u" ,1+ - hsen roda in he
hhu una. ue'"Gt' :" ns n,,n",. orD,rG.
., pay men VI ~" an% nfnn, of Said
= ing 10 me . M ~ LA rfcbnr5 p
nohu: an" n"' J.I. - ~ III
Il Ninntrpn - t%, 49, nf aid schoo
: oo"nlH - Ia En,,,,, Scbn,l Fnn,
io%hsilP9 -" L',.J,.I nnI fn,tT,
IN me Huni % EnT h'''''i'G
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The Missouri Legislature will ad-
iourn about the 18th of May. There
is no money in the treasury to pay
the members and some of them will
return home with due bills in their
rockets.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Last week a man at Scranton. Pa,
filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy. Liabilities S6S.OO: assets
three gold shirt studs. We wonder
why he didn't givein his collar button.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

It is an old and true saying that
politics make strange bed fellows.
We all know that in campaign years
the politician has to associate with
men who in ordinary times are be
meath his notice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Cape Girardeau was the best forth
fed Union city on the Mississippi
River in the civil a and if Cape
Girardeau is sighted by the gunboat
Nashville We will be heard from.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

nan who has been accustomed ~
.uend1uu twenty cents Il day ioollshl!
found that by saving the anle ne
couId buy from the grocer the iolio"-
iur hill of goods in one year: luree
b,rrels of flour, 100 pounds oil gran
Mated sugar. - pounds corn s'arcl'
1a5 pounds maccaroni, TO po"no'
white beans. & pounds ground pepper
I dozen scrubbing brushes, >" pounds
soda. - pounds roasted coHee' -
cams tomatoes. n cans macNeEei. ~
nounds best raisins. | dozen packages
herbs. 40 pounds oat meal ~ Po"h"s
rice. | barrel crackers, il" Poohu'
bominy. Is pounds mince meat l ooI'
brooms. l. bottles machine OIL y
hounds dried apples, p pounds pfoAe:
40 pounds laundry starch. ~ pounu'
table salt. - pounds lard. l. bottles
maple syrup. 100 bars soap gallon
chow chow,t1 al note paper ~
envelopes, and two newspapers 10
one year.-EN.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

\ New York Sun correspondent
suggests that Dewey's cOuntenance be
placed upon some of the United States
postage stamps. He must want Dewey
licked.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

l. = said hat The experiments with
the Marion system Of Wireless teleg-
raphy are proving satisfactory. OPP
orators who are Stationc4 twelve miles
apar'. on the oeNjh ForcIanG Light
hcRse. rep"Ttt that questions ami ans
Z ".rc exchanged almost Il 4"ioA'E
p, in ordinary conversation. Inc
carrrn1 j. not affected II stormy
weather. 50 that Great "Gva";a2" VIII
result in cases OF -aiPw.ccS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
APRIL -, 1899.

4 mar who holds Office all his life
is no good for any Other occupation,
and with him it is Office or the poor
hOuse.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Ina political circles il is under'too"
that John \. Snider and "eor@e NJ
Miley viii both be applicants ior 7"-
pervisor of the Census in this Con
or,ssional District. VI would be too
bad if some othoE fellow would step
in and get the appointment; ho''
7,en are biz politicians-both have
sacrificed themselves for the soo' Oh
the party and if there are any plum.
70 he handed around the plum haako'
will surely be passed to them first
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

l~u,c-viiIr Banner: ''l."-. h"a,s
Hoark ha, done more - "'Nr.op
Southeas, Missouri. than any Iatn IN
the State. Eiis railroads lave mao"
the swamp region "bloom like a "ar-
dem by opening Il wide score OF
country that was considered either
too swampy or too inaccessible L"
market. If Southeast Missouri had
one hundred surh men a. Louis ho"ck
We would soon have The paradise Of
earth right mere in Southeast
Missouri,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Hunts LiSnIulnY OIL

Cures Catarrh, Neuralgia, Sprains
Cramp Collie, Diarrhoea, Cuts, Head
ache. rheumatism. Good for mau
and beast. Failing. money refunded
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
\ Life for isJe,

Many. people have been cured OF
Kidney diseases by taking Il q bolts
Folcv'S Kidney Cure
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Helena, Mont.
July z, 1899.

Notice is hereby given thai Evan d. Jones,
OF Pondera, Mont, has filed notice of intention
to a proof on his desert land claim No.
a9O, for the NED SCI sec. 21. n2 sw4 and. nw4 sci
sec y, tip 20 H. r 4w. before Q. f. Prescott, U.
s. commissioner at Dupuyer, Mont. on the 26th
day of August, 1899.
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation md reclamation of
said land: Henry Creighton, Raymond Luce.
OF Pondera, Mont Samuel Potter and VIM. d.
Jones, of Dupuyer, Mont.
George ID. Greene, Register.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
CARPENTER Work. = Estjmat

CARPENTER Work. = Estimates
given for buildings of every de-
scription. Work guaranteed to
be satisfactory. References given
by the leading carpenters and
builders of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Raymond Gilbreath,
Pondera, Montana.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
Notice For Publication.
Land Office at Helena, Mont.
July 10, 1899.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
TO make final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof viii be made before G. L.
Prescott, U. s. commissioner at Dupuyer.
Mont, on Aug. 26. 1899, viz; Nancy A. Hughes.
for H. e. No. 1897 for the lot 4 sec s, tip 2S n, r
2w and lot 1 sec 1. tip IS n r 3w.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuou residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz: Hal W. Herald, Charles II.
Pearson. George A. Woods. and Herbert L.
Pearson all of Pondera. Mont.
GEORGE D. GREENE, Register.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
NOTICE FOR PUBKlCATToN.
Land Office at Helena, Mont.
LII = -

D-, July ,AItH, L0T'.
Notice Is hereby given that John V. Davies,
Of Shelby, Mont, has fled notice of his intcn-
ton to make proof ON his desert-land claim
NO; G."7, Tor the let & sec IS, lot 2 sec 10. lot 1C
and ST4 Se4 sec 8. tp 81 n. T ( W. before G. E.
PRESCOTT, u. >. Commissioner at Dupuyer.
AioHt. On Saturday, the 4th day of September,
He names the following witnesses to prove
thc, complete irrigation and reclamation Of
said Lands: Edward Tanner, Samuel l.. Potter
OF DupuyeT, Frank Gaino of Shelby, w n.
Gaines, of Shelby.
GEORGE u. GREENE. Recistor.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Helena, Mont.
Il-- q 1D1n

July IL, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Hender-
son, of Dupuyer, Mont, has filed notice of his
intention 10 make proof On his deSert-iand
claim, No.30s3 for the seq ne4 sec %; So nwN
ne4 sw4 sec 26, tip % n RS W. before G. +.
Prescott, u. s. Commissioner at Dupuyer,
Mont. on the 4th day of September, 1899.
thu, complete irrigation and reclamation of
said land: Eugene f. Leech, Samuel L.
Potter. George Taylor, Carl Harris, OF Dupu-
yer, Mont.
GEORGE D. GREENE, Register.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
NOTICE Fer PUBLICATION.
Land Office ut Helena, Mont.

July II, 1899.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before c. r..
Prescott, U. 5. Commissioner, ut Dupuyer,
Mont, on September 4th. 1899, viz: Francis B..
for IL. E.. No. 1916 for the 81. se4, ne4
sell sec 80, nw4 sw4 sec 81, tp % n, W..
he names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and ~cuftiva-
ton OF said land. viz: G. b. Perkins, Ernest
SavOry, Henry Weimer, Benson English. of
Dupuyer, Mont.
GEORGE D. GREENE, Register.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office At Helena, Mont,

Land Office AT Helena, Mont.
July 18th, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
ana that said proof will be made before G. f.
Prescott, U. S. Commissioners, at Dupuyer.
Mont. on August 70, 1899, viz: Bruce Stewart
for ii. f.. No. 1904 for the lots 3 and 4. Sec 81, tip
30 N, r3W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and ~cultiva-
ton of said land, viz: Oran Hughes, Edward
hughes, Hal w. Herald, Edwin Pcttigrew,
of POndera, Mont.
GEORGE d.. GREENE, Register.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24

Five dollars viii be paid for taking up
one buckskin horse, weight about 1000
pounds, branded " on left shoulder.
For particulars call at this office.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
OF Burrows 6 Mohney is this day dis
solved by mutual consent. All accounts
owed by the firm will be paid by j. w.
Burrows.
j. w. Burrows
W. MoHoNY.
Dupuyer, Mont, July 20, 1899.
During the next thirty days Curtin
&c Co. will offer some of the best piano
and organ bargains ever offered in Great
Falls. They are overstocked, and to
make room for other goods they propose
to give the purchaser the profit, and
close out the musical instruments MS
quickly as possible. All prices have
been marked down to a figure that will
move them rapidly. Every instrument
warranted ten years. Pianos, 1926
upward. Organs, $50 upward. Terms
S25 cash and $40 Per month.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
SafPfY PaDRr.

y new kind of safety paper for
banks etc. is announced. though the
inventors name does not appear. Lit is
Il foreign idea. one feature of the in
yentiOn consisting in printing or other
wise impresSing on the paper employed
Il plurality of sets of lines or marks.
one or more of which sets are indel-
ible and the remaining sets delible;
these lines or marks are made so fine
and So closely alternating or relative
ly disposed that. in ordinary ObSCrva-
ton with the naked eye. no single line
or mark is distinguishable. Again.
the indelible lines or marks are made
of Il color differing from though com
Elementary To that of the delible lines
1r marks, so that. owing to their close
juNtapOSitiOn, they will convey the
impression of color differing from
those of either of the sets of lines or
marks. Thus. any chemical action or
rrasurc on such paper would. it is
'laimed, he mt once discernible. and the
shade made by the two color cOmbina-
tiOus would be hard to- duplicate
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Queer Beliefs About seven.

SO numerous are the queer beliefs
concerning the number seven that a
narration of them all would fill vol
ump. hut we may mention few of
them. From the very earliest ages the
seven great planets We're known and
ruled this world and the dwellers in it,
and their number entered into every
conceivable matter that concerned
man. There are seven days in the
week. seven holes in the head for the
master stars are seven" seven ages
both for man and the world i'm which
he lives. There We're seven material
heavens. and in the underworld de-
Scribed by Dante the great pagan dead
WHO We're not good enough for heaven
or bad enough for hell reposed in a
seven-walled and seven gated city.
here are seven colors in the spectrum
and seven notes i'm the diatOnic octave.
and the leading" note of the scale is
the seventh. Be it noted that the sew
enth son is rot always gifted with
benefcent powers. In Portugal he is
believed to be subject to the powers
If darkness and to he compelled every
Saturday evening to assume the like
leSs of an ass.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Courageous Animals

In North America one of the largest
of the weasel family is the Usher" a
very large. long furrrd poipcai. living
mainly 10y the watppSidp and. like
many others of the tribe very partial
10 fish. Ii weighs about sixteen
pounds. and its long. richly colored fur
is exported in great quantities tn diff
fereni paris of Europe. though not
often uSrl in this country A trapped
fisher" will attack anyone who comes
in reach of the trap chain. and when
free will beat off any dog of twice it's
size. But perhaps the most striking
example of the courage of the smaller
species yet recorded is that known AZ
the fishing cat. which, though 10 rela.
ton. to The Canadian fisher" is quite
as courageous. One of these. which
WAS kept in II mena2rrie. broke
through into the next cage. and there
attacked and killed leopard whnh
was three times its own size
The Indian mongooSr possesses all
the courage of the pnipcai together
with amiability and regulated"
mind. 1t turns its pluck aud prowpSS
To good ends. and we imagine il to
stand at the head Of the list of The,
smaller animals il quality as well aS
quantity is demanded rs Il mark of
intrepidity. There is no doubt that the
mOnGooSe realizes the deadly nature, of
the COhra'S bite. It's intense excite
ment iS strong evidence of This But
mongooSe has been known to tight
just aS bravely against other foes
One WAS seen Ia attack and drive off
a large greyhound Which il fancird
was hostile 10 it,