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CAPTURING THE CONDOR.
THE LARGEST AMERICAN BIRD
AND A GOOD FIGHTER.
Quick Work With the Lasso— Tussle
Iletwnen Man and Illrd—Form¬
erly Numerous, but Now Scarce.
T | THERE thoy are!” shouted
I I f the Mexican guide, as wo
rode up the slope of a little
"6 bill from a been narrow riding arroyo for
down which wo had
several hours. There they were, in¬
deed—great patches of low, long
branching oaks in tho center of a lit¬
tle valley, and over tho hill wo could
see other valleys and more trees, the
latter rare enough in Lower Califor¬
nia to bo appreciated when found. We
had been riding all day in tho hot
sun, and tho sight was refreshing, as
Moreno had led us into the wilderness
with tho promise of a California con¬
dor hunt, and this was tho very place
whero we wore to find them, Instead
of riding directly into the valley, wo
gazed at its cool retreats from the
cover of the hill, thou returned to tho
arroyo, and finally reached the very
edge of tho grovo through a wash in
the hills.
“Now, gentlemen,” said Moreno,
“you can got plenty of condor hero
With a rifle; all yon have to do is to
walk or rule through the oaks and
shoot thorn ; but this is what you call
pot hunting—too easy. Now, when
tho condor is very hungry or hot, ho
comes down to tho ground and walks
around, and tbon it is hard to catch
him, as ho is on the watch, and, if
caught, makes a hard fight. In this
way we will take tho game.”
There wore eight in tho party, all
well mounted on fast horses that, in
Bpite of tho long rido, wero in good
condition. Tho eight wero^linedup
on tho edgo of tho wood, and with
thoir loader well in advanco, with riata
in hand moved on. Tho trees were
low, with an 'extraordinary growth of
long limbs near tho ground, so 'that
thoro often was just room enough to
rido beneath them, whilo the entire
tree would have a spread of appeared several
hundred square feet. Ahead
a mazo of trees, but they wero
often several hundred feet apart,
forming little glades into which
tho sun poured. It was in such
a spot, whero a patch of mustard
roared its golden tops to tho light,
that we came upon tho sought-for
game. We wero walking our horses,
drinking in tho bounty of it all, when
Moreno gave a shout, and clapping
spurs to bin bronco, sprang forward.
The rest dosed i» anil faced for a mo
mout a huge bird that had been feed
i. ^ n ( ulmon 1 ’, and
that, surprised, started . to . run, thou,
boating the air with its enormous
wings, it rftiaeil itsolf eightor U-u feet,
when the whiiling riata of tho Mexi
can fell over its nock. The fighting,
strugglin'* txs r> creature flapped it heavily to
tho ground and began a singular - i.
danco, holding up its wings and vain
ly endeavoring to throw off the rope.
The bird presented an extraordinary
etrotoh of •wing, and was a magnificent
specimen of the California condor, the
largest turd found within the borders
of the United States.
After dancing n and leaping round in
•
a circle . the .. condor , made a vigorous
soring l* into the air and seemed to
clamber upward, only . to . fall fiii headlong II
again and r.oll over and over, biting
lit tllO lariat, snapping its powerful
beak viciously at tho horses, that
trembled with fear at tho strange tig
ure. Moreno held the lariat around
the pommel of his saddle in a firm
grasp, but in some way the noose
alippei] .ml bcc.mo caught 8 qa.™l T
around tho bird beneath its wings,
Thus partly relieved, it sprang iuto
tho air, literally lifting the Mexican
irom his saddle for a moment, sug
gesting the power and strength of the
bird.
Tho condor having Buooeoded in en¬
tangling itself in a tree, the party dis¬
mounted and proceeded to pull it down
—no easy task—and finally tho Mexi
oan was obliged to climb up and se¬
cure it. The claws of the condor are
not offensive weapons, nor used as
such, but the powerful beak was
lunged at the climber like a sledge
hammer, with a force sutlloient to have
crushed a man s skull. But the Mexi
can had taken off hm jacket, and, bold
ly approaching the condor struck its
head m return warding off the blows
of its powerful wings, until it became
exhausted, when ho seized it by the
neck and wing and lowered it to the
ground, ? whore it was secured and
,
'■
v Not . half nulo .. another .. fine „
a away
specimen was seen roosting in the
trees, but soon flew away, rising in
graceful circles until it attained to a
vast height.
Riding on through the forest from
one little valley to another, we came
out upon a little clearing, where Mo¬
reno stopped and lifted his baud as a
warning. Over the ridge, he said,
were a number of condors, feeding on
some dead animal, and as they were
gorged with food, some of them un¬
doubtedly could be secured. Arrange¬
ments being made, we moved on
slowly until we reached the ridge,
when all dashed ahead at full speed,
The big birds, gorged and heavy with
food. were taken entirely by surprise,
and at first stood and looked stupidly
«t the oncoming cavaloade; then, see-
ing that there were other enemfq
than the horses, attempted to tak<
wing. Several could not rise above
the ground, but flapped heavily
away; others succeeded in attaining
several feet only to drift away and
fall heavily, then striking at the in¬
truders, who were now among them,
with wing and beak.
Moreno had thrown his riata about
the neck of one bird, which was now
held by the horse, and springing to
the ground, despite its blows, seized
another by the wing, an example that
was followed by the rest of the party,
with a result that four of the big
birds were caught alive, and doomed
to a future in a zoological garden. At
a distance these birds looked euor- .
rnons, and especially in 1 be air their
stretch of wing was estimated at a
third larger than it really was. None
of the birds had a stretch of wing
greater than nine feet, this being
about the limit of the South Ameri
can condor, from which, in poiut of
size, it does not materially differ, I
The California condor, or, more
properly, vulture, is probably the
largest bird in North America. Spec
imens have been reported with a
spread of wing twelve feet across,
though the average is from eight to
nine. The birds were common from
the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific
foriy years ago, but have been grai
ually becoming rarer, uutil now spec- ,
imens are curiositios in many portions
of California. They breed in the high
mountains, occasional iy corning down
to the groves of oak to rest. The
wonderfully keen scent of these !
birde, by which they are supposed to
discover game for long distances, is a
myth, as many experiments have
shown. They undoubtedly have ex
traordinary powers of vision, en
abling them to see the dea l body of
an animal, and especially the buzzards
and other birds that hover about it.
la a few years, in all probability, the
great bir i will be included among the
extinct animals of North America.—
Philadelphia Tunes.
j
SELECT SIFTINGS.
Paris has 2401 newspapers.
Attar of roses is $100 an ounce.
Lnglaml has wooden , church. ,
one
Cows are milked by maehiuory in
London.
Seventy-two different styles of head
coverings were worn in the French
army during the Napoleonic wars.
The ie [ 0 „ rap h w i ro u8 ed in the
Unitod Stat08 wou id g 0 around the
wocld 8ome thing like fifteen times.
Charle S E. Brown,the ’ first man who
taught , SCUOOl , . Chicago, uiea .
GVt * r ltl
recently, r lie was born in Granville,
JN. b., in iblb.
By ordinance, bicycle rider, in
a Western city are compelled to carry
rod lamps on their wheels at night, no
other color being allowed.
T In T Russian , . -r, 1 oland , . all ,, trains . . ____, must
stop at every station until the police
(„r gendarmerie) captain of the place
gives permission for its departure.
Emery is the fine particles of a min
ora l_ oin ery—and is prepared by heat
j n2 , to a tpgjj degree and cooling sud
denly with water and then crushing.
The tamarind , . , the ,, ... the
is marrow in
, ... trinfc . .. ,° , l Indian n l! * n tamarind im r ‘ u 1
treo. It is a dark , brown mass, and is
K^ern I, ly imxed .yith w.tu the tne seeds seeds and ana
fibres OI tllO truit.
An luouient . 3 . occurred v in • a
amusing
Norristown (Bonn.) court recently.
>I°bn Shaw pleaded guilty of malicious
mischief, but the Grand Jury ignored
the bill of indictment.
The «in4 neat St. Joseph, Mo.,
drifted tho saud over the railroad
tracks so deep that a freight train was
stalled, and it took a gang of mensev
oral hours to dig it out.
\ Russian engineering and locomo¬
tive company, largely financed by
French capitalists, is being founded in
Kharkov and will start with a big
Government order for engines for the
Siberian Railroad,
In Italy grapes are measured, not
weighed. Italy’s grape crop this year
amounts to about 85,000,000 bushels,
far below the average crop of 120,*
000,000 bushels. Disease and drought
caused the deficiency,
,Tuliati Hubbard, husband of Cath
erino Hubbard of Columbus, Ohio,
returued to his home the other day,
after ftU }it8eQce 0 f twenty years,
Mts _ llubbard thought during all
tbese veftra that her husband was dead,
j G ~ D T , p of , Cle ^ la Qd °^°’
heard , - time ’ that , she ! had
some ago
fallen heir to $400,001), which was
awa itt U g bor j u the Bank of England,
She went to a good deal of trouble and
^ only to find that she had
be u svviud i ed<
A Fake Broken Show Window.
The fake broken show window ad*
vertisement is now popular along the
West Side avenues. By the skillful
application of a number of strips of
glass radiating from a common center,
where a bit of paper is pasted, the
pane is made to appear as if it had
been struck with a stone and badly
cracked. This draws a crowd, and
when the observer sees he or she has
been fooled they are even more inter¬
ested than if the break had been a gen
uine one.—New York Mail and Ex
press.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
Ro}1 ffbwder Bakins;
ML w jsssssa
ABSSOS.UTSSSf SH5BE
Millionaire Washerwomen.
A Russian merchant prince recently
died leaving a legacy of 4,000,000 ru¬
bles to his four nieces.
But being impressed . with the saying
«»»* pride goetb before destruction, it
stipulated in the will that before
receiving her legacy each niece shall
kuvo worked continuously for fifteen
months either as chambermaid, wash
orwoinan or farm servant. The three
executors of the will are enjoined to
800 that this condition is scrupously
respected, therefore
The four legatees have
gone to work as farm hands and ser
vants. But though the conditions are
hard, 8G3 offers of marriage have al
ready come in, and seedy noblemen in
all directions are ready to put up titles
®t the lowest market prices,
The idea of the Russian millionaire
is well worth studying. When these
four legatees come into possession of
their fortunes they will know how to
sympathize with the poor and humble,
for they will have been there them
selves.
American girls may see in these 863
offers of marriage that labor is no dis
grace when there is money behind it.
But uselessness and utter neglect of
contact with “common folks” ought to
be in bad/ repute, whether there is
money behind it or not.—Boston
Globe,
Job’s Record Broken.
Mr. Justice Hawkins, when presi¬
ding at tho trial of a jury case, bore
with admirablo self-restraiut a long
and somewhat irrelevant cross-exaini
nation. At length he seized a sheet
of paper and wrote rapidly the follow
i ing memorandum which he handed
down to one of his friends at the In¬
ner Bar: “Prizes for Patience: Mr.
i Hawkins, second Job, longo proximus
intervalto.”—Westminster Gazette.
j 1 Twenty-eight thousand two hundred
and seventy articles were left in Lon
don conveyances during the year 1894.
Nearly 90 per cent wero restored to
their owners^_
1 There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put toeether,
and until the last-few years was supposed to
be incurable. Fdr a, great many years doctors
: local pronounced it a local disease, constantly and prescribed failing
remedies, and by to
constitutional disease and therefore requires
("m-e.manufactured b^F. H C
J. Cheney * Cm,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. It is taken internally in doses di
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts
rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
mr'anycas'e fafiMomu-e? F
it Send f or circu
j lars and tesdmonia^sfree. Druggi^ts/rsc.* Address ' '
°
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Who u it that Suiicrsf Are You on. of
the many that Complain?
1 Chronic dysp-psta makes this life a terres
trial purgatory for many. To enjoy life’s
pleasures, to have a sound b dy, a vigorous
mind, it is necessary Those for the digestive would enjoy powers the
> to be at the full. who
priceless blessing of good digestion are ruc- It
ommended to Tyner’s Dyspepsia for Remedy. digestive
best of all medicines
troubles. Relieves indigestion at once, and
cures worst cases of dyspepsia if laithfully
used. For sale everywhere,
FITS stopped free by Dr. Ktune’s Great
Nerve Restorer. Vo fils after first dav’s use.
Marvelous cures. Treatise Arch and $2.00trial Pliila.. bot¬
tle free. Dr. Kline. 931 St.. Pa.
' *,% S,'"?.’,! °c
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linbaman, Bethany, Mo.. Jan. 8,’94.
Those Distressing Corns!
Bad as they are, Hindercorns will remove
them, and then you can walk as you like.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma¬
tion, allays pain.cures wind colic. 26c. a bottle.
A.N.U Fifty-one,'95.
I I Is YOU Oi Treadway what One CAN Mr. Acre DO made. Louis as of
WELL by getting the best plants, which are furnished by
W. D. BEATIE, Atlanta, Georgia- Catalogue
l\ l National
economy. of it.
There's room for a little more
Too many women are wasting time
^ and strength over a wash-board* nib¬
Mi f figure bing money. their up You’d clothes the actual be to astonished pieces money ; wasting tf saving you could their in a
A year by the use ofPearfine.. Millions
i of women are using ft now, but just
[ ■ suppose that all women, were equally
careful and thrifty, and that every
, used Pearline! It’s rnudi
j PEARUNf one too
! J to hope for—but the whole country
j WASHING would be the richer for it. a
j COMPOUND Send Peddlers “this and some good unscrupulous as” “the grocers will
THE GREAT INVENTI0R tell vou is as or same as
fi>* Swim6 , -" 1T S FALSE —Pearline is
it O LScLCKL 1 P e » rlinc
Winner (to/u*r To Jke never peddled, and if your grocer sends
Texrvi i1w¥ork. se.Cdi ff* Oa Saxos. you something In place of Pearline, be honest — send
N it kuk.
,
Their First Quarrel.
She—Strange how married people
can quarrel, isn’t it, dear? Here
we’ve been married two whole weeks
and not an unkind word has passed
between us.
He—We shall never quarrel, dar¬
ling, until you begin it. I never
shall.
She—That’s just like a man. I
know you’ll be the first to quarrel.
He—Now don’t be unreasonable,
dear. You-
She—You never used to think me
unreasonable. Why didn’t you find
that out before you married me? Etc.,
etc., etc. Tears and door slam.—Bos¬
ton Transcript.
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Both the method and results v-hen
Syrup refreshing of Figs is taken; it is and pleasant
and to the taste, acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys¬
tem effectually, dispels colds, head¬
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro¬
duce!., pleasing to the taste and ac¬
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most its
healthy excellent and agreeable qualities substances, commend it
many and have made it the
to all most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug¬
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro¬
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N.V.
THE DOWN-HILL
ROAD!
Once give a disease a start, and the road
from health to sickness is smooth, and de¬
clines rapidly. Sometimes just a little ir¬
regularity, just a little drain, just a faint
“bi-aring down” reeling, indicates the exist,
ence of a disorder that nearly always leads
to the nio-t serious consequence^.
There are very few women in perfect health.
Nearly always there is some weakness in the
female organs. Neglect of these little things
is sure to push the sufferer farther down the
hill to disease. Put a stop to them.
McELREE'S WINE OF CAROUI
will quickly stop and cure all displacements
and drains the weaknesses peculiar to women.
It cures by building up the whole system.
Disease can’t exist in a strong, healthy
body. Cardui enables women'
Wine of to cure
themselves. It enables them to kpep secrets
from the doctor that be must know if she
goes to him for help.
One Dollar a Bottle.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
OPIUM
7 <y 5 ?iRE^To^ns>
A List of Reliable Business Houses
where visitors to the Great Show
will be properly treated and can
purchase goods at lowest prices.
STILSON & COLLINS
JEWELRY CO.,
55 Whitehall St.. Atlanta. Ga.
Everything In the Jewelry and Silver
Line at Factory Prices.
I$35 $35
SULLIVAN & CRICHTON’S
» /J f/c
] 5 And School of Shorthand.
! Faoultj. Students from 20 Slates. 4 Penmen 5
KICHTn.V. Catalogue free. SUM.IVAN f,
1 l I'rvor Street. Atlanta, ( ?
0 TO AVOID THIS TXS3j33
0 1 TETTERIME
S 9 The only painless And harmless
c C cukjc forth® worst type of Eczema,
R | Tatter, Ringworm, the face, ugly crusted rouiifh patch¬ aoalp.
fij es on
Ground Poison itch, chafes, ivy chaps, pim¬ oak.
o ples . from or Send poison in
In short ALL ITCHES. o0c,
II stamps or cash to J, 1\ Snuptrma,
Savannah. Ga., for one box, if your
druggist don’t keep it.
You will find It at CHAS. O. Tyner’s. Atlanta.
For Style, Wear and Comlort,
Visit c
CTCD
X-S= WJa.iteL.all SSt.
Cotton.
With careful rotation of
crops and liberal fertilizations,
cotton lands will improve. The
application of a proper ferti 1
lizer containing sufficient Pot¬
ash often makes the difference
between a profitable crop and
failure. Use fertilizers contain¬
ing not less than 3 to 4%
Actual Potash.
Kainit is a complete specific
against “Rust.”
Our pamphlets are not advertising circulars boom¬
ing special fertilizers, of but are practical works, this contain¬ line.
ing the results latest experiments in
Every cotton fanner should have a copy. They aro
lent free for the asking.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York. ^
THJS AER5IOTOE becavso CQ. It has floes reo hall uoeiUbe tho trorl<r; coat
windmill bu 3 lnee*, It It has many branen
vjluil power to 1/(1 vjkat supplies was. ita goods and repa.rs
rj a houses, and furniih a
VaSS/K „ at your door. article It can tor and lew, dogs money than
_ if totter Pumping an!
^ others. It jnaken Galvamaed-sfter
Cleared. Steel, Windmills, Ttltfo*
Completion Steel Bntz Saw
and Fixed Steel Towers, and i eed
»«&•’<#> Frames, Steel Feed Cutters
ofa 'ii Grinders. articles On application that It will It will lurmsb name until om
at these price. It also mate*
January 1st at 1/3 the usual cxteloffUA
Tanks and Pump* of all kinds. Send for
Factory: 12«h. Rockwell sad Fillmore Streeis, Cfclcajt*
5 Ak Unheard of Offer I
gif* 0S This Columbus $55.00 Buggy Full Leather with shafts, Top, sent Genuin®
Nay ant*
„ where for examination on re
[iv X f ceipt desired. of $5. None Brewster Spring® retailed
better
$100. Absolute guarante®
one year. If exaetly %§
\ represented, pay nearest ba«k
Jw the balance, $50. Price $63.36
WYCU QRtiKR Draft, registered letter or money order. <4®
iiuy direct. Save dealer's American Bnssy Co, COLUtaUUSf
flfthdsoLne profits. Ohi®.
MARLIN REPEATER.
| 25-20 MARLIN *
Made in 25-20 , 32-20, 38-40 and 44-40 Calibret.
Only Solid Top and Side-ejecting Kepaataramade,
AH other Calibres ready. The Marlin Fire ArmsCO.
Catalogue free. New Haven, Conn.
OSBORNE’S ^wunedd
AND T
Scliool of SliortHaiiei
AUGUSTA. GA. day
No text books used. Actual business from of
entering. Business papers, college currency and
goods used. Send for handsomely illustrated cata¬
logue. Board cheaper than in any Southern city.
■H PARKER’S
HAIR BALSAM
Ccar.se* and beantifie, the hill.
Srtjgssv, «01 lagKover Promotes Fails a luxuriant to Restore growth. Gray
• j'VuTH® Hair to its Youthful Color.
l/V' . --A /iYj Cures fc»if> end d..rases $ ! M at & IlruggisU heir lellmg.
*Ce,
f ^ A EM? suRE,u X SEND »r
Uyind day; we absolutely will sh *w you how to
nuke & a aure; we fur
rush the work and teach you free you
'—work in the locality where you lirej
-r^jf ^ send the business us your address fully; and we will explain
reraemi>er vr<* gruai>
■„ an tee a clear profit or $3 lor every -iay’8
" work; absolutely sure; write at once.
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tOTAL EUtUFlCTURLXG COHP1KY, Box LB, Detroit, Mith.
Nicml Platxd. Rcbbib Hawdlbd ,6 Smo»
Revolve*. will 32 or 3§ C. F., or send J2 c«k
and aminauoa. w« FIRS »Kip C.O.D, ARBS and allow N.C. ax
CO., Wmatoa,
I Waal Agents » !ld aflrertue my
ArtiolM in ev.ry L«oiily. ruraisUad. Btm
_ KKBK SA J1 Fi.E**
lnouey Innforyou. J. J. FI.ECK. TUHn. O.
AddrtsA, with stamp,
25 mg:
3E Ml
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. „
Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
In time. Sold by druggist*-
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