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COLLECTING BIRDSKINS.
Some Hints For Those Who Think of ESP
gagir.J lu the Pastime.
B, H. Warren, state zoologist of
Pennsylvania, tells in bulletin No. 6
how to collect, ekin, preserve and
mount birds. The collector, having,
of course, a permit granted by the
state in which he lives, starts out
after his birds with the best shotgun
ho can procure. Usually it is al2
gauge, but a 16 or 20 bore is prefer
able, and he should have shells load
ed with shot of a size for anything
from a warbler to an eagle An aux
iliary barrel that will shoot a 32 or
38 caliber shot shell is also useful,
and a metal tube five or six inches
long to lit into tho pun barrel the
same as a cartridge, loaded with 22
caliber shot shells, is ajso useful for
small birds like the wiffblers. Smoke
less powder is best for tho 32, 38 and
22 caliber shells, because it makes
little noise to disturb the other birds
in the vicinity.
To carry the specimens a good
sized fish basket is best, each species
being wrapped in paper carefully
and great care being taken that tho
tail feathers are not broken. When
several largo birds are taken, it is
best to skin but the body, leaving tho
wings, legs and head whole. Os
course under such circumstances
facts about the bird are jotted down
in the notebook. The notebook
should be kept in ink, because a pen
cil mark blurs easily. When a bird
is shot, it should be picked up by
tho legs or bill unless it is a crippled
heron, hawk or owl. The wounded
birds are killed by pressing tho heart
from either side close to the wings.
All wounds and openings aro stop
ped with cotton to prevent tho plum
age being spoiled.
To boos value each specimen
should bo labeled with the name,
sex, dato and locality, especially in
tho case of young birds, since an
adult can always bo identified. The
name of the collector, color of the
bird’s eyes and contents of its stom
ach may also bo put on the label, be
sides abbreviations indicating adult
(ad.) or immature (g. or yuv.) and
tho state of the plumage, w’bother
nuptial (nupt.) or migratory. “Hor
net” means a yearling bird.
Tho average collector, man or wo
man who from a love of nature
seeks tho fields will not caro to do
more than skin tho birds, leaving it
to some regular taxidermist to mou'kt
them. For skinning birds and blow
ing eggs six instruments aro needed
—namely, a pair of spring forceps,
an egg drill, a cartridge knife, a pair
of surgical scissors, a pair of stuffing
forceps and a blowpipe to blow the
eggs. Any taxidermist will show
how to skin a bird far better than
words can describe tho process.
Once secured, tho bird skin is pre
served with common salt if at a dis
tance from tho taxidermist, as in a
camp, for instance.
The eggs aro blown through a sin
gle hole in tho side, not through the
holo in each end, after tho usual stylo
with hens’ eggs. A small circular
holo is drilled through the shell; a
small wire is inserted to break tlio
contents; then tho blowpipe is in
serted, and, with tho holo down, a
gentle, steady blowing insures tho
cleansing of tho egg.
CURIOUS CULLINGS.
According to an Arab superstition, the
stork has a human heart and the crow the
heart of a devil.
1 ho hell which the people of Madagas
car believe in is presided over by 865 dou
ble headed devils.
A certain Chinese sect teaches that
women who wear short hair will be trans
formed into men in the great hereafter.
According to the beliefs of the Arizona
Indians, the cliff dwellers built along the
bluffs liocausc they feared another deluge.
Ono of the popular minstrel songs now
current in London and announced as a re
cent importation from this country is en
titled "Away Down South In Michigan.”
Many kinds of fish are provided with
teeth on their tongues.
The tortoise and the turtle are not pro
vided with teeth, but can bite as well as
though they were.
Many kinds of fish are not provided
with tongues, or, at most, have these or
gans in a rudimentary state.
The squirrel is provided with a pouch on
each side of his mouth, in which he can
carry a considerable amount of nuts, corn
or other food.
According to the physiognomist, a pro
jecting under lip is a bad sign, indicating
pigheaded obstinacy and dullness, if not
actual stupidity.
The size of the tongue in the human race
bears no relation to the height. The
tongue of a woman 5 feet high is frequent
ly longer than that of her husband, who
rejoices in 6 feet 2.
The siluroid fishes are provided with
rows of teeth on their upper and lower
jaws, on their tongues and even on the
pharynx. Anything that the siluroid
catches is not likely to get away.
1 he science of dentistry was introduced
in the L nited States during the Revolu
tionary war by Le Mair, a surgeon who ac
companied the French troops sent to this
country to aid in the war against England.
John Greenwood, the first American
dentist, made two sets of teeth for General
Washington. The first was finished in
I ,90, and five years later he made another
set, The plates are of gold, and the work
manship of a superior quality.
A SIO,OOO school building is to
be erected at Abbeville.
IJECULIAR in combination, pro
■ portion and preparation of ingredi
ents. Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses great
curative value. You should TRY IT.
THE EVIL EYE.
Ekakeipeare’s Allnaiona to It In HU Flay,
“Bichard III.”
There are several passages in
Shakespeare’s play of “Richard III”
which, taken in connection with an
other and taken in connection with
an ancient superstition rife in the
England of Elizabeth—indeed, still
flourishing in many parts of the con
tinent and evt n lingering here and
there in our own land yet—seem to
indicate a probability that the dram
atist meant us to understand that
Richard, as conceived by him, pos
sessed the power of “fascination”
through the evil eye. It is true that
Shakespeare does not say this in so
many words, but the fact of the
prevalence of the belief in the evil
eye in his day would render it un
necessary for him to do more than
hint at or suggest it, and a far stron
ger argument in explanation of bis
not making the statement direct
would lie found in the common per
suasion that attaches to so many
folklore superstitions that it is dan
gerous to mention supernatural or
uncanny things by name. We are
not obliged to assume in consequence
of this that Shakespeare himself be
lieved in the evil eye, and for the
present purpose it does not matter
whether he did or not, but we do
know, as he knew, that most of
those who formed his audiences be.
lieved in it. For his ends the notion
would have a striking dramatic val
ue, and it would also help to explain
the extraordinary way in which
Richard “fascinated” first Ann and
then Elizabeth immediately after
having wrought them serious in
jury.
To turn to tho passages in ques
tion, in I, ii, 45 (Globe text), Ann
Nevil says with reference to Glouces
ter, “Mortal eyes cannot endure the
devil.” The word “devil” here
would have in this case not a gen
eral, but a special appropriateness,
since possessors of the evil eye were
supposed to have acquired that mis
chievous organ, with its powers of
bewitchment, through a compact
with satan. I, ii, 78, contains the
word “infection, ” applied by Ann to
Gloucester—a term regularly used
of the evil eye. In I, ii, 90, we find
tho phrase “devilish slave” used to
Gloucester by Ann. This, viewed
in the light of the othci passages we
are dealing with, may allude to
Gloucester’s pact with the devil,
whereby he became his agent, or
“hell’s factor to buy souls” (IV, iv,
72), in pursuit of which business the
evil eye bestowed on him by satan
would bo invaluable in attracting
and “fascinating” customers. Again,
in I, ii, 144, Ann spits at Gloucester.
It is needless to remark that from
the earliest times, in all ages and
among all peoples, one of the com
monest antidotes to “fascination”
(the technical term for the action of
the evil eye) or other evils was des
puere malum. In I, ii, 149, we have
the accusation again hurled at
Gloucester by Ann: “Out of my
sight! Thou dost infect mine eyes. ”
In I, iii, 225, we find another accuser
in Queen Margaret, who, to Glouces
ter, says, “That deadly eye of
thine.” In IV, i, 56, the Duchess
of York, his mother, chimes in as a
third accuser with the words (ad
dressed to herself in reproach for
having brought into the world such
a monster as Richard), “A cocka
trice hast thou hatch d to the world,
whose unavoided eye is murder
ous.” Tho beliefs about the fatal
glance of the cockatrice are too well
known to enter into and are in them
selves outside the scope of this note,
but it should not be forgotten that
this beast also “infected” the air
around it.—Notes and Queries.
LI HUNG CHANG.
Li Hung Chang is a self made man.
The great Chinaman owns his own rail
road.
Li Hung Chang is the richest man In
the world.
The famous yellow jacket is of the finest
satin and is embroidered on the breast and
back with double dragons in a circle.
Li Hung Chang owns steamships, mines
and other properties and has recently been
establishing cotton factories in China.
Li Hung Chang stands 6 feet 1 inch in
his stockings, and the boots which he
wears have soles of wood about an inch
thick.
It was Li Hung Chang who negotiated
the terms of peace with Japan, in the
course of which he was shot in the face by
a Japanese fanatic.
Li Hung Chang, who has a fine sense of
humor, was much amused at the monocle
worn by Joseph Chamberlain and laughed
in that gentleman’s face.
Li’s official hat is said to look like an
inverted cuspidor, tiie brim being turned
up all around, and the peacock’s feather is
fastened by a button to the top of the hat
and sticks far out behind.
Li's mother died only a few years ago,
and. in accordance with Chinese custom,
he resigned all his offices to mourn at her
grave, after three months being reinstated
by a special imperial decree.
Li Hung Chang is always accompanied
by a servant, who carries his pipe, lights
it for him and then, with great formality,
hands it to the envoy, who takes three
puffs and hands it hack to be refilled
It was reported on the streets in
Birmingham yesterday that seve
ral gentlemen holding government
positions have received letters from
Washington ordering them to le
active politics alone.
WILL BE PROSECUTED.
Arrest of Crawford, Who Dis
charged His Bryan Clerks.
St. Louis, October 14 —At noon
today, on the application of Attor
ney Moland, on behalf of the state
democratic committee, a warrant
was issued for the arrest of D. C.
Crawford, on a charge of vio ating
the election law. Mr. Crawford is
the proprietor of a large depart
ment store on Broadway and last
Saturday discharged twelve of his
clerks because they declared they
would vote for Bryan.
Mr. Crawford was notified that
a warrant was out for his arrest,
and he arranged to surrender him
self to Sheriff Trott at 3 o’clock.
Mr. Crawford called at the sheriff’s
office at tne hour agreed upon.
Deputy Sheriff Hale served the
warrant and Judge Murphy, of the
court of criminal correction, who
had gone to the sheriff’s office in
order that Mr. Crawford might
not be put to unnecessary aim y
ance, accepted bond for Mr. Craw
ford’s appearance in court.
The warrant charged Mr. Craw
ford with attempting to influence
an elector in giving his vote and
attempting to hinder and prevent
a qualified voter from freely exer
cising the right of suffrage.
Populist McGarrity.
Dalton Argus.
It has been repeatedly rumored
of late in this district that McGar
rity, the populist aspirant for con
gressional honors, realizing the bit
ter pill of defeat which will soon
be his lot if backed only by his
own constituents, is attempting to
induce the republicans to put Mas
sey out of the race entirely and
join the populists in electing him.
In return for it he proposes to sup
port any and every high tariff
measure which may be introduced
by the republicans in congress, and
vote for Buck’s candidate for
speaker. An Argus reporter inter
viewed Hon. E. H. Chandler, chair
man of the republican executive
committee, last Saturday, and in
referring to the matter, Mr. Chand
ler said: “Although I have had
no conversations with Mr. McGar
rity myself, all the leading repub
licans of Cedartown, Calhoun, Ma
rietta, and many other places can
testify that Mr. McGarrity has
proposed to exchange his support
for high tariff and’ what financial
questions he consistently can, for
the republican vote.” This is in
deed a high and noble standard of
statesmanship, and is quite char
acteristic of the average populistic
campaigner, who is willing to hold
office for the sake of his country.
Alabama News.
Tuskaloosa county has to borrow
$3,000 to meet current expenses.
There are now 322 students en
rolled at the Alabama Polytechnic
institute.
A commission has been named
to sell the old jail property at Tus
kaloosa.
Stallings and Clark will have a
joint debate in Montgomery on
Friday next.
The Conecuh river is still very
low. It has almost ceased to run
in several places.
Emmet Scales, aged 30, operator
on the Mobile and Ohio railway,
at Whistler committed suicide
on Monday. He was short about
SSOO.
Ira, Robert and Will Holloway,
who for three years have been in
hiding in Texas for whitecapping
in Alabama, are now in Huntsville
jail.
The seventeenth annual session
of the Women’s Foreign Mission
ary society, of the North Alabama
conference, will be held at Annis
ton Oct. 15 to 18.
Anniston has a dog pound where .
all untagged dogs are incarcerated
for a certain time before they are
killed. Occasionally some one
breaks in and the dogs break out.
Sampson Williams and Bill
Woods, who were convicted of par
ticipating in the lynching of Wiley
Chambliss and sentenced to life
imprisonment, are now in jail at
Mobile. i
HARVEST EXCURSIONS
To Arkansas and Texas.
The Nashville, Chattanooga &
St. Louis Ry will sell round trip
tickets to all points in Arkansas
and Texas at one fare for the round
trip plus $2 00 on the following
dates; Sept. 15th and 29th and
Oct. 6th and 20th. Tickets will be
good returning twenty-one (21)
days after date of sale and will be
good going to destination fifteen
(15) days after date of sale. Par
ties can stop off at any station in
Arkansas and Texas going, but the
the return will be continuous pas
sage.
For rates, maps and general in
formation, write to
J. L. Edmondson, S. P. A.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
W. L. Danley, G. P. & T. A.
Nashville, Tenn.
Bu. klen’s Arnica Salve.
lhe Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter
Chapped Hands, Chilbins, Corns
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
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quired It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re
funded. Price 25cents per box
for sale by H. 11. Arrington. .
Farm For Sals,
The Sims farm, near Raccoon mills,
is for sale. For particulars, price etq.,
write to me at Waterville, Ga.
J. G. SIMS.
Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA. Chattooga county.
Will be sold to the highest bidder for
cash before the courthmisr door in Su m
merville, said comity, within the legal
hours of sale, on on the first J uesday in
November 1896 following described
property to-wit: 80 acres of land of lot
No. 61 in tiie 13th district ami 4th section
of said c ounty north half of said lot.
All of said land lying and being in
Broomtown valley and locally known
a the Elihu Yates farm. -.Levied on
and will be sold as the property of Eli
hu Yates tc satisfy a tifa issued fiom
Chattooga county court April monthly
term in favor John S. Cleghorn vs Eli
hu Yates defendent in tifa, levied on as
the property of dt fendent in Ufa. Ten
ant in possession notified. This Oct. 7,
1896. J . C. Penn, sheriff.
Administrator’s Sale,
GEORGIA, Chattooga county.
I n pursuance of an order granted by
the court of Ordinal- on the Ist Moutlay
in October will be sold on the Ist Tues
day in November next before the court
house doer in the town of Summerville
said county to the highest bidder for
cash the following real estate to-wit:
53 acres more or less of lot of land No.
42 bounded as follows: Commencing on
the northwest corner at a scaly bark
hickory tree and from thence running
east to a post oak tree and thence south
to a st; ke ami from thence west to an
other stake and thence back to tin hick
ory or starting point. Said land lying
on the north sine of said lot. A'so 80
acres south half of lot No 41, also 140 a
cres more or less of lot No. 32 and twen
ty acres in the northeast corner of lot
No. 6 All lying and being in the 6th
district and-4 h sect.on of said county
containing 293 acres more or less, oaid
lands being the farm formerly owned
by .1. C. Hanson deceased, and to be
sold for the purpose of distribution a
mongst the neirs of the said J. C. Han
son deceased. Will be sold in parcels
or in a body to suit purchaser. '1 l.is is
an A no. 1 good fa. m, well watered,
good residence with two good tenant
houses on same, barn and ail necessary
out buildings and will be sold no doubt
at a bargain. J. V. Wheeler, adm’r.
with will annexed of J. C. Hanson, de
ceased.
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Chattoga county.
Agreeably to an order of the court of
ordinary, of said c< unty, will be s dd at
auction at the court house door of said
county on the first Tuesday in Novem
ber, next, within the legal hours of sale,
the following property to-wit: The west
half of lot of land number fifty-four (54)
in the thirteenth (13) district and fourth
(4) section of said county. Sold wiih
eneu mberance of dower. Sold as the
property of L. R. Williams, late of said
county,'deceased. Terms casn. Also
one washing machine and right. This
Sept. 26th, 1896. C. P. Williams,
Administrator.
Application Administration
GEORGIA, Chattooga county.
To all whom it may concern: J. T.
Shropshire and T. J. Rutledge has ap
plied to the undersigned for permanent
letters of administration on the estate
of O P. Watters, lateot said county, de
ceased, and I will pass upon said appli
cation on tiie first Monday in Novem
ber next. Witness my hand. Sept. 26th,
1896. John M ttox, Ordinary.
Mrs. Anna Gage, wife of Ex-
Deputy U. S. Marshal,
Columbus, Kan., says:
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less than 20 min
utes and with
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I Jy after using only
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Local Schedule,
Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus railroad.
Eugene E. Jones, Receiver.
Passenger Schedule in effect May 3, 1896.
southbounti Stations. northround,
Sunday only Daily No 2. Daily No. 1. Sunday only.
£ P. M. A. M. p. M.
4-00 7.25 Chattanooga 640 950
4 05 7 30 Shops 6 35 g 59
4 27 7 57 Battleflield 6 11 ... ..9 22
436 801 ....Chickamauga G (>4 <) iff
505 831 .... LaFayette 034 .. «4a
5 3-t 9 01 Trion 5 04 3 17
5 4-4 9 11.... Summerville 454 s
553 6 19.... Raccoon 4 41; 7 ,-j
6 02 9 28 Lyerly 7 46
7 O 0 10 26 Rome 339 ’.6 45
7 45 H 13 Cedartown 2 52... 6 on
D4o Felton -- -2 20
12 92 Buchanan 2 03
12 20 Bremen 1 45
12 50 Carrolton 1 15
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C K. AYER, J. L E3MCMISOH, T.P.A.,
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MENLO, GEORGIA
Repairing a specialty. All work
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H.J.Asnol®
Dentist,
LaFayette, - - G-a
Does first class Dental work of all
kinds. Will visit Trion once a month
WESLEY SHROPSHIRE, 4
Attorney-at-Law
Summerville, - - Ga
W. H. ENNIS. J. W. STARING.
ENNIS & STARLING
Attorney s-at-Law.
MASONIC TEMPLE.
ROME, - - - GA.
Will practice in all the courts of
north Georgia.
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• LAWYER.
Summerville, Ga.
T. S. Biwn, '•
Dentist.
' tfiice over Hollis & Hinton's store
Suiamerville, Ga. All Dental opera
tions neatly performed and work guar
anteed. Prices reasonable.
C. L. ODELL
Attorney at Law.
SUMMERVILLE GA.
Strict attention given to all business
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