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Blonde Bcauly in its Waters,
Mono lake constitutes one of tbe
greatest natural deposits of fcair dye in
the known world. A white-haired old
Bodie man who went down to the lake
this summer was so pleased With the
bathiDg to be had.there that ho went
in for a bwicn regularly every evening
after finishing liis day’s work. He
•was down at the lake two weeks, and
when hs got back to Bodie hi* friends
hardly knew him. He left Bodio a
white-haired old man, aud be came
back a golden blonde and apparently a
man of only middle age.
All wtio bathe iu the waters of that
lako become blondes, and if the bath
ing be persisted in for any length of
time they got to be red-headed. A
man last spring rented the Lcvining
ranch, on the north side of the lake.
He has three strapping daughters. As
soon as tire water became warm enough
the girls daily went bathing iu the
lake, takirg for their mermaid gam
bols, a time when the men were all
out on the ranch at work. When they
began taking their dips in the lake,
the girla were brown-haired, but they
soon found themselves becoming
blondes. This so euvaged them that
they soon bersme alarmed at the
change in their hair.
The old man.had noticed the gradn
al change in tbe color of the hair of
bis daughters, and was much astonish
ed thereat, but he had bis suspicions
and said botbiag. He kept quiet till
the hair of the girls became a fiery red
and then be went after the old Woman
about it. When he got so bad that
be talked about killing a red beaded
man who had oace been his neighbor
over in California, hi* old woman told
him it was only the water of the lake,
thattha transioriuitiun was caused by
tbe girls- bathing in the l ike.
The old nuao raid it might be, but
be was nut satisfied. He ordered the
obi lady to bathe legularly every day
w th tbe girls, saying that if she be
came red headed he would think there
■w -I something in it. Soon the hairot
tbe old woman was as red as that of
her (laughters. The old man still
thought there was some trick about the
business, so he tried the bathe himself.
Now the old man, and all the family
are gulden blondes.—[Virginia City
[Enterprise.
lie Shot His Sweetheart, aud Then
Fired Two Bullets at Vis Own Heart.
Elizabethtown, Ills., Sept. 9. —For
several years John Server has been
paying his attentions to Miss Joe Fer
rel, daughter of Capt. J. S. Ferrel, a
well ltßown and highly respected citi
zen of this place. His suit was dis
tasteful to the parents of Miss Ferrel,
and they Lave done everything in a
qniet way to alienate them. A few
months ago they sent her te relatives
at Metropolis, 111., as a means of sep
arating them. She remained until
yesterday evening and then returned
home. She accepted Server’s com
pany last evening and they started for
her borne. They got just beyond
the town limits when five pietol shots
were heard in rapid succession.
Hurrying to the spot from whence
the shots came, both bodies were
found by the road side, each weltering
in its own blond.
Tho unfortunate girl had bean shot
twice, tho first ball taking effect in
the back just midway between the
shoulders and one in the musole of the
left arm. Sbe was suffering terribly,
while a few feet away from her lay
the body of Server, his eyes closed as
uf n death.
By his hand lay a 38 calibre Ameri
can bnll-dog with which be had just
sent two bullets crushing through his
body just below his heart. He was
conscious, but very weak, and in an
swer to a question, stated that he had
nothing to say. A few moments after
tbe father of the girl came ruling up
with a double ba:rel shot-gnn, atod
was in the act of emptying its con
tents into the helploss body of Servor,
when it was wrenched from bis hands.
Server wars carried to the residence
of hie brother and is now rapidly
growing weaker. Ha can not recov
er. The young lady was conveyed to
her home, and whila the wounds are
scions it is thought that there is some
chanco of recovery.
An old colored man witnessed the
tragedy from a distance. He says
that when they passed him they were
quarreling, and after going a short dis
tance further ho saw her start to run
and heard her sciearn. A moment lat
er he heard tbe shots. Three of them
were fired at her, one missing and two
taking effect, as above stated. The
last two were aimed at bis own heart
and missed the mark about one inch.
Server is twenty-six years of age, is
a clerk aud a quiet young naan, but
cool and desperate when aroused. It
is prepumed that unrequitted love, as
a result of the opposition to their
match, led him to commit the terrible
deed. A negative answer flow her
lips rendered him desperate.
Mr. Fish’s Ghost.
The mayor yesterday received a letter
from Quarantine Inspector FEb, writ
ten from the quarantine camp at the
six mile crossing. The letter was writ
ten in a trembling hand, or else the
conveniences for correspondence are
poor at that point. It told of Rfange
things that are nightly hapflpning np
there among the
and their guards.
Mr F id) haß seen a ghost. A
ghoulish, terrible ghost, described as
being about eight feet tall and very
broad across the shoulders, with ape
culiarly modeled head and shoulders.
The ghost has been seen twice or three
times by both Mr. Fish and his broth
er guardsmen and they all substan
tiate the 6tory as told by Mr. Fish in
this letter to the mayor. The 'matter
was laid before the board of health yos
terday aud steps were taken to look in
to tho matter. Last night Chief of
Police Dart held a long consultation
with the mayor and then set out to the
camp to spend the night there with a
companion in order to investigate the
case. This is the first ghost story of
this sort, in real life, with which the
Morning Nows has had to regale its
readers, and it is probable that Chief
Hart has never had such a one to deal*
with in his official capacity either.
It is said, however, that there are
old legends in unwritten record which
accredit such appartitions to that neigh
borhood in days long since gone by,
but it is only the old-rime inhabitants
who are in possession of the facts in
the case. Mayor Dunn says he be
lieves there are a great many kinds of
ghosts, just as there are a great many
kinds of snakes, hut he shall see to it
that this particular ghost is captured
if possible. Mr. Fish has sent in fora
double barreled shot gun, aud says ha
meanß to try the virtus of a cold lead
analysis of the spook and find out its
inorganic density if possible.—[Bruns
wick, Morning News.
Whon starting on a buffalo hnnt In
dians were in the habit cf painting
with brighter colors than at any other,
time. !
His Uncle’s Ghost.
Blakenian, Neb., Aug. 31.
Abram McAdams, one of the
wealthiest farmers in fliis county,
is making arrangements to enter the
ministry. This determination on the
part of Mr. Me Adam s was a great sur
prise to his friends. There is a queer
story in connection with it. Las'
Thursday mornirg be started to Blake
maa in company with a neighbor
named Ira Boyce. When near a place
called Harrer’s Draw, about four
miles cast of Atwood, they saw a
cloud shaped like a balloon and occu
pied, apparently, by a woman, arise
from the draw and float off toward the
northwest. It went but a abort die*
taDcc, when it turned and came to
ward them. When about 200 yards
distant and 100 feet in the air the bal
loon suddenly dissolved and left the
woman with long, floating hair, which
completely covered her shoulders and
reaohed to her waist, standing alone.
She had one haud oat-6tretcbed toward
McAdams as if beckoning him.
The ghost like scene suddenly chang
ed again, and in place of the woman
stood a horse with a large pair of sa d
dlebagß across his back, and by its
side a man with hair worn rather long,
and a black stovopipe hat on his head.
He was dressed in clerical garb, and
McAdams at once recognized him as
the exact counterpart of bis uncle, a
v irginia circuit rider.
This appartition also turned for a
moment towaid the men. Then, re
garding McAdams grarely, it beckon
ed once, and mounting the horse, gal
loped slowly off down the draw
When Mr. McAdams called for his
mail at Blakeman, he was handed a
letter with a-deep black border, post
marked at Three Bivers,A% A por
tion of it rea^,:
‘Tour Uncle John wr* calledn; me
yesterday. He va taken Pin prav
ermceting the night previous, and on
ly lived a shoit while. He was con
scious to the last. He asked that bin
library be given to you, and his dying
request wasthat you should become a
minister of the gospel, ana take up the
work where Lo left off.’*
Among the curious vegetable pr •*
ductfj are a kind of bn 1 ter from a tree
ot West Africa and milk from a tree of
Yenezuela. Both are nutritious food.
state of Georgia. Banks County:
Whereas C. F. Dailey administratrix
of Mary Hailey, represents to the
court in her petition duly filed, that
she has fully administered Mary
Dailey's estate, this is therefore to cite
all persons concerned, to show cause
if any they can why said administra
trix should not be discharged from her
administration and receive letters of
dismission on the Ist. Monday in De
cember 1888. sept. 3,1888.
3m. T. F. Hill, Ordinary.
For dyspepsia and Liver Complaint
you have a printed guarantee on each
bottle of Shiloh’s Titalizer. It always
cures. For sale by W. B. Maßon.
Shiloh’s Cough aud Consumption
*
Cure is sold by us on a guarantee. It
cures Consumption. W. B. Mason,
Homer.
Are you made miserable by indiges
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Appetite, Yellow skin, shiloh's vitaliz
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Itch, Mange and Scratches of every
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This never fails. Sold by Hardman
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Legal Polices.
Georgia, Banks Cos.: To all whom
it may concern: L. N. Turk, sdm’r.
ofj&s. Norwood, deceased, has in due
form applied to the undersigned foi
leave to pell the lands belonging to the
estate of Laid deceased, and said appli
cation will bo beard on the Ist. Mon
lay in October next. Aug. 27, 1888,
18-Tv. t. f. Hill, ordinary.
Georgia,
Banks County,
son, administrators of J. J. Wilson,
late of said county, dec’d, has applied
to me in terms of tbe law for letters of
dismission from said administration.
This is therefore to cite and admonish
all concerned to show cause at the reg
ular term of court of Ordinary of said
county, to be hold on the Ist Monday
in November next, why said discharge
should not be granted. Given under
my hand and official signature Aug. 4,
1888. T. F. Hill, Ordinary. 15 3m.
Georgia, Banks County: To all
whom it may concern, I, J. M, Dean,
guardian of M. A Sparks, has in due
form applied to the undersigned for
leave to sell the lands belonging to the
estate of said M. A. Sparks, and said
application will ho heard on the Ist.
Monday in October next. sept. 3rd.
18S8. T. F. Hill, Ordinary. 4w
EXECIHOIt’si SALE.
Georgia, Banks county: Agreeable
to an order from tho court of ordinary,
of said county, will be sold before ihe
court house door in Horner on the Ist.
Monday in October next, within tho
legal hours of sale, the folowing de
scribed property, to-wit, one hundred
and twelve and one half acres of land
lying and being in said county, and
known as a part of the lands of James
Wade of said county, deceased, and
bounded by the lands of Colbert on
the west and south, Jameo C. Wade
on the east, and n. g. Chastain on the
north There is about 35 acres
in cultivation on said place, the bal
anoe in old pine field and ordinal for
esf sale for distribution amongst the
heirs of said James Wade dec’d. Terms
cash. This Aug. 31, 1888.
Jas. C. Wade and B. E. Lord, Exu
tors of Jas. Wade, de’cd. 4w.
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perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents. For
sale by W. B. Mason, Homer.
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