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COUNTY FAIR.
Uncle Dooley Goes and Makes Some
Observations,
The Deacon and His Vanquished Squash.
The Small Urchin Is on Hand, as Usual,
ami the Chap with the Trick to Catch
tile Gudgeons Is Also There.
The first acquaintance 1 met at the
Sagadahoc fair was Deacon Dudley. If
he had owned the grounds and held a
mortgage on tfio building and its con
tents, lie could not have appeared better
satisfied.
“Walk right in,” was his hospitable
greeting as I approached the entrance.
‘'l'vegot the biggest curiosity ever shown
in the county, and I want, you to see it
before the crowd gathers. I raised it
myself, he explained, “from seed sent
by my wife’s brother from California.
You'll get some idea of its length when
1 tell you that I brought it here in a box
three feet and a half long. I packed it
in hay, sos to keep it from sensin', and
when I took it out 'twas smooth as a
smelt and shiny as a giass bottle."
By this time we had reached the farm
produce department, and the deacon’s
tongue and legs came to a standstill to
gether. I asked the name of the wonder
he had described.
“Well, ’lie replied, scratching his head
perplexedly, “it was a squash—the long
est I ever saw—but what shape it’s in
now, or where it’s gone, is more’n I
know. I left it right here, with my
name tacked to it. You hold on a min
ute, while I hunt up the committee and
see if anybody's responsible for property
left in this ’ere buildin’.
The good man disappeared, and for
half an hour 1 scarcely stirred from my
tracks. At last I grew tired of waiting,
and ventured to move about witli the
rest of the folks. Growing bolder bv
degree, I finally drifted with the crowd
on side the hall, and in the course of an
hour or two I forgot ail about Deacon
Dudley and the missing squash.
It was late in the afternoon when I
met my friend in the neighborhood of
the sheep pens. At the sight of him my
conscience smote me, and with genuine
solicitude I asked if lie had found his
treasure.
The deacon looked rather foolish as he
said: “I suppose you mean the squash.
Oil, that s all right. They'd moved it to
another place. ’Twas no great matter,
any way.”
As he seemed much embarrassed, and
turned a way without urging me to ex
amine the specimen, I determined to
seek it out without waiting for any fur
ther invitation. When I had found it, I
was at no loss to account for my friend’s
confusion. By the side of his squash—
which really was of remarkable length
—lay another squash at least eight inches
longer.
I strolled across the grounds, when a
sound as of someone beating a carpet
caught my ear. The noise was occa
sioned by a big boy who wak pounding
a small urchin on the back.
“What’s the matter?” asfeed a gentle
man whose attention was attracted by
the disturbance.
“I guv him a lobster leg to suck, an’
he went an’ swallered it,” said the big
boy. “Spit it out!” he yelled, as he re
newed the blows.
Three men, loaded to the muzzle with
advice, hastily joined the group. “Pinch
his windpipe,” suggested the first.
“Hold him up by the heels,” counseled
the second. “Thump him harder,” ad
vised the third.
Before either suggestion could be act
ed upon, the gentleman who had been
poking the sandy soil with lus cane ex
claimed: “What’s this?”
It was a lobster’s leg, bearing unmis
takable marks of youthful teeth.
The big boy rested from iiis labor and
the little one straightened himself pain
fully.
“I tole yer I dropped it,” he said re
proachfully, pointing to the fragment in
the sand.
Sauntering up to a counter at one of
the booths, a distinguished looking
stranger began toying with a common
black bottle.
“You wouldn’t believe I could put
more water in this bottle than any other
man on these grounds, would you?” he
asked carelessly.
A handful of rustics, gathered in front
of the place, gazed at the speaker incred
ulously. “I wouldn’t, that’s a fact,” one
of them remarked, knowingly.
“And yet,” resumed the stranger, “I
am ready to bet twenty dollars that I
can do it.”
Upon hearing this statement your un
cle edged away, while the knowing fel
low stepped briskly to the front. “You
say you’ll bet twenty dollars on it,” he
remarked in a voice trembling with ex
citement.
“That's what I said.”
“Le’me see that bottle,” demanded the
seeker after knowledge.
Tlie bottle was passed among the
crowd, and after due examination was
pronounced worthy of confidence. After
much discussion of ways and means,
interested parties formed a syndicate
with a capital of $5, which sum was in
stantly covered by the stranger. An in
dividual, presumably disinterested, was
chosen to hold the stakes, and the know
ing chap was appointed to fill the bottle.
Having turned in water till the vessel
v ■ j running over, he remarked with a
grin:
“There, I guess she’s bout as full as
she can hold. If you can crowd any
more water into her, mister, go ahead.”
Without saying a word the business
like stranger proceeded to cork the bottle
tightly.
Then he turned it upside down, and in
the large hollow, which is found at the
bottom of most bottles, he poured two or
three gills of water. “I'll trouble you to
hand over that money,” he said to the
stakeholder when he had done the trick.
Then arose a chorus of complaints.
“ 'Twasn't fair!” “The water ain’t in the
bottle!” “The hull thing’s a swindle!”
vociferated the duped rustics. Mean
while the stranger cooly pocketed the
stakes, bade the dissatisfied yokels “good
day,” and in another moment was “far
from the madding crowd,” —Lewiston
Journal,
CUMBERLAND ISLAND'S HEIRS.
N,
A Sad Story of the Man Who Married Miss
Stafford*
The stoyy of the queer marriage of
Frederick \V. Engels, of New York,
which was made public last spring in
the courts, is again attracting attention
in that eitv. Mr. Engel’s first wife was
a daughter of the lftte Robert Stafford of
Georgia, a uiiilioii.ytbo and the owner ot
Cumberland Island. She died last year
leaving tour children, and the
courts awarded ’ them $121,000 as
their mother’s share of the Stafford
estate, and appointed Engels their guar
dian, with an allowance of $4,000 a year
for their maintenance and education,
A short while afterward the father was
stricken with paralysis, and was placed
under the care of ph.vsiciaus. He was
introduced by his sister-in-law to a
handsome Ger nan woman, then known
a< Francesca Margr tta Ilcnchel, and on
Thanksgiving day a year ago they wore
married. The new wife endeavored to
supplant Slier husband as guardian of the
children of his first wife, and in that
way get possession of their incomes.
She also ran lip bills to the amount of
several thousand dollars. In addition to
this, Mr. Engels accused her of ill-treat
iug him.
The unfortunate gentleman called i
his lawyer iwid his brother, and on in
vestigation tiiey discovered that Mrs.
Engels the second bed been known for
years previous to her marriage as Mine.
Blanchard, and that her reputation had
not been of the best character. She en
deavored to get her husband’s friends to
pay her SII,OOO to release her claims on
him, but they declined, and spir
ited Engels away beyond her reach.
She discoyeied him, however, and by
some means reconciled him to her, bin
while she was pretending to nurse the
poor cripple, she made ; u attempt to get
possession of what money he hud about
him. The lawyers managed to get rid
of her again, and the case is now in court
to protect the children’s interests.
Engles had to ho carried away from
his iate New York residence on iiis bed
ill a furniture van to iiis country seat,
twenty-six miles from New York, in
order to keep his tormentor away from
him, and is now in a dying condition.
The New York Herald says a suit has
just been begun in this State in behalf of
the Engles children to recover posses
sion of t uniberland Island, which forms
part of the estate of the grandfather,
Robert Stafford, and which, it is
claimed, is illegally in possession ol
other parties. This island is said to be
worth $1,000,000.
CAN HE REMAIN COLONEL.
The Colored Citizens Will Probably Lose
Their Head Officer.
The Savannah Times says: A story pre
sumably amusing, has beeu sent from
Brunswick to the effect that the newly
appointed collector of that port lmd n
conference with Pleasants and other
negro leaders of that town, during iiis
recent visit, in which a pistol played a
a prominent part. The party most di
rectly interested in it denies it in (oto.
In anticipation of his early departure
from Savannah, Collector Deveaux has
resigned iiis position as manager of the
Tribune, the colored organ. Tiie stock
holders have not yet elected his succes
sor.
One question that has arisen out of his
appointment has not yet been settled. It
relates to his position as Lieutenant Col
onel of the colored battiilliou. At the
meeting of its officers, next week, they
will discuss whether the law will permit
him to coiitinuf* at its head aud at the
same time reside in Brunswick. The
feeling is general that such a course wilj
not be permitted by the Governor. The
next officer in command is Capt. Roya'l,
of the Savannah Light Infantry, who
will probably be elected Deveaux’s suc
cessor in case it is necessary for him to
resign.
Chickens, Ducks and Turkeys, at
Keen & Bro’s.
Brunswick is Interested.
Messrs It. It Hopkins & Cos. are
agents here for an institution which is
bringing large sums of money into Bruns
wick on good terms to borrowers Ot it
the Columbus Evening Ledger Ims the
following to say:
“The Inter-State Building and Loan
As-ociation which is wholly a Columbus
institution, yesterday made additional
loans to its members, aggregating twelve
thousand dollars. Among the cities
securing these loans are Savannah,
Nashville. Term., Blakely, Brunswick,
Dublin, Valdosta, Covington, Ga., and.
Troy, Ala. Probably 7 no institution
ever eommenaiug operations in this city
lias so soon become a fixed and growing
success. The Inter-State is a solid as
sociation and has loaned in the past
month over thirty thousand dollars.”
,
ihe finest new Georgia Cane Syrup in
the market at only 40 cents per gallon,
at Keen & Bro’s.
—
Largest and most complete stock of
Lumber in Brunswick is at the Back
Landing Lamb r Yard. nov27-tf
A Beautiful Breastpin.
The baby born aboard the bark Saluto,
a few nights ago, was the recipient of a
handsome present yesterday morning.
The gift was a beautiful gold breastpin
and was presented by Mr. E. J. Allen.
On the face of the pin was the msoiip
tion “Biunswick” in German text, as
suggestive of the infant’s birth-place.
Fresh eggs in any quantity, at Keen
& Bro’s.
THE DAILY TIMES: SATURDAY DECEMBER 7. 18R9.
HOT WATER.
It Has Been More or Less Popular
for Twenty Years.
Its Virtues Described by a Doctor Who
Hus Tried It ou Himself —How and When
to Take It—The Manner in Which It
Operates on the Human System.
The hot water cure has lost some of
its popularity lately, but, if all that is
still said in its favor is only half true, it
should be taken regularly by everybody.
Some twenty years ago an English
physician, by a series of carefully con
ducted experiments, demonstrated that
diseases of the stomach and bowels, such
as dyspepsia, diarrhea, colic, dysentery,
and in short almost all disorders of the
intestinal canal, were caused by fermen
tation, and the consequent generation of
a great variety of irritating gases, and
other disease producing agents.
Apart from experimental demonstra
tion, daily observation teaches us, says
a doctor who believes in hot water, that
most diseases of the stomach and bowels
are the result of food improper in quali
ty or excessive in quantity. This is seen
every day in the acid and other foul
eructations, the colic pangs, cramps, di
arrhea, liver disorders, headaches and
an almost numberless list of diseases,
direct and sympathetic, arising from in
digested and decomposing food.
THE LOGIC OP IT.
Now, reason and common sense teach
us that the best way to get rid of all
these troubles is to eat good, wholesome
food in proper quantities, and thus pre
vent them.
But if through ignorance or any other
cause errors in diet are committed, the
next best thing is to dilute, wash out or
eject the matters which have given rise
to the disturbance as speedily as possible.
The safest, best and most expeditious
way to do this, if tho offending matters
are still in the stomach, is to drink free
ly of warm water and “throw it up.”
For cleansing the stomach and bowels,
washing out the deranged and offensive
secretions and restoring the lining mem
brane of the stomach and bowels to a
healthy condition, and opening up the
ducts of tlio liver, nothing is equal to
hot water continuously and judiciously
used. Water, when thus used for its
stimulating, tonic, cleansing an 1 altera
tive action, should not be lukewarm, but
as hot as it can be swallowed. Taken in
this way, it excites the stomach and
bowels to a downward action, and is
grateful to the stomach, while if taken
lukewarm it is disgusting to tiie taste
and causes upward action or vomiting.
The quantity at a draught to begin
witli should be about half a pint, and it
should be increased as the stomach may
be able to retain it, the quantity taken
during the day being regulated by the
effects on the urinary secretion.
The water should be taken one or two
spoons before each meal and at bedtime,
making four draughts a day. It is a bad
practice to‘fill up the stomach with any
kind of fluiu just before eating, and the
water should be taken sufficiently long
before meals to be absorbed and to pass
out of the sMmach into the circulation of
the blood.
It should be sipped from a spoon and
not drank from a cup, because it can be
taken batter in this way, and because
by' taking it slowly the stomach will re
tain more.
Taken hot it will be grateful with few
exceptions to bathe the stomach and
palate, and especially alter becoming ac
customed to it, but, if desired, it can be
flavored with a little lemon or orange
peel or a small piece of ginger or lemon
juice, or any other agreeable simple
flavoring.
In chronic cases when it is desired to
purify the blood, change the secretions
and renovate and revolutionize the whole
system, the treatment should he contin
ued for a length of time—in most cases
not less than six months—but the length
of treatment is not objectionable when
it is remembered that the remedy is not
“had to take,” is perfectly safe, costs
nothing, and though slow in its acting is
much more certain and permanent tiian
any drug or other means of treatment.
GOOD FOR A LIFETIME.
Indeed, it may be safely continued for
life, thus removing and preventing dis
ease by an inward cleansing which
amounts to a regeneration and rejuvena
tion of all the organs of tiie body and
the faculties of the mind, imparting the
elasticity and buoyancy of childhood
and the physical purity of babyhood.
The specific effects of hot water are
clearness of mind, the banishment of
feelings of mental depression and hypo;
the passage out of the body through the
bowels of the depraved secretions from
the liver, mouth and the whole intestinal
canal, and the consequent purification
of the breath, the improvement of the
taste, increasing the enjoyment of food;
the increase of .perspiration, which aids
in the good work of cleaning the whole
system: the clearing up of the skin, and
the removal of pimples and other skin
diseases which causes roughness and
destroys the beauty of complexion so
much admired by men and desired by
women; the thirst for ice water and ail
ether drinks is greatly diminished or
abolished; the craving for alcoholic
stimulants no longer exists, the blood,
sweat, and everything which passes
from the body are puro and free from
disagreeable odor, and in short those
who have persistently and thoroughly
carried out this treatment are new
creatures in every respect.
This may sound extravagant, but is in
accordance with physiology, the demon
strated action of the remedy, and is patent
to reason and common sense, even in the
absence of medical knowledge.
The physician who introduced this
mode of treatment makes this emphatic
declaration, founded ou his own obser
vation in thousands of cases: “If I were
confined to one means of medication 1
would take hot water.” It may be added
that lie has not only observed the effects
of hot water treatment on others, but
that he has drunk it regularly for twenty
five years as a preventive of disease.—
New York News,
A WONDERFUL SILVER MINE.
Ami Only an Olil and Reticent Indian
Woman Knows Where It Is.
The excitement over the discovery of
the supposed “Maria Roman mine” is
still increasing. The mine isuAxaited
about thirty miles from here, near the
bend of tiie Carmel river. Those who
have come from there say that a large
number of claims have been taken up
Many people are arriving daily.
There seems to boa conflict of opinion
among the old i idents here in Mon
terey, many refusing to believe that the
old mine had been discovered. Accord
ing to the story of the old Indians, old
“Aunt Maria," as she is called, would
leave the mission in the morning and
would often return the same day, bring
ing with her a large quantity of silver
ore. The mine which has been discov
ered is about thirty miles from the mis
sion, in a rough country, and it would
be impossible for any one to make tiie
trip on foot iu less than three days.
Old “Aunt Maria” is still living in Car
mel, and is now over 85 years of age.
When seen by a Chronicle correspon
dent and informed of the discovery
of the mine she became greatly ex
cited, and it was several minutes be
fore she could be induced to speak, as
she seemed to be in a state of fear. On
being informed as to the location of the
mine she seemed to be greatly relieved,
and remarked in Spanish: “They are
fooled.” A great many questions were
put to lier in regard to the mine, but she
seemed to be in great fear when the
word “mine” would be mentioned, and
nothing could be learned from her
Wsi a smile she will tell of the good oh!
mission padres and the vast amount of
lands which they had. Although she is
over 85 years of age, she often visits the
old Gdrmei mission, walking- the distance
of eight miles.
From Francisco Rico, an old citizen of
Monterey, the following information is
gleaned: In 1853 old “Aunt Maria”
brought a large amount of silver ore to
the store of David Spence and exchanged
it for calico and provisions. Mr. Spence
was astonished at the rich ore, and tried
in every manner to induce the old wo
man to tell him where she found the
rock, but could get no information.
That same year Mr. Spence sent a large
amount of the ore, which he had pur
chased at different times, to Peru by
Capt. Cooper to have it assayed, and it
was reported that it yielded $3,000 a ton.
Mr. Rico, when lie heard the report of
ihe assay, went to Mrs. P. Amestie, one
of the leading ladies of this place, and
who was a great friend of the Indians,
and tried to get her to find out from old
Maria the location of the mine. She took
her to an old house where she had a fur
nace, and also a large quantity of ore.
and showed lier how she got the silver
out. She seemed to be willing to give
her all that she had aiffi bring her more
silver, but would not divulge the secret
which the old mission padres had ad
vised her to keep. It appears that when
eyajfthe Indians discovered or heard of
ahjYning their first thought was to lay it
bo*- v.. (he mission padres,and Hiey-would
aci■*.! r their advice.
Accdrdinpf to tiie statement of old Ma
ria Roman, when she discovered this
mine she at once went to tiie padres, who
advised her never to reveal it, not even to
her children. They informed her that on
account of its great richness, if it were
known throughout the world, large num
bers of white men would flood the coun
try, kill all the padres, destroy the mis
sions and kill and drive the Indians from
their lands. Siic accordingly took an
oath that she would never reveal the loca
tion,and 6eemsto this day to live in fear of
her life lest the mine may be found, and
the prediction of the padres come true.
She has time and again been offered
large amounts of money to reveal the
whereabouts of the mine, and always
gives the same answer: “I promised the
padres never to tell, and I don’t want to
he killed.” She will go on and describe the
great excitement which would follow,
and how the Indians would have to run
away to save their lives.
In 1864 Rico, who had never given up
hope of discovering the mine, finally in
duced a son of old Maria, who had often
gone with her to the mine, and who is
the only one besides her who knows its
location, to tell him where it was.
Mr. Rico took the boy to one of the
stores in Monterey and gave him SSO
worth of provisions. He appeared to be
delighted with tiie gift, and promised to
accompany Rico to the mountains. Mr.
Rico made the necessary preparations,
and in company with several citizens
and the Indian boy started for tho mine.
A few miles from the mission the Indian
began to act in a queer manner, and com
plained of being sick.
Camp was pitched and anew start to
the mine was to be made next morning.
All hands retired early, and in the morn
ing, to the great surprise of all, the In
dian was missing and the search had to
be abandoned. The Indian was seen
afterward, and it was the same excuse,
that he was afraid to tell on account of
what the padres told him.
That the mine exists there is no doubt,
but it is safe to state that old Maria Ro
man will take the secret to her grave.
This agitation will put new life in the
matter, and no doubt strong efforts will
he made to get old Aunt Maria to divulge
the secret. Some years ago a Mr. Mar
tin, living at Carmel, found a large piece
of the rock at the old mission, where the
blacksmith shop stood, weighing about
seven pounds. The rock is very rich,
and is still in his possession. Mr. Mar
tin has spent a great deal of time pros
pecting, in hopes of finding the mine,
but without success. He has great hopes,
and feels satisfied that it is located near
the mission, and will some day be found.
—Monterey (Cal.) Cor. San Francisco
Chronicle.
m ,
How Does This Come?
While the muskrats of New York and
Wisconsin are double banking their
houses and putting in two coal stoves in
a room. 1 1 ioso of iJKhigan are leaving
plenty of ventilation and evidently ex
pecting a:i o. :i inner. When musk
rats f v'l • v hat arc weather
prophets tv do?—Detroit Free Press,
BILLY THE KID.
A Cowboy’s Story of the Innocent
Looking Desperado.
He Htul I'retty Blue Eyes, but He Was a
Hop Terror. All the Same—ltecital ol
One ol His Most Ifarlng Deeds How
Pat Garrett Got the Drop on Him.
A filler was askin’ this mornin' if 1
ever met Bill- the led Well. I should
smelter! I was down that way when the
Kid w.,s killed by Pat Garrett, an' know
all about it; an I know, too, that Pat
didn't give him a square show for his
life Of course, he’d been a fool if he
bad. cause Billy handled the shootin
irons better than any man in New Mexi
co. The Kid was, an no mistake, a holy
.error He was as smooth an' pleasant
i look in a little feller as you could wish
to sociate with, but he was like a snake
shinin' in the sun. so slick an shinin’.
>ut death was in his touch He was
slim, an' light haired, an' blue eyed, an
bis upper teeth stuck out in front an
made him look more innocent than ever
He was a pleasant kind o’ feller until he
got mad, an' then the dust used to fly
jest a trifle. 1 seen Billy kill two men at
White Oaks, an he did the job up Wean.
They never kicked.
THEY LOOSENED ONE BRACELET.
1 was in Santa Fe when Bob Ollinger
and Jim Bell brought Bill in after he’d
bin arrested. He nearly dug out o’ jail
there, but they were too slick for hijjf
an they tuk him for trial jfesilla
The principal witness -agin him was a
teller as owed hi;,-; an old grudge, an’ so
Billy go: it hot. The necktie party was.
tc be held at Lincoln, an when Bob
Oiling. t an Jim Beil tuk him there they
put him in an up stairs room next where
the deputies kep" their guns an’ things
They knew Billy was smart an’ always
one o’ them kep’ in the room with him.
The mot tlin' alter they got to Lincoln
Billy asked the deputies for old times'
sake to loose one of the bracelets he had
on, an as Bob. an Jim, too. had known
Billy fora long lime, they thought they
couldn't refuse a request like that, so
they loosened one bracelet an’ left it
langlin by the other wrist.
At dinner time Bob said he was goin
over the wav to get somethin' to eat. an
Jim. be was left with Billy. The Kid
was draggin' bis leg irons with him as
ue walked about, an’ Jim Bell was read
n\ but lifted bis eyes every time the
Kid come close to him Ail the same,
Billy got bis work in in great shape, for
be watched his chance an' buried the
loose handcuff in the skull of tiie dep
uty. To'make no mistake, lie pulled
Jim’s gun from his boot an’ started
pumpin' lead into him at a great rate.
At the first shot Bob Ollinger jumped
from the table where he was eatin’ an
said; “My God! there’s Billy tryin' to
git, and Jim’s shot him!” He rushed
out an across the street an' was just
skippin’hip the stairs when he seed Billy
standin’fat the top p’intin' a Winchester
at him. j Next minit Bob dropped, done
up in veal good style with a bullet
through his head. Billy never did no
bunglin' work; it was always done slick
and neat.
Of course a big crowd got around, but
they wusn't all agin Rilly. An’ when he
got the drop on a feller an’ told him to
come up an file his irons off, why he did
it. When ho got free ho rode out o’ Lin
coln, an' nary a man darst try to stop
him. Pat Garrett wasn’t there then, but
when lie heard, didn't he cuss? Parties
made out to catch Billy, but begot down
to the Panhandle, an’ after tilings had
toned down became up into New Mexico
agin. Billy had been goin' it purty
strong in Lincoln county and no mis
take. In the tusslin' back an’ forrard
liis gang got purty well cleaned out, an’
Pat Garrett swore he’d get even with
him.
EVERYBODY BREATHED FREER.
Billy had taken a fancy to the pretty
daughter o a small ranchman, an’ she
w T as sort o’ fascinated with him, but the
old man wasn't pleased. He knowed
Billy’d jest take her away with him
when lie went, an' if the old man kicked
he’d get killed, that’s all Billy wasn’t
perticlar; he’d just as soon kill one man
as another. The old man was in a bad
fix, when, as luck would have it, Pat
Garrett he come along and said he was
look.n fer Billy. Now, Billy was keepin’
shady at young Maxwell's place, an' the
old man put Pat on his trail. Pat got
there all right, an' seein’ no one around
he went inside an’ found Maxwell in bed.
He denied that Billy was aroun, but
when Pat got the drop on him an’ swore
he’d shoot him if he didn't talk straight,
he confessed that Billy had just gone
to the outhouse to get some steak for
cookin'.
Pat had just time to drop behind the
bed where young Maxwell was lyin’,
when in come Billy with his knife in one
hand ami Ids gun in the other. The Kid
was spieioiis, however, as if he'd smelled
somethin' was wrong (Joinin’ from tiie
blindin sun into the dobe house he
couldn't see well, but when lie entered
he asked: (juieu sabe? Ue was jest sav
in' tho words when Pat put two bullets
into Idui before anybody codtd wink
twice.
He hated Pat like pizen. an' if he’d any
idea that Pat was armed, you bet he and
never taken chances, for he was like an
Indian, an jest as treacherous. He’d
play up to a man an’ make him think he
was his frieißt, an when lie got him off
his guard he’d kill him. He was a mighty
queer lad; whenever lie got his fingers
near a gun there was bound to lie a dead
man not far away. Why, he could jest
make a pistol talk, an’ when he was
around all the boys sung low. 1 didn’t
pine much when i heard lie was killed,
fact is. I thought Billy had somethin’
agi n me, an’ 1 was lookin' out sharp ’.hat
he didn't plug a bole in me.—dan Fran
cisco Aita.
Mother-in-Law Charles, wnenever
you are ready to show mo the brindle
bull 1 will go with you.
Son-in-Law —You had better put on
something warm. Your red shawl wiii
do,—Boston Herald.
LIZARDS THAT LOVE MUSIC.
They Followed a Whistling St in lent Until
Seared Off by a Peasant.
A* Is well known, lizards of all colors
and sizes abound in Italy. They lie bask
ing; on all the stones, they run along all
the walls, they peep out at every chink
and crevice; but as soon as they hear the
faintest noise they disappear with light
ning speed, and it is l ard to see them
near and to observe them closely. Wo Ik
ing carelessly and noticing the dear little
animals, darting now here, now there, I
remembered the Greek statue of Apollo
Sauroktonos, who is always represented
as busied with a lizard—Apollo, god of
the sun and of music.
“Suppose 1 try," I thought, and softly,
quite softly, I began to whistle a dreamy
old German air, and behold! a lizard lies
still as though rooted to the spot, raising
its little head in a listening attitude and
looking at me with his sharp little eyes.
Without stirring I continued my melody.
The lizard came nearer and nearer, and
at last approached quite close, always
listening and forgetting all his fears. As
soon, however, as the whistler made tiie
slightest movement it vanished into some
crevice, but to peep forth again a mo
ment after and to listen once more, as
though entirely entranced.
A delightful discovery, and one of
vhich I extended the field of observation
daily. At last as many a “ight or nine
of these little muse: lovers would jit
around me in (he most Comic ' attitude ..
' ' of them, a mother and its
young me, would sit awaiting me as I
a ■ ■ ed whistling at tiie same hour of
day, sitting on a large stone, under which
was probably their home. With these,
too, I made some further experiments.
“After having made music to them for
awhile 1 cautiously went a few steps fur
ther, wliistlingon in soft, drawling tones,
such as 1 had found they best loved to
hear, and see, verily, they followed me!
Watching them with intense interest,
I continued to whistle as 1 walked on
slowly, halting every few’ paces and
being silent while I halted, and truly the
little creatures followed, slowly, it is
true, but in a straight line, at a distance
of about fifteen steps, until at last, un
happily, the heavy tread of a peasant put
them to flight. But my experience hxd
lasted long enough to make me under
stand the Apollo Sauroktonos, and I once
more reverenced the keen native obser
vation of those old Hellenes. Besides
this, the legend of the "Ratcatcher of
Hamelin" suddenly became much more
credible.—Leisure Hours.
The Upper Berth.
A Pullman sleeper conductor: Every
body who wants a berth in a sleeper
wants the lower berth. 1 have been in
the employ of tiie company for fourteen
years, and I have never yet had an appli
cation for an upper berth. Of course,
the upper berth is not so easy /if access
as the lower, but if you don't mind climb
ing to the upper berth you will at once
admit, after the night is over, that it is
the more comfortabie of the two. The
ventilation is better and you are not so
close to tiie rumbling noise. You are
more private than you are in a lower
berth, and in case of accident you have
a chance of coming out on top. In Hot
weather the upper berth is cooler than
the lower.
The lower berth, as you know, is made
up from the cushioned seats, which are
of warm material. I have never known
a man to fall out of an upper berth. 1
think if the company would make a dif
ference of a half dollar in favor of the
upper berth it would soon be in demand.
But I believe the Pullman company
never makes any difference in the
charges.—Chicago Tribune.
Maxims Made Over.
1. Put a beggar on horseback And he
will do for a parade.
2. (live a thief rope enough and he'll
escape without breaking his legs.
3. A stitch in time is worth two in the
side.
4. Never look a gift rattlesnake in the
mouth.
5. Do not kick a pugilist when he is up,
6. Never put off until to-morrow the
clean collar you should wear today.—
Munsey’s Weekly.
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OCEAN HOTEL ARRIVALS.
J. N. Schesssnger, M. E. Dorsett, V,
Wade, Boston; P. U. Hartsmann, J.
Sehwouiu, John H. Bruuick, Frank A.
Slocum, We, Us & Cos., F. M. Chapin,
Walters. Moss, New York; W. G. Rob
inson, Gaiuesville, Fla.: J. S. Mays, C.
A. Ellis, Macon: Henry L. Smith, John
Nicholson, I’. O. Keefe, Savannah:
W.S Bull, Albany; R. L, Cranberry,
W. J. Hays, St. Simon’s; J. C. Massen
gale, Louisville; X. B. Stapleton, Phil
adelphia; C. H. Goodman, Alapalia: E.
W DeWilt-and family,Neiigh, Neb.: R.
H. Coiner, Charles Dean, Ilamar Dick
inson, W. T. Hamar, Atlanta; A. I.
Branham, city; William Howell, Ciu
jinnati; Louis Campbell, Ty-Ty; Gor
man, Sing, Sing.
1,000 dozen fresh eggs just reeeiv >d, at
R. C. Keen & Bro’s.
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Office Clbr < county Commissioners,)
Brunswick, Oa., Dec. u, issa. (
Will be let, before tile court house door, on
the first Tuesday In January, 18110, to the Invest
and h st bidder, the following contracts: The
erection of two or four chrome steel jail cells
or cages, on upper Iloor of the Glynn county
jail; terms of letting (M) one- alf cash and
(H) on -half In one year, hearing Interest at the
rate of 5 per cent.
Plans and specifications can be seen at the
office of the Clerk of til- County Commissioners
at Brunswick. Ga., the County Commissioners
reserving the right to r j ct all bids.
At tiie same time and place, will be let to the
lowe-t and best bidder the construction of a
wooden bridge across the Altamahu canal—
tive miles irom the city of Brunswick, di
mensions of bridge sixty-five fe t ong and
fourteen feet wide, to be built u .am ti e plan of
the old bridge now standing, material to be
used ell her yellow pine or c, press.
The Commissioners reserving the right to re
ject any and all bids. Jacob L. Beach,
Clerk County Commissioners
Notice.
Neither the master nor agents of the
German bark Gustav Metzler will he re
spou-ible for any debts contracted by
the clew. Y’orke, Master.
A. J. Mason &Cos., Agents, dec7-3fc
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