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FQLUME VIII.
DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MAY 25, 1886-
NUMBER 16.
Church Directory.
METHODIST.—DouaLAsmAE—First, third
And fifth Sundays.
Salt Spresos—Second Sunday, and Saturday
before.
Midway—Fourth Sunday, and Saturday he
fore. W. K, POOl’E, Pastor.
Baptist—Douglasville, first and fourth Sun
days. Bey. A. B. Vaughn, pastor.
At the recent animal convention of the
National Sugar-growers’ association, at
St. Louis, it was shown that the amount
of gold and silver sent to foreign coun
tries from this for sugar has exceeded the
amount of money coined- at home in „oiie
hundred years. “And no 'better sugar
than we can make -right here in. Mis
souri, ” says the St. Louis RepuMkan.
PARTIAL TO PIGEONS.
Person^ who Find Diversion
in Training the Birds.
Peculiarities of- Pigeons, and Prices Paid
for the Best Varieties,
Masonic, j
Douglatville Lodge, No. 289, F. A. M.,meets !
ou Saturday-night before the first and third |
Sundays in each moptii. J. B. Garter, W. M., J
W. J. Camp, Secy.
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County Directory.
Ordin&iy—H. T. Cooper.
Clerk—S. N. Dorse tt.
Sheriff—Henry Ward.
Deputy Sheriff—G, M. Souter.
Tax Beceiyer—E. H. Camp.
Tax Collector—W. A Sayer.
Treasurer—Samuel Shannon,
Surveyor—John M. Huey.
Coroner—F. M. Mitchell.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Meets on third Mondays in January and Jnl}
end holds two weeks.
Judge—Hon. Samson W. Harris.
Sol. (Jenl.—Hop. Harry M. Reid,
Clerk—S. N. Dorsett.
Sheriff—Henry Ward.
COURT! COURT,
Meets in quarterly session on fourth Mon
days in February, May, August and November
and holds until ail the cases on the docket are
called. In monthly session it meets on fourth
Mondays in each month,
Judge—Hon. B. A. Massey.
8oL Genl.—Hon. W. T. Roberta.
Bailiff—D. W. Johns.
ORDIRART’S COURT
* Meets for ordinary purposes on first Monday,
and for county purposes on first Tuesday fn
each month.
Judge—Hon. H. T. Cooper.
r JUSTICES COURTS.
730th Dist. G. M. meets first Thursday in each
month. J, L Feeiy, J. P., W. H. Cash, N. P.,
D. W. Johns and W. K. Hunt, L. C.
736th Dist. G. M., meets second Saturday.
A. B. Bomar, J. Pi, B. A Arnold, N. P., S. C.
2feager, L. C.
784th Dist. G. M. meets fourth: Saturday.
Franklin Career, J. P., C. B. Baggett, N. P„
J. C, James and M. S. Gore, L. Cs.
X259fch Dial. G. M. meets third Saturday. T.
M. Hamilton, J.P., M. L. YateS, N. P., S. W.
Biggers, L.C., S. J..Jourdan, 'L. C.
1260th Dist.. G, M. meets third Saturday. N.
W. Camp, J, P.,' W. S. hudson, N. P., J. A.
Hill, L. C. - ’
1271st Dist. G. M. meets first Saturday. C.
C. Clinton, J. P. Alberry Hembree. N. P.
-, L. 0.
1272nd Dist. G. M. meets fourth Friday.
G6o. W # Smith, J. P., C. J. Kobinson, N. P„
-— 1 , L. G.
1273rd Dist. G. M. meets third Friday. Thos.
White, J. P., A. J. Bowen, N. P., W. J.'Harbin,
L. C. ,
Housekeeping in Japan has few trials,
according to a lady writing from that
country.. She says: “I do not visit my
kitchen once a month, nevdr give an or
der outside of a spoken wish, yet the do
mestic machinery moves with am ease and
perfection unattainable at home by al
most any effort On the part of the mis
tress. The manners of the servants are
amusing, not to say startling. Every
night at bedtime our five retainers ap
pear, prostrate themselves iu succession
to tile earth, and retire. Thi
me good-night and to renew their testi
mony of profound respect and pleasure
over the privilege of serving mb.”
Professional Cards.
The Raleigh (N. C.) Rems says that
there aro excellent grounds for the belief
that to Captain William Boudinot, an
olfi naval officer from this, "State, and now
a resident of Pittsboro’, Chatham county,
the country owes the signal service sys
tem now in use. A gentleman who was
a fellow bfficer of i Captain Boudinot tells
us that he knows Captain BoudinOt liad
perfected the plan of signalling after
wards adopted ten years before It was
heard of as being, considered by the gov
ernment, and as corroborative to this the
Charlotte Observer, learns from Mr Ed
ward Everett of Wilmington, that Cap
tain Boudinot carried on a correspond
ence for twelve years with the secretary
of war. in regard to his theory of the sig
nal service, when it was Anally adopted
and put into successful operation by the
United States government. There is
really very little doubt about this fact.
Mi Everett says further that- Captain,
Boudinot. has nbw copies of letters that,,
.passed between himself and the. secretary!
of war. on the subject of his theory, so
that Ms claim may be.established beyond
question.
Leading pigeon fanciers say that there
is increased interest ui the raising of pig
eons, particularly among the ladies,who
care for them at odd moments at- home
and obtain from the sale of the birds con
siderable pin-money. Mr. Bon toll Hank
ing, of New Jersey, who is one of the
best-known pigeon fanciers, of thisjeoun-
trt, and whose loft of nearly 500 birds
includes some of the handsomest: and
most, valuable in the world, says:
“Every one of my birds knows me,
apd whenever I enter the. loft they flock
prto wish ] around. Most people have the idea that
pigeons must be bred in the dark. This
is not the gcasc, for it. makes them wild.
All nimeare bred in rim light, iu glass
boxes painted white, about six. by eight
inches in size, and with hay inside for
the nest, A carious fact I have, noticed’
about pigeons is their loyalty to each
other: 1 Let a pair be once‘ mated and
they will never forsake one another while
alive. How long do they live? Twelve
years, and keep up their full vigor for
that period. We feed them ’gn Canada
peasgwheat, cracked corn and fecriasiou-
ally a little hempseod. The weight o( a
pigeon varies . from three or .four ounces
to several pounds. The biggest figpre I
have heard that, was paid for ^ pair of,
pigeons in this- country was* $500. v It '
was given for a pair of carrier pigeons.”
“Will you tell me sometMng alxmt the
different kinds of pigeons?” Dr. McCook,
a noted lover of the bird, was asked,
“Any one having owned pigeons of
any kind will know what is mearit by
common pigeons. They are I not of any i
distinct breed, or. color. There ai-e bi.it
very few common pigeons now in which
some traces of the higher classcsyMmilfti;:'
Mud Fishes.
The South American and African mud
Ashes li^rin streams .where the water
dries up in the hot season, and Were it
not for some such provision, they'would
.soon become extinct. When the water
jgives signs of failing, they descend intp
the mud, and encasing themselves in
halls lined with some secretion, patient
ly await the coming of the waters again.
‘For some mouths they exist in this fash
ion, hermetically sealed up, as it were,
and in some cases in Africa they have
been deprived of water for two seasons.
A party of travellers once encamped
pvor.such a dried-up pond in Africa, that
jprye little evidence of ever having held
xvater, Soon after a 'terrific rain-storm
Came on, Ailing the place so that they
Were obliged, to move to a higher Joea-
fion. One of the men returning-, how
ever, for some reason, in wading to the
Side of the- camp, found, to his amaze
ment, tliai .the water was alive’ with
Ashes. Opinion was divided as to their
prig-in; part of the men thought it was a
Sase of spontaneous generation, while the
majority felt positive that they had rain
ed down; The truth was, that the rain
had soaked into the imprisoned mud-fish
es, releasing them from their baked, cells,
and surrounding them once more with
water. I
Tho air-bladders of these Ashes are di
vided into compartments, and have all
the requisites of a true lung, and they are
as truly amphibians as the frogs and
toads.
Other amphibians have different meth
ods of withstanding the drought. Thus
the Hassar, when the water begins, to
dry up in the pools and streams, does
not encase itself in a mud ball, but leaves
the heated and fast disappearing liquid, ’
startSioverland in search of a better sup
ply: !
On the coast 'of China, and in various
other localities, is found a Ash that is. so
lively on dry land that it is as difficult to
.capture as a frog.or; toad,, leaping along
the |oejks from stone to stone,.Land • where
particularly-;: sbppery, avoiding- its
human pursuers— Youth’s, ..Companion. ;
SAM SMALL
A Journalist who -has Acquir
ed Fame as a Revivalist,
Pungent Stories of a Man who •
Humorist from His Cradle.
was a
gllROBERT A. MASSEY,
' ATTORNEY AT LAW
|* DOUGLASVILLE, GA.
(Office in front room, Dorsetfc’s Building./
J&L Will practice anywh-ere except in tiie Countj
S ' Court of l^buglass county.
| - ^ W. A.'JAMES,
attorney at law,
Will practice in all the courts, Slate an
■ Federal. Office on Court House Square,
’ ( DOUGLASVILLE, GA. •
Wa. T. ROBERTS,
| ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DOUGLASVILLE, GA.
I y Fill practice in all the Courts. AH leva
Business will receive prompt attention. Office
m Court House.
|v C.D. CAMP.
] > attorney at law,
DOUGLASVILLE, GA.
Fill practice in all the courts. All business
entrusted to him will receive prompt attention.
B. G. GRIGGS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DOUGLASVILLE, GA.
in all the courts, State and
Will practice
Federal.
JOHN M, EDGE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DOUGLASVILLE, GA.
- WiI ] ? rao , t , i< : e a h The courts, and promptly
attend, to all business entrusted to his care.
Jr S. JUNES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DOUGLASVILLE, GA.
„ Fill practise in the courts of Douglass,
Campbell, Carroll, Paulding, Cobb, Fnlton and
adjoining counties. Prompt attention given
to all business.
Artemus Ward on Editors.
Artemus Ward, , speaking of edi tors
sayy;. : “Before you go for an editor,
y'duu^iiigt^ipittise and take: a .big think !
Look around, and sec if there is not an
. omnibus: or some meat c-strt to drive,
.some soi-1 somoiyheh}* to " be tilled or a
clerkship to be rfi lied—anything that is
reputable or Wealthy, rather than going
for an editor,- which is a bad business at
best. Wef ane not a horse, and con
sequently have not- been called upon to
furnish the motive power for a thresh
ing machine', but we fancy that the life'
of an editor who is forced to write,
whether he feels like it or not, is much
like the. steed in question. It the veas
and neighs could be obtained, we* be
lieve that the intelligent horse Would de
cide that the threshing- machine is pre
ferable to the sanctum editorial. The
editor’s work, is never done. He • is
drained incessantly, and no wonder that
he dries up prematurely. Other people
can attend, banquets, Weddings, etc.,
visit halls of dazzling light, arid.enjoy,
themselves in a variety‘of ways, but the
editor cannot. He must tenaciously
stick,; to the quill. The, press,, like a
sick baby, must not be left to run bv it
self Oven for .a day, or somebody indig
nantly orders the carrier-boy to stop
bringing ‘that paper. There is nothing
in.it; I won’t have it in the house,’”
which
■, Curious Iron jewelry.
' Bia few who hare admired the beauti
fully finished : H.-el ornaments—bullous,
bvaclietS, brooches, clasps, etc.—some-
• ylr 3pll !a ji fi s, ohave- taken, the
.-oubte W, lhat they seldom coii-
j|pf past, iron, or^^consid
be detected. At the same, time I beJievV
that were a flock of the sd-called common
pigeons kept entirely to themselves for a
number of years, leoiori-markings - and
other characteristics of the higlfer classes'
would eptirely disappear !an(|, the-birdfS.
would be ..more likely to resemble in -r
and;j -diape those they original! c
fiom .-the Blue*Hocks. N(■ \t to 1 -r^j- j ty ;. uu *miu me
mon pigeon, perhaps Hie best knou , at j ‘isevi
is 4:he: a yery supefRf^Tass**afTTietal i
J. H. McLaKTY,
ajtoun i;y at law,
! DOUOLASyil.LE, GA.
Will practice in all the courts, both State and
Federal. Collections
i a specialty.
JOHN V. EDGE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DOUGLASVILLE, GA.
AT
JOB PRINTING
NEATLY DONE
THE “STAR” OFFICE
, “Willi Sherman.”
.Colonel Hazzard.tpld us a couple of
, stories of Sherman .wMch are new to me.
He, was in the same car with the general
on their way home from some army reun
ion not long ago. The seat beside the
general happened to be vacant fora time,
and ColorieJ Hazzard, passing airing the
aisle, stopped and said:' -
“General, may I share vour seat?”
Sherman glanced up through his iron-
gray brows, and, responded somewhat
wearily:
• “Yes—-if you ain’t just going to say
yon were with me.”
Hazzard hadn’t more than fairly, seen
the point of the qualification until a
stranger came up, full of enthusiasm,
and, reaching out to shake hands, ex
claimed:
“General Sherman, how do ;you do.
Natural as life,, I swear# I .was With you,
general; I was with you when wc split
the heart ol the rebellion in twain.”
“I knew it.” was all the . answer he
grit, but as soon as fee moved a Way the
old general brobcvV put emphatically:
“They were all ‘with me,’ and they are
nil ‘with me’ yet. ; By heavens, if I had
evrir had half as many .able-bodied men
‘with me’ as say they were, the - war-
wouldn’t have lasted a week.”—Piftsfoy
Dispatch. ,
is.the carrier pigeon, so called
It is the bird known to make Iongffights.
The fan-tails are. special.. f&fbritesrHSe
white ones are the Most' common and
easiest to breed, but they are also to be
had in black, brown, blue, red, and yel
low. The tWo latter are rare, and easily
bring from $10 , to $30 a pair. Fans,
with fowl feathers, mottled- or checkered,
are net of much value. No breed of
pigeons has so many varieties rind sub-
varieties as the tumbler pigeons, nor is
there a variety so well-known that is as
yet so little understood by pigeon breed-
ers. Many who own them expect them
to perform, whether the birds are given a
.chanefe or not. Usually they are kept
with, a lot of other birds and are flo wn
with them. There are also many turn-,
blfrs who do not tumble at all. All of
the short-faced varieties are not supposed
to be performers, although I have seen
some tumble very well. Pouters are the
first selection of many, prominent pigeon
fanciers, and rarely is this bird entirely
abandoned for other varieties. Mr.
Becker, of Baltimore, who is an enthusi
astic tpeeder ~ of pouters, has at present
probably the best birds of that, variety in
the country. They arc .-Ibmewhat diffi
cult to breed, and good ones always de
mand high prices. Fifty dollars fora
pair of first-class birds would not be ex
travagant in this country, and in Eng
land perhaps’the same birds would bring
twice that amount and more. I remem
ber that Mr. Schell, of Brooklyn,, had
one he refused $250 for. They can be
had in pure white, black, red, yellow
and Isabella.—-Aria: York Mail and. Ex
press.
Misdirected Enthusiasm.
A gentleman who listened to Sam
J ones tells .the following* as illustrative of
the peculiar methods of the revivalist:
He was delivering an especially fervid
address, arid a little old woman who sat
well up in front was constantly interrupt
ing him with shrill-voiced and ear-pierc
ing exclamations of “Bless the Lord!”
and ‘ ‘Glory Hallelujah!” ‘ ‘Amen!” and
other campmeetiag eccentricities.; JoneS*
stood it for a time, but finally stopped his
address and turning to the woman said;
1 ‘Sister, enthusiasm is a good thing if it
is only genuine. But you remind me t of
a little steamboat that used to run up a
stream down in the country where I
came from. It had a very small boiler
and a very big whistle, and every time
•the pilot blew the whistle the boat stop
ped,. Now let the boat go on.”
Say
{ rnus|b:c employed: in their manufacture;
t U’ter a moment’s thought one knows
mF'which ifbst to admire, the elegance
of the finished work, the intricacy of the
pattern anti the consequent skill of the
molder, of the fine quality of the metal
that may be induced to assume such elab
orate” and intricate forrfis. Some of the
articles, as brooches; have a beauty of
network almost rivaling Italian filagree
in gold, yet it is nothing but cast iron,
The polish is perfect, rind, unlike either
gold or silver, , it is not- easily tarnished,
even when exposed to the action of the
Carbonic acid of a crowded, ill-ventilated
room. The luster has not the trying vel-v
jow or orange of gold, nor N the glaring
White of silver, but a clear bluish, al
most; transparent sheen, from which the
Jight is reflected as from the diamond.
And when cut into facets, as are some of
the ornamental buttons for ladies’ dresses,
they almost rival the sparkle of the brill
iant. The polishing of the facets is per
formed upon an ordinary buff wheel
dressed with crocus. Berlin iron is also
largely employed in easting statuettes,’
electro-plated or lacquered to resemble
bronzes, for which they are frequently
sold, and to which they, are in nowise in
ferior, except in the intrinsic value of the
material, as the peculiarity of the iron
Used is its capacity for easy flowing when
4n a fused state, and thus perfectly filling'
the mosteminufe portions of the mold.—
Public Opinion.
A Big Gun for a Duke’s YUcht.
A double-barrelled gun has recently
been made for; the Duke of Sutherland’*
steam yacht, mounted on a pivot, and
the total length is 53 inches, the weigh!
being 115 pounds. One barrel, is rifled
and the other : is smooth bore. It is in
tended principally for killing whales, al-
thotigh it may be Used for sharks, por
poises, sunfish, etc. It will fire a 10-
ounce explosive bullet of steel, ora 13-
'ounce solid shot. - There is also a har
poon to be fired from the smooth-bored
barrel. The explosive bullet will, doubt
less, be a very effective instrument whet
used against whales, as it is said it, will
tear away a sufficient piece of the aniina 1
to, insure its death, while the harpoon
will serve to secure the’ carcass. Foi
this purpose it has attached to it a flexi
ble steel wire rope wound on a reel. Tin
explosive bullet and the harpoon are tc
be fired simultaneously, so that whih
one kills the quarry the other-secures it
The gun can also be used for wild fowl
ing.—London Court Journal. ,-J
Now that Sam Small has acquired
j fame as a revivalist it is pleasant to re-
[ call some of the stories ho used to tell
when lie was a man of the world. He
was a humorist Irvm his cradle,1 and a
more keen-witted person is seldom met.
No matter in what position he was
placed, his readiness, self-possession and
brilliancy of expression always served
him to advantage. He was remarkably
facile in turning a ludicrous situation . to
his own account. He was considered
the best- story-teller iu Georgia, a state
that abounds in noted yarn-spinners, and
always drew a crowd to hear his latest.
Sam was standing in the Hoffman House
in New York one day, with the usual
coterie about him, .when the conversation
turned on the war. “In 1861,’’ said Sam,
“General Gordon made a Canvass ot
Georgia, and in a series of characteristic
speeches made frequent use of the ex
pression that ‘we could whip the Yan
kees with popguns.! The war broke out
and lie was called into service, not ap
pearing again in publie- life until 1865 -
He then* yielded to a strong- treaty to
canvass thristate again. ‘One night he
went doxvn to Macon, i and ; delivered a
thrilling address, but his tenor was modi
fied since the war and much of the bit
terness had vanquished. Just as he
closed his remarks an old.fellow in tie
audience stood up, and addressing the
General, said: ‘Look here, sah! Didn’t
you make a speech in this yeah county
way back yonder in ’61?’ T did, sir,’
replied the General. ‘Well, didn’t you
tell us. we could whip .them ’ere Yankees
with popguns?’ The General straighten
ed up, buttoned his Prince Albert coat,
arid in a most dignified manner said: ‘I
did, sir, but they wouldn’t fight us that
Wa; yM; .
"M lien I was in Paris,” said Sam one
day, .‘.‘a Frenchman • evidently bent. on.
ascertaining how much. I knew, if any-
tliing, .-asked me lio\V many languages.
I could speak.’ I told him I had never
acquired but two, English and the truth
—ftp latter very imperfectly.’^ '
-'“iWj was one of a parly of Southerners
fe>''yjMt ->?y’w Jersey,
sto®* farm. >* Aftj^ inspecting|l* lot of
fine blooded stock;’, Soiri safl..:' “Jtn Al
abama farmer once got it into Ini' 1 head
that he would send some of his hogs to
a northern state fair. The peculiarity of
the Southern hog, you know, is its cada
verousness, and very long h|>s. The
country over which it roams at large does
not furnish nourishment enough to pro-
duee fat. Well, in due time the South
erner had his hogs instated: in the .gener
al exhibit. When the fair had progress
ed a,couple of days the judges appeared
and attached a blue ribbon to the pen
next to the Alabama hogs which contain
ed a pair, of very fat corn-fed Berkshires.
‘Look hero,’ said the Alabama fellow,
accosting the judges, ‘you haven’t exam-
ined my hogs.’ ‘Well, now,’ said the:
chap with the blue ribbons, ‘you
Wouldn’t expect us to give” you a prize’ ia
the same group with such fine hogs as
those, would you?’ ‘But,’said the
Southerner, ‘you want, to ask me what I'
entered my hogs for; I entered ’em for
speed by gosh,’ and he would have taken
the prize every time for that, you bet.”
One evening Sam was seated at a table
with a party of friends in the restaurant
of the St. James Hotel, New York,
which is, rioted for . its excessively high
prices. , An elaborate repast had been or
dered that required some time to prepare.
Finally some one remarked that it took a
long time to serve the dinner. “Why,
ves,” said Sam, “didn’t you know, that;?
IPs one of the rules of the house. They
give you an hour to, raise the money
to.pay for it.”
Ofie of the best of Sam’s war stories is
this: ‘‘When things were hot around
Atlanta Captain Evan Howei! received an
order to reconnoiter across the Chatta-
liooche Iiiver and ascertain if the Federal
troops had retired. The night was black
as ink. He read the order to his men,
but was surprised to find them all dis
qualified for the risky job. One couldn’t
swim, another had rhuematism, still an
other always took cramps in the water and
so it went down the whole line! But
the order had to be obeyed. So Howell
plunged hito the river and made for the
other side. He was a remarkably good
swimmer and felt sure he was making no
noise, yet he became so frightened that
each stroke seemed to him to arouse the
whole Federal camp., Now and then a
lightning' bug appeared and, confi
dent it was the flash of a Yankee musket,
he ducked under water. By-and-byhe
got so near the shore that he could wade,
and he was creeping along as cautiously as
possible, his teeth chattering with fear,
when of a Sudden he struck against an
old tree that had fallen into the river.
Just then a huge, bull-frog gave msonor-r
'onsblurt r and jumped into the river.
Uriable-to retain bis self-possession longer
Howell threw up both hands and yelled
in terror, ‘I surrender, ! I sun-ender.’
When, he finally reached the eamp not a
Yankee could be seen, but a smoldering
fire gave evidence that they had recently
decamped.
Sam i-qlates this little incident at the
capital: “Winter before last some fel
low introduced a bill in the Senate 1 to in
crease the water supply of the District of
Columbia, and found a vigorous second
in Senator Jones, of Florida. A few
weeks later a fire occurred in Willard's
Hotel, and Senator Jones was among the
first to reach the scene. Just as he gof
abreast oforfeof the engines the suppli
pipe burst, and the’: Senator received i
full head -of water square in the face.
After shaking himself, and wringing the
\\jater out of his broadcloth coat, he
shcWed with great vehemence: ‘.'The
bill to increase the water supply of the
District of Columbia has lost its most ar
dent friend, by George.’" I believe the
measure never went through;”
Now that Sam is devoting himself to a
line of work quite the reverse* of any
thing in his former life, we may not hear
so much about his wit and humor, but it
is a safe conjecture that his pulpit stories
will make him just as popular as the
others used to, though they 1 : will be fair
different in.substanca,—CMeggp Herald.
The Age of Invention.
Inoculation of rabbits with the bacil
lus of tubercular consumption is propos
ed as a method of exterminating them in
Australia. 1
Crockery coffins are proposed by aj
Philadelphia inventor. His idea is. to
glaze them,, thus making a tight and im-;
perishable receptacle, the object being to
check underground water currents, -from
pollution. 1
Mineral wool is said to be comirig into
use in the construction of building, A-#
account of its strength, lightness, r./"'*
sistance to the conductiog^of : hea! :
has also the adi being firej
The mmmfaetun: of aleohoi from
has increased rapidly v, ithin a few i
and it is said to.be used largely fo%
tent bitters, ginger extrafts, and \
alcoholic compound?
makes it urineceslary :<> rile a better
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ange^ris proiluet, aji(|* , sOm^J$iek‘ !j fl\%f
lof#erious dlstiffoarieekpHtSM^Er
•and nervous system. '
A St; Louis doctor is credited with
having cut off the-taiffiM twoti'zards 'arid ,
united the animaW.by sewing the stumps
together, th,us making • a specids:, of
Siamese’ twins* The objecj, >of tiie
experiment was to ascertain if.
blliod could be transferred! by ' tills
method; and one writer maintairiS; that
if; for example, a weak and bloodless in- -
valid were attached in this mariner to a
strong and healthy animat, thei'result; ‘
must be favorable to the invalid. Dr.
Roussel of Paris, is said to have Imet.
with encouraging success in such an ex-
periment.—AW York Run. V
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Pecnlinr Penmanship.
It is T10 unusual, thing for the men wher *
distribute the mails to find in a batch ’
half a dozen envelopes which look as if
some fowl just emerging from some dark
liquid had walked across them. The
writing of lawyers and men in public life
is fhe hardest the officials have to strug
gle with. They . are so accustomed to
write iri such haste- that even in the di
rections of. a letter they employ so manv
abbreviations as to. make the address
almost unintelligible to any but a skilled
postoffice Official, Merchants and, bank
ers alsp write very obscure addresses, but
they are by no means as bad as the law
yers and statesmen.
The worst fiend the decipherers have
to contend with is the funny young man
whose delicate sense qf tasteful humor !
leads him to discard such common things
as good English letters in the address of
notes to his lady friends. The letters in
some very frequently give place to sym-' :
hols, such as are seen on advertising puz
zles, and very often the mail distributors '
come across an envelope whieli bears
nothing but a group of pictures.— Phila
delphia Call.
Not to Be Disguised.
I ‘Sir, ” exclaimed the new member, from
Buckalpw County, “you should cover
your edrs and people would not know
you are an ass.”
“Thanks,” replied the case hardened
old member from Hackmatack, “I’ll cov
er ’em; but,” he added, “do you keep on.
wearin’ yours exposed; ’twouldn’t de
ceive people a bit to hide ’em.”—JPuggfl
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