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YOL. III.
ii. e. finch, President
CANADIAN. HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1889.
NO. 15
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HENBY HAMBURG.
F. S. LORD, C. shier.
THE TRADERS' BANK,
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Capital Stock, - - - $50,000.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Collections Promptly Made and Remitted. Correspondence Invited.
The interests of customers are closely guarded, andevery facility compatible with
principles of sound banking freely extended.
Correspondent-—National Park Bank of New York, National Bank of Kansas City,
Mo., Merchants and Planters' National Bank, Sherman, Tex.
I,) i rectors—Henry Hamburg, Judge Frank Willis, Robert Moody, L. E. Finch, O.
H. Nalson and Fred S. Lord.
THE TEXAS HOUSE,
Clarke & Courts,
INCORPORATED
STATIONERS,
Printers and lithographers
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
H. W. WILLIAMS,
C, S. WILLIAMS.
BRINK MORRIS.
H. W. WILLIAMS & CO.,
Importers and Wholesale Druggists.
MTEII MEDICINES IÍ KANHFATURERS' RATES,
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Mimfe SHOICASIS, PAINTS QILS.WIHBDT GLASS,k
1010 and 1012, Houston Street,
FORT WORTH, - - TEXAS.
CANADIAN!
THE COUNTY SEAT OF
Hemphill County,Texas.
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The center of trade and largest town on the Santa Fe
railway extention. Grandly located, the town views the
Canadian river, and the beautiful valley of Red Deer.
Hemphill county contains 900 square miles, and was
organized July 5, 18S7. Canadian Avas voted the county
seat on July 7, 1887, and now contains a §10,000 hotel, the
largest in the Panhandle. A $3.000 temporary court house
two newspapers, a bank with $50,000 cash capital, fine de-
pots'and the largest stock yards in the state.
$150,000 WORTH OF LOTS ALREADY SOLD.
e^'See Business Houses Represented in this Paper.
The town of Canadian is destined to be one of the best
in the state, being favorably located in a rich country, with
an inexhaustible supply of pure water easily obtained. Its
geographical situation is such that it will command the
trade of an immense area of the best country in the state.
It is situated at the junction of the Canadian and Red
Deer Rivers, on the
Mail lie of llie Santa Fe Railway,
which will jsoon be open for business from Chicago to Cali-
fornia, with its branches throughout Kansas,
Lots on Sale on the Town Site Only.
L. E. FINCH, Manager!
IS NOW PREPARED TO GO
ALL KINDS OF JOB PRINTING
WITH NEATNES§ AND DISPATCH.
A RAILROAD WRECK
Many Passengers Wounded on the
Santa Fe Near Brownwood.
Upon Assuming the Duties of OfRce Col.
Brewster Handles the Broom.
Death of A. C. Ward—Ne# Bank Organized—The Nine
Hour System Goes Into Effect.
Brownwood, Tex., Nov. 3.—A wreck
of the passenger train occurred this morn-
ing about four miles from Brownwood.
Two chair cars were derailed an,I lolled
down a twelve-foot embankment. There
were about thirty-five injured, four or five
fatally, the nanus of whom have not been
ascertained. The engine and bajga^e
car and smoker were not thrown from the
track. The cans 3 (t tire wreck was a
broken rail. The wounded are mostly
from Dallas, San Antonio and Caldwell
as follows: Signer Canon, L. G. Carr,
Billy Booker, D. Boone, Al Iious, Miss
Lillie MeLebuni, Miss (¡oldie Bright,
Francis Howard, A. E. Net s \ F. F. Dil-
lon, Ed Cox, Dr. J. 13. Taylor. Frank Har-
ris, L. Morton, W. A. Spaugh, Miss Lulu
Bell, Mrs. McGee.
anchored at the new wharf at the foot of
Thirty-second street, while attempting
with three other members of the crew to
reach the deck by means of the ship's lad-
der fell in and in falling struck his head
upon the edge of the wharf and went on
down into the water, from which his body
was recovered this afternoon about 3
o'clock, l>eing pulled out by a colored
woman named Eveline Bryant, while she
was fishing, the fish hook catching in the
drowned man's clothing as it was being
hauled in. Immediately after McLean
had fallen into the water efforts were made
by the ship's crew to recover the lxxty by
dragging for it. These efforts were con-
tinued until 3 a. m. yesterday and resumed
again at daylight but they had failed in
their intended result.
A. Heavy Storm.
Paris, Tex., Oct. 30.—On Tuesday af-
ternoon there was heavy rain, considera-
ble hail and a hard wind. The hardest
blow was about 5:40 o'clock, when several
roofs were blown off some business houses
and many trees and signs were blown
down. It is roughly estimated that the
total damage in the city will reach $7000.
About half the roof of Settle, Iiitchie &
Hancock's store, on the east side of the
square, was blown off and their stock-
Hooded with water. About half the goods
were taken from the shelving on the north
wall and carpets, clothing and goods of all
descriptions piled together in an effort to
protect them with oilcloths. Their dam-
age is perhaps 83000. The skylight on the
Bywaters building on Main .street blew oft
and struck the parapet wall, knocking
several thousand brick on to the roof of
Marshall's stoic below and smashing it in.
The stock of C. P. Worthy, in the By-
water's building, was damaged greatly by
water, and Marshall also sustained consid-
erable loss. A show lent covering an acre
of ground on Grand avenue was blown to
smithereens, and now only a few strips of
knotted canvas and tent poles are strewed
on the wet ground
A Sheep Mail Killed. .
Colorado, Tex., Oct. 31.—A "billing
was committed six miles west of here ear-
ly Tuesday morning. Dave Cronin, a one-
armed sheep-herder, was shot and instant-
ly killed, it is alleged by a negro named
John Williams. From the testimony be-
fore the coroner this afternoon it appears
that one of the hands took a gallon of
whisky out to the camp where both men
were working last night and all hands got
full in good shape. During the evening
Cronin and the negro got into a row and
Cronin hit him over the head with a skil-
let. This morning when the men got up
Williams went to the wagon and got his
six-shooter and without saying a word ap-
proached close to Cronin and shot liim, the
ball breaking the neck bone.
On Trial ftr Murder.
Paris, Tex., Oct. 31.—The first killing
case was taken up in the federal court at
Paris at a late hour Wednesday. It is the
case of the government against M. F. Ball,
John Ball and Robert Routwell in which
they are charged with killing W. T. Box,
an old man on the 25th of last June, near
Burneyville, in the Chickasaw nation.
Boutwell was a tenant and they all lived
on Box's land. M. F. Ball was his son-in-
law. On the night of the killing Box at-
tended a ball at Boutwell's house. On his
return home he was waylaid and shot dead
with a shotgun. Tiie defense have em-
1 doveil able counsel and the case will be
diligently prosecuted and promises to be
one of interest.
Severely Injured.
Greenville, Nov. 1.—Frank Corle, a
brakeman on the east line division of the
Missouri, Kansas and Tt xas railway, had
both legs broken and sustained other se-
vere bruises yesterday morning shortly af- j
ter 12 o'clock. The unfortunate accident •,
occurred in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
yards here, and was caused by a collision
of two backing trains, he being caught be-
tween the trains. This young man was a
stranger here, having been employed here
but a short time. At last accounts he was
still living and may recover from his injur-
ies.
Tiie brick work on the city hall is about
completed and the building will soon be
ready for occupancy. It will be a hand-
some two-story brick structure, and will be
a great improvement over the old engine
house in every respect.
A Fatal Fall.
Paris, Tex., Oct. 31.—About $1:45
o'clock Wednesday morning Henry Lep-
per, a tailor who worked for John Hen-
berger, was found dead on the pavement
beneath ti e window of his room upstairs,
lie has been in the habit of sitting by or
in his window to smoke before going to
bed and on one or two occasions his com-
panions have known him to fall asleep
while doing this. Last night r^as warm
and it is supposed that he went to sleep in
the widow and fell out. No one was in
the room with him and the door was
thumb-latched from the inside. His fore-
head struck the brick pavement first and
was smashed completely in so as to pre-
sent a horriule sight when found.
Death of A. C. Ward.
DeKai.b. Tex., Nov. 1.—Mr. A. C.
Ward, one of the most prominent business
men in northeast Texas, died at his resi-
dence in DeKalb this morning at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Ward has been suffering for some
time past with a cancer on his neck and
had just returned from St. Louis, where
lie had been under the treatment of the
most prominent physicians in that city.
At the time of his death he also had pneu- ;
mouia, which was probably the immediate
cause of his death. Mr. Ward was 39
years of age and leaves a wife and several
children. He was a man of fine business
qualifications and had amassed a neat lit- ¡
tie fortune of about $40.000. His loss will
be heavily felt in this community.
Hanged.
Alpine, Tex., Nov. 1.—The execution
of Demerio Fierro, for the murder of Wil-
liam Nations and Jacob Simpson, just on
the Texts side of the Rio Grande, took
place at Marfa at 11:30 a. m., to-day.
It will be remembered that this was one
of three Mexicans who brutally murdered
the two Mexicans above named a few
months since, the other two escaping into
Mexico and the authorities refusing to de-
liver them up. The execution was public
and was witnessed by a majority of the
people both from this place and at Marfa,
including many Mexicans, to whom it is
hoped a lesson lias been taught.
Sporting Must Cease.
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 4.—The law and
order league that have held their secret
meetings for some time past held their
first public meeting last night and boldly
proclaimed that the law against gambling
must be put in force. Mr. McCuteheon,
the chairman, said: 'Tt is better to pro-
ceed slowly and carefully in this matter.
I have several personal friends who are
engaged in this business. It has been car-
ried on for a long time with the consent of
the people, and we now propose to give
them to understand that they will have to
quit the business after a certain time."
Fatally Burned.
Woodiíine, Tex., Oct. 31. — Mrs.
Dean, living on the Farris farm, some two
miles from Callisburg. Cooke county, was
fatally burned last evening and died after
suffering most horribly. The back part of
her skirts came in contact with the heated
stove while she was cooking, and she was
not aware that her clothes had caught fire
till the flames had almost enveloped her
body.
Sam Rucker, a negro man, who has re-
sided here for some time, was arrested to-
day to await the arrival of the sheriff from
Washington county, where Rucker, it is
alleged, stands indicted for an assault to
commit murder some years ago.
Col. Brewster's New Boom.
Corpus Ciiristi, Tex., Nov. 4.—CoL
Brewster assumed the duties of collector
of th's port Friday, Capt. Ba ley retiring.
W. Mitchell was at ones appointed deputy
c llcctor, a position held by him success-
fully under Collectors Johnson, Plato and
Jerou e. No other changes will be made
now, but there will be a clean sweep by
Christmas. Col. B.ewster has made no
pledges, and will seltct the best material
available to fill the twenty-two posi ions
under him. He has many friends here,
an J will receive the warmest support of
the people.
Revival Services.
Kaufman, Tex., Oct. 31.—A revival of
religion lias been going on in the First
Baptist church here for something more
than two weeks past. Rev. W. O. Bailey,
who gives great satisfaction and is beloved
by his congregation, has conducted the
meeting assisted by V. C. Hart of Galves-
ton in the singing department. A pleas-
ant and entertaining service, a service of
song by the children under the leadership
of V. C. Hart, came off in the church Sun-
day afternoon. The church was jammed
with people and everyone was mierntiiy
pleased.
Bank Organized.
Galveston, Tex., Nov. 4.—Mention
was made some time ago of the projected
reorganization of the Texas Banking and
Insurance company into a national bank.
This has now been consummated. The
Galveston national b nk, with a capital of
$500,000 has been organized.
She Hooked a Cadaver.
Galveston, Nov. 1.—About midnight
Wednesday William McLean, a member
of the crew of the British steamer Ealing,
Family Foisoned.
Randolph, Tex., Oct. 30.—The family
of Mr. Walker was poisoned by Rough on
Rats a few days ago. They went to a
burial and after returning home ate sup-
per as usual, and all were taken violently
sick. All vomited the poison up but Mrs.
Walker, who died the next morning. Mr.
Pruitt ate supper there, but did not eat
of the cornbread or coffee and was not
sick. Another gentleman drank of the
coffee, but did not eat of the cornbread
and he was sick. He is not expected to
live. Mr. Walker is doing very well.
New Route Agents.
Denison, Tex., Oct. 30.—A young man
surrendered yesterday evening to the city
marshal and stated that he was a deserter
from the militan* post at Port Sill, and es-
caped July 28, 1SS8.
Eight new route agents have arrived in
the city to take their places on the double
mail service on the Houston and Texas
Central railway between this city and
Houston, and on Nov. 1 will commence to
run two mail trains a day. Among the
new agents is J. N. Johnson, colored*
chinaman murdered.
LUNA AND LUNACY.
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The Dastardly Deed of Unknown Parties
at Pacos City.
Pecos City, Tex., Oct 31.—A killing
that has shocked Pecos was committed
here Tuesday night Joe Zeliap, a deserv-
ing and industrious
Chinaman, has been
conducting a laundry
here for the past four
years and was gener-
ally supposed to have
accumulated quite a
sum of money. This
morning at 3 "o'clock
his house was dis-
covered to be on fire.
Everybody rushed to
the burning building, which was too far
gone to be saved. No trace of the China-
man or his visitor, another Chinaman,
could be found. When morning came,
however, both were found lying close to-
gether burnt to a crisp. Both skulls were
beaten in and a coupling pin was found
lying across one of their necks, showing
how the killing liad been committed. The
slayer, it is thought, fired the building in
order to conceal the deed. It is not known
whether they secured any money or not.
There is no clue to the perpetrators of the
act, but various opinions are offered as to
whom it may have been and they may be
found.
The Fair a Success.
San Angelo, Oct. 31.—Tiie fairis turn-
ing out such a grand success that the man-
agement have determined to continue it
over Saturday, making five days. A
special train from Dallas with about 400
people arrived this evening. A large num-
ber of the visitors are around in the coun-
try looking at land. Awards were made
to-day in draft horses and Clydesdales and
some large thoroughbreds were shown.
Also in the various breeds of cattle.
Praises are constantly being bestowed on
¡íhejexqellent.collection otstock, and Gov.-
Throckmorton in his speech said he had
not seen at any fair better corn, oats,
wheat, etc. Awards were also made in
the culinary department in agricultural
hall.
Improving Rapidly.
Wichita Falls, Nov. 1.— Business
men in the city say they are doing a larger
trade than at any previous time in the his-
tory of the place. A colony of families
from Milam county have recently bought
land near the city and are making prepara-
tions to put it in cultivation. Real estate
transfers are of daily occurrence, most of
which is being lKHight by fanner from
this and other slates, who are making
preparations to live on it. Many new
farms have been put under cultivation dur-
ing the fall. The gin at this place, which
gins the cotton of two or three counties,
has put up about eighty bales to date
which have been sold in this city.
lie Was Rtobbcd.
Texarkana, Tex., Oct. 30.—Much in-
terest and comment are still indulged over
the robbery of Mr. Cremeans Sunday
night. He is still hete and will await the
return of Mayor Porter and Marshal Ed-
wards, who are absent attending court at
Daingerfield. They are expected back to-
morrow, when Cremeans will, through at-
torneys. set. about taking ;such action as
may result in restoring his watch and
money. Some of the statements made
yesterday concerning his treatment by the
officers tie flatly contradicts to-day.
Joseph h. Brown Assigns.
Fort Worth, Tex.,' Nov. i.—After 6
o'clock this evening Joseph H. Brown filed a
a chattel mortgage on his stock of grocer-
ies, fittings, etc., in his wholesale grocery
on Main street, in favor of Thomas H.
Tidwall, to secure creditors. The total
liabilities of Joseph,H., Brown arc about
$350,000. The total assets are-upward of
$500,000, in real estate here and various
other parts of the state. Mr. Brown leaves
for Europe, it is said, to-morrow night for
rest and medical advice.
Heavy Crops.
Bailey, Tex., Oct. 30.—The weather
is very fair for gathering crops, and the
farmers are spreading themselves in that
direction, also the crop in this section is
much better than many persons thought it
to be, and the yield in all crops is more
than was expected. Mr. Jeff Graves, a
reliable fanner, living within two or three
miles of this place, raised this year on one
acre of land 119 bushels of com. Now if
there is any one in the state who can make
a better report than this on corn we would
like to hear from him.
Nine Hour System.
Denison, Tex., Nov. 1.—The trial of
Deputy City Mar-bal Hackney for the kill-
ing of young Bigbee is placed on the
docket for Monday, Nov. 4.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas rail-
way shops, altliongh crowded with work,
commenced the nine hour system to-day.
Both the Missouri. Kans s and Texas
and Houston and Texas Central railway
yards at this place are undergoing some
ch mges in switch room.
The compress and the large gin are very
busy, having about all they can do.
A New Paper.
Wichita Falls, Nov. 1.—The first
number of the Wichita Scimitar, a demo-
cratic newspaper, made its appearance
last week. Judge W. J. Fuller, a recent
addition to the city from Kansas, is editor
and proprietor. He says he felt lonesome
ninning a democratic paper in that state of
82,000 opposition majority and decided to
join his own in the great empire state, and
he appreciates the change.
Killed in a Well.
Beckville, Tex., Oct 30.—Yesterday
while digging in a well, twenty-five feet
below the surface, a keg of mud and gravel
fell upon the head of the digger, Webster
McClintock. He was crushed out of .hu-
man shape, but retained his consciousness
until after having been drawn from the
well, but death soon ended his sufferings.
The Influences of Vari ous Seasons
on Minds Diseased.
The old idea that luna and lunacy
have an intimate relation appears to
be not wholly without foundation, says
the Pall Mall Gazette. This, at any
rate, is demonstrated by the commis-
sioners in lunacy for Scotland: That
the seasons have a distinct influence on
asylum statistics. The tables of ad-
missions during the years 1880-7 show
that there are two well-marked periods
—one in which the nu raber rises con-
siderably above the average, and the
other in which it falls considerably be-
low. The average monthly number
for the eight years was 1,69'J. During
the three months of May, June, and
July the number was 628 above what
it would have been if the average
number had been admitted. On the
other hand, during the months of
October, November, December and
January the number was 462 below
what it would have been if the average
number had been admitted. The table
shows further that this rise and this
fall are preceded by a gradual fall, the
rise taking place during February,
March, and April, and the fall taking
place during July, August and Septem-
ber.
"The special frequency," the com-
missioners say, "with which asylum
treatment is resorted to during the
period from the middle of April to the
middle of July corresponds with what
has been observed by asylum physicians
—that there is a tendency to an exacer-
bation of the mental disorder of natieuts
in asylums during the early part of
summer; and it is interesting to notice
also that the statistics of suicide in the
general population show that this oc-
curs most frequently during the same
period."
The greatest number of recoveries
take^place during June, July, and
August, and they ;;re fewest during the
months of November, January, and
February. The regularity in the rise
and fall of the number j is twice inter-
rupted by a full in April, and the fall
is interrupted by a rise in December.
"It is considered probable that these
interruptions are due to some causes
which recur regularly at these periods,
because they are wrell marked in
character; and it is suggested that the
December rise is occasioned, in part at
least, by the annual statutory revision
of the condition of patients in asylums
during that month. This revision is
made by medical officers of asylums
with a view to determine whether they
can properly give the certificate of the
necessity for further detention in the
asylum, which is annually required to
legalize the coutinued residence of all
patients who have been three years in
an asylum. The occurence of the
large number of recoveries during the
months of June, July, and August is
probably due to the large number of
admissions during May, June* and
July, as more than 18 per cent of all
the recoveries which take place during
the first year of residence occur within
three months of the date of ad-
mission."'
A HOPELESS CASE.
An Incident of John B. Furay's Ex
perlence.
John B. Furay was once a post-
office inspector, and on one occasion
was sent down into Louisiana to take
charge of an office from which the
postmaster had decamped. A fight
arose over the vacant position, during
the progress of which Maj. Furay re-
mained acting postmaster in the
quagmires of Louisiana, devoting all
his spare time to shakiug with the or-
thodox ague; and the longer the man
st iyed the more he shook, and the
more he shook the more profane ho
waxed. He had been there three
weeks or more when one moruiag
while the fog was rising from around
the little postoffice, Inspector^Furay
sat astride a keg of buttermilk reading
••Pilgrim's Progress." A tall, leau
genus homo of the swamp entered* A
solitary suspender band held up a pair
of blue je uis pants ; a white felt bat
of doubtful age rested on the man's
head and his feet were encased iu a
pair of cowhides reddened by age.
"Howdy, pard," said the stranger,
addressing the inspector, "be you the
federal's agent ?"
"I am the postoffice inspector," re-
plied Maj. Furay without looking up
aa he waded into "Paradise Regain-
ed.''
"I'm the new postmaster," said the
stranger, tendering his commisssion.
"Well, PI! be d—d," was the only
reply as the inspector dropped his
book to the ground and gazed at his
visitor.
"Yes, sir," continued the stranger,
squirting a mouthful of tobacco juice on
the inspector's new trousers. "Yes,
sir, and I've come to be qualified."
Rising to his feet, Furay'sighed, in-
spected his visitor from head to foot
and exclaimed :
"My friend, I am but human. I can
only swear you in. All bell couldn't
qualify you.—Omaha World.
Nothing New Under the San.
"There is nothing new under the
sun" is an old saying, and,- strange as
it may seem, a true one so far as "drop
a nickle in the slot" machine is con-
cerned. Few readers, except perh tps
those learned in ancient mechanical
lore, have probably never thought that
this now popular method of extracting
money from the pockets of the public
was used by the ancients. Its uses
were not so varied as to-d y, and the
mechanism was not quite the same,
but the idea was there. It was ap-
plied to lustra! vases in the Egyptian
temples. And among other devices of
the priests to get money from the
people is described minutely .the
lustrfti vase, which contained holy
water that could only be procured by
dropping the ancient nickle iu the
slot. Here is an illustration of the
vase and its mechanism:
When a worshiper was about to
A Parisian Joke.
The many acquaintances of Mr. and
Mrs. Reynolds, prominent members of
the First Baptist church of this city,
says the Minneapolis Journal, are tell-
ing an amusing story in which the two
were the chief characters. The scene
is laid in gay Paris. Mr. and Mrs.
Reynolds recently made a lengthy
European trip. While in Paris they
were patrons of a fashionable hotel.
For several months previous to leaving
for the tour abroad Mrs. Reynolds
assiduousiy applied all her energies
to studying the French language. She
was an unusually apt scholar. When
the time for leaving home came Mrs.
Reynolds' teacher congratulated her
upon the rapid manner in which she
had mastered the language, and Mrs.
Reynolds personally believed she was
proficient enough to cope with the
Parisians in their own tongue when
the great metropolis should be reach-
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds spent many
a pleasant day in Paris, and only have
in remembrance one brief half-day of
; gouizing misery. It happened this
way: In Parisian hotels the attaches
are suave and obliging. One after-
• i 'j
noon Mr. Reynolds journeyed down-
town alone. When Mrs. Reynolds
found herself ready to leave her apart-
ments she turned to the bright-eyed
waiting-maid, and, with the best
French at her command, told the girl
to tell her husband, when he returned
to the room, that she had gone down
into the public parlor, where she
would wait for him.
"Oui, madame," replied the girl
with a knowing smile and a low cour-
tesy. It was evident the girl had had
such commands given her before.
Mrs. Reynolds passed down to the
public parlor. She waited a full hour
for her husband and by that time be-
came very nervous over his non-apjiear-
anc?. She went up-stairs and went out
upon the verandah. When nearly op-
posite her apartments, she heard
strange sounds from within. Passing
quickly to the window she was thunder-
struck to see her husband pacing the
floor at a lively gait, gesticulating wild-
ly with his hands and muttering sav-
agely. Ever and anon he would try
the door. It would not open. Mrs.
Reynolds ran to his assistance: opened
the door: tiie girl was found, and then
followed general explanations. Mrs.
Reynolds' French had tripped her up.
so to speak. The girl understood her
to say she should lock her husb ind in
the room when she returned, and she
obeyed orders. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Reynolds afterward enjoyed the joke
hugely.
Thereafter, however, Mrs. Reynold
insisted that the language of her fore-
fathers was good enough for her.
enter the temple he sprinkled himself
: from a vase of lustral water phiced
í near the entrance. From Heron's
| description it is learned that the
heathen priests made this a source of
revenue, the vessels containing the
water not being always open for public
use free of charge, but closed, and
like a child's money box, provided
1 with a slit at the top, through which
a certain sum was to be put before the
donor could receive any of the purify-
ing contents. The device is a very neat
specimen of priestly ingenuity and the
more since it required no attending
minister to keep it in play. In fact,
as has been said before, it is practically
the "drop a nickle in the slot" ma-
chine of the present day.
The Indian as a (.amltier.
But to tell how the noble red man
hazards his wealth, says the Piedmont
exposition reporter of the Atlanta.
Constitution. I walked over to where
a ciowd of people—red, white and
black—were gathered, all seemingly
deeply interested in something that
was transpiring in their midst. Seated
in a circle round an old red blanket
were ten or a dozen Indians, while
others, including squaws, stood up at
the outer edge of the circle. All were
bedecked with paints, and feathers, and
beads, and jewelry of all descriptions.
The only sound was the rattle and jingle
of the silver, with an occasional low
exclamation from one of the players.
The Indians all had money in their
hands, which they threw promiscuously
into the center of the blanket. Then
the dealer, who in addition to his war-
paint and decorations wore a pair of
green goggles, would cut his cards,
throwing them all around the circle.
When this was completed the players
each reached over and took part of the
pile. At least, the winners took it.
The game is so intricate and. compli-
cated that very few besides the Indians
know how it is played. They call it
monte, but Dr. Strom, the interpreter,
who has spent his life among the In-
dians has never been able, to learn how
to play it. It is simply wonderful to
see how the Indians keep track of their
several coins after they hive been
thrown in the pile and mixed up. Oc-
casionally an Indian standing several
yards away on the outer edge of the
crowd will throw in 25 cents or $1, the
amount of his winning being decided
by the size of his stake.
Perfectly ion re n i en t.
"Could you render a poor printer,
out of work and destitute, a little as-
sistance? ' queried a disreputable-look-
ing specimen as he catne, in a hesitat-
ing manner, into the sanctum. "Don't
put yourself out," he added hastily as
the editor rose with great suddenness
— "don't put yourself out." "1 won't,"
said the editor cheerfully, as he rolled
up his sleeves; "it isn't myself that I'm
going to put out."—Epoch.
High Smelling Staff.
Most people take it for granted that
"because musk is sold in what is called
a pod, therefore it is a vegetable
product But the truth is that it is en-
tirely an animal product being a sub-
stance found in a two of three inch sac
in the body of the little musk deer of
Asia. The sac, when tied up and dried,
goes by the name of a pod among the
hunters who bring it into market
Probably there are few things subject
to such adulteration, as one quart of
pure musk will scent thousands of parts
of some other powder mingled with it,
and, as the pods sell from $15 to $20
apiece, the adultertion has its profit
The Vela She Wat In.
Papa: "Which of your «suitors do
you think you will accept, Maria,
Jones or Smith?" Maria: "Which
would you favor, papa?" "Well Smith
has a fine vein of humor." "But
Jones has a fine vein of coal upon, his
farm, papa. I think I'll take him.
Sensible girl!—Texas sittings.
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