Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), No. 411, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1893 Page: 6 of 8
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MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS
No picture of life can have any verac-
dear”—she
bing—“why couldn’t
fever?
S arlet"— she turned her face
then he knows
menced this "Note" with the intention
The prodigal had to come to himself be-
Juneau. Alaska. Free Pi
talking and screaming came from
a
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up the attempt.
Now. at more than
sixty years of age. she goes capless
when indoors, contenting herself for
Nothing keeps a stingy man from steal-
i ing but the risk of the thing.
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goods.
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enough to swallow a man at a single
He further says that the
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certain probability to
t he story.
CURE.
Flower of the Air.
of his companions to come and test
the danger of the situation.
too cowardly to venture down himself.
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the verge of sob-
I have yellow
the
bones
be cease his jabber;
the worth of silence
ani-
same
and
trug
tt
given,
spring,
trouble genera ly runs when it looks for
them.
Late one aft
toward the pla
ami hopeful he
engaged
s James
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t a
he
gulp,
mal
The fool never has an idea that is too
largo to slip out of his mouth.
Despite the bees reputation for steady
devotion to business, it is a humbug.
In time of trial nothin? brings more
comfort to a man than an acquittal.
■ IAkE 5
) HE BEST
soon learned
y. I believe
Trees
, and
I Vines
THE EAf of BIRDS.'
not I more meat.
Though some
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suit her style of beauty and she gave once.
4, me.
thatGartieid Tea, a simple herb remedy,
helps Nature to overcome this avuse.
CQuGHCUR
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while out hunting,
dians came across
Disease is unnatural and is but the proof
at we ere ebuein= Nature. It is claimed
■ waving behind him, understood at
glance what had happened.
I fast as his yellow nant
or two the body stood, spouting
own in the -and
WITH
THOMSON'S
SLOTTED
EOure: Colls. Cougha, Son Throat, Creep. I6202=1.
Whgopinz Ceuzh, Brnchitis sad azthia. A certain car
for Coqzuzyticai rzt stagez, and s cure relief in si-
if U: Toz mil s« thg ezeauigt
efec: ifM takiqe tho «r- doos. Sold by dealer: 0vE
"hore. Lun bottles 50 coats sad Si.55 P
peet the ion
id!-.
The birds
sel ves that.
one.
His
when you come upon a company of
birds unalarmed in the woods, there
Some men, if they take one swallow,
will insist on having a lark.
of the St. Louis Republic’s “Curious
. . . Man" are convincing proof that mule-
an! footed hogs are more plentiful in the
YOUNG MEN
Eood situations. weJ. D. ,2,
ply, as
Watchdogs of the treasury do not ap-
ipy tone about ।
the telephone ex-
social and go.
#9 Spray
hg your
O" Fruit
OEEDS
“ O WARRANTED o
(VBest in the WOFld.
3 By mail, postage paid,
N 1 cent a package and up
Grand lot of EXTRAS fi ven
J with every order. Prettiest
I and only EBBE Catalogue in
. the world with pietues of
Sail varieties. Send yours
land neighbors' address.
iaRaH.SHUMWAXs
was on
A ay J
!
SurezCo soumption, —-0-, -ivup, bore
Piaster will give great satisfaction,— 25 cents.
a vivid
... “Hanson s Magic Corn Salve.”
W aryanted t > cure, or money refunded. Ask vour
urugsistforit. Price Z cents.
250082594
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thing from camp or farm yard. does
WNMWNVM NANV ANP/NNNNR
ROOT, BARK a BLOSSOM
The HestSomaeh, Hiver, Kidney andBlooq Remeay
Hain* inBack.ond Limnbs, Tired, ragged ut,Nervous
Feeling, Debility and Low Vitality Qwlekly uredag
well yspepsia. Constipation, Sleep! essness, Dizzi.
ness, Kh? matsm or Catarrh. Sample Free for stabs
AGHNTS PAID WEKM SALARY.
• 1 box twe months’ supply | I Seat by Mall or at most Drug.
3Oe. ” one month’ll supply I I gists. Try It and Be Well
ROOT, BARK & BLOSSOM, Newark, N. J.
ANVWVVVNVNVVVNVWNWMMNNANRNANNNNNAN
l‘he hello! girl at
i The Sower j
A Has no second chance. The A
M irstsuppires his needs _ ir he A
W taes the wlse precaution of W
§ pl Anting 4
Ferry’s Seeds
hVerry‘» seed Annaal, for 1902,4
79 cntaln all the latest and best K
E Information abo t Gardens and W
y Gardening, ft is a recognized
V authority. Every planter shouid V2
have it. Sent free on request. B
D. M. FERRY a CO., Ilrlroll Mkh.l
thatinceally pleasant. Whiehlome" inaiatns iveemaytodon
ountered in Alaska. The account
“‘Brown’s Bronchial Troches’ are
excellent for the relief of Hoarseness or
Sore Tnroat. They are exceedinglyeffect-
ivc."--Christian World, London, Eng.
KEEN edge.
all the rounds of childish laughter.
worklike a whistling boy. Only derms."
w hen he is robbing some absent bird's
CLINCH RIVETS.
No tools required. Only a hammer needed
to drive and clinch them easily and quickly
leaving the clinch absolutely smooth. Requiring
no hole to be made in the leather nor burr for the
RiyeO. They are STRONG. TOUGH and DURABLE
Millions now in use. All lengths, uniform ot
assorted, put up in boxes.
Ask your dealer for them, or send 40c
in stamps for a box of 100; assorted sizes.
MANUFACTURED Br
JUDSON L. THOMSON MFC. CO..
Waltham, Mass.
the ex-Empress Eugenie represent her
as wearing a widow’s cap, she has
went the intelligent , a fourth of a
mile ahead of me.
It is needless to say that I got no
finely beveled. Just as the old hoja
went by, and the placid little donkey
followed at his heels. the Circassian
stepped into the horse-road, gave the
weapon a braggadocio swing, and at a
streak of scarlet from the neck, and
then toppled over. The old green lad j ,
hoja turned at the noise made by the < change has much to answer for.
crowd, saw the blood-stained sword ;
purpose of finding out if anyone was
*
was undoubtedly of
was clipped from the
Let a man tell it himself and he is an
awfully good man.
species as those whose
Apply Balm into each nostril. It is Quickly
Absorbed. Gives Relier at once. Price
60 cents at Druggists or by mail.
ELX BROS., 56 w arren Street, New York,
at keeping
to have a
Persistency is a great virtue, but it is
hard to admire it in a fly.
Never be without it. Mr Chas Viss.
from the body. ener, 4+ Lin oln Ave., Sprin geld o
writes "Five doses of Dr Bull's Couch
-sirup cured me of a severe cough i
shall always keep it.”
as well as
of the poor little ass
People who are always looking for
NEitrestretoppedaertbyPr;Kline‛scrnat
velous cures Trearise and 82 00 trial bottle free to Fit
cases. Send to Dr. Kline, 931 ArchSt , Philaciphia, Fa,
•—h. eggs, insects, fruit--he devours
them all with equal gusto.
Decidedly Shaky.
A trembling hand, an uncertain step, ndre-
sitess.indicated by restless shifting from one
place or posture to another, usually mental an-
noyaneeat unexpected noises, are among the
ndications of extreme nervousness. These
geem trilling, but the health of men and women
n this condition is ’decidedly shaky, ” liable to
be overthrown disastrously by causes which
the vigorous might defy, To fortify the nerv-
ous system, general vigor must, through the
medum of reinforced digestion, and a renewal
■ unimpaired power of sleeping afnight.be
ralsed to a healthful standard A guarantee of
this Is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which re
establishes digestion, bile secretion and the
nabit of body on a permanently regular basis
thus renewing that bodily equilibrium, which
181followed by a gain of strength and nerve
tranquility. For kidney complaint, rheumat-
am. neuralgia, and as a preventive of the first
attack or subsequent return of malarial disor-
t ders, this medicine is without a peer. Thrice
daily take a wineglassful.
... , South than office-seekers at Washing-
notes are man., and varied, and ton RI +6 ; . i
ton. But this is no place for a mule-
' footed hog article—in fact. I com-
their prattle uv- --un pieasan. , w
A- l once passed an unoccupied i
tent I was sure that I heard the i given below
voices of children playing just around ■ 7_________ ,i..
the bend of the road, but I found that
the absence of the cap with a suitable
arrangement of her silvery hair.
He was
that to each other the birds can even
indicate the form of danger so vari-
able is the voice, and. perhaps, on
this occasion the shout of the magpie
jargon signified, "Man coming! Got a
gun!"
Like wild geese, they keep a senti-
nel out while feeding, and faithfully
he performs his duty. Next to eating
I think the mugpie delights in nothing
rarely worn one. She once tried to do
so, out of respect to the example of fore he could come to his father.
If the Raby |« Cutting Teeth,
.. 1, and fled as Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs.
his yellow pantoties would "30""SoouncSvwurforchiidrenteething.
I he Strickeen Indians positively
- I assert that within the past five years
they have frequently seen animals.
is a
A LIVE MASTODON!
Don’t Cough iouriursAway.
The best investment on earn is the pur-
chase of a bottle of Marsden’s Pectorial
Balm when you nave a cough or cold.
Don’t take desperate chances when the
first dose of this excellent medicine will
---- ------- -------- relieve you. A hottie will cure any ordi
to the wall—“is so awfully unbecom- I nary cough or cold. Sold everywhere,
ing to my complexion.” Thea she de-
clined to take any medicine by way of
wreaking vengeance on a cruel fate.
Best remedy for sprains and pains. Mr.
1. M Spring, Bennings, D. C.. writes: - J
have been using Salvation Oil and have
btained great relief. Among so many
remedies tried. Salvation Oil is the best
tor sprains and pains in the back.” It
kilis all pain.
Ex-Empren Eugenie. that we are abusing Nature,
of the photographs of
i so exhausted them- i
felt her pulse he smiled. “Only a I
fever," he remarked, with a reassur- j
ing nod Raising herself upon het-
elbows she glared at him. “What .... ....
kind ofKa fever?” she demanded. •1 * - that does_not admit the odious fat ,s.
Wormy fruit and Lear Blight of Arples, Peara,
Cnerrles and Plums prevented ; also Grape and
Potato Kot-by spraying with Stahl's B0uDle
Acting Excelsior Sprayiug Outnts. Best in the
market. Thousands io use. Catalogue, describing
•11 insectsinjuriousto fruit, mailed Free. Adares
WM. STAHL, QUINCY, ILL.
nest, or stealing some
Off Color.
Even the doctor, accustomed as he
was to all sorts of sights, could not !
help but notice that the girl with
brown hair and blue eyes looked abso-
lutely bewitching in her white robes,
lying there amid a wreath of lace
drapery. When the physician had
The proprietors of Ely’s (ream Balm do
settled in the Bavarian capital, for Ca’^ihand Cold i th hk: sure remedy
The cucumber does its best fighting I have been afMicted with cntarh For go
after it is down. j years. It became chronic and extended to my
throat, canising hoarseness and great difliculty
in speaking, indeed for years I was not able to
speak more than thirty minutes, and often
this with great diftie ulty. I also, to .-.great
extent, lost the sense of hearing. By the use
of Ely's ( ream Balm all dropping of mucous
has eeased and my voice and hearing lias
greatly improved.—Jas. W. Davidson, Attor-
ney at Law, Monmouth, Ill.
up and -squacl
Aside from eating his life is ore
is to be regretted that so large a part
of his conversation is only a cry for
One of the most annoying traits, ol
tin- magpie is his habit of preceding
the hunter and veciferously herald-
ing his movements. At the head of a
certain canyon4 knew that some deer
were in the habit of playing.
and beak and I
rp claws were
f cek of these garrulous birds.
sharp eye for potable
xrows wondrously expert
out of danger. He seems
went by, a formidable-looking yat-
aghan. This man was now standing,
with an admiring crowd about him.
tusks lie all over that section of the
country. ’1 he fact that other hunt-
ers have told of seeing these monsters
browsing on the herbs up along the
said “fossil proboscidian pachy-
........... Since that time everything
. . . , has changed. The hundreds of let-
torden tars sent in by kindly disposed friends
Newton Ba
i n. Therc
should say.”—the doctor was still [
smiling—"it was scarlet fever." With
a groan she fell among the pi lloks. "Oh,
bush, there kroke ot
ereech. A hundred
one of these In-
a series of large
I never had much trouble
river gives a
rnoon I was ereep ng
e with cautious tr ad
ho he sat and cried: “Here’s a find,
fellows! W hy don’t you come and
get some of it?”
The world is a comeay to those that
tlink, a tragedy to those that feel. *
u ng stream.
He prove - a sourc ■ of great annoy-
are the bravest of hunters, but the .
proportions of this new species of table not only disguised as sausages,
game tilled the hunter with terroribut dressed in various forms, and with
and he took to swift and immediate i livers sauces, without any attempt to
llight. He describes the creature as I resort to incognito. This departure in . prove of wild-cat banks,
being as large as a post trader's ' sastronomy is said to have been in- i
store, with great, shining, yellowish i troduced by Italian laborers who have :
white tusks a„d a mouth large settledin the Bavarian capital.
< onTee Brinkiag.
The «... ......... 1 mSrTandrinoingtnoxoninitcettin
stantinople Street. py,,mp,., 1, n{ -
th r,, i r» lundredsofcustomerscomein five or
During the I urko- Russian war, a six times a day. drink off a cup of co.
correspondent wasamong the loungers fee and g. out without eatng any
Who had stood in a Constantinople thing. Coffee is evidently usd by
street to watch the march-past of a these as a meat as well as a leverap
regiment of Zeibecks. When they for from th - frequency of theiryerisit,
- were a l gone, there came by an old it is very evident they do not-et a
voices took it j hoja. a holy man,dressed in green robe meal between breakfait and saner
-quack: squack!" and caftan, and wearing yellow slip- which, it is presumed, they eat at
pers.5e lfproclaimed as one who had home. The habit is evidently a very
madethe pilgrimage to Mecca. He injurious one. for not one of the habit,
was followed by a very small donkey, ual coffee drinkers are healthy nearly
laden with panniers. On the foot- all being nervous and sickly. Some
walk stood a Circassian, who had been of them carry the habit so far that
flourishing in the air. while the troops they even go to two or thr............
E 1 »-t anything. .111.1. while he has
transported long distances, and vege- —--
fates as it travels suspended on a If you do not want your feelings hurt
twig. keep them out of the way.
Tiro Kiyns of woiinf’ ‛
need Dr. Pierce’s
Favorite Prescrip-
tion— those who
want to be made
strong, and those
who want to be
made well. It
builds up. invigor-
ates, regulates, and
cures.
It’s for young
girls just entering
womanhood ; for
women who have
reached the critical
“change of life”; for women expect-
ing to become mothers; for mothers
who are nursing and exhausted ; for
every woman who is run-down, delicate,
or overworked.*
For all the disorders, diseases, and
weaknesses of women, “ Favorite Pre-
scription” is the only remedy so unfail-
ing that it can be guaranteed. If it
doesn’t benefit or cure, in every case,
the money will be returned.
Siate <>■ Hung or He Eats
12a i iad—— He ilas th -
of < row i and .lay.
Xu* TLzeir Virtue.
. . pliant of modern fauna." Who knows,
usual, an affair of the giz- i how.ve.. 102 .1 .. .1 . .
zard ” nowever, but that those "supposed-to-
iu , i 0. .... .i, • .i i be-extinct" creatures may be as
• , ‘ “U ' ' a tab " that t he plentiful in the "land of the midnight
magpie will not consume, though it ' 11 a" nl.1. . 1V mment
: i. r .a ■ . ‘ zun as mule-footed hogs seem to be
1 $ h-irii with him an grain go ' l in Arkansas, Missouri and the Indian
rerbard with him.. Flesh, living. । territory? Three weeks ago I would
newi dead or decaying, young birds, have been much more surprised
had I met a real live mule-footed
hog than I would have been to
have met a whole herd of the afore-
Queen Victoria, her best friend, but ..........
1: . , , , .. . couzning trad, io Consumption,
the milliners woeful emblem did not , P
' Kemp’s Balsam will stop the cough at
(<o to your druggist to-day and get
a sample bottle free. Large bottles 30
cents and $1. (X>
to campers and ranchers in and
the mountains. He will steal
like indl
to -talte
tracks, each the size of the bottom of
a salt barrel, sunk deep in the moss.
H< followed the curious trail for some
miles, finally coming out in full view
of his game. As a class the Indians
Over on Forty Mile ( reek
Dogs a. sausage. Lane's Medicine Moves Hie Bow-
Dogs are slaughtered for culinary ns Each Day in order to be healthy
purposes in considerable numbers at ■ this.is. necessary. Cures constipation,
Nr.R i: m t - i i . headache, kidney and liver troubles and
Munchi The friend of man comes to I regulates the stomach and bowels. Price
NCe and 81.00, at all dealers.
tnorzing nap was no longer disturbed. There is a plant in Chili, and a
His calls had been for the double similar one in Japan, called the ypu ust atop Coughing!
•T lower of the Air. It has no root, I Mai den’s Pectorial Balm is a certain
within and of trying to induce some and is never fixed to the earth. It ands eeily cure for all coughs and colds.
twines round a dry t,..... +..ii. it gi • es reler at once and permanent cure
pound a an tree Ol sterile when used according to directions. It is
rock. Each snoot produces two or not an experiment. It has been tried for
three flowers like a lily. It can be 23 years. Sold everywhere.
deer, as most animals
per-istent chatter. He goes at his
which, from the descriptions
must be mastodons. Last
i drove by they were ... . . 1----
ustabletofuttera few feet‘apart Alaskan Indians Claim to Have
watch m- and glare fiendishli at each Them Frequentiy.
... । isn M ,, , ■ ' cience knows of the mastodon
“ - 48 in Septemben so that [ only as -an extinct fossil proboscidian
it could net well have been an “af- ■ 1 """
c - id tn* heart. I suppose it was
THE MAGPI) DEARS AN UN-
SAVORY REPUTATION.
Lis Higi
with the
< mee .
puy, of
licking the back of his wrist and shav-
ing off the hair that grew there by
way of showing off the edge and tem-
per of his weapon. It must have been
set as finely as a razor, anil,
like a razor, it was broad-backed and
। cal genius for projectiles, and knows
the range of bird shot better than the
av rerage hunter.
In the tl ree years’ camping in the
bones of mastodons a: e quite plenti-
ful. One ivory tusk nine feet long
projects from one of the sand dunes
on that creek, and single teeth have
been found that were so large that
they would be a good load for one
man to carry. I believe that the
mule-footed hog still exists: also that
live mastodons play tag with the
aurora borealis every night over on
Forty Mile Creek in Alaska.
n. from a low
pproarhed them there were clamor-
ou- shrieks of alarm, and the whole
crou d went flitting from bush to bush
np Sb* mountain side, complaining at
!► ig disturb d.
One of th*- magpie's favorite resorts
ie roadsid , especially if the roa!
v ices along in company with a run-
with 'hi- noisy thief. Once, in Estes
Tark. Colorado, my tent was under a
tilt pine, and for many mornings a
sinr pie perched on the topmost
b b of the tree long before we
v ■ - ready to get up and began a
series of calls and squawks that mad*
further sleep impossible.
Morning after morning there was
the pantomime of a not overdressed
tigt e sneaking out under the tent fly.
preceded by a shotgun and followed
by the mocking laugh of a white and
blne-black bird as he fluttered
away far beyond the range of small
shot. But one day the bird miscalcu-
lated his distance- perhaps he had
grown careless and after that our
has -. been my lot to
ean • • i than the magpie,
aimire - ta t. his business-
istiy, hia wenderful ability
care of numier one.” but it is
" admitc the genius of the
or the kill of the piek-
Thero is nothing about him
be really liked.
ms to be in a chronic state of
hi- life is one of constant
>r something to till his ca-
erop. He may turn aside
then to brawl with some of
■-. or with a crowd of cow-
mpanion i, to t ase the life
■me smaller bird: but even
s and his frolics have to do
question of a dinner.
• ■ roadside, found a com-
ese birds formed in an ir-
ircle around two combatants
burglar
pocket,
thtat cat
He set
Lunger:
xearch f
pa sious
now an i
his felle
so much as in warning.
There is a jauntiness about the
bird—an eminent belief in himself
and a general air of satisfaction wih
his lot in life that, if it were not so
mixed with selfishness and imperti-
nence. would be decidedly prepossess-
ing. His intelligence and garrulity,
and especially his ability to talk,
make him an interesting pet, but it
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