The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 8, 1883 Page: 2 of 4
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cull (or 110,000,000 of 3 per cent.
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THE < 0WB01M RKIUK.
A VALUABLE HE IK LOOM.
It , JMXK*. tditar am* jmpr*a*or
scene, and increased the excitement
_ 11'-> ^}® otUnaoet , - , . , re* mu w»t»s or iim Fibni »»vj c«ck#t».
1 "I m going to take a hand io, and
Uu« «im »•«»»• »k« w» “i* w.» you can take the plunder if 1 don't.” I _________
The next instant the speaker had | oushelrloom was ahown
majesty and power. Then sn
tend lulls, with rooks ail around, i
tend lulls,
are warm to
era-1
that!
the touch und hollow to
STEPHEN VILLK, -
TEXAS1 htatos.
WrW.
A nFsrvri'U from Norway, Miob.
nays: “Nearly 1,000 iron miuers uro on
a strike here. They formed a proces-
sion, secured a hand and some Hag* and
paraded the streets until thoroughly
chilled. They than uisde s demand
upon the Hu|>eriiiteiuleut of the Lud-
ingtou mine for an advance in wage*.
sn.raMuiulUd and threatenel him uo-
til lie complied. The chief officer ol
the Chapin mine took a train for Mil-
waukee, and the strikers say they will
stop the pumps unltss they are given
more wages. The sherifl has been
scut for, and militia will probably lie
called out.”
The Chain of ltocks Bridge compa-
ny has been incorporated at bpring-
lleld, 111., with a nominal capital of
$2,000,t00 The organizers propose t.
build a bridge across the Mississippi at
#a point not to exceed ten miles east of
bt. Lome. The new scheme is sui>-
posed to be in the interest of the Alton
and other roads w hich wish to break
up Jay Oould's bridge monopoly across
tho Father of Waters, the present
transfer business being wholly in the
hands of the Wabash 'combination. ...
Philip E. Newman A Co , boots and
shoos, Grand Itapids, Mich ., and bouth
Bend, Ind., have failed----Mamuel.Hen-
ry, a farmer near Bwauton Ohio, killed
his wife with an ax, fatally cut his
daughter, and then took his own life
with a razor.
Oxx. Aimcs-ros C Domir.one of the
pioneers of Iowa, died at his home in
Burlington, w here he had resided since
IH'Jh, aged 71 years. The deceased
was born in bt. Gcnevivo county, Mo.,
in 1812, ami was u son of Governor
Dodge, of Wisconsin. He was elected
a Delegate in Congress from Iowa oa
the organization of the Territory, and
served in that body thioe consecutive
terms as Delegate and Representative,
lie was elected to the United States
bsuato in 1848 and t.orved in that body
till 1855; ho was then appointod Min-
ister to tSpaiu by President Pierce, and
served in that position till ln56. Bcv-
erul times lie was elected Mayor of
Burlington ... .A verdict has been re-
turned bv the Coroner’s jury which has
ls'en investigating the disastrous col-
lision on the Chicago Burlington A
t/uincy Railroad, near Htrentor, 111.
The jury liml that tho uccidout was
duo chietlv to the gross carelessness of
William 11 Dovle, the rondnetor, and
Henry Young, engineer ->f tho freight
train, which was running ut an excess-
ive rate of speed. Another cause,
found by tin- jury, was the indiscretion
of George Alexander, Superintendent.
A C Miller, train-dispatcher, Daniel
Wedge, the loeol yard-master, in Bend-
ing out u heavily loaded train with de-
fective brakes.,. .A tire at Dixon, Cal-
ifornia, destroyed the business part of
town. The losses are reported at $250,-
000.
Jxcon Nki.uxo, tho murderer or
Ada Atkinson, who was lynched at
Oxford, Ind., met hisdoem us eoolly|its
any wretch that ever felt the lialtur
draw. His executioners were met at
the door by Xclling. "How are you,
gentlemen ?" he suid ipiietly, without a
tremor. "I kuow what you want and
I'm ready to go.’,’ They took liim to a
two-seated open wagon that stood in
waiting, into which they hundhsl him
roughly. The old man made no resist-
ance, simply remarking: "Go u little
slow gentlemen, I am older tliun some
of you." The mob und their victim
left quiotlv-for th t scene of the murder. I
A rope was miv|m* tided from a limb, |
Nellmg bound liu-wl and foot, wlien the
Captain said : "Mi. Nelling, you real-
ize your situation. It yon have sny
statement to make, we want it now."
"I have nothing to say," replied Nelling.
"Did yon intend to la vish the girl, be-
fore you murdered her?" "No sir, I
did not.” “Have y. u ever liecn impli-
cated in any other crimes?" "No sir."
“Yon have no further statement to
make?” Nelling replied: "Nothing.”
"Swing him lip," said the Captain. A
noose was placed around Nolling’s
m ck, the other end fuslened to a limb
of a tree, and the wagon drove from
under. The mob dispersed, leaving
the murderer swinging in the air in
plain sight of Atkinson's house. A pa-
per bearing the words, “A warning to
murderers," was affixed to the swinging
corpse. The Coroner's verdict was
death by violence ut the hands of un-
known men, Two enterprising photog-
raphers came early on the grouud and
took the old man in 1iih suspended
statu.
Dr. J. II. Finley und Ed. Hlnith, in
jured in tho railroad disaster near
Streator.Ill.. are dead, making eight
victims in all. Tho balance of the
wounded are on tho road to recovery.
Tho wrecked coach was literally splin
lured to pieces, and the ouly wonder is
that any one could have l>een in there
and come oat alive. The engine drove
more than half way through the car,
crushing the iloor into the smallest
possible fragments. All arouud lay
portions of the w'reck—wheels, cars,
fragments of doors—all attesting the
fearful force of the shock. Several
pieces of skin, with nnils attached,
from scalded, shriveled hands, were
picked up. Tho jury of inquest fonnd
that the coming train could not have
lieen more than 401) feet away, as it
came down from the north. The pas-
senger train had lieen driven forward
perhaps 200 feet by the force of the
collision. Conductor Mat Ktuinody, of
the fsted passenger train.gaves straight-
forward account of the accident. He
was flagged alKiut forty rods from where
the accident occurred. When the train
slacked up for the flagman, Condnctor
Kennedy went to the engine to find ont
what the obstruction van. The train
ran along slowly until it had approach-
ed within ten car-lengths of the gravel
train in front, which tho switch-engine
waa nnablo to move. Seeing this, he
ran to the rear end of hi* train and or-
dered bis brakeraan to flag the freight
which ho knew to be behind him. The
brakeman got the flag, but had gone
Usarrul,
The system of standard time went «wtuaTnnH ______-__,_____ nwasaw w* mmame
into operation the 13th of November. **' “ “ climbed ovtr hi* companion's kneesj J^rasUsT'^woentlvi' ^ir is a gold
very gen- felly throughout the United The evening traiu on tho Union t0 the aisle. As ho did no he showed | w,lU.|, mic0 owncd by Davy Crockett,
Uc.ii arniy ,au«sl a riot at a m ti g dajsago, leaving behind it a group 0f star spurs rendered ominously ,.i (i,„ i,ar„ n( the Alamo
' the latter in Kingston, Ontario konrj^ m#rry youngster, who usd come to musical every step ns he advanced
mIioumi vbooom to remirt llii dii- ^ r * ___.1___ , . , a« I
turber were roughly handled and n- ■ ®tu off » »'ewly wed young man and toward the bridal pair. He soon „„„ --„-------
treated in bad order,while in the melee, woman, iue departure of the tram, reached thorn, and, standing before | JJ0Ujay on a visit to the exposition
officers of 'tho arm*, were kicked and was signalized by three rousing cheers them with his hat in his hsnd, said: au(j llM ^ee,, stopciugou Eigtli street,
pounded unmercifully. by the forsskeu young men and . “bay, pardner, where 1 come from, j,!, friend Dr. 0. 0. Cook, of
Foa years Brisoo Hanchez, a famous miidens, and in a certain manner right up yer in Sawtooth, we're always
Mexican brigand,baa dotted the law and j strongly emphasized by the startling [ chilly oa by tlie happy man to kiss the
terrorized the unprotceted inhabitants. | reports of several pistol shots. gal lor good luck, und yer goes."
A few dsys ago he and his band w^re The bridal party in tin car were 1 He stooped to kiss the girl, but her
An exceedingly vlluaWe Mtdami- |(oriv.Tthal of"Ti^'iS^^dS'1into We,t
TEX AM TOP ML
Immigrants oontiuao to pour
Mr. Crockett is a resident of De
Ho soon j ArL jf0 oaule t0 thfo city last
surrounded .near Chianita, in Puebla. mU reeUd witnesses of this grand 1 young man interposed 1 but trie latter
After a desperate resistance the body demonstration in their behalf, and was rudely drawn aside as if but a
bulftTlld to toZwerl SJi^! lovingly locked 1U each other's arms .child in the ghnl's grasp. The kiss
No soldiers were killed, although boy- K“od fr0“ J*>® 8,uae window, smiled i seemed to be forthcoming. The 1ms.
eral were severely wounded.
! and waved their respective head-gear
A dispatch from Ht. John's, New.. hi adieu. A bend in the road soon
foumlland, says: “A hurricane from tlie r*uioved the married pair and their
north, which blew over the Newfound-1 friends from view. The former slowly
land coast for three days, has worked j lowered the window and sought their
terrible destruction to uurino life and seats. Immediately they bcoame the
property. The eoast is strewn with! cynosure of almost overy eye in the
the debris of wrecked vessels, and 0M< anj they justly merited the
many dead bodies have lieen washed attention,
anlioro. it t« that not loaa
than flfty craft succumbed to the; ter- , Bhe was beautiful and buxom, and
rible blast, ami are totally lort, while was dressed in her best, which was
the loss of life will reach, probably, ruther of the shabby-genteel order,
sixty or seventy fouls. It was one of fjer faoo MiaU a pristine beauty, which
the worst gales over experienced on i cultivation and association with peo-
tl"’ l'oa»t. ; pie of refinement would liave made
% particularly attractivo. _ As_ it
of the :Dth tilt. Buys; The first bale of
ootlou ever picked from the field by
machiuery was shown at the Cotton Ex-
change to-day, uud attracted general
attention. Its condition was pronounc-
ed ns good as hand-picked cotton of
the same grade. It was conceded that
if placed with others it could not lie
distinguished from hand-picked cotton.
Tlie bale was picked near .Sninter, ti. C.,
by a cotton harvesting machine invent-
ed by C. T, Mason, Jr. It in operated
by one horHu uml one mun, und will har-
vest two and a half to three full bales
per duy. The bale Will be sent to tho
convention of the National Cotton
lMantcrs’ Association at Vicksburg erxt
month.
FlBK losses: At Mount Vernon, 111.,
$40,000; Lawreiicebnrg, Ind., $15,000;
Newcastle, I’a, $50,000; Johnsonvillo,
New York. $15,000; Minuter. South
Carolina, $40,000; Orleans, Ind.,
000; Brattleboro, Vermont, $25.000;
Niles, Ohio, $15,(HH); Allentown New
York, $25,000: Pittsburgh, Pennslyva-
nia, $20,000; Monroe, Louisiana, $30,-
000; Columbia, Mississippi, $100,000;
Jackson, Mississippi, $15,000; Commit-
nipaw, New Jersey, $125,000; the
steamer Parish, at Natchez, Mississippi,
$250,000'. at Hnrrodeburg, Kentucky,
$5.1,000; Chicago, Illinois, $25,000; I
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $150,00
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $150,000; ■ tears.
Madison, Illinois, $18,000; Nash
there was the ruddy glow of health,
the evidence of a robust constitution,
and Withal the power to charm the
best young people of the district in
which it beamed. In her eye there
was the merry and mischievous
twinkle of the inborn coquette that
delighted in compelling devotion, und
took not a little delight in making the
‘feller bIio liked best” feel that he wub
not the ouly lari around sho might
have for the dosiring. In her hut was
concentrated the evidence of the height
to which millinery hud attained iu
the mountain town.
The young man was dressed iu a
brand new cowboy outfit, so still iu
all its parts that he moved like a par-
alytic and smeiled like a leather store.
He was not so brawny as cowboys
sometimes are; indeed, he seemed
like a tyro in the business. His face
was devoid of that black walnut com-
plexion peculiar to members of his
calling, and its expression was such
that it might but recently have bidden
good-by to what Mark Twain would
have termed a gospel duck’s smile.
The twain had hardly taken their
ieats when the young lady burst into
The feeling of homesickness
J,a* I had already come Rpou her. Bhe
New Hampshire, $25,000; llclmore, U.
$35,000; Patterson, New Jersey, $40,-
000; Lake City, Minnesota, $15,000,
Ea*l.
Patrick Wii.j.i.am O’Biuun, an Irish
giant, and Christina D. Dunz, a Ger-
man giantess, were made one at Pitts-
burgh the ether day. In their present
united state, they have a combined
height of liftcen feet three inches, and
balance 543 pounds avoirdupois.
Among tho curious incidents of the
ceremony was a wedding cake nine feet
in cireuinfereucc, a ring woighiug sev-
enteen pennyweights, nnd a loaf of __________r___ ________ ____ w
bread nine feet long. . .On Pennsyl- to conjure from tho resources of
“•
ian fought sixty-five rounds in two
hours, both men being severely pun-
ished. Bcullian was declared victor on
a foul.
sobbed aloud,and attracted even more
attention thereby—tho undivided at-
tention of tlie crowded car. The
newly made husband was trained in
business in such cases made and pro-
vided. The next instant his arm en-
circled lier waist, and the fair form
was gently moved a6 a consequence
in a reclining position, until tlie
drooping lioad rested upon her pro-
tector's bosom. Then were poured
into the listening ears of the w eeping
damsel tho whispers of consolation
which tho young husband was able
baud was held at bay by tlie escala-
tor's left hand, and tlie girl was being
dragged toward him by hie right.
Everybody was interested in wit-
nessing the ccene. It was thought a
shooting might ensue. The bride,
however, was not greatly moved. A
deep blush su flu Bed her oval features,
and a merry twinkle lurked about her
eye s. Bhe looked at the brawn and
musclo which wanted to enclose her,
and the shaggy lips which wanted to
press hers, bo innocent and pretty.
Tho face of the voung man, on the
contrary, was colorless. A deep,
ashon, ghastly hue pervaded it, while
a tremor of intense anger and morti-
fication shook his fratxe. Ho saw he
was powerless; indeed, tho jaunty and
almost suspicious sir of the girl was
beginning to make him feel doubly
so, and that feeling wuh being followed
by the more poignant one that, de-
serted by her, life was not worth
living. i£o looked at her, and, aB her
eyes met his, she saw his anguish. In
trembling, supplicating tones he said
“Ah, Kitty |f’
Those tones mastered the situation.
Just as the rough cowboy brought
his grizzly lips iu close proximity to
tho girl’s the yorng woman drew
hack, wrenched herself from his
grasp, and with her open hand dealt
him a slap oir the cheek and jaw
which sent him reeling to tlie corner.
Bhe followed hint, caught him by the
beard and hair, and pulled them until
he yelled with pain. Tho young man
dragged her away, while the would-be
kisser from Bawtooth slunk back to
his scat amid the deafening yells of
the passengers.
As ho did bo the young woman,
with very loud nnd trembling voice,
exclaimed:
"I ain’t no wax ligger, and don’t
you forget it.”
And every passonger was willing to
swear that sho wasn't.
Till->i-wap»pcr In s Farm Mouse.
The people who live near tlie gic it
tlitougblsrcs whete they have a.-ut-ss
to two or three dailies slid a dozen
weeklies, do not fully appreciate the
value of a newspaper. They come,
indeed, to look upon them as necessi-
ties, aud they would as cheerfully do
without t hicr morning mail. Hut
one must be far off in tho country—
remote from tho “maddening crowd"—
to rcalizo the full luxury of * a news-
paper. The farmer who receives but
one newspaper a year, does not glance
over his columns hurriedly with anair
ofaimpatieuco ai does the merchant cr
lawyer. He begins at tlie beginning
and reads to the end, not permitting
a news item or advertisement to es-
cape his eye. Then it has to be thumb-
ed by every member of the family,
each looking for the things in which
he or she is most interested. The
grown-up daughters look for the mar-
riage notices, and aro delighted if the
editor lias treated them to a lovo story.
The sou, who is about to engage iu
farming, with an enthusiasm-that will
carry him far in advance of his father,
reads all the crop reports and has a
keen eye for hints about improved
modes of culture. The younger
members of the family come in for
the amusing anecdotes and scraps of
fun. All look forward to the day that
Bhall bring the papor with the liveliest
interest, and if by some unlucky
chanee it fails to come, it is a bitter
disappointment. One can hardly es-
timate the amount of information
which a paper that is not only read
but studied can carry into a family.
They have week by week spread before
their mental vision a panorama of the
busy world; its fluctuations and its
concerns. It is tlie poor man’s library,
and furnishes ar. much mental food
as Ue has time to ooneume or digest.
No one who has observed how much
those who are far away from the plaoes
where men congregate value their
weekly pipers, oan fail to invoke a
blessing on the inventor of the means
of this intellectual enjoyment.— l.x
change.
It's nearly time for congress to get
together again. As usual, tlie eountiy
dreads its meeting. It is prosperous,
aud afraid ill-adviaed legislation may
1 " less mischief. The
pt rs found their wnyinto the damsel’s
mouth, because it was noticod that
several times the lips of the twain
met in closest contact.
Hy degrees the disconsolate maiden
returned to her former self, nnd there
ensued such n scene of embraces and
kisses and whispers and hugs as is
witnessed only on well-apointed bridal
tour. Indeed, overlastiug lovo, confi-
dence and fealty must have been pro-
posed and assented to a thousand
times.
Of course, it was a picnic for tho
other passengers, of whom many had
been there before. Borne of them
had not, and to them, especially of the
rough border class, it was something
the enjoyment of which was almost
supernal. Beveral of the more
demonstrative of the latter reached
for their neighboring companions,
and began a honeymoon of their own,
imitating to the letter the traditional
performance which was being given
by the heroine and hero. It would
be difficult to describe tho scenointhe
when this emulation became
almost general. The smacks, the
“ohsl” the “ahsl" tho laughs, the
guffaws became almost legion.
Meanwhile the loving pair seemed
almost unmindful of the merry scene
of which they were the occasion. At
length, however, the pair separated
for a moment, and the lair ono looked
aronnd and smiled on tlie passengers.
Immediately a dozen flinty hearts,
smitten with tho appearance of the
lady, acknowledged the potency of her
sway, and began to make themselves
irresistible in appearance by the sun-
dry tying of scarfs, straightening of
abirt fronts, banging of - hats aud
smoothing of heads, and returned the
smiles with the lavish interest of
millionaires.
At this juncture one of the smitten
border gentlemen, deeming himself
beyond compare, reached for his
brawny companion, of the male
gender, who was making himself
audible with sundry excellently devel-
oped snores, and lovingly pressed
bim to his bosom; so lovingly, indeed,
that the aroused sleeper opened his
eyes with An ejaculation whioh almost
sent the embracer to his feet The
embracer sought to appease the en-
raged sleeper, and after a time sue
oeeded. * ^
Ue then directed the other's atten-
tion to the spoony pair in the other
with his friend
Gainesville, Texas, a student of the
University of Louisville. Ue is an
agreeable aud polished young gentle-
man, the sod of Mr. Robert H. Crock-
ett, at present the editor of Crockett's
Gleaner, a weokly paper published at
De Witt. The watch was given to
him by his fsther, who was the origi-
nal Ciockett’s eldest son.
The ancient timepiece is a note-
worthy one apart from its associations.
It is of ordinary gentleman’s size, bnt
rather thicker than the watches of
the present day, and is open faced.
The dial plate is a white one with no
inscriptions, aud it has only the
hour and minute hands, the seoond
hand not being employed in,the con-
struction c f timepieces *of that day.
The case is perfectly plain and smooth,
and long use has worn it very thin.
It is of solid gold and on the back are
engraved tho name of its different
owners. The inscription is cut deep-
ly in ordinary letters, the names hav-
ing keen placed there by each pos-
sessor from tho time of the first Crock-
ett, and is as follows:
• • •*
—On the night of Nov. 3, an at-
tempt wav made to burn the court
bouss at Baird.
ing the hot springs of the Yellow-1
stone lake, Mr. Winuer says: j
“Seldom are ths water and deposit
of any two springs alike. There are _About «4o,000 have been sub- ^
coral, honeycomb, basin-stone, pebble, ln pftieiUno towards building
scale, and ery.tal foiiuations, the tb Ath#ng ,nd p^ttoe rail-
whole making kaleidoscopic groupings
of color and design. Down in the
limpid depths of many of the springs
are grottos and arch-iike structures.
One dasxling whits pool, the very type
of purity, entrances the visitor, who
stands with wondering eyes, to look,
—Buffaloes are now returning to
the plains of Texas, snd if not mo-
lested will probably become plentiful
in a few years.
—It is estimated that the total
D. CROCKETT.
JOHN CltOCKKTT.
HUBERT CROCKETT.
J. W. CROCKETT.
DHtlPUlBii sues. K'Min i
but ebout four oer-lenathe, whin the | ot ““xT"1’ **" j part of tho cer. As the half sleepy
freight came crashing down the grade,. ''• “ *n? d*n8« when , J ^ k , y,, ,nti the £
snd the engine wen buried in the pss- ^res. is «ot id seuion. J ^ ^ ^ ^
singer aoeeli, The freight woe e wild Ai.wavs behind head—The wrist.1 mn.hnmed tans The smile
' ii::;: tsOLSS/R *! ~
P“^lWhi0h “ " n°U
Wesklegiea j stiou for a proper exhibition at N<
SlCWIAIT FOMM hea issM#ano»i- Orleans next year.
I'll be ehawed right up if that don't
tumble the animal!” in a tone of
•tentor volume.
This was a new element in the
IVlist Will You Ue!
a. Mcholftr’* Companion,
Wo see two boys standing side oy
side. Both are intelligent looking,
and kind looking; but one becomes
sn ltf/r, shiftless fellow, aud the other,
an inlluentlfelj}n<l useful man. Per-
haps when they vwere boys no ono
could liavo seen much difference be-
tween them; when they were men tho
contrast was marked. One became
dissolute, step by step; the other be-
came virtuous step by step; as one
went up the other went down.
It is a question of great moment—
What will you be? Ono determines
he will do right and improve his pow-
ers and opportunities to the utmost.
He is industrious, learns his business,
becomes a partner, or proprietor, and
is known as a man of influence and
power. Another does not determine
to bo bad, but is lazy, and neglects to
improve his opportunities. He shirks
work; he “fools around;” next he is
seen with tobacco, and probably beer
and whisky follow; his appearance
shows ho is unhealthy; he does not
do his work well, he loses his position,
and becomes intemperate and proba-
bly a criminal.
There are many to-day who are
standing at the parting place. You
can take one path and you will go
down as sure as the sun rises. If yon
prefer hanging around a saloon to
reading good books at home, then you
arc on the road to ruin. If you do
not obey your parents, if you run
away from school, if you he, if you
swear, you will surely go down in life.
If a boy steadily improves his time,
tries to lqam his business, obeys his
father and mother, is truthful and in-
d strious, is respectful and pleasing
toward others, ho will succeed. No
cue oan stop his doing well in life; he
has determined that he will be a no-
ble specimen of a man, and every
good person will help him.
Uni. Robert Toombs an a Church
Member.
Gen. ltobort Tombs, always a
grand man, now that he has em-
braced religion and joined the church,
is grander than ever. Ho was always
a man of strong religious belief, not-
withstanding his dissipation and pro-
fanity. Tlie Washington Wilkes
county, correspondent of the Augusta
Keu-.i thus describes his being received
into the church: “Gen. Tombs was
baptised and admitted to the Method-
ist church roll of members by Bishop
Pierce last Sunday. The discourse of
tlie bishop was after liis splendid style
and was heard by a largo congrega-
tion. After the sermon, dnring the
ceremonies at the reception of the
new member, scarcely a ary eye could
have been found iu tho house, so
great was the joy felt by the people
when they knew that our grand old
citizen had made peace with God, Mr.
Gabriel Toombs has long keen a
Christian, and tlie sight of the pleas-
ure on his face as he stood by his
brother during the ceremonies is woll
worth ones memory for years to corns.
—Griffin ((la.) Sun.
A uttlk boy who wouldn't run to
no taxes are paid, because of the mi-
gratory character of their owners, is
at least half a million head.
far down below upon what may only —« isMUtnatea mat me sowu
be likened to a resplendent fairv grot 1 number of cattle in the state on which
to of frosted silver encrusted with
ptark. Another crystal, clear, and
colorless basin has a rim blazing with
hues of sapphire, opal, ruby, and emer-
ald. Still another pool, full to the
brim, and has the corrugated sides of
its profound depth adorned with tints
of reddish gold. Several basins of
depth are mantled with
unknown
saffron scum of the consistency of
calf's leather. This leathery substance
is not of a vegetable nature, but is
deposited by tlie mineral constituents
of tlie springs. It forms in large
layers which aro. brightly mottled
with red, yellow, green, ajod black on
the under surface, and the lowermost
stratas are solidified into pure, finely-
grained sbeots resembling alabaster.”
It was certainly a very happy fore-
thought and wise act on the part of
the federal government to set this
wonderfully pioturosque region apart
for a national park; to be kept for tlie
enjoyment of visitors forever.
U' rinau aud Auitrisn Soldiers.
Loudon World.
Those who have'been traveling on
the continent lately cannot list notice
the difference in appearance between
the Gorman ami Austrian soldiers.
Tho former, whether on or off duty,
turn out s credit to the service and to
themselves. They are clean, smart-
looking fellows, look every inch what
they are, aud seem to take a pride in
their profession. The Austrians, on
the contrary, liavo sadly degenerated;
a dirtier or more shambling lot it would
be difficult to meet. One would imag-
ine that on sentry duty at leust they
might stretch a point and present a
tidy exterior, but so far from this being
the case the filthy condition of their
clothes, acoountrcmonts snd boots
proves tho reverse. While tho German
officers are the smartest of the smart,
the Austrians show the other side of
the medal. Though certainly clean in
their habits, they seem to care but lit-
tle for their personal appearance or
the fit of their uniforms. Time was,
when, in the good old dsye of the con-
gress of Baden or Wiesbaded, the Aus-
trian officers were admired by enthusi-
astic young ladies, who os promptly
lost their hearts for tbe elegance of
their figure and the thinness of their
waists. Much beautiful waltzers were
they,that it wan currently reported they
could go round tho room with a glass
of water on their heads without spilling
any. All this is now changed, and’their
pleasant appearance, particularly if
they wear spurs—is more suggestive
of danisge aud disaster to dresses than
any elogant movements in the'ball
room. The only good thing about
them is a great coat, which has the
advantage of covering many imperfec-
tions.
—Lands in Texas are cheap enough
for all purposes. It is safe to say
that three dollars per acre will pur-
chase timbered grass land, in nearly
any portion of the west and south-
west, in bodies from 160 to 10,000
Very littlo of the movement can he
seen, but it bears the stamp of Rob-
ert Raskell Liverpool, aud is full
jewelled. I is still in excellent run-
ning order, never having had any
part renewed but a winding chain or
two, and keep.; accurate time.
The watch was 'purchased by Da-
vid Crockott, before ho left Tennessee
aflerhe was defeated in his lastrace for
Congress. He wore it for some time,
just before going on that fatal expe-
dition, which terminated with bis
death at the Alamo, he gave it to his
eldo.,t son, Mr. John W. Crockett.
Tho latter also went into public life,
and was three times a member of
Congress from the Volunteer State.
He afterwards went to New Orleans,
where he engaged in mercantile life.
Upon his death the watch descended
to his eldest son, Robert. Ho was
also a citizen in Tennessee, until
about twenty-eight years ago, when
he removed to Arkansas, where he
has since resided. He is still living,
but has turned the watch over to his
eldest son. the present owner.
Mr. Crockett told the reportt r last
evening that his father had several
other valuable relics which had de-
scended to him from the famous hunter
statesman. One of these is a very
line life-sized oil portrait which was
painted while he was iu Congress by
a celebrated artist of that day. The
other is a rifle presented to him by
five hundred young men of Philadel-
phia, each of whom contributed a half
a dollar to Ififl cost of the weapon,
which is still it? cxcclleBt condition.
Mr. Crockett is naturally very proud
of his watch, and guards it with zeal-
ous care. He says that he bas been
offered $500 catli lor it, but no
amount of money would induce' him
to part with his possession. He #ill
remain in the city only a few dsys,
1 lie Yellowstone Park.
It will surprise most readers not
familiar with distances, that Yellow-
stone Park is larger than the states of
Delaware and Rhode Island together.
It is situated on the borders of Wyo-
ming and Idaho territories, and was
set apart for a national park in 1672,
(hough its striking characteristics
were discovered ten years before. It
is sixty miles long from north to
south, and fifty miles from east to
west. It has a number of lakes, but
its largest stream is the Yellowstone,
and its largest lake has the same
name. It has a number of mountains,
ranging in height from seven to ten
thousand feet, capped with snow all
tlie year, and full of geological curios-
ities. Volcanoes and glaziers wore
evidently in operation there at a late
period. The roads run through
chasms and gorges, over the beds of
streams now dry. The greatest vari-
ety of wild animals is there. There
are buffaloes in the basins, and elk
graze on the mountain sides. Mooso
hunt the marsh and heavy woodlands.
Bix species of bears inhabit the for-
ests, and small game abounds, though
reptiles aro few and far between.
Two thirds of the area of the park is
clothed with dense forests of fir
spruce and pine. Ckokeberries, goose
berries and currents, both black and
red, grow along the stroams. The
meadows are bright with familiar
flowers. Pasturage is exoellent. The
nights ore frosty even in summer;
very hot days are seldom known, and
the winters though snowy, aw not
severely oold. The most remarkable
features of the park are its calcare-
ous springs, whose deposits harden
into terraces as they dry and glisten
in the sunlight. The waters are bet
and seethe up from belaw with angry
aspect. Thera are mitny.immense
geysers, the earth around whioh ram-
bles and shakes, and the air is hot
with feted odors. There are springs
of boiling mad- white, orange, green,
violet, purple, brown, and bine.
There are huge eones, with openings
at tbe top, whenee issue clouds of
noisy steam. There are petrified tor
ests, where the ground is strewn with
tranks and limbs of trees whioh have
solidified into olear, white agate,
the store for Ins mother until he had There are mountain sides worn by
a drink of water, pleaded in extenna-: glacial action into speotral shapes
tion of his disobedience that "even a J that look almost human. Thera an
river eoaldn’t ran when it was dry I” cataracts of the most stupendous told here is exactlytras.
A Very Seir-Willlng Horne.
H*r|»r'a Young People.
There is an old nursery rhyme which
teaches that kindness and patience are
the lest methods to pursue in the case
of a “donkey that wouldn't go.” An
English gentleman relates that he
had a horse that “wouldn't go,” but
when ho came to try the patience
cpmedy, he found that the horse had a
larger supply of virtue than he him-
self possessed, which, as will present-
ly be ueen, was considerable.
Tbe Bqglish gentleman’s horse was
a confirm ski “balker." One Saturday
afternoon, when he was returning in
his dog cart, the horse balked, as it
had often done Before, and its master
thought he woutW try what calm-
ness and patience vAiuld do. Accord-
ingly lie sat still in tfie dog cart, and
addressed the animal in soothing
tones and kindly worctaj but to no
purpose. It was exactly |cn minutes
past fonr on Saturday arteitaoon when
tho horse stopped in the '.middle of
the road.
The afternoon wore away, ihe sun
sank below the horrizon, darkniesj set-
tled down over the landscape, »nd yet
the man and horse remained tea fight
out the battle between obstinaev and
patience. Through the long Viight
they staid there, the whip remained
quietly in the (0:ket, and when \the
sun arobe after his voyage around \the
world he found tbe oontest still
ing on.
At six o’eloek in the morning tb
owner bade his groom fetch a cart rope
and tie it to the horse's foreleg; but
when the groom did so, and pulled
with all his might, the only result was
that the horse stood with his fore leg
stuck out as if he were a bronze statue.
At seven o'clock the horse bcoame
perfectly furions, seizing the shaft
with his teeth, and shaking it, kioking
and stamping with rage the while.
At half past seven tbe groom tried to
tempt him with a measure ot osts,
but the angry beast would have none
ol it, notwithstanding that it was
twsnty hours since he had had a
mouthful of food or a drop of watei*
Then his master had to confess
himself beaten in the trial of patisnee,
and having procured some tough shoots
of ground ash,he applied them to Mr.
Horse’s back so vigorously Ifiit that
self-willed quadruped was obliged to
confess hinnelf beaten so far as his
hide was concerned. It was then
twenty minutes before eight on Ban-
day morning, the contest liave lasted
fifteen hoars and a half, dnring whioh
the hor«e did not budge an inch,
nor his owner eti? from bis seat in the
carriage.
This is probably ths most remarks--
hie exhibition of obstinacy on one
side and of patienoe on the other that
was ever known, and tba story as
—The land board, it is estimated,
have on hand over 40,000,000 acres
of land for sale. Numerous appli-
cations for purchase and lease ol lam^
aro being received at Austin, bat the
receipts aro small as oompared with
tlie large amount of land on sale.
—Tlie number of live Btock of all
kinds in Texas, act-cording to tbe last
reports, amounts 14,200,767. Of
this number there are over 1,000,000
horses, 4,751,000 oxen, 681,000 cows,
6,615,00 sheep, and over 2,000,000
hogs. The increase since 1881 shows
nearly 4,000,000 head.
—With the assessed property valua-
tion of $520,000,000, Texas stands
ont as the wealthiest Bouthern Btate.
In 1870 Kentucky was tbe wealthiest,
Virginia being the seoond iu order,
and Texas third. That was but four
years ago. Mark the change, ln
that time Texas has added more to
her taxable wealth by $82,500,000 than
the whole state of North Caiolifia-ris
worth. The increase in that time
would buy the state of Bouth Caro-
lina and leave a surplus of over $1,-
000,000. As oompared to herself
she has gained 76,70 per cent. And
yet we keep on doing it, and are not
content to stay. v
—The Missouri .Pacific passenger de-
partment is nothing if not progressive.
Realizing that it is the line which
furnishes the Lest accommodations
that takes the traffic, it has arranged
to inaugurate the longeat through
sleeping cxr service in the world. In
other words, on the 1st of December
commenced from either end of the
line a daily through sleeper service be-
tween Bt. Louis and Ban Francisco
via the Iron Mountain, Texas A Pacific,
Bouthern Pacific and Central Pacific
Roads. Fourteeu sleepers ef the
newest make with all modern improve-
ments are to be put on tlie line, the
Missouri Pacific and the Central Pa-
cific each contributing its quota. This
makes a route available every day in
the year, with the longest mileage of
any sleeper run in the world, the
distance being some 2,680 miles, t>s
against 2,408 miles from New Orleans
to Ban Francisco over the Galveston;
Harrisburg k Ban Antonio and|Bouth-
ern Pacific, which is conceded to be
np to date the longest run on record.
There is, however, still one more
grand faot to note in connection with
this new move on the pa.t of the Mis-
souri Pacific. A passenger can travel-"
from Boston to Bt. Louis in a Wabash
sleeper without change, and meet at
the Union Depot here a Missouri
Pacific train with through sleeper
from Bt. Louis to San Francisco, thus
making a trip from ocean to ocean
with bnt one change of cars, while the
baggage might be checked all the way
through. The new line is to be called
“The Two Oceans Route,” and Mr.
H. C. Townsend and bit best bower,
H. A. Fisher, will surpass themselves
in advertising it all over this land.
Barictl Treason's Fenod.
The sceno of the murders commit-
ted by the notorious Bender family,
near Cherrydale, Kansas, is again the
theatre of interest and excitement.
For a long time past the farm occu
pied by the Binders has been owned
and ran by J. 0. Murphy, lteo
while plowing, he unearthed a i
tin can, which, on being opened, was
found to contain a lot of greenbacks,
silver, and gold, amounting to $80r~
OOP. It is sup|K>sed that the money
is the prooeeas of a few of the many
robberies and murders of the Benders,
Murphy is elated with the “fiud,”and
proposes to keep the money. It is
said that this claim will be contested
the friepds of tlie victims of the
ders, who assert they oan identify
irtion of tlie money. Parties aro
to be digging hepe and there on
farm with hope of finding njopg
ey.
Maxims for Yesng Men.
lever gamble,
lever be idle.
lie few promises.
{ways speak the truth.
> gorsl company or none.
> np to your engagements.
-: no intoxicating liquors.
^r speak lightly of religion.
jit before vou wp
[obaraoter is above all things
do if;
tor'*:
but n
he wo
Ti
sure toll
Meaonre
he oan
by his
long enoui
deeds, he
l ever think whal you would
[had -Jie Duke Of Weetmins-
ae?” Village paetor: “No,
i sometimes wondered what
fo if ho had mine*"
i pears to exist a greater dgr
long, than to life well,
nreff’etyfe by hip desires,
‘ » long enough! measure
leeds, hs has npt Uvpa
i; measure by his evil
livad too long,
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