Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 30, Number 13, Jasper, Dubois County, 9 December 1887 — Page 7

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To iolnS husband's wild lr4topUg WWeh UwJw tor out at I - . f1L.4MM fttW With MHTOWfHi face.

jUit tkt i to areatiy rv,!',,HKe Would enter that mtlen

(That Hhiber ewa fault she MfK And MM?ber-although their mom had a' wklch "ctomgos to boaey greenest

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UM MOTSe, MM WM MUf ft

ftway when dtooovaygd.

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Hll BUSedeN MMMMrMM4 aaaasod Us enrike 11m beeue Walk terror ud ha

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struck Dm horse a m twipw" ami it JJrf4jJcftl Idftt 1 SRJBi J PIJ iKB

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a awOaa sad faltfkw for eMattoa, whtoh

... MMfdlm f bMt r fcat

juUiyta.takJrtlMy aarl Mm (ap nauffkt

Tfeare wa w earthly tfcair Mtoaa thaa

taan iaa BtttHaaplBaMWWiWIa'tmjawMlit! TuwtMtMm a4 faator a4 faatar ae

mm la al&rai aJM MO oa wiw a

ruM who tkoy mm it m raaiy

Uaovraat acaia mm til tMTMar traTatoH

twHVM or iftoMi mUoa, THU follow

Ium iMoa mtinjr two or throa moot,

aa4 bo atartod up, want o at trot .tkra rnllnM. dotiblod bak like a

fox, anU wm eoatontodly tooding wkoa

I aaw him Um soeoRd Unm.

I hare often woodorod that mo

MtiNtor or aaUvo evac fomra mm alapMaat

who kad diad by accWant or okl ago.

I auuooMi tko axttlaMatioM U, that

wkanan atokaMt lto in tM foraat,

tko wikl baaaU cnaodlly davourkia ear

rum and scatter hia bones about; bat

one wmiUl aatuially mihmm that mm

of tkeao Itoaea w6uld ba fouMd at aorna

mint or otkor. I bare talkad wKk

many huiitara and Mativaa, and tko dieovery I oae made kM beoN daclarad

an exception. I waa going tkrottgk aa

open foreat, following in the wako of a

troop of elephant which were iftetUHg,

wkva I eame uK)h the skeleton of one atuok fast between two tree. Tke

trees grew from tke aamo root, but spread several feet apart, and in tke excitement of an alarm tke beast kad attempted to pass between tkenu He wae firmly cauzkt behind Ike shoulder,

and kad been bold there until be

4 tarred to death. Hide and fleak were

gone, and the bone picked clean and lonie of them fallen to tke ground, but

I securad a maenitieent pair of taaks

wm sook.Mg to Mkte Me trail, it wm

uaua lavfka WlftJMiai T tamLukol llftA

oav aa-arw n nwft o a frvnva wm

pot, and 1 wm o angry orer tke

death of my ateed that MotMnr Um

mim eonld aajr would stop me from emteriMjc tke tkieket ia aearek of tke

ouaMe m acjrto, yot for taeea waa aava al

roadr Mrad of

gowa, aia peodaaad

Plakl valret aod atola pluah tower aktrto

j wnt tod yraat favor taw winter, and, ia

m. mwfw rm irm wwr , aMotl oc aiiiiaarun" bm iMMin om a nlaa deetroyor. Joe followed mo. bearing ajr arc iaede faU, and abaw oa bow ekte

Tjniai i

ran art is Mm nart

a gun, and notn of na ware reauy lor any triok tko beast mlgkt be np to.

but wo were too late. We found tke !

pot wnere be kad stood for hours,

and from whkh ke kad sallied out to

attack tke horse, but ke kad quietly

nneaked oC Tke elephant, wken pursuing an ordinary course through Um

forest, leaves a broad trail bekiad aim.

He breaks dowa branches, uproots small treoi, and tke prints of his big feet could be followed on korsoback

at a gallop. This fellow kad gone off

so softly that we were half an hour in picking up his trail. There wm not a

broken branch, and ho bad set his feet

down with tke utmost care, and select

ed tke hardest soil. After getting a quarter of a mile away be kad selected

a rocky rwge to travel on, and we soon

lost him entirely.

Our camp was about three miles

front the spot where tke horse wm killed. We always kad one guard and a couple of ft res, and as there waa only

tke wild beast to look out lor, we Mad slept in perfect content On this night.

of Mm tnakvdraMry aad ap tea middle e! Mm hook. Karttohlailora afa dawgatnajsaw wool mwu tot ImMflaloeii oaaoaia Moftr aod Mm lika, with ptoia sktrto made vary boat . fast aad f all at Mm book, wiu a bond of itohfarattae foot of the skirt The leac

p o 1 o.

wMenrofe

road toad areata. Ma Ihm reoafved this

art of hie resort from mm PabitorrmW, aad it rands at follows: intortly after my aaaatatoaeet to Mm saaMtoe laowaavo MMkoaortoaald, sadaa Iaaaoma aamiwaat tawlUor with Mm oaMta lead ays torn.

tMwgaataottea sad tat work taaa Mnwaf, Iaathat Um waMIc aaaaala was aoiac ohrartoa from

Ha lasitimaM seraoaM aad aaavartoe to oa-

torts wa laavltaoto asaaia a( watoh wara iwnraaat to Mm eattre taaery es watoh Mm load

'Avert froai taa aaetaeaa of iltoaol aaaiwari

aMaa a( Mm aUa dowita I eame aaavtaaaa

Mwt UM admiaiatraUM af oeBtTaaatoaal avaats

af laaaa to waaaa a4 ralIroa4 aaa aitaa r m to eaormoos abaaaa. OoaHrreaa aaasatooly

a a 1 a e t alii 1 sowmwwa aoaaaa. voostvm Hw"f . u. I maea svanta whtoh Is aomo lattaaaaa aaaaedoi "75 VT to aataat Mm area of a half daaaa of um lataoet

rrr . . aai at poaaloua 8tata w k Untoa, aat la

sain, wnn opaa MKh wrorMad Miataay Iomm of laaa wIMna

ccaoa oa oaa sid um granted IhalU ahoald ba aatlattad by MaMeaa

or mom, or owe n of laad within atfeer aad oOjotniiM; listiu, taaa

aaariy aoaiMHw; Mm area of taeoritiaal stsjim. Under Mmm aata. Um Laai DaaortaMat had

withdraw, from oeMie aawoariaoa aot oaly

Mm Rraatod nmita. a mwirad by law, bat si

aa Mm laada wiUila Um ladamalty llmlU at Mm reqaaat of Mm graatae wnaoaaias. That eoorm oua aaatluaa of Mm aablia laad wara said to roaerratle to await Mm ooavsatonae of Mm reaaaettva corpora tfoei ia Mm eonatnuMoa of

may h IHsWy drapad ia front. Ia. Mils ease it M eaaght up la a eeretoea fashion oa one side aad held by aBk cord oraameato. The formar hkh1I,

deauraad lor a

etoaef sharliwl rtohto. mtefe were fad aad oaei snjammto aianraid as Mm saaaul of aneh aamf aatoa aa SMtrid ta aa heesd, aM af whtah waaa faHy aad eaiotaUy eaatldtred. as was doe to the laaaartoaee af Mm aaaattoas sad tao

whtoa by aa

to hel

ratty aad aatofaUy i

laaaortoaoe af V

ado of tlm tetoroato tavolvodt

Aayaat Is. M7. my vWwa wata IwUy (

to a aaelaloa losswea la Mmeaaa of

Ua A Paoifto Kallroad ODaaaaay.

I aaeftyaui

iayertoalyaysi

laaadlMtawtMisaapr af aaawtMMMatee

mooted aarlatlm. Twodaya later Mm orders wnhdtawmc Mm

tojmawtUitataa ladamalty Mmsta ml ma

iay Mm same from sotMamaa)

oa laoea raotoraa M taa

to aottmooat. trat. Hi Mm aaMS af

aaotoa whtoh hod aoc aaawarad; aaaaad, to

Mmm watoh saawariag aaaeated; the Haas, M MMeaaaa af Mm aaameatoa whtoh sat an defeases aaaatoa-wHhtaMM rallBaa to Mm tooa""na uTeaoairfaiilsail areata to Mm tollew4ac railroad aommmtoa: The HaeStaaa ft Paliata. Mm K. Psal Ifortaara PaaMto. Mm f. PaaiMiaaaaiMlM Maaltaha, Mm f. Paal fttowc City, Mm fttoax City k Paal aod toe Wtoaoa U Petor, K la proyidad that opoa mtoc Mm aMUMdaatawsUacMMroatoaaf sold raoaaaad BMMeaoa It ahall a the dotv af Mm fur alary ofUMlatoriorto withdraw from marhot Mm laadsambraeed withla Mm yrovtaUaa af Mm sat aaakUw; the araat. "Ia oahe,aeoee of thU arovtotoa Mmm roads wara omitted from Mm ardors of reeter-aUoa.

"ftwillba aaaaframMM ardor paeaM M mo AManUa aad Paelfte eaae, sad whtoh waa aayUed to Mm other aompaatoa matada metaadie, that whtlatn waa daMrmtoedMrnt Mm

laada ia aaauoa aaaeld aat Mayar sa wrm

MMirroada, toe aatoetloa of IU laada. aad the JJJmZ aaaanalo MhtetmenM of the srsats by the oa- 1w' nrprcattUoB poMtMa was taaaa m

hmd ai-Xewlork ' Pwtt- uil. - -rt-jiv "Faltowlag this aattoa, toatraattoaa wore fashion JoaraaJ, J'fJ" uIt ITa au alawMi laaaadMMMCaaamtoatoaarof too is hare lllas. Mti" karooy wHh the theory of a dletrtba- (TIlm Ofoae ta detail all Mm svaltohto

t rated Tna ale- ? 1 rZ.T.rr. TT.': foree la hia afoee to the work of oaraattor the

abort ?!ri.Tr 'rrrJ,". r. r.rr:,:, "v! I road rraau, aHl prooeadt aa rarWiy aa paaai-

5 " 1 aaa anoealatioa aad rhmaMc taaaaial aehaam JJ1 dresaes for vi-lt- whtkPWM. by t)M pofoy of the Go vara-1 "fj,

. . . .

--j'- 1 . , i BtaaaMmoiawo junua i mm" , SUtrmiBf( mew lauui-jitit iiw..i, soon after midnight, the guard awoke eewel hair or India oMhmare. wiMi volvat; mode exolaalfely tor the latoreata af Um eoat- - - ...... . ..a .at 1 a. . m it..-. t tku. - t .tnJ

ma and stated that some uaarer 1 or of faille fraaeeiee oomsMtaa wm twyo vns, ww , -.-y-

menaced the cimn He kad beard striped moire. Amoae; mm aovalttes are toalr i menaceu ine camp. nau iJZ, i luld raUof to to Mm

what he lielieved was a body of men ' SZ. wui.vnrr Mwd eoadHtoa

an old bull lying lat on hie side on tbn I lurking about, aad the bullocks seemed fsbrie Wide seripaa are formed open plain, aad not yet quite dead. He I greatly excited. The camp wm aroused I t aix or eight rows of what appears so

ul Htwira I n.,tW nuihW tha firoa wars ' ba aoataahe of rich haadtwork la auk ap

nm mron huhuhto j x nm ijuniiij m vmf - - -7

tkrown by the natives.

The first thought of a wikl elephant

is to flee from danger, but the) very

first wound inflicted aratsos his

temper aad makes him a dangorous

foe. He mar run off with tko herd

after being struck, but if pursued and

harraseed ho M quite certain to tura.

The ftrst elephant which charged me

wm tke most vicious beaat I ever had

to deal with. I had wounded him se

verely one moonlight night as ho stood

dr akiiir at a wool with ire or six

. ...

others. They all went off with a rasa, and I supposed my shot had failed.

About ten o'clock next forenoon, M I

tu anil aiyn.

Moa toilets sent ' out. show a 00m-

velvet, or etoe of

meat, dealcaed to be aeeaos for aa tMBetrtoet'

aad thrifty people, toe abodes of domeeue hap-

piaeat aad Tirtae aad patrtouam. notwita-

ataneiaff umm laonaatty wnaarawaia

Aad harder aad harder aadhantor they raa; for the pulling of them from tke ileskr. dray kept ap aweartog, aa aiad paepto da; gkull. On another occasion I found mm. Ora Miked aa only a ma warned oaa. , . A . , ., .1...

Mr

rv.v ubad aa amop moaatalaa

Oowa taroagh vatos, Aad taea. all aweary, two bobbles they hired. Aad stUltaay bled attar mrosah dawaa, deUe aadsalea, TUle'eeettoe aadato taeytoaad tbemsetree Urrd. gtill HaapiaeM seeaiad lto aa far, far away, But tteyserar gave apMUMmy same to Mm IM!

ThB HsaehMM towed taw a whUf of the

umr.

With thfM words: "It's usoloas for yea to

chaMM1

vn nrr ait van out. aaak ta earth, bathed

la tears.

As llaeoiaeas vaalebed from oat of bar afeht

Thou waak aad axhaastod. betk iato the

ears nt on aaothar foared all their great spite.

Keooreriag, taey weedered what time they'd

mlkspsat Id this wild gooM ehaae after awaot Happl-

na i mill aa nmnurai " - - . . , - allowed to burn low, and in a abort Pre . JTJSJ time the statemeaU of the sentinel 1 fJ'.te ZtJ

I pi m omim - ,

t is blaok oa terra ooMa. nasoiaa groea, roav

Then back asrala. aadaar aad wiser, they west.

ltut what eaok oae'a tbeachM were 'twoaM

bebardtogaaaat

Tbey righted ifeetr boum aad aaoa toagaad at

the joke Of followhur HapplaaM ever the earth;

, Aad, at last, waea they grew to be elderly folk, Aad soagat eat of aeaety Muaga au their

:me irorlh.

And weat about dotog their da;; z '!.

With hearts full of tore for oaah mlaUkea

one,

wta. under the boaeymeoa'a remaaMe thrall, Raa tae wild, foalish raoe tfcey themeelres

once had raa: With aerejr for aiaaara, adrtoe to a brethor, Aad charity ready for evils aamaeked, Aad, above all, with geatle words oaa to 1 other;

Taea HapaineM eame aad lived with

aaatkedl Kca Jlftt, fa DtrH Fth Pr. ABOUT ELEPHANTS.

were verified. Somebody or some-

tking wm lurking about We were in I wood, dahlia, and all the broBie aud goMea-

tke lion eountrv. but the movemenw

were too heavy for the king of Inmate.

Tke noise passed clear around the

camp and back, and then all wm quiet We were under arms for half an hour, and than, all being still, we lay down, and all but the sentinel were soon

asleen. An hour later. M suddenly as

if shot from the gun, the ow solitary

..4 1. alamasaAl infrt iMUhIV '

iPft LIHS UtftJ UiniKVt ntv wa y

browa shades, mtperb silk cord oraamonts in aaoa aaoa Um stylish cloth eoato made

lfaahioaabtotasloraaadmodiatos. aad to Mmso are added tar trimming of aaarMa, bearer, Mae fox or Fersiaa lamb skia. Those are aotod oa the aew velvet-like olatawi aaw awed for toeketo. and a ooat of

Mds description ooass ooaaweraoiy mora 1 Moatioa, the settler woaid aaraiy seMoi

Mma a pUlaly-made aad trimmed oaf oe-

aoa of Iroas velvet Basqaos aad bodtees are irradoaliy boiaa;

icrf.iiftawi tan aaver me aif niu wvio

watetooat. the demure

wHhla Mm Mme praseriaed

graatiaHr set, m aa axpreaa oa waleh toe craat waa

Maps of prabahleY 'geaeral,' ,dosig

sated' aad 'deftalta' roatoa of saM read were

died wltit rapidity ia the department aad wiih drawals Msereaader asked aad almost iavaria

Mv araated. until toe pabUe laada hi States

aad Territories wore grid-iroaed over, with rail

road-sraated and iedemaity limits; aad ia

maay laataaees tbe limits of oae road over-lap-

alaraBd eoaflietlBg wita oifcer roaosta ih

aaeet bewilderiac mMaer, m that the aottter

aeekiac; a home eoeid scarcely flad a desirable

leeatloa that waa set claimed by some oae or

aerhaoa two or three of the maar roads to

wbiehgraats of laad bad beea made by Cob arees.

'Xor was this all. Though Mm desired tract

might aot be aopereatly covered by a railroad

trumpoting like the Wast, from a loco- J?

motive, and eyhlently in a great rage. im

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was beating a piece of forest luliy lour I it was be wno had oeen ittrKing aoout bml tight w Mtt

miles from tbe pool, with my boy doe for two or three hours, lie nan ap- d reran of every

carrying an extra gun, the wounded proa died tho camp m carelttliy m a ' taepe aaa are elephant suddenly charged ua up a man could walk, and had passed around Ma wj84'' hillside. He wm not over a pistol shot J it to locate every thing and decide on 1 TJV to

away, but had been so well hkldem that j a point to oharge from. When we got maM front of Mm we had not suspected kis presenee. He tke alarm, he placed kimself in the bodteo too drossy ia

shallow of some boshes, ami ims 5" native-, win, examined tko spot, sal 1 ke stMl there for an hour and a half . eotoire revets give without moving a foot j um offeot of breadth. Bloody and destructive work fol- , aad are seea alike oa Unlnt Ho the riehest aad aim-

Their Wonderful Seaoity, CkMirage

fUKl Strong th.

n hen a full-grown elephant, stung

to irenzy by three or four wounds,

turns at bay on you, look out! He is

more to be feared than any otbor beMt

on trann, ami ine Mtmter who escapes

Him niUat llAlUtlul unu l H.V- nt. nt.

-ocnt.

iivre wm a period of three years when I was reerularlv emnWail iv

English house at Zanzibar to bunt for

ivory, snd 1 wm fitted out in the most

iiocrai manner, and permitted to go in

Til II SaAti.u I 1 t 0mmm m ...

v vuuu jiiihhu. a he main object

W.W 10 secure tusks, and I sent enough of them to Zanzibar to seemmelv sun-

ply the markets of tbe world for fifty years. Something is written every

day of the tame elephants the big,

eou-naturetl beasts of the oirens and the zoological gardens but very little id at-! ... .a ... .

.muii oi tMe wikt ones. I had opportunity to study them under all

sorts ef circumstances, ami have never been satisfied with tke accounts given "J hunters and naturalist. In my opinion the elephant In his native Pastures is the keenest, shrewdest and h'Olt intelllnrent. of all ...I.... I. II

has more cout ag than tke lion, more

Z U,MU lh ur. more cutt

--"- "ms iox. uniy man Ma

jnaicu for him, and it must be a pretty

iviug-ni mail, too.

kal been hit in tbe shoulder, and tbe

aeeentwM pretty steep. But for thw be woubl have had us. The man who

would attempt to run away from an elephant on foot would be a corpse in

live minutes. Ibey have an amazing

gait in the open, ami their pace is scarcely impeded by any obstruction

in forest or jungle. Xothtng atnaller

than a tree the sine of a man's body will turn thorn aside. As tko beast trumpeted and started for ns, we both

made for tho nearest tree, it wm a

large one, with branches growing well down, but we only got one gnn up.

and were not above fifteen foot from

the ground when the elephant reached the spot. He wm in a terriblo rage. His first move waa to break off every branch he coukl reach, and we were not safe until we were twenty-five feet above 1dm. He was not over three minutes stripping off the;, branch?, ami he did not cease his trumpeting for a second. The tree wm fitly feet high and eighteen inches through tke trunk. When the old fellow had every thing cleared away, he took hold witk kis trunk, got a good brace witk his feet, and lifted juet Ma man would. I felt the tree tremble from root to top. aud I have no doubt that had the monster been free of wound ke woukl kave pulled it over. Aa it was, lie started some of the roots when he sagged back witk kis full weight. He made four or five heavy pulls before ke gave p, ami then he tried another plan. He was quite at llbertyto work any way ke desired, as I had h cartridge jammed in my gun and was working to get it clear. Tko old behemoth retreated

back about tea reds, and then came for tke tree head en. We knew what wm coming, and were clinging fMt and tizht, but tho shock nearly spilled

us out. He tried it twice more, and

i a. illf...

stepped on ami crushed a sleeping J wh aad

native, picked a second up ana HMheu often to eaag1. !. .. ,La urit m juM-no and Inrnlrct I n.i.ti.iii siul uv

a , - 1 in wnt. aw

Une afternoon, while I wm elaaaln than o-ave it tin. Mv extra rifle now

.. . . . at rt . . .

) guns, one of the natives, who kad oaugkt his eye, and ke picked it up. ecn out to look for a stray ox. eame whirled it around several time, aad

running iato camp with tke informs- then smash, it went against the tree,

11 . a

"on mat a solitary" bull elephant ' in grove about a mile and a half awav. Tiia .1 !!. ..t 11

away

aaaaaa

.0 . " " ww owitnnaw m7

CI0W8a Whfl laamvar. taaaaaa. ,1hI..i.

- " " v wseil til IttH am Tl tJ jrom the herds for a time, and are very

-serous 10 encounter. I got a gun

breaking? into a doxen nieces. 1 had

got my gun clear by tkf time, and I now nroeeoded to nut seven-ounce

bullets into him. one after tke other.

He screamed and trumpeted aad

rushed around, determined Hot to give

aj, j -- vw-. v m. eaei am atia a at aaamwm ewau aaaajwea aarav rva an mm O ready, stuffed a few eartrkiged into my up tke tight, but at last grew faint and

rei, ana set off om a run. in com

Ti tt a a

wnn my man. it wm a dull, fwy atmosphere, wit!, no breeae Wwing, and it m tke rule in this ease "pproaeh game from the west. To to this fellow I kad to make a Wnr Jrclt, but it wm mado with snob ear. an antelope would not kave taken v., "1rm. 1 saw him at intervak, vl! 1 . I reached tke apot desired ke "7 dIPlHsared from tke grove, llht Ww showed that he kad moved

7T"li' m if auepioieue, aad

"g K far

ft Matte I

after fol-

gave MM the)

disay, and went down on his skle

witk a erfteh. which mMde tke earth

tremble.

A seeoad iMtance of elephantine

ferocity, combined with stealth and

shrewd Mess, oecwred on that same

trip. Six of us were sectored through

a wood In searek of sigae of Che pree-

enoe of elephania, when a "solitary sneaked out of a juftgle, wkerss ke km

bcon kkklen, and rushed upon my Morse. I wm two mMm away, but one

of tke natives saw the perfot-maHco.

Ha that alauaUtt brolfa aaivaf aat

forattoa. aad are

often made of two faeries, the oae ia froat watch lag tho . vest or nbaatroB, the

' a IV. kuk ul aUaa lalu A Wa

third material weed for doooraMoa, be it braidiHr. embroidery, a eoakastimr ma-

dotnoraliaed for two 1 wrdd Mk with FwBOk

la eveaiasj dress dark velvet bodleos will

agom be won over

him to the earth a eornee. and broke

tbe back of a third who wm trying to get out of kis way. He wm soon among; the bullocks, knocking tbem right and left with hie terrible blows, and juet then I got my gun ready. His

oharae had been so sudden and fierce

that we were all

or three minute. Fortunately for ua

all, someone kad tke sense to tkrow some light brush on one of the dying fires and started a big blase. This seemed to disconcert tbe elephant, aad

lie showed signs of retreating. In thin

lie waa encouraged by two of our bul

locks, who dashed at him for a fight.

and raked kirn severely with their

stout boras. I wm dancing about

waiting to get a shot, and 111 tell you

what I saw that elephant do. lie picked up a bullock weighing at least nine hundred pounds, and that with his trunk alone, and swung kirn aloft m easily as you can lift an axe over your head. He held him In tke air a minute, and then flung him clean ovet our Cape Colony wagon to tke ground. The bullock alighted on a large heap

of freshly-cut gram, ami wm but little injured. 1 opened on tke elephant

just as he flung the bullock, and he nt

once bolted out of camp, carrying

three bullets with him. He had

$Ja f T aaTaammaaW TBI

"amw

airy skirts of

toJtetdtketamiae aad erepoheee. Maar are eat V shape or square ia mm aook, with drapery of laee or ether dtapbaaoas textile ever the sboatders. Vary effective totlete show tbeee skirts Matehed with baade aad toopa of velvet eorreepoada lag with tbe bodice. Aiuoog the late importations are pink camels hair tea gowns, silk embroidered aad trimmed with narrow bauds of dark far.

Fancy mafm made to natch the toilet, aad

formed of a oembniatloa of materials, are small aad eompaet

MHffa of fur are muoh lejjfer ia aia. Large hats and small prineeaee boaaeas

take the lead ia popatoriiy. unoageaom

scaroely got clear when be stepped j Taivt raaoh need for Oreeey head gear, into a bole in the ground, lurched for- and ribboa loops ia moire aad aatia; aad . ml i laUl akailoal tafa dha-

ward, and went down with a .broken "ZZ abTveTvel

leg. Ilefore he could get on Mis lent Wm6k Telrat bonneto and

again I hiul given him his deatH wow. hata are enriched with bamia oc jos Ua I.j1 billed three men and four bul- modevlHon beada. at the edge of the brim

. , . ...1 . : mmA srmisj the orowa. The bat m then

bullocks, and his. death gave ua deep

satisfaction. A. Y. Sun.

trimmed with sabre plamoa aad long ribboa loops from tbe back, a style that is findiag increasing favor. SeaJ-skto garuaa r- vnaklr imnroved ia ahaCM. be ne

remiaia-, a ted more etoeeiy to the ffrtti. oct . 1 1. ...1 aa - - it, mil tnti laaawn-

u, aban-ji nt vatret or vines, mantle

In, recently publlsked

eencoe of Dickens it is tokl that one

day tke novelist eked up one of a pile . Monkey akin, goMea beaver, and Wae fox . . a O . . . a. 1 at - m. a I II BS fttAtaMlaP 'I'IMI ahtMttPm

of books that ami Ji ueen mnu 1 J """irT'Lt VnbU,na alaver." he said, looking it f" . tsLaaaaal fsbaahdl tfMnMMAmaa.

' w " ' ' - leeJV K iHVUtllweaw aaw -w -a.

a. m . a V

over. "Good style. 1 suppose mat 1 must read it." The next morning he said: "That's a very good book, Indeed; but unless I nm mistaken. George Eliot is a woman." Tho book wm Adam Bede," juet published. A'. Y. Sun. Emperor William kM not been on horseback ainee the grand parade two year ago. Mas two favorite korsea, Alexander and Bruneklld, are . espeotivelv sixteen and thirteen years oW. The royal atalne eon tain seranty-four cawriafe horses. A rdab over the erib of eoh one i ad Mates ltd aame, peda gree MMaftfe.

IIUv

WlBgNMN

acstnet it CM.

Skarpeley wm invited the ether day to dinner by old MacSkiatMnt Ia dava MMtraa two ehoM made their ap

pearance. Tou see your dinner,'1 remarked the boat. " res," replied

Skarpeley, kelpiag kinaeeU to both the abeps; but I don' t see yours. " msy.

Wife OhboewMwkMmer) "lloiehaal! Hoiokael! Wake unl Thnr's a

taiiahaHa Utam ia tk reomr Mlek-

ael Wkkt, now, Keeiej be msy.

ker meoion'nt. an' ef ha Mre

pbrngrn git up an' take it

before aeau of the corporations would set ap

a claim to it, or to the naht to occupy and de-

nade it under the right of way and eooatroetloa

pnvitegos eoaferred by tMe graaUag aet. Thus Mm settler, tonoraat of hk legal righto, and

witk bo oae to advise aim wtth reepeet to either

Mm law or Um faets. woeld, for tae sake of

pease and a aoma, rsadtly eeaaent MparehaM from tho eempany. Ia tills way these corporaMens. In addtttoa to toe laada g raa led tbem.

nave elaimed. sold aad reeeirad Mm prioa of

great deal ef ether load te wbiea UMybad

nettber toaal nor nwral right, aor the shadow

of either.

When, aowerer, taroaga partial surreys or

adhMtmaaU of areata, lead WU4 sold by a

eoaiMMV were foaad to beoatelde of tbe graata

aad determined by Um department to be public

leads, the purchaser from the eompaay foana

himseir ia the nnfortaaate preaMameat 01 Bavin lost both hia lead and hia moaey. Oeaer

ally without Mm meaas to eater iato a costly

intention with a powerful corporation, tbe de

priration of hia boaae, tbe expeaditure aad

waste of his years, his energy and strength, m redeeming that bone from its wild eoadittea, rendered his more teebateal r ght of action

a-minst Mm leawuT bat liUw mere taaa a

moekerv.

"Years hare elapsed aiaee maay of. the graau have beea atade, aad other years atoea tbe withdrawaM. Some of toe companies have constructed tbe eattre line of their roads.

others fragmentary port loss oaly, aad others.

aaaia none at all. bat tate withdrawal 01 ma

lands were no lees eseetive aa a barrier agelaet

tbe settlers In Mm oae eaae taaa ia the other,

It mattered aot what might be his oanlMos acquired by years of toll upon what he believed to be a part of Mm National domala. It was declared toy the hlfffcett Judicial tribunal, as expounded by Um aigbeat law oncers of the executive, that a withdrawal once made by competent authority waa legal and effective to exclude all from iBtreskm within Its limits. "Oae sash eaae where hardship aad intosttoe where about to be Inflicted ubder the law eame nader your obeervaUon. Guilford Miller settled upon lands afterward selected aad stormed by tbe Northern PaclMe Railroad Cempaay to be within toe withdrawal for indemnity parposes. Some doubt r rista ss to the legality of that withdrawal, the eaae was referred by this department to toe AUoraey-Geaeral for hia eplaioa oa Mm question of law. That ofscer held that the withdrawal waa legal, and that dnrlag Ha extoteaee Miller could acquire no right or title to the tract taiMMMl br him and on which ha lived.

Whilst recognising the correctness of the law, yon saw Mm Injustice of the ease, so far aa the iBdtvtduel settler was affected; and that hundreds ef others were similarly situated who

might and would be affooted; ana you uirectea that each grants should be so admiaistered by this depart meat as, if poesible, to protect tbeee settlers from aneh lajaatlee, atatlng year belief that tola oaa be done under toe provision which declares Mt tbeee selections shall be

niuler the eireetioa ef tbe Secretary or

the Iatorlor.

After rears of watting, Congress aa iane

to empower the depart meat to make toe neeos-

sary surveys wnereoy some o we graaw mtgnv be adjusted and no Immediate prospect of sueh surveys was In sight. Hut a tow was passed Uan 5L 1C. M 11. S.. Ml whereby the Seere-

tarr f the Interior was directed to mmeoiaMiy

adjatt each of Mm railroad land greats made by

CastreM to aM la tae sonewuciion oi rn-

hvuU Wtth an earnest aew re w oeey me

aaa.it ef ConaTssa to live to toe con

tlnaatbelreverr riant Uaaer tae laws, ana ns

ik uua um fellow tbe directions rivea by

you to aee that ample prelection should be extended to settlers aad tbeee seeking to make

settlement oa the pnblto lands (a matter which bad beea to long and so utterly overshadowed),

t ..umxl mo. a i-ot careful eeasKv-rAiKHi ot

tn wtanle aaMaet of tae BMiory aaa taw remv

lag to toad grants, aad concluded that it the eMpertmeat waa Clothed with authority to make

tail- arty wttaarawaia, m nan neea asm hi wo

nmay Instaaces, toe exercise of that aatberit y u n. matter wMraty withla sound die-

aaada-i A not a BMttor of

t-aai ebltoatiea ia aay respect;

a 1 AS . I i ataa.

that tae same aouan anserewoa w-w.

lataraat M the eoanaatos. iueMMed said witk

iMni aew demanded peremptorily ia tbe

aauu, latoroat a meet I v rereeaMoaof the same.

aad that the most effeetirewny of expediting an adtoilmeat of tbe laad grant, and aosng exact Justice to the emmpaatoa, guardiag and

wromotiag tbe iaMrenu w tae nwen otew, taa. w mtbH Mm nubile to eater Iato eompeti

um wttk Mm eeMnnales ta the selection of

leads beielerora wIMsdrawa far rademaity pur-

Tba aaaouat of laad restored ta Mm

domain, through the orders toreking um mdemalty withdrawals, to stated by the Csmmla-

aieaer of Mm General Lane ossoaMse m,-

tVOTCrat

"I bar to refer ta what has beea MM m an

other part of thla report ia relation. e Mm im

perative aeeoselty of approprtnuons mc mo serveya. without whtoh a complete adjastmeat of tbeee railroad grants is aot praslleatilo at aa early day."

O'BRIEN IN BALFOUR.

Tbe IrlM Bisttor TnMcs garrepWfanty

rrom Mia Qemrtera in TaHanaore JaM. Doius. Dec 1. Mr. O' Br lea. to a letter

smaggbid from Tattnmore jail te a friend la Dublin, saya:

Tbe substance of Mr. Balfour's letter baa

beea conveyed M me, Mr. Bed fears etete-

meatthnt I pleaded weak action of the heart

dolicaM roedttlea of tae a excuse for not hslag

to wear ermlaal elotnos M a

falsehood. I am aot aware of sueh weakness, aad certainly never dec! a ed it. The medical examiaer never referred to this, my only

weak noes being In my toft nag, wbtea

does not trouble me at present. If Mr. Balfour la acting on the benef abet

the state of my health readers theappHeatten

of brute force dangerous, tna course ne nan pursued could not be reeomaaended oa the Mace of humanity. For six days after committal I wae subject to eoaetaut threats of force and put oa bread aad water diet. Whoa this proved frultlcsa I was ted to believe toot tbe poiat would not be instated upon. Theeeupen my clothes were atotoa. funea seaurtog new ctotbea I have beea unable M ehaBaw thesn night or day for fear of their beam; atalen. Ho offtdal lattmoUen has yet been given te relieve me of this oontiaued strata. Thfe totter is tbe only means of TindicaUag .myself against Mr. Balfour's foul and dlseeeerteg imputations. Henceforth I shall not speak eoncerning my health. I do not take any nourish lag food. Ia tat face of iatoMrubie eatomntos Ileave It to honorable men to Jedge Use chivalry of Balfour's false aad heartless inn taaaMOBS.

PosetMMthMi aT Trenbie

the Pi

Txnox. Dec 1. The problem ef

presidency of the French KepeMie ersws more Intricate dally. It is now almost aheolatoly eertaia that the BefHsMleaa fast tons will aot combine, though they can not fall to see that it -will be worse for tbem If they do not, aad the RepahHs is confronted by the greatest danger

that has ever threatened He sxietoaee.

Preeldeat Grevy has expraeaed hie determination to ding to his ofaee aata be knows who has beea chosen as his saeeessor.and It is further assorted that be wW not allow the newly-elected Presi

dent to succeed him uaMes ae shall be a Conservative and eaMre-

ty acceptable to a large majority

of tbe Kepabirraas, even going ao m length of using military foree to prevent

his taking poeeeestoa oc iao omee. mow

M. Orevy could carry out tarn programme no one can accurately judge, hat aM who

know him believe tent ne woua

make the attempt against anaees . . . . 1 r 1 I. a

aay odds k ae ooieaT-a aimmu justified therein. It M. CtomoaeMU

sheaid earry tae ewcsioa, wwe---ger Sxtremista succeed m etoethag the Oeaeral, through combinations wtth. ether sections, there will certainly be a raw, sad a bloody oae at that. The ex-He

rn ent is groat and party aad lacuna a fool ! r is wrought unto a point where the

slightest thing may cause aa outbreak.

Ijkhe Xarlgattoa MhallsMes. Bcfpalo, X. Y., Dee, 1. The Comnvrr-

cM's summary of the bnetnees oc leaf,

published yesterday, says: "iaa seaeea as a whole, has been a imceUar one. It has beea unusually profitable to owners ef vessel property. Rates oa grain, eeal, ere sad lumber have ruled high daring the an. tire season, bat It baa beea a meet disas

trous one to insurance eompeaies ea account of the numerous heavy galea, and unsatisfactory to canal-boatmen on account ot railroad competition at this pert.

The movement of chief mttotos ec eemmeree for the season has beea very heavy, exceeding that of aay preceding year.

with one exception. Tbe toeat agerea ia round numbers are as follows:

Receit at Buffalo, by lane wain, Wl.OOO.OeO bu.; lumber, S,eM,se fee. Rbinmeato at Buffalo, by canal Grain,

m,m,m Im.; by rail, S7,t0,aaa bu.; Ium-

her, by canal, so,ew,emi ieei wm, lake, l,m,m tone.

-1 a.T.Maalr ea nam mar, wna year ne

m,mi ralea ware hMd aeon Mm different eota

taabaunnnha. aamf mTmpMel MHBPmH WiHlWWmw wMMI tNMMl

umdZtolhew tee hseeertoto whyaaM

- a a. aam-taUaaafl famffJal Bafi VBfTVuMBL WwwaWawrvT ewwU) aTaarWWem aajmym arm rw w vawm

An atuctfeh Optnton oT Mrs. CtoTefaad Boarox, Kov. h-Xr. Wm. Janes, secretary of the English Peace Society ef Philadelphia, la a totter to a friend fa. England, telle of a ehat ho recently bed with Mrs. Cleveland, concern lag whom he Mys t "Mrs. Cleveland impressed me as being a woman of noble a-piraMooa. Her sympathy with Buffering evbrned In her feeling allusions to Waeavttte aad the Month, where I was going, in referenee to which she observed: There you writ and they knew something of war la He reality' showed aa ear nee decke ea her part for the eeUWiehment ef righteous and hnmnne National resathms ia ptaee ef the , nueertos ef war.M