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VOL. 3.
FORT GRIFFIN, SHACKELFORD COUNTY. TEXAS, SATURDAY. AUG. 6. 1881.
NO. 30.
J. & BROWNING,
ey at Law,
i, Wheeler County, Texas.
. inW part oftho Panhandle
entrusted to mo, vrlll receive
attention.
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C. tt. DAVIES,
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UWYER,
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• "• hi «n«>urt« of thU State,
- " contracts, etc.. In
i the common and
, unnnt.
• and claims recovered
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JiXrOTPlCIO NOTARY PUBLIC.
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• quarter of a million
'it: belonging to the
i Co., Texas,
ontta Qt Ste-
—1 Surgeon.
rT'ZT, TEXAS.
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OF TKXAS.
Iford Co., Tex. j
Derrick Dodd, Sun Francisco Post.
The other night, while the
theatre returning guests of the
Palace were crowding into its
bar-room—that is, the male por-
tion were—a rather seedy look-
ing party ordered one beer, and
remarked to the bar keeper as
he slowly engulfed It!
"Saw the biggest curiosity in
the world just now."
"What was .it—honest stock
broker r said the cocktail artist
with a yawn.
"No, hot quite so startling as
that,';- remarked the . other,
carelessly; "buUl saw a dog
oyer at Phill McGovern'a saloon
just now, whose hair all grows
on the inside of his skin."
'"Inside—how f' asked a well
known capitalist and sporting
man^ who stood near by*
"Why, inside* just as I say.
out of sight," retorted the seedy
man. "The dog's hair, instead
ot growing on the- outside of
his skin, grows the other way."
"How do you know it does I"
asked the heavy sport, winking
friends; "If you can't
see any hair, how do you know
it grows on the inside 1"
"Well, the dog's owner says
it* does, afcd I don't believe
Phil would: He," said the first
speaker somewhat abashed.
Oh, you don't, eh.1" replied
the well fixed partyTwith a gri,n.
'Now, I'll; tell you what I'll do,
my friend ; I'll fast bel you five
bandied' dollars -that it's noth-
ing of the kind."
"Well, I don't think I could
put up just ibat-amount,",said
the thin man, sofaewhat scared.
"I might raise two hundred,'
mebbe, but then you couldn't
prove it any way."
mind, I'll
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[JS4S;. Traveling Salesman.
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bet. Wain and Houston.)
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li of every thlngcan be
^OJBCrf HOFFMAN,
I Proprietor.
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IAN & CO.
..D PATENT MEDICINES,
~ Hrtwnfli
T®Uet Articles, etc.
^ C0MP°Uad^
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t Side Main Street.
, NEW, NEAT AND
CLEAN.
I TWENTY-FIVE CTS.
ble supplied wtth the best, the
iW ' CHARLEY HAETPIELD.
HANGED HANDS.
' r'i '-f ' '
wit known Blacksmith and >Vag-
h* of J. M Cnpp & Hro.. will from
a conducts by J. I.. Thorp ami
under the style of J. T
the only shop In GrilTln kocp-
supply of Iron and Wajron
, *lre ohnnker. Careftii atien-
I In given to uil work entrusted
/. L. THOKP A CO
W. . PORTER. C. A. PARK
POSTER 4c PARK,
Commission
Merchants,
KWHland and Cisco, Tpxum.
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attend to
pixrting it fast enough, You,
just plank up the coin^and if I
don't prove that what you state
ain't so, you can take tile pot."
The seedy party said he would
see what' he could do, aud
out- of the bar-room
a general roar from the
now q[aite large crowd. In a
few moments, however he re-
turned. and, to the surprise of
everyone, laid ten. twenties on
the bar. The sporting man in-
stantly covered the stake/
"Come along, gentleman, and
you'll see some fun. Just take
me to the dog owner,my friend."
The procession that the seedy
man led out of the hotel num-
bered fifty persons and it filed
into Phil. McGovern's saloon on
Market street. The proprietor
himself stood behind the coun-
ter. caressing an ordinary hair-
less blue tarrier. ^
4*Give you five dollars for
tlf&t dog," said the capitalist.
"He's not for sal?," said
PhiU innocently.
•'Give you ten—twenty," said
the better.
"Couldn't think of it," replied
McGovern. "Dog's worth big
money, sir. Great curiosity,
hair grows—"
"Yes, I know all about that,"
said the sport, "and I want to
to proVe" it ain't so. Just sell
me your dog and we'll cut liina
up in a jiffy. Come, now, I'll
give you fifty dollars. You can
get a dog like that for five dol-
lars any duy."
"Cuftt help it, sir. I paid a
big price for tins dog on the
representation that his hair
givw inside. 1 believe that it
does, too—so I can't afford to
part with the animal except for
big price."
"What's the least you'd take
for your blamed dog ?" enapi od
THi£ tCHO JOB OFFICE
Is pnpplicd wllli new type and claims to
have
The Bost Press inthc Country.
Oti¥tuiee* for Job Work are as low as
liny country ollice can work for and Uvn.
PROFESSIONAL.
A Remarkable Dog.
the capitalist.
"Well, the very least would
be a thousand ducats," retorted
Phil, indiflerently.
"I was afraid you'd have
some trouble proving it," softly
put in the seedy man, who had
not said a word till then.
The capitalist looked first at
the speaker aud then at the
bland counteuanoe of the im-
perturable Phil. As he gazed
the dim, far-off suspicion of a
"tumble" dawned upon his in-
tellect. . Motioning for the stake
holder to turn over the pot to
his opponent, and tossing an
additional ten on the counter to
"set'em up" for the crowd, the
badly taken In better sudden-
ly elbowed his way to the door
and was gone, without even
squeezing out % solitary cuss
word. " „ ' '
And when the crowd had got
through laughing and drinking,
the. seedy customer calmly
Shoved half the stakes over to
McGovern, and remarked, as
he worked off ap indiscribable
wink at the assemblage:
"I think, gentlemen, I'll just
take a stroll up town and see
how they Stand on the dog ques-
tion at tbe Baldwin. Ta-ta l" ;
Muvenlle Sayinga.
San Francisco Post.'
In 1857, during the pioneer
days of a^ small village, now a
flourishing westerncity, a teach-
er wearied -with the • duties of
the day, returned to her board-
ing housp,. at twilight to find
Lillie, a child of three summers
—the pet of the household—iu
bed. The question yras asked:
"Lillie, . have you said your
prayers?" "Yes." "Who did
you say them, to, Lillie!"
"There wasn't n.obody here to
say 'em to, so I said 'em
to God."
A grandfather coming to read
his paper found that he had
mislaid his spectacles, and
thereupon declared, "I have lost
my glasses somewhere, and
cant read the paper.' A little
three year old girl> desiring to
assist him,'answered: "G'an pa,
you go outside and look- froo ?e
window1, and. I'll hold ze paper
up, so you can read it.
A little girl's mother had told
her that even if no one else saw
her, God did when she was
naughty. . Sociie_ days after she
was found wrongfully ransack-
ing -the bureau drawers, and
was overheard to say : "Go way
Dod, go way I don't look."
•'What will yon do when I
am dead?" asked a mother
fondly of her little girl. "Eat
up all the sugar," wtfs the re-
piy- 'k ■■ ■
Johnny's mother was reading
to him about aloanliness. -"In
Africa," she read, "it is dreadful
to think there are many benight-
ed tribes who do not know what
soap is, and' who do not wash
from 6ne year's end to another.'
"Wish I was a 'nighted tribe,"
said Johnny. .
Teacher—Why did Eye eat
the apple? Child—To make
her fat.
Myaiuj£? while braiding the
hair of ray cousin, aged three
years, told her about God.
Wlien her hair Was dressed she
ran to join her brother aged rive,
who was sNvinging in the gar-
den. "I know who made ypu,
Hubby," she cfied. "Who wa«
it. Sissy ?" he added, feeiint; his
superior age nrie wisdom, bill
grandly humoring her dftoi" to
give information. "Dod," sniit
she. "Y^s, but who made floiif"
he inquired. Slie piomptly
jtnd confideiilly lvplied: "He
inadi hisself!"
An Anticipated Viotory.
The other day (i German call-
ed on a grocer to ptiy a bill,
giving him -a $10 note. The
grocer examined it closely and
said:
'Hullo, where did you get this
note ?'
'Vot is de reasons mit dose
notefj replied the honestTeuton.
Don't she vas goot, hein?'
'Good ?' answered the grocer.
'Why, you're a lucky man;
that note is worth $10.50.'
'Ish dot so f Why fori';
'You Bee the signature over
here, don't youl' -
'Dose things like a corkscrew
mit de worms f Yah.'
'Well, that's Spinner's signa-
ture,' ■■■ ft .
'Veil
'Well, there is a new Treasur
er rtow, of the Suited States.'
'You donn told me so. Veil V
'Well, the notes signed by
Mr. Spinner are getting scarce,
and the people pay ffve per
cent more for them than the
new issue.' '
'By Shimminy 1 ish dot so!'
'Let me see your bills. Why,
every one of them is a Spinner 1
Man alive, your fortune is made.'
In pursuance ot the grocer's
advice, Mr. Schneider called at
the Sub-Treasury Saturday af-
ternoon to get the premium on
his bills *
What success he* had it is im-
possible to statej but he was
sfeen later in the 'evening lurk-
ing around the street by which
the grocer must - go home, and
being accosted by an acquain-
tance, the' following conversa-
tion took place: ,
'Der peebles fon Shermany
fight veil, hbin!' , ^
; 'Oh, yes; the Germans are
unquestionably, a military na-
tion of the first class.'
'Some big fights, h'eiu ?' \
'Yes.'
' ■ 'Leipsib 1'
'Yes? '
'Und Shadowa?'
'' ■.'YeS.';
'Und Koniggratz!'
. "Certainly.' . ' I -
'Und Mars la Tour, und
Gravelotte, und Sedan f
'Of course, of course.'
'Dose vas all big battles, und
the Deutoh licked!', '
'Yes.'' 'v, ?f$K
4'Vell, you shust vait till dot
grocer store shuts himself, unu
yo.u saw a Deutch viotory vot
makes yov forgot all dem little
ones.' ;
A story is told of to artist
lovers, who sought in marriage
the lovely daughter of a great
painter. The father, promised
his daughter's hand to the sui-
tor who cotlld prove the greatest
skill in his art. Both went to
work to strive "for the fair prize,
Pasturing Poultry In Srane* and
Italy.
Altiany, N. V:'i"P >oltry MonUily.
In many districts of France
and Italy poultry is paxiured
at certain seasons of the year.
In France the mode is some-
what noyel and differs from the
Italian sj'stem only in the way
and faculty of carrying it into
effect. Ducks and g*nse are'
herded like sheep on the'eom-
mona, along streams and pends
from one season to another
without any outlay save a little
feed evenings until they are
shut up for fattening. Turkeys
and common fowls as soon as
weaned are placed in large
boxes ot wicker coops on wheels
and moved into the fields to fol-
low the plow all day. In each
Coop is a receptacle for water
and nests for the laying hens.
The coops are scattered over
the fields and each lot is busy
in the newly turued over fur-
rows gobbling up grubs and*
worms. They remain in the
field during the time of plowing
and harrowing and are brought
back again after the crops are
taken off to pick the fallen
grain. In this way the French
•peasant very effectually rids
his cultivated lands of grubs
and worms which are very de-
structive some seasons on the
rootlings of 4tender plants.
In paits of Italy the fowls
are carried in hempers to the
fields and veneyards, ench
hemper contains a capon or hen
with two- broods. * During the
time of plowing and pruning the
grape, and after harvesting the
grain the broods industriously
pick and scratch for worms,
grabs and insects until they are
quiteiiarge. When it is desired
to remove them the hempers are
bfought home at night, and if
any of the chickens betake
themselves 4o roosting on the
trees difflcul t of access, some
grain is steeped in wise aud
placed near the hempers, and
next morning when they become
"fuddled'" are captured and car-
ried home to Fatten.
More Than Hla Match.
Occasionally, yes, very often,
a woman is more than a match
for a man. A farmer living in
tho outskirts of New Haven was
in a hurry to get his farm work
along, and went out in the field
with his boys and hi red m en,
entirely overlooking the fact
that the last stick of wood in
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tUe woodpile had been burned
to get breakfast. Baging hun-
gry the force came in at,noon.
The good wife had the table set
with all the taste of which she
was mistress, and it really look-
ed inviting ; but there was no
dinner upon ir, "Sarah, where's
the dinner?"' inquired the farm-
er somewhat anxiously. "I do
The Lazy Man. :;_-
A lazy man is always good
nnturfd. He never flies into u
passion. He might crawl
one, if that were pos-
sible, but the idea of flying into
one is preposterous.
Whoever heard of a lazy man
breaking into a bank where a
crowbar had to be used, or
drilling into a safe! Not but
thatThe might' covet his neigh-
bor's goods contained therein,
but the horror of handling a
crowbar and drills, would al-
ways deter lain from actually
Committing a burglary. He
never runs away with his neigh-
bor's wife, simply on account
of the horror he has of runulng.
If he is ever known to run, it is
to run to seed.* ,
He rarely lies about his neigh-
bors for it would be too much
exertion; but he Has about a
bar room all day.
< He is of inestimable service
in a billiard saloon, keeping the
chairs warm and watching the
game, f for few would care to
play 'where tBere are no specta-
tors.-
The fact that he does this
without pay, day in- and day
ant,'shows the usefulness of his
nature. ... ; v
The lazy man never gets up
revolutions, insurrections or
other popular excitements, and
don't make a nuisance of him-;
self by tramping around the
Country making incendiary
speeches to promote public dis-
content. ■ ■
In his own neighborhood he
is never a busybody, in other
people's affairs, for the idea of
being a busybody at anything
would drive him out of hU haad.
lazy men don't disturb the qui-
et of peaceful citizens by put-
ting -up factories, furnaces and
oilier abominatins.
Saver* on the Mlnlatar.
and at the stipulated time one.Iu>t know whetUer it is dontJ or
brought for the father's inspec-j n()t There wa8 nb wood for a
tion a picture of still Jife. So;
admirably was > the dish of fruit
painted that the , birds came
down and peeked at the canvas.
"This," thought the father, "is
surely the perfection of art;
nothing-can excel ♦his." Then
came the second lover with his
picture; it was veiled,- "lie-
move the veil," said the old
man.'"That I leave tb you,";
responded the . young artist, j
with becoming modesty. I'b";',i^m'Yankee.
fire, so I huiiK it. in the warmest
place I could find. It is in the
larder at the south side of the
house." The whole force was
detailed al chopping wood
coining
j fiith-r advanced to uiit'ovctr thf
! pictlire, wlivn to liis astonish-
iiu-i:: In- fuiiiid lije veil it•««*If,tc>
j be.a"Jpainl-ing;• iind lh" mas;--!-
was forced to acknowledge that
the oik! who was BUtlicierltlv
A London servant girl is rep-
j resetiled- a< 'saying;- "Hard
I wetither.. indeed, sir. I wish
, the.gracious . Lord- would take
the weather into his. own hands
I of trusting it to
.'probability nv-.Mi.
We inighi. then
i lit to live in.
get something.
•lever t. deceive
I
I greatest artist.
li;tit w.'ih
ih
The season -'of carrying lam-
is :i gi'-at comfort to some wo-
i i • • i •, as it enables iheiu to
.•a'.vii wil ':••!!' I! met in;; a! i« ;;
li' i! !-. •-i..|' their mouth.-*.
Among the inmates -of the
County Insane Asylum is a
man who is often perfectly sen-
sible, and whea accosted at
such times causes visitors to
wonder why he is confined
there. This inmate entered in-
t> conversation the other day
with a caller whose dress pro-'
claimed him a clergyman. Said
the madman:
'It was too bad, was it hot,the
killing of Grant at Chicago V
'It was,' said the minister,who
followed the accepted custom of
assenting to the statements of
lunatics for peace sake.
'Hayes was assassinated at
Cincinnati, was he not ?' again
asked the lunatic.
'Yes,' replied the clergyman.
'And was not Qneen Victoria
I murdered in her palace if' To
! this query from the madman
,j t-h'e clerical visitor once more
answered in the affirmative.
The lunatic, with "damnable
iteration," named, one after an-
other, a dozen living royal per-
sonages, all of whom the clergy-
man was led to admit, had been
put out of the way. Finishing
his catechism, the madman
turned on the clergyman and
: said fiercely : 'Your dress
shows you are. a minister, but
you are the worst, liar I ever
rmt.
Mrs, Merrilt, of Detroit, com-
plains of is.i-r husband ill a di-
vorce ciiuif, alleging, among
other things, that he would not
I• : her put her c.<ei feet on him
to warm them
A cynical than says his wife
it< only half like a telescope,
lie can ocaw her on!, Iml ho
can't bhui l.er im>
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