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WEIRD BIRD FEARED BY
NEGROES.
11
FIFTY YEARS OF AGE.
BRASS BELL FOUND ON BUZZARD'S. NECK.
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Comer, Ga, March 28th.-The balled Per R.M.S. Empress of Canada,sfrom Manila, on May 11th:-Miss M. Abuan, burd is dead.
This weird bird. believed by negroes Mr. F. H. Adelborg, Mr. R. and Mrs of the south to bring vengeance on all Francisco, Mrs. A. Malikoff, tr. C. TI
Mount, Mr. E. C. MacDowell, Mrs. Eyd-doers, particularly murderera, was Neirgarth, Capt. H. F. Tustle, Mr. E..ded the ether day near this little town E. Warner, Bliss H. R. Scatt, and Mrs, by W. C. Birchmore, a.farmer, who was S. Squires. The passengers passing out hunting for geese and brought down
the buzzard by mistake. include: Major R. E. and Mrs. Lee.
He striped bell from around the Mr. AB. and Mrs. Moulton, Mrs. V. R. Murphy, Miss M. E. Scott, Mrs. D. M. buzzard's neck and the chipped and Sinclair, Lord and Lady Willingdon, scarred piece of brass is now on display Miss Arter, Mr. Grin, Mr, S. Nakain jewellery store window at Athens. gama, Mes. W. Lepper, Miss R. Scratched on the surface of the hell is Allen, Miss B. F. Baty, Mr. A. Bier- the date, 1852 indicating the amazing wirth, Mr. O. E. Campbell, Mr. 1. A fact that the buzzard had lived for 41 Doran, Mr. J. W. Dunn, Mr. S. 8. andrs with this brass bell slung around Mrs. Gags, Mr. J. C, Gates, Mr. C. E.its neck. and Mrs Griffith, Mr. J. E. and Mrs. Hartshorn, Mr. C. B. and
Hawkins, Mim Julia Hart, Mr. M. and Mrs. Kummer, Mr. W. K. De Count, Dr. P. and Mrs. McLowell, Mr. W. E. and Mrs. Merriss, Mr. G. McQueen. Mr. L. and Mrs. Pries, and Mr. G. Roliert.
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DEPARTURES. "
HAS
CONSUMPTION
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A REMEDY FOR CƏNSUMPTION: HAS BEEN FOUND,
DERK P. YONKERMAN, DISCOVERE): OF THE NEW REMEDY FOR
• CONSUMPTION. Marvellous as it may soon after conturis. The bell matures about two inches of failure; a remedy has been discovers that her erred the deadly Consumption even in Mrs. across the bottom. A piece is "bitten "
the advanced stages of the disons No o out of the edge as it with clippers and will lopper doubt that Consumptio can be
the proof
af hundreds of the entire surface is seentched and war sargd after reading
The wire by which is wha
cakes onred by this wonderful discorer,
and all red by use.
all other climate some after change of remedies tried had failed, and the cases had been pronounced hopel as of enre. This new remedy has also proved itsel! effective and speedy in curing Catarrh, Frenchier, Asthma, troubles. and other serous throat and lang In order that sil in need of this wonderful for produce of science may test ita efficacy. themselves, a company has been formed to
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The carving on the surface of the bell was done with a blunt knite and in tion to the date, the name "Joel Mine. Lanville." is easily discernible.
suspended from the buzzard's nece is alpst worn in two. No one ever sees a brass cowbell nowadays like the one this old belf bay of the sky wore and D'Artagnan (Messageries the wire attached to it is not like Everything Maritimes), at mid-night on May 11th, modern galvanized wire. for Shanghai and Japan:-Mr. and Mrs. points to the fact that the date, 1882, Ch. Puisat Major-General C. Lauri scratched on the bell is right and that Major J. Macready, Lieut. B. QF the buzzard wore this heavy piece of brass Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nda around its neck for nearly half a Silva. Mr. S. A. Thoumi, Mr. and Mrs.century." H. W. Remington, Mrs. Laffend, Mrs. J. Stewart Messon, Mr. M. Capelli, Mr. Tuttle, Mr. Ruxton, Mrs. A. Murphy, Me. J. Canavero, Dr. and Mrs. E. F.
Since the oldest inhabitants can re Baker, Mr. F. D'Angelo, Mr. A D'Angelo. Mr. F. Maisto. Mr. L. de member, a belled bazzard has been ap Rosa. Maile Maggie Brown, Mr. Pinkoll, pearing periodically in the south, alarm- Mr. V. Cafolla, Mr. G. Maisto. Mr. Cing the countryside with its weird Marino, Mr. J. F. Grose, Mr. F. B. tolling. It has been heard in so many places, has seemed to cover auch in Grose, and Mr. R. Choa.
Pers. Angus (Messageries Mariredible distances and has evaded fire arms and traps so cleverly, that many times), for Europe via ports on May had come to consider the story & myth, 11th-Mias 1. D. Haintzin, Mr. A. while the superstitions attached to it a Reefe, Mr. W. Gensborgh. Mr: sinernatural aiguiseance. Faffart, Mme. H. Kizieviez. Mr. and But there has been no myth about the Mrs. Biucs, Mr. Simeis-Briand. Mr-belled buzzard. At least, about this one, Volaky, Lieut. Hiram E. Tuttle, Melle. Farmer Birchmore not only killed the Gromon, Miss Rutkowakaji, Misa femi-reature but brought the old veteran of off Miss Panoff, Miss Keitzoff. Miss the skies back with him, so that others Volkoff, Mr. Feoktistoff, Mr. Nercalay in the community could see. Then he sky. Mr. Ganshuroff, Mr. Knissoff, placed the hell on exhibition. Sorokin. Mr. E.. A. L. Best, Mr. E. Merry, and child, Mrs Aikia, Countera O'Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F, Witney, Rey. Fa. Robert, Rev. Fa. Kubert. Mr. M. A. Lopes, Mr. A. Ferreira, Dr. A. Ongsiako, Rev. and Mrs. O. O. Rice, Mr. J. Baron, Mr. G. Nicolas, Mr. L. F. Dugats, Mr. J. P. de Varbas, and Mr. E. M. Correia.
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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hengzong Observatory, May 1 th,
Barometer Temperature Hamidity Wind Direction... Force Weather Bain
Previous On Date On Data
Day
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE. From May 12th to 18th, 1996,
HIGH WATER.
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