17 Aug 1882
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1882
Page
1
William Malloy of Delaware County entered the elephant tent to test if an elephant trunk is hollow or solid. He tapped Bolivar’s trunk, toppled thirty feet, and was carried away as the crowd watched. Bolivar responded with grunts of triumph while bystanders attended to the injured man.
Mr M B Pulliam of our town received a cash bid of 150000 for his ranch and cattle on the Pecos, with a firm note that he would not take 200000. The Brenham Banner reports convicts employed on two plantations near Walker's station in Fort Bend county, with 2300 acres producing well and about 120 dollars per convict hand after expenses. A dramatic travelogue follows describing a canal and railway bridge over the James river area with scenic views and a massive limestone arch, detailing its height width and the rugged landscape surrounding it. The piece closes with a Tennessee anecdote about capitalization rules and a farmer and city chap arguing over domestic ducks.
The account from High ways and By ways of American Travel portrays the Natural Bridge in Virginia as once renowned yet then neglected. It outlines the typical canal route from Lynchburg to Cedar Creek, scenic river passages, and a moonlit voyage with musical ladies, ending with Balcony Falls and the striking cliff face where the James and North Rivers meet.
Special correspondence from Wichita reports the cattle trade growing from Abilene origins to vast ranges in the Panhandle, Indian Territory, and Southwestern Kansas. It details major herds, owners, shipping routes to Kansas City and St Louis, and notes rail lines shaping market access and future expansion. It also contrasts enduring prosperity of cattle men with declining fortunes of Edwin Forrest’s estate.
A compact admonition notes that personal fortunes accumulate through industry and long years, urging timely charitable acts while life allows. The message frames wealth as earned over years and highlights charity as prudent and timely.
Professor Loomis analyzes a table of average annual rainfall from over seven hundred stations, noting that many sites with rainfall above seventy inches lie near elevated mountains. He cites mountains as lifting air to condense vapor, while dry zones arise where upward air currents are absent or air descends after crossing mountains. He mentions the Himalayas, Rocky Mountains, trade winds, barometric variations, ocean proximity, and coastlines as factors. A New Hampshire example shows high local rainfall around Mount WwW with lower levels nearby.
This narrative recalls Davy Crockett leaving Tennessee after failing to win re election. He sought support from the Murray faction by betting John Murray could spell his own name and engineering a scheme to have Murray elected sheriff. Crockett drilled Murray in spelling and used a wager of his mule against whisky to secure the crowd. The bet backfired, humiliating Murray and driving Crockett toward Texas, explaining his move to the Lone Star State.
A prisoner sentenced for first degree murder encounters his lawyer who lists numerous delaying tactics and writs to avoid execution. The exchange covers trials, stays, insanity defences, pardons, and finally the high cost of delaying gallows.
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