“When there is no vision the people perish.” —Proverbs (29:18)

-DISPATCHES FROM THE WILD WEST-

1. Sheriff Cape Willingham cast a shadow of a no-nonsense lawman who patrolled the streets of Tascosa, Texas, with a sawed-off, double-barreled shotgun and an eye for justice. Read about "ONE DEAD DUCK."

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2. John Larn roamed the Southwest as a cattle rustler and killer. He even served as a lawman for a year. But he was a man who embraced violence and evil because of  “A THIRST FOR BRUTALITY.”

DISPATCHES FROM HERE & THERE

3. Ever heard of Smell-O-Vision? It dates back to 1960 but it turned out to be a complete disaster. The different smells, as many as 15, included sweet grapes, brandy, and pipe tobacco. 

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4. I’ve always thought polar bears were white. Their fur is actually transparent, but their skin is black.

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5. Ancient Romans didn’t have a lot of patience with tax fraud. The ultimate punishment was death.

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6. Can someone help me get back to Cleveland? A good samaritan in a gas station comes to the rescue.

7. From the I Wish I Hadn’t Said That file:

1873 — “The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon.” 

— Sir John Eric Erichsen, surgeon to Queen Victoria, on surgery.

Surgeons now operate routinely on all three. Like roughly 500,000 per day.

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“Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case.”  —William Saroyan 

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