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INDIANS A E UNRULY THEY THREATEN TO AVENGE A SHOOTING. 'Tho Situation .tbnut Arapahoe Regarded as Iecldcily Serlons Just at Prexent- f The Complfration 1)rives the God Rx- Citemcnt Temporarily out of 3i1nd- The ( ) bstreperouw Indians Iiopt In Cheep by Troops. i The c heyennet Unruly. BnDG1PORT , Ok. , Junc 22.-This is 'the first relay station on the way to the . * gold diggings on the Washita. Across r ilte river arc two diverging roads-one , -to C1oud Chief on the southwest and 'the other to Arapahoe on the north- west. Arapahoe is the scene of great excitement , while Cloud Chief is corn- " partitively quiet , although it is only : fifteen miles horn the diggings. The excitement at Arapahoe is due to the shooting of Casah Red Lodge , a 'Cheyenne Indian accused of assaulting n old white woman named Hayes , southeast of that place. Red Lodge % vas arrested near Watouga by deputy aherifls and taken to Arapahoe by a deputy sheriff named Burch. There Ilurch took him to a ball game Satur- day. The noise and crowd scared him . .and he tried to run away. Afteran exciting - citing , ; hasp he was shot by the sheriff. 'This excited the Cheyennes , but they were held in check by Troop A , Third United States cavalry , which is in -camp near the town. The Indians went into council and sent couriers to Fort Iteno and the Kiowas. To-day -Captain 1Voodso ; , agent of the Chey- cnncs and Arapahoes , went to Arapahoe - hoe to quiet the Indians. _ The gold excitement is lost to sight _ r. this new trouble. If the whites can identifv Red Lodge as the man who : assaulted Nrs. Hayes , they will hang him. The Indians think the deputy : sheriff took Red Lodge to the ball ; game in order to have him mobbed. Great fears are expressed by all who know the feeling between the Indians and the whites. John llansel , a young Cheyenne who was educated at Carlisle and speaks good English , said to-day : "I fear my people will rise against the white men. The whites have imposed 'upon them beyond endurance. I saw -old Redl Lodge at Watonga. Ile said if his son died the Indian warriors "would go on the warpath and wipe out tlic white people at Arapahoe. " Asked how many 'yarriors the Chey- ennes had , Hansel said that there were from 300 to 400. They would get no help from the Arapaloes , but would from the Kiowas. THE MYSTERY SOLVED. American Whee'.man Lenz Murdered by the Iinrds. WASIIINGTON , June 22. - United : States Minister Terrill cables from 'Constantinople that the British consul .at Erzeroum informs him that Cyclist Fred Lenz of Pittsburg , Pa. , who mys- lcriously disappeared about a year . .ago while traveling through Persia .on a tour for Outing , the Amen- , -can wheelmen's journal , was rnur- dcred near Dahar by five Kurds. The British consul has furnished the names -of the assassins and Minister Terrill has demanded the arrest and punishment - ment of the Kurds at the hands of the jporte . and has requested the co-opera- Lion of the British consul in bringing ; the murderers to justice Four years ago Lenz , accompanied by Sachtleben of St. Louis , made a tour of the world a-wheel in the interest - est of Outing , and two years ago Lenz started on another trip of the same a , nature , but by a different route. He f : got along all right until he reached the scene of the Armenian outrages , sand wrote many interesting letters a i -of his journeyings through Eu- i zopc and Asia. The last letter received - ceived from him was forwarded } from Teheran , in Persia , about a -year ago , and his next letter was expected - pected from Erzeroum or Constanti- nople. No further letters being received - ceived from him , an investigation followed - lowed , but it was several months hey - y fore any definite news of the missing -cyclist was obtained. It was ] earned -that he had passed safely through . Sassotm. where he attracted consider- .able attention from the natives , and .on leaving that town he was followed by the Kurds , who arc sus- - peeted of having killed him. Outing -finally secured the services of : Sachtleben to make a trip in search of his missing comrade and with the aid ' of the British consul at Erzeroum } finally succeeded in verifying the report - port of Lenz's assassination and the } namesof his murderers. It was hoped 1 that Lenz had been captured by the Kurds and was being held for ransom , 1)ut it is now positively asserted that i _ he was killed. Tried by Court Martial. WASSIINGTON , June 22.-The finding i .of the court martial which tried Lieutenants - -tenants Edward J. Down anti W. W. , Buchanan have been received at the navy department. These officers were on b.ardtheOlympiaand were charged q with negligence , resulting in the death t .of a gunners mate. The ver diet of the cou : t has not yet been made pub- . . . + ' 'lie. bnt it is gencralljunderstood botr vfiCers will received at least sevee xcpriinands Great Mce Ing of Educators. DrNYEI : , Col. , June -Superin- - i ! endent I. C. McNeill of the Kansas 'City schools , treasurer of the National i Educational association is in Denver eoncluding arrangements for the an- + -aiual convention to be held here July ' . -l2. He says that never in the history -of the association have the prospects been so good for an immense gathering - -ing and he estimates an attendance of 0,000. Compiling the School Laws. WASI/GToX , June 22 The bureau .of education is making a compilation . -of the : ehool laws of the various states. It will show that the regulations as to the appointment and qualification of teaehrr ; and their methods of teaching - different sections - ing vary greatly in tue tions of the country. Some difficulty f has been met by the bureau in obtain- f ing the state statutes , and in many -cases they have been bought outright from the states. The compilation probably 'vill be published nest sttitumn. t. tj\ 1 i _ - - > KANSAS CROP REPORT. Wheat Ia Short , Bat Corn Promises to Ilreak the Record. TOPEKA , Kan. , June 22.-The Kan- s.s board of agriculture today issued a report on the state's present crop condition , deduced from observations made by its regular correspondents in practically every township in the state and Secretary Coburn thinks the showing - ing is in many respects one of fine prospects as compared with the report made May 1. The report is as follows : Winter wheat-Previous estimates indicated the area sown to winter wheat as 4,064,137 acres , and May 1 it was believed that 53 per cent of this would be harvested. Presentestimates are that about 37 per cent , or 1,496,791 acres will be cut and the average yield 6.24 bushels per acre , or a total of 12- 332,333 bushels. The largest average yield per acre for a county is 15 bushels in Wyandotte. Allen , Coffey , Doniphan and Phillips report 13 bushels per acre and 33 counties an average yield of 10 bushels or more. Spring Wheat-Of spring wheat 65 per cent of the acreage will be harvested - vested , or about 86,00U acres. The yield is bet down at 7'x3,000 bushels , or an average of nine bushels per acre for the thirty-two counties in which it is reported growing. The highest average , sixteen bushels , is figured from Phillips county ; nineteen counties - ties report a probable averse of ten bushels or more per acre , and indications - tions of the quality are medium or good. There is but a single exception as to the quality. Corn-It is cornthe crop overshadowing - ing in acreage , value and importance an other which Kansas produces , wherewith the state now promises to exceed by far the best of its wonderful - ful previous yield records. The area now reported planted is 8,410,919 acres , or an increase of almost ten per cent of the estimate May 1 , and also an increase of 1,417,741 acres , or more than twenty per cent , over the largest ever before planted , which was 6,093- 207 acres , in 1888. Oats-The rains have worked a very notable change in the condition of cats , causing them to head and fill much better than seemed possible May 1 , although the straw will be unusually - ally short. The yield promises to be not less than twenty-five bushels per acre , or a total of 32,000,000 bushels of "medium" to "very good" grain-the largest output since 1892. Chinch bugs have been more or less numerous and industrious in Atchison , Chautauqua , Cherokee , Crawford , l ranldin , Labette , Montgomery , Sumner - ner , Wabaunsee and SVoodson , but recent - cent rains must inevitably check their injurious work , and also strengthen plant growth to better withstand their assaults. Ity e-Rye was sown on 165,540 acres , of which 51 per cent , or 84,935 acres will be harvested and yield ten bushels per acre. Quality "medium" to "good. " Barley-There is 1224,000 acres of barley growing , or ii per cent more than in 1894. Present conditions compared - pared with 100 as a full average is 76. Potatoes-Irish potatoes have an areage of 123,250 , which is an increase of twenty-three per cent , or 3,140 acres over last year. This , excepting that of 1888 (126,185 ( acres ) , is the largest area ever given to potatoes in Kansas. A Fatal Elovatpr Accident. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , June 22.-In an elevator accident at Swift & Co.'s packing house Robert Quinn received injuries from which he afterward died , 1i'illiam Burran was seriously hurt and Bart Wren was stunned. The accident - dent occurred in the express department - ment about 5:15 o'clock , and was due either to the defectiveness of the elevator - vator or the carelessness or inexperience - ence of Quinn , who had cliare of the machine Large Sums Duo Indians. WAslusoTos , June 22.-J. Guthrie of Coffeyville , Kan. , who has been here some days looking after financial matters in which ) the Cherokees are in- terested. left yesterday. He has been trying to hasten payment of $1,200,000 to the freedmen of that nation and $186,000 to the Shawnees and about the same amount to the Delawares. The usual difficulties have been encountered - countered in getting accounts au- dited. Tle Iron Sheet Scale Settled. PITTSBunG , Pa. , June 22.-The con ference between the wage committees of the Amalgamated association and the iron and steel sheet manufacturers ended by signing a scale to run from July 1 to June 30 next year. A sliding scale , based on the selling price of sheets , was adopted , instead of the old base of the selling price of bar iron. The workers are to get two per cent increase on every ten per cent advance - vance in the price of sheets. This insures - sures work for 20,000 men. Their Salaries Lcvied On. TOPEKA , Ilan. , June 22.-Joseph Speer , accordng to a story told by him to a morning paper , was compelled by Labor Commissioner Bird to give up a part of his salary allowed to him by statute as a clerk in the commission- er's office. The appropriation for his salary is $1,000 , the same as the commissioner - missioner receives , or $831--3 a month. Speer says Bird required him to give up $16.66 a month of it , and that Augusta - gusta Hays , whose salary is $ S00 a year , must give up a like amount. The matter has been laid before Governor - ernor lllorrill. Methodists Lay a Corner Stone. CI.INTON , Mo. , June 22.-The corner stone of the first M. E. church of this city was laid yesterday with impressive - ive ceremonies , Did Not hear the Train. ST. Josrrll , Mo. , June 2.-The Chi. cage , Rock Island and Pacific eastbound - bound train , in charge of Conductor Sumner ran over and killed a man about a mile this side of Horton. The victim of the accident was about 55 years of age and was identified as a resident. of IIorton named Holmes. He was absolutely deaf. For Murder in the Second Degree. WICHITA , Kan. , June 22-The jury in the Barney Gibbons wife murder case returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. A motion for a new trial will be heard nest Wednesday. - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ J JOSEPH'S FOOT-WASHING. The Curious Ceremony of Holy Week In Vienna. , On Holy Thursday , at Vienna , the Emperor Francis Joseph performed the annual ceremony of washing the feet of twelve old beggars , says the New York Sun. The ceremony took place in the hall of ceremonies in the imperial palace. On a platform raised slightly above the floor was a long table with twelve covers , a plate , knife , wooden spoon , folded napkin for each , with a piece of bread , a pewter mug , and a little blue pitcher filled with water. At 10 o'clock , twelve old men , the youngest - est 89 and the oldest 96 , entered the hall and were supported , each by two relatives - tives , to the platform , which they mounted with difficulty , and were placed in their seats , their relatives , most of them women , standing behind them. Then entered twenty knights of the Teutonic o1 > der , headed by their master , Archduke Eugene , dressed in white with long black crosses on the breasts of their doublets and others on the back of their long black cloaks. They marched around the hall , and then , forming a line on either side , made way for the ministers , with Count Kalnoky at the head , and the em- peror's staff. They were followed by the primate of Austria , Cardinal Gruscha , with priests and acolytes bearing candles and burning incense. Thed came the emperor , dressed in the white uniform of an Austrian general and wearing the order of the Golden Fleece. He advanced to the table and addressed a few words to the old men. At a signal from the master of ceremonies - monies twelve guardmen stepped forward - ward , each bearing on a tray the first course of the sumptuous repast ; the emperor now took off his helmet , gave it to an officer , and , passing down the line , arranged the dishes before the guests. Twelve archdukes then approached - preached and removed the Barmecide banquet from the guests eyes , handing the dishes to the guards. This was repeated for three courses , and with the last , the plates , knives and other objects on the table were also taken off. They were all packed later , with the food , in wooden boxes , and sent to the homes of the old men. The table was then taken away , and the "washing of feet" began. A priest approached - preached with a towel and golden basin full of water ; their slippers were taken from the old men's feet , and the emperor , on his knees , beginning with the oldest , moistened his feet with water and dried them with the towel. Without rising , still on his knees , he passed on to the next one , and so on to the end of the row. When he had finished he rose and placed around each man's neck a chain , attached to which was a small white bag containing thirty pieces of silver. That ended the ceremony - mony ; the emperor and his suite withdrew - drew , and the old men were taken home by their friends. A COUPLE'S ADVENTURE. Short of Funds , but tlo Gentleman Was an Able Financier. Among the throng on bicycles speeding - ing between Ridgewood and Tuxedo on Saturday afternoon were a little couple not yet in their teens , says the New York Sun. The little lady manipulated - ulated the wheel to perfection , and as they passed along they looked even more interesting than the beautiful country about them. They had halted at Ramsey's , had cream and confectionery - tionery , and had resumed their trip when rain began to fall. Here was a dilemma the youth of 11 had not calculated - culated on. Rain meant railroad fare back to Ridgewood , for in no circumstances - stances could the young lady be allowed to get wet. They hastened to the first railroad station. The youth saw the wheels housed and then fished in his pockets for funds. The little treat at the saloon had absorbed nearly all his cash , but he arose to the occasion and in a confidential way whispered to the ticket agent that if two could ride on a whole ticket that cost less than two half tickets he thought he had sufficient - cient funds to buy one. Then , to his dismay , the lad discovered he was 2 cents short even of the price of one whole ticket. He so informed the agent and asked for credit for that sum , promising to reimburse him at another time. The agent looked at the worried face of the little girl and handed - ed him out a ticket. A Worried Farmer. A farmer who has been studying agricultural journals' writes the editor of an Ohio paper that he is stumped. He says he reads in one journal that a side window in his stable makes a horse's eye weak on that side. Another - other paper tells him that a front window - dow hurts his eyes by the glare ; those on diagonal lines make him shy when he travels ; one behind makes him squint-eyed , and a stable without windows - dews makes him blind. The farmer wants to know whether there is any place outside the heads of those editors - tors where he can hang his windows. Didn't Need So Much Oil. Just previous to the big boom in oil ; a gentleman who knew the condition of affairs and was certain that prices would go away up , went to a friend , who had more ready cash than knowledge - edge of the world , and said : "Friend John , the price of oil is going to go up , so I would advise you to buy ! 10,000 barrels. " "Buy 10,000 barrels of oil ? " was the astonished reply of the man addressed , who looked as if he thought his friend I was crazy ; "why , I don't use a barrel in aye Blsmark's Peculiarities. Everything in the way of room ornamentation - mentation , such as curtains , lambrequins - quins , tidies , etc. , is disliked by Prince Bismarck. Even the sight of a lampshade - shade annoys him. FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. HEALTHY READING FOR DEVELOPING - OPING YOUNG MINDS. The Thorn and the Rose-A Woman IIornilt-A King's Cannon-An Independent - pendent Barber-Edison's Minor In- renlions-Itdian Snakes. , r HE WAY IS long for thee , dear one , But 'tis the same way I have trod ; 1 I cannot say ; "This evil shun , Or take this way that leads to God. " Find thou the way with thy frail feet , Even as I have found it , sweet ! I cannot say : "Beware the thorn ! " Because , above it climbs the rose ; Nor whisper : "Light will follow morn. " For stars will shine at daylight close. Find thou the light and darkness fleet. Even as I have found them , sweet ! And yet , for only thy dear sake The tenderest prayer that thrills my breast Is that the kind , good God shall make A world of roses for thy rest ! But thou must find , with thy dear feet , The thorn or rose-as I have , sweet ! -F. L. Stanton , in Atlanta Constitu- tion. A Woman Ilerm At Lookout Pass , on the OnoquI range , about 150 miles from Salt Lake City and thirty miles from the nearest ranch , where no one save a stray miner ever passes her cabin , lives Elizabeth Rockwell , widow of Horace Rockwell , a brother of Porter Rockwell , who achieved fame by leading Brigham Young's band of Destroying Angels , or Danites. Aunt Lib is the name by which she is known. Her only companions - ions are a quintet of snarling cur dogs and a lonesome cow. For nearly fifteen - teen years the old woman has lived there. She is extremely averse to having - ing anyone inside her door , refusing to furnish travelers with food , and charging - ing them with the water their cattle drink at the rate of 10 cents a drink , says the Saginaw Courier-Herald. She is well-to-do , her husband having left her a comfortable property. One story told of her is that on one occasion , when one of the pups was ill , she managed to get a message to a physician living eighty miles away that he was wanted at once. He came post-haste , thinking that it was herself who was in , and was so disgusted when he learned that he had been called to prescribe for the dog that he charged her two hundred dollars. For this act he never received her forgiveness , although she paid the bill. About ten days ago Aunt Lib had an adventure which plainly demonstrated - strated her force to take care of herself - self , although seventy-five years of age. The impression has prevailed that she has been hoarding money somewhere about hr cabin. Two would-be bandits - dits endeavored to force the secret of her treasure from her about a week ago , and the result is that one is so badly - ly wounded that it is a ten to one shot that he is now dead. A hag's Cannon. He wanted a cannon , just as the lIttle - tle boy did on the Fourth of July , and now-like that little boy was-he is sorry he wanted a cannon. A recent dispatch is to the effect that the King of Dahomey received some Krupp car.- non a few weeks ago , because he thought a kingdom was not quite up to the mark unless it had a few wholesale - sale killers in its armament. When the cannon arrivedd the king had them mounted on the backs of elephants , for use in the field. With much difficulty this project was carried out , and at the next military review the king ordered that one of the cannon be fired immediately - iately in front of the royal position. He first took the precaution to place a cou- pie of thousand prisoners where it was calculated the ball would strike , so as to judge the effectiveness of the shot. When all was ready one of the biggest of the elephants was backed round and sighted , Just as the lanyard was jerked , however , the animal turned half around to reach for a peanut or something , and the shell took off the prime minister's head , and knocked a hole as big as a sewer right through the royal palace. His majesty wouldi t have cared so much if the matter had ended there-as the ministerwasn't very prime and the palace needed venti- lation-but it didn't. On the contrary , the elephant , which had been stood on its head b ; ; the recoil , picked itself up in a fury and started in on the down grad ahead of its ticket. It upset the grand stand the very first rush , slung the grand chamberlain and the past grand carver of missionaries into the next street. It then jumped into the brass band with all four feet , and if it hadn't got the big drum over its head so that it couldn't see , it would probably have cleaned out the entire congregation. The king was not found until the next morning , and then , as he slid down out of a banana tree , he was heard to remark - mark that there was only one thing needed to render his new artillery system - tem a success-that was to get the enemy - emy to adopt it. An Independent Barber. Here is an entertaining story about a Frenchman who was too proud to do things which were against his principles. The story is vouched for as an actual fact by the man to whom the incident happened. Whale traveling in Europe he stopped over night at Caen , and not- fns that his hair was unduly long he went to have it cut by the local barber. He told the barber to take off very little - tle , but before the scissors had been at work many seconds he noticed a favorite - ite lock fall on to the calico jacket in which he had been arrayed. Where- upcn he reproved the barber for not following his instructions , upon which the man observed , in mingled tones of reproach and 9isniay : "Monsieur must permit me t' ) do my work in the way which seems best to me ; and what is more , I shall take off some more. " "Not at all , " said the traveler ; "I tell you I want very little taken off , and must insist upon your doing as I direct you. " The barber , however , was not to be put down In this way , and said , "Mon. steur , it is possible that this is how things may be done in England , but here in France we are not slaves. I shall cut oft as much as I please. " Rarages of Snakes and Willi Animals. , The number of deaths in India caused by bites of wild animals and reptiles is on the Increase. The deaths from snake bites last year were 21,000 , and in the same period nearly 120,000 deadly snakes were killed. Wild animals caused the death of 2,800 persons in the same year. The tigers killed nearly a thousand - sand ; leopards , 291 ; wolves , 175 ; bears , 121 : and elephants , 68. On the other hand , nearly 15,000 wild beasts were killed , including nearly 1,300 tigers and more than 4,000 leopards. In addition to the loss of human life , nearly ninety thousand head of cattle were destroyed. The bounties offered by the government seem ineffectual to decrease the numn her of wild animals. ffistory Straightened Out. The old Athenian who Insists that it was Capt. Scott's and not Col. Crock- ett's coon that came down on a critical occasion Is entirely correct. Capt. Martin - tin Scott was a great rifle shot in his day and generation , and it is related that he invited a party of friends , out hunting once upon a time. They were soon scattered through the woods , and one of the party came upon a raccoon' that was sitting on one of the highest branches of a very tall tree. He fired at Itiritand missed aim. One by one the , other members of the party took aim and fired , but they failed to dislodge the anitnaL At Length Capt. Scott arrived on the scene , and he was in the act of pulling the trigger when the coon looked down and said : "Who are you ? " "I'm Scott. " "What Scott ? ' ' "Capt. Scott' "Are you Capt. Martin Scott ? " "The same. " "Well ; said the coon , unlimbering himself , "you need not shoot. I will come down. " A Russian Student's hair. An Odessa correspondent of the London - don Times says. An event has happened - pened which has caused quite a consternation - sternation among the students attached to the university here. Prince Touman- off , a member of an old and historical family fn this country , has just received - ceived arm order expelling him from the university here and directing him to leave the town within .forty-eight hours. The extraordinary reason for this Draconian decree is that he declined - clined to wear his hair short. He has been refused permission to go to St. Petersburg to present a petition , and now by his expulsion from this university - sity he is not permitted to enter another - other in Russia ; therefore his bright hopes and his aspirations to employ his talents for his country's benefit are wrecked and his career in Russia is ruined. The severity with which the university students in South Russia have lately been treated is viewed with dismay. Their grievances are left un- redressed and petitions are useless. In these circumstances fresh disorders may be expected to break out at any time. " Rib Expanders. "What is this I hear about you folks talking of dismissing your minister ? " "Oh , he is too slow. We have had him nearly a year now and he hasn't given us a sermon on napoleon yet. " Patron ( in basement restaurant- Gimme pig's feet and a dish of mashed potatoes extra. Walter ( shouting the order through his hands-Trilby fer one ; Little Billee on the side ! " "Barker is going to teach me bookkeeping - keeping , " said young Jarley. "Well , he's just the man to do it , " said Dawson. "I lent him a copy of Longfellow's poems a year ago , and he's kept it ever since. " Clara-I wonder if it is true that one is likely to catch something from being kissed ? " Maud-Of course not. You've been kissed enough , but you haven't caught anything yet , have you ? Stallions Ens go in Fierce Combat , The race track at Latonia was the scene of an exciting encounter between - tween two stallions. Egbert and another - other of Carroll Reid's string escaped from their quarters and broke through he gateway to the track , says the Chn- cinnati Enquirer. They started off in opposite directions and met near the club house. As soon as they saw each other they both became very much ex- cited. Then with wild snorts of defiance - fiance they rushed at each other. They arose upright in the air and began to rain blows with their fore hoofs at the same time , viciously hitting at each other. The entire force of jockeys and attendants at the track surrounded the fighting stallions , and with ropes and whips finaiy succeeded In separating them. Both animals were badly used up , but not permanently injured. Struck Too Soon. Napoleon Bonaparte at one time contemplated - templated an invasion of England , and' so certain of sucess was he that he had a medal struck in Paris in honor of the event. Only one specimen has been left to posterity , because at the failure of the bold enterprise he expressly ordered the medals and dies to be destroyed. On ore side is the Emperor's half-length portrait , on the reverse is the image of Hercules stifling the giant Antaeus In his arms. On the top are the words , "Descente en Argleterre , " and under- neath. "Frappe a Londres" ( Struck in London ) . This remarkable bit of coinage - age is said to be still preserved in the Paris Mint. .1 Gnod .lIrnury. ' I don't see how you can remember the birthdays of all the children , ' remarked - marked Binks to his wife. "It's very easy to recollect , " replied the lady. "The first was Dorn on Aug. 17. I remember it because on that day yea gave me a pearl necklace with my name and the date on the clasp. The second was born July 20. On that day you gave me a fifty cent book with my name and date on the fly leaf. The third was born May 6th. On that day you got mad at the millinery bill which had just been scat in , and it isn't paid yet. " The Moslem women attach such im portance to covering the face that when taken by surprise without a veil a worn- an will often catch up her skirt and veil her face with it , leaving the lower limbs bare to the knees , - . _ - - unma er o than , JEFFERSON M. CLOUGH REFUSES - FUSES A TEMPTING OFFER FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. leis IIealth Was See Pens to Admit At- teutlw to Business. ; % ( Fraur the Springfield , Mass. , Union. ) There isn't a gun manufacturer in the United States , who does not know Jet- ferson M. Clough. He has been intimately - ly associated alt his life with the development - velopment of the Remington and Winchester rifles. For years he was superintendent - perintendent of the E. Remington Sons' great factory at Illonr N , Y. After leaving there' he refused a tempting - ing offer of the Chinese government to go to China ; to' superintendd their government - ornment factories-and accepted instead - stead the superintendency of the Winchester - chester Arms Co. , . at New Haven , at a salary of $7,500 a year. It was after this long term of active labor as a business man that he found himself incapacitated tor further service by the embargo which rheumatism had laid' ' upon him and resigned his position more than two' years. agoi and returned to Belchertown , Mass , , 'i'here he now lives and owns the Phelps farm. Being a' maut of means he did' not spare the cost and' was rreatedi by leading - ing physicians and by baths' of celebrated - brated springs' without receiving any benefit worth notice. During the summer - mer of 1893 and ! the winteri of 1894' Mr. Clough was confined to hs ! house In Belchertown , , being unable' to rise from. Ills bed without assistance : and suffering - a ing continually with acute pains- and " with no taste or desire for food , nor was he able to obtain' suttlclent , deep. Early in the year 1894 Mr. Clough heard of Dr. Wiliiaraa' Pink Pills for Pale People. He began taking these' pills about the first of march , 1894 , and' continued to do so'until the first part of September following. The first effect i noticed was a better appetite and he began to note more abllity to help himself - self off the bed and to be' better gen- erally. Last August (1894) lie was able Rte R to go alone to his summer residence and farm of 163 acres on Grenadiar island , . among the Thousand islands , in tho' River St. Lawrence ; where from the ' highest land of his'farm he commands a view for thirteen. miles down the river , and sixty of the Thousand islands can be seen. Instead of being confined to his bed Mr. Clough is now and has been for , some time able to be about the farm to' direct the men employed there and he is thankful for what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have done for him. " These pills are manufactured by the ; Dr. Williams' Medicine company , Sche- j nectady , N. Y. , and are sold only in la boxes bearing the firm's trade mark and wrapper , at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 and are never sold in bulk. They may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medl- cine company. Bad the Figures Removed. The mother of Julia Kavanagh wasa woman of great intellectual power and unusual force of character , but even when she was 80 years old she was ashamed of her age. One day she went with her French maid to the cemeteryy at Nice , to visit the tomb she had erected - ed to her daughter. The two were standing beside the stone when the maid innocently read the inscription. Julia Kavanagh had then been dead seven years an'i her age , 5.1 , was of course , recorded. "Madam must be very old , " remarked the maid. "Old ! " exclaimed Mrs Kavanagh ; "why should I be old ? What do you know about my age ? " "Mademoiselle was. 54 when she died , " continued the girl , "and she has been dead some time. Therefore , madam must be very old" Mrs. Cavanagh said nothing , but next day she sent a mason to the cemetery , and had the tell-tale figures removed. NE. A. at Denver , July 6th to 12th , 1595 The quickest tinge and t est train service p is offered by the Union Pacific System. Low rates and liberal arraugements for a it charming variety of Excursions to Western. ) Resorts , coml.risiug a tour through the famous Yellowstone National Park ; tris j' to San Francisco , Portaud ! and Salt Lake. ' City ; the famous mountain retreats of ; ' Colorado ; the Black hills and renowned Hot Springs , South Dakota ; the Summer.- School at Coora ! lo Springs , and other at- tractions. See year nearest Union Paeific- agent or address. E. L. LOUAK , Gen'lPass. and 'licket Agent. Omaha , NeJ. A number of extracts from an amusing - ing Japanese "Life of General Grant" will be printed in the July Century. The book was written and circulated soon after General Grant's tour around the world , . but has become very rare. The author has the admiration. for the soldier and statesman-this Heaven- bestowed wise man"-and. he expresses. it with true Oriental impressiveness. He pictures General Grant at the head. of his troops , "shooting a glittering light from the midst of his eyeball , lifting up his-sword , raising his great voice like a peal of thunder. " ' 1'he illustrations are characteristic. 1 he "Assassination of Lincoln" represents. the martyred president struggling in the grasp of fivemen. with up-raised daggers A Month Among the Mountains. Teachers , and their friends , too , for that. matter , who want information about the' best , atsoiutely the best , . way to reach Denver - ver at the time of the National Educational Association meeting aextinly should writs to J. Francis , Omaha , Neb. , for a copy of a little book recently issued by the I'as- senger Department of the burlingtoa Route ( B. & M. R. IL ) It is entited ! Denverria the Buringtoa ! Route" and contains 32 pages of inter estin ; information about the meeting , the city of Denver , the state of Colorado , sje ial traits , tickets , rates , hote's , side trif. ' , train service , etc The Look is free. Send for it. Summer Tours. You can get more for your money in the sure return of health and enjoyment at any of the many resorts on the Union Pacific - cific System than anywhere else on this continent. See your nearest Union Paci ie agent. Summer Tour tickets oa sale to Sept. 30th. E. L. L031 AX. Gen'1 Pass. and licket Aeut. Omaha , Neb What kind of string makes good fuel. A cord of wood. Cheap Excursion Rates Via the Eurlln- r ton Route. Here are the Burlington Routes Lest r } offerings in the way of reduced rates. Do r they interest von' To Boston , Mass. : Juir 5 to S ; one fare for the round trip , good to return . until August 6th. I4 To Denver , Co'orado Springs , Manitou y' and Pueblo : July 4 to s : one fare , plus t'- , for the round trip ; good to return until September 1st. The nearest agent of tbe. . & 31. R. R. will gladly give you fuil information about the cost of tici6ts , return limits , train service - vice , etc. , Qt write to J. Fitexcts , ' ' G. P. & T. A. Omaha , tieb. i i , , s