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And wlmt , are sensations if nut novel f Uy tlio mi i up token tlio iiewspucr workers who left their desks it week ago fur a trip to the Block Hills jllvcd morn in four days tlmti tliuy ordinarily live In four months. In tlio Mrst place they were the guests of the Burlington & Mhsouil Hlver nillrouil, n distinction of Itself They traveled through it new country, which up penled to their new spa per Instincts and ex cited wunder and rellection. They win strange sights mid met peoplu living under RtraiiKu comlltlons. They enjoywl frontier hospitality In Hh native namitli and lounti fulness, They ate meals amid uutisiinl sur roundings, They had a taste of staging and a 8twly of pioneering. Tlioy saw the wondem worked ly nature while in a generous mood. They felt the coming grentncH. of a region that Is a veritable treasury of material lilesn Ingg. They enjoyed tho companionship of men united in heart ami sympathies by com mon interests and strivings. Tlio furethnuglit of General IWengvr Agent Frnuels securetl for the wayfarer elitertaininent and iHteii tlon which money could hardly buy. Ho crowded the four days with novel sensations, and literally gavu his nuests a little span of life abovo the level of the commonplace of plodding existence. It wain life worth liv ing. It is u memory worth treasuring. Is it strange that the writer who enjoyed the hospitality of the R. & M. under such happy circumstance should w Ish to tell of the coun try tliey saw, its resources, Its peoplu f Tlio excursion began with a dinner at the Lincoln depot last Saturday noon. The party then embarked on the Arapahoe, it twenty eight berth Pullman sleeper, sent out from Chicago for tho purpose. It was composed of J. Francis, general passenger ugent of thu II, & M.; A. C. Kleiner, clly passenger agent at Lincoln; C. II. Gere and H.I). Hatha way of the Lincoln Journal; Thomas Hyde, Lincoln AVir.i; H. F. Woodbrldge, Oinohit W'orltl-JIerttltl; Victor Hosowitter, Omulm Jlee; V. Morton Smith, Omaha Ilt'jiuliliran; J. I.Htediuan, lllxstiutvil Went of Omaha; I. C. McNeill, Kansas) City Gfofco; W V. Cutler, Kansas City Journal; A. C. Foote, Atchison Put riot; ltlceKaton, Kearney Huh; S. I. Mobley, Grand Island Indrjiendrnt; J. A. Creeth, Hustings Xvhrukan; K. H. Will (mist, Hastings Drnumrut; C, V. Cole, Bent rice Democrat; F. G. Hiinnionn. Sowartl JlrpubHetin; George T. Corcoran, York Dan ocrnt; A. U. Knotts, l'lutttmouth Herald; John M. Cotton, Lincoln t'd;L. Wessel, Jr., and Fretl lleuzluger, Lincoln Courier; Dr. W. F, Tucker, Lincoln; L. Wessel, New York. During the afternoon thu train glided through the garden spot of Nebraska, as rich und fair a country uh God evtr smiled upon. During the early evening, somewhere out be-, yond Broken How, Hupt. l'lielauV car won at tached to thu train. Tlio good uatuied su perintendent gave "tho boys" tlio freedom of hlv lolling otilee, and a lively time the younger ones made of it. Among other things they foraged on thu country during one of tho trnln'tjsto,H,nud captured crackers, pickles- and s-irdlnes. The magic word "lunch" brought one dyspeptic scribbler (who shall be nameless) from his berth in his robe df ii u it, and lie pnid for his midnight meal by dancing In hi airy garment. Then ho was picked up, carried back to thu sleeper and forcibly put to bed. On reaching Al llaiicu the I'ullitiiui was sidetracked until mornimr, and It was bundled to quietly that none, of the fleepeis were disturbed, Tho porter hero encountered thellrst of a series of diillcultles. Thero Is a eeullur thing about thustation at Alliance. Attht east end of tho depot platform it is always an hour later than it is at the west end. This confused the porter and during thu remainder of tho ti ip west he wns generally sixty minutes aliead of time. When Itcanio to routing out tho party an hour too oarly in tho morning, that sort of thing was u bit annoying. One of tho fow leople seen ut Allluncu was Frank B, Smith, Into of this city. Ho was carrying n new broom, and I leave it to Frank's Lincoln friends to draw their own conclusions. Alliance Is set down In the center of u hill encircled plain. Not a tree Is to Ikj seen. The B. & M. makes this station it division point. The town has a proserou8 look. It is located among th sand hills of Nebraska, which, a fuw yeurs ugo, were likened to a desert. That was a hasty conclusion, and tho fault of lg noraucu. I prefer to taku thu uvldencu of my own eyes. In the valleys lietween tho hills are thousands of homes and ranches, proving conclusively that this is not it desolate wastu. There aro many fertile spots in tho bottom lauds, and there aro boundless tracts suitable, for grazing. If thero Is any poetry in funn ing It Is in stock raising, and up In northwestern Nebraska thero Is a big ter ritory for that industry which the B. & M. has brought Into close connection with good markets. It is true that many of tho homes aro dug-outs or made of sod, but while they may represent poverty It Is n poverty with out degradation. Many of those homes aro us comfortable Inside us frame buildings more pretentious. It is really u inatUy of good fortune that the homesteaders who be gin lift out theru without money have at hand sucli cheap sulwtltutes for expensive lunilKT. (liven good health, happiness Is it matter of contentment, and theru Is reason to believe that thu Inmates of dug-outs and sod houses aro about as contented as thu av erage of mankind. Buoyed by hope, that blessed Inheritance of mankind, they find sweet reward for their toil and telMeuial In growing crops and Increasing herds. It Is time thu people of eastern Nebraska should stop their habit of speuklng slightingly of tho sand hill country. fiflEfllffu Mm 'JOEL TiJnsWllBM wmP At Alliance, Sunday morning, thu Arap ahoe was hitched to a locomotive and run us n special to Nowcastle. At Heiiilngford, n short distance un tho road, thero was n halt for breakfast. And such a meal as it was! It was u revelation to those who knew of thu country only by tradition. And the ladles of Hemlngford, God blwsVnilhadaboutoiinlere of wild Mowers at each plate. It wimt littlo thing, to bo sure, butthocoiiipllment was un expected and undeserved, Tho kindly act touched thu chlvalrlc sentiment In tlio hearts of the travelers, and they made their hc kiiuwledgemeut in an ntihlhlo manner that rattled tho windows of the little hotel. This was only the llrst of n hundred kindnesses from tho pooplu of thu northwest. A ride tendered by thu citizens of Hemliigfoitl had to Ik) declined ln-cuusu the time schedule would not permit. Tim supior in tlio rail loud dining room at Havemia thu night bo torn was also it splendid meal, and tlio tour ists wtru continuously surprised at tlio unox poctod excellence of the meals served at the eating places at which they stopped. This fact itlono shows how much better tho people fare than they are popularly supposed to do. Thu fact of thu matter is that thu ieuple up in that country have cumu from points eust, and tlioy huvo curried their habits with them. The next point of Interest was thotunnel at Belmont. Tills Is the only railroad tunnel in Nebraska nntl tlio only on on tho whole II. Hi SI. system It Is about TOO feet long. Be yond tho tunnel tho road makes a curve that discounts tho horse shoo that tho l'ennsyl vntilu has advertised Into faine. Tlio rtirvu is over a mile long, and thu grade is IM feet to the mile. The ordinary reader does not realize what a tremendous climb Hint means for a locomotive, but he would If ho could look at It. From the high ground near the tunnel a view can bo hud of u vast valley that sweeps away Into tho dlstnnco until It Is lost In tho dim horizon, Supt, I'helau had continued with the party, and was ever ready to explain tho jwlnts of interest, on which he was well jested. He was a handy man to have about, too, for ho stopod tho train whenever there was anything seulttl to bo seen, Thu tourists weru allowed to wulk through tho tunnel, seu its construction and notu tho precautions uguiust possible tiro. These will soon include u simple system of water works Just west of tho tunnel thu party saw it homesteader's cabin in thu valley on thu insula of tho horso shoo curve. At its door stood a littlo girl waving thu stars and stripes. It aroused the ixitrlotism of thu strangers, several of whom weru veterans of thu war, and Supt. I'helau kindly stopiRsl the train to let olt thoso who wished to walk across the valley. They found the home steader to bu n Union soldier. Ho ami his daughter clfmlied tho opposite hill to the truck with tho visitors, and lieforu the wait ing train started thu strangers quietly drop ped nickles and dimes and ipiartors into thu little girl's hand. At Crawford thu travelers weru again turs prised by it baud and a throng of peoplu ut thu deKt. In a neat little speech (to which Sir Gero replied) tho mayor Invited thu party to stop and visit Fort Kobiiisou. The news pajier men were delighted with thu prosiHJct, und Sir. Francis promised tho Crawford MXplu that it stop would Ikj made on thu re turn trip if it could os,slhly Imi arranged, This meant an eiitiru change of program after reaching Hot Spilngs. It Involved a thirty live mllu stage ride, and seven teams hud to Ihj ut the Springs ready for thu trip. Pro vision hud to bo madu to feed tweutyslx x-o, plu somewhere among the lonely hills of Da kota. All connections hud to bo madu on time in order to have it certain two hours at Crawford. It wits it dllllcult problem, under tho circumstances, and thu chances were against Its successful solution, but .Messrs. Francis, Hu-lun and Kleiner put their heads together, and all arroiigemcnts were made In tlmo to wlroau acceptance to Crawford lie foru thu sHclnl reached Newcastle. It Is n mystery how they did It all, but It proved a iniignllUent success, That was another time when tho rnllrond olllclals were handy men to luivo around. Tlio simultaneity anil cheer fulness with which they ro-arraiigod their plans, all voluntoilly, and apparently with out thought of extra efforts or special favors to Imi conferred, carried a graciousness that was very grateful to tho nowpucr men. Ihls considerate tieatiueiit wasclmracterlstlc of thu whole trip. At Hat Creek, which consisted of a small station house, n little gathering of farmers anil children greeted the special, and tho hut went around for tho girl who presented Mow ers. New-custlo wns reached about Hundny noon, and the party Immediately took another train for thu cool mines. These are seven miles from Newcastle, and thu mining tamp Is culled Cumbria. Tlio visitors were tukeli at once to tho company dining hall and treat ed to a camp dinner. They enjoyed tlio seusas tlon of eating from tin plates and drinking from tin cups, Again weru they surprised nt thu greit variety of viands and excellence of the cooking, tlio meats particularly being thu subject of much praise. Many of tho party regard that camp dinner as one of thu most memorable events of tho trip. The building was the simplest kind of board structure, but had been ti limned with evergreens. A motto traced uon it sheet of pasteboard and bound with sprigs of plnu rellected the sentiments of the guests. It read: "Ho who does Ills best doet nobly. Angels can do no more." After dinner came atrip through one of tho mines owned by Kllpittrlck Bros. & Col lins. The coal lies In a stratum about eight feet thick. Thu layer is cut In two by n can- FOKRAKD ONi you that crosses it. A tunnel has been cut Into each side of thu canyon, making two mines, ouo called tho Antelope and tho other the Jumbo. A trestle bridge connects tlio two, while the machinery tracks and build ings are in thu tottoiii of thu canyon tlfty feet below, l'rof. Hemingway, an uxiieit from the east, Is thu mining engineer of tho company, anil is using all the latest nppllun ces. Thu mines ure lighted by electricity, Tho drills nru run by compressed nlr. Thu ten boilers uro so connected us to use one big smokestack near the opening of tho mine. A tunnel running parallel to the mine and connected with it, also opens Into the chim ney. Thu heated air from tho tellers passing up the chimney draws tho air from thu mine and thu pure air rushes In from thu outside to till its pl'tco. ThlbHjsteni of ventilation is said to Ihj l'rof. Hemingway's, and this thu only mine in which it is used This Newcastle coal has unusual qualities. It Is bituminous, but is so hard that it cannot Iw broken with it pick. It is the only known bituminous coal that is not soft. It is ex ceedingly full of gasses which cause a denso smoke. It Is not u perfect fuel for domestic use except In a grate, where there is it strong draft. However, it excels for making steam and gus, und is puiticulurly adapted for coke, an exceedingly vuluublo quality Among thu iippllances is u novel machine invenbsl by it man ut Columbus, Ohio. All other ma chines for cutting coal veins nru pounded in to the mineral by a chug from therein-. This one hits it steel bur three inches thick und thirty long, set horlwintully. It is studded with blades, which bite the cool when in op eration. Tho bur is run by endless chains worked by compressed ulr. The Inventor luis lefused $1,000,000 for hlspnU'iit. HuchorgfK ft,(KH) for a uiliiu right for thu uso of one to flvo iiiuchlncH. He also exacts the urico of the machine und u royalty on every ton of coal mined witli them. After luM'ctliig thu mines the vlsltois weru driven over tlio Kllpatrlck ranch. The teams climbed up tho steep sides of thu can yon to the tableland iiIkivo. Tills plateau contains D.nui ncre, und l.tHt) ucres have tlio vein of coal Wencath them. 1'iof Heming way says the largest mining plant In Amer ica could not exhaust the supply in two bun dled years, It Is said Kllpatilck Bros it Collins have refused ffi,(XMI,(MK for tho prop erly, In addition to thu plateau they own other lands In thu neighborhood aggregating 111,000 acres. Tho tourists weru driven around tho head of thu canyon to thu much houses, where they were entertained by a cowboy and u bucking broncho, had a photograph taken and visited an Interesting cave The vlow from this plateau Is superb. One can n?o hills 12(1 miles distant After leturnlng to town thu party were taken to the oil wells, about throe miles out A lubricating oil has been discovered but uppai cut ly not in mer chantnble mirintltlcK. Thero aro strong ludi cation or petroleum, but Bctho-llyo has seen too many dhapiMjIntments In lVunsyl vnnlii hud Now York to bank much on "Indi cations." How-over, the plain Is dotted with derricks und tost wells. Tims fur they huvo only succeeded in going down throour four hundred feet. At that depth it stratum is encountered that Hows In upon tho dill! and Impedes further progress, However, Mops nru now being taken to overcount that dllll ctllty, and thoptoploor Nowcastle oxieet to gut lioth oil and gas. Tho dilve of twentyllvu tulles had sharp ened all apetltes and ample Justice was done n line supper spread nt olio or the hotels Sir. Frnuels hud announced that tl o'clock was llxod its thu tlmo for leaving Nowcastle, but he added, with it smile, that in view or tho at tractions for slght-soer. his watch might, run slow. And then tho other gentlemen smiled ut tho indulgence piomiM-dlii such a neat manner. After supper they 1 3ok in tho town FOUR ARO ON' under thu guidance of well-known citieus Although It was Sunday ull the saloons were open. Homo hud women und music and danc ing, ami ull were supplied with gambling out fits. Thu games weru faro, stud jsjker, Span ish monto and wheel of fortune. No etrort wuh Hindu at concealment. The frontdoors were open, and tho gomes wore well patron ized. Howover, everything wits orderly and tho wild, shooting wickedness painted by lurid writers was not visible. Tho trouble with those reusutloiiul accounts or frontier towns Is that the exceptional event, like a shooting Irs, is written of us though n legulur dully oocurrenro. This exaggeration and sensationalism has uudoubttslly done New castle injustice. Of eourto no one w III uh1 ogize for her wickedness, but even tho devil should have his duo. If a man will keep out of saloons, which uro tho breeders of cpiarrels tho world over, hu need huvo no fear of lifu in Newcastle. In time thu moral sentiment of the community will put the ban on open gambling rooms and dance houses. Then they will lm run liehiud closed doors, as in righteous towns like Oiiinhu, for instance. It is foreign to thu purpoas) of this ai tide to discus this phase of frontier life, but, utter all, how-much wickeder are open iten than secret hells? Taking advantage of their kj clitl Indulgence, tho putty did not get back to tho Arapahoe until 10 o'clock. Newcastle impresses one as it town with a futuio. The mines already employ iiuo men, which force is likely to 1st increased Half a dozen other compunlcsiirunlso looking for coal. Gus and oil may lo found Thu town is thu natural trading olnt for a large territory. It has a splendid start for a year ling. Thu enterprise of Its citizens may be inferred from thu fact that they huvo begun a system of water works that will draw its Hipply from it spring umii a mountain four teen miles away It will give n pressure r I2.' Kuuds in tho town. Tho B. ,V SI. is ex tending its line tow ards the Yellowstone park, which will iiisn additional territory to New castle. As the mineral resourcesof tho lllack Hills aro duvelopisl tho demand for Newcas tle's coal will Inert-use, mid It will tend to draw reduction works to that point. Tho II. 1 SI. Is opening up a country that will aliord many oppoituuilics for money making for men sluotvil t nough to telro tho chalices. V Sunday night tho special engine started with thu Ariipnhou on tho return trip, going ns far as Dudley (Hiding 7 on the tlmo cards), where tho scribbleis slept tho sleep of tho righteous Tho now I lead wood blanch of the B & SI. leaves the main lino at Dudley, and a new- town has ipruiig up at the Junc tion within u fow wts-ks. Tho place is In South Dakota, and tho littlo town or 2l had six places where Ifipiors woiosnld III original packages. About 2IMMI men are employed on tho new lailroad lino within forty miles of tho town, which n-cins to miiko tho original package huslucrs n prolltublu one. Half tho party hicukfastcd Monday morning ut tho depot eating house and the others weiu enter tained down town At eight o'clock tho tiaveleiH mounted stages and carriages foru twenty-llvo mile drive to Hot Springs, and thu Arapahoe was sent down thu road to Hut Cioek station to uwnlt thu return of thu wiin del ois nt four o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Thu program for thu Interim culled for two pieces of staging, ouo of twe utysllvu and tho other of thlrty-llvo miles, Ih-sIiIos tho stay and sight feeing at Hot Springs. You can imagine the t-uie utcdod In currying out such a program, tho hist half of It hastily impro vised. The rldu to thu Spring was no enjoy ablu trip Thu road wound up und up mid up thu hills, giving it grand view of hills and valleys and plains stretching away into tho misty distance, 'in uppiccluto It ouu must have taken such u tllp, tiding on tho top of mi easy Concord coach on it pi if eel day in .lime .Much of the route lay along the Dead wood Hue of thu II. SI. A part of this will soon 1st Ironed and ill miration. Th mil. road will then ho within about twelve miles of Hot Hprlngs, mukliig thu II. & SI. thu Uwt routo to that JKlnt. A survey bus been made for a brunch from thu Deudwood line Into the Springs, und ultimately thu staging will Ut done away with. These various lines show that tho B, A: SI. Is doing a grout work in de veloping thu Black Hills country Thu tourists reached Hot Springs In tlmo for dinner, dusty und hungry but not tired. The people of Hot Springs hud a hearty wel come mid provided it generous entertainment. FredT Kvnns, who owns the springs mid a big slice of thu iriurty lying ulxiut, was speclully kind, and Landlords Porter and Gil lespie and Jurvls of thu Sllniiekatnh, Gilles pie and Hot Springs hotels were unceasing in their warm heurted ministrations. All three houses are handsomely furnished, und it may be mid without Mattery that they will hold their own in comparison with eastern sum mer hotels In all resects except, NirluiM, us to size. A drive after dinner took tho visi tors ull over thu town und guv-o Hue views or the country Then rollowed a swim in the big plunge hath, uld to k largest of its kind in the country. A vigilant photographer got two snap shots at tho party, and then it was time for supper Tho local Iximl serenaded the visitors, and thu evening was tilled nut with u complimentary hop at the puvllllon Tho party were delighted with Hot Springs, mid they proved it by buying eleven lots, while eight to ten more are being negotiated for Tho llrst impression was favorable The little cuv nlcude came In on the plateau bearing tho soldiers' homo mid .Methodist col lege, two handsome buildings of white stone, .and nil ulKiut were cottages in various stages of construction, Down in the valley similar tlgns of gi until were abundant. Strevts were being graded, the town was fullof people and there was an air of activity that wiuunex- pccl.-d. Among the busiest of tho rlllrimx weio A S, Melding, Paul Holm und Sir. Connor, all Lincoln men, who seemed to Imi taking tlio lend III renl estuto business. It Is not my purpose to unulyro and en log bo thu waters of tho springs. Tim testimony of doz ens of people Is in uvldencu that thu watcti huvo lino curutlvn propel ties, mid that Is bet ter than sclentlllo theories, The Ineieaslug patronage lias led to the cret Hon of two new hotels, both of stone, and tho fact that all three houses at u doing u lino business Is n fair Inillcutloii of the merits of tho plncu. Tho town MM'ins to 1st full of Nebraska people. It Is enjoying a veritable boom now, and when thu railroads come It will go with a rush. Theru nru many hulldlugsltcsnMniillug grand views Into mid over the surioimdlug moun tains, and tho Indications are that scores of cottages will bo built for summer residence. Hot Springs has been iidveitlstsl horcKiforo by n pamphlet Issued by a railroad, but tho miserable Illustrations are a libel on thu place and ought to I hi culled In. Thu js-oploor Hot Springs could not do too much for tho visitors. Ileie, iih everywhere on thu road, thu badges rurulshcit by thu Burlington were an open sesame to tho best tho country af forded. At Id o'clock Tuesday morning tho party took currluges for the thlrty-llvo mile rldu to Hut Crook, Ten miles out they reuelusl the Cascades, whorcj several springs of mineral water bubble out or thu foot of tho hills und send a pietty stream singing meirlly down tho valley Several farmers and their wives hud ro relved notice tho night before of tho purty'si coming, mid they hulled the cnviilcuilo for dinner, A picnic table had been crot-bsl un der the tic by thu roadside, and It hud such a spread us picnic nevrr saw befoie. Theru weiu ten-tpuirt pulls tilled with sweet homo grown straw lMrrle, that sold at Hot Springs, nt fifty cent it quart; cold meats, homumado Ulead and rolls, buttermilk, leinoniido,cliain pagnu cider, cukes, I-Muiu cheese, Dutch cheese, olives, undines, Ringer ale, pies, cof fee, oranges, wafers, plcklen, leu cream, rnd Mus, cream and other good things enough fur live times as many jieople. It; was thu greatest spreud of tho whole trip, and thu la dles of the Cascades covered theiiifelves with glory. Theie is no town, only a fow ranches between the hills, and It was twenty-llvo miles from it railroad, Think of it. After dinner Judge Wood made n happy littlo spetch, mid Sir. Francis responded. Then followtd songs, cheei for tho ladles and tho Curcudes, und the procession was onco moro under way. Thu remainder of the ill I vu wiin uneventful, except for shooting at pralrlo dogs. Thu party in rlvtsl at lint Creek nt I o'clock, on time, und sturttd homeward unci) moro. A crowd of ssiple with a brass bund greeted thu social nt (.'raw ford, ami tho travelers were shown to cuiringes for tho drivo to Fort Robinson. The post Is about throoiiinl a half miles from town ami Is lo cated in tlio center of a township reserved by tho government It is in it fertile looking volley, bus 700 troops, lias an abundance or buildings, many of them of sun-dried brick, und has a Mur growth of shade tlccs startiO, On returning to town the party were shown ton hull, where it regulation biimpiut was spread, Including u dainty, hand-painted badge from tho ladles for each visitor. An elaborate menu, spiss-hes, toasts, Jokes mid music by it colored orchestra from Hie Fort made two hours pass merrily, and the regu lar train, which was to pick up tlio Arapuhoo at this Kiint . had to Ihj held mi hour An other handy tlmo to huvo tho railroad olllcliiN on hand. Thu haiidsomu treatment of Craw ford will long ho remembered, Thu town is only four years old, but It has it line trade. It is ut thu crossing of the B. & SI. and thu Klkhorn, which make it lurge territory trlbu tary to It. " - - - You miiy well belluvo it was a tired party that laid down to sleep lu the Aruiuhoo Tues day ulght. Wednesday morning round a tine brtnkiast nt Ravennii. During thu stop at Suwurd hundsome gold wntch chains were presented to Sir Francis and Sir. .iemer, as souvenirs of thu trip, und another was sent to Supt. Phelun, Tho train reached Lincoln on time, and thu party took their lust dinner to gether at the deot dining room. What can lw said in rehiiinu of such u trlpf Adjectives huvo Ihmmi ubiirtsl until they uro too weak to projerly exprrsN the seutiinciitH of the newspaper workers. Tht-re were a thousand Incidents, pleasantries mid atten tions that cannot be mentioned Coming to gether with slight acquaintance, muny as strangers, four days of companionship made the travelers wiirm friends General Pnsx-ii-ger Agent Francis whs thu embodiment of urbanity, generosity and modesty. Ills kind ness wns of tho iiiutterof -course quality and not oppressive He cupturcd the goodwill of his guests completely. It fell to Sir. Klein er's lot to iinuiigo ninny of the detulls, and thu travelers weru Indebted to bliii for nuin U-rles kindnesses. No conductor of hu ex cursion ever won it heartier esteem from Ills charges Supt. Plutluii'scheorful cooperation Continued on MigcA FORRARD ONI FORRARD ONI The subject of the Couhku's, illustration tills week Is the famous painting of Thomas Blinks. To lovers of dogs and hunting scenes, every new picture by Tlioina Blinks must ever (trove interesting. Excellent us his pict ures are, in this instance hu has surpassed himself, ami by many critics hu Is now re garded as one of our Mrst animal p.iluters. Ho nue inane a snciui siuuv or ilogs, unit knows Isjtter than any ouu their habitual behavior, their favorite jHtees and the mobile play or their physiognomies, In this realistic picture he represents a (mck of houiuN in the act of leaping over a fence In hot pursuit of their prey. For spirit, dash, and admirable draw -ing this picture can hanlly Im excelled, and will proven valuable addition to thu very imalluumlierof really good hunting subjects now in the market.
