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T.?-F LARGEST GIRGULflTlON
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Of any Cass County Papar,
FRIDAY, JANUAH 2G, 1900.
THE populist national committee is
t 1 T.'.K.nar,, 1 I
10 meet in mcyw. '"' Mow the lead of Booker T. Washington
W. J. Bkyan epoke in Jersey City
last night, and. as ho stepped on the
platfo-m, three cheers were given
"for our next president."
THE black storm flag is said to have j
been hoisted in Omaha this afternoon
and, from present indications, it would I
be well to prepare for a blizzard.
General P. H. Barky has been
elected vice president of the National I
Gunrd association, which has been
holding its annual meeting in Indian
apolis, Ind.
The twenty-eighth annual session
of the Nebraska Press association was
opened in Lincoln yesterday afternoon J
and the pencil-pushers will be given
big b inquet by the State Journal com-
pany tonight. - I
FlUDAY, February 2, is ground-hog I
day, and an exchange says that if you I
don't want to see his shadow, you must
get up a little cloud of smoke, so as to 1
obscure the sun while his lordship is I
out for his airing, or you will have Bix I
week9 of stormy and disagreeable I
weather.
The News editor would like to be b
candidate for county superintendent of
editors, provided the one holding saiJ
position be clothed with the same
authority relative to attendance at
press associations as a county superin
tendent of schools has relative to the
attendance of teachers at the county
institute. The cry of "too new in the
business" will doubtless be raised, so
we can scarcely hope to win.
liiE Nebraska Press association
meeting was more largely attended
this year than ever before in the his'
tory of the organization. Cass coubty
was represented by L. J. May field,
Louisville Courier; S. A. Morrison,
Eigle Beacon; J. E Worlev, Elm
wood Week's Itavie. and the editor
of The News. It was a disappoint
ment to the writer not to see more
present from Cass county. Many ex-
vwllat oUgfr.ati.no . v t O mado
those who read papers and The News
will act upon some of thm in the near
future.
Pkesident Steyn of the Orange
Free State is a Free Stater by birth, a
lawyer by profession, and a republican
by conviction. He is still not much
over forty, is happily married (his
father-in-law and mother-in-law are
both Scotch), and before the war was I
considered a coming man among the
Boers. He was elected president in
February, 1S5)6, just after the raid, sue-1
ceeding Mr. lijitz, who is now state
secretary in the Transvaal, and who,
like himself, has been a judge. Presi-
dent Steyn's emolulions are 3,300 a
year, 000 table money, and 800 for
traveling expenses.
ONLY IIOI'E UC SOUTUEKN NEGRO
The recent efforts of the state legis
latures of several southern states to
solve "the race problem" by passing
laws that would practically disfran
chise the negro must invest with in
creasing interest the great work that
is being carried on by Booker T. Wash
ington at Tuskegee, Ala., says the
Chicago Times-Herald. It was only a
few days ago that Senator Morgan,
who represents the state in which the
Tuskegee normal and industrial in-
stitution is located, made a speech in
which he declared that giving the
elective franchise to the nepro had
made the south solid for the demo-
cratic party ano mat iear 01 "negro
domination" made white men vote
with that party even though they were
not in sympathy with all its declar-
ations upon national issues.
But what is Senator Morgan doing
to help the negro fit himself fora more
intelligent exercise of the elective
franchise? U hat is he doing to pre -
pare the negro for the obligations of
citizenship? The negro is in Senator
Morgan's state to stay. He cannot be
shipped to Africa or any other foreign
land for colonization. He came here
not of his own accord, and he has
earned his citizenship and the protec-
tion of the government by faithful
toil. and hardships.
The speech of Senator Morgan and
the tendency of the southern states to
deprive the negro of a voice in local
government make it more plainly ap-
parent than ever that the only plan
that is calculated to solve the race
problem is the ooe advocated by
Booker T. Washington and which
finds 'practical exemplification in the
Vreat institution which he founded at
Tuskegee. In his address in this city
on Sunday last Mr. Washington d&
clared that the best way for the north
to protect the interests of the black
race in the south was to assist In mak
Ing the negro the most useful man in
his community. "Use.umess," said
the colored leader, "will constitute
our most lasting and potent protec
tion, whether we live in the north or
...,11.
The enemv wnicn tne negro uua -u
Anuoter in the south is race pre -
iogton, however, that bis people can
s u ' . ...
auuiicr tu' - jUU1vw .m
than tVioir can nuinuer com petition in
;r: t. . f r.
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prejudice in the south will come
through the Industrial usefulness of
the negro. . lo stead of trying-to (jet a
poatofflce or federal job under a repub
ifcan president the negro should see
oroficiencv ns an artisan or should en
deavor to attain excellence in tome
calling or profession The solution of
the r-ce problem in- the south will
come through more farmers, wagon-
makers, cabinet makers, masons, car
penters, blacksmiths, teachers and
nknslilona anil nnt thrnuph nolitlCS.
Lrn nV,i,,rA nnlitiea and fol-
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INFORMATION AMD OPINION.
From the Maine shipbuilding yards
last year were launched new vessels
aggregating more than 60,000 tons in
oet register tonnage and worth about
$3 ijoO.IX'O, while there are now on the
st,ocks or under contract to be built
vessels whose tonnage will amount to
about 62,000 and whot-e value will ex
ceed $4,000,(00, with prospects Drigni
for a total tonnage for the year of 75,-
0C0 or 80.000 tons and a value of &,-
000,000. All these vessels will be seen
in the c al trade out of Baltimore.
Labor by wemen in factories pro
ducing article used as building uia
terjaj wa3 placed under the ban of
trades' unionism at the last meeting of
tnc Chicago Building Material Trades'
council. Not only was the employ
ment of women in building material
factories disapproved, but a decision
was tken to wage a vigorous war ur on
labor by girls in the affiliated trade
jt jB thought that this action presages
flpmnd for the discharge of 200
HOmeo metal polishers and rubbers in
divers whoDS and foundries catering to
the building material supply trade
and kindred lines of industry.-
There h s been devised a new ser-
v!c3 of mountain railroad InGermary.
It consists of an t-lectticaily worked
rope railway the railway being in sec
tions the cars being suspended on
rollers. As it is not considered safe to
allow a greater distance than 4,000
feet between the supports, intermed
iate stations are necessary, the pasBen
gers changing from the first to the
second section ard so on until the
journey is completed. About seven
minutes are occupied in traversing
each of the 4,000-foot sections.
The Iowa Sbilob battlefield com
mission, alter a nearing oeiore tne
appropriations committee of the two
houses of the legislature, has had in
troduced a bill to appropriate $65,000
to erect monuments to the Iowa troops
who fouffht at Shilob. The bill
practically certain of passing. It pro
vides for a $15,000 state monument and
a $4,000 monument at the point where
each Iowa regiment did its hardest
fighting
Captain William English of Indi
ana, an officer of the volunteer army
in the war for the liberation of Cuba,
not only performed his duties faith
fully and well, but also wins the unique
distinction ot being the only man in
J the service who has teturned his pay
to the governmeuu Drafts for his sal
ary and allowances, amounting to
$1,172.25, have been returned to the
treasury. The act bears the stamp of
pure patriotism. Mr. English is one
of the "sons of somebody," a class
villainously assailed during the war.
but his conduct proves him a brave
and unselfish soldier. He is the son
of General Hancock's running mate
I on the democratic presidential ticket
of 1880
One of the most interesting exhibits
which will be Sent from the United
States to Paris will be a huge map of
New York city, which is now in pro
gress of con-tructlon under the chief
topographical engineer of the board
of public improvements. It measure-
24x28 feet and is on a scale of 600 feet
to the inch, and includes all the bor-
I oughs of the city and considoraMe or
the adjoining ten it ry
1 Abroad in many countries iMer
I Year's da v is celebrated as much, and
I even more, than Christmas and there
I are many curious customs whi h are
still k pt up in country localities. I
some places, on New Year's eve every
body bakes hot currant or plum cakes.
These are served with spiced ale and
1 cheese, all comers being Invited to
I partake of them. For every sample of
I Yuletide cake that is tasted, a happy
I month is insured in the coming year,
I so that everyone tries to taste in at
I least twelve different houses, in order
that they may have a year of perfert
I happiness.
I A genius in Massachusetts has pat-
I ented a single-rail system of railway.
I which has a car slotted through the
I middle nearly to the top, with wheels
in the upn-r surface of the Blot to rest
on the rail. The passenger compart
ments are separated fiom each other
and reached by individual doors.
Waa Neatly Surprised.
Tuesday was Edwin Davis' eighty
ninth birthday and the family very
neatly surprised the old gentleman by
inviting the trustees of the Methodist
church of which body Mr. Davis is a
member to eat supper and speed the
evening at the Davis home. It was a
happy gathering and an enjoyable
evening was spent.
The following gentlemen were pres
ent:
G. M. Spurlock, W. II. Newell, R. B,
Windham, George A. Hay, C. S. Polk
and Kev. Asa bleetb. or the Methodist
lchurch.
THAT BEAU GULCH STRIKE
Considered a Great Ural
Than the Grants Find.
The following clipping is taken from
the Lead, (S. D ) Tribune and will be
of much interest to people in this cityi
'John Trebalcock, Ttho owns a thira
interest in the Jackson iXoa. l ana
and two other claims cut in Bear gulch
where the big strike has been made, j
waa in town this morning with some
samples of ore that for richness even
urpass the famous Grantz mine. The
rock is of a dark reddish color and is
studded with course gold. A ton of it,
in the omnion of an old miner, wouia 1
be worth a clean f 100,000. The ground
as taken in 1896, the other owners
with Mr. Treblececk being Tom tfas-
set, the fellow who made the strike, I
Walter Paecoe and E-nanuel Russell,
all residents of Laad except Mr. Pas-
coe, who is top ping out on a ranch of
late. I
"The claims are located about ten
miles west of Lead and sixteen miles
nn Ttaar srulch from Soeurfish. An of
fer of $30,000 was made for the ground
today on the sample, without investi
gation. Bear gulch has been noted
for its rich placer and the coarse goia
obtained for years. The strike appears
to be the mother lc-dge, as the gold is
coarse like the placer gold found there.
The strike has not been investigated
very far, but oppears in three horizon
tal ledges of eight, ten and twelve
inches in thickness. The fo tun ate
Gnders have, no doubt, got enough in
sight to make them rich and a new im
petus will re added to Bear gu cb
mining as well as in the Hilts gene
ally." Hot Springs Sanitarian).
The following from the Omaha cor
respondent in t day's State Journal
will be of local interest:
'Captain II. E Palmer returned
this morning from Washington very
jubilant over the prospects of the bill
now pending before the house which
provides for establishing a sanitarium
for the national soldiers' home at Hot
Springs, b. U., and carries with it an
appropriation of $150,000. At present
it is in the hands of the bouse military
committee, and will probably be acted
upon bv that body February 13. By
persistent effort. Captain Palmer be
lieves that it can be gotten through
the bouse in good season, and but
little fear is t. lt for the senate fo.
similar bills have already twice passed
that body, and it is not be.ievcd that
the senate will go back on a tne tsuro
it has twice indorsed, especially when
the membership is practically the
same now as it was then.
" 'The princip.il thing is to get the
sanitarium established at Hot Springs,
even if we get nn appropriation of only
$5,000' said Captain Palmer. 'The
amount nam d by the first appropria-
tion doesn't limit the amount that will
be spent, if once we can get the work
BV&rted. To national soldiers' hme
bill originally carried an appropria-J
tion of $250,000, and now $2,000,000 has
been spent upon it.'
"In reference to the Fort Crook
boulevard from ' Omaha, Captain Pal
mer believes that Congressman Mer
cr will pull it through the house in
good shape, and that not much trouble
will be met in the senate.
"As to the supply depot, for which
similar bills have been introduced in
the senate by M-. Thu-stcn and the
house by Mr. Mercer, it is believed a
bard fight may be encountered getting
them past the military committee.
Ech bill provides for a $30,000 ap
propriation." Red Hot From the Gun
was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman
of Newark, Mich., iu the Civil War.
It caused horrible Ulcers that no
treatment helped fer 20 years. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him.
Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils,
Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best
Pile cure on earth. 25 cents a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by F. G. Fricke
& Co., druggist.
(Via ReTlsed rrlen.
A gentleman from a neighboring
town in Mississippi told the following
recently: ."I walked Into a small store
the other day and found the proprietor
lying on the counter just dozing off
into a sleep. He roused himself on my
approach and Jumping to the floor
quoted the familiar line 'A horse! A
horse! My kingdom for a horse!'
Where did you get that?' I asked. Oh,
don't you know? That's what Absa
lom said when his horse ran under the
tree and left him hanging by the hair
to a limb. I thought everybody knew
where that came from."' Memphis
Scimitar.
What Do the Children Drink?
Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
Grain-O? It is delicious and nourish
ing and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children
the more health you distribute through
their pystems. Grain-O is made of
pure grains, and when properly pre
pared tastes like the choice grades of
coffee but costs about one-fourth as
much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 2oc.
A Wonderful Grape Yloe.
At Walleck, near Workshop, the
duke of Portland possessed one of the
most magnificent vineyards in the
United Kingdom. One of his vine?
produced a luxuriant bunch of Syrian
grapes, the weight of which was esti
mated at nine and one-half pounds
and was sent as a present to the Mar
quis of Rockingham at his residence
Wentworth house. Four peasants were
employed In carrying it on a staff
sharing the handsome burden b:
turns. At Hampton court there I
still another very famous vine calle
the Red Hamburg. It produces on a
average 1,600 to 2,000 branches, and th
number has even been known t
amount to 2,200. Another remarUib'
fact concerning this vine is that I
age is equal to that of the oak. anl
tree of 100 years' growth may be re
onsd In its prime.
UNION items.
J. G
Johnson has gone to E gi'
Neb.
R. B. Waliacti made a trip to Omaha
Saturday.
L. R Upton spent Saturday night in
Nebraska City.
C. N. B rrows and wife drove to Ne-
br&ska City Saturday
J. W. Nichols of Nebraska City was
In Union Saturday evening.
Edgar Fietcher has decided to quit
farming and has moved to towu.
Mr. Chidester of Murray was shak-
J
Rev. W. b. beynde or sewaro was
here a few days assisting in the meet
mgs, ou reiurneu. uuiae oai.uiu.iy.
About 340 attended church at the
hall Sunday night. Rev. an Fleet cf
Nebraska City was present at this
meeting.
O. C. D.uge has gone to Kimball
, thi t t t 1 k ,
tion He exoects to move there this
spriner, having sold his placa here to
O. T Dvis.
G. L. Farley stopped in Union a
short time Thursday on his way to
Weeping Water. Gtorge looks
lonesome since he has no excuse to
viit the school ma'ms and is wonder-
ing why it is that Mr. Smith found a
wife so soon, while he held the office
six years and is still an old bachelor.
L-st Wednesday Uncle Henry Wolfe
and wife ce ebrated their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary. About six y of
their relativi-s and friends took pos
session of their home and all had a
plend d time and a g-od time. The
company ptesonted Mr. ana jurs.
Wolfe with a nice set of dishes as a
t Uen of remembrance.
The church people are giving Union
a gre:tt baking up, but not before it
needs it. Some days ago Syll Hath
away commenced holding meetings at
the rt 8tflU, aut evenings. At first only
R few DO.s Came, but the men soon
,,eran c. mintr jn. Rev. t. K. Surface
of Mynnrj C ltno to assist in the meet
it 5Q lney pi.ocured Lyn.aa's hall.
I; seems as if the building will not
hold all who come, but tbey ke?p mak
ir g room for a few more e -ch night.
AVOCA ITEMS.
Miss L'llio Parker went to Em wood
M onday.
Gjs Bjss made :i flying trip to
Berlin Tuesday.
B C Mnquardt mde a business
trip to Omaha Monday.
Charles Taney of Berlin was calling
on fr ends bore one day last week.
Mi s. R ibort 'A iikinson visited with
her parents ut Djubar last Mouday.
Malcolm Pollard of Nehawka was
tn'ngling among his friends last Tuol-
day
Jt hn
t'eckham and ()Uo Brooks
dvo to Weeping Water one day last
Jttok. -
Mrs. Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Jenseu
Ht-nded the funeral of Mrs. Joyce at
Weeping Water Tuesday.
Miss Muble Peck bam and Otto
B'ooks went to Omaha Wednesday to
visit the latter's sister for a few days
L. Jensen has told his dray and
team to the Avoca Lumber company,
who are t'oing to do their own work
after March 1.
Mrs. Will Uolle:iberger received
word Monday that her bister had died
at Ltrton, Neb,, and that the remains
wou'd be taken to Palmyra for burial.
Rumor has it that Prof. McHugh
has resigned bis position as principal
of the school. It is hoped it is o ily a
rumor, as teachers of his ability are
scarce.
Attorney C. E. Tefft moved his
household goods to Weeping Water
Monday, where he is now permanently
locted The people hated to see the
family leave. But wht is Avoca's
loss is Weeping Water's gain.
NEBAffKA ITEMS.
A petition Is being circulated for
incorporation.
The "j--int" has been petitioned to
close its doors
Itev. J. J. Lohr is holding meetings
in the country.
F. M. Howard of Weeping Water
was in town ti day.
Tom Pitterson and wife were visit
ors in Om iha today.
Miss O tie R-yiiOlds spent Saturday
and Sunday at hi. ma
Presiding Elder Buswell conducted
services iu the U. B. courch.
Frank J. Morgan and wife were pas
sengers for Om .ha thi9 morning.
Miss Annin Gorder and brother,
Johnnie, epent the dty in Omaha.
Rev. F. Toms he'd revival meetings
all last week, but closed Sunday night
P. esiJing Elder Van Fleet of the M
E. church conducted the meeting here
Sunday. .
A brother of J. P. Holmes whrm hi
has not een for fifteen years is here
on a visit.
John Bauer of the vicinity of Cedar
Creek was a passenger for Omaha on
the ear y train.
Miss Grace Holmes returned Satur
day from Dunba, where she has been
visiting for a few weeks. ... .
T. G. Ilymer and William Childers
went out hunting Sunday. They came
back with their uns and sighs.
B. F. Austin, general agent for the
Union Central Life Insurance com
pany, is in town and is doing a great
deal of business.
The floor of F. P. Sheldon's store
looks a great deal better now since it
had a good cleaning out last Friday
night. F. p. was hard at work with
his sleeves rolled ud.
Table r's Buckeye Pile Ointment is
the only remedy for blind, bleeding or
protruding piles, indorsed by phys
icians; cures the most obtlnate cases.
Price 50 cents in bottles, tubes 75 cts.
F. G. Fricke & Co.
1 - I B aa w-m a .T3 a a a - -
MADE MILLIONS I I
In Three Years oa a Lucky InTeetaaeat
of St 00 Dollars.
New York Tribune: At the Hotel
Imperial is a man who has become rich
in mining speculations in Washington
within the last three years. His name
is James Clark. He told the story of
how he did it "A little more than
three years ago," said Mr. Clark, "I
was the manager of the War Eagle
mine, near Rolin. British Columbia.' I
had always had an idea that there was
plenty of gold in the Comavill reserva
tion, in Washington state, and one
day I decided to make an Investigation.
I gave two of my workmen $50 each
and started them out prospecting. A
hundred dollars was a large sum with
me then, but it made me a rich man,
and it made the prospectors rich men,
too. They discovered gold in large
quantities, and I immediately organ
ized the Republic Gold Mine Milling
company. There were 1,000.000 shares
of stock. The two prospectors and I
had a fourth interest each. The re
mainder of the shares we disposed of
at 10 cents a share, although we had a
hard time doing it. When operations
were finally begun we had splendid
. . .a
success. Three months ago we soiu
600,000 shares of the stock to a Mon
treal syndicate for $3,500,000. We
now have a cyanide plant, and all the
modern improvements, and the stock
is worth $4.50 a share. In addition
to the Republic, that $100 investment
gave me a fourth interest in the Lone
Pine, Surprise and Peril mines, in the
same district, all of which pay very
well and have glorious futures. That
$100 was the best investment I ever
made, or ever expect to make. Min
ing is a fine thing when you have luck.
It is literally 'finding money.' and you
usually find it in large hunks, too.when
you find it at all. There are mighty
few businesses nowadays which will
enable a man to make a fortune in
three years. Beyond all doubt Wash
ington state is fabulously rich in min
eral deposits. Mining has become the
mainstay of the state, and agriculture
has been compelled to take a back
seat."
TIRED NATURE'S RESTORER.
Varying Amount of Sleep Required by
Varying; Constitutions.
"The old rule of eight hours' sleep
Is sheer nonsense." said a New Orleans
physician, chatting after office hours
to a New Orleans Times-Democrat
man. "Natural sleep is something that
can't be regulated by any formula.
The body takes what it needs, be it
much or little, and the necessary
amount varies with the individual. In
a general way. I would say that four
hours Is the minimum and ten hours
the maximum for people in fair' health.
Either more or less is a pretty sure
sign that something Is out of gear
usually something In the brain. 1
have two patients who sleep only four
hours and keep In tolerably good con
dition. Both are middle-aged men
and neither of them works very hard.
They are simply so constituted that
nature can repair its losses in four
hours of unconsciousness. In many
other people nearly three times as
long is required; the nerve cells work
more slowly, why. nobody knows. The
queerest case that ever came under my
personal observation was that of a
bookkeeper of this city, who used to
sleep two or three hours a night
through the week and on Sunday
would catch up in a twenty-four hour
nap. That i? no: exaggeration, but an
actual fact, well known to all his in
timates. He seemed to be able to store
away nervous energy as a camel stores
water. His general health during the
twelve or- fifteen years I knew him was
excellent, but he finally died of an at
tack of pneumonia. All the lower
forws of animal life require more sleep
than man with one exception that is
the ant So far as we know, the ant
doesn't sleep at all. Its vital mechan
ism, once started, runs forever."
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.
Some Facta Apropos of tl New Alma
nac For 10OO.
An interesting feature of the famil
iar almanacs which have mpde their
appearance for 1900 on the drugstore
counters is the mysterious signs of
the zodiac, which bad their origin, as
have all things astronomical, along the
banks of the Nile. The earliest people
to make a serious study of the stars
seems to have been the shepherds, who
by reason of their long wandeiings far
from the haunts of man, were most
likely to study the natural phenomena
around them. They soon came to recog
nize the fact that certain stars con
stantly recurred with certain seasons
of the year. For instance, the heliacal
rising of the bright star Sirius was
found to coincide with the rising of the
Nile, a season which to this day all
Egypt eagerly watches for. But the
most trusty watchers known to the
shepherds were their own sheep dogs
Hence the dog, their ready symbol of
watchfulness, was identified with this
star and translated to tl - heavens.
Similarly, the shearing seascn was al
ways ushered in by a certain star,
while the appearance in the Kast of
another constellation, the Pleiades,
heralded the time for sowing their
crops. Arguing upon the principal that
what was sauce for the goose should
be equally capable of serving the gan
der in a like capacity, the shepherds,
who had thus identified the history of
the stars with that of their daily life,
began to trace the history of their
daily life among the stars. Hence it is
that we have such homely Eign3 as
Taurus (the bull), Capricornus (the
goat). Aries (the ram), Scorpio (the
dreaded scorpion of the rocky places),
Leo (the equally dreaded lion of the
desert), and os forth, all of which sins
have remained to this day.
Tablets for the, Libra ry.
Bronze tablets, with heads of cele
brated authors in bas-reliefs, are hand
some library ornamen.s. Whitman
and Tennyson are particularly orna
mental, with their long, flowing beards
and finely-shaped heads. Sad as it
may be, all poets do not look well in
bronze, no matter how beautiful their
verses may be.
Theatrical Snowstorm.
Realistic snowstorms for theaters
ar6 produced by a new mahtne, wnicn
has two revolving perforated cylinders
to drop flaked and granulated sub
stances resoectlvely, with electric fans
under each cylinder to drive the
"snow" across the stage as it falls.
Rt the fonrnulon of Shots Fired In a
Closed Saloon. I Makes Him Almost Impossible to lilt.
New Orleans Times-Democrat: "Ac- J The peculiar habit of the woodcock
cording to western stories." said a , ud his corkscrew flight make him
former ranchman, "one of the favor- ! probably me most difficult of winged
ite amusements of frontier despera- 1 marks. In the daytime he remains al
does is 'shooting cut the lights.' I 1 ays in thickets, copses or cane-brakes,
never saw it done but once, but the He must have ground upon which to
incident made sufficient impression on 'cep and and In wmch to do his occa
my mind to last me for life. It was at snal daylight boring, and moist
Benton, a small camp on the old ground generally means always dense
Staked Plain' trail, in northeastern j undergrowth. Indeed, some of the
New Mexico. I was staying there over ; places most favored by the woodcock
night with a couple of cattlemen, and 'are so thickly overgrown that a rabbit
we naturally gravitated to the only finds difficulty in getting through. In
resort in town, a sort of combination such places the hunter send in his
of bar and gambling-house. In a rough, cocker spaniel, if he has one. knowing
one-story building, containing a good- that the dog will flush the bird with
sized single room. The bar was on one
side and on the other were two or
three 'Mexican monte tables, over
each of which were several large coal
oil lamps in wall brackets. In the
center of the place was a chandelier
containing three more, altogether giv
ing a good deal of light. We were sit
ting at one side smoking and talking,
when in rushed half a dozen drunken
cowboys, headed by a well-known
ranchman named Bill Wells. The
crowd were oat for excitement and
didn't care how they got it. They took
several drinks and then clustered
around one of the monte tables. In a
few moments Wells insisted upon
making a bet over the limit, to which
the dealer objected. 'If you don't turn
for that bet. I'll shoot out your blank-ety-blanked
lights!' bawled the ranch
man. 'The leemtt ez feety dollar.' said
the Mexican dealer, and the words
were no sooner out of his mouth than
Wells and his gang pulled their six
shooters and Itpan blazing away at
the lights. About twenty-five or thir
ty shots were fired, and almost at the
outset the place was in complete dark
ness. Of course, there was a stampede
but I remember being surprised that !
had heard no crash of glass. Half an
hour later I went back and found th
place lit up as brightly as ever. Wells
and his cowboys having been taken
away by friends. The roof was full of
holes, but not a single lamp had been
hit. What had put them out was the
concussion of the shots In a confined
space."
JAILBIRDS' SIGN LANCUACE.
They Can Talk to One .Another Without
Anyone Knowing It
Old jailbirds can defy the vigilance
of all the wardens In Europe. With
mouths half open they can speak to a
companion hard by with absolute im
punity, the lips and lower jaw never
even being moved. If the companion
fails to hear he indicates the fact by
putting his finger into one ear as if
it were itching. Their dumb alphabet
is marvelously complete. A prisoner
wants to say that some one is dead; he
spells the name on his fingers, then he
rests his head upon his hands and
stamps on the ground zo-xxl-so Is
dead and buried. Souie one is impris
oned for so many ye;:. anl this is
conveyed from one prisoner : another
by the former putting a 5 tn?.ny fingers
as correspond to thn ?"rs .ir-i-oss his
ear the man has ?i t, say. three
"'ear"; for months a similar sign Is
made on the moutb. Cousha and
sneezes of different kinds indicate all
manner of distinct things. One well-
known cough means "listen." The
prisoner who gives it has received a
letter; he looks at the palm of one
hand and pretends to scribble with the
other. If he has got a newspaper he
pretends to be reading the palm of the
hand very intently. He pretends to
whip to indicate that he been
flogged; he puts his hand on hi- .'tTi
ach to Indicate short aliowauce; he has
written a letter, so he pretends to
write on his hand, and then to throw
the words into the air Caescli's Jour
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MOUNTAIN SICKNESS.
Author of The Highest Andes" Gls
a TlTld Description of It.
From "The Hidden Andes," by E. A.
Fitz Gerald: "I got up and tried once
more to go on, but I was only able to
advance from two to three steps at a
time, and then. I had to stop, panting
for breath, my struggles alternating
with violent fits of nausea. At times I
would fall down, and each time had
greater difficulty in rising; black
specks swam across my sight; I was
like one walking in a dream, so dizzy
and sick that the whole mountain
seemed whirling round with me. Tha
time went on; it was growing late and
I had now got into such a helpless
condition that I was no longer able to
raise myself, bit had to call on Lantl prc parc( to do in the best man
to help me. I was right under the j .
great wall of the peak and not more
than a few h'-nd.il yards from the
great couloir Vads up between
the two sunir,i'.'!. I do not know the
exact height i spot, but I Judge it
to be about I.e.';. icet below the top,
Here I gave l:a fight and started
to go down. I shall never forget the
descent that followed. I wa3 so weak
that my lcg3 seemed to fold up under
me at every step, and I kept, falling
forward and cutting myself on the
shattered stones that covered the sides
Of the mountain. I do not know how
long I crawled in this miserable plight,
steering for a big patch of snow that
lay In a sheltered spot, but I should
imagine that it was about an hour and
a half. On rrachiLg the snow I lay
down and fina.ly rolled down a great
portion of the mountain side. As I got
lower my strength revived, and the
nausea that I had been suffering from
so acutely disappeared, leaving ma
with a splitting headache. Scon af-er
5 o'clock I reached our tent. My he ul
ache was now eo bad that It wa3 will
great difficulty I could see at all."
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The Keren trie Flight of
the Wood rack
nis snriu, constant barking, ana trust-
ing to luck to get a shot as the wood
cock clears the tops of the trees or
canes. Generally, however, a man and
a pointer may work their way through
almost anything that grows In shape
of woods and entangling vines, and It
must be admitted that the difficulties
of it lend to the sport a peculiar fas
cination that does not pertain to any
other form of American shooting. It
is characteristic of the woodcock that
he will not fly far horizontally when
disturbed. He docs not see well, even
In the shndow of the oaks and c y
presses. and he fears that if he lets
himself out in a straight line he will
run Into something. At nlsht he sees
as well as an owl. His flight, conse
quently, when he rises before the
heavy tread of the po nter's owner, or
before the yelp of the spaniel, is con
fined to a spiral shoot straight upward
and a drop to earth almost as perpen
dicular. If not struck he will hit the
ground probably not more than fifteen
veards from where he left it. In cane
or other kinds of swamp he might as
well be a hundred yards away, so far
is any chance of shooting him Is con
cerned. The flight is nothing like so
fast as the buzzing dart or the quail
or the wide-swinging zigzag of the
lacksntpe, but it is highly eccentric.
II lark Seedless ') tiu'd.
Will some one develop a b'-.i-k seed
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grapes, but suitable only to the climate
of California, and now we want a good
black grape without acedo. Such a
grape would sell at a fancy price on
the market. The fear of appendicitis
causes many people to take out the
seeds when eating grapes, and this
greatly detracts from the plonsure of
grape eating. A grape of thf. charac
ter described would bring a ood deal
more than the common grapr?. Farm
ers' Review.
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