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Willow In Wiint.
(Troy, N. Y.. Lot tor.)
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blind, tin widow of
John Mnrtisscy.oup
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distress. Klio was (JO years old on June
I last, anil wore It not for tin? aid she
leeches from John Mack, tlu husband
of Carrie Turner, the well-known act
ress, she would doubtless lip In the
poorlioiise. Mack resides In Albany,
and until admonished by the police to
oli.so his establishment, ran one of the
lines' gaming places in the state. Mor
risscy's remains were burled in St.
Peter's renietery, in thin city, and to
lur intense sorrow, Mrs. Mnrtissoy !-'
no longer able to visit the wave. Prior
to the double allUetlon from which slit
now suffers. Mrs. Morrissey worked in
one of tlii groat collar shops In this
city. The career of John Morrlsaey
was. aa nil old-timers will remember,
exceedingly picturesque. He was the
only American pugilist who ever Iip
canip it congressman. He differed from
the other pugilist, of his day. He was
a man of strict Integrity, and his word
wiis as good as his bond. He was par
ticularly open-hearted and free-handed.
He discharged his congressional duties
without fear or favor; he was, as far
as honesty of piirpo.se and lixity of de
termination were concerned, an Ideal
congressman. First, last and all the
time Morrissey was unalterably for
good government. History substan
Mates th la assertion.
In ISnii, when 5 years old, John Mor
rissey came to this country from Tem
plemore, county Tlppv.'ury, Ireland.
The Mnrrls-seys .settled In West Troy.
His father obtained work at the docks.
West Troy at that period of the cen
tury was not the most relined place on
the map of New York, and the boys
with whom young Morrissey was
thrown in contact were exceedingly
vicious and degenerate. Even their
evil inlluences did not warp the boy's
better characteristics, and ho grew up
.surprisingly honorable and upright for
jone whose associates had been counted
among the lowest. Young John learned
to fight at an early age. No oppression
was tolerated when lip was around.
Many boys, some considerably older
anil larger thin himself, did he whip In
those days when championing the
cause of some lad too feeble to light
his own battles. It was this spirit that
made young Morrissey ascend to a
higher plane than that occupied by the
other boys. Morrissey could light so
well that be soon became to be regard
ed as a phenomenon. In fact, ho was
thought to be the greatest fighter for
Ills years In till. country, though at
that time he had met no recognized pu
gilist. For u number of years after tin
MorriHsey.s had moved to Troy, young
Morrissey followed various callings.
For sonio time he worked as a deck
hand on u Hudson river boat between
Troy and New York. In IS 17 ho be
came very ill. I'pon his recovery he
engaged as n bartender In a hotel on
River street. While acting In this ca
pacity Morrissey became acquainted
with a number of professional gam
blers, fighters ami sporting men of va
rious kinds. They knew that Morris
toy could light, and they encouraged
him to meet some pugilist whoso abili
ties wore then recognized by the sport
ing fraternity. Morrissey was 11 red
with an ambition to become n gre:r
lighter; he longed to vanquish men.
Morrissey nbout this time had been
told that a saloon man named "Dutch
Charlie," mid who ran a place In New
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York city, had said that ho could wnlp
Morrissey with ease. Morrissey has
tened to New York. Entering. "Hatch
Charlie's" place lie asked that (lev man
worthy if the import was correct. His
tory does not record what "Dutch Char
lie" said, but it does state that Moris
Bey was sot upon by a gang of rowdies
thnt was In the place, and so badly
licaten that It was days boforo ho was
himself again. U could whip one
man, but ho couldn't whip n dozen.
Soveral years Inter he moved to Now
York, and the reputation ho established
for himself as a lighter spread through
out tho United States. Four years nfter
this Morrissey married a Troy glri.
Sho vns Susan Smith, tho daughter of
a Hudson river steamboat captain. In
tho years that succeeded, Morrissey
became, a factor in New York politics,
and in ISfiO ho was elected to emigre?.
from tho Fifth diatrl-t lit that c'ty.
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New Yorkers ns the greatest blessing
I that had ever been conferred upon fhei
in jri),)o:ii, and none felt this senti
ment nio.e fully than Morrissey him
! self. It was practically the making
i of ,Morrl.ne. Hp felt that lip was in:
;a position to do public good, and that
eour.'e would lie pursue. Meanwhile.,
i he hid been Improving himself men-1
taliy. atrl when he took his seat In
coiureM it was with a iloternilnatloi'
to advocate that which he considered'
was In the cause of honest government, j
Ills work In congiess was not brilliant, j
hut it was sturdy and reliable. Eleven i
years after his election to congress he
defeated Augustus Sohell, who had been
put up by Tammany. Morrissey polled
nearly 1 ,000 more votes than his op
ponent. The strain of the campaign,
however, was too much for MoitIhspv.
and Iip broke down. Hp died a year
later of llrlght's disease and organic
heart trouble In the Adelphl hotel at
Saratoga Springs. His funeral was at
tended by a tremendous throng of peo
ple. Many prominent politicians, gov
ernment and state olllclals being pres
ent. Morrlsseyls pugilistic victories
have been so often related that It Is
not worth the while to dilate upon
them iit this time. It Is of Interest,
however, to know that John ('. Heeiian.
another great pugilist, and who Is best
JOHN MORUISSKY.
remenibered lor his battle with Sayres
Him burled In St. Agnes' cemetery, hal
way between this city and Albany.
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
It I S.1I1I to llx I.iiniHiitiilil.v ln:nlcill:itC
III Amrrlcmi (.'oil rue.
W. (!. Anderson, In an article on
physical trnlnlns at the universities.
'points out that the olllcial provision
for the physical cu' ure ol
the young men at the big est seat?
of learning in this country is lamen
tably Inadequate, says the it. Loult-Globe-Democrat.
In no co' ego nnd
in only one or two schools in 'he coun
try does there exist today a : stemntif
course In physical training In which full
physical measurements lire 11 ulc twice
a year, including a special examination
for the heart, lungs and c es, upon
which examination us a bat 1 special
class work is conducted in tl gyniiin
sluin ami out of doors and popcr In
dividual attention is given to even
StllllPIlt.
Kven at Harvard and Yale a curso
ry Investigation of the facts will show
that possibly two per cent of the who!'
number of stuilPiits rerelvo nttentlon
because they excel In rowing, posslbl
S per cent because they can play base
ball well enough to be valuable to theli
college and not far from the sam-
percentage because thoy havo the mus
cle, pluck and ambition to make suc
cessful members or substitutes in ,
'varsity of class football eleven. It is
the other unfortunate DO per cent whose
physical condition the authorities ought
to investigate and to whom thoy should
supply, where ilellclencles exist, the
necessary training to make them
good.
How Imperative Is the need for rals
It'S the statiard of the national physi
que is shown In the results of tho phys
ical examination of Ml picked young
sters preparatory to gymnasium prac
tice at Yale last October. Of Oils
number 2 were troubled with henna
that wero weak in action, but other
wlt'o normal. HO who had cither fair or
poor circulation, !)7 had sonio form of
malnutrition. Ill were deficient In lung
capacity, 5S had noticeably Hat ches's,
Oil had sloping shoulders. IS had lat
eral curvature of tho spine, IS had
stooping shoulders and S had project
ing hips. These are valuablo and alg
nlficant statistics. There is evidently
much room for Improvement In tho
American physique.
A l.iimlnoii. Cut.
Those who now tolenito mice or ra's
In or about the house certainly must
bo blind to the fact that a luminous
cat. which costs very little to secure
and nothing to keep, has been invented
and can bo placed in any dark corner
or nook and effectually scares away all
such pests. This cat Is struck or
stamped from sheet metal, or llko ma
terial, so as to represent in appearance
tho exact counterpart of its animated
feline sister. It Is painted over with
a luminous paint, so that It shines In
tho dark llko n cat of lltiniu, After be
ing used for nbout a week the place Ih
forever freo of either mlco or rats.
.jpular Scienco News.
Iti'tnii'tliiii.
"WJien are you and Miss DoiiRluloiie
to l) married?" "Never, unlos.s sho
retracts what she said last night."
"IVhat did she say?" "That' sho
wouldn't marry mo If I was tho last
man on earth." Washington Time.
'I'llll lil'.lllxtll',
Friend "That snowstorm that yon
have painted l.s really wonderful." Ar
tist "Yes; why the other day a friend
of mine called on me and when ho saw
that picture he put on my heavy ulster
nud walked oft'." Tit-nits.
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A GRAND OLD MAN.
THE LATE JUDGE TIIUMUULL A
VETERAN OF RIGHT.
Iln ItclniiKi'il to N'M'Ml I'litltli'itl I'urilnt
mill Son I'll III till' ill.ltn Dlirlnc llm
Wnr sUmrii of III, Lone nml l',i'fnl
I'ltrfipr.
1114 1 1 1 I 'J
i Trumbull
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Lyman
was one
of Chicago's best
known mid most
highly esteemed cit
izens. Ho was ullll
latod with n largo
number of lullueti
t In I organizations,
among them being
the American liar
association, I r o-
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Kirf,
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quols club and the board of counselors
of the Chicago College of Dental Surg
ery. Ills political career was an Inter
esting one.
lie was born hi Colchester, Conn.,
Oct. 12, lSi:i, and during the long period
of his lifetime held many hlnh oIIIcps.
Among the latter were those of Fulled
States senator. Justice .if the supreme
court of the state of Illinois, and state
representative. He migrated to Illi
nois In 1SP.7. and settled In Uellevllle.
St. Clair county. In 1SI0 he was elected
lepresentatlve in the state legislature,
where he served two years. After that
ho became a candidate for several of
llces. but was unsuccessful until ISIS,
when be was elected one of the Justices
of the state supreme court. Four years
later he was re-elected for a term of
line years, but he resigned In 18ii:5.
Ills career as a Fnlted States senator
began In 1S", when he was elected to
serve six years. At the expiration of
this term he was re-elected for a sim
ilar period, and In '(17 he was made sen
ator for the third time. During his
three terms of senatorial Incumbency
lie attracted wide notice through his
prominent Identlllcatlon with matters
which were shaking the public mind.
When the slave question was the theme
on every tongue. Mr. Trumbull aban
doned the policy of the democratic par
ty, with which he had been prominent
ly ldentilled. and espoused tbo cause of
freedom. He was the Hist to propose
an amendment to the constitution abol
ishing slavery.
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THIS LATH Jl'DGH TRL'MIll'LI..
In the Thirty-seventh congress he
took a prominent part in the discus
sions relating to the following meas
ures; On the transfer of certain suits
to the I'liited States courts, on tho dis
charge of state prisoners, and on com
pensated emancipation In Missouri.
In. thn Thirty-eighth congress ho
was prominent In debates resulting
from tho following measures: On tho
oath of a senator, on colored voters in
Montana, on amending tho constitu
tion, and on confiscation.
Ono of tho political meetings In
which ho took a promlnont part, and
which Is of moro local Interest, per
haps, than sonio other oven moro Im
portant matters, was that held In April,
1S54. when prominent state politicians,
Including both democrats and whigs,
who were opposed to tho courso of
Stephen A. Douglas In the senate, con
vened In tho Tremont house. Abraham
Lincoln, Lyman Trumbull, .Mark Skin
ner, O. H. ltrownlng, John H. Stewart.
David Davis, Nomina 1). Jurfil, J. Young
Scninnion, Francis C. Sherman and
other well-known men wero present.
At this meeting tho politicians pledged
themselves to support tho nntl-Ne-braska
party, and appointed 11 commit
tee to agitate tho subject. The state
voto of 1SS0, when Mr. Trumbull was
pitted us tho democratic candidate for
governor against Shelby M. Culloni,
republican, shows tho popularity of tho
democratic candidate. At that time Mr.
Culloni won out by a voto of 111 1.5G5 to
277.r.32 votes for Triimhull.-
Mr. Triimhull was a merihior of tho
law llrm of Trumbull, Washhurno &
Hobbins.
Mmliigimur Splilrr..
The silk spider of Madagascar spins
threads of a golden color and utrong
enough, accordiiii; to a well-known na
turalist, to hang a cork helmet on.
Small texture. woven of these threads
aro used by tho natives for fastening
Mowers on sunshades and for other pit:'-
lOK'S.
Tho $3-gold plcco weighs 135 grains.
it MI"''""""JlBhAJBMijrrjrjjtT h T JL T JL CJLTJIA.T-A V J. SK.L IT! ffnHMfrJm
LOCOMOTIVES IJUILT IN JAPAN.
r.itii'rliucnl.il Urn-' l'roc it Suroi'i,
In
('on,riiclloii nml lUiiiiiitny.
All Fuglish consular report recentl
published sas .Much Interest wnt.
Vented among Kagllsli builders by It. -
4tt (( tttt. It lllll lull till III f ftl.lfl titll ! I.i t
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i;iigiiiiiu hi iiic ill's' locoiuoiivp oiiiit ai
the government railway workshops In
Japan, which. It vns said was cotr
lili'tpil at n nisi of ft. noil, wlilbi n sluii
lar locnmoihc built In lOngl.ind cun'il
not be plaii'd on tln line In Japan,
ready for running, at a le.is cost than
1,800 pound.. The alleged cost in
Japan was lallaci.nis, no allowance hnv
Ing been made for Interest on capital,
sclenllilc superintendence and ot.er
charges, all of which would be taken
Into coii'ilileiiitlon by private biilldcit-.
but at the same time there was no
doubt that the cost, no matter how
liberally calculated, was i'oniparntlol
low. Most of Its parts were enllrelv
constructed at the works in
Japan boiler, water tanks. whcci.
cylinders and valves and only the
framo plates and a few minor part
came In a rough state from abroad.
This engine started running on April
20, and has since run over so.oiio miles
with perfect tiucce.'-s, lowness In cult
iiiiinpllon of coal, good hauling capa -lty
nml ulcntliiicHH. Four tender loco
motives have since been built in thn
same workshops and are now running
oil the Iliogo-Kloto section of the Tok
kaldo railway. They have already run
over 1. "1.000 miles, and In all respects
ure giving as complete satisfaction as
the llrst. Two of the largest prlvalo
railway companies are now following
the example set by the government and
trying the experiment of construct
ing their own locomotives. Neither
government nor private companies will,
however, be able for many years yet
to siitlsfx more than a very small frac
tion of their requlicineiits In this re
upect." DEFENDER OF LABOR.
'oncri'iii in lirllwmp of 'lil:mn Iln,
Wim l.iilior'n INIi'Piii.
CougiesMiinn Hugh it. Itelkunp.
whose speech on the Phillips Labor bill
htlrred the members of the House and
made a distinct hit with tho gallery. Is
0110 of the hclf-mnde men of Chicago.
Ills educational ml vantages were sonic-
what limited, but his effort on the
Labor bill was rhetorical, forceful, and
at time passionately eloquent. , Mr.
llelknap is a line Impromptu speaker.
Two years ago he attended the annual
meeting of the Army of the Tennessee,
at Council Illuffs, Iowa. Mr, John M.
Thurston of Omaha was to have ad
dres.ied the meeting, but could not bo
present. Mr. llelknap was called upon
without warning to take Mr. Thurston's
place, and his pathetic and fiery ora
tion 011 that occasion won for him tho
warmest plaudits. Mr. llelknap Is only
'M years old. He Is n nntlvo of Keo
kuk, la., and In tho public schools of
that city he was given his preparatory
education. He afterward spent a sho-!
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CONGRESSMAN HHMCNAF.
tlmo tit nn academy in Massachusetts,
but ho was unible to finish his educa
tion, as was his desire, in 11 college. Ho
left tho academy to enter the servlro
of tho Haltimoro and Ohio railroad in
a humble capacity, In 12 years he had
hecomo trnlnniaster, and was later
inndo chief clerk to the general man
ager. Ho loft his position to become
Kiipurlntnndeut of Chicago's fli.it olc
I vated rnllro.ul. and relinquished that
I placo to engage In tho llnanclal hand
I ling of railroads. Hi. nomination f ;r
cougres- .amc to him unsought.
EOU THE CANNIDALS.
GHASTLY PRACTICES FOUNDED
ON ANCIENT THEORY.
i..i,,lml , ,,..,, , ,,,, Mr,..,su:
m,,ik Ulio ll.'ll..i 'Hi it loiir,..
nml llllii'i' iln itiln
f rotn llii' Prm Hi r.
t'u.illtle (' niw
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If W imiiiiiIIimIh 111 Africa.
2-.i 1 1 10 story about
jr( tstol.l by Captain
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I limit ut the meet
ing of the Hiiilsh
association, says 11
writer In the Satur
day Review, arous
ed HUlUclent inter-
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iUf 'r subject worth pur-
V" 'tl suing. He notlyoii
th.it his followers were In the
habit of breaking the legii of
their game several das be
fore they killed thorn. In order to
make the meat more tender. Inquiring
us to tli"'lr reasons, he was told that
this was I lie result of experience with
ihuiuan llesh; that they always broke
the legs anil iirms of their captives anil
then tle.l them up to their necks In .1
liowlng strci'in. in such a way that they
could uciilifr fall asleep ami drown nor
commit Milcido nml (hut at the end
of three days they could be killed will,
the assurance that thoy would t very
tender citing. As the president ol the
geographical seel ion remiirked at the
lime. It Is n ssiiry to dlvoM inirselve.
of all Insular prejudices In Heating of
caiiulballnin. The idea of eating 11 part
of a deceased human being with the ob
ject of acquiring some of his qualities
mil virtues Is widespread nud has been
mi from time immemorial. Such nac
rilicial or sacramental eating is com
mon to most religions.
In Peru a ligure miule of dough Is
baked ami onion nml the people talk
if this as "eating the god." In certain
parts of France a ligure Is made with
the last of the harvest corn and e.ilen
under the Impression that It contains
the spirit of fertility. This was the
earliest form of entiullialism, nud the
very name of cannibal Is derived from
the Carlbs, who used to devour their
piiemles with the Idea of acquiring
their courage. They were the bravest
of the aborigines of South America ami
did not pursue the practice to supply
themselves with food. Thoy pretended
they could distinguish the llavor or a
Spaniard, an Englishman and a
Frenchman. A French traveler who
has written about llieni Indulges the
traditional vanity of his nation by de
claring that the French llesh had far
nnd away the superior llavor.
in some parts of England It n the
custom, when a man Is laid out. to
bake what Is called n corpse cake. This
Is put to rise near the Urn on the dead
body, nnd Is supposed to absorb the
virtues of the deceased. In the Halkan
slates a little bilked linage ncennipnii
lea every funeral procession, nnd the
mourners rat It afterward, exclaiming:
"God rest him!" In Wnles and Here
fordshire thero exists a regular paid
functionary known ns the "sin-eater."
lie Is described as a "long, lean, la
mentablo rascal." On the breast of a
corpse the relatives placo bread and
cheese nnd beer, which the "sin-eater"
consumes, In order to appropriate the
sins of the deceased. Formerly ho re
ceived nix-pence for his trouble, nnd
took cure to make himself scarce as
soon as possible after his duties were
performed, but of late years his price
has risen to half n crown.
Cannibalism has been surprisingly
little discussed In books of travel. Wo
aro told that In such and such a dis
trict cannibals nro to be found, but we
hear no details, neither how the llesh
Is prepared, what Joints are preferred,
nor to what extent the practice Is pre
valent. Captain Hlnde asserts that
nearly nil the tribes In the Congo basin
are or have been cannibals, and that
tho practice Is on tho Inerense, not
merely for superstitious reasons, hut
also for the provision of food.
There Is n certain sturdy, fat race
lu Africa which hns never been famous
for its prowess, hut which Is nuido a
regular staple article of diet. Whole
cargoes nro constantly carried up the
river and sold to the nntlves for food.
Inquiries for a fresh supply of slaves
will offn be accompanied by the com
plaint that "meat is scarce Just now."
The iiatella aro described as a line
race, with no old or infirm poisons
aniens them. The le.ison of this Is net
far to seek, lor at the llrst sign of do
crepltudo the sufferer Is killed ind
eaten, parents even b.-ing devoured by
their own children. The member.; of
this tribe consider human llesh the
greatest of delicacies nnd are ever on
the watch for any excuse to kill and eat
their comrades. Tile fate of the indi
viduals Is decided by their king, So
soon as a victim Is appointed to die,
mobs collect outside tho klng'B house
and the vbtim Is given over to them
alle, but does not long remain allvo,
for tho people tear him to pieces ns
'Illicitly as a pack of hound3 will make
an end of n hare. Each sets himself
out to cut off his favorite tit-bit, and
no one makes It his bushiest) to kill the
victim llrst, lest a coveted ploco should
thereby bo lost.
Altoci'tlier Too l.ltcnil.
She glided into tho olllen and quietly
approached tho editor's deok. "I havo
written 11 poem-," sho began. Well:"
exclaimed tho editor with a look and
10110 Intended to annihilate, but bIio
calmly resumed: "I havo written a
poem on 'My Father's nam,' and "
"Oh," Interrupted the editor, with nn
extraordinary suavity, "you don't
know how 1 nm relieved. A poem
written on your father's barn, oh? I
was afraid It was written on paper and
th.it you wanted mo to publish It. If
I should ever happen to drlvo past your
father's barn I'll stop and read tho
poem."
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fiBUCATI L',f"NCKS'
(ItiKv l-ii), Ih.lr l.mt for lllooil It
Lnroiir.tsi'il.
'fhr re are two little boy now con
Kptouoti in Euripo. one Is II mid the
other S joaiM of ne; one Is a erown
,'iince and the other a crowned king;
the foiniei is the mm' dre.iry and self
inn.tiiiiiiH llitl.' pr.-j that ever wa.s
dulled In a pip. l,i and buckram nnd
the other Is si ill a hlgh-splrlted child,
bold, saucy and lovable, but both the
Priisslou Kioiipilir. and Spanish
Roy Nino have already but one thought
In their young heads war, says Onldn
In the Forum. The pompum little Ger
man lieutenant 11ms for ilrciais ot
strategy, maneuvers, hrivpsplel, the
Importance of buttons, the dignity of
Mrlpc.s nud grades, the superiority of
gitii-powders and chemicals, and the
blight Nino cUmh.s on Marshall Cam
pos' knees nnd begs to be told how
Moors were killed In Morocco, CuhatM
in Cuba, mid how many years ho will
have to wait before he, too. can have
the Joy of killing them. Divine edu
cation of Christian princes! These
children ure taken respectively to the
Lutheran service and to the catholic
mass, and they are alike told that they
are the servants of the Son of Peace,
and what are they In truth being made
both by education and example? They
are being made the acourgo of their
own generation and of the generations
to com" They are being taught to
hope for and to aspire to direct the
siniighter of their people and of neigh
boring peoples, to Ituil their toys lu
military science, their theater In the
battlefield, their nnibnula In blood.
The little lads of their own ago who
run now before their earrlngcs lu tho
dust, shouting their names with Joyous
outcry, will be for them a score ot
years hence crippled, maimed, riddled
with shot, torn with explosive bullets,
drowned by torpedoes, blown up by
mines; thousands yet unborn will ntiso
to curse them; mothers will ask their
dead sous nt their hands and ask In
vain; villages will burn like wisps of
straw and titles crumble llko trodden
nnt-hllls at their word; thoy aro inno
cent as the atoms of tubing or tho tin'
snnllne boxes which hold tho ilotonat'
ors nnd the Iron mills of tho bomb, but
as these are lllled with the deadliest
fumes and II res of hell, so aro theno
boys from their earliest Infancy lllled
to the thioal with the lust, tho pride,
the appetite of war.
An llniln hlcil (Jiic.tliin.
It wiis growing dark as I roilo up to
the dugout of a pioneer and called
"Hello!" A groat racket was going on
Inside nnd It was live minutes before
any one paid any nttentlon to me.
Then u tall, lank unit ciwhotioil wornim
came to the door. She was breathing
hard ami seemed to have undergone
great excitement and It was 11 minute
before she could get her breath to In
quire: "Well, stranger, what la It?"
"I want supper, lodgings and break
fast." "Wall, I duniio."
"Wero you having a nfokot wtlh a
wolf or a bear In there?" I asked.
"Say, Sol, come out hero!" sho called
In answer, and half a inlnuto later a
long-nosed, long-haired, melancholy
looking man showed up beside, her.
"Sol, do you own this 'ero claim or
do I?" she asked.
"What does the stranger want?" lis
queried.
"To stay over night."
"Willi, he'd bettor light down."
"That'll accordln'. Stranger, at 3
o'clock this arternoon this 'ore critter
liz up and claimed to own this 'ero out
lit. I rlz up and denied It. Then wo
nailed In, tooth ami toenail to aeo
which was the biggest man and wo'vo
bin bltln', klckln', scratchln' and pull
in' ha'r up to this mlnlt. You kin light
down If you wanter, but tho font rntist
o on,"
'Yes, the font must go on,"addod tho
iiian.
i may git the gouge on lilm and
make him holler in half an hour or wo
may struggle on till midnight. I'll
never givo In."
"Neither will I!"
"Then I might havo to wait for ltoura
to see who was tho boss?" I queried.
"You moiight, stranger," sho sol
emnly replied.
"You but you moiight!" ho grimly
ndded.
"Then I guess I'll rldo on."
"That'll bo the host way. Now, then,
Sol, I'm a cotnln fur yo with both
feet!"
Sho ran In on him, and got both
hands lu bin hair nml Dm tun rniimi
down tho stop Into tho dugout and worn
banging about as I rodo away. Ten
rods away I camo across a boy 12 year.i
old sitting on tho tongue of a cart and
as hp looked up I asked:
"Well, sonny, do you live here?"
"I ilunno," ho replied. "I'm wnltln' to
nee. If dad licks wo both stay homo
and mam travels; if mam licks she
ruiiB the ranch nnd mo and dad take?,
a walk. Mam's out of breath and dad'a
gittin' weak In tho knees and I guess
I'll know all about it Insldo or an
hour:"
A DOZEN CONUNDRUMS.
Why Is chicken plu llko a gunsmltli'ii
shop? Ilecauso It contains foul-In
pieces.
Why Is a clergyman's hor&o llko a
king? Ilecauso ho Is guided by a
minister.
What l.s that which no ono wishes
to havo and no one wishes to loso? A
bald head.
Why Is a gatepost llko a potato? Do
cause Jl".T ire both put Into tho ground
to propagnt'.'.
Why are coals In London llko towns
glrn up to plunder? Uccauso thoy
arv sacked and burned.
What Is Hint which Is often brought
ti, tho table, always cut and never
ateii? A pack of cards.
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