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CIAITEi V
The , lay following the great tago coach
robbery found the patent ! proprietor of Col-
1ln4on' ! Mi cain onll ( ultrolhlull In his
mual seclusion. The news tht ) had thrilled
the lelth and breadth at Galloper's jUdge
hal not touched the le3fy bnks ! of the dried
UI river . the hue and cry hall followed th
stage roai and no courier had deemed I
worth his while to diverge , ns far ns the
rocky ridge which formd the oily Pathway
to the mill. That day Collinson's solitude
had been unbroken even by the haggard
emigrant from the valley . with his oM
monotonous story of hardship al1 ! prlvatol ,
The birds had flown nearer to the old null ,
D I emboldened by the unwonted quiet
That morning there had been the bal human
Imprint of a hear's foot In the ooze beside
the mi wheel , and coring home with his
scant stock from the womlanr pasture ho
hail , found I olilel s'lulrrel-a heatful , airy
emboliment of the brown woolls itself-
calmly seated on his bar counter with a
biscuit between its baby hands lie was full
of his characteristic reveries and abstratons
that afternoon ; falling Into them even at his
wood pile. leaning on his axe-so still that an
emerald.throatud lizard who hall slid upon
the log went to sleep under the forgotten
Itroke.
But at nhhtfal the wind aroseat first
as a dlslnt murmur along time " hillside , that
died away before It reached the rocky ledge. , ,
Then It rocked the tops of the tall redwoods :
hehlnd the 11 , hut left the mi and the
dried leave that lay In the river bed uundis-
turhell. -hen \le murmur was prolonged un-
t I became the continuous trouble of some
far-or sea , nod at last the wind posMessed
the ledge Itself , driving the smoke dowl (
the stumpy chimney of the mill . rtll ! the
sun wnr/led / ( shingles ; on the roof , stirring the
Inside rafters with cool breaths , and singing
over the rough projections of the outsle ]
eaves. At 9 o'cleck he rolled hImself up In
his blankets before the fire , as was his
wont and fell asleep.
It was Past / mllnight when he was awakened .
ened hy the familiar clatter of boulders down
the grade the usual slmulatol of a wild
rush from wIthout that encompassed the
whole mill . even to that heavy Inlact against
the door wllc.1.he _ ' ; ; , , . . : 1 , O'Ibef ' : I ;
th. tie recognized / merely the ordinary phenomena -
- . . . nomena of his experience , and only turned
0er to sleep agaIn , But this tIme the door
rudely fell IJl UPOI him and a fgure strode
( .ver his ( protro : body with a gUl lenled
at his head.
lie sprang sIdeways for his own weapo. . ,
which stood [ by the hearth. In another scoDd
that action would have been his la ! and ( the
solitude of Seth Collnson mIght have reo
malnod henceforth unbroken by any mortal
Jut : the gun of the Brat figure WS knocked
sharply ! upward by a secCHI man . and the
one alil only shot fired that night spell harm. :
lessly to the roof With the report he felt
111s arms gripped / tightly bahind hm ! ; through
the smell ho saw dimly that the ream was
fled with unasked and armell men , and In an-
other moment ho was pinioned and thrust
Into his empty armchaIr. At a Ilgn:1 three
of time men loft the room , and ho could hear
them exploring the other rOJms and out-
houses Then the two men who had been
standing besldo him foil back with a certJ'n
dIsciplined precision as a smeotim-chInnd
; man advanced from time open deor. Going to
the bJ ho poured out a glass of whisky ,
tossed It oft deliberately and standing In
front of Colnson with hs ! shoulder against
the chimney anti his hand resting llgjmtly on
his Itip cleared his throJt. had Colmen
been an observant man ho wruM have liotC2tl
that the two men dropped their eyes and
move I theIr feet with a hal Impatient perfunctory .
functory air of waiing , Had he wltne1e
dI stage robb2ry ho would have recognized
In the Ilooth.faced man the presence of "the
orator. " But ho only gazed at hll wah his
dull. , , Ilperturablo p3tlence.
"Wo regret exceedingly to have to use
force to a gentleman In his own houso. "
began the orator blandly "but we feel It
our duly to prevent a repetition of the un-
happy incident which occurred as we en-
tored. We dtslre that you should answer n
few questons , aUI are deeply grateful that
you are still able to 10 so , which seemed ex-
tremel' improbable a moment or two ago "
lie IIused , coughed amid leaned hack against
the ehlmne ) ' . "how many men have you
lucre besides ) 'oursel ? "
"Nary one , " rll Colllnson. :
The Interrogator glanced at the other men
who had ro-entered , They noddetl slnlf-
cant ) ' ,
"Goal ! ! ho remmmmnmod. "You have told the
truth-an excellent habit and one that cx-
pOles business. Now Is there a room In
this house wIth a door that locks ? Your
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front door Ioesn't.
"No. 100r
"No cellar nor outhouse
"No. "
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"We regret that , for It will compel us ,
much against our wlahos , to keep you bo ni
Its you are for the present. The mater Is
simply this : Circumstances of a very press-
log nature oblige lS to OCCII'Y ' this house for I
a few days-Ilosslhly for an indefinite p2rlod.
' \0 ; respect the sacred rites of hospitality
too much to turn you out of I ; Indeed nothIng -
lag could be lore distasteful to our feelings
than to have you , In your own person spread
such a dlsraclful report through tima chival.
rnUK .Slerrs.'e IUSt therefore leeep you a
close prisoner-open. however , to an offer. !
I Is this : We pruposo to give you $ ; 00 for
this \1rullerty \ as I stands ] , 11'oviiel that you
leo I and nccompan a luck train which
will start tomorrow morning for the lower
valley as far as Thomnimsoim's Ia s. binding
) 'Olsel to qui the state for three months
am\ keep thIs later a secret Three of these
gontemon wl go wIth you , They wi point
out to you your luty ( : theh' shotguns wi
apprise )01 of any dereliction from It. What
do you fay ? "
"Who yet talking to ? " saId C01nson In a
dull VOICl'
"You remind its . " said time orator su\ely. :
"that wo have not yet the pleasure of know-
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"My nnme's Seth C010son , "
There was a tleall silence II the reel and
every eye was Ixrll upon time two men. The
om tor's smile IlghtstroneI [ ,
" 'here from 1" ho continued blandly. :
" ? iI izzourl. "
. } very good , Illace ; to gl back to-through I
Thompsbn'l l'ass " limIt you h'I\'en't ' answered , ,
our prOI\)8al.
"J meckomb 1 don't Intend to 811 this bcuse
or leave I. " 8\1 Cohllimson . fhll'\ .
"I trust you wi not mak" lS regret the
fortunate termination of your Itlo accident
: r. Col.1Ron , " said the orator with a
singular Rml ( " Iay 1 all why ( obje.t tu
cult ? Is it the ? "
ell ! ell I I figure
"The house Ismm't mine . " saId : CollnQn do-
Iberatel ) "I bUilt thlf ) Ir house for my
wife 'vet t I left lit U = fourl. it'a hers. ll.
1Ifte In leeell I anti hive In It ont she comes
fur I ! Anti when I t1 ye that shl Is dead.
yo kin reckon just , what chalce ye hlvc of
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ever rctll' it.
There wu nn ullllslakable start of Fensn.
ton In time rooutu followed 1 by : sIlence 10
profound that the 10.110' of the wind ou the
mountain Ille was distinctly heard . A wen
hlm 1111 with a nmsk that scarcely Cal
celed bls heavy mlstachlos , who h1 been
stallllli with his back II the orator In hal
contemptuous patience . faeel nrollli sud.
donlr amid , mll , ! : step forward a If tn come
btwcel the ' 1letoler nltl qtmestiormmi. ! A
voice from tl ! corner ejaculated . " % S'ehll"
"Silon't'I" miti the orator aharply. Then ,
still mor bnsll ) ' . bo turlrl to the others :
"I'lek Plum I\P \ mind ptal11 him outside with n
guard \ \ntl tllI clear Olt , all of ) 'oul"
'I'he prisoner vas Ifell ( UII ali carried out :
time room ws Instantly cleared : only the or- I
ator al,1 , the I lan who had stepped forward I
rcmalnvd. Simultaumeously they drew the
mlks from their face anll stood looking at
ech othH. Time orators face wa smooth
11'1 ' corrupt : the Lull , InliuRI hips wrinkled
rt him corner _ wltl I urdolic humor ) : the
mon who c'nfrolted him appeared to be
11hy.leal ) ' alil oven moraly huts superior
albeit ! lor ' anl , dlscontentc,1 In fxpreaalon ,
He cast I rapId / glance around time room to
U'I' " "nul % that they were lone , and
r then , straightening his eyebrows ns ho
backed against the chimney Bald :
"I don't like this Chivers ! It's your at-
fair : hut It's Ilghty leI down work for a
lan I"
"You might have nmade it easier If you
halln't knocked [ UI Br'e's gun That wou'll
have settled I. though no one guesser that
the cur was her husband , " said Chiver hoUy :
"If you want to settle It that way there's
vUI Limo . " returned th3 other with a slight
sneer "You've only to tel him that you're
the man that ran away wih his wife and
you'l have It out , together. right on the ledge
at twelve 11aces. The hays wi see yomm
through. In fact " he added , his sneer tleel1-
enlng "I rather think It's what they'ro ex-
pectng , " ,
"Thank you , Mr. Jack Riggs . " said Chivers
sardonicaly , "I dare say It would be more
convenient to some people , juH he lore onr
booty II ( hI'ltieui , If I were thrilled through
hy a hlunderlng shot from that hayseed ! ; or
It would seen right to your high-toned chivalry -
airy If a death S'lt ' as 1 am knocked over a
man who may have never fired a revolver be-
Lore ; but I don't exactly see It In that light.
either as a lan or as your equal partuer
I don't think YOI quite understand le , my
dear Jack. I you don't value the only nun
who Is I IdentfCI In oil California as the
leader of this gang-the maim whos3 s'ie
I'le
and address imas made It pOllular-yes , POI1 ,
lar to every juan . woman and child who has
heard of him : whose sayings and doings are
quoted In the newspapers ; whom people run
risks to see ; who has got the sympathy of
the crowd 50 that jllges heate to Issue
warrants anll constables to serve them-if
you don't see the use of such a moan 1 do
Why there's a column anti n half In the
Sacramento Union about our last job , calling
mo the 'Claumie Duval" of the Sierras , and
speaking of my court3sy to n lady ! A lady !
his wIfe ! our confederate ! My dear Jack ,
you not only don't know buslne values btmt
'pon my soul , you don't seem to understand
humor ! Hal I I ha I" !
I.'or all his cynical levity , for all his of-
fected oxaggpraton ! , there was the ring of
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unmistakable and even pitiable vanity In his
voice . anti a b'l.consclousness that suffused
his broad cheeks and wrihed huts full 10uth ,
but tace. seemed to deepen the frown on lthgs'
tace."You
"You know the woman hates I 111 would
bolt I she couhl-e\'en from you " said
Riggs . gloomily . "Think what she Ihht do
If she knew her husbnd were hero. 1 tel
yon she holds our lives In the hollow of her
hun nd. "
"That's your fault . ! r. Jack Hlgs ; you
would bring yonr sister with her Infernal
convent Innocence and simplciy Into our
hut In the lmohlov. She was meek enough I
before that. But this Is sheer nonsense. I
have no fear or hpr. The woman don't lIve
who would go hack on Oolfl'ey Chlver-f-r
a hushand ! leslde3. she vent off to see
your sister at the convent at Santa Clara , as
soon as she 11alsed those bonds off on Charley
to get rId of ! Think of her traveling with
that fool lawyer all time way to Stockton and
his bondswhich we h9d put hack In her
bag-alomtgsiuho [ of them all the time , ali he
telling her he was going to stop their paY-
ment , anti gIving her the hotter to mal for
him ohmVehl ! , wo'l have time to get rid
of her husb,1nll before she gets back ; . I he
don't go oasy-wehl- "
"None of timat Chivers , you understand
once for all ! " Interrupted Iggs peremptorIly.
"If yon cannot see that you're making away
with that woman's husbIHI wou'd damn that
bOJste(1 rellutaton you make EO much of and
set every man's hummid agaInst us , I d3. and 1
won't permit It. It's a rot en busno ! enough
our coming on him as we have : and If It
wasn't the only nod-foraken place whlre we
could dvhle ! our stnl without danger snd ! gt
It away off the high roads I'd pull up stakes
at once "
"I.et her eta ) at the convent , then " sad !
Chivers rough ! . "She'l be glad enough to
bl with yotmu' sister again , and there's no fear
of her being touched there "
"nut 1 want 'n put an end to that , too , " returned .
turned H gs sjmarpiy "I do not choose to
ham ) ' sister any longer Implicated with our
confederate er your mistress . No more of
that-'ou understand : me ? "
The two men had been standing sIde by
side ! , leaning against the chimney. Chivers
now face his companion his full lips
wreathed Into nn evil smlo ,
"I think T unJrrtnl1 you , : lr. Jack Rggs ,
or-l I.el your pardon-IUvers. or whatever
your real lame may be , " he begun slowy ;
"Sadie Colnson , the mistress ef Ju'ge GoJ-
frey Chlvers formerly of le:1ueky. : was
goo : enough : company for you the day you
Iropped down npol us In our Ito house In
time hollow of Galloper's Itlmic. We wore
Ih'lur quite an idyllic pastoral \0 there
woreu't we-shl anti me--imidden from the
censorlou eyes of eoc'ety aml-CoJnson.
obeying only the voice of lature and the l-
tie hlrds. I WB a happy time . " ho went
on . with a grimly affected sigh , dlsregarll'ng
1mb. . companIon's Impatent gesture . "Yeu
Wl'ro young timen waging your fight against
socicty . ouch fresh-uncommonly frcshm . J
immay say-from your frt exploit . And avery
very stupid ciunusy Iwlwarl exploit . too
Mr , Riggs . I rOi ' wi Iardon my freetiomma
\ emi wanted money and you had an ugly
temper , and you had lost both to a gambler ;
so you slpped the coach to rob hIm , anll
had to kill two len to t get back your paltry
thoul.nd dollars . after fightIng a whole coach
load of passengers and letting Well , Fargo
& Cos treasure box with ' 50,000 In I slide .
1 was a Itulloi. a blundering , a cruel act
Mr. Hb" and I think I lohl you eo at the
Unto. 1 was a waste of energy and material
I I and made you not I imero lout 1 stupid outcast .
cut ! I think I proved this to you and
Ibowed you how L mlgl have been done "
"Dry tip on that " luteruptd I&gS Impa-
ttentiy. "You offered ,10 become my par-
nor , and you did. "
"Pardon mime . Observe , my hnpetuou
friend that my contention la that you . you
poisoned our blameless Eden In the hollow .
that yotm were our serpent . and that thIs SadIe
Coln lon , over whom you hlt become ao
tatImiIouu . whom you knew 11 m1 nuistreas . '
was obllet to become our confemlerate. You '
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thlti not object to hlr when we formed our
gang , anti h r house became our bllnl place I
and refuge . Yeti look ollvnntage of her woo '
man'l wit and fine allol , In disposing of
our booty ; you avail yourself . with the red , '
of the secrets Ihe gathered a my mistress . '
just n yell were willing to profit \y the
superior aless of her paramour-your : I i
humhle ! servant-when your oln face was ,
known to the sherif anti your ail methods I I
pronouncell brutal anti ! vuhar. Excuse me ,
but I Ilst Inllst upon thin. stud that you
dloppell down upon me anti Sadie Collnson ,
exactly ns you have dropped down here upon
her hueband "
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"Enomigim of thin ! " salll Higgs angriy , " 1
admit the woman 19 part anti parcel of the I
gang nlil gets her share-or you get I for ,
her . . he added sneeringly ; "hut that doesn't I
a permit ifa : Ira. " her to mix hesel with my family I
"Pardon me agaIn " interrupted Chh'es
oftiy. "Your memory. my den lgg , . ts :
absurdly defective . We knew that you hal a I
young sh'er In the mnouuutnina from whIch
diucreetly wished to conei 'our real I
YOI dhereety conc:1 your
position. We respected and I trmt shall always -
ways respect your noble reticence. But do i
you remember time night you were taking her ,
to school at Sant' Clara-two nights before ,
the tire-when you were recognIzed [ on the
real near Skinner's and hal to fly whim her
for your life . ant hrought her to Us-'our "
two lear old frlentl , \lr. anti Mrs. Barker of
Chicago , who hal a pastoral home In the I
ftrest You remonher how we took her In- !
yes doubly tool her In , anti kept your secret :
from her. And 10 you remember how this I
woman-thl" ( tmii'tre's of mll and our confederate . :
federate while wo were away , Fvell her
from the fire on our only horse , c.u/ht the I
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stage coach anti brought her to the convent ? " '
Hggs walked towarl the wmdow . 1"1'
and coming back , hell out his hall "Yes.
she did I and I thanked her , as I thank i
you , " lie stoJJml antI heslate,1 as time
other took hl9 hanl , "But , Chivers , don't
you see that Alice I a young girl , anti thIs
woman Is-'ou know what I mesn Somebody .
body mlht recognize her and that would be
worse for Alice than even If It were known
what Alice's brother II'I ! I these two
' 'hlrs were put together the gIrl woull be
ruined forever "
"Jack " Ball Chh'ers'suddenly , " you want
this woman out of the va > ' . 'SVeII-dasim It
ahl-she ! nearly seJaralell us and I'l be
frank \ Ith you as between man and man
Il give her up ! There are women enough
In the world , end hang I , we'rl partners
after al" !
"Then rou abandon her ? " said Hggs ,
slowly , his eyes fixed on hI compnlon.
"Yes. She's getting a little too maunlerlng
lately I wi be a ticklish job to manage ,
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I for site knows too mueh , but I will be dono.
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There's my hand on I
RggS not only took no notice of time prof.
fered hanl , but his former look of discontent
came back with an ill-concealed addIton of
loathing and contemnt. !
" " ' 0'1 drop that now " he said shorty ;
"wo've talked here alone long enough already -
ready The men are waiting for us " Ho
turned on his heel into the Inner room
Chl'ers remained standing by the cfmney :
until his stiffened smIle gave way nnler the
working of his wrihing lips ; then he turned
to the bar , poured out and swallowed another
glass of whisky at a Ingle gulp , anti followed
I his partner with half.closed lids that scarcely
vtled his ominous eyes. '
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Time men . whim the exceJton of the senti-
nel stationed on the rocky ledge and the one
who was guarding the unfortunate Colnson ,
were tirinking and gambling away theIr prospective .
pective gains around a smal pie of portmanteaus -
teaus and saddle bags . heape:1 In the center
of the room , They contained the results of
their last succesmes but one pair of saddle
bags bore time midewed appearance of having
been cachell or burlld some tIme before.
Mos of their treasure was In packages of
gold tiust and from time conversation that
ensued It appeared that owing to the dim-
cultes of dlt'o.lnr of I In time mountain
towns , the plan woo to convey It by ordinary -
nary pack mule to the unfrequentell valley
anti thence by nn emigrant wagon on the
old emigrant trail to the southern counties .
whore It could he no longer traced . Since
the recent robberies the local express com-
panics ali bankers had refuse1 to receive \
except the owner were known and Ident-
fiod. Ther had been but one box of coin
which had already been speedily divided up
among the band. Drafts bills , bonls , and
valuable papers had been usually Intruste to
one "Chancy " who acted as a flyIng ' uumes-
senger to a corrupt broker In Sacramento
who played the role of time band's "fence "
It had been the duty ol Chlyrs to control
this delicate business even as It hal ben
htl pecular function to open al the leter
and documents This hs had always light-
en,1 by characteristic revelations of the con-
tents. The rough , I-speltleter of the miner
to his wife , enclosing a draft . or the more
sentmental effusion of an emIgrant swain to
his eweetheart with time gif of a "specimen "
, had always received dUI attention at the
hands of this elegant humorist Dut the
operation was conducted tonight with busi-
ness severity and silence . The two leaders
sat opposite to each other In what might
have appeared to the rest of time band a
scarcely veIled surveillance of each other's
actions . When the examination was con-
cluded and the more valuable enclosures put
aside , time despoiled letters were carrIed to
time fire and heaped upon the coals Pres-
enty the chimney added its roar to the
moaning of the dlstal\t hillside : a few sparks
leaped up and died out In the mIdnIght air
ns If the pathos and sentiment of the unconscious -
conscious correspondents had exhaled with
tlmein wih
"That's a - . foolsh thing to do " growled
French Pete over his cards
"Why ? " demanded Chh'es sharply
" \hY1-why. It makes a faro In the sky
that any scout can see . and a scent for him
to folow , " ,
" " 'e'ro four miles from any traveled read , "
returned Chlvor contemptuomuehy and the
man who could see that ' glare and smel that
smoke would be on his way here already. "
"That reminds me that that chap yeu'vo
ted up-that Coilinson-ahiows he wants to
see you " contInued I.'roneb Pete ,
"To coo mol" repeale1 Chtvers "you meantime
the captain ? " .ou
"I reckon he means you , " returned French
Pete : "he said the man who talked so purty. "
The men looked at each other with a smite
or anticipatIon anti put down their cards
Chiver walked toward the door : one or two
rose to their feet a It to follow . but Hggs
stopped them peremptorily . "Sit dwu , " hue
laid roughly : then , as Chlver puw1 him . h
added to hIm In a lower tone . "Remenibar. "
SlIghtly squaring his shoulders and open'pi
hIs c at 10 permit a : rhrtor ( 1 ; e-Jol : whlc
1\11 nct , hOInfr , prevent him from k 'ell nK
In touch with tll hltt of his revolver , ChI { HI
l'II'Jllnto ' the cm .Ir. Col bison Iatl been
mO\'l1 to hue ' helbr Df an ovel'ang of tlma
root Ilrdmbly In r for the comf.rt of tIe
guard , who et crimes .leRgeJ on the roJIII
near him thuan' for hIs own 1 smissirug 'he
man ) with a Ie.turl Chh'er strut gh ened
hlmp31f before his ciptive.
"Wo deeply rrl clptve. yur unf : r llto
determination . my' m dear air . has been the
means of deprlvlnIIS ) of the 'easuro of your
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company and ) "U of your 'hl'Jo ' treelem .
but n.ay we ChHishohe ' ; hope that your desire
to see le may Inlcale , : tome : cF.amugo In y.ur :
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By the Igh't of 'the sentry's lantern left
upon the grooM Chivers e1uhl se that Col-
llnsomm's face \\crp a slightly trnbe : and e\ n
apologetic IJI'rIESIJn ' ,
"I've bin thinkn' .
. maid Colnson , ralng
his eyes to his captive , \1 Ih a sln1u a"ly MW
and : shy 311111tlon In thel. "iuibbee not !
lueh of Wet YCI utel lZ l.w yeu slid H. an I
It's klnjur bothered mae slt n' Iee , that I
nln't bin noun' to you 1D)9 ) lul'e tim time
equarE I'vl simi [ to unyse'f f. 'Chhimuon , thor
ain't another ' hous3 bets Ixt la d Top and \
Skinner's whar them felors : kin pit ab te or
I drink to 111p themn , evuu . a 111 ) 'OU a n't
orerel 'cot nether . I ain't no lat er w ho
they are cr how thlY CJme ; whether thor
calo crawling a'cng the rl1 frel the vall
or dropped . dowl UlJlt you Iko 11(1 r. . cks
front the grade . ' and It's
grde. yore they are I's your
dtit > ' . e7 Irng ez you Ito I thin ) Ir hour for .
your wlfo In trust so to fl1sak for wn lerors
Anol 1 ain't forgettlrm' yer gl'url oa ftyO :
sod easy ga't whim me whel you kem I he o.
I ain't every lan as could walk Into alother
nmamm's Iou 1 : e EtH the own 1r c I hall gab ! mla
a gimmu . cz Of5pealrln' ; : . ( Z o\'ericokin' . aol e1
perlo e7 ) 0'1. ' l'I'e oeted umuiphmty rcvgh mmmi
low down , and I know I , .ntl 1 sent for yeU
to say that you and your folks kin ] I se ths
hOU9 and all tht's In ) It ez Jcng ez yeu'f 1
trouble. I've ted : you why r ouldn't reI' tie
house to ye ant wy 1 couldn't le'e I But
ye 1In ue I , anti while ye'ro here , anti when
you go C'llnson dJn't tel lob:3y , I don't
know what ye meal by : 'blrtitng ! 1)el , ' to
keep your secret ; when Co Ihuon says ' th ng
he sticks to I. anti when ho IHSles his ! we rd
with a man or a man pastel his \Old wih
' "
him It den't nee1 10 bit of pper.
There was no doubt of its trth , In the
t Is
grave , upraised eYts of his prisoner Chivers
saw th certainty that he could trust hIm
oven far more than he couhl trust anyone
within the house he had just quited , But
this very certainty . for nil its assurance of
safety to lmlmumsc'lf . fletl him , not with re
morse which II/ht IUI' ! been ama evams
cent lmoton , but with a sUlden alarming
and terrible consciousness of being In the
Ilresenee of a hiherto unknown and 1m-
measurable power ! lIe had no pity for the
m31 who trmtprl hl ! ; he hall no sense of
shJmo In taking advantage of It : ho even
felt on intellectual superlorlt : II this want
of sagacity In hl8 tlUlle , but he still felt In
some way defeateti InsuHe.I , shoele.1 am' . '
frightened. At first . like all scotmnmlrels In
hall mea , lred the man by himself ; was sUS- '
plclolS , alul 111el131ed for rivairy . butt time
grave truthfulness of Colhmmison's eyes left
hIm helpless lie was t2rriled by this tumi-
known faclor The right tba contends and
fights oren stmllates Its adversary ; the .
right that yieids lEaves the victor V3n-
lushCI ! Chlnrs could even have killed I
Collison In hil \ 'agu ° discomftue , but he I
had a terrible conclousness thst there was
somethIng behild him that he could not I
make war wlrl That W : why this ac-
cOlplshetl riscaI felt hIs laccll cb'cles
grow purple amid his glib ton \ trip before
his captve ,
BlCk Coln on. more oceul11ed wih his
011 shorlcom\lgs. ' took no note of title ,
and Chivers qlclly ; recovered his wits , If
not hil former , artiticiahity. "All right " he
said quickly , with a hurried glance at the
door behind him , "Now tut you think
better of I , Il he frank with ) ' 01. and toll
you Im 3otm friend You understand-- :
your friend ] ) Qn' ! lalk mich to the e mn
-den't give yourself away to them , " he
laughe:1 this time 1n absolute natural ctn-
burassment 'Don't talk about your wife
and this hous . bum ; just say you'\'e ml"
time thing 111 'Ith Ille-wlth nue . you knf\ . .
and I'll coo yqu thrbuh , " An Idea , as ) 'el '
Il , that he' c'011r1 ' tur ! Coliinsomt's unexpected -
pected docltt tl , his own /Hrl10ses / po"
sEssed him eVP1 In his embarr.mssment anl
he was still ' lo ? e - strangely conscious of
his Inordlnat ' vanity , ' gatheing a feaTfll
joy from Coilinson'sovit1ent admnlration. T
was helghtenCI by his captive's next wonls.
" ' ' with
"Ef I wan't tied I'd shake hands
ted .
ye out that. You're the kind o. man , : lr ,
Chivers , that I cotonetl to from the frst
gf this house wasn't hers Id a' bin tempted
to cotton to yer offer . too , amid mebbeo made
yer one myself , for I seems to me your
style a 111 mine 1\0111 sorter jibe together
nut I see you sabe what's In my mind's
eye and make allowance. We don't want nu
bit 0' papel' ) to shako hands on that. You
secret and your folk's secret Is mine , and I
don't blab that any more than Id blab to
them wet you've just to1 me , "
UIHler a sudden Impulse Chivers leaned
forward , and , albeit with somewhat unsteady
hands anti an embarrassld vill . Intl' tIme
corlls tha held Colmon In his chair A3
the freed man stretched himself to his full
helht he looltetl gravEly down Into the
bleared eyes of his captor and held out hl ,
strong right hand Chl'ers took It
Whether there was some occult power In
Coilinson's honest grasp I know not but
there sprang tip In Chivers' ale mlnl the
Idea that n good way to get rill of Irs. Cal-
hinson was to put her In the way of her
lnson : ' Inln [ her and for an Instant
In the contemplaton of that Idea , this supreme -
preme rascal absolutely felt an embarrassing -
Ing glow of vlrtuo
! ( To be continued. )
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'I'IILi ( at'r II nll\nJ'I.
Sil& ' Flruumly ' iu'lk'vt's flint She ' \11
. IIt' or 101Mlllltol.
The distressing cOllton of the healh of
her only rIval wi heave the field clear for
Sarah Dernhanl next season says the New
York Press 'fho great Jewess Is noble In
womanlIness anti no one will sympathize
more deeply with Duso than she. But with
her Italian opponent absent from the tournament -
mont of art Dernhardt wi reCOCUze nu
competitor , Irving nor Terry nor Nethersole
nor Peter nor mtmmybotiy. Dy a singular
coincidence of misfortune Sarah has gone
through almost lS many vicissitdes as
those that beset the Italian's career yet
these hardships , like an acrobat's I-usage.
have but toughened her muscles amid increased -
creased her endurance. The great French
woman has perfect imcalth'm . and , notwlthstand-
Ing the stock jokes about her thminmtess her
iones which are entaIl . are wel covered wih
flesh as pink and soundS that of a prize-
fighter when ho Is In training Yet In her
fghter Sarah had hard times. Her father
was a faot gatherer and when he had
a leisure hour he InvarIably employed I In
beatIng his two dalchters , Finally the
elder ran away to eScape l.treatment. took
up with a young man and was heard of no
more Bernhardt here had then only one
daughter to beat , but he gave her a double
tbumpln What little life was left In the
young girl aLlait rebelled , At the age of 1
Sarah was cloth d In J rags and covered with
bruises , her dlflcr ; mf crusts , her bed some
boughs In ' comer : time hut. Her father
beat his record : ne : iay In beating her and
she went out to" seet her fortune , believing
that If she wotiki bq1no better oft she could
. mmn l'
be no worse. 111
A gay young artist was sketching In the
woOh that day ; ) whidn this slender thing of I
shreds and patcitas.ammti brltses came up beside -
side his easel and looked wistfully at him.
"I want to go , to Ileiis J , or anywhere " she
said "Will you , , taltet mite ? "
"Take you" If . ! cried tn astonishment
" : on 1eul 1 \ onQnake enough money to
support myself. \\on't , i Impossible " Then the
girl began tha.coxIflg I coquetishness In
whIch she Is ; lqw , ! , expert and finally the
artIst consente [ ' . Away went the strang !
pair to Paris , 1fer d week or two the artist
was turned out1'1 ' tle street by his landlord
and Sarah had 19 shift for herself . She was
rescued by the slstellof a convent anti after
more wonderful adventures than ever befell
Sinbad she was accepted as a pupIl at the
Con1dll Francaise. SInce that ausplelous
day Sarah Dernhardt has had no troubles that
were not of her own maktng , and she Is now
at the hllgh of her powers her fame and
her marvelous health.- Sarah firmly believes
that she will die of consumption , but count-
less number of her present admirers shall
have made their final exit long before the
curtain falls on the greatest actress of the
century _ _ _ . _ _ _
1'1111 limits.
"Panama hats come from South and Central -
tral America , " laid the ealer a bl fitted
one on the customor's head "Time > ' are
made from the leave of' a sort of palm tree
These are then cut Into thin strips lke straw
and are bleached Next they are woven
around blocks of wood by the Indiana , and
lhood. this Induftr forma their chief mode of live-
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I
I ICH EASE OF F'ARiTENACY
Hopeful ' and Encouaging Sigs In the
field of Husbandry ,
INSTRUCTIVE DATA OU FARM OCCUPANCY
'l'e'mmmmiey " Il'giurlel 1M I I/l nt
i'l')4r'MM 11,1 l'r"Mllrl ) ' , I Step
'l'nwlI , ( wl'rMhtll I 11.1 I ii ml m'-
111,1'ICl'-\1 OluJet't I.IMM"I ,
: lr. I. l , O. Powers , labor commissioner for
the state of : llnesota , who has given the
I subject careful exammulmuatlomi . furnishes the
I New York Inlellendent In Instructve ammaly-
slum of that branch of the federal census rut-
r
I latn ! to farm teralcy. amid the slgnlfcanc
, of the Increase shown by the census tables
'he increase In farm tenancy ) ' . Mr Powers
I wries. first began tn attract Itenlon In the
I Unlel Slates not far from 1870 In time
I 'e.lrs before the war poltcal partes In n
few states , such as New \'ork ha1 [ been
I coiled Into being hy a discussIon of the ten- i
nney questIon. Th" tenants of the descenll- I
I Rnts of the aliI Dutch Patroons fotmiut for a I
i relorm In time conditions , of the lanl tenure
lall the strmmggles all arts of time "Anti-
, renters" and "liarnburumers" of Now York
I at one 1110 ; assisted not alone In electIng
; anti , Iefealng can""lates for governor Ind
state ofcers In that state , but In seluctln
the president of time Unied , States The
Unie" States thus In sonic sections long ago
found the subject of farm tenane an en-
grossttmg 0mb. Later not flr from 1870 , \ hun
people In I general way noticed In nc.lrly
every stale II the union an increase of farm
tonanc : ) ' . the great majority thouht and
spolee of It its a growIng amid
threatening evil , No ono "eslrel
time estahlshment In all sectons of our laml
of farm tenancy unler circumstances that
woul" repeat the evils that haul [ once Ie" to the
creation of the old factions of the 'aimtl-
renters" and "flarmmbtmritermm' In New York
'ho objectl"n to I growth of farm tenancy In
the land . hasd upon the earlier experience of
our ptopie , wits helghenel by the prominence
from 1870 to 180 ) of the Irish land queston !
No one dslrel to see estahlshel In time
western states a Iystem of absentee lalll-
lor" Ism such as hal provr" I curse tO the
Emcrald Isle , A popular suspicion tiumtt flrm
tenanc was growing In time Unlte.1 States
led to an Investhaton of the subject by the
cenSU3 In 1880. From that year we must date
our first accurate figures relatng to the topic
In that year the census secur" Informatol
showing ) the number of farms wOlltel by
their owners an" those operated by tlants ,
Preceding cenSlues had sucure" the number
of fams , but no classifcaton or division by
their tenure The census of 1880 showetl a
very large actual and relative number of
rarns lit the Unie" States oporatemi b ) ten-
ants The subject conthme1 [ to attract more
anl , more attentloit . In 1890 the census gatim-
ere" more Informaton than In 1880 It obtained -
tamed Iata showing not only the number of
farms operated by owners ali tenants , as In
1880 , but also the number of farm fuml13
livIng on farqls of their own and
the number of those living on
reltell faritms There are mny flrms
operated by two or more fatuities worldn In
putl'rship and lving upon the farm. This
makes the fum telant famiies lit 1890 larger
than the number of farms operated hy ten-
ants. The census was able In 180 to give the
lgures for farm tenant famies sooner than
for the tenant-operated farms. Many Ileople
at once compare" this number with the number -
ber of tennntoller\ted farms In 1880. This
ccmparlson led , to a great error slnca It was
a comparison of things essentially
.lr"rent . I showel , nn Increase of
lenancy ahout twice as g , eat &S hal actual )
taken place. Later the c ( aims announced th
number cf farms operated by owners : ld by
tenants. The lures thus giveim are the only
!
ones that can propely bo us.d in : tracing the
growth of farm tenancy. The figures Cf r rm
tenant famiies ! throw a side light upon , the
subject but furnish no data fer judg ng time
comparative rowth of teaaney oa AI.r c n
farms.
Since 1870 many writers and publc spallrs
have called atelton to Ie Incrcal 'Jf ftrm
tenancy In the United S ates. The greater
number of those writers and spealc'H 11\0
seen cnly e\1 In that Ilcrelse , They have
beheld In I an omen of Imr.eD" ng I'alloaal :
ruIn. They have assertei that It was the re-
suit of a steady Iegr.dalon of the egrhtulttmtai
classes of this "OJng republc , Time experl-
once of New York \ Ih its od ! latron ten-
" ' " tIme agttmticn If
:11 ! and its "lunburers ; aglt\lcl
the Irish teusnt question arm5y ; refcI rEd to
predisposed the great mass of people te acc pt
the conclusion cf theme writers . anti to II In
evil.
farm tenancy nothing but evi
This popular prtlsroslion early l.ud9 'l
farm tenancy queston a favorite ene with
every man with a fnacial or econumic hcbby-
horse to rile , Alt such iersns ha:0 : laid
great ptreos upcn the growth of tenale ) ' , and
In It found a reason fur \fsclbat ! : thell
panaceas for all our soc al ills. Henry Uore
anll all time Elnglo tax alveclte.i have long
calel attention to the growth of fa : m tsr-
ancy , and have poleen of It as an evi . They
have further eId ! , In speaking cf Il : "I wll
contnuo until the nalon adopts our sytmttha
for rightng all the evils that afflict society. "
Time advocates of time free coinage of silver at
time rate of 16 to 1 have also beell very per-
sistent In calling attenten to the growth of
farm tenancy Ih the past twenty.I\ ! years
See they cry how the legislatIon of 1873 . de-
monetzing silver . bas wrought its baneful
results upon the sturdy yeome:1 of
the land ! I brimtgs thom Into db' .
I renders It impossIble fer the
farmers to pay off theIr lertJgo' .
Those mortgages Ire foreciosm'd , and the once
Independent and happy nrmers are
forced as tenants to tIll the land
of which they and theIr fathel's
were once time proud and happy pssesorJ.
The advocates of time simugle tax anl tie free
coinage of silver at 16 to 1 expend much fle. y
rhetoric In their descriptions ol how the ) 'eo.
manry of this land are beIng Irouml uude : the
wheels of the modern Juggernaut uf evil sys
tenma of taxation , or of wrong legislation con-
corning Ilvor. Thus they paint tbls gloomy
pIcture of today , and In Ilowlng colors depict
the paradise that wi fellow the enactment of
their pet measures ,
But lurid rhetoric about thl presmt and
glowing prophecies concerning the future are
alike out of place unt wo know the exact
facts of the world as It Is. The growth uf
farm tenancy by Itfelf proves nothing I Indicates -
dicates a national disaster , provided thee
tenants are recruited In vast number from
the ranks of men forced to a lower posltc
In life by financial misortune , H sore.
crulted , the growth of a y t body of fdrm
tenants presages evIl . and It Is a sIgn of Impending -
pending national ruin H. imowever time
growth of farm tenancy Is wholy 01' even
largely recruited from boow : . from men whose
father were common wage earners , er slaves
\ ho never owned a horse or trn\ \ wagon , then
the question takes altogether miifferemmt
queaton ; on an alogother Ilferlnt
aspect. The growth of tenancy ts , Imlul' uch
circumstances , an upward social movement
it Is a part of social revolution that Is comparable -
parable only with that which once chang d
the black man from a chattel Into a freeman
and a citizen of a great naton , 1 time growth
of AmerIcan farm tenancy at the expense cf
former farm owners ? I I a part of a movement .
ment degrading and debasing men and their
famies by the hundreds of thousands ? Or Is
It the opposite ? I It a part of a latonal
movement to be welcomed with peans of na-
tonal thanksgivIngs because I Is lifting ntlh-
lens from lives of Ignoble drudgery to a Ifane
of greater independence , self-relance. kno\'I.
edge and opportunities for themselves and
their chidren 7 Theie are vial qle3lonl , and
upon their correct answer hangs the judgment
of faIlure or success . concerI : ! our Amlrlcan
experIment of self-govornntcnt
In writing or speakIng upon the subject
of farm tenancy the average person In time
last decade , anti especially the sIngle tax
' 1lvocate , end limo men seeking to secure
the recining of silver lt 16 to 1. hiV con-
tented tbemselves with securing the figures
showing the growth of fam tenancy from
1880 to 1890 In the Untied States They
have marhaled those ffures In all pOllble
ways and arranged them at times II a
to greatly exaggerate time growth of tenancy.
They have then sid : "Seo the growth of this
evil remedy , Be " warned In tinte . Seek I cure by IY
nut , Is not enough to know the growth
of farm tenancy In the put ten ye3rs. The
man who knows nil about that growth but
knows nothing concerning farm owners and
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fRrm Ilhorru , IR totally Ilnolnt of the
Ilbject of to.noy. In social srlNlet he
who kno\'s one subject only , knowa nothing
abolt that 0li. To form 1 correct jlll/lont
eonelnlnl fam tenancy hue mlst ioses "
time known facts ahout such tenatmcy Inll also
abolt ownerhll ) an.1 lh anti the farm
laborer In time United States.
Thnt the rp111er may onshltr the subject
of farm tenane ) ' In mill It relations , Ii
wrier , b'foro calling sPecial Itenton tu time
f\es for the saute In 1880 amid In isuo .
l1aes I cJnsllerJlon of the nmumuittem' If 1'n
anti , \ 01 en In time \'arlous lec-lls ci.use.'tl by
the census as "farmum IlbJrlr . " 'rh ( . cenHI1
hn ! reported the lumlcr of this ea : 1 rach
IIec3do since 18tO H 'lerlCn flr1 II : AS
an indumatry Is mmmttlergoing a degra'iIig '
Indltry ulder 1 leRra11'1 m"IO'
mmmcmii . If I f the t IleJJle who mak ] Ul1 the mllns I I .
toling emu our farms , cast 81HI1 e t ald imorim :
an,1 south , are sinking frem 'mmd po"loll'o to I
dependence . then such de rdaton0 \ hi lo
shown ll along time Bne ' I'nrm ownel1 'ull
be decreased rei.ttlveiy tn mmumumker \n \ the nu'
tan , amid I fum lalorHs , the ltt'e l t rosy .
woulll he greatly hlella ! \ A mOVOlln UII
warll alung the 'morc1u : ngrlc I' I Ul'lsts
would bl collected In the OppOI te hnIHe I
the relative number cf thee 110 cls es of
farm laborers antI , Thl' ni , "
nli OIl ners Upl n ,1111\ -
ment wouh be evidenced ly a smtmimLer rol-
live Increase cf InbHos th I ef Oll'ne ! I ,
Either the dowuward 10\'emell or the 111"
ward clue might show an increase of tenJnc ;
but the test of the movement Is to be fJun I
II the two extremes of time sclo : the farl
owners anti . laborers , Which of theme e.ses !
Is Increulng the most rplry ? What I.ro
time facts ab-ut farm owno-I :1,1 , farm t ( I ItS
and farl laborers In time Unied State' : ?
Froimt I ISSO t to 180 time farms oreratad ty
timor : otvmmer.a . IncreHel1 from 2,9StOG to 3,2G9- !
78 , time farls operated 1) ' t'na'ta I"Ne ' I
frem 1.02t,601 to 1.29t.913 , and the frm 'a. '
borers , wh'ol In 1S80 wee : 1 223 S7G In 1'1-
tier In 1S90 were OOt.OIG , The farm ten't
families or famiIes Iv'n :9 tnnnts U.OI
farms In 1S90 . were 1,62li33. No corresp'nti-
Inl fgurol were given fr iSO. ' ' e'mln3-
ton ! of these fgures sho\a that the forums CII"
crate 1 Ir owners In c rf 1 ell 28i.-2. ! whie
the e operated hy tenants increased omuly 270.- :
312. and the number of len ar1 wllen t n
farms working for wage tiecrea cii 219 761.
imithmomigh time farms of tite mmatmi imc emeti
6,7di , anti the popuiatomm cf th LJmmimed
States Increaeei about 12,500,000.
'l'akimmg all theme grommpme together , we learn
how tenancy is a sign of urogrems lit our Itnil.
It is e'onething : quit , differemit front te tutu'
amtcy of the cltl itmtohu l'atro its of N s' York ,
aimmi quite time opposIte of tite absentee laml-
ioruilsmit of mutctieriu Irelanmi. It s a part at a
mmuost beneficent social amiti immdustr'al m om iii-
I it n tiut is lifting time comumtott iahrrer
timmougm temmammcy to farmtt owit 'tehmip. Pa iii
tenancy iii the Ummito i States Is re i mite I frammu
movura sommrces. Ito mnetmibers cnne fromum time
olti aimh tlecrcnsmtg ! class of native Amnericatu
day laborers , svimo omice toiled cit yemr titter
year witim btit little hope of rieng In time
woriti miumcl bettering tho'r cctmiition. It is
furtimer recrmmlteil froimt time ramtks of iimmmni-
grants , wiuo seek a imome Itm thIs new rorti
\vitlt its cpportunlties to il'e fromui time imumtuim C
josttton of a wage earmmer thm'ougim t.urtim teum-
ancy to fariit ownersimip. In time romutim farm
tenamicy mumarks time rise of iuten once slaves
tovarti a greater degree of iniepenmlemi 'o anti
a flmmanclal success imt life. Iii the ca te mm
states farimi tenamtcy nuarks the renuoval cf time
tvide-awaice American origimial onnors to teme
\vest , aimti time remmting of their farmums to time
Rurcpean inmmuiigrants ttrligalmig ! frw4rti to
the goal of farmmt ownereiup ! ,
"I'hat this is time rcal nteamtimug of time figure.
showing time comnparattre ntumnier of farm
owners , temmammts amui laborers in time tTtmited
States In 1SSO amid ISPO , comm be moore cearly
e mm by comiulderimig corresponding ilgtmra' , o
far as they are accessible , for still caner tie-
cades. In 1860 tlmere Ivere 1mm time ttimite
States 2.011,077 farmtte , of whelm iim'Oiu lily
nearly 20 per cent , or floni 850,000 to 100 000 ,
were operateti hy temmatuts. Those tenant o.
crated farms wore largely ceimiined to a few
state , mind were the prcp3rty of time miescemuil-
ammts of the otl Iutch PJtroDnmi amiti time a rre-
spomith 1mm i ; class of I anti mm' s I ii ot her couum iii mm mu I-
ties. 'l'lus wou'tl give an sluiurxntate mtutnber
of farimus vcrked by their owners of 1,700,000.
In time slmmme year tlmcre were in the Untel
States 795,7G free moan and wommion. c'as l1ti
by time census as "farm laborers. " litmt time
census atmtimorlt'ea tell us that mommy "firm
iabam ers' ' vem'o reirtei amid cassified mts "ia
borers , " hence thee omimbor of fro fam mit a -
harera , tIm 1860. imimist have approx'nmated
1,000,000. Thicre were al'o , cilovng
tlmree-fourtims of time slaves of wom'k-
able ago to agricumitura , 2,000,00t agricmmlttmral
slave toilers. Timla wnuitl mmmake a tht.ul of
immen anti Ivoittemi toiling on famine , 'ritimor as
slaves or \vage-esrncrg , of aboimt 3,000,000.
Thirty years later , imt 1890 , ( ito numniber of
farnt laborers was no greater , aitiunugh tim ,
farms itati ( nero thaut doulietl in numumther
anti acreage , anti the popmmlaiiomu of t1t ,
mmatiomi hati also tioumblemi , Farni temmanis limtl ,
it is true , unqimeatlonahaly Imicreameti tim nuimi-
ber , altitotmgh of that increase , prior to 18S0 ,
we have mme i'eliable flgtmrrs. Iitmt for ever-
fantlly athmici since 1160 to our farm tenaim ,
two others mere adtieml to the ranks of farm
owmters , 'fhmat is one cause for comigratmmla-
lion ; but lImo greatest calico is ftmrtti In time
figurrs for time sieves anti laborers , In
thirty years niamiy nmilliomis of the poorast
anti humblest toilers have conic to our simarea
front Europe uuimtl front Asia. 'rlmtty lmmve :
potmreti a eteatly mitresuit on to the firms mT
this nation. limit 1mm Siite of timese uimmiumn.
beruti atitlittons to the ramiks of time Imimnible
toilers In our midst , time nummmtbcr of famtn
laborers in 1890 was actually ito greater
than 1mm 1860. TIme number of fam'mu-ownlmtg
lantihies huami nearly tioubleti , luut those woiqt-
lug as slaves or for rages for othiers imati
absolutely mircreaseti , Counting the ittemuthjers
of time tenant fanulhies , witit farm slaves anmi
wage-earners as constlttmtimtg ammo class amid
the farm-owtmimtg class as anothiem' , anti It is
foumntl timiut the owning class imati immereaseti
twice as mmmcii in the aggregate as time timree
others.
\\'ho , 1mm that year , lSCO , among tue friends
of tue sommtimermt negmo tiareth hope for sucim mu
omuicontovithin one generation ? Wimat friemmti
of thu lowly would hart , been commsitluretl sammo
in 1860 svhmo itati predicted emmch a beneficent
revolution as Is here recorded ! "Slaves
imave" Indeeti "risen up men , " cud have
pressed forward timrouglm time open door of
farm tenancy toward time goal of lnciepemmtioncy
.0 ! farnt owners ,
Time steady movement forward antI mmpwarti
amnong time American farmnermu , this hopeful
and encouraging signhlicanco of Amiuericamm
farm tenancy as it exists almost evcrywimere
tOtlluy , comm be traced In a mmultltude of ways.
Attention wIll ho called to but one of these.
The Minnesota limmreaim of Labor iii 18 > 3 in-
vestlgated time condition of 1,798 farmers iii
eleven typical townships In tilfterent parts of
the state. It founti 1,555 farm owners amid
243 farmmm tenants. Of time owners 237 lint !
once boeim temmants , anti niost of timemn lint
once been farm laborers , Tills IVOSt a rimo-
ber practically the same as time rmttmmmber of
temuants fotitmil , Time fmmrrmu owimers , ommco
teitants , hatl tolled am tenants an average of
four years. Timat longtim of tIme humus emmf.
fleet to liromnote a mitamt from the lower to a
imighmor poattloim. Of time tenants ommly two
hued ever lost a farnt by imtnrtgago foreclosure -
closure , ammd only seventeen imatl ever been
farm owners , Time greater mmunmber of Ilmeso
vero merely wtmrkimmg mis tenants wimile loolcimug
about to purchase a farmti wisely after selling
their old one ,
Tenacy in Minnesota anti for our nation as
a % vlmoie is hot timeim a sIgn of tlegramlation ,
ittit It ha a part of an upward socIal revoiu-
tion that Is touchIng time lot of time forimuer
slave of time u'outh , time oiti farmti laborer of
time nortim anti the poor inimnigrarmt from
Rmirope with time wand of imope and hiossing ,
tmmttl cimanglumg It hmuto the Ilkeruess of tommie-
timing hotter mind granmier aimd ummore desIrable.
Wimero 1mm time lomtg imiumtory of lutan is there a
social revolutiomt more fraugimt witim h'rcaont '
good anti premnise of fmmtturo blessing ?
" 77" for HAY FEVER.
IL is repom'teti that Founder li1tlLlY Is
obliged to flet , ( romu itt's Izmmliwicic , . 'iiury l'ork ,
to time W'iute ! ? .Iotmntalmme , to escmmpe hay reu'tr ,
wimlie imis astir neighbor , J. V. Jot1.un , mut ! ltie.
ron , ( mimade mnemmmormullo by iin. ( Jimrfltii's , , iemullm ) ,
enjoys oxniption ( memo Immu ) ' fever by uuln " 7. "
.1. V. Jordan , flhteron , N. J. , writes : "I liars
trId ' 'iT"for him fever ant have t'un.i it to
iu all tiat you claim. It g.'ivu not Irnmmuem1itt : cc-
Ilef , SmiiIim all dotnrS immure aiicd ( tu do in thu
last fiu' ye4ra ,
Ilmoali bottle of lemimant pellets-fits your vest
pcket ; suIt y , irttxgisti , or nt irei'ald ' upon
receltt ( , t rrlcc. tO cyni. , or live for tm. ' .
iii'edl'iiiti'i's' ; MilJ1'lNki CO. , ill itt Vttiamum !
tret , New York.
V1I..COX CO1IVOUND
ANSY PILLS
Hafandt4IJILR , AIway.ralihk' . Talc.
Dolubititmu , , Yor sale l)3P ai drugtitm , . fl.tA $ emmti
40. CCC lluuuam's & , fegmierd. % ' 1 iAOX hi'L'CIEIU
Co. . 22s hOt'TR 11011i'IL iir.I'IIILADL. . "a-
NUNYON'S ' IYITNESSES.
\VoII-Known \ Citizens Testily That They
1ttva ( lleii Cured by Ills Rcm3dies ,
Moro Than 130,00t ) I'eopio ltnc ( liven
'i'liol r timI.ullcltt itmtiorMcmucmmt , of Mmiii'
3100's 1,11th , Sugar Pciiet's ,
Sanmumel If. licatim , 21S Cohuunmhimms avenue ,
Ilcmsiomi , sa > 's "it is umomu' ixtutrmm immomitime
mcimmeo I was cured of rheiuiumatisimm by imsimug
Mmmmmyout's hthmeumnmutisiui Cure' . I took it soy- _ '
cral tltmies daIly , amid in four days v.ms
hoimi ide tel > ' cmi retl . A t t imtmt I Ito e I coil It not
imtit emi mtuy coat withmommt au"stuuncc. My kitees
mumiml mimtklcs wore so su oiiemu that walking was
tillllcumlt , I Imami smmftereti ritii rhemimnatlemit
e'ery sprlimg amid fall , Immmt since taking Mmmii-
yon's htciumedies I lmmtve not imati the llgimtcst
synmlmtomltuu of time tiisease. "
\Valliuc lilckfortl , of lientla , Moss. , says :
"I lmati imasmul eatmmrrlm of eoi'eril years' stmmi-
lug , witlm all Its tlisgtmstiiug syimtptomns , whmemm I
imcgmmm : mmsI umg mi ii mmyoim's Caimurrim bum eml ice ,
'rimeir actiomi was mnmirveltmmiy timmielt , 'Flue
mhiitease yleltlcti rmmtimliy , amid muow I timmm luerfeet-
I > ' etiremi. ' '
Miss lola Forrest , 35 Momuati street , hioston ,
says : "My eimtlro system was brtkpn wjm
fronm nervous ltrostrntlon , catmuetl Imy ulyspt'p.
sia , \\'tmat I stmfferetl is lmiipossliuie to tell ,
anti I swas umiable to get relief. Finally I
itegait uisimig Munyon's hyspeiushmu mutmul Nerve
( 'mmmcmi nmmtl It was not long before I was tlmor-
otmghmiy ctmroth. "
Mmmn'ouu's ilomnoeopatimlc itemmuetiy Co. $ mmmt imp
a rmmre for mtcarly every disease. No imiaua'r
wlmat your disease or imow Immany doctors
have failed to ctmre yomm , step bite thin ne.irest
drug store and get a 25.cemmt vial of Mmmmmyomu'a
licummetlies. It viih iueiieflt you.
Timose who mmcc 1mm donmt ! 'mu'u to thm mmaturn
of thmolr diseame , slmtuuitl amltirees i'rof esor
Mumnyomu , 1505 Arcim street , l'imiiamlm.'limimta ,
gi'litg full sl'iumlutomuus of titeir disease. l'ro-
fcsmiorltmityon ivlli careftmhiy tiimmi.mmoeo time
case , minI give you time benefit of hmis ati-
rIca aimeolmmtehy free of' alt charge. The
! i teimivmiics vlil b sent to any atitlm'oss emu cc-
ceiitt of retail ItuicO.
r.wa.4t2 j
ereerii " "t.jl'rltnarytiemi ,
iE' e..rr.ti1as..I u ondaryorpea
s. ° l tIttarysyttmmmImeierumumucntiy cureti In i tO
F 4 j35daya. You can botreatettat luommie fni
4.me4the canto 'rico uiittlcrm'tttimo guimurmumuty , II ' .
.t 3yottprc1orto commimu hero mao wig cOtmtrmtcl
6. . to pay railroad faro anti hotel bliis.ani ( to
ctmmmrglf wm full to emmru. if you have taken mIter-
cury , t'imlldo notn'tlm ' , sn'i tIIi ImavO imctt"mm ammO
I0tnt5 , : ui tucuug'I'imtclmc.t In mouth , Orfl'ElmrItl ,
'liut ii I as , CuI'iu' 0 el , rod S imots , Ule'rpm on
mnp' Itartorthe botlf , IlimIr hr Eyelurowum ( tuuiluug
-jut , it is timis Syphilitic IlLelul ) 1'OltON thit
wo gliartliutco Li , euro. % n eolmclittmo nu'et olit , '
'mate cocos anti cimmulmemmige , tIe yorkt for n
ease vt , cuflnmt dire , 'jmml ( lI'eiu'o Itas mmltesya
ballioul th' itIlI ( ) t time nmo'tt ; .iuiuincimtpluysi-
imtim , .ii600,00 ( ) ctmpltmml belilmm'l our tmneontit.
imommiti guan.nty. A Imsol ii t e trees reittraletl ama
itp1It'ntitmm Address ( ) ( . idki E1) COG ,
3o'J MtlioiI"l cxn'lo. CIttiO UJ. . .
PATRON IZE
HORfiE IDUSTRIES !
It ) ' purcimimsing goods made at the foiiowmn ,
Niljraeka , factorIes , If you can not tintS wimat
yoU ivant cotmltnumlcmmto : wIth limo moanufac-
turems as to what dealers itmizdl timomi' goods.
Ji ( iS , It ( flU. . 1 1' .1 .Vii 'Jill N C.
BEAIS OMAhA BAG CO ,
Manutaeturem , of au kind. , of cotton amid ttmr-
! ap bags , cotton rfotmr tacit , and twine a spec.
laity. cut.cuc-cis s. alum-st.
.
JliLII.IIttts.
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O1111M 1111 EVIG SOG1A'I'1ON ,
Cit.Iott elmlpnmente made tim otmr own refrire.
a'or cams. Dine itibbon , iilte Export , Viennu
uxport , and Family Ixport , deihvered to all
rarta of city ,
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( A ) ! "J"iU , ' , ,1'I ( ) K'c , Ill 1CI.'II j't ) eJ11 z'l.
COSOL1DATEDCOFFEC
, ,
CofI'ee Itoastera , Spice Gitnders , ? .lanuactmmr.
era ( terms , , licking Powder antI Uernman Dr
iiom , Yeamt , 3414 and iltS miarney-et , , Otmiulta , Nelj
C. I lI:1I ( jES , J1 (1 ,
DR UM 1O N I ) CA IIRIAGE C
put rubber tlre anti ball berlimg axles on theme
own immalce 'eimtcIes , url sell a Lop btmgg tot
U0.OIi Uelies. \ cite them , lStlm and llarmuey.
I'Ll ) (1I ,
S. 1 ? , CILIAN ,
Manufacturer of Gold liedal Flour.
' 11. Black , Manager.
FIJICA'ITLFICR .I'.I UT4)ILII ,
OIM1 ) UPHOLSTERING CO.
amammufaetmmrers of Parlor Funl lure , Lounges ,
Dining Tables and Foidizmg lied , , 2Stii ate. ,
Ioyd to Shaler Ste.
ion .I'J ) CO.I ! . .
.soUltH OMAhA IC1 AND C.1LO ) ,
Dotiiest1 antI Steam Coal. iSo lmave limo test ,
Oiiict , ICOl Farimaimm-sL Teletmtnet Ohio , 513 ,
yard , 1756. J , A. Doe , ( lermrai Mamuagcr ,
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Iu.V JI'OICIC. , .
II1DUSTIHAL IRON \VORK \ ,
ManufacturIng and Itepairing of miii kinds of
nmachimiery , engines , pumps , elevators , prlntln
pieces. hangers , Chatting and couplimmga imo
anti 1405 Howard-at , , Onmalma ,
PAXTON & VIERLING IRON \YORliS \ ,
Manutmmctumera of .A relitticturol Iron S'orie ,
( iemmemal i'oundm y , Machine zmmmd lmlacitemnlih
\'ork. 1mmgineurs aol Contmactor for Ftr
I'moof Buuttumnga Otlice and works : U. p. Its' .
and So. 17th street , sinualma ,
ilI Ti'fl 1s.'t c.i 7' 4 , Ulf 1JI. . -
L , ( ; 1)OUP ) ,
Manmifactuter Maltreat" , , Spring lmcda Jobber
Feathers and I'Iliows. N , 11th nd Nichoia
SI , , , Omaha.
liiNIf1'.iCi'fJItiN ( ( IlIl' till 1' .
I1E MERGER CiIh'llCALCO1PY ,
eramuuractmmrera of Fluid Ixtractp , Ilixirs ,
Ryrups mini ' , Vlnci , comitresoed triturat'is Imipa-
demmiti tablets , pills and scIentific omediral roi-
elties , Ornatma ,
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; 'IIf,2 I ; II'I T1ll ,
MEDESSA MINERAL \YATER \ CO. ,
cot Sn. 11th mit , , Tel. 234. Sfeiieesa ailn.ral
S'uter. Coronated ) , unequalled , 'jIuIn for table
use unspm-paaed.
\IJI1t' ir.i 'j'uii , 1"IUI liil I'1J' .
AMERC.M ! DISTRICT TELEGRAPh ,
TIme emily perfect protection to property , Bxant.
lute It , heist thing on carlmmi Reduces Inaur.
mince rates. 1101 otimai-st ,
( I J'/Jf.1 14. tdJ1ofIs ,
IiATZ-NEYINS CO ,
Mmnmmtacturcre of Mon's anti l1os Ctottmtum ,
l'anta , Shirts end Oyersiis.1203.312 is. itmim at ,
, , .I 'JIt flt.rta
THR OMAhA PAPER BOX CO.
ManuCmciorers of all kinds of l'iter flaxes ,
Shelf Bose. , Sample Cases , Mmuiilng Table , . etc.
Yeddtng cmmie end fancy candy bo'ea , drugalet
atmd jewelry boxed. 1201.10 dories-ct , Omalta ,
ilII2' J'.tU2uItI1 ,
J , H , EYAHS--IIEBRASKA SIIIRTCO ,
Itclu&r. custom chIn taliora.