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TUE O31AJIA DAILY J3EE : F1UDAY -J , 18JS. ) 9 001 PAUL'S ' SIDE PARTNER He Hails from Ireland and Controls an Effective Pull , POLITICAL POWER OF PETER GILLINGHAM llc Helped Tito ToIIUK Amer ican * to Interview 1'rcnlilcnt KrtiKcr Ilrlit In High Kxtccni liy ( lie Dutch. President Kruger of the Transvaal Is a man who may be classed as approachable with limitations. Through all seasons ho rises In the morning nt 6:30 : o'clock , and Immediately fortifies himself with a cup of ntrong black coffee , so hot that , to use n tropical simile of the old burghers , It will burn the hair off a Hon. After this ho reads the Blblo nnd prays exhaustively , some of his most Intimate friends at times joining In the orisons. Then the president la ready to hold an Informal levco on the quaint little - tlo veranda , up the posts of which creep uleopy-looklng nasturtiums and varl-colorej morning glories. From C:20 : to 7:30 : o'clock Mr. Kruger sits In a rocking chair , giving rapid little puffn at a meerschaum pipe , filled with Boer to bacco , sometimes talking very rapidly , with a semi-sputter to ono of his executive coun cil on state affairs ; sometimes lapsing Into silence , his eyes narrowed to a mere glint , and ngaln reaching forward his puffy little right band , which Is minus a thumb , to greet an old Boor who may have trekked eighty I miles and camped over night In the church square In order to consult oem ( uncle ) Paul about something of vital Interest to the rural population. In this respect Mr. Krugor baa not departed from the pastoral and patriarchal government under which the Boera lived when they made their "great trek" from Capo Colony In 1833 , on whlcu expedition tbo little band killed 0,000 lions , and fought Innumerable battles with the savages. And It Is for this reason that he is loved so much by the old Boers. Mr. Kruger , however , makes ono excep tion to the gucHla at hla early levee , and that Is newspaper correspondents. Ho will occasionally talk with a representative of the Johannesburg Standard and Diggers' Nowe , the Pretoria Press or the Volksteln , all of which papers are subsidized by the Transvaal government , but for the corre spondents of foreign papers It Is next to Impossible to gain an audience and secuiu an Interview. Mr. Ellcrthorpo of the London Dally Tele graph and a representative of Black nnd White had been working unsuccessfully for two months to this end when the writer reached Pretoria , though they wore handi capped by Mr. Krugor'a Intcn&o dlsllko for everything English , eo Intense that he will not allow the language to bo taught In tbo Boer schools. It was therefore with no llttlo misgiv ing that wo set out to accomplish this de sideratum , which had been on our minds over since leaving Now York , thrco months before , and which was brought about by a man who occupies euch a unique position In the Transvaal government that ho Inter ested us cqualry with Kruger himfielf. Home of the HCIHH. Living In a modest .frame house , the front part of whloh Is occupied by li bakeahop and confectionery counter , holding no position other than Justice of the peace , and not even having the merit of being a native Boer or Hollander , this man wields an Influence equaled by no other resident In the Trans vaal. Ho Is , In fact , the political boss of the South African republic. Ho Is consulted ty nearly all the members of the raad , In both the progressive and conservative par ties , advises the executive council and Is per sona grata with President Kruger , who treats him as his most Intimate friend and looks to him for clever ndvlco In ticklish political crisis. And yet Mr. Peter Gllllngham claims allegiance only to Ireland , though ho speaks the Dutch language fluently and Is heart and hand with the Boers lu their differences with the English. Ho has been In the Transvaal thirteen years , going there from Capo Colony in the capacity of a general speculator. How well bo has succeeded In this no ono knows , tout I'rctorlans say that behind the counters where he dispenses ginger cakes and bread , Mr. P. Gilllugham , Urldes , nnd It was only after considerable ecarch ttiat McDrldo tbo wolghmastor was located In the second level , 2,000 feet below the surface , whither the American manager gave us permission to descend on a past.cn- Ber car. Tbli was not an Inviting expedition find It was rather discouraging after the run , to have Mr. McDrlde tell us he could not fur nish the Introduction. "I will give you a loiter to McCann , though , " he offered , "ana he will send you to Ollljigham ) nnd Ollllug- hnm owns Ooirt Paul , " Mct'ium the 1'iillor. Our next step toward securing the Inter view , therefore , was to meet Mr. K. C. Mc Cann , proprietor of a little tailor shop , near the Uarnato buildings In Johannesburg , fcnd the reception accorded us there nearly turned us from our purpose. Neither of the two employes at work on the counter looUr.U at'or spoke to us for some time. "What do you want , " finally Inquired a large man , with Immense shoulders and a forbidding face. "Wo want to see Mr. McCann , " we replied modestly. "Wo have a letter from the na tional alliance In New York. We're good Irishmen and wish to get an Introduction to Mr. Kruger through him. " At this there was a great clatter In an adjoining room and from the doorway emerged a tall man with an exceedingly red nose , a gray dragoon mustache and envel oped In a long frock coat. "I'm McCann , the tailor , " he said , looking at us keenly. "Who arc you ? " Hut without giving us a chance to answer he snapped up the two letters and disappeared In the street. Astonishment gave way to anger at this shabby treatment and we were on the point of giving vent to the latter when the tailor attracted our attention from the opposite corner by winking violently and beckoning. "You never want to make a break Ilko that , " ho eald angrily. "It you arc good Irishmen , as you Bay you are , you ought to know that the English government has spies all through the Transvaal and you never know who you are talking to. " With that he led the way to a 'basement ' saloon on Com mtssloner street , selecting a email room In the rear. "Ben , " he said to a tough-looking citizen , who answered the electric summons , "you see these gentlemen ? Well , lock the door on the outsldo and don't let them out until I glvo the word. "Now , " he continued , turning to us , "what's your game ? If you think you can como It over old McCann , why guess again. You are no more Irishmen than the prince of Wales. Your names are not Irish , neither are your faces. You are spies , by God ! and you've come here to find out how strong the alliance Is In Johannesburg. Well , you got In the wrong shaft. I don't require a etono house to fall on mo before 1 tum ble. " Thnt'fl Different. It was not until wo admitted that none of our ancestors had ever seen Ireland that the eccentric old tailor's eye softened and a genial smile illumined his face. "Now , boys , " ho eald , "that's different. I see your game. All you want Is to meet Oem Paul through Irish Influence. You're straight Americans , which Is something un usual to eeo down here. I like you , and It you como to my store In two days I'll have the way prepared. " McCann's preparation consisted In writing to the "boss , " who undertook the mission , apparently , with the impression that It eomo way It was all for the good of "old Ireland. " The tailor gave us our creden tials and bid us goodby , with the parting Injunction : "For heaven's eake , don't ro- fufio coffee , should the president offer it , even If It scalds you speechless. " "Boss" Gllllngham is the busiest man In the Transvaal. We had been In Pretoria two days before we found him at home. In compaby with numerous speculators and foreign agents wo haunted the sign of "P. Gllllngham , Baker , " underneath which 'is another legend In smaller type , "And Jus tice of the Peace. " One of the men was from Dayton , O. , and sought Gllllngham's Influence to sell Oem Paul a phaeton. Another represented an American marble firm and he wanted to build a mausoleum for the president and his family. Gome of them had already seen and talked with this influential "fixer" and testi fied that ho was no myth , as wo had con cluded after being told continually that he was "not at home" or "had a meeting to at tend. " Eventually we were ushered through the bakery Into a small sitting room , where the president's right bower receives all his PETER GIL LIN'GHAM. Irishman and Boer , caresses a goodly for tune , which ho has acquired by brisk Celtic hustle , coupled with the advantages provided iiy the patrpnago of the president. On leaving New York for a tramp through South Africa \vi\h \ a fellow newspaper man on a very Ihrtlted capital , ono of the most Important points , as It seemed to us , wan to secure Just such an Interview with Oem Paul. Several foreign consuls offered to give us letters to their representatives In tbo Transvaal , tint could not promise that they were In such close touch with the Grand Old Man of South Africa as to Insure us a wclcomo reception. In this predicament wo wcro directed to C. O'Connor ( McLaughlln , a well-known New York journalist , at that tlmo secretary ot the Irish National Alliance , who , looking over a llmo-worn volume on his desk , found the name of McDrlde. 'Hew Is a man , " said he , "who will put you on the right track. Our directory gives him as a welghmastcr In the mines of tbo I.andlaagta estate , two rulloa from Johannes burg , near tbo Simmer and Jack I have no Idea where that Is , anil I nevtr heard of the man , but U you give him this IctUr and tell him you are a good Irishman he'll get > ou the Introduction , for we nro very strong In that country. " It was not such an easy matter to find McDrldo after getting to Johannesburg. Even after the I.andlaagto bad been located it srrmrd to be operated entirely by Me- V callers , and met a man with keen blue eyes , light hair , mustache and chin beard , ot well-set figure , square shoulders and speak ing good , pure Kngltsh. lie greeted us warmly and got right down to business. "I've told His Honor about you , " ha said , "and ho Is anxious to meet you. If you will come to my house at C o'clock tomorrow morning I'll take you down and you can talk to him as long as he desires. He's In a good humor now and will talk 1C you know your business. " Qllllngham was not disposed to speak of himself and evaded all questions bearing on politics , but told us with no llttlo pride thai ho was but 39 years old. Ho was torn at the Cape , ot Irish parents , and there ab sorbed the customs of the Dutch so thor oughly that he Is regarded In Pretoria as a stanch burgher and good Dutchman. Set-ret of HH 1'opulnrlty. Though born under the English flag he hag no love for It , and that Is the secret of his popularity with President Kruger , who. though n mighty shrewd old hunter and politician , has points of weak ness bordering on fatuity. Ollllngham made bis first coup with Kruger at the time ot the Jamison raid , when Eng land threatened to wipe out the little re- ptfbllc. With the hosts of England arrayed against the Transvaal , and no friends , this plucky Irishman got together some of bis countrymen and offered to raise a regiment to fight for It against the Drttlsh. Further more , ho communicated with Irishmen In \tncrlca nnd proposed that they arm and equip forces to send down to aid the Doers. Oem Paul , who Is Just as generous ns ho Is vindictive , was qulto overcome by this offer , and he has ever since Kept a warm spot In his heart for the Irish. Moro than this , however , Ollllngham hna 1 long head , knows when to tulvlse , whdn o keep quiet , and Is so genial and adaptable that he IB always "In tbo know. " This Is appreciated by Oem Paul , to whom the Itlshman Is loyal , for such Is the political strife In the Transvaal , that Kruger Is often at a loss to know whom to trust. Oilllngham has no other position than jus- .Ice of the peace , seeks for no public honors , la never written nbout and posca as a strictly neutral person. In this ca pacity Kruger accepts his advice on the most Important national and International questions , and the only way ho prollts is : iy concessions. Concessions are granted for the moit ab surd purposed. Ono man has the exclusive right to make Jam In the Transvaal. The dynamite concessionaires give the govern ment five shillings on each cnsc and clear about CO shillings. Such a high duty is put upon the American article , which Is vastly superior In quality , ns to practically exclude it. The unsubsldizcd press IE very bitter against Mr. Kruger on account of this concession business nnd goes no far ns to ask how the president could amass n fortune of Moro than $1,000,000 on a salary of 7,000 , nnd how his son-in-law , Klolf , could build a $250,000 palace on no salary. Ollllngham Is In the front rank ot con cessionaires and It was one of these con cessions that kept him engaged whllo we were there. Among the questions put to Mr. Krugpr In our Interview was the following : "Are you not afraid that , without a sea port , the English will starve you out ? " "If God wills It , " he replied , "they c.in do It. If not , the English might build a wall around us high as Jericho and we would live comfoltably. " At this ho looked to the wily Irishman as though for assent and Ollllngham Informed us later that Mr. Kruger was greatly delighted at his prop osition to erect hugo cold storage ware houses , wherein 23,000 beeves could be stored a safeguard against being starved SOME OLD TIME ROAD RACES Reminiscences of Warm Brushes Between Noted Horses and Drivers , LOWERING THE SIX-IN-HAND RECORD t .N. I'nlliT Itonily to Mulii- the Trlnl Hri'ullcvtlonn > ( Vnnitrr- litll , Iliinncr nnil OtliiT .Nnln- lil < " < of tin * Itonil. N. Fuller of New York , the vet eran driver of fast horecs , though 75 years old , believes that ho can break the slx-ln- hand team record of SioC1 * , which he him self established In 1SD6 , And ho Is eager to mnko the attempt. Mr. Fuller said the other day : i i "I bcllevo that six horses can be made to' ' ' trot n nillo in 2-15 or better , and that I own the six horses that can do It. But since it Is rather costly , both lu time and money , to train six horses to do their best , I should to Fuller George again. Then ho began to I gain , Inch by Inch , Inch by Inch. Just In front of the club liouso we wcro going a 2 : IS clip and you could have covered both hordes with a blanket , as the reporters say. Vanderbllt looked across nt me. 1 tele graphed Fuller George again and ho jogged by cnMly. Then the commodore began to call on Small Hopes and the horse went right up In tbo air. There was quite n crowd nt the club house and every man in it hauled till he was hoarse. Tlo ) com modore was so sere about It that he never cured to mention the circumstance. Viimlcrlillt 11 HiH'kloMM IlrlM-r. "Commodore Vanderbllt , though a skilled rclnsnian , was the most reckless driver oh the road In the old Harlem lane days , and his collisions with other drivers were fre quent. "Tho narrowest escape of my life was when the commodore ran Into me. 1 wua driving n single horse. Ho was driving Mountain Maid nnd Mountain Boy. He was going up the lane nnd I was coming down , I first saw him whizzing along like a streak o.1 greased lightning two or three blocks away , his horse swaying from side to side. ' As near ns I could tell ho was duo to bo on my side of the road about the time wo were to meet nnd I looked for trouble. So f % r did my horse , and It was hard work to keep him from turning short about and upsetting mo right there. The crash came In lebs time after that than I can tell you of It , but 1 did the best I could by swinging my horse so that he wouldn't bo pierced by the pole L.VWSONNt FULLER AND SKETCH OF SIX-HOUSK-TUAM. ' of the commodore's waeon. The wnv I fixed out in case of war with the English. Ho had Just been granted the concession , to build the houses. Tnlkln * vrltlt Oem 1'niil. The first question asked us by President Kruger when wo finally reached him 'was : "Aro ydtf from Tlhbdcs ? " Ho looked "at'us rather sharply from the silt of , ono eye , embedded in puffy flesh , seamed with wrin kles , and wo hastened to reply In the nega tive. "They're both good Irishmen , " added Gllllngham , and tbo half dozen members of the raad , Paymaster General Van Alpen , Commissioner of Mines Kroeblcr and Com missioner of War Smldt , all of whom came along to hear the interview , laughed heartily. "What's your religion ? " was the next question , and this put us for a moment In a trance , from which wo were extricated again by the Irishman's wit. "The Reformed church is very strong In Now York , " ho ob served carelessly as a cue. We remembered then that the president Is a most bigoted Dutch Reformer and explained to him that while an American newspaper man's re ligious views must necessarily be very clas tic , we were at the present moment stanch Dutch Reformer. At this Oem Paul puffed fast , smiled wide and eventually chuckled , whereupon took occasion at Gllllngham's suggestion to ply him with a volley of questions. At the end of the Interview we hardly know which In terested us most , the shrewd old Boer or the clever young Irishman , who seemed to un derstand each other thoroughly. Gllllnghara lives in more simplicity even than Mr. Kruger , who dines with his coach man. His two sons , Joseph and Parnell , attend the town school ( though Mr. Gllllng ham intends giving them a college educa tion ) and they may bo seen at times behind the counter. Gllllngham lives plainly and dines plainly , his only Indulgence being good cigars and a fine pair of horses. His team is usually on the go all day , for he is In no one place for many minutes. Ho Is closeted with Mr. Kruger more frequently than anyone else and. the president often calls at the bakeshop and chats In the rear room with the proprietor about doings In the raad. Though seldom seen actively engaged in his place of business nowadays , no false pride absents Gllllngham , and when we called in the evening to bid him farewell ho was engaged in wrapping up some hot buns for a comely Boer maiden. Ho looked at us with a benign smile , shook hands warmly , and then tipped an almighty shrewd wink , as though ho would say : "It's a smart man who can tell a valuable diamond In the rough. " 1'ollte J a men Hamilton Li-tvU. This evening1 James Hamilton Lewis , known In the native wilds of Washington ns "Dude. " Lewis , owing to his penchant for line raiment , llnmlng neckties , and loud ap parel , speak ? nt Metropolitan Temple , re ports the San Francisco News Letter. Lewis Is a member of congress for the northern state , a democrat , and u recog nized lender of the laboring element here. When bo first reached Seattle ho bud a bard time , for bo had no law practice nnd less money. Ills voice Is light , and his lungs not strong. It was his practice , for some time ifter arriving at the town of saw-logs and steep hills , to go In the early morning hours out on u long railway tres tle and shout the scales and declaim at the top of his voice , even us William Tdl held up his arms and shouted at his native mountains. One moist , foggy morning he was thus de claiming with unusual vigor when bis foot slipped nnd bo was precipitated u dls- tunco of thirteen feet Into the mud and water beneath. A boom of logs fortunnlsly lay near , and upon these he crawled , plas tered with slime. Hero be gave vent to the most doleful cries for help , tie was tlnally rescued by the owner of the logs , and , chilled to the bones and with teeth chattering , his llrrt action WBH to tender u profUBo apology to his rescuer for occupa tion of the boom without first having se cured Invitation. Ho I so polite that It Is Impossible- him to pnnf n looking Klaas without taking oft Ills bat and profoundly tainting hlmielf. Detroit Journal : They ntrollf.1 abroad under the hturllt sky , titul us they 8 trull PI ] they talked. "He Is a man of miiny fides ? " "The usual number , I think. " "Marmaduke ? " "An outsldo for clothes and un Inside- for victuals. " Presently they bid each other good night , thus bringing the chapter to un end. not be willing to make Hho attempt entirely without Inducement. Five thousand dollars should bo hung up , and if that Is done I will put my horses Into training at once , | the entire purse to grf to " 'mo ' If I lower the record to 2:50. : If not , i'km'to receive noth ; Ing. Or 1 vyjll trot mjrj'Bljc horses ( against any other three par teijin for J3.000 a side , the winner to take all. "It would take me about a month to get ready. I would bo willing to trot on any first class track Hartford , Poughkecpsle , | Cleveland , or one of those further south , j Of course it Is too late to bring the event about this fall , but my announcement Is out In plenty of time to raako It easy to arrange for the test early In .the season of I8fi9. Judging from the crowd that witnessed my record-breaking performance of 1S9C at old Fleetwood Park , the men who put up the $5,000 need not run the slightest risk or loss , for they could fully recoup themselves from the gate money. I should prefer to trot my horses against some other slx-ln hand , because I should bo surer of winning such a match than a trot against time , but I am quite ready for the latter , and on the shortest notice feasible. "Tho team would be the came as the record-breaking ono of 1890 , with one ex ception. Dexter , the ulgh leader of that team , Is dead. It was about ready to pro pose an attempt to make a 2:45 : record when ho died and have been waiting since then to find a horse to take his place. I have now found the horse and my team will bo made up In this way : Snip nnd Wlfkea , leaders ; Flora and a mare I call Josephine , In the middle , and Flcotwood and Fleet- wing at the wheels. I haven't the slightest doubt that this team will bo able to better the old record. " \VUrii Viillcr Ilent VimuVrlillt. Mention of the lamented Dexter , named for the famous trotter of that name owned by Robert Bonner , always awakens a train of reminiscences In Mr. Fuller's mind. "I thought a good deal fof Dexter , " be snld , "but I thought moro of his elre , Putter George. I have owned scores of good lively steppers , but Fuller George was the best one of them all. Ho was true as steel. His temper was perfect. He waa never In bad condition. Ho was positively the pret tiest horie I ever saw. Best of all , he was never beaten on the road. "I shall never forget the day ho out- trotted Small Hopes , driven on old Harlem lane by Commodore Vanderbllt. Any oM- timer will tell you that Small Hopes was one of the crack steppers of his day , his track record being 2:18V4. : My Fuller George had no track record. None of my horses have been track horaea , slnco my only ob ject In owning fast horses has been that I might win pleasure and health by Jrlvlng them. But Fuller George was a better footer than. Small Hopes , as I proved to the commodore one pleasant June morning about twenty-flvo years ago. "A good many of the commodore's friends bail told him that Small Hopes was all right , but ho wasn't In tbo came class as Fuller George. Vanderbllt pooh-poohed at that , of course. But. all the same , ho understood full well that his horse must beat mine or be beaten sooner or later and so ho was on the lookout for me. "As I drove down the lane that morning I saw the commodore sitting up stiff and straight behind his pride and joy , and I no ticed that be had his eye on uie and my horse. Small Hopes had his eye peeled , too. Highbred horses know when their drivers are getting ready to speed them as well as the drivers do , and Small Hopes was per fectly aware that he wau about to bo tested. I was ready , of course , and EO was my horse. But , as I wished to beat the commodore In my own way , I let him drive up alongside mo and get almost a length ahead. "When the hind wheels of his wagon were about even with Fuller George's head I stirred him up a little. Not by yelling nt him or by using the whip. I just telegraphed along the reins by a slight pressure of ( he left llttlo finger. My horse knew what that meant , nnd from that on the commodore could not Increase the lead. The race was fairly begun at Ono Hundred and Forty- fifth street and It lasted till wo reached One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Just a mile. "Tbo old Harlem club house stood at One Hundred and Thirty-third street and a short time before we arrived there I telegraphed things my horse and Mountain Boy came to gether so hard that It knocked the breath out of both of them. "Vnnderbllt's rig was all smashed up and I thought the commodore was killed , sure. Ho went right down among the horses , bead first , with his feet in the 'air nnd yelling like n wild Indian. The shock knocked him senseless. The wagon was not damaged be yond the springing of the front axletree and my horse was injured so llttlo that I was able to drive him home. They carried the commodore to the clubhouse nearby anil brought him to. As i.oon as ho opened his eyes be nsked for mo. " 'Ob , Fuller has driven home , ' they told him. him."What "What did IIP say ? Nothing. Ho wasn't a. man of many words nt any time , and be had some hard thinking to do just then. He never spoke about tbo accident to me. " Homier anil Ileeuhor. Mr. Fuller -Is almost the solo active sur vivor of the famous drivers on the fane In Its palmy days. Russell Sago used to drlvo there a good deal then , and so did the Harpers nnd Robert Bonner. But the driv ing Harpers , like Commodore Vanderbllt , have long been dead. Sago is still with us In tbo flesh , but his present driving tame In comparison with that of the old times. Bonner Is nllve , too , but he doesn't drlvo much on Manhattan island nowadays. "Bonner was ono of the best drivers I ever knew , " Bays Mr. Fuller , "and he drove for pure pleasure. But a moro awkward driver never handled the ribbons. That was because ho didn't learn to drlvo when be wau young. Ho .never couM hold his hands gracefully. All tbo same , the most Impressive eight I remember on the lane was Bonner driving Peerless over Its whole length ono day with Henry Ward Bcecber on the scat beside him. Peerless waa In mighty fit condition that day and he got over the ground In record-breaking time. Bonner was clearly Intoxicated with de light as the splendid horse came down the road at whirlwind speed. Beecher's face fairly glowed with excitement. His eyes were like stars and his long gray hair floated out In the breeze like the pennant of a crack man-of-war going at full speed In a gale of wind. "Beccher was writing for the Independent at that time and the next week's Issue bad an article from his pen defending the speed ing of horses. It was really a description ol that drlvo down the lane behind Peerless , nnd It was such a beautiful piece of writing that I cut It out and preserved It. Once It a while I hunt it up and read U over , and when I do I see a mental picture In which Peerless and Bonner and Beechcr arc the central figures. " To Stop it IlimiMMiy Train. Mr. Fuller has been driving over the roads of Manhattan Island for moro than forty- five years and computes that In that time bu has driven 475,000 miles. In the forty- five years he has suffered six runaways , no counting such Incidents as his collision with Commodore Vnndcrbllt. The best way to stop a runaway team , Mr. Fuller says , Is to throw the horses. "I learned that trick , " lie explained "when a boy. I was champion wrestler litho the county of Franklin , Vermont , 1 hal from. Collar and elbow was my favorite bold and constant practice at that made me strong in my arms and shoulders. You know how a man la throun In collar am elbow wrestling. All you have to do Is to pull pretty steady for a while to the rlgh and then glvo a sudden Jerk as hard as you can to the left. If you know how to do 1 you can down your man nine times In ten without tripping him. "I never thought of trying collar and elbow tactics on a runaway team till one day I got in a pretty tight place with a pali o : horses that took the bit In their teeth not many blocks away from whera I hai beaten the commodore. At first I though I could hold them , but I couldn't , and 1 began to wonder what I should do. Then I remembered how easy It used to be to yank a husky chap off his feet at collar and elbow. There was no reason why the fcchcme wouldn't work with horses as well as mej > , ( GO I pulled them steadily to the right. though gently at first. I wanted to down ( them where there wag a soft place to light and presently when I neared such a spot I let go of the off rein , grasped the nidi ono with both hands nnd brought the horses' bonds nrouii 1 with a sharp Jerk. If the rclu had broken I'd have been n goner , sure , but It stood the strain all right. Just ns I had expected , down went the team In a heap , the off horse on top. W s 1 hurt ? Well , 1 went Hying about twenty feet nnd 1 lit on my shoulders , tint I struck the soft ppot I'd been looking for and was only shaken up a mite. | "After that I Knew how best to stop n | runaway team. It make n her e feel sheepIsh - i Ish to bo thrown , nnd ho Is sure to show It In his looks , too. And the best of It Is that once throun he will never try to run away again. " Tor broken surW'-is. sores , insect biles , iitrns. skin diseases , nnd especially pllee , hero Is one reliable reiretly , DeWltt's Witch lazel Salvo. When you call for DeWltt's don't accept counterfeit or frauds. You will lot bo disappointed with DoWltt's Witch Inzcl Salve Tli - C'uj I'oynti'i "Speaking nbout smart animals , " said the cal rotate man to tbo Kaunas City Journal , ' I want to go on rp"ord ns saying that theio s no animal that ca'i hold a candle to the i coyote for smoothness. When 1 first went out to Kansas 1 had nn nmbltlon to kill enough coyotes to make n Inprobo to send back to my friends In the cast. 1 tramped nil over that country with a gun , but I never could get nearer than within n mil * of a coyote. 1 need to drlvo out In my buggy nnd hlilo the gun under thi > sent , but It didn't mnko any difference Not a coyotn over got near enough so thnt ho could hav * been reaehi- ' with anything .short of a long-range cannon. "Ono dny 1 started out In a hurry wl forgot my gun. I hadn't ' gone a mile from tonn bi-fore I ran Into group of four coy ote * . The critters didn't even take tin trouble to lope tff out of Plght. They Jus ! walked off two or throe rods from the -on I and sat down nnd looked nt mo and yax\n d. It made me mail to HOC their Infernal Im pudence and I mode n dive us If I \\cr going to pet the gun out from tinder the seat 1 thought sure 1 would scare them awav. Well , maybe jou wouldn't believe It , but those cussed coyotes nevrr mo\cd. 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