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vulsed with feeling aud streaming with tears.
To be sure, they were all more or lees und e
the influence OF native alcohol aud probably
had been for twenty-four hours or more. bat
that is the regular funeral custom smOng the
Qnichuas and their way Of showing respect 10
the dead
cHrArISe THE DEVIL.
IL is also their custom when q person IL be-
heved 20 be diving 20 tie = cord tightly around
his neck, with q stick In IL, and then 20 twist
the latter, la gsrrotte. until the last breath is
forced out OF the body. The explanation is
that the devil stands by, ready 20 grab the de-
parting soul aud carry II down 20 purgatory.
but by tins choking proc-ss the soul Is kept IA
Tor while and his satanic majesty outsitted
That mistakes sometimes occur and q man 10
made TO die who otherwise wouldn't seems
probable.
in short dress OF blue flannel bare feet and
gray hair braided down her back, was the
object OF universal coincidence. together
with the brothers and sisters. One after
another would rush up and embrace them
and relate some aneedote or incident in the
life OF him they mourned. uhereupon the
sobs and walls would break out afresh
Suddenly II seemed TO dawn upon them that
two white women. with compassionate looks,
were standing among them. For a moment
they appeared half dazed and then most Il
them threw themselves on their knees az our
feet, with outstretched arms and implOrinr
words lin Quichua, which OF course We Did
not understand, addressing US ~ MAJ as
their highest term of reverence, 10 having been
the name of the sun gods wife. whom their
ancestors adored. What ideas were fitting
through their darkened minds do not know;
but the sight was too pitiful and being unable
TO say word for their consolation we scattered
among them every piece of coin we possessed
and beat hasty retreat
AFTER THE BuRIAL
An hour later returned TO the church yard
to see how our dusky friends were getting on
with their funeral. They had left the grave and
seated themselves under the shadow of the
rose bushes N a circle the ground. In the
center was spread a small cloth covered with
boiled potatoes, but no one seem disposed 10
eat and one after another continued TO relate
something he or she had known OF the dead
man IN life, after the manner of an
experience meeting" among our Methodist
orethern, or showed some garment he had
worn or implement OF labor he had used,
while the tears and sobs went on unabatF
and the bottle OF alcohol circulated freely
OF course they would get gorlously intosi-
Gated, mother and all, and remain 80 while tie
supply lasted IL was no time or occasion FOE
missionary work, even had one been able
TO speak their language; but gave them more
immediate and substantial comfort by borrow
ing all the small coin our party possessed and
distributing II among them; devoutly hoping
they would invest every cent of IL in alcohol
and remain insensible long as possible 70
the hunger and hopelessness OF their lives.
FANNIE Il. MARD.
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Three Roses.

Together on a slender spray they hung
lowered wiki equal beauty. passing fair
And blent, as though an unseen censor SWING
Their mingled perfume with the morning air.
Not theirs the fate to linger till decay
strewed their sweetscented petals on the
ground.
For ere the close Of that bright summer day
Each sister rose another fate had found
Twined In the meshes of a bcauty's hair
One blossom faded slowly, hour by hour
Until at parting, some one in despair
As a memento craved the withered noWer
One went an ffering TO a vain coduette.
Who plucked Its leaves, and as they fiutterine
fell,
whispered a test that had believers yet
lie loves me-loves me nOs-he loves me we'll =
maiden's form lies in darkened ROOM
In folded hands, upon pulseiess breast
One touch Of color IN the deepening gloom
The last OF the three roses Is at rest
ENVOY.
o Love and cruel Dea tn. so far apart
koee-sisters fair, could / but change with thee
Ana choose the fate of either of the three
happiest rose of all, my choice would be
Thy place above the maiden's pulseless heart
-ChdnaoeTs JouradL j. ii. sYMRs
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Different Kinds of Lightning.


l. As to the term ''forked lightning" the rep
reservations Of it given by artists, which re-
semble the so-called thunderbolts placed in the
hand Of Jupiter, are quite absurd The fash,
when photographed, exhibits itself as line
which is continually changing ite course, and
is described as Intensely crooked" by very
careful observer. 1t never proceeds for
time in straight line, and then, turn.
ing at sharp angle, going on further in an
equally straight line, as is represented in pic
lures. The forking Of it is very marked and
this occurs by side flashes passing of from the
main track and eventually losing themselves,
like the ramifcations of tree roots. Occasion
ally the lightning appears to start from
point from which several flashes diverge in
different directions.
Q. "Sheet lightning. "-Whenever . flash
passes from cloud to cloud or from cloud to
sky in the neighborhood, and the more intense
the flash the more brilliant and extensive the
illumination. At times sheet lightning has
been proved to emanate from an ordinary
storm, distant more than hundred miles from
the point OF observation. II is, however, main
tanned. and apparently with good reason, that
occasionally lightning Of the 'sheet'' type, such
as what is called summer lightning" takes
place without any thunder, so that in such
cases no actual thunder storm il in progress
8. "Globular lightning. This is q rare phe-
nomenon, and one which no one has as vet
been able to produce in the laboratory, where
as the phenomena Of the two previous types
are easily produced The general description
of the occurrence il that . luminous ball is
seen moving very slowly, not touching any
object, and eventually breaking up with q
violent explosion and the appearance of sew
eral flashes of ordinary lightning. II Is re-
ported that persons have gone out from
q house into Q street TO follow such q
ball and watch its moyemehts, so that the oc-
currence must have lasted ct least number of
seconds. Ordinary lightning, ~ IL we'll known,
the ball on different occasions has varied from
that Of an orange to that OF large glass lamp
globe, or even larger. Many physicists refuse
to believe any accounts Of this manifestation Of
too numerous and circumstantial for ~ TO con-
slider them entirely bassissa
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A Merry Captain.

From Forest and Stream.
Capt. - of the royal artillery was salmon
hunting on the Southwest Miramichi, above
Boiestown. In an unlucky and unguarded
moment he was rather hastily and heedlessly
swinging around his salmon rod preparatory to
casting, his large hook caught in the thin part
of an ear Of 7. p, who was one of the captain o
men. who, as ardent and a better fisherman
than his master, was intently watching the
motions of a large salmon which the captain
was endeavoring to secure. Selling the line
with both hands. so as to save his ear as far as
possible, I. r. slowly walked up TO his mas
TER to be relieved from the hook. Break it
on, captain; break 1t OF" said one of the party
No, no." replied the captain; II am going to
do no such thing. Would you have me de-
stroy my best hyr" And so quietly taking .
sharp penknife out Of his pocket and Sitting
the lobe OF his servants ear he thus safely re-
deemed the fsvorite fly uninjured The story
was related to me BY the sufferer, who bore on
ms body confirmatory evidence Of the truth Of
his statement
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LILLIPUTIAN FIGHTERS
The Bantams and Feather Weights
Crowding the Big Fellows.
PLUCKY LITTLE GIANTS.
swarm Of Light Weights-MOre Scien.
title. PIuckier and Cievercr Than the
Heavy Weights-sOme Interesting Ex.
ampIes-Maicbes Among Liltle Men.
Written for the EVENING stan.

r. INCE the Kilrain-Sullivan fight no
H. event in the prize ring has been re-
NHgarded with livelier interest than the
~ Ebattle for the bantam weight cham
49, piOnship of the world between George
DIXON and Nunc Wallace before the Pelican
Club In London. That the triumphant tour of
John L. Sullivan should have been emulated
by bantam is sufficiently amusing to those
Who have not been observant of the tendencies
of the ring. but to the insiders it is full of sig
nifcance. The multiplication of boxing schools
has brought to the surface acrop of diminutive
fighters in almost every large American city,
chiefly of the bantam and feather-weight
Glasses. A compact. little man is invariably
more active and energetic than heavy weight,
and these pigmy pugilists make much more
scientific showing in the ring than the bigger
men. Among the latter il is notorious that,
with a few exceptions. all the mills" fought
IN the last few years have either been hippo
dromed or have failed through the want of
grit of some one of the combatants. 1t isn't
so with the ITO and 40 Founders; they are
game clear down to the heels 1.-The little 'uns
are good uns every time" was the character
istic remark of Sullivan to Ed Mallahsn, after
Witnessing go between two bantams liz New
York ''They haven't got bulk but they have
the heart and they face punishment that would
make many heavy weight throw up the
sponge. They're greedy for il"
THE LITTLE 'UNs.
The Boston boy emphasized what is just now
common talk among sporting men. The day
of the little 'un" has come. In numbers and
superior science he is crowding the big fell
lows to the wall. He is chock full of grit and
would rather be killed than suffer defeat His
little body sometimes contains the heart of a
lion. 1t is not surprising that the big fellows
should hold him IN such high esteem, pat him
admlringly and wonder at the concentrated
lightning style in which he sets to work an
opponent
In his battle with Nunc Wallace. the Eng
lsh bantam champion, Dixon showed the best
form of the little fighters. Bantam weight is
anywhere up to lis pounds; feather weight
from I15 to 122. The colored lad scaled just
right at ia Pelican Club rules are a modifi-
cation of London prize ring rules and Marquis
of Queensberry, to adopt either of which
would have put one of the fighters at a disad-
vantage. Under London ring rules Wallace
would have had the best of it as far as the free
use of tactics was concerned, for the London
code allows a man to do almost anything in the
ring except to bite gouge; he can throw
wrestle or trip his adversary. Wallace is an
expert at this style of fighting, while Dixon
has been trained to do his finest work at long
range.
GEORGE DIXON,
who is now the undisputed bantam champion
of the world, was underestimate here. 1t
was claimed that he only could hit hard when
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punches Of fves and drove right and left with
all his might into the wall, without wincing.
The admiring sport handed over the stake at

all his might into the wall, without wincing.
The admiring sport handed over the stake at
once.
THE HARLEM SPIDER.
Tommy Kelly, who is known to fame as "the
Harlem Spider and who is lighter even than
the regulation bantam-scaling at 1O5-is the
strongest and pluckiest Of class Of young pro-
fessionals of whom there are hundreds
throughout the country. Beside his distinctive
exploit in fighting Dixon to draw, he has a
long list Of victories to his credit, the latest
being won over Benny Murphy, known as .'the
Fly" whom he whipped in nine rounds. Muir
ply is an Englishman who has fought several
battles since coming over to this country three
years ago Both are clever, but the Spider
is q general and a rusher. fighting best at long
range and sending in his swinging right-hand
blows and upper cuts like whirlwind. So
clever is he that it has been the habit among a
certain class of hackers, when they arranged
prize fight, to try their man against Tommy in
dvance of putting up their money to match
him with another The test was sure to give
them a pretty good idea of the staying quail
ties. and, unlike the proverbial experience of
trying it ON a dog" Tommy rather liked il.
He would rather fight than eat any day.
AN ANIMATED BATrERINa RAM.
The bantam, like his slightly heavier mate
the featherweight, is usually a bullet-headed
chap, with low eyebrows, pipe-stem legs, an
abnormal development of chest and biceps
ana more concentrated energy than a Mexican
burro. He an animated battering ram. His
chief accomplishments, besides being extra
ordinary quick with his dukes" are profanity
slang and penchant for posing, the latter the
result of the ''swelled head" that comes of fire.
quent victorious ''mills, and the praises of his
elders in the fistic art. His sole ambition is to
be champion of his class some day. and to
reach that proud distinction he is willing to
RISK the loss OF anything short OF his life. His
direst appre hensiOn il lest he should grow too
heavy for bantam, in which event he would
have the humiliation of being forced to fight
his way up from the bottom of the next class
the clipping featherweight.
THE BELFAST SPIDER.
One OF the oldest figures i'll the ring is Ike
Weir, the Belfast Spider" whose trickery and
maneuverins in u fight have made him some
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A Fight Over q Queer WILL
From Chatter.

A retired Austrian government clerk, vhs
had for many years lived the life OF . rscluse In
one Of the large barrack Like houses Of suburban
Vienna, died few days ago and In his will he
bequesthed considerable sum 70 one Of his
neighbors on the subjoined terms: up the
second fight of stairs there lives ~ door No.
6s widow who has two daughters. i leave .
sum Of $1,000 forms TO the one who always
nodded in such q friendly way when she mot
me-" At first there Was great rejoicing in the
widows home, but presently the two sisters
fell out as 10 which Of them Was the old gentle
mans heir. Both had nodded when they met
him and both claimed the legacy. The lawyers
will probably get the most OF il
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day this image is carried in procession through
the-street of the town and the people cast their
palms before it, in full belief Of some mysteri-
Gus blessing.
NO DANGER OF THEFT.
Notwithstanding its store of solid silver, of
which everybody appears to have forgotten
the value, the church yard gate stands open
night and day and the door of the sanctuary
has no lock at all. Occasionally a blanketed
Indian slouches in and mutters prayer before
the splendid altar or bird flies in at the win
dow to her nest in the bamboo roof, and on
Sundays mass is said by the village cure to q
small congregation Of Cholos and Indians; but
for the most part this mouldering monument
of other days is neglected and forgotten.
One early morning q sound Of wailing in the
rear of the church attracted r. and me to the
spot. We found q group OF Indians, thirty or
more, about to lowera corpse into a grave they
had ding close up to the foundation walls. The
body, that Of young man, was rolled up in his
poncho, with bare feet protruding and bushy
black hair falling over his shoulders. When
laid, cofinless. in the grave Q corner of the
blanket was spread over his face and the dirt
shoveled on, while the bystanders howled and
shrieksd In excess of sorrow. When the cavity
was nearly filed the shoveier jumped in and
stamped the earth down with his feet 70 make
all snug; then two or three Indians brought
their ponchos full of large stones, which were
loosely piled on top. and poor little cross Of
Wild cane, the arms tied on with bit of string,
was set mp between the stones.
This completed the interment, but the per
Torrance had hardly begun. II there is such
. thing as 1.-THE luxury Of grief" these lowIy
people enjoy it to the full and il Is the only
luxury that enters into their wretchsd lives.
Such sobs and cries and groans never heard
~ the women threw themselves ON the ground
In frenzy and the faces Of the men we're con-
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OTHER FEATHRRWEIGHTs.

Jimmy Larkin and Frank Murphy, who were
booked to fight at the California Athletic Club
rooms in San Francisco in July for the biggest
stakes ever offered in their class. are both very
clever featherweights. Larkin is the unde-
feated champion at 122 pounds, and has been
fighting almost ever since he could toddle.
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This interesting cure has another house in
the adjacent village Of Chirca, his proper
home, wherein we breakfasted In course of our
journey, when the master was absent Such Q
queer abode IL il, the living rooms above, the
animals stabbed below, the walls Of the patio
emerald. eyes. and other striking devices
Under . bench in . room where we breskfasted
/ observed suit Of armor, breast-plate. helmet
and ali, which had probably belonged TO some
Sn ussnHg sncsssoa hnsrS we're sorsps o. Won
lures, though the door was bare and the furni-
ture of the simplest character. Among pile
Of books, Catholic brevariums and ponderous
tones In Greek and Latin, we're many speci-
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oGALLAH Oo1INGS.

OGALLAH, April 9.
c. c. Ridgway is buying steers in thi
vicinity.
Road-Master Kinney was in town las
Monday
| Wheat is growing finely in this locali-
ty since the rain.
J.. P. Marquand has the finest grove Of
trees in Ogallah township.
Eli McCollum bought a team of horses
at S. c. Robb's sale last Saturday.
Forestry Foreman Wynn is shipping
geo bundles of trees each day.
Mrs. I. L. McGarvie went to Hays
last Friday to visit her daughter.
There was an entertainment at the
Ridgway school house last Friday. it be.
ing the last day of Mr.. Barclays school
The programme was as follows: Music
by Miss Ella Marqaand, Miss Hattie
Ricgway, Chas. Ridgway and John Bar
clay. There was speaking by a number
of Mr.. Barclays pupils. After the ezer-
cises we're over a bountiful dinner was
served. Mr.. Ridgway addressed the au-
dience with few well chosen remarks,
giving "reminiscences of school life, prog
ress of education etc. Mr.. Barclay then
gave to each pupil and visitor pound
of choice candy. After the distribution
OF candy the entertainment closed with
singing. All report good time.
The Easter supper held at the Og allah
school house last Saturday evening was
largely attended, about one hundred and
forty being present. The music was
grand, being furnished by Miss Ella
Marquand, Miss Norah Yetter. Howe
Bros, Theo. Cruson and John Musgrave.
The exercises were as follows: Prayer
by Supt. Mckinley; speaking, by
Blanche Mapes, Culver Yetter. Judd
Yetter, Miss Della Walker and Hudson
Harlan. Reading, by John Barclay
BLACKSMITH Story" recitation by EN-
lily Loftstead, Lulu Chase and Johnnie
Harrison; song, by a number of girls
from Wa-Keeney,-"Get There" After
the entertainment all were served to
bountiful supper, There were three
prizes offered for the best colored eggs
The prizes were awarded as follows:
Norman Mapes, first prize; Frank Knapp,
second prize and Emily Loftstead, third
prize. The proceeds of the entertain
ment we're S14 which will be used for
Sunday school supplies. Everybody
pronounced it a grand success.
REPORTER.
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OCCASIONALLY,
Commissioners Decisions.

Robert NJ Shelly VS. Abraham R. Toms
commissioners decision in favor of til,
contestant.
The United States VS. Jennie L. Brown
commissioners decision dismissing oas,
and allowing claimants entry to stand
intact.
The United States VS. James A. Lapse
10. decision in favor of the defendant and
claimants entry allowed to stand intact
The United States VS. Ernest Cuelssen
decision in favor of defendant and claim
ants entry allowed to stand intact.
Matson B. Gerwell vs. William z
Dickey, defendants entry cancelled anC
thirty days preference right allowed con
testant.
Final homestead entries made undo
sections 23O5 and 23O7 r s, suspended
for the reason that the proof was prem. :
turely made. The period OF residenc,
and military service in each case not az
gregating the period of five years neces
sary under the homestead law.
James A. Garrett, by Virginia Gar
nett, widow, on the NV of 2-1S-26.
Final homestead No. $3.50 made Ser
tamber q, 1888, by John Reed, for the
sw of 2-14-4O
Final homestead No, 3549, made Sep
TENDER IS, 1888, by Nathan Sypolt, for
the ne of 12-1S,39
Final homestead No. 1854, made Octo-
Der 9, 1888, by Robert J. Terry, for the
ne of 27-2O-25.
Final homestead No. 1891, by Catherine
E. Kidwell as guardian of the infant chill,
dren of Barnard NJ. Casey, made June
DC, 1888, for the ne of 7-17-27.
No. 1863, by David Hathaway, made
September IS, 1888, for the ne of 5-1S-42.
United States VS. John Fream, Jessie
Hutchinson, transferee, and Samuel
Glass, case dismissed and final certificate
for the NV of 14I3-25, allowed to stand
intact
Final cash entry of Andrew J. Williams
for the Sc of l1-19-2O, suspended.
Final cash entry of John Lindell for
the ne of 14-19-23, suspended for proof of
citizenship.
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Mrs. VIII Bower has been on the sick
list the past week. but is convaiescent
now. Mr. B. was also complaining Mon
day.
Rev. g: W. Taylor, of Sheridan county,
preached at this place Saturday night
and Sunday morning and night. His
sermons were good and well attended.
Miss Mile Brown returned Friday
from Aberdeen, Dakota, where she has
been for the past year. She was &C on
panied by her niece, little Mile Webster.
The dance given here Monday night
by the Catholics of this vicinity was quite
largely attended and was financial sue
cess. The proceeds are to go toward fenc-
ing their cemetery. W. G.
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poWNER poINGs.

-DowNER, April 8.
L. S. Halseg will leave for River Bend
soon.
Ask Capt. J. A. Freas if it don't rain in
Kansas.
Thomas Vanicek made final proof on
bis claim to-day.
Ted. Morgan started for Cheyenne
Wells last Friday.
Frank Stradal, on Big creek, has fine
lot of pigs for sale.
Rye could not possibly look moro
promising than at present.
Joe Brezina and wife returned last
week from Rawlins county.
Mrs. Beeler, of Wallace, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. StimIts.
FIJI. Whittock moved onto his home
stead week ago last Monday.
S.H. Rev contempIates departing for
Silver City, Iowa, in short time.
Messrs. A. Ballmas and W. r. Snyder
are now in Denver, Col, in search of
work.
The surprise party at Mr.. Morgan's
last Monday week was a grand success
in every respect.
J. J. Zeman is making preparations to
erect wind mill on his place. Thomas
Vanicek has been awarded the job.
T. H Whittock will in the near future
make an extensive trip to the Rocky
Mountains. May success attend him.
S. ]. Rev lost one spotted 3-year-old
heifer, branded ar" on right hip. In
formation leading to the whereabouts of
the critter will be thankfully received.
H. NJ. Freas bid Trego county adieu
last week. Indian Territory will be hi,
future home. Mr.. Freas and Wheele
Uptegrove have leased 1000 acres from
the Indians for three years.
OCCASIONALLY
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COLLYER CAWINGS.

CoLLYER, TREGo Co., April 9.
Windy yesterday.
Victor Zawadsky is able to be out once
more.
Miss Lizzie Fike was the guest of Ida
Ashcroft Saturday.
Capt. Fouts had his coal shed unroofed
by the wind yesterday.
Mr.. Myerly has added to the appear.
ance of his blacksmith shop by rebuild
ing it.
Mack Marshall, of Wa-Keeney. came
up to the dance Monday night and re-
manned over Tuesday
Mr.. Johnnie Ashcroft, late OF Omaha.
was in attendance at the dance Monday
night.
The most of the young folks of this Vi
cinity attended the dance given at Quin-
ter Friday night.
Mrs. L. A. Fisher and mother, Mrs.
White of Oakley, were the guests of Mrs.
Will Bower from Friday till Sunday
night.
Mr.. Hartzfeld, living northeast of
town is, we regret to say, confined to his
bed with Rheumatism.
Miss Ida Ashcroft returned from Wa
Keeney this morning where she made
final proof on her claim in Graham
comfy.