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Appeals Judges. Only one of the par
ties interested at the beginning Of the
suit now survives. The amount in
volvcd, as recently determined by Ret-
cree J. Y. Verbeck, is less than $2,OOO,
No less than eleven different judgments
have FROM time to time been recovered,
most of which were modified by the
courts, thus forming the pretext for con-
tinuous litigation, and the special ac-
ton, which will probably now end the
case, was brought eight years ago to en-
force payment of the aggregate OF the
several judgments against the estate OF
! Consaulus.
! Mr.. GEORGE S. BATcHELLER, he
new Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
! is the man who owns the queerest house
at Saratoga. That will be sufficient to
identify him to a great many people
who do not bother their heads with poll
, tics. Everybody who visits Saratoga
sooner or later discovers that one of the
local curiosities is Mr.. Batcheller's
house. 1t is located on an elevation be-
yond Circle street, and in good view
! from the road to the race track and the
lake. Il is rambling collection OF ar
chitectural fancics and crochets. What
makes the house more interesting is the
fact that after Nh Batcheller had Sc
cured the complicated plans he had
them patented, so that nobody could re-
produce his residence. That is the rea-
son it IS known at Saratoga as I" the
house with patent on it," Mr.. Batch
eller is said, by Saratoga natives, to de-
+, rive q great deal of satisfaction from the
thought that there is no other house in
this country like his, and that there can
be no duplicate of it. He is an able
man and a rich man. The queer house
is his fad.
In a struggling suburb of Cheyenne,
Wyo., burly tramp entered house
during the temporary absence of the
male occupants and ordered lunch of
coffee and hot steaks. On being asked
to compromise on a couple of cold sand
wiches he repeated his order with an
emphasis that provoked the lady of the
house to decline further negotiations,
and when his remarks became lurid
with invectives she slipped quietly out
and unclaimed couple of big mastiffs.
! But instead of taking to his heels the
tramp backed against the wall of an
clubhouse, and, swinging up his club,
received the first dog with a blow that
would have done credit to medieval
battle-axe champion and spattered the
four footer's brains all over the yard.
Dog No. 2 turned in dismay, but caught
a whack that broke his back, and when
the lady fled to the house the victor
locked the door from the outside and
set fire to the building. He then leis-
urely left for parts unknown, and q
posse of mounted pursuers have thus
far failed to get on his track.
WHILE saving through the trunk of
an oak tree at Wheatland (Cal.), Wash
Bedford came upon some hard substance
that broke the teeth Of the saw that he
was using and prevented further pro-
gress. He tod Jim Kesner and Win
Enochs that he had struck o cannon
ball. but they would not believe him.
AS they were going hunting next day
they made it convenient to stop at the
camp for the purpose of looking the
matter up, and found log about six
feet through, and under the saw cut in
the centre could be felt hard substance.
They induced Wash to chop down to
get it out, and after over an hours work
he brought out rock which weighed
four and one.half pounds. 1t can be
seen at the Gem saloon. The rock had
evidently been laid by some one between
the branches of the tree years ago, and
the tree grew up and inclosed it The
spot where it was taken from was mea-
sured, and it was found to be four feet
from where the branches forked. The
rock was very hard, and almost round in
shape.
DETECTIVE AKERs, of the Municipal
Court, Buffalo, relates an amusing story
of how he once served q summons on a
wary woman who was habitually out
when inquired after. It may tend also
to show to what straits the authorities
are sometimes reduced. This woman
had been warned and was continually
on the lookout. If the King had called
he couldn't have seen her. $50 one
day." says Akers, "I took off my collar
and nccktie, and wrapping an old red
bandana around my neck, I pulled q
slouch lat over my eyes and Knocked ut
the door. When the servant opened the
door 1 asked for something to eat, and
was kindly invited i'll and was given
some food. While was eating it the
lady of the house walked by, and my
chance had come. I showed the sum-
mons into her hand and made for the
door, not quick enough, though, to
escape the torrent of abuse she showered
on me-.
PROF. GERHAHDT, of Berlin, the man.
agcr of private Sanitarillm, reports a
strange case OF disorder which he de-
scribes as ''chronische mohren krank-
hcit," OF ''chronic Moor disease" A
young chap complaining OF rheumatic
pains and IcI:.i debility was intrusted
to the mana. '"rs Of the Sanitarium, who
at first ascr' the symptoms to some
nervous dis. -, and were nonplussed
when the sk: l., their patient assumed
O darker and g rker hue, and at last be-
came almost ,'.ocolate colored. The
rheumatic dist finally subsidized, but
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