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Telegram-herald., 1890-09-08

marry squaw Is fool Fool have 20
work. You try run away Tom shoot you
You do run away Tom follow Kill you.
Mule In lot GO plON."
Old Tom took down his gun and the
frightened husband started for the lot
Soon afterwards we saw him leading
the mule out 70 the field. Tom. hold
ing his gun across his knees, sat In the
forks OF tree near the fence.
The next day we broke camp and
started for home, and as We drove
along saw Alonzo blowing in piece OF
snmpy land The Indian. holding a
gun. sat watching him.
That beats any thing / ever saw,
said l. ANY one can see that the fell
low is weak, but did not suppose that
ne was a complete foot"
''The marriage Was piece OF shrewd-
ness on his part" swaggerty replied.
"Shrewdness," / exclaimed. "How
do you make that oat?"
III tell you. The other day Oscar
and / decided 70 pat up a Job on him.
Didn't care 70 tell you-thought we
would give you a pleasant surprise
Oscar and / were lying under tree
when we saw the beau slipping up tc
hear what We might be saying about
him. You have often heard Of the In
dian that offers an immense sum Of
money 70 the white man that will
marry his daughter. Well, wher
Z Alonzo had como within range, stealing
along, said: Yes, old Tom, although
he lives in cabin. is worth a great deal
OF money. And / understand that nc
purposes to give two hundred thousand
dollars 70 any white man that viii
marry his daughter. Tell you what I'm
going TO do. am going 10 marry her
/ live here until | pet the money, an6
then skip out But don't say wore
about it--somebody might step in ant
beat me- When we looked up Alonz'
was nowhere TO be seen, but that after
noon we saw him walking with TIT
girl Now he is in for it and Is too biG
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-08
HE GOT A PRIZE.
Il Va = Tar-Sns2red Sq4sg
Whoss EaEher HuAsd H1L
rhs s4a storT "a t@41g Ma ~A-
U4asea - AeEFF Hs2xssa aaa
Nha 49, Dsasr-edlE
Dlsagpsss.t@sA-


t.tfr XIII t'&Ntt
Jlstlee. sasaga ofssn sisv a2d SIR
t.tnaea. sofaetl iaes ss<ertakes the fzssi-
Esss fzals hn1sr 1 kneN - oas
n.sfaels Instance. ane the Fecollectsoa
- IS alz4gs ssaet-is IS 1oWes tAas
nsssr .e5es its fr4gsa1ce.
sac ama afo. Jfu s<sggertY, esear
$50, rins. Aioazo - Hz4ea zn4 1 saas
hsnts.- = Ia the Inltian Territory. ha4
p.4er Alou-8 seen de Hasea untll tie
a. xs ss..-ret fr0m koFs Sai-a, aEd 50
80 i. + set eyes on hiI- / tei- taas
tbe aaa . % h4d inYltsd Aiaa h>d m4ls
aDistazs.
"A fsei A. you a.. said Jin ss~agger-
~ and .A5H't see MY Oscar wanted
Aim-
Isss then Oscar came ua ana Jin.
sarelue from -. sad. Look here, did
80 take sAis - BE- Chinese l@n1esa
.1alrs"
.oertainly nos WIZ do yOa asa such
sQles1i1nF
n simply xantsd % knsw wAy you
invited the beasl
~Oal he's al right His appearance
ma BE- somewhat against hin. but 10
improves nigstiiy wtth war He and
Knew each other at eollegs. yoa
kn0N."
Bat hs- wasn't all right foe We had
not more than started until 10 began 70
~roxl over The fatigue OF the lourneys
declared tisae she wagon joited and La
msnted the misfortune OF not having a
plush-lined carriage When We nxei
our camp on the shore OF beaaanll
.trean. fringe with rich grass and
shaded bv great trees. ne complained OF
tha uncfvilized surroundings. as though
heexoected der ~ De found in a care
fully kept uardasl The cooking did BOT
please him. AMI the coffee. he declared.
was dish water.
TRY to pat up<with IL today, Cor 10
morrow there Is likely % be a great
change for the be ster," said Swaggerty.
why may We e1ypectan Improvement
On The morrow" the>beau asked What
proof have you 20 oisaf? have learned
10 accept nothing witt tout proof"
Tho proot thai yeu are going 70 dk
the cooking"
What" he erelaimes. do you sakE
me for hired MANI Do you think shas
was graduated from fat-eoas? Ltr
me tell you that the san Will come
down and DO your cooking as soon as
will"
"Au right. II you won't cook, you
must put up with the'bess We can'ds fS'
you"
scroggins lost all patience with his
friend and was en- the point OF driving
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-08

a coward TO risk running away. Worth
money2 Why. any sensible man ought
70 see that old Tom is not worth fifty
cents"
About two months ago I saw Alonzo
in Fort Smith. lie was dressed In hemp
trousers and hickory shirt, and was
carrying bag on bis back. Old Tom,
with gun under his arm, slowly
skulkod behind him.
ORR p RFAD-
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-08

Foreman 81 the Prairie CITY Pioneer
fsulntterinrl w hu-whu-
Fditor-Whss the matter. Ikef
Foreman Mztser7 Wy. this vere
new correspondent cut a. CoN Crees -
a Hbherin' idict Lookv yerei II bis
itena abont twins bein' bern e NJ ara
Mrs. John saith, he den't vork IN TO
uIaasantrv about this bein' snotaer evi-
dence nv the sarrrisin' fertility NJ hsn-
sas sola and 8ont saY: Mother ~
children ar dein wsll. has John g still
II \ crecarfoas condition. He
Edieor Don't hev2 WY. 7 neveE
heard ~ such Al ouatssionl IL
(Fals ina ftl-M -Mansev's Weekly
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-08

Clerk-Yes. sir But he's a -osl-
seala-. snd voual nerer rh5nS of iveiz's-
frr any tainz ho horaat On bis ovn
scales. 5arper-s Bazar.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-08

49, n the Hzraships OF = Loco-
motive FlreznAn's Lie

- a. EAsy - a@ny hssAes~-
.,.s.nt II Fssl Ezs@irs4 - Assp
:. trsa nsrss ezotas t~-A h-'s
4. szpg1sa ssry N2rsistiy-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-24
He Was Honest.

London Truth: John Brannon, n man
bearing good character. found check ut
the Edinburgh exposition. lie could not
cad, and tie iric lids TO whom he showed
clcckr advised him to keep ittrlb,l
out for reward. This he did, buying the
Edinburgh papers for q month. ut the end
OF which time he handed over the check to
the police. lie then got his reward.
He was prosecuted Tor not giving up the
check within the prescribed time after find.
ipg ii, and was brought before Bailie Wal.
eot, who. although ''lc did not think th,r.
was any intention IF tl,c!t. imposed fin
of 81 or two days imprisonment. ait be,
too serious an affair ior his lor:sliip to PA.
BY" The baltic, therefore, expressly tinD
that the man was rot II Thief. Why. the
the sentence? Evidently rs puniSI,nrr
iur honesty. since i. he mon had dcS,roy,
the chcek instead OF delivering it to the pa
lice he would meyer haye got INTO trouble
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-24
AhV<e
How Men Grow.

President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania
railroad, started in about thirty years ago
as track hand oil the road at low wages
but with high aspirations. That is, he sent
his mind and thoughts on beyond the sa-
loon, the free lunch counter, the
careless, tlissipating. shiftlcss, story
telling, llalting places, where so
many thousands of good boys and
men give themselves to the bad As Rob.
cits the trnckman walked he paid attention
to the duties assigned to him. lIcwas ,aith-
tnl to trust and faithful to himself lie did
not beat his wings sore against the ca!c of
conditions, but grew on; of it. lie was
faithful over the few things coniided to his
care and thus attracted attention. Step by
step he was called or pushed to higher
ing. Now he is president o. the greatest
railway corporation system in this country,
and has q salary OF $lOO.0o0 81 year, because
his care. his power to plan and his ability
To execute and his faithfulncss in adj
vancing the interests conlidcd 10 his
those he serves. Those who say that
all men are alike in their power TO see, to
plan, TO care, TO bring results are mistaken
President Roberts is an active man. IL hard
worker. Every share owner III the great
enterprise that has placed him in position
as its financial head, gives linn friendship
and assistance. As money is needed to cx-
tend Il line or plant improvements shares
are Offered and taken by those already in
tcrcstcd. They speak we'll of their own and
urge others To invest Thus their treasury
is filled and cmpticd for the good OF ali.
and the state. as well us all interested, are
directly benefited. Mr.. Roberts gives faith
fn service TO share owners and they in turn
strengthen hiSrnads. 1husgocs capital and
labor, brain, muscle and money harmoni-
ously into action Advance Thought.
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New York Herald Parkersburg CIV. Va.)
special The New York express over the
Baltimore Il Ohio railroad carried last
nigh: in the smoking car n woman aud
seven children. none over twelve years OF
age. and all the family but one more or less
dementcd.
just as the train was reaching Clarksburg,
cast OF here, the mother rushed to the plat
form and lcancd from the train. slriekins
wildly. She dashed through crowd of
passengers, bleeding from her fall, and
started for the hills. When the train
stopped, her two oldest childrcn-boys-
armed themselves with whatever they could
find and delied all proifcrcd assistance but
were all finally secured.
The only one i'll the family who seems to
be sane is n girl ten years old. She sal d
that her mothers name was Mrs. John
Isrannon and that they lived formerly ut
No. $50 Pennsylvania avenue. st. Louis.
Her father she said, had for years treated
them cruelty, and only few days ago had
driven them from home with shotgun
She said they were trying to reach Bcthlc-
hem, Pa, where they had relatives. Often
times, she said, their father had been away
from home for days at Il time and let them
nothing to cat. He never came back with
out beating their mother, and lie often
threatened TO kill them.
All last night party hunted the woods
and hills Tor the crazy woman, but without
success. The authorities are taking care o.:
the children.
Mrs. Brannon was formerly q beautiful
woman. and it is said that she is related TO
prominent Philadelphia people. The
woman feared that she would be murdered.
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TIPS in a Common Fund.

The table walters in some of the
restaurants and hotels of this city
have adopted custom which has
been in vogue for n long time among
their conierrers in Paris, which as
founded q New Yorker who was
made aware of it while at one of the
restaurants OF Paris not long ago.
The elegantly dressed waiter who
brought him the dainty viands told
the New Yorker that the walters
there put into one box all the fees
which they procure each day from
their customers and that the sum
total in this treasury is evenly
divided among them at night. "But, y
the New Yorker asked, "can YOU al
ways trust all you contevrers that
they will deal fairly in the bust.
ness and deposit all the fees they pro.
cure?" 1--WE trust in each others
honor vas the reply, "nnd we have
never had any misunderstanding on
the subjects. New York Sun.
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An Accomplished Officer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
A Prettyyoungwoman crossed over
from the southeast corner of E:gh.
and Chestnut streets, and approach.
ing Officer Motlet, the young woman
made a peculiar sign with her dainty
fingers, and for Il moment the big
officer was nonplTsed-only mo-
ment, however. Then n smile broke
over his haalsomc countenance and
heraised his hand in the air hand
that could completely hide both
those Of the pretty young woman.
But those fingers OF the officers we're
equally t;,cile as those OF the young
lady's and when she moved hers
with the rapidty of Thought his re.
sponded with equal alacrity. For a
few moments this by-play, or rather
tinger-play, went on. and presently
the young woman smiled gracioasly,
bowed to the officer, who CALAMITY
lifted his hat, and tripping lightly
away the young lady turned down
Eight Street.
Well, that's the latest I've had
to do" said Officer Mol1et, turning
toward several bystanders. 81 Won
der what Ill have to do ncxt??"
why what's the matter with the
young woman?" asked one of those
addressed.
She's dearand dumb, and l under
stand the sign language, that's all. !"
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.,s7.aWtlCuTa
A Wonderful Memory.

The history OF the celebrated con.
jurer, Robert noudn, furnishes re.
markable example OF the power o!
memory acquired by practice. lie
and his brother, while yet boys. III.
vented il game which they Played in
this wise: They would pass shop
window and glance into it without
stopping and then Mt r!cneXt corner
they used to compare notes and sea
which could remember the greatest
number OF things in the window and
in what position they stood. Having
tested the accuracy OF their obscrva.
tions they would go and repeat the
experiment elsewhere. by this means
they acquired Incredible powers of
observation and memory. SO that,
after runningby shopwindow once
and glancing as they passed, they
would cnumerate every article in it.
When Robert became profession.
al coniurer. that habit enabled him
to achieve feats apparently miracu-
lous. 1t is told OF him that, visiting
n friends house where he had never
been before, he caught Il glimpse OF
the bookcase rs he passed the halt
open library door. In the course of
the evening, when some OF the COM
pany expressed their anxiety to wit
ness some specimens of his power, he
said to his host: "Well, sir, will
tell you, without stirring from this
place, what books you have in your
library"
Come, come said lie, "that is
too good"
"We shall see," replied Houdin.
"I-et some of the company go into
the library and look, and | will call
out the names from this ROOM"
They did so, and IIoudin began.
''rop shelf, left hand, two volumes in
red morocco, Gibbons decline and
Fall;' next to these four volumes in
halt calf, 'Boswell's johnson; 'Ras-
selas. in cloth: Hume's History of
England in calf, two vol::mcs, but
the second one wanting" and SO on.
shelf after shelf, to the wonder of the
whole company.
More than once n gentleman stole
into the drnwing-room certain that
he would catch Houdin reading II
catalogue, but there sat the con-
jurcr, with his hands i'll his pockets,
looking into the fire.
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No Hurry.

A crimtna; whose day OF execution
lad arrived was asked byii;s ja;ler il
~ had arg .ast favor 20 ask.
Il have sir" said she condemned
man, land it is a very slight favor
indeed"
We'll. if it is really a sigh. !avor,
l can grant it. What Is it?"
81 hankerfor a few peaches TO eat. -
'Peaci:es!" exclaimed the ja;!e..
"why. they won't be ripe .or several
months yet"
"Well. sait che condemned man,
Chat doesn't matter-I'li waltz
Youths COMPANION.
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A Liar from Detroit.

Detroit Free Press: A Dc;roitcr who wa.
in acollision on the Baltimore IL Ohio road
two or three weeks ago, says he was sitting
just back of farmer and his wife. I'll,
train was running SO fast that the coupl.
were nervous, and by and by the wome.
turned about and inquired:
Mister. do you think there is any
mo, ma'am-not in the least," lie re.
piled.
Five minutes later, the speed having per.
haTs increased little, the woman again
turned with:
mister, where are you irom?"
detroit, ma'am."
'And there is no danger?"
"None, whatever"
Ten seconds later came grand crush.
and the coach reared up and tell over. As
it went, with everybody shouting and
screaming. the voice of the woman was
heard above everything, crying:
"Oh! William, what u liar that man
from Detroit has turned out to bel"
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BY His Own Prescription.

An African chief had a bad cold
and sent for his family physician.
The gentleman could no more cure u
cold than any civilized doctor and
was as little likely to confess it. His
business, OF course, was to give pre-
scrlption. notimpossible to be made
but Il little out of the way, so as to
inspire confidence and suggest ana
tomical study. lie prescribed "a
little fat cut from the heart of IL fat
man." Unhappily for the doctor,
all the attendants of the chief were
lean, but the Doctor himself was fat,
and the chief, being unaccustomed
to wait for anything-inr less IL cure
for a oll-immediately put him to
death and put his advice into ex.
ecution.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-24
CHAPTER XXXyI.
TRIiTII ANn TI,nnnn


In great square room, standing. rs lslls
nj ON cocoa-nut stills. which had once been
used fora billiard room, were half % dozen
iron framed cots ranged along the walls, and
whers some of the Escondido's guests
wero to bivouac.
The occupants of this bivouac had turn.
cd i'll, and the lights had been doused.
Conversation, however, was kept up. espec-
tally by the thin little voice Of Mr.. Mouse,
who having enjoyed nap in the early even
ing and having been danced and tumbled
about on the trip to the lodge by Harry OAR
cantel. who was in tip-top condition, the
REFER was MS wide awake as n black fish.
"Isay, Mouse, keep quiet will You and
let me go to sleep!" Harry Darcantel did
not think of going to sleep--that was fill
he told the reefcr-he wanted mere
ly to shut his eyes and dream of-you know
whoa tall, graceful girl with blue eyes and
light hair, VINO looked at him once or twice
such looks that there was no sleep for him
for ever SO long. What did she say? Why,
she never opened her pointing lips to show
those even pearly teeth! She only looked
out of those soft blue eyes. That was all.
"Mr. Darcantel. think Of getting mar
ried,"
THE dickens you do! And who to.
pay?"
why" said Mr.. Mouse, MS he rolled owe,
and kicked,h sheet off his slate pencil
built legs. Il haven't made up my mind
but you know that pretty girl up there al
the big house has taken quite fancy to
me, and when you were presented to he,
mother she gave me such squeeze of the
hand! Oh my!"
Here Mr.. Mouso's narrative was cut short
byapillow hitting him plump on the mouth,
clean through his mosquito net.
very charming Young lady, Mr.. Mouse.
said quiet voice, in q cool tone. on the ohel
side of him; "she did seem to take iolen
fancy to you."
Mr.. Mouse rolled over. and then sitting
up in his cot replied. Eyes sir! and thai
was her mother sitting by you when the big
Niger in white capsi.ed the wine over your
sleeve and nearly RULED your-a-hnir of.
Look oat, Mr.. Mouse! il that man there
bcsideyou once gives witch at your curly
locks he'll pull something more than hair
perhaps q bloody little scalp with i'll
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-24
Not Satisfied With Her Eve.

A very curious case lately came be-
fore the justice of the peace Of Neuil-
ly, France. Some ago Nine. pluy-
cite, Il widow OF 80, but who still at
taches much Importance to personal
appearance, had the misfortune in
playing with lap-dog to receive
from it SO severe a wound in the one
OF her eyes that it came out of the
socket. Having heard so much of ar
titicial eyes, and being recommended
to apply to an expert manufacturer
named Tamsier, she gave an order
for n glass eye, for which the optician
charged one hundred francs ga.
Refusing to pay this charge, the man
ufacturer summoned her before the
justice OF the peace. Nine. Pluyette
having appeared, holding the glass
eve in her hand, the indigo asked her
why she refuse to pay the bill which
NJ. Tamsier had sent in. Fora very
-gpuh 1easOn, replied the defendant.
can see no more with this eye than
could before" "What." said the
Judge. 'Dd yourcally imagine that
you would be able to see with glass
eyc?" "Did ] think so?" retorted
the angry dame. Certainly did.
Will you be so good as to tell me
what eyes are for except to see with?
l ordered the eye for use. and until
NJ. Tamsier makes me one with which
! can see | will not pay him SOU"
The justice OF the peace enGeavored
to convince Nine. Pluyette that glass
eyes were for Others to looks at and
not for the we;lrer to look through.
but, finding all appeals to reason OF
no avail, he condemned her to pay
the plaintiff the amount of his de.
mand. When the defendant heard
the decision she became furious with
anger, and, after dashing her glass
eye on TIL e floor, she rushed ont Of
court amid the laughter Of the
crowd.
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HEAD.
The Advantage of Presence Of Mind
in an EnarQencN.

The Advantage of Presence Of Mind
in an Emergency.
During the late strike on the New
York Central Railroad. the militia
were ordered to be inreadinessin case
ofn riot, but they were not called out.
In an interview, Gov, Hill said the
troops were not to be called upon ex.
cept in case of an emergency. The
emergency had not arisen, therefore
they would not he ordered out. He
remarked that this was the first
great strike with which he had had
experience, and he did not propose
to lose his head: the only point Mt
which there had then !:aeH serious
trouble was at Syracuse. and there
adeputy. sheritfhad lost his head and
preciptatel an encounter.
The strike continued severa! weeks
and there was riot6us action at
various points along the road, bat
the civil authorities were able to
cope with it without calling on the
militia.
The test of a mans real ability
comes when an emergency arises
which makes a hasty call on his good
Judgment and discretion. The man
who retains his presence OF mind.
maintains hiscpuipoise and exercises
sound discretion at such critical
iunctures, is to be relied on and viii
be put to the front. ~
Men with level heads have the stay.
in" qualities which do not .,Iter in
the face OF danger. Otis a. Cole. of
kin>man o.. June 10, 1890. writes:
"ln the fall of 1883 was feeling
very i'll. consulted adoctor and he
said had Brights disease OF the
kidneys and that he would not
stand in my shoes for the state
OF Ohio" But he did not lose cour-
age or give up; he says: 81 saw the
testimonial of MIR. John Coleman,
100 Gregory St, New Haven, Conn,
and | wrote to him. In due time
received an answer, stating that the
testimonial that lie gave was gcnu-
inc and not ovcrdrawn in any par
ticular. took n good many bot
ties of Warmers Safe Cure: lave not
taken any for one YEAR"
Gov. Hill is accounted very sue
cessful man; he is cool and calculat-
ING and belongs to the class that do
not lose their heads when emergen-
cies arise.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasan.
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly OH the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitnal
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects. prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances. its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the mos!
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fyc SYRUP co.
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Dobbins' Electric Soap does not chap the
hands. being perfectly pure. MANY people
Inflicted with Salt Rhoum have been cure,l by
ITS use. Preserves and whit@ns clothes Have
your grocer order it and try it now.
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D6ItVefahCe!
The shackles are strong. and forged by neg
iect. ii liver complaint has enchanted you.
llostctters Stomach Bitters breaks them
easily md without loss of time. Pains in the
right side, yelowness OF the skin, constipa.
ton md dyspepsia attending billousless,
are nnnihiated by thisgrnntl Alternative. In.
compnrably useful is it. too, in rheumatism,
malaria. debility and kidney complaints.
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CHAPTER XXXv.

INSTINCT AND WONDER,

1NSTINCT MD WONDEH.
As the calyacade trotted round the curve
Of the peak. and they walked the cattle
down tho steep zisz.groad Of the beautiful
valley. the commodore said, 'but, Piron.