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patter on the cliff around them, bnt the
third, gritty murderer. kept on. Under
that deadly fire he gained the top of the
great gray ridge and looked across into the
rocky Businesses of the great range. In two
seconds more he would be out of sight and
safe-for he could reach the canons long be-
fore any pursuer. And just then, there was
little white puff from the corner watch
tower, away down there in the valley full
1000 yards away; and the mountain echoes
caught up and banded a spiteful ''crackt"
The convict leaped high into the air with a
wild shrek, and fell back dead upon the
sunny rocks.i
Grand Canon of the Arkansaw.
For the unpleasant experiences of the
morning the later hours fully repaid; and
among the glories of the Grand Canon of the
Arkansaw forgot all about stripes and
stone-hammers. 1t is very small canon
beside some l have seen; but a very noble
and impressive one, with a savage grandeur
all Its own. For nine miles the wild little
river seethes over the granite debris at the
bottom OF gloomy chasm it has cut through
the Rocky Mountains. As the Greenhorn
range rose on the slow upheaval of the
worlds inner fires, the tirefess stream kept
carving, chiseling, gouging, polishing with
the fiinty tools itself had brought for un-
known miles; and when the flat strata had
changed to cOntorted sierra, the rugged
channel kept its place far down toward the
level of the outer plains The mountains
beetle 5000 above the bowling torrent,
usually inaccessible slopes, but sometimes
in savage cliffs which overhang the very
stream. About midway of the canon is the
famous Royal Gorge, with sheer walls a
thousand feet in air The Denver and Rio
Grande Railway bound for Salt Lake. fol-
lows the river through this whole canon;
and in the Royal Gorge hangs to the YER
tical cliff by great iron rods and A-shaped
spans.
After exploring the canon from end to
end returned to Canon City, resumed nv
rifle, and struck off by little trail into the
Greenhorn mountains in quest of game. The
striking miners of Coal Greek were Just
then securing the country, and killing even
the bluejays to stave off starvation; so nv
hunt was fruitless. Nightfall caught me
away up in the West Mountains without
food or shelter. Just as was preparing,
however, to dig hole and crawl in out Of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05
AN OHIO LEGISLATORS YARN.
His Party of Poker Players Were Fright
ened by Skeleton Gambler.

His Party of Poker Players Were Fright
ened by Skeleton Gambler
Cincinnati Enquirer.l
Scott Bonham tells the following remark
able story, and as he is an attorney and
member of the Board of Legislation there
can be no doubt as to its veracity: "Some
time subsequent to 1S49," said Scott, ''my-
self and several young fellows caught the
gold fever and concluded to go to California
and become millionaires We reached the
Eldorado in good condition, and upon the
advice of an Indian purchased 500 acres of
land supposed to contain vein of the
coveted metal. After fruitless search for
three weeks in the bowels of the earth, we
returned one Saturday afternoon to our
shanty, and after supper sat down to a
social game of poker.
Sunday and well into Sunday night, when a
terrible storm arose. The thunder crashed
around us until our cabin seemed tottering
on its trail foundation, but still we contin-
ued to play until the war of the elements
grew so terrific that one of our companions
rose from his seat, saying he would play no
longer. He had hardly left his place when
a fash of lightning more intense in its brill
fancy than any before caused us to pause in
our play, when glancing at the face of Jim
who sat opposite the vacant chair, my
blood almost stopped circulating at the look
of horror on his countenance His ewes
seemed fixed with CLASSY stare, and fol-
lowing the direction in which he looked, I
saw sight. Seated in the chair Just
vacated was skeleton, holding in its flesh
less fingers five cards, while before it on the
table were three or four stacks of checks.
Look, exclaimed in a hoarse whisper.
The others did so, and with one impulse we
all jumped from our Seats and dashed
through the door into the storm that was
still raging Huddled together under a
that day to this I've never played game of
cards. -
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my heart stop beating. 1t was only shadow
"a clear, sharp, long shadow thrown beside
nv familiar own-the shadow of a larger
burly figure swinging heavy stone-ham-
mer above my very head! That silhouette
on the sidewalk will never lose one clear
cut line in my memory. 1 had been stupid
before, but L was awake now. TO spring
halfway to the middle of the road with a
tremendous leap whose half 1 could not
cover now, jerking my forty-fou1r from its
scabbard even while in the air. and to
'thIow down" on the convict with a savage
''Halt!' was the work of an instant-and
none too soon. The fellow and his mates
sprang back to their work with looks of
baff1ed rage, and one of the mounted guards
came up in such dash that he nearly rode
me down. Two si1-shooters were buckled
to his waist, and his hard face wore an ex-
preston which was anything but pleasant.
They Wanted the Revolver.
"Why you internal blankety- blank fool, "a
he snapped "Don't you know no better'n
to sashay along in reach O. them fellers, with
a gun stickin' out handy like? There's 10
life-termers in thet gang you was a-huggin'
up to SO, an thet pop O. yourn meant life
an liberty to any one on 'em thet get his
hooks onto it. Bout quarter f a secont an
your head would "a been mush, an we'd "a
had break fur the hills. Now git out into
the middle O. the road, an keep ez fur from
anything striped ez you know how. Git"
l shivered little and "got," and found
no fault with the dust in the middle of the
road. Ordinarily do not like strangers to
address me as brilsquely as did the fortified
person on the black horse, but under the
circumstances it would hardly have made
me resentful had he shaken me.
To guard this great body Of desperate
ruffians there were 3S guards on foot, armed
with double-barreled shotguns with nine
buckshot in each barely and 45-caliber six
shooters. Three mounted patrolmen, with
out guns, but carrying two big Colts re-
yolvers apiece, were constantly riding
about the entire place. In the little stone
sentry boxes along the high wall which en-
closed the small yard of the ''pen" were
several expert marksmen, each armed with
the finest long grange rifle ever manufactured,
with telescope sights, and good in such
hands to bring down a man at 800 yards
every time. But, despite these desperate
sometimes made break for liberty. Only
a few months before this, IA of
the worst desperadoes working on
the limestone quarries had Jumped
their walking boss" with rocks
and hammers. By almost miracle he es-
capped serious injury from their first volley
of missiles and saved his revolvers-the OBJ
ject of attack. Despite the ominous cries
of 'fhalt, and the click of his six-shooters
and dozen farther guns, three of'the party
started like goats up the precipitous rock.
Two turned. back as the buckshot began to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05
WONDERFUL TWIN SISTERS.
The Bohemian Freaks That Are Attracting
So Much Attention.

So Much Attention.
Pail Mall Budget.l
A remarkably interesting phenomenon
was shown last week at the Office of the
Figaro newspaper to q very limited number
of specially invited guests, comprising the
most distinguished medical men of the
metropolis Among the laymen present
were Lord Lytton, NJ. Munkacsy, Senor
Ruiz Gorilla, and NJ. Clemenceau. The
phenomenon consists of twin sisters Joined
together at the lower part of their bodies.
They were born in Bohemia, and are IA
years of age. They are not united
by mere ligature, like the Siamese
brothers, but resemble rather in
their formation Christine, some
years ago exhibited all over Europe.
Millie-Christine, however, had only one
stomach, SO that the two sisters experienced
the feelings Of hunger and thirst at the same
time. 1t is not so with Rosa and Josepha,
who, having two stomachs, have distinct
tastes In the matter of food and drink.
NJ. Maurice Lefevre-a member of the
Figaro staff, who introduced the young
ladies', told an amusing story of how, after
they had tasted champagne for the first
time, both were ill. Josepha made up her
mind she would not touch the dangerous
wine again, and she has kept her word,
whereas Rosa still indulges in the beverage
she prefers. When one was i'll the other
was very angry at having to go to bed, and
insisted on feeding in her usual way. They
are thus quite different beings so far as SEN
sations, inclinations, mind and heart are
concerned. The children are quite pretty;
they are healthy in appearance, and they
appear to be very amiable and good tenn
pered: On their way to Paris curious
question was raised The officials wanted
to reckon them by heads, whereas the man
ager insisted on an opposite decision, and he
gained his point, so they came for single
fare.
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beautiful building, and wondered that he
had never heard of it before He begged to
be shown the interior, and, with the cat as
their guide, the three wandered through the
marble halls and rooms, whose walls were
studded with sparkling gems
From that time Edwin. who was ALWAYS
thereafter known as Count Havenothing.
took up his residence in the golden palace,
and few years later he married the Prin-
cess, the Kings beautiful daughter, and for
the rest of his life was happy, wealthy
man Inc faithful cat, who had brought
such luck to his master. was given one of
the best rooms in the building, and on ac-
count OF the kind attention which he re-
celved from both his master and the sery-
ants, lived to good, old age.
Edwin's two brothers never became rich
men, and they both wished many, manv
times that they had chosen the despised cat
instead OF either the mill or the donkey
PAYSIE
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l6l4-KINGs.
J. II. FEzANDIE.


Who'll be king OF the jokers,
That bravely Danish the blues?
Who'll be king of the smokers, ?
That relish Nicotian dews:
Who'll be king of the urchins
That brighten the travellers shoes?
Who'll be king of the toilers?
The king of the lazy crew?
The king of the spectators?
o. .he lovers who meet to WOO?
WltJ1l be king of the drunkards?
The beggars we know have two.
Who'll be the flsherman's monarch?
There's one for the maker of pies.
Who'll be king of the towards?
Who'll be king of the spies?
Who'll be king of the cravens?
We know there is one for the wise.
Who'll be king of the sailorse
OF the pirate hordes that rob-
Who'll lie king of the orators?
OF the babies who crow and sob?
Who'll be king of their mothers?
OF the restless, riotouS mob?
Who'll be the king of the timid,
In doubt what to do or say?
Who'llrbe king of the postnen -'
Who honestly earn their pay9
And since there's a king for the sullen,
There is surely one for the gay.
W. WILSON.
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stance of what very slender threads they
sometimes are by which our lives hang.
Had it been cloudy day, or had it been
just as bright and the sun an hour higher,
or had certain road run south instead of
west, or had it been fringed with grass
instead of level dust, my tramp and my
life would have ended together very alb
ruptly.
Leaving the rifle in Canon City, started
early to explore the Grand Canon of the
Arkansaw, whose bluff portals open couple
of miles west of town. Nearly midway
noticed huge stone building against the
side of white hill of limestone, half hid
den by the clouds from score of limekilns.
had talked with no one in Canon City, and
had no idea what this building was; but at
nearer approach the sight of watchful, hard
looking men pacing up and down, here and
there, with six-shooters on their hips and
double-barreled shotguns over their shoul-
ders, told the story as unmistakably as
words told me later.
Working the Colorado Convicts.
Swarming about the kilns, delving in the
hillside, and engaged at various other works,
were hundreds of fellows in telltale stripes
of black and white. 1t was the Colorado
Penitentiary, containing at that time $50
odd conyicts-mostly murderers and crust
lers" (horse thieves )-all of whom worked
outside the walls by day unfettered.
Never having seen prisoners thus loose,
grew interested, and trotted like any other
fool along.the sidewalk, gazing curiously at
the vicious faces of the 100 jailbirds who
were at work on the two-foot wall at my
very side. 1t did occur to me that my ap-
pearance caused considerable excitement
among them; but L could not take the hint,
though their faces wore the very look of
hungry wolves. 1 was walking westward,
and the morning sun was behind my back
two trifes for which I have since been
grateful. A group of convicts rallying to
some work few hundred feet to the south
caught my eye and turned me half back to
the wall. As I stopped to gaze at them
something seemed to drag my eyes down to
the light, smooth dust in front of me, and
there was something that for an instant made
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05

"When summer comes" said little Jack
One clustering winter day,
'1.ll give up all my in first games,
And in the fields I'll play.
'1'il find the t,Uo to all the nests
The birds build in our grove,
But L will never, never harm
The birds dearly love.
'I,ll plant some pretty towering vines
And train them DER the all
And will enjoy the fragrant blooms
Until the frosts of fall.''
Mrs. Z.
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A New Kind of Insurance.

For % cents you can insure yourself and
family against any bad results from an
attack of bowel complaint during the sum-
mer. One or two doses of Chamberlains
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will
cure any ordinary case. 1t never fails and
is pleasant and safe to take. No one can
afford to travel without it. Ysp
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l6ls-MY coNrrsSnN
BITTER SWEET.

When was a small boy. oh, a very, verv
small boy, l didn't like to study. II, on
looking my lessons over, they seemed hard,
! would close the book with bang and
declare l never could get them. When on
the playground, if the games didn't go on
just according to my mind, would leaYethe
game with the momentary intention of
never playing with the bows again. When
grew older l announced that the practice of
medicine was my choice of professions
My friends all exclaimed that of all the
was naturally least fitted. Why?
ETHYL
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Saving the Shade Trees

''The surest way to keep worms out of
shade trees is to bore half-inch hole in the
trunk just at the ground and pour in coal
oil and sulphur mixed to about the con-
sistency of thin syrup. In week not a
worm will be left on the tree, and if you
pull off a leaf and offer it to the hupgrfest
caterpillar in town he will take bite and
then squirm about as though it made him
sick at the stomach.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05

WAS a good deal
older than the youth
of the Grecian myth
when I fell in love
with my own shadow,
and it was not, as in
his case, because of
its beauty, but for its
usefulness. Had I
been one of those
people who are $50
thin they have to walk
t vice to m ak e a
/ should not
be writing now; for
on that pretty No
vember day, just out
of Canon City, there
was no time for the
second walking. That
event recurs oftenest
In nv mind as an in
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l6lj.-BRAYADO.

OF all the stories of foolhardiness 1 ever
heard, the story of the young man who took
a leap from st. Paul steeple seemed the
greatest when / first heard it, but second
thought convinced me that it was only an
ordinary occurrence, and the only result was
sation of his heart. ETHYL
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To Imprison a Lanpuape-

The Bowdoin scientific expedition to the
land of the Esquimo secured before its de-
parture from Mr.. Edison the latest and most
improved form of the phonograph, and bv
its means the Esquimaux songs and lam
guage may be caught and reproduced.
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ANSWERS.

16O4-To appear amid inconsolable cranks,
who insist ON pouring their sorrows into
ones ear is unbearable.
1605-Champi-on.
1606-The battle of Waterloo.
1607-Flint-lock, shotgun, pistol, rifle, can
non. revolver, musket.
160s-Clan-g.
l609-The dial of city clock.
16l0-Car-a-van.
16ll-Beast, best.
16l2-Crust, rust.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05
SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.

Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week
If They Solve Them Correctly-Home
Amusements.
Address Communications for This department
to E. R. CHADBoURN, Leaciston, Maine.
16lS-THE PUzzLR.oF THE TR1ANGIEs.
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PRIZES FOR JULY.

They are three in number, and will de-
light the winners. They will be awarded
the senders of the best three lots of answers
for the month, the solutions, as usual, to be
forwarded in weekly installments.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05
l62l-HALF souARE.

l. A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos.
2. Expiation. g.. 4 preacher. 4. One whoj
maintains that the soul is the proper princi3
pie of life. 8. SANDERS. g. Wrong. T. Quiet
S. An insect. 8. letter repeated. 10. A
vowel. 0. BEES.
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l620-TRANsFoRMATIoN.

A total term we here have sought,
That adjectively means make warm or hot:
Transform it, as we here now do,
And 10! true "LGce factory springs to view.
AsPIRo.
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1622-rRANSPoSITIoN,

The first is mans good friend and servant
That must be owned by the observant
Transpose, and what You now do make
You always find by sea or lake.
BITTER SWEET.
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lGl6-TRANSPosITIoN.

Though Patrick was clever, good-natured,
and brisk, he
Was fond of q one full of brandy or whisky:
He stunned the straight path that we learn
has but few in,
And t,co at full speed down the broad road to
ruin,
Till blest Father Matthew's Society caught
him,
And to full sense of his misdoing brought
him.
He saw all his danger, it's woes, and its ter
rors,
Signed the pledge, and most manfully three
all his errors;
Grew steady and business-like, and of late
Has bought neat cottage, and fine four
estate,
To the joy of his good little wife who de-
clares
'There's no FIRE man than Pat to be found
anywhere"
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Mr.. Cook one for all the elite of the CITY.
To-day his position is subject for pity;
He's an order that seems for q puzzle in
tended:
ErasuTes, corrections, and t,rO strangely
blended.
The writer's confusion, now three on the
reader.
But he must get it right-'tis from Alder
man Feeder
With his finger he four the irregular scrawl
Till he starts at the sound of Gathering
fall.
Lo! Boggles, the clumsiest waiter alive.
This moment has broken his favorite fue
Then his clerk has made up an account, and
it's wrong;
He must sir it himself, and it's ever so long.
He'd some SeueB of fine strawberries prom
ised at noon,
Three O'Clock, and those berries have gone
to the moon
For all he can tell he is ready to swoon.
n
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SAVED BY A SHADOW.
The Walking Tourist Almost Killed
by a Colorado Convict.
FIGHTING A WILDCAT AT NIGHT.
A Beautiful Young Greyhound Picked Up in
Camp as Companion.
AN ODD AFFLICTION OF THE FEET

WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH. ]
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16l7-DFCAPITATIoy.

617-pEcAPITATIoN.
An all of tea,
At close of day,
Does not agree
With me, / say.
For, like last,
lie awake,
Till hours are passed,
When it | take.
BITTER SWEET.
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How the Meadowlark Changes His Note
With the Seasons-A Good Bird Up
North, but III-Mannered in the South
His Habifs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-04

is practically no tariff on the bulk of farm
produce, and so numerous body as the
farmers could never combine so as to take
advantage of it, if there were such tariff.
Could any industry on this green earth
thrive, with one third of it's pay confis-
Gated by act Of the governments Certainly
not
Thirty years ago American farming was
thetbest paying industry on the face of the
earth. The farmers were rapidly acquiring
wealth, and were noted over the whole
world for their independence and ease. The
farmer'a daughter was favorite heroine,
his son favorite hero, in the novel; and
the general drift of affairs was to produce
race Of rich in generous grangers of
high intelligence and noble patriotism.
To-day, the average farmer is poor; he is
broken with toll and middle age; his sons
and daughters are overworked, and his gen
average mechanic. No wonder he demands
a cheap money with which to pay of his
debts, and favors government control Of
the monopolies that have oppressed him.
For thirty years the burden of the most
infamous system of taxation ever devised
by erring man has fallen chiefly upon the
farmers. Remove that burden and the
farmers improved condition will soon
satisfy him. While that condition remains
no device of sheap money, imitation, gov
eminent control Of monopolies or any
other departure, will be of real or lasting
benefit to him. The great issue is that OF
tariff reform
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-04

PROF. MAX MULLER, in paper on ''Free-
dom of Religious Discussion" in the March
Forum, states truth which should cause a
blush to come to the faces of many of our
modern religionists, when he says:
am sorry to have to confess it, but among
the many lessons which comparative study of
religions teaches US, there is one that seems
very humiliating, namely: that religious intol-
GRANGE is much more common in modern than
in ancient times. l know the excuse which is
made for this. 1t is said that as our convictions
become deeper and stronger, our intolerance OF
falsehood also must assume more intense
character, and that it would show an utter want
Of earnestness If it were otherwise. There may
be some truth in this, but it is a dangerous
truth. 1t is the same truth which led the in
QUESTION TO order the burning OF heretics be-
cause it was better for their souls, and which
inflicted in our own times a less violent though
perhaps a not less painful martyrdom on such
reverent men, true thinkers, sincere lovers, and
earnest inquirers after truth as Dean STANLEY,
Bishop CoLBNso and CHARLES KINGSLEY.