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a HOOSIER GIANT.
Seven Feet Two inches in Height and
Strong samson.


Among the hills of Washington
county. Ind, not far from New Provi-
dence and about twenty-five miles from
Louisville. nestles an old-fashioned,
comfortable farm house. The house is
the home of the tallest man in the
west, perhaps in the United States.
Jacob Williams. the giant, is a fine
specimen of physical manhood and a
picture of perfect health, standing in
his stocking feet seven feet two inches
and weighing in fighting trim two
was born in Polk township, Wash
ington county, September "a, 1865; is
thirty-two years old and single. While
a boy he was not abnormally tall,
shooting up to his great height during
the last years of his teens In COM
plexion he is rather fair, with gray
blue eyes. Strangely enough, no other
member of the family is extremely tall,
the father measuring five feet ten
inches, and he is the tallest of the fam
lily, including two daughters, one of
whom some paper not long ago paraded
as a giantess, much to the young lady's
annoyance. Jacob Williams, in addi-
ton to being quite good looking, is also
good natured, lucky thing, for if he
were i'll tempered he could make it de-
cidedly lively in his bailiwick.
Mr. Williams is farmer, working on
his fathers place. and, as that gentle
man says, "the best hand on the place"
His physical powers and endurance are
simply astounding. He can go all day
and not feel a bit tired while in an en-
counter he would be simply "a
crusher" lie lifts tremendous weights
and thinks nothing of it When asked
whether he did not feel it awkward to
stoop from his height, he smiled and
said it did not seem hard for him to dig
potatoes. As supple as smaller men, ne
can walk all around them and wear
them out. While of a pleasant and
kindly disposition, he is not the man To
take either insult or gibc, and those
who know him never offer it. In fact,
he does not have to fight for his rights,
his size being enough to hold every
body in check. Wisely enough, no one
desires to tackle man who sleeps in
an eight-foot six-inch bed and has tn
stoop to get through the door into the
house
He has had offers to travel with Bar
mum and was requested to make
contract with the last circus here, but
in each instance he declined, prefer
ring the transformations life of "A farm
er ard having a sincere dislike for
notoriety. COusier-Journal.
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BESlEGED BY INDIANS.
Thrilling story of How -Four White Mer
Saved Their ScaIps In Arizona.

Thrilling story of How -Four White Men
Saved Their scalps In Arizona.
William Carter, who returned from
his mines in Arizona recently, tells a
story of thrilling adventure which
would make a good plot for a blood
curdling novel Carter, with three
companions, travelled through the In
dian country during the time of the re-
cent trouble, but they had heard moth
ing of the outbreak, and consequently
paid no attention to the signs of the
rowing bands of redskins which they
frequently saw When near the
Arizona line they were surprised
by the hostile attitude of small
band of Indians who came to their
camp. The men with Carter were old
frontiersmen. and did not pay much at
tention to the rough language of the
Indians, but told them to get away or
they would have trouble. The Indians
rode off and when a short distance
away fired at the camp, wounding one
of the horses. The shots were returned
by the white men, who at once saw that
serious trouble was imminent, and
made preparations accordingly. While
they were preparing to defend their
camp from another attack, man came
up and gave the news that the Indians
were ont and were liable to cause
trouble The wounded horse left the
party almost stranded. but Trey deter
mined to get out of the neighbornood
if possible.
While they were considering the mat
ter they saw a band of Indians APP
preaching the camp. and Immediately
made signs for them to keep off. The
Indians began circling around the camp
and made such hostile demonstrations
that the men started to make a run to
a ravine near by in order TO be under
cover. The Indians dashed after them
and succeeded in killing the horse
which was not wounded. The Indians
burned the wagon and killed the
wounded horse, taking everything of
value from the wagon. They then be-
gan system of siege, and while they
would not come within rifle shot of the
ravine where the whites were shell
tered, they kept circling around in
such a manner that escape was impossi-
BILE.
When night came it was determined
to try to get away and the men started
down the ravine, crawling on their
hands and knees. This was kept up
until they had gone at least five miles,
and then they started on a walk toward
the southwest. They travelled until
morning, and were then almost ex-
hausted for want of food and water.
They could get neither, and stopped for
three hours to rest, when they again
kept up their journey. During the day
they saw an old steer which had evil
IDENTIFY been turned away from some
outfit to die. and they killed him. On
this meat they lived for seventeen
days, until they came to the little Mex
lean town of Sebolia, where they OBJ
tanned food, after threatening to burn
the place unless they were assisted.
The Mexicans would not give them the
slightest assistance until they showed.
that they were desperate enough to
take what they wanted. Chicago Post.
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and much of it is often wasted because
it is frozen down so that it cannot be
gathered. Again, it is frequently
necessary to go for it when the ground
is soft, and the wheels ard horses
feet do much damage to the fields; also
very small loads can be drawn. If
hauled to the barns and feeding yards
when the ground is dry and placed
under shed, time and labor will be
saved, for larger loads can be drawn
and the fodder is in better condition to
handle In putting it in the shed,
stand the bundles next to the sides Gf
no side walls are provided on the
butts, that the rain may not beat in.
Then the remainder may be laid fiat to
take as little room as possible, and to
facilitate walking over them when fill
ing the shed. Orange Judd Farmer.
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POOR MANAGEMENT
a live Mans Ideas OF tae Way to Run al


/ Live Mans Ideas OF tae way to Kun an
Opera.
The hustling western merchant with
pretty good-sized bank account and a
credit that would make even a board
IF trade man hesitate to call margins
on him. was in the city to buy some
goods, and the travelling man had taken
him To the matinee.
He fidgettcd in his seat little as the
soprano sang her best number, and
seemed TO he nervous while the tenor
was doing himself proud with his plain
tive song. In fact, nearly all the sing
ing seemed to trouble him. Finally his
companion asked:
Ever heard grand opera before?"
"No, / haven't" he said in burst of
confidence" and | want to say right
now that I'd like TO have the manage
ment of this concern for about five
minutes"
What would you do?"
sid run it on business principles;
that's what I'd do! / wouldn't let any
of those people loaf on their jobs; that's
sure, I'd make 'em toe the mark or I'd
know the reason why"
why, don't you like the singing?'
asked the travelling man in surprise.
20. yes, the singings al right, but
it's too blamed slow. I've got an en-
gagement for four o'clock, and they
could finish the whole business by that
time if they were pushed. But they
amt; they just take their time and
draw the thing out. I'd cut down the
time of that fellow with the waxed
mustache five minutes, and if he
couldn't hustle his song to his love
through in that time I'd discharge him
Its just a case of loaf and lack of live
business management; that's what it
is. I'D like to see some of my employees
foo around that way once. Chicago
Tribune.
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presence of Mind.

y certain clergyman says that when
the Lord made him He forgot to- put
any pegs in his mind on which to hang
the names of his acqUaintances. He
can remember faces but not names.
lie became pastor of a large church i
few months ago. and, after diseharging
his duties long enough to know his
sheep by sight, he was visited one
evening by lady whom he knew well,
but whose name he could not. for the
life of him. recall Wishing to be re
minded of it without exposing his ig
norance he said:
Let me see, ah-how do you spell
your name?"
Towhich she replied. with reproach'
full dignity:
smith"
For a moment the clergyman was
fioored. but he rallied quickly and es-
capped rebuke by rejoining:
''Oh. then you don't spell it with a
,y'?"-BOsto n Courier.
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The prince of Wales as everybody
knows, is a diligent collector of pipes,
but he is not by any means the only
one among European royalties who in
dulges in the collecting fad" The
car of all the Russias, for instance,
collects stamps and the eggs of birds of
prey; William of Germany has fine
collection of autographs, the passion
for which he shares with his broth
ers." the kings of Roumania and Swe-
den. The queen of Italy, again, gath
ers in what shoes and gloves she can
that have been worn by sovereigns of
the past and present. She is the proud
possessor of the shoes of Marie An
'oinette, of Mary Stuart, the Empress
i. 'aphine. Queen hnue and the En-
pres catherine of Russia The latter
were tn resent of her son, the prince
of Naples. ;, brought them last year
from St. Pete, Furg. Pail Mall Ca
zette.
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do not care snap where the nitro
gen comes from, or if / will have to put
on mineral matter sometime in the fu-
ture. In the time of my great need
clover saved me this expense. Rightly
managed it will do it for thousands and
thousands of others. ! have done the
same on tile-drained, poor (so-calledl
bowlder clay land, too, friends Well,
no, not just the same. 1t will grow
splendid wheat and clover, but not po-
tatoes equal to soil that is little lighter.
You may walk through my clover
fields and you cannot tell where the
clay land is. Let me dig down with a
spade and will surprise You, as did
my old friend, Mr.. A. l. Root, when he
visited me on the 4th of July. Very
few farmers are making all they might
out of clover-T. Il. Terry, in Prac-
teal Farmer.
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Two of "a Kind.

A rather vociferous Detroit newspa-
per man was once visited by member
of the bar notorious for his treatment
of witnesses He would never allow
them one word of explanation, but
would cry out to them: Not another
word. you are ON oath; don't speak an
other syllable till tell you to-"
He had grievance against the news
paper man, but his loud complaints
were met with as noisy and disagreed
BILE comments and replies. AT last out
of all patience he exclaimed:
"A man comes in here and you roar
at him so one can't get in a word"
Il s'pose it reminds you of erOss-ex-
aiming a witness" said the editor.
Then both went at it again, and
finally drew off exhausted, neither hav-
ing heard scarcely word the other
said.-Detroit Free Press.
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yea, but just divide our time between
them"
Then you have a married daugh-
ter. said the young girl, with some
show of interest, and the lady smiled
complaeently.
Il do not wonder that you are sur
prised NV husband vows that except
for my complexion being SO much
fresher than Isabel's il would be almost
impossible to tell US apart. And when
l was a widOw-but there, you know
how it Is with widows; they are always
50 much run after that il would be no
wonder if they lost their heads. / sup
pose you've noticed how a widow will
set a girl in the shade any day?"
al have heard that it is So replied
the girl. tentatively.
OF course you are too young to have
experienced it yourself" condeseended
the matron; 1t isn't probable you're
married."
NO, / am not married-yet The
girls response was so obviously en-
phasized that the lady could not be
blamed for the avidity with which she
seized upon the clew. exclaiming:
But engaged? Now, do t.. me
about it. my dear. I'm sure there's
nothing so interesting and being mar
ried three tines myself, | ought to
know" And she settled herself in an
attitude of deep att ntion.
Now. the girl did not seem to hest
tate from any ti.nidity. but regarded
her comfortable confidante with droll
smile for a momeno in silence. Then
she began: Il ar on nv way to pay
a visit TO the sister of the gentleman to
whom l am engaged. -
why, how delightfulr' calculated
the lady, sympathetically; you will
be having gay times, riding and walk
ing and all that with your sweetheart A"
''Oh, he is not there" demonstrated
the young girl, in tone of surprise.
That would not be proper at all;
though, of course" with a tender
smile, The viii run ont sometimes
when there is anything particular GO
ing on. Indeed, he will be coming on
late train this evening. / should not
have gone out this miserably hot day
but for the dance"
That's Just my case, -" cried the lady
in gray; my daughter has a lawn
party tomorrow. and, of course, she
wants my advice with the decorations.
and that in the morning, SO / must
needs 20 to-day.
How wild am to see the childrenl
/ Three such beauties! Yes. l know I'm
young grandmother. but when you
marry at seventeen what can you eX-
pect? ! wish you could see Isabel in
the basket phaeton. with little Isabel
and Victoria Almeda, and Lionel rid
ing his Shetland pony beside themi II
makes as pretty a picture as | care to
see" And the plump young grand
mother beamed with enthusiasm over
the picture which she had conjured up
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discuss the mornings shopping tour or
plans for the evening, after the meu
come ont
The lady in gray furtively held up
one hand and observed with dismav
that the palm 81 her dainty glove was
stained dark with perSpiration. She
straightway drew a clean white hand
kerchief from lrer pocket and spread it
ON her lap. carefully resting her hands,
palms upward upon il Then stealing
"A glance at the sharer Of her seat. and
discovering that She was observed, she
exclaimed:
4 declare. It always does grieve me
% see the first soil oh a fresh pair Of
gloves After that il doesn't seem TO
matter 50 much
The young girl again simply smiled
il might De with sympathy or with
amusement IIercompanicn found her
battling ami tidgeted consciously in her
corner Of the seat Finally with q sud
den resolve and an added dignity of
manner she inquired; Are You going
far. my dear?~
The young girl raised her ewes in
some surprise. but answered. without
hesitation: Not very"
We'll. indeed, YOU are fortunate" re-
piled the lady As l said 10 my hus-
band this morning. you pay dear 10 get
10 the country on such days as this.
You ought To 90. of course, early in
the season. and never 20 near town eN-
cent on cloudy days or just after rain.
WHEN its clean and cool And 80 we've
done every year since we were married
until this one. But Mr.. Henderson
found ms business would take him To
town every day this summer. So. as
Arthur-that's my son-has a place at
the shore. and Isabel-that's nv daugh-
ter-haS place in the country. they
Just insisted that we should not bother
with an out-of-town place at all this
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Good Manners.

Good manners are among the greatest
charms a person can possess, and every
body should cultivate the IN, especially
young people. They are something
money can not purchase, for there is
only one way of obtaining them, and
that is by habitual practice. Hardly
anything is of more consequence than
good manners and politeness in a boy
or girl. They render those who possess
them favorites with their relations and
friends, and progresses strangers toward
them. Politeness costs nothing, and at
the same time is of the greatest value.
We knew a good mother who used to
say: Always use good manners at
home, and then when you go among
strangers you need never be alarmed.
for it will be perfectly natural to you
to be polite and respectful. IN. Y.
Ledger.
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KITTY, MY COLLEEN.

Kitty. my colleen. = is you that looks win
Some
spiunin- the wool with your beautiful smile.
L ave OF and let your Ould grandmO;her spin
some.
I've some-hfn' to whisper you out al the stiie
Troth' with your locks, love, 50 daintiiy
-urlin-
Yoar lips. that keep hummIn' fortunate
tune.
And your weeshy white hands. that are twistin'
and twirIin'.
You're windin' my heart on the spindle
arO0-,
ARA, thin. Kitty.
It's yO'. that looks pretty,
Stated 50 sweet al your ouId spinnin'-wheel;
Wiusome and winnln-
The while you keep spinnin'
Ny fate with your nate little ankle and heel.
You needn't mind tossin' your tresses so
haxen
Begorra. they're fair a. a fortune o. gold
And your hand Kitty dear. is 50 weeshy and
waxen,
The sorglrth should give it TO some one to
hold
An. lips must be kissed II they're redder than
cherries.
waist.
FaiKi your lips are 50 like bunch o ripe Der
ries
I'm thiusin'. alanua. q thryin' tashte
Arrah thin kittv.
It's you that looks pretty,
z atcd 50 sweet Al your ouId spinnin' wheel I;
Wins0me and w.
The While yea keep spiuni1'
Ny fate with sou nate little n lie aud heel
Tuudher and turf! it's a shame beyond sinHin'
To sit so pr0vokingiy silent ashore;
It's high time FOR colleeus 10 lave OF their
spinnin'
Whin the moon and their bouchaIs peep in al
the door.
50 come 10 your Ba-ney. my darlin' SO win
some
All. Kitty. you're breakin' my heart with
your smile
whist II. aisy. aroon. let your grandmother
spin some.
I've something 70 whisper you cut at the
stile.
Arrah hin. Kitty.
It's you that loo Ks pretty,
Stated so sweet ~ your ould spinnin' wheel /;
Wiusone and wiuuiu.
The while you keep spInnin'
siy fate with your nate little ans - and heel
Patrick J. Coleman. in Ceatury.
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the world as if they were running in to

the world as II they were running IN 10
the city"
The brakeman on the noon accommo-
dation is short and stout, and an
nounees his stations in a fierce, explo-
sive fashion. but had his every word
been dynamite it could not have had
more immediate effect upon these two
ingenious ladies when at this moment
he put his head inside the door and
cried: "Arbutus station"
They sprung to their feet with one
accord, the plump lady turning very
red in the face while she gasped out
some incoherent sentences, and the
blonde haired girl turned her back on
her companion while she gathered up
her um brella and bag. The station was
containing wooden bench. A country
road stretched white beyond it,
There was neither basket phaton nor
Shetland pony in sight, but as the
women faced each other on the siding,
one with dilated eyes of amazement,
the other with the narrowing lids of
distrust, a neat Dayton wagon drove
out from behind the station, and a
clean, pleasant looking Irishman alight-
ed therefrom Hat in hand he adj
dressed the fellok-travelers: WAS IL
TO Arsbutus lodge you expected to go?'
And in one breath they answered:
| Eyes"
"Then it's glad am to welcome you,
and it's liking the place I'm sure you'll
be, for the missus is raal lady. An by
way of introduciu myself, I'll just say
I'm Thomas Connolly, the gardener.
Mrs Lindell was needin' the coachman
herself the afternoon. Av coorse it's
you, ma'am, are Mrs. Robbins, the
housekeeper, an you, miss, Nellie Pc
theirs, the Nurse"
And so our travelling companions be-
came more fully acquainted. -Philadel-
fahia
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FARM AND GARDEN.
PRUNING TIMBER TREES.
Hints for Those Intending to Make Arti-
ficI Al Plantations.

Hints Tor Those Intending TO Make Artt-
ficisI Plantations.
An inquirer who intends to plant a
timber belt to shield his crops, and at
the same time 10 raise what may be-
come in future valuable for timber,
wishes TO know If it will not be neces-
sary TO keep the trees well trimmed TO
prevent the growth of side limbs for
future timber trees. The answer to
his inquiry will be, keep the trees
standing near together, so as to shoot
up erect, and the shade will prevent
the growth of side branches along up
the trunks, and trees naturally
trimmed by this process win have the
work better done than can be per-
formed by the knife. saw or AK. The
shaded side limbs will stop growing,
die, and after awhile drop from them,
leaving little or no stamps; while by
doing the work artificially scars and
stumps can hardly be avoided, which
eventually will make quite a differ
ence in the value of the timber. Some
Judgment and skill will be required in
planting the young trees at proper dis
tances to effect this purpose. Young
trees must of course stand nearer to-
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Women and Dogs.

ST sell about six hundred dogs a
year" said well known dog man who
makes Broadway, between the Fifth
avenue and Hoffman. his field of opera
tons Sometimes l don't sell one for
days. then five or six or a dozen right
along There is always a pretty fair
market here for thoroughbreds. | keep
no other kind. Japanese pugs and
King Charles are the favorites, but
they are too high priced for most peo-
pie to reach. Bull terriers and hunting
dogs always sell. The principal Gus
toners are sports and actresses Wom-
en- are great on dogs In nine cases out
OF ten when a man tugs dog it is to
give it to a woman. Actresses love
dogs. You send your soubrette one OF
these, young man. and you've got her
dead to rights. The other fellow is
nowhere. You stand here a few min
utes and see the wistful eyes the wom-
en- cast at these beauties and you'll I'M
derstand N Y. Herald.
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THE BRIDES TRoussEAu.
Something which Is Thought About Long
and Deeply.

anu Deepll
When the first furry of delightful an
ticipated surprise is somewhat Gained
and the bride-elect, with pretty diff
dence, reveals her sweet secret, and
kneels for the parental consent and
blessing, a sudden descent from the rosy
clouds of romance on to very firm, prac-
teal earth must be made.
The father, listening to the daugh-
ters story, is mentally taking the pro-
posed son-in-law's financial measure,
while the mother, though usually more
tenderly sympathetic and full of wisely
gentle advice, is apt to cut short the
sentiment with the not wholly irrele-
want question:
And now, dear. have you thought at
all of the trousseau?"
Unwomanly would be the woman
who could truthfully answer in the
negative. and thereby deny the possess
sion of the most natural. wholesome
and interesting ambition and impulse of
her sex. Truly she has thought deeply
and seriously over the matter of her
trousseau; far more earnest meditation
has been devoted to the subject than
she, perhaps, can or will ever expend in
consideration of her matrimonial flu
ture.
Just here it is that the mothers in
quiry and anxiety concerning this mat
ter of prime Importance appeal as more
sweetly sympathetic to her than all the
good wishes and congratulations offered
by friends, for her heart yearns toward
the shops and dressmakers, toward del
icate lace, trimmed linen, ribbons, fine
silken hosiery and gowns perhaps, un-
limited in number
If there is no mother or sister with
whom to scheme, calculate and shop,
the confidence, advice and aid of friend
are solicited, and, whether It's ten thou
sand dollars or ten dollars to be devoted
to the bridal wardrobe, the matter of
its compilation is just as serious, the
pleasure just as keen.-lllustrated
American.