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THE WOMEN AND OPENED ON THEM.
courage to enter the cavern, and as we
saw the five forms leap over the edge
the women and I opened on them. /
killed my man instantly, and SO cid
Mrs. Ridley, who Immediately let
dusky devil who, screaming, rushed
upon her, have the full contents of the
other barrel in his breast
''The other woman missed her aim,
and the next moment was in the grasp
of one of the Indians, but before could
come to her rescue her son, boy of
twelve, had flung his arms around the
redskins neck, and, hanging on his
back, kept him from striking, when the
woman, picking up tomahawk, struck
him tremendous blew on the fore
head. He dropped like a log, crushing
the boy beneath him. The remaining
Indian, seeing his companions fall,
made break for the entrance, and was
just climbing out when / caught him,
and, firing, brought him down with a
broken arm and a ball in his side.
''Seeing him helpless and thinking
him dying, did not shoot again, but
walked back to the women, whom
found shrielxing with excitement. l
quieted them and congratulated them
on their courage, which, however, was
entirely gone as soon as the call for it
was over. rolled the Indian of the
boy, who was considerably bruised by
the weight of the dead body, but other
xx,;ca not b,,r< rJv1,a x.v,,,cda1 UrJ;ox, +
found to be an old acquaintance of
mine, and, seeing he was dying rapidly,
did not disturb him. He told me that,
finding Ridley's camp deserted, the
main party had gone back home, but
that, suspecting me of having warned
them, some of the young hotbloods had
followed us to be avenged on me. They
were pretty certain that l was the only
man in the party, but did not know but
what others had joined us.
'.Well, we took possession Of the
ponies, and were able to travel much
more rapidly, though had it not been
nearly desperate to think of walking
in our exhausted condition would not
have risked riding them, for man on
foot has twenty chances on the plains
to one that the mounted fellow has.
We reached Carson City without fur
Their adventure, though starvation and
thirst and fatigue were our constant
companions, and there found the
women's husbands and the other man,
who were just starting home. had to
get doctor to give me something to
quiet my nerves, for for eight days and
nights had not slept more than thirty
minutes out of every twenty-four hours,
and even after all were safe could not
quit listening for noises"
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heard, and the head craned over fur
ther, while another and another
popped over. was crouching down as
close as could, but, hearing the click
of a trigger, knew concealment was
no longer possible and blazed away.
Two screams told me that couple of
heads had been hit and the third disap-
peared. / heard a voice shouting for
the others to come up, and could distin-
guish the tones of colloquy being
held, though without hearing what was
said.
presently light torch was flung
into the cave, but / had retreated into
the further one, and, nothing being
visible, the Indians were nonplused
and heard one cry out that there was
nothing there. Another retorted angrily
that some one had killed Blue Water
and Leaping Turtle. This was fol-
lowed by patter of shots on the floor
of the cave. one of which, rebounding,
struck one of the children on the breast,
but, though the bullet imbedded itself
in the skin, the Eplucky little fellow did
not utter sound. As their firing still
produced no effect the Indians did not
know how to account for matters and
presently one of them was imprudent
enough to stick his head over the edge,
but made no move and they held an
other council. 1t was evident that they
feared to enter the cave, not knowing
how many lay concealed within it, and
at last they hit upon the very plan
had been dreading.
"a lighted torch was thrown over
and quantity Of leaves and moss was
pushed after it. But their amiable in
tention of smoking us out failed, owing
to the dampness of the leaves and moss
and my having deluged the fioorof the
cave-with all the water we had on hand.
Seeing this fail they summoned up
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-07-18
SOME FAMOUS cAMEos.

Rare and Exquisite Workmanship on Rockn
and Crystals.
The most famous gems are perhaps
the Comma Augustea in Vienna, a sar-
donyx, nearly quarter of yard long,
ON which the triumph of Augustus is
cut in the rarest workmanship by Dio-.
scorides, of Rome. There are magnif-
Gently cut antique amethysts, though
rock crystal was, and is. mainly used
for vases and cups. The writer saw q
beautiful modern vase at Obersteiu in
the shape of shell twelve or fourteen
inches long-chiefiy, however, filing
him with regret for the vanished beauty
of the perfect crystal out of which it had
been cut. The owner asked R5 for it.
A much larger cameo than the Comma
Augustea was lost in the storming of
the Tuileries in 1846 Concerning the
largest gem now extant--a sardonyx
worked in Eve layers and representing
Tiberius and Livia and various other
personages-therei is an odd story. It
is called La Cameo de la Sainte Chap
ellie, and was given to St Louis of France,
who set it up in the Sainte Chapelle a.
a representation of Joseph's dream.
The art of cutting gems fingered in
Constantinople after the fall of the en-
pire, but few stones were cut in, west
ern Europe. Charlemagne used as his
seal an aetique gem with the head Of
Jupiter Scraps; Pepin lie Brief, one with
Bacchus ON it. In 1855, however,
Giovanni Bernardo cut stones so beauti-
fully for Lorenzo de Medici that he was
called Giovanni del Carniole. and con-
temporary of his was named Domencio
del Kamei The Piclslers, Tyrolese
artists, settled in Rome In the eigh-
teenth century, cut gems 50 perfectly
that they had to sign them to prevent
them passing as antiques.-Jewelers'
Weekly.
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to the cave, peered out to see what the
redskins meant to do. / could see they
had struck our trail and suspected we
were somewhere about, for they dis
mounted, and, scattering, began to
search about the woods.
''As they drew near our hiding place
l dropped down into it and cooked the
guns the women had brought and my
own trusty rife. suppose my FREE
quent goings in and comings out had
left some trace, for they seemed to
notice the entrance at once, and pres
emily l saw head peering over. The
dim light of the cave might have pre-
vented the owner from seeing me, but,
as Ill luck would have it, the infant
child spoke of walled out just at this
particular moment. The child was
sti6ed in an instant but it had been
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children; aye, the very baby in the
cradle. dpn't believe in peoples hair
turning white with trouble and anxiety,
for mine Would be as white as cotton If
such would do it Especially once did /
have fearful experience with red
skins Want to hear about it?
'Wcll, it was in '4s, and I'd been out
tradin' 'mo1gst the Flatheads and the
Nez Perccs for nearly two years off and
on, when Pne day caught on to a
scheme the Flatheads had got up to
raid the little settlement near to where
Canton, Net, now stands. There were
three families living there, and the plan
was to wait|until the men went to Car
son City for provisions, when tho women
and children were to be killed and the
cattle run PIT by one party, while an
other waylhid the men on the way
back and murdered them. / was up
about WinnFmucca when got hold of
this, and l set off for Canton as hard
as could 90. but the men were gone
by the timeII reached the settlement,
which was called Ridley's camp. 1
had reason to fear the Indians were
only q few hours behind me, and we
had to movf quickly. Our only chance
was to hide In the mountains till they
left the neiahborhood or work our way
as best we could by night to Carson
City.
1T was u3eless to think of saving the
men, SO / Just kept that part of the
business to myself. There were in all
thirteen OF us, two women and their
seven children, and two little chaps
whose mother had died the week be-
fore, and m4. The first thing did was
to stampede the cattle and horses to
keep the Indians from getting them;
then, as we Ptarted, ! shut up the houses
to keep the fedskins as long as possible
there before they found out the people
had run away.
I'VE madf the little creek called
Snake river by daylight, and after re-
ounnoiterin& made the whole party
wo1e ont y A Island IN the middle,
MID vs. aPqut twenty by thirty let
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German
Syrup
For hroat and Lungs

have been Ill for
Hemorrhage about five years,
have had the best
Five Years. medical advice,
and I took the first
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THE Oldham SINGING PSALMS.

THE OLD MAN SINGING PSALMS.
Each night hb sits before the fire, with silvered
head bent low,
And tries TO ding the good old tunes he learned
so long ago
'sThat man hath perfect blessedness who walk
eth not bstray
In counsel Of hngodly men nor stands in sinners
way"
Straying never
From the right
Walking ever
In the light.
Perfect blessedness he knows,
AS helonward, upward goes.
30 weak his Hoice, It does not wake the grand
child ibis knee;
He is as tho alone with God, he seems no face
to see.
1.-THE Lords my shepherd, I'll not want, He
makes Ihe down to lie
In pastures arecn, He leadeth me the 0Hset
waters BY"
He has led him
Long the way.
Amply fed him
Every day.
All arbund him pastures green
Simply on his stan to lean
but strongerlgrow the psalm tunes now. his
heart islin each word;
AS clear and bweet each melody, as ever mortal
heard!
81 waited for the Lord my God, and patiently
did bean;
At length to ne He did incline. my voice and
cry to hbar."
God still hears him,
Noon or night,
And 1t cheers him,
Makes life bright.
Trusting. hopeful to the end,
VIII Ills prayers to Heaven ascend.
But soon his krandchild half awakes, with sud-
den start and sigh;
He rocks her lgently in his arms, this psalm for
lullaby
~ to the hilla will lift mine eyes, from whence
doth coihe mine aid;
Ny safety co,heth from the Lord. who Heaven
and earth hath made"
Dim eyes lifting
To the hills;
Earth's scenes shifting
Gone life's illsl
God has kept him In His care,
Quiet fomfort is his share.
Once more thu child is fast asleep, lulled by
each Qu3int old line;
To echo clean to Sunderland, the tune and
words cdmbine
my heart npt naughty Is. - LORD, mine eyes
not lofty be-;
Nor do deal IN matters great, or things too
high for me."
He is lowly,
Good and kind,
4 Wandering slowly.
Almost blind.
He is like little child
Alwayb loving, meek and mild.
But now the old man droops his head upon an
honest tfeast
He softly crdons these last lines out, while
check tolchcek is prest:
Goodness add mercy all my life shall surely
follow n1e,
And In Gods house for evermore my dwelling
place shall be-"
Eighty-seven
His mile stone,
A home in Heaven,
Soon his own.
He Is only waiting now.
For crown upon his brow.
Mrs. FiHdley Braden, In N. Y. Observer.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sy&
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habituaA
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 most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Doc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gista 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 re SKRUP co.
SAW FRANCISCO. Cal.
LOUISVILLE M. NEW Y0Rk. NJ
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There are great many falxirs who
work the Offices and other places of
business about New York, but one vari-
ETY. at least is interesting. This is q
beautiful Arab girl of about II years of
age, who sells lead pencils, cheap jew
elry and notions of all kinds. She has
a dark olive complexion. black hair and
eyes like midnight in q coal-pit. The
long lashes that sweep her cheek would
enthuse an artist When she came into
my Office the other day, says business
man. she advanced to the desk and, taxi
ing my hand in hers, bowed gracefully
over it, raised it to her lips and then
made the sign of the cross with 1t. Nat
urally this unaccustomed proceeding
secured the attention of everybody in
the room. The same performance was
gone through with couple Of visitors
and the young lady who runs the type
writer. She could not understand "An-
glaise," but all the same, before she
got away she sold two or three pencils
worth about two cents to ten cents
each, a cake of soap and pair of gar
tiers. If this young female from Arabia
has the same kind of luck elsewhere
am certain she will soon become rich
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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1890 = s>~<<@A 49,
dose in some doubt. This result
ed in afew hours easy sleep. There
was no further hemorrhage tillnext
day, when had a slight attack
(which stopped almost Immediate
"ly. BY the third day all trace of
" blood had disappeared and had
recovered much strength. The
fourth day I sat up in bed and ate
my dinner, the first solid food for
1.-TWO months. Since that time I
"have gradually gotten better and
am now able to move about the
house. My death was daily ex-
"pected and my recovery has been
:" a great surprise to my friends and
!" the doctor. There can be no doubt
"about the effect of German Syrup,
as I had an attack just previous to
tits use. The only relief was after
!" the first dose" J.R. LouGHHEAD,
Adelaide, Australia. q
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TRAILED BY SAVAGES.
Thrilling Tale Of Indian Hostility II
the Early Days.
HE OLD hunter

He OLD hunter
laid down his
paper, S aging
Ito a San Fran
els co CORE
spondent of the
st. Louis Globe
Democracy:
ut takes us,
who have gone
through such,
to know tn e
horrors of an
Indian w a r.
the t rr or s
threatening not
only men alone,
but women and
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Te.a.y 4 g ming p tc.:nts: He kno.s 3
L = his SOLE article Of dress, and to him worth
ds1weu, shin, coat, vest, and pants. Hen ter
yeu tales By he hour Of storms lasting days and
nights whoa thaf SIcAer" made up the vhols
Z mere .triAs from his weeks pay. Why don't
you bay one for yourselfl To rcalizs how htIs &
costs, ihink how long il lash II Win oufwear
ieu suits Of Globes. Better gst one today, &
nousk q siefness, and CT ! s1ndssd lines tbs
pros q SIiekss. Beware Of worthless limitations.
every e1ment stamped with the "Fish Brand :
Tfads nsFk. Doa't aceept any inferior coat when
ygu en- have The " Fish Brand Sleker" delivered
alogus f5ee.
4. !. ToWgR. Doston. na,es.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1891-03-11

D0TATOES grown on the 10y Ranch, Co..
III conaa. Orders for any quantity Oiled
promptly at ioweet market prices.
BERTRAND CABOa
Feb 2, 1891 2m. Goiconda, Nevada
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II Dfsease a Punish mens for SIN

Toe following advertisement, published
by a prominent western patent medicine
house, would indicate that they regard
disease as punishment for sin:
ado you wish to kuoy The quickest
way to cure a severe cold2 We will tell
you To cere cold quickly it mnst be
treated before the cold has become SET
lied in the system. This can always be
done if you choose to- as nature IN her
kindness to man gives timely warning
and plainly tells you in natures way that
rs a punishment fer some indiscretion
you are TO be effi cted With > cold unless
you choose to ward il off by prompt ac.
ton. Toe first symptoms of a cold. in
most cases. is a dry. loud cough and
sneezipg. Tbe cough is soon followed
by a profuse walery expecforatior. and
profuse watery discharge from the
nose. 10 severe cases there is thin
white coating on the tongne. WHAT to
do? Il is only necessary 10 take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in double doses
every hour. That will greatly lessen the
severity of the cold, aud In most cases
will effectually counteraet it, aud cure
what would have been severe cold
within one or TWO DAYS time. Try it aud
bsconvinced. " 80 cent bottles for sale
by Eagle Drug Store.
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How the human system ever RECEIVERS fr m the
bad effe Is Of the nauseous medi ines often lit
eraly poured into it for the suppos tive relief OF
ds sspepsia liver complaint, constipation, rheu-
matism and other ailments, is mystery. The
misch Il done by bad meiicine is scarcely less
than n.at caused by disease. II they who are
weak, bilious, dyspt pie, eonsipated or rheu-
maiic, would oitel er be guided by the experience
OF iuvalids who have thoroughly tested Hostet-
ter's stomach Blitsrs, they would in every in
stance obtain the speed est aid deriyable from
rational medication his medicine is a search
ing and at the same time thoroughly sac REM
edy, derived from vegetable sources orssss-
iug, in consequence OF its basis OF pure spirits,
properties as medicinal stimulant net TO be
/ und ia the fiery local ht'ers ana ftimulants
often resorted Co by the deblitated, dyspeptic
and laukuid.
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Mr. Frank Huffman. young man of Burling-
ton, Ohio states that he had been under care
OF two prominent physicians, and used their
treatment until he was not able to get around.
Tsey pronounced his case to be Consumption and
incurable. He was persuaded to Try Or, Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, and at that time was not able TO walk
across the street without resting He found
before he had used half Of dollar bottle, that he
was much better; he continued 10 use 1t and is
10 da, enjoying good health. II you have any
Throat unR or Chest trouble Try IL. We gu r.
sntee satisfaction Trial bottle free at Harry
arett's Drug store,
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"0ne Of my customers came in to-day
and asked me for the best cough medi
cine | had " says Law Young. promi-
neut druggist of Newman Grove Neb
"Of course | showed him Chamberlain's s
Cough Remedy and be did not ask to see
any other. / have never yet sold a med
icine that would loosen aud relieve q
severe cold 40 quickly AS that remedy
does. / have so d four dozen of il with
Ia the last sixty days and do not know Of
SINGLE case where it failed to give the
most perfect satisfaction" f" so cent bot
ties for sale by E+gle Drug Store
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clergyman ia Boston recently to be mar
ried. They were accompanied by anoth-
er couple who came to ''stand up with
the bridegroom and bride. The qusrtette
stood in line, and by a queer misunder-
standing Of the requirements Of the
occasion. the Contracting parties got
separated, the man standing at one end
Of ths line and The woman at the Other.
The clergyman, supposlng thy were
properly stationed, said: ''Yoo taks this
woman to be your lawful and welded
wife" Say, hold on boss! de woman
dst I'm goin' to marry am at de oder
end ob de hoe; I'm not goin' to marry
dis yer ga.." The extremes met and the
ceremony was begun again and then hu-
ished without interruption.
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Miss Bessie II. Bedloe, of Burling on, VI, had
a disc ase Of the scalp which caused her tair to
become very harsh and dry and TO fall SO freely
she scarce dared comb IL. Ayers Hair vIgor
gave her healthy scalp, and made the hair
ceausiiully thick and elossy.
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IN Bxsr AAtvY in the world for Cuts, Bsuisee
Sores Ulcers satt 0hsum, Fever Sores rette'
uhapped AAnds, Uhilblains, CCrns, and al sNm
Esup6ons, md positively cures eues, or 70 pay
required n Ia guaranteed co give perfect eatis-
faction, or money refunded. Price ~ csTts pef
IN. For ,r.le AZ ii. Marett's Drug Store
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FOR" BALLOTS !
DECISION OF THE SUPREME
COURT AT CONNECTICUT.
STIRRED UP AGAIN.
Republicans Claim That the De-
cision Throws the Election Into
the House of Representa-
tives-DIorris's Views.

Nr,,,,- II .,-.-.- ~, r
-, "a i-'', >''i'''' ''.'o i--~onnecOi-
w, Pu''O'09 u"9 "1l" 'IlIIeo UP again.
1ue hePuohcans nre pleased, but the
Democrats do not give up the ship The
hubbub is over the decision rendered by
the Supreme Court of the State I'm the
Branford election case. I'm which tho
bigbIv impo~re,,t o,,sti,,, ,.,,.,.r.I,,,.. tT.,
"fo,.o baII.t ,.,t. ','',,','. O.lo
NV, ~ 'i''' '''.9 "''o also l"'7'o 'oh'
Inc Court says; upon the facts in the
case we hold that the ballots i'm question
were not illegal and void because of the
use of the word fsr'u
The court decides ON otba,. o,ro,,rdg
than on the question of the IsdsIit,, or
illeyaIitv of the "foru ballots bpt y,itb
regard to those ballots srvs tbot ,ndo-
other circumgtapceg tbe "f9rm beIIofs
might be LEGAL
,,.,-.,
"''y'
inc court decides another important
matter, VIZ NV hat Is legal political
partyf Inc so-ca.leu Citizens party is
80 ',o ,o 9.'o,a III Glslule ms
generally formed The "forn ballots he
court saws, are legal under some circrrn-
stances and illegal under others The
lase before the court is not decided ON
the question of "for" ballots. The leral
existence of citizens party is defined
by the court as followsi -"Tbe element of
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An Old Lndre May Rotlro.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June At is not
believed that Judge Dwight Loomis, of the
Supreme Court will attend court here.
after. He did not attend Tuesdays ses-
sion of the court, and evidently thinks
that he is not entitled to sit on the bench
of that court since his nomination to the
Senate by Governor Bulkeley to succeed
himself was not considered by that body.
Had the Judge served to the 9th of
next month he would have reached the age
of seventy, and would have been entitled
to retirement, under the statue of age
limitation, He has been Judge Of the
Connecticut courts since 1864