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The rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-30

"Good-by, my dear friend, I am going
10 leave you. ! am going 10 Canada and
will probably never come back" said q
New York youth TO Gilhooly.
"Wnl ! never see you agnin7"
Never"
81 say. do me one last favor. Lend me
twenty-five dollars"
20, nc; don't let MS do anything 10 in
crease the pangs of our psrting."1
Texas Siftings.
The rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-30
An UnlnteutIonai Compliment.

Sparkles (the sport)-I say, you're NJ
gent.
Robinson-Thank heavenl-Pnck.
The rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-30

sired TO be delivered from his friends
and likewise, perhaps, their remedies.
IL by this time neither the patient
MOI the ague have succumbed to the
treatment there remains, II he does not
retain energy enough TO resist them,
the water cure the earth cure. the old
Uncle Darby Hicks cure, the pack and
n or two other that / do not now re-
call.
Mr.. Watts Lazenberry and hiS ague
had survived all these cures, and while
the poor man. by reason Of the disease
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kreru a. slffirs

EceTy one S1lUers
from Catarrh in the Head. Those
who don't have it suffer from those
who do. It's a disease you can't
keep to yourself.
Here are some of the symptoms
Headache, obstruction of nose, dis
charges falling into throat, some
times profuse, watery, and acrid,
at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody, putrid, and often
sive; eyes weak, ringing in ears,
deafness; offensive breath; smell
and taste impaired, and general de-
bility. But only a few of these
likely to be present at once.
The cure for it-for Catarrh it.
self, and all the troubles that come
from it-a perfect and permanent
cure, is DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The worst cases yield to its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties. a record of 25 years
has proved that to its proprietors
and they're willing to prove it
to you.
They do it in this way: If they
can't cure your Catarrh, no matter
how bad your case, or of how long
standing, they'll pay you $500 in
cash. Can you have better proof OF
the healing power of a medicine?
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tall fellow. S.nitn az the first moment
thought Jones had captured the gar
rOter.
You've got him said Smith.
YES. I have answered the tall
man. Il saw him do il. Just go
through his pockets before some of his
pals get away with your watch.
Then smith although he is not very
quick al noticing the point. saw how
things stood. lie put his hand into
his own pocket and felt that his watch
was still there. While his hand was in
his pocket he slipped the watch from
the chain, left the chain in its place and
put the watch in his trousers pocket.
by this time a policeman had arrived
on the scene. and pushing the crowd
a .ige- said:
What's all this?''
'.Its garroting." said the tall man.
The policeman looked rather amazed.
II seemed 10 him a remarkable thing
that garrotiug should be attempted in
crowded Fleet street The very dis
heveled appearance Of Jones and his
frantic efforts TO escape, however, con
WINGED II policeman that something
was in. "a wrong.
Here. smith. cried Jones, inpatient
Is. You know very well that this was
only joke. Tell this overgrown fool
that that was the case. Tell the po-
liceman 50.
Smith did not answer, but those who
have always thought there was no
humor in his corpulent body were sur
prised when they knew what he did.
/ lie quietly pulled the watch chain out
/ of his pocket and looked sadly in
woebegone manner at its empty end
Il suppose. he said quietly to the
policeman. there is no use in going
through the fellows pockets To see if
my watch is there
III see. sir" said the policeman, and
at once he went through the pockets of
Jones in manner which showed that
he knew his business
1T isn't ON him. sir, " said the police
man.
'-Oh. ] say. Smith" appealed Jones,
don't let this 20 any further. Can't you
[ satisfy him? Good gracious. just look
I az the crowd"
lie seems to know nv name" said
+ Smith sadly to the policeman; 1t is
smith
And your address, sir?" asked the
/ policeman
THE Metropolitan club. Fleet street.
Thank YOU. said the policeman as
I he noted il down, aud then Smith
/ turned aud walked with Robinson back
Y to the club, while Jones and the police
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WEARING LINEN.
One Woman Who Thought 1t Better
than Wool.

One Woman Who Thought 1t Better
than Wool.
so you have given up wearing fam
mel Why is this?" asked one lady of
another
Il gave it up because ] found some
thing 50 much more comfortable. am
going To turn the order of undergar-
ments topsy-turvy, and wear linen in
winter for warmth, and wool in sum
mer for GOODNESS, if l ever wear wool at
all, which is somewhat doubtful Why.
my dear. do you know that | always
take cold when | leave off my linen
house-dresses in the fan and put on
wool ones. had noticed this for sew
eral seasons. and finally made some ex-
periments, by which | satisfied myself
that linen or cotton was warmer than
wool, and so | am going to fly
in the face of tradition and Gus
tom and wear linen; and you will
find that my health will improve. en-
terrain ideas about the healthfulness of
garments that can only be washed in
warm water. OF course. we know that
a moderate degree of heat not only does
not destroy the germs of disease. but is
favorable to their growth, and it APP
pears to me that flannels worn from
month to month, sometimes from season
to season, with only warm baths be-
tween wearings, must, in the nature of
things, accumulate impurities. suppose
there Is an illness or exposure to dis
ease, how could there be more favor
able conditions for its continuance than
the flannels as at present managed? OF
course, / don't expect all the world to
follow my example, nor do | think it
will affect the traffic in wool goods.
only know viii have better health and
viii be much more comfortable in linen
than in wool. IN. y. Ledger.
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GRENADlNE GOWNS.

Fresh Fancies in Plain and Figured Goods.
Gowns of black grenadine rival those
of lace SO long in favor. The square
meshed plain grcnadine is most used,
then dotted, serpcntine-striped or plaid
ed grenadine. while the newest dresses
are those with chevron stripes forming
points in the middle of the breadth A
Partisan novelty just imported COM
bines pale pink or blue ladies' cloth
with black iron grenadine. the cloth of
the skirt front and parts of the bodice
having applique embroidery of jetted
grenadine, while borders of cloth are
applied on the grenadine. Another
fancy is for a coat of black foulard with
colored design worn with black gren-
adine skirt.
Most of the grenadine gowns are made
over colored silk, which may be plain
color or else of changeab BILE taffeta, and
they are enriched with flounces or panels
of lace. and trimmings of jet, gold gal
loon or the jeweled passementeries.
Green, red and lavender are the colors
most used for silks under trans
parent grenadine. The design is usually
round or pointed waist of the gren-
adine, without darts, plated at
the waist on fitted lining of silk. A
hounce of lace edges the bodice, and
the large sleeves and collar are of lace.
The skirt is nearly straight, with fiat
pannels of lace laid down the sides. or
a gathered flOunce at the foot. The
passementerie is used in bow-knots or
disks on the front of the bodice and
sleeves, and as heading in rows on the
fiounces. Corded black laces almost
like passencuterie are chosen for fat
trimmings, and the French laces with
fine dots and bow knots of the new bias
ket pattern for flounces.
Some handsome black grenadine
dresses made over black satin have a
vest of white guipure lace that is stud
ded with large jet nail-heads or with
smaller bits of cut steel. The lace is
laid over gold net that CLEANS through
its meshes. Black net of lar"e meshes
dotted with Jet cabochons forms the
sleeves and full vest of other grenadine
gowns; "A Jet collar and deep cuffs
with pointed half-girdle are added,
and deep rain fringe of very fine Jet
beads falls from the edge of the bodice.
This fringe trimming is much used on
gowns for women with large hips, as it
adds nothing to the size. -liarper's Ba-
Ear
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Hard on Cabby.

A city official who is much of good
wit and practical joker observed the
driver of a cab DOING upon his box.
Leaving his companions, he silently
opened the door of the carriage, and,
closing it with a loud snap. addressed
an imaginary person within. and polite
~ dotfing his hat, promised to call
soon. The coachman had meanwhile
pulled himself together, and. CHANGING
hastily over his shoulder, saw the man
talking animatedly to some one in the
carriage addressing both a lady and
gentleman. ''Seventy-four Bland
street. he continued. looking mp at the
driver. II was a long way off and with
the anticipation of a good sum the
driver gathered mp the reins and drove
off There was a greatly surprised and
disgusted cab man away up on Blank
street few hours later.-Albany Ar
gus.
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A PETERTOWN PROPOSAL.
Hanks Hard Time i'm Bringing Susie to
the Point.

Hanks Hard Time in Bringing Susie to
the Point.
Miss Susie Tansy-Do you know what
time it is, Hank Stoner?
Hank Stoner-No, nor | don't care.
''Oh, you don't? Well, it's time all
good little boys were at home and in
bed"
'You don't say?"
YES, / do, Smarty; and you'd better
be going"
I'm go when | git ready"
Sass box"
SAY, Susie"
''Say it yourself, while your mouths
open"
"Pshaw now, Susie; I'm in earnest. ="
"Well, what am doing?"
''You know what; you know been
going with you long time, Suse."
'Pugh. what if you have? Guess /
never asked you to go with me, and
elecn O'Clock! You going to stay here
all night?"
"Pshaw. Sue. you're ticllled enough
to have me stay, and you know it,
"A-a-a-w, Hank Stonerl AS though
care whether you go or stay-Pught :"
"Oh, guess | amt such a fool as /
look But say, Susie?"
well, sag it, then, you ninny! My
land o rest, amt hinderin YOU"
"You are. too"
''Tee. hee, hee, hee!'
Honest Iniun now, Susie; rs in dead
earnest. | amt been your shadder six
months for nothin."
M. I Haulyps
you know amt"
"How should / know? l amt a
witch"
"You act like one"
You're polite, / must sayi"
81 meant it as compliment"
''Smart compliment"
II think the world and all of you,
Susie"
La, Hankr'
81 amt foolin'."
"Tee. hee. hee, heer'
Ibid you ever happen to think that
you and me was old enough and big
enough. to git married."
''P-o-o-h, HdHkh'
1--WE air. | amt thought of much
else of late"
"Iou redickerlus thing!
"Well, 1 amt. You like me purity
well, don't you?"
"I'd be smart to say so if did"
"Well, you might when we're going
20 git married"
"Who said we were going to git mar
Mr. Smarty."
"But you acW, won't you, Susie?'
''l'Il think about it. F."
''Pshaw, Susie; why can't you say
yes right out?"
''Oh, you're too anxious, and-let go
my hand"'
Il shan't do it, and you can't make
me, either
"You mean thing. I've notion to-
the idea of you putting your arm around
my waist like that and-now, you dare
to kiss me again. What if pa or ma
should come in?"
pooh! They're in bed where they
ought to be!''
Mice way to talk about my pa and
ma. It's good thing for y0u they are
In bedr'
''Yes, think so myself I'd rather
have 'em there than here"
Tee, hee. heei you mean thing,"
Come, now, Susie, say yes. | love
you like all possessed :!
Jaw, Hank Take your mouth
away from my cheek-g'way!"
Il won't do it. unless you say yes
first
"Well-if I masf-yes-
"Hooray =
"Shut ~, Good heavens You want
TO raise the dead p
Elm so happy, Susie y
well, don't go crazy if you are
oose g'-Munsey's Weekly.
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DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

WE suppose that it viii do no partic-
ular harm to again suggest that shade
of some kind should be provided in the
pastures.
OF course, if we can always keep a
COW healthy, she will do her best. Bad
luck at calving time is usually the re-
suit of an impaired system.
IT is of no use to attempt TO run a
dairy properly unless the utensils are
thoroughly cleaned. Rinsing is not
enough. Use little elbow grease.
THE vast majority of cows will re-
spond promptly to kind treatment If
a COW has the mischief born in her it
is better, as a rule, TO get rid of her.
Do NOT permit the cows to run where
there are exceedingly foul odors. The
rules of purity should operate before
the milk is drawn as well as after
wards.
A SICK COW will not produce good
butter. Nor win a sick dairyman make
good butter, as a rule. The dairy re-
auires too much close attention and
regular work for an invalid to attempt
to do the practical work in it.
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Jones H. a ipcular sort of "a fellow
while smith l. rather sad ant has never
been suspected IF being a hum"ri~t-
This is what makes his conduct ON the
Jones joke AN the more ineNPiicahle-
Peop.. had got o. look ou smith - a
sobrr-miuded person. upon whom
joke might D. played with impuniiy-
Jones Is uow ~ q different opinion
II all fell out in this way smith
and Jones and Brown and Robinson
were walking together mp Fleet street
in the dusk IF the evening. II was the
dav 4 great race ur 4 big prize fight
or some large sporting event Of ma
tiOnal Importance. and Fleet street was
crowded People were standing in
front If Oh, sporting newspaper offices
eager to ~ee th, latest bulletins. aud
Fleet street was "a kind Of a jam from
Ludgatc circu, zap - the Law courts
Jones and brown were walking ON
ahead and smith and Robinson came
M behind Now Smith knew that
Jones and Brown were ahead Of him.
- aid Robinson. for that matter. but
neither Robinson nor Brown has very
much 10 d. with this story. A. Jones
and Brown wal i5ed On ahead together.
Jones said-
.-Do you know what smiths great
terror is
..No.- said Brown.
'.IIe i afraid Of being garrotcd-'
Nonsense said the other. nobody
has been garroted in London for
years
.-Oh. I know that, but he was boy
at the time Of the great garrutiug ex-
citement in London and ever since ne
has been afraid lie will be- garroted
some night and robbed"
1T seem, Ia me- replied Brown,
s'that Re- remember hearing him speak
Of that's, although, To tell the truth.
Brown remembered nothing IF the
sort. hut he was diplomatic man who
liked t. sly the right thing u any body
he was talking with
View. said Jones a. If struck sud-
denly with brilliant idea. Il am go-
ing "a -.trrotc him. am going to gar
rote him right here on Fleet street
Il wouldn't try it," replied the other.
'.not in crowded street like this.
Just the ace for IL" said Jones
~ frt-aAH through AAAt- AAANhNt Az rs
shau half a second and the very fact
that there Is a crowd viii make Smith
thiuk that he has been taken in and
done for"
II wouldn't DO anything lilS, that if
I were Won" said Brown. cautiously
but Jones tooll him bv the arm and
drew him into one Of the court, that
enter Fleet street where they waited
until smith and Robinson had passed
them Then H. stepped ont. and going
quickly and quietly mp behind smith
threw hi~ left arm ~u idculv around his
neck, cJoised poor Smith until his eyes
began Ia bulg. out ami then gave a
quick TING al his coat Ia rtlkc him think
his watch was gone All this occupied
but i second and Jones boited down
Fleet street. The thing was over ~
suddenly that even Robinson did not
recognize who had dome IL nor dij he
rcaliz. quite what had bccu dome
H. only saw that Smith was CHASTITY
pail, and -l>ping ami when hc rccnv-
erred breath he said to Robinson.
My t;oi, have bccu garrnted
kurw 10 would coue some day" Then
liz Iooisrd down az the 5tngiing watch
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A SUBTLE POISON.
Ptomaine. It, Nsture and Qualities. and
the Ennd. IN Which % Inrk..

Ptomaine. Its Nature and Qualities. and
the Food, la which IL Turks.
The recent cases Of poisoning by
some mysterious agent have called pub
lie attention 10 "a subtle and most vir-
ulent form Of poison bat recenfly dis
covered 10y the medical profs 9iiop.
.-Ptomaine' Is the name given to this
poisonous agent. which is even at pres.
cnt hut little known. Ptomaines, ac-
cordimg To accepted theory, are aka.
loids generated during decay, and
closely resemble the vegetable aka.
loidS hut owe their origin TO the putrc.
faction of animal matter.
While some ptomaines are very poi.
Sonous. others are admirable antidotes
to known poi>ons- They are usually
produced in substances which. after
brief exposure. have been shut away
from the air. a. i'm all kinds of canned
goods, or, more properly, timed foods;
in sausagcs. the skins Of which keep
the air ont: in the visccra and in
buried corp,es- There Is no subject in
toxicpIogv. or the science of poisons
and poisoning. which is Just now of 50
much interest To- professional men.
Il has hcen scarcely ten years since
the attention of Psychologists was at,
tractcd 20 ptomaines. Vet the re-
searches II Sclmi. VINO discovered and
named ptomaincS. threw a curious
light upoL the obScurcSt pages II the
history ni poisoning. those which re-
late 10 the mysterious and fascinating
exploits { the Italian prisoners of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
II i now believed. indeed, that the
pfomajncS figured potently in their
noNiou> preparations, because in Italy,
according % tradition. the famous and
deadly acguetta iii Perugia was a secret
compound. prepared bv rubbing white
arsenic into tine flesh Of a pig and col
lccting Che liquor which dropped from
the flesh. ~. %. Picayune.
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chain ami seeing the guinea which he
always wears there still in it, place
he added. Thank goodness. he has
eft me the watch chain, anyhow"
well" said Robinson. .'let's Jose no
time in getting on the fellows track"
'-lh. its mouse. replied smith, dole
fully he has bottled"
- fa- the Joke was "A tremendous sue
cess, a'-j even then Smith dii not real
ize That his watch was not gone. The
Jai's walld have probably been sue
cy>> al through IL II had not been for
a TALL stalvart man who stooi head
and shoulders above the crowd and
who was coming up Fleet street some
little distance from where the occur
renee took place. Tie saw IL all recog-
nizcd the act and braced himself up
When Jones came daShing down the
street Ia escape up a court he tall
man sprang directly in his way and
seized him by both lapels of his coat
You scoundrel-' he cried. I've got
You You needn't struggle. I'll throw
you OF your hack ON the pavement Il a
moment if You try 10 escape
Escape. nouseuSe.' cried Jones; 1t
was only Joke
Yes, it, Joke you-u explain 20 the
Judge. my tne fellow. Here, some
body call a policeman
Hang your policeman cried Jones.
struggling % FREE himself from the iru1
grasp 50 tho other. who merely Shoes
HIM for his pains a. big Newfounti-
land dog would shake rat terrier.
When Smith and Robinson turned
esek and saw Jones n the hands Of the
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OUR MODERN AMAZON.

I'm trying on my armor dear,
VIII which my battles are Wou-
! shall cluut some uEtllilut c0u4uests before
The sumner sun has gone.
Here's a white dress AMI 3 liiy-trimmeI hat.
AID para-ol Ike foam.
They q make ms eyes look dars.r yet,
ASH fetch ms prisoners home
Yor EGuid not think this simple SILK.
As lirht as sea Eulls lEiHE
Could bring . sEn many izuiglt.v -IeArt
In the lists s.. ''summeriug,
And here's a fan-it ) not sm1ss.
But lace ana ostrich feather,
II sill De- watched IS e. - that ask
NJ fancy's sind ard weather.
AMI here's yachting suit that says
Upon LIES merry save
l. like an iEuiraL shall win
Engagemeuts brisk ana brave;
and a. this shoe all tipped with gold,
4 trembIine slave shall stopp
a vasSal whom O rival queen
Lost iu some waiting group
In short WLeu autumn once mo-s hang
Tue lard with gorgeous hue
shall cone riding back 70 town
In triamul Wpaldu't yous
Rose Hlwth- me I-athrop 10 H. -pcr's Bazar
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HIS INTENTIONS WERE GOOD.
lie Fook to sucking Lemons When He
Lost His MIfo.


lie Fook to sucking Lemons when He
Lost His VIE
lr the waltlng-room OF the Pennsyl-
wanna depot the other day was middle
aged man with fresh weed on his hat,
and quite numbered people must have
whispered to themselves that he had
lately lost the companion Of his joys and
sorrows. Among those who observed
closely was man OF about his own age,
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Many people, especially invalids, use
cocoa with the idea that it is very
nourishing. Many physicians recon-
mended i. with the same erroneous
view. VI Carries. a French physician,
has recently snow n that this is an err
ror. The fifty per cent of fat which
cocoa naturally contains, must be al
most wholly removed before it can he
reduced To a powdered state. Any
considerable quantity of fat left would
cause the powder speedily to become
rancid. The consequence IS, that cocoa,
powdered, is practically analogous to
skinned milk, its uutritive value being
even less than this familiar comestible.
TODD Health.
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KISSING ON The STAGE.
The Pathos of Ruined Scene by an Tn
timely Sneeze.

timely sneeze.
The very startling question was put
TO a popular and pretty actress at
jolly supper: DO you ever rehearse
stage kisses?
The young lady smiled and replied
that she always did.
Not repeatedly" she said, "but
just once. don't care To be surprised
by peculiar sort of kiss on the night
of the performance, sol always have an
actor show beforehand just how he
is going to do IT, There is nothing in
acting that dread so much as kiss
No, I'm not prude, and do not suffer
from the actual contact of polite and
good-looking fellows lips, but there are
more chances of disaster in a stage
kiss than in almost any other action
in the drama.
''In the first place it is apt TO disturb
my makeup. Then the actor may be
nervous man and pull away my wig, if
I'm wearing one, or he may clutch me
SO tight that when he lets me go |
loose my balance and get laughed at.
My worst stage experience resulted
from a kiss. 1t was in scene of inn
mense pathos, while I'm hanging about
my lovers neck. who is being taken 10
prison. The actor who played the part
of the woer was an awfully nice fell
low, and not in the least disagreeable
To hang TO. | did so with extra tenacity
the night in question, and ! noticed
that he tried to free himself of me.
But | chung on tight and glued my
face TO his. Let me goi he gasped,
and tried to drag back, but ! pressed
my face still closer. determined to get
lot out of the scene. Suddenly, as |
was rapturously kissing him, he sneezed.
Oh, what sneeze it was! 1t
seemed TO start from his boots, and |
bounded away from him, dazed by the
shock. Then | heard a roar of laughter
in the audience. and saw my lover rush
ing from the stage with one section of
his black mustache missing.
There was another speech before the
act should have ended, but the stage
manager did not wait for it. He rang
down the curtain and then informed
me that had better return the actors
mustache to him. When | reached my
dressing-room found big piece of the
false mustache sticking to my chin. |
had not kissed it away. The actor lost
it in the sneeze. Philadelphia Press
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Mrs. Peterby is a woman with head
for business.
just here. l have bought n beauti-
full rocbingchair at auction worth So
and only paid - for it; so you see l
have one dollar clear profit. Don't tell
me after this that a woman have no
business sense"
DO you need that rocl1ingchair?"
asker Mr.. Peterby.
No"
Then what did you buy it for?
TO save money. of course. How
could | have saved that dollar if 1
hadn't bought it, stupid ?''--Texas Sift-
incrS