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Racinx Results at Gloucestcr.
GLOUCESTER. May 0.-Only two lightly played

bNS eAeS e- OAhy WV 80 u pAa lCo
favorites won to-day. summaries:
Gienlochy. iob, 70 to II Nelson. third. lime. 3 "a
Second Race-seven furlongs roet, 100. 9 TO l
Athena, SO. u to l diam, tlrd, Time. / not.
Thru Race-five furlongs. Annorean. lOT, q to 2
CTaberl, first; Mon,lace, log, 4 to | luankInsl. second.
FOURTH Racs|six iar!ong..' Rico. ia. : to j mwyyer,.
won: Capt. brown. los, B to l Netterl, second; Pagan,
ia. 4toI McCaulsy) :hird Time. I2lA
Firm Race -Four and = half iurlUngs sweet Alice.
so, q to ] tribe won: keimr. .o.5 70 diam, second;
Red Elm lOl, 20 tol tManlove). third lipe. O;5gk
Sixth ~Race-Four and a hall fuIlongs Radiant, los,
second; Henry George, los. 40 10 l Ooh nsonl. third
Time. ] oil.
This is the programme for tomorrow:
F:rst Race-Fivp eiRhths Of a mile. Prize. no:
frankie T, 100. Notara. 100. Van Meter, IOb; Turner,
lO6: Irish Earl. 100: Gladstone, los; Beacon loh; star.
re. 20 Bald Hardy, 400; Barney NJ. lo.: Laur nsSa.
Second Race-Fivs. eighths Of a mile; three year.
DDS; blue bird. Jos: Atlanta. loi; ~. lot; Lord
100; starter rct,inyilL 100: Bartow. 100: violet s., 90;
some More, 10 EsteIIe +. %: Mary I. 90. -
ience. los; Heron. los: Joe Carter. Jos; Paradise. los:
Nanwart, 100: Elect, Il2; Cap Hammer. no: Peralto.
ins; Henophon. los: Rustic. lus; Lithberi. los; Boil
Fourth Race-six and onc.haif f%urlongs. Persuader,
10y; fsrnwood, los; boyle Rhodss JOB; Cartoon. lu3;
tlfth kacs-Four and a halr furlongs. Eubian. 100:
iEsskwecii; los; 3ysnss: io5i; Mori.lans. i65: young
io?; Prince rsyton, ioa: Sir Herbert, "a" 'jimmhy;
sxl I9ce-Three, quarter. of a mile. bohemian.
He. lOs; Border Minstrel. los: Richard X. Fox, lu5;
GarWood. 100. Alta. lut: Maggie. VI.
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x1H1sDoRE WINS AND IosKs
Defeated BIZ siever., bat ne Outroiis Fshr-

Defeated BIZ siever-, bat ne Outroiis Fahr-
Last night's series In Tnx suS Individual chan pion-
ship tournament resulted in two victories for siever''
The scores;
s s.s1sss'mp: -. y e 6 6 % g ~ iiSs55 iSs Us iisSS
trlks.-Fahrentamr 2; sievers. 4; s~pa'e'-f'h'
stcoxp o,sr.
s ssisIsntamp.. i, : e 3. q q g = -, = 4, Z! i IL IL IL isS 1 ISG
trikes-Fahrenkamp, /: sierers. q s~pAres-fah'
renkanp. y; sieNors q
rnnp ohaE.
sisV,rs ,.'.pp......2 20 10 SO - ss 1oG lis i35 ia iaI
,tiks.-ran,enhsmp 2; siever'. 3. spars'-F"h'
.ykvsrsro per rams-rahrenkamp. ibe; sIevsrs.
Empires. Holden. scorer-L rreybal.
SECOND sEHiss-rnsr GAM.
Eshl:aisn mp, 81 10 80 50 s $ Il Il S IS i ,15 i iss i its i ibe i iSs
.%strikcs : kahlsdcrL 8: Fahrenkanp. 2. SPARES -
Kablsdorf, 4: fahrenkamp. 4.
SECOND cAsr.
f fsSl:aGtti MP ;i .. g. i j 9s 'S 81 l5 81 is sl III III isI iS5
Strikes = kah'sdorf g. Fahrenkamp. 2. Spares
Kah siorf 4; fahrenkamp !.
IaiRD GAM.
k Fssl:nsam ni, :. :, Is q q 81 & y y Sc Sc ,0 5s e, 81 IL IL i5s i IL
strikes, E.hl.doTt /: rshrent"mp. . Spares
FOURTH CANE.
IuNrtnk amp. ss..s.lO ~ " - U Z 20 W d % %
ikes-Enhlsi o: fahrenkamp. !. Spares
Kahisdorf, Y: fahreDkanp. q.
Average per game-Kabisdorf. 1924: fahrenkamp.
l,6Sl
Unpirc-A. II. Sewers. scorcr-G. C. Rrbino.
THIRD sERirs-rIRsr GAME.
Sievers .........17 81 AZ rs I3 ~ 40 1923 las 1855
Kahisdorf........ . 81 81 10 13 liz 1872 I4l 1863 l75
s~trlkes-sLevers. .: Kahlsdort. r. sparcs-sievers I;
Rahlsdorf. g.
SECOND GAM.
sievers. .... .... 20 81 Az ~ 81 100 100 140 100 1856
kahlsdorf. ........ 20 AZ ~ % "a Ia 1877 lJ4 l64 l73
strikes-sievers, 4; kahlsdorf. 4. spares-sisvers. 6:
kAhlsdorf. o.
THiRp GAME.
kahlsdorf...... 20 40 81 IS ~ 100 ITO lis 1877 1871
~strkes-sievers. ]: Kahisdorf, J.. Spares-s!c,srs 8:
Kahlsdvrf. u.
rouRra GAME.
sievers. ........... o ~ AZ 81 rs ~ 1904 113 133 161
kahlsdorf .......... 20 81 Al So 81 IS ~ 1871 ll $50
strkes-sievers, 2; Kahlsdorf. 8. spares-Sievers 4:
Kahlsdorf. 2.
FIFTH GANE
sievers .........l9 SO 5s s5 lO5 125 145 1e4 1872 200
kah.sdorf. ....... y ~ ~ CO ~ " lo4 ia l34 l43
kahlsiorf. 3.
Average per gsme-selvers. 100 t.5: Kahlsdorf.
100 ID.
Umpire-u. Fahrenkamp. scorer-P, Lehrbach.
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Earned run-st. Louis Twobase hit-Quinn, Stolen
bnse-Anson. Double piAy-Crooks,Q Quinn and ,Werden.
Frat base on balls-On Gleason. 8: of Hutchinson. D.
Struck out-By Gleason. j; by Hutchison. l.. Wild
p~itches-Glsason. !; lutchison. l. Tims-1:+5, Tin.
~nire-McDuaid.
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Fitzsimmons Has - New Boxing Partner.

Bob ~Fitzsimmons and his sparring partner. Frank
Boswor:h. have fallen out. and Denny Butler. late
assistant boxing instructor OF the New York A. c.. has
taken Bosworshs place. In a talk with a sus reporter
yesterday f~itzsimmons said thatif he did not succeed
in getting on q match with any 15s.pound man In
America he would probably go to England and try to
arrange . hight with Ted r%ritchard.
Jimmy Carroll. Grifins manager, went to see Fitz
and Butler box yesterday afternoon at tho Park The
ntre. In some peculiar way n report spread that Car.
roll was present for the purpose OF eifectinR a recon.
citation with fitz The latter smiled In n meaning
sort ot a way when Tux sgN reporter asked II he
your life, IN boy" was the middle. weight champion's
i,u doing very well, thank you. without his services"
in harness AGAIN i've my hands full Just now Car.
roll said. smilingly. and that's sufficient. Fife Is .
respects 20 him" Carroll further said that he bad de.
was agreed upon ms rnal stak eholder in the prospective
match between Dixon and GrItin.
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A Delegation OF sporting men OF this city. headed by
Dave Holland. Will visit Philadelphia on Saturday 10
see the " 90" between Al o'Brlen and George DAws0n.
Holland, who lS obrIen's manager. lays that II his
man makes any kind Of showing he Will inmsdiAtsly
poet q forfeit ani issue q challenge to JACK McAulIns.
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Annual Tournament OF tho Saratoga Gun
Club.

SARATOGA. May o-The fourth annual tournament Of
the Saratoga Dun Club was begun this morning. and
will continue for four days. Many OF the expert trap
shooters In the country are present and contesting for
the money prizes. amounting In the aggregate to
$1,000. Two batteries OF blue rock traps. with electric
pulls. IRE used. Among those taking part In tho
Tournament are Heickes OF Chicago. Barrett Of Boston.
Lyons Of Albany. Wool ward OF Massachusetts,. Miller
OF Springfield. y. J. Luther Of syracuse. DR.. Wiksels ard
shal OF I anaIoharie. Paul q Cohoes. Masner Of Wash.
ana Quirnby of New York city. and Saunders. Adams.
Geisel. and wadsworth OF Albany.
Tho first money in the frst event. ten birds. was
divided betwe cen iIeickss. Levengston, Barrett. Luther.
Wagner. and kothweli on ten birds each. In the Sec
ond event IIeickes. Levengston. Miller. Barrett. Van
Dyke divided OH ten birds each. In the third event. at
fifteen birds. first money was won by EdRarton. who
killed all the bros. FIRST. money in the fourth event,
twenty birds. was won by LevenRston, HeickeR, and
Barrett, with twenty birds each
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George Hogan. the New York light weight. who cams
very near knocking out Billy Lrnai at PhilAdelphia
some time ago. 10 anxious to try conclusions with Stan.
ton Abbott IN q linn ed round bout at l33 pounds HO-
gan says that he viii meet Abbott either at PGIladel.
phiA or at any place the latter may select.
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bonn. run b, o.Reurt. being u. batting s.atur. for

Barned runs-wa.hinRton 10; Boston. 8. First base
on errors-Boston. q Left or Observation-Disclosures; 10:
Boston. 7. First base on balis-Or staley. y; on MAUI.
& Struck opt.By, Maui; q Home run o,Rourfe
van az. Merritt. Farrell. Rsdford, Wise. .sacr,nee hits.
Larkin a. staley. Mccarthy. Hoy. stolen base,.Rsa.
ford. Wise (2J. Ia:kin. Duny, Hoy, Carroll, Double
play-Suillvsn. Wise. anu Iarkln. Passed bal-Nerritt.
Cmpire-McLaughlin. Time. 2:3o.
PirrsBuner. O; ciNcisyAri, T.
CINCINNATI. May a.-The Pittsburghs outbattsd the
Reds s TO 1 this afternoon and made Just as few errors.
In consequences they won the game with something IN
hand. Tns features OF the game were several hue
catches made by Joft.neldcr smith. The grounds were
wet and soRgy, the result OF n heavy rain all the morn
ing. Attendance. 1. 500. The scorer
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Eastern League.


other Games.
BROWN. 4: HOLT CROSS. o.
Providence. May p-Browu shut out Holy Cross this
afternoon McNurray was in the box for BROWN And
Received mAgn .ticent support. The score:
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Baseball, Eastern Park. 4 Il. 81, To-day.
aro1"!yn Va NOV YORK. Admission $50, and soc.
h'aT'eoir'y iT~ln'ffOin hTidgs every = miIates.-4as.
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"A ~HHArH

ofgold forget-me-nots or oak leaves
after the fashion of the FIRST
EMPIRE makes a new and taste
full brooch for summer wear-with
or without enamel, $3.50, SIS, So,
and $40; of pearls, SIS. $40, and
S25; diamonds and pearls, $25, S35,
$50, $75, and upward.
J. HI. Johnston & Co.,
II Union Square, NJ. Y.
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s:.. ~ srISIs .Iais.,asr irniilssdstpSltIsa.' j Lei, ON
balloon SCHMIDT. 9; on Keefe. T.. Struck oat-By
kssis 4 Home rnn-Robinson. Three-bass hits.
ssa,y, sog,s ,rr'ssEeS stolen ~e.ss-RoyIie. bsis
and Boyie; McIraw, Rsltz and MiIigaa: Roitz and
Mi!neAn,, III ny piiehsE-By h.efe. !; by Sehmidt. i.
Mid .iioh-schmldI. tiapIre-Hurst Tims. 2 hours.
wIsu'.gIoS, II; RosIos. =.
wAiUs'tos. MAY a~-Draior G'anarks's Senatorial
elhEseEs Tell. up"h tho BCAneEtrr from Baston this az.
tssnooa and gave them n Il. uaoinz. ths memory OF
n~h Nlu last thToughont tAs E"lsOii Iu. of Iftern
snAs scored by the local isaa ihiTtssn we're earned a a
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-08-12
The Location of He'll.

There appears to be serious dis
agreement among the theologlans
and among the professional evan
gelists particularly, as to the pre-
else location of hell. The late
Henry Ward Beecher maintained
that there was no such place, and
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll agrees with
him but the preponderance OF
opinion seems to favor an actual
fire and birthstone hades, the only
dispute being as to its whereabouts.
Rev. Sam Jones, in a sermon at
Sedalia, Mo-, last Sunday, declared
that the place of eternal torment
was within easy walking or digging
distance from that city, but did not
specify the number of feet, yards
or furlongs. Two or three weeks
ago, Jersey City doctor of divini-
ty, announced positively and un-
equivocally that hell was located
directly beneath the city of Chicago
at distance of thirty-6ve feet. The
Jersey City man has, therefore, the
advantage due to directness OF
statement and presumably person
al AUTHORIZATION, and Chicago is en-
titled to whatever fame may arise
from her contiguity to so populous
and renowned locality. The
claims of Kentucky, Texas and Ar.
kansas to distinction in this matter
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Deliver the Goods.

During the present admininistra-
ton a politician from an inland
city had been promised a govern
ment position for valuable services
rendered his party, and some few
preparatory or preliminary ques-
tions were asked him.
"You know, | presume, some
thing about the history of the coun-
try?" said the examiner.
Eyes, | went to the public schools
awhile"
Chow are you on the tariff ques-
tion?o
"Fair; l read the Sunday news
papers,
'How about our foreign rela-
tions?" :.
"Rather shy on that, l guess. "
"How about the financial policy
of the party?'
His eyes frightened at once.
"Well, you bet I've got that down
fne.'' he said. "The policy has
been in my town to put every cent
where it would do the most good,
and never lay down nickel for a
vote until it was delivered. It's
the only safe policy, too, and we've
won on it every time. That's why
| I'm here," and on this exposition
Of a great theory the applicant was
ssed.-Exchange
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Bits of Information.

Mecca never sees a year that does
not bring cholera.
One-third of the human race speak
the Chinese language.
The first American postal card
was issued in May, 1873.
Among civilized people Swedes
take the palm for honesty.
The Chewsure tribe in Russia use
no money. Their unit of value is 3
COW.
The average height of an infant
at its birth is Is inches; average
weight, 6.37 pounds.
A scientific exchange has found
out that "only the female mosquito
sings, the male being dumb"
The flagstaff upon which the first
secession flag was hoisted in South
Carolina, when that State seeded
in 1850, is still standing.
Recent measurements show Mt.
Tacoma to be the highest mountain
in the United States, making it more
than $1,000 feet in height.
The Panama Canal will be forty.
seven miles long. The longest canal
in the United States is the Erie
which is 1864 miles in length.
Acubic inch of gold is worth $2lO
cubic foot, $362, $50; cubic yard
SO, ,7o7,762. This reckoning bases
tho value Of gold at SIS per ounce
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He Loved His Country.

A writer in Blue and Gray gives
the following very good version of
a war tale that has been related in
many ways: A patriotic private
was doing picket duty on the Rap
pahannock that terribly cold winter
when Burnside lay along Fullmouth
keeping watch Of Lee on the Fred
ericksburg side. It was one of
those mean winters, when it would
freeze for three days and thaw the
balance Of the week, and it was
colder when it was thawing than
when there was an honest freeze.
The night was bitter cold, and as
the picket walked his beat, he
dropped into soliloquy. When a
soldier hadn't anybody else to talk
to, he found comfort in talking to
himself, and this particular soldier
ran on in this style:
Eyes I love my country, but just
look at those shoes; nice protection
they are for night like this. But
Strengthening himself up and
grasping his musket more firmly
love my country; but look at this
shoddy overcoat and those pants.
Fine layout this for grateful gov
ernment. But [ love my country !;
but if l ever get out of this scrape,
I'll be id if I ever love another
country"
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Ladies With a Fighting Partner.

A rather curious institution is
arising in Paris-that Of dueling
associates of lady journalists. On
Saturday the lady known as Nine.
Severine, who was intimately con-
nected as friend, literary. helper
and disciple of NJ. Jules Wales, con-
tributed an article to The Journal,
at which M. Massard, a socialist,
took ofense. He called on M. Xau
to ask for satisfaction.
1t being impossible to call Nine.
Severance out, the answer was that
in virtue of fiction adopted for the
purpose of releasing NJ. Xau from
all responsibilities in such cases,
Nine. Severine was supposed to be
the Joint author with NJ. Labruyere
of all her articles. He had agreed
to be answerable for any otfense
she might give.
M. Massard then sent seconds to
nj. Labruyere, who. admitting that
he was the fighting partner of the
lady, referred them to a couple OF
male friends. The duel, which has
taken place, was fierce affair. 1t
was fought with foils. In the second
round M. Labruyere received cut
in the chin, but the doctors saying
that it did not signify, there were
five other rounds. The combat was
ended by M. Massard running his
| foil through the forearm of Labru-
we're. Honor was then declared sat
isfed, and NJ. Labruyere was driven
hack to Paris.-London News.
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Sweets Are Healthful.

IF the English philosopher, Her
bert Spencer, desired to make HIM
self solid with the rising generation
he could hardly have done it more
surely than by commencing sugar
and candy as healthful foods, espe-
cially for the young. Children have
always a strong liking for candy
and they almost always dislike fat.
Older people, who have learned to
eat fat meats, do not have the rel
ish for sweets that children have.
Mr.. Spencer thinks that the instinct
i've liking for candy and sweets sat
isties a need Of the system. Large
amounts of carbon are needed to
maintain animal heat. Old people
get this in starchy food. Children
live largely on milk. This, except
for the fat it contains, is not heat
producing. So if you want to keep
children healthy give them small
amounts of candy or sugar daily.
The uncolored candies are least
likely to be injurious.
Injury, of course, is possible from
over feeding with candy as with
everything else, but if given in small
amounts every day sugar and candy
are aids to digestion and will pro-
mote the general health. The no.
ton that sugar and candy are un-
healthful dates from the time when
everything that was healthful was
deemed evil. 1t is relic of asceti-
cism, and possibly reinforced by the
consideration that sweets were un-
naturally dear, and it is 4 thrifty
thought to vote them unsafe to eat.
Since sugar has become much
cheaper, its use in all forms has
largely increased. If children are
given sweets while young they will
be less likely to have lung diseases
and be obliged to take cod liver oil
when they grow older. The cod
liver oil is nearly pure carbon. That
is why it fattens. But SO too is
sugar, and the carbon in that is III
much pleasanter form to take.
1t is important to unlearn our un-
founded prejudices. That against
sugar has been one of the most per-
sistent. 1t does not do older people
harm to do without sugar. They
get carbon in other forms of food.
But with children the pleasant taste
of sweets increases the flow of saliva
and helps digestion of everything
that is eaten. The fact is well
known by farmers in localities
where sugar is made, that all who
engage in its manufacture grow tat
and sleek during the busiest season
and when they are working the
hardest. 1t is quite possible that
this fact has had some relation to
Herbert Spencer's theory on the
subject. Mr.. Spencer is one OF the
modern school of philosophers who
find facts first and construct theo-
ries to harmonic with them. That
is much better than the reversal OF
this process. The old cry that
sugar was unhealthful has been un-
challenged too long, especially as
no facts were ever adduced In sup
port.-Scientific Press.
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because of the large amount OF
sheol raised within their respective
boundaries are entitled to no con-
sideration unless it can be shown
that the raising or elevating pro-
cess has brought the internal re-
gions within thirty feet Of the sur
face in those states. Until the city
of Seattle is heard from Chicago
may rest secure in her position of
being closest to the place which
all would like to see even more
than they would the Worlds Fair,
though none would like to visit
Tacoma Herald.
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GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Jouy ". PLATT, his heirs or assigns:
fou are hereby notified that | have ex-
pended the sum of five hundred (5OO) dol
lars in labor and improvements upon the
BEER HER ALL lode mining claim,
situated on the Smoky divide, about twen-
ty-two miles from ketchum, i'll Warm
Springs Creek mining district, Alturas
county. Idaho, as required by section 1924,
Revised Statutes of the United States, be-
iing the amount required to hold the same
for the years ending December 81, 1887, to
December 81, 1891; that your proportion OF
the same is $3.50, being one-half; and if
within ninety (9) days from the service, OF
this notice by publication You W fail or re-
fuse to contribute your proportion OF such
expenditure as co-owner, your interest In
said claim will become the property OF the
undersigned under the provislons OF said
section 1921, FRANK J. LEMON.
ketchum. Idaho, July %, 1882.
First publication July 80, 1892.
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Making Love to His Own Wife.

"Did you ever hear of man mar
rying his own wife?" asked Harvey
Kuttner of party of good listners
last night. II don't mean a di-
vorced couple getting remarked, but
a couple really going through the
marriage ceremony a second time,
with one of the two entirely ignor-
ant of the fact. I met case OF
that kind last year and am thinking
of selling the idea to some novelist
to build a plot on. 1t was in
small Ohio town, and the bride had
been deserted by her husband
twenty years before. She had long
ago come to the conclusion that he
was dead and had been looked
upon as a eligible widow, who was
fair and forty, if not fat, when a
stranger came to town, got himself
introduced to her and finally per-
sauded her to try the matrimonial
experiment second time. They
were married after a short court
ship, and a few weeks after the
honeymoon the husband gave away
his story and told his wife that she
had married him twice without
knowing it.
"His explanation was that on
leaving her twenty years before be
had gone on protracted spree and
had finally got himself sent to the
penitentiary in a distant state for
long term. After being liberated
he was ashamed to look upon his
old friends and took it for granted
that his wife had forgotten all about
him by that time. He accordingly
went abroad, and it was only on
his return after long period that
he heard accidentally that his wife
was still living at the old home
Rather than run the risk of being
spurned for his hearthlessness and
relying on an entire change in his
personal appearance, he conceived
the daring plot of winning and re
marrying his own wife. [ dom
know what the lady said when sh'
was undeceived, but that is one o
the details the novelist | sell th'
story to can supply for himself. p
| St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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There Is the expression OF
universal truth" continued Evans,
laying the book down. There is
as much difference in the courage
of men at different hours as there
is in the courage of bees.
SIN the long and anxions watch
ings in the mountains, Sontag and
l found it much easier to watch in
the early part of the night than in
the after part. But We did not
deem it so necessary to keep on
guard late in the night, for we knew
the pursuers were as big towards
as we were, and would not make an
attack. But in the early part of
the night we kept sharp guard,
for men will fight like devils before
midnight and will run like sheep
after II or o'clock.
II have often had occasion to OBJ
serve this when | used to fight In
dians up North. These red villains
seemed to understand the matter,
and if they could get enough liquor
to stimulate their own courage, and
could make an attack along about
2 or o'clock in the morning, they
were pretty certain to cause a
stampede. But if they could not
load up with whisky they seldom
made an attack at that hour, be-
cause they were influenced by the
same law as the rest of US, and were
afraid. / do not know that | ever
knew Sioux to make an attack
on our soldiers late at night, unless
half the Indians were drunk or all
of them half drunk.
"Thus | conclude that McWhirter
never had the courage to get uf
out of his bed at 3 o'clock. go out
in the darkness, where he had al
ready prepared for the tragedy
then deliberately fire five shots into
the fences and the sixth into him
self. His courage would have failee
him."
"Well," suggested the newspape
man, "will not the same rule apply
to the men who killed him? Woule
not they be towards and shrink
from it the same as he?"
"Yes, but they might brace them
selves up by liquor, and unless they
did do it they would scarcely be
able to carry out their plot.
"Some people do not believe II
such things, but if anybody woult
go through with what | have an
see and feel what [ have seen an(
felt, it will leave no doubt that ther
is something in the hour that rule
and guides the courage and destl
nv Of men. It is a law which n
man cen set aside more than h
can set aside and nullify the law o
gravitatiOn.