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IN OZARh MOUNTAIN SQUIRE.
A Missouri Justice OF the Peace Who Can't
Read or Write,
Nom Ms s.. Tout. R.p4blii.

nom me y. Louis Esrbf.
OZARK. NO.. May 2.-Bnld Knobbism is not
tho only move. feature OF lie In the ozark
Mountains OF Missouri, some methods OF dis
pensing justice through the REGULARLY eonsti-
very primitive to most people.
had a note given 10y one j L. Thomas. who
would soon b. buried BY the statute Of iimi.
was desirous that Thomas should at least
make, q aymen on the note and thus renew
, Mnoi HSdi, sDtt th Il he S0u Wou nG' sn d,ssh IT. s,s The
bill by putting a credit Of 81 on the note. This
der the laws OF Missouri, According to this plan
/ wont TO the home, OF tho monntnineer about
cd witt, native clay, a stick and mud chimney
conducting tho smoke out OF 1.-THE house from a
Thomas welcomed me- TO tho comforts OF his
Preside with the usual apology OF the poor
mountaineer OF this region: '
with ao our k I'VE may ~ Wo si hsain't I rS spn mn Ken to put saf w
Whom l entered the little house where the
v whols family aIiia LIVED Of IN f1 "ns tS9%. n .as most con,
rude book shelf attached to one end OF the
building. which contained q nnmber OF vol.
We're how and bright and at once attracted my
attention. for there were no other evidences OF
OTHER SoOk IRAN Of any iind could iSsDs seen N IN m
cabin. and In, one glance around the bare
room the sys had no dit nK ,ns III in d,scernips
then remembered that the note given ~
Mr.. Thomas was signed with tho mark OF the
payer. and the mystery OF the law books be-
came more puzZiing H. IAN before.
What could u man who wns, unable to write
Missouri? Ibegan to Investigate the secret
n as gentle q way as possible. My host met
my first leading question frankly by saying
that he was the Justice OF the Peace Of Ben
ton township.
sich u office when he can't read nor write"
Iafmitted that the matter seemed somewhat
We'll. 1 did not want to be Squire. hut my
township would elect me. and l an dom the
best know how
being able to read or writer" l asked.
Well. my daughter Mary. there. she's a
good scholar. She does all my readin' and
writin' for me. When ] have q case. after the
witnesses tell all they know. Mary she gets
chapters till we find what seems to at the trial.
Then she reads all on that subject. and I make
up my mind about the case. Mary does ali the
writin'. too. I could not get along as Squire II
Mary hadn't schoolin', she's a mighty smart
scRoIarh stain D" ~ snts the judicial funo.iConnss q
tho government OF Benton township rested.
was a very nice girl Of about the age OF IL
years. She had never been beyond the Limits
OF her little neigh horhood and knew nothing
Of the world Of cities, rallroads. and nswspa-
In the morning. asked the Justice OF the
Peace. whose hospitality ! had enjoyed. the
amount OF my bill. To my great dlslppoint-
ment the mountainesr refused to have any
pay for my nights lodging, and left his homo
without getting the note renewed
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things run IN sequences, and that, bad LUCK
and good luck baye their sway., and that the
Eoq ,hs , Salls or the r card: It'll f NH, se sSis s..
good iusi. and stop on your bad nck." In
IN I,a GOD s1 luck. i and di@l sGI1 them then whom You arc
n bad luck. There Is m ssnmption In th Jus
sSs ! eySr lis : pla a. nast to 'S see That he has BEEN
the way to determlne. beforehand how long
either Kind Of luck is going to last. and how It
Tho conditions OF the game include certain
Mathematical odds and perceptages which
every man knows or can readily calculate.
wagers for q series OF losses and not to In;
thas a sson,ln nnsfG se Is SisS " viii iIffnS Seess o sa the the
next turn. The man WHO is running the. game
does no guessing at all; re ,s accepts ,Ipas all bets .ss
the table furnish all the guessing that is dis.
always wins in tho long run. and many men
have como to believe that It would always win
in The long run even we're there no matIe.
are occasionally several deals in succession
without q single split and no bots at all on the
the only mathsmaticei percentages in favor Of
tho bank. Yet 1t is claimed TINT even on such
deals and under such even circnm stances the
puin Ni'' ~. ~ WI
Any man who matches coins often will see
that this IL possible II he keeps an account OF
his winnings and losings. 1t was m even
thing with him when he began to match and
Il was an even thing every time he matched.
but tho odds are many to one that he la either
n winner or loser through the decision OF a
lumber OF events in each OF which the chances
were even. This can he attributed both to the
laws OF chance md to tho Mysterious element
called luck. There are some men who are
lucky at matching and whose matching nc.
count year after year shows q succession OF
gains. There should he some way to explain
this outside OF the laws Of chance. for In
matching few men put themselves In the po-
s!tinn ofthe dealer at n game. who hazards no
gueases. hut takes what bets come.
1t IT, raro that any. man. who plays is FREQ
from these superstitions In. one form or an
other. The longer he Gamilcs the more likely
he is to acquire some superstition. The most
firmly rooted of them all. and tho ono which
is the most advocated. Is that n machine beats
human nature, and that tho way to win Is TO
bet against all surerstitions which logically
wou!l include betting against this particular
one II 1t be a superstition and not q fact.
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my dear girl herself. justas beautiful as ever!
There she sat with n rant expression on her
face-with thoughts for no one but the lectur-
Grand by her side was-.I needed no one to
tell me-that hypocritichl DR.. Grayneldi
1felt like going over to him and kicking him
out OF the hall. but i was restrained by the
usages Of polite society. Civilization has its
drawbacksi l even. restrained myself until
the lecture was over before l presented myself
to. Fanny.
"Harryl' she screamed with delight.
Here civilization and University Extension
stepped IN again and prevented Fanny from
throwing herself in my arms She quickly re-
covered herself and introduced her companion.
Harry. you must know DIR. Grayfield. He
is perfectly devoted to University Extension.
He hardly eyer misses n lecture. | know you
will like each other immensely"
l mumbled some conventionality, but we
both exchanged Rlances OF hostility.
time l have learned many things. / Know now
what University Extension is. Cart horses
could not drag Fanny away from Philadelphia.
She lie simply metamorphosed IL | ask her to
60 to the theatre she refuses, because she can
not miss ono OF her lectures. II | ask her to
take q ride in the park. she declines for the
same reason. She goes to no more concerts or
dalces. she thinks them frivolous. and | go
with her to every lecture. and holp her to rend
not-there Is that o~ficious DR.. Grayileld al
ways hanging around.
since no persuasions OF mine are strong
enough to induce Fanny to go to Colorado.
and since / am determined to marry her. there
is nothing left for me to do but to transfer my
business to Philadelphia and make the best Of
University Extension. A. j. ARTHUR.
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At 4 o'clock In tho afternoon this was the
situation Of affairs on the sterile plain south
Of Fort Chadbourne. Tex: There were sixteen
army wagons loaded with supplies for the
fort. Tho cavalry escort numbered only
thirty eight men. Counting the teamsters.
we hud iifty-four. The indians had closed in
on both sides and in the rear. and no ono esti-
mated their number at less than $50. all
mounted. There was this in our favor-only
n few had rifles. At least 200 wero armed with
lances. and 30 long as we could hold them of
with our cnrbines we need not fear them. Our
route was n narrow valley blured on each
side. and these bluffs were impossible for
horses. Here and there the valley spread out
until 1t was half a mile wide. and again 1t con-
tracted until only two wagons could move
abreast. Our safety was to keep moving and
count on the rear guard &c, fight them back.
That valley was three miles long. When we
e glance W as one f IN iSs.. The tea eS ssers mi Sht
s Sn m sSes mish ns EVEN b 6s sas Tece az Of I bsine ths
allies OF the redskins. Thirty eight men. 4
dozen q whom wers Just out q hospital and
o., horssmen closing in. The, last half
Vide i'd from bluIT to bluG. When we struck tais
that s!ot. the wagons were sent on ahead.
c cls% 1hs sh reHsm d%esti DsS T for 'G the cen ean ,S5ss al Pix the
fort. These shells were RAPIDLY filled with
powder. bullets. and. shot. the primers In
sorted. and while u dozen men held tho In
dams at bay we dug holes. in tho ground and
with the roadbed. We planted two small kegs
OF powder. rs well. and over the gravel we
scattered the contents OF u third.
When all was ready the rear guard was called
only made u pretence, Of lighting now. as II
our object was to let the wagons get O long
start up the main valley. Attic end OF n quar-
ter OF an hour the Indian lancers formed fora
charge up the narrow way. and We retreated In
GERS formed in ranks Of six or seven front and
running back further than we could see. At
given signal this grent mass set up o yell and
charged. The first twelve or fourteen safely
passed tho shells. Then cam a series Of ex-
a.great black. cloud half a mile high into tho
sky. 1t rolled down upon US and enveloped us
for u time in midnight darkness. and with
1t was an odor to nauseato every man. We
now and then that strange sound uttered ny a
wounded horse. A dozen Of us kept firing
into the cloud. but after five or six minutes It
thinned out. and We stood and leaned on
our carbtnes amt were almost afTrighted at
the spectacle, The narrow, way was literally
choked with the dead and dying. Fragments
Of men and horses had fallen all about US.
No man cared to go, nearer. 1t would have
been safe. for the Indians who escaped dis
aster were galloping away in a state OF AFFECT
ones. dreams forever after. We hurried on
out of the narrow valley. overlook the fast
moving wagons and the pale-faced Transfers.
and thence 10 the fort the %sharpest eve could
on the wide sweep OF plain, So;called humani-
tarians called 1t "a cruel. cold-blooded slaugll-
ter: army records referred to il Us q merciful
salvation OF a troop and train.
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Likely TO he Cruel sport.
From he Omaha World. Hrald

Col. Cody could put h himself at q very much
better enterprise than that OF encouraging the
cowboy race which Ia 10 take place to the
u race run 10y cowboys of several nAtionaltieS,
all Of them the widest men OF their type. will
ity. Indeed. the chances are that the horses
will simply tie run beyond their strength.
Such a race is.in great contrast to q race be-
OF line calculation. and to whom the whip 10
seldom touched. The race OF the cowboys
every POSSIBLE feature OF brutality, It may be
characteristic Of a portion Of the West. but the
people at the Fair do not want to see every
only that which Is best, ms well as that which
Is characteristic. 1t Is To lie hoped that
the ground. and that they will SOC that there 10
no slaughter OF horses. We want to leave hat
sort o. thing to G~ermsn7-wh!ch does II well
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To- se' iiw Nsas s | Sa more sesa S.r re nee sSe e p ps Dss
t sis 1:ts,sa'i n as ny E'l w. 4; S'' tsc sese. i io ra (
heavy rain to come and clean out the eewers.
", Mh a., he ,r hsd ss,u siic Sss s 6 lateral he r.s S5 SS5s .sse
ss u IS 10 cause III death. He was ready the
snd flushed the sewers; and 81 u o'clock ..
H fnfa' tp he se ,s.ssd ant tie ths ss'n ct t fsoP Sss
fall back In place. The was SO small
that he had to. 90 into 4 without even q
self along inch by inch to tho main sewer.
Here there was room to creep on hands and
striking the street. and. at it's mouth he dis.
covered Just S VI, !, he s,d hn no, e stnS ted to, a heavy
city in which he could stand upright.
The first idea Of the average man would have
Not so with DALEY. He knew that a Keen and
vigorous hunt would ID be Sn made fSE him. He
passed up the big sewer until he found a lat.
erai into which lie could. easily crawl. aud he
followed It until he d Geb ,5is sa, into to, another
miles and until daylight came. and then he
'"wv Hs III tbn I Prisoners were turned out in tho
morning Daley was missed and his escape
discovered. No one could he found to follow
s sls tga !sx SSt and a. af Pound nG fRat % be hs sGe eo an,o t one
capture. and for a week four or i've men were
hunting the sewers in search OF him. Dogs
were called into use. but the search was fnally
given up in disanst, Ioor,ns the im, same e week
ground. and ut least n dozen strangers were
spotted and arrested. He was q man without
friends. and we looked for him to head for tho
country when he lett the city. Fortune strange
ly favored him. He got into n lateral sewer
into the house and into n loft above In tho
night, and he lived on raw meat alone for three
DAYS. Then one night he slipped out aud had
on a ciothesiine. Next day a butcher left his
coat. with SiUO in n. pocket. hanging up while
evening he got out Of the place. bought n nair
q shoes at u secondhand store; and went to
WINS soon heard OF IN st. Louis. but he led the
officers n wild goose chase and finally escaped
to South America. The particulars l have
under my charge about n year after the escape.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-16
ST. PAUL PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shabert entertained a
number of friends on Sunday last Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Den
SER Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Bornartti. Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Heinze, Mrs. d. Paulor, Miss
Frances Richter, Miss Pauline Denser and
Frank Denser, St. Paul. and Messrs. Joseph
and Louis Luger, North st. Paul.
The Womans club held their regular meet
ing on Wednesday at the library. The sub
jeet wass "Co-Operative Housekeeping"
There were two essays ana an original poem.
Much credit is due Miss Lulu Belden, who
has charge of the musical department of the
college, for the very admirable manner in
which the students acquitted themselves.
The foreclosure sale of the Parker house
furniture took place Wednesday. The hold
ers of the first mortgage bid 1t in for the sum
of $500, there being no other bidders.
The students of st. Paul's college gave a
concert and literary entertainment in the
German First NJ. E. church, st. Paul, Tues
day night
The Methodists will hold series of cottage
prayer meetings this week, preparatory to
the Mills meetings.
Mrs. Frank P. Dufresne entertained the
Ladies' Euchre club, of Highwood, Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs John Feehan, of Patterson. N. j., has
been visiting MIR. and Mrs. ". j. O'Brien the
past week.
Miss Slower, of Illinois, is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. Frank Bartlett, OF Pullman avenue
Miss Gina Foster of Mankato, is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Himmelmann.
Mrs NJ. l.. Norris has returned from her
visit to Hammond, Wis.
Mr. and Mrs Close will move to St. An
thony Park May l.
Mrs. r. L. Scott has returned from her visit
to Cambria, Wis.
Services in all the churches today as usual.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-16
is IT THECOMBINE !?
Milo G. Phillips Says Whole
salers Are Trying to Crush
Retailers.
More Light Thrown on Nc
Gills Precipitation Of the
Oratorical Middle.
Dairy Inspectors After Cot
tolene DealePS--Druidieal
Anniversary.

Z. d. O'Brien succeeded in calling a
halt in the assignment of The Wildwood
company to J. E. Ware, few days ago.
MI O'Brien, for the Northwestern Fuel
company. asked that receiver be APP
pointed for Milo Phillips, doing busi-
ness as the Wildwood company, alleging
fraud. Phillips at once assigned. He
claims the court must accept the aSSlg-
nee. The court thought not, and allowed
Mr.. O'Brien to present his athdaVitS,
which set forth that Phillips had repre-
scented that he was solvent when he
was not. They also stated that when
an accountant went over Phillips books,
$4,000 had been drawn by him, and was
not accounted for. and that his liabill-
ties were S25,0 more than he repre-
scented at that time. Ware was said TO
be his warm, personal friend, and had
desk in his office. The court allowed
Phillips q few days to rebut the atfidav-
Its, when the court will act III the
matter.
Mr.. Phillips denies all the charges of
fraud preferred by the Northwestern
Fuel company. He says the action OF
the Northwestern Fuel company against
him is fight of the wholesalers against
the retailers.
II received information about year
ago." said he yesterday, THAT the four
wholesale companies in this city had
agreed to drive all retailers out of buSi-
ness as far as possible and deal direct
with the customers. 1t is evident TO me
that this suit of tie Northwestern
against me is but a part of that plan"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-16
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

Ten warranty deeds were fled with the
register of deeds yesterday, aggregating $685.
$50.
H. B. Martin will speak before the Social
lists on the Russian treaty at Labor Temple
this afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. j. W. Dunjee will preach his farewell
sermon in Bethesda Baptist church Sunday
evening April y, 1893, and will thence de.
part to his new home in Oklahoma City.
A. M. Smith will rebuild his burned wine
house Yesterday he took out permit to
build four-story brick store and Office build
ing at 2+7-249 Hennepin avenue, to cost SlO,
900.
A special meeting of Minneapolis Lodge
No Al B. Z o. E., has been called for to-
morrow night, for the purpose of clearing
up some important business be fore the bene-
fit Tuesday afternoon.
Charles Hillson and John Olson have been
brought in from Willmar by the United
States marshal and lodged in the Hennepin
county jail. The prisoners are cha rged with
selling liquor without license.
The Sappho quartette sang at Chatfeld, in
the southern part of the state, last Wedpes-
day evening 1t was their second engage
ment in Chatfield within a year, and every
seat in the hall was sold in advance and
every one occupied.
The last lecture of the university extern
sion ON glimpses of English life Will be
given tomorrow evening by Prof. MacLean
at the library. and his subject will be 1.-THE
Poet-Laureateship." and will treat of choir
of poets and nOvellstS.
uIn the quarterly report of the public
library, containing list of over 1000 books
added to the library since the LIST of January,
is found list of books and magazines relat-
ing to the worlds fair. for the use of those
may want TO read up on the fair
Public Librarian Hosmer thinks the public
! is laboring under a misrepresentation con-
corning the art books recently added to the
| library and arranged in the ladies' reading
ROOM He says the collection cont ms many
works of practical value for the masses.
| The Swiss Society of Minneapolis will give
| a grand concert and ball April 30, beginning
at p. n. The programme is finely ar
ranged, and any one taking part or attending
will have have plenty of amusement listen
| ing to the music of the sturdy sous of the
| Oldest republic.
| There will be meeting of the financial
| committee of the carnival association at the
| headquarters on the ninth floor of the New
| York Life building tomorrow afternoon at
| O'Clock. All connected with the financial
management of the carnival are requested 10
| be in attendance.
| The Minneapolis Coal and Coke company
| has incorporated with capital stock of
| SlJ0,000, aud the following are the incorpor-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-16
SUBURBAN SOCIAL.
HaMLINE UNIVERSITY.

The Epworth league elected the following
officers: President o. E. Barrett; vice pres
idents Misses Evans and McCollum; secre-
tary, Miss Lizzie Kimball; treasurer, G. F.
Tenuy; delegates to the convention at North
field, Misses Pearl Benham, Jennie Vannes-
trum Hattie Foss, Stella Schofeld, Mary
Santee. Bertha Bell, Bessie Grant lillian
Siegler, Mabel Stewart; Messrs. j. P. Dyer,
G.. L. Southwick, Paul Peterson, j. E. Lem
cry, S. E. Remover, j. A: Lyman, G: D.
Lewis t. L. Phelps, A. w. Brown, W. Ii.
Wallace, E. G. kunze.
An entertainment was given at Minnehaha
Methodist church. where Rev. II. l.. st. Clair,
"a is pastor, Friday evening. The students
who gave the programme were quartette, G.
b. Kerfoot, G. E. MAXWELL j. s. Hamilton,
E. n. Tuckey; contralto. Miss Benham; read
ers, Miss Evans A. II. Tasker; accompanies,
Miss jerks. A large number of students at
tended.
Chester H Banney returned to his home at
Fairmont Tuesdayafternoon, OH a few days
visit with his brother, w. L. Banney '93. q
Fred Gibbs, Clyde Buck. Of st. Paul. and
Arthur Davis, OF Chicago. were guests OF
Misses Mailer and Bolton last Sunday. y
Stocking, Friday, on his way from Duluth to
his new pastorate in st. Joseph, Mo.
Rev. s. F. Kerfoot, '59, of st. Louis Park,
Minneapolis, visited his brother, George B.
Kerfoot '95, last Monday.
Miss Banwell and Miss Sincheimer. seniors
at the STATE university, NlslIeu MISS OuuMsI 30,
the first of the week.
Miss lisa Coffin, '94 has rejoined her class
after d three weeks absence at her home in
Camden Place.
Mis- Shoemaker visited at st. Louis Park,
Saturday the guest Of Rev. and Mrs. s. F.
Kerfoot, 49,
Mrs. Getchel of Buffalo, N. Y, dined at
ladies' hall Thursday, the guest of Miss Shoe
maker.
Miss Minnie A Rextord of Minneapolis,
visited Miss Mamie Stevens, 80, last Thurs
day.
The Athenan and Amyhictyon societies
held an open meeting last evening in their
hall.
j. 8. Hamilton was called to Hudson
Wednesday by the death OF his uncle.
Miss Benham has been entertaining her
sister and brother from Red Wing.
Miss Edna Nichols of Minneapolis, was
the guest of friends Tuesday.
Miss Miller Of Delhi, visited her brother,
j. c. Miller. '94, this week.
Miss Jackson, of Minneapolis, visited the
Misses Miller this week.
The glee and banjo club will give concerts
in River Falls and Prescott Friday and Sat
urday. The members are G. B. Kerfoot, %;
G. L. Maxwell, "; L. n. Tucker, 93i j. s..
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-16
EXHIBITS ROLLING IN.
jackson Park Will Be a Busy.
Place the Next Two
z 50
Weeks.
Programme for the Opening Ex-
ercises Is Practically
Complete.

CHICAGO, April Is. = Exhibits are
coming into the worlds fair grounds
faster now than ever before. There
were 600 cars in the yards today. The
daily average of cars received is over
300. Goods are coming so fast there
that the restrictions about wide
tires on the wagons that enter
the grounds had to be removed.
The work of unpacking exhibits is being
pushed vigorously. That work cannot
be done any too fast, for there are yet
but two weeks before the gong will
sound and President Cleveland will for
mally open the fair. The programme
for the opening exercises seems to be
generally misunderstood. While it will
be strictly all out-of-dOor event, there
are to be no military features whatever
no parade and no display of troops.
The ceremony is to be very simple. and
it Will all take place in jackson park,
the formal part of 1t from platform at
the east front of the administration
building. The programme is complete,
except for the selection Of chaplain
to offer the opening prayer. and
bian March," by John K. Paine;
prayer: presentation OF the chiefs of
departments by the director general;
chorus. I'm Praise of God;" address by
President Cleveland, formally opening
the worlds Columbian exposition; start
ing the machinery, during which will
be given Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus;
official visit of the president aud other
invited guests to the department build
ings, where they will be received by the
chiefs. 1t has been arranged that the
platform from which the programme
will be given will extend from the east
rotunda, where the chorus and orchestra
will be stationed, out far enough into
the plaza so that the president, speak
ing from the front, may at least be seen
by all the crowd.