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A CUNNING
the Various Clever Devices He Used to De
ceive His DiscovereF.

The Various Clever Devices He Used to De-
ceive His Discovers.
A correspondent of The Popular Sci
ence News tells the following strange
story:
Will. tearching for snails I turned
over an old log and disturbed q snake,
called by u negroes o spreading ar
row. The tactics pursued by this
snake were curious
First he erected his head and neck
and datsened them out till they seemed
no thicker than cardboard, thus increas-
ing his apparent size, as he took care
not to be seen edgewise. The shape of
his head changed. 1t took a pronounced
triangular form-similar to the heads
OF our most venomous snakes. Then his
tail. with the aid Of a dry leaf, was
proclaiming hat it was the tail Of q
rattlesnake. -
All this, coupled with an ominons
hiss, was calculated to strike terror to
the heart Of his disturber, as for a mo-
ment it did. | regained my courage,
however, and began to poke the serpent
gently with o stick, when, finding
"bluster" of no avail, he sought safety
in fight.
Repeated headings cT'' showed him
how futile were his efforts in that line,
and he altered his tactics again. Eo
turned On his back and remained mo-
tionless. / threw him six feet from the
ground, and SO quickly did he turn over
that he seemed to strike on his back.
Once on his back, nothing could In
duce him to move Tapping, prodding,
twisting his tail-all were in vain.
Then / suspended him from the limb of
o tree, retreated a little and watched.
At the end OF two minutes the reptile
moved. Slowly he turned on his spinal
column as on an axis, surveyed the
premises, and seeing nothing dangerous
dropped to the ground and was making
of.
At my approach he died again. After
sundry proddings, which failed to move
him, / rewarded him for his cleverness
by giving him the liberty that he GER
tainly had earned.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Bev. Ewart breaches on the Subject
Of Prayer.

Text: "The effeetual fervent prayer
of q righteous man availeth much"
Jas. 5:16.
Among the weapons which the Christ
ian may use in his conflict with sin and
with sins prayer holds a most prominent
place. WheL the Christian looks into
the evil in his own heart and sees the
evils in the world around him surely he
becomes conscious of his need OF Divine
help. He may have that Divine help;
he should most earnestly seek it; he 10
weak and powerless without ii. but with
it he is next to omnipotent. Consider
the power OF prayer.
l. Prayer has power with tiod. 1t
moves the arm that moves the world.
Think OF Arabian interceding for Sodom
and Jehoyah's prompt response; of Hez-
ekiah praying for the delivefance of his
kingdom from Sennacherib's power and
the shifting of $4,000 Of the enemy in
one night; OF the descent OF Divine pow
er upon the multitudes at Pentecost in
response TO the united and importunate
petitions of the disciples; Of the Apostle
Peters miraculous del~iverance from
prison In answer to the earnest knocking
at Heavens door OF q handful OF faith
full hearts-think Of these well-attested
historical facts and stop before you CON-
fidently declare that prayer never
reaches the ear on God or never changes
the destinies Of men and nations. DIR.
Cuyler says: Answered prayers cover
the whole field OF providential history as
flowers cover the western prairies.'
Listen also to DIR. Maclaren, highlands
eminent Baptist: "To stand still unre-
sisting with no weapon ia my hand but
prayer to God is q strong impregnable
position which, IL Christ's disciple takes
up IN regard to his individual life and
the churchfs difficulties and enemies no
power on earth OF hell can really over
come him."
2. Prayer has power with man. 1t 10
AcCCSShTy w bA0 NOIy CAASbCuC0 VA bu6
Christians life 1t comforts and sus~
tains the burdened heart. 1t enriches,
enobles, exalts the soul. Says another:
Nothing outside OF US that can be Sc
cured is comparable in pfeciousness with
the changes wrought in us by heartfelt
communion with God" General Gordan
was in the habit OF praying for those
who worried him and he says: 1T takes
away all bitterness towards them"
3. The text tells as that it is the
prayer of the righteous that has power.
"If / regard (look c%omplacently upon)
iniquity in my heart the Lord will not
hear me-" Come her into right rela-
tions with God through Jesus Christ.
live confess our sins he lie faithful and
just to forgive our sins AND TO cleanse us
from all iniquity.n Remove the barrier
that hinders your communion with God.
The language OF heaven to whose glories
you aspire is the language of prayer.
Learn that in order to be at home there.
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Campaign Appointments.

Republican meetings will be held ia
> county, addressed by local speakers
the dates and at the places as follows
Jhester township, Fisher school house
pnday, October 20.
Pennington township, Mitchell school
use, Tuesday, October 80.
Summit township, Simons school
use, Wednesday, October 81,
Franklin township, Anderson school
use, Wednesday, October 81.
Badns township, Hills school house,
Aursday, November /.
Clarno township, Mcdonald school
use, Friday, November Q.
Wentworth, Saturday, November 8
Winfred, Saturday, November 8.
Speakers at the above meetings will
nsist OF some OF the following gentle,
sn: ID. q. Holdridge, A. q. Clongh,
%. r. Farmer, Henry Neill, O. j. Por.
J. H. Williamson, A. F, Glover, e.
Patterson.
Monday evening, November 8, Judge
s. Palmer, Of Sioux Falls, win speak
the opera house.
Everybody 10 invited to attend these
beings and hear q candid discussion
the political issues Of the day.
M E4MEM4H & ~EWG#&a5#&#
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One Of the UnEnown ouantities.

There IN many persons who talk very
learnedly about electricity and seem
to fancy that they have found ont all
about 1t that Is worth knowing. In the
face of ideas of this sort comes on an
accident without precedent indeed, one
that under ordinary circumstances
would be counted impossible. A work
man In oiling the machinery Of q small
electric fan-one used merely for ths
purpose of cooling the air in . business
house-accidenta1ly touched the wire
and was instantly killed. The current
that runs the fan il said to have scarce
ly power enough to give q gentle shock
when touched. An electrician who has
recently been making some important
experiments has demonstrated that by
using electricity In d certain way 30
times the current usually employed for
executing criminals may be passed
through the human body without inju-
-. Is IL not possible, then. that very
weak currents under certain conditions
may possess power hitherto unsuspectedg
New York Ledger.
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Meyerbeer was 90 v and ''fidg-
ETY. about bis works that when they
were in course Of preparation or rehear-
sal or performance he never gave him
self On any d else concerned q mo-
.ment's peace Of mind. He was constant
II making changes or alterations In the
score and would sometimes write q pas
sage IN three or four different colored
inks In order to try the different effects.
and then could not make DIP his mind
which was the best He worried over
his opera, - A~fricaine, !, 30 long, delay
ing. retouohing and polishing, even
while 1t was In rehearsal, that the self
imposed labor made him III, and he
died before the first public performance.
-St. Louis Globe-D Democrat \
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HUMAN COMEDY IN STONE.
The Bust Which WIN Adorn the New Il
brary Buildings at washington.

The Busts Which VIII Adorn the New Il.
brary buildings at Washington.
Nine busts i'm granite have been fn
ished for the exterior decoration of the
new library Of congress in Washington.
The worthless who first come to the front
are Walter Scott, Dante, Demosthenes.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emerson, Irving,
Goethe, Benjamin Franklin and Ma
caulay. G
Judging by newspaper cuts, a great
variety of expression has been obtained
by the respective artists who have made
these nine busts.
Walter Scott has the intent, forward
gaze of q college sprinter waiting for
the word Ego" Dante looks as If DIR.
Chauncey M. Depew had just refused to
accommodate him with a pass to Buffa-
10. The model who sas for Demosthenes
was Puck's Weary Waggles. Benjamin
Franklin is slyly chuckling over his suc-
cess in lodging q big charge of electrici-
ty in Nathaniel Hawthorne's back hair.
Macaulay has put ON a beautifully and
symmetrically curled wig. Ralph Wal
do Emerson has got the railroad pass
which Dante missed. Washington Irv-
ing is listening to the Hon. Amos ].
Cummings latest and best anecdote, and
Goethe has just caught through his
alert left ear an invitation TO drink
from a man whom his soul loathea.
For picturesque animation the work
Of the even sculptors seems m~eritorious.
IL this is only q beginning, the front o.
the new library buildings bids fair &
be,a human comedy in stone. The APP
pearance of the second nine will be
waited with great interest-Washing.
ton Letter.
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SEALS ARE FOND or MUSIC.

And Hunters Use Sweet Sounds to Get
Them Within Reach.
"Seals are very fond of music, " said
g. L. Tompkins of New Bedford, Mass,
land the hunters who pursue them most
successfully usually make use Of some
musical instrument to attract them. /
have a distinct recollection of the first
seal hunt ! ever went OH. Early one
morning |, in company with about q
dozen others, set out in a rowboat for a
spot where the seals were said to be
plentiful. The boatmen dipped their
oars slowly In the water and sung IN
unison O weird, wild song i'm a peculiar
undertone. To me, being nninitiated in
the sport, this seemed to be a curious
accompaniment to seal hunt, but l was
still more surprised when one of the
men produced a flute and played ON il
q quaint, sympathetic air.
''The effect of the music was soon evil
dent, al dozens of seals poked their
heads up. some remaining basking on
the water, while others clambered up on
the lodges of rock, charmed almost to
Inconsistencies by the music. Steering
the boat to the shore, the musician all
the while keeping up the plaintive air,
q of the men jumped out. He carried
with him q huge club and q long sharp
knife. Noiselessly creeping to where
some of the seals were lying on the rocks
listening intently to the music, he dealt
one Of them q terrible blow ON the head
with the club, stunning Ii, and then
made short work OF the poor animal
with his knife. In the same manner we
secured ii fine seals before night -
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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THE CITY.
LocAL -RRMvlTfEh.

LOCAL BREvlTGEB.
Wheat, AZ; fax, sl.22.
u. w. Dawson departed for Iowa
points.
Miss Crystal Olson went to Artesian
% visit friends.
Senator Kyle went west this evening,
accompanied by H. p. Smith.
Mrs. W. 4. Mackay returned Satur.
Ray evening from a visit with her par.
nts In Missouri.
Mrs. Il. j. Daniels, who has been visit
ng her brother, A. w. Holdridge of this
ity, left for her home at Bayard, Iowa,
j. j. Fitzgerald came up from Sioux
Nalls Saturday evening and returned to
Is duties as q United States juror to.
ay.
Attorney Frizzell, w. A. Porteous and
/. ID. Fits went to Sioux Falls where
bio motion 70 dissolve an attachment
gainst some OF MIR. Porteous' property
ill be argued before Judge Jones.
Egan Express, 25: DR.. A. e. Clough
I Madison win speak at the school
ouse hall In the village OF Egan Taes-
ny evening, October 30, on the political
sues OF the day from a republican
Eandpeint, and will be assisted by local
peakers.
Howard Press, 26: An observing
entleman-a neighbor and a friend OF
II. Bronson-remarks that while Judge
ampbeil was speaking at the rally
Wednesday, Bronson looked like a
host; his eyes were set in their sockets
nd he couldn't move.' Others OBJ
erved the same thing.
Artesian Advocate, %: Mrs. E. HI.
ope 10 putting in a week visiting friends
Madison. @. A. Lewis was at Mad
On several days the first OF the week
sitting his family. /. Miss Vonnie Cam
ION, who il attending the Normal at
addison, Sundayed with her parents
Artesian. returning to school Mon
~.
About 70 voters and ladies attended
9 republican rally in Strang's school
puse, Rutland, Saturday evening.
essrs. Clough and Farmer entertained
EN- with good republican doctrine
bile a few OF the pops were inclined to
offensive with their interruptions.
ute a large delegation OF Madison gen.
omen accompanied the speakers.
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Pardonahla Mistake.

Hotel Proprietor-Wha is that crowd
outside looking at?
Clerk latter q brief Inspection
Well. I swami That jay In No 500 has
twisted around his gas jet and poked ii
out the window with the flame burning.
Proprietor-Fronti Take d pair Of
shears TO No. 500. get that card which
says
Don't blow out tho gas.
Turn II out.
and cut on the last line. New York
Weekly.
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Energy and content are not opposite
terms. Il 10 the lazy man usually whe
ID discontented When d person really
wants 70 do something ID The world and
goes about It rssolutelyN this efort gives
q satisfaction that nothing else will
True content Il found only with busy
people. -Womankind.
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MONDAY, OCT. %. 1894.
local Tsme Taale.

LEGAL TAme TaA1e.
Chicago. Milwaukee a 81. Paul Railway, which
oOk effect, sunday. May 26. 1891,
TRAINS come RAaT.
Passenger. Ito. 4, departs 1880 D. m.
Pretghs, No. 90, departs 6:45 .. IN.
Freight, No. "a, departs $50 p. m.
TRAINS cone VEST,
Passenger, No. 3, depArte 3:O0 p. "a,
Freight, No, 81, departs 8 zoo .. M.
TRAINS FE0Tn TIE EAST.
Passenger, No. q, arrives 800 '. m.
Freight. No. an. arrives A;35R. M. n
Freight, No. 95, arrives 9 90 p. m.
TaAxNR FROM TUE WEST.
Passenger. No. Z, arrives lI:a6 e. m.
Freight, No. De, arrives b:l0 p. m.
Ali the above trains carry passengers: hut
heights only when passengers are provided with
Paaeenper trains going east make connection
4 ERan for al points south, and passenger train
soinr weet. &C WoCns0cket for ell points north.
MADISON d BRIsTcL LINE.
Passenger going north. departs 3:15p. N.
Passenger from north arrives, II 30 q. m.
JNO. LARKIN. Local Agent.
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the Week Ending saturday
esethher 80. aAqA.

pr the Week Ending saturday
October ~, 1904.
Eten Jorgenson to i. ID. Smith
nw4 and nell sec 3o-1oS-5l. .s3,116 so
iw. Sullivan to Julia Sullivan
sell sec 10 los. -. loo 90
d. Smith to Frank J. Ginder
l acre in sw4 OF sell sec g.
|loe 50. ..................... 100 90
wen Mohan to E. A. Norton
se4 sec 3~-1o5-54... ,........ 2,ooe 90
AZ. Norton to Mrs. Rebecca
PIX. Sellers se4 sec 3-105-54... 1900 90
buis Caille to Lucina A.
Avery seA sec LOO 81. -. 1000 90
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The Tyler Office Fixture Co., of st.
puts, have just issued their Mammoth
8esk and Bank Counter catalogue for
'94, showing new goods, new styles
Pmplete in every detail, and at prices
II below all previous issues. Their
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Ter the world. Bank Counters and
pvernment work a speciality. Send
r catalogue, free, postage 5 cents.
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What ID d house without a baby7''
asked o lady writer. and an old baohe-
Ion editor replied. ''Tt i comparatively
quiesi"
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal MSdwinter Pair, San Francas1o.
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90 in. all wool Hen
rietta in all popular
shades, per yd. soc
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Dress Goods
All wool serges and
46 in. Henrietta of
fine texture, in all
shades, per yard, Csc
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Dress Flannel.
All wool, all shades
new stock, 40 In, per
yard, sc
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Dress Patterns
? --latest novelties,
from 60c to Sl.25.
The evening world., 1894-06-05
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Policy Dealer otto Convicted, and
Witness Yerkes Arrested.

George Yerkes. who secured the ar
rest of George Otto, an alleged policy
dealer, OF 1903 Troutman street, Brooklyn,
last April, was accused before Judge
Moore. in the Court of Sessions to-day,
OF having committed perjury.
ON April IL Yerkes told Roundsman
Gallagher, of the Cedar street station,
that Otto had sold him a " gig" Gala
cher arrested Otto, and captured a lot of
paraphernalia usually employed in the
policy business. Otto was indicted by
the Grand Jury, and was brought to trial
to-day.
Roundsman Gallagher described the
arrest, and then Lawyer Miles, on behalf
Of Otto, caused a ripple of surprise by
calling Yerkes to the witness-stand as a
witness for the defense.
Yerkes denied the policeman's state
ments, and declared he had never seen
Otto deal in policy. His story was in di-
rect opposition to the one he told when
Otto was arrested.
After he had stepped down from the
stand. Judge Moore ordered the court
officers to lock him up on a charge OF
perjury. The District-Attorney was d.
rected to take the matter before the
The jury in the Otto Ease were out
less h a half hour. and returned with
a verdict OF guilty. Otto was remanded
for sentence.
The evening world., 1894-06-05
SLASHED HIS THROAT.
John TOnIin In u Hospital, and
VIII Probably Die.

Proprietor Peter Rieder. Of the Pleas
ant Hotel. 1927 West street. started to go
upstairs about s o'clock this morning.
He had only gone up a few steps when
he noticed that two narrow rivulets of
dark red fluid were trickl.ng down the
wall OF the stairway.
Mr.. Rieder at first thought that some
red paint had been splashed there by
painters, who had been working about
the house. He dabbed his finger In the
red streak and smelt OF 1t. 1t wasn't
paint. but blood.
Closer examination showed that the
blood was ooZing through the ceiling
right under room Is. on the second floor,
which had been hired last night by n
well-dresscd stranger. who had regis
tered as Tomas Forster. New York"
Mr.. Ried n called one OF his walters
and told him to knock on the door OF No.
IS. The waiter did so, and received II
faint response from The occupant Of the
room.
Proprietor Rieder tried the door. but
found 1t locked on the inside. He called
n policeman, who broke In the door and
found Forster lying on the bed, his
head resting on q chair by the side OF
Nv " uilu piOOu SlItullllhs from
an ugly cash in his throat. An open
penknife on the floor beside the bed
showed how the wound had, been in
tiicted. Forster was too weak to talk.
An ambulance a summoned. which
took him to St. Vincent's Hospital,
more dead tina alive.
Mr.. Rieder said that he had never
seen the man before last night, when he
registered and asked for n O-cent room
for which he pad with n dollar bill,
He had no baggage and went up to his
room about . o'clock.
Forster. from his appearance and the
running hand in which he wrote his
name in the hotel register, was taken
by Mi. ftieder TO be "A clerk. He APP
peared to be about %thirty-hve years old.
Nothing found in his clothing indi-
Gated that he was other than Tomas
Forster.
The man recovered consciousness
about noon. and on being questioned by
the hospital people said that he was
John Tomlin, thirty.hye years old, q
carpenter living at Fishkill-on-the-Hud
son. He said that two years ago he
a discovered the secrets of the
The evening world., 1894-06-05

nations" and that he had been a
marked mar ever since.
Men of every nationality. he said. fol-
lowed him about. and 1t was through
their Vaccinations that he had lost his
last place in Fishkill. He fled to New
York to escape his prosecutors, but dis
covered that he was still pursued. He
Pleasant Hotel for the purpose of COM
hitting suicide.
The physicians at the hospital are
ubtf about saving the mans life.
1t Is thought by the police that Tomlin
is sane enough, but that his yarn about
his pursuers IL made VI to mislead
them.
From his address and appearance
Tomlin seems to be In comfortable cir
cumstanceS.
The evening world., 1894-06-05
KILLED AuT1lE BOY.
ND Run Ever BY a Oar While
Bsing Chased by q Conductor.
Ne Was Eight ear-0Id Charles
Kauimann, Of 1910 First Ave.
In His Terror He Ran Under the
Horses Legs.

Charles Kaufman. a schoolboy. eigh,
years old, of 1910 First avenue. was run
over and instantly killed at noon to.
day by car SO, of the Second venue line,
Mt Fifty-eighth street and Second ave.
nue..
The body was almost cut In two. 1t
was picked up by Policeman Phillips, OF
the East Fifty-frst street station. and
two citizens. Frank Fallon. of 3lS West
Forty-ninth street, and George Weber.
OF lots Second avenue. and carried to
Second avenue.
An ambulance was summoned from
Roosevelt Hospital, and the surgeon.
DR.. Ward, Viewed the body. The police
man asked him to remove the corpse to
the East Fifty-frst street police station.
1he surgeon refused to do so. saying 1t
was not his duty. He then drove away.
Ant old grocery wagon was found, and
the body was put in 1t and carted around
TO the East Fifty-frst street station.
Thomas Mccormack, forty-nine years
old, Of 1ll9 Second went the driver Of
car No. SO, was arrested.
McCormack's story Is as follows:
~ was going downtown about Il o'clock
on car No. 80. Near Fifty-eighth street
Issaw the conductor of an uptown car
chasing a little schoolboy. The boy ran
across the tracks and directly under my
horses legs. Before / could put on the
brakes the boy was knocked down and
The wheels Of the car passed over the
boys chest and legs.
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MAY END THE MINE STRIKE.
II Is Said Illinois Operators Prom
ise 10 Attend N Conference

COLUMBUS, O., June 5.-Substan-
TALLY all OF the officers and district
Presidents OF the United Mine-Work-
ers. of America. met to-day In the
Grand Central Hotel. They opened with
an executive session. An effort is being
made by outsiders, 1t is understood,
to have these officers declare in favor
Of q resumption Of work at all mines
In Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Indi-
ana, Central Illinois and certain other
contiguous territory. provided operators
In such territory, or some of them, con-
sent to pay the price that is asked for
mining.
PITTSBURG. June bit Is stated
upo reliable authority that at the
meeting Of the executive officials and
district presidents of the United Nine
Workers. now In session in Columbus,
Z communication will be received from
the Illinois operators that II another
conference Of miners and operators
II held. the Illinois operators will at
tend.
This 10 exceedingly important. as the
refusal of the Illinois and West Vir-
ginia operators to attend the Cleveland
conference was the cause Of Its failure.
The evening world., 1894-06-05
TERMS AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
Trouble Between Miners md Ope.
ratOrs Believed to He Settled.
m, A..1.ta p..

DENVER. Col. June 5.-The strike at
Cripple Creek was settled at a late hour
last night. The conference began at 8
o'clock. Gov. Waite announce to the
operators that he was authorized to act
for the miners, and consideration OF the
various points was Immediately begun.
But one point caused serious compli-
cation, n that was the time allowed
for luncheon. The miners demand thirty
minutes, hey to be allowed to pay for
thu tir &. The articles OF agreement
provide hat the miners shall work eight
hours a day. with twenty minutes for
luncheon; that they be paid AT the rate
OF 80 a day and that the mine owners,
In employing men. shall not discrimin-
ote against either union or n%on-union
men.
After the conference the Governor Is
sued a proclamation calling on the men
TO lay down their arms. The State mill
tia II tc be called on to go to Cripple
Creek and assist the Sheriff in restoring
order.