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with his bunch OF cattle near Tucson. Jack got
acquainted with several OF the toughest high
way robbers ever confined in Yuma peniten-
tiary. and became infatuated with the career Of
. professional hlghwayman that the c~onvicts
pictured to him. One night two OF the prisoners
escaped. and Jack Keller turned up missing.
The Indian runners and the hounds at the
prison were sent out, and a reward was offered
for the capture of the convicts and Keeler, but
they could not he caught.
Those were the days Of the opening of the
Tombstone gold mines, and men had begun to
flock into the Territory from California and
Nevada in wagons, on horseback, and on mule
back. In less than q week after the prisoners
escaped and Jack Keller disappeared from
Yuma, q series of highway robberies began.
They were sometimes a week and sometimes
several months apart, but in each OF them there
were always two or three masked men who did
the business. There was strong suspicion that
Keller and his associates were the robbers. They
got together in less than a year something like
$4,000 from men on the way TO the new mines,
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thousands Of dollars from a few hundreds in a
month Tha, is why BIZ Keller was not hunted
day and night when the first of his robberies
took place. But the Sheriff of Tucson resolved
to XII or get, kecler ut oil hazards. The robbing
where such q man 4, Bill Keller was operating,
was subscribed for Bins capture. dead or alive
Il was q few months later that a clue to the
In the dust of a peculiar shoe that his horse wore
a. ihe time OF a new stage. robbery. The Yuma
in the world. were called upon. They can follow
LOT miles a fairly good trail of II man while
n niain ncs a, sr SAX . 1ssa,, 'Pssd through the brush
went to work to trail, Keller, In two days he
s Mastcsn 'h hss bandit hsr rIshs into ndoni Benson, and to a
known tina: Bill Keller and the Mexican were
Then tho Sheriff made up his mind that Bill
had an accomplice and that he made his head
9 soners a Il the MeXic "a n, Suspicion fell upon
few miles away and handcufed and hung
70 helpget Keeler. He stipulated. however. that
the highweyman was 10 be shot dead, because,
killed any one who had betrayed him. vrIar
sald that, while he had fed and watched for
iSeeler In secret, he had never been allowed TO
r. on any stage-robbing expedition.
Inc Sheriff and, his posse were piloted the
ckapp %2lni IN a eS enEon nins va %re .oi int ,s. z h. heavy
always gone 10 a certain tree there when he had
food or news for Keller, and had waited until
hand, so as to be prepared for any pursners,
The sheriff and his men concealed themselves
behind brush and trees for several hours,
Finally Keeler came riding up with a revolver
flashing in his hand and a Winchester across
the pommel of his saddle.
AS Keller came through the trees that morn
ing" said the Sheriff long after, "he was the
finest looking man ! have ever seen a-horsehack.
lie seemed for all the world like one of the
ancient gods on a horse"
But the Sheriff did not let the picture that
Keller made get the best OF him. In a second
he called, "'Ffre!' and seven rifles sent lead
through the highwayman's chest. Keller never
spoke. but threw up his hands and pistol. and
dropped back on his horse. dead.
The body OF Keller was taken to Benson. and
was braced up against a mud house while a phO- |
t0graph was taken OF IL. The pictures were In
great demand all over the Territory for a year
or, So, They are still To be seen in many a
miners cabin or ranchman's home, and a more
nerce, ilger-like expression is seldom seen than
that OF Bill keeler's face in death.
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CROSs-MATCHED TEAMS.
A Cautiously MIsnated Pair In Wall street
aAd . spIendId Fire TuraouL

"Some years ago. said a citizen. "a New
Yorker with a love for horses and ample means
TO crafty it, had a white horse and a black horse
that were SO evenly matched in size and weight
and action that he drove them together, a
beautiful team. AS / remember
IL he had a considerable number OF imitators,
many Of whom were actuated only by a desire
TO have q team cross-matched in color. Thus
perverted, the fashion. such as 1t was. soon fell
into disfavor.
Tho most curious looking pair OF mismated
horses | ever saw appeared the other day in
Wall street hitched TO a light top buggy. The
on horse was "A big bay l6 hands high. The
nigh horse WAS a little bit Of a colt. or pony, not
more than 10 hands hight AS much. and in
weight not more than a third OF hat of the
on horse. When the team was in mo-
tion the little horses feet went pat
tering along IN curious contrast with
st0R In Wall street, the driver swung the team
around, and when he had halted the nigh horse
was on the side by tho sidewalk. The little fell
stepped up on the sidewalk with all four
feet and stood there, and even then his back
came nowhere near up tO the back of the other
again he stepped into the buggy and on went
the team with the little fellow driving well up
20 the biL. and pretty much every body in Wan
street turning to look.
The finest looking Crnss-matched team I
have seen lately Was hooked To a hrr engine. IL
and made up OF TWO white horses and one black,
the black ia the middle. With their hOOfs a
gathering. with the lightsof Broadway reflected
from the Furnished engine, with bell a-1angling
and sparks trailing away from the nrs boa, Ills
rs indeed : striking turnout"
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vive. and, eating day and night IN silence and
darkness. work out their destiny, leaving, ac-
e%oriinr TO the strength. q their constitutions, q
longer or shorter tunnel In the volume"
the 1uObtun pcrtfndr variety.
One result Of the extensive adulteration Of pa
per Is that the worm will not touch H. Ring
waits. Encyclopedia Of Printing" published
IN Philadelphia In ls7i says that the bookworm
introduced into England in hog. Leather binding
from Holland. IL says that there IL now In a
private library in Philadelphia a book per-
York found two worms in an OLD copy Of Seneca
two years ago. These are the only bookworms
known To have been found In this country be-
fore Mr.. pendergrass opened his Chaucer.
Bernard Quaritch, the famous bibliophile OF
gave a dinner to his friends sfx years
ago, when he found a boOkworm in one of his
books. Mr.. PenderRrass will do likewise, and
shin bis worm 10 friends in Boston.
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and committed several murders in connection
with the robberles. Bill Keller. at Tucson, heard
that there was good reason to believe his
younger brother had become an outlaw, and he
wept at the disgrace that had been brought
upon him. He agreed to give up all his
cattle in defence of his erring brother il the
latter would only abandon his criminal ways
and return for trial; but it was Of no avail. The
highway robberies continued right along at In
tervals. Three years later Jack Keller and an
associate were shot while holding up the Wells
Fargo stage ono night near MArlcOpa- While
the associate was left dying. Jack and two
others managed to get away TO the mountains
and u secrete themselves from their pursuers.
Jack lay In . howell In q mountain canon DO
tween life and death for weeks, and when the
United States Marshal and his deputies came
that way he gladly surrendered. When he had
30 far recovered from wounds in his neck and
As 10 be able TO stand trial he was
sent TO prison for thirty years. Il was thought
that he would not live out three months OF his
term. He proved that he had not shot or killed
any one in his robberies. and he told where
several thousand dollars Of the stolen money
ID been hidden, and made as full restitution "A
pSsible. He served about seventeen years In
PLl9n and was a model prisoner. lie suffered
nuo from his gunshOt wounds. Ills repentance
seend sincere. When he VAS pardOned he went
,mnicoAtely out 10 the mountains, resolved 10
tsSo Ncluded life. His physicians had told
- = s01a I've eAH : ALERT uma aud thai
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pavilion. which,. It Is said, was built 6y
Murad Nv: il imitation OF = sImI walls are
doors inlsid with ivory and mother-oi-resr
blend with that perfect harmony Of color that
distinguishes Oriental taste. Then amid mar
pnois Of water where the Sultsn's household
might have bathed. but which are nov ssn.S
neglected; Whether standing onk IN ~ NE cool
Of the Kiosk. or stroliing amid the foiiage o. tho
trees and the flowers, q magnificent view ts Cd
the shipping. and the distant blue mountains.
Even more extensive is the view TO be gslnep
Kiosk, for 4 is situated on q somewhat higher
altitude. This kiosk was built by Abdul Met,id,
built Of marble. but is furnished absolutely in
ever Oriental in The Mejidcyoh Kiosk; executing
OF the Seraglio surround the kiosk, stretching
downward TO the mouth Of the Golden Horn;
Out, between hills and valleys richly STUDDED
with palaces, villas. and villages; From this
point we can sec nearly a third Of The wsy up
Waters OF Asia. which face Robert College, that
s fSSede9 bv A A. RoSsrt. E sduc sf SeM york; a% :
tourists, for tourists are not admitted, but were
guests OF Ills Majesty. refreshments were offered
70 us at the Mejideyeh Kiosk. These refresh
ments were as curious rs they were welcome.
Their chief recommendation rests in the fact
that they are admirably suited TO the climate.
OF course, there was Turkish coffee and ciga-
%rcttes; but we had besides a variety ofsweets 70
be taken with large glasses of deliciously cool
and clear water; not iced water, which IS
very often contaminated by tho ice, and, In
any case. is too cold TO be wholesome-a fact
which accounts for many of the digestive |
from which Americans suffer-but |
water that had simply been kept in a very cool
With this water we had. among other /
things, an extremely delicate jam made of rose |
ayes. H. conveyed tO the water a delicate per- /
fume and flavor, with q sweet taste that was
most pleasant, though IL would have played /
havoc with the impaired digestive faculties of
\ hard whiskey drinker. These refreshments,
n 9 word, were in keeping with the temperate
inal touch of Orientalism to our mornings ex-
at the Seraglio.
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n LOST JOKE.
~oerastiaatiaE sIkA or the HsRnAa
'ouss Has Besa Gathered Ia.

ouss Has hesa Gathered n.
U, near Madison square. has lost one
'pAeI TIL reopenin9 sign of the Hoffman
1u "a IN taken down.
LonE ."ne q in the early summer, when the
sOnonnoon ,esh and ~buoyant, a nice clean
1nr11 .NnIen : put up across the Hoffman
mouse telling the assers BY that Inc bo,sI
would De closed durNx June and JuIv Tor H.
atoms, but that ii SouId ha rsonsn.S :.
the first Of Augul N1 On
ardent July passed, an ,bsrs 80 - L"I
signs Of opening than on / H
ono stu August mOrniR Si"'n lrane, linen
through one OF the dusty " a mar vent out
the word September" ovguoo"s anu Rlnned
august dragged its ~leonine 4 aukusL buI
september came, and the Hoffssasnn uHtoorhs, anu
a. LAT from feopening as in the eli i,Uuse was
Then the same man or his son EiY summer;
september amendment and Ca 9o.n the
amendment TO the amendment Reu OUT an
ne sign read that the hotel would b5tCh made
N June ana July, but would be reeoSeeu9uI-
me nrst OF october, leaving the publicSe On
Inc what II pleased concerning tie q mag
or the house during the lApsed two monfdiuon
but The house didn't open In October, N.
man who had charge OF the a~mendmsnts othe
son or his grandson, skipped another month ne
stated positively that the hotel would be q
believed II, and when November came and r.
house was still closed the sign became nv snLo
lect or bets and OF much Laughter.
rome OF the aughteF must have got lodged A,
ne Gontractors ears, and the surviving memhsr-
the family m charge Of The amendment usFs
our 70 haul IN The whole thing aud 60 break
'hd tear u up for fuel In the giue-uot hlrnarsS
that u might be used for something tIat
sglld stick AnyhOW. So nOE there a ~ sign
~ bot lie hotel u not yet Opened
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement ana
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 70
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of q perfect Ian
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation,
It has given satisfaction TO millions sn4
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because IL acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in 60c and 81 bottles, but IL is mar.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name Is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute IL offered.
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Territory for four or Ave years as the most
ubiquitous Of robbers, and people seldom took n
long journey by stage anywhere in Arizona
without fear that they might come upon one of
the Kcelers, very little has been known about
them outside OF the Territory.
The Keelers came from the neighborhood OF
Sag Harbor. Long Island. in the summer of
1873, when Jack was 90 and Bill about 90 years
old. They were great. strapping fellows, good
natured and companionable among the cowboys.
They soon became among the best COW punchers
In Arizona, and Bill was a champion pistol shot.
The brothers had q row and separated. Jack
going on west to Yuma, and Bill remaining
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He D,dn'. Forge. 20 TAKE. n Letter.

II see you didn't forget to take the letter.
said Mrs. Billtops cheerfully. as she babe her
husband good-by at the door; she referred TO the
letter which she had propped up conspicuously
that he would mail 1t.
oh. no" said Mr.. Blltops gayly. 1--WE got
A month passed, and Mrs. Billtops's mother.
TO whom the letter had been addressed, had nok
said Mrs. Billtops, one morning at the break rss,
taDie, do you suppose that anything could
have happened to the letter q"
But HE DID FORGET TO MAIL IT.
- know that something happened To IL
Elizabeth" said MI. Billtops tragically, rising
a cold preparation beading his brow. :" forgot
70 mail itV" and in fact be had never thought 81
II from the moment he left Mrs. Biltops's sids
WIN iette. In his pocket until now.
on, EzraI" said Mrs. Billtops. But she knev
well that 1t was due simply TO Mr.. BilItops's
hsnit o. Iorsetfuiness, and SO they hshed out h
and mailed II with a postscript; and shes thens
now ana everybody Is happy.
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BOTH FAMOUS AS BANDITS.
zWo LONG ISLAND Bors VINO WENT
TO hRIzOEA.

nh KeeIer vert whsn Hs Lssrued tsst
His brother sHss Termed H-iehwsyma.,
Est Later Became = Robber Hi-seiG
YUMA, Ariz, Nov. lathe death Of Jack
Keller in his shanty away up in the Harqus
Hals Mountains last week has set the old.
timers in the Territory TO relating stories Of the
careers Of crime Of the Keller boys, and espe-
cially OF the truly wonderful method In which
the elder brother, Bill, conducted highway
robberies in southern Arizona twelve or fifteen
years ago. While the names Of both Jack and
Bill Keller were ON the lips OF every one in the
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-09-13
THE KINGS AUGHTERS,

Mrs. Bottome, the President Of the Order, in
the Ladies' Home journal.
| am so often asked to tell the first
thought | had of the sisterhood that
resulted in the Order of the Kings
Daughters. / was crossing the
Atlantic ocean. | had met on deck
some young fellows that had been
tramping through Switzerland, and
learned they were from some theo-
logical seminary. One morning |
was startled at hearing of the death
of one of these young e He had
been i'll only a few days, and l
learned that through his sickness,
he had constantly called for his
mother. AS paced the deck in thedays
that followed, and looked up at the
boat that swung day after day with his
body in it, | thought if l had only been
in a sisterhood wearing a badge that
would have denoted service to hui
manity, they might have asked me
if | would not like to see the young
man who called for his mother, for
learned that no woman had seen
the youth during his illness, and |
pictured to myself how glad the
mother would have been if | could
have written to her and told her |
had seen her boy. At that hour /
wished for a sisterhood that should
not beknown by any distinct dress
but by some kind of a badge. | did
not speak of this thought to any one.
A few months passed and DR..
Edward Everett Hale called to see
me on business. AS he was passing
out he said, "Mrs. Bottome, | won
der you do not found a sisterhood."
And the word sisterhood took my
thoughts back to the steamer. Not
many days after l invited four friends
OF mine who had been associated
with me, and they came to my home,
and we decided each to invite some
friend, a consecrated woman, and to
meet the week following and there
would then be ten of us, and l felt
sure DIR. Hale would lend us his idea
OF stem times one is ten" When
later wrote to him about it he
answered, "You are welcome, Mrs.
Bottome, to any idea OF mine that
you car use."
The lovely woman, Mrs. Theodore
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-09-13
DINNER CURES o

From the New York World.
There are few sorrows that a salad
cannot %solace, and the woes are not
many which will not vanish, at least
temporarily, before a carefully
chosen dessert. The "food cure" is
the best in the world for moods.
Everyone observes that men retain
their youth longer than women. At
30 men are erect, active-gray haired
bright eyed. AT 80 women are gray
haired, duh eyed, wrinkled and
colorless. Why is the difference?
Because for twenty-five years or so
men have been eating good, sub
stantial, epicurean luncheons in the
society of their fellowmen down
town, while women have been having
toast and tea and cold sliced meat
with the children at home. 1t is no
base, material doctrine to preach
that of the intimate connection
between good food on the one hand
and good temper and good looks on
the other. Even the apostle of
temperance in all directions, Miss
Willard, comes home from beef low
ing England and chants the praise of
five good meals a day.
Have you a tit of bad temper? Eat
your luncheon in cheerful society
and make it a delicious one with a
bit of crisp lettuce, a taste of cheese,
some toasted crackers and a cup of
black coffee. You will leave the
table at peace with all the world.
The jostiing crowd which you longed
to throttle before eating will arouse
only emotions of good natured in
terest now. Are you depressed?
Dine well and the world will bear a
rosy aspect after dinner. Forswear,
once and forever, the feminine
ascetIc notion Whlch has prevailed
through the centuries, and you will
be a healthier, happier mortal than
you ever have been before.
Only remember that to dine well
means to dine with daintiness, not to
overeat, and that luncheons to be
truly successful must have due
regard for hygiene. Suppers may
not be a cure for unrequited love and
luncheons may not minister to a
mind diseased, but for the ''trihing''
worries that sap away vitality there
is no remedy 50 potent as well
chosen food.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-09-13
DONT'S FOR HOME.
From Good Housekeeping.

From Good Housekeeping.
Don't fret. Fretting i~rritates and
annoys listeners, without bringing
comfort or cheer to the fretter,
Don't fret.
Don't talebear. T~alebearing is
not apt to bear good fruit, the pro-
duet too often being unhealthy
specky, and rotten. Don't talebear.
Don't grumble. Whatever else
you do, don't grumble, unless you
have something really worth grumbl-
ing about, and even then don't spit
your grumblings out interminably.
Don't grumble.
Don't talk unduly. There is a
time to talk and a time not to talk
as decidedly as there is a ''time to
laugh' and a "time to cry. "Don't
talk unless you have something to
say worth talking about. Don't talk
unduly.
Don't pout. Pouting should always
be done in the back yard, never
"before folks" Don't pout.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-09-13
POINTS ON NECKS.


From the Washington Star.
An observing boy has given the
result of some of his observations in
the realm of natural history as fol-
Lowest
Necks are very convenient to have.
Bull-frogs and toads don't need
them, except bull frogs when they
give concerts in the middle of the
night, when they are very useful.
Turtles are very saving of theirs
and swallow them to get them out
of the way.
A giraffe has a neck growing out
of the upper end of his body and it
is small at the top which he uses to
swallow with, and grows long and
slim to make things taste good all
the way down, which is different
from the snakes, for snakes have
necks all the way to the ends of their
tails, and are smaller at the bottom,
and can swallow toads and things
without chewing them; but it takes
a good while to do it.
BOOSTERS and lions have to have
necks to crow with and roar with.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-09-13
DEVOTION.

From the Detroit Tribune.
d. I~mpetuously he poured forth the
story of bis love.
Sand all I have" he protested,
in conclusion, as he Frustrated him
self before her, sis at your feet"
She looked at him incredulously.
"Alll" she repeated.
He shrugged his shoulders.
practically ALL" he said. "Of
course I have another suit of clothes
at home, but it really isn't worth
anything"
For the first time she knew the
extent Of his devotion.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-09-13
La LINEN.

From the Ladies' Home journal.
When laundering embroidered
linen make a strong suds of some
white soap and luke warm water and
wash the pieces carefully. The
wash board must not be used; rinse
Immediately in luke warm water and
then in water slightly blued, and
hang out to dry. When half dry lay
them out smoothly ON a clean cloth
which has been laid over a piece of
double faced white Canton flannel,
and press on the wrong side with a
hot iron until they are quite dry. If
they r fringed, comb the fringe out
carefully with a moderately coarse
comb.