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used to have better Job which paid more
money up on the old Milwaukee road in Wis
consin, but they let a lot of US out in fit OF
economy. and this is the best have been
able to do since"
81 used to work for that 70 ad myself, but
farther west"
rs that SO? Well, I'd like to go back there,
but it's no use trying now. Times are SO
hard that a man who has any sort of job had
better hold on to it. 1 heard the other day
that even Bill Markley, who used to run a
station up there, was let out lately He lost
his job as travelling auditor because of an or
der to reduce expenses in that department
Bill had worked twenty-five years for the
company, was faithful efficient and had
grown old in the service. 1t was on account
OF his age, probably, that he was fired When
q man reaches Bills time of life his employ
ers begin TO think that more work can be got
out of Il younger man, and only need an ex-
cuse to dispense with him. Bill Markley is
an Irishman, and in his younger days was
considered to be about rs hard q man to han
die as any on the road. He was the most
peaceable man imaginable, too, but it wasn't
safe to impose on him in any way, and once
started he was terrible fighter. But he got
tho worst of 1t once, and II you care to hear
the story I'll tell it to you"
1t was plain that the operator was in q rem
iniscent mood, and signified that nothing
WOulQ please me Detter tnan TO listen to the
yarn. After reporting to the train dispatcher
a freight which had just then thundered by,
and throwing some huge chunks of coal into
the stove, he began:
away back in '69 Bill Markley was agent
at little station called Yeger's Creek. He
was also the operator and the freight hustler,
besides attending to the baggage and mali
and the business OF the express company. 1t
wasn't much of a town, of course, and not
withstanding his manifold duties he had a
great deal Of leisure time. There was one Pc
culiar thing about Yager's Creek, Bill was the
only English-speaking person in the place; all
the rest were German. Bill knew nothing of
that language, and it can be readily under
stood that his position was lonesome and
isolated in the extreme. To be sure manv of
the townspeople could speak English, and
Bill had no trouble in transacting the busi-
ness of the station, but at the hotel where he
boarded and In the saloons he occasionally
visited the only language Of the habitues was
German, and it might just as well have been
Chinese. SO fnr as Bill was concerned He
vas single man, fond Of social pleasures.
young, gay and all that but II he extracted
any fun from life at Yager's Creek he had to
do it all by himself.
Reading was his principal amusement.
varied by an occasional afternoon with gun
and dog. The German inhabitants OF Yayer's
Creek were, for some reason, not at all cordial
to Irishmen. Whether or notthere is natural
antjpathy between two nationalities can't
say, but certain Il 10 that no Irish were per-
mitted to participate in the festivities in
which they induiged. There were several
families of Irish living near each other about
three miies from the village and three Of the
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jumped of and ran into the station In a few
seconds he learned the extent OF Markleys in-
juries, by whom they were inflicted, and
other particulars. The engine was put on the
siding, and Foley, at the head OF his eighteen
men, made straightway to the dancing hall.
Ritzinger and his assistant had gone back to
the saloon. leaving Louise and one Of her
feminine friends in charge Of Markley. The
festivities, temporarily Interrupted by the
fight, had been resumed. and no one had no
ticed the arrival Of the switch engine from
the West.
Foley reconnoitered The building stood
somewhat apart from those surrounding 1t
and had three doors, the large double one in
front, smaller side entrance, and one III the
rear In front was u porch with four pillars
supporting a sort OF balcony used by the band
when the weather permitted as point from
which to discourse more or less sweet music.
II was a cold night and none OF the revelers
were to be seen on the outside. Foley quickly
posted his men-four in the rear, four at the
side, and six at the front door, while the other
five silently and swiftly climbed up the col
umns to the balcony. Each man had q club
and the disposition to use it. Foley was there
to resent an insult put upon old Erin. The
enemy outnumbered his force two to one, but
he calculated upon the surprise and the clubs
to give him the victory.
when all was ready Foley gave the signal
and with a crash the three windows at tho
front OF the hall were broken in, five brawny
men leaped through the openings. and with o
yell which struck terror to the hearts OF the
astonished Germans the onslaught began.
Women screamed and tainted, but they were
not harmed. The clubs were welded with all
the vigor and proficiency OF a Chicago police
man and the men OF Yager's were moved
down with broken heads and cries OF pain.
A wild rush was made for the stairs. Terror
seized upon those in the saloon, and re-en-
forced by the panic-stricken dancers there
was a stampede to get out OF the building.
The doors were flung open, and as fast as
they ran out the clubs id the hands OF those
outside were brought into play. One swipe
sniIlced for each man and they went down
like sacks OF wheat.
The passages were soon blocked with the
victims, and the few who had escaped the as
sarits from front and rear made a desperate
resis ance at the bar. Bser glasses and bottles
filed the air. Oaths in two languages were
mingled with cries Of agony. Hitzinser and
the barkeeper, seeing escape was shu: on by
way OF the door, made O dive for the window
and succeeded in getting away. as did ako
four or five others. The victory was complete.
Foley and his men marched back in triumph
to the station just as No. pulled in with good
old DR.. Benson Oh board armed with lint,
bandagcs. ard splints. Bill was speedily
made comfortable, alter which the doctor
turned his attention to the vanquished Ger
mans. only few OF whom were badly injured.
But they all had bad headaches 'or many q
long day, and whenever Markley visited their
dances after that he was trea.ed as do.eren-
.ially as Gatling gun"
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winsomc wiiIie's Plea.

o, ] am gallus Prodigal Son,
Chock full of ardor and frolic;
When / think of the deeds that have done,
resolve no more for to roliick.
have seated me on the penitents seat,
l have wept with the elders in session,
Me hair tore and me breast beat
In lugubrious confession,
I've always been such a gay young thing,
A butterfly on the roses,
But I'll roam no more-Pve clipped my wing;
I'm going TO be staid as Moses
I'm old enough to settle down
In goodly peace and quiet;
I've done the prodigsl business brown,
But won't have husks for diet
Ny silver tongue and my silver hair
Are loose, and crying for mercy
Grace for Breckinridge, who's as rare
AS Howa, d or Percy
I've forgiven my enemies {save the press),
I'm fun OF fine affection:
II have ne wrong, will make redress
By getting reelection.
Horse-.aming sons Of old Kentuck,
Heed not the parsons silly,
But gise your vote to this gay young buck,
Your fascinating Willie.
Be good TO a gay young Prodigal Son,
For pranks like his there are few shun,
Give him your blessing and the bun
Reelection with absolution-
III Old Terrier in Town Topics
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An Anecdote About Whistler.

A most delicious incident occurred at the
Luxembourg the other day, says recent
Paris letter. That museum has Just
been rearranged and a new catalogue
published with changed numbers. The cata-
IoSue in the guide book is now useless. fact
of which many people are unaware. There
fore a solemn English couple, armed with q
red guide book, went there last week, and the
following colloguy was overheard by some
suffocating Americans. They were standing
before the "Manet," a very successful nude,
representing lady lying on couch, arrayed
in a blue ribbon and pink rose in her hair.
Said the wife: "What is that?" Replied the
husband, after painful search in his book:
mo. 40. That is a portrait OF his mother by
Whistler" Said the wife, severely: Then
the artist is brute to paint his mother with
no clothes on, and 1 have no opinion Of any
woman who would sit to her own son like
that" So they departed with deplorabls
opinion Of Whistler's morals, and never dis
covering the austere old lady in gray, whom
the artist had really depicted
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,rerybody Within a radius of five miles Was

everybody within a radius of five miles was
there B1ll and his inarnorata had canvassed
the matter thoroughly and it was decided
that it was safe for Bill to go. The plan was
TO remain until the time came for unmasking,
and then they were TO slip quietly out and go
home.
.All would have been well. no doubt. If it
had not been for q young fellow named Vert
ling. He had long been suitor for the hand
of Louise and had been most numerically
snubbed by that young lady. Since the ad-
vent Of Markley on the scene Wertling had
kept very mucn aloof. He feared an en-
counter with the athletic Markley and nursed
his wrath in silence. In some mnnner he
learned that Markiey and Louise were to be
at the masquerade and decided that this was
an opportunity for revenge. He watched the
Randolph house the evening of the ball. saw
Bill and the young lady emerge therefrom,
noted the costumes they wore. and saw them
speed AWAY in the sleigh. Then he followed
on foot. At the ball Bill and his girl enjoyed
themselves greatly. Their costumes and
masks shielded them from recognition and
they were careful to refrain from conversa-
ton with others and talked in low tones with
each other. Louise danced several times
with various young Germans and Bill did the
same with some of the young Gretchens to
avoid suspicion. Louise finally expressed
wish for some lemonade and Bill hasteIed to
the saloon underneath to get 1t.
''Ths wis the moment for which WeItling
had waited. He was in costume himself and
his face covered by a mask. He pretended to
be drunk and jostled against Bill while that
young gentleman was trying to get out OF the
crowd at the bnr without spilling the two
glasses OF lemonade which he carried Vert
ling succeeded in making Bill upset the .um-
blers, and with n curse Bill grasped the
clumsy fellow and roughly pushed him out OF
the way; but Wertling was not drunk by a
long ways. and was prepared for just this
emergency. lie had hall q dozen OF his
friends in the room, and they Immediately
ran to his assistance. The mask was torn
from Murkley's face, and he was compelled to
drop the tray to defend himself. Realizing
that he was in for il, he placed his back to the
bar and seized n couple Of beer bottles which
stood thereon. With these fearful weapons
he fought desperately against the overwhelm-
ing odds. One German was laid low with
broken head; another received terrific
smash on the side Of the neck, breaking the,
bottle and cutting q long cash. 1t also Sc
verely injured Markley's hand. Beer glasses
were flying in all directions, and the big mir
ror behind the bar was shivered into thou
sand pieces.
"With but ono bottle left and his right hand
practically useless Bill fought like tiger.
-Four of his ndyersaries were hors de COM
bat on the floor and Bill seemed to be having
rather the best Of it. Sounds of the combat
had reached the ballroom and the festivities
had come TO a standstill. A grand rush was
made for the stairway Leading to the saloon.
and one Of the first to reach tho bottom Was
Louise She was Just In time to see Markley,
whose last bottle had been broken over the
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Th6 Fighf al Yag0rs
!. L RANDALL IN CHICAGO TIMES

Ii was out in Iowa in the early part of last
Fall. l had sold pretty fair bill OF goods in
a small town not far from Creston, and desir-
ing tonake that place for Sunday had my
sample cases sent down to the train due at
l1.50 p. m. The train was late, the hotel
clerk said, but the operator at the station had
promised to keep him posted. At any rate
there was long wait before me, with no ap-
parent means OF amusement. l was out of
reading matter and there were no congenial
people at the hotel. l finally determined to
stroi over to the railroad station and talk
''shop" to the night operator. was for
merry ..b,ass- s-pounder'' myself, and there Is
nothing l ENJOY more than swapping yarns
with meuber5 of the craft. These night
owls on the railroad lead a lonely life, and
are glad to have someone TO help them pass
the time which hangs 80 heavily on their
hands.
found the station entirely deserted with
the exception of the operator. He was a
pleasaot-lookins man Of 80 or thereabouts,
and upon learning that was an old-time
telesrapher waiting for the train he invited
me iLto his den.. He had a roaring fire in the
stove and offered me chair In comfortable
lfoxiIni-y thereto. After handing the tele-
xr.,l .ker II cigar and settling myselfin a chair
was Told that mo. will be away late to-
night; Old Dogeuhardt, who is pulling her.
says Did Gl2 won't steam, and that he couldn't
lull eleven conches il she did; has to keep her
hooked down to the lust notch all the time,
AID the fireman sweurs he'll resign at the end
oi he trip II he lives so long" So was in
10: long wait, it appeared, and right glad it
made me to compare my pleasant situation in
the telegraph Office with the cherries hotel.
y suppose YOU find life here rather dull, }"
remarked, lighting cigar.
Well. yes. it is n trife that way" replied
TIE operator, ''but then fellow gets used to
that, yon know. There's pretty fair board
iaI house up the street piece, and as long
d: can get good feed and decent place to
sleep 1t makes very little difference what the
soc.al advantages Of Il town are. They make
rs work twelve hours every night in the
wrak. and pay us SO little salary that we
c..ht AFFORD to go into society anyway,
READ good deal, Of course, and the young
toi.ows OF the town often drop in and play
suveE-up for awhile In the evening. There
isn'a anything to do here except to take
trsiL order or two night and keep awake.
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A RIP UP THE BACK
OF the Coat Of the Minneapolis Tribune.
by Mr.. Dana.


OF the Coat Of the Minneapolis Tribune.
bv Mr.. Dana
Is the spirit Of Robert Browning registered
at Minneapolis, Mimi? Or is it q Mahatma
talking through its inter? Has Daniel Pratt
ran afoul of Pythagoras? Has the Night Side
of Nature come into violent contact with the
Complete Works of Herbert Spencer? Ethe-
realize your Matter. concentrate your Mind,
take double extra dose of hasheesh, eat
three butter cakes, turn double fipfap, lev
ftate by means OF your bootstraps. look over
your left shoulder, count fifteen, and read the
following poem on Evolution from the
Minneapolis Journal:
''swirling and eddying forces,
Tidesweeps Of natures exhaustless
Energies held in their courses
Careless II tossed more tossed less,
Now sweeping waveless away,
Now broken up into wnirlpools,
Needless the roar Of machinery
Turning its wheels on the way,
Are glmmercd upon the rainbow,
Arching the falls and the spray.
Out Of the harmonics OF force
Glideth the whirlpool Of body,
Above IL the rainbows chronatics,
The body reflection Of soul"
This reminds US painfully OF the respectable
n. Ganot's "Physics," put into the form of
formless verse by delirious Apache. ;Old Ga
not had formula for ascertaining the We
locity OF the drsught Of a chimney that was
as good rs anything in Evolution" But
this Minneapolis poem is nice to say when
you are sleepy. It's like pinching yourself.
II we are not mistaken the author is Adoniram
Judson Ruttleback, one Of the closest think
ers In the Northwest. He is a thorough
Spencerian, and composes most OF his stuff In
a steam sawmill. We shall see him again,
tossing more or less, clilnmered upon by the
rainbow. his whirlpool OF body gliding. his
chromatics Kaleidoscope. and his wheels turn
ing away people at the doOr.-New York
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Animal Mimicry.

Not only do certain animals adopt the color
OF things about them. but they are said to
change their habits and the requirements Of
their nervous system. Thus Malay butter
fly initiates the appearance OF dead leaf on
a twig, even TO the extent Of a transparent
spot on its wings. to represent the holes nib
bled by insects. A certain spider, class Of
careful workers, spins slovenly web, so that
its own body may have proper surrounding
for initiating particles blown by the wind.
Certain fishes stand upright in the water to
represent rushes.
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Proverbs from Porkviile.
From the Chicago Herald

One luxury may cause many hungers.
The best judges OF whisky never taste it.
Sudden conversions need repeated reviyals.
If there were meat in words no man would
starve.
He that speaks by authority does not have
to be a loud talker.
wise parent sometimes spoils the rod and
spares the child.
Some reformers waste their time in seeking
to remove sun spots.
1t is the rawest recrui. who believes him.
self the greatest commander.
There would be fewer backsliders If there
were more to hold on to.
The only thing a sot is good for is to make
good sign for the sponge trade.
Politics is the only business in which any
body considers it respectable to steal.-Chi-
cago Herald.
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How to Butter Thin Bread.

Il like my sandwiches with the bread cut
thin" said Mr.. GooSleby, but 1 seldom try
to make them that way myself, for they: al
ways make me angry, the bread crumbles
and curls up so when try to spread it. Mrs.
Googleby has no such trouble, however and
this mornin' discovered why; she buffers
the cut end of the loaf before cuttin' off the
slice. Simple, amt it. and Mrs. Googleby
tells me it's as old Us the hills. New York
Sun.
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES. SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1894.

we always stood our ground. Il showS how
strongly pride can influence our actions.
To me the brave man IL not the one who
recklessly, without thought, plunges into the
thick OF battle, but rather the man who, while
realizing the danger and sppreciatinR the un-
certainty Of Life, still keeps TO the path OF
dutv -
The Washington times., 1894-06-10
A Town in Hard Iuck

Herat. in Afchanistan, is the city that has
most often been destroyed. Fifty times have
its walls been laid in RUNS, and as often have
they been rebuilt.
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He Couldn't Write a Lie.

Bookworm-I find that George Washington
once attempted to write a poem.
Waxem-Yes. he did: but they do say that
there was more truth than poetry in his
verses.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-24

Judges Grossoup and Woods, the former
being the presiding Judge, put In An APP
pearance at 1913 and Special Counsel
Walker and District Attorney Milchrist
for the government, Attorney Mesgher Of
the Rock Island. with s. s Gregory, w.
W Irwin for the defense, followed closely
behind.
Attorney Gregory opened the main case
with the suggestion that the hearing OF
Debs aud the others be postponed until
after the trial under the indictments
pending against them, but the suggestion
was not entertained by the court
After tue reading OF the information
and answer, Attorney Erwin moved that
abe defendants be dismissed. He also
asked that the government elect whether
It would try the prisoners on the original
indictment or Oh the injunction. Judge
Woods replied that the government would
elect by going On now, and Attorney
Gregory began his argument In support
OF the motion - dismiss the bill.
Mr. Gregory was followed by Mr..
Walker for the prosecution. who attacked
the answer vigorously, He said the
answer was not d full reply 70 the charges
ia the information.
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Walkers argu-
ment, court adjourned. Attorney J. 8.
Miller, who represents the Santa Fe. will
next SPEAK for the prosecution.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-24
MILL NOT GIVE WY
"Sena G Bill o. NOlhlng''
lis lI,e UIumdium.
SENA OK GURM an SP AXIS.
H sirsigna IN Administration and
Chsgts BAD Faith.

WAsHlNGroN, JAY "a The tariff situa.
tion /. prartioaiiy unchanged, and he
woul b. ra-h man who would predict
tn result II the HstsR complications.
No senttoT will venture 40 do 40. No
member Of tue house will do it. Even
those who were predicting that the adj
min .strnt!ou would triumph and that .
bill would be ONE = law At this session
which would put coal and iron ore ON the
iree list and include such a sugar sched-
ule as the president has recommended,
now venture no prediction whatever.
Senators charged with the responsi bility
in connection with the tarif bill have
been Hssiduously exerting themselves 20
briug about some mode Of adjustment Of
the pending difficulties. The dissatisfied
element of the party German, Brice and
Smith, who insisted that the compromise
bill should be p issed stand as firmly as
ever where they have always stood. 1t
must be. they assert, the senate bill or
nothing.
The managers OF the bill on the part Of
the senate realize this and as one Of them
remarked yesterday. What can we do'
There II nothing 90 compromise We
went 10 the extreme OF compromise when
nothing further that we can yield except
immstrrial matters. The house asked US
TO do something that Is impossible and
the president, who knew beforehand
what we were compelled To do, has turned
and placed the responsibility upon the
shoulders Of the senate"
Gormans Attack
A remarkable scene was Witnessed IN
the senate yesterday, when for l-9 hours
Senator Gormsn. the Democratic political
leader on the floor. delivered his speech
against the president and in defense Of
the senate tariff bill
The galleries we're packed 10 the doors,
aud 80 great was the interest ia Mr. Cor
mans speech that the members Of the
house hocksd 20 the senate end Of the
Capitol, aud the house became unable to
hold a quorum and adjourned
Mr. German, with q frankness that
amazed those present, discussed party
secrets, opened the door 20 party eau
cuses, and flashed the sesro blight into
the dark corners Of party history.
showed No Mercy.
The president was sssailed with Keen
ness and vigor by the leader OF his party
on the floor OF the senate. He defended the
senate tariff bill and It's preparation. and
charged that both Mr.. Carlisle and Mr..
Cleveland were not only aware OF the con-
cessions made In that bill to procure its
passage through the senate. but that Mr..
Carlisle had been consulted at every step
aud that Mr. Cleveland had sanctioned
all that was done
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-24
EAST PROVIDENCE AwLrsssess

When rrckle-- lGvbrcaking is per
mitted in any community il is only u
matter Of time before something occurs
to awaken the law abiding citizens and
inspire them g. action The Jealous
les Of the Sunday beer sellers and the
dangerous pull which they evidently
had with the East Providence Town
Council led to the revoking of Com
stocks licenses and il is intimated that
the reason for this was that he was do.
ing all the business. The fire OF hast
night is supposed 10 Ice of incendiary
origin, and il is thought that the same
cause which led 10 the license trouble
is responsible for the Gre.
The notorious reputation Of the enst
side shore resorts has been chronicled
all over New Enghnd Beer and other
intoxicants are sold publicly on Sun
days and Ia open defiance of law .and il
is a notorious fact that at onel resort