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Barton Immediately brought his double
barr eled shot gun to bear upon the flying
fugitive, but it missed fire the first time,
and before he could get the other barrel
ready Redmond had gone SO far into the
timber as to be invisible. The party i'm
mediately hitched up the team and started
toward Easily. They had not proceeded
more than half a mile from the house be-
fore they were fired upon by some persons
in ambush by the roadside. The first shot
did not take effect, but in a moment an
other discharge took place, when Barton
received FIVE shots in his arm and one in
his thigh. Hendrix was very badly wound
ed. being shot in several places. The party
proceeded to the house of mountaineer
nearby, where they could hardly obtain
shelter. but were finally admitted. They
were abused in the most profane manner,
and the mountaineer refused to send for a
doctor only two miles away. The next
day the wounded were carried into Easily.
Barton lived in Easily, and a few days
after this occurrence Redmond rode boldly
into town at the head of his gang and
called Barton out. The brave deputy saw
there was no alternative and marched out,
telling the moonshiner he could do what
he pleased with him. Redmond told him
to return his team to him. or he would
shoot him. Being told that the team had
been sent on to Greenville. Redmond took
Bartons two horses, and mounting Mrs.
Barton one of them, made her ride to
the bank and cash a check for $lO3. which
Barton had just received. Then taking the
Redmond and his gang rode away. The
proceedings occurred in full view of the
inhabitants of Easily, but they only COM
mended Redmond's action Redmond had
a sweetheart living in Rocky Bottom,
whom he visited occasionally. This house
was surrounded one day by the revenue
officers but before they could close in on
the premises Redmond broke from the
door and dashing through the Gordon es-
capped to the woods. The raiders followed
into the woods after him. but the only
thing they got was fusillade from am
BUSH which wounded two Of their men.
The lucky Redmond had again slipped
through their fingers. He created such
reign of terror among the revenue officers
by his fearlessness and by being such
handy man with the gun that for a long
time he had the country all to himself and
ran his stills with great success.
1.-THE boldest distiller in Tennessee until
his capture was Campbell Morgan, who
operated in Jackson county. He fortified
his distillery and made a fortress of 1t.
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the lHVdueTS, Out H6 STdDDeu Up dLOtucT
rifle and kept up the fire. This gun was
also shattered and the stormers having
surrounded the house began firing in upon
him through the port holes. They shatter-
ed his arms and shot off several fingers.
and when he could no longer use his
weapon he surrendered and was taken into
custody.
1.-THE moonshiner's distillery Is establish
ed and conducted at very small cost.
The first requisite for Illicit still Is
stream or spring of cool water The next
element Is secluSon. Generally deep hol-
low in the mountains Is selected on &C
count of the heavy growth of timber on
each side. and because of the proximity
Of the water. and for the further reason
that the hills are usually so high that the
smoke from the furnace is absorbed by the
atmosphere before 1t rises to the summit.
The still house Is usually rude structure
of logs, with but one door and window. The
spaces between the logs are chinked with
mud to keep out the cold. In this place
the stillers live while they are conducting
their operations, taking turn about in
watching and attending to the furnace.
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THE GOODLY COMPANY

When the Writer Lad reached the last
meeting of the Goodly Company he found
the Canny Scot in state Of indignation
bordering upon speechlessness. 1t was said
that the Canny Scot had just lapsed into
incoheren after uttering what was
thought to be some very violent language.
They were not certain about it. for the
words were mainly Gaelic, but they had
the ring of swear words. and the assem-
blage was sure that at least he meant to
swear When the Writer Lad appeared he
was regaining his speech.
THAT should live to see the day to be
insulted under my ain roof tree" he said.
ITO hae any mon accuse me after sic a
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against the Canny Sect. AMI an outbreak
followed. For ten minutes efforts lad
been made to sootEe the outraged feelings
of the Canny Scot. apG they had finally
succeeded. The brew was disposed of and
the company settled il comfortable man
ner for the Man Addressed to begin his
story.
Speaking Of revenue duties reminds me
of the days OF moonshiners down south.
Probably the most notorious of all the
mJoEshiners with whom the government
has come in conflict was the man Red
mond, who made his headquarters on Tox-
away river. in South Carolina. His his
tory is a veritable romance and his deeds
of reckless daring have made him famous
throughout the southern country. He has
been captured number of times, but has
escaped from his captors by strategy or
rescued by his followers, who fairly wor-
SHIPPED him and would have stOrmed a bat
terry to get him out Of the clutches Of the
hated revenue officers. Deputy Collector
Barton had a memorable adventure with
Redmond. He had been searching for the
outlaw for some time, and finally heard
that he was in the neighborhood with a
wagon, from which he was selling his
moonshine whisky. Barton called three
men to his aid and started for the house
where the outlaw had put up for the night.
They arrived at the house shortly after
midnight and found Redmonds teaTn out
side. 1t was arranged that one of the party
named Hendrix should enter the house on
the pretext of buying some whisky. and II
he found Redmond there should strike a
light as signal for Barton and his men
to enter. This ruSe was successful, and
when Barton entered he found Rermond
and an accomplice and made them bet
prisoners, tying Redmond's arms.
Not having quite enough rope to tie his
legs, he went out the door to the wagon
to get portion of the harness to COM
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ALADY'S DESPERATE EXPERIENCE
For Years She Suffers Without
Hope and at Last GiVelUpt0Die.
A Complication That Bamed Her PLY.
sfcians.

cured and grateful! patient is a physician's best
friend. Any who has been rescued, as 1t were.
from the very gates Of death Is the best recon-
to visit DR.. Damon, and cured Of complica-
ton of diseases that had affected her for years.
It is impossible to convey q correct idea OF the
suffering which this lady underwent by mere words
comprehend her condition. The pain during the at.
tacks of neuralgia was simply excruciating. and
often threw the patient into spasms OF the greatest
severity. The dyspepsia also caused frequent az.
heart difficulty had nearly caused her death on
several occasions Her general health was entirely
broken down, her appetite was almost entirely
gone and her stomach was in such a condition that
the simplest food caused her great distress. Mrs.
Tweddls became reduced to tho shadow OF her
former self from Jack of nourishment and loss OF
treatment was in a thoroughly worn out and de-
spondcnt condition The patient lad been unoer
the care of a number Of the best physicians she
could find during her illness, but had not obtained
after years Of misery, she applied to Dr. Damon
and placed her in his hands. From the nrst
she began to improve. The pains left her for the
first time, the cramping ceased, her heart became
She gained rapidly In flesh and strength under the
magnetic treatment, and now is as well as ever In
her life. This is only one of the numerous cases
which daily being cured at DIR. Damons omces.
Any and all diseases of chronic nature or OF long
standing that has a shadow of a chance for cure
can be successfully treated at DR.. Damon's once
Cos 18th street northwest. where he ana MS asso-
ciate be found every Gay.
II you are i'll, matter what the disease, go
at to this great specialist, and he Will cure
you: Don't forget the special lecture ana nearn i
will be the last lecture the doctor Will be able 70
give at present, owing to the demands MADE upon
bis time at his Office. As the admission 10 lrees
You must go early to get seat. Doors open A''o'
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The After-Dinner Pipe.

N. Y. Cor. Pfttsburg Dispatch
"A decided innovation at private din
ners Ii the appearance Of pipes and to-
bacco at that period when cigars are gen.
orally served. 1t has been discovered in
New York by somebody or other that
when the Prince of Wales gives a pri-
vate dinner at Sandringham TO his own
set he causes pipes to be distributed to
his guests when cigars ara generally In
order This IL because he prefers a pipe
to a cigar himself after dinner. The Idea
captivated the vagrant fancy Of Gotham's
silded youth, and the innovation has so
tar been received with favor. The custom
IL to take these pipes home with one as
souvenir Of the occasion At one Of George
W, vapderbilt's bachelor dinners very fine
rneerschaum pipes made their appearance,
and the idea promises to meet with the
fnvor accorded the doss silk fad
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NAMING THE BABY.
There IL q Fashion for This as for
Anything Else.

There IL q Fashion for This as for
Anything Else.
From the New York World
Alons with q revival Of their grand
mothers styles of hairdressing and gown
ing the women of the present day are
showing a marked fondness for their
grandmothers' rames. Half Of the small
girls who walk decorously with their
nurses in the park or on the avenue are
Dorothys, or Katherines. or Elizabeths, or
Ruths, or Abigails, or Esthers. The dimin-
utive name is no longer given to the dimin-
utive maiden. Instead. parents. looking
forward to the time when she will move
with stately grace and have her own CALL
ing cards, give her q name to suit that
period. There are no moro Dollys and
Besses, no more Kitties and Jennies, Flos-
sizes and Armies.
Megs and Maggies have disappeared even
from the nursery, and little Miss Margaret
has taken their place. There is Prudence
or q Patience in some families where the
rage for old names prevails most strongly.
One infant, who will undoubtedly grow up
to be frivolous skeptical mortal, has be-
gun her career as Faith. while another
named for a good New England grand
mother, will have to struggle all her days
to live I'D to the name of Mercy. For when
the young mothers Of today go into the
business of selecting quaint names for
their daughters they do 1t with the same
enthusiasm they display in choosing quaint
STYLES for themselves.
Next to the passion for the names dear
to the hearts of the good people at the be-
ginning Of this century, a fondness for the
names familiar TO the readers of certain
type Of English novel prevails. Conse-
quently there are Phyllis, Dorises, Gladyses
and Gwendolins in almost as great profu-
sion as there are Priscillas and Penelopes.
AS for the little boys. their names are
almost invariably either those Of their
grandpapas or their mothers last names
or the names Of the heroes Of English
novels. They bear the good. old-fashioned
names of their maternal grandfathers-
John, Robert, Richard or William. Or
their mothers maiden names are prefixed
to their own last ones, and Irwin" Smith,
'Grayson," Brown, Brown" Jones. Wes-
ton. Winthrop, Watson. and so on. occur
Indefinitely. Then there is the customary
crop OF Reginalds, Vivians, Algernons,
Clarencss, Horaces and the like.
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Quail Scarce In Pennsylvania.
. Newcastle News

FrOm the newcastle NEWS.
The scarcity of quail In Pennsylvania
this year should teach the lesson that
there must be a law prohibiting their
killing for at least three years to come
Not only that, but the law now in force,
prohibiting the selling of the birds, should
be supplemented when the open season be-
gins after the long period of protection, by
q law making 1T unlawful to take dead
quail out of. the county in which they were
killed. Missouri instituted such a law after
the long quail killing prohibition ended
and IL is vigorously enforced.
The railways require their employees to
watch for any violation of the law, and
all judicial officers infiict prompt and Sc
we're penalties. The consequence of this
protection of the quail is that the birds
fairly swarm in Missouri, and the stock,
under present laws, seems likely to be
everlasting.
Pennsylvania should have such quail
laws. Another winter must elapse before
such legislation can be obtained, but by
1896 there should be q law to perpetuate
the supply of quail.
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ton. when it Is ready for distillation. The
mash is then placed in the still and boiled,
the vapor produced by the boiling pass
Ing through the worm, which is submerged
in cold water The cold condenses the va
por. which forms a fluid, which is known
as low wines, or in the moonshine YER
nacular 'singlings.' The 'singlings' are af-
terward run through the still second
time, producing the high wines, or whisky
This second process. is called doubling. AT
a mountain tistillery doubling day is
great event in the community, and the
mountaineers come with their jugs anu
kegs to get tho fiery fluid fresh from the
still They have no idea Of the necessity
Of age to make whisky good"
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OFFICE SNckER'S EXPERIENCE.
One Girl Who Had Enough and
Rranched out for Herself.

Washington Correspondence Pittsburg Dispatch.
.sThese things, make me sick!' she said.
Jerking the typewriter copy from the ma
chine. - %.
It was an application for otfice-not much
Of an Office, but still an Office. She could
not be sincerely and truthfully called a
pretty typewriter. but in her cultured face
was that gentle southern expression SO
difficult to analyze.
"You needn't laugh" she continued, in
consistently joining in my amusement. Il
have been through all of it myself, and II
ANYBODY ever did know the sham and hol-
loWness of 1t I certainly DOR
/ looked serious and inquiringly.
I'Yes: I was in the census office first
they usually start in there. you know
and then got into the pension office for
year or two; then was dropped the sec
ond time. After 1 was out about six
months got into the Post Office Depart
ment and fell again. by reason Of want
of an appropriation. in the course of eigh-
teen months. Every time ! got out l had
to 20 through the application mill and the
influence mill, and the waiting-pa-
tiently mill, and the come-again
mill and the no vacancy mill. and
all that sose Of thing, till I was fairly
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eating on to the dark, great unknown.
Extracting Teeth by Electricity.

From London Nature.
Trials have been made at Lordon with a
new apparatus for the extraction Of teeth
by electricity. 1t consists Of an induction
coil Of extremely fine wire. having an In
terrupter that can vibrate at the rate Of
$50 times a secord. The patient sits in the
traditional armchair. and takes the mega
tive electrode in his left hand and the
positive In his right At this moment the
operator turns on a current whose intensity
ts gradually increased till it has attained
the utmost limit the patient support
The extractor Is then put in circuit and
fastened on the tooth, which. under the
action of the vibration, Is loosened at once.
The operation Is performed very quickly,
and the patient feels no other sensation
than the pricking produced In the hands
and forearms by the current,
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WRAPS FOR CHILDREN
A Little Gown That Is Artistic and
Effective
Hats With Large BOws-An Outfit That
Is Mt Once Comfortable, Stylish
and SeasOnable.

Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.
There is nothing as Indispensable for a
little one has a perfectly comfortable
wrap. which gives free use of the arms
and limbs and yet affords ample protec-
ton.
From a fashionable standpoint. breadth
of shoulder effects and extreme brevity of
skirts are the most striking character
istics. and in the accompanying sketch
each one of these requirements has re-
ceived attention. The stylish little gar
ment shown is made of tan colored cloth
and trimmed with cinnamon bear fur.
The cloak proper Is made with a narrow.
close-fitting yoke, to which the skirt Is at
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tached in rather scant pleats; girl CT
eight or nine having 1t reach just to the
knee. Only the upper cape is trimmed, the
lower one hanging quite plain.
The sleeves are full, reaching in one pun
frcm shoulder to wrist, while band OF
fur with bears head in miniature serves
as collar. Well-ftted leggins of tan
cloth and a toboggan cap of tan and scar
let form the Accomplishments, and all lin
irgs should be in bright contrast to the
cloaking material
An extremely artistic little gown is made
of pale gray cashmere, with trimmings OF
heavy ecru lace and black velvet. The
pattern shown is decidedly unique. The
waist should fit closely to the figure and
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wild! haven't relative in the world to
depend on for living or for counsel; so
came here alone and have made the fight
alone for several years, and with the I'M
satisfactory results stated. Good friends
have been raised up to me, though without
as much POLITICAL influence as appears to
be necessary to keep me in even small
Office SO I've set up for myself.
Il tell you, these things harrow up my
soul! Do you see any white hairs there!
rustling I'D the wealth of soft brown hair.
1T ought to be white. For when look
back over a few years experience in Wash
ington 1 feel as though / had lived fifty
instead of twenty-five years! Oh, the
watching and humiliation of it!'
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plete the bindings.
Scarcely had Barton
reached the open air
when X e d m o n d
sprang from among
those around him,
left the same door
that Barton had just
gone out and made
for the timber, about
fifty yards away. He
was bareheaded, bare
footed and in his
shirt sleeves. The
snow was at least
four inches deep at
thu time and the
night uuita dark
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fashion," and he
shook his head in a
sad manner. Cau-
tious inquiry by the
Writer Lad elected
the fact that while
the Canny Scot was
making the evening
brew some one in a
jocular moment bad
asked him II his
Scotch whisky had
paid the revenue
duty. Now, joculari-
ty Is a risk when at
tempted In the Good
ly Company and a
greater one il leveled
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The still Itself Is
m a d q Of copper,
s h a p g d something
like a tea kettle, and
with a capacity of
about 125 gallons. In
addition to the still
Ii Is necessary to
have a copper or
tin worm. The pro-
cess of distilling the
whisky Is not a very
intricate one. The
corn Is ground into
meal and placed in
tubs, scalding water
being poured over 1t
IN cOO1S II The mash
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have the lace insertion arranged over IL
so as to form circular yoke, two rows
generally being sufficient. Following the
outline of this yoke, a full piece of the
goods is sewn across the front from Shout
der to shoulder, and allowed to fall below
the waist line, where 1t Is caught up In
blouse fashion, aud-though well secured
Is apparently held In place by the belt OF
black velvet ribbon which fastens on the
left side In two big loops. without ends.
From this the piece falls straight to the edge
of the skirt In apron fashion, with the deep
hem covered by band of ecru lace match
ing the insertion in pattern. The short
skirt Is plain and full all around. while the
sleeves reach In one puff almost to the
wrist.
This winter small girls headgear turns
the little wearers into veritable pictures.
They are made of all sorts of material and
bent and twisted about the tiny faces until
becoming angles are obtained. Then they
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Finally Deputy Da-
Wis started out with
a party to storm
Morgan's castle. They
found 1t In a densely
wooded hollow, the
doors double lined
and the walls pierced
with port holes.
When the raiders
neared the house
Morgan began firing
into them. They
pushed forward, how
ever, and kept up q
brisk fire. Morgan's
gun was shattered
by a volley from
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are lined with velvet. covered with feathers
and tied on with bows 50 big that. after
seeing the hat. one has to hunt for the
baby underneath. The sketch shows a
stylish arrangement of mode felt and rich
black velvet. The crown, which, by the
way. Is a strong reminder Of Mother
Goose's in shape and height. Is strapped
with velvet ribbon secured by little gold
buckles, while punches Of black and mode
feathers droop over the edge and almost
encircle the crown.
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he Evening Star.
Fitting Away.
To an Old Clock.

To an Old Clock)
Every click Of the clock lessons lifes little span
And blots out the hopes Of an hour.
With all the ambitions Of vain little man
Who struts in his pride and his power.
Every tick of the clock drives us on to the end
OF the road through the journey Of life,
While out of the line falls friend after friend
Away from all sorrow and strife.
Every stroke of the clock in the midnight Of care
Sounds solemn and dreary and lone,
Willie the heart grows SO weary, SO barren and
bare,
Beating on to the dark, great unknown.
Our days are numbered and soon Wen depart
To the darkness encircling the tomb,
But while we remain let us cherish each heart
And virtue that's ever in bloom.
Let us hope ard believe that tine spirit shall reign
In q realm of love and Of light,
Where dear ones shall clasp us again and again
And everything rules for the right!
JOHN A. JOYCE.
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Is then broken up, mixed with water and
allowed to stand In the tubs from seventy
two to ninety-six hours, during which time
1t passes through the process of fermenta-
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During the past week workmen have been
engaged in placing some boarding around
portions of the new city post office, and
horrible rumor has been in circulation that
there existed plan to box the city post
office up and ship 1t away. No one seemed
to know exactly where the building was to
be sent Some said it was to go as gov
eminent exhibit to some worlds fair Oth-
ers held that Chicago had captured it for
permanent exhibit, while third party was
firm in the assertion that the removal was
to be only temporary and was necessary
because the fopndetion through long years
had become tired. workman on the
building ventunedehthe opinion that the
structure was ,noti;to be removed at all,
but that the boarding was to keep the
lower part froHl1lthe wind and weather
through the long Gyears while the other
stories were heiaS built. Whatever the
cause. the fact remains that they are box
ing up even the little city post office Wash
ington possesses. n