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Land Sale Notice.

BY virtue of ar order of Saleissued by ]. C,
Stanfeld. Clerk of the Circuit Court on the 18th
day of March 1895, in the case Of j. H. Bladken-
ship, VS., Samuel French, and directed to the
Sheriff of Blount County. l will offer for sale,
for cash in hand, to the highest bidder, at the
Court House door in MHIyville Tenn. on the27th
day of April 1855, within the legal hours for ale.
the revertionary interest that Samuel French
has in and TO a tract Of land lying and being in
the fifth Civil district, of BlOunt County Tenn.
and bounded as follows. on the North by Samuel
Brown South by j. c. Ellis East by.J. b. French
West by W. r. Snelson, containinga2 acres more
or less. being the farm on Which Samuel French
now lives. Said sale will be made to satisfy a
Judgment in favor OF J. II. Blankenship, VS..
Samuel French rendered before s, NJ. Morton,
j, P, on the 22nd day Of January 1894, and all
cost. This March, 18th 1895.
Sam Kidd
Deputy Sheriff.
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FORT CRAIG.

they knew the old man never meant
the half he said, and that beneath his
forbidding exterior rested soul that
was really warm and generous.
The light of the old commanders
military home was his daughter Alice,
his only child who came as ray OF
sunshine into his life but week be-
fore the death of his beloved wife. At
the time our story opens Alice was a
lovely, sunny-faced little fairy of
eighteen, full of life and spirit, as
beautiful in her blonde loneliness as
the lily bursting from It's bud. She
was devotedly attached to her stern
old father, who, in her society, laid
aside his air Of military dignity and al
lowed the reflection of his really kind
heart to play in genial smiles over his
soldierly face. He idolixed the lovely
girl. the last priceless gift from his dy-
ing wife, and to contribute to her hap
ir"ss and enjoyment seemed to be the
one leading aim Of his life. The best
instructors which money could secure
had been brought from the far-away
east to look after her instruction, and
when she reached her eighteenth year
her education in all necessary branches
was complete, and she possessed as fine
accomplishments as she could have Sc
cured In any academy in the land. Born
In border military fort and reared in
the garrisons Of the far west, she became
imbued with the spirit of adventure In
cident to frontier life, and was never
so happy as when dashing over the cac-
tus studded plain or wooded river bot
tom on her strong-limbed pony or ex-
ploring the gulches and canyons cleft
In the breasts Of the adjacent noun
tains.
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adobe houses OF the Mexican ranch
eros, the great black powders and
monuments of lava rock across the
stream, set in beds Of mesquite bushes
and cactus, far away to the eastward
the bold towering peaks of the San
Andreas and Oscura ranges, to the
southwark the Fra Cristobel and to the
westward the Magdalena and the San
Mateo ranges of mountains, all con-
tribute to picture SO fascinating in Its
rugged grandeur and beauty that it
would seem as mockery for the most
gifted artist to presume to transfer its
details to canvas.
All Of the buildings of this remote
border garrison were built of adobes,
or sun-dried bricks Of Mexican manu-
facture, officers quarters, barracks for
the enlisted men, storehouses, stables,
ETC., being but one story in height.
Around the post ran line Of EARTH
works thrown up during the civil wa.
when Indian and confederate foe alike
coveted its possession. The buildings
formed hollow square around q level
parade ground some twenty acrtb In
extent and in the center durinG the
occupancy of the fort stood taKIfag-
staff from the,top of which, ev day
in the year from sunrise to suns Eun,
the stars and stripes floated pro ~ in
the semi-tropical breezes. }K
At the time of which writ15. yfoit
was garrisoned by four troClay dcav-
airy, two companies of T., I'll Id a.
battery OF light artili l.
manding officer, Col. E ford,
was dignified, gruff Of who
had grown gray in th, IT his
country, strict discipline - ex-
acted with unflinching y the
performance of every duty a. nl Of
ficers and men alike with promptness
and precision. Every infraction Of mil
itary rules met with swift punishment,
whether the offender wore the gold
laced uniform of the officer or the plain
garb of the private soldier. He pos
sessed a volcanic temper, at times,
when angered, storming and swearing
like mailman, then as quickly subsid-
ing into his usual state of icy dignity.
Those most familiar with his moods
met these fitlul outbursts of passion
with no thought of resentment, for
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YOUR LAST CHANCE.

The Weekly Commercial Appeal,
published at Memphis, Tenn, offers
$4,000 cash to any one who will
guess the correct or nearest correct
number of bales of cotton received
In Memphis since September l,
1894, to May Is, 1895, II the correct
or nearest correct guess is received
in April. Each guess must be ac-
companied with so cents for twelve
months subscription. All guesses
must be mailed on or before April
80. Ifmailed later than April 80,
guess will not be recorded.
The number of bales received up
I, NJ arch Goth were SCI 1861.
There are only few more weeks
left. Sample copy free. Address
COMMERCIAL APPEAL,
Memphis, Tenn.
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IRIS INJURIOUS TO STOP SUDDEN.

'orphine, or other opiates
AYES ID far worse habit con
acted. Ask your druggist
,out BACO euro. 1t is
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SEATON.
Anril s, 1895.

Anfll 8, 1870.
Farmers are very busy cross
blowing and planting corn.
Rev. ID. F. Manly preached a
most excellent sermon at Pleasant
Grove yesterday from Micah 6-3.
20 my people what have | done
unto thee, and wherein have l
wearied thee, testify against me-"
He also rad two additions to the
church. The church appointed a
committee to confer with Esq.
James Waters with view of getting
ground for a cemetry.
An infant of S. II. Ogle's is very
i'll also one of s. W. Coulter's
daughter, we hope they will speed.
iy recover.
w. C. Lane is soon going to have
some improvements placed to his
barn in Miller's Cove. He says his
fathers old family horse died last
week at the ripe old age of 80 yrs.
Pleasant Grove will celebrate
the Lords supper the first Sund ay
in May.
1T. Keller has purchased new
wagon. John is like the old
woman who had the wooden pots,
he don't care to lend nor borrow.
Sam Coulter of near Towards
Mill removed to Mrs s, ]. Coulters
place last week.
Sam Davis and J. p. Morton are
having some ditching done which
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NONRESIDENT Notice.
Margaret 4. COrley ct ais.
W. Il. Gillespie

vs..
Margaret +. COrley ct ais.
Original Bill No. 2ss.
In the Chancery Court at Maryville, Tennt 8.
see.
In this cause, it appearing from the bill
which is sworn to.that William Corlsy, Jno, Corly
LauraCorley and Emma Corley Alabama;Wi William
Corley, Tennessee Corley ard Georgia Corley
nd Eliza Bradford's three children (names UNI
known all of Texas; and the three children OF
Mary Wallace. formerly Mary Corley (names
and residence unknown are all nor. presidents OF
the State Of Tenn. they are therefore hereby re.
a,ired to appear on or before the LIST Monday q
May next, before the Clerk and Master Of said
Court at his Office in Maryville, and make de-
Tense to the bill filed against them and others in
said Court, by Il. W. Gillespie, or otherwise the
bill will be taken for confessed.
l. is further ordered that this notice be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in the Mary
Vile TIMES.
This 9Th day of April, 1895.
W. C. Chumlea,
Clerk and Master
Ingcrsoll 4 Peyton
Soils,
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will add gre ltly to their respective

will add gre .tly to their respective
farms.
w. s. Kinnamon went to Mary.
vile last week and purchased II
new cooking stove. And says
hard times are no more at his
HON
There has been, a mad dog in the
Russell neighborhood biting soma
hogs and sheep.
Mr.. Abraham simerley is having
SO ne picket fence put up on his
farm which adds very much to, the
beauty ss well as the value Of his
already we'll improved farm.
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1t is gratifying that the recent infa-
nous attempt to have the Age of Con-
sent law declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court of Tennessee, sig
nally failed. On March 9TH in Lavel
VS.. the State, the court upheld the
llw all round.
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Sam Kidd
Deputy Sheriff

TO RICE w. NV, MA HOVE, RE
BEGCA DANGERFiELD, SOLAN
S.BfEMAN, MARY S. BEEMAN,
A. N. BRADSHAW, SALLIE T.
BRADSHAW. w. D. HAMILTON,
IN. HOLIDAY, MARY E. HOL-
uDAY, B. B. WRIGHT il. j.
WRIGHT, DIXIE /. WRIGHT,
GEO. P. ALEXANDER, MAMIE
p. ALEXANDER, M E. TED
FORD, E. w. TEDFORD, CHAS..
M. ALEXANDER. ANDREW W.:
MORTON, SARAH SOPHIA,
WADE. HESTER A. CAMERON,
ALEX CAMERON, RACHEL p.
DUNN, JOHN DUNN, LOUISA
HENRY TUCK, W. j. WADE,
and the Heirs at iaw of LYDIA
THERESA TUCK DECEASED.
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To the Creditors of E. J. HoI-
der, Deceased.

Ply order of the clerk of the county court OF
Blount county, notice is hereby given to all per
sons having claims against the estate of 4. J..
Holder, Deceased, 20 appear and file the same
with the clerk of said court, authenticated in the
manner prescribed by law, on or before the 18th
day of July next. The insolvency of said estate
having been suggested, any claim not filed on or
before said day, will DO forever barred. both in
law and equity. March 9th 1895.
C. A Gregory, Administrator of
4. j. Holder. deceased.
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CHAPTER l.
INTRODUCTION,

Dirt CRAIG, in
the territory of
\ e W Mexico,
stands upon a
high mesa, or
piece of ia BILE
land, overlook
ing the historic
valley of t h e
r 10 Gran de.
i he view from
h e fort is
wildly pictur-
esque. The long
stretch of river,
grass carpeted
valley d otte ed
with groves OF
cot t on w God
trees, the low
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-12-19

Nine. Patti is the proud possessor OF
the knighthood, a distinction very rare
ly, if ever bestowed upon ladies, given
her by King Kalakaua. The patent
reads as follows:
"Kalakaua, king of tie Hawaii islands,
to all who may see this brevet, greet
ing and health! Know we that we have
Nominated and confirmed, and by these
presents do nominate and confirm Nine.
Adelina Patti knight companion OF our
Royal Order of Kapiolani; do grant to
her the exercise and enjoyment Of all
rights, advantages, and privileges
thereunto appertaining; and do author
ize her to wear the insignia Of the said
order. In witness whereof we have
caused this brevet to be prepared and
impressed with the great seal Of the
said order. Given under our hand in our
palace at Honolulu, this Sth day Of Sep
TENDER, in the year of grace 1882, Kala-
kaua Rex. BY order Of the king, the
chancellor Of the Royal Kapiolani Or
der, Charles Hastings Judd"
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AT last, he said, the wealth I've
searched for is within my grasp. Bill,
you don't need it. You shall not leave
this place alive unless you agree and
promise to let me have this mine and
the proceeds. 1t is all mine; brought
you here, and now 1 want it,
What could I do? Argument was
useless. l was unarmed, and cared
little anyhow to take the poor fellows
life. The sudden good fortune had
turned his brain. Jim was raving
maniac. But how could 1 circumvent
his plan to murder me?
81 talked to MIN for long time, try
ing to show him the injustice of the act,
but the weapon was always leveled at
my head, while he demanded deed to
the claim. The prospect was not fiat
tering. l asked him to come to the
cabin or to the camp and have the
papers made out, but he uttered dia-
bolical laugh and declin ed to go. For
several hours we argued back and forth,
deep underground, with no light save
that from our candles. The situation
became desperate The candles would
soon give out, and then in the darkness
a tragedy might take place. l did not
care to be murdered in cold blood by
this maniac. Whatever transpired
must come quickly, and 1 decided to
disarm the fellow. It was risky thing,
but absolutely the only way out of the
dilemma.
81 picked up the bucket rope that was
lying at my feet and, toying with it
carelessly, kept talking to the lunatlc.
Measuring the distance between us with
glance, leaped suddenly upon him,
carrying him down by my own weight.
The revolver exploded, but only in
flicted fleshwound in my left arm.
Then ensued the most desperate
struggle in which was ever engaged.
Jim fought with the desperation and
superhuman strength usually developed
by maniacs. For over an hour we
struggled back and forth. had no de-
sire to injure the fellow, only to secure
him. Finally his strength gave way,
and soon had him bound hand and
foot. He cursed and begged, all to no
purpose. I hurried to the camp for as
sistance to convey Jim from the bot
tom of the mine to place Of safety.
'The stars we're commencing to peep
through the clouds, and just as we en-
tered the one long street Of the camp,
the cold winter moon rose over the
mountain, shedding pale light over
the slowly moving procession. What a
homecoming for Christmas Eve!
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making rich strikes and selling out
their claims at big figure.
THAT spring young fellow had
come out from the states and gone to
work in the store. He Tas a very
quiet sort of fellow-had little to say
to anyone and was good worker. But
there was something on his mind. A
blind man could have noticed 1t, be-
cause he would sometimes in the mid
die of his work, and get to thinking
and studying. He was little more
communicative toward me than the
rest.
Zone night after supper my strange
friend-let us call him Jim-had taken
a stroll up town. About nine o'clock
he came rushing in with copy of the
local paper in his hand. His face was
flushed and his manner excited.
"'That settles it, Bill, I'm off for the
new district. Just read here what
strikes have been made out there the
past week. Better pack your traps
ana come along.
well, read the news, and the fever
struck me, too The rush was fairly on,
and in two days time we had fitted out
and were among large cavalcade that
was striking out for the new Carbonate
camp" (The old man referred to Lead
ville) 1--WE reached the camp, staked
out claim and set to work with a will.
We struck fairly good lead and de-
cided to follow it up.
There are many pleasant features to
a prospector's life, and there are also
the shady sides. We lived in tent
on our claim, cooked our own meals
and washed our own clothes. The
camp itself was about as wild place
as it has been my fortune to see be-
fore or since. All the elements of a
frontier mining-camp were thoroughly
represented.
1--WE did not frequent the place much,
but put in our spare time in building
board-and-log shanty, preparing for
the coming winter. Jim worked away
with vengeance. He seemed to be
almost in state of fever Our pros
pect was getting better as time ad-
vanced and we became reasonably sure
of some returns, sooner or later. Win
ter set in early in the mountains, and
as the days grew shorter, our hours Of
labor were cut down.
ct was just few days before Christ
mas. An unusually heavy snow had
fallen, and it was bitter cold. So We
decided to let the mine take care Of
itself that day and remain near the
warm fire.
'I has lorg wanted to know some
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CAUGHT TRAIN ON HORSEBACK.
Runaway Locomotive Had Many Sleep
Ing Pnssengers in Tow.

N"h"Why LOCOMOTIVE Hhd many Steep
Ing Passengers in Tow.
Early on a recent morning the en-
gineer and fireman of the Santa Fe
overland train, bound east, when near
Cajon pass, imagined they saw some
thing on the track right ahead, says
the San Francisco Examiner. Think
Ing the train was about to be wrecked
they both jumped The engineer was
rather badly hurt, but when the fireman
picked himself up out OF the dust he
found that the engine had made kind
ling wood Of wagon to which two
horses had been attached. Their driver
had seen the headlight Of the engine
and had jumped in time to save him
self, and the animals themselves were
cropping the dried grass along the road
side, which showed that they had not
been greatly disturbed by the accident
But the train, with nobody at the en-
gines throttle, was plunging away
through the darkness the passengers
asleep in their berths, utterly uncon-
scious that they were being drawn by
q wild locomotive. The fireman, who
had been left behind, thought he would
try to overtake the flying train on foot.
Then he changed his mind and, jump
Ing astride one Of the horses, he set out
after the runaway train. He knew 1t
must stop shortly, as it had to climb a
very steep grade, and If the fire under
the boilers was not kept up the supply
Of steam would not furnish sufficient
pressure to keep the wheels going
around. The vagrant train did stop a
mile and half from where the acct
dent occurred. There did not seem to
be any reason for an interruption Of the
journey just at that point, and so the
conductor and brakeman hurried ahead
with their lanterns to ask the engineer
what had given out. When they found
the cab empty, Of course the train hands
were very much mystified. They asked
each other a good many questions and
were engaged in looking up theories
to account for the strange disappear
ance Of the engine crew, when the fire"
man came Looping along on the horse
he had borrowed. After explanation
had been made, he turned his horse
toward this city and brought the first
tidings the railroad people had Of the
missing train. A hack was sent out
to the scene with another engineer, and
as soon as steam was raised the over
land went on over the hill through
Cajon pass. The same carriage brought
the injured engineer to the city.
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thing about my companion. But 1t was
ever the rule among us Western men
not to ask questions, but walt for ex-
changes of confidence, which inVarla-
bly, came in good time. l broke the 81
lence by telling Jim the story of my
haphazard life.
"He finally gave me few Items from
his own, and learned that the chief
object Of his stay In the West was to
acquire fortune, II possible, in order
to marry young lady in the East,
who from financial point of view was
a little above his station. Unfortunate
ly for him and his friends, | failed to
learn his name and the place he called
home.
1.-THE day before Christmas the
weather broke moderately and we
went to the mine to put in good days
work. We had now quite shaft down,
with cross-cut about twenty feet long,
which we had lately started for ex-
ploring purposes, We worked in the
ldltcI lHdJ udyi anu buOu ShCOuhbVi SN
a formation different from 0Ything we
had so far discovered. The earth was
now soft, and great caution had to be
exercised in working, to avoid q cave
in, which would have meant death to
both Of us.
"As IL the same thought had moved
us both, we took out of our pockets the
extra candles we had brought along,
and started to examine the material In
which we were working.
ITO be sure, we were not mistaken,
we had opened an immense pocket of
silver-gold carbonates The end of our
tribulations was at hand, and visions
Of comfort and wealth 1oated before
our eyes.
81 turned around to offer my con-
gratulations to my partner and held out
my hand. A bright bit of steel was
cleaning in my face, and Jim stood be-
fore me with the look Of a maniac in
his eyes, and drawn siX-shooter in
his lands.
"He found bis voice after an effort.
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of comparative anatomy at Brown uni
versity.
The student to be experimental
upon, first lay down on couch, and his
right arm, which was bare to the
shoulder was extended upon low table,
with the palm of the hand upwards.
Prof. Bumpus then took up narrow
strip Of bamboo about three feet in
length and very light
Upon one part Of the wrist, over q
bone and in place whore it would be
steady, a cork was fastened. To this
the bamboo strip was affixed. Another
cork was placed on the wrist directly
over the vein where the pulse-beat is
most easily felt.
The end Of the bamboo strip rested
on this second cork, and it rose and fell
with each pulsation. This motion was
plainly visible to all Of the class Of
Brown university students who sur
rounded Prof. Bumpus during his expe-
riments.
The first record taken was the normal
pulse of the student ON the sofa. This
fluctuated from 81 to 67 per minute, ris-
ing In one instance to II. The total
beats OF the normal pulse for five min
utes was 1892, or an average Of 66 2-3,
The Brown student on the sofa then
began to smoke cigarette, "inhaling"
the smoke as do nearly all cigarette
smokers. His pulse Immediately jumped
up.
The first minute it reached rs, which
was a higher record than any normal
pulsation could show for a single min
ute. During the first five minutes the
pulse fluctuated from II to n per min
ute.
The total for the whole five minutes
was 976. This showed that cigarette
smoking made normal pulse which
averaged 66 2-3 per minute jump to an
average Of rs 1-5 beats per minute.
Upon second trial, and after wait
ing three minutes, his pulse went up to
SO, making total of 1896, or an average
Of over 70 for five minutes.
A third trial was then taken after the
student had smoked two cigarettes. His
pulse by this time remained steadily
over 80.
In one instance it reached the extra
ordinary height Of SO beats per minute.
The total for five minutes was 42O beats,
an average Of exactly 81 beats per min
ute.
1t will thus be seen that the normal
pulse Of the student, lying upon
lounge and unaffected by cigarettes,
averaged 66 2-3 beats per minute, and
that after smoking two cigarettes it
reached an average Of "a beats per min
ute. The cigarette smoking had added
more than II beats per minute to the
normal pulse, an acceleration otalmost
rs per cent.
Each beat Of the pulse could be easily
counted by means of the rising and fall
ing of the bamboo strip, and Prof. Bum
pus held watch in his hand while one
of the Brown university students made
the record. After this practical exhibit
ton Of the exact physical effects Of
cigarette smoking the popularity of
cigarettes has rapidly declined at
Brown university and should every
where.