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mr. fPOLOGIZED.
lie Didn't Cause the Accident, but lie
sand " Pardon Me-"

II isn't always safe 20 swear at a bicy-
clist who is responsible for a collision.
A member of wcil-knOwn athl etc club.
riding along al an easy pace, was over
taken by another wheel, which didn't
turn out I'm time, and Il rear end collision
was the result. When the clubman re-
covered from the shock he found himself
lying on his back with the baggy knee Of
a pair Of trousers across his face.
Furious at the stupidity of the other
rider. be struggled 10 get up, shouting 900
'Why the devil do you ride like thatY
"Oh deari Oh. dear"" said a plaintve
voice. Il didn't mean 10. I'm all tangled
up"
"Oh Lord. a girl" groaned the young
man. "An1 ] went and swore at nor,
ami his contritiOn increased when he PICK
ed himself dp and saw gazing up at him
from around the wreckage very pretty
face flushed with modification. llItinS
the owner 10 her feet, the young man
tried to apologize.
"Awfully sorry. | thought IL was some
idiot OF a man that had run into me. Ihat
is-er-@r-l don't mean you're an idiot, You
know: # ia known that you were !
wouldn't have sworn at you. NO. no,
don't mean that. either. I'm little rat
tied YOU see. but ! thought IL was man
when ] saw your trousers. mat Is, /
thought entertainments were trousers
Of man. you know II ia known you
wore bloomers-that IS. II I'd known those
trousers were bloomes-I mean II I'd
known II was a girl who wore trousers
on. darnitall, ! apologize ana tne
youth mounted and sped away so madly
that he narrowly escaped wreckihS q
street car leaving the girl redder thdn be
forc.-New York Herald
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Pray tell u.s. didst thou live three thou
sand years ago,
Thou dark. silent mummy do tell us

Pray, tell us, didst thou live three thou
sand years ago,
Thou dark, silent mummy? do tell us
yes or no?
For We are 70 curious TO learn
From thy long sealed lips,
II ever thou didst burn
The midnight lamp or tallow dips,
in learning what was new to thee,
In knowing what Is old 20 Us.
Perhaps thou knewcst the Pyramids
While they were being built.
Long ere the Spanish Cids
Rode at tournment and tilt.
But then you never knew
OF Darwin and his crew.
And their scientific talk about evolution
Your brain was never worried,
And your temper never Hurried,
Impat.ertly, at problems beyond all so
luton
If thou couldst speak and tell US all
The news, the current news. Of that old
tine.
Thy name and deeds should ever fall
la kindest tones from lips forever thine.
But, oh! thy silence has been so long
flushed. amid all the noise about thee,
That speaking now in praise or song
The thanks Of one 80 late made free
Would brighten us. and startle all
The slumhering dust OF ancient kings
In clicn crypt and mouldy hall.
That now no longer bravely rings
With the loud acclaims Of other days;
OF other men with other ways.
Was thy family poor or rich
In worldly goods and goodly fame?
And nidst thou not deserve 4 niche
Elsewhere than C') here with honored
name?
The brightest blade will know the rust,
our mortal life viii end I'm dust.
The world forget our time and race.
And leave us scarce n resting place
But now. alas. my mummy mummy,
mummy.l.
You have go long been dummy! dunn
my,i dummyiii
About all the Things men have pondered
DER
Your aged land, with all its antique
lore.
That even couldst thou speak and plain
ly tell
What ways of fate thy early race be-
fell.
We might not be much wiser then
For breaking faith with legal WAYS.
Striving 20 o'er-reach our feliow-men
In catching CLEANS Of lucid rays.
Or flashing beams Of living light
Across The dark Egyptian night
All. quiet mummy, ne'cr Disseminated
We now withdraw our questions an
G. A. Il.
g. British Museum.
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The Cheapest Furniture House in Dixie.

are two chaplalns here. Do you want
tbcmg"
NO chaplain FOR me: send for Christie
daughters"
Two Of them came 10 him hurriedly.
He looked at both critically.
Pray for me-" he said. SIMPLY And
! have -, 10 In gold In my belt there. /
want you to take it and use 1T in yonr
hospital service Maybe It will buy some
thing for other poor soldiers. 1 have no
kith or Kin TO leave it 10, and 1 want
you to use It,"
A rude will was drawn up and Witness
ed by the physicians and chaplains. ThNt
holding out his hands to the two SIS
ters. they remained with him. praying.
I'LL he died.
Down at Atlanta. just before the fight
at Resaca, tn sse Sisters OF Mercy cana
20 headquarters one day just after the
Northern soldiers had received some
money. They asked for some sort OF
help from the Commander sherman de-
tailed one OF his aides 10 20 with them
among the regiments, and Ia one day
over 500 was raised for hospital fund
Merriam, the Tennessee poet-Henfy
Merriam, just turned his thirtleth year,
very handsome, and at the opening OF =
brilliant career-was found dying on the
Held. on inter ne was borne 10 shelter.
and, dying, he dictated little poem call
ed Death" one OF the Sisters wrote IL
down for him. IL was wonderful crea-
ton, describing what he saw as he lay
watching the advancing and receding lines
OF the black river and the bright COM
pany, just over its borders.
There Is no record OF all the wonderful
deeds done by Christ's daughters. They
did heroic things under the strain OF
sympathy and love. and what they did
was I'm His name Chicago Record.
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THE CfsE or WfGNER.
Called a Typical Decadent and the
Writer Of Morbid Music.

The service for which Wagner Is indebt-
ed 20 Schopenhaur is immense. There
first did the philosopher OF the decadence
give himself 10 the artist OF the decad-
ence.
the word And IT is here that my serious
ness commences. | am not at all inclined
to be a quiet spectator, when this decad-
cnt ruins our health-and music along
with II. Is Wagner man at dlY Is he
not rather u disease He makes every
thing morbid which he touches-he has
made music morbid.
4 typical decadent, who feels himself
necessary with his corrupt taste. who
claims that II is a higher taste. who knows
how to assert his depiayity as law, as
progress. as fulillment.
And nobody defends himself Wagners
power OF seduction becomes prodigiOus.
the smoke of incense steams around him,
the misunderstanding about him calls it.
self "Gosper'-it is by no means the poor
I'm spirit exclusively whom he has con-
WINGED.
should like to open the windows lit
tie. Air! More air!
IL does not surprise me that people de-
ceive themselves about Wagner in Ger
many The contrary would surprise me.
The Germans have created for themselves
a Wagner whom they can worship; they
have never been Psychologists. they are
thankful they misunderstood. But that
ner in Paris where people are almost
nothing else but psychologists. And in
St Petersburgi where things are sim di-
yined which are not OWNED even In Paris.
How intimately related to the entire Eu-
ropean decadence must wagner be, when
he Is not recognized by II as a decadent.
He belongs to il; he is its Protagonist, its
greater name
peopie honor themseles when they exalt
him TO the skies For no one to defend
himself against Wagner Is already n sign
of decadenCe. Instinct Is weakened.
What should be Stunned attracts people.
That which drives still faster into the
abvss is nut to the lips. You want an ex-
amDle2 one need only observe the re-
gime which the anaemic. the equity and
IN. diabetic prescribe for themselves. De-
nuitlon OF the vegetarian: a being who
needs a strengthening diet. To recognize
what u hurtful as hurtful, 10 be able TO
DENY oneself what is hurtfui il sign OF
youth and vitality. The exhausted is al
lured By what is hurtful; the vegetari IN
bv hts potherbs Disease itself NAV be q
stimulus 10 life. only person must be
SOUND enough fer su n stimulus, Was-
ner increases the exhaustion, IL il on that
account that he aliures the weak and en-
hausted on, the rattlesnake JOY OF the
old master, when he always saw just
the little children come 10 him.
! give prominence 10 this point OF view
Wagncr's art IL morbid. The problems
which he brings upon the stage-nothing
hut problems OF hysterlcs-the convu.sive-
ness Of his emotion. his over-excitee
senslbiity. his taste. which always ask
ed for stronger stimulants. his instability
which he disguised as principles, and,
not least, the choice Of his heroes and
heroines regarded as physiological types
"a gallery Of morbid Individually. AL
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husbands who had gone TO the 'front.';
the other four Were unmarried. When
the war was over pathetic poem went
the rounds. written by a Wisconsin sold
Ter, concentrating the minislratlons OF
this band Of women. The Wisconsin sold
Ter was a newspaper man and was cared
for by the sisters.
Far back where the monument stands
to Andrews's raiders. surrounded BY the
miniature OF the locomotive which they
stole, six regiments OF tennessee Il3-
ers' lay in reserve for the final onset.
All day the battle had ragged around Tho
mas, but the Rock of Chickamauga'
fought the Confederates back at every
charge, holding his position. The Ten
nessee troops were the flower OF the blue
grass section. and were depended on as
Napoleon depended on his old Guard.
Though Thomas might beat back the
others, the Confederate leaders believed
that the six fresh regiments would tear
Thomas 20 pieces. They charged In
wedge shape and with pitless fury. driy-
ing straight into the Northern troops.
They cut their way into the front OF
Thomas's brigade, and his troops wayer-
ed al first. but steadied. The fighting was
over In a quarter Of an hour and to-
gether piled over each other in death.
the southern ana northern Toes it1 ~
heaps. both sides swept almost from the
face OF the earth. Such another scene.
so terrible and so quickly terminated.
was not. witnessed In the war except
in Picketts charge at Gettysburg
a Vermont man was removed 10 the
hospital quarters and hung between life
and death for several weeks Sister Mary
nursed him. He loved her. few years
afterward the Vermont man came back
70 Tennessee and married her Her name
was Mary Cheatham. She died few
years ago, but her husband IS living. and
will probably be at the dedication cere-
monies.
Capt. burst OF New York company
was mangled by shell while at the head
of his company. In the hurried work OF
the physicians and surgeons among the
wounded in the deadhouse they came to
Capt. burst.
''How long Will suffer-" he asked.
"Only a few hours longer the sur
geol replied. can give you an opiate 10
make II easier. SIR" he suggested.
'Ntycr mind, doctor. Where Is one OF
Christ's daughters"
"They are just outside the hns. There
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refused absolutely 20 return to captivity
until hunger drove MN 10 ~ 49,
Just think what a hit a show ike That
would make If given IN puphc'
Maj Goodwin has been the hardest work
ing actor I'm New York for "A month. rs
HIS company Is an entirely new one II IL
almost as much work Tor nm 10 MAKE
a revival as 10 bring out new play ne
has rchearsed his company every day
from ten I'm the morning until hVe IN
the afternoon and then played the ardu-
Gus role OF THE Gilded Fool' every night
The changes in the Eden Musee have
been completed and the Winter Garden
viii be- thrown open TO the public again
tonight The hall has been greatly en-
larged and handsomely decorated and
furnished. a concert by the gypsy or
chcstra viii be given this evening.
Mile. Polaire. q popular Partisan chant
eusc. will make her debut tomorrow at
Proctor's Pleasure Palace. Others on the
bin will DE the swarthy gypsy beauties
Aranka. ROszka ana Birikc, VINO sing
and dance with weird abandon. George
IOckhart's comedy elephants. Jaunty Bil-
lie BARLOW the Zalvas on the high wire,
the Brothers Diantas. the sisters AMER
son. pretty Niennese oquinDrsts; LOUIS
and elise Satori. who sing selections
from grand opera colossal George for-
tesque and drOll Richard German, IN My
New Teacher" and Redding and stanton.
MIR. Harry Pepper, the ballad singer,
has composed series OF songs which ne
win give this season under the title OF
"An Evening with a Composer lie VIII
give a short talk before each song ue-
scribing how they were first suggested to
him. and then vocally Illustrate them.
Marsick, the French violinist who Is
about to begin an extended concert tour
in the United States. has just finished
a composition for the violin, with piano
accompaniment entitLed, Fantalsie
Arabe."
'"rhe BLACK P:itti'-Siscretta Jones
who is now singing in Berlin. was engag-
ed by cable yesterday 20 appear az Proc
tors Pleasure Palace for two weeks next
month. at salary Of 5000 per week.
AT the expiration OF the two weeks she
Will return 10 Europe TO MI long en-
gagoment In Paris.
II will probably be some time before
Henry T. Dxey is again seen In a regular
theatrical performance. At san Francis-
co he produced a mOnOlOgue which made
such an extraordinary success that he has
concluded TO devote himself TO II exclu-
sivelv hereafter. lie Will take out, start
Ing probably from San Francisco. COM
pany containing a few thoroughly high
class specialties and thus assisted. Will
give n performance filling out the entire
evening.
"Asperula" IS the name Of Johann
strauss latest opefetta. Asperula Is the
herb that gives the German Maitrank its
peculiar flavor.
Minnie Palmer begins her American tour
December p appearing I'm musical COM
cdy called 1.-THE School Girl
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
Z. THE NAV VINO LIJED BT DYING"
Buried Alive for siN Wceks-sir Claude
Made's story Revived.


Made's story Revived.
PerhaDs the most extraordinary case of
suspended animation or simulated death
oil record is that related by Sir Claude NJ.
Wade who was the political resident al
Ludranah, and agent OF the British Gov
ernmcnt at the court or tunJ4t-SlLth %,
Wbfch occurred at Lahore in 1881. \ idklr
was buried alive for forty days. then dis
entombcd. and resuscitated. Sir CLAUDE
tells us that he was present at the court
when this fakir Vas buried alive ior aiA
weeks. ana though he arrived Few houi
after he was inferred. yet Sir Claude had
the testimony OF RunJit-Singh himself ana
others, the most credible witnesses At ms
court. 20 the truth Of the faklr hdN'ns
been so buried before them; ana from
having been present hiinseI NlI" 80"
fakir was d!s!nterred and restored 10
state of perfect vitality, in q pos loh 81
close to him as 10 render deception I'M
possible. il was his firm belief mat mere
was no collision IN producing inc eN'i"-
ordinary feat that he related, ..,.,-
When the forty days Tor Whcn lhS ld ,f
was to be buried were ended, by INVITA-
ton OF Runjit-Singn, sir Clauue accom-
panied the Rajah and ms sulte 10 lic SpOl
wl.rc the fakir was ihletIel. ~ nS9 a.,
square building styled Il para duIIl III
Ire midst OF one OF the gardens adJoih-
ino, the palace at Lahore. An open YER
auda encircled the structure, OF "hich an
enclosed room occupied the centre. On
arriving al the bsAlltt ''i- -er''|- '--'tr''
v5ho was attended by reiinue OF court
of,iciais dismounted from his elephant and
rroi,csted ST. Claude TO join him in the ex-
a,nination OF the building TO satisfy him
'aif tbat IL was exactly as he mad LEFT IL
go, days before. Sir Claude acceded To
RE or the four doors. looking TO the
fnfr. points Of the compass, three had
hcsn hermetically sealed with brick and
,norfar while the fourth was furnished
win a strong door. plastered with mud up
IN the paddock. which was sealed with the
Paiah's private seal. I'm his own presence.
AZ the date when the fakir was eutOmbed.
T.hus. the exterior OF the building present
"a no aperture whatever by which one
could possibly be admitted. any communi-
cation held. or any food conveyed to the
torpid expcrimcntalist. The walls and
doorways bore no marks Of having been
disturbed
Run1it-Sinyh identified the impression of
his seal as the one he had affixed and as
he was personally somewhat skeptlcai as
10 the result OF the fakir's experiment. he
had. during the forty days, kept two COM
panies of his personal escort stationed
near the building from which four senti-
nels were furnished and relieved every
two hours. night and day. to protect the
fakir from intrusion. one OF his principal
officers was also detailed To visit the spot
regularly and report the result OF his In
spection While he himself kept the seal
that closed the hole OF the paddock, the
Minister OF State received the reports Of
the officers OF the guard morning and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
AyGELsOF THE BATTLEFIELD.
The Work of Band of Ten Merciiul
Women at Chickamauga.

MILAN. Tenn, Sept. 16.-Thousands OF
old soldiers greeted each other on the
cold of Cbickamauga this week. But one
organization which did heroic work on
Thar bloody field was not there-ten noble
women who ban1ed together uhuei ,H7
name of "chrisrs Daughters" and help
ed alleviate the sufferines OF me "oui'i-
"a and diving i'm the battles about Chat-
,arooga Those ten good women have
cone across the river. And there is no
Tnorument 10 commemorate their deeds
Of love and mercy in the big national
mark But there will be old soldiers there
/, whose hearts will be longing 10
know of the gentle hands which held
out water and food TO the parched ana
bnnoered. which bound up the wounds
of the disabled, and made their last
hours easier. There viii be the survivors
az an Ohio regiment ana a Tennessee
regiment there, who will remember an
order TO cease firing one day as they
Law on the side of the ridge.
cease firingi' came lie order down
the line. The rattle Of musketry died
away. and the men wondered among
Themselves why such an order should
come in the heat OF battle. Ihe con-
$1,000 regiment opposite ceased firing a
few moments id'ei anu 'iS'e "'', N.S
hushed whisper: "Chrst's Daughters
arr. nassing." When the firing began
again the order was reluctantly executed
ar first for the men. watching each other,
had allowed sentiment and brotheriy love
20 MI their hearts. The sisters passed
on TO the charnel house for few minu-
ties and left the regiments to make more
work for them In the morning they
went 10 Gen. Thomas for their passports.
The blufr old General removed his hat.
I'VE come In christ's name said the
elder of the ten sisters.
And in His name, madam. wish this
war were over he replied. giving them
the passes.
The daughters were ten OF Chatta-
nooga's brave women. Six OF them had
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
Seventy thousand boilers Spent In Trolley
Parties.

The fin extent OF the trolley party
infatuation and the number OF persons
who have engaged In Il Is shown by tia
receipts OF the four companies up to
October LIST. The amount received by the
Peoples Traction Company IL $1,000; the
Philadelphia. $4,000: Electric, $4,000. and
Hestonville. $500. or $1,000 In all The
average amount received from each par.
ticipant Is estimated at ten cents and
this would show 10000 persons w1to tn
duIsed In this amusement.-Phtladslpbin
p~as&
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
AnecdOtc of DR. BrOadduS.

II Is said that some years ago a heated
debate arose in a Southern Baptist asso-
citation At length, Or. William + Rroad.
dus got the floor, and in the inimitabIe
way which characterized him. began IA
cOnyulso the assembly with laughter bv
his witty saliios After a few moments
ruptcd by saying: Brother President in
the name of our holy religion. | protest
against such unseemly mirth in Gods
house. When ! think on our condition,
Il appears 10 me that IL would be much
more appropriate 10 weep than 10
laugh" here Or. Broaddus. who was still
on his feet. broke in with: Il think so
TOO. Brother President VIII the brother
who has just protested please lead us in
weeping" And there was "A Vesuvious OF
laughter.-CAarlotte Progress.
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wasn't tho elephants this time: II was
Professor WaitOn's monkeys. They simp-
lv tore things wide open az Roster *
Dial's one morning recently.
The Professor had his pets out rchears-
ing on the stage. suddenly. headed by
me biggest fellow I'm the lot. the whole
troupe made break for the NaidIs Sis
ters' revolving traposc. and for few min
utes there was an exhibition of aerial
reats that no human being dreamt Of
LET alone tried 10 perform
The Professor screamed and commanded
and scolded. but the monkeys kept right
on fill thew were tired. and then they
scattered all over he house one attend
ant, who attempted 70 capture the larg-
est babboon. almost lost his coat In the
struggle but 9t last all OF the animals
had been caught and brought back TO the
ssage-ail but one little fellow. who ha9
hidden himself Up Ia the scene lort ana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13

AFul Six Piece Tapestry Covered Parlor Suit, worth
$40; our price. Sis.9,. -, 49,
our price, Ss.i> .,,, ~,
4 Large solid Oak Beyel Mirror SidebOard, worth
S15: our price, S9.9s. g..
A High Back Inch Dining Chair. worth 81; our
price, % cents
An Elegant Large Arm Leather Bottom Rocker, worth
Magnificent Full Foot Hall Stand, worth $25; our
price. 3 SOS n, III,
$40: our price 1924. - 49,,
Full 4.Foot Office Desk, Roll Top worth $50; our
s6 Inch Corduroy Tapestry Couch worth $3.50;
our price. S7.4s.
These bargains we have in stock, and they W
last They cannot stay long in our store at these pI
ture. We are selling at prices unprecedented III
large embracing the most elegant and artistic deslg
o, er. ,,on for loss money We don't intend it
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together these symptoms represent
nicture Of disease about which there
can be no mistake. Wagner est un new
rose.
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Clinging 10 Ola Aiethods.-Dr. UPTON
ION fall hunting trip in the country
$50 this Is the farm where 800 babies
were taken care OF by the esh-air
fund. eh?" You Pasturized the milk. /
SUPPOSE" Farmer Hays "a little puz-
zled)--"No, sir; jest pasturized the cows;
that's all"-Puck.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-18
FORECLOSURE SALE.

waereas, Defsult has been MADE In me con-
ditions of Il certain Trust Deed or Mortgae1
executed by Henry + Shinn and Marina T.
Shinn. his wife, 20 Nm.G &. Nixon, trustee, loi
Wm. F. Baird, beneficiary. dated March 3lst,
1856. and recorded in the Office OF Register OF
Deeds in and Tor the county OF Buffalo. lerrltoi!
of Dakota OnOw State of South Dak"ta.) III
Book . of Mortgages, upon page a.. upon ne
l1L day OF April 1886. at 4 O'Clock p. M ala
whereas. said trust deed or mortgage mas oeeh
duly assigned to May Osborn which assign
ment has been duly recorded. whereas, the
sum CLAIMED to be due at the date uf this no
tlce is three hundred and fortytwo collars, VIZ:
S275. 90 principal and St1 10 interest," pesioes
$50. 90 attorneys fee. H..
Now, Therefore. Notice is hereby given that
by virtue of the default aforesaid. and IN pur,,
suance of the Power OF sale contained IN sa,u
trust deed or mortgage, and of the statu,e III
such case made and provided, salu uust ueeu
or mortgage will be ioreclosed by a pubic sale
of The premises therein described by the Sneilh
of said Buffalo county. Sonth Dakota' or hls
duly authorized deputy. at the front door OF the
court house in the town oil Gam NaileV' SOUTH
DAKOTA, upon the 9th day of May, A. D., 1899
at 2 o'clock p. IN. The mortEaged remlse are
situated in the county OF Bunaio, stare Oh
South Dakota. and are described as follows, 10.
wit: The southwest quarter of section nine W
township No. one hundred and eight (lOo
range sixtyeight (6s).
Da: ed a tPierre,S 5, D., March 14th. 1895.
WI. G, NIXON, Trustee.
MAY OSBORN,
CuAs. II. BURKE, Assignee.
Attorney.