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Bulgarian setter, cross between Cor
don and Irish setter. Dis one took a
first prize at de dog show, an I'm talin'
him down ter have him trimmed fer
mother show. l wouldn't sell him fer
less than $25."
HE must be a goot tog," remarked
Zuckermeister.
EYER kin betcher last calooper dat he
is. Say, I'm goin' ter leave him here fer
an hour or so while goes down an vets
me new topper wild de gang. Will you
take care of him?"
'Do he bite?" asked the halter, glanc-
ing at the lean chops of the brute.
"Bite!" exclaimed Red, in disgust.
"Why, dat dog is thoroughbred. Why.
he's trained so fine that he wouldn' t
bite spring broiler if yer showed it at
him, so don't be afraid of nuttin' like
dat"
well, 1 keep him." said the halter.
resignedly.
Take good care of him now, will
yer?" was Reds parting remark, as he
strolled out with a new derby.
The little halter gazed curiously at
the Bulgarian setter, and even ventured
near enough to stroke him. He was en-
gagged in doing this when a prosperous
looking individual with plenty of jew
elry hustled in.
"How are you," exclaimed the new
customer, in "a hearty tone, as he looked
Zuckermcister from head to foot. With
out waiting for a reply he continued:
81 want to get a silk hat. Have you got
any good Ones?"
"Oh, yes. How much do you want to
pay?"
Hang the expense! Trot out the
best you GOT
The halter, fiustered somewhat by
the brusqueness of his customer, went
to the show window and handed out the
best he had.
II haven't got much time, but I sup
pose-why, hello! Say, that dog is a
Bulgarian setter. l didn't notice him
before. Where did you get him?''
ooh, haf him here for customer
"You have? Well, he's prize beauty.
What do you want for him?"
81 am not selling him."
"Well, 1 thought you said you had
him for a customer. I'll give you $50
for him."
''Ididn' think he was so much worth, -
said the halter.
"You didn't" vehemently exclaimed
the customer; "why, just say the word
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-10

"Well. nobody but you could have him
for that money. He's dirt cheap At
that"
Zuckermeister hurried to his money
drawer and, counting out the amount
agreed upon in 81 bills, handed it over.
Red tied the dog to the counter leg
again, and with sigh said:
Il hates ter part wild him. Be sure
you'll good take care of him, won't
yer?"
''Oh. yes" said the halter as Red van
ished with the $25.
That occurred two weeks ago, and Mr..
Devere never turned up. Zuckermeis-
ter nearly lost his eyesight looking for
him on the afternoon that Red sold the
berg, the butcher, who is an expert on
though he kept his shop open until
nearly midnight he saw no sign of De-
we're. The next day he called in Stutzen-
berg, the butcher who is an expert on
dogs, to look his bargain over and give
his opinion.
What kind of dog is it?" asked the
halter, anNiously, after Stutzenberg
had examined the brute.
81 don't think it is dog at all unless
you call sooner dog"
''What is a sooner?"
"Why, beast that would sooner eat
| and sleep than do anything else
'How much is he worth" asked Zuck-
ermeister.
"Well, I should say that anybody
who paid more than 20 cents for him
had bought gold brick. How much
did you give for him."
Zuckermeister was speeches. by this
time, and the next moment he had an
attack of what Stutzenbarg called
rabies. He has not been feeling we'll
since, but he thinks he will improve if
he catches sight of Red Gallagher or
the mysterious Mr.. Devere.-N. Y. Sun.
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|
and I'll strip a $50 wrapper from my
roll and take the dog"
| Herr Zuckermeister smiled, and, with
funny little twinkle in his eye, said:
"Vell, I hat to ask mein frau about it.
| If you come round in hour or two
maybe sell him."
! 'All right. I'd like to get that dog
| very much. He's a valuable animal and
a fine specimen of his breed" said the
| sporty customer.
| Keeping up running fire of COM
ments about the dogs fine points the
sporty customer turned his attention
to the ostensible object of his visit, the
purchase of a silk hat. He finally Sc
lected one for Sc, and pulling out roll
| of bills laid down 81 with card bearing
| the name Orchard E. Devere." Then
he said:
"Just keep that for deposit, and I'll
the dog, if you want to sell them"
Mr.. Devere hustled out, and Fucker
| meister stared after him. The sporty
customer had made quite an impression
( on the little German halter. Half an
hour afterward Red Gallagher came
| sloping down the street with his new
hat tilted over his right eye and big
cigar tilted up to meet it.
| "Halloo, Fucker! Say, I'm back for
that pup O. mine. He's all right, isn't
| hep"
"Yep. I guess he's able to eat Won
square meal" laughed the halter, as he
| gazed at the lanky dog.
''He don't need meal. OATS his nat
eral condish. 1 just fed him before I
/ took him out"
"Do you want to sell him?" asked the
halter, innocently.
"Well, I'm not stuck on gettin' rid
O. him. Why?"
ooh, veil. don't know. Ichust asked
you. Maybe I knows somebody who
buys him."
Buys him? Do you know how much
he's worth?"
The halter shrugged his shoulders.
He's worth every cent of a cool hum
| dred plunks if he's worth a cent"
'But you said you would sell him for
$685."
well, what if did?"
81 vos thinking that would like to
hat dog myself, and maybe I gift you
| $25 for him."
Red appeared to deliberate for some
time, but after few minutes of sus-
pense, said:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-10
LINCOLN REMEMBERED HIM,
An Instance of the Tenacious Memory of
the Famous President.

An Instance of the Tenacious Memory of
the Famous President.
Col. Thomas Nelson, of Indiana, was
accustomed, in his storytelling moods.
to recall his first meeting with Abraham
Lincoln. 1t was on stage coach bound
ior indianapolis shortly before the war.
Col. Nelson took his tall fellow pas
senger for a country merchant, and be-
auiled the journey by telling him good
many things such as rural variety
store keeper might be supposed to know
nothing about.
Rewarded by what he understood to
be looks of admiration, the colonel
wound up his talk with long disserta-
ton on the subject of centrifugal force,
defining and explaining it in manner
suited to his listeners presumed capac-
tiles.
At indianapolis the two men put up
at the same hotel, and the colonel, after
a careful toilet, went down to the office,
to find the tall stranger surrounded by
Il group of gentlemen who seemed to
be hanging upon his words.
''Who is hep" asked the colonel, of the
clerk, and that functionary pointed to
the register, on which was the name,
GA. Lincoln"
Col. Nelson was taken quite aback,
and took himself away as quietly as pos.
sible. A few years passed, Lincoln was
president, and Col. Nelson became a
candidate for some diplomatic position.
Finally Gov. Morton telepraDhed him To
come to Washington and meet the presi-
dent.
81 hoped he would not remember me
as his fellow-passenger," Col. Nelson
used to say; but the hope was vain.
Lincoln gave him a hearty handshake,
notified him of his appointment, and
wound up by saying to him:
'Col. Nelson, do you know that
have often thought of your talk about
centrifugal force, and now am going
to toss you away off to Chile. Youths
Companion.
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so MUCH TO LEARN.

So much to learn! Old Natures ways
OF glee and gloom with rapt amaze
TO study, probe and paint-brown earth,
Salt sea, blue heavens. their filth and
dearth.
Birds, grasses, trees-the natural things
That throb or grope or poise on wings
So much to.learn about the world
OF men and women! We are hurled
Through interstellar space awhile
Together, then the sob, the smile
Is silenced. and the solemn spheres
Whirl lonesomely along the years.
So much to learn from wisdom's store
OF early art and ancient lore,
So many stories treasured long
On temples, tombs and columns strong.
The legend of old ED, so large
And eloquent from marge to marge.
So much to learn about ones self;
The tickle soul, the nimble elf
That masks as me; the shifty will,
The sudden valor and the thrill:
The shattered shaft, the broken force
That seems supernal in it's source.
And yet the days are brief The sky
Shuts down before the waking eye
Has bid good-morrow to the sun;
The light drops low, and life is done.
Good-by, good night, the star lamps burn
So brief the time, so much to learn!
Richard Burton, in Washington Star.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

-Snaggs (breathlessly) "Phew!
I'm all out of wind!" Briggs-"It seems
to me that the wind is all out of you."-.
Philadelphia North American.
-Ferocious Visitor (entering office)
See, here, boy, I've come back to lick
the editor" Office Boy-"Guess you
won't like the job. He's just been tarred
and feathered."-N Y. World.
THAT idiot of an Englishman visit
ing here took me for waiter at the
Highley's reception" II don't see how
that ever happened. I never noticed
the least bit of dignity about you."-
Indianapolis Journal.
What are bells on bicycles
for?" Dooby-"Don't you know? Why,
the riders ring them, you know, when
wheeling through the streets, SOS to
let the people know they're going to
run them down. Roxbury Gazette.
-Belated Self-Knowledge.-
Look here, Zapfer, do you believe in
the transmigration of souls?" Zapfer
mo; do you?" Gutherz-''Most GER
tainly 1 do; and L am thoroughly con-
WINGED that l was an ass at the time
lent you those so forms. "-Neue File
gende Batter.
Away with her to the torture -
the tyrant cried. Mercy" shrieked
the unhappy woman. But there was no
mercy for her. The savage guards
seized her and bound her upon the rack.
where her sleeves were not only crushed
but as slowly as possible, in order that
the agony might be the most exquisite.
Detroit Tribune.
deceived by Appearance.-"I be-
lieve you are the very same man fed
this morning" said a Bagg street house
wife as she gave the tramp handout.
No, marm," he answered as he turned
the four hard boiled eggs over, 81 warm
never on this lay before" Detroit Free
Press
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500 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity Catarrh
being constitutional disease requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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BURY THEIR SICK.
Shocking Custom of Malay Tribe Called
the Ahetas.

Va
the Ahetas.
There is a CHASTITY horror in the mere
mention OF the fact that human being
has been buried alive, and yet, shock
ing as it is, there is a tribe on one of
the Philippine islands known as the
Ahetas who have the cruel custom OF
burying the sick before death. I'm
fortunate, indeed, is a person among
the Aheta tribe who is afflicted with
serious illness, for he is almost GER
tain to be consigned to the grave alive
AS soon as high fever sets in the pa
tient is taken out CT his hut, wrapped in
Ills old clothes and rudely deposited in
n grave. But no sooner has the body
been placed in the grave than it be-
comes at once apparent to his relatives,
according to their traditions, that his
death (Which should be more proper.
ly termed murder) must be avenged.
Accordingly, the warriors of the tribe
sally forth with lance and arrows to
STAY the first living creature they en-.
counter, whether it be man, woman,
child or wild beast. When thus in quest
of an expiatory victim they take the
precaution of breaking off young
shoots of the shrubs as they pass by
leaving the broken ends hanging in
the direction they are going as warn
ing to travellers and neighbors to shur
that path. Even should one of their
own people be the first to meet the
avengers they dare not suffer him tc
escape.
Whether an Aheta is buried alive OF
after death his kinsmen at once assem-.
BILE and destroy all the goods and chat
tells he had accumulated during his
lifetime, even breaking his gong to
pieces. The curse of the tribe would
fall upon anyone who should attempt
to make use of any article left by the
buried person. After the destruction
of property has taken place the hut
is filled with fumes of burning damma1
or resin. The guests sit in the per.
fumed atmosphere drinking large
draughts of arrack, and also some kind
of spirit which they manage to distiE
from the juice of native fruit. This
stimulant soon does it's work, and they
give vent to their feelings in violent
shouts, mingled with the bowls of the
children, walls of the women and the
hoarse discord of the gongs. A tree
is generally planted near the grave, anc
at the final ceremony none but naked
women are allowed to be present. This
last rite is termed the "sudah-buang,'
and signifies that the body is thence
forth abandoned to the wilderness anc
wild beasts.
The Ahetas will worship FOR day
the trunk of distorted tree or frag
ment of a rock which has any resem.
blance to an animal. Then they turn
away from these and think no more
about god or worship until they again
encounter another strange and fantas.
teal form.
Superstition cuts a large figure in
their lives. In fact, every race of the
Malays, excepting the Orang-Lauts, are
governed in the most minute affairs OF
life by signs and omens. The wonder.
full phosphorus that is seen in the sea
surrounding the Philippine islands has
supernatural awe for this tribe.-Cin.
cinnati Enquirer.
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Hill in Holland.

1t seems absurd to speak of hill in
Holland, for if the best guessers are
right the name of the country is from
our word hollow, meaning a depression
in the land; but Capt. Knight found at
Groningen a hill that was the show
place of the town. 1t was artificial.
There is a fine hill in the Plantaage,"
said my companion, land from the sum-
NIT of it you will be able to see the
country for great distance around"
1t interested me greatly to hear that
there was such a thing as hill in Hol'
land. "But where is it?'' I asked, look
ing round the interminable plain. 81
can see no hill" cit is just over there;
but you cannot see it, for it is hidden
by that BUSH" I assembled this fine
hill, which proved to be an artificial
mound not 20 feet in height; but the
natives are very proud of it, and speak
Of it as if it were some huge mountain.
AS an instance of how successfully a
Groningener is deceived by his admiral
ton for it, may mention that my COM
panion heaved a deep sigh, mopped his
face and dropped exhausted into chair
-thoughtfully placed there by the cor
poration for this object when he
reached the summit. But to do this
eminence justice it must be allowed
that the hill is beyond dispute above
the level of the sea.-4outh's Conn
panion.
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HARD TussLE WITH BRuIN.
Oregon Hunter Attacks q Bear with an
Ordinary Jackknifc.

Oregon Hunter Attacks Bear with an
Ordinary Jackknifc.
j. c. Hearing, who was hunting and
trapping in the Blue mountains. few
miles west of Elgin, met with little adj
venture with a bear recently that might
have proved rather serious to him had
ii not been for the Intervention of one Of
his dogs, says the Portland Oregonian.
He was engaged in setting traps, and as
he had considerable weight to carry he
had no weapon with him except jack
knife. and on his rounds his dogs dis
covered the winter quarters of bear
in q big hollow tree. The bear was at
home, and was pretty much alive, as sub.
sequent events proved. AS bear peltsare
quite valuable, Jake was quite anxious
to secure this one, but was afraid that i.
he went to camp. mile and half dis
tant, bruin would escape. so he dashed
his pocketknife to the end of a stick and
attempted to cut the animals throat He
only succeeded in inficting some pain
full flesh wounds, which so enraged the
brute that it suddenly came out of it's
hole, and was almost on him when one
OF his dogs made sudden onslaught on
the animals rear, which diverted his
attention long enough to enable Jake
to dodge behind tree. and the dogs
soon made it so tropical for the bear
that it was glad to take refuge in tree,
where they kept it until gun was
procured from camp, when the animal
was quickly dispatched.
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Altogether Too Particular.

''These are very nice strawberries
Lobelia," observed Mr.. McSwat, ''anC
the cream is rich enough to suit any
body. BY the way, does Bridget know
how to use an aX?"
81 suppose So" answered Mrs. Nc
Swat. "She is a large, strong girl. Why
do you ask that question:
81 want her to take this powdered
sugar out and fix it so can use it,
Chicago Tribune.
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New Tran Service on the Monon Route

Commencing Sunday, June 18th, the Regu.
lar Sleeping Car for Indianapolis via the
Monon Route will be carried on the Fast
Mail Train, leaving Chicago at - am, ar.
irving at Indianapolis Sa. III.
The Sleeper will be ready for occupancy
in Dearborn Station Polk Street Depot al
$50 p. NJ, thus giving passengers an oppor
tunity to spend the evening in Chicago, &c
to the theaters or other places Of amuse
ment, and retire any time after that hour
City Ticket Office, 232 Clark ST., Chicago.
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~
not inserting advertisements in the
newspapers. nor has he asked the pc
lice to send out general alarm for
his man, but should he ever meet him
the grand jury will have a homicide
complaint to answer.
Red Gallagher has an unenviable rep
utation in Pickleville. He is lanlSy,
lantern-jawed fellow, with freckled
face and a shock of red hair that looks
Ikea door mat. His speciality is rob-
bling the clotheslines of back yards at
night; but there is nothing he would
stop at, even to scraping the paint sign
from the window of a Chinese laundry
just for the sake of stealing something.
Red was known to Herr Zuckermeister
only in a general way, that is, the lit
tie German did not know that he had
a record and picture in the rogues' gal
lery. The record reads something like
this:
No. 1,S7S, James Gallagher, alias Red,
q years old in 1882 is five feet nine inches
tall, slim built, has gray eyes and red
hair, freckied face, scar on chin and let
tiers -. G." tattooed on right forearm.
Gallagher is an all-round sneak thief and
second story man. He served two terms
in Crow Hill penitentiary for petty larceny,
and was convicted in 1886 for assault and
robbery and sentenced to three years in
state prison.
Zuckermeister knew him only by
sight, and from hearing his name men
toned in the saloons. On one fine
spring day recently the little German
halter was summing himself in the door
way of his store when Red sauntered
along leading dog almost as long and
lanky as, himself, and with hair of a
similar color. He walked right into
Zuckermeister's store, greatly to the
hatter's surprise, and, in a CHEEKY tone,
exclaimed:
'Hellos Zuck. I wanter git q hat de
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"Amonc tie Ozarks."

The Land OF Big Red Apples, is an attrac-
tive and interesting book, handsomely Illus
trated with views of South Missouri seem
cry, including the famous Olden fruit farm
of 1000 acres in Howell county. 1tpertains
to fruit raising in that great belt of Amer
ica the southern slope of the Ozarks, and
will prove Of great value, not only to fruit
growers, but to every farmer and home
seeker looking for farm and a home.
Mailed tree. Address j. E. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
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WHEN all is summed up man never
speaks of himself without loss; his accusa
tions of himself are always believed, his
praises observation-disclosures
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Ar pale sunset indicates foul weather
for the ensuing day,as there is then
much moisture in the western sky, from
which direction storm may be antici-
pated.
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DRoPsY is a dread disease, but it has lost
its terrors to those who know that II. ID.
Green & Sons, the Dropsy Specialists OF
Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with such great
success. Write them for pamphlet giving
full information.
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81 AM reduced to great eXtremities again"
sighed the funny man, as he tossed off an
other joke or two involving the Chicago
girl-Chicago Tribune.
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WALKED RIGHT INTO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

STORE.
latest style, an one of der best yer got
--see?"
Now, Zuckermeister had never spoken
to Red, but overlooked the familiarity
of this greeting in his excitement. He
took several hats out and laid them on
tine counter.
II got hat here once before, an it
fit me face like fiddle, but bought
this one at another DutchmaE's, an
don't like it fer a cent--see?' said Red,
tying his dog to leg of the counter.
Zuckermeister only smiled and hand
ed Red derby. Red tried several, and
finally decided on one which was
marked $1.90, but which Zuckermeister
let go at $1.75. Red pulled out two
dollar bill, paid for the hat, and in the
meanwhile conversed with the halter.
"Say, what dyer think of dat dog,
Zucker?" asked Red.
"Oh, he looks pooty goot. Vat kind
of tog it is?"
"He's a new breed. Dey calls 'em
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The dome of the custom house in
st. Louis is 24O feet above the pave
ment.
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ADVERTISEMENTS Swiss hotel wants
some Munich waiter girls in Tyrolean cos
tune who can speak French. "-Fliegende
Blaetter.
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LET your literary compositions be kept
from the public eye for nine years at least.
Horace.
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st. Louis is 265 miles from Louis
Vile.
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HIS BULGARIAN SETTER.
The Dog That Red Gallagher Sold
to ZuckermeiSter.
The Williamsburg Halter Would Like to
Find Red and Mr.. Devere. Who
Wanted to Buy a Bulga-
rian Setter.

ERR z U G. X E R.
MEISTER, w h .
has a hat store in
Pickleville, w i l.
Ii a m S b u r gh, is
looking f o r a
young man, by
name Red Gal
lagher. The little
German halter is