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The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04
The Game They Played.

We got the horses back into the LOT,
and rubbed off the saddle marks and
sneaked off to bed without raisin any
disturbment around the place, and the
next mornin everything was as smooth
and lovely as a summer day. l man
aged somehow to toll the preacher oil
down to the lot before breakfast and got
UP a private confabulation with him Ill
regards to old Timber Jim. In the tina'
windup told him if he would borrow a
horse from my father and leave his Old
plug in our lot would try and put some
weatherboardin on him and round him
up little agin he come back that way
The preacher he took the bait like Ill
tie man and had a talk with father ae-
cordin at the breakfast table.
Timber Jim is all right and sound as
dollar" says he, but right at this
particlar time he is somewhatly under
the weather from hard and constant
ridin'. This boy of yours, Brother
Sanders, is a natral-born horse master
and l would love to put Timber jim IN
his hands for a few weeks, or at any
rates till | pass along this way ON my
return back from the hill country
Well, bein as they was both brothers
in the same church it was all right with
my father. You know how that IS
When the preacher went off that morn
in he was rdin the best saddle horse
on the place, and up on three legs and
chawin his corn and fodder between
maps.
The crops was laid by then and al
the stock was idle, SO | had a good
chance to take some of the kinks OH
of Timber Jim's hide. Igive him two 81
three days to rest up in, and then
straddled him one mornIn and put on
up the road to see Hamp Weaver.
had "A tolerable good fiddle which
wanted to swap to Hamp for his oper
face, silver-case watch and some boot
Anyhow that was the story which
give out to him when | got there, but
to you, was playin for even with Lin
Der Jim as my winnin card. set my fig
gers too high on the watch aud fiddle
trade and was fix1 off to start bacl
home when Hamp up and says to me
says he:
"Rufe. where in the thunderations die
you run up with that old bonPyard?"
responded back that had picked W
the horse from preacher that was
passin through the settlement, anC
then went on to remark in a scatterI
way that there was some good BLOOD
in him and a right smart speed if
could but only bring 1t out where i
would show.
lIamp he laughed fit TO kill himsel
and lowed he wouldn't be caught deaf
and ridin such a razor-bacll. "Aint YOU
skeered, Rufe, they will arrest you fol
cruelty to animals?"
"The next thing you know the buz
| yards will come down and close theil
mortgage, and you will have to tote
your saddle home" Hamp went on t.
say.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04
a HESlTATlNG ORATOR.
The Embarrassing Position of an English
Member.

Whatever may be said of English and
American addresses with reference to
their matter, there is no doubt that the
Rriton is less ready and glib of speech
than the Yankee. \ speech in the house
OF commons is apt to be delivered with
many abs" and Jaws" and repeti-
tions; even famous ministers often
seem to drag out their remarks word
after word, with infinite labor.
Nevertheless, the speeches delivered
in parliament, rs reported, shorn of al!
1particulate bridges over sloughs in
which the orator seemed hopelessly
stuck, read as well, to say the least, az
the speeches in the congress of the
United States.
Even so great man as Lord Pal
nerston, who was a statesman, but not
an orator, sometimes fell into the hesi-
tating methods. His great contem-
porary, Lord Brougham, was far
reader man. In a recent volume OF
"reminiscences, Mrs. S. +. De Morgan
relates that she was once at a meeting
in connection with the University col
lege, London, at which Brougham and
Palnerston were both present.
Palmerston took the chair. He was
not so much at home in this learned
body as he would have been at West
minister, and was evidently anxious to
adapt his remarks to the occasion. So
lie began:
at has been said that little learn.
ing is a dangerous thing-ahem,- d
dangerous thing, but it is better than
better than"
Here his lordship came to a dead
stop. The audience was impatient, and
the pause was distressing.
Lord Brougham sat next to Pal
merston. He was wanting in reverence
both for the occasion and for Palmers-
ton; and in low tone, but in his pene.
trating, squeaky voice, he came to the
speakers rescue.
"Better than great deal of ignor-
ance," be suggested.
This of course brought down the
house; and during the laughter and
cheers that followed, Lord Palmerston
recovered the thread of his discourse
and finished acknowledgements Com
paniOn.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04
Bought Her Mourning Too Soon

This story is told of a New York won
man whose beauty has brought her into
considerable notice. Some, years ago
her husband, who had been drinking a
good deal, became in consequence ire
sponsible. 1t was deemed advisable to
confine him in sanitarium. Here his
physical condition grew rapidly worse,
and one day his wife received hasty
summons to what was said to be his
death-bed. The lady, who has always
given considerable time and thought to
the matter of dress, stopped on her way
at the dressmaker's and gave an order
for complete outfit of widows mourn
ing. On arriving at the sanitarium she
found her husband better, and, after re
naming several days until the danger
was passed, size returned to her home.
She had entirely forgotten about the
order that had been given TO the Dress
maker, and what was her dismay 10
find all the paraphernalia of woe await
ing her. The husband recovered entire
ly both IA mind and body, and was
obliged to pay a goodly sized bill for the
mourning that was designed for his
funeral. Shortly afterward a friend
was calling upon the lady and seeing a
pile of dressmaker's boxes in a corner
of the room asked whether they con-
tanned something new and pretty.
NO" was the smiling answer, there
in lie my buried hopes. '-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04
1t Was "Put Up or Shut Up.v

Well, Iamp he kept on poltin fun at
me and Timber Jim so till presently l
got sick and tired of it and told him /
was ridin the fastest horse in the settle
ment. He took another laughin spell
then, and laughed till the water backed
up in his eyes, But when he got through
and quit | bantered him for race and
protfcred to bet him my fiddle agin his
watch, even Steven, that the old horse
could beat his roam mare in a runnin
race-one mile dash. Hamp thought I
was jo1in at first, but when | laid nv
fiddle down and told him to put up or
shut up he covered it with his watch
and went Off after the roam mare.
We then rode Off down the road to n
level stretch and got ready for the race.
lamp wanted to give me 200 Yards the
start jest in orderment to see how long
it would take his mare to make the
lap and pass us by. But | told him no,
If lost my fiddle was plum willin to
lose it on fair, square race, and if it so
happened that mought wear his watch
home that evenin wanted to win il in
the same way.
When we galloped up TO the startia
place both of the horses was movin
along neck and neck. But when they
got the word to go the mare made a
squirt and shot out ahead exactly like
my little bay had done when me and
Jerry run our midnight. moonlight
race. 1t was some time before Timber
Jim could pull himself up together in
runnin shape, but after that every time
he punched his feet ne would cover
three or four lengths, and be punched
I'm tremendous quick and fast. Planned
IL he couldn't go and come quicker and
do more runnin and make less fuss
about it than any horse / have ever saw.
Now, then, TO cut the story short,
when the race had been run to a finish
llamp Viewers roam mare was the
worst heat horse in all that country ex-
ceptin my little bay. put in ard tried
my level blamdest to git my father in
the notion to trade for Timber jim
and let me handle him as tradin
stock. But he didn't know nothing
about the strong pints OF q racehorse.
and when the preacher come back his
own nag was rrsiy and waitiH for him
SEFUe SANDERS.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04
CONFINEMENT.

The isle Of contentment We view from afar,
And It dazzies our eyes like beautiful
star;
a region which thousands gaze wistfully
at,
And would dwell there. II 'twasn't for this
or for that.
The lord In his palace. the cotter obscure.
The high and the lowly. the rich and the
poor.
Are all discontinued. whateer be the case.
Because they are not in some other mans
place.
In youth. how We long for mature years Of
men:
In age. how We sigh for our childhood
again:
Wherever our station. whate'er be our lot.
We miss countless blessings for joys we
have not.
So If you would get the most good from
your life.
And find the most JOY in its furry and
strife.
Don't hunt for each thorn, by your path
way that grows.
But gather each rose. dear; pray. don't
miss rose.
Henry II. conant. In N. Y. Independent
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lonin M 70 the stretch | helt the little
bav back all could SO as TO let Timber
Jim come up for good even start. ana
when l give out the wora 60 ny morse
got away like he was shot out Of can.
non. The way l NEST in generally win
the race was by gettin two or three
Quick. long leaps ahead before the other
horse knowed what was comm.
worked the same game on Timber j NJ,
and the little bay went OF two 1ali
lengths ahead. The run we picked OUT
was a mile dash, and before We haa
covered the first quarter my little bay
had left Timber Jim by fifty yards.
was lust thinkin about pullin up 50 as
to run a waitin race when By gracious
l heard Jerry sing out to ne:
do your best, Marse RUFF, for We are
a conin."
The next mint he shot By me ike a
puff OF wind. and through the cloud o.
dust l could see Jerry and Timber Jim
all tangled up there together and goih
M the rates of about 10 feet u the Jump
ard ten jumps to the seeont. l run the
little bay on ont to the end Of the
stretch KNOWN that he was way Yohaef
the worst beat horse ! had ever flung
leg over. But when we got 10 the stop
pin place l couldn't see neither half
nor hide of Jerry and Timber lin. l
reckon the old horse must have thought
we was in for ten mile race in three
straight heats. He run ON down the
road about three miles before Jerry
could pull him in, and | had mighty
nigh give them both up for lost before
they got back. Timber Jim come up IN
that loose double-shuffie fox walk of his,
and whilst me and Jerry was talkln over
the race hang my cats if he didn't go to
sleep right there in the big road.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04

A Cincinnati young man is in trouoi0
because of selling his sweetheart to an.
other fellow for s25. The girl did no,
mind it so long as she thought she h'u
Tilted one fellow for the other, but "n'"
she found out that one had consenieu I"
he cut out by the other for a cash co,u,
pensa,ion then she was decidedly
angry. A breach of promise suit is 'H0
result.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04

have seen The day and HOUR WIFI
7 could ride a harse-raee, or play the
fiddle, or jump a jig or run a reel with
any voungster IN the whole discovered
country. And till this day never hear
tell of fast horses but what l recollect
a midnight. moonlight horse-race which
[ took a hand in onest upon time
years and years ago.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04

Ho with a pistol in his hand --No"
that you have rejected me don / l,i i,
pose to let you live; | propose 10 "'"
sou, but it is strange what has co"u
over you; do you remember the "''
you called me your guiding STAR
She-Yes. there has been chanS''
for l never expected you would heeo"'
a shooting star.-To Date.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04

In that midnight, moonlight horse
race we didn't have any starter and no
Judges to speak of, and so consequent
ally we had 10 make our own rules and
arrangements. The way we managed
"as 10 start even and Eallop along
neck and meek till we come to a little
um In the road. Then would holler
b, and away ue went Whilst Eal-
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04

day but when /
was young and
sprighflv a IL d
supplejinted /
Y O uld ruther
ride the fastest
horse in a half
nile dash than
to eat when /
was hungry. And
whilst 1t nought
not look prob
able to you, |
- hour when
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04

The poppy throughout the east is
an emblem of death. In many parts
of India this flower is planted uron
graves and in cemeteries. Whether or
not the idea was suggested by the poi
sonous character of the juice is uncer-
tain. 1t is believed that the poppy was
known as a funeral plant TO the ancient
Egyptians. for upon the tombs opened
by Belzoni there appeared re7-csoS, "a
lions of plants which were evidently in
tended for peoples.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04

Maric-Why does Miss PASSENGER, ~
call her book of poems Meadow Ni"-7
Estelle-I suppose she had @ pfes-''
imcnt that it would remain uAe'''
Town Topics.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04

-Greylock is the highest recorded
point in Massachusetts,, Z, 535 feet.
The Van Buren press., 1896-07-04
TIMBER JIM.
A Midnight, Moonlight Horse Pace
ct Rocky Greass
The Preachers Horse Had Speed and
Staying ouaIities-Can't Always Meas
ure Man or a Horse by "Gen-
eral appointments"

You maybe moaght not think it from
the general outward experiments to-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-20


Your tactics are those Of the coward"
called out Gibson. above the DIN and con-
fusion.
When Gibson returned home and was
asked. what did you do. he would reply.
We censursd Bayard. - said Suizer.
When Sulzer sat down Gibson got tbs.
floor and made brief reply, in which he
denied that he had franked the circular.
In fact. he said. 1t was still In the hands
OF the printer. Sulzsr's copy had been
stolen. 1t was a we,l-known principle of
law that If there were no receivers there
would be no thieves. Uaughter.) Sulzer.
had. he said. fourished picture OF him
before the house. He would in return give
a pen picture of Sulzer He thereupcn
read. amid howls of laughter. a dsscrip-
tion of SuIzer from the New York Worli,
which remarked on Suffers resemblance
to Henry Clay, and spoke OF him as Mr..
Seidlitz Powder"
When the gentleman goes home to New
York" Gibson concluded, land Is asked
what he has DONE he will reply. 1 abused
Gibson. " Uaughterb Sulzer responded
in a good-tempered and humorous speech.
AT 80 the house adjourned.
There Is no doubt that the Bayard reso-
buttons will be adopted tomorrow by prac-
ticahy strict party vote.
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BURGLARS AT WORK.
Several Houses Rsnsacked-PoliceH Have
No Clues.

The knights of the jimmy did little
work last evening. The evening before
they got ready by a Bit of preliminary
work at the residence of Ed l.. Terry, 7ol
Eleventh street. When Mr. Terry went
home he found that visitors had been
there before him ana made a close in
spection of everything n the house from
top to bottom Drawers of bureaus were
pulled out and their contents scattered
over the floor Everything was topsy-
turvy. but the peculiar thing about the
case was that nothing had been taken.
Solid silver was at hand. but the burglars
had no desire for such goods. II was evil
dent that money or jewelry was all they
wanted.
Last night there We're two burglaries
certainly. and IT Is said there were three
Two We're in the neighborhood of Madison
stieet and Boren avenue. the other in the
vicinity OF Yesler way and Tenth avenue
south. One Of the residences is occupied
by family named Haskins. 1t was said
on good authority that each of the bur
slaries yielded haul" The police were
working hard last night to get traces of
tn, daring crooks, and at the same tine
were careful to say everything Is quieI."
II leaked out last night that a lot Of
flowers had been stolen from j. ID. Low
mans lawn at The corner OF Marion street
ami Boren avenue.
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\ TRAIN kOBBEg KILLED.
Fell Into Trap set for Him ON the
>outhcru Pacific

Nisalia. Cal. March ls-For several
days Sheriff Merritt has known that a
train robbery Was contemplated and YES
terday he received information that train
NO. ~. going north. would he held up be-
tween Tuiare and Goschen. He sent Dep
uiies Vic Reed and Earl Daggett 10 Gosch-
en-. and took two others with him to Tu-
lare. Tie had wired to o. ]. Mead sve-
cial officer OF the railroad company. who
came south and Joined the officers at Tu-
lare- The officers left the town quietly.
enc at a time. bat were evidently watched.
as the gang at Goscheu got word that the
officers had left town. Daggeit and Reed
got on the engine of train 10. and crouched
down in the coal. watching for signs of
robbers on each side OF the track A bout
a mile out Of Goschen a man climbed over
the rear OF the tender. and covered the
engineer and fireman. with a rife in one
hand, revolver In the other. ordering
hands up. When the officers turned he
SAW the IN. and opened fire with the re
yolver shooting both officers They re-
turned the fire. pagRett's shot taking ef-
feet and killing the robber Instantly
Daegett loaded again. but the robber fen
of the engine. The train ran into ruiare,
and the wounded men were taken of ard
cared FOR officers boarded No. ". ami at
the scene Of the dSht found the hody q
the rohber and brought it to town
The dead rohber was found to be Dan
Mccall. = lahorcT camped near here
chopping wood u appears that when he
found the officers we're preparing 20 de-
feud train - he resolved to hold ap the
ether train. not knowing The officers were
on II. His confederate deserted him as re
boarded the train at Goschcn. The con
Tolerate WAS named Ob; Britt or Britain
Mcbride. Officers this morning arrested
81 Lovern. keeper 81 a notorious deadfsH.
and Charles Aracil a 3arkcePer and
placed them ia tait. John Haynes. a sal
Walton Army man. was arrested At his
ianrh eight miles north Of here II Is
supposed ono OF tho other members - the
gang IS 10 he taken Reeds wound is
slirht The han passed through the
aeshy part 81 the left arm. near the
SHOULDER paggrtt Is seriously huTl The
rs}l entered ia front passing through the
seventh rth on the icfg side. and " as tak.a
cut OF his hack Thu lung is injured The
fubi-er VAS killed WITH "a shotgun. both
harret- taking effect IN the abdomen The
shot PASSED throuEh his uEht trous srs
pocket. SCATTERING has knife. entered the
bowels and ranged NJ through the betty
l.overu. arrested as an aecompHcn is a
notorious character IL Wss ~ hts oll~s
that Assessor Frank Conee vas killed
TWO years ago
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Edward Flynn. of els First avenue. was
seriously injured last night by falling
from the sidewalk on James street be
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues 10 the
ground. distance of about twenty five
feet
Flynn was int ending 10 make n call on
a lady friend at Els James street. and
thought there was Hight OF steps lead
ing from the sidewalk to thc porch. which
is below the sidewalk. He mfscalculated
the location of he Steps and fell mead
long to the ground. tils back and mead
were severely iniu ID He was taken to
his home ISIS First ayenue. III an I'M
conscious condition by .Liger Renfrau.
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MURDER AT ROSLYN.
n. J. H. Lyons Dead Body
Found Lying in the Street.
rrH THE SKULL CRUSHED IN.
r~o Men Reported shot In colvilie Res
<rvsfion Warwick, the New Vest
minister Embezzier, Sentenced.

pa<vr. March e.-speciaI--The body II
NJ n. Lyons. one Of the Northern Pa
a. Cal c0rapanvs physicians. was found
~. evening about Iesta o'clock. on the
..s~4aik within few steps OF his resi-
ssnss. with the skull crushed In. He lad
~, for home 4 few minutes before with
s.ns Isaaes. who parted with him at the
ts,ho avenue bridge.
The motive for the murder IL one that
e.n not even be contee;ured just now. As
~ as can be determined. there was no at
semtt At robbery, as his pockets contained
small amount OF money ard also hss
Zach and II Is not believed the victim had
.sy enemies XhD would carry their feet
,.zs 70 the extent OF murder. The leg OF
tsbIA was found In the road a short d,s-
lance from where the body was found.
ssss was marked with blood and hair. and
xss without doubt the weapon used
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The Free Seed Distribution

Washington City, March 9.-The secre-
tary of agriculture. in accordance with the
mandate of congress, has prepared cir
cular letter to he sent Immediately TO all
known reputable growers and dealers in
seed throughout the United States. asking
them TO furnish at reasonable prices to the
department 10000. 600 packets of garden,
field and flower seeds. beginning with as
paragus and ending with wheat. This
number of packets will give to each men,
her and delegate in the house of repre-
sentatiyes and to each United States sem
ator 15.eo packets for distribution among
his constituents. after setting aside one
third of the whole amount in accordance
with law. for distribution by the secretary
of agriculture. All the seed must be de-
livered ON or before the 18th of April.
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Wilbur. March ia report has Just
fesSned here from r9e new mines in the
So,snle reservation that Henry Panxhcrn
a3t Charles W. IAtzEeii were sssof yes
tsfass y quarrel over some min nz
Claims These men started from here xfta
s1s~sai others several days ago on a pros
s'ecting tour. Since that time nothing had
'eFi heard from them until an Indian
Drought the above intelligence TO the San
foei placer mines. few miles north OF
mere. No details were gwen. and little
satisfaction could be gotten from the In
1sah- Fale news has created excitement
here, as both men are well and favorab g,,
hao~n a this place
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Portland. March i3-The Columbia river
salmon pae kers have been in session here
Tor Two days. though nothing has yet been
accomplished The object Of the meeting
vac Incidentally TO remedy a number OF
grievances which the Gamers claim 10
have against the wholesalers. but 1t Is
understood fhat the main object OF the
meeting IS TO form a combination of all the
packers on the river. All fhose present
az the meeting are Doa-comm.tfa! on The
SUBJECT Of trust. but u Is known the
matter has been under discussion Tor two
Gays.
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Mrs. Alice Hathaway. of Patterson. Har-
din county. o. Is seeking information con-
corning her husband Richard NJ Hath
away. whom she believes to be dead In
1854 Hathaway was editor Of the Miles City
Stock Journal. lie left there In 1857. and
three years ago, Mrs. Hathaway says an
item was printed in the state papers that
Hathaway had been drowned from a boat
in Washington
Mrs Hathaway Is trying 70 secure a
pension as his widow and wants to secure
n-nnf Of his doth.
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away with disgust your worldly ciothes
and putting on this garo OF huinlilts- anu
ff-oh, that if-sf you can. Keep iai.hiui 70
This community. For there was Judas and
Iuth.r and Others, and If We can think of
any damned souls in hell they are the
souls of Judas and Luther. What havoc
Luther created. Eut for him we should
not have had SO many sects in the church,
Like many other renegades. they com
menced their holy life with Christ. but
they did not persevere. but became proud.
and so los, their souls. Brother. perse-
we're recall this day. how fcrvent you
were, how filled with the love of God, and
persevere."
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FmbezxIcr warwick Sentenced

Vancouver. b. C.. March is-charles
Warwick. the de;aulsing government
agent at New Westminster came UP for
trial to-day before Judge waikem. He
pleaded guilty to charge OF embezzling
over 300 and stated that he had nothing
TO say except that he had done everything
possible to make restitution. Judge Walk
EN- sentenced him To four years penal
servitude