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some information, apparently, that caused every member of the gang to gather himself up on his feet as if cleo trifed
 Eagerly turning my attention in the direction towards which they looked, 1 soon heard faint noise, like the bark ing of dog, and as this became more distinct the pecca1fes charged nervous ly hither and thither, grunting at each other in great alarm A dog, of course, implied a master. I shouted and fired off my gun, and after awhile came an answering human yoice-the first had heard in many weeks-but could not distinguish the words. Soon after the cracking of bushes and branches an- nouneed something approaching, and l shouted out a warning of the danger that might be incurred by advancing Intentionally. Ny warning was not needed. for there suddenly burst into view g man with several dogs on the cliff above me. The man, who saw the peccaries almost simultaneously with his appearance, leveled his gun and fired. At the same time the dogs parked yociferously; and after a mo ment's hesitation my enemies turned tail and scurried away. It must have been dreadful disappointment to them, after their long vigil; but they didn' wait for farewell.
 As the last one of them disappeared in the forest gloom I realized that my deliverance had come, and tried to de- scend from my perch. This, however, l found impossible without the assist anee= of my deliyerer, a negro, whose kindly black face was the most welcome thing l had seen in long time. He made fire and cup of coffee for me while I was striving to regain the use of my limbs, and as soon as was able to walk guided me to his camp, which we reached without furth her adventure.
 FRED A. OBER
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S1OO Reward @IOO.

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 it's stages, and that is Catarrh Hall g known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The proprietors have so much faith in it's cura- tive powers ssat they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure Send for list of testimonials
 Address F. J. CHENEY & Co.,, Toledo, o
 Sold by Druggists, 75e
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
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RANCH LIFE.
One View of It Not Generally Given
 by Our Romancers.

One View of It Not Generally Given
 by Our Romancers.
 young fellow from the east who ha ! been brought up on farm, or who has done hard manual labor as machinist. need not go through a noyitiate of manual labor in order to get accus toned to the roughness that such labor implies; but boy just out of high school, or young clerk, will have to go through just such a novitiate before he will be able to command a dollars pay. Both alike will have to learn the nature of the country, and this can only be learned by actual experience on the ground. Again, the beginner must re. member that though there are occasion al excitement and danger in a ranch mans life,it is only occasional, while the monotony of hard and regular toll is not often broken. Except in the mat. ter of fresh air and freedom from crowd. ing, small ranehman often leads life of as grinding hardness as the average dweller in a New York tenement-house. His shelter is small log hut, or possibly a dug-eut in the side of bank, or In summer a. shabby tent. For food he will have to depend mainly on the bread of his own baking, on fried fat pork, and on coffee or tea with sugar and no milk. Of course he will occasionally have some canned stuff or potatoes. The furniture of the hut is of the rough est description roll of blankets fo: bed1in0 a bucllet a tin wash -baSin and a tin mug. with perhaps craelzedlook- ing-glass four inches square.-Harper's Round Table.
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Why IIe Hung tine ,ynrv.

An old citizen of Maysville, Ky, tells 8 story of how number of Ken. tuckians one night stoned the houses of certain persons who were in bad odor Concerning the sequel of this small riot the old citizen says: "The consequence was several persons were arrested, among them Methodist preacher-one of the best men that ever mounted pulpit. He wore an overcoat with five capes, and broad brimmed hat with round top, and there was not one like 1t in the county. We'll; jury was summoned. I was toe young, but they sent for me to be one of the jury. All proved an alibi ex. cept the parson, and the women knew him by his hat and coat There were Il for finding him guilty, and one man hung the jury. The squire made us come the next morning, and kept us all that day and then dismissed us. saying it was a shame as plain a case as that ought to be decided in two min. utes. The fact was, wore the parson $ hat and coat that night myself. and that jury would have been hanging yet before would have seen him hurt. "- Maysville Public Ledger
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| longer seemed animated by any special ! fury, but they did seem to consider it
 their duty to await my descent; and there was something particularly dis couraging in their attitude of sullen,
 dogged determination to stay right there till I came down, whether it were next day or next week. No amount of shooting or shouting seemed to affect that determination, and so, after lay l ing out several of them with charges of the largest shot 1 had, desisted from
 my attempts to drive them away; for
 l had not cartridges enough to ex- terminate the whole gang.
 So there they sat all day long, grimly watching. pictured to myself the hor- TOTS of the situation, if they should per sist in the siege until fatigue or starva- fion should cause me to succumb; for 1 knew that they were capable of pro- longed waiting, their nature being so
 vindictive that they would stay for days in order to gratify their rage. Even after it became so dark that l could not distinguish their forms, could still hear them lunging at one another, keeping up their vengefu. appetite by frequent quarrels among themselves, and clattering their tusks like easfa- nets.
 l I did not dare attempt to sleep, and to prevent myself from falling in case sleep overcame me, passed my waist belt around perpendicular limb. Finally the moon came out of the clouds and looked down through the branches, but only succeeded in faintly lighting up the ground below, where the moving forms were converted into yefitable imps of darkness. How slow ly those night hours dragged along. It seemed as if daylight would never. come; but at last it appeared, sweetly heralded by the twittering of birds, but greeted, too, with grunts by my black iailers, who glanced up at me anxious lv to assure themselves that 1 was still in evidence.
 A new fear seized me as I tried to stretch my legs, for they were so stiff that there was an imminent danger of my falling, if I should endeavor to es- cape from the tree. Darting pains also warned me of the dreadful fever, which would doubtless hold me in its grasp on the morrow. l was not very hungry, but ate the single biscuit that my haversacll contained. and obtained refreshing drink from q water-liane that stretched across the tree These water flames are natures reservoirs for the benefit of the woodsman, the great vine. many feet in length, being filled with a clear liquid, held within it's
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KNOW TENSILE.
Science Helps You to Be Your
 Own Doctor.
The Story of a Woman Who Kept Posted on the Work of Science and Saved
 Her Own Life.
From the s,re. .Bradford. Pn.

Too few people are acquainted with the rapid advance O. Iaedical science. and foo many doctors arc atill plodding in the old paths. Once 1t cores to pass that people know themselves, that all physicians arc abreast of the worlds knowledge. much of our suffering wilt come to an end Medic al scientists are not nelving into the depths of knowledge for ths mere benefit of brother physicians, but for the benefit of the world They place in tho hands of the well man a means of keeping well, in the hands of the sick means of recovery. To the parent they give th9 power of saving the child. Science is working for you-will you accept the protfered helpl
 Mrs. George H,owend, an estimable lady who resides at No. 21i East Main Street, has cause to feel grateful toward the science of medicine.
 One day recently, 8 reporter, learning that Mrs. RoWend had bean greatly benefited by the use of new medicine interviewed her a female trouble for many years. She had been doctored for the ailnent for long time-in fact, nearly all her life--and had never received anything more than tempo rary relief. During the last three years her condition grew worse and was aggravated by an affection of the. heart. Her health was so poor that she fqund 1t almost impossible to, perform her houseaeld duties
 Fl never believed in proprietary medi- cines,' said Mrs. Rowend, but one day last Il told of the cures effected by Dr. Williams Pink Pills, and decided to try the medi- cine Before I had taken the contents of one box began to feel better. The depress- ing weakness winch had bothered me for so many years began to disappear, and the ae- tiop of the heart at once became stronger and more regular.
 II took nine boxes of the pills and am now feeling better than I have for several years and I have unbonnded faith in the medicines
 and strength and gives all the credit for her restoration to health so Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain all the elements necessary te give new life and richness 10 the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are for sale by all druggists, or may be had by mall from Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N Y, for 50 cents per box or six boxes for S2.50.
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The pessimist is an ill-natured per- son who has fallen out with his own liver.
 Flattery is the food of fools.
 One should try to be satisfied with his own lot whether it is a corner lot or not.
 A patriot is a man who will go back on his party for his couatry's sake.
 A wife has no business sewing for the heathen when her husband wears A heavy, long-tailed coat in summer to avoid embarrassment.
 Consistency is a jewel, but it is some times merely . pearl before swine.
 Kissing is game which both parties should always feel willing to give and take.
 LeFity sometimes weighs great deal.
 Do not waste too much time screwing your courage up to the sticking place or yon rsay be stuck yourself. .-Gal weston News.
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whose attention was so much taken to his maneuvers that had opportunity to glance about and slip another car tridge into my gun.
 The cliff above me was very steep and my foothold so precarious that was in constant danger of falling; but, pro jeeting from a rent in the rocks. not more than 20 feet away, saw a large tree overhanging the bed of the stream. 1f only could but secure refuge in that tree. There I should be safe. at least for the time; but the trouble was to get there without slipping and falling into the midst of that herd of savage pigs be- heath me. Singing my gun over my shoulder, l began the perilous experi- ment. My motions, of course, attracted the attention of the herd, and they all dashed wildly at the rock, but the fore most fell short by nearly foot, despite his most frantic efforts. My feelings at that moment were indiseribable; but shut my eyes to the possibility of a fall, and concentrated all my powers in my finger-tips clinging to the wall of rock like limpet, and wornling rnv way along inch by inch. My porcinc guards below continued to inform me of their presence, grunting their disapproval of my flight, and gnashing their teeth in expectation of a chance to whet them on my bones. l was keenly aware of their every motion, yet dared not look in their direction, but kept my eyes fixed upon friendly limb which reached out to- wards me; and this I finally graspea. after what seemed to me an age of anx- ious eXpectat ton.
 Safe in the tree atlast, seated myself amongst a spongy mass of wild-pines and dripping, broad-leaved plants. It was not the pleasantest seat in the world, and I felt, as Crusoe once said, that I had found dreadful deliver anee," though had escaped immediate death. From it's almost horizontal po- sition, hanging over the ravine, the tree gave me but little shelter, and I was exposed to the full force of the rain, which fell at intervals throughout the day. But 1 had chosen, what seemed to me, the lesser of the two evils, and must abide the consequences. The "evils" from which had escaped now counted up some twenty in number. They no
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jointed sections. If you need a drink, you have only to cut off joint, and there it is, pure and sweet, cool-drawn from the depths of the soil.
 As the sun rose above the tree-tops it's heat soon dried my clothes; yet still l sat there. cralnped and weary, unde- cided what to do, but revolving many plans for escape. A sudden disturbance In the herd beneath me drew my atten- tlon. The peeearies were all facing southward, snifiing the air suspiciously, evidently startled. Two or three of the old boars started out to reconnoiter. They returned in few minutes with
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WAS HUNTED.
= with a Herd of Pecca- a !, a Tropical Forest.
,,e fer Life Hair Breadth |s savaee sTuskers'' Gnash- < WIZ rseth BeIow-A Protract- fben ,,eliyerance at Last.
.o.vR1a1IT. 1Sss.l

,ost This appalling convic-
 fs forced upon me as soon as ]
 f's " .bat I was travelling in a
 F''fsa .ras in 8 pitiable plight. The
 hidden, the trees were still
 v rom 7, a tropic downpour that
 p's ', ceased. I was drenehed,
 p''ls 'hlsewildered and in despair
 ,Sr I never quite give up. At
 Y 10 a cliff which overhnng a
 pDl.D7 5 cave some shelter, l sat think it over.
 W the cliff there was a cave, s,1r n,ite deep, which offered a re y 7. tsc night, if it should chance '.,ld net reach home. Placing tar in out of the wet. I sat in |''ss K sl mouth and abandoned myself 7 v - reflections. l was rudely
 s4i ,, however, by q sound quite near |sl ssd looking up I saw the animal " of all four-footed creatures, l ||S most to meet at such a time .ach place. It was a beast, z - sturdy in shape and dark in ~ oiniature hog, in fact. A pee ! 4 i recognized him at glancei |,g too. that there were likely to |ss, |s,.s not far away. Meanwhile he i, ' ,.,.rinp at me, as if to inquire by .Irbt I had taken possession of his gs did not even move when l |..d reached for my gun, but spread |sn | apart and shook his vicious M Rss head in 8 manner that indi- '5 7 determination to attack rather ,,treat a single step. It was then ,..r to ne that I was occupying trance to his habitation, and a was very anxious for me to nj of the way. He made several sspd lunses as if to pass me, and .aabout so rapidly that for awhil 2 sI1get no good aim at a vulnerable n his tough, hairy hide. But at
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A SHINING EXAMPLE of wha1

may be accomplished by never vary ing devotion to single purpose is seen ill the history of the Mccormick Harvesting Machine Co.,, Chicago. For 6 years they have simply been building grain and grass-cutting ma chinery, and while there are probably forty manufacturers in this line, it is safe to say that the Mccormick Company builds one-third of all the binders, reapers and mowers used throughout the entire world.
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ERhe halted moment beneath the
 eemingly about to charge upon gave him a load of coarse bird. aaek of the fore shoulder. This, Efer. was worse than useless. It M kill him, but merely infuriated E He fell, to be sure, but with his
 '0ward the enemy, and gave ut @ to such unearthly sounds that 2 much alarmed. And with good a tor either his horrid squeal , s s@saport of my gun caused a whole peecaries to dart up - they
 to come right out of the @a They became perfectly fren- faaght oi their wounded compan- 'm after rubbing noses with him aent or two, and inquiring, brute
 a' the cause of his trouble, they aaea dash at me. I now had both of my gun loaded with larger E'aa let the ugly brutes have them,
 aad left, bowling over two of the | then scrambled up the cliff aas l could go.
 's not very far-not far enough. ~ lor they came after me, pell-
 @mollng over each other in their .ass to avenge their friend. There %s old 'tusker" whose white teeth " @lckedly through his parted s,s aa ne led the charge, getting so N pAe that one of my leggings was
 " and a small gash cut in one s',s 's,ell-put kick in his jaws sent 4''lhg down amongst the others, sAae T was instantly up again and
 sae .ss llre fairly flashing from his sas saa his lips dripping foam. In }. ' interval l had drawn myself sS 'he narrow ledge I was on
 fl'lli; but this was only a few ngond the reach of the old boar [a aesperate lpnges, and even there
 SAiy hold on with great diff Esraa.l a,nent risk of falling amongst saeng. writhing mass of stark s'' s'ssF'es, got a cartridge out of so.''a saa' whether a large or small Ebsrsa'a ., not tello and finally man Es',bs ' Y into my gun. This load I |ss.s s 'alo the face and eyes of the Nd s ana over he went. landing at dssa 0l the cliff, where he spun
 Y round on his back at a lively
 ssisa saTy has a curious gland in it's |B emiis q musl1y odor. The |qdEs :, 2 belief that if you can |hpst o',a ne animal at this spot hc ss oa' 7 of the fight immediately. ESx s,a,' nay, this old peccary was sosassu'ah like a top. the center.
 's lhrong of companions,
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LEFT Our IN THE CoLD.-"Jacques, how is it you never bring any good marks home from schools' ''Oh, papa, there are such a lot of us that when my turn comes there are none left n-La Famille.
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TEAcHER-" What Is taxidermy2n Johnnie - guess I know, teacherp Teacher Well Johnnieas Johnnie 4s'It's putting down carpets. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T .-Twynn-"I suppose you never heard of the Kel ley mo- tor" Triplett-'What makes you suppose that3" TwAnn-s'You are so fond of IT. marking Every thing goes.'n
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s'I SHALL apply for divorce He is treating me like dog and he makes mo work like horse" "Well, then, you should make ycnr complaint to the society for the protection of animals and not to the courts" --L'Illustre do Poche.
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DISORDER in drawing room is vulgar; in an antiquary's study, not; the black battle stain on q soldiers face is not vulgar, but the dirty face of housemaid is.-Ruskin
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Ills UNCLE DID Ir.-ssDid you say that Marks owed his financial success to his own will power4n "Oh, no, to his uncle's will power He left everything to Marks. ',De- troit Free Press.
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RUNNING DOESN'T EXPRESS IT. -- Mc- Corkle-sIsn't Tenspot running into debt pretty lively!" McCrackle-s'R Running ism t the word for it. He is fairly sprintiug. - Detroit Free Press
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SHE bought pretty parasol Of an cntrancing shade; But dared not take it in the sun For fear that it would fade.
 -Washington Star
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PUP1IessWhat qualities man to be eealled master of the fencef sWell. monsieur, he may be very clever wiz ze fols or he may be what you call a mrgwump.' p.''-Brooklyn Life.
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SOCRATES was esteemed the wisest man of his time, because he turned his acquired knowledge into morality, and aimed at goodness more than greatness. Tillotson.
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FARLEY and surrender mean the same thing where virtue is concerned.
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CAUSE FOR RAaE.-sWhat made that X rays lecturer so mad2n tsSomebody worked him with Il piece of boneless codfsh. ''- Chicago Record
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.'WnAT are you cryir for, childan sT4olo hurt me-" How, prays" ''l was going to hit him with my list, when he ducked his head and my fist hit the wall. ll.n-Boston Transcript.
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TIE front wheel of bicycle should be called Pride, for often it goeth before a fall. Philadelphia Press.
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PIsos CURE cured me of Throat and Lung trouble of three years standng.--E. CADY, Huntington, Ind, Nov. l2, 1894
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THE act of worship is among all creation indigenous and peculiar to man. Mely..e.
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THE us lful and the beautiful arc never separated
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A WORD spoken in season, at the right moment. is the mother of ages.-Carlyle.
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Texas Philosophy.

The pessimist is an ill-natured per son who has fallen out with his own
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-08

AN ALLEGED SwINDLER.-A big land
swindle, by which Pittsburg, Pa, lost
over 100000, came to light yesterd, y
when requisition papers for the arrest
of Mr.. J. G.. Van Smith were issued.
Mr.. Van Smith went to Pittsburg from
Chicago. when the postoffice inspectors
began investigating his land schemes.
He accepted Pittsburg real estate for
property in Chicago and the West.
When the new owners went TO view it
they discovered the property had no ex-
istence. The deeds, seals, &c., were
forgeries. Mr.. Van Smith had in the
meantime appeared in this neighbor.
hood and had been located near AMMAN
dale, in Fairfax county, where his wife
recently purchased farm. The police
of this city were preparing to arrest
him, when he suddenly appeared ia a
King street store preparatory to leav-
ing for Washington. Sergeant Smith
and Officer TIGER Immediately arrested
him and took him to the station house.
Detective Perkins, of Pittsburg, reach
ed this city simultaneously with the
arrest. At noon Van Smith was
brought before the Mayor, who formal
ly turned him over to the detective,
the prisoner signifying his willingness
to accompany him and not to await
requisition papers. Van Smith in
talk with reporter of this paper says
he apprehends no serious consequences
from his arrest. He said he made the
deals as alleged, but with no fraudulent
intentions. and as real estate dealer
and without having seen either piece of
property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-08

STEAMER CAssARD TO BE Sold
The Arrow steamer Howard Cas-
tard, now lying at anchor in Canton
Hollow, is offered for sale. According
TO the statements of those interested in
the boat the individual who has been
negotiating Tor her and who, it turns
out, was acting for the Cuban junta,
has allowed his option for the purchase
of the Cassard TO lapse. The deposit
made by him as guarantee Of good
faith, which the attorney for the owners
of the Cassard says was rather large
sum of money, has become forfeited to
those interested in the boat. The Cas-
sard is 222 feet over all, 206 feet be.
tween perpendiculars, 16 feet beam, Is
feet inches depth, 400 tons displace-
ment at load line; draught, when coal
ed, 10 feet. She is provided with two
Ward tubular boilers, having 1900
square feet heating surface and 1O5
square feet CRATE surface, capable OF
sustaining working pressure of 2OC
pounds. Sun.