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something out of the ordinary in our
line of business. Now, please don't
harbor any i'll will for me after | am
gone tomorrow for those old by
cones
"Vasquez said he believed he once
got hold somewhere in Arizona of Il
blooded horse having my brand upon
it, and that 1t was the best animal he
ever had to realize when it must do
its utmost at speed to deliver its rider
out of danger. I'm sorry, Mr.. Fill
more, you were so much Il victim of
my way Of doing business" said the
young man, with the only tinge of
sorrow that escaped him that day.
He told of the pleasure he had in
reading Bret Harte's stories in the
last two weeks, and regretted that he
had not known the fun and wit there
were in Don QuiXote in his early days.
CAS- he stood there, one hand on the
arm of his chair, q newspaper in the
other, n showing q courteous inter
est in the efforts of the busting dep
uty to find seats for his guests he was
far from formidable in appearance.
However terrible he may have looked
when. shotgun in hand, he rode up to
the stage coach or the wayside store,
the lonely traveller or the isolated
ranch house, with his gathering, Grim
inal cavalry behind him, as ready to
blow out brains and cut throats as to
take plumber. he was now but a short,
broad-shouldered. dark-skinned. pleas.
ant-faced Mexican, with nothing for
bidding about him. Indeed, his man.
ner was engaging.
81 would rather talk of something
else, if it is agreeable to you. gentle
men, he said to a reporter who had
joined us, and began business at once
by asking Vasquez about his mental
condition.
81 am to be hanged tomorrow.
Very well. / don't like it, but | have
no choice. See?
"And he shrugged his shoulders and
smiled.
"Do you feel that you deserve your
fateT' soleninly asked the reporter.
".Well, that does not much matter.
he answered. lighting a cigar. While
! never killed anybody myself | per
mitted my men to do so, and in the eye
of the law that is the same thing, so
suppose I deserve what is going tC
happen. Since l cannot help myself
| am content
"Do you believe in a hereafter?
asked the solemn reporter.
".No-do you? he asked in return
his black eyes twinkling.
The solemn reporter grinned, and 81
did Nasquez.
1.-The priest has been here. HI
saws there is another world. He is
good man and believes it.. Very well
| do not know. But seriously. | die
Christian, a Catholic, as | have lived
viii you pardon me, gentlemen. If
ask you to talk about something els
than myself? / am glad to see you.
like company. The weather is pleas
ant. eh|
He leaned back in his rude chat
with an animated countenance, read.
to chat, like one who wished to Will
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haven't nerver exclaimed the reporter,
admiringly.
"'What would be the use of being
the other wayY' he said calmly enough,
but there was a sharp thrill in his tone
that limited of the agony in b Gagged
mans heart.
"On the next morning Vasquez walk
ed out into the small Jail yard, climbed
the steps of the scaffold, gazed in
differently at the gaping mob of men
below. threw n wistful glance beyond
the walls at the blue hills, OH which he
had ridden on many d fray with his
cut-throats. and then gave all his at
tention to the CHASTITY business of the
moment.
"They sought to unbutton his coat
and collar. He waved them aside po-
litely and did it himself. He assisted
the haDgman in adjusting the straps
and rope. glanced down to see that his
feet were precisely on the crack. kissed
the crucifx held out to him by the
priest. and bore himself with patience
and dignity while they drew over him
a white shroud and placed on his head
and shoulders a great black hood. L
am ready he said, %serenely, closing
his eyes.
land that was the last Of Nasquez."
Philadelphia Times.
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TREATED THE BANDIT KINDLY.
He WOuIdn' Think of DfsOblfSing
Him in Little Things

"What would I do If / should meet
a h~ighwayman some night and he
should order me to hold up my hands,:
said a man who has had some expert
epce roughing it in the far West, re-
peating the question of a friend. well,
| should put up my hands in such a
hurry it would make his head swim.
If you value YOU life it is wise to
promptly obey the orders of a bandit
that has got the drop on you and is
showing you the interior of his gun
My experience has taught me this. |
remember the close call l had out in
Arizona. ] was hunting alone one day
when a bad man hove in sight and he
| fore | could realize his intention re-
qucsted me to hold up my hands and
| keep them up while dismounted from
my horse. | knew if | attempted to
reach for ny rifle or revolver that
would be the signal for hostilities to
begin, and as the other fellow would
get the first shot my chances would be
slim. SO | meekly erected my arms in
a perpendicular position and got off
my horse with as much alacrity as was
possible under the circumstances. In
trying to release my foot from the
stirrup l frightened the horse and he
started off on a III Before he knew
what had happened the animal had
upset the bandit. and his pistol flew
out of his hand. This is where came
in. and the persuasive %eloquence of
my gun induced the outlaw to march
ahead of me all the way TO our camp,
and there we detained him until we
could turn him oyer to the officers of
the law.
J Now. you see, if I had parleyed
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He had given up hope and it required a
great deal of begging o. the part of his
wife to persuade him to take them regu,
larly. He, however, did as she desired, and
if appearances indicate health in this man,
one would think he was better than before
his paralysis.
Why says he, Il began to improve in
two days, and in four or five weeks l was
entirely we'll and at work.
Having seen these results l concluded
that such a remedy is surely worth a trial
at the hands of any physician, and conse-
quently when a short time later l was
called upon to treat a lady suffering with
p%alpitation of the heart and great nervous
prostration, after the usual remedies failed
to relieve, l ordered DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. The result was simply astonishing.
Her attacks became less frequent and also
less in severity, until by their use for a
period of only two months she was the pic.
ture of health, rosy-cheeked n bright.
eyed, as we'll as ever, and she has continued
so until today, more than one year since
she took any medicine. l nave found these
pills a specific for chorea, or as more COM
monty known. st. Vitus' dance, as benefi,
cial results have in all cases marked their
use. AS a spring tonic any one who, from
overwork or nervous strain during a long
winter has become pale and languid, the
Pink Pills will do wonders in Frightening
the countenance and in buoying the spirits,
bringing roses to the pallid lips and renew
ing the fountain of youth.
Yours Respectfully,
J. ID. ALBRIGHT, M. D.
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away dragging hours. He had about

away dragging hours. He had about
fourteen of them left.
"The mans face was strong and
firm. He was in the prime of life and
in perfect health. His courage had
been proved in many a bloody fight,
and if by numbering all his visitors it
would have given him one chance in a
thousand to escape that chance would
have been taken and God thanked for
it. AS it was. he smiled cordially,
and accepted the inevitable with man
ly COmpOSure.
His politenesS was ineXhaustible.
The editor of one of the local papers
came in, greeted him with a bolster
Gus hilarity meant at II to cheer
the condemned and display to the
metropolitan journalists his superior
intimacy with a celebrated character.
The editor actually took a copy of his
paper from his pocket, and. with the
remark, L suppose you want to hear
what l said about you tonight sat
down and read to Naspuez three solid
columns about his crime, preparations
for tho hanging and a minute descrip-
ton of the gallows, with mention of
the other criminals who had stepped
upon it.
"ThiS performance appalled, the re-
porters, but Nasquez bore it in silence,
without a vince or a frOwn.
SHERIFF Adams appeared and the
Mexican retired into the shadow with
him. They whispered together. and
the sheriff seemed to be trying to dis
suade his charge from some purpose.
But Nasquez was resolute, and the
officer retired with Il d~cprecatory
shrus.
Soon there was q tramping of feet
without. the key turned and the iron
doors were thrown open, changing,
Two men bearing a coffin and followed
by a black-coatcd undertaken, with a
pair of t~restles in his hand, came in.
The cottin-a fine one. studded with
silver-headed nails-was placed on the
trCstles. and the hrigand, cigar in
teeth. stepped up and inspected it with
lively interest. He half squatted and
ran his hand along the side.
Its too short he said, with sur
prise. looking at the awed undertaken,
who assured him it was all right-that
it should be measured at the top, not
near the bottom.
cts high cried Nasquez. with a
wave of his hand, pleased at the quail
ity of the coffin. which had been pro-
vided by his friends. The undertaken
thought he referred to the lid, which
was rounded. and said that it was the
fashion to make them that way.
"'Oh, he doesn't fear that" said the
editor scornfully. What he means is
that it's nifty
Eyes. nifty agreed the Mexican,
~glancing gratefully at the San Jose
journalist for SuDDlying the right
word. Yes, yes, it's nifty
"He put his hand inside, felt the
padding, pressed the little pillow, and,
with an upward tiirt of his cigar, OBJ,
served:
well. I shall sleep there very
we'll
He turned away toward his chair
Devil take ne, Vasquez, if you
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Isxned

List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern Inventors: Arthur l..
Adams, Astoria, Ore, automatic gate
governor; Herbert NJ. Carpenter, Min
neapolis, Mimi, safety coal hole cover;
Henry NJ. Grover. Anoka. Mimi, car
seal; Samuel T.. Hopes, Minneapolis,
Mimi, Stage race track; James j. Nc
Dermott, st. Paul. Mimi. power trans
mitter for windmills; Edwin II. Mont
gomery, of st. Paul, Mimi. combined
switch and fuse Diock; Hans e. Oh
stad, Sioux Falls, S. D., tire upsetting
machine; Henry Stem. F~aribault,
Mimi, electrical light shade; Frank
M. Warren. Portland, Ore, trade
mark canned fish, including salmon.
r. ID Merwin, patent lawyer, 80, Oil
and 912 Pioneer Press Building, ST
Paul. MINI.
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Called All the Congregation Out.

An amusing incident occurred at
Christ church, Exeter, on Sunday. Just
before the service began the organ boy
went down among the congregation,
ard informed each of those present
that he was requested to go into the
vcstry. WhereupCn, II after another
got W and went INTO that room. The
rector, Rev. Edward Goodridgc. who
was in the could not understand
why they We're there, but, as Bishop
Niles was to be present, he concluded
that they had come to shake hands
with that gentleman. and told them
that the bishop would soon be in. At
this point the organist learned of the
mistake of the organ boy. She had told
him to ask Hall tmeaning the janitorD
to go to the vestry. The boy misun-
derstood her and thought she said:
ASK all TO come to the vestry," and
he did SO. Everyone took the affair
kindly, and the boy was forgiyen.-
Manchester On. H. Union.
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NEW WOMAN IN CHINA.
Fin de Steele Femfn1Dity Even 4
the Celestial Kingdom.

Fin de Steele FeminfDity Even in
the Celestial Kingdom.
Those who labor Under the common
impression that Eastern women are
nonentities, and that their Western
sisters mopopolize energy and wisdom,
may be enlightened by a story told in
the North China Herald, of a certain
new Chinese woman" in Shantung.
This young lady, who is a daughter
of a magistrate, acts as treasurer in
her fathers yamen-a post usually
considered sufficiently important to re-
quire an experienced accountant. She
keeps the books, looks up accounts,
reckons with all who have payments
to make, pay the bills, and sees that
her father is not cheated by such as
think hat a chit of Il girl-she is not
yet out of her teens-can be hood
winked. Woe betide such wight, for
he soon finds himself arrested and tied
up to receive proper punishment. No
wcrder the mandarin is reported to
have made $4,000 taels in six months.
No wonder, either. that enemies have
multiplied around him, and that every
effort is being employed to Dust him
from. his berth. A Chinese gentleman,
in conversation lately with a foreigner
at Chungking, expressed himself hes
itatingly as to the wisdom of cducat-
ing The Chinese have ac.
cumulated vast experience during the
millennia Of their national experience
Can they have experienced the new
woman.-Saturday Review.
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How Roads Are Made in Virginia

How Roads Are Made i'm Virginia.
One of the Gloucester bellies has re-
Gently shown more executive ability
than the whole Virginia legislature,
and solved the problem of how to have
Virginia roads improved. The drive
to her home vas over one of the worst,
and, though o too bad to prevent
constant visits from the beaux, still
sufficiently so as to be a barrier to
this young lady's movements. So the
little belle proposed that the young
men should assemble OH a given day
to mend the road, promising to be her
self chief engineer. Bright and early
that morning the young men arrived,
accompanied by their servants and
teams. and the chief engineer was also
at her post. Before sun set a beauti-
full roadhed led to Miss IS lovely
river Unconstitutional Times.
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That young man will make his
mark in this world. His f%orethought
is wonderful" said Il San Antonio
gentleman of another.
What is remarkable about him?'
why, the very day he popped tho
question he stepped into ii lawyers
office to Know what q divorce suit
would cost. He is. indeed. Il remark
able young man, and never makes a
mistake without stopping to consider
the coSt."-TCXaS Sitter.
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would you say 'Portugee, if you
wanted to speak of II %inhabitant of
Tortubal:' asked the golf editor, look
ing up from his work.
You wouldn't call one a Portuguese,
would you!'
'Of course, not" said the tiddlede-
wink editor. You'd call him a Portu-
goose.'-Chicago Tribune.
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speed of Our New BattIe-Shfp.s

The new b~attle-ship Massachusetts,
which is about to make her speed trial
If the Cape Ann course. must fulfill
he contract requirement Of fifteen
knots an hour exacted of her sister
6h-p Indiana, and the third of the trio,
he Oregon, which will be tried In Pa
tific waters very soon. The Indiana
Exceeded fifteen and t~ive-tenths knots
hn hour upon her trial; and the Massa-
fhusetts achieved upward of the same
record III her recent spin out to sea off
the Capes. AS that was under Or
binary conditions, it is not too much
ito expect that with forced draught
land favorable wind and weather she
may exceed the IndiaDa's achievement
and score a record of sixteen knots an
hour. For every quarter knot over fif-
teen a federal premium of $25.O00 is
due; so that she may win for her build
ers a goodly bonus of 500, O0O.-Phila.
delphia Record.
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Ayers Sarsapari1la
will do it. It has done it
for thousands. It has been
doing it for 80 years. Try it.
SHAVED OFF HIS NOSE.
Experience of Man who Fell Aslee
in q BARRIERS Chair.

Experience of Mnn Who Fell Asleep
in a Chair.
Sleeping and dreaming in a BARRIERS
chair lost a man the tip of his nose
in San Francisco the other day. The
man dropped into the barber shop to
get a shave, and as his face was being
lathered fell asleep. The barber con.
tinued to shave his sleeping customer
gently. Suddenly the sleeper struck
out right and left with his fists pre-
sumably at some dreamland foe. His
right struck the razor and drove its
keen blade through the end of his
nose. This awakened him with a start,
and after a hasty explanation the mar
picked up the piece of his nose and
ran to the city and county hospital.
The surgeon stitched the piece of nose
on where it belonged, and there is a
fair show of it's growing in place. or
mere or less in place.-Los Angeles
Herald.
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The young man who had Travelled
began:
And there I stood, the abyss yawn-
ing at my feet"
Was it yawning before o got
there or did it begin after you ar
rived?" asked the young woman who
had never been away, and then the
young man found that he had Just
time to catch the last car.-Indianapo-
lissJournal.
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Maud-The dressmaker's boy is here
again with his bill.
Prominent Actrcss-Dear me-. This
is Il dreadful nuisance. but bring me
my writing materials: | suppose |
must give him another testimonial
Truth.
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Biliousness, sick headache and irregularity
of the bowels each other. To
the removal CT this trinity of evils Hostel
tiers Stomach Bitters is specially adpated.
PIT also cures dyspepsia. rheumatism, mala-
rial complaints, biliousness. nervousness and
constipation. The most satisfactory results
follow a fair trial. Use 1t daily.
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Doctor bright.
A BROAD MINDED PHYSICIAN
WITH PROGRESSIVE IDEAS.

Believes in Recommending Amy Medicine
That He Knows viii Cure His Patients
Thinks DR.. wiIliams' Pink Pills
q Great Discovery-He Cites
Some Marvellous Cures.
From the Examiner, Lancaster, Pa.
AKRON, Pa, April Oath, '95.
Dr.. WILLIAMS MEDICINE Co.;
Gentlemen-While 1t is entirely contrary.
to the custom of the medical profession to
endorse or recommend any Of the so-called
proprietary preparations, shall, never
iheless, give you an account of some of my
wonderful experiences with your prepara-
lion. DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. The fact is well known that med.
zeal practitioners do not as a rule, recog-
nize, much less use, preparations of this
kind, consequently the body of them have
no definite knowledge of their virtue or
Jack of it, but soundly condemn them all
without a trial. Such a course Is manifestly
absurd and unjust, and l, for one, propose
to give my patients the best treatment
known to me, for the particular disease
with which they are suffering, no matter
what it is, where or how obtained. / was
first brought to prescribe Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills about two years ago, after hav-
Ing seen some remarkable results from
their use. Reuben Hoover, now of Read
Ing, Pa, was a prominent contractor and
builder. While experimenting the work
of erecting a large building during cold
weather, he contracted what was thought
10 be s~ciatica. He first noticed it one
morning in not being able to arise from
his bed. After the usual treatment for
this disease he failed to improve, but on
the contrary grew rapidly worse, the case
developing into H~emiphlegia, or partial
paralysis of the entire right side of the
body. Electricity, tonics and massage, etc.
were all given a trial, but nothing gave any
benefit, and the paralysis continued. In
despair he was compelled to hear his ply
stefan announce that his case was hopeless
About that time his wife noticed one Of
your advertisements and concluded to try
your Pink Pills.
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A HnliIe EXchnnce

First LADY, was surprised to see
you at the sacred concert last evening.
l knew it wasn't your Sunday out.
Second Lady-Yes: well. you see
Mary Ann wanted next Sunday for a
wedding.
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The Crane,

THE enemy.w shouted the courier,
breathlcssly, lis opening with rape
shot,
The face of the warrior blanchpd.
"AppendicitiS,' he gasped.
Nevertheless. it was glorious to die
in q great cause.-Detroit Tribune.
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Mr.. Gotrox banker and philanthro-
pist-Now, what would you think if
you saw me staggering home drunk?
McGeachey-That yez was too domn-
ed mean t'hoire a cab.-Puck.
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Makes q Difference.

Tommy (surprised)-Why, papa, l
thought that one spoonful of sugar
was always enough for my coffee?
Tommy's Papa-This is a restaurant,
my son: take all the sugar you want
Judge.
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Mistress-Mary, l don't approve of
your entertaining your young man in
the kitchen.
well. mum. he's too shy to come
in the parlor.'-Lifc.
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An Evidence of Wheels.

Billson- Say, do you know l think
that fellow has wheels?
Wickers-How do you know?
Billson-He is travelling Gin cog
Boston Post.
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The st. Louis Hostcss-I am afraid
you will find our dear Missouri water
rather unpleasant to your taste.
Gucst-NOt at all. madame. It's the
best | cvcr ate.-Lifc.
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Attached to Him,

81 seem to be very well liked" said
the NANCY little dog.
Yes" remarked the wicked little
boy, even the tin cans are attached to
you.'-St. Louis Dispatch.
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DIR. J. G. GRANT, Specialist.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Syndicate Block, Minneapolis.
:SpectacieS fitted
Maybe He Was 81.

Proprietor ito cditor)-Well, the first
number of iii new paper looks well,
bur here is one thing | don't like.
WHAT"
why, this communication signed
An Old Subscriber "-Tit-Bits.
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The Season Begun,

"Have you begun making garden yet,
Mr. Outskirts
Yes: we've flung all our old tin cans
over into the next neighbours lot
Chicago Record.
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The Modern Way,

"a legislator, Ell? A second Scion, 1
p%resume?'
Not all. Scion was a law giver."
"Well?'
'"This man is a law seller. Detroit
Tribune.
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+. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio. Proprie-
tors of Halls Catarrh Cure, offer 500 re-
ward for any case Of catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for testimonials, free. Sold by druggists, 75c.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used in my house.-D. G.
Albright, Mittiinburg, Pa, Dec. IL, 1895.
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There arc Dictionaries and Dictionaries,
but the noblest Roman of them all seems
to be Webster. 1t is still easily in the lead
in the great race for popularity.
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Solid Food.

will buy 400 shares of
gold mining stock; send for prospectus; references
given. MOUNT n MOTIF, Colorado Springs, Col.
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1000 Farms for Sale.


Only 10 per cent Casn pnIance one half Crop each
Year or lnstalment plan. j, A. Walters.
100 4th ct. so. Minneapolis, MINI.
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One hundred new words are annually add.
ed TO the English language.
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Fits stopped free by DIR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the first day S use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 50 trial bottle freetJ
Tit cases. Send to Dr.. Kline. 931 Arch ST.. Phila-, Pa.
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Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine.
The original and only genuine. Cures Chapped Hands
and Face, Cold Sores, &c. C. G. Clark Co. N. Haven. CT.
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The process of stereotyping is nearly 100
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