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SHORT MEMS STORIES.

OZARK. Ark.-rwo white country men.
j. 4. Matthews and NJ. H. Dunklin, came
TO ozark and got drunk ON their way
home they fell asleep on a railroad cross
Ing and a passing train killed them 10th.
The bodies were cut into small pieces.
IN SCOLA. Ill., John Hazel jumped
from an Illinois Contra! passenger train
that was running at the rate OF forty
miles an hour and was almost instantly
killed He was in IN. custody of an Of
iicer and was wanted for -teG1@g horses
IN Missouri He gave his home as Poplar
Blum, Mo.
GUTHRIE. O. T.-Bnl poolin, the out
law who escaped from the United States
jail In this city four weeks ago was sur
rounded by deputy marshols at Weewo-
kata. desperate tight took place and
capped. Deputies T. NJ. Gregor and Horace
| Reynolds We're killed.
NEW YORK Papers in a suit for sep
arat on have been served on Henry L.
ascr, by his Wife, Florence L. Abbey. al
/ leging cruelty and abandonment Mrs
| Abbey. who in former years was well
| known on the stage as Florence Gerard,
| years ago.
ST LOUIS Mo.-A special from Topeka
Kan, says. An epidemic of diphiheria
Is raging in the town of Russell in Rus
| has ordered strict quarantine estah-
| lished. The secretary of the board visited
| Russell and found thirty-two cases under
| treatment by the local physicians. There
| have been ten deaths.
| LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-News Of a bloody
| fight among n crowd of schooboys at
! Euckville. Montgomery county. reached
.,hare Robert chow and BeaurcGard Poole
had rough and tumble night aud friends
of both Joined In the fray. Pocket cnives
Mere used and several boys were danger
ously wounded. Poole was stabbed IN tho
breast several times and died of his
Wounds. Chew escaped
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piece OF legislation presented TO ne ccun.
try IN years. No man, he cara, e.
doubted its const.tu,ionality wahs u n va,
pending tn the senate not even M. rii,
Mt tina; time. hut Mr.. Hi has chahs y
his views In regard 10 1t. as he did !" re-
card to silver.
At the conclusion Of Senstor YES,
speech. Mr. Williams of Roouevilie Wars,u
Hor. Lon V. stephens OF Cooper IN nom u,
nation for governor under susIs,nsiYn ~, a..
TIE. rules. James Il. Waddili d -. Ion.s
and David Ball Of Pike were wliAaraM n
snd stephens nomination was maae "'a"-
imous.
MIR. stephens made a speech than =. :
the convention. after which a recess was
taken until 3 p. m.
The committee on resolutions repor, q
a, o'clock and the platform was ahop,su
without debate. In indorses inc me- 90
platform and nominees. favors tne IT,
coinage Of silver at the ratio OF 10 I"
without waiting for the co-operato, ui
any other nation. aad making SILVER lssa'
tender for the payment Of all nunlic 1ro's-
The State administration is comnennen.
Ba'loting for Lieutenant soVf,n.
started a, 10 o'clock. The hrs, hsllo,,
Davidson no. DAVIS So Gashell ~ U Meafa
rs, Dunn 76, Bolte S. McCarty 81
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appeals Of fathers ana mothers TIL your
heart becomes az hard as stone. A youne
man had been appealed to by his mother
that no should seek first the Kingdom OF
God. He left his home and went out
into the world. Wherever ne went, those
words OF his mother came 20 his mind
He resisted the appeals, till at last a
While the offer OF meAcy Is extended. do
not resist The appeal. Decide the aues-
lion tonight"
What Shall the Harvest Be" was sung
In n prayer OF much earnestness for =
spiritual blessing. There we're several
persons who spoke OF the benefits received
BY attending the meetings.
whatsoever Will. May Come. was TN
closing hymn. Mr. Iamkin breaches again
tonight The tabernacle fs located at the
corner Of White and Decatur streets.
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PENNSYLVANIA TRoHlBITIoNIsrs.

party conn osed of free silver prohlni,lon-
lists held its first state convention nelr
today rhe morning session was glsen
~ almost, entirely to the discus sion oi a
proposition to fuse with the washington
county free silNcr.t,s The ConNehtlof
romina.el Henry :. Kent OF Dnrthmcfe
and / s Pollard of Butler for coneiess-
nen at large The platform reathrns the
principles adoptai by the Nationai con-
seniion at PittsUurg in May last.
y mass meeting was held IN the oonr'
house tonight. at which cX-Governoir -.
John of <ans,s and l.. Il Logan Of Iowa
chairman ~ the National committee. spoke
for free silver, prohibition and womar
suffrage,
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rUE Il0trNING ron Acrx.r

The Lightning Rod Agent. farcn can,
cav m -FOUR acts YVES very cicv.rly pre.
.rn'Ni last evening at the Anl,-,f5i,r,.
Tor tho heneht Of the shclter,nv Ann,
so9iety of Christ church Tho plev wns
unier To- direction OF Mr.. WIN Roh,.1 ,
mnu y va" prosecuted very smoothly m.
nsual mitch ANA drag incidar,.i "a, a..
aLn'leut performance wus not there arJ
iht audience was pleased with tNo ,.ve,,
nR entcrtpinment. The following Was
tnr cast nt characters.
N -. bonper. ....... Mr. Win l.. Richards
ii,"vrt r,Smple AR n L. Treadway
psvii T"mrle l Mr. J,cL ,,....., -.
,,,orlY Wakefield. Mr. Harry q Isjstonc
NMoohy vaughn. Mr.. Arfhur " lil,nis
NJ l'onE ..,. ........Mr, John McCiearv
Florence Temple ..,.... Mics Rassia Ts,rs
rrrlN' NanShn.,.t.... Mrs. j r. i,ockmsn
lnclien'al 10 the play tho folInwu'y
SI.cinlues were introduced:
Vocal solo tselerteil. Mrs \ {, MN
ger; grotesnue song and dance. Mr.. ,shas
smith. Casey n tho Bat Mn g Ar,hvr
Man MAN. What 'Tiso Is IT, Mr. John
nnctleary. exhibition landscape patnt,nr
professor loSrh Y Iesperson
TIE last performance Of tho iirh,n,,,
kod Agent VIII H. given ionirht.
rue comedy viii he rcps,atod n, 4, ma,
me THIS Arcr1oNn TIN. n-ires =, ~.
matinee VIII he q cents for aIiul,x NV, y
cenFS for chAhrcn ~ 90
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POPS PIT Up A DEMOCRAT.

Parkersbnc. ". Va, August o - the
popnlfst sta.e convention mo; here today
with about 100 delegates present. tNair,
nku : II. Pierce Of the committee cai,fu
lie convcntitn to order and after the Sc
lection OF vire.la Gates Of Charlestowlh
as tcmporary chairman and the apron. {,
men, ~ the usual committees ADJOURNED
until oc!1ck. 80
,,.. -, ,Eacny In nomination for governor
isaac Kaiphsnyler, the democratic suNer
leader who seeks the nomsnation oi IN
partv, and judge II. a. ,S,eely, a minule
Of th, rad p,pulist. Ralphsnyder was
norrsssl,sd q, 10 o'c,,ck ior'gni after g
lively contest Il Is thought the, rest OF
The ticket will he straight poriisSt. ne
Platform ratified the - to on, nIa =. ,n,
Zee svslein and redncticr of the salaries
OF stats officials.
'rhe democratic state convention meets
pee, :. WI nominate HIM for. governor.
Tie porulists from the First distrlo, me,
today and nominated THOMAS NJ Stoue Vi
Wells county for congress.
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HELD IN BAIL.

Salt Lake Utah, August o.-Thc case OF
Rob THOMPSON, the prize fighter. snarg I'd
with the killing of Carter. has been re.
Sumed in Justice WaCner's court The
argument was m motion to dismiss Al
tine conclusion of the argument the cout1
overrulcd the motion and held the nr,s,
~ $e5o0. The case against ,he club ana
referees OF the fight will be taken IN.
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THE rNLlcENsEp noGs.

Chief fI"im yesterday issued orders that
commencing with today an nnlicensed
doxs Il bee pos The plan VIII In
20 civ" the dog poisoned meat where, ~
ne may he founi and watch nm un,ll he
eats II.
The VAR aga'nst unlicensed dogs began
on July !. ard since that time abolt lcl
ttSlo'~ CANNES have heeu sent u the
hoNeyari The wise dog from ,odav on
VIII abstain from eating free luach whjle
our shopping or raging calls away from
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HOUND HIN OYER

Sylvester Holmes. colored. was bound
over To ne grand jury yesterday by Re-
corrrr Raley in the sum OF sl.D on IN.
charge OF assault 10 murder The az
sanlt was committed with knife upon
an old negro by the name Of Moses VIII
iams and occurred On Christmas Eve last
The police have heer looking for sylves-
ter ever since. and Officer Ellison caught
.a,.Slimpse ~ him al tho market Saturday
niGh' and promptly landed HIM IN the
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IN THE MIDDLE or ,rT,r

Vet in the middle of the rosd a. a.,
I'm stop one OF our wagons otheruy,ou
peonie No kh1 ,S our wagons. Very few
wHasons nave M o DEL Laundry V ~,
xaa,re on them. Our wagons viii h-,n,ii
SSour clothes to a place where VOL IE''i y
the la, u tnf lm mos ssk,l,,ul manner win
s,sst help in the State. II Vol, ars IN,
auTfy. ring UP Isl and watch the resn,s
Hamburger 4 oreyl.ng. Proprietor
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Tho Eagle club n"ld meeting last nigh,
and no one hut members Of the club
were permEt"d 20 he present There
were between sixty and seventy members
present TIE action OF the conference
committee N regard to selecting can
dldntes was Endorsed and the committee
Instructed 20 report definitely next
Wednesday might The names they have
selected 10. their part OF the fusion ticket.
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FIRM NAME OF A WELL KNOWN
BUSINESS HOUSE CHAN.Ep

>, The business OF IN. We'll know. nrm of
II. g. Fischer a Co.. ah sesstlo ans .t,.f,ti
sro,t ~. WI IN ihe future b. conducted
under tile Arm n,ue OF Fischer ro,,lisr
d 50, The new firm have tho iu..t y,,sh.s
oi many rienis. Their aim wtll H. 10
wea>e their patrons and to hold theis
husinefs ny 10 a. high star dari m, A.
quarters VIII be at he corner Of chm ~.
street and Congress aveIuHs thn stand
o'cni'ss1 ny the former nrni wher ihrN
Mil be- gltd TO SOC any one icxirine -, ~,
bnainess in their line. ~ "'
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RENAMED WITHOUT BAIL.
The Preliminary Hearing Of Gordon
aud Williams.
ROBBED AT THE PISTOLS POINT.
Mrs. Henrietta Bieick Picks Out the
Ptisoners From Among May
Others-Ths Confsssion.

afternoon before Justice Mahoney OF
John Williams and George Gordon. both
oolored. on the charge OF robbery. was OF
moro than usual interest inasmuch as
they were remanded to jail without the
benefit OF hail. The last legislature fixed
the penalty OF robbery when executed
with w,e use OF firearms at from five
years In tho penitentiary to the death
penalty.
Gordon ard Williams, according to the
testimony. went to the home of Mrs. Hem
rietta Bleick. near Addicks, and after
threatening he~ with drawn pistols. pro
ceeded TO rob Tho house The negroes both
i've In Houston and they seem 20 have
made two trips out 10 Addicks for tho
purpose OF robbery. The first time they
went out thoy intended to rob the store
oil william Schultz. bu. for some reason
they gave 1t up and came back to the
city. On Friday night. however. they
msde the second trip OUT TO Addiols and
arriving AZ the residence of Mrs Bleick
about a. m, they waited unil In. men
folks Of the family had left Tor thcr
work. and then they proceeded TO the
house. What tfansplred after they ta-
tened tho house is best ,pid in the woi j.
OF one OF the ptisoncrs, who made II con-
;essiOn Mt tie trial. The confession was
taken down IN writing by Justice Mahoney
ana Is as follows.
Houston, Texas. August b. iSeJ John
Williams. who was first sworn, says
wac Al work at inc Far grounds about
week ago. | wus down ~ well d. T.
gine. when Gordon said % aa that ne
wanted to go gamblag. ! told him that
I'd mol want 10 so thar soon. that
wanted 20 get wna' ltl 10 money was
owed TO me Gordon then came 10 me
again and asked me wf,tt day would I've
aide 10 &c | tpla MIN ! did not know
sstf - AT
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What do you hear from tho fclks2"
Wei they write that they arc stepping
under double blankets every night"
"GooinCSS, that ts 10 bad when here
We are sleeping right IN this nice breeze
with 10 blankets or nothing on Blankets
are bad enough n winter much less in
summer time"
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seattle Wash, August S.-Wcn on Pong.
Ii Hung Chang. ACCOMPANIED hv ~ q, =
terpreter and body servant. arrived IN his
city lass night from Victoria, d. 4 90
ron'e TO Washington 49, ("
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sPRAGUE. SMITH g 60

oMcag", August 5.-Sprguc, Smith G
40, wholesale dealers In plate and win
fa,Tod IS ana tnrnltnre manufacturers
a., n.on To-Day lAhih.es are estimated a;
N-''o", with assets much larger ~
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"slXTEEN To ONE

II looks as e the above would sweep the
country II certainly has In ,he lhurd =
hnsnrss VI houston. a. We are doing
about sixteen bundles to our competitors
wlN. Whlrh ~ not to b. wondered al. as
'1l work IL bound TO max Ms ruiinlsr
win ihc public. ~ packard's Troy In1i,-
dry, al2 Prairie avenue. Phone 2ss
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NEARING A CRISIS.
CONTINUED From Page -

delegation from Cripple Creek. Colo. has
telegraphed that II Is on the way.
The committee will meet tomorrow nign'
20 arrange for the business Of Friday. To
nigh, this oomnlst.c.a has arranged for a
mass meeting at Tomlinson Han SATURDAY
night. to I've addressed by Gsnsrll Braggs
ex Con gresham Cultivate. ]. y Rruad.
head q st. Louis and Louis Erich OF
Colorado
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city Engineer Gu4rnFer yesterday IS
sued the following building permits
y. + shepherd portico 10 residence on
Milan rtr1sj. -.
l.. y. Mhl.,r. cottaFn In Frostown 80
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NEW HAMPSHIRE PROS.

Concord. n. H.. August 5.-rhe prohibit
ton party me; in state convention here
today. the attendance being about 200. j.
goVaInur
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POLITICAL BRIEFS.

Alliance, Ohio. August 5.--Charlos L.
BeHiiey OF Nebraska and ]. u. S;outhgate
of Durham. y. c.. have flied their letters
Of acceptance of the National prohibit
ron psrly's nom nation FOR president and
wee rrosiden, respectively.
Indianapolis, Ind. August 5.-The g.
eialist labor party met In this city Inst
Snnday and nomh a,ed state tick t
headed by PHI y Moore Of Indianapol $
tor governor The platform indorsa1 the
Nai nal platform If he party. auopit a
In New York July I
Medina. Pa, August 5-Renjamiu G
Potts. candidate for congressman Mt larg
on the den ocra,ic ticket has sent lot
tor to Chairman Wright Of the dem
ocrafc Stete committee Withdrawing his
name. He opposes the Chicago platform.
Danville. Va. August s.-The repub-
licars o' the Eth district today moan
.ra'ei ex-Congressman John L Brown
for congress.
Wvthcville, Va, August : In the dem
orraiic cong esslonnl convention Of the
seventh district. which met here today.
Iuaeo :. w Williams was nominated for
congress
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Bryan. ere,, a. he may appear 10 Other
ray,s Of the country. on election day IN
November nea. will be defeated IN his
u-ar,, IN his city In his county, In his
rnnrr,se,onai district and IN his state.
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FOREIGN FLASHES

constnntnople, August 5.-'rbo ,
nv patriarch has resigned ana his reS,n-
matlon has hcen accented nv tba ,frsls-
INC oihce viii he temporarily filled '""'
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THIRTY pROsTRArIoNs

nnso; August Thirty persons w.,.,
rtsS panSr mere by tho heat today. one
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REPUBLICANS OF MICHIGAN.

| 60 80 - ,.,,.,<,,. f,-
u'an" haPios. Mich. A"s"''
| a dozen years has a State convention IN
Michigan been ATTENDED with 80 much ex-
| ,,.o,., .A...,a.,,, .,s noise az the
ci'eheht ana enthusiasm an" "'is
republican convention of today. 4he ehlei
| interest IS attached to the contest for the
| .,.harra,or,a, n,t,a,,or II ptner, @
Sue ""'V'' "' iioii''"a"O ,.,..
mayor OF Detroit. originator OIL 'hs r'h-
\ gree potato scheme Tor utilizing NaCNnt
| lots for the poor the foe of corporations
| and the enemy of the macnae, has for
| the second time made "A determined on
| slaueht upon its goVecnorshp. Opposing
\ him ARE Colonel A. Il. Bliss of Saginaw Y.
| ex I on pr,ssm man lanes q punuel of Jack
son, A. q. Wheelock o.: Manistec and D.
ID. Atkins.
| Arayed against plngree also is the In
| flusnco Of the State republican machine
| Ihe machine candidate Is said to be Bliss
although tbs is denied.
Chairman Of the state Committee - NJ
| Ferry called the convention 10 order at
! II o'clock and Victor NJ Gore OF benton
| Iiarbor was made temporary chairman.
| 4 kv.l, fipht nver the irrigation from
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- -F-#ssss s.ss-ss.ss.- .-......-....
: Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
Warranted. Price 70 cents.
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Dr. Williams. dentist, Binx building in
less nlling.
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rorrIIsTs OF PENNSYLVANIA.


fittshurs. Pa, August 5.-'rhe State
convention OF the peoples rarty was
ctlloi 10 order at 80 a. m. at Curry Unit
versiy hall 10y state Chairman r. A.
Thompson Tine business before the con-
vcntion was the election Of thtty-two
PRESIDENTIAL electors, the Endorsement cf
| the st. Louis platform aud TIE nomination
or Two candidates Tor congressman ~
large. L-ss than loo delegates were pre- go
int There should have been 20d. hut
the ahsfntaes We're excused lay reason of
the fact that the railroad companies re
fused to give them eNcutaYn ralrr 10
aini from IN conNen,ion The holy sot
down 10 business promptly by eicctinp a.
L. llamm Of Bradford temporary chair
man. After The appointment cf tAa Nart-
Gus committees the convention ADJOURNED
until I p m.
When tho convention was called to or
Ger In the afternoon Or. .. g. Mose WAS
chosen permanent chairman The COM
mite on plMfrn reported; undressing The
Omaha and ~. Louis platforms and the
arti. II Of the 81. LcCis convention ~.
nominating Bryan and Watson. It con
cvnred the Issue of interest-bearinr bonds
and tn" sapeal Of the sherman law. II
advocated fusion with silver democrats
The cha.rnlaL announced that uou'na
lions were I'm orfcr and j. y CORE 4
EAston and j. r. Altman OF Junniia rouu-
large i Edwin Leslie Of Mex quit
was elected state chairman. lie was em-
! 10 r-nfer with the democratic cemtia
committee and arrange fusion electoral
ticket II the democrats r.trse the com
mittee WI name II fun list OF electors
The convention then adjourned.
FIttshurg. Pa, August 5.-Thc Dispatcl
VIII say tomorrow upon the authority ri
County Cha rman Leslie az the popuis's
that negotiations arc in progress for per
feet fusion with the democrats on the Ma
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North 1eMB FenQ|e COLLEGE Qnd Conservatory At T

of the largest equipped South merits v
T.. A Y
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DEMOCRATS OF KANSAS.

Hutchinson. Kan. August 5. The
anomaly Is presented here today of a
State conv anton of great party sus-
pending operations for nearly twenty-four
hours while every eye is turned toward
another big State convention before which
the fate of the Kan sas democracy and
the popullst party In the coming campnign
h;tuss IN the balance. The probable result
of ;he joint conference committee Of thu
democratic and popGhst state conNenttSns
AT ABILENE today H. the one hhsoreins
tcpic OF discussion among the democrat =
here When the democratic conf renee
con mittee hoird d the train tor Abilene
last night several hundred delegates were
az the train 10 see theS 9tl' ana cn every
flee n single democratic olectnr. Make l.
ten straight or uvl hing
Tho prevailing sentiment here is now
crNstNlUa "a IA - a stuhbfFn determination
TO bring tho populists 70 Germs on the
basis laid down at the beginning of tho
fusion regulations There are so'n2
however. who a, not cherish sanguine
hopes that the conference Commits" Will
M hack down If ~" porI'iS,s MAKE z
ticket May OF the delegates have gone
| l. we du"inE the rcccss.
The drmocutic state convention held 2
| 1--WE miMt.n' session this evening aud adj
I Nrurncl until tomorrow morning pcuiang
( q report of It's CON mhi''fc sen, to confer
with thu popttMst convention at Abilene.
! TIE general oiiuion here seems to he that
ths' convrnti-si viii refuse IN make amy
/ that In the ovcnt ~ = refusal hv tho Ant
/ lcre convention 90 ini'rs' the demNHpltic
| Bryan and Srwali clrcnrs IN lNmrn for
| dAmncratlc irdofst nclr OF the entire
| nopulist state ticket, tho democratic cGl-
ytn,t'n WI put complete straight ticket
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ruURsToN MAKES A DISCOVERY.

Milwaukee. WIS, August 5'rhe reput.
lican campaisn in this city was opencd
tonight with a mass meeting at the Tx.
position building. Seven thousand people
We're preset and listened 10 addrcsses 10y
Senator John W. Thuraton OF Nebraska,
eN-Ccngressman Charles NJ. Fowler oi
New Jersey and ex-Consressman William
T. Mason OF lliinods.
In the course OF hts speech Mr.. Thurs-
ton said; II received " ord today from a
trusted friend !n my state Confirming
What I Already knew. that William J.
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Aanoal',l''Har' than sma@borsl
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once had q case tsaid u member of
tho blrl against % man In tho country
which was as clear NJ daylight iu my
favor, but. by tho cunning u his law.
vur, BIO had continued 20 avoid coming
90 trial Tor about two years
AZ LAST the caro- was called. late In
tho term and late in hot day. tho
court and jury tired aud impatient I
stated tho facts and produced tho owl.
dcnco, which was all un my side
The judge asked the counsel whether
they wished 10 argue tho case. stating
that ho hardly Thought it necessary 10
uhmitit iu no plain q matter The law.
you agreed 10 submit IL without arRu.
mont The jury went out aud immcdi.
utCly returned with a verdict for tho do.
igulant
As soon ne tho court adjourned I
sought the foreman Of tho jury, and ask
ed him how ia tho name u common
fonso thuy clmo 10 render such a ygr.
dict
"Why, you see, " said no, 1--WE didn't
think much Of the lawyer against you,
aud II wasn't strange be- didn't have
nothing 20 say; but, squire, the fact Is
we thought you was about one Of the
fmMtost lawyers In tho country. and II
yuu couldn't lind nothing to say on your
ndo IL must be- u pretty hard case. so
We had % 90 against you. "-Poarsun d
Weekly.