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see for yourself she weighs about 275
pounds, and clumsy at that. Haskins
and the engineer pulled, and the fire.
man, who was Mexican, pushed, and
Augustinita struggled and grunted, and
finally was landed. But when she saw
the yellow caboose, she frisked out like
o kitten. The engineer, who is a spir-
itualist, said that the spirits helped her.
Haslkins said he would have been much
more grateful to them if they had
helped her in, but he thought they
showed good sense in taking the easy
end of the job.
''Haskins was afraid Branscombe
would shoot or abuse the old woman in
some way, so he went with her to the
caboose. The two were sitting on a
sort of locker; he had his arm about the
girl, and, beyond rising, they made no
change in their position. Haskins on
the platform lowered near the open
door.
''Augustinita walked up to them and
asked Manuela, in her politest basso, to
come home. The girl gave an impu-
dent answer, and poor old Mamma
turned to Branscombe, who laughed in
her face and gave Manuela a fervent
kiss. Later in the day the thought of
that kiss, and others, made Brans-
| combe's blood turn to ice.
Now Augustinita had followed her
| daughter because she loved her and
| wished to save her from the fate Brans-
combe had in store for her. Besides,
she is a thrifty old body, and Manuela's
| beauty brings a great many centavos to
| the house. Many of the men eat here
| merely to get look in her big gray
eyes.
| ''At Branscombe's laugh, Augustinita
burst out: 'Caramba! no more will you
laugh this day-look!'
| with surprisingly quick movement
she pulled off Manuela's chal and tore
open her high-necked camisa. Brans-
combe gave one glance, and staggered
heavily against the wall.
| Keep awayi he screamed, with out
stretched hands. Don't let her come
FEAR me! I'll hit you if you touch me,
| as the girl endeavored to catch at him,
pleading with him in her soft tongue.
| ''Manuela covered her breast and
walked sulkily back with her mother to
the engine.
| Hawkins said it was an awful sight
those shining, ivid, white blotches on
the brown skin, a sight he could not
forget for many dayH
| 1 rose, sick and trembling. That was
one of the loathsome sights of Mexico
| to which / could never accustom my
| self, and the thrill of horror i had felt
on seeing the first white-patched
frosty-headed leper returned.
Don't get frightened, madame" said
my friend, eating his salsa with gusto
"'Old Mamma had just painted
Manuela up in her sleep! If she had
been leper, Branscombe would have
been welcome to her Do you think
that old lady would spend $500 recover
| ing damaged goods?''
1 looked at .'Old Mamma sitting on
the earth floor comfortably smoking
and she looked back with her diamond
eyes, and 1 thought it nos likely--San
Francisco AroOnaut
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Numbers Do Not Count.

All history teaches that in war foI
independence superiority in numbers
does not count. For instance, the little
republic of Switzerland, surrounded by
kingdoms and empires in arms, won its
independence upward of 600 years ago.
and is independent to-day, yet it has,
and has always had, only an army OF
militia. The little principality Of Mon
tenegro has been fighting the Turks
since the fall of Constantinople, even be-
fore the discovery of America The
Dutch republic, and Scotland under
Wallace and Bruce, and Prussia under
Frederick IL in the Seven Years War,
and America in the revolution, all sue
ceeded with greater odds of numbers
against them than were opposed to the
seeding states And to-day Cuba, with
only 100000 of population, seem to be
successfully fighting Spain with nearly
100000. No; in a war for indie
peDdence numbers do not count. and il
has not often happened in the history
of the world that a people who have
fought with such desperate vslor as
the confederates displayed have failed
to win OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rose. in
Century.
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a souirrel,. Capaciou. Mouth.

A Dummerston (Vt.) man wished to
ascertain how many kernels of corn a
chipmunk could carry in its mouth
Thirty kernels were placed on a board
A squirrel carried them all away at one
time. Forty-five kernels were then
placed in position, and chippy got away
with all of them at that trial Seventy
kernels were put on the board for a
third trial. The little striped animal
was beaten this time, but succeeded in
carrying away So of the kernels in his
u,ouah-Bcston Herald.
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"'Old Mamma took fire at once and
sent a message to the superintendent
asking for an engine They wired back
yes if she would pay 500 for the first
hour and $50 for each succeeding hour.
Pretty steep, but, you see, they cinched
her because she was pilao. Pilao is
derived from pilado, peeled, without
clothes or anything else. They knew
Augustinita had quite bit of money
put away, and it is the proper thing to
keep the piiaos true to their name and
caste-peeled.
''Augustinita was blooded. She bit
her teeth down on her cheroot, and said:
Send for it,
I'm about two hours the engine came
laundering in from Aguas Calientes.
Tom Haskins was the pilot, and the en-
gineer was one of the best On the extra
list.
1.-THE road was clear for half-dozen
stations, and they went whizzing along.
80 kilometers an hour.
"'Old Mamma sat stolidly looking
out of the cab-window, apparently I'M
moved by the tremendous speed and the
lurching of the engine as they tore
round the short curves; but Haskins
thought she must have been greatly eN-
cited, because she was unable to keep
her cheroot lighted. Finally she tired
of trying to smoke, and simply clamped
her jaws on her puro and sat immov-
able, with her beady eyes fastened on
the rails ahead.
They met the passenger train in the
early morning, and, as word had gone
from one end of the line to the other,
of course the trainmen had informed
the passengers, and with heads out OF
windows and the platforms crowded
they cheered and laughed as the engine
ran by. One wag shouted: Hurry and
you'll catch them; they're just round
the bendi"
Not 20 minutes later, at the next sta
ton, was the freight train, humbly side
tracked waiting the enemy.
''They had had a terrible time assist
| ing Augustinita in the cab. You can
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BICYCLE "BINs" THE LATEST


A New Scheme to Care for Numerous
Wheels in Great Cities.
The latest development in cycling
circles is the formation of a company
which will establish "bicycle bins" all
over the metropolitan district. With
In a week so of these establishments
will be in operation and when the reg
ular season opens next spring that
number will probably have been IN
creased ten to fifty fold.
The organization is known as the Cy-
c1ists' Protective league. 1t has been
incorporated under the laws of New
Jersey, with capital stock of 100000,
with a par value of $40 share.
The plan in contemplation is to estab-
fish from 500 to 5000 ''bicycle bins" in
and around New York city. At each OF
these bins members will be afforded
valuable privileges, such as storage for
wheels, arrangements for repairs, tot
let-rooms, etc. The charge to members
will be So a month, or $40 a year. This
will include an insurance policy cover
ing bicycle accidents, allowing $1,000
in case of death and SIS a week indemnity
for injuries sustained while cycling
These insurance policies will be issued
by an insurance company already in
business. and in issuing them the Pro
tective league will act merely as an
agent.
There is great need of for some such
enterprise" said one of the officers, "and
we think we have a good thing not only
for ourselves, but for the public at
large. We shall offer the same advan-
tages to transients that we do to regu-
lar members, only the rate will be a lit.
tie higher That is, we shall charge
ten cents day for storage at any OF
the bins. With so many cyclists living
in flats, bins in residence localities
should be profitable. Nearly everyone
would pay So a month for storage rather
rather than carry wheel up and down
stairs. Men who ride their wheels to
business can store them in a bin conven-
lent to their offices or shops during tie
daytime. Thus storing them at each
end of trip would cost less than
two fares each day"
Should the plan prove profitable in
New York the business will be extended
to other large cities. Besides the ac-
commodations outlined above, the
league will sell and rent bicycles, fur
nish repairs, clean machines and do q
general bicycle business. Some of the
bins will be connected with refresh
ment stands and restaurants, and 9th
ers will be run independently. Coupon
books will be issued to members of the
league which will be good at any bin
Fifty of these bins will be in operation
during the present week, and others
will be established as rapidly as posi-.
ble.-N. Y. World.
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FARRAeUT AT THE BosPHoRUs.
No Sultan Could Stop Him from Going to
Constantinople.

No Sultan Could Stop Him from Going to
COnstantinople.
The refusal of the sultan to allow the
Bancroft to sail up to Constantinople is
not an unprecedented occurrence, and
it is strange that Minister Terrell did
not remind the Turkish government of
a former experience it had with an
American shipe of war.
In October, 1865, Admiral Farragut
visited Constantinople. He was in the
old Franklin, a 5O-gun ship, now en-
ployed as receiving ship at Norfolk, and
in reply to his application for permits
sion to enter the Bosphorus with her,
he met with prompt refusal. He was
told that the treaty of Paris expressly
provided that foreign vessels of war
should not enter that sea- Instead of
acquiescing as the Bancroft seems to
have done IN the like case the hero of
Mobile protested and informed the
grand vizier that it was his purpose to
anchor his flagship off the city of Con-
stantinople. The Turks were shocked,
and council of foreign ambassadors,
representing the nations which had
been parties to the treaty of Paris, was
called to rebul1e the impudent Amer
lean
Neither Farragut nor our minister to
Constantinople, E. Joy Morris, scared
worth cent" Farragut declared that
IN the biographies he had studied it
was nowhere stated that the Creator
had bestowed on Turkey exclusive do
minion over the arm of the sea which
divided Europe from Asia Z. Joy
Morris reminded the divan that the
Nevski, Russian 5o-gun frigate, had
been allowed to sail up to the city. To
this last argument Sultan Abdul Aziz
replied that the Nevski was command
ed by prince of the blood, which made
all the difference. To this Farragut
retorted that he commanded 700 sailors
who were all princes of the blood in the
United States, and he emphasized his
purpose by lowering his royal masts
and all his upper spars. This done, he
politely informed the port warden that
he proposed to do himself the pleasure
of calling. in his flagship, on the follow
ing morning. The visit was duly paid,
and the sultan informed Mr.. Joy that so
EAR as he was concerned the admiral
was welcome; that it was two of the
foreign ambassadors who had objected.
San Francisco Chronicle.
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PIrH AND POINT.

Isn't that very slow horse Of
yours % "Well, he isn't much for speed;
but he's easily frightened, and runs
away a good deal, so that he gets there
just the same."-Melbourne Weekly
Times.
-Burglar-"Hold up your hands and
don't speak. Now trot out the most
valuable thing yer got in the house"
Head of the Household-"O Lord. he
wants the servant girl, and she hasn't
been here week yet!"-Truth.
He Must Live.-"Why have you
charged me twice as much for burying
my second wife as you charged for my
first?'' asked the indignant widower.
II regret to say, sir" said the under
taker, that the death rate has decreased
so per cent. in the meantime. Life.
-"Ah, a new DRAMA" repeated the
playwright about how indecent
would you like it?'' "Oh. from Is to 20
volts,'' answered the manager. Every
we'll" People were by no means as
easily shocked as formerly, and art had
| to govern itself Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
-Nerve.-'tBackward turn back
ward, o time in thy flight implored
| the jaded mortal. Time, however,
laughed scornfully. "Bacl>ward?" it
repeated? Just when I'm letting my
self out to make a sensational finish to
| the corllingest century run of my life
You've got nerve.''-Detroit Tribune.
-"Oh, Henry exclaimed his little
| wife as she threw her arms rapturously
| around his neck. II do love you so!
Don't forget to leave me $40 when you
go in town this morning, will you
dear?'' "And this muttered Henry
softly disengaging himself from he1
fond embrace, ''this is what you might
call being hard pressed for money
Somerville Journal.
| Newspaper Proprietor-''Mr- Scribe
aren't you spending a good deal of youl
time reading?" Book Reviewer-'']
suppose you know, Mr.. Smarte, that one
| must read a. book before he can review
| it," Newspaper Proprietor-''I dom
know anything about that; but I dc
know that we can't afford to pay yor
for writing, and have you spend so mucf
of your time reading."-Boston Tran
| script.
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ma hated him and never winked her lit
tile rattlesnake eyes when he was around.
He was rough sort of fellow, and, it
was said, had a wife or SO and a lot of
children up In the states; but, as that
cuts no ice here in Mexico, he kept right
on making love to Manuela. He was
greatly annoyed by Augustinita, who
was ever to the fore and would not eft
face herself So one night he got the
girl to run away with him on south
bound freight-queer vehicle for an
elopement, freight train.
-Augustinita reached the station just
as the train pulled out She was almost
frothing with rage, and went stamping
round the platform, calling on all the
Aztec gods for assistance.
-.She Gained down after time and
asked the night operators advice, and
he told her that the only way to catch
her daughter was to hire an engine and
follow on that.
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RATTLEsnAkE coLoRs.
They Come In Many Different Shades,
Says . Westerner.


Says . Westerner.
a few days ago Mexican was eNhib-
sting on the streets of Pomona rat
tlesnake that he had captured in one of
the neighborhood canyons. He was
leading the snake around by cord of
horsehair fastened about its neck and
tied to the end of a sharp rod or walk
ing-stick. Some Mexicans are experts
at catching rattlers. They always take
them alive if they can, and they seldom
fail, for it is lively snake that can es-
cape them when they are armed for the
fray.
If they cannot sell their captive alive
they kill it and sell the skin at a good
price for hatband or a belt. The snake
in question was a rare specimen. 1t
was about three feet long, plump and
sleek and almost as black as coal. No
body had ever seen black RATHER be-
fore. One man declared that it was no
rattlesnake because it was black.
One of the interested spectators, who
had been looking the snake over care
fully. but had said nothing. was Jacob
Morency, an old mining prospector who
had Travelled over nearly oil the mimi g
regions of southern California and
Mexico. The man who secuted the idea
of rattlesnake being black turned to
Morency and said: "What do you think
about it, Jake?"
''Well," said the latter, you'd better
not let him bite you, unless you're
ready to pay your debts, say your pray
ers and die; for he's a RATHER all right
enough. A ratt1esnake is not like a
chameleon eXactly-they can't change
their color in the twinkling of an eye
but they are of a greater variety of col
ors than cows are. 1 have seen them of
every color imaginable and always of
the same color as the soil or rocks in
which they are found, and the diamond
shaped spots on their sides and back
are sometimes lighter and some times
darker than the rest. I once saw rat
tlesnake, caught in a canyon in Lower
California, near San Fernando, that
was almost as black as jet, and the dia-
mond spots were lined with white. Two
years ago 1 killed a RATHER in Paria val
ley, III northern Arizona, that was three
and half feet long and of a deep red
color, with diamonds of jet black. ]
think it was the handsomest snake !
ever saw. I have his skin yet. In an
other valley not more than 40 miles
from there saw rattlesnakes as yellow
as ochre, with reddish diamonds. Brown
rattlesnakes with dark spots are the
most common. But the queerest look
ing RATHER I ever saw friend of mine
and caught in Lower California five or
six years ago. We were riding along
the western coast of the peninsula
about opposite Guadalupe when we
came upon n rattlesnake white as
milk, with faint black lines outlining
the diamond spots. It was the only
white one I ever saw, though I have
seen many very light colored. 1t had
simply taken on the color of the white
rocks and sands where it lived. We
captured it alive and took it to San
Diego and ~old it for $25 to man
named King, who was gathering rare
specimens of reptiles and insects fol-
some eastern institution."-SanF Fran
cisco Call
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A NEW INTOxlCANT.
Latest Drunkenness Results from Inha1-
ing Smelling Salts.

Latest Drunkenness Results from Inhal-
ing Smelling Salts.
The very latest sort of drunkenness is
that which, it has been discovered,
comes from the constant inhalation of
smelling salts.
So great a hold has the smelling
salts habit gained upon the modern
woman that when she is deprived of
them she experiences all the cravings
that affiict the person who dearly loves
liquor and finds himself deprived of it.
Some of the salts are of excessive
strength and produce sort of stupor
most gratifying to the victim. More
than one woman has been suspected of
drinking when really her inebriety has
resulted from toe liberal use of the
smelling bottle.
Not long ago a titled woman was
carried from the cloakroom at a grand
reception in London in state of help
lessness. A bottle was found in the
folds of her gown containing matter OF
a strength sufficient to take away the
breath of an ordinary person. The ru-
NOR spread with wonderful precision
that my lady was confirmed drunkard
the smelling salts theory being de-
rided by the majority-and the victim
found it necessary to retire from tina
social circle she had long graced
Indulgence in this habit may be ex-
pensive, for the seasoned subject soon
exhausts the strength of the salts. As
stimulation of the olfactory nerves is
not alone the reason of this practice IL
becomes necessary to renew the supply,
and once enchanted the slave will ac-
cept nothing that does not yield fuu
virtues. The story is told of an elderly
lady who calls upon a chemist every
two or three days and requests the re-
plenishing of no fewer than eight.
smelling bottles, some of which are nos
of a diminutive size.-N Y Journal.
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All In Play.

Two little girls were playing to-
gether. One pretended that she was
Mrs. Lincoln and the other that she was
Mrs. Garfield. Mrs. Garfield was CALI
ing on Mrs Lincoln, and when she was
about to leave Mrs. Lincoln said: ST
should be pleased to have you remain all
night, Mrs. Garfield to which the lat
ter replied politely she would be pleased
to do so, but had no night dress with
her. "Oh, WE'LL" exclaimed Mrs. Lin
coin, cordially. 81 can lend you one of
Abraham's night shirtsi"-N. Y Trib-
une.
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The Holy Ghost flower is a native of
Central America and the Amazon Val
ley, and was so called because within u
chamber formed by three curved petals
there is tine perfect image of dove in
pure white.
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Classification Wanted.

"Sir,'' said the gentleman with the
distinguished air, 81 am poet
Yes" responded the gentleman with
the chin whiskers- Campaign, dia-
lect or magaziDs 2"-Indianapolis jour
nal.
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lLAos.oAs.


Upon hill there stood a lonely building
ga tie twas to childish minds, at leasD;
Oar Of 1tloomed, and WHOM the sun was gliding
The ihdoNSs with its bright rays from thS
I oftei looked and longed that might travel
Tld Intervening space and climb that steep,
ptlo u story of the castle to tIlravei--
tsoyuer, why should he such silence keep2
The n was rocky. though broad valo and
Lay carer, ere tho. rough road wo might
D 5ion iewed thomi sun and moon and
Fac "a, a deeper mystery to the plain.
Bets aiitl the hi illside's broken terrace,
$ - tlit i7drs saw q alrtIatsl streams
1t was the inoat-of course an ancient draw
bridge
Was on tho other side--this was my dream.
Above rose battlements, cold, gray and frown
We thought that somberness was strength, no
doubt
oh, could pierce the mystery-but drowning
Within that murky moat barred romance ont
dreamed of grand saloons and dim stnircases,
And costly old world paintings on tho walls,
And proud danes, every day in silks and laces,
Parading up and down the ancient halls
For here dwelt ladies fair; dark knights in
armor
ut was tho age of chivalry to mel
Went forth, and fancy show'd an oriel window,
And there singing troubadour might be-
In after years roamcd the dowy meadows
In the sweet sunshine, gath ring flowers
But still tho castle loomcd with taunting shad
ows,
Still haunted me tho visions of tho child
Time robs us all of many dear illusions
stund upon tho rocky steep today
And find the castle of my childish visions
An old time farmhouse going to decay.
cavalier? A plain, ungallnnt farmer,
With sun Drowned Visage, from tho town re-
turned,
But in his soul n romance truer, warmer,
Than in the heart of troubadour e'cr burned
-Womankind
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Court Matters.

A good deal of business has been
transacted at this court SO far,
The trial of young Neale, is fixed
for this morning. He is indicted
for stealing chickens from Mrs.
Boggess, near the X. & M. depot.
Eaden, indicted for felony, and
convicted at tho last term of court,
and granted new trial, was put
off until the September term of
court, and he was let out on bond.
The trial of young Cremeens for
forgery, will come up tomorrow.
He will be defended by Hon.
Chas. e. Hogg, having been ap-
pointed by the court for that pur-
pose.
The trial of JAS. Barnett, indict-
ed for shooting Jesse Walker with
intent to kill, was ended Tuesday
evening, by the jury, after being
out several hours, bringing in a
verdict for assault and battery.
The Judge has not yet fixed the
fine or Jail sentence.
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Plc.nic.

A picnic was given on yester-
day afternoon by the young people
of Trinity M. q. Church. The
grounds used by them is situated
on Fishers hill about half a mile
from town. The party left town
about 8 o'clock and prepared. to
spend the entire day. -Four nice
swings were furnished by the 3oys.
We were told that the party enjoy
ed themselves most during the
noon hour. Despite of the rain
the young folks report splendid
time.
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Ma,l Dogs.

The account published yester-
day in the Pittsburg Dispatch,
about the rovages of a mad dog in
that city, the day before, by which
four people were bitten, shoul,t bc
n warming to owners of dogs to
keep them in n kennel or securely
tied up, at this time, when dogs
generally go mad, and when only a
few months ago there was " mad
dog scare in this county.
The town council is i'll duty
bound to protect the citizens OF
this town from hurt or injury OF
the worthless ours that abound i'll
this town. They should not hest
tate to pass an ordinance forbid
ding owners OF dogs to allow them
to roam the town, without let OF
hindrance. But the safest way
would be to kill every dog seen up
on the streets.
The life and limb of n citizen is
worth more than all the dogs i'll
the universe.