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Francisco. After a stay of a week or
so in the Eldoradoan metropolis, he
will retrace his steps to the Empire
city.
Isn't that quite a tramp for a man
Of your age?" l asked.
We'll, yes" he responded, but
haven't the slightest doubt of my abil-
ity TO accomplish the task and be ben
Gifted by IT. ] intend to walk 80 miles
a day on an average, except Sundays
and Mondays. / shall rest each Sab
bath. and on Mondays / intend to walk
80 miles. l shall lecture on the bene-
fits Of my physical culture and es-
pecially on the benefits of walking
wherever practicable. The people need
10 be awakened to a realizing sense Of
the Importance of using their legs
more than they do. l don't want to be
egotistic. but l do think l am a living
illustration of the benefits of living
temperate life and taking good brisk
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served with the iced Cup.ds- what an
anomaly. by the way. 10 think of "a Gu
pid that Is cold Perhaps there may
bee "A sugEsstiNoness about il which the
girls viii avail themselves of when
they fail ID make tho desired impress
sion upon an unwilling swain
Old fashioned notices and Nalrn-
tines of various descriptions VIII Doe
presented by the maiion- 10 the men
not the gorgeous paper yalDutlu. with
its impossible flowers and cheap lace,
for this has had its day. The love tok-
en- of this last leap year ~ the century
is a dainty card tas-cfully decorated.
or a box of bon bOns or flowers.
Florists and cOnfectIOuers have put
their prices up hiEl, but they know
that they viii reap a rich harvest all
the same-for what signifies "A shokol
or two when "A man or a new woman
Is in love?
\ private view Of the treasures 81 n
leading noris. revealed boxes i'm heart
shape, made OF the richest brocadr.
They are lined with silver foil 90 ao-
cpmmOdatc the bunch of plu-l,s
which. being removed. gives place %
the fair ones jewels possibly her en-
Eagcment ring when in is temporarily
removed from her finger
The confertiouer shows you NINA
ture cabinets with real locks and draw
ers, containing anywhere from five o.
20 pounds Of candy. They are cover
ed with brocade and lined with plush.
and when the waNyd paper Is removed,
after the sweets have been dcVourcd,
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the papers contained telegraphic ac-
counts Of his progress. and there was
wild excitement in all the towns and
cities he passed through. 1t was this
which caused Daniel O'Leary of Chi
cago to become a professional walker
O'Leary was the greatest six-day pc
destrian that ever lived. After he had
beaten all competitors in this country
he went to England, where he was es-
pecially successful 1t was to defeat
him that Sir John Ashley invented the
go please" style. A better
name for ii would be the go-as-you-
can style. 1t was style. 1t was the
rage in this country and in England
for several years. Charley Rowell
gained fame and money as its best
exponent.
By the way, O'Leary once told me
that despite the fact that the English
were such great walkers, none of their
Crispins knew how to make a first
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they are Transformed irta Jewel cases
-uureeassarily large. perhaps. hut f.r
that very reason TOO hslas tH %" easily
removed
Another box is mad. fu Oh. shape a.
O. Hsgr DC lis with hear. -'H. #Hw-
p4rrm-rts IL dainty. painted .Htua.
Euaueled watches with gsr.is orr
f.waisd hearts linked '.- -H.r Hu rhr
outer case are among r#. E.H .r $3.50
presents FOR t.uS- % whom .g. 10 prices
arr. hIt tr.1ss.
FIt lGe lss costly card Hr Box val
.rflua is the one that l..- ... u"-t
neral and therefor t.r m.e- deadly
work The best cards -ra fu. Iw- Hr..t
ones some of them a~. "a. uEa~- with
series 81 sentimental verses ir place
.F rH- months The rr.-.- vary q. -
r.. cents o. as many dollars a- rr
f.w.E- iS worth
TIA. floral decoration .- Eulgsi %
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as open as the day. and they went off
like hot cakes at s. and $40 apiece
More than 5000 OF them were sold. The
crowd went by the cars to the fighting
ground, and as l said before IL was the
SWEETEST lot / ever saw at hight.
There were merchants and bankers
and lawyers and business men of all
kinds there. The gang" was there.
too. and the way IL went through the
crowd was a shame. They stole
watches. pocketbooks, diamond pins,
and things like that by the handful.
By and by. while waiting for the big
guns, IL was proposed to have Patsy
Sheppard and Mickey Coburn fight for
a purse made up on the ground. When
they went into the ring I'll bet there
were over 500 empty pOcketbooks
thrown in at them by the gang. They
fought for nearly an hour. and in that
time pretty much every respectable
man in the crowd had had his pocket
picked. Some of the gang became so
bold that they worked openly. You
never saw such a disguised lot of men
in your life as were the business men
who went to that fight
But how did the big fight come
Off"
1T didn't come off at ALL" responded
Mr.. Aaron you see Coburn wasn't
fit TO fight. and as he was walking to
the ring a United States treasury de-
teCtive named Woods arrested him.
McCOol got in the ring and made a
speech and claimed the championship;
then there was a lot Of growing and
grumbling. At last il began to rain a
bit. and the crowd made for the cars.
We all got back to Cincinnati about
dusk. but I'll bet there's many a re-
spectacle old merchant there to-day
who gets hot in the collar when he
thinks of how his leather was pinched
at the Coburn- McCOol fight that didn't
come OFF" Then Barney burst into a
loud laugh.
What is so funny about the recol-
lection?" I asked.
II was thinking" he replied. "of how
Mickey Coburn looked when he went
to put on his coat after the fight Its
arms and pockets were stuffed full Of
pocketbooks. and there wasn't a bloom
ing cent in one of them"
And those were the palmy days Of
the ring"
]. Il. (Macon) Mccormick
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HERD OF IRISH BULLS.
some Mixed Metaphors Credited to Sons
Of the Emerald Isle.
From Household Words.

From Household Words.
a collection OF Irish bulls was pub
lished recently by a contemporary.
Here are some OF them. A certain pol
itlcan. lately condemning the govern
ment for its recent policy concerning
the income tax, is reported u have
said They'll keep cutting the wool
off the sheep that Lays the golden egg
until they pump IL dry" The Elori-
Gus work will never be accomplis shed
until the good ship Temperance shall
sail from one end ~ the land To- tho
other. and with a cry Of Victory ~
each step she takes shall plant ler
banner in every city. town and village
in the United Kingdom" An Irish
man. in the midst Of "A tirade against
landlords and capitalists. declared that
Ii these men were landed on an uuiu-
habited island ;hey wouldn't be- there
half an hour before they would have
their hands IN the pockets ~ the
naked savage only "a few weeks
ago a lertuI at "A big meeting gave
utterance % the following. An along
the untr0dden paths of the future N-
can see the footprints n an unseen
hand " An orator az one Of the uni
vrrSity unions bore off the palm 90
merit when De- declared THAI "ths Brit
iSh lion. whether 10 b. roaming the a.--
trts 90 India pr climbing the forest ~
Canada, will not draw in lis horns g-
retire .L,J its smell"
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suit the degree of passion which the
particular swain happens % feel Pan
sites and forget me-uots are the usual
flowers. but roses and carnations are
also seen.
Hand-p1inted celluloid IS a novelty
in valentine goods and Is made UP In
a variety Of tasteful designs
Funny valentines with funny mot
coarse jokes are numerous for the
amusement Of boys and girls.
Emblomatic devices such as a heart
pierced 10y needle with the inscrip-
tion. II have my eye on you are
among the novelties
But the plans for dances and dinner
parties arc the most interesting as well
as the most unique. and the girls are
going 70 make the most Of this. their
last opportunity. For she who Is any
approach L. an old maid now will be
hopeless case eight years hence.
At a leap year german given Feb. Is.
the favors for the closing figure are
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GIQdnesS Comes

NhIith a better understanding of the
w tran ,icnt nature of the many phys
zeal ills which vanish before proper cf-
fort gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
tn knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due 10 any actual dis
ease. but simply 10 a con>tipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Nyrupof Figs, prompt
" removes. That is why II is the only
remedy with millions Of families. and is
everywhere esteemed 50 highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that 1t is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs ON which il acts. Its therefore
all important. i'm order 20 get its bene-
fetal effects, TO note when you pur-
chase, that YOU have the genuine article,
which i manufactured 10y the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold 10y all rep
utablc druggists
II n the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system il regular. then laNa-
tives or other remedies are not needed.
J afflicted with any actual disease, one
NAV be commended 10 the most -t,lllful
physicians. but If in need of 4 laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the wcll-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
usedand gives most general satisfaction.
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WHEN GIRLS PROPOSE
ST. Valentines Day TO Be Celebrated
as If it Were the Last
HEARTS AND ICED CUPlDS
New Women Who Are PracticinR
Popping the Ouestion"-The
Penalty of Masculine
Coquetry.
Copyright 1896. by Bachelor Johnson

Copyright. 1896. by Bachelor. Johnson
n BachcllcrD
ST Valentines day will be observed
this year as never before. y comhiua-
tion of leap year. cupid and new wp-
man could not be resisted. and the
girls are arranging parties for ST Val
en,ine's eve. which viii clearly demon
strate the superiority Of woman's eN-
eCUtiVc ability.
The general programme Of one OF
these parties is as follows:
ON ST Valentines eve the girls will
call, in carriages, for their adur'd ones.
going in couples that Mrs. Gruudy
may not Ice shocked. The gentlemen
Will be assisted from the carrial.~ by
the ladies'. will Ice presented ly them
70 the host Cfor a brother of the host
ess has agreed 10 welcome the guests.
and viii receive all the attention NTH
erto given To the fair sex.
The girls understand fully she i'm
purtance Of details. and therefore a."
house will be arranged beforehand
with coy little hooks behind towering
palms and i'm the deep rec,ssrS Of win
dows. On that evening the girls intend
to show the boys the perfected 40 oi
making love, and you may pee sure
that all will be carefully considered.
y lover should not be awkv ard. even
I'm the most momentous period of his.
j mean her life.
For time there will be dancing. the
girls choosing their partners and lead
ing them through the figures Of IN"
dance This particularly plcascS tn"
girls. who are going u get even with
some of the boys-the poor dancers. OF
course Between dances. the girls will
be given opportunities t. whisper gem
tie u1thiuus 10 their blushing SWANS,
and no man shall escape.
Exactly at Il the music will cease
and each maiden will escort her below
ed 10 the dining room, where the sup
per viii Doe laid on heart shaped tables,
so arranged that they form an inn
mense heart. There will bo l. tables.
and couple viii sit al each table.
Forget-mc-nO and panSies VIII bc
the floral decorations. and the candies
will be heart shaped, served In glass
dishes of the same shape. In fact. cv-
erything about the supper will suggest
Cupid as much as possible.
Little heart shaped cakes will be
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WESTON WILL WALK
Almost a Septuagenarian, Yet he Will
Tramp From New York to Frisco.
SORT OF SHOE TO WALK IN
Another Story by Barney Aaron
How McCool and COburn Didn't
light. and How the Old-Time
"Gang" Robbed People.

Copyright 1896. by Bachelor. johnson &
Bacheller)
Nearly 10000 people patronlzed the
recent bicycle show at Madison Square
Garden in New York The bicycle
craze" is evidently but yet in its in
fancy. The steel steed is won lerfully
popular, SO much so that il BIDS fair
ere long to outnumber. a hun 1red TO
one, all other forms of wheeled vehicle.
one of the dangers of its adoption is
the back cap it is giving pedestrian
ism. | thought Of this the other week
when / read of the death Of that Won
derful Indian runner, "Deertoot, who
80 years ago, with Jackson, the Amer
lean Deer" The North Star" and
other fancifully named pedestrians.
startled the civilized world with their
remarkable feats. Deerfoot died at the
age of 6S, almost the three score and
ten" of the Psalmist. and almost up 70
the day of his death he enjoyed hale
and vigorous health.
There is no athletic exercise more
conducive to good health and longev-
fly than pedeStrianism and there is no
form of exercise that can be so readily
and generally practiced. A great fault
of Americans, especially city bred
Americans, is that they don't walk
enough. The horse and the trolley car
nave maze flulnB SO cheap, anu De-
sides time seems to be such an OBJ
ject with us, even If we have all day
to so a half mile, that not one man in
ten will walk if he can help it. This is
a great mistake. If business men would
make a practice of walking to and
from their houses TO their shops or
Offices, except in bad weather, they
would soon be vastly benefited in
mind as we'll as in body.
One of the greatest OF living long
distance pedestrians is Weston" He
IS Go years old; he has silver gray
hair and mustache, and still he is as
hale and hearty as a buck. l met him
the other night and had a very inter-
esting chat with him about "a little
walk" he proposes to take this spring
Some time in April. as soon as the
roads become fit, he intends starting
from New York and walking to San
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llfN Q h''Ai'' . 'lii'h Wv
% Dee darts ~ solid silver made into
pins.
The table decorations FOR coming
valentine dinner consists of heart
shaped mounds of pink rose buds for
each cover with a center piece Of Ia
France roses over which hovcrs a Gu
pid win a bow mad" Of violcts and
arrow with rose buds for feathers.
This is not 81 pretty. however. as the
arrangement Of a number Of small
heart shaped tables into one immense.
hollow heart. such as is planned for
that Valentines eve party mentioned
above. IL Is suggestive OF Valentine
srCiusion 10 have a separate tabl" for
each couple and Yet they are really
close enough To admit Of the jolliest
kind 90 general conversation.
After this unique supper music will
prevail for a time. but the dancers will
be few. Those girls have put their
heads together. and are practiCing
popping the question" II they all
stick 10 the plans laid down, a peep
behind corners i'm those parlprs would
interest the onlOoker. And the boys
well. they're not practicing. and II the
wrong girl proposes and IL rejected. a
handsome gift must he sent next day
10 console her for her disappointment.
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walks every day. 7 walk on an aver
aca Il or - miles every day Of my
life. and I walk because Of the pleas
ur, the exercise affords me. / am a
thoroughbred American. and by n
means tinctured with undue love Of
anything Anghcan; In, / must say
that I greatly admire the habit En-
gl.sh ladies' and gentlemen Caye Of
taking a constitutional walk OF sew
e~al miles every day. / only wish my
c.ur--ywen and count ryw'men would
81Hps Il. II would he a grand th.1s
Tor heir health and their -empsrs, If
they did"
over 20 years ago Weston created a
fur-r- % this country ly walking from
Portland. Nr-. O. 'Ei.FE. Every day
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JOE JEFFERSON Al THE SOUTH

]. b. (Macon) Mccormick.
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class walking shoe. Said he, "A prop
erly made walking shoe should be of
soft. plable calfskin leather, but it
should have a medium heavy sole and
a broad, fiat heel 1t should lace up in
front, and il should fit snugly around
the ankle, instep and heel. 1t should
have room enough in front Of the toes
to spread a little in action, but ii
should not he loose enough to feel un-
pleasant. With such a shoe, properly
fitted, one may walk all day and not
know that he has a foot"
In a few months winter will be past,
and in mid-spring in the country will
be delightful. Especially in May.
With a pair of shoes such as have been
described. let one draw on a pair Of
light, real wool stockings. first turning
them inside out and rubbing them
with white CASTLE soap. After your
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-01-09
s.,r..k... Bee. Sugar Bounty.

The Nebraska beet sugar makers are
having trouble In securing bounty
money claimed by them under re-
cent act Of the legislature. December
10 Auditor Moore drew warrants ior
the amount due the OXnards on the
showing made by them. treasurer
Barley questions the legality OF the
warrants, as no specific appropriation
for this purpose had been made by the
legislature. The signature OF the STATE
treasurer to warrants is in the nature
OF attestation of the fact that the war
rants have been drawn by the state
auditor and presented to him. Ihe
total amount drawn Is over S4o,ooo.
The sugar bounty bill was passed
March 20, 1895. 1t was vetoed by
Governor Holcomb in special mes
sage, and passed over his veto immed.
lately thereafter In the house by vote
of Us to %. and In the senate by
vote of % to 3. Owing to the chicory
provision In the bill quite number OF
independents voted for 1t. 1t provides
for a bounty of five-eighths OF cent
per pound upon all beet sugar manu-
factured In the state. and similar
bounty for the marufacture OF chicory
Three-eighths of cent is added to TINS
bounty for sugar manufactured IN
factories established subsequent to the
passage of the act. The treasurer holds
he cannot pay the warrants out OF ihe
general fund, and the legislature falleu
to make special appropriation Tor
sugar bounties.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-01-09
sETrLH IT RIGHT.

uowsver the battle Is ended,
ATThovgh proudiy the victor comes
Wits ThoqEIt qaEniteripr fags and prancing nass
And echoing roll OF drum,st, dr,to
still truth proclaims its hotto
in letters OF living lignt,,
M question Is ever settleu
Until It is settled right.
rhouub the heel of the strong oppressos
Wax grind tie weak In the dust, ,,m
nd ybe voices of fame with one hee'a'A~
May call him great and JUST;
I,et those who applaud take warh'nS'
And Keen this motto In sight
No question Is ever settled
Until 1t Is settled right.
lot those who have failed take couraGe'
Tho 'the enemy seemed to nave VOL, In ths
Tho his ranks are strong, II no 10 :" s"'
The battle is not yet done;
For sure as the morning follows
T'be darkest hour OF the nlgnL
M uuestlop Is ever settled
Until il Is settled right.
q. men bowed down with labor,
O women young yet old, n,,o.t
n hearts opDressed In tho toilers pEe1ss
And crushed by the power oL Roio'
Against triumphant miEnt-
No question Is ever settleu
Until 1t Is settled rignt. ,,,,o,,ar Wilcox.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-01-09
WASHERS IN NEW. YORK.
vom.n q, the East About to fnsusu-
rate n Crusade Against Them.

vvomen Of the East About to Insugu-
rate IA Crusade Against Them.
That peculiarly despicable creature
the New York masher. Is destineo !"
have a decidedly and deservediy uh-
pleasant time II movement now pe'hs
discussed In the eastern metropolis ID
carried forward as at present ihtehueu'
crusade against men who make in-
suIting advances to women VINO appe"
In the streets without escorts ID sooh
to be begun. This fight will be under
taken by women. They propose 70 CON,
bat what they consider a greater e'h
than the soliciting Of men by women
my heart fairly burned with indig-
nation when heard OF the proposea
plan Of the City Vigilance league to en-
courage unfortunate women to make
advances and then to cause their nr-
rest" said a prominent woman physi-
clan, "and at the same time pass uh-
noticed the dozens-yes, scores-oi men,
who insult women openly. Are women
the sisters, wives and mothers OF
New York's best citizens-to be lett uh-
protected, while the men are hedged
around and protected from the advances
of designing women? 1t seems to me
that 1t is pretty weak-kneed man VINO
cannot take care of himself. Women,
not men. need protection. AS the po-
lice and the men seem to care 50 iittie
about making any organized effort 10
rid the streets OF these wolves VINO go
about In sleeps clothing" said the doc
tor, I'VE women propose to take the
matter In hand. l cannot give any
names at present, but within a short
time there will be an organization OF
women who will take the matter up
for their own protection"
"How do you propose to go about this
work."
I'VE will employ some strong nerved
women and send them out In various
thoroughfares, followed by detective
or policeman In plain clothes. The first
man who speaks to them, the police
man will arrest. They would not have
to 60 very far. No. indeed, and tell
you that few expeditions Of that sort
would lead to the arrest Of men In the
best social and financial circles. 1t
would be revelation to New Workers.
to know who these insulters are"
When Captain Pickett OF the West
Thirtieth street station was spoken to
in regard to the proposed crusade. he
said:
There is nothing that would give me
more pleasure that to see such thing
undertaken. There is one great him
drance to our work in that line at the
present time. This is the dread women
have of appearing in a police station.
or, worse still. in police court, as COM
plainants. Under such a plan as is pro-
posed. however. the complaint will be
made, and few of those loafers will
be run down. The police would like
to have hand in such crusade"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-01-09
A Toba acco-ChewInr Dog,

A dog that chews tobacco and likes 1t
is owned by Philadelphia butcher. 1t
has been chewing for about three years,
since it was a puppy, and is now so
addicted to the habit that it can't get
along without daily dose of the weed.
Its owner started it in the habit by CIV
ing it chunks Of tobacco when it was a
puppy, and the animal at once took to
it. 1t will chew only plug tobacco, and
will not touch fine cut. 1t holds the to-
bacco between its forepaws and sucks
all the juice out of it. The animal is
really more of a good example than a
lamentable instance of depravity, for it
does not spit on the floor or elsewhere,