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A FORTUNATE SHOT.
How q Poor Marksman Got In One Go
One.

How q Poor Marksman Got in One Con-
One
A veteran Of the Aroostook war tells
q story of how good luck once favored
poor marksman. says the Lewiston
Me.) Journal Gov. Fairfield visited
Houlton and reviewed the troops Sta
toned there as commander in chief,
and of course it was the biggest kind
of military event The Dexter rifle
company had some crack shots In it,
and as part of the exercises in honor
of the governors coming, they were
marched out for target practice. AS
they made some excellent hits (the fig
ure Of an Indian being set up for a
mark the governor expressed his pleas
ure in their proficiency, and said loud
enough for the men to hear: Now, I
would like to see your very best marks
man try his skill" In the company
was man noted for not ever being
able to hit anything, and at once, in a
spirit Of deviltry, the cry ran along the
line repeating his name in answer to
the governors call Without finching
saluted- Where do you want me to
hit him. governors" he asked with per
feet composure. Just at the bottom
of the left ear. sir" said the chief mag
istrate, pointing at the mark IAN
right, sir" The soldier raised his gun,
shut his eyes and turned his head away
as usual, and fired The men were all
on broad grin at the great joke of the
thing, but when the bullet struck the
mark whiting off a piece of the In
dams left ear, there was shout that
could be heard all over the township
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81 take some of 'em with me" was
his grim reply.
The mob halted-wEvered. Most Of
them were spectators merely; and they
would have turned away, but again
that implacable, bowling voice arose,
with only curses for words
GO on. you sneaks! Smash inn"
Instantly dozen desperate men be-
gan fighting their way toward the door.
Dan waited inmovable-
Friends shouted: open up. for Gods
sake, Dan" Those nearest him leaped
up as if 20 ceize his hands
Back. Stand off, was his terrible
cry "or by the Twin God, I'll shoot"
His words had death in them, and the
crowd fell back and there was another
pause which was portentous-
Dan shivered with sort of awe AS
far as his eye ranged. he saw food of
human faces on which the moonlight
and the electric lights, intermingling,
fell. 1t began at his feet, this flood, it
extended into the shadow at every
point And he stood there alone
Suddenly the door behind him opened
and shut with slam His wife stood
UcSlue I'LL Will u TeEO1StH III ucI
hand.
Annie, for Gods sake" He turned
his head and his hands fell. One of the
shadowy figures near the wall sprang
toward him A shot rang and the fig
ure sprang back with scream.
Don't look at me, DAN" cried the
heroic little woman. Watch out!'
Some of the crowd cheered, others
cursed in wild uproar. This was the
unexpected again. A sort of daze fell
on them. Then they called back and
forth jests, suggestions, imprecations.
| But the nucleus Of Unsuitable spirits
did not surrender. They raised new
cry.
The back door! Bring sledges-"
| That's the talk. Roun' to the
back
Keep the sheriff where he is and
We'll be inside"
| Dan turned to his wife bitterly:
| We're beat. We can't do anything
here, and we can't get in"
| The crowd jeered. They amt
enough o yeh, Dan"
Let me stay here, Dan, while you"
| NO. l won't do it." He couldn't
tell her that it was her coming that
had broken his hold on the crowd He
turned to them again in appeal As
he spoke the crashing of the sledges
began.
For Gods sake,-am alone? Amt
they any law-abidin' citizens in this
county? Where's the mayor? Where's
all the lawyers and judges?"
The crowd. laughed.
In bed, Dan, where you ought to
be-"
''Open the door. Annie I'll face EN-
alone"
Il can't Ileft the keys inside"
What holds it? the spring catch2'
That's all"
He threw his great weight with ter.
rible force against the heavy door.
Once, twice.
Let us help, DAN" suggested the
ocular mob. But Armies steady hand
kept them back. The door gave way
They sprang through and threw il
shut; but could not hold it against the
| mob.
They were too late, anyhow. The
main corridor was filled with CROWD
of men hammering, wrenching at the
iron door that led into the corridor be
fore the cells
Dams heart swelled with grief ant
rage till he nearly choked. Had he
been alone, such was the blind rage IL
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the news all over the county and
teams are pouring in. Some o the best
men in this town are in that mob,
Dan-lawyers and"
Cant help it You stand right
here"
20, can't do that dassnt do
that"
''An right, I'll do it alone"
But, Dan, they'll"
"What?" asked Dan, coldly.
They're wild You better open the
door"
''Open nawthin'. Get out O. here,
you white-livered skunk"
The crowd turned In at the gate,
hooting like demons. and Joe filtered
along the shadow of the jail wall and
disappeared, to be seen no more that
night As those in advance came up,
they saw Dan standing in the shadow
grimly.
That you, DAMP"
"It's me. What y want?"
Want that man." burst from several
threats, Us if they already smelled OPP
position from Dan.
''Open the door, Mr.. Sheriff"
II won't do it"
Then we'll smash It down."
That's the talk. Smash 1t down."
What = think y'r doin'?' asked
Dan
We're going to hang that damn
Dimblebat, that killed Wiley"
Not tonight"
Right noe. Open that door!"
'Now just hold on half-a-second,"
said Dan. coolly.
''Smash i'm in the lip" yelled a voice
farther back in the throng, which was
packing denser each minute
Dams blood began to stir.
I'm the sheriff of this county. That
man was put into my hands for safe
keeping, and, by the Great Eternal! he's
goin' to stay there"
out against this mob"
II don't know the mans guilty"
81 do! / saw him shoot" shouted q
score of voices in reply.
Il don't care If the man had killed
ten men. it's my duty to keep the door
of this Jail shut"
You'd better open"
Again that strident, far-reaching, In
flaming voice arose:
Throw him out Of the way"
A small section of the advancing line
made a movement upon the sheriff
"Haa,-stop right there. 1 give you
notice I mean business. I'll let the
moonlight through the first man that
raises his hand Now you hear naeli'
They halted abruptly. Dan continued
This lynchin' has got to stop. in this
county, anyway. The whole state
r Is disgraced by EN- This man has go,
to be tried"
The dim moon slanted down the root
and fell upon the steady barrel of the
revolver. Dan spoke from the shadow
but those nearest caught glimpses OF
his glowing eyes
The mob numbered thousands now
wild sight-but in the soul of the
sheriff was blind, unreasoning courage
He set his teeth so tight his muscle.
quivered- He felt dimly a massive JOY
in holding that vast flood of men al
arms length alone. He represented
law and order.
Those nearest him plead:
's6tand out O. the way, Dan. Don1
be fool they'll dn ye, sureI"
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his soul, he would have emptied his re-
volver into the massed faces and then
assailed them with his bare hands.
20, If only stood on the other side
of that door, he moaned to his wife.
whose white, set face had not trace
of fear.
He took his revolver by the barrel
and flung it through the grating at the
window of the cell where the prisoner
covered.
Defend y'rself, y fool." he shouted.
but the revolver struck crosswise and
fell to the floor outside the cell. The
mob of densely-packed men turned up
on him with hell in their eyes: Kill
the damn FOOL" Dan presented his
other weapon to their eyes Keep VT
hands off us" They would have
crushed and trampled them both under
foot, only for circle of friends who
saw death in the air. and struggled to
prevent shooting.
The gate gave way, aud deafening,
reverberating shout went up. The
prisoners. whose pale faces had been
peering from the barred windows.
shrank back and shivered.
AhC oSSo1idhSS WcTc dt d IO>S. w ulCQ
Is him?" they called, as they halted be-
fore the lower row of cells Tell US,
Dan"
Dan shook his hand .'Not BY a
d-n sight"
This is the fellowr' yelled a big man
In a spotted jacket,
The occupant Of the cell gave a
scream of fear. '-Oh, no, mol Ny God,
no! amt the man! It's that next"
We'll hang every d"n man"
Next door to the left, " said a calm
voice from one of the upper cells The
man In red stockings.
"Dsfend yfself" cried Dan again.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


The December report of the state
treasurer showed that the amount of
receipts from various sources during
the month in the general revenue fund
was sos. 446 "a December, 1894. was
larger. being si1..4s9.61. The balance
on hand at the close of December,
1894, was s7O6. 1875 A. The balance now
on hand is 1851. sl7.7a The receipts in
the general revenue fund during the
month amounted to s4i. 76s- 20, of which
amount S35, ISL CO were state taxes and
s7,65I.5 IS earnings of the penitentiary.
The bonds in the permanent school
fund amount to Sc. 153, 96S s.
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Perish the Thought.

Mrs Fidgets-Oh, John, did you hear
Of the awful thing that happened to
that young man next door who prac-
tees on the flute? Well. he was crossing
the track of trolley car, aud-oh, it's
too horrible to tell the rest!
Mr.. Fidgets (excitedly) - What
Wasn't he kiIied?-PCck
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A Horrible Story.

A story comes from Horton to the
effect that three masked men went to
the home of Ed Welch, in the suburbs
of that town, the other night, called
him to the door and, after robbing.
they took him some distance and
chopped his left hand off. He was then
left and wandered around for two
hours before finding assistance. His
wife was absent. No cause could bS
given for such a proceeding.
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Cp to Date

Johnnie = Boo-hoo, boo-hoo! Nam
ma. Tommie's done robbed me of me
dollar wot grandpa gave me-
Mamma-Why, Tommie; what doyou
mean By such conduct?
Tomraie-That's all right, mamma.
lie said he wanted ter play police an I
vas de policeman.-Judga.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

People overlooked the importance Of per
manently beneficial effects and were salts
fed with transient action, but now that it
is generally known that Syrup OF Figs will
permanently cure habitual constipation,
welLinformed people will not buy other lax
atives, which act for q time, but finally in
lure the system.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

Nor AT HoNE--''Cnless he discovers
me-" she whispered, as she shrank behind
the curtains Of her window, ''he'u find me
out" With beating heart she listened,
while the hired girl went TO the door and
made the talk.-Oetroit Tribune.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
Want the Law Enforced.

A delegation of the state temperance
union recently called upon the govern
or and urged him to remove the pres
emit police commissioners at Atcbison,
Leavenworth and Kansas City, Kan.
and appoint men in their places who
would enforce the prohibitory law.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

PLEASANT, " holesome, Speedy for coughs
Pixies Toothache Drops Curein one minute.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
Interna, Revenue Collection.

Internal revenue collections for the
district of Kansas Gncluding Oklahoma
and Indian territory for December
were sls.s During the past year in
ternal revenue collections have been
about IS, 900 a month less than the year
before. The amount derived from
oleomargarine stamps is the only thing
that held up. 1t averaged 1000 a
month in the district
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
"a Long Felt WANT Supplied.

Congressman Blue has succeeded in
resurrecting in the state department
the official correspondence with Kan
sas during the governorship of Reeder,
Medary and Geary. The find supplies
a gap which the Kansas Historical So
ciety has long been trying to fill
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
Academy OF science O@cers.

At the late meeting of the Kansas
academy of science at Lawrence the
following officers were chosen: Presi-
dent, D. S. Kelly, Emporia; vice presi-
dents. S. W. Williston. Lawrence. and
D. E. Lantz, Manhattan; secretary, E.
B. Knerr, Atchison; treasurer, L E
Sayre Lawrence
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

A BRIoHf boy in q Boston school was
asked 70 name six animals Of the Arctic
zone. With the confidence of a college pro-
lessor, he promptly answered: Three po-
lar bears and three SEALS
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

SUFFERERS IRON CoCGHs, SORE THROAT,
sByoscn.s Bronchial Troehss."
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
Republican Call

Chairman Leland and Secretary Bris-
tow have issued call for a meeting of
the repu blican state central committee
in Topeka February 4, at seven o'clock
p. m. for the purpose of calling a state
convention to select six delegates and
six alternates to the national repub-
lican convention and to nominate three
candidates for presidential electors
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

The Kansas Improved Stock Breed
ers' association at its recent meeting in
Topeka elected the following officers
for the ensuing year; President, I. A
Hubbard, Of Rome; vice president. 5.
NJ. Babcock. of Nortonville; secretary
treasurer, II. A. Heath, of Topeka; ex-
ecutive committee, o. P. Updegraff, of
Topeka; E Harrington, of Baker, and
R. S Cook, of Wichita
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

DrxBY-ssWhat's In that bottle-poison p
Dooby-'I guess there must be; there isn't
any Label on itn1Roxbury Gazette.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

HIr makes no difference how hard he
may try, doant beliebe dat q red-nosei
man can look coldly Intellectual
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

Pros Cure for Consumption has saved
me many . doctors bills F. HARDY,
Hopkins Place, Baltimore, Nd, Dec. =, "a.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
Given q Chance.

j. s Elwood, the notorious swindler
of banks in western Kansas, who had
been arrested in Oklahoma, escaped
from the officers who were holding
him for a requisition from the gov
erpor of Kansas
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

BEEcHAN's PILLS for constipation loc and
re, the 0so onn aI sa q. S9uS orr sSss
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

An exchange heads . local item: srHe
pants for the bloomer grin That's what
they aro-"he panfs-"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

Tue mule is a demi,Jack, and therefore q
that is within him.-Bosson Transcript
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CoSsIoERArE.-Father- did you
permit young Mashmau to kiss you in the
parIor last nishtf' Daughter Because
was afraid he'd catch cold in the hail.
BROOKLYN Life.
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Shot Her Husband

Mrs. Harry Abelshauser, Belgian
woman. followed her husband to sa-
loon at Weir City the other night.
where he was drinking. and drawing a
pistol shot him. the ball passing
through his body, but did not kill him
She said she shot him because he did
not support her and their nine chill
dren. The husband says she did it
to get his life insurance of 50, 500.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

THERE is no courage but in innocence
no constancy but in an honest cause
Southern.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
ALYNCHING IN MOSINEE.
Copyright 1884. by Bacheiier. johnson 4 Bach
eiler.1

Copyright 1894. by Bocheiier. johnson & Bach
eller.l
[CoScLUDEn1
The roar came nearer, and the shouts
cow took shape
Bring a rope-a rope!"
We'll hang i'm right now"
That terrible voice seemed to inhame
the whole mob, as a raucous snarl OF a
tiger rouses the beasts of managerie
to primitive ferocity.
Now, Annie" said Dan, you go in
and"
But you're goin' to need me out
here. Dan. I'd rather be out here with
you"
Annie said Dan, quietly, go in
side Lock all the doors Lock this
door behind me and hide the keys I'll
stand right here alone
"An right Dan" she replied without
a quaver. But I'm afraid"
Don't open the doors for anything
or anybody till morning-not even to
me-" His voice had a peculiar inaexi-
BILE quality. II don't need any help"
She knew him in these moods ''All
right, Dan It's your duty"
After she went in and shut the door be-
hind her, Dan put his ear to the door till
he heard the bolt slide 20 with click,
and the chain rattle into place. Then
he took out his revolvers- examined
them as we'll as be could in the shadow,
and calmly waited the approaching
crowd.
Suddenly the city marshal dashed up.
Dan, they're comin'!"
Let 'em come, Joe We're here
first"
They're goin' to lynch I'm"
"Not while l stand here"
"But we can't stand out against the
whole county, Dan"
THE whole county amt here"
Eyes, they are They've telephoned
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ccidontally Killed.

At q charivari to a newly married
couple in Leavenworth the other night
Thomas Roman. 20 years old, was shot
and killed by the accidental discharge
Of gun in the hands of Henry James
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17

Minor State News
Portions of Stafford, Edwards and
Pratt counties were recently swept by
destructive prairie fires
Veterans at the Dodge City soldiers
home are not now permitted to keep
their families at the institution.
Charles s. Gleed, of Topeka, has
been appointed a regent of the state
university in place of Judge o. C
Moore, resigned
Congressman Blue has appointed
James Robinson, of Ottawa, cadet to
West Point, and Roy Campbell, Of
Hutchinson, alternate
Rose Shepherd, q colored school girl
seven years old. was run over and in
stantly killed by an Il" road electric
car at Kansas City, Kan, a few days
ago.
The state board Of irrigation has de
cided to locate the remaining sever
wells authorized by the legislature
Commissioner Tomlin will locate three
Commissioner Frost two and Commits
sioner Sutton two.
The residence of David Williams, OF
Emporia, was entered by unknown
parties the other night and fired in
three places Mr.. Williams was awak-
ened by the smoke and with the assist
ance of neighbors saved his home. This
was the third incendiary fire started in
the town in three days.
The roller Touring mills at Caney
were recently burned. Loss, ST., 600,
insurance, 5000
A conference of temperance workers
was recently held at Topeka at which
resolutions were passed indorsing the
fight on the joints at Wichita, and
| favoring similar action in other cities
of the state.
The governor recently received .
telegram from Pratt county stating
that a new disease had broken ont
among the horses and cattle of that
section, proving fatal in nearly every
ease. The matter was referred to the
live stock sanitary commission
Fire at Clay Center a few days ago
destroyed Beck & McChesney's livery
stable and some forty head of mules
and horses that had been gathered for
shipment
| Three Indians who were confined In
the federal penitentiary At Fort Leav.
enworth escaped the other day while
ut work clearing q piece of land near
the nison.
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After Ouacka

DR.. Thomas Kirkpa trick, secretary
Of the state board of health, has sent a
circular letter to the health officer Of
every county in Kansas, asking for a
list of the quacks in his community.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-20
EnrIIsh ami French, soIdIera.


DR.. Tenure in a recent article con-
tributed to a medical paper, draws &
comparison between the losses of ths
English army during the Ashantee war
some years. ago and those of the French
forces in Madagascar The mortality
among the British was, from the doc
tors showing, one man in sixty In the
Madagascar expedition, according to
the admission Of the government one
man out of every four died. DR.. Lee.
mure points out that the climate of tho
Ashantee country is every whit as
deadly as that of Madagascar, and hd
contributes the comparatively low rate
of mortality among the soldiers of tho
English expedition under Lord Chen
Sir Garnet Wolseley to the fact that
they were we'll looked after. The con!
trary was the case in Madagascar. The
truth of this last part of the doctors
observations is borne out by the facts
which are published almost daily. OF
$50 men forming the Tenth squadron
of the Chasseurs dAfrique only twenty
have arrived home safely. This is all
the more surprising, as the soldiers OF
the famous African cavalry regiment
were supposed to be Injured to a troDieal
climate.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-20

police agents. Slowly, and, as it seemed.
unwillingly, he folded the note up in q
fresh sheet of paper, and was prepar-
ing to seal it, when tap at the door
stopped him. Come in," he cried, ir-
ritably, and man in travelling cos
tune, covered with dust, entered,
quietly whispered a word or two In his
ear, and then went out, Lomaque
started at the whisper, and opening his
note again, hastily wrote under his sig!
nature; i have just heard that Dan
Vile has fastened his return to Paris,
and may be expected back tonight. v,
Having traced these lines, he closed,
sealed and directed the letter, and gave
it to Maglolre. The police agent looked
at the address as he left the room-it
was ITO Citizen Robespierre, Rue
Sainte-Honore."
Left alone again, LomaQue rOse and
walked restlessly backwards and for
wards, biting his nails.
"Danville comes back tonight" he
said to himself, "and the crisis comes
with him. Trudaine conspirator! Sis
ter Rose Gas he used to call herr con-
spirator! Bah! conspiracy can hardly
be the answer to the riddle this time.
What is?"
He took a turn or two in silence
then stopped at the open window, look
ing out on what little glimpse the street
afforded him of the sunset sky.
This time five years." he said, ''Tru.
dame was talking to me on that bench
overlooking the river; and Sister Rose
was keeping poor hatchet-faced old Lo-
maque's cup of coffee hot for him! Now,
l am officially bound to suspect them
both; perhaps to arrest them; perhaps
i wish this job had fallen into other
hands. / don't want it at any pricew (,
He returned to the writing table and
sat down to his papers with the logged
air of man determined to drive away
vexing thoughts by dint of sheer hard
work. For more than an hour he la
bored on resolutely, munching a bit OF
dry bread from time to time. Then he
paused little, and began to think
again. Gradually the summer twilight
faded, and the room grew dark.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-20
ITO BE coNrISUED.J
Want to Conrert a Town.


The good people of Wapella county
Iowa, have engaged Dwight L. Moody
and two other evangelists to convert
the inhabitants of Eddyyille to Chris
tianity. 1t is said that they do not be-
lieve in the existence of God or hell,
decline to take an oath or attend a
church service. Evangelists have in
vaded the town and labored for weeks
without gaining a single convert, but
when Robert G. Ingersoll lectures the
entire male population turns out, lay
ing aside everything else to hear the
famous speaker. City officers elect
have been known to refuse to take the
ordinary oath OF Office because it con-
tanned the sentence, 80 help me God"
At present fully two-thirds of the
business men Of the town are unbeliey-
ers. Eddyville has a population of
1900. Last summer Billy Sunday, the
evangelist, held a series of meetings
there, lasting an entire week, and he
failed to get single convert. He re-
marked that he had never before
preached in a town with so little sue
cess.
Mai. Broderick, foreman Of the Wa.
pella county grand jury, adjourned the
body recently in order that he might
hear Ingersoll lecture.-New York
World.