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his launches, with his eyes partly closed,
and occasionally yawning. He is not think
ing of chickens"
The cook was so profoundly puzzled that
she summoned her master, and | came.
The melancholy affair waslaid before me. /
looked at Ponto. Ponto was sitting there
with a studied air OF indifference. appar-
emily half asleep. / called him, ''Pontor'
He looked toward me and lifted his heavy
eyeids.
Ibid you call me master? / was only
asleep. l was dreaming was dreaming of
my ball."
OF his ball, eh? / became at once sus-
picious. This was evidently pretext. But
l said:
II think, Katherine, that you are right.
The dog could not have stolen the chicken.
II he had stolen it he would now be en-
gagged in plucking it somewhere in the gar
den.''
But, look at him, sir-iust look at him.
He has not the air OF Christian deg
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other assailant, he and the boy took to the
mountains. They feared the mob, and
sent for me to come and take them. So
10 ok them to Williamson, where they are
low in jail.'
How about the other killine?'
well, they Were mainly among men
wEohad been drinking too much and among
the negroes. One affair was over some
chickens A man by the name of Estep
cothot at an Italian because he Bothered is
chickens Estep Gos his gun and tried
10 shoot the nago, but instead shot and
killed John Roberts. This was on the
Kentucky side, and then Estep came over
on the West Virginia side to buy himself
come cartridges. Two relatives OF Roberts
heard that Estep was on the Virginia side,
ana together, with nan med Dingess,
met and riddled him with bullets. Then
they went over into Kentucky, and have
lot been arrested
The next killing was at Breeding in
the lower end OF Mingo county the night be-
fore the election. On that day Dick EvaLs
got into a row with old Jackson Vance
and his boys. There are nine of them.
Evans Killed one of the Vance boys and Shot
another in the thigh. The boy was Killed
with a Smith Y WesSon revolver, and the
fatal shot was fired at distance or over
fifty yards Evans is a farmer and man
of grit. He is now in Jail at Williamson.
How about the H unter's Camp AFFAIR."?
/ asked, having noticed an account OF the
shooting a few days before in local news
paper.
There didn't seem to be any provoca-
tior about that, so far as Know. III WIS
on Sunday, and Charley Williams Just walk
ed up TO a Kentuckian, put his winchester
to his shoulder and shot his victim ahutlen
took to the woods. He has not been seen
since
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POntO'S Crime
(Translated From the French for the San
Francisco Argonaut)

Yes, for long time reposed the most
blind confidence in him. We loved each
other dearly He was a setter, white, with
brown ears and tall His name was Ponto.
Ponto was enamored Of a certain wooden
bali about the size of a billiard ball In a
moment OF weakness l had purchased this
one day and brought it home. Ponto inn
mediateIy seized it rolled it toward me and
said: Throw that over there III the rose
bushes l VIII findit. You see il / don t.
SO said, so done The ban was thrown
and Ponto found it But he became rather
irksome with his desire to ret rieve the bah,
because his favorite remark to me became:
play ball" He had fashion of coming
into my study with brisk air. wagging
his tail, with the bail held in his mouth.
Then placing his forepaws on the table, he
would put the precious ball in the middle
OF the papers, letters and books and say:
There is my ball Now toss 1t out Of the
window and | will 20 and get it. That
VIII be very much more amusing than
wasting your time on all these stupid
papers and books" l would frequently
feicn to hurl the ball from he window, and
like a flash Ponto would disappear. \
few minutes would pass before Ponto
would reappear with the rorepaws at the
window and remark. Say, you-you man
with tile papers, / don't find anything
here Tie bah isn't in the garden. You
must have kept it" Then he would come
in at the door, go shifting under the furni-
ture and in the partly opened desk draw
ers, and then, with the air Of man who
smites his forehead and discovers some
thing, he would look iaquiringly at you
and say: II will wager that 1t is on the
table, He was right-with his intelli-
gent eye he had followed my glance.
II you attempted then to conceal the ball
there was an end to the work. He burst
into extravagant gayety, jumped after the
7bali, followed Your least movements and
would not quit you, laughing energet-
ically with his tail.
ponto made me sometimes think that he
was one of those men turned into dogs OF
whom we read in the fairy stories His
eyes were Geep, tender AMI human, and at
times seemed to say: What weuld you-I
am only q fOur-footed beast. but have a
human heart-a better enc than that Of
many men | am a beast, and l have suf
fered much. ! suffer still, because cannot
express myself in speech and tell you, in
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flood of light, it looked as if its mission Q

flood of light it looked as if its mission of
death would surely be successful.
The force of the jump was astonlsh-
Ing, and as the body OF the beast crashed
into the edge of the engine front, the
sound echoed through the silence again and
again. To jump then, was certain death,
for We were right in the center of the
trestle, and yet, as the lion made It's
leap, could almost feel its hot breath on
my throat. When the engine crashed into
the beast, or 1t era she'd into the engine,
which ever way you wish to put 1T, the
lion fell back on to the trestle writhing
as If in frightful agony, and then, for the
first time, realized that the danger was
over.
II learned afterward that the cougar,
after we had struck it. lodged in the cross
ties of the trestle 1t was found there by
the crew of engine No. 49S, who picked it
up and brought it to Skykomish There it
was skinned. The claws We're taken by
some OF the other firemen and engineers,
who had watch charms made Of them, WI hich
are very attractive and look somewhat like
the emblem worn by Knights Templars.
The beast was still alive when the men
of No. 49S discovered it, but its hind legs
were cut off, and when the men got down
The morning times., 1897-01-31
This Dog Puts Out FiIesj
He Has Saved Two Homes

The only dog in this country that makes
practice OF putting cut fires is owned
BY Mr.. II Fl Burns, OF Traverse City Mich.
The animal is a pretty cocker spaniel,
B'ry, by name, and OF only does he PUT
out fires, but he goes about it with a dis
play OF intelligence which many a human
being might envy.
Money cannot buy this little dog from
his owner. on two occasions he did the
work OF paid fire department, saving
his masters home from the result Of
disastrous blaze, ana on another occasion
he did a ike service for neighbor, whose
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thing in MS abundant good nature, wit and
grit that made us all his everlasting friends
yellow Pine graduated with honors
afuerward, studied medicine and returned
TO his native mountains to practice the
healing art. a few days go he wrote me
TO visit him. lie met me at the station.
few houses propped up against the side
Of the mountain. Sixteen miles over per
ilous cliffs and along puriing streams and
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Collections Slow.

The black-browed man struck his hands
together fiercely and cursed between his
teeth.
'''rhe world owes me living," he ex-
claimed.
The pale-whiskered man with a pocket
full of bills looked sadly at the anarchist as
he passed by.
COLLECTIONS are slow with you, too,
are they?" he asked-Cindnnati Commercial
Tribune.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
THE OPTIMISTIC ANDREW.
Mr.. Carnegie Tells How the Good
Things 4 re Evenly distributed.

Andrew Carnegie is an optinist At a
reception rendered him few evenings
since by the citizens OF Johnstowu he Sai,l-
1T is not surprising that the novice in h,l-
man affairs, looking for the first time upon
society, should conclude that il is Composed
of warning elements. That is 4 contradic-
tory view of the clements constituting So
ciety We're they warning elements and an
tagoalstic they could never compose any
thing; the tendency would be for them To
flow apart. Il is far from being true that
human society is composed of warning ele-
ments, but it is composed of elements which
are interdependent.
The prosperity of one class depends
upon the prosperity OF aH classes, as u
general rule. In the Earring panic of three
years ago the richest men in the world
were running around the streets Of New
York under white umbrellas t. shade them
from the sun, trying To borrow money
TO meet their requirements. The boot
blacks had to appeal for aid To enable
them 10 live, because their business had
been lost to such an extent This is u
true picture of human society You cannot
strike one of the elements without the
shock teing communicated to the others
which compose the community. IL the
butcher be not prosperous, the baker is
not prosperous; and If the baker be not
prosperous, the eandlestick maker is in
trouble Riches accumulated by one class
Immediately tend to flow over into other
classes SO, my feilow-citizeRs, we are
all brothers, IabOring for the common good.
and 10 one class of us but is dependent
upon general prosperity OF the whole for
his prosperity Such is human society
The morning times., 1897-01-31
HatieId-MCCOV
Not Much Killing in the
Mountains Now

ELLow PINE" we
dubbed him the first
day he made his ap-
pearance among us
lie was tall, sallow
and awkward. lie
hailed from themoun-
tains OF West Yir-
cinia, and the cogno-
men seemed particu
larly appropriate. But
the name, at first
given in deriSion. soon
became a title of re-
>pecU. yellow Zine"
grew 20 be a faycrite
with every boy atcol-
le.p Thprpwa SSotnp-
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Smith county, a section Of the State some
times called 1.-The God forsaken." Their
home was remote from railroads and
schools. In some manner "Anse," the eld-
est, got possession OF books and began
reading. He soon picked up the study of
law, reading at odd times around the farm.
At the time he applied for admission to the
bar the system of fiicensinglawy yers was lax.
He was admitted, and in a few weeks re-
moved TO Brandon, his present home. He
instantly sprang to the front Among his
first cases was criminal one, and here was
given him the opportunity to display his
oratorical ability. He won the friendship
Of Geen. Robert Lowry, then practicing law
at Brandon, an d became his partner. When
Lowry was made governor the firm was
dissolved. One by one to Brandon came
the other McLaurns and one by one they
were admitted to the bar-all except the
doctor "Anse,' the governor. has always
been the leader He is called the ''long
horse" When one of the boys spies an Of
flee that he thinksis better than the one he
has he makes his wish known TO the long
horse" who tells him whether he can have
it or not, and no one in that country has
ever heard of his denying ythingthey have
ever asked for. 1t has now come To such
q pass in that State that when McLaurin
announces his candidacy for an office all
other aspirants lay down and go home
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Desired Cigars From Cuba.
.'Have you heard from George since he
landed III Cuba?'' '"Yes, he wrote asking
me TO send him a box OF scent cigars. -
Z Exchange.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

And speaking about Judge VIII K re-
minds me of the most notorious of all
duelS that were every fought in the
South. This happened some twelve years
ago, when he was living in the swamp
at little town named Rolling Fork, the
only place in the United States that has
never vet counted Republican ballot Nc
Laurn was struggling young lawyer and
had for one of his friends the county clerk
a mai named Shelton The two had been
raised up as boys together, the farms OF
their fathers adjoining each other in
Smith county. In some manner they had
a misunderstanding about some trivial
affair and they soon became enemies. One
day during court they came to blows
Friends interferrcd and when McLaurin
reached his room he was seized with u
violent chill. He was confined to his bed
for several days. During his Illness some
one told him that Shelton was going about
the village telling that he tMcLaurin) was
not sick, but was simply pretending H.
ness To avoid a meeting with him When
McLaurin heard this he wrote Shelton u
note, asking him to call, unarmed, at his
room Shelton did SO When he entered
the room the following conversation oc-
Cured:
shelton, have you said that I was a
coward?"
Yes. I have said so. andsay it again.
'Well. you are mistaken. ! have never
said that you were coward. and d onot say
so now. ! know differently. ] have been
quite sick. and am too unweIl now to walk
about. But ! am improving rapidly, and
think that by tomorrow / will be able
II,
is. down the railroad track, don't your
Shelton said that he did.
We'll then. You meet me there at sunrise
tomorrow with d double-barreled shotgun.
We will have no seconds and no eye.wi
nesses. When we get there we can arrange
to settle this thing somehow. Will you
Gomez
At sunup the next morning the twometat
the appointed place. They agreed that they
should stand back to back walk ten PAGES
each. counting together until they reached
ten, y theme ach should wheel andfire Shell
ton attempted to take aim from his shoulder;
McLaurin fired from his side, saving the
seconds time it would take to raise his
gun to his shoulder. Shelton was killed, and
McLaurin escaped prosecution.
Physically the McLaurins are fine spcci-
mems of manhood, each measuring over six
feet in height. They laugh alike, talk alike,
read the same sort of books, drink the same
brand Of whisky, wear clothing made by
the sane tailor and OF like pattern. They
are intensely popular, and the secret of their
success can be briefly told. The cause of
one is the cause Of the other They hate an
enemy, not secretly, but show il in every
conceivable manner. They never forget a
face or a name, and a friendly act is al
ways remembered and is rewarded when
possible. More than that-no one has ever
heard of their Going anything dishonest
They are as straight as a trivet and their
political records are as pure as their lives
were simple when plowing for living
twenty years ago.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The japanese language is said 20 contain
6e,O0o words. a symbol for each being re-
quired a well-educateG Japanese is fanIil-
lar with about 10000 of these symbols.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

They have suffered hut three defeats
When Lowry was governor "Anse' wanted
TO go on the Supreme bench He failed to
get the appointment, and Lowry has been
sorry for il ever since, for MeLaurin beat
him four years ago for the Senate. Walter
McLaurin was q candidate for district at
torney before the Democratic convention at
Vickshurg in 1886 j NJ Gibson, then pro-
nounced Republican, and who was at the
time county chairman OF the Republican eX-
ccdtiye committee, secured the nomination,
and was elected Gibson is now living in
Texas, trying. perhaps To forget that sad
event. In 1898 Wallace was an applicant
for the port relationship at Bay ST. Louis.
The McLaurins sought the Endorsement OF
Senator George and of Congressman Stock
dale, OF that district. They refused. At
the same time j G. Spencer then an obscure
'piney-woods' citizen, became actively in
tereStc1 in McLaurin' $ behalf So did Mai
j Pat Henry, who lived in Col Hooker's dis
trict, Hooker having refused to have any
thing to do with 1t Congressman Money,
while living in another district, personally
called upon the President, and urged Nc
LaurinS appointment But he was de-
feated, II one will take the trouble to look
at the result OF the late elections in that
State, he will see that Money had sue
ceeded George in the Senate; thau Henry is
in Congressman Hooker's place. and that
Spencer represents the district that Stock
dale once got So 600 per year for doing,
and liked the job, TO boot In addition to
the governors using his influence in behalf
OF his brother for the wardenship of the
penitentiary The was on the board but de-
clinel 10 vote, he has appointed son-in-law
Stephens a circuit judge; has given Son
in-law Or. Berry a soft berth. and then APP
pointed Brother WIN judge OF the vicks-
burg district.
Fair play., 1897-08-14
Twelve Reasons why.

The ST Louis Republic gives a
dozen good rsasous why newspapers
should read this paper. Here they are:
l. The Republic is the greatest
newspaper published.
2. II has a cable news service over
the entire civilized world. which no
other 81 Louis paper eau secure.
3. Special correspondence in all the
large cities aud capitals Of Europe.
News Bureau in New York City
and Washington, ID. T..
5 Special correspondence in every
city aud town iu the Western United
States.
6. Member of the Associated P.ess =,
the greatest news gatherer iu the
world.
I. Publishes daily the market re.
ports of the world.
8. Issues magnificent colorcd mag
aZine cover with the Sunday paper.
9. More noted writer's aud Rrtists
contribute to The Republic than any
other paper.
10. Issues All uneGualcd four page
comic weekly with each Sunday paper
free.
IL. Publishes pages OF interest aud
value to wumank ind.
II. lts 10.cent Dress Pattern De-
psrtment is the most popular feature
ever Introduced by newspaper.
Thousands patrOnize il.
The daily and Sunday St Louis Re.
public il So a year. SO tor six months
aud $3.50 tor three months The
Twlce-a- Week Republic is 81 year
10i papers, two each week.
Fair play., 1897-08-14
The ssThread TOOth.o

"This biting of thread is the most
pernicious thing in it's effect on the
teeth that woman can do" says a
Chicago doctor. ''It is surprising
how many of them have unconsciously
fallen into the habit. II would re-
quire only an extra second 10 take
up the scissors and clip the thread
but the woman who sews lifts the
garment to her mouth aud with
those sharp teeth sewers the thread,
thereby gaining fraction of a min
ute, perhaps, but at the same time
literally saving the enamel of her
teeth. Gnawing thread once or twice
day can not possibly be harmful +,
you argue. Probably not. But when
you bite it a score or more times a
day, aud repeat that every day in the
year, the effect is bound to be seen ut
last in what call The thread tooth ,
"f it was Oniy the silk aud fine
cotton that women bite 1t wouldn't
be so bad. But You don't stop at
anything. Why, the other day l was
iu house where u woman was sew
in. buttons OH a child's shoe. The
thread she was using was little less
than n rope in thickness, but she bit
it of just the same. Before | went
away she said she would be around
to ace me professionally in few dsy-,
as her teeth had been troubling her,
| asked her which one needed being
attended TO. She pointed out the one
that seryed as scissors, of course. |
cau't tell woman's age by looking a,
her teeth, but ! do know whether she
does much sewing or not"
Fair play., 1897-08-14
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

The tax-payers Of ste t;encvieve County are
hereby h"tiile! that 1 viii; meet them for the
purpose Of col Getting and receiving their taN rs
for the year lS'i, at the ing times and
places. VIZ
jackson Township-COncnrd. at POsfon 3
farm, september lst kinsey, CarrOn's store.
September 2n'l I.awr encstOn, L"i,a's store,
September 3r'f: EloomsIalc, Dr. Estes store,
September 4ih.
Union Township-Turlev' Mil. September
9TH: Alfred Y boss farm, September 7th and
oth; Able .. Babb', farm. September 9ih.
sal ne Tow nsl,ip-Coffnan, New = store.
September 18th; Avon, John Bny,Ps store, sep
trmber 18th and ID h; Clam. Louis Obuchon' .
farm. September Eth.
Bcauvais NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Staab' store
September 18Th. ST. Mary's. September 10Th.
2lst ani 2lnd.
Ste.Gcnevieve Township " cingarten. Braun's 8
store. September 10Th. Ste. Gencvieve, Court
House, september 23rd, .tth. &c.
SPECIAL NOTICE!
The attention OF tax payers IL respectfully
called {" Sections 7sact and 1878 Of the Revenue
Law. Sections 76O3 provides that the tax pay
efs OF each Township in the County shall meet
the Collector at the times and places appointed
and pay such taxes as may be due against them.
Section 160s provides that the Collector shall
have power 10 SEIZE and sell the gon,ls and chat
tels OF persons liable for taxes, ami no property
shall Ike exeEipt from such seizure and safe,
and the Collector shall not receive credit for
delinquent taxes until he shall have made afIl-
davit that he has been unable to find personal
property out of which to make the same.
FRANK J. HUCK,
Collector.
Fair play., 1897-08-14

Office lla> fully proven a number
Of its charges Of fraud against
Wedderburn & Co, any one OF
which would furnish ample
ground for their disbarment from
practice before that office, and
lawyers who have attended the
hearings are unanimously of the
opinion that the firm will he dis
barred. The nature of their de
fense has made it clear that they
are relying upon the skill and
shrewdneSs of their lawyers,
rather than upon disproving the
charges of fraud against them, in
their scant hope of wriggling out
of their bad scrape. If they are
disbarred, their paper, the Ma.
tional Recorder will be shut out
of the mails"
Fair play., 1897-08-14
NOW TO END OUT.

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urine aud let II stand twenty tour
; hours q sediment or settling indi.
Gates al unhealthy condition of the
kidneys. When urine stains linen il
is evidence Of kidney trouble. Too
frequent desire TO urinate or pain in
the back, is also convincing proof
that the kidneys aud bladder are out
OF order.
what To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge e
go often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-lt""t, the great kidney
remedy fu!fils every wish in relieving
pain ~ the back, kidneys, liver,
bladder aud every part Of the urinary
passages. II correc,s inability TO hold
urine and scalding pain in passing il,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and OvercOmes that un.
pleasant necessity of being com
PEELED 10 get up many time during
the night 10 urimaie. The mild and
extraordinary effect of Swamp Root
is soon realized. II stands the high.
est for its wonderful cures of the
mOst distressing cases. II you need
a medicine you should have the best.
Sold by druggists, price fifty cents
and one dollar. You may have a
sample bottle and pamphlet both sent
tree hy mail. Mention The FAIR
PLAY aud send your address TO Dr.
kilmer & Co., Binghampt0n, N. Y.
The prOprietOrs of this paper KuaraD.
tee genuineness of this offer.
Fair play., 1897-08-14

How Dishes Got Their Nam es.
The sandwich is called for the Ear
Of Sandwich.
Mulligatawny is from the East
India word, meaning pepper water
Waffle is from wafel, word OF
Teutonic origin, meaning honey comb
Hominy is from ouhumines, the
North aAmeriCau Indian word for
parchcd corn.
Gooseberry is a corruption OF
gooseberry fuel, miIled or pressed
gooseberries.
FCrcemeat is a corruption of force.
meat, from the French farce, stuffing
i. O., meat for stufiing.
Blauc-mauge means literally white
food, hence chocolate blanc. .maUge is
something Of misnomer.
Succotash is q dish borrowed from
the Narraganse,t ludians aud called
by them m'sick- k-quatash.
Charlotte is n corruption OF the old
English word charlyt, which means a
dish of custard, aud charlotte russo
is Russian charlotte.
GumbO Is simply Okra soup, gumbo
being the name 10y which Okra is often
known in the South. Chicken gumbo
is soHp of okrs aud chicken.
MacarOni Is taken from a Greek de-
rivation, which means "the blessed
Dead" an sllusion TO the ancient Gus
tom OF eating it a, fessts for the dead
-Ex