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OLDEST OF MARRIAGES.

William Buchels. Of Eldred, Pa, has
scored the shortest Of counting records.
At Machias, N. Y, one day last week,
Mr.. BUCKLES raj married to Miss Hattie
Clough. 1t was a case of marriage at
sight and cine about in a very unusual
manner, says the Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Miss Clough was a friendless young
woman. whose circumstances compelled
her to become a charge upon the poor
district in which she lived. She was
taken to the county %almshouse, at Ma
chias, where her thrifty ways and ex-
cellent knowledge Of the culinary art
gave her a prominent place in the aims
house family. One day last week Will
lam BUCKLES called It the almshouse,
stating that he would like to obtain, II
possible, a housekeeper from among the
women inmates. He looked over a group
of women, and his fancy settled on Miss
Clough.
Mr.. BUCKLES surprised the young wo-
man by asking her to marry him. She
consented, however, and in the parlor of
the institution, a half hour later, the
pair were married by Rev. F. P. Sim
mons, and at once left for home.
1t is reported that the remarkable sue
cess Of Mr.. BUCKLES in securing a wife
at the Machias almshouse has given that
institution a wonderful boom in the
matrimonial line. The other day two
other men called there and inquired as
to their chances OF getting good wives.
, 1897-04-24

The through car service to Denver,
Kansas City, Omaha, Chicago, st. Louis
and other eastern cities, via the UNION
PACIFIC and connections, is u~nexcelled
by any other line.
The equipment consists, Of Pullman
and Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars, Din
ing Cars, Buffet, Library and Smoking
Cars.
For tickets. time tables and other in
formation call on
G. CLARK, Agent.
, 1897-04-24
STORIES.
Defy the Regulation Way Of Tying the
Nuptial Knot.

| hate the little love god
With a hatred fierce and strong,
He did me by his mischief
Such a deep and dreadful wrong:
He caught mi with the beauty
or a girl with eyes like stars
But, oh, gee whiz! her parents
Live two miles beyond the cars!
Cleveland Plaindealer.
, 1897-04-24

The Honorable C. T. Jones, late OF
Kansas, gives the following interesting
bit Of plains history: II saw in 1886
that the buffalo were being exterminat-
ed. 1 was not hunting them, but l re-
solved to atone for some Of my past
cussedness by saving as many as I
could. I went on my first expedition
that year. l had a complete camping
outfit and carried a large supply Of con
densed milk for the calves. l made a
drive of 200 miles and struck the head
waters OF the North Canadian river, in
No Mans Land. There we're probably
1900 buffalo In that locality that year.
l saw 600 in one herd. 1t was impossi-
BILE to get anything except calves. Of
which 1 roped IA. Only four were saw
ed, all those over six months old dying
quickly. There Is a strange thing about
buRalo-they get so mad in captivity
that they can actually will themselves
to die, and fall over rigid as a door nail.
THE next year l set out in the spring
for the South Canadian river in Texas,
and got on the trail Of buffalo near Tus-
cosa, which is where the Forth Worth
and Denver City railway now crosses the
South Canadian river. I saw about a
thousand BUFFALO, got 16 calves. and
saved eight. 1 found that I had made a
mistake in not taking mich cows with
me. On my third trip in 1888 I had a
herd Of 80 domestic cows. They were
being rapidly killed by the hide hunters.
I roamed over the same territory that
had explored On my second trip. I had
good luck and caught 81 calves, savins
80. I staked out two of them on the
prairie oue dark night, and had the mis-
fortune to have them devoured by
wolves.
my last trip was In 1883. I started
in March and did not get home until
July. The buffalo had gone far down
on the staked Plains. It was y hot
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, 1897-04-24
SHE WOULD AND SHE WOULDN'T

SHE WOULD AND SHE WOULDN'T.
Michael L. Cole and Miss Katie c.
Kane, an clipping couple from Jefferson
county, KY, arrived in Jacksonville,
Ind, one night recently. sought the SER
vices of Magistrate Hause, and arrang-
ed the details OF their proposed mar
riage. Cole handed the squire So TO pay
the license. Suddenly Miss Katie gave
out the Information that she did not in
tend to be married. This announcement
was a great surprise to Cole, who nat
urally had the utmost confidence in the
girl. Finally she was persuaded to
change. A matrimonial runner was
about to start to the clerks office for
the license. when the girl again chang
ed her mind.
The magistrate and Cole insisted that
she follow out her Intentions, but she
was stoical and would not move. The
fee Of 50 was handed back to Cole. This
seemed too much for Miss Katie, and
she decided to consent to become a
bride. Cole was more than pleased at
this information. The runner was or
dered to go for the papers. He no soon
er reached the door than the girl again
refused. At this juncture the situation
was too much for Cole. He gave out
the statement that If he eve got out OF
J~effersonville he would never return.
The couple left for Louisville, the girl
trying to explain to Cole hat she
thought it was better to postpone the
wedding until another time.
, 1897-04-24

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buffalo outside the Yellowstone park.
Only three got away from us. They
were killed the following winter. l have
heard about a small band in Lost park
not far from Denver, but they form the
subject OF another story which l may
tell at some future time"
A Mar of Nerve: Sheriff Benton of
Ouray county anne to Colorado in the
early days when the bad man was
around in all his glory. 1t was neces-
sary to be a good shot in order to be
considered a typical bad man and peace
officers had to be as expert and as cool
in the presence OF danger as were the
bad men. Benton had beer accustom-
ed to the use Of weapons from boyhood
and he possessed withal u wonderful
nerve and a clear head in times Of great
excitement. During his eventful career
he has had 81 shots fired at him at very
close range by tough citizens, and he
was never scratched by a bullet.
After prospecting about the gold dig
gings in the early days with Indifferent
success. Benton came down of the
mountains in 1863 to enlist in the regi-
ment organizing in the territory to pro-
tect the settlements along the noun
tains from the incursions of bands OF
Indians. The difficulty seemed to be to
get men to enlist, and Benton was plac-
ed in charge Of the recruiting station.
A.rming six men with - rifles, Benton
an able-bodied man he would order him
to fall in line and take a gun. When
six recruits were thus pressed into SER
vice Benton would march his men back
to the recruiting station, get six more
guns and go forth again for more men.
He had no difficulty in filling his ranks,
for his method Of persuasion was con-
vincing.
When the Union Pacific was building
west The towns springing up along the
route became headquarters for tough
citizens who carried things with a high
hand. Benton was regularly employed
to serve as deputy United States mar
shall at all such places. going from one
bad town to another until he had either
killed off or run out OF the country all
disturbing elements. At Kit Carson he
discovered that the leader OF trouble
was the county judge, and Benton had
him in Jail in u very short time. Then
he found that the justice of the peace
a another disturbing element, and he
went n morning early to the home Of
that officer to gather him in. The Justice
Of the peace was at breakfast when Ben
ton called and announced his errand,
but the marshal permitted his prisoner
to finish his meal. After the man had
finished he arose and went toward the
washstand, where his revolver lay.
IF you want that revolver to go
along" said Benton, Il will carry it for
you" The justice decided that he did
lot care for the weapon. for he knew
that Benton was a dead shot. Benton
followed the railroad westward into
Utah, having no end Of encounters with
desperadoes, but he always maintained
his prestige. Once he stood at bay q
mob Of 200 angry men who wanted to
lynch a prisoner under his charge. A
wagon master of an overland freighting
| train had fallen into n dian,ta with a
, 1897-04-24

wearisome journey over the sand hills.
l had kodaks and got many fine pictures.
There was a mere handful OF buffalo.
Only seven calves could be found. These
were captured and saved. l determined
to secure as many Of the old ones as
possible. They were ranging on a tract
Of land about 100 miles square. We ap-
preached them gradually and got them
accustomed to seeing US. They were
never given an opportur ity to lie down
IL 1t could be prevented. We had 16
good horses, and the herd was followed
night and day for AZ days. They finally
became SO tame that we could ride along
side OF them. l sent to my ranch in
Kansas and got my tame herd to toll
the wild ones off the range, but it was
useless. They had a strange instinct
OF locality. No sooner would We get
them off the range than they would
wheel and rush back like the wind. They
would have blindly trampled us down
had we stood in their way.
FINALLY, in despair, we lassoed 22
cows, hObbled them and started home,
but it was simply time lost, as all Of
them went mad and died. 1t was during
this trip that l employed Lee Howard,
the famous robing expert. l came across
him late n afternoon, far out on a
prairie. | first thought he was an In
dian. He was also catching calves. l
gave hin $500 for the season. While
we were talking u cow and a calf came
trotting by. Away went Howard at
breakneck speed. His horse was al
ready tired and 500 gave out. How
ard pulled off the saddle and rode bare
back. He caught the calf and dismount-
ed to tie 1t. His horse, while nibbling
grass, was bitten by a rattlesnake and
dice almost before we knew what was
the matter with it. That one calf
brought me $500. and is now in the Gold
en- Gate park in San Francisco. l am
confident that those were the last range
buffalo outside the Yellowstone park.
Only three got away from us. They
were killed the following winter. l have
heard about a small band in Lost park
not far from Denver, but they form the
subject OF another story which l may
tell at some future time"
, 1897-04-24

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The times., 1897-04-11

claim and get possession OF the fortune
awaiting him. and he, particularly un-
prosperous peanut peddleT, who never had
more than enough to repl-9ish day by day
his stock OF COOLERS, was quite helpless
in the case. He went to his friends and
told his story and asked their help, and
they laughed at him. The thing was alb
surd on the face OF it, they said, and they
had nothing to throw away on such Wild
goose chase. Then he went 70 men Of
means in the town whom he knew by sight,
who had patronzed his peanut cart, and
had occa sionany spoken with MIN in
pleasant. we-are-equals sort OF way. One
after another they received him kindly,
listened TO his story indulgently, and shook
their heads sorrowfuIly. 1t was generally
believed that ScottO had gone wrong in
his head. and was suffering from a de-
lusion. good many feared he might go
violently insan any minute, and there were
u few who thought the only safe plan would
be TO lock him up, pending the attack which
woul ma Ike him danger To the community.
But at last Scotto found man who was
sufficiently dead game sport to gamble
on him. j. j Carrillo, ex-uayor of Santa
Monica. agreed. for a half-sharein unreal
lied fortune, whatever it might be, to fur
nsh him with money TO prove his claim.
So Scotto bought some new clothes, went
on to Paris, retained Joseph Touches,
Partisan attorney, put all his evidence
into the lawyers hands, and then came
back to his peanuts and sat down beside
his pushcart to await developments. And
Developments We're such a long time ma
teTializing that Mr.. Carrillo became con-
vinced tnat the money he had advanced
had been dropped into hole, other people
forgot all about it, and ScOtto himself
began to think that he had been the vic
tim of one Of destiny's grim jokes, and
that his peanut cart was to be, after all,
his only posses sion.
But yesterday came a cablegram from his
attorney, saying that the matter was all
settled, and that the fortune was his as
soon as lie wis he'd to claim il. And as
soon as Scotto received the message he
went in search Of the man who had joked
him two years ago, and before he told
anyone else, even Mr.. CarrillO, he found
that man and made him read the news
New York Sun.
The times., 1897-04-11
FORTUNE FOR PEANUT vENDER.
Crushing Revenge of g. Scotto Upon
the Man who JoIIied Him.

Los Angeles, March 20.-Selling peanuts
yesterday, today the possessor or money
enough to roast his peanuts with bank
uotes-such is the Monte ChrStO-like eX-
perience of G. Scotto of Santa Monica
For four years a fortune, said to amount
to 5000, 900 francs, has been searching
the world over to find its rightful owner,
and at last it has poised itself over G
Scotto's peanut cart and descended in il
golden shower upon his amazed head
Two years ago a man asked Scotto
loosely when he was going to Paris to
get his fortune, and ScotJo looked at him
suspiciously and wanted to know what he
meant The man showed him an advertise
ment two wears old in French newspaper
which wanted to know the whereabouts
of &c. Scotto,' and the peanut peddler
scowIed and said, Il no hka you mak-a
joke wis-a-me" The man laughed and
Scotto frowned angrily, and went away,
muttering fiery things about man who
would make jokes over his poverty Neither
had the least idea that this peanut cart
man, who looked like a hobo and acted
like the son of a king, was the G Scotto
who was wanted in Paris.
But the mans joke ranked in Scottos
memory auU Ne lODSpu lOI ICNtHSC' liz
wanted it not for this jest alone, but for
a long course of jollying of which that
same man had been guilty. As he brooded
over thematterit flashed upon him that the
very sweetest revenge possible would be
for him to be that very man who was
wanted. get all that money, and then make
this joking, teasing wasp of an American
respect the dignified demeanor which he
now laughed at. 1t did not occur to him
at first that he would like to have the
money for any other reason, because he
hated the man most cordially, and because
he had no idea he could get 1T. He did
not know that he had hth or kin the
wide world over who could leave him
money, and the very fact that the man
had joked him about it set his mind
against the possibility Of the thing. If
he had not diSiiked the man so intensely
he would not have given the matter
second thought After brooding over it
some time he got copy of the paper,
studied the advertisement, and finally
s wrote to Paris, giving an account of h1nl-
self. When the answer came il made evi-
dent that he was wit hout doubt the u.
Scotto who was wanted as the heir or
l.. Scotto OF Paris.
But it would take money to prove his
The times., 1897-04-11
The PRESIDENTS CRUISE
Views the Sights in Historic
Annapolis.
He Is Expected Back Tonight and
VIII Meet Anxious Seekers After
Office Again Tomorrow.

President Mckinley, who left here last
Wednesday for a cruise on the dispatch
boat Dolphin, is not expected to return
to the White House until late tonight
The Presidential party left Annapolis at
IL O'Clock yesterday morning for Wash
ington. Before taking his departure Mr..
Mckinley visited the Naval Academy Of
ficially and was received by the super
intcndent and officers, who were In full
dress uniforms
The President was accompanied by Mrs.
Mckinley, Secretary Porter, Mrs. Sax
ton and several naval officers The entire
party came over in cutter from the
Dolphin.
After inspecting the Naval Academy
the President visited the State House,
and was afterward shown many points
of interest in Annapolis Mr Mckinley ex-
pressed himself as delighted with the
surroundings of the historic city.
The President receiveda saluteoft wenty-
one guns as the Dolphin left Annapolis.
Officials at the White House rather eN-
pected the party to return home last
night AS 10 word was received to that
effect at a late hour, t is thought that
the Dolphin anchored for the night in the
vicinity of Old Point Comfort and viii
proceed slowly up the river today.
There is general regret that the Presi-
dent was treated to such disagreeable
weather on the trip, as nothing but RAIN
has greeted him since he left Washington.
understanding this fact, however, it is
believed that Mr. Mckinley will return to
the White House much benefited in health,
and better prepared to listen to the i'm
portunities Of the horde of officeseekers
who are still in the city. Since he has
been away he has been absolutely free and
beyond the reach of everyone. official
cares have for the time been forgotten
and the President has given himself up
nntireIu To recrea ton and rest