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the desert. 1t was repeated, and the only
sound that struck her ears was the regular
drumming of her horse, muffled by the
dust of the trail.
Mile after mile PASSED behind her, and
still she raced on. What il she should not
find Pablo? If he had stopped away from
the trail ste Would be sure to miss him
For the first time since she had start ed that
thought occurred to her, but she would not
entertain it for a moment. She urged
to a still faster gait the swinging gallop
of her horse.
Finally, far ahead of her, but still near
the trail, she saw point Of light like the
glow OF a star. 1t was a wandering camp
fire, there could be no doubt as TO that
and no one save Pablo would be likely. at
fiesta time, to camp on the trail, so far
away from the pleasures to he found at
A qua Caliente. She drew nearer to the
fire until she could see that there were
two Inuffied forms lying beside it, The
horse was checked to slow lope, then
to walk, and finally stopped, and Chi
quita diSmounted and led him.
1t would never do for her to ride up TO
the sleeping men. One of the horses would
newcomer That would wake the men, and
then they would shoot, which would spoil
he, plans utterly. Chiquita never thought
of herself.
Pulling the reins over her horses head
as an intimation thathe was to stop where
he was, Chiquita crept upon the camp.
Close by the sleeping men, their two horses
were picketed, and one OF these horses she
knew to be Pablo's Chiquita heart beat
SO loud that she feared they would hear
IL and wake Once one OF them turned in
his sleep, nd the faint moonlight shone
full upon the face of Pablo. He might be
about to wake. Whatever was done must
be done quickly. She ran to the picketed
horses, drawing from her bosom the little
knife that rested there. Cutting close TO
the end of the hair rope that held the horses
to their picket-pin, she made her way
quickly but softly to her own mount, who
greeted her with neigh that rang over
the desert. Thoroughly frightened, the girl
heard one of the men call out to wake
the other. She sprang at her horses back,
missed it and fell The horse stood like
q statue, and Chiquita blessed him in her
heart.
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PART II-Continned

In sCrambing down the ladder Chiquita
missed a round and fell heavily to the
ground. For q time-how long she did
not know she lay stunned, then her senses
returned with a rush. If she was hurt, she
did not feel it. she rose and ran around
the house In the shadow of the wall there
were two figures: one on horseback, which
even in that darkness she recognized as
Ramon de Quesada The other was the
sonora, who was talking with him earnestly.
AS she passed them Chiquita could see that
and she felt a little thrill of gratitude to her
friend.
Near the crowd that surroun ded the pris-
oner a huge fire had been hndled. The
flames were just catching the brush wood
of which il was made, lighting the plain
with its ruddy glare. A little out of the
light stood another knot of men made up
OF Manuel's friends Among them Chiquita
saw her father and two brothers. She
saw, also. the CLEAN of knife here and
there. But they could effect no rescue
even Chiquita could see that-there were
not enough men TO attempt such a thing.
ChiQuita forced her way through the
outer circle of the bowling mob that sur
several wards bet ween that circle and
another made up of men who stood, with
drawn pistols in their hand, facing out
ward. guarding from the rest, Manuel and
Ehe two men who had taken him, and who
held him, still tied, bet ween them. That
the men who stood on the outside wished
to get at Manuel was too evident. They
surged forward and back, yelling impre-
cations at those who guarded him They
xaid he was q cattle thief. and the pun
Ishnaent of such an offense. as Chiquita
well knew, is death. A deputy sheriff,
whoheadedthe guards, called outin English
and could be heard high above the other
voices.
..Star' back therer' he cried. "If this
yer man amt thief, ye don't wenter
hang i'm, do yer? An IL he 10 an It's
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WILSON OPPOSES THE BILL
The Elk Postmaster General Talks
About the Proposed New Tariff.
THE TRUSTS WILL FLOURISH
Father of the Present Law Char
acterizes the Dingley Bill as the
Most Ultra-P rotective Measure
That 1t Has Ever Been Proposed
TO Enact.

Hon. William L. Wilson, former Post
master General under the Cleveland ad-
miDistration, and now president of the
Washington and Lee University, is severe
bill.
He declares it is class legislation and
that the American consumers Will be pre- yed
upon by trusts and combinations and that
many millions will be transferred into
private pockets. In an interview he
expressed himself as follows:
The Treasury statement for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1890, showed a
surplus OF revenue amounting TO $50, ,000,-
600. on October 6, 1890, a tariff bill
went into effect unGer the title, n bill
TO reduce the revenue and equalze duties
on imports and for other purposes. In
January, 1897, when a statement for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1896, showed a
deficiency in revenue Of over S25 600 900,
certain to be very much greater for the
current year, tariff bill was introduced
under the title, "a bill to provide revenue
for the Government and to encourage the
lnuuSlTleh Ol IHe DEIltU = ldpes-
These bills are SO nearly identical i'll
general structure and particular items,
excepting as TO the sugar schedule, that il
may be well TO consider the effect of the
first bin on the revenue of the country.
Both bills are vast and yOiuminous schemes
OF class taxation, the production of public
revenue being an incident and entirely
subordinate to the purpose OF taxing all
the American people for the benefit of a
small part of the people
1.-The act of 1890 reduced revenue. From
large surplus it swept us headlong TO q
deficiency, and although under another
law, passed in July 1890, turned into the
Treasury as a part Of tie general assets
to be used for paying expenditures trust
fund Of more than S54 .c00.000 which be-
longed to the national banks and had
always been held for the redemption of
their notes.
Even before the Harrison administration
ended we should have been confronted with
large deficiency, hut for the use of this
trust fund and the further fact that Secre-
tary Foster, by change of bookkeeping,
added to the Treasury balance twenty mill
ions of token and subsidiary coin, not be-
fore treated as a Treasury asset. With
these extraordinary additions, even, We
wound up the fiscal year, June 80. 1893,
with a surplus of only S2,34l .647, as
against surplus for the fiscal year, June
80, 1890. OF over $50 100000, before the
trust fund and subsidiary coin We're touched.
During the fiscal year, which ended June
80, 1Sa4. through all of which the Nc
Kinley bill was in force, expenditures ex
ceeded the revenues $50, ,S03 .26o, notwith-
standing the fact that the expenditures Of
the Government were SIS, 952 81 less than
in the preceding year.
This statement shows how absurd and
croundleSs is the claim constantly made by
the protectionists that recent deficits in
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NO FAITH CURE
ABOUT STU ART = DYSPEPSIA TAB
LETS.

They Cure stomach Troubles and In
Digestion Anyway, Whether You
Have Faith i'm Them Or Not.
Mere faith will not digest your food for
yea, viii not give you an appetite. Will not
increase your flesh and strengthen your
nerves and heart, nut stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets viii Go these Things, because they
are composed OF the elements Of digestion,
they contain the juices, acids. ana peptoneS
necessary to she digestion and assimilation
OF all wholesome food
StuarU's Dyspepsia Tablets VIII digest
food if placed in a jar or hottie in water
heated 20 9S degrees and they will do il
much more effectively VI hen ta ken into the
stomach after meals. whether you have
faith that they will or not
They invigorate the stomach, make pure
blood and strong nerves, in the only way
that nature can do il, and that is from
plenty of wholesome food, wei digeSted.
1t is not what we eat, but what we digest
that does us good.
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by
nearly all druggists at 90 cents for fun
sized package, or hy mail from the Stuart
CO., Marshall. Mich. mh1o, ,i7;19
The times., 1897-03-17
THE CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS

1t Will he naturally understood that
cleanliness is OF the first Importance in the
successful culture OF house plants. Leaves
breathe, ,as it were, through their pores, and
these are quickly checked by Impurities in
the atmosphere ,thereforethe more confined
they are TO the close atmosphere OF our sit
tng-rooms the greater is the need for fire.
quent washings and syringings All plain,
hard foiaged plants, such al palms, aralias,
aspdistras, etc, should be well sponged
with clean, tepid water but ferns, mosses
and other delicate plants require to be
syringed or watered with a fne-nosed can.
Insects often make their appearance, en-
couragedby the dryness and warmth OF the
atmosphere but they must be vigorously
kept under by brushing them off with soft
brush, the application of insect powder, or
by furngation. The latter Is the most eff
fective mode if the plant is badly infested,
but IL is somewhat difficult to apply Per
maps it is easier when he plant il placed
under a tub in company with flower pot
containing FEW hot cinders and some to-
bacco powder busted upon them. Two ap-
plications at the intervals OF a few lays
will generally suffice TO clear them off
When we come to watering, we touch the
most dlrrlcuit part OF cur SUBJECT. IL is i'm
possible TO lay down any hard and fast rule
for this operation: To do so wonltmerely re
suit in disastrous failure: nothing but prac-
tice can give proficiency in this branch OF
plant culture. The chief point TO keep in
view is, that in winter water is merely re-
quired to sustain life. whereas in summer,
when the functions Of the plant are active
and growth is progressing, enough must be
given not only tosuppiy waste butto allow
of the extension and formation OF new It's
sues. With these elementary facts kept
constantly in mind, there would not be SO
many disasters arising from ovcrwatering.
In duh, sunless weather let each plant be
The times., 1897-03-17
PART Ill

The men gathered in groups, eXcitedly
discussing the turn taken ny the post
poned execution Few of them had any
doubts as to the ultimate outcome. The
man would he hanged in the morning
Drawn by natural attraction. these groups
moved gradually toward the saloons, and
Cbiquita was left alone where she had
thrown herself on the sod near the fire.
Chquita's mind was clear enough now,
and her brain was working rapidly She
must dc something to help Manuel-but
what? Escape was clearly impossible, sur
rounded as he was by guards, and even if
it were not impossible, it would not be the
best course to pursue, for he surely would
he retaken, and, If he was, why then moth
ing could save him. A hundred schemes
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We're, in consequence, watched steadily
by all eyes. But they didn't give.
For six hours the visitors watched that
elephant, and for siX hours Tip only blinked
at them and looked sleepy Toward the
end of the afternoon he frightened up
visibly, despite the doses Which were being
administered to him Most of the visitors
went away discouraged. Mr.. Wallace still
remained, feeding him with poison and
keeping his eyes fixed on his hind legs
Then the attempt to poison Tip Was given
up andit was decided to hang the elephant.
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Value OF a Mnn,s Life.

The New York appellate court has re
Gently decided that damages OF Sc, 600 are
by no means an generalization for the
death OF a man earning 81 .25 per day The
court, in passing on the case, lays down
the rule that this SUN is narrow valua-
tion for the mere material value of the
alan to his family, and that something
ought to he allowed also for the loss of
affection. which has TO pecuniary meas
ure. This estimate OF mans value Of
fers an interesting measure as to the
amount OF insurance which ought to he
carried in order to make good his loss to
his family. ly.-PhiladelpEia Press
The times., 1897-03-17

search for the missing herd, and without
doubt it Will be found
Until this herd or the accused is pres
ent. until we have waited a reason
able time for them TO appear, we viii do
nothing. The man shall he uuharmed
until morning; and then-we viii See
The guards closed around Manuel. and.
amid clamor of mingled applause ami
dissent, they led him away. There was
no thought of serious opposition TO the
decision. Though not even de QueSada
could save a convicted cattle thief, in
the unlikely event of his trying such
thing, but with the uncertainty and an
army OF cowboys TO back his words. his
power was not one which it would be
well TO dispute. Without interference
Manuel was led to the stone hut tnat was
to be his prison.
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623 Thirteenth St. ~. w
Morning and Sunday
Times,
Soc Per Month.
lCopyrigit, 1897, 10y W. lie c. Beardl
SYNOPSIS.

lCOpyrieiit, 1897, 10y w. lie {. beard.D }
SYNOPSIS.
Manuel Ramirez and Pablo Vellos, two
roung helders, are rivals for the hand Of
ChiQuita a Mexican girl. Manuel is the
favored one. lie is just starting a cattle
pwner and has already a goodly herd,
branded with a cTosSbow, a mark which
Chlquita herself has designed. The story
opens on the day of the 81 eat spring round
gp Of the cattle, the great festal Say in
southern Arizona. Chiquita goes to the
roundup with her friend, Sonora Valdes.
On the way she sees Manuel pursued across
,he desert 10y a gang Of cowboys. Manuel
escapes. but shoots one Of his pulsuers.
80 one knows what Manuel has done.
ChiQmta passes q wretched day Toward
evening Manuel is brought 10 the town, a
captive He is accused by Pablo OF "maver
licking cattle, that is, stealing unbran ded
calves and Older cattle, changing the brand
marks. Manuers herd is missing from the
roundup, because, they say, he does not
want the stolen cattle to he detected
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successful pursuit, once they should have
got clear away. Not even one OF the
other horses OF Don Ramon could catch
her for she was mounted on the best of
them, and the effect Of her weight on his
powerful back was no more than if bal
loon had been tied to i {.
Circling wide to avoid the people that
might lie around the saloons or houses,
Chiquita headed her mount into the Phoe-
nix road. Every moment she expected TO
hear voices crying to her or the sound Of
hoefs galloping in chase; once she i'm
agined she heard some one call, but it
was only the yelp of coyote far off on
The times., 1897-03-17
flashed through her head, only to be re-

flashed through her head, only to be re-
jected, one after another. She heard the
sonora call her name from the door of the
adobe house, but she gave no heed to it.
Then footsteps approached, the footsteps
OF two men, who were speaking together
in Spanish. They drew nearer and nearer
''IIe went toward Phoenix" Chiquita
heard one of them say to the other. 'He
will return in the morning. 1t was neces-
sary that he should go in that direction,
otherwise he would have had to pass the
ranches along the Gila. In that direction,
The times., 1897-03-17
Decisions Handed Down.

Lovers idealize, friends understand; but
both forgive.
There Is only one way OF treating an Oh
stacle--make it stepping stone.
Marriage is the process by whicha woman
deprives herself of an escort.
The combination of native mean ness with
large opportunity is rare, but not too rare.
If possession is nine poin nts of the law,
hanging to those nine like grim death is the
other one.
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Chianita clnng to him and casned ont her

Chiquita clung to him and gasped out her
story. She had been yonder by the fire, she
said, and as she had lain there two men
had told her that Pablo had driven away
Manuels cattle SO that they might not be
found. Her father interrupted her:
Told you that young vellos had done
this thing? Who told you?"
ut was not whom they toid," cried
Chiquita, piteously. They were talking
to each other, and I heard. The cattle
have been driven away and hidden in the
desert toward P Phoenix Find them-it may
The times., 1897-03-17
No Matter What the Disease,
NTunyon Has the Cure.

The doors Of Munvon' office are open to
all YOU ARE WELCOME. IL you have
an ache or pain. do not hesitate TO call
Courteous treatment awaits you at the
hands OF his specialists. You viii be
given an honest opinion on your case If
YOU can be cured. YOU viii he instructed
what treatment to follow If your case is
incurable, you viii be told SO frankly
There is positively no charge for the doc
tors attention.
II you have Catarrh or any Throat or
Lung Complaint call and receive a free
trial local treatment.
Personal letters answered, with free rnedi-
cal advice, Tor any disease.
Open all day and evening. Sunday, i
TO o ID. Ia.
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The Munyon Institution Is Complete
in Every Detail for the Treat
ment of the Sick.
LIF E CHI A WI B ER
Rema r-knble Results in the Treat
ment of Throat aud Lung
Troubles.
ELECTRICAL MACHINE
Wonderful Agent in Relieving Pain
and Curing Obstinate Diseases.
MUNYON'S IMPROVED
HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES

Cure RheunaIism. Dyspepsia, Z O.
ney Trouble, CatarTh, Deafness.
Asthma, Bronchitis, Liver Com
plaint, Female Troubles, Head
ache, Colds, Coughs, Grip, Nervous
Prostratiou, and All TIL roat, Lung,
and Blood Diseases.
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$1.25 To baltimore aud Re- S1.25
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad.

Tickets will be sold Saturday and sun
day, March 20 and 21. ana will be valid for
return passage until Monday, March %
Good on any train.
mh16, II 1s, 19, ,20e-17,1S 19-2O-21m
The times., 1897-03-17
ED E N M IT 8 EE

sPECIAL-OUR STAYS A SHORT ONE.
FRIDAY, from To y. N, FOR LADIES
ONL1 mhI4-7s
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-07
College Bred Convicts.

There are 15 college graduates In prison
stripes on Blackwell's island. This fact
was learned by a clergyman of this city,
who recently conducted Sunday morning
service at the penitentiary, and 1t was
elected by his remarking to one of the
keepers that there were great many in
telligent faces in the group Of prisoners
confronting him. The clergyman made
mental notes of some of the faces, and after
the service he pointed them out to the
keeper and asked if they were not college
graduates. Out of the five men indicated
by him only one was college graduate,
nnd to the clergyman's dismay, the keeper
designated as college men three of the most
repulsive and vicious looking prisoners in
the group. One of the most Intelligent
faces in the throng was described by the
matter Of fact keeper as belonging to "a
tough 'un, who's been on the island off
and on eyer since he was kid. New
York Times.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-07
Bottled Up!

1t certainly is disheartening to pa
tient to find that the treatment he is
given for a disease is more disastrous
than the disease itself. Such is the
case, however, with the usual treat
ment given for diseases of the blood.
Notwithstanding the great progress
made in many branches of medicine,
the doctors have failed absolutely to
find a successful treatment for blood
poison, and the many diseases having
their origin in the blood. They give
but one kind of medicine, they know
but one treatment, and whether in
the form OF powder, pill or liquid, the
Doctors prescription is always the
same-potash or mercury.
Too much cannot be said of the harm
full and disastrous effects of these drugs
The doctors are unable to rid the sys-
tenn of the poison, and direct their
efforts toward covering up the symp-
toms from view. There is but one eff
feet to be obtained from potash and
mercury-they bottle up the poison
and dry It up in the system, but it
must be remembered that they dry up
the marrow in the bones at TIE same
time, gradually consuming the vital
ity. Those disfiguring copper-co1ored
splotches are but indications of worse
results to follow. No sooner has the
system taken on the full effects of this
powerful drug than that suppleness
and elasticity of the joints gives way
to stiffness, followed by the rac6ing
pains of rheumatism. The form grad
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-07

Some farms in the hill country of New
England are provided with so thin a coat
ing of soil and so abundant supply Of
the material of stone wall as to call for the
exercise of unlimited patience and phi
losophy on the part of the native farmers.
"Uncle Amos" said summer resident
of Ashville, stopping his horse close to Mr..
Willet's stone wall, ON the other side of
which the old farmer stood, what do you
think of the theory that all our rocks came
from the north in icebergs originality"
Uncle Amos, resting from his daily task
of removing the stones from his south
field and piling them in heaps and mounds,
surveyed his questioner in silence for n
moment with a solemn face. Then he
stopped, and taking up good sized stone
in each hand he looked down at them,
while keen enjoyment of his prospective
joke tugged at the corners of his mouth.
"There' jest one thing I'm clear about. :"
he said slowly, land that Is II tits true, it
must have been a mighty warm season
when they struck my farm, and no mis-
take p'-Youth's Companion.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-07
Ekerro vst.us cEaea.Iaa sIan..

Ever since you can remember you have
heard persons who pretended to know
what they were talking about declare that
the Degro's skull Is from two TO four times
as thick as the skull Of a white man. No
greater anatomical error has ever gained
currency. Physicians and surgeons who
have made the question of the relative
thickness of the negro's and the Caueas-
slams skull a study are very positive in
their assertions that there is no truth
whatever in the generally accepted fiction.
In fact, it has been declared by some OF
the best and most widely known anato-
mists In the land that If there is any differ
ence ut all in the general average thick
ness Of the skulls of the two races it is in
favor of the Caucasian. Make an inyesti.
cation for yourself II an opportunity i:
ever afforded and see If it doesn't change
your views on the question Of what you
know about skulls.-St. Louis Republic.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-07
Europe and Peace.

An interesting autograph letter of the
late Signor Crispi was sold the other day
at a ladies' bazaar in Berlin. Its contents
were as follows: "Some assert that Europe
inclines to peace. 1t is an Illusion. The
powers who are thinking of revenge, OF
who have ambitious plans, do not plunge
into a war, because they fear it On the
day when they think themselves sure of
success, peace will be at an end and Eu-
rope will be turned into a battlefield" 1t
is to be presumed that the autograph is
dated, but the English correspondent who
sends it does not mention date