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MOXSON's COLD NERVE.
How He Captured, Single Handed.
Two Noted Outlaws, and Afterward
Protected Them.

i"O Noteu outidWs, uuu titeIWuTu
Protected Them.
From the Times-Herald.
The nerviest man in the northwest
was Sheriff Orren T. Moxson, slight
ly built man with a woman's mild blue
eyes, who dressed as an ordinary citi-
zen and wore a derby hat. In his day
the job Of sheriff was not sinecure,
as the two score notches on his gun
attested. He was never given to
boasting of his eventful life; but stories
of his wonderful nerve are told today
by the old fellows who helped settle
the twin Dakotas. The most remark
able feat Of his career was the capture,
single handed, of Stub" Shay and
Tom Quinn, two notorious horse thieves
and all-round desperadoes, who made
miserable the lives of the settlers who
lived near the Cannon Ball in Hetting-
er and Morton counties.
A series of minor depredations cul-
minated in a bold raid on the "3-7"
ranch, in which the outlaws got away
with the choicest bunch of horses.
MoXson, accompanied by three cow
punchers, started in pursuit the follow
ing day. The trail followed the north
bank of the Cannon Ball, through Het-
finger and Morton counties, until 1t
turned abruptly to the northwest at the
intersection of the North Fork. 1t was
evident that the outlaws were making
for the bottom lands of the Missouri
river. once lost in the maze of cotton
woods, the pursuit would have to be
abandoned. Having travelled 1875 miles
in less than two days, the horses were
jaded, but they responded to the
promptings of the spurs, and before
sunset of the second day they gall
loped through Deer Pass and halted at
the edge of the bottom lands. There
was loud report. and a bullet wheezed
above their heads. Not 800 yards away
was the outlaws camp, and in front of
the small fire were Shay and Quinn,
with Winchesters at their shoulders.
Sheriff MoXson did some heavy
thinking in the space of few seconds
1t was useless to make a move for
ward, for they had the drop" on him,
and he did not care to sacrifice his two
companions needlessly- Finally he un-
buckled his belt and flung it, with his
revolver to the ground. Dismounting
he tossed the bride to one of his
friends.
Boys" he said, "you remain here;
and don't fire until you see me fall"
Then whistling softly to himself, he
sauntered toward the camp, apparent
ly taking no notice of the rifles cover
ing his heart.
Fifty feet more, Sheriff, and you're
dead man." cried Shay.
Moxson hesitated not the fraction of
an instant. The fifty feet were COW
cred and he walked steadily forward,
For Gods sake, Moxson, go back!
We don't want to hurt you, but Wen
not be taken"
The plucky officer took no notice of
the warning The blue eyes were fixed
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A CONTEST.

In 1897, says the Cardiff Times, beer
was sold at one penny per mug in the
Vale of Glamorgan, and a happy pair
could get married for the sum of three
shillings and sixpence. A farm labor
er's wages were eight-pence to one
shilling day, and a Golfers wages
were twelve shillings per week.
Tea was then ten shillings a
pound, loaf sugar was one shin-
ing and fourpence a pound, starch
was two shillings a pound, coffee
was four shilllngs and eightpence to
five shillings a pound, and a quarter of
mutton was three shllings and nine
pence. Contrast these with the prices
Of 1897, the Queens Diamond Jubilee
year.
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WANT WALES RECOGNIZED

WANT WALES RECOGNIZED.
Acting upon the recommendation of
the Cardiff corporation, the various
municipal and other local authorities
throughout Wales are unanimously
adopting the memorial In favor of in
cluding the Walsh arms on the Royal
shield and the national flag. The men,
orial, which Is addressed to "her ma
jety in council" strongly but deferen-
TALLY urges that one quarter of the
royal shield OF the United Kingdom
should be allotted to arms represent
ing the ancient British people" Pre-
cedents are furnished of previous omis-
sions and additions, and attention Is
called to the fact that Henry VII was
of Cymrlc race, and fought the desis-
i've battle of Bosworth Field under
his banner of the Red Dragon of
Wales, and that all the Tudor
sovereigns bore arms or supporters
representing that country" The me-
mortal speaks Of the 'unbroken 10y
atty of the Welsh people to the British
throne" and refers to "the Cymry who
have fought and bled for the throne,
not as individuals merged in the Eng
glish army, but in regiments professed-
ly Welsh, and as distinct in nationality
as the Scotch and Irish troops, having
their own qualities and successes" The
present request is made in the Diamond
Jubilee Year as Showing the earnest
wish" of the Queens "Cambrian sub
jects to draw still closer into union
with England and the other countries
of the United Kingdom, while corre-
spondingly conscious of their own an
cient race and history, and desirous of
heraldic recognition"
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MARRYING FOR MONEY.
Clever Defense ofa Much- Condemn
Matrimonial Step.

Among the unnecessarily harsh judg-
ments pronounced upon human actions
may be classed the universal scorn eX-
pressed toward the girl who marries for
money. There are those who do not
hesitate to draw the most odlous COM
parsons between such a girl and 9TH
ers of her sex, says writer in Vogue.
Making of love, so called, a sort of
fetch. the world deifles what is after
all but an instinct, as though 1t were
q grander, finer thing than courage or
prohity or self-denial or any other
really beautiful human trait. 1t ap-
plauds any insanity committed in the
name of love, provided always that the
conventions are observed. Love that
leads to the degraded life of the tene-
ments, to alliances with the diseased
or morally weak, that throws away
years of training in an art or a science,
that breaks the hearts of parents-all
Of these things and many as mon
strous are excused if only "love" is Of
fered as a reason for their doing.
In q world like this, where, in spite
Of countless public and private chari-
ties for the alleviation of their suffer-
ings and the permanent betterlng Of
little ones expiate by cruel suffering
and acute want their parents scorn
of money considerations in matrimony,
it cannot surely be wholly reprehensi-
He to look with favor ON moneyed alli-
ances.
Sentiment is, indeed, to be preferred
to sordidness, but the girl who decides
for the decencies as well as the luxur-
les of life for herself and any children
wealth instead of poverty is not neces-
sarily sordid and, beautiful though
sentiment may be, when to cherish it
means inevitably life in small, ,unwhole-
some quarters, the hot, stuffy town for
the children even in their critical sec
ond summer (since the little home can
not spare the services of it's mistress
nor is there any money to spare for the
seasons needed outing), when-as is
usually the case-sentiment means all
this frightful injustice to little, help
less beings, the price is too high and it
ceases to be q virtue.
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Observe the following symptoms, result
ing from diseases of the digestive organs:
Constipation, inward piles, fullness of
blood in the head, aciGity of the stomach,
nausea, heartburn, disgust of food, full
ness of weight Of the stomach, sour eruc-
tations, sinking or fluttering OF the heart,
choking or suffocating sensations when
in a lying posture, dimness of vision, dots
or webs before the sight. fever and dull
pain in the head, deficiency of perspira-
ton, yellowness of the skin and eyes pain
in the side, chest, limbs and sudden fiush-
es of heat, burning in the flesh.
A few doses of RAILWAYS PILLS will
free the system Of all the above named
disorders.
Price asc per box, Sold by Druggists or
sent by mail
Send to DIR. RADWAY G. CO., Lock Box
$685. New York, for Book of Advice.
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I Notes from GWalia.

delivered by Gwynedd in an impressive
manner and the Gorsedd was opened
by Hwfa Mon, after which an honorary
degree was conferred upon Mr. Oake-
ley. Mr. w. Davies (Caerblaidd), and
DIR. Roberts Gsall). Pennillion were
sung during the ceremony by Mr.. o.
Jones, to the accompaniment of Tely-
nores Lleifiad. The Moelwyn Male
Voice party, conducted by Mr. Cad
waladr Roberts, rendered two glees in
a finished style. The eisteddfod of 1898
have been duly proclaimed by Dyfcd,
bardic addresses were given by l1lfyn
Dyfrig, Dyfed, Watcyn Wyn, Alltwen,
Dyfrdwy, and others. Some of the
chief subjects for competition were an
nounced from the maen log by Pedrog.
and a spirited address was given by
Canon Davies, followed by Cynhairn.
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ANCIENT CARDIFF.

Iolo Morganwg wrote concerning
Caerdydd that this town was original
ly founded by Aulus Didius, called by
the Welsh, Didi Gawr, A. d. SO. and
its present name dates from the first
century. The ancient Britons called
it, from its original founder, Caer Didi,
which has been corrupted by time into
Caerdydd, Caerdyf, Cardiff.
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The Cheerful Idiot.

what do you think of having to pay SIS
a pound for steak, as those fellows did IN
Aaska?' asked the shoe clerk boarder.
"They must have found 1t pretty tough"
said the Cheerful Idiot.-Indianapolis
Journal.
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NOTES.

Eleven years ago young collier named
David Thomas, at the time 16 years old.
was "fathered" with the child of Mar
garet Davits Bankffosfelen, Llangen-
darne, who was twice his age, The lad
Immediately sailed for the United States,
where he settled down and married. The
other day he paid a visit to his native
place, and visiting the house of friend,
Margaret" discovered his whereabouts
No time was lost in securing a warrant
for his arrest, and he was confronted at
Carmarthen with bill for the amount of
his arrears, amounting to the respectable
total of f73 He offered a compromise of
f10 which was accepted, but he was de-
tained in custody pending payment of
the money, which was not at once forth
coming.
A dreadful accident ACQUIRED on We'd
nedsay morning, July z, at Crombran,
which resulted in the death OF Newman
Williams, the 1O-year-old son of William
Williams, macnineman at the Patent Nut
and Bolt company's factory. The lad was
taking his fathers breakfast TO the works
and on his way had to pass over a level
| crossing near the works, at which place
there is sharp curve of the rails. When
the lad had just got through the gate at
the crossing an engine with six trucks of
pig iron came around the curve the first
Edward Driscoll, at Newport wanted to
be locked up and deliberately kicked TO
pieces glass show windows. In the prison
he tied his pocket handkerchief to the
top of his cell ana hanged himself.
A boy named Edward Lomas, aged FIVE
year, son of the caretaker Of the Gus
toms house, Cardiff docks, was playing on
the canal side at the back of the Imperial
hotel, Mount Stuart square, when he fell
into the water and was in great danger Of
being drowned. A man named William
Bildon, who was passing. jumped into
the water and succeeded In getting hold
of the lad, both rescuer and rescued be-
ing assisted from the water in an ex-
hausted condition by Walter Martin.
In the first half of the present year there
have been shipped from Cardiff 6,279, 4O6
| tons of coal, 1882 tons of patent fuel
| and 25,46S tons Of coke. As compared WITH
the corresponding period OF last year,
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others, be possessed of Gorseddc vest
ments and appurtenances which will
have cost e. 900.
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FURNITURE.
Hin & Connell, 1872 Washington.
Rarbour's Home Credit House, 425 Iaol,
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GROCERS.

,GRocERs.
Kelly, T. ]. & Co., IA Iackawanna
Megargel a Connell, Franklin avenue
Porter; John z. 20 and 2s Lackawanna.
Pirte. J. j.. az Lackawanna
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FLoUR, FEED, AND GRAIN.
Matthews G. p, Sons g. Co, 81 Lacka.
The Weston Mil Co., 47-49 LackaWanna
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FURNISHED ROOMS.
Union House, 215 Lackawanna,
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FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
Dale & Stevens, N Lackawanna.
Cleveland, A. s., II Lackawanna.
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FLOUR. BUTTER. EGGS. ETC.
The T. II; Watts Co. Ltd; 72s W. Lacks
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CRoCKERY AND GLASSWARE.
Harding, ]. L., 2l5 Lackawanna.
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CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Shook, 8. M, Olyphant.
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DRY GOODS, SHOES. HARDWARE, ETC.
Mulley. Ambrose. triple stores. Provl
dence.
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FLORAL DESIGNS.
Clark, @. r. & Co., POI Washington.
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CIGAR MANUFACTURES.
]. p. Fiore. 223 Spruce street.
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CONFECTIONERY AND TOYS.
williams, j. D. G. Bros, 3l4 Lacka.
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DRUGGISTS.

DRY GOODS. FANCY GOODS.
Kresky, Z. H. & Co., ia S. Main.
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DRY GOODS.

DININ ROOM.
Caryrs Dining Room, sos Linden.
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DRY GOODS.
The Fashion, 30s Lackawanna avenue.
Kelly & Healey, 20 Lackawanna.
Finley, p. b., $40 Lackawanna.
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CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
Rupprecht, Louis. 221 Penn ave.
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In the first half of the present year there
have been shipped from Cardiff 6.279, 4O6
tons OF coal, 1882 tons Of patent fuel
and ,46S tons OF coke. As compared vita
the corresponding period OF last year,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
THE SCIENCES.

A wild elephant has keen sense OF
smell. Al q tiistance Of 1000 yards II
can scent an enemy.
The interior Of the eye hes been sue
ceasfully photographed In two seconds.
In this way the progress Of disease or
recovery can be measured by Aetsal pic
ttfxs OF the fetihR
Numerous experiments 10 deterihihe
the best fre-resisting materials for the
construction of doors, have proved that
wood covered with tin resistA ire bet
ter than an iron door.
M. Flammarion announces mists
(brouillards) on Mars, extending to yari-
Gus distances round tho polar cap. This
whitish zone, less brilliant than snow.
extends to . great distance from the
polo. One might mistaks II for an ex-
tension Of the polar cap itself. and this
u what has occurred In old observa-
tlons.
Petroleum u extensively used In Rus
siA " q local application for the cure OF
gout, rheumatism, eczema and other
chronic skin diseases. The city OF Eliza
bethpol conducts Al establishment
called "Naphthalah." on the style Of a
Watering place. where 500 to 800 pa
tients are annually treated. Gratifying
results are claimed.
Each instrument excels in some par
ticdlar passage; the piano In scale pas
sages, the harp in arpeggio, the mando-
lin In the rapid repetition of one note,
the banjo in the rapid playing of broken
chords, and 30 with other Instruments,
but the violin can beat them all on their
own ground, while there - mitch. violin
music that EAR " played bn No other in
strument
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Correspondence.
Human Destiny.

AS to the time when mortal man
first appeared on this earth we do not
possess the slightest information. The
tradition of the lost Atlantic bears
the marks Of possibility, yet nothing
is known of race and nation SO
perishing. The most we know or can
know about our remote ancestors is
revealed to us through bones and
stone implements, in connection with
geological formation. Back ct all
such discoveries and now buried be-
meath oceans Of water, may be the 81
lent testimony and proof Of mans in
conceivably great antiquity. We
know no more about the origin Of
man than we do about the origin of
the earth. We look backward and
are met with impenetrable darkness,
and the same can be said with alb
solute truth in regard to the future.
.sWe stand between the barren peaks
of two eternities," and the person
who writes of "The origin and Des-
tiny of Man" may anuse. but he can.
not instruct. The subject is too ex-
tended his information too limited.
We may view life in whatever light
we will, there is no escaping the fact
that nature is cruel, aud her object,
if she had any, IN creating man is a
mystery. We seek to unravel it, but
in vain. At the moment the individ.
ual is created begins the conflict with
death, and death is the ultimate VIC
tor. Mans career here is SO short
and unsatisfactory that desire predi-
Gates another to insure satisfaction.
The condition is not conceivable I'M
der which man could always be
happy, for his nature is such that
frequent changes are essential to his
enjoyment, and while consciousness
is possessed he will be forever in
state of unrest. "Nature creates man
without purpose and destroys him
without regret"
PEsStMIsT.
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500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been a
BILE to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitution
al disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, ard giving the patient strength
by buildiag up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
" Sold by Druggist, 75c,
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Epigrams from the Tariff Debate.

Parker, of New Jersey. Protection
and prosperity march hand in hand,
and revenue follows after
Gibson, of Tennessee. No govern.
ment can live without money, as no
human body can live without blood.
Olmstead, of Pennsylvania The
prosperity of the railroads is pretty
good index to the prosperity of the
whole county.
McRae, of Arkansas. 1 believe it
was an Irishman who said that if Mr..
Cleveland's second term had come first
he never would have had second.
Adams, of Pennsylvania. The trade
of South America belongs to us by
natural conditions; they produce what
we want and we manufacture for their
necessities.
Hopkins, of Illinois. Our expert.
ence in this House during the last few
days has verified the old statement thai
a genuine Bourbon Democrat never
forgets an error and rarely learns q
new fact.
Dollivei, of Iowa. The late admin
istration has had its trials, but amid
them all one persistent error has vitat
ed all its calculations, and that is thai
a dollar borrowed is the the fiscal e
quivalent of dollar collected.
Bartholdt, of Missouri. When a
business man or good pater familias
finds that his debt exceeds his credit
every week he will, if he lie a well.
meaning and conscientious man, either
curtall his expenses or increase bis rev.
enue.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine. Mr.. Chair.
man, the past four years have been
enlightening, especially to candid in.
vestigators Of economic problems, We
have been attending kindergarten on
a gigantic scale. The tuition has come
high, but no people ever learned SO
much in so briet time.
Grosvenor, of Ohio. If a political
organization leaves the path of reeti.
tude and wisdom and descends into the
slums and slime of bad politics and
bad government, that political organiza-
ton will be punished as inevitably as
God DEGREES the punishment Of the
man who abused his physical system.
Grow, of Pennsylvania. Cheapness
to the consumer in articl IS of consulnp-
ton. if made by reducing the wages Of
the laborer who produces them to the
rate paid his competitors in other lands,
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The Original Uncle Sam.

During the war of 1912 the United
States government entered into con-
tract with man by the name of AL
bert Anderson to furnish supplies to
the army. When the United States
buys anything from contractor, an
inspector is always appointed to see
that the goods are what the contract
calls for, and that the government gets
full value. In this case the govern
ment appointed man by the name of
Samuel Wilson, who was always called
Uncle SAM" by those who knew
MIN. He inspected every package
and cask that came from Ebert An
derson, the contractor, and if he found
that the contents were all right the
package or cask was marked with the
initials "E. A.-U. S." the initials of
the contractor and of the United States.
The man whose duty it was to do this
marking was jovial sort Of fellow,
and somebody asked him what these
letters meant he said they stood for
Ebert Anderson and Uncle Sam.
Everybody, including "Uncle Sam"
Wilson himself, thought this was
very good joke; and by and by it got
into print, and before the end Of the
war it was known all over the Country,
and that is the way the United States
received its name of "Uncle Sam"
Mr.. Wilson, the original "Uncle SAM"
died at Troy, N. Y, in 1854, at the
age of 84.-St. Nicholas.
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THE MAGAZINES.

Tho March Arena contains . we'll
written article by Boston's mayor on
1.-THE Development Of American Cities"
In tho North American Review Sir
Edwin Arnold gives an Illuminating ac-
count Of the Indian famine.
Julian Hawthorne has been commits
stoned by the, Cosmopolitan to 60 to
India and "writs up" tks plague.
Al interesting series Of illustrated
papers on MODES and Manners Of Sew
enty Years Ago." BY Grace +. Drew. has
been running in Godey's Magazine.
March hares decorate the covers of
the Black Cat and Cooley this mouth.
Purple ccrroocus Biooihs on the Ladies'
Homo Journal.
The Bibelot Is = dainty little booklet
severed in gray. with scarlet and black
lettering. whose object in life is to re-
print for book lovers "poetry and prose
chosen in part from scarce editions and
sources not generally known.