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The times., 1897-06-06
A Bear story From Michigan.

They were spinning yarns of the chase,
and this was the contribution of the Con
gresham: "A fter pretty hard canpai IN
l went with hunting party to the upper
peninsula. I'm not a Leather Stocking Or
a Daniel Boone with rifle, but I'm far
from having to go inside and close the
doors in order 10 hit barn. I'd brought
down deer and bagged any amount OF
small game, but wanted a bear. One morn
ing / haG tramped an unusual distance
from camp and suddenly came upon three
haIf-grown cubs rolling and tumbling over
each other in play. / shot one and the
other two beat clumsy retreat Setting
my gun against tree, / reached my cub
while he was still kicking.
Hearing a noise, | whirled around to
find the mother coming at me, her mouth
wide open and her eyes glaring. There was
no chance to reach the rifle I'm 40
sprinter, and took the only alternative by
shining up tall pine tree. She stopped
a minute TO examine the victim of my shot
and was more enraged than ever as she
came climbing after me. Once in the tufted
top of that pine did some faster thinking,
gentlemen, than | ever al d on any question
OF state The bear was coming and losing
no time. was without weapon of any kind.
1t looked as Though bruin had the drop
But a man III my predicament overlooks
no chances. In my vest pocket had well
filled match safe In my hip pocket was
pint OF brandy. minus one moderate nip.
In my hunting pocket was bunch of tow.
l saturated that with brandy, and as the
bear approached / annointed her with the
remainder. Dividing the tow so as tn have
two shots. lit the first half and dropped
1t on the beat. I didn't ueed the other half
There was a flash of light as though a pan
of powder had been ignited. The air was
filled with the odor of burning hair. Tie
bear let go and fell down, because it was
quicker. Then she left fiery streak to-
wardthe horizon and made more noise than
any ordinary thunder storm. Detroit Free
Press
The times., 1897-06-06
An Enholy Kuse.

Owing to rigid surveillance, the con-
ventional devices for smuggling seemed to
have been exhausted: even the gun barrels
of the recruits had been Inspected with
familiar results; and at supper time enc
young lieutenant was naturally quite tri-
umphant An hour later, however, the cot
onel angrily sent for this officer of the
guard. II thought you could keep liquor
out of this camp," growled the colonel in
his deepest tones
Yes, sir" smartly returned the lieu
tenant.
why Company L are all drunk
Cant understand it, colonel
Just then Peter McIven, a company
clerk. staggered by he had served with
Havelock in India, and was suspected of
much soldierly sophistication.
Peter" said l, ''tbe guardhouse is your
due, but if you'll show us how you got
the whisky, i promise TO intercede Tor
you
With grin old Peter staggered off, re-
turning soon with copper kettle of IN
usual dimensions.
Yes" interrupted Lieut.. L., "ttey
brought that kettle in full of milk
How did you know it was milk?'
snapped the colonel.
why be, indicating Peter, poured
some out and l drank it,
Give me the utensil." And the Iamenta-
BILE fact was soon divulged chat the spout
of the kettle had been defuy covered with
a piece of bread, thus filled with milk,
while inside lurked more than a gallon of
what soldiers called:
"Oh, be joyful. st. Louis Star.
The times., 1897-06-06

on their arms. and with these many volun-
teers At first these latter poured in by
the dozens, and then by hundreds, and
SO showed tie spirit of the Greek people,
for these men came not because they were
ordered, but OF their own accord AS the
Turks had gained no ground the men felt
greatly encouraged, and they smoked and
laughed and exposed themselves cheer
fully to the enenIy's fire in order to bor-
row match or to pass a canteen to a
comrade.
.'But the stand that had been made so
pluckily and which had cost much in
killed and wounded, was to count in the
end for nothing, for thenews had come that
the Crown Prince had retreated from Phar-
sala and the orders had been sent to
abandon Velestino. By O'Clock the Turks
had thanked the ridges and the Greeks
were picking up their scattered overcoats
and blankets and were preparing TO leave
their grave-like beds in the trenches and
follow Smolenits TO the south. As they
retreated many of them turned and, kneel-
Ing on the trench, cursed the enemy below
them, and many, with much bitterness,
cursed the Crown Prince and the King,
Tor they could not understand, as the
wiser heads among the officers did, that
with the army gone from Pharsala, Veles-
tino was no longer worth the holding.
And so she 1000 soldiers who had held
Velcstino through five days of hard fight
ing marched away through the passes
and at sundown the Turks came cautiously
over tile crest of the very ridges which
had been the mark for their batteries
And that night the mayors rooms and
the comfortable beds in which we had
lain the night before We're occupied by
Turkish officers, to whose uses we had
abandoned Tauchntz novel, rubber
pillow, and percussion shell, which,
having failed to explode and kill us,
my companion had carried from the battle
field as a souvenir. We hope that in our
absence 1t silently reproached the Turk
ish Officers for the uncertain quality of
their ammunition.
"A day later, before occupying Volo, the
Turks, according to their custom, set fire
to the village OF Velestino and destroyed it.
And so, when the mayor returns to his own
again, he will not find our letter OF thanks
pinned To the table in his dining rooin; he
viii have difficulty even In finding he
dning-roon itself For the pretty vii
lage Of Velestino bears now only hioeous
scmblance to its former beauty; it is like
The face OF pretty woman which some
brute has Scared with yitriol But the
mayor will find that the two tall Turkish
minarets are still standing. They were
standing when the Turks left Velestno
many years ago, and they found them there
when they re-entered it, and when they
marched away the other day they eft
them towering above the burning vii
lage"
The times., 1897-06-06
The Last of the Dudes.

]. WalGere Kinks descent on New York
with an assortment of trunks filled with
pants" and vests and other Chica go-
made clothes suggests the almost mnoticed
death of the word dude" which has been
revived for Mr.. Kinks special benefit and
as mark of appreciation for his sa rtorial
display. The word came into the English
language about the time that some of the
disciples of aesthetcism in England We're
carrying out their theories in their clothes,
ana in few months every New York man
who dressed veil according TO the fashions
of the day was q dude" These fashions
were extreme. They dictated trousers that
were uncomfortably tight and shoes that
faded away to sharp point. Even zen
who wanted TO dress well and Were known
to he able to dress as they chose strove for
eccentricities. Had Mr.. Kirk arrived in
New York eight or nine years ago he
might not have been conspicuous. He came
out of the West Just that number of years
toolatei Il he is really honestinhis expressed
purpose of showing New Workers how they
she uld dress The ''dude" now is thing
of the stage, the past or the West, So far as
New York is concerned. The best-dressed
men in townare those whose clothes are the
least conspicuous, and Mr.. Kirk will find
little sympathy with his eccentricities in
pants aud vests" AS an agita tor
of public interest, however, he has braveIy
downed the man who invented milk baths
for actresses, and 1t would be manifestly
unfair to rank him with the balloonists OF
yellow journalism.-N York Sun
The times., 1897-06-06

getheI, and Spins had easily won the
amateur record for mischief in the COM
munity where he had grown up. What's
the little rascal heen doing?'
Doing? YOU speak as if had only one
count against him. Everything and any
thing that opportunity permits. IL he es-
capes from home can always trace him
by the debts he contracts. At one place he
has said: Send up dozen OF them ban
anas an charge 'em to billy SPINS Think
Of that baby reprobate calling his father
Billy. At the next shop he orders a bag
Of oranges, Il little further along 1t is a
box of candy, then he raids a soda foun-
tain and after he has made sure OF the
goods ne brazenly tells the paralyzed
salesman To put that on ice an Billy
Spins 'HsettIe.' He victimizes an ice cream
merchant in the same manner, and actually
works mis- way into any matinee he wants
to attend. on the same plan"
.-WhJ don't you punish him?''
Il do but it's like dipping a fish il
water; he thrives on it, The bills always
grow bigger lust after I've thrashed him.
1t LOOKS To me as if he was headed for the
reform school. When / cut off his credit
he simply takes his express wagon, makes
a big circuit to mislead me, and comes
home with load of plumber from pine
apples TO young onions that he has coon
ed from grocery displays along the line.
What would you do with him, my old
friend?''
Il may think of something better. Tut
my present impression is that you had
better prepafe him foI a POLITICAL career"
Detroit Free Press.
The times., 1897-06-06
The Prize Nerve.

There is a man in Bibb county who IS
possessed of an abundance of nerve, such
as would excite the envy even OF y
transient book agent He came into our
office the other day and straightway Won
our admiration by stating that he desired
to subscribe for this popular home journal
and farmers guide and in our ecstacy II
delight we unfortunate presented him
with a few OF our late exchanges Being
assured that we made no charge for them,
but that they We're presented d to him as
token of our love and respect, bs care
fully folded up the bundle, put il in his
pocket, and with the utmost innocence
and seriousness, remarked, We'll, these
papers will last me a few weeks. I Will
come in and take your paper some Other
time" With this he departed. center,
vile Press.
The times., 1897-06-06
How He Paid the Minister.

The wife OF well-to-dO Vermont farmer
called the attention OF her husband to q
newspaper article describing wedding out
West, where the groom had compensated
tie minister for his services in farm pro-
duce. ''How ridiculous!' commented the
good old lady.
Her husband smiled "It isn't the ordi-
nary thing he remarked, but then, peo-
pie who live in glass houses mustn't
throw stones"
What do you mean, Jonas Farmer
asked the wife, sharply.
Wal returned Jonas, when / mar
ried you, paid the minister two pigs,
and he gave me 80 cents Change and
with that Mr Farmer burst into a laugh,
to the great discomfort of his wife
I've lived with you thirty years and
/ never heard OF that before" she said;
''andJ should like to know what you mean
by it. I believe you're saying that just
to hector me-
No, M'ri,' answered her spouse, when
his hirth had somewhat subsidized, '-T'I
tell you how it happened
you know / had been running the farm
for father before we were married, and
Parson Stea admaI, who married us. had
Just come 10 town. He wanted couple of
pigs. and came over to our place to get
them. | was gone, but the hired man sold
them 10 him by weight, and they amounted
10 just $40 35
''Parsou SteadInan told the man that he
hadn't the money by him, but would be
over again in few days and settle, and
the hired man told him that would be all
right.
Well, when we Were married / gave the
pacson a brand-new SO bill, one that L
mad got clean from the bank for that pur-
rose.
Next morning, bright and early, over
came the parson 10 our place. He asked
the hired man il | was at home, and when
came out he was pretty much surprised
to see that was the same man that ne
mad married the night before. He turned
kind Of rec and looked little Queer. aud
said .ie had come over To settle for those
two pigs, and he took from his pocket that
very SO bill that / had given him the
night before, and 80 cents besides, and
handed them TO me.
II burst out laughing, and he looked kind
of softer for minute, then he burst out
laughing, too.
. If hac recognized you as the man
owed for the pigs when you Were at my
house last night. he said. Il could have
handed you 35 cents, and we should have
been square
$50 you see, M'ri, that while we went
through the form of passing the money
back and forth, you were practically
bought tor two pigs. minus 80 cents. -
Youth 5 Companion.
The times., 1897-06-06
Woes of Japanese Reporters.

The japanese reporter makes about as
much money as the japanese policeman
that is, Sc month. In Toxic some Of
them make more, and in the smaller
towns they make as little as So mont h.,
but Sc is a fair average. They are not
sent out on regular assignments, as rule
but are given a rowing commission. The
editor tells them tC get news-real news
if there is any, but get news, and they
never return empty-handed. A good news
gatherer is rare among them, but the
"fakir" is plentiful enough, and really
clever
interviewing hardly can be said TO he
popular. The people do not understand
It and do not like it, Japan is esoteric
and doesn't tell what it knows if it can
help itself. Still, there are interviews in
Japanese papers. Politicians have them
selves interviewed occasionally, ard dis
tinguished ''globe-trotters" usually submit
New York Evening Post
The times., 1897-06-06
4 Lucky Dream

Here is one OF the latest stories from
Monte Carlo: While the solemn function
of displaying, mixing and shuffling the
cards which prece,les the beginning of the
play was being gone through a gentleman
walked up TO the tables, deliberately
counted out lot of bank notes, in value
$4,000, and placed them on the black. This
somewhat unusual occurrence of stalking
maximum before the play for the day
had begun, naturally attracted attention,
and q bystander remarked:
Rather bold play, sir
We'll said the player, II dreamed last
night that I saw the table exactly as it is
now, and on the first coup black won
The cards being duly cut, the tailIeur pro-
ceeded, watched by the onlookers with un-
usual interest, to deal out the cards for the
first coup. and black won. suppressed
"Ohl'' from the bystanders greeted the an
nouncement, and then from across the
table came, in tones Of agonized entreaty
a lady's voice:
What did you have for supper last
night? Do tell el''-Chicago- -Times-He
aid.
The times., 1897-06-06
sDown in Old Mobile.

QUAINT old town, with streets SO narrow
Hidden from the sea,
Where the vessels rest at anchor,
Near the broad Ievee;
Darkies singing, while the sailor,
Sitting at his meal,
Thinks of land beyond the harbor,
Down in old Mobile
Butterflies in gorgeous colors
Fit across the hedge;
Sweet wild roses shed their blossoms
At the waters edge.
OF the limpid streams that ripple
Where the shadows steal,
Lengtbening out into the gloaming,
Down in old Mobile.
Jessamine and honeysuckle,
Oleander fair,
Myrtle, olive, pine and poplar,
Moss in festoons rare,
Swaying from the stately cedars,
Till the song birds wheel
Round about and seek the open,
Down in old Mobile.
Mighty oak and rich magnolia.
Trailing vine in bloom,
China tree and scarlet Gamma
Field and lawn illume;
oh, there's gladness in the sunshine
Every heart can feel,
Days seem houfs, lad hours but moments
Down in old Mobile.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The times., 1897-06-06
A Painting on a Grain of Corn

Probably the smallest piece of painting
in the world is that executed by Flemish
artist 1t is painted on the smooth side
of grain of common white corn, and
pictures mill, and a miller mounting a
stair with sack of grain on his back The
mill is represented as standing on a
terrace, and near it is a horse and cart,
while a group of several peasants is shown
in the road near by. The picture is
beautifully distinct, every object being
finished with microscopic fidelity, yet by
careful measurements it is shown that the
whole painting does not cover surface Of
half an inch square.-Tid Bits.
The times., 1897-06-06
A Born Politician.

THAT boy of mine holds the record for
precocity," said Spins while talking with
his old and confidential friend. Hes only
five, but it begins to look to me as if
must either put him in a strait jacket
or hire an able-bodied companion to look
after him. There isn't an hour in the
twenty-four thatI don t worry about him."
SIT is unaccountable that h6 should be
something of on imp" laughed the friend
The times., 1897-06-06
The Conversation Cure.

Dismal Davis-Say, boss, does yer believe
In de sayin' dat money talks?
Uncle Reuben-Yes; what oft?
Disma! Davis-Yer see. I gets so lone
some walkin' around wild meself dat if yer
could give me dime fer company it d make
me feel better.-New York Tribune
The times., 1897-06-06
BoiIed Kisses,

(From the Chicago Times Herald)
A New York wife has secured divorce
because her husband kissed her in cold
and matter of fact manner" Gotham
husbands henceforth who want to be ON
the safe side should boil their osculation
as well as their drinking water.
The times., 1897-06-06
Two Sizes.

whenever make a new acquaintance Z
instinctiveiy size him up
''weli, I hope you don't overlook the,
fact that the new acquaintances instils<
lively size you up."-Chicago Record.
The times., 1897-06-06
LAST STAND OF HELLENEs
The Closing Scenes on the Bat
tleield at VelestinO.
GREEK COURAGE INDICATED

A Graphic Account OF the Best Fight
of the Thirty Days. War-Disgust
and Rage of the Greek Soldiery
When They Learned That They
Must Abandon Defenses.
The times., 1897-06-06

with personal hate-one crashing in upon
the roll of the other, or beating it out of
recognition with the bursting roar of
heavy cannon: and to those who could do
nothing but lie face downward and listen
it seemed as though they had been caught
in q burning building, and that the walls
and roof were falling in on them / do
not know how long it lasted-probably not
more than five min utes, although it seemed
much longer than that-but finally the
death grip seemed to relax, the voIleys
came hr0keniy, like a man painting for
breath. the bullets ceased to sound with
the hiss of escaping steam and rustled
aimlessly by, and from hilltop to hilltop
the officers whistles sounded as though
sportsman were calling off his dogs. The
Turks haG been driven back, and for the
fourth day the Greeks had held Velestino
successfully against them.
"The second day of the engagement
continued with the figures in the same
position on the board as they had been
when night closed n on them, but t seemed
as thoughthe men in the trenches had been
replaced by veterans They were Gallons
now and more determined, and rose to fire
with greater eagerness, and when ordered
W SSdse III III Ssiuh bdCh again reluctantly
They had slept in the trenches al night,
and should have felt stiff and sore, hut
at iayilreak they began firing again, and
when fresh men were sent TO relieve them
several of the companies refused to quit
the trenches. and the Others marchad back
again. BY this time many CORRESPONDENTS
ha1 arrived, and Red Cross nurses, with
their red badges of courage and gentleness
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-18
Tnrboro 0m,ptnys Henderson.

Tarboro, n c., June 17.-(Spccial.)-
T2rboro outrlayed Henderson at every
point. Their hitting was hard and time
~ and their fielding fast, except towards
the close, when the boys had such lead
that they became q little careless Bel
den, Bryan, Jack Johnston, and Ben
nett batted very hard. y throw in from
center field by l}elden retiring Mckee
at the plate, was the finest ever seen
here. Whiiaker's catch Of a foul fly
back OF third was the only notable fea
ture Of the visitors game. He also
made two of their six hits. Tarboro
made eleven double plays. The score:
Il. II. l..
Tarboro :. ......... . 0 2 . 6 8 40 90 s
Henderson :. ......0 0 0 ! 0 9 O. 3 8
Batteries: Bennett anr Bryan; Person,
Webb and Parker
Summary: Two base hits--J ohnston,
F., Belden, Bennett. Bryan, Fcnncr.
Home rune-GreGory. Stolen bases
Gregory Beidcn ca. Johnston, j., Fen
ner, Brake CO, Bryan Double plays
Johnston, r., to Fcnncr. Bennett TO
Belden 10 I'cnner; I5elden to Bryan.
Bases on balls-Off Bennett. 8; off Per
son, ]; off Webb, .. Struck out---By Ben
nett, 8; by Person, 3; by Webb, 2. Passed
balls Bryan. 9; Parker, >. Time OF game
Two hours. Umpire-Ar w. Stamps
Howard.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-18

Do you know what an.
8 emulsion is?.'' It is when
each drop of the Oil is broken
'u!p into minute drops, so'srnall
you can hardly see them with
the microscope: 50 minute
that they pass at once through
the tissues into the circula-
ton. SCOTS Emulsion does
not disturb digestion, is not
unpleasant to take, and does
not fail to do its work be-
cause digestion can deal with
it at once. You may be able
to disguise the taste Of raw
oil and get it past the palate.
You can't cheat your stomach
s,,;tb r. SCOTT * BOVINE,
"AllA l.. Chemists, New York.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-18
OiynlI,tcs Done For.

Suffolk, Va. June 7.-(Special 1T
should have been a shut out. AS it was
Keller dropped Il long drive from Hans
lords bat TO left field. This was follow
Ell by measly hit, the only one made
by the Olympcs, and the rubber was
crossed. Suffolk won the first game
played in the recognized Southeastern
Virginia League by q score OF 10 to i.
The visitors couldn't hit. Tyler pitched
three innings without allowing n scratch
and was followed by Bishop, who also
had them III his mercy
Suffolk won by sharp fielding, supe-
rior batting work and timely hitting.
Tyler and HiX led with the stick Out
OF five times up the former made two
singles, a. double and a home run The
latter was at bat four times and had four
singles placed to his credit In the
four innings Goodwin pitched he was hit
hard. Ship Jared better. Considering
the rough ground there were some fast
plays made by both teams. The score:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-18
4 Cow Kicked Over a
Lamp, and the City Of
Chicago was Laid in Ashes.

How easy 10 have put out the fire at
first but neglected, 1t spread; SO every
wear thousands lose their lives by dis
cured. y LITTLE CA'TARRII is some
thing, TO laugh about. but ii may be the
diseases. ONLY CATARRII, but all the
night long the poisoned mucus tricklcs
down the throat into the stomach OF the
passes, carrying its poison through the
whole system. Every breath drawn
through the diseased nostriis is laden
with infection and the sleeper iwakc:s
with headache and tired all over: no APP
petite for breakfast, bad taste in the
mouth, throat dry filed with slime
or no,ris plugged up with scabs and
Jumps, WHICH are blown out or hawllcd
out with difficulty; BY, and 10y the sur
1erer becomes weak and nervous subject
to melancholy, lacking IN energy and
shows all the signs Of nervous cxhai,stion
BE!TER PUT OUT THE FIRE NOW
BEFORE II HAS SPREAD FURTHER
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-18
Fast Pace of,hc l,os,ons.

Boston, June 1.-THE home team won
another game from Chicago to-day the
visitors being entirely unable to keep
UP with the fast pace which rs being
set by ne Bostons Briggs as pounded
hard, while KlobcdanX held the visitors
down to a few scattering hits for seven
innings. In the ninth Sullivan Went in
and Chicago made 4 few runs Collins
playing was again the feature Score:
X fl T.
Boston ......5 5 6 / 0 No 10 9
Chicago ;. ......0 0 0 0 4 81 o. - s
batteries: klobedanZ, Sullivan ana
Acager; Briggs and Donahuc. Umpire,
Lynch. Time, 2:22