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point Of Jumping from tho bod when . sudden
move mSS m meant SGHor certain Mith death %y 0T II f tOoe ali my nS
sinmbe5. With tho cold sweat pouring of me 1
II have faced tho muzzlo OF q gun many
times, but never before in bed, with a maniac
down and listened. He seemed satisfied and
m9wed tb Away to y his so seat In the them SFmShHir. h Soon y
had not once closed his eyes. | felt ten years
older, did not stir while he placed the coffee
% SNer tb Sne fFo' t sStoP 0nsn sHor and c anon 70 b;m look KAT az
he, started as IL shot, covered me with the re-
yolvcr, and then slowly lowered IL with a laugh.
tricity and his determination to look upon me
as a dangerous character who must be watched.
and said that 1 had better eat and get out, as
the storm was over and he wanted to be alone:
that the time for action. had come. His re-
volvcr, was in It's holster, but mine he laid care
fully beside his plate and commenced to eat
entity cSaSI 1t it t Sip ISs. accident %S / sPi and PP roll to the SR Reoer,
crossed behind him as Il to pick up tho potato,
but but. suddenly uGon IT,, turning seiE Tf him with ,b both ,
f fSlI e sso tso floor, q tho my "a, shOul %i,h sustaining sIjst the he
wrenched from me, faced and ciinched, and
then commenced tho fercest struggle in my
-. = "a ~ wv po"cE thhb III "uh Vi NV
in his grasp.
'Ho had the case knife with which he had
been eating still in his right hand: With an
oath he plunged 1t into my back. Tho round.
pointed blade struck sauarely. on u rib and
broke. Off. With the broken half blade he
jabbed my shoulders, neck, and face, until l
managed to catch his wrist in my right hand.
Then we had n rough and tumble all over the
floor. sometimes on our knees, sometimes ono
on top. sometimes tho other. We were pretty
equally matched. He, had the strength of a
maniac, and ] was fighting for. my life. l had
rendered the knife hand powerless by my wise
like grip on his wrist, and he had his left on
my throat, and I could not got 1t away.
My breath was coming short and things
were beginning to dance before my eyes.
With ono mighty effort Of the body I lifted him
to his knees, struggled q moment, half raised,
and then we both foil heavily against the table.
Tho latter was overturned, and as We sank to
the floor again. l felt the butt of my revolver
under my arm. Loosiug my hand I seized 1t,
and holding 1t in the air FREQ three quick
shots. At the last shot he dashed the gun into
my face, but except for some powder grains In
the eye which have somewhat injured my
sight. the shot was harmelss. The weapon few
to the other side of the room. But the reports
had done good work. My anxious deputies
heard them and rushed up to the house Just in
time to tear tho maniac's. fingers from my
throat, for he had got mo in n death-grip at
last. Poor Bill was. soon bound and conveyed
to the asylum, and I-wel, l have been in
some pretty tight scrapes, but none to equal
that one"
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4NSE HITFIELD,s RIFLE.
The Outlaw Said u WAS Hia Only Weapon and
lie Always Carried II.

PARKERsBURG. w. Va, Sept. 17.-Mrs. Z. 7.
Chapman OF Hartford City relates the following
story concerning Anse Hatfield, one OF the we'll
known outlaws. She says she was up on the
Big Kanawha River a year ago last April In
shutting II Rebecca Lodge. and on her way
homo she stopped in Charleston TO visit the
family OF Charles Thomas. n wholesale dry
goods dealer. There she WAS introduced 10
Hatfield, who was in Charleston to buy goods
for his store.
1t was sunday evening. and Hatfield asked to
he shown to tho Methodist Episcopal Church.
lie was informed that there would hc no service
in that church that evening, but Mr.. Thomas
and his ptrty snid they were going to the Pres
bytcrinn Church, and Hatfield consented to go
with them.
Before arriving nj the church Hatfield, who
always carried IA small hand grip, callot Mr..
Thomas to one side ana In the shadow OF n tree
said he wished TO show him what was In tho
grin, ms the Hatfields always bore n had rcpnta-
tion and he always carried n weapon. After
looking up and down the street 10 see that no
one was near, Hatfield opened the grip, took
ihcrcfrom an old and much'uscd Bible, held 1t
up. and exclaimed:
~ il IL the only weapon | ever cRrry,n and one
to get along we'll and live close TO the foot OF
Jesus Christ must carry II constantly and use II
often
The Bible was the only thing in the grip.
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BABOO TOBACCO SCIENCE.
Valuable Information on the Right MIXTURE
for Hindoos TO smoke and Chew.
From the Calcutta Neto Age.

:" " utCuttu Ntp "
As we see, IL is n most amazing extent to
which tobacco has spread all over earth in these
800 years, when 1t was brought into England
from America by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1856 A.
u. In Turkey 1t is perpetually in every mouth.
In China 1t is so universally practiced that n fe-
hold her pipe and tosaee po'N In Bnrnah It is
smoked by persons OF all ranks, even a child OF
two or three. In India all classes and both sexes
II grows In India so vigorously that We can
scarcely tnd a town or village in Hindustan
by this perpetual plant. And in the same man
ner there would be very few Of our readers who
know the processes in which the tobacco be;
comes suitable for our usual smoking. 1t would
the public an outline OF its manufacture.
When ii is full grown and its leaves have be-
gun to acquire "A yellowish tint il is gathered
and left on the ground TO be withered one day or
Although we can have smoking tobacco from
many different ways, but 1t would suffice here
to mention some processes. for their suitable.
ness, current in n most famous place for the
purpose in India. known as Biswan. in Seeta'
pore district.
witt wood so firmly as to become a dust. which
is called Ruddce" and mixed with syrup and
alkali or impure carbonate of soda; 1t is left in
Now a lcavened or Khamira tobacco is pro-
pared by the undergoing formula:
l. Cloven. 2. e ardamums. 3. Mace. 4. Nutmeg.
B. Allspicc. q. Cinnamon. z. Dry rose flower. 4.
Filling aloes wood. Q. Filling sandal wood, 10. Nakh.
or each quarter a seer. -. Amlllas. one seer.
All these except the last one, which is boiled.
are cudgellcd and made a powder. And a next
preparation Is now made:
Camphor, two C~hatak-Karpur; sAlarus. quarter Q
seer; betel, quarter seer.
All these being cudgelled are boiled; and now
Ave punsaris OF Ruddeo mixed with syrup are
mixed with both tho preparations and stirred
with hand. and In this. essence of rose or keorah
one tola, musk six mashns. and saffron three
mashas. being grinded. nre mixed. and the
process now ready is called khaniira. u good one
for the purpose, ever used In India for smoking.
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cantons of Switzerland. In Canton Tessin alone.
from 1870 to 1895, sixteen great constructions
for the correction. OF ayalanchcs have been
rcforcstizntion.
Wallis, Graubunden, Bern, Uri. Glarus, st.
Gal!cn, Cnterwaldcn, Schwyz, have al. pro-
cecdcd In the same. way. II was mostly a
question of protecting whole communities,
single groups OF houses, and farms or railroad
roadwnys; more seldom for tho preservation Of
the. forest only. Especially In tho works car.
riod out below the absolute timber line success
has been very gratifying, 80 that the people
have gained full confidence in their efficacy.
combating the evil, for which tho Federal
Government and the various ~cantons make
considerable appropriations This. indeed, IL
appears. Is not superfluous when II Is under
stood that Of the 1000 avalanches which In
switzerland still threaten dwellings. traffic,
and forests, 600 aTo capable Of being corrected,
and still await conquest.
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A Dissipated DoE Killed on the Railway while
Under the Influence or BeeF.

From the 81. Louis Republic.
"Towser." the tramp dog, who was known to
almost every East 81. Louisan, is no more. He
met his death yesterday af crnoon beneath the
wheels OF a switch engine near the relay depot.
East st. Louis. His remains were buried on tho
lot east Of the Martell House.
"Towser" was about Z years old and was q
confirmed drunkard. He was well known to
every saloon keeper In East st. Louis and espec-
cially to the saloonists on the island. He drifted
into East st. Louis from some point, no one Is
sure of the place. and made his home among
the switchmen and railroad men that congre.
gate in the railroad Yards in East st. Louis. He
was then quite young. One evening. as some Of
the men were drinking beer after their lays
taste. An old can was procured and some OF the
beer poured in. The dog smelled It, tasted
it. and in a few seconds had Tapped i
up. He then looked up at the men with
like to have some more" He was given
more and since then has always demanded his
share OF the beer. At times the men would iR-
more the dogs whines. and then he would jump
IN the, air and bark until he received mis- drink:
He also insisted upon getting a drink out of
each can, and as n result W 5 frequently drunk.
He had a small can that one OF the machlnists
This can he was taught 10 hide and get when
the beer time came.
beer. and when thirsty would disdainfully turn
from water II it were offered him. and, 20 to a
saloon. He was very friendly to tho barkeepers.
and they in turn always gave him all OF tho
matted liquor he wanted. For tho last year he
has been on one continual spree. At times he
would even drink whiskey.
Yesterday afternoon, after making the rounds
OF several saloons and getting more beer than
he could stand, he wendell his way to where he
thought he would meet some of his old railroad
friends who would take care OF him until he
sobered up. Crossing the tracks at the relay
depot he did not notice n swiftly approaching
switch engine. He was in the centre OF the
tracks before he became aware that there was
such a thing on earth rs an engine. 1t WAS then
too late. Tho wheels OF the engine passed over
'.Towser's' body. cutting him in two. Some OF
the switchmen gathered up the dogs remains
md hurried ihcm lhtnr In the evening.
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Thirty Year. the Limit or Door. Life.
From Chanlbers's Journal.


Romance has played a prominent part with
regard to the longevity OF deer. What says the
Highland adngei
Thrice the age of a dog Is that OF a horse.
Thrice the age OF "A horse IL that of u man,
Thrice the age OF a man IL that OF u deer,
Thrice the age OF a deer Is that OF an eagle,
Thrice the age OF an eagle Is that OF an oak tree.
This 10 To assign the deer n period of more
than 200 years; and the estimate is supported
by many highly circumstantial stories. Thus.
Capt. Mcdonald of Tulloch. who died in 1875.
aged So years. IL said to have known tho
white. hind OF Loeb Trelg for fifty years,
his father for "a like period before him.
and his grandfather for sixty years before
him. So, In 1926, Macdonald OF Glengarry is
mark on the left ear identical with that mnde
on all the Calves no could catch by EVEN Mac
lnn-Og, who had been dead 100 years. Analo-
tries on the Continent of Europe, where deer are
TO DO found In any number. hut, alas. the gem
eral opinion among experts would seem To be
that thirty years or thereabouts IL the limit OF a
deer's life.
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IRON the Bath (Me.) patty Times.

Fr0W INC BuIN lNt.l Td7V IIWF"'
PoRT BLAKELY, Wash, Sept. l. About the
surcst beacon OF prosperity is a snwmill. And
when we find one like this AT Port Blakely. than
which there is but one other larger IN the world
and none bigger in the United states, we are in
clincd to stop an hour or so to regard 1t.
The whole plant is lighted by electricity, and
at present the mill il running night and day,
with three shifts OF men for the Lwehtylour
hours. Electricity is also used for motive
power In tho planning and finishing departments
and in the blacksmith and pattern shops. Their
lathes. planes. guiding. and pat ern wo kings
are 80 complete tina; they arc enabled TO supply
any portion OF disnbled machinery at snort notice.
for their own repairs. The company also owns
and runs u grisimill FOR u supply OF, the logging
meetings and church purposes, and II town of
some 200 houses. Their general store carries q
stock complete in every line, from a package OF
pins 10 the largest h9wSers and cableA
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preferred to one long one, Ms the two short ones,
broken by II short space between, accomplish
the same object n u single wall as long ms
both. plus the interval.
In the long walls. or in those where cutters
might be formed, il Is desirable to construct one
or more water outlets IN the foundation, that
Is where 81 the ,nns'rH E i me earth; iM as % Mn,nr
behind the walls, pcnclratcs into the soil and
may occasion landslidcs.
s~tructiOn above the timber line consists in tho
formation OF so.cailod UPPER Avalanche.
nowfal so deep that the walls and tho nn-
evenncss Of surface accustomed by, them entire;
lySSdisnppcars, and then IN succession warm and
cold weather follow each OH or. there HAY he
formed on tho surface of tho snow n strong;
hard, Icy crust. should more fresh snow fail
on this the chances are that il will start 10 slide
on It's slippery he'd, and rs soon as II has al,
tanned u certain velocity. together with greater
pressure on the old snow cover underneath, ihe
| Even the walls cannot withstand such u shock,
aud thus i may happen that these works are
Even within the timber limit the conetruc.
tion of masonry may he indicated, either be,
therefore be protected, or because. on the other
hand, good building stone Il available on me
ground in qucSi ion, or because 1t J.. wished to
! give special solidity 10 certain portions of the
work. This is especially the case in gnlics
! and dcprcssions where the pressure Of snow Is
surlucc In question has u considerable extent
in a vertical sense, avalanche barriers of pail,
SadO Grm.tr r. ,i,ma b are ne E'"hh ayizS SntplI'II nmns OF of
stone walls, as these give greater sOlidity To
the whole and besides, casually, have the great
advantage VI catching any loose stones caused
hy disintcgrating rocks, which in falling would
shatter y wooden construction from top TO bot
tom, and In this way cause damage.
Works whi,h up to this time have been car
ricd out in switzerland according 10 the above
/ Described principles amounted Mt the begin,
ming of last year to 1916. covering an area o'
0SI heclarc. The expenses. not including
reforesti.atiUn amounted to 7s5, 200 francs. In
these works were used $3.50 cubic metres oil
masonry, 470, 100 stakes, and 4, $3.50 running me
) tres of SNOW bridges. These works are distribut
cd pretty much among all the. high mountain
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THE END OF TO sER. THEDRUNKARD

"Wuhl" said little Kyuse.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-14
GREELEY.

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
Greeley, May l1.-News is rather scarce
at this place at present.
The entertainment which was postponed
from May the second was held on May 9th
at Greeley Club house and it proved grand
success. Every body who attended was
pleased.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Grossly called on
Mr.. and Mrs. WV Burcher last week
Miss Estella Cooper has returned to
Shohola Falls from the city where she has
been spending some time with friends
We were all glad to welcome her home
again
Mrs. Garry Hart is still gaining but not
very fast as she has been sick long time
VIII Rosencranse is very sick with in
every day TO see him. 1t is stated that he
is on the gain we sincerely hope it is true
for he is very sick boy and we all hope
for a speedy recovery.
l. b. Rosencrance is working on the
Rowland road this week. We hope he
will get a good force of men ont as the
road is in a very bad condition.
o l.. Doty is making some improve
ments on his farm this spring He is put
ting up all new fences and clearing con
siderable besides. 1t looks as if he was
going to make farming pay this season.
G. NJ. Burcher called on friends at
Damascus last week. Xxx
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-14
MATAMORAS.

Especial Correspondence to the PRESS .
Matamoras, May l2 The commence
ment exercises take place on Friday even
ing May 2sth, at Epworth church. Clune's
Orchestra, will favor the audience with
choice selections The class song is und, r
the direction of Prof. Lomsche. A charge
of 10 cents admission at the door Prof
kilcoin has the graduating class well
drilled this year. On account of sickness
last year he was not able to take charge of
the class The 'Validictorian" is Frank
J Sheen; the "Salutatorian" is Miss
Tillie Zahnlecker. Following is the list
of the other graduates, Harry Pry, Win
field Sybolt Emma Billman, Laura Ao-
kersOn, The cnlors chosen are red and
white: the flower is carnations The OK
ercises will be of very interesting nature
The professor and the teachers would be
pleased to see all their friends out ON tie
evening above mentioned. The Junior
Aid Society, connected with Ep worth
church, will serve ice cream at 10 cents a
plate
The death of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hal
pins child (Alberta) occu ed on Monday
morning Of complication of diseases
The funeral took place on Tuesday even
ing at o'clock at their residence in Mata-
mOras
Mrs. l.. P, Shay and child of Jersey
city arrived in town Saturday evening,
and is the guests Of Mrs. Ed. Lord.
Little Miss Lottie Catrell, of Matamc-
rai, was rendered surprise on Saturday
afternoon by about 20 of her little friends
Little Miss Ida Durland and Jessie Grii d.
ley gave out the invitations. The little
friends met at Ida Durlands home at two
O'Clock and from there went to the home
of little Miss Lottie She was very much
pleased to see her friends Mrs. Catrell
gave the little people nice supper. They
played games and spent the afternoon
very pleasantly until it was time for them
TO go home Little Miss Lottle was much
pleased to meet her little friends and
wishes they would call upon her some-
time again
Mr. aud Mrs A Rowland and little
daughter Of Rowlanls, Pa, are visit
ing at Mrs. Rowland's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Rldgeway in Matamoras.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-14

attention to its condition. The lime barrel
first disappeared in a mysterious manner,
then soon after pane of glass appeared in
the same way and finally last week by
some hoous pocus the last glass appoartd d
In the sash The query is, who put them
in ? The rotten sill isyet in evidence, CT
was this morning. After that is repaired
I suppose Coles or " IS will get up in
righteous indignation and say l am an
other
Telephone communication Is now com
plete between Dingmans and Edgemere.
The cal penters and plasterers have furn-
ished their work on the large aud com
m idious house of Mrs Weiss and it Is
ready for the finishing touches. w. f.
Smiley, we understand, has the contract
for painting.
G.. W. Donaldson is remodelling the
fence ON both sides of the drive from the
gateway to the dwelling at Ardtornish
which enhances disappearance very much.
Our hill farmers are opening their eyes
to the utility Of more labor saving ma
chineiy ON their farms. l saw in one day
last week three spick and span new grain
diills at work G.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-14
MONTAGUE.

Especial Correspondence to the pREss.)
Montague May "a beautiful day, al
though Jack made us call yesterday
morning.
Some folks seem to hate the Press like
poison because it tells the truth
All right H." you learn Dutch and
then wen have some beer and Hixon will
buy It,
Mr. and Mrs d Jewell, of Brooklyn,
visited their daughter, Mis- Co,4ie Nol,h,
the past week
Miss Julia Balch, OF Matcmous, IS pt
the Riverside
Jake Wise, of Newton, was over here
Thursday VITA his trottlng team.
Alexander Bell of Jersey City, Is visit
ing at Jos Mittleton's.
Miss Joanna Mittleton is home for the
summer
That long looked for big dance at the
Riverside will come of Wednesday even
ing.
The funeral of Alexander Westbrook
last Wednesday was largely attended Roy.
G II. Won Claim preached a vel : suitable
sermon from the words And l will
take heed of my ways
Benton Bell and Samuel Slgler are both
reported seriously i'll with pneumonia.
What is there in the complaint we herr
about school in this town where the
teacher suspends school whenever it suits
her without consent of the majority of TIN
Board of Education, and by what right
does young sister of hers take her place
Can n teacher demand an order for pay of
the district clerk 'or services not rendered :
Or has 1t got to such a state that the Board
of Education of Montague does not exist,
or is composed of only two men Any
information on the above subject will be
be thankfully received, and we hope the
PRESS will publish it.
George Hornbeck, of Port JeI us, was
down here yesterday fishing for trout He
got them in the neck
Now some of our residents intend to get
bicycles for this summer. world like 10
have one, but guess will wait until all
the fences are taken away from along our
highways. am afraid of breaking down
some and have to pay the damage
DICK.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-14
KIM BLES s.

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
Kimble's, May II. b. H. Warren, NJ. d.
State Zoologist of Harrisburg and Otis
Rowland spent last Saturday trout fishing
at Kimbles
Mrs, A. w. Nc Gown has been doing
some work on her cemetery lot, prepara-
tory toplacing a monument ath her mother 5
grave She in company with Miss Helen
Rowland visited Harrisburg and Phlla-
delphia this week.
E. Kimble and wife called on the for
mers sister last Sunday.
Mrs. Maria Kellam called on friends
here last week She is looking very well
indeed
J. Kirkendall, Royal Kimble and Hor-
ton Kimble We're fishing for cat fish and
perch with good success
Dr. Warren is much pleased with Pike
county.
The excelsior mill has shut down for a
week
B. d Holbert has gone to Hornellsville
to visit his son.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-14
pINeMAN.s FERRY.


Especial Correspondence to the PIE y
Dingman's May lO.-In the PRF Of
April 30 ~" in spasmodic attempt to
confirm "Cole5" in his statements not
only indirectly indorses d ty school hous, 3
but with rather contemplate innuondoes
as5ails the cleanliness of some house in
which perhaps ~ has been cordially lo
eeived, broken bread and eaten salt
Shame The writer in his er5icle spoil o
of the condition of the outside Of Coles
school house, and not of the inside, OF s
neighbor's house In another pa { Of Il g
Litter cratic ~ q suppose ON a state Of
Observation like III. V. j." Of the Port
Jervis Gazette) switches of to something
about unsuccessful applicants for schools
etc, what this has TO do with the Sc ]
am at a loss TO see Probably 70 d-aw at.
tention from the real subject ~ con
troversy The collusion between Coles
AMI ~ is very apparent in the introdu
ton to the latter's letter, They seem o.
have rehearsed their letter parts together,
made their debut before the public ia i'm
psrsonate the yeI che acters whose fai3
~" SAYS 1 should remember. / hav
looked over the lives OF Ananias ana
Sapphira which ~ tenders, but nn }
them so mutilated and worn by the dono
that am unable TO make use OF them.
without IL is to play the role of good ol.
st Peter and as that would not suit r.
trrn the lines with thanks There hi
been quite a transformation made in
nCole's" school house since I first ct'let