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The leader., 1897-12-01

struck the country road which leads "a
the fort on the heights four miles away
The danger of a broad. clear midnight
street was many times multiplied on
the narrow dirt road cut by gullies and
broken by ridges, but all the danger
seemed insufficient to cool the ardor Of
the battling men In the blue wagon.
0rmsby heard the hollow sound Of their
passage over wooden bridges, and felt
the careening of the big vehicle as Il
crashed from side to side; momentariIy
he caught dizzy glimpses Of nigh,
lamps in the outlying houses which
shot past them as they progressed; he
heard the yelping of the dogs, which,
reused from contemplation of the
moon, tailed behind the wagon, bark.
ing new frenzy into the unwearied
horses. lie heard the challenge of the
sentry at the gate of the fort, and al
most before the hail was uttered the
wagon with its attendant clamor was
inside the lines of the garrison, and
was over a ditch and across a Sidewalk,
aud out into the parade ground, and
crashing against tree, was shattered
aud overturned and loosed from the
trappings of the horses, which, with
last bombardment of kicking nj
space, broke away and disappeared
down Officers row, changing and clat'
tering as the singletrces and the at
tached fragments of the vehicle struck
the fagstones.
Ormsby and his herculean prisoner
were thrown out by indescribable twin
somersaults, remaining strangely close
together through it all. The officer OF
the guard came rushing. and found
them CORY and tattercd where they had
fallen, the big man unconscious from
the conclusion and Ormsby grinning
weakly through blood as the lamplight
fell on him.
"What's this?" said the military man.
after the policeman had briefly told OF
the adventure. you're handcuffed."
Eyes" said Ormsby. you see, was
afraid he might get gun to my head
and make me let him go. and to be sure
that he couldn't get away. no matter
how he licked me, snapped the irons
on him and me when saw he was doing
me. But in the hurry I got his left
hand locked to my right, and he kept
right on putting up too much fight for
me. Still. il didn't worry me much, for
| knew that even if was killed he
couldn't get away. I threw the keys
away with my gum"
The officer of the guard, who was a
captain and who had been through
nearly 30 years of fighting, looked adj
miringly at the little scrub of police
nan.
"Would you mind" vcntured Ormsby.
letting me put this fellow in your
guardhouse till our chief comes out to
get us? I'll have to go with him on
account of the cuffs"
"You won't as long as there's black
smiths tool in this post said the
military man. And although the hos
pital was convenient he insisted that
Ormsby be carried to his own quarters
for stitching, bandaging and tying up.
Chicago Record.
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The Cake Would Do 1t.

"You seem 10 be enjoying the cake
this evening, James," said the young
wife, watching the disappearance of
that luxury with u look of the greatest
satisfaction.
"Er-yes," was the rather confused
reply of the devoted husband.
Don't curb your appetite on my ac-
count; shall not think you are greedy,
dear"
II am going to eat as much as car"
mumbled James.
Il am so glad You like it. Twas afraid
that Iwas not making my cakes TO your
liking; you have always eaten so little
of them on previous occasions
This one is just what want to-day"
jerked out the husband.
Then she was very, very happy-until
she discovered that he had wagered
Brown that he was the heavier, and was
eating as much of her cake as possible
so that he should win the bet,whieh was
to be decided that evening.-Pearsou's
Weekly.
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"Jest plain water, majah."
Capt. Chisholm" said the major,
as he put down his glass and rose to
his feet, sis there a report to the ef-
feet that the cotton crop has failed?"
"Not that have heard of. sab. Cot
ton crop seems TO be all right, majnh.
HAS the state of Alabama repudi-
atod her state obligations?"
Not that know Of"
Anything wrong with corn, oats,
peanuts and tobacco?" continued the
major.
Nothing wrong, sah-not that I've
heard Of" answered the captain. do
20, suspect anything wrong, majah?'
Eyes. sab, / do"
"And will yo' kindly EXPLAIN"
81 will, sab. When l find Capt. CHS
holm, a true son of the south, drinking
plain water, out OF plain glass, sur
rounded by mob who are also drink
ing plain water, out of plain glasses, il
strikes me that the glorious south is
on the eve of great calamity or had
better get along to the compress and do
my business with Kurnel Skellings!
Gentlemen, excuse my abrupt depar-
tlire, and yo' can divide the contents OF
this glass between yo'!"
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AN EXCITING ADVENTURES.

A WEEK or so ago an old critter
"a named Carson came down from
the mountains to get drunk and have
good time. We happened to meet him
as he was filling up, and as mayor, gave
him a word of caution about making a
nuisance of himself. He agreed to go
on a quiet spree. and exhibited his guns
to us to show that they were unloaded'
I. appears that he did get drunk and
was quiet enough for several days, but
last Wednesday night he broke loose
At about midnight he left the Big lnJun
saloon. where he had his headquarters,
and going down to the public square
he began shooting and yelling. The
city marshal soon got after him, but
the old man was so lively with his guns
that the officer hesitated to tackle him
and came and reused us from sleep
As editor of the Kicker, which has
TIE largest circulation of any family
weekly paper in the known worid-as
MAYOR of Giveadam Gulch. deputy
United States marshal, postmaster and
state senator, we carry the chip on oai
shoulder and go around feeling as pig
a. house. Up to the hour we rushed in
an old Carson we had an idea that we
could down any living thing in this ter
r;torv. either with the gun or rough
snd-tumble. We frankly admit that we
were an ass. We rushed in with the
idea of picking the old man up ano
twisting his neck around about seven
times. but we didn't know his gait. AZ
he saw us coming he threw down bis
guns and made ready for shiny, ahe
IN the course OF five minutes we were
licked man. Notwithstanding MS age
which Is nearly Ss. the old man pFose0
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Had Lost His Faith in Them.

A theatrical manager told story against
himself the other day. An actor came to
him and applied for an engagement. There
did not seem to be much need of him, but
his demands in the way of salary were very
modest, and the manager said to him:
We'll, you may consider yourself engaged.
| fancy / can find something for you to do.
Come round on Tuesday and I'll try you"
The newly engaged man looked at the
manager questioningly.
"How about contract" he asked.
"Oh, never mind a contract. Wen have q
verbal contract"
There was a look of mild reproach in the
fully:
''Sir, the last time I made verbal con
tract l drew verbal salary."-Spare Mo
mpntS
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Che man Wbo Didn't 90.
Copyright, lss7.)

HALF an hour before the train for
Cheyenne was due a roughly-clat
man with rifle on his shoulder and two
revolvers in his belt entered the depo
at Wharton and said to the tickle
agent:
I'm old Jim Kelso. Mebbe you never
heard of me?"
Not that remember of" replied the
agent.
"Waal, that don't make any differ
cnce, | reckon. ! want to go up tC
Cheyenne"
~ dollar and forty cents, sir"
"What fur?'
For ticket to Cheyenne"
"But I'm old Jim Kelso," protested
the man.
you might be old Jim anything elst
and it would make no difference. Il
you ride you'll have to pay. Want ;
ticket?"
NO, sir. / jest called to ask il you
hadn't n new conductor on this train
u young, smooth-faced Teller who come
out here from st. Louis q month or sc
ago?'
"Yes, sir-Joe Cummings"
"Waal, what I'm goin' to do is tC
skeer the butes right off this kid ant
go up to Cheyenne fur nothin'. Nc
Use to pay fare when we kin bluff the
conductor"
That's the idea, eh?" asked the
agent.
That's the idea, sab, and if he don't
show up agin for n week you'd better
send q party out to hunt fur him in
he woods. Some folks may pay theil
way up to Cheyenne, but | amt that
sort. Names old Jim Kelso remem
ber."
Eyes, I'll remember"
Mr.. Kelso walked around by himself
until the train rolled up, and he didn't
see the sign which passed between the
agent and the conductor. AS he startec
to get aboard the smoker the conduc
tor took him by the arm and pressed
the muzzle of revolver to his ear ant
said:
"Mr. Kelso, have you got a ticket fol
Cheyenne?"
IL don't think I hev," was the re-
ply.
"Are you going to get one?"
"Mebbe ! don't need one"
perhaps not. If you are going W
alive you'll want a ticket and can take
any car. If you are going up as {
corpse your friends at Cheyenne car
pay the bill and you'll go in the bag
gage carl"
"Ill think it over" said Mr.. Kelso a:
he stepped back a few feet to size VI
things. but before he had made up hi:
mind the train had departed.
"Goin' to Cheyenne?" asked the agep
as he looked out and saw the old mar
leaning up against the wall.
Names old Jim Kelso," replied the
| buffer as he looked up and down the
| tracks.
Eyes, l know"
sand the conductor didn't skeer."
'Oh, he didn't?"
"And shan't skassly go to Cheyenne
not this time. I'm goin' over to thu
hill to think it Overland to kick my
self-and to figger it out-and to hang
right around these yere parts and lie
you and Cheyenne and that conductor
from st. Louis go to grass and b'
hanged TO you!" M. QUAD.
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Banner Showed Up.
T KNEW that there was a local cleo
Copyright, 1879

7 KNEW that there was local elec'
| tion being held at Tiptonvlle, and
when within two or three miles of the
town l came upon an oldish man Seat
ed on a log by the roadside. i natu'
rally asked if his party was doing ali
that could be hoped for.
EUR shore. stranger" he replied. 81
was all ready to vote that way when
skedaddled."
Were you obliged to leave town be-
fore casting your ballot?" / continued
noticing a look of disappointment on
his face.
Rather that way, sah," he answered
uttering dry chuckle. 81 had my bal
lot all made out when q sudden call cum
for me to hold on"
"Called away by sickness, eh?"
NO, sickness didn't call me away;
my vote was sorter challenged by the
ole woman, reckon"
"You don't mean your wife chal-
lenged your vote?" asked in astonish.
ment.
That's about it, stranger. l was
Jest on the pint of handin' 1t IN when
she showed up and called time. | hol.
Tered to sum of the boys to hold her a
mint and gin me chance to fling in
my ballot, but they was too late."
"But why did she challenge your
yote?" / persisted, as he sprang up In
alarm at a sound in the underbrush.
"Wall," he replied, looking furtively
about. I'm not much up on law, so
didn't hold out fur what might hey
bin my rights. When l left Injiana
two vars ago, ! also left the ole WON
an thar, and / sorter figgered when
she turned up at the polls that 1t was
p'raps list as well not to quote law
or Git into any dispute II l could help
Il. Yes, / lost my vote. but ! hain't
feelin' bad about it. Fact is, stranger
when 1 think how / outrun Hammer in
that two-mile race through the bresh,
I feel powerful thankful that only my
vote was lost-powerful thankful! Kin
yo' SPAR me another pinch o that ter
hacker? Seems like it had soothin
effect on my parves, and | can't say
when Hammer may bob up agin and
Gin me another run fur life!"
NJ QUAD
The leader., 1897-12-01
DOCTORS DON'T DENY IT.
The frank testimony of a
famous physician.

afflicted with the rheumatism for three
years and had taken as she had informed
me, more than one hundred dollars worth
Of medicine 10 obtain relief yet without
any beneficial result I advised her 20 try
q bottle OF Or. Ayers Sarsapariiia and told
her that II 1t failed to do her good, would
refund the money. short time affer-
ward. learned that II had cured her, and
a neighbor OF hers similarly affiictcd was
also entirely relieved Of his complaint by
its use. This is the universal result Of the
administration OF your Sarsapariila- IL
Is without exception. the best blood puri-
Ger with which am acquainted"
There - no other similar medicine can
show a similar record. Others have imi-
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record. DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla has the
Of the physician and the favor
Of the family, because IL cures. IL iulhlls
all promises made for IL. 1t has healed
thousands of people of the most malignant
diseases that can mutilate mankind.
Nothing has ever supc rceded IL and moth
ing ever will until a medicine Is made
that can show a record Of cures greater in
number and equal in wonder TO those
wrought by DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla. DR..
Ayers CuTebook, a story of cures told by
the cured. Is sent free on request by the
]. c. Aver Company, Lowell, Mass. Write
for IT,
The leader., 1897-12-01
LOOKED LIKE A CALAMITY,


HERE were five or six of us on the
i MOTEL veranda, and when Mai. Hill
s'h was seen coming up the street a
10Y was ordered TO bring out glass
.. water for every sitter. We were sip
ping the beverage when the major halt
eu at the steps and looked up, and
oap'' Chisholm, who was the only one
VINO knew him, called out:
Nawnin' to yo', majah-I hope see
20 well?"
Mawnin', captain" was the reply
mawnin' to ALL"
:, IT'S hottish day, majah," continued
Tue captain as he raised his glass.
Yes, rather hottish," replied the
major as he peered at the glasses and a
puzzled look came over his face.
Won't yo' come up and join us?"
l was going over to the compress
~. am in no powerful hurry"
Inc major came up the steps, was
introduced to each of US in turn, and
= ne sat down the captain said to the
young negro:
glass"
glass of water was brought out and
r. paced on the table at the majors elbow
&c carefully inspected it for Ions
minute, and then looked around at the
o.ner glasses. Then he lifted his glass
and said:
capt. Chisholm, the contents of thi.
s s seem to me to be water-nothinf
Dut water"
y, Jest plain water. sah." replied cap
yorself?"
Il am. sab"
-. And these other conference.-the,
~ drinking plain watsr2"
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ibid he shoot anybody, ster' a horse,
CT anything of that sort?'
Cant say, sir. He was about done
kicking when l got here, and didn't
ask anybody what he had done. They
must have had an object, though. They
always do have an object when they
hang a man. I'll find out what it was
ii you say So"
"Oh, it makes no difference. 1t was
all right to hang him, of course, but
had passing curiosity to know what
crime he had committed. You needn't
go to any trouble on my account"
But he did. had just gone to bed
when the landlord came up with a
tough-looking stranger, whom he intro
duced as Pete Mccoy. Pete sat down on
the side of the bed and began:
stranger, Bill Harper was a-tellin'
me that you was akin about the man
we hung to-day"
"Yes, / asked some one on the street
what he had done to deserve hanging
"You wanted to know our object?"
"Well, / just asked, you know"
"Migfn. the Teller hev bin yer broth
err" aske1 Mr.. Mccoy. after long
look at mo
"Oh, no."
mo friend of yours, eh?"
"No, SIR"
"And you are not here to spy around
and make any trubble over the hang
imp"
81 am not. am on my way over the
divide"
"Wall, them" said Mr.. Mccoy, as he
looked considerably relieved and rose
up to go. "rd jest as lief tell you all
about it. l was the man who led the
crowd, and we didn't hev no object
tall"
"Jest hung him, eh?"
"Jest hung him, sir, and we didn't
| need any object. didn't hev any and
don't want none, and if / was you
| wouldn't AK no more questions about it
If you do, we might hev an object in
SEEM how you would look in his
p,ace!"
The leader., 1897-12-01

when DIT. Aver announced his sarsapa.
riiIa TO the world, he at once found inc
physicians his friends. Such remedy
was what they had looked for, and they
were prompt to appreciate its merits and
prescribe IL. Perhaps no medfcine-k uown
as a patent medicine-is 50 generaliy al
ministered and prescribed by physicians -
DR. Ayers Safsaparilla for blood diseases,
and diseases Of the skin that Indicate a
tainted condition of the blood Experiencc
has proved IL to be a specihc In sue
diseases, and sores Of long standing, oid
ulcers, chronic rheumatism. ana many
other like forms Of disease have yielded 70
the perseveringu use of DIR. Ayers Sarsapar-
lila after other medicines had utterly iatfed.
The testimonials received from physicians
10 the value Of this remedy would oil 2
volume. Here ~ one leaf signed by Richd
IL. Lawrence, NJ. D., Baltimore, Nd.
cit affords me pleasure to bear testimony
TO the success which your preparation OF
Sarsapariila has had in the treatment of
cutaneous and other diseases arising from
q initiated condition OF the blood. Were IL
necessary. might give you the names OF
at least fifty individuals who have been
cured Of long standing complaints simply
by the administration Of DIR. Ayers Sarsa-
pa-rilla. One very remarkable instance
was that ola quite old woman who had lived
at Gainesville, near this city. she had been
The leader., 1897-12-01
MADE HIM PROPOSE.
And 1t Was Not n Very Difficult I'm
dertakinE.

The difident young man wanted to pro-
pose to his girl, but for the life of him he
did not know how to go about It. He read
books on the subject, and sought informa,
ton from men who had experience; and
while the theories were admirable, in every
instance he found that the practice thereof
was different thing. He was walking with
her one evening, thinking over these things,
when her shoe became united. She stuck
out her pretty little foot with smile, and
looked down at it. He fell on his knees to
tie the lace. Then he walked on with her;
The shoe became united again. The third
time it happened he was ready as before. >.
''See if you can't tie knot that won't
come undone," she said, as he worked away
at it.
He looked up at her tenderly..
IF can't, know a man who can, he
said.
'Do you want him to tie it," she asked
coquettishly.
YES" he replied.
She jerked her foot away. He smiled to
himself.
Its the parson," he said. And he rose
to his feet and finished the proposal.-Tit
Bits
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STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 9.
IL 4 NE.r

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. Cheney
Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d.
1856. A. w. GLEASON,
TSeall Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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The Sheriff-The boys was all in favor OF
maxim that reward fer you dead or alive"
but / talked 'em out of it.
Pizen Bill-Jake, that was mighty kind
of you.
ooh, l dunno as they was any pertickler
brought brought in H dead wouldn't cit to charge
the county nothin' fer your board, and
wouldn't git no fee fer hangin' you. In
dianapolis Journal
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major was so frightened that he made
no effort to get away, and yet there
was no tragedy. The bear sized him
up, rolled him over two or three times,
and then walked off in disgust. He
didn't propose to lower the reputation
Of the Bruin family by eating any
such specimen of humanity. We have
been told that the major took it as a
snub and feels very much cut up over
it, and we are glad of it. He is a sleek,
slick liar, professional dead-beat, and
no decent coyote would howl over his
grave if he were dead.
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fist, ''when the worlds population ex-
ceeds 1894 .ooo.0 900. the earth will be I'M
able TO find nourishment for her peo-
pie, and they will be forced either to
cannibalism or starvation" ''And Just
think, papa" said the daughter. "wha,
trouble there'll be for us TO get through
the crowds on our bIcycles."-Yonkers
Statesman.
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kIeptomania.

His Wife-And you are c defend that
shoplifter?
The Lawyer-My dear. she isn't .
shoplifter. She was formerly; but she
has saved SO much money in the last ten
wears that she has become z klepto-
ma uiac,-R Boston Traveller,
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MAJ. sHoTwELL IS sNUBBED BY A
HEAR.

ME HAVE on several occasions an
w nounced our belief that Maj.
shotwell was the meanest critter in all
Arizona, and something happened the
other day to corroborate all we have
said. The major was on his way to
Lone Pine, to dodge his creditors in
this town for awhile, when he ran slap
M against cinnamon bear at the
crossing of Dog Creek. The bear was
hungry enough TO eat grass, and the
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Not m DiuIOmat,

"You never tell me that look young and
sweet any more" pouted Mrs. Lovelaee.
NO." her brute of husband replied, Il
seem of late to have lost my powers OF i'm,
agination almost completely. cleveland
Leader
The leader., 1897-12-01
Studying a Doubtful Problem

1T" the idle wanderer heard the man say
to his companion, will run about 200 to
the ton"
Then the idle wanderer, after the man.
ner of his kind, specialized in his mind
Il wonder" said he to himself, whether
he was talking about gold mine or his
winter supply of coal?"-Cineinnati En-.
ouirer
The leader., 1897-12-01

Patron-Why do they call it impression,
list art, anyway?
Artist-Oh, because the fellows who do
it labor under the impression that il is art, |
suppose.-Someryille Journal
The leader., 1897-12-01

The world seems a narrow place when we
wish to avoid our enemies, but wide and
vast is it when we part from those we love.
N. Y. Independent.
The leader., 1897-12-01

Why is it that boy always insists upon
raising pigeons or bantam chickens, in
stead of something useful, like turkeys OF
pigs ?-Atchison Globe.
The leader., 1897-12-01

Aspirations without faith are powerful
only for destruction. They can kindle a
revolution, but they cannot mold a new
order-Westcott
The leader., 1897-12-01

In giving thanks for your blessings, don't
forget the criticisms you have received
n Y. independent.
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Had some Motive, of Course.

| Mrs. Bellows-I believe you married me
| for my money.
| Bellows-A-hem! Well, certainly didn't
go to the altar for my health.-N. Y. Jour
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An Up-to-Date Twist.


She-What is love?
He-Two saddles with but single frame
two sprockets that turn as one.-Judge.
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A mans only chance to get ahead in this
world is to be born with one.-Chicago
NawS
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The little that is done seems nothing
when we look forward and see how much
we have yet to do.-Goethe.
The leader., 1897-12-01

The consumption of Star plug tobacco is
the largest in the world. No other tobacco
is so good as Star plug in all respects.
The leader., 1897-12-01

Don't Neglect Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar instanter.
The leader., 1897-12-01

You can tell good deal about people by
the appearance of their back porch.-Wash-
fngton Democrat.
The leader., 1897-12-01

Wearing glasses seems to go in families.
like consumption and red hair.-Washing-
ton Democrat
The leader., 1897-12-01

Ihave found Piso's Cure for Consumption
81 Scott an ssi covinston, Ky. Oct. j. 1854
The leader., 1897-12-01

Some men are so henpeeked that they
ride woman's Observation-Disclosures De- o.
ocrat
The leader., 1897-12-01

Not nearly all the funny things in this
world are with a Washington
Democrat
The leader., 1897-12-01

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. sc
The leader., 1897-12-01

Chairs are cheaper than basAtones:-s
y. independent.
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There is a remedy for everything except
some of the remedies. News.