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ssto ssii a the .1 bar V when tsey walked In. He looked
whole lot OF astonis6ment on his face, but with.
out saying a word, One OF the young men, the
more "Y So,s'tcrp Dpsit finally SysE pS5issS nSniS paSa. said
he, with a dismal attempt at tho swashbucklcr
manner. what's your poisonf
for a full minute. Then he seemed to como
out OF his trance, shook himpolf together, and
''E T"eSn up Po to t hiSs two TSS SU az 3 l %ssf ho inquired,
."'hgGf said ths one who had before sd;
"'Becausc, said Iiilibridgo, hitchine up his
tro oeTnSy aus sS, th IsS srf gGins S TO Plssy horse
Horse I said shouted Lnlibridge. We're
going to play horse. i want TO fnd out II y1p
As he spoke he suddenly threw IA rope over
the two young mems shoulders. hanging on to
left hand. with his right no reached for one Of
his guns, and planted n ball about an Inch from
each Of the young mSn,s heels heels .no ,,vo cor,a0n
boys were out Of the door in a second, idlihridge
right behind them with the reins n his left
n, Slq hin s,ham HRI,I,br, shsk ssd it Sg' .i Ssst tS Sis the h.
tween the cracks Of his gun, until they fairly
dragged him along, swift runner as he himself
was. 80 fast was the pace theEun persuade cd them
EN-, tho town taking it in with .howls Of joy.
".'Whoa. there!' bawled Lilllbridge. when no
had broughth his team back to their starting place.
LillibridRe unwound tho rope for them. and then
famed himself with his hat and waited for the
return OF his wind.
"'You fellows are not so bad on the co. he
said finally, but you can't go like YOU can talk.
And you want to learn how and when and
where to unship your guns from your belts be-
fore you undertake to pack en- around with
you. Why don't you shoot me up somcf
1.-THE young fellows looked sheepish, but said
nothing. LillibridRe took them under his pro-
lection from that night, and In time they be-
came sufficiently wicked.
This same Thurston Lillibridge was the only
man who ever had the drop on Bat MastorsOn
for n minute; He crept up behind Masterson one
day. and with u quick movement grabbed both
of Masterson's guns out Of his belt. Masterson
wheeled around and found himself covered by
Lillibridge with HIS own guns. He stood stock
still. waiting to receive two balls In his head.
Lillibridgc lowered tho guns and handed them
back to Mastcrson, butts foremost.
THAT one I've got on you, Bat, said Lilli-
bridge. and It's up to you to never to come
a-gunning for me, Marshal or no Marshal. no
matter what l do
"'I won't said Mastcrson, briefly, and he
never did"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
An ISLAND IN THE JACKPOT.
Il Is Vow Part OF Minneapolis and 10 worth
Many FORTUNES.
From the Minneapolis Trfbu,


From the Minneapolis Tribune.
At one OF the most interesting games OF poker
ever played in Minneapolis. Nicollet Island was
put in the jackpot by a man who thought he un.
dcrstood the game, but found there were others
who understood ii better.
Fitty.fivc years ago Pierre Bottineau took up
a claim on the spot where st. Paul now stands.
A year later he traded II for a horse and COW,
which he drove away into the wilderness, never
dreaming that the land he had almost given
away would In II few years be the site OF a great
city. For a small sum he purchased a largo
Minneapolis ana put up \ log, cabin on a little
mound in the centre Of NiCollot Island;
0n mmId , = d%nI ha5 or Z n IhS oI not settler cInS h Bot
ing the stakes kept growing larger and larger.
until every jackpot contained a small fortune.
last was dealt n hand upon which he hoped to
regain his losses and win something beside. lie
s wrS E,SI mn i n"nI lgga "SHns' famr IEIin nSs * one me carl %nIy
hand by which his could he beaten. He. thought
he saw one Of the players discard u King, and he
coriinglN,. soon all but Bottincau and the man
oppo;itr him dropped their cards and retired TO
With money and a" tho personal bc.o "Sanaa
q the two men: The pickering, light OF
the candle shonS dimiy on the nnshed facos
corners OF their eyes; All OF Bottineau's pos.
sessions lay on the table, and 1t was HIS bet. lie
all he had left was Nicollct Island. which he
would bet against 5000. Tho bet was called,
II smile Of triumph. Amid a dead silence his
opponcIt laid on tho table. face w, four kings
them breathe. Then Bottineam called Tor
writing materials and made out II decd to the
island. From thnt day he never touched "a card
or COuntcnanccd Ralnblirg in any form.
After, drifting around The country he went Ia
Red Lake Falls aud took up u claim and re-
was employed AS n guide and scout. and was one
OF the principal members OF the Siblcy cXpodi
ton. He knew every foot OF the Northwest
country, having travcrsGd II ever since he was
10 years old, WHOM he guided Lord Selkirk's
cOlonists from old Fort Garry. When he died
the last OF the old-timc Canadian yuyagcrs and
guides, who were such an important factor In
the upbuildinG OF the Northwest, passed away.
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loader OF q band stationed at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan, got into n little. argument with his com.
manding officer. for which ho was sentenced to
twelve years Of hard labor in the military
prison. This band leaders portion of tho arRu-
ment, however, consisted In his picking up q
loose brick while tho band was passing In review
at dress parade and heaving IL at the command
the post commander squarely In tho chest,
A hiTRs oaicor Of the Marine Corps, who does
not care to have his namo mentioned, had this
TO say concerning the Fanciulli business:
Tho Marine Band stationed here should have
nothing to do with public. functions. 1t
should be relegatod to the position of any other
music to enable soldiers to keep step In march
ing. The adulntion that Is lavished upon tho
Marine Band has so demoralizod its members
that hardly any of them regard themselves us
subject TO military discipline, and most of them
make very WY faces indeed ovor the exceeding
" small amount Ct work they arc required TO dc
,or inc Marine Corps T. Is, however; de,
band In Washington for tho rendering
OF fine music at state functions, public
ceremonies, and so on-a band on tho
plane OF the Marine Band unsteady. such a
band should be composed OF civilians, we'll paid,
and organized through competitive examina-
tions. Tho members not being restricted by any
sort OF military discipline, could devote all their
time to the musical needs Of the national capt.
tai. II the leader OF such u civilian band became
so afflicted with what is known as the big hcnd
that he would degenerate into a, nuisance, his
services could be dispensed with and another
man secured for his place. As tho case stands
at present, the connection OF this Marine Band
with tho Marine Corps Is OF more trouble and
annoyance than anything else In the service
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
4 JOB FOR 700 TURKEYS.
Turned Loose IN An Orchard to save Il from
Invading Grnsshoppers.
.Om thr Fresno RrDubIfoa

From the Fresno Republican.
w. r. Birmingham of Oakland n few years ago
purchased n large tract OF land In the river bot
tom below Pollasky, and has since put out over
$4,000 fruit trees. There was IA small orchard
on the place when he purchased 1t. and these
older trees are In full bearing, while peach trees
but three and four years old have borne large
crops. The soil Is deep silt. ana very fertile.
Mr.. Birmingham put In n large gasoline engine
and pump, and pumps water from the San
Joaquin River to irrigatc with. Tho orchard
presents a very thrifty appearance, and all tho
trees that are old enough are loaded with fruit.
Last Thursday an army Of grasshoppcrs came
down from the hills to the southeast and In
vadcd one corner Of the orchard. They were too
young TO fy much and could only hop and crawl,
but they had a voracious appetite, and within a
rev hours mad eaten every leaf from every tree
over an area OF fye acres.
There was In the garden tract nearly every
showed no preference whatever, eating every.
thing clean as they went, Squash vines that
OF me per iers t six feset e souap re- w wera e gTSGr@ on a c space
Strawberries were eaten without cream, and
every perry and vegetable in the garden went to
fattcn grasshoppcrs. And there were millions
upon millions OF hoppers and hoppcrs. They
are not OF the scycnteen.year variety either, but
with Il mountain appetite. As their wings arc
not large enough TO enable them to indulge the
disposition so prevalent In both man and animal
~ ''AAJ 80 ~ cNaS fNaANA az oe"i'i vi
greener or better pastures. they just hop and
crawl upon the trees and vines, and eat. and eat,
and eat. IL does seem as il they can eat for
twenty.four hours without n rest.
MT. Birmingham at once put an advertisement
In the Republican that he wanted q thousand
turkeys. A wagon load OF turkeys passed
through Fresno yesterday morning en- route for
POllasky, but he wants nll no can get.
As an experiment Mr.. Birmingham mixed with
a quart of middlings and II quart OF bran one
pound of arsenic and set the mixture before the
invading army. They ate with a relish nd
marched onward, right on. He says he didn't
find u dead grasshOpper.
Two years ago the hoppers invaded the same
orchard. Mr.. birmingham found a Portuguese
who had a band OF 700 turkeys, and at once
made arrangements with him to bring his tur
keys down 10 the orchard and camp there. Tho
owner OF the turkeys had several well-trained
shepherd dogs, and with their aid twenty-five
turkeys were allotted 10 each row of trees. and
herded slowly along, eating hoppers as they
went. Men were sent In advance to shake the
rest. The hoppors we're totally destroyed ant
| the orchard saved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
NEW FACTORY INSPECTION LAW.
Numerous Complaints Against DOas Tailors
nelnE Prcrsrred by tho strlkers.


The State Factory Inspector is receiving daily
from twenty to nifty complaints alleging viola
lions OF the Factory Inspection law by the boss
tailors whose employees are now on strike. At
the suboiiice of the state Inspector at l Madi-
son avenue yesterday II was said that since tho
beginning OF the strike the complaints received
daily have more than quRdrupled. The conf
plainants are in most cases presumably strikers.
While they were at work they were content to
sec tho law violated, but when they fell out with
their employers they began efforts to have tho
law strictly enforced. Tho complaints are Of
all sorts. Most OF them are anonymous, and
most Of them, too. are found upon investigation
to he unfoundcd, although there have been a
dozen or more violations brought 10 light that
the inspectors have been glad to henr about.
The whole staff has been kept busy.
Most Of the complaints now relate to sweat
shops in m houses. A large proportion
OF these are against men who have. little shops
family. This is not u violation of the law, but
the moment an, outsider is employed to help out
the family work IL becomes one. The report Of
the deputy inspector ~ each case Is sent direct
to State. Inspector OLeary At Albany and no
makes the necessary order. The new Factory
There are few changes from the old law, One
important chauRe makes 1t tho duty of tho In
''any lawful municipal ordinance by law or
regulation relating TO factories or their In
Another section requires that a child between
tho age of IA and 10 shall not receive "a certin-
cate emitting the little one to work In n factory
unless II appears to the satisfaction Of the
board granting the certificate that tho child ap.
plying therefor has regularly attended u school
English grammar and geography are taught
. for "a period equal to one school year
age of a."
The old law required q years schooling. but
any year was good enough. The child might
have been no more than Ave years old. The en-,
f%orcement OF this new provision, with the en-.
forcement OF the, Trunnt law. II, is believed, will
The law also provides that a child must be able
TO read and write simple sentences In the Eng
lish language. In another section of the law the
word skirts " in the descriptive list of places
where the inspector has Jurisdiction opens
some dressmaklnR establishments to the In
| spector that have heretofore been closed TO him
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and unreadable. But he know the author Of
Hamlet only through TRANSACTIONS that lacked
fidelity and elegance. Ho also classed in thor
order OF merit the warriors that tho British race
produced, and In this matter his Judgment can
not be disputed. IL Is true that his. impartality
placed Marlborough far above wellington; but
his opinion has been fully ratified by postertty.
His views of the military talents OF the conQucr
ors of Families and of Waterloo oro accepted
to-day as final and have been Endorsed In the
last works Of lLord Wolsoleyon the most illus
trious soldiers Of England"
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IL lOhih w W. hiS'' 'i'' e''Nt v wv
loo he did not think for a moment OF placing
himself under the protection of his fathcr-in-
friend dnt the eEE mpperor Of A Rsssia. lie prcferrSd to
seek hospitality on hoard the Bcllerophon; That
WIS WIS The most fatal resolution nat ny could pos,
he might enjoy the rights accorded to all Eng
lish subjects
"'T have paid dearly for the romantic aud
chivalrous ideas that ! had formed In regard 10
England said no TO O'Meara. The Cabinet OF
st. James's hns become n shop of merchants. In
member OF Parliament coins money with his
votes; and tho Minister carries on n traffic With
Soldiers ha t"S' not "G the xii. tho arctivity. or tho
Intelligence OF our soldiers, When they do not
fear tho lashcs OF, the cnt-o-nlnc tails they obey
witnessed such n spectacle in my life, They
were almost all drunk
NAPOLEON constantly rcproached the English
for their intcmpcrance. without distinction Of
age. sex. or rank; and at the time the roprogch
was perfectly justiiIabie; for IT. Is only during
Great Britain has ccnsed excessive drinking.
Miss betsy EdRecumbe, tho young. st. Helena
girl, also loft some interesting memoirs. -,
~ One day, she says. to tease me. he said
that in my country he women arc in the habit
q drinking gin and brandy; Then he ADDED % y
brandy and GIN" protested as wen as ] could
against this accusation. and at last he admitted,
But Just as 1 was about to retire no said TO mo
again IN English: You like to drink Miss Betsy
".HThe prisoner of st. Helena employed the
greater part OF his leisure hours in learning the
language OF the yiclors OF Waterloo; me writer
in the original text the London journals, the
Edfnbur0h Rerier. the QndItsrtp, smith on the
.We"lthoi So,ions,' Paradise oI LOST ,6o The l ,A d;
Marlborough by Coke. which had been sent to
him by Lord Robert Spencer.
THE appreciation of the victor OF AuSterlitZ
and Jena OF the masterpieces OF English htera'
ture cannot be accepted without reserve. He
expressed extreme admiration for oSSian and
The herald., 1897-10-03
RUSSIAN ADVICE
Fought Like Dogs

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2.-Word has Just
come from the vicinity of the Ruby coal
mine, seven miles from Belleville, that
John Cummings, a farm hand and an
other man named Peter Perkins, en-
ployed by Anton Schaneul wealthy
farmer of st. Clair county, fought duel
over Schaneul's pretty daughter Thurs
day night. They both loved the girl and
she proposed they fight for her, the Win
ner to marry her. Peter and John went
right to work at each other, and when
the girls father finally separated them
John was minus thumb and Peters
ear had been chewed off 1t was a tie.
but Peter settled the question by leaving
the country and John claims the girl.
The herald., 1897-10-03
No Booty Secured

HUME, Mo-, Oct. 2-The Hume Bark
was entered by two masked men early
this morning and a big steel safe opened
with nitro-glycerine. The safe con-
tanned about $4,000. but the burglars did
rot get the money, as Marshal Powers
arrived and put the robbers to flight.
Sol Moore, who gave the alarm, was COM
PEELED at the point of gun to stand
and watch the operations of the bur-
glars. They stole horse and carriage
and left for the Kansas line. An armed
posse is after them and it is expected
they will be captured.
The herald., 1897-10-03

J. @. Hedges. who resides at No. 629
North Grand avenue, says: II have had
catarrh for eight years with very great
discharge from my nose and expectoration
from my throat. The catarrh had become
so bad that I had at times great difficulty
in my breathing, and would have to get up
at night to remove the mucus which was
closing my nose and throat. have treated
with Drs. Shores G Shores since August
%, and can say feel very much better. My
nose is clean, and l haven't so much dis
charge from the nose and expectoration
from throat. sleep well and highly rec
ommend Drs. Shores and their treatment"
The herald., 1897-10-03
WHEEL WORK
The Little Welsh Wonder Beaten by
Starbuck

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.-J. Frank
Starbuck of this city today defeated
Jimmy Michael, the "Welsh Wonder"
In twenty-five mile paced race on the
one-third mile board track at Willow
grove by the narrow margin of six yards.
1t was one Of the most exciting middle
distance races ever seen here. Starbuck's
time for the twenty-five miles was Al
minutes 1-5 seconds, and Michael's
ii minutes AS seconds. Each man was
In the lead three times during the race,
but neither led by more than forty yards
at any time, and the race was in doubt
to the finish.
Michael led during the first ten miles.
Starbuck was in the lead during the
eleventh and twelfth miles, and Michael
The herald., 1897-10-03
Needless Fears

OAKLAND, Oct 2.-Edward Reichert
foreman in the Alameda fruit cannery
in quarrel with fellow workman a fort
night ago, stabbed his antagonist with a
pocket knife. Without waiting to see the
result of the assault, he fed, evidently
believing he had dealt fatal blow. No
trace of him was discovered until the
body of man was found in the river near
Antioch, which was identified as the body
of Riechart. The man he stabbed has en-
tirely recovered, the wound being only su-
perfcial
The herald., 1897-10-03
Seeking a Market

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-Henry J..
Crocker, president of the California Wine
Makers corporation. left today for the
east to dispose Of the seasons dry wine
vintage controlled by the corporation and
amounting to 100000 gallons. His mis-
sion was made necessary because the usual
California buyers are disinclined to han
die the output this year.
The herald., 1897-10-03
FRESHMEN DEFEATED

PALO ALTO, Cal, Oct. 2.-The Y M.
C. A. football team of San Francisco,
added another triumph to its long list
of victories by defeating the freshmen
eleven here today by a score of 6 to A.
The freshmen played good game but
were outclassed in team work. Toward
the end. of the first half a star run by
Manly carried the ball to within few
yards of the goal line and the freshmen
easily bucked OF over. The visiting
team put up a good exhibit of football
and earned most of its gains by quick
and skillful work.
New Haven.-The home football sea-
son was opened at Yale this afternoon,
when the entire university witnessed
the game with Wesleyan on the new
gridiron. Yale won, so to 0.
ambridge.-Harvard defeated Will
liams today in the first game of the sea-
son by score Of 20 to 0.
West Point.-West Point, 3S; Trim
ity, 6.
Princeton-The football season at
Princeton opened this afternoon in a
sided but exciting contest between
the Tigers and Lehigh. The lusty sons
Of old Nassau smothered the Pennsyi-
vanians by a score of 4S to O.
Ann Arbor. University Of Michigan
"a: Ypsilanti, o.
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania scored
80; Bucknell, 0.
Ithica, N.Y.--Cornell, 16; Syracuse, o.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Nicaragua Needs Money

MANAGUA, Oct. 2.-The Nicar..
aguan Congress has authorized the gov
ernment to borrow 100000 pesos on the
best terms possible, pledging as secur-
ity the national properties, import duties
and internal revenue.
The herald., 1897-10-03


their
Of
The herald., 1897-10-03
ON THE GRIDIRON
The Season of Intercollegiate Foot
ball Begins

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-The first
of the series of intercollegiate football
matches was played this afternoon at
the Recreation grounds, between the
Reliance of Oakland and the University
of California. Reliance won. Score, 10
to 0. The play of the Reliance team was
disappointing, with many funbles and
much room for improvement. Although
defeated, the Berkeley practically held
their own against much heavier team.
There was no score during the first half
but in the second half Reliance scored
two touch downs and kicked one goal.
The team work Of the University men
was excellent
The herald., 1897-10-03

Seventh mother
through at night but slept with mouth opn always and
smell and After months these
without difficulty highly Shores
The herald., 1897-10-03
Home Treatment Cures

Every mail brings scores of letters tell
ing of the wonderful home treatment. II
you live at a distance and want to consult
Drs. Shores and Shores, write them for
their new symptom list and have your case
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the testimonials of well-known people who
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The herald., 1897-10-03
ON THE DIAMOND

afternoon reads: New York A. c., 81a
Chicago A. A., 3h.
The herald., 1897-10-03
AT GRAVESEND

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Results at
Gravesend:
Six furlongs-J. A. Grey won; Rubicor
second; Klepper third. Time 1:151a.
Five furlongs, selling-Rey Salazar
won, Blarneystone second, San Antonio
third. Time, 1:01A.
Ocean. View SStakes, one mile and a
won, Imperator second,
Rennsaeller third Time, 1:4914
Algeria Stakes, five furlongs-Napa-
max won. Gibraltar second, Bliss Ruck-
er third Time, 1902.
Mile audan eighth-Dutch skater won,
The herald., 1897-10-03
TURF AND TRACK
Crooked Work at Carson-Eastern
Track Results

CARSON, New, Oct. 2.-During the
last race today at Ormsby, Drummer,
Christine and Peril were neck and neck
on the home stretch when Stell, on
Peril crowded Jockey Hobart, mounted
on Christine, into the ferce. Horse and
rider both fell, Hobart sustaining seri-
Gus cuts on his hip and breaking his leg.
The trotting horse Peggy was over
drugged this afternoon and died. A full
investigation will be made by the di-
rectors.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Proof OF Cures
Well-Known Home People, Who Are Your Neighbofs,
Tell You Drs Shores Cured Them After
Other Doctors Failed

II You Are Sick Come and Dr Shores Costs You Moth
ing Have Your Case Diagnosed and Thus Test These
Great Specialists Skill Without Paying One Cent
The herald., 1897-10-03
SpecialitieS: :

Catarrh, Asthma Bronchitis, Rheuma.
tism, Heart Trouble, Lung Troubles, Dys-
pepsia, Stomach Troubles, Kidney, Liver,
and Bladder Troubles. Skin Diseases, Ner-
vousness, Female Complaints and all Pri-
vate and Chronic Diseases.
Piles cured without pain or detention
from business.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Consultation and Advice
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-22
Tho IndIan'a Flor Parents.

The famous summer rcsort, Mount
Desert island, was the trnditionary
Garden of Eden of the northwestern
paians. According 70 iheir stary the
first man was nyanth with golden hair
and eyes like the hazel berry. His Eve
tame to him from the clouds. She i'm
medinteiy proceeded to make herself
f'isngrecablc hy cutting OF Adnm'.
Golden locks These she began to weave
Into cord. ~ this stagc the Indian
goh'of evil appears and binds her with
he cora she has made She stops grow /.
ing. but NOT wording. From y flll
green stalk fltc gathrred' yellow seed
put of which she made bread After
these first pcorlc had taught their cha-
flren how 10 raisennd use the grain they
wcre translated TO the constellation
ffars known as the Sickle, whence they
ftill watch over their earthly l,ome.--
Chicago 1'imcs-lIerald.