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 king, left Bisbee week ago for Kan
 sas.
 A carload of fine stock bulls were
 received at BIsbee last Saturday fol
 M. NJ. Shermah's range in southern Cochise county and Sonora. The,
 came from New Mexico.
 The Williams News says that unless rains come soon the grass on the ranges in that section of Arlzona lsoutheast and central Naval county wished for, dreamed of, but not seen, and tue loss Of money, as the result, immeasurably.
 Stockman: Wm. Mcradden of Tempe, returned to that city this week from his cattle range in the Sierra Ancha mountains, aud reports most of the snow having gone from the mountains and that rains are badly needed in that section.
 The Courier of Prescott reports the preliminary hearing of "an old resi- denter" of that section on charge of slaughterlng some other fellows cat tie; he gave bail In tue sum Of S2O0 to appear before the grand jury. Who the "old residenter" is the public is left to guess.
 The Winslow Mail says that cattle men are putting ln Jhelr time pretty close now on tue range They report comparatively little loss during the winter, except in the immediate vicinity of the river, and say all stock is in tirst-class condition, notwitn- standing the hard winter.
 Republcan: Sixteen head of Gallo way cattle were received at Mesa Friday from Guelph, Canada They are full blooded aud most of tue older ones were shipped from Scotland last year and the year before. They are intended to repleOish Simon J. Murphy's herd on the Mcqueen ranch.
 Stockman: w. D. Hubbard, a wealthy gentleman Of Hartford, Con- uecticut. principal owner of the sum- init ranch, at Dragon, Is at present visiting the ranch )n his annual tour of inspection and recreation. Besides his ranch property he has been large ly interested in cattle feeding in Kan sas, and is largely interested in a manufacturing enterprise in his home city.
 Journal-Miner; Signs of approach ing trouble between sheepmen and cattlemen are already visible. A man was in town today from the eastern part of this county, to seek legal pro- tection from encroachment on his premises by large sheep owner. The COW man had piece of md fenced which he used for pasture and watering place for his stock. He says that the sheep man cOoly informed him that he would be compelled to 1se his enclosure for watering his 5 sheep
 Stockman: The annual meeting of he Erie Cattle Go. was held at the . nome ranch near Blsbee on Tuesday if last week, aud in addition to the ,ther stockholders Messrs. w. w. Whitney of Kansas, and J II Shat uck, who has also resided in the east,  we're present. Mir. Shattnck has re- ured to Kansas, while Mr. Whitney = will remain in Arizona for some time. I lis old home is in Erie, Pennsylvanla, where he has been for the past few Iears. Stockman: Mr Colin Cameron has
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towards Morgan When the train ar
rived at the ravine and the curves
where the fish plates were removed from
the rail, it stopped without being sig
nailed, and it was subsequently found
that the four men had decamped With
out waiting for the reception that was
waiting for them.
They had, perhaps, heard the engineer
signal to pull out of Meridale, and then
heard him signal to stop, and TINS, To-
gether with Harry's escape in that DID,
rection, led them to think that the sur
prise would not work the way they had
intended it to work, so they mad DIS
creetly taken to their heels.
The train pulled into Morgan that
evening eighteen minutes late, and
Harry was taken home and carefully
nursed by his mother and looked after
by the railroad company. He fingered
for several months, but was so badly
wounded that he finally journeyed to
the unknown and mysterious world
New York Herald
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cut down half a dozen of her foemeH
before he himself, went to join them
Whether the tall soldiers of our DAY
win ever have an opportunity to play
similar role remains to be seem me
likelihood, however is that, as long a.
there are hand hand fights, men OF
great stature will be found in the MIDST
Of them.
E BIG SOLDIERS OF TO-DAY.
Probably the tallest officer in service
to-day is the English guardsman Cap
tain Oswald Ames of the Second Lie
Guards, who headed the Queens jubilee
procession and who measures 1ee1
inches 1t was at the personal request
of the Prince of Wales that captain
Ames rode alone, the first IN all tnat
brilliant gathering. giant MuscoVite
is the Grand Duke Dmitri konstantlho-
witch. cousin of the Gear, and Colonei
commanding the regiment of Grenadlefs
of the Imperial Guard. The Grand DUKE
is 6 feet Z inches, which is SO Immensely
tall that no hotel bed has been found
long enough to accommodate him COM
fortablv. He is obliged to have one
built in sections, which travels with
him. and is put up by al special mechan-
ic, told off for the purpose, under the
superintendent of the royal valet AN
other gigantic European officer Is COLO
mel Won Phiskow Of the First Regiment
of Prussian Guards. He is over feet
inches, and hei headed the delegation OF
officers, all of them over six feet, sent
by Emperor William to the funeral Oh
the late President Faure. Won Ph1skow
is the tallest officer in Germany, and MS
regiment, stationed at Potsdam, Is the
same that was the plaything of that OLD
soldier Frederick.
IN OUR OWN ARMY.
Captain James M. Forsyth and Sur-
geon ]. E. Gardner are the tallest Off
GERS in the United States navy, and
both of them closely approach the six
foot five-inch mark. Captain Forsyth
comes of a tall family His father
was feet inches. one of his brothers
6 feet I inches, another. feet 5 inches,
Colonel Dan" Appleton of the Sew
enth New York Regiment needs no men
ton beyond the fact that he belongs to
a family of tall mem. The Colonel is d
feet . inches, and his father, the late
John A. Appleton, was the same hight.
Another fine specimen of an army Off
Ger is Colonel Helm. First Cavalry, VINO
is commandment of cadets at West Point,
and who is 6 feet 211a inches.
The United States Volunteers have
also some tail and distinguished Off
GERS. John Jacob Astor, who was
among the earliest to answer the Presi-
dents first appeal for men and money,
is over feet 49, inches.
Richard Wand Green yelling is de-
cidedly hong name, but it fits the tall
gentleman who carries it, for he is 3
feet 49, inches without his boots.
Another tall officer is General Law
ton, his hight being 6 feet 4 inches.
The Rough Riders, celebrated in many
other ways, had also a very tall man
among them in the person of William
Taylor de Zychlinski, who is trifie
over feet 3 inches.-New York Her
add
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A Call From John Brown

Some time in the fifties, my husband
spoke to me of a very remarkable man,
of whom, he said, l should be sure to
hear sooner or later, says Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe in the Atlantic" This
nan, DR.. Howe said, seemed to intend
to devote his life to the redemption Of
the colored race from slavery, even AS
Christ had willingly offered his life for
the salvation of mankind 1t was en-
Joined upon me that 1 should not men,
ton to any one this confidential COM
munication; and to make sure that
should not, / allowed the whole matter
to pass out of my thoughts. 1t may
have been year or more later that
Dr. Howe said to met DO you remem-
Der that man of whom l spoke to you,
the one who wished to be a savior for
the negro racer" l replied in the affirm
alive THAT man." said the doctor,
will call here this afternoon. You
will receive him. His name is John
Brown Thus admonished, 1 watched
for the visitor, and prepared to admit
him myself when he should ring at the
door. This took place at our house in
South Boston. where it was not at all
mira dig for me to open my own door.
AT the expected time l heard the bell
ring. and. on answering it, beheld a
middle-aged. middle sized man, with
hair and beard of amber color streaked
with gray. He looked a Puritan of the
Puritans. forceful concentrated, and
self-contained. We had a brief inter-
view, of which l only remember my
great qualification at meeting one Of
whom 1 had heard SO good an account.
y / will only mention here that
he had much to do with the success
full contest which kept slavery out Of
the territory of Kansas. He was a
leading chief in the border warfare
which swept back the pro-slavery i'm
migration attempted by some of the
wild spirits of Missouri. l remember
of him one humorous anecdote related
to me by my husband. On one occa-
sion. during the border war, he had
taken several prisoners, and among
them certain Judge. Brown was al
ways a man of prayer On this occa
sion, feeling quite uncertain as TO
whether he ought to spare the lives of
the prisoners, he retired into a thicket
near at hand, and besought the Lord
long and fervently to inspire him with
the right determination The Judge,
overhearing this petition, was SO much
amused at it that, in spite of the gray
ity of his own position, he laughed
aloud. Judge -, cried John Brown
'.if you mock at my prayers, I shall
know what to do with you without ask
ing the Almighty"
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water-Power Best and Cheanes+.

Notwithstanding the advent Of steam
as a practical source of power in the
last century, and the enormous devel-
opment that has taken place in it's use,
water power under favorable conditions
continues to be the best and cheapest
obtainable, and, with the exception of
wind, it is the only one in nature ready
made. If it were suggested as a prac-
ticable method of raising water to
evaporate it first and condense it at a
higher level afterward, 1 am afraid the
sanity of the engineer responsible for
the suggestion would be questioned,
and yet on the great scale of nature
this crude, though direct, method has
given US a perennial supply of power
greater beyond measure than that con-
tanned in all the coal in the world
Electricity is on different footing
altogether. There is, so far as we
know, at present no perennial natural
source of electricity which can be
drawn upon. One of the most valu-
able results of the advent of electricity
as means of power distribution is the
impetus it has given, and will continue
to give, to the utilization of the great
natural falls of water the world over.
1t is fact recognized by everybody,
that water is a very suitable and an
extremely valuable substance for power
purposes. 1t is, I think, also a gener-
ally accepted fact that dynamos can be
run by water power and that by such
means electrical energy may be obtain
ed more cheaply than by any other
method. If this is admitted, then it
must be profitable to transmit water
some distance to the dynamos, in place
of using any other power for produc-
ton of electricity.-E. E. Ellington, in
the Engineering Magazine.
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IN THE BULL RING.
Perilous Adventure Of the King of
Portugal in His Youth.

Be1ore ne became Benedick Dom
Carlos was pasionately fond of the ex
cltement OF the bull ring, which he
Woulu enter 1ncognito not as a spec
tator, out to take an active part in the
dangerous game. Now, in the Portu-
guese method of bullfighting neither
pudls nor horses are killed and to pre-
vent the possibility of a bull goring a
morse Whlch he may happen to corner
MS horns are covered with padded
guards one element of danger which
is present in the Spanish method is
thus removed from the Portuguese
rings; though even without this par
tlcular peril there are still plenty of
short cuts to the other world left
open to the daring. Now, Dom Car
los is nothing if not brave. so when
one OF the court beauties rallied him
on taking the poor animal at a disad-
vantage, and thoughtlessly dared him
to face bull with sharp. unguarded
horns, the King CALAMITY replied that
he would do so at the next fight. and
invited the scoffer to witness his or
the bulls triumph from the royal box.
Now, the regulations of the ring strict
ly enjoin that no bull is to be fought
but, in face of a royal wish, regulations
have way of becoming elastic Orders
were given therefore, that a bull was
to be admitted to the arena in full, I'M
trammelled possession of all his nat
ural weapons, offensive and defensive
Dom Carlos took his stand before the
swinging doors and waited with the
fr1lled darts ready in his hand for the
70 oh
ana scurry, and then a tornado of
qulvering brown limbs and glancing
horns made for the place where the
present King of Portugal was standing.
But bull rarely charges home at the
first attempt, and this one did as 9TH
ers do. 1t stopped, snorted angrily and
threw up the sand with it's front hoofs
The King waved his arms, made a
felnt to lure it, and then, as it charged
again, sprang to one side to avoid it:
but in the very act of his spring slip
ped on wet place left by the watering
hose and fell The whole audience rose
with Simultaneous cry of horror. for
though Dom Carlos, of course. fought
lncognito, every one knew who the too
bold banderillero was. Another fighter
waved his red capa in the bulls face:
the animals attention was diverted
for second, and the King rose. The
bull saw the movement, and taking no
further notice of the enticingly waved
cape made once more for his first eG-
Versary. 1t was run King, run bull to
the barriers, and, fortunately for his
country, the King won-by inches AS
his majesty's heels cleared the tinbers
OF the barricade the bulls horns
Knocked splinters out of the woodwork
a few inches below. Yes" concluded
Dom Carlos, with a smile, Il fancy l
did those twenty-five yards or so in
very good time" And then, with
downward glance of self-criticism, he
added, 4 don't think l should stand
at the Norfolk jacket clad figure of his
majesty, and 1 felt that even to crafty
a King l could not honestly say yes"
-Cassel's Magazine.
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INDIAN FAKTRS.
Eye Witnesses Describe Apparently
Miraculous Feats.

India is pre- eminently the land of
mystery, and our most advanced magi-
clans have never been able to repro
duce all their marvellous performances.
One day in the market place of an in
land village l saw a curious perform
ance. 1t was conducted by two men
one old and emaciated. carrying d ma
tive drum; the other young and well
fed, Enthusiastically gowned with an over
skirt of colored handkerchiefs and a
multitude of bells, which tangled noisly
at his slightest movement; long, ragged
hair-aItogether a hideous figure.
The drummer began a weird TOM
toming, and the other man an incan
tation Then he extended a supra
a bamboo tray used by all natives-on
which any one who pleases places a
large handful of rice and the same
quantity of grain The two ingredients
are thoroughly amalgamated, SO that
it would in the ordinary way take hours
to separate them.
Now the fantastic man with his tray
begins. He turns around slowly, grad
ually quickening his pace (the drummer
also keeping time), faster and faster,
in giddy vortex, the tray at times al
most out of his hands. yet so cleverly
handled that not grain falls out. 1t
is very trying to watch, but in a couple
of minutes both stop simultaneously
and the man shows to the. wondering
spectators two little heaps, one of rice
and the other grain, at different ends
of the tray, which in his sickening gy
rations he has been able to separate by
some extraordinary manipulation.
Later it was my good fortune to he
able to witness one of those remarkable
cases of voluntary suspended anima-
ton of which had so frequently heard,
without a somewhat dubious smile,
am afraid. But 1 am convinced now.
1t wasi called "Joghee'' performance
and took place before the Maharajah of
Dhurbanga, whose guest 1 had the
honor to be-
The 'Joghee" was put by his dis
ciples into a trance. He became per-
fectly unconscious and dead TO all ap-
pearances. An English doctor present
felt his pulse and found it had ceased,
and a looking glass showed not the
slightest moisture of any breath in the
body. The "Joghee'' was put into a
coffin, the lid screwed on and seals were
impressed on it with the Maharajah' 5
signet ring. The box was buried five
feet deep, earth thrown in and well
stamped. Grain was then sown and
trusted sentries guarded the place
The grain had sprouted and borne
corn when he We're invited again, after
sixty days. to witness the resurrection
of the body The grave was opened and
the coffin found to be intact. The seals
were broken, the lid unscreWed, and the
''Joghee" was taken out stiff and stark.
His disciples now began to manipulate
the body and go through certain rites.
very similar to mesmerism. and by de-
grees the dead man opened his eyes, a
culver ran through his body and he sat
up erect.-Cincinnati Enquirer
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Suburban Amenities.

dog belonging to a West-side fam
lily has the sociable habit of visiting
throughout the neighborhood. During
the recent wet weather the dog went
over to the next door house and
tracked mud all over the front porch.
The woman of the house was indignant.
She sent word that the dog was nui-
sance. The woman who owned the dog
was offended. She resolved to make the
complaining neighbor ashamed of her
self
Mary, you take a bucket of warm
water and a brush and go over and
scrub Mrs. Browns front porch" she
said to the servant girl. MAKE it clean
er than it has been in a year"
The girl did as she was ordered Mrs.
Brown stood in the front door and
watched her, not at all ashamed
That's very NICE she said, when
Mary had finished. Nov come around
and begin on the back steps,
She kept the girl at work for two
hours and now there is a deadly feud.-
Chicago Record.
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Lieutenant "Fitz" Lee.

Lieutenant Lee had no superior in the
regiment as a horseman, and he finally
became the proud owner of Bundle Bee,
one of the fastest and most famous
horses in the regiment. Bundle Bee
had cut a great figure in a number Oh
races, campaigns and Indian fights be-
fore Lee owned him. He had won,
year or so before, a famous race known
as the Fort Mason Derby" against
Lieutenant Jenifer's we'll known horse,
Gray Eagle, and from that time forth
became the most coveted charger IN
the regiment. Bundle Bee was a slash
ing, thoroughbred Glencoe colt, by imp.
Glencoe. He had great style, and, for
a large horse, was a perfect working
animal. Power, courage and activity
were in every line of him. He was one
of the fastest horses in Texas, but was
wild, untamable and difficult to manage.
He was great for a thousand yards
dash, but beyond that distance he
would throw up his tail and lose his
great, slashing stride, and become I'M
reliable and often vicious He was also
hard to start WELL but when we'll
started he was tearer for speed. Fitz
Lee loved this horse the moment he first
laid eyes on him, and determined to be
his owner He finally bought him from
Captain Nathan G. Evans ("Shanks
Evans'O of the regiment. When Lee
had fully recovered from his arrow
wound famous race was gotten up at
Camp Radziminski, between Lieutenant
Lee and Lieutenant William B. Royal,
in which each man was to ride his own
horse. Lee, of course, brought out
Bundle Bee against anything in horse
flesh. Lieutenant Royal had horse
he had bought at Fort Smith, Ark,
which, like Bundle Bee, had won every
race he had been in until that time.
The race was run in the presence of
the entire garrison, and stands in the
traditions of the old Second Cavalry as
a memorable event Bundle Bee, as
usual, was nervous and frantic at the
race in prospect His start was bad.
and it seemed as if he never would
catch his famous long stride. His eyes
flashed out his wicked temper, and his
ugly head was held well up, relieved,
however, by his beautiful, small and
clean-cut ears Lieutenant Lee rode
him as he alone knew how to ride, and
managed him admirably. The race was
a close one, but Bundle Bee, amid
great hurrahs and flag waving. scored
another victory. When Lieutenant Lee
was detailed afterward to duty as in
structor in cavalry tactics at West
Point he sold Bundle Bee at San An
tonic, and he passed into unknown
hands.-William S. Bracket, in Frank
Lesle's Popular Monthly.
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SAD NEWS.
of the Father of Ed. and
Harry Reitz.

A dispatch from Chicago TO the
'Record-Unio last night tells of the
murder in that city Of Henry Reitz.
,ather OF Ed }teitz Of the Gilt Edge
baseball team and of Harry Reitz, for
merry OF this city ana now playing with
the Pittsburg team.
Inc dispatch states that the elder
heitz, who is janitor of school build
ing IN chicago. vas killed by two men
because he refused TO treat therl.
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A New Denarture.

Margie's father was accustomed to
wear tall silk hat One afternoon.
however, he came home with a soft felt
one on. "Oh, mammal" cried Margie,
as she turned from the window, here
comes papa with softshelled hat on
=Iudge
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Might Have Known It.

$50 that is the beautiful Mrs. Haw
kins you have been telling me about?
Well, l can't, say that I think she had
much of an eye for good looks when she
picked out her husband. He is about
as homely as
That isn't her husband. Can't you
see that he. is carrying her bundles?"-
Chicago Daily News
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Boys Fine Shoes for
Ladies. Latest Fad.

One of the latest fads for la
dies street footwear is to wear
a regular boys finely made shoe,
with or without the hook fasten-
ing, such as we are selling every
day, and shown only on the
most modern toe last, with hand
welted soles, tan OF black. Prices
So, 81 and SIS.
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WOmen's on nm
Laced Oxfords 0Z.UU

Some of the brightest values in
Oxfords ever shown at So are
ones we are showing on our new
foot form" lasts, giving grace
and comfort to the wearer; the
shapes are decidedly novel; some
ten different styles to select
from; AA to e width; sizes 3 to
8. Ask to see them. Price, So.
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M SKINNER Ties $3.50

Women's soft vici kid Summer
ties, in either chocolate or
black, plain or vesting cloth tops
to match, light flexible turn
soles, modern coin toe; widths
from very narrow to extra wide;
sizes 2115 to 8, $3.50.
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ChiIdren's Wide Toe
Shoes.

The wide toe or foot form last
we are showing for children has
made quite hit with the little
folks, as well as with the grown
folks, and it's true we are show
ing some very handsome styles
on fine fitting lasts, hand sewed
we1ted so1es, also the light turn
so1es, and at a much lower price
for like quality than elsewhere,
bronze, reds, tans or fine black;
$1.25 to $3.50.
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TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT

And each day and night during this week
you can get at any druggists Kemps
Kalsam- for the Throat and Lungs, ac-
remedy ever sold for Coughs, Group
bronchitis, Asthma and Consumption. Get
bottle to-day and keep it always in the
house, SO you can check your cold at
once. Price 25c and zoe. Sample bottle
free.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle yester-
Gay: r. L. Dow. B. j Schiff. w. w.
f'unge, M. Charles Watt. V. ]. Ander-
son, w I. Johnson, San Francisco: w.
l.. Bohlender, Tadmar. Ohio; il. Bird
SAN Davenport, Iowa; w $. Still, Chi
cago; Miss ]. A AleeISer, Pasadena
Mark r. Fiaisted. FRESNO; C. w. Full
lerton, Chicago; Mrs. NJ S. Hill; Mrs.
Meeker, Pasadena.
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Fine
Footwear

> e e o II T
show win
dow display
o f h i & h
grade foot
wear, all of
the very lat
e s t, a II d
many exclu-
sive styles.
N o t e t h e
u N j f O rIn1y
l o w prices
w h j c h are
e X c / u S j We
h here also.