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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
CAM HALFWAY DEAD.
WAS MOST NOTED BRONCO
BUSTER IN AMERICA.
Infuriated Steed Quickly Reared and
Before the Rider Could Act Had
Fallen Backward Upon Him--HOw He
Came to Win His Distinction.

In the death of Camden r. Halfway,
which recently occurred as the tragic
sequence Of a horse ride in San Luis
Obispo county, Cal, the West, and
hence the United States loses it's most
distinguished bronco-buster. Halfway
was only 2S years old, yet in the brief
span of his career as centaur he had
experienced all the vicissitudes of
which the antics of horse flesh can
plunge the human his final exploit
rounded out a record of wild daring
and completed with death the last of
these terrible rides. Halfway was by
profession tanner of wild horses, his
last subject being regarded as untam-
able The trainer sought to ride the
beast. The beast destroyed the trainer.
For six years "Cam''as he was called
broke broncos for the KEN County
Land company. This corporation was
weighted with the possession OF
string of beasts whose prime qualities
seemed to be the ability to make
whalebone of their backs and artillery
of their heels. Physically they were
fine animals, sleek, fat and clean, with
their glossy hides filled with spirits as
volatile as any you might get out OF
vial. But they had never been rid
den by any one, and some of them were
turning seven years old 1t seemed a
crime to kill such animals, and yet
for lack Of subsection they were COM
pletely without utility and their own
ership was worse than that of white
elephants. o
One day Cam" Halfway entered
the Office of the concern in Bakersfield
and asked employment. The young
man wore Blucher boots spurred with
brass and carried riders whip.
Can you break horses?" asked the
manager.
Gould break steers if need be-" an
swered Cam"
| "You are the man who is most de-
| sired in this county" replied the Of
fetal; "the Job is here waiting for
you"
So Cam" was listed on the COM
pany's pay roll and henceforth became
one of the interesting figures of the
state. His exploits in the reduction OF
the Land company animals spread from
the nucleus of KEN county as far as
horse flesh is admired and the daring
of the Western trainer is understood.
Calls came for his services from Ari-
zOna, from Colorado and Montana. His
name caused wonder wherever valuable
animals were useless and wasteful to
their owners through never having
been taught the supremacy of human
control
Among the cowboys he was an espe-
cial pet, and many was the novice
whom Cam" taught to circle the lariat
above his head and strike it in great
tangle of curves through the air, COM
ing down with the loop about the neck
or hoof of some refractory beast. In
deed. when Halfway started his Oper-
ations upon wild horse, his first per-
formance was to rope it.
When introduced to the band of the
Land company's animals, he asked tc
be shown the most refractory of ali
the beasts. A large black, shiny fel.
low with white eye and high head
was pointed out to him. The trainer
approached him riding favorite pony
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
EcOute- Moi Madeleine.

Listen to me, Madeleine,
Winter now hath left the plain
Yesterday was whtened Ger
Come to these woods whence my suite
Far are gone on erring feet
Where the busle blows amort.
Come: one would say, Madeleine,
Springtime, bringing red again
With her breath unto the rose,
Had, last evening, thee to please,
Shaken her robe DER the leas.
Where to-day. the wild flower blows.
If l We're, oh, Madeleine.
The lamb, whose wool without stain,
Slippcth thro my fingers fair,
Or the bird on pinons fleet
Chasing far an echo sweet
Oh, thy sweet voice in the air.
If I were. oh, Madeleine
Hermit old of Tombel,inc.
Seated in his holy shrine,
Kneeling, when thy pure lips say
All thy sins of yesterday
Sinless yesterdays are thine.
If ! were, oh Madeleine.
The bat whose wing beats thy pane
When to sleep thou givest thyself
lowering round the tapers light
AS if he were, through the night,
Fain to peep, the prying elf
When thy white breast. Madeleine.
From the corsets freed again,
From the sable velvet free
When thy robe finds modest place
Right athwart thy mirrors face,
Lest thine own pure eyes should
If, thou wouldst, OH Madeleine,
In thy dwelling, should a train
Pages vassals wait on thee
And Ger marble white should fall
Heavily the velvet pail
Where thou prayest on lowly knee.
If thou wouldst oh Madeleine
For the gypsy bonnet plain.
On thy braided locks placed now,
Countess of a lordly line,
Crown or coronet were thine
Pearls of purity on thy brow.
If thou Wouldst, oh Madeleine
Thou Shouldst rule my vassal train,
l Count Roger, tell it thee
Quit for me these humble dels
Unless indeed thy fancy tells
Me, a shepherd. here to be.
Translated from the French of Nicto
Hugo, by Geo. II. Lanigan.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
Monkey Bandits Malice

New York Journal: A malicious
monkey, belonging to George Hoppe,
hotel proprietor, of Flushing, attacked
George o. Field, of that place, while
he was crossing a meadow. The crea-
ture sprang on his back and tore
gashes in his neck. which doctor
sewed up.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13

New Italian operas to be produced
the coming season are Mater Dolo-
rosa and Anna Michailoff," by
Giuseppe Orsini La Serenata," by
Enrico de Leva: Carlo de Ramini,"
by Sebastini; Bella lmperia,' by
Paolo Dotti; "Vendetta-Li -Lingaresca," "
by Raimondo Mantilla; a. Pelligrini
di Marostica,' Vitorio Photo, and
"Carnavale," by Giuseppe Cabana.
Kroukowski, the Russian journalist,
who had long lived in France, died the
other day at Asnieres in poverty. He,
with Alexander Dumas, figured as the
fictitious Pierre Newski who wrote
"The Danfcheffs." Dumas found the
original form of the play in his letter
box, where the Russian had dropped
it after having failed in every attempt
to become dramatst. Dumas took
the play to the manager of the Odeon,
agreed to rewrite it, and produced a
great success KrOukowski afterward
decided that all the honor was due to
him, and Dumas refused to collaborate
with him afterward He tried his
hand alone and met always with
failure.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

How the Elephants Help the BullOcks
-Curiosities of "A Genius-Found in
Room of an Aged Inventor Who Was
Ejected-An Island Disappears.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13

drama turns will he preceded in the
long play by the story Of the dramatis
personae previous to the action Of the
comedietta. That is to say, the mate
rial of "In Honor Bound" forms the
material of the last act of Mr.. Grundy's
piece.
Julia MarlOwe owns the English and
American rights to La RENE
Flamette.' the play by Caluttes
Mandes, and Charles Frohman intends
to produce it next winter in most
lavish manner. 1t lends itself to spec
tacular effects and will lie one of the
costliest productions he has made. The
original is in verse, but unless Miss
Marlowe can have the translation done
by some real poet she will wisely
choose prose. The cast is to be very
strong one, including in the leading
mans role one of the most popular
young actors in America 1t will be
Miss Marlowe's first experiment in an
intense play of the French kind and
she believes in it.
One Of the scenes for Mrs. Fiske's
new play, Becky Sharp" representing
the place of the ball of the Duchess OF
Richmond at Brussels, involves an ex-
tremely heavy set in which the best
work of the stage carpenter on a fine
architectural design is supplemented
by the skill of the modeler and the
best work of the scenic artist in re-
producing the decorative effects of the
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made herself useful to the army.
There is a pretty story told of Aguin-
sldo's wooing, but how much truth
there is in it it is impossible to tell.
During the first rebellion against
Spain, when the Spanish soldiers were
committing almost every outrage con.
ceivable on the Filipinos. q troop OF
soldiers was sent to arrest planter
who was supposed to be aiding the
rebels. Somehow Aguinaldo heard OF
the intended capture, and, at great
risk to himself, went to the planters
house, informed him of his danger,
and took him and his daughter to a
place of snfe:y. While in retire at
Aguinaldo's kindness to them, in
many ways saving them from capture,
softened tho heart of the planters fail
daughter, and Aguinaldo made love to
her after the fashion of the Filipino
youth, which does not differ materi,
ally from the fashion the wide world
over. In the course OF time they were
married.
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wonderful Food Condensation.

A retired officer of the British Royal
artillery is reported to have invented
a new food which is thought to offer
inestimable advantages Tor purposes
of military and naval sustentation. The
new food has been subjected to the
severest tests, and it is declared by
experts that it has succeeded in the
very point wherein all other condensed
foods have failed = the preservation OF
the flavor as we'll as the food qualities
of the original article. Eggs, meat,
fish and vegetables have all been sue
cessfully treated. Fifty-three POUNDS
Of this food, occupying one cubic foot
of space, is equal to the carcasses oil
Is 1-2 sheep. Thus H00o-ton vessel
could carry the equivalent OF 324,
OOn, 600 pounds Of m ut, or rations
enough ior tn, whole population Of
the British slss 70 eight days. The
war Office, which is taking up the in
venti2n, preserves toe slr;ctest secrecy
as to the methods OF condensation en-
pl. yed,
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ouecr Place For a Cemetery.

The Honolulu authorities ars consid-
eriug the advisability of locating q Gem
etery in the crater OF the Punchbowl,
an extinct volcano. The only OBJ
lection thus far offered is that if not
used for cemetery it might some day
become available for an amusement
resort and residence section, espec-
tally if an adequate water supply could
be conveyed to so great height.
Says the Hawaiian Gazette: EVERY
thing looks beautiful inside the crater.
The kiawe trees are growing well.
These and other trees we're planted
by the direction OF the late King Kala-
kaup. The lantana hourishes, Of
course, The view in any and every
direction from Punchbowl is we'll
knownto all for it's charm. a walk
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An ODD DePoslroR.
His Methods Fooied the Man Who stooS
Behind the Desk.

Behind the Desk.
The cashier of thriving bank IN
big western town was doing the talk
ing. :. a..
:sWhen I began my career in the
banking business" he said, ut was
IN an old established bank in an OHIO
city to which my father had been
elected president. We didn't live III
the town until his election and moved
there when he took charge. After
about six months experience 1 was
made assistant receiving teller, end
between that and my youth, and the
fact that my father was president, L
tuess I was about four sizes too large
for the earth. But got over it, and
one day when there was lull and the
receiving teller had gone across the
street to look after check that he had
taken / popped up-to the window and
took my first lesson. A rough-look
ing old fellow came iu that 1 thought
was farmer from Hayville. He came
straight for me; and said that he
wanted to deposit some money. 1t
wasn't my business to Undertake a
new customer, but thought l knew
it all, and began to talk to him. he
said he wanted to deposit cent that
day, but had more. Well, 1 gave him
the ha ha then aud there, and tod him
to run around to the Dime Savings
Bank and become e depositor on the
installment plan. I also said some
more funny things, and after l had
had all the fun there was he said thai
while he wished to deposit only cep'
that day, he would put in two cent:
next day, and four next, and SO ON fol
four weeks. I gave him tie laugh
again and told him we really couldnf
do small business like that, and ht
must be good boy and run along te
the penny ante bank around the cor
ner. Then he went away and L was
still laughing when the receiving teller
came back.
'I told him what was making mi
smile and he looked at me kind o
funny, I thought, and went to hgur
ing on a sheet Of paper withou
further comment. Presently h
handed the paper over to me. 'Iha
old fellow he said, is 4 millionaire
whose business We lave been ate
for year. Those figures will sho'
you that what you consider is penn.
ante bank business would hav
amounted to something over S21c, 90
in four weeks or twenty-four bankin
days, during which he wished to de
posit his money. Hes crank. bu
he's got the cash, all the same, an
we want him. Just what effect you
able funny hnsiness has had upo
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Roman. Stage Carpentry.

The excavations now going on i'll
the Theatre of Dugga, in Tunis, show
that the Romans possessed for their
theatres system Of stage carpentry
equal if not superior to the appliances
now in use. An ingenious contrivance
enabled those who stood underneath
the stage to see what was proceeding
above. A number of trapdoors opened
in the centre of the stage, and grooves
have been discovered showing the
way in which scenery and stage fur,
niture were lowered and raised EigtS
large holes led to several dry wells
three yards deep under the stage,
while large receptacle served to store
the curtain during the performance;
The floor of the stage was covered
with mosaics.-Rome Correspondence
of the London Pest
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rba Caves Of Porto Rico.

It is astonishing how little is known
about the geology of the island OF
Porto Rico and the profound manl,es-
tations which nature has there made
of her power in earth-makins. At
Ponce, San Juan and Cayez no one
knew of caves in the land; the people
had all heard rumors of mineral
wealth. but could not definitely state
the localities. Even at Caguas, six
miles away from great tavern which
NAV develop into as much OF wonder
as our own Mammoth cave, few people
have ever heard of it, and no one has
aver seen the interior of its expansive
chambers. At Aguas Buenas, when
lies five miles to the westward from
Caeuas, the people of the little village
were aware of great holes in the
mountains toward the south, bat only
two negroes had ever explored them
and they only to a limited extent.
The owner of this unknown marvel
Of Porto Rico is Senior Munoz,a large
coffee-planter. He told us til sew
eral years ago an Englishman, mem
ber of some British scientific society.
had paid short visit to the cavern
and was much interested, and 1t IS
unite likely that report of its won
ders has been published in the sclen-
tific journals OF Great Britain.
The expedition to this cavern known
az the Ozark Cave" is filled with al
most as many surprises to the explorer
as the actual finish of the journey, en-
yironed in walls of white and pendent
stalactites, mile beneath the ealth'
surface. ce.-Harper's Weekly.
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Washington Star.
. SLIGHT Misunderstanding.

The expert in handwriting had made
n number of very interesting and con-
vincing demonstrations with piece
of chalk on the blackboard. He would
flourish a few lines and then stapd'
back and describe them, and the>5ury
was profoundly impressed.'-
"Ihis," he said, hot;lins a piece OF
paper out before~him in his left hand,
while with his right he made passes
i. f.cnt of the blackboard so as to get
running start, ''is the handwrltln@
of person who is not used to ham
ling a pen; not necessarily al uned
Gated person. 1t might be one wAo
had been so much in the habit oil dlc-
tating all correspondence that his
handwriting failed to settle into any
permanent style or had drifted into
unsteadiness through lack OF prac-
tice."
The testimony did not have any par
ticular bearing on the case, but the
Jury looked at one another and the
spectators nodded their heads signifi-
cantly.
"The weakness of the upward
strokes especially indicate that this is
the handwriting of one who is not ac-
custoned to clerical labor, while the
intelligence is shown in punctua-
ton"
"May the court please" exclaimed
man who had been on the witness
stand short time before, and who
had been fumbling through his pock-
cts.
The expert paused and everybody
turned to look at the man who hac
made the interruption.
inlay it please the court, he re-
peated, with much embarrassment
there is q mistake here. The expert
has been testifying as to handwrlt
ing" ,,n,
"Of course, "said the expert. "That
is what am here for. '
"Well, the paper he has been talk
ing about is not the one / meant t;
hand to the prosecuting attorney.
got the documents confused, some
how, aud what lie has is letter from
an old friend of miue-a man whom
met long ago when I was in the dim
museum business. He writes to m
very frequently to let me know ho'
he is getting along. He was the arm
less phenomenon. Judge, your hor
or, that amt handwriting at all. 1t
footwriting.
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Marketing in Cuba.

Probably one of the most peculiar
customs noticeable in the Cuban mar
kets is the extremely small purchases
small in quantity-made BY the
lower class OF natives. Small gourd
cups holding scarcely more than a
tablespoonful are used III measuring
rice, -four, beans and peas. Cabbages
are cut in wedges the. size of a cigar
turnips into eighths, squashes into
minnie chunks and Onions in halves.
Potstoes are sold by number.
It is no uncommon thing to see a
woman buy piece OF meat weig hing
couple ounces, then pass through the ,
market, purchasing tablespoonful OF
vegetables here aud piece of garlic
there, e and finally. after an hour of
gossip, depart with food products
Worth i've or six cents. .-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
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HUMOROUS.

A bow of Is thinks he is too old to
run errands, but after he is % and
married he begins again.
sfCousin Josephine hides her deaf.
ness with great tact" "How|
''She talks all the time"
sD'yer think Bunker's reached the
age of discretion yet?" "Well, hard
ly! He's getting married for the
third time"
Old Gentleman Ito convict)-What
is the most Objectionable feature you
find in prison life, my dear frlsnde
Convict-Wisitors:
Glove levels all things" sighed the
sad-eyed swain, with pang of Paln'
as his sweetheart sat on his new hlgn
silk hat and smashed it fiat.
''What are you doing, Tommy
"Slandin' before the lookin' glass,
said Tomm :; 81 wanted to see how
would look if I was twins"
His Daughter-Yes, the story ends
in the same old way; they marry and
live happy ever after. The Furniture
Man-Ah! Antique finish
He kissed her! She neither drew back nor
turned red,
And she did not deliver slap on his car;
He kissed her! No word by the lady was
said
She had ceased to be thrilled-they'd been
married year.
Mother-Dear me! The baby has
swallowed that piece of worsted.
Father-That's nothing to the yarns
she'll have to swallow.tif she lives to
grow up.
Teacher Johnny, you must stay
after school and work two examples.
Johnny-What, and get fired from the
Scholars union for working over
! t:--o Not much
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unitnr,s Dilemma.

It was in one of the large downtown
restaurants that the short little wom-
IN and her tall husband went for DIN
ner one night last week.
"Will you have oysters?" asked the
yes" said the short little woman,
as she tried in vain to touch her Toes
to the floor. "And, John, l want a
hassock. y ,5od h;s
order to the waiter, he said yes ah'
bring hassock for the lady
Zone hassock?' asked the waiter, IT
with what john thought more than
ordinary interest, as he nodded IN the
affirmative. Still the waiter oia ho'
20. but brushed the tablec'oth with !: :
towel and rearraaged the articles on l
seTeral Sc times, while his face got yer!
red Thea lie came around to Johnz
sid. All, s~e3iug soto voce' SAID
"..ay. mister, I haven't been mere long
ont; r.. not on to all these things
viii thz lazy have the hassock prolie'
or j fried:''-Chicaso Chr"nicler,
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A GREAT LADY.

This is the Queen Of Nonsense Land,
She wears her bonnet on her hand;
She carpets her ceilings and frescoes NEE
floors.
sho eats on her windows aDd sleeps on her
doors.
oh. no! Oh, hot to- think there could Do
A lady 80 silly-down-dilly as she
She goes for walk on an ocean wave.
She fishes for cats in coral cayei
She drinks from an empty glass OF nhk,
And lines her potato trees with silk.
I'm sure that forever and never was seen
So foolish thing as the Nonsense queen!
She ordered wig for blue bottle fly,
And she wrote note to pumpkin pie; :,
She makes all the oysters wear emerald
And does dozens Of other nonsenibe
things.
Oh the scatterbrained, shatterbrained LADY
30 grand,
Her Royal skyhighness Of Nonsense Land!
Carolyn Wells, in Puck.
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rI,l,a insnrnent lei

The insurgent lei is now about
thirty years OF age. o is mestizo
that is, of mixed s. ish and native
blood. He is of meo IN height and
slender in appearance, these physical
characteristics being common to the
Filipino. Aguiaaldo's father was q
planter in the province of Cavite. his
mother has Chinese blood coursing
through her veins, being the daughter
of Chinaman and native woman.
Aguinaldo's grandfather, on his
fathers side, was Spaniard, who
married q native woman, and hence
the racial features of Aguinaldo are
accounted for.
Aguinaldo's mother has had little to
do with the career of her son, for he
was sent away at an enrlv age. His
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-06-14

Professor ugmo MarcOni who will
visit fall yearsd his work has already
him fame and fortune He Italy and the Italian
Government gladly paid him high for Of his invention
ships Then he removed England He amedy the foremost in
ven in his line and has been the successful
who working wireless His recent experiments
England which he message without distance thirty
miles, perfectly successful Moni to send message from
the French the English the French Government at first
fused Learning however, that the German the
the French Government to build his
on its soil He the system could be operated the Atlantic
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fra the city to the place would not
bt trying undertaking and the road
isetter than ever. y
Entnre of Funston.

,hould Funston survive the LuSor
clpaign, he Is fairly destined to be-
cae one of the heroic figures of the
Lerican army. Bismen idolize him.
] appears to have just MS much e1-
ative ability MS he does fighting
lrit. His Judgment has never been
estioned, and he stands foremost
long the American commanders doing
I.%le with the Filipinos.
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Love-making and fighting are all one
to tue bsave General Funston. He
wooed AID won his pretty wife with
the same vim he showed in battle. He
met MissEdna Blankard, OF. Oakland,
CAL, y music teacher, while in camp
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Cuban fever He was captured by the ae
Snaniards in Cuba and sentenced 10
death, but escaped While on an ek,
nedition to Alaska he was pitched into
the Yukon River and narrowly eseapea
drowning. Within the circumference s e,'
Of the arctic circle he was nearly II ozen
to death. and then fought pneumohl!!s
to-the very door OF death. OF praca.
cally 10 physique, but live 1eeS ioul end
inches in height, his endurance anu
escape make him one OF the m9s' ,;tI ;I
markablo personages connected WILL
the American army.
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ul agulu,s,,o VIE very little IL
known. She has been doing good
work among the soldiers OF her hus-
bands army in attending to the sick.
She has organized hospital corps,
somewhat modelled after our Red
Cross Society, and in many ways has