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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28

other side. / realized that It was ut
terly impossible to stop the speed Of
the train, and had visions of the aw-
full wreck that would follow. My en-
gine was making 40 miles an hour, be-
Ing propelled by the heavily Laden cars
in the rear, and certain destruction
seemed to face the express and the
hundreds of sleeping passengers. AS
the rules required that l should stop,
and, after the head brakeman had
opened the switch, should pull by the
passenger train, there seemed to be no
way to avert the disaster. All these
thoughts flew through my brain in a
twinkling and as l expected to meet
death at my post, | wondered who
would care for my two boys who
would become orphans. Fortunately
the siding was short one. and that
fact, coupled with my reputation as a
careful engineer, prevented the disas-
ter at the critical moment and saved
the lives of many. The engineer of the
passenger train OWNED from the rum
unusual had happened He told me
afterward that he knew l would not
have approached that meeting place at
such rate Of speed if everything was
all right, When my train was about
900 yards from the express | saw a
man run from the engine of the eX-
press train and throw the switch for
me. At the same time I could see by
the swinging of lantern in the ex-
press train that the switch at the other
end of the siding had also been
opened. The disaster had been avert
ed. My train dashed onto the side
track, past the express, and then out
on the main track again at the rate
of 35 miles an hour, and l could not
bring it to a standstill until l was
more than two miles past the station.
You can imagine the effect upon the
express if the engineer had not acted
as he did. 1t is needless for me to
add that during the remainder OF my
career on the rail l never left my en-
gine again in charge of that fireman
or any other fireman. One such les
son was enough for me. Naturally
my fireman was much chagrined over
his act but I never had confidence in
him afterward He had been tried in
the balance and found wanting. A few
years later he was promoted to be an
engineer, and had been running his
engine but a short time when it ex-
poded killing him, his fireman and a
brakeman"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
LION, BEAR, AND MAN.
TERRORS OF HUNTSMEN IN
COLORADO.
Grizzly Quickly Dispatched Lion, and
Was In Turn Laid Low by Mr.. Bryan,
Who Received n Terrific Parting
Blow.

r. w. Bryan OF Maybell, Colo, had
an encounter with huge grizzly bear
a few days ago. One of his arms was
broken and torn in the fight, and he
Will not be able to leave his bed for
a few days at least Mr.. Bryan Is
known as a daring hunter. Upon be-
ing Informed that an unusually large
bear was holding full sway at Crooked
wash, large canyon about six or
seven miles southeast of Maybell, he
for that place, determined to bring
back the hide of the terror of the
canyon as trophy. When he arrived
at the canyon he discovered that he
had forgotten his belt Of cartridges
and had only two in the magazine OF
his gun; but he decided to hunt down
the monster and Kill it with but two
shots. Mr.. Bryan started out the
morning after his arrival armed with
40-S2 caliber rifle and a As revolver
trail of the bear He had followed it
only a few hundred yards when he
heard a noise in the brush directly in
front of him. H Immediately dropped
behind log and was su. prised to see
large mountain lion step into view
and crouch low as if about to spring.
AS Mr. Bryan wasn't out after lions,
he concluded to let this one go on its
way without molesting it. and as he
was about to raise himself from be-
scream and the lion leaped on the
back of large grizzly bear that had
just stepped into an opening in the
brush. A terrible battle ensued Mr.
Bryan again dropped behind the log to
await results. They were not long in
coming, as the lion was mere play
thing for the bear, whose rage was
something terrible. In a few moments
the lion uttered his last scream and
fell back crushed to DEATH The hunter
took aim at the bears head and fired
expecting to see bruin fall dead, but
the bear gave a horrible growl and
started toward his new assailant. Mr..
Bryan waited until the bear was with
in about ten feet Of him and shot his
remaining cartridge and drew his re-
volver. but before the smoke had
cleared away the bear lunged forward,
struck Mr.. Bryan's arm with his
powerful paw, knocking the siX-shoot-
er out of his hand and sending him
headlong into the brush 1t was the
bears last stroke, however, and as he
struck the blow he fell forward, dead.
Mr. Bryans arm was broken in two
places and all the flesh was torn from
his hand, but he succeeded in getting
back to Maybell that night In the
morning a party of men from Maybell
| brought both the lion and bear to
town. The bear was unusually large.
weighing 1924 pounds, dressed, and
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UNHEA2D-OF CRUELTY.

With unheardof cruelty three men in
burned with a redhot iron word Of
seven letters on the right hip of little
Morris Braf, four years old. William
MastersOn a young blacksmith, who
was identified by the child as one OF
those who inflicted the frightful injury.
has been arrested. He was taken be-
fore Magistrate Kudlich, who was
greatly incensed when the evidence Of
the terrible branding was shown. He
said that in all his experience he had
never known of a more brutal crime.
On the boys hip are five distinct let
ters, II, |, c, A, G., clearly formed and
nearly half an inch high. The story
Of the branding as tod by Morris, who
is quite a little fellow, is so inhur Y
as to be almost incredible. He said
that while passing the shop a man
stopped him and offered him a penny
II he would come inside He accepted
the offer. There were five men there,
and the man who invited him in thrust
an iron into the forge and heated it
IeuHCt. HtI, tttDluluS 10 LUe DOy
story, he was stripped from his waist
down, and the iron was applied to his
body. He screamed and pleaded to be
released but he says the men only
laughed at him. After he had been
branded he was released and ran to his
home. The only doubtful part about
the child's story is that he concealed
from his parents what had happened
to him. His mother discovered the
burns when she put him to bed. He
said the reason he had not told was
that he was afraid he would be killed.
The mother notified the police. after
vainly trying to discover who had in
jured her boy, and swore out warrant
for person unknown. Agent Weitling
OF the Gerry Society went with little
Morris to the shop. where Masterson
was picked out from among eight men,
The prisoner was held for further ex-
animation.
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A BRAVE WOMAN.

The smallpox is SO bad among the
Moqui Indians in Arizona and is
spreading so fast that there is fear
that the whole tribe may be extermin-
ated. In order to stop the plague Miss
Mary Mckee, the agency physician,
with the assistance of Mr.. Shoemaker.
the farmer employed by the govern
ment to teach the Indians the science
of agriculture and the use of modern
implements, undertook to vaccinate
the entire tribe fumigate their houses
and burn the effects OF those who have
died or were suffering from the dis
ease.
The Indians made stubborn re-
sistance. They are fatalists. Their
religion teaches them that a sick per-
son is under the ban OF the evil spirit,
who can only be driven away by incan-
tations and the use of the magic arts.
Therefore it is not only difficult but
almost impossible to convince them
that smallpox can be prevented by the
use OF simple and ordinary precau-
tions. Miss Mckee decided to take
matters into her own hands, and she
ordered up the entire tribe for vaccin-
alton. The agent Of the Moqui Indians.
q man named Hazlett, also has the
Navajos under his charge and lives
with the latter tribe. But he readily
rave his permission for this brave lit
tie woman doctor to use her own jula.
nent in stamping out the plague.
The Indians did not take the vac
cination seriously. They are accus-
toned to a good deal Of self-torture.
and a little scraping Of the skin and
soreness Of the arm was not a match
of much consequence to them, but
when Miss Mckee invaded their housea
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FLEECED THE FARMER.
But He Turned the Tables on Some
New York Sharks.

New York Sharks.
New York Sun: John J. Hatfield
gave up farming on Staten Island A
few months ago to try his hand at
divekeeping in New York. He began
by swapping his fortysix acre farm at
Port Richmond for Simon Buttner's
Broadway Garden. Buttner had run
this resort as long as he could with
the consent of the police, and then he
tried to run it without it. The latter
method resulted disastrously. How
ever Hatfield didn't know anything
about that, and he started in on the
'everything goes" plan, He found thai
the only thing that went was the value
of his new investment, and that went
SO suddenly that he was somewhat
dazed. The boys and girls of Broad
way laughed at him and nicknamed
him Farmer Hatfield. From the wreck
of the Broadway Garden Hatfield clear
ed up S1,500. He wanted to buy an
other farm with this, but the hackers
of the Artistic club, on West Thirtleth
street. told him that he was foolish to
get discouraged so soon, so they sold
him their interest in this establish
ment for his 81 500 Shortly after that
Police Captain Price put the Artistic
club out of business, leaving Hatfield
with his farm gone and pretty much
everything of value gone with it. Hat
field thought it all over. and concluded
that his only chance was to get even
with some one for his own mlsfor-
tunes. He thought that there must be
others as easily duped as himself, and
according to the story now told .on the
Bowery, he found one such person
where he would least be expected. 1t
seems that Simon Buttner heard that
Hatfield had some money left and no
took his friend, Ignatz Gombossy
around to see him. Gombossy Is said
to be Simon's brother, but Simon
din't tell Hatfield anything about that
He just introduced him as the proprie-
tor of the Hoffman Gardens, on Third
avenue, near Thirteenth street. Com
bossy wanted to sell out, and offered
field made small cash payment, and
gave Gombossy his notes for the bal
ance. Then he went and saw John
McGurk, the proprietor of couple
OF Bowery dives, one Of which Is
known as Suicide Hall. Gombossy
who holds Hatfield's notes, is said to be
On the verge of apoplexy over the tran
saction. He didn't know there was
any one around who considered the
Hoffman Gardens worth buying. At
the last accounts he was working for
Hatfield, but that individual is said
to be hiding in the depth of Staten
Island. The situation is that McGurk
has the Hoffman Gardens, Gombossy
has Hatfield's notes and Hatfield has
McGurk's money.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
CHIEF ART.
In Gardening Consists in Making the
Plants Grow Your Way.

In Gardening Consists in Making the
Plants Grow Your Way.
The chief art in gardening consists
in not allowing your plants to have
their own wiilful way. but to make
them behave as we want them to.
Vines generally make desperate at
tempts to get to the top of bush or
tree that they may twine around, and
the lower portion is nothing but
series Of naked stems. When We set
them to trellises, We want this pro-
ceeding reversed We desire as many
branches close to the ground as at the
extreme upper portion of the pole or
frame on which they are supported
The educated farmer understands
how to do this. The growers of grapes
under glass has to know how to do it,
as other wise he would have grapes in
the apex Of the roof and nowhere else
He applies the same principle to the
growth of towering vines out of doors
as to his grapes under glass. or to the
grapes in the outdoor garden, for that
LudtlCl, with CNuoAA ISouAIo' AAoVONs
there could be few better methods Of
learning whether one has a real gar
dener or only wolf in sleeps cloth
ing, than by noting whether he allows
the honeysuckles to grow in crows
nests under the coping of the piazza
front, or whether the branches are Of
equal strength from apex to the
ground. And yet the art is very simple
It Is simply to pinch out the apex Of
the strong growing shoots that want
to get up still higher, and leave the
struggling shoots at the base alone.
The growing force, suddenly checked
by the topping of the upper shoots,
has to be expended some where, just as
the sudden stoppage of water being
forced through a pipe may burst that
pipe. It is diverted to the lower and
weaker shoots, which become, before
the season Is over as strong as the
upper ones. In the hands of good
gardener, grape vine trellis will have
fruit over every part of its surface
and have as fine fruits at the apex
as at the base. But how rarely do
we see these masters of the art, and
how simple the art is, after all.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
TALENTED SISTERS.
TWIN GIRLS WIN HIGH UNIvER-
SITY HONORS.
Rose and Lily Hohfeld Distance All
Competitors ut Berkeley-Come OF u
Family Of Learning-Men Left In the
Rear. v5
(San Francisco Letter.)


At the commencement OF the Uni
versity Of California the women of the
class carried Off all the college honors
Not only was the medal won by a
young San Francisco woman, but the
second, third and fourth places in the
class were also occupied by women
and the only young man from the
academic department who had a place
as speaker on commencement day
ranked fifth in his class. There have
been women medalists at Berkeley be-
fore. In 1880 woman won the medal
and again in 1893, and between there
was year when there was a tie be-
tween man and a woman. But there
has never been class before with four
women at the head of it. The winner
OF this years medal was Miss Lily
Hohfeld of this city, % years old, and
daughter of Edward Hohfeld, a
music teacher of 709 Ashbury street.
Miss HOhfeld is said to have attained
the highest percentage ever received
by a graduate of the University, her
record being 146 first section hours out
OF total of 1853, after the fashion Of
college computation, which counts a
study which occurs four times week
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
Warsaw's Great Barra cks.

The most spacious military barracks
in the world are to be found in War
s1k, the capital of Russian Poland.
where there is accommodation for over
$1,000 troops. The large garrison at
Warsaw was provided for the purpose
OF overawing the Inhabitants: and
when the Emperor Nicholas visited
Warsaw on his way from the congress-
at Toplitz, he distinctly informed the
civic authorities that on the first dis
turbance the guns should level It with
tho ground.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
Beset by Wolves.

Fortunately for John Bourke Of Mat
tawa, Ontario, a hungry wolf is not
very particular about what he eats.
Bourke was making his way on foot
through the woods, says the Pembroke
Observer, when he was chased by a
pack Of wolves. The birch tree in
which he took refuge was soon sur
rounded. He happened to have matches
In his pocket, so he diverted himself.
for a few hours, with stripping bark
from the tree, lighting it and drop
ping his little torches down on the
ravenons animals. The fire kept
them away from the tree, but thew did
not go far. Finally as darkness drew
on man named Tomeny. who had
been waiting at the camp where
Bourke was expected to pass the night,
got uneasy and started out to meet
him. Tomeny had his rifle, and long
before he approached the tree Bourke's
yells advised him that it was needed.
Tomeny shot two or three Of the
wolves on the outskirts of the pack.
The other wolves started to eat them
and Bourke slid down from the tree.
When the dead wolves were deyoured
the others took up the chase of the
men-and then again Tomeny's rife
cracked The men reached the camp
in safety, but only because Tomeny
was a good marksman and able to
keep the wolves busy eating each
other.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28

for one term as four hours. "First Sec
tion" means above 80 per cent Lily
Hohfeld, twin sister of Rose, stood Sec
ond In the class. The two sisters took
the same course and always worked to-
gether. Rose Hohfeld had 1876 first
section hours out of 1853. The Hohfeld
girls are charming, fresh-faced, come
~ young women, whose brows are un-
marked by a single line and whose
bright eyes, thick hair and fresh COL
oring are living refutation of the
Wornout prophecy that the higher edu-
cation would be ruinous to female
health and looks, to say nothing of
femininity and several other desirable
things. All through the schools the
Hohfeld girls have had the same
record, sweeping every one and every
thing before them. From the time
when, as tots of 6, they went out of
their fathers house swinging the little
sack which held their states and prim-
ers they have stood at the head of
their classes. They do not know what
1t is to stand anywhere else, and Lily
has always been first and Rose second.
Their teachers say they are equally
bright and have equally good mental
equipment, but Lily is little more
self-assertive and has trife more am
bition than her sister. Lily is only, sat
isfied to be at the top; Rose is satisfied
to be next to Lily. These remarkable
girls did their preliminary work at
the Horace Mann Grammar School,
graduating in June, 1892 They had
medals there. The scene of their next
triumph was the Girls High School,
where they are held up as models even
to this day and where they graduated
as salutatorian and valedictorian of
their class in June, 1895. Then came
the University, where they took the
classical course, with plenty of Latin
and Greek, and where, it is safe to say,
their record will not soon be sur
passed. Facility in learning seems to
characterize the entire Hohfeld fam
fly. An elder brother, Edward, was
graduated from the University of Cal
dfornia in 1898, standing third in his
class. A younger brother, Wesley,
will graduate in 1901 from the same in
stitution. During his freshman and
sophomore years he has taken seventy
seven hours and has yet to receive a
second section. The Hohfelds come
naturally by their excellent scholar
ship. Their mother was Miss Hille-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28

and drove them out and put In her
pans Of sulphur they made a decided
remonstrance. Then when she seized
the clothing bedding, furniture and
other things that had been in the
rooms Of smallpox victims the rela-
tives who expected to inherit the prop
erty objected. But neither this nor
anything else stopped her until she'
had thoroughly cleansed and fumigat-i
ed two Of the seven villages and vac
c,nated every one of their Inhabitants
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
PRISONERS PUBLICLY WHIPPED

Fifteen men were publicly whipped
in the Newcastle. Del, Jail yard the
ether day, and two of the number also
stood one hour in tie pillory. About
10 spectators were present, including
officials OF the Pennsylvania penal in
stitutions and numerous women, at
tracted out Of curiosity. The cupritS
whipped stood at the posts with bare
backs. while Sheriff Taylor piled the
o'-nine-tails. All the offenders
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28

have always been reared in bookisb
atmosphere and they love study. They
expect to follow teaching as profess
sion, and look forward with keen
pleasure to imparting to others that
knowledge which they have found such
pleasure in acquiring.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
ROSE HOHFELD.

brand. and when she graduated at
Biake's Seminary, one of the famous
old schools of Oakland, she was the
youngest in her class and the head of
It. Her father. Henry Hillebrand, was
the principal of the first public school
IN Oakland. and taught German math-
ematics in the old College of Califor-
mia. which was afterward merged into
the State University. On both sides
the girls come of German parentage,
and It is a remarkable fact that Miss
wartenweiler and Miss Grunsky, who
stood third and fourth in the class
lately graduated, were also OF German
descent. The Hohfelds have had be-
4ueathed to them the strong physique
and atronx brain of the Teuton. Thay
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
Same in Apnearannn

Excuse me- said the mystined ono.
II may appear impertinent, but NV
curiosity has got so much the best OF
me that l must venture a question"
''What Is it?" Are you a gentleman
going golfing or a lady going hi
cycling ?"-Tid- Bits.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
Junior Republic.

Washington and Baltimore are about
to make a Junior Republic for news
boys, where the little fellows will make
their own laws, make their own judges
and police officers, and learn to be USE
full men. This plan has been tried for
five years in New York. and Is a sae-
cess.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
SUBWAYS IN EUROPE.

With this century's close has come
a revival of the tendency to dig below
ground A few decades ago there were
no long burrowing tunnels under Lon
rivers edge, where for centuries they
had existed. miles in length. To-day
as much traffic goes on under as above
the streets. 1t is feared big buildings
may collapse as result of the tunnel
ing.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28

Only one person in every four Of the
inhabitants of London earn more thar
So week.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28

about $50 pounds of grease was rem
dered from it. The hide was extremely
large and sold for SIPS.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28

Rome is cut up underneath like
Paris. These subterranean passages
were in existence in the earliest days
of the Christian era, but were closed
and forgotten till the seventeenth cen
tury, when they were discovered. No
one knows their extent, though they
may measure easily 1000 miles.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28

No one knows the extent of under
ground Peris. There are constantly
being found subways and tunnels, the
existence of which was not known, and
subterranean vaults and passages are
met with whenever excavation takes
great use to burglars and criminals,
who know their extent and profit
thereby.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-07
ELKlNS WINS
Judge Holt Renders a Decision in the
County Seat Case that Removes it
From Beverly.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parsons, W. Va, May 6.--Elkins has
won another victory in the famous
county seat fight that has been going
on for four years. To-day Judge Holt
reversed the decision of the County
Court, which declared in favor Of Bey-
erly, because Elkins had not received
three-ffths OF all the votes cast at the
election. Elkins received the required
three-ffths Of the votes cast on the
county seat question. and Hollis de-
cision says that is all that is necessary
Three votes have been taken on the re-
moval of this county seat. In the first
and second Beverly retained 1t. In the
third Elkins won, but the County Court
refused to sit as a board Of canyassers.
The Supreme Court compelled them to-
They then decided as above
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-07
A M0NU N ENT
In Honor of Capt Desmond Dedicated
in Cincinnati Hero Of the Riots OF
'B4.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. May ga n onu-
ment in honor OF Captain John J. Des-
mond was unveiled to-day In Lincoln
Park, after one Of the largest street pa
rades ever seen IN this city.
Ex-Aftorney General JudsCn Harmon
delivered the Grafton After repeated in
stances in which justices were sad 70
have been tempered with there was a rot
here in 1854. The court house was burned
81 lives were lost and several hundred
persons were WOUNDED While the mob
was attempting u break into the Sail AZ
that time, Captain Desmond In command
Of mis- company. the militia. was killed
and the monument has been erected H.
memory Of him and MS comrades.