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JOHN BROWN.
Whsa He Didn't Know whether .
Snare I.lyes or Not.

Whsa He Didn't Know Whether 70
spare Lives or Not.
Some time In the '60s my husband
spoke to mo of very remarkable man.
OF whom. he said. l should be sure TO
hear sooner or later. writes Julia Ward
Howe In Atlantic Monthly. This man.
Dr. Howe said. seemed to intend to de-
vote his life to the redemption Of the
colored race from slavery. even as
Christ had willingly offered His life
for the salvation Of mankind. It was
enjoined upon me that should not
mention to any ono this confidential
communication. and to make sure that
should not allowed the whole mat
ter to pass out of my thoughts. 1t may
have been q year or more later that
DR.. Howe said to me: DO you re-
member that man OF whom spoke to
you. the one who wished to be savior
for the negro race?" I replied in the
Affirmative. THAT man." said the doc
tor. will call here this afternoon.
You will receive him. His name is
John Brown" Thus admonished.
watched for the visitor and prepared to
admit him myself when he should ring
At the door. This took place at our
home In South Boston, where II was
not at all infra dig. for me to open my
own door. At the expected time
heard the bell ring and. on answering
It, beheld q middle-aged, middle-sized
man, with hair and beard OF amber
color streaked with gray. He looked
q puritan of the puritans-forceful.
concentrated and self-contained. We
had brief interview. or yhich only
remember my great qualification at
meeting one of whom had so good
an account. will only men,
tion here that he had much to do
with the successful contest which kept
slavery out of the territory OF Kansas.
He was q leading chief in the border
warfare which swept back the pro-
slavery immigration attempted by
some Of the wild spirits OF Missouri.
remember of him one humorous
anecdote related to me by my husband.
On one occasion. during the border
war. he had taken several prisoners.
and among them a certain Judge.
Brown was always man OF prayer.
On this occasion. feeling quite uncer-
tain as to whether he ought to spare
the lives OF the prisoners. he retired
into q thicket near at hand and be-
sought the Lord long and fervently to
inspire him with the right deter
mination. The Judge. overhearing this
petition, was SO much amused at 1t
that. in spite of the gravity OF his
own position, he laughed aloud.
Judge -" cried John Brown, "if
you mock at my prayers. shall know
what to do with you without asking
the Almighty"
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Burlington's
Racer
Caught While
Flying Over
the Rails
Near Denver.

Did you ever try to photograph a
train? II you didn't there Is some JOY
In your camera that you don't know u
thing about. Kodak pictures OF your
friends by the sad sea waves. or In u
family buggy on Il country road, are
positively tritc compared with the prod
ucts OF the latest Photographic fad.
"rrain pictures look easy enough, but
Just wait until you've tried to get one,"
said railroad photographer the other
day. "When you see your first picture
you'll feel like ordering your shroud,
but after couple Of unsuccessful at
tempts you'll probably have better
luck. Then you'll be SO fascinated with
taking train pictures that you'll COM
pletely pass up the flash lights of fam
lily groups In the front parlor and the
other old familiar subjects"
The well known picture Of the Bur-
llngton fast mail train from Chicago.
coming into Council Bluffs ut speed
Of eighty miles per hour. was the re-
suit OF an open competition among
some half hundred amateurs. A prize
was offered for the best picture of this
train. and on the afternoon set for the
contest the track was fairly lined for
a considerable distance with kodaks
md kodnkers. Some OF the pictures
were good, some were bad, and some
were neither good nor bad. The picture
that won first prize was so excellent
that 1t has Travelled all over this coun-
try and somewhat abroad. 1t has ap-
pcared in American and English magn-
zines, and Is now kept before the pub
lie on the cover OF the Railway Era,
and In one form OF the Burlington fold
ers. The amateur who took 1t had no
idea his attempt Mt Instantaneous train
photography would become famous.
Last week the Burlington railroad
placed some magnificent new cars In
service on the limited trains between
Denver and Chicago. General Passen-
ger Agent Francis wanted n perma-
nent record made Of the new equip
ment In Its bright and attractive garb,
80 arrangements were made to have.
one OF the new trains photographed. If
q road has n brand new train, equipped
and furnished more handsomely than
any competing train, you can depend
on 1t that that road will want to pub
lish pictures of this equipment far and
wide. But how to get them, "aye,
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cIded that these should be made after
tho train left Denver, when the cars
were filed with passengers. The Bur-
lington man who accompanied the pho
tographer had some hesitnncy In ask
ing the passengers to have their pic
lures taken for advertising purposes,
but the photographer, who knew Il
thing or two about human nature in
general, from previous observations.
assured him that there would be no
trouble on this score. The outcome
justified the photographers belief.
After the view of the buffet smoking
car had been taken three men left the
car in order to secure front seats for
the photographs Of the sleeping car.
The picture of the buffet library car
was success, rs Is clearly evidenced
by the cut made from the photograph.
which appears herewith. This picture
was made ut Akron. The Interior view
Of the sleeper was made ut Yuma, but
1t was n partial failure. Just as the
photographer lit his flash light a pun
Of air from one of the ventilators drove
the smoke into the car. making the
upper part Of the picture hazy and in
distinct. The car was too crowded to
permit of n first-clnss picture being
taken, and In addition little boy, who
occupied position in the immediate
foreground was so startled by the ex-
plosion Of the flash light that he
jumped, contributing his mite toward
marring the picture.
The most interesting picture Of the
series was taken ut McCook at 10
o'clock Mt night. Here there is n stop
Of five minutes. engines are changed
and an additional chair car is attached.
During this wait half dozen passen-
gers were photographed on the steps
and in the vestibules and buffet
smoker. The night wns very dark and
the photographer had only about n
minute in which to get focus and
make an exposure. He was nonplused
at first, but getting sight of one Of the
car tappers who was passing by with
lighted torch, induced him to stand
near the vestibule for n second and
thus focused his lens on the torch. The
flash light Illuminated everything for
several feet around. and u splendid
picture was the result.
A snap shot of the chair car was
taken the next morning Mt Pacific
Junction, Iowa. and n good view of the
interior of the dining car was made at
Osceola, Iowa. The exterior of the lat
ter was made as the train nedred Red
Oak, Iowa.
To secure the set Of fourteen remind
ers Of the Burlington's new equipment
the photographer had been on the road
forty-eight hours, had travelled 1874
miles, had met with some amusing ex-
periences and not n little discourage
ment, but lie got what he went after.
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there's the rub" This story tells of the
difficulties met and overcome on a re-
cent attempt to photograph these new
cars. That success finally crowned the
effort may be accepted from the plct-
ures herewith reproduced.
The pictures were taken noar Den
yer, but the necessary arrangements
had been made in advance. Foreman
Balance of the Denver round house had
taken such a thorough interest in the
preparations that he had locomotive
No. 2S1 brought out of the stall that
morning wearing IL new and glossy
coat of black and Cooking pretty"
The request of the passenger depart
ment had brought forth orders from
the general superintendent, communl-
Gated in turn to the division superin-
tendcnt, and made the train hands ca
ger to pose the long, dark PAGER intrust-
ed to their care, wherever and how
ever the photographer wanted 1t. Had
the man with the camera mentioned
that he wanted the beautiful subject
posed on any of the mountain tops, in
any of the dales or out on the broad
plains traversed by the Burlington, the
steed of steel and the brilliant equipaSe
behind it would have been taken there
without a moments hesitation.
IL WIS Il litlle dlitE u u ClpNh oll w GU
nesday morning when the pretty Great
ure was taken out to have its first
picture taken. There accompanied 1t
n number of railroad officials, and the
run down to Riverside was without in
cident. The first view was to be snap
shot, and after the photographer had
focused his camera the train, glisten-
ing in the sunlight. ran back about 800
yards to get a flying start. Then n free
rein was given and the proud racer,
self-conscious of its beauty. and with
a whiff of steam from its nostrils. ran
by the improvised studio as though II
We're passing the judges stand at 4
derby a stiff breeze from the north,
west had swept the smoke across the
track. raising a cloud in front of the
train and doubt among the photograph
ing party. But happily the wind
changed as the cngneer-j Jockey rode il
front of the picture machine, and the
product of the latter may be seen il
the picture here shown.
Now brcadside view of the train
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Allownncss,

Mrs. Cadger-"They tell me, Henri
eta, that your husband is unkind to
you" Mrs. Howes-"Yes, John is not
very gentle In his manners, must ad-
NIT; but there is one thing 1 will say
for him-he never kicks up a rug or
creases tidy. y."-Boston Transcript,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

ages outweighed the advantages of this
particular location. and another selec-
ton was necessary. The district SUI
perintendent happened to mention n
spot about n mile back, which the
train had passed on its way to Utah
Junction. 1t was backed to this point,
and Il splendid photo was the result.
Having secured all the exterior views
that were needed, the matter of max
ing interiors was in order. 1t was de-
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ed but very pretty picture was pre-
sented by n hundred school children
at recess. who flocked about the bright
new train to admire it. An inspection
of the conditions at the brick yards dis
closed the fact that it was impossible
to make good photograph of the
train there, and the train started for
point near Utah junction. The pho
tographer was on the engine and at n
signal from him the train was brought
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BURLINGTON TRAIN MOVING NEAR

was desired. This was impracticable
ut Riverside. The ground there is level,
and to get Il good broadside the cam
era should be placed little below the
level Of the train and Mt n distance Of
not less than 400 feet away. The train
should be on an embankment, with the
sky for n background. At the sugges-
ton of the engineer 1t was decided to
try a picture near the brick works Mt
Argo. On the way there an unexpect-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

to a stop. He dlsembarked. took his
camera, crawlcd through n barb wire
fence and went across the field for n
distance of $50 yards, only to find that
1t was impossible to get a good view
Of the train. Another point, n little
farther west, was decided upon, and
here all kinds Of trouble took place
with herd of cattle. which persistent
ly declined to be driven away. Again
1t was discovered that the disadvant-
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SpeClnl RnfCs.

do you make special rates to bridal
parties?" asked the innocent looking
bridegroom. YES" replied the honest
hotel clerk. We always charge 'em
double rates. Ohio State Journal,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
SIXTY Miles an b.,,

A steam motor car. for us. =.
railroads. recently made n ,r,,' ~ l
going at the rate OF sixty nh
hour. This will probably he ' =.
OF Q record beater us Hos,ei,s-,s s.:
ach Bitters. II cures indlres,Ia,s !
&ipation. nervousness. liver and \
ney trouble. 1Na :
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

In 1880 IS was estimated that there
were 65O.06o princes and other heredl-
tary mobiles in Russia. and since then
the number has increased,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
De Yeur Pee, Ach. -,

Ds Xsar Feet Ache snd Bun,
Shake into your shoes. Allen, r,
Ease. . powder for the feet n ~
tight or New Shoes feel Easr ~ ~
Corns. Bunions. Swollen, Ho, =
Sweating Feet. At all Druyri~,
Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sen, ysS
Address Allen 8. Olmsted. LeRor = 4
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n Psofound Them.

"What Is encouras.men, -
encouragement? Well va "a
understand. Dickey. II is .ou sou..s e,
people don't get. as a rule nv,1
they quilt needing it," 1'a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

No chsnc" for Cr,,Iel.m
"Owls are said to be mos, dsv,.,
lovers"
ayes. they never see each 9th.
daylight"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

''There was n tea-stors ch-,-.
strawberries in our dining room l., u
lnndlady had II taken down" IA
for? at made the boarders all s,s
IN extra piece OF rhubarb pie"
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For Housekeepen.

Sec that your linen is washed cl.,, =
"Faultless Starch" clean irons, foiI,,gi
rections given on package and pr,s.' .
suits will follow. All grocers sell "F,s.''
Starch, !" large package. lOc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

MY wifc never get me I'D 10 =, 4,
grass before breakfast" "is ths, !,
Yes: she tried II once and i M
flower BEDS
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

wANTED-Cn OF bad nealth mat Eita1
will not benefit. Send cents TO Ripans Sa.
Co., New York, for 10 samples and LOO tesi.H''.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

Wo Fay SIS . weck and EIp.n,c
70 men with rigs to Introduce our Poul,Fr Co..
Address with stamp, Jayelle Mfg. Co, iI:,., i.
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PlTH AND POINT.

I've got the drop on you aud your
name is mud, remarked the rain 20
the dust. philadelphia Record
Simpkins-'F Funny that woman
can never throw anything straight"
Jenkins Not funny exactly; rather
providential; isn't it?"-Boston Ira
Weller.
"Don't tell me you won't" said an
east side citizen TO his iive-year- old
daughter ''Wen, papa. what must i
say when | mean | won't?"-Ohio
State journal.
johnny -'Hcrc's note from me
father to excuse me for not comm
yesterday" Tcachcr-"Y Your father
writes and spells too much like you,
johnny. Puck.
Whecls-'I feel rs if I had wheels
in my hcadr' groaued the man. at
must he the truck you ate for dinner"
rejoined his wife, innocently enough
Detroit Journal.
My daughters music" sighed the
mother, 'hGs been great expense"
'lndeedY returned the guest.
"Somc ncighbor sued You, l sup
ose?"-Boston Traveller.
Tho Clifton Ever notice how q
policeman is never around when he is
wanted?" The Mendcant-"I'yo
noticed he is always around when he
isn't wanted. indianapolis journal.
Park I've just got telegram
from my wife that she won't be homo
until next week. " Lane-"Wha5
have you done about it?" eve tele-
graphed bacl, that neither would [. -
Detroit Free Press.
Bride Throwing her arms about the
bridegroom's necl)-"You are my
prisoner for life" Bridegroom Its
not Imprisonment for life, love; it's
capital punishment IS Sydney Town
and Country Gentleman.
Many have heard OF tho romantic
young mother, Mrs. Rose, who
named her baby "Wild," thinking
Wild Rose" would be ''just too
sweet Unfortunately, in the course
of time wild Rose" married Mr..
Bull, and ovid Bull" proved less
poetic combination.
Mrs Newlywed returned in mo-
ment and offered the poor man at tho
back door new pie OF her own bak-
ing. you'll find the axe in the shed"
lie looked Mt the pie. She was think
ing all the time OF the wood. Which
teaches that We should be explicit. -
Detroit Free Press.
well, gentIemen," remarked tho
President of the club, Emotions arc
in order. 1t has been suggested thai
we have banquet. What shall DO
loue?" "Mr. President" spoke up
the man who-was-seldom-h eard-from,
81 move wo dispose of it by laying it
On the table" The motion was car
ricd.-Philadelphia North American.
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Admitted II mimse1f.

A story is told of two prominent
Chicago lawyers who several years ago
were regarded as being among the
brightest lawyers the State had pro
duced for long time. There was
great rivalry between these men, and
one day they were having a heated
argument on the steps of the State
House at Springfield.
"Ill agree to leave it to the first
man we meet" said one of the wran-
Cling lawyers, fiercely.
"All right, and that will settle it
once for allah, here IS Charlie .
Wen leave it TO him. "
Charlie" as tho man spoken Of
approached within hearing distance,
Eve want You to decide who is the
best lawyer in Illinois We agree to
abide by your decision"
DWELL" replied Charlie, himself an
old practitioner, and well known i'm
the capital city, 'T plead guilty to
being the best lawyer in the State my
self"
"Why, Charlie, how can it be
proved?' inquired the first of tho two
Chicagoans
You don't have TO prove il" re-
Piled the Springfield man; 81 admit
it, don't -"
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Nyn1Ince,s Iden Of ETC rilr.

4 story is told by David Christie
Murray of the late Robert Wallace.
NJ. +. The member from Perth was a
Queens Counsel, an able theologian
and q man of unfailing courtesy. Two
years ago the editor of n small country
paper, who was a staumch constituent
OF Wallace, wrote asking him to con
tribute brief article on light theo-
logical topic. The latter promised by
return mail to do so, and at the end
of fortnight sent manuscript which,
when put in type, made nearly fifty
columns.
The editor was at his wits end He
could not print more than a column
and half ut time, and did not dare
to offend the kind Commoner by cut
ting or abridging the copy. He con-
shifted with his head printer, and, ne
result Of their deliberations, began
to print it piecemeal. BY degrees they
fell into the system of using one time
piece from the beginning, and the
next time n piece from the end. Final.
ly they employed it as q "Gllcr." and
whenever copy was desired the stand.
ing order became:
Eth, mon, just sneck of q bit OF
Wallace to fill the hiatus"
Murray declares that they are at il
still,-Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Post
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INDlANk'S ERRATic RIVER.
Crossed by More Railroads and onencr
Than ANY OtI.er ; .ream.

''What is the name of that riyer?'
asked n traveller on one of the trains
On the Louisville division OF the p,
c., c. and St. l.. the other day, as it
was swiftly going north.
white river.
Silence prevailed for little while,
until another bridge was crossed.
White river"
Again there was silence, and tho
train ran little farther, to cross an
other bridge aud stream
Once more the query came: white
river is this?"
white river"
"See here. neighbor," and the man.
evidently Kentuckian, sat up straight
In his seat, lis every river in this
State called White river?"
To the uninitiated traveller it GER
tainly seems as if there were no less
than few hundred White rivers in
Indiana, for this otherwise rather in.
significant stream is crossed by more
railroads and ofteuer than any other
river in the world. The Louisville,
the indianapolis aud various other
divisions of the p, c., G. and ST. l..
cross it, some of them as often as
three times. The Monon, the Indian
apolis and Vincennes, the Burlington
and Ohio Southwestern, the Big Four,
the Lake Erie aud Western, among
the north and south roads, not to
mention a score of east and west
roads and divisions, are compelled to
span it with their bridges, and have
trouble enough with it. for it is "A
turbulent stream, although it is
neither very long nor wide, and in
the summer months far from impos-
sing. Not many months ago it took n
notion to get out of it's banks, aud the
result was that almost the entire rail
road system of Indiana suffered. and
hundreds of thousands of dollars Of
damage was done to cmbauhments
and tracks, not to mention wrecks and
loss Of life.
1t Is usually supposed that noun
tain torrents are dangerous, but
White river can give any mountain
stream odds and take the trick, even
though it flows through an almost
level country, across the entire width
of Indiana, from the Ohio line to the
Wabash. The Wabash, Iudiana's chief
river, is celebrated in song and poetry,
but in this respect it does not com
pare with the little White river.
White river tries to keep up it's rep
utatlon from season to season by tax
ing along a bridge now and then, or
dumping a train from al embankment
and making the crew take swimming
lessons. Incidentally, it gathers up
such tribes as an occasional COW,
few shocks of fodder, or manages to
put down n gravel bank in wheat
field, 1t is full of fun. White river
Is almost exclusively Southern In.
diana institution, since it does not ex-
tend its meanderinSs much north of
Anderson. The Client Und.) Times.
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widest Erldgs ON sarlh.

Lar W, Mich, claims possession
Of tha iiest driveway bridge in the
United States, if not in the world.
The bridge crosses Grand River on
Michigan avenue, two squares from
the front entrance to the State House.
It is Of the truss pattern and is 115
feet wide IN the clear-tbe full width
OF the avenue. On either side is a
walk sixteen feet wide, leaving a
roadway eighty-three feet in width.
This bridge, which was constructed
five years ago, Strengthened ont the
avenue at this point, greatly improv.
ing tho Wow from the State House.
The haudrails ON either side are flush
with the store fronts, so that there il
not the slightest jog i'm the street.
The bridge cost $4,000.
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CURIOUS FACTS.

Finger nails, like hair, grow faster
IN summer than in winter.
A herring weighing six or seven
ounces is provided with about so, 900
eggs.
There is an Icelandic superstition
that ambidextIous people are born to
good luck.
A Michigan justice of thepeace mar.
ries couples by reciting iingles of his
own composition.
Public story tellers earn n good
livelihood in Japan. Six hundred of
them ply their trade about Toxic.
The Turk will solemnly cross hands
upon his breast and make a profound
obeisance when he bids anyone fare
well.
The largest flower in tho world is
the RaillesiI Arnold of Sumatra. Its
size Is fully three feet in diameter
about the size of a carriage wheel.
One of the features of the grand fair
and midway, which was recently held
at Middlesboro, Ky, was public
wedding, when twin brothers married
twin sisters.
Think of n man shedding his skin!
In forty-three years, every July. J. NJ.
Price, of Butte, Mont, has this ex-
rerience. The entire skin of his body
and limbs comes off.
In the olden-time letters were re-
ceived at the Sea Of Okotsll twelve
months after they were mailed at Mos
cow. The Siberian railway will de-
liver them in four days.
One of the queerest villages known
is in New Guinea, and is called
Tupuselei. The houses are all sup
ported on piles, and stand out in the
ocean considerable distance from
shore.
In early times any ono having the
the misfortune to spill salt was sup
posed to incur the anger of all good
spirits, and to be rendered suscepti-
bic to the malevolent influences of
demons.
The spider that seeks ont pebble
and anchors her web with it clearly
makes use of tool. The pebble is
analogous TO the iron anchor used by
men. Spiders have been seen to use
nails for anchors
Several streets in Paris are being
paved with new material called
keramo, made of pressed powdered
glass. 1T can be made TO resemble
granite, marble aud other materials,
and Is said to be remarkably durable.