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Bobby's Sling.

Bobby was lying on the bank, think ing what to do next. He had used his sling against several cats and sent them in frantic haste beyond his reach, had brought down a robin with we'll directed shot and had sent Tommy into the 1ouse with a red spot on his face and a protesting howl. Besides that, he had driven a bluebird from it's nest, broken window and ruff1ed the unusually even temper of his big chum Towser. Now he was wonder ing what ne should do next, for it still lacked an hour of school-time.
 He was bad boy, you say? Well, perhaps circumstantial evidence indi- cated that but his mother was in posi- tion to judge, and she did not think so. Was he not prompt in doing his chores, and cheerful and willing in ac- cepting extra work; and did he not insist on helping her wash shes and sweep and carry water? Sometimes she spoke severely of his "eruel sport. but in her heart she substituted another word for it-thoughtlessness.
 The sunlight lay warm upon ths bank, and presently he saw two bugs climbing tiny slope that was bare of grass. He reached out for pebble to throw, but none was within reach, and the game was not worth the exertion of rising. So he lay there and watched.
 He was not quite sure about the bugs but thought they were the kind that papa told of carrying such great weights If so, they must be regular giants Of strength, and this thought brought T ore interest into his eyes.
 One of them was tagging behind the other and moving with a slow, halting motion, as though partly disabled. Perhaps he had been trying to lift mountain, and the mountain had fallen on him and broken his leg. Bobby chuckled at the idea, and moved a lit- tie so he could see better, for now the foremost bug had turned back to his companion, with whom he appeared to be in earnest consultation.
 In changing his position, Bobby's hand came in contact with a pebble, but he merely pushed 1t aside instead oI picking it up to throw. He wanted to see what the bugs were going to dos And then a very curious thing hap pened.
 The bit of slope had become too steep for the disabled bug to climb; and his companion, as though appre ciating the situation, seemed to be studying some way out of the diffi- culty. Presently he moved to posi- tion in front of his friend and flat tened himself as closely as possible to the ground After little hesitation, the disabled bug climbed by slow and painful degrees upon his back and was borne up the slope and into the grass.
 Bobby gave low, expressive whis- tie, then lay back upon the grass and gazed long and earnestly at a cloud ] that was floating overhead. At length he rose slowly, and did not even look at the grass where the bugs had dis appeared. Down upon the lawn he could see a slight futtering. It was the robin he had hurt, and he went down and caught the bird in spite of its dazed enorts to get away. He car- ried it into the house to his mother.
 ssI shot it, mamma" he said, simply, but with an odd little note in his voice which made her look at him quickly.
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lSO our handsome line of
 fancy trimmed sI6 % and 1oS '5s;'o at salts oaiv Sl2.5O
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Ee offer for fair week hand
 some French Clay WorSted Suits Full val co OO .ue SIS, this saIeQ0'0O
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Thou, with mien of solemn gladness, With the thought-illumined eye, Pity thou the mortals sadness
 Teach him it is well to die.
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Death Leading Age to Repose.

ISdtn LeAOluS age IO 1AepOS&s Lead him gently-he is weary,
 Spirit of the placid brow! Life is long and age is dreary, 4 And he seeks to slumbel now. Lead him gently-he is weeping
 For the friends he can not see; Gently-for he shrinks from sleeping On the couch he asks of thee! Thou. with mien of solemn gladness,
 With the thought-illumined eye, Pity thou the mortals sadness
 Teach him it is well to die. Time has yelled his eye with blindness, On thy face it may not dwell Or its sweet, majestic kindness
 Would each mournful doubt dispel. Passionless thine every feature,
 Moveless is thy Beings calm, While poor suffering human nature
 Knows but few brief hours of balm; Yet, when life's long strife is closing. And the grave is drawing near, How it shrinks from that reposing
 Where there comes nor hope nor fear' Open thou the visioned portal
 That reveals the life sublime, That within the land immortal
 Waits the weary child of Time. Open thou the land of beauty, 4
 Where the Ideal is no dream, And the child of patient Duty
 Walks in joys unclouded beam. Thou, with brow that owns no sorrow,
 With the eye that may not weep, Point him to Heavens coming morrows Show him it Is well to sleep!
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Commissloner's Sale.

In obedience to cree of the Jefierst n ChancerY Court rende ed on the 18th day or August 1899. in the case of Ellen A. McGehee Harriet Young defendants. will oa the
 23rd day of NOVem Der, 1899.
 sell at public auction to the highest bidder at tbe court house door in Jefferson county Arkansas, on a credit of three months, the following lands lying in said county, tO-wit: The south half of the nortt west quarter of section one ii township seven south range nine west. Purchaser will be required to give notes drawing ten per cent interest from date til paid, with approved personal security, and lien will be retained on said land to secure payment of the purchase money. J. A. tANGFORD,
 Com missioner.
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Text and Temperature in uarmonv.

During the recent cold spell a littIa girl went to church, and. considering how near the mercury in the bulb in the Inside of the church was to that on the outside of the church, had not very pleasant time. On returning home she was asked how she had en. joyed the service. Not very much ie was so cold" What was the text?" Many are cold, but few are frozen"
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We'll Full of Petroleum.

Some time ago the water of a we'll not many miles from Berlin began to taste of petroleum. Though cleaned repeatedly, it got worse, and at latest accounts 75 per cent of the liquid was petroleum.
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For the best whiskey in the city visit M. Holland and ask for Brook hill, King Leo or J. w. Pal mer's. 9
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THE MARKETS. CORRECTED DAILY BY L. FOWLER, COMMISSION
 MERCHANT
COTTON.

COTTON. PINE BLUFF, Oct. 24-The cot ton market today is: Middling, uplanda.......,....- to 6He Middling river.................. to 7he New York, Oct. 24 Spots, steady; middling, ' 5 1G; sales, 624
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Profess SSiOna1.

nR. 0. D. SMITH, Veterinary Surgeon and D Dentist, treats all diseases of domestic animals Office at Brewster's Stable. Tele phone, old "A; new 129.
 All Calls Night and Dav
 Answered Prom ptlY
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Dew
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.
Some Recent Inventions That VIII In
terest Readers and Tradesmen-The
Changeable Gear-Two Piece Hanger
The Chainiess and Professionals.
Rumors of Racing Teams.

| Persistent rumOrS are in circulation
| regarding the formation of ''all star"
! racing teams by two or more leading
manufacturers of different styles Of
| chainless bicycles. These teams, it is
reported, will include sprint racers and
middle and long distance riders. While
the makeup has not been definitely de-
cided as yet, it is said that Cooper
Bald, Gardiner and Kiser will form
one of these teams, with two long-dis-
lance riders and pacemakers. McDuffee
will be the star of another aggrega
ton, which may include also Elkes,
Michael, Mcfarland and Orlando
Stevens. These men will enter open
and match races throughout the coun-
try for the purpose of demonstrating
the superiority OIL each type of gear
over the others and all over the chain
driven machine. One of the makers IN
question has not supported racing
team for several years, and it is felt
that this action will influence a few
others to take similar action. An
other firm has made offers to several
crack racing men to join a team of
which Major Taylor will te the star
These reports are most plausible and
the movement mentioned is so natural
that it was predicted at the end of
last season. While no names of manu-
facturers are mentioned it is easy to
guess at the identity of the concerns
affected from the racing men involved,
the sources of information and the
half-guarded descriptions of TIE COM
panies That there is going to be com
mercial competition between the max
ers of the several styles of chainless
gears is perfectly obvious, and it IS
most probable that this rivalry will |
take the usual form of practical speed |
demonstration on the track, ocular |
proof of the practica bility, durability
and especially the speed of a machine
being most convincing to the riding
public. The formation of such teams
would bring about a partial revival Of
.eam rivalry that will be most stimu-
ating to the sport.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
GIRL KILLED BY GAS.

Found Dead In q Room at q Brooklyn,
n. Y, Hotel with Her Escort Conc.
The police of Brooklyn, N. Y, are
trying to find a swarthy, black-haired
man, with a foreign accent and the
appearance of a Cuban, who, under
the name Of P. McDermott, registered
at the Regent hotel and left a dead
woman and a mystery on their hands.
The woman was young, not more
than 10 at most, almost as dark as the
man, and pretty. Several drinks were
sent to their room. At 8 O'Clock in
the evening the man sauntered down.
stairs and went out. At midnight the
clerk went upstairs to show other
guests to rooms. He noticed a strong
odor of gas. 1t came from the room
assigned to McDermott and wife. He
knocked and then tried the door 1t
was not locked. He opened it and
rushed in.
Stretched across the bed was the
form of the young woman. She lay in
an easy attitude, the head lying on one
arm The police believe that the young
woman fell asleep or was drugged,
and that her companion turned on the
gas. They had visited the hotel to-
gether several times before.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

sons have died in Philadelphia since
Jan. 1 than were killed in action dur
ing the entire war with Spain. Two
hundred and forty-six more died in
this one city than died Of wounds re.
cetved during the war with Spain.
Only 1,775 more people died OF dis
eases during the Spanish war than
have been attacked with typhoid fe-
yer in this one city during the past
ten weeks. The hospitals are over
crowded with typhoid fever cases.
Nine out of the 81 hospitals have 337
cases. A big ward in the almshouse is
given over to sufferers from typhoid.
The history of the struggle between
the grabbers and the people is one Of
heinouS greed on the one side and of
almost hopeless courage on the other.
In courts and councils alike have tho
interests of the people been betrayed.
Said Mayor Warwick, who has always
fought for pure water: "ThoSe men,
bers Of the council who unreasonably
opposed the loan bill, the schemers
a water scheme, as we'll as those men
who have persistently hung it up IN
the courts by a bill in equity, are the
men responsible for the present condi-
ton of affairs, and there is where the
should rest, and there
is where the condemnation of the peo-
pie should be placed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
Sends Preacher tn Prysop

The Rev. William Poindexter Cot
fey has been sentenced to three and a
half years at hard labor in the state
penitentiary at Fort Madison He
stole $500 from the woman at whose
home he lived while he attended
Drake University Theological semi
nary and filled a Christian mission
pulpit. Coffey received his sentence
meekly, but wanted the Judge to
change his place of Imprisonment
from Fort Madison to Anamosa, be-
cause it would be nicer
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

the head and whitley fell back dead.
The parish curate who was present
was so frightened that he hurried out
until he had found the man who had
| succeeded Miss Peterson as superiD-
tendent CT the Sunday school, When
they returned the woman was calmly
walking town the steps of the build
ing, and when she saw them she held
out her revolver to them, saying:
You may have this now and walk
ed on down the steps.
Both the superintendent and the
curate were too much paralyZed by
establishment to think of anything to
say at first, but finally the superin-
tendent managed to stammer, Why
did you do it?"
She replied: Il had to do it to pro-
tect little children"
The superintendent was fumbling
with the revolver as she spoke, and,
noticing his embarrassment, she said:
You don't seem to understand it. If
you will let me have 1t back, 1 will
show you how to unload it,
The superintendent had enough
sense to keep the revolver, but stood
rooted to the ground, staring at the
woman while she walked away.
One of the little crowd who had
gathered by this time at last got his
wits together sufficiently to go after
Miss Peterson and tell her she must
come back. She said she didn't wish
to do so. He told her she must, and
so she returned.
In the presence of her victims body
she said, Il did it in self defense 1
suppose you know a woman is justified
in killing man, but a child is not
able. I did this to protect little chill !
iren." When the constable turned up |
and told her she must be arrested for |
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
THE WHITLEY COTTAGE.

murder. she said. Very WE'LL" as
simply as if he had merely asked her
to walk around the corner
Subsequent Investigation proved
that Miss Peterson had the revolver
and box Of cartridges with her when
she came to Biddenden, and that the
whole plan, even to the use of the
picture OF the Good Shepherd, had
been carefully matured. During the
three days of her stay in the town
previous to the tragedy she had rid
den her bicycle about the streets and
talked with many people, none of
whom thought there was anything
unusual in her speech or behavior.
When Miss Peterson was brought
into the police court she was as calm
as ever. She was well dressed and
self contained, and her bearing was
that of lady to the manor born
After the preliminary hearing she was
told she would be remanded until Feb
ruary IA. "Oh, thank you," she said,
in the most unconcerned fashion, sis
that alp
According to the testimony of the
dead mans wife, he had not heard
from or of Miss Peterson since the
time she had moved away from the
town, and nothing had occurred to
arouse her afresh in regard to him.
She evidently had brooded over the
old charge for two years until her rea-
son had become warped on the srb.
ject.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

or to something that you are inter-
ested in, and if you will take it and
pass 1t On to the treasurer l shall I'M
derstand that you are willing to for
give and to forget. Yours truly.
B. S. II. PETERSON.
That Sunday morning she took her
old place at the church organ. the reg
nlar organist being i'll. and afterward
hurried to the room occupied by the
infant class of the Sunday school.
where the picture mentioned in her
letter, a representation of Christ with
q lamb on His shoulder, had been mt
in position. Poor whitley was there
waiting for the acknowledgment of his
innocence, and Miss Peterson greeted
Ii. n with some little cordiality and led
him up to the picture she had bought
saying: i want you to look at it
we'll"
AS soon as the mans back was
turned the woman whipped out a
Colts army revolver and standing
close behind him, shot him through
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
DEATH IN POLITICS.
AWFUL MORTALITY RECORD
IN PHILADELPHIA.
ssore Deaths Than In War-water APP
PsOPriations Withheld In tho Hope
That City May Sell tho works-Bad
State of Affairs.

Three hundred and seventy-one per-
sssns have died in Philadelphia of ty-
phoid fever since Jan. 1, 1899. The
shadow of murder hangs over their
deaths, which can be laid to corporate
greed and political corruption, says a
dispatch from that city. These ena-
pieS of civilization and of American
Institutions have poisoned Philade!-
phias water supply. Heretofore it
was supposed that only savages pois-
oned an enemy's wells Philadelphia's
fight against her two enemies is for
life; for the lives of the young and
OF those who would easily succumb 70
disease. So Philadelphia sympathetic
ally watches New York's struggle for
clean streets and for a fine, wide thor
ougAare that corporations and poll
ticlanS would convert into deaths
crossing. Here are the new. the real
facts concerning this epidemic of ty-
phoid, which is the greatest crime be-
cause the commonest honesty would
have prevented its occurrence: 1t was
not wholly because of factfona1 noli-
tics or to prevent the present admin
istration from spending money that
the ordinance appropriating So, ZOO, 900
ply was held up or that the council
refused appropriations to the bureau
OF water in the hope that the water
supply would become so contaminated
that the citizens, as the only relief.
would demand the sale or lease of the
water works, which the city owns, to
one or o*her of the corporations which
aave been moving heaven and earth
70 grab them. That hope has been
partly realized. Some of the results
are: Three hundred and seventy-one
persons have died OF typhoid fever
since Jan. 1, 1899, and the most coll
serveive physicians declare that 25
per cent of the deaths were due to
the pollution of the water supply.
such death rate from typhoid was
unknown in this city or in any other
that pretends TO care for her peoples
health. Since Jan. 1, 1899, 1892 cases
OF typhoid have been reported to the
board OF health. Forty-two more per-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
Two Piece Hanger Construction.

The inventor has been allowed pat
ents on two hangers each of which is
OF that type of two-part design in
which the shaft is divided in the CEN
ter, the ends being inclined SO that to-
gether they form a wedging union
against each other and the inner wall
OF the surrounding slaeve. In that
shown in the upper illustration the
sleeve is held to the right axle sec
ton by fange on the hub of the
sprocket which screws on to a seat ad-
5acent to the inner face of the crank
The opposite end Of the sleeve is
threaded The left bearing cone is kept
from longitudinal movement on the
shaft by an annular row of balls
placed between corresponding grooves
around the cone and around the axle
The balls are inserted through a radial
hole in the axle. The axle sections are
drawn together by the cone and after
the Tightening is sufficiently attained
are locked against rotation by a set
screw screwing into the hole through
which the balls between the cone and
axle were inserted and binding against
whichever ball or balls are directly be-
meath 1t. In the second hanger the
sprocket screws onto the axle and ND
against the crank face and is locked
by threaded cone which also holds
the shaft sleeve in place, the latter be-
ing screwed into it after the cone is in
place on the enlarged portion of the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
Double Murder and Sufcide.

Stephen Glawser, a German farmer
living two miles south of Poseyville,
In Posey county, Ind, killed his wife
and mother-in-law, Elizabeth Kinch-
loe, and after setting fire to the build
ing shot himself in the heart, dying
instantly. Glawser and his wife had
lived on Mrs. Kinchloe's farm since
their marriage year ago. They often
Quarreled over religion, it is said
Glawser being a Catholic and his wife
a Protestant
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

Uncle Sam has the greatest postoffice
in the world. Every minute, day and
night, during the entire year, $4,000
letters and packages are dropped into
the mails. The average American
sends more pieces of mail and receives
more than the average inhabitant of
any other country on earth. In 1897
the number of pieces of matter Of all
kinds mailed in this country was
about 100000 for every day in the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

such a simple nature that it is to be
wondered why inventors have not at
tempted such a scheme before The.
main principle of the gearing is the
employment of set Of sprockets and
chain on each side Of the bicycle one
set affording a high and the other a
low gear. The gear is changed through
the shifting mechanism placing either
set in driving engagement with the
crank shaft according as to which
gearing is desired. Thus far the idea
of the invention, while it necessitates
added weight on account of the addi-
ton of two sprockets and chain, pre-
sents certain possibilities of simplicity
and durability which are attractive to-
those who believe in changeabIe gears
but have failed to find what they want.
he two front sprockets are mounted,
each between two ball bearings, one
in the bracket and one on the crank
shaft SO that they are free to rotate
On the shaft, and the sprocket hubs.
have inner extension sleeves upon the,
shaft which are notched at their inner
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

ends to match notches and projections
cut n the ends of a central collar
which is connected by spine and pin.
to tie axle SO that it may slide length
wise upon 1t but is fixed to rotate with
1t. U-shaped yoke of stout wire is
mounted near the bottom of the seat.
mast tube with one of the branches,
pivotally connected to the inner wall.
of the tube and the other fitted with.
knob. or preferably with a roller.
which travels around an annular
groove cut in the collar splined to the
axle. The pivoted yoke is turned by
a shifting rod in the form of a fiat
spring running upward through the
seat mast to a point near the top of:
the latter where it is secured to a hor--
izontal latch which projects through a.
slot in the seat mast tube. By turning:
this latch the shifting rod is CORE
spondingly turned and the sleeve on,
the axle moved either to the right or to-
the left, thus bringing it in engage
ment with the slotted end of one or
the other of the sprocket hubs and
causing that sprocket to rotate with,
the crank shaft and so drive the BIZ
cycle. Notches in the slot for the
passage of the hand latch through the.
seat mast permit the gear to be locked
In either position or in an intermediate,
position at which the collar is disen-
gagged from both sprocket hubs as for.
,OaStinS
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

The tires on the New York electric
cabs are quite formidable affairs. They
are nearly three-quarters of an inch
thick and are five inches in diameter
They are tested up to a pressure ex-
ceedins that used in an ordinary loco
motive boiler. In practice sixty pounds
to the square inch floats" as it is
termed, the cab. The tire of each
wheel costs thirty dollars.