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FROM RING TO RANKS.
A United States Army officer Who
Once Fought n Victorious
Prize Fight.

They used to call him big Foot
and Lee university, Lexingt on, Va. He
is first lieutenant in the regular
army, and stationed in Chicago now.
He had two brothers and 4 cousin at
school with him, and the students
called them "Little Foot" play Foot"
and 1.-TWO Sticks" 1.-TWO Sticks" was
so called because he was cripple and
used crutches, says the Kansas City
Star.
big Foot" was strapping fellow
with dark hair and eyes, and skin as
soft and pink as an infants. He was
an athlete of magnificent build,
straight and strong and tall. Every
one liked Big Foot" and everyone had
great deal of respect for his family
He was one of the f. +. VS.. His father,
a colonel, had an arm shot off at NAL
vern hill while leading the confederate
troops.
big Foot" had some hard expert
ences after he left school. He was grad
uated civil engineer from the univer-
sity and took railroad contract with
partner to help him. They made
money out of the contract, but the
partner stole it all and "Big Foot" was
| left almost without dollar in II
strange land. He was ashamed to 60
home or write home about his condi-
ton. He couldn't find work and he got
pretty hungry at times. This is what
led him to do what he did. At Lynch
burg, Va, he fell in with some sporting
men who were looking for man to
whip prize fighter that had a reputa-
ton in the town. "Big Foot" could see
no easier way of making money than
fighting the prize fighter. He would be
fed while he was training, anyway,
and if he should win the fight he would
make little money. So he agreed to
fight the fighter.
He whipped the fighter, made some
money, and went to Fort Leavenworth,
where he enlisted in the army as pri-
vate. This was in 1898. In 1895, two
years later, he had risen to second lieu.
tenant. This is the shortest possible
time in which man may rise in the
army from the ranks to such posi-
ton.
The lieutenant was stationed at Van
couver Barracks, Tacoma, Wash, few
years ago. It was there he met the
daughter of general, fell in love with
her and married her. He went with the
general to the Philippines, but re-
turned shortly afterward a first lieu
tenant. He is soon to leave again for
the Philippines.
The lieutenant is known to several
Kansas City men, one of whom went to
school with him. 1t is doubtful.
though, whether the lieutenant ever
told how he fought prize fight and
made enough money out of it to join
the army,
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

what is tobacco heart, Harvey ?""O,
is heart disease which women get
who continually agitate themselves by
nagging their husbands for smoking"
indianapolis Journal.
Cholley Buoy-'Do you think any
thing serious will happen, doctor, if
keep on smoking cigarettes" DR..
Smarte-"O, dear, no. It's only likely
to kill you, you know. Boston Tran
script.
Bill-'I hear my neghbor has
brought 10000 cigarettes Jill-"What
for?" ''He heard that tobacco would
kill the bugs on the plants in his gar
den, and, of course, he thought the to-
bacco in cigarettes the most deadly"
|-Yonkers Statesman.
Doctor-'Mr. Tompkins, you ought
to take something for that cough" Mr..
Tompkins-"Yes, I suppose so; but
can't do it, doctor, unless you write me
prescription that won't cost more
than a ckel."-Indianapolis Journal.
Trick Trigger Sam-''Be you doc
tor?" Tourist-"Yes. Need 2" Trick
Trigger Sam-"Wal, not exactly; but
es we're goin' t. hang one O these here
rubbernecks, thought mebbe you'd
like t. see how fur his neck nd stretch
afore crackin'."- Ohio State Journal.
Slopay-''I don't seem to get any bet
| ter, DOCTOR" DR.. Krafts-''You work
too much, that's what's the matter"
Slcpay-"O! 1 don't think l do" DR..
Kraft-'"Ah! but think you do. Now
there's that last years bill of mine.
Don't you think you'd feel better if
you had that off your mind ?"-Phila-
| delphia Press.
do you make much out of your ap-
ples?" asked the visitor. 80, pretty
considerable" answered the farmer,
''but I've got son up in the town who
makes more out of the apples in a
month than make the whole season."
"a farmer, is hep" 'No; he's doc
tor. I'm talking about green apples
now."-San Francisco Examiner.
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CHAPTER VIII.

The greater part of that day the man
hunters were beating the swamp for the
escaped prisoner. The colorels house
hold was under a stress of excitement
that wore sharply on the nerves of the
ladies, who momentarily expected to
hear of the capture. Grim curiosity had
drawn nearly all the negroes to the
swamp, anu the plantation presented a
deserted aspect that had not rested up
on it since the close of the civil war.
About noor Capt. Winkle, who had been
riding from one point of observation to
another. came in to rest and refresh
himself at the punch bowl of his host.
''The rascal certainly has given them
the slip SO far" he said, with unmasked
discomfort. to the colonel and the ladies
on the veranda. As he spoke his glance
was bent designedly on Evelyn's face.
II was as if he were deliberately trying
to shock her, we'll knowing how she felt
on the matter. 'The sheriff thinks he
is lying under water somewhere with
only his nose out. They are going
through the swamp again after dinner.
however, and then they will come bis
way. We can see it all on this side. The
line of men is two miles long; and they
have sent for pair of bloodhounds!"
''Bloodhounds!' cried Evelyn. why,
they will tear him to pieces"
Winkle smiled broadly over the sue
cess of his coarseness, but he said moth
ing.
Il know I wish il were over" was Car
oline Hasbrooke's contribution to the
conversation; "these things are so dis
gusting!'
Evelyn fixed the captain with con-
temptuors gaze.
''But the man may be as innocent as
you are" burst from her lips. Il
mean," she added, spitefully, cas- inre-
cent as you are of killing the old won-
an"
Wirkle bit his lower lip and twisted
his mustache. He gave her his eyes
threateningly for moment, and thes
took another tack.
'Fanshaw certainly is making him
self conspicuous enough. Hes running
around shouting like rapting parson
at revival, but these sturdy men take
no notice of him whatever"
ITO Be ContinuedJ
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CARTER MEDICINE co. WINS.
Obtains Injunction In Case Involving
Stimulation Of Labels.


Stimulation of Labels.
Brent Good, president of the Carter
Medicine Company, yesterday received
a telegram from his lawyers in Chi
cago, informing him that final in
junction, with costs, had been granted
against the Chicago Label and Box
Company. This company makes spe-
cialty of manufacturing labels, boxes,
ETC., for druggists. The Carter Com
pany has been following them through
the courts for two years on the COM
plant that the label company was
making simulations of the labels of
Carter's Little Liver Pills. They have
now obtained final injunction, with
costs, and the costs are very large, as
the case has been submitted to Mas
ter in Chancery for final accounting.
The Carter Medicine Company has
been the first and only one to prosecute
printers or engravers who have pre-
pared such labels and wrappers. 1t
marks new departure in infringement
cases, and their victory is one of great
Importance to the whole proprietary
trade" and also of interest to retail
druggists.-N. Y. Press, May 1900.
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BARBER GOT IT MIXED.
In Relating . Little Joke He, After
the Manner of His Kind, Turned
1t Upon Himself.

Henry Lamm, an attorney of Sedalia, told
story at the reception to the Missouri Bar
association recently which caused a great
laugh, says the Kansas City Star. Mr.. Lamm
was called on to make an impromptu speech.
He said:
"This is taking an unfair advantage of
me. have a paper in my pocket which |
am to read at the meeting tomorrow. It's a
very dry paper and it will take me an hour
to read it. If am given the slightest EN-.
coumgement | will read it right now. That
would be one on you, wouldn't it?
And that reminds me. l was in Texas
recently and there they have new joke.
A man asks you: Have you heard the story
about the two dirty collarsy' You are sup
posed to answer: No And then the man
says: That's one on YOU.
"a Dutch barber who had been sold on
this joke concluded to try it on the next
customer who came into his shop. So as he
was getting ready to shave the next caller
he asked him:
Haf you heard dot story about the two
dirty collars?
mo answered the customer.
"'Vel, dots one you got on
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front veranda and they were promptly
followed by the Indies.

front veranda and they were promptly
followed by the ladies.
81 hope they will chase i'm out near
us" observed the captain, as he helped
himself to one of the colonel's apple
toddies, which James was passing
round in punch-bowl. "As long as
have lived in this section l have never
been present at a lynching bee"
As he finished speaking he found
himself under the cold stare of Mrs.
Lancaster's mild blue eyes.
II should think, Capt. Winkle," she
remarked, "that you would have more
consideration for human life at stake
than to look upon the matter as provid-
ing you with new form of amuse-
ment."
This young man smiled indulgently
as he put down his glass and daintily
touched his lips and waxed mustache
with his handkerchief.
''My dear Mrs. Lancaster" he cried,
'you ladies are such delicious bundles
of inconsistency; you would not, in
your hearts, have these bloodthirsty
iends run at large, but as. soon as one
is about to suffer for his crime you fill
his cell with flowers. Now, this swamp
rat has killed helpless old woman and
the people are rising to see that justice
is done. He ought to be hung, and that
promptly"
The colonel was listening to this col
loquy as he stirred the apples up in
the toddy with an old-fashiored silver
ladle.
"Of course" he remarked, ''lynch law
is a deplorable thing. 1t is fundamen-
tally wrong, because mistakes have
now and then happened; but how on
earth are you going to stop it? Why,
Mrs. Lancaster, those chaps-Syd Hart,
Thad Williams and their ilk-would
burn me out of house and home if I ut
tered protest in this matter"
"But, papa"-Evelyn stood holding
to Mrs. Lancaster's hand, and as she
spoke her voice rembled-"but, papa,
you must do something-you really
must. The man has not been proved
guilty; he may be absolutely innocent" "
"Ah. there you go!" laughed the
colonel as he touched her chin playful
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CHAPTER VII.

That morning the negroes on Col.
Hasbrooke's plantation, being the first
to rise, came first into possession of
the grewsome news. Many of them had
assembled on the steps of the veranda
in the rear of the mansion and were
speaking of the awful details in low
tones.
"Ef de do lay hans on 'im," opined
Ephraim, the antiquated and disabled
carriage driver of the coionel's father,
ssMarse Ratcliff couldn't tex i'm mile
to'ds de Jail house, TO some gang er
white trash 'ud string i'm up ter a
limb
snow you er tallin', Eph," agreed
Melvina, the portly head cook. as she
stood in the door washing half dozen
dism chickens in tub OF We
ter. "He won't STAN no mo- show dan
stump-taiN bull in fly time"
'What's all this about?" The voice
came from the upper floor of the ve-
randa, where the colonel stood IN dress
irg-gown and slippers. his round, rubl-
cund face aglow from his morning
bath.
Half dozen negroes eszayed to ex-
plain, but the result was noisy con-
fusion of tones and words. The colonel
stamped his foot and swore furiously.
This left Ephraim with the floor; he
was too deaf to hear his masters com
r.and for silence. The colonel heard
the story from his lips.
'sIn my swamp, eh?'' he exclaimed,
when the carriage driver had finished,
"a pretty come off! The next thing we
hear all the cutthroats in Georgia will
be hiding in my corn house and gin, and
you lazy scamps will stand by and al
low it,
With this parting shot into the black,
upturned faces, the colonel retreated
into his room to finish dressing and to
tell his guests the news. In Few min
utes Hardy and Winkle came down tor
their early morning promenade on the
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WANDERING IN DREAllLAND.
How an Absent-Minded Woman
Created Laugh In .
Street Car.

The young woman's mind was probably
way of in the land of cut -on.the bias, and
yokes and aaringz, and plaitings, and
applique, and rufies, and things like that,
whatever they may mean, says the Washing.
ton Post.
Anyhow, when she got on an uptown
Ninth street car the other afternoon, she
dreamily opened her pockctbook when the
conductor came around for her fare, stuck
a gloved finger and thumb into one of the
compartments of the same, extracted a
couple OF foulard samples and, with that
ialaway expression still in her eyes, handed
them to the conductor. The conductor was
middle.aged man. He smiled and waited
for the young woman to come out of her
trance. But she held the foulard samples
out to him with her eyes on vacancy, until
the conductor, still grinning, had to fetch
her back to earth.
Eyes. they're pretty miss" he said, "and
I'd like to get my wife dress off that piece
on top, but she's
The young woman blushed like red.
hot stove lid, dug into another compartment
of her pocketbook for car ticket, and she
looked real embarrassed when the brutal
male persons across the car aisle grinned,
so she did.
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emit Lot. Of Feddar.."

Robert Frank, the well.known, artist, is a
self fsupporting did he have chance to
pursue the regular studies which most peo
ple have in earlier life, says the Philadelphia
Post. When he began drawing for a. living
his workmanship was SO excellent that he
had no difficulty in securing orders. One
day he delivered some sketches to an en-
poyer, who said: 'By the by, Frank, !
want picture drawn in great hurry. 1t is
novel thin2s, boxing kanegaroo:; ,ea oo;;.+ q. ,
have it ready tomorrow for YOU"
"You know what kangaroo is, of course" "
Frank must have been thinking of an
ostrich, because he answered with COM
placent smile:
"Ja, gewissrch. It is long, tall thing NIT
lots of feddars." And .''Feddars" has been
his nickname ever since.
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ly. "You think your old father ought
to run the world. Why, am absolutely
helpless. If 1 teiegraphed the governor
to order out the state militia, they
couldn't get here in time, and if they
could these determined mountain men
would make it hot for them. Twenty
lives would be lost instead of one"
Just then breakfast was announced.
The colonel gallantly offered his arm
to Mrs. Lancaster, and as she took it
she started to draw Evelyn along with
her. But the girl drew back.
II don't care to go in now," she fai-
tered. II had cup of coffee in my
room. Oh, I am SO afraid they will
hang him!"
"Well, l shall come out to you soon,
DEAR" said the widow, tenderly. 'Wait
for me-
Seated at window in the drawing
room--she felt too nervous to renal on
the veranda aione-Eveiyn had good
view of the road running along the
edge of the swamp. She could see the
ever-strengthening chain of men, their
guns and pistols cleaning in the sun
light. To her the sight was more aw-
full than had it been an army in bat
lie array. Presently she saw figure
On white horse moving along the line
of men, pausing now and then as if
in argument. She decided that the
horse was Ronald Fanshaw's-that he
was the rider. Something told her that
he was feeling as she felt and that he
was trying to influence his neighbors
to refrain from illegal conduct She
watched the rider so closely that the
strain on her eyes produced a blur in
her vision. He was almost out of sight
now. and she went out on the veranda
to get more extended view of the
road bending round the swamp. She
saw black Tobe, one of her fathers
servants, coming up the avenue from
the road just traversed by Ronald
Tobe had been to the post office and
was bringing back bag OF letters and
papers. As he handed her the bag she
observed half-frightened look in his
eyes.
lODC. SAC dShCu d II ulu ~
trust her voice to calm expression,
''who is the man on the white horse @"
''De eldest Fanshaw young man,
missie," was the answer.
'What is he doing?" she asked, with
bated breath.
Hes powerfully upset. young miss.
He is doin' his level best to try ter git
UNI all to let de sheriff TEX i'm fur
far trial. My Lawd! wish you could
a-heer dat young man talk; he sho is
bright"
Are they paying any attention to
him, Tobe?''
''Not one speck, young miss; dey des
laugh in his face en- tell him dey will
hang him eff he fools wild 'en.''
AS Tobe went round the house to-
wards the negro quarter, Evelyn stood
holding the bag absent-mindedly. Her
heart was in the throat.
'How different he is from the rest
Of men!' she thought. "Ah, he is my
hero! He is my hero! God bless him.
She opened the bag and spread the
letters out on the hall table, their ad-
dresses upwards. There were five or
six for Capt. Winkle, all dainty pink,
white or blue scented envelopes, ad-
dressed in girlish handwritings. For
barely an instant slight sneer fitted
over her troubled face, and then she
turned back into the drawing-room.
She went again to the window. She
could see the white horse and its rider
coming back along the line of men.
She could see Ronald gesticulating.
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An Author Wants a Chance.

A publishing firm recently received the
following offer from an anxious autobiog
rapher who probably had been reading
''fhe Hooligan Nights" II wish to put
my life Before the public if | can &c.
Anuf Out of it to give me a start in the
world. led Criminal life q years Arrest
ed 20 times shot at q times Released or
8 haBis Corpas Warents. Broke l3 Jales
Convicted 7 times Broke pen and taken q
Convicts with me. Waylaid and shot my
fathern law twice married separated and
Divossed. If can get start in the World
Bye putting my life Before the public
will don IN "-l,ondon News
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willing to show EN-.

An honest young man, who had escaped
great peril by an act of heroism, was much
complimented for his bravery.
One. lady, said: II wish could have seen
your feat"
Whereupon he blushed and stammered
and finally pointing to his pedal extremities,
said: well, here they be, mum."-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
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The shriners at washington.

On May 10Th, Goth and 2lst the Big Four and
c. & o. will sell round trip excursion tickets
to Washington at one fare for round trip.
For maps, rates, ETC., address j. e. Tucker,
G. N. A., 234 Clark st., Chicago.
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Art in Pennsylvania.

Our community has received a social and
professional addition in the person of Mr..
''Bilw Jones, who returns to his native town
an accomplished artist. In Philadelphia he
was regarded as one of the best men in the
Hotel Blanks barber shop. He has now
accepted position in "Tom" Johnson's ton
serial parlors.-Mountville (Pa.) Clarion.
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Fortune keeps up such see-saw that the
man for whom town is named is liable to
be found in the poorhouse 20 years later
Atchison Globe.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-05-26
CHOP CONDITIONS.

The latest bulletin issued by the
Nevada Section Of the Weather Bureau
says:
reports for the past week are very
favorable, and indicate that the wealth
er conditions we're all that could be
desired for the growth and rapid ad-
vancements OF crops which are every
where reported in excellent condition.
In fact it has been the most favorable
week Of the season so far. Farming
operations have continued without in
terruption and crops of all kinds have
made satisfactory progress. Corn and
potato planting are about finished and
some of the early planted is up and
growing nicely. Garden planting is
generally completed. According to
reports the alfalfa and grain crops are
exceptionally fine in all sections and
growing rapidly. The ranges have
been much improved by recent rains
and are now in excellent condition in
all portions of the State. Stock is
well and harvesting has COM
.enced in the southern portion of
Lincoln county"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-05-26

The Elko Independent says there il
a case of smallpox at Wells, the pa
tient being properlyisolated and a nurse
provided for him. Passengers who ar
rived at Eureka on Thursday brought
the information that there is also q
suspected case of that dread disease at
Elko, and the patient has been con-
fined in the pest house. Last Winter a
disease broke out in Salt Lake City,
and the people of that place believed il
to be smallpox, until physicians traced
the disease to its ORGAN and found that
it came from the Philippines with the
soldiers, and was 80 common in the
Island of Luzon that the native was
considered lacking in enterprise who
did not come to the scratch.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-05-26
THE A 0Es ON.

Slowly but surely the British army
is converging upon Pretoria, and
the fact that the women and chill
dren, and non-combatants in general.
are rapidly leaving that city indicates
that pr operations are being made for
q fierce and long-eontinued battle
when the invaders come within range
of the Boer capital.
Afer Q consultation this week be-
tween Presidents Kruger and Steyn
and other leaders the former notified
the press correspondents at Pretoria
that there would be no surrender,
and that the Beers would fight to the
end.
Colonel Bethune has officially re-
ported to the London War Office that
while marching in the direction of
Newcastle, Natal, he was ambushed
by q party of Beers. six miles west
of Vryheid, in the Transvaal, and
that but very few Of his force es-
capped. His casualties numbered
sixty-six men.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-05-26
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

There are at present about $50 in
mates in the Nevada Hospital for
| Mental Diseases.
The Morning Star mine at Dean,
Nevada, has been started up after
being idle all last Winter.
The glass insulators required for
the power plant pole line between
Floriston and the Comstock, weigh in
the aggregate over twenty tons.
The Virginia Chronicle says that re-
turns from Con. Cal. q Va. ore ship
ped to the Selby Company was about
60 per cent of the car sample assays,
which averaged about $62 per ton, OF
which $3S per ton was returned to the
Con. Cal. & Va. Company.
The Glasgow & Western Company
started up a second smelter at Col
conda last week and a third is being
put in readiness to start. 1t is thought
a larger number of men will be engaged
in the smelters than when the big con-
centrating plant was running.
Senator Stewart has given notice OF
a proposed amendment to the emer-
gency Rivers and Harbors bill provid-
ing for a survey and estimate of the
cost OF improving the Colorado river,
between FL Dorado and Rioville.
Nevada. with a view to extending
navigation to Rioville.
It is said that mining operations will
soon be resumed ON a large scale in the
old camp at Phoebe, Lincoln county.
The railroad is to be extended to the
town and the large bodies Of low-grade
ore already developed will be shipped.
Piocfe was one of the most famous
camps Of Nevada in early
lays.