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took it from her and later threw it in
the lavatory of the station Mt Limon.
There We're 50 cents in the wallet.
Il have sent Saptain Armstrong down
Il have sent Captain Armstrong
down to Limon to investigate the ne
gro's story and particularly to try TO
find the pocket book. ! am satisfied
now, though, that Porter is, as he says,
the guilty man.
Dispatches have been received stat
ing that Sheriff Freeman, Chief of De
tecttyes Armstrong of Denver, and
their party, arrived in Limon at mid
night. They went at once to the closet
where Porter said he had thrown
Louise Erost's pocket book. and, after
n short search, found 1t.
Porter, is an ignorant. sullen boy
awkward and slovenly. He has bull
let-shaped head, fiat forehead and very
thick lips. But for his youth, he would
look the criminal he is. He was
weighed yesterday afternoon and his
weight was found to be 105 pounds
about the same as that of the girl he
killed. According to his confession.
Louise Frost fought him. but. al
though the girl was as heavy as he, his
strength overcame her. She must have
been badly frightened. too. for Porter
say 'ht -ot pul VI lh' butEA. =,
when he ordered her to do so.
The murderer has n bad record and
despite his age, has been in prison in
Kansas for attempting to assault girl
He might have committed murder then
had he not been frightened from his
prey.
Sheriff Freeman of Lincoln county
says he does not believe that the people
of Limon will attempt to lynch Porter
A different opinion prevails at police
headquarters in this city. AS soon as
the citizens of the little town learn that
Porter has admitted his guilt, the feel
ing that has been aroused by the crime
will be directed against him. Unless
the time of the taking of the prisoner
from Denver to Hugo is kept secret
there will surely be n crowd at Limon
to see the negro on the train. And
there seems little doubt If n crowd OF
Limon citizens catch sight of Louise
F'rost's murderer, he will be lynched.
The story of the murderer's confes-
sion spread like wild1ire throughout
Denver last night. Many persons went
to the city Jail in the hope of seeing
the prisoner and the rumor that he had
been taken II, the county Jail caused n
crowd to gather there. The negro will
be kept in the city jail until it is de
termined when he shall be taken to
Lincoln county.
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The schooner j. NJ. Weatherwax,
which arrived at Port Townsend from
Honolulu recently. had an unusual ex-
perience a few days before reaching
port. When $50 miles off Cape Flat
terry, the schooner ran into an i'm
mense flock of birds, resembling the
wild canary, thousands of which set
tied in the rigging and other parts of
the vessel. The sailors furnished the
feathered visitors with food and drink,
and hundreds, If not thousands, of the
birds remained on board till the
schooner reached port. They became
very tame. and left the vessel when
1t approached land
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havet long suspected that Sam Strong
knew more than he cared to tell as
to the blowing up of their buildings
and machinery. 1t was their belief
that the property was destroyed in the
hope of discouraging them from taking
up the bond which they held ON the
ground, which their development had
shown to be worth many times the
S65, 900 for which their bond gave them
the privilege TO buy it.
A few months ago. in breach of
promise suit brought by Miss Lewis of
Colorado Springs against Sam Strong,
Miss Lewis testified that he had told
her that he had hired two men to blow
up the mine for the purpose of prevent
ing Lennox Il Giddings from taking up
the bond.
Lennox & Giddings then decided to
enter suit, but before n summons could
be served, perhaps before the papers in
the case We're ready to be filed in court,
Sam Strong and his bride departed
from Colorado on an European trip. Mr.,
Strong and his bride returned to New
York about n month ago. Their home
is to be in Denver, and Mr.. Strong has
been living in that city for the past
two weeks. His return to camp n few
days ago was his first visit since the
close of his breach of promise, and he
has not been in Colorado Springs, eN-
cept to pass through there in coming
to Denver. His presence in this city,
where he has come to look after his
mining interests. became known, and
no time was lost to secure the service
of summons which called him to ap-
pear in the District Court of Colorado
Springs. The summons was served on
Mr.. Strong by Sheriff Stewart Monday
night and he left town on an early
train this morning without discussing
the subject with any of his friends or
associates. or without letting them
know that the suit had been filed.
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Boston is up in arms against Prof
Shepardson OF the University of Chi
cago for his assertion that her famous
tea party owed its origin to mob vio-
1ence. Boston, however, should be
calm. Like the Triggs idea of fame
this Characterization of a famous act
of American history is merely Mid
way plaisance snapshot. Bostonians
do not seem to understand that the
University OF Chicago has several rare
but unintentional humorists among
its professors.
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in most states the order had enjoyed
great prosperity during the year. In a
few 1t had not succeeded so well. The
members, while atiiliating with each
of the political parties, had emerged
from the campaign without disturbing
the fraternal spirit actuating the order
Never had the conditions been more
favorable for the extension of the
order than now. While agricultural
conditions are somewhat improved
over what they were few years ago
they were not what they should be-
said Mr.. Jones. The prices of articles
farmers buy, he said, are too high, com
pared with those of what they had to
sell, and such remedial action should
be taken as would cause an equitable
adjustment of prices in all the leading
staples.
He urged opposition to the ship sub
sidy bill, and spoke of the growth of
industrial combination until the entire
country is justly alarmed" He urged
an amendment to the constitution
clear and express in its terms, empow-
ering Congress with the right and au-
thority to regulate corporations. The
Interstate commerce law, the grand
master argued, should be amended so
that all sections of the country could
secure fair and equitable freight rates.
This being secured, the hardest blow
that at this time could be struck to mo-
nopolies and trusts and the greatest
encouragement to enterprise and thrift
would be given.
The report of the secretary showed
that 1872 new oranges had been char
tered during the year-the order now
numbering over half a million mem-
bcrs.
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While friends of education at home
are largely concerned themselves with
Sictures in our public schools, for
agn educators have been profoundly
Impressed with our public schools in
pictures. The sixteen moving pic
lures of New York schools, showing
nearly two thousand pupils in all parts
of school work, including recess, cook
ing classes and fire-drill. were one of
the wonders of the Paris exposition.
They were accompanied by phono-
graph. by which, for instance, when
the children saluted the flag, the
pledge of loyalty and patriotic songs
were given at the same time. Both
the Russian and the New Zealand gov
ernments have sent urgent requests
for the loan of these pictures for dis
play before the pedagogic societies of
those countries.
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The prize-fring returns of the Brit
ish navy. recently issued, are said to
show that the best work was done
by one OF the battleships on the China
station. The worst firing is set down
to the discredit of ships in the Chan
mel squadron. which is charged with
the protection of a region where in
accurate gunnery in time of war would
prove costly. In modern warfare
hearts of oak are not enough. Straight
Nhooting also is necessary.
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Homestead grants for 100000 peo
pie, it is said. will result II the plans
of the National Business Mems league
are successful. The league wishes the
federal government to construct i'm
mense reservoirs for controlling the
flood waters in the arid regions of the
western states and to determine a
practical method of irrigation for that
country. To make the suggestions pos
sible congress will be urged to give
s250O00 yearly.
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THE CAR HAS
TYPHOID FEVER

st. Petersburg, Nov. 15.-The indispo-
sition of his majesty was first an
nounced November 2nd and presented
the usual symptoms until yesterday,
when his illness assumed the charac-
ter of typhoid.
Baron De Frederichs, master of the
imperial household, has issued the fol-
lowing bulletin:
"His majesty passed n good night
His general condition is satisfactory.
Temperature 1915 pulse 90. His head
is clear and the strength of the patient
is quite satisfactory. The diagnosis
shows typhoid, which for the present
is pursuing thoroughly satisfactory
course.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-20

An edition de luxe, limited to 500
copies and offered for personal sub
scription at one guinea, will perpetu~
ate a newspaper prepared by British
officers while prisoners in Pretoria
The Gram. thus edited, was produced
by means of the hectograph. When
the time comes for complete and dis
passionate history of the South Afri-
can war, the Pretoria paper will be an
interesting witness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-20

Lieut.. Jahn S. Doddridge, U. S. N.
has been in command of the torpedo
boat Talbot during many of the ex-
periments with liquid fuel the last
year and has no hesitation in express
ing an opinion on the merits of the
systems hitherto tried on this little
craft. So far these trials have not re-
suited in much valuable information,
but have demonstrated beyond cavil
that with the methods SO far pursued
in the use OF liquid fuel for warships
tho system is practically useless and
It is not believed the future will see
much improvement In this matter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-20
BODY SURGEON HIRSCH.
DIR. TICHONOFF,
BARON DE EDERICHS.

Fredensbourg, Denmark, Nov. IA
The cZarovitch, Grand Duke Michael.
purposes to return to Russia immedi-
ately.
London, Nov. 15.-The Dowager Car
ina, according to Il dispatch to the
News from Copenhagen, has received
telegram saying that the Cars i'll
ness is mot Particularly serious"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-20

Army estimates for the coming
year are on the basis of a force of
100000 men and include appropriations
for bringing home the volunteers in
the Philippines. The navy depart
ment also estimates for an increased
force of enlisted men.
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Patrons of Hnshnndrr.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The thirty
fourth annual session of the national
grange, Patrons of Husbandry. began
to-day with good attendance The
chief feature was the annual address
Of Worthy Master Jones, who said that
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Shetland has had a wonderful her
ring catch this season, 800. 400 cans.
valued at over 81 800. 900. This is
record for all Scotland.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-20

An indianapolis physician died the
other day while laughing at a cartoon.
This ought to be a warning to the
comic artists not to be as funny as
they can be.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-20

1t is an easy matter to distinguish
friends from relatives at weddings
and funerals
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-20

Tfy Russ Bleaching Blue. the modern
bag blue, makes clothsa whittier than snoW"
0oSA ~ grooers everywhere
A man can't believe all he sees In print.
especially II he has written II himself.
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whnl one Nvnmsn rhinr,..

The man who thinks he knows
everything has the most to learn in
life
Neatness in woman 10 one Of the
most attractive qualities To- n man.
One of the most refreshing sights is
the husband and wife who are still
lovers.
one OF Che hardest things 90 forgive
i'm this world is the success Of your
equal
10 more than one young couple
matrimonial ties become very kuotty
problem
Lots oi women dress shabbily In the
morning because no one will he around
TO sec.
a wise woman never takes The world
into her confidence about her troubles
or her family affairs
Whom you arc tempted 90 complain
OF your lot i'm life, visit hospital full
of crippled children
Imagination ia that faculty which
enables us Co believe that the Things
we want and can't have we are a great
deal better on without. Philadelphia
Times
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LOST A HOUSE AND LOT.
Good and BAD Luci, Of a Man
SCrVC.

Good and Bad Luci, Of Man OF
Nerve.
'Thc discovery OF seventeen lots
that belong to the city and had been
forgotten for over half century re.
minds me of curious case that once
came up IN my own experience, said
a wcll-kuOwn New Orleans real es-
tate agent. cone of my oldest clients
is lody who has resided for n num-
Der of years in Paris, but whose prin-
cipnl income is derived from several
pieces of valuable property located in
New Orleans. In 1892 / received in
structions to sell certain house and
lot, but on investigation found there
was apparently slight cloud on the
title, and requested her to send me
all the papers pertaining TO it. in
response ] received u bank box con-
tanning not only the documents /
wanted, but also an old bill for the
rent for an entirely different piece Of
property ON the other side of the city
The bill was made out by the lady's
father and dated July i, 1860 1t ex-
cited my curiosity aud / proceeded to
make some inquiries. which resulted
IN n surprising discovery.
'Ihe property in point was a two.
story brick residence, located in a
very desirable neighborhood, and, al.
though more than forty years old.
was still i'm good repair. 1t was oc.
cupied then by q very nice family,
who were paying rent to nn old citi.
zen, who believed i'm all sincerity that
he was legal owner Of the premises.
Just how he acquired his title / would
rather not say, because the person
who sold TO him was never able Co
make AN entirely satisfactory explana-
ton, and don't wish 90 reopen old
wounds But the fact is that it be.
lougcd Co my cucnis father, or rather
his estate. and had simply been lost
light of in the breaking mp OF the
family directly after tho war. For a
number of years it had no known
owner, thou 10 was coolly appropriated
by au individual who had no moro
right to the place than the man i'm the
moon. He just came along and took
&c. I finally Strengthened ont On,
anarls aud secured possession for The
lady iu Paris without going into
court. She IS now getting n rental oil
800 a year out of It, Now Orlcan.
Iimcs-Dcmocrat.
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Labrador,s wealth Of 1rnn.

Under the present conditions the
ores Of the interior and Ungava Bay
are useless owing to the lack of rail
way or other communication. The
deposits on the islands of Hudson Bay
lie immediately alongside of deep
water, and so there would be no dini-
Guilty in loading on shipboad, but the
long carriage through Hudson Strait
and the shortness of the season of navi-
cation, three and half months. are
serious considerations ir connection
with the profitable working Of these
deposits.
No coal exists about Hudson Bay O..
in Labrador, and the wood for char
coal would have to be transported
from the southern part Of Hudson
Bay. The only supply of fuel in tie
neighborhood is found in tue great
masses Of driftwood on the islands aud
shores of the bay, aud it is doubtful
if this would answer the purposes Of
smelling.
There arc excellent water powers in
the ueighborhoOd, which might be
used il cheap method of electric
smelling were discovered. -Engiuoer-
ing Magazine.
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PlrH AND POINT.

Sillicus-"what do you regard as
tac most UNCERTAIN thing in life?"
Cyriss- 8 age"
HE has aiw";s;;s- e: >,Ais business
like clockwork. Yes; anN now his
creditors have wound it up"
Blobbs-" There are alwaysA two
sides TO political questi6ksI
Slobbs-"Yes; the inside and the
outside"
Nell-"She isn't very attractive. il
she?' Bele-"A tuactive! Why,
would you believe it, that girl has
never even had mosquito bite.
He used to call her darling"
In such loving way:
But since they 20 wed IL is now said
He only calls her say"
indianapolis Press.
Doily-"Did that famous author
send you his autograph, Poly?"
Polly "No; but he kept mine, tho
mean, impudcnt thingr Chicago
Record.
Little WillIc-"Say, pa. when a
man falls in business what IS meant
10y his liabilities?" Pa-"Tho sum
for which his creditors get left, my
son. Chicago News.
Mr. Knowsit Red hair always
accompanies great strength. IT is
natural " Mr.. Wander Get
OUT Did You ever see n red-headed
elephant? Baltimore American.
"Why did you release the third
baseman?' asked the fan. Because
he never brought in run, " replied
tho maguate. "Ah, see, said tho
fan, you wanted run for your
money
"Politeness seems to be a lost art. "
said the gentleman of the old school.
Not at all, replied the up-to- dato
young man; the people who are polite
nowadays usually have something they
want to sell you.'
81 can't understand the large mum
Der of fatalities attributed to tho
earthquake. II was the mcrest trcm.
or. ''Ah, but quito sufficient to
cause the average folding bed to clos,
up. "-Detroit Journal
Mrs. Sparenotrod-" Marjorie. II
was for your own good that / nun
lshcd you. There are some things
AAdA a. llbNlltl hllOWH DtHI. Marjorie
between sobs)-'T don't see why
mothers couldn'tall be grandmothers.
Puck.
"Why are Browns friends so down
on him." "Well, he's not altogether
loyable character. "But thew
must admit he tries to do his best.
Isn't that so?" Eyes. OF all tho
friends he's ever had he has tried Co
do his best"
Young woman, young woman
sputtered the savage bachelor, whom
the sweet young thing had stirred to
uperindignation. 'Is that all you
can think to say?" she asked, sweetly.
"Is there anything worse to be said?"
he asked; and with ihat he felt much
consoled, indianapolis Press.
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A BALLAD OF THE TRAILING SKIRT.

met girl the other day.
\ girl with golden tresses,
Who wore the most bewitching air
Aud daintiest OF dresses.
L GRzed at her with kindling ego
And admiration utter
Until saw her silken skirt
Was trailing in the gutteri
What senseless style Is this?" thought,
what now sartorial passion?
Aud VINO on earth stands sponsor for
The idiotic fashion,"
I've asked n dozen maids or moro,
tailor and his cutter,
But no one knows why skirts are uado
To drag along the gutter.
Alas! for woman. fashions slave;
She does not seem TO mind It,
Her silk or satin sweeps the street
And leaves no NTH behind IT,
For all the dirt the breezes blow
And all the germs that futter
Nav md n refuge I'm the gowns
That swish along the gutter
What lovely woman Wills to do
She does without n reason,
To Interfere is waste OF time,
To criticise Is treason.
Mans only province Is to work
To earn his bread aud butter
Aud buy her all the skirts she wants
To trail along the gutter.
Henry Robinson Palmer. lin Life.
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There are two kinds Of successful
people in this world--those who
spend less than they earn and those
who are able to spend more.
The world owes every man living.
but the world is like the uuspeakable
Turk in one respect. Hard work is
required 30 get what it owes.
A man who can't save anything ont
of 500 month would be hard up il
he had SO, 600 a year.
Many n man wants the earth and at
the same time is unwilling Co NOW
tue grass on patch Of IL 6ity feet
long by thirty feet wide.
There are mansions in the skies for
the man who is merciful TO the livery
horse. Chicago Tim es II orald.
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EVANSVILLE w. VA, TUESDAY, july 81 1900

herself in and sat like q quarter
opened jackknife, her head bump
ing the top of the elevator and her
elbows resting on her knees. 1t
wasn't comfortable. As the machine
reached tue first floor voice startled
them both. 1t seemed to come from
above them.
Miss Carton, it said, "your door
is open. Mrs. Carton, would like you
to come upstairs"
WHAT" exclaimed Mollie and the
drug clerk in the same breath.
How did it happeu?"
But the voice vOuchsafed no explain
nation
1t was an easy matter to drop the
elevator the few feet it had assembled.
Mollie scrambled out. She aud the
drug clerk ran upstairs. Mrs. Carton
met them at their door beamlng. A
tall, athleticlookIng fellow stood be-
side her.
MY dear" she said, "let me pre-
sent Mr.. Moore, who has so kindly,
might say bravely, helped us out of
our dilemma.
But how" demanded Mollie,
needless OF conventions. "How in
the world did he do it?"
Very simple, L assure you, Miss
Carton, said the deliverer.
go, my dear, he ran most fearful
risk" exclaimed her mother.
81 happened to be one of the bach
elOrs that keep house just across the
ball from you" continued the deliv-
Lot
Mrs. Carton sitting outside our door
in deepest distress. naturally
asked if ! could be of service. And
then"
and then, NIollie," interrupted
Mrs. Carton, "he went into his
kitchen aud opened his door in the
elevator shaft Just opposite to ours,
pried ours open with an umbrella
and swung across that awful chasm
right into our kitchen. Wasn't that
splemdid?'
Mrs. Carton stopped, out of breath.
Jack Moore laughed.
For man with Yale field day or
two back of him it was nothing at
all, ~ he said.
But Mollie looked impressed.
Iho drug clerk saw 1t and knew that
his lriet moment was past 1t had
been exciting while it lasted. Miss
Carton was charming. He had never
come SO near TO girl of her class
before But he was glad he knew
enough TO realize that it was over.
Mrs. Carton and Molic both begged
him TO come IN and have some supper.
MolIo even said she'd do something
on the chatting dish for him. But he
declined. lie said he had to get back
TO the store.
As he bathcd his smarting hands
with hamamclis in tho safe haven of
the prescription room he INDUCED in
a lew bitter thoughts. lie remem-
berod how pretty Miss Carton was.
Moor thought SO, too. He knew by
the way he looked at her. At this
moment the Yale man was probably
consuming the rarebit that he, the
drug clerk, had really earned.
The ache where his hands wero
scraped 10y the ropes seemed to grow
worse.
cts a deuccdly unequal world, " l.
decided.
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Canada boasts of ono of the most
wonderful farms iu tho world. us
peculiarly lies Boo The fact that every.
thing is worked by electricity. Two
waterfalls within The bounds of Che
farm, some sixty feet, and one hun
dred and eighty fee. high, furnish the
motive power, o central power being
erected near, and tho current is trans
mittcd by wires Co every available
place on the farm.
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One Of the mysteries" Of the Brit
ish Museum has just been exploded.
The authorities have opened q box
which has lain sealed iu the Muse1m
since 1884. and have found that &c
COMMUNICATING of interest Co any
one
Francis Doucc, antiquary, died i'm
1884, leaving the bulk OF his curiosi-
ties TO Oxford, aud 60 the British
Museum this precious box, which ho
stipulated must not be opened until
1900. For izty-six years The box has
remained intact Douco left ovcry-
thing worth having TO oxford.
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FEEpIN. TIE STOCK.

chorus IN that te1 ruGc gerune and ranch and runch!
When the barn getn dusky ne
Iouchn last the gable
When the Ave o. clock
Of feedns
On VIII tweeR
a mecreel
ana the way do to
his huv
n GU the bay
Hang wir
OFF
Oh 'Ie dim old barn homelike,
n
he pin,
Aud with JeH a-wasgn after, lug the oann milk
Until critters enttn' from the cattle o
etasteg
we aacn bout's
sews anoth her pate
afer
some lot
ll TO night bless mother,
warmth oi
Lewiston Journ