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The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
SNAKE SAVES MISSIONARY.
CrAwis Over His Fset. and Hostile
Indians Run Away

CrlwIs Over His Feet, and Hostile
Indians Run Away
Among the earlier colonists in, New
England was one, most devout man,
a preacher, whose zeal soon led him
to go as a missionary among the red
men of the forest. Although the In
dians lived all about the little settle
ments of the whites. this man decided
to go far into the wilderness and to
live entirely among the rude people,
to whom he wished to preach the gos i
pei. So he took his tent and set it
up at place many miles from the
nearest white mans town. He learn
ed the Indian language and every day
preached to the unlettered sons of the
forest. At length the Indians became
alarmed at the encroachments of the
whites and decided to rise and mas
sacre them. The lone missionary
could hardly hope to escape. Ono
night several Indians. with their tom
ahawks, started forth to kill him.
They crept silently up to the tent and
peeped in. There sat the good man,
pouring over his Bible by the light of
a flaming pine knot. The Indians
raised their tomahawks to strike him.
when their arms fell helpless to their
sides. A huge snake. feeling ths
warmth of the fire that glowed near
the missionary, glided out of his hole.
crawled harmlessly over the mission
ary's feet and disappeared. The In
dians turned and fled, feeling sure that
they had witnessed miracle. The
Great Spirit, they said. was the friend
Of the good man and had preserved
his life from the fury of the poisonous
reptile In the bloody war that fol-
lowed the uprising of the red men the
good missionary was left unharmed.
no Indian daring to touch him. This
story, said to be true. was told for
many years afterward by the colo
nists Of New England.-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
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SUCCESSFUL coLoRED MEN
Boulder, Colorado, tho Home of Two Who
Have Won High Positions.

Boulder. Colorado, tho Homo of Two Who
Have Won High Positions.
Boulder. Colorado. has the distinc-
tion of being the home of the only
chief telegraph operator of railway
in the United States who Is colored
man. says the Denver News. S. b.
Mackey, the chief operator of the Col
orado & Northwestern railway, not
only fills the position or head of the
telegraph department of the road, but
he is equally efficient as train dis
patcher and private secretary to Gen
eral Manager Culbertson. He Is a
stenographer and typewriter of special
ability and his gentlemanly address
and ability in everything he under
takes have made him highly popular
among citizens of Boulder.
Mackey is n native or Greenville.
Pennsylvania, where he was educated
in the public schools. After gradual
ing from the high school he pursued
n special course of studies at Teal col
lege. Since arriving at Boulder he
has found time to study Latin and
French and next fall he will enter
upon a special course in the State
university. He is now twenty-eight
years of age. active, energetic and
wide awake to the intrests of his EN-
ployers. Recently he undertook the
issuance of an elegantly illustrated
pamphlet upon Boulder county. The
title of the publication is Picturesque
Boulder and Gems of Boulder County
Boulder has another colored man
who is gaining wide reputation on ac-
count of special ability. His name Is
o. r. Jackson. Last year when the
board of directors of the Chautauqua
looked about for man to take charge
of the Chautauqua dining hall and
cafe, Jackson was selected for the po-
sition. He filed it so well that he is
in charge for the approaching session.
He employs sixty or seventy-five per-
sons to assist in the work and his au-
thority is supreme.
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SCARED BY RUSSIA.
Norway and sweden Alarmed Over Pos
sibIs Muscovits Designs.

sibls Muscovito Designs.
Norway and Sweden are suffering
from Russian scare. The people fear
that the Russianizing of Finland Is
only a preparatory step to making the
Scandinavian peninsula feel the claws
of the northern bear. The first step to
this would be the massing of Russian
troops in Finland. This may take place
sooner than most people expect. The
ground has been prepared carefully and
from the crushing of subject nation
Russian activity in Finland may grow
into a direct menace to two independ-
ent Kingdoms. changing from domes-
tic tragedy to an affair of grave IN
ternational concern.
The population of Sweden and Nor
way is only about 100000, as COM
pared to Russia's 13O,Ooo,0oQ. The
standing ARMY OF Sweden and Norway
amounts to less than 10000 men, as
compared with Russia's standing army
of $4,000. To seize upon the Scandi-
navian peninsula, thus commanding
the entrance into the Baltic and MAX
ing that body of water practically a
closed sea, and to have Norway and
Sweden to draw upon for seamen Tor
her navy and merchant marine, would
add immensely to the preponderance Of
Russia in Europe and increase her
power more than any other single
conquest the armies of the Gar ever
made.
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CHAPTER XII.

Beautiful she was, but frail. And
Forgetting all womanly honor and duty
she ded from her beautiful home. and
from him who had given it to her. The
injured husband discovered her treach-
cry too late, for their horses hoofs
were spurning the pavements Of the
outer court before he left his room:
and when he hurried down the stairs
and to the hall door, an iron glove lay
there, defying him to the last. At this
sight his strong heart gave way and
the pitying servants bore him back
to his room a raying maniac. For
three long years they watched him
in the fourth he needed not their care,
but was at rest OF the lost lady, no
tidings were ever received, and as
years went by. and the old hall began
to decay, some enterprising settlers
tore it down, and from its ruins, Phoe-
nix-like. sprang up our pretty village
of brighter days.
This, or something akin to 1t, was
the tale heard and in all my fever
ish visions after that night, the Eng
lish Lady bore a conspicuous part.
They tell me that called for her In
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acquitted. In 1872 he entered poutlcs,
running for assembly, and was defeat
ed. He had spent all his money and
took the defeat SO much to heart that
he started for California. On the way
he was shipwrecked off the coast of
Mexico. Reaching San Francisco he
sold distiller's secret to brewer for
$1,000 and upon this foundation built
fortune of 10000, serving beef under
contracts to institutions.
Street Railroad Magnato.
Returning to Long Island, he Sc
cured contract to build street rail-
road. He worked with pick and ak
with gang of men building the road.
and when 1t was completed he drove
the first car over it, and continued to
do this until he could afford to put
more cars on the road. He acted not
only as driver, but as conductor. start
er, cashier, treasurer. president and re-
pairer of the line. He had one car and
three horses. Afterward he became
president of the company. He con-
tinued to extend his railroad enter
prises until he owned several lines in
Long Island City.
HIS Political Career.
Early in the sos, when he was elect
ed alderman, began Gleason's career as
the most dominant force in Long Is
land City politics. He caused an in
vestigation of city affairs, in conse-
quence of which the mayor was arrest
ed and the city treasurer committed
suicide. while Gleason was hailed as
public benefactor. In 1887 he was
elected mayor.
The city's affairs were in a wretched
condition. Its treasury was empty, its
school teachers, the police and other
city officials were in some cases two
years in arrears for salary. There was
no fire, department. no street or gas
fund, and the civic credit was gone. In
short time Mayor Gleason changed
all this; he Strengthened out the tan
giles in every department of the .ciy's
government. and from the verge of
bankruptcy the, city was restored to a
solid financial basis, He established
paid fire department, built school
houses and an excellent water supply
system. wiped out the floating debt and
reduced the tax rate, which was at one
time as high as six per cent.
Fighting Street Railroads.
Next to Gleason's fight against Mayor
De Bevoise the struggle of his life was
with the Long Island Railroad COM
pany, which had closed up various city
streets with gates and sheds.
1t was the big mayors custom to sal
ly out ak in hand and chop down these
distractions himself On one occasion
no arrnad bo opfiro rp1ica fprno 1pith
axes, and made clean sweep of all the |
railroad property which he thought |
was on city lands. For five years. too.
he fought the Standard Oil company. |
and though he made a determined |
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President Loub.. a Literary Man.

President Loubet of France is lit
erary man. He has read enormously.
and because of his habit of early rising,
quite common among country people.
even at the Elysees palace. he finds
time to read and not only read news
papers, but the reviews and books. He
reads quickly. seizes well the gist of
a writing, criticizes fairly, and in con-
sequence gets much profit from his
reading. Besides that. he is assisted
by fine memory. which not only re-
calls to him what he has read, but also
every scene through which he has
passed. In that way he has accumu
lated a vast experience relating to men
and things.
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER DISASTERS.
Appalling Loss of I.ife In Wrecks During
thu I,ast Go Year,.

Appalling Loss of Life In Wrecks During
tho Past 90 Years.
The recent loss on the Mississippi at
Brunkhorst, ILL.,, of the steamship City
of Paducah calls attention to other
dreadful tragedies on the mighty
father of waters. Since the beginning
OF 1897 there have been 43 disasters
in which great loss of life resulted.
On Oct. 30 of that year the Monmouth
exploded its boiler and became total
wreck. 1t had on board 4SO emigrant
Creek Indians, 234 of whom were
drowned. Shortly after the General
Brown ran upon snag and sank, los
ing GO lives. The De Soto, Nov. 10.
1874. collided with the Buckeye and
lost 60 lives. In 1S49 the Louisiana.
while racing. exploded its boiler and
lost by burning or drowning 100 lives.
June 13. 1858. the Pennsylvania raced
and exploded, losing 100 lives. Later
in the same year the Ben Lewis ex-
ploded while racing and lost 35 lives.
June "a. 1860. the Miami just after 1t
Lad left Cairo exploded its boiler. Kill
ing in the fire or water $50 passengers.
Near the same place, a little below
Cairo. Oct. 81, 1869, the Stonewall
burned in broad day. causing the loss
of 200 passengers. The whole number
of the lives that were lost in the AZ
terrible steamboat disasters Is 1.76O.
This number does not represent. prob
ably. one-Quarter of the actual total
OF the losses of human life In the hun
dreds of minor accidents on the father
of waters" in the last 60 years.
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ro..ar. to no Reduced to Ono Cent.

The President who succeeds in getting
this measure through Congress. will hold
n high place in the esteem of the people.
but no higher perhaps. than the esteem in
which everybody holds Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. This medicine gets at the
starting point of disease by acting on tho
stomach. helping that organ in Its duty of
digesting food. 1t cures dyspepsia indiges-
ton. constipation. stimulates the kidneys.
and strengthens the nerves. Be sure to
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
A BATTLE-AX MAYOR.
THE LATE MR.. GLEASON. OF
LONG ISLAND CITY.
The Most Unique Figure In American
Municipal Poiitics-His Stormy Career
"A Fighter In Every senne-Street
Railroad Magnats.

One of the most unique figures in
American municipal politics. Patrick
Jerome Gleason, died OF heart failure
the other day at his home in Long Is
land City. as mayor and absolute mon
arch OF which he achieved a celebrity
which made his name as familiar to
newspaper readers for time as that
of the president. Gleason was a fight
er, fguratively and literally. He
thrived on contention and his love of
strife continued from the day he
whipped all the boys of his native
parish in Ireland until he made ply
steal attack on the property of rail-
road corporation in Long Island. rip
ping up its tracks with his own hands,
smashing its fences with broad AK
and gaining for himself the sobriquet
of the "battle-ax mayor" Though his
powers were curtailed by the incorpor-
alton of Long Island City into Greater
New York. he remained active in pub
lie affairs and even at the time of his
death men were discussing what he
would do in the next primaries.
A Natural Fighter. t...
Born in Tipperary. Ireland. April Is.
1874, he came to this country at the age
of Is and worked in a brewery. 1t is
said that on the day of his arrival in
this country he got into fight with
two volunteer firemen and whipped
both. When the civil war broke out he
was one Of eight brothers who went to
the front. He was 6 feet 2 inches in
height and the smallest of the lot, his
twin brother Philip being 6 feet Z
inches tall. During the war he was
somewhat slender, but in later years
took on flesh and weighed $50 pounds,
His war record was good one. his
giant frame always appearing where
the fighting was the thickest. At the
close OF the war ne engaged in the dis
tilling business and made fortune In
few years. While in this business
he was charged with defrauding the
government out of $415.O00, but was
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CHAPTER X.-(Continued.) e j
Mr.. Cowley's Jaw dropped. His face
would have been a study for painter
as he gazed at his unearthy yisitants.
with his hands resting upon his knees.
He had threatened such visitors
with the tongs, 1t is true; but pinch
ing their noses was the thing further
est from his thoughts at that moment.
With his heart beating almost to
suffocation, he watched their move
ments. He longed to speak. but the
words died upon his lips. and his
throat felt parched and hot.
Slowly they advanced towards his
chair-the nuns sad eyes fixed silently
on his face-the outstretched hand Of
the black man pointing towards his
heart.
He bore 1t manfully for a moment:
but nearer. still nearer, they came
the hand almost touched his shoulder!
1t was too much for poor flesh and
blood to bear.
He gave a sort of stifled cry-threw
himself back in his chair-evaded tho
from the room.
up the uarK STAIRS ne new, anu uHu-
ing his own door, rather. by Instinct
than by sight, he blundered in, upset
ting two chairs. and startling Mrs.
Cowley from what was apparently her
first and sweetest nap.
What is the matter. my dear?" she
said. sitting up in bed and rubbing her
eyes. Have you hurt yourself?"
"Oh. don't talk to mel" groaned Mr..
Cowley. Not one ghost have l seen,
but two; and we'll get out of this in
fernal place tomorrow"
Rose and Catharine hearing this in
their own bedroom. had hearty laugh
and then, went after the two ghosts.
who were putting out the candles
down below, and making themselves
in many ways extremely useful.
Before the clock struck one. all the
house was still-each inmate wrapped
fl a sound and peaceful sleep. includ-
ing Mr.. Cowley. who had recovered a
little from his fright. and was trou-
bled by no black man or murdered
nun in his dreams. t.1
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CHAPTER XI.


From that fatal evening a new life
began for Mr.. Cowley. He was no
longer monarch of all he surveyed"
for in every darkened room, in every
obscure corner Of the haunted house.
lurked something unseen and unheard
by others. but full of mysterious life
and motion for him. II a mouse
squeaked behind the wainscot, It would
send him scurrying along the passage
at the rate of ten miles an hour; II a
door shut suddenly it made him trem-
BILE and turn pale; II a light shone in
window, If a board creaked unex-
pectedly beneath his feet, he was apt
to start. and .'exclaim. Lord, bless
mel" in a tone that did Mrs. Cowley's
very heart good In one word, the
worthy banker. from a snug, good
tempered denizen OF Mecklenburgh
Square. had become. transformed into
that strangest of animals, haunted
man! His sleep was no longer peaceful,
for he was perpetually dreading
ghostly visit: while Mrs. Cowley snored
placidly and provokingly at his side.
His coffee lost its relish; his tea its
flavor, and his nightly glass of Holland
and water was taken more to screw his
courage up to the sticking point rather
than for an actual pleasure 1t gave to
him in the peculiar and unwonted state
of his mind.
He was horribly frightened. He
hated that house with shivering ha-
tired; he told himself that II he saw an
other actual apparition there some
thing dreadful would happen to him;
he would have fit-an apoplectic one.
very possibly-or perhaps. stroke of
palsy, which would leave him with his
face awry! It was a horrible thought;
but he kept 1t manfully to himself. He
would have suffered those slow tor
lures of agonized fear hundred times
over rather than own to the wife of
>his bosom that he had erred in select
ing such a place for his residence. He
might have said as much to some gen.
tleman friend. If one had CHANGED to
come in his way; but his Whenever!
That was concession too great by far
for the worthy Englishman to make.
No, the husband, like the king. could
do no wrong. and he was determined
to uphold that doctrine to the last
gasp in his own family circle!
Do you think that same circle, mean
while, was unaware of the struggle
unconscious of his fear? Not bit of
it! Mrs. Cowley, as she awoke each
morning from refreshing sleep and
saw him lying pale and uneasy upon
his pillow, smiled grimly to herself
and wondered how long he would take
to come to his senses again. His
daughters. too, were rejoicing in the
pangs their own mischievous arts had
caused, even when they asked after
poor papa's headache" in such mel
'liHuous tones each, morning at the
breakfast table. And Mrs. Mccarthy
deceitful old sinner that she was
laughed till she cried sometimes over
the broths and jellies which she made
each day and which she pressed upon
his acceptance with face as long as
an undertaker's.
The whole house was in league
against him. and the poor wretch knew
1t not. Yet he stood it out manfu1ly;
and there seemed some danger that be-
tween his uneasiness and his obstinacy
he would grow seriously i'll. Besides.
Christmas was fast approaching and
the girls wanted to dance. the New
Year in and the Old Year out, at their
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Senator" she asked. "do you be-
1ieve in the survival of the iittcst?"
Il do" he replied-"as long as the
fittest has the patronage to distrib-
lltp'
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NEW FAST TRAIN TO COLORADO
Via Missouri Pacific Railway.

The Missouri Pacific Railway Is now
operating double daily service from st.
Louis and Kansas City to points in
Colorado. Utah and the Pacific coast.
Trains leave st. Louis a. M, and
1910 p. m, Kansas City G p. IN. and 10
a. M. carrying through sleeping cars
between st. Louis and San Francisco
without change. Excursion tickets
now on sale. For further information
address Company's agents.
II. C. TOWNSEND,
n p G. IT Apept CT 7 Jpi,iS Mo
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In a recent Sunday school speech John
d. Rockefeller said: Money Is nothing
He would probably revise his opinion II
he couldn't afford to have window
screens during the hot weather.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

One reason why there are so many
bachelors now is that men are never
asked any more to hold skeins OF yarn
while the girls wind
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Always use Russ Bleaching Blue tho
famous bag blue. one package equals two
of any other bag blue.
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Piho's Cure for Consumption infailibls
medicine for coughs and colds--N. w. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove. n. j., Feb. II. 1900
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Having hitched your wagon to a star
Keep your eye peeled lest the star run
away with your wagon before you have
time to climb into the same.
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Lives of great men all remind us
But our memories FRAGILE out.
SO we can't recall. to save us.
What they make us think about.
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Are You Using Allen. root-Ea.o.

1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting. Burning. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease. powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
If any witch has survived the nine
tccntl century she will doubtless here
after ride II carpet sweeper instead of
n broomstck, in order to be up to
date.
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Brush the bottom crust OF a frui,
pie with white Of egg and 1t will not
be soggy.
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Fish and onions, or strongly favored
foods. must be kept separate.
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Spanish Stoves.

In many parts of Spain the stove"
in general use is made from an empty
petroleum oil can, by cutting a hole
near the bottom on one of the sides to
make draft, the can being lined with
gypsum to the pleasure of the con-
structor. giving the fire space accord
ingly. The stove thus made. primitive
as it is in its appearance. is effective
in purpose and costs the equivalent of
but a few cents of our money.
The grape has more sugar in 1t than
any other fruit. nearly Is parts IN 100
being sugar. The peach has least, only
1k per cent.
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Mrs. Windows Soothing syrur.
or children teethng softens the gums, reduc fr-
lammatlon allays pain. wind collie 2jc bottle
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G. P. G. T. Agent. st. Louis. Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-05
Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-Friday's advance
IN the local cotton market was augmented
tbenS tbanS ,bS boy cn.n aaai'i9nai gains due as was
shorts and light buying for foreign account
investors were slow to enter the pit, owing
to conflicting reports concerning the dis
position intended by the January CLIQUE OF
its takings on contract, Crop estimates and
me crop movement were also conflicting
on the opening the market was quiet and
rest of the forenoon business was light,
with the shorts alone showing a positive
attitude. Much smaller receipts Saturday
and today, with generally firm and private
Liverpool cables, caused that branch of the
trade TO seek protection and avoid further
commitments on the short side. Manchester n
was reported to be doing a better business
with foreign countries more than at any
time since the season opened. while holders
OF spot cotton were said to be holding out
for higher prices. In the afternoon shorts
nervousness increased on the prediction of
another bullish change in prices abroad to-
morrow and OF continued light receipts.
Sellers were scarce and the market seemed
almost bare of cotton while the short In
terest In March and May proved itself to
be more extensive than generally supposed.
The market finally was quiet and steady.
with prices unchanged, to points higher.
Sp1t closed qMs and G midanS M
bales. Futures closed quiet and steady;
February, 9.35c; March, 934c: April, 9.2Sc:
Ssss Sept septe@ber, S S43c S y October. eros sac: No.
NEW oRLEANs, Feb. l. " - COTTON -
Firm; sales 1915 bales; ordinary. 5,lsc;
ssi6c sSGS % midding s5isc 'S-iS good oS ms middIms
9Nc; mddlinG fair, 10 15-l6c receipts, 97ii
EaSs stock @ SS bales Futures stGady
Anrll, 9246o 26c; May 0 02Om921c; June. 9lS
@9la July, 9.l6m9l7c; August, S7o@S72;
T %ors sS%SSf Feb 4CoTTGNoudt SSi2"fc
sales; middling, 9iac receipts, a6l7 bales
shipments, $500 bales; stock, 1921 bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-05

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