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The Washington times., 1901-06-30

trip over their sections every day exs
cept SuEday. There is one near Indlan-
apolis vino has been with the company
nearly forty years and In that time has
never failed to go over his section at
least once day. and always ON Sunday.
On that day he VIII iii his pockets with
spikes and, putting a spike maui across
his shoulder. walk carefully over his sec
ton At one point along the road there
is a dangerous curve. and the section boss
who has Il in charge told me that he
never slept at night when it rained. lest
there be a cave-in at that curve, and he
always breathes freer when the storm is
over and nothing has happened.
or course. there are characters among
the old-time section men. The most in
teresting I met on the trip was ~Buffa-
To-" That's the only name he is known
by, and he evidently forgot what his
other name was. for he did not tell me
He had great. broad shoulders. and his
wide chest was freely displayed through
his open shirt front. His face was COW
cred with short. curly beard, and his
hair could stand cutting. His white
teeth looked like little islands Of ivory
floating around in sea OF tobacco juice
His attire was simple. On his head a
wide-brimmed hat that had been exposed
to the seasons for many years tapped
down over his ears and coquetted with a
dirty bandana ha 1dkerchief around his
neck. His patched overalls. held in at
the middle by a broad leather strap.
touched the tops of a pair of heavy bro
gans driven fun of hob-nails. But his
eyes were bright and dancing and his
skin the color OF tanned ieather-a COM
bination Of a Greek soldier and an Ameri-
/ =.
how long he had been on the section
Who, me?"
Yes"
"oh. have been here since last Au-
gust
Did you ever work anywhere else on
the section7''
who. me?''
Yes"
yes; worked on the Illinois Central
and the Wabash
You get pretty tired. don't your
who. me?''
Yes"
"oh. it's just IKE any other kind of
work.
4 suppose you will always work on the
section?"
''who. me?"
Yes"
"Oh. suppose So"
That is the way he talked to me during
the hour we were going over HIS section.
When We parted he hid my hand in his
great paw. that was as hard as vitrified
brick, and. turning to the section boss,
said. with vigorous expectoration:
Martin. this young fellow is all right.
He is no dude
1 raised my hat to Buffalo He is no
dude, either.-From the indianapolis
News.
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at the moment than the last throb of that
defeated life
Into Armstrong; face was coming
again the look of a great withdrawal, but
he reused himself to meet Thornton's
eyes.
Your lands are-yours" he said
The boys face crSnsoned. then paled.
His hope, like his ir9sentment had been
quenched In that dread on-coming pres
euce of death; they flashed UP at the
word to sink again
But / would ntfts. have it scat this
cost he cried, and, For the instant, spoke
true. l.
With n sudden Rmevement Armstrong
stretched out his hand.
The wish was never spoken. His body
Strengthened sharply for the last breast
to breast grapple with death-a voorhees,
breathless, unendiing moment-then ii
shuddered, slackened. His hand fell back
heavily upon the redeemed dice.-Dora
GreenweI McChesney in the Pail Mall
Magazine.
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MRS. MURPHY Is DEAD.
Buffalo Mourns Very Popular But
Modest Monkey.

Mrs. Murphy is dead. Mrs. Murphy was
a monkey and up to last Wednesday was
a favorite at the Zoo. Popular as some of
the other animals are. they weren't 80
popular as was Mrs. Murphy. She was
the recipient of more ttention than any
other animal She knew 1t and prtded
herself or the fact. but, wfthal, was
modest moneky. She had been at the
Zoo for a long time and will be missed
by thousands who never failed to see her
when visiting there
tuberculosis was responsible for the
passing of Mrs. Murphy. She knew that
she had but short time to live, even IL
allowed to linger with the disease. So she
made no violent protest when it was de-
cided to ch.oroform her and put her out
of the way quietly an quickly. Her only
regret was that she must part from her
thousands of friends. But she was con-
soled somewhat by the information that
she would be perpetuated; that after
death she would be stuffed and added to
the collection of the Buffalo Society OF
Natural Sciences. So when the taxider-
mist is finished with Mrs. Murphy her
multitude of admirers will find her in the
care of the society. still willing to receive
her friends. though unable to entertain
them with the antics that made her the
Zoos most popular animal
Mrs. Murphy was chlOroformed last
Wednesday. An examination of her lungs
showed Inat thS right lung was sound.
but four-fifths Of the left lung was closed.
she having been getting air through but
{. Srlall part of one Of the three lobes in
the affected lung. Mrs Murphy had been
afflicted with tuberculosis for six or
eight months She was given to the Zoo
in March. 1898. She was brought from
Japan. When the information was given
out awhile ago that Mrs. Murphy had con-
sumption, large number of enquiries
were made at the Zoo regarding her con-
ditiOn. and they came mostly from among
Buffalo's well-known and well-to-dO peo-
pie. 1t is fact that several Dromi-
nent men and women visited the Zoo dur
ing the last ten days prior to the death
of Mrs. Murphy. solely to enquire about
her. That In itself is indication OF the
interest that was taken in her.
Probably 10.0o0 persons went to the Zoo
yesterday. large proportion of them be-
ing Pan-American visitors The bulk of
the visitors however. were BuffalOnians
who had known Mrs. Murphy. But she
was not in her accustomed place when
they went to call on her Yesterday and
they were really sorry when informed tfat
Mrs. Murphy, the Zoos royal entertainer,
was no more.-Buffalo Express
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THESE WERE NOT JERSEYS.
A Sensational Surprise Caused by nm
Honest Alabama Farmer.

For the first time in the history OF
Alabama railroads a cow that was not
a pure-blooded Jersey worth s125 has
been killed by locomotive" said Harry
jenkins, of the Mary Lee Coal and Rail-
road Company.
'As IL to make this fact doubly ex-
traordinary, two cows have been killed.
and neither one a pure Jersey worth Sl25;
but both were just plain. honest, every
day cows, the property of an honest
man The story deserves to be printed
in every newspaper and posted in every
courthouse:
THE other day a locomotive on our
track at Mary Lee struck and killed two
milk cows, the property of Mr. Glass.
a dairyman, who supplies Birmingham
customers with honest milk. Not know
ing Mr. Glass, naturally assumed when
the accident was reported to me that, in
accordance with the hitherto invariable
custom, the cows were pure blooded Jer-
seys worth $125 each. though l knew as
a fact that they were just common coun-
try cows. '-
II sent for Mr.. Glass in order to come
to an agreement with him and compen-
safe him for his loss for there was no
doubt that our locomotive killed his
COWS. He came and we had pleasant
meeting. After the Interchange of the
ordinary courtesies, came to busi-
ness.
- Now, Mr.. Glass ] began, we have
killed your cows ana intend to pay
you for them. What did you value them
at?
Il believe the cows were worth SIS
each, Mr.. Jenkins. and that is all could
ask you for-S50 for the twoY said Mr.
Glass.
{" Why certainly, Mr.. Glass / replied.
The cows were worth that But you
won't take it disrespectful If l say l ex-
pected you TO name a much larger sum!
&" Certainly not: i understand how such
things are usually done Mr.. Glass said,
but / couldn't accept more than my cows
were honestly worth to me, ana TO tell
you the truth, / was partly the fault of
them fool cows getting in the way OF
your engine!'
Il paid Mr. Glass his $50, and we parted
the best of friends" concluded MT Jeii-
kins, "and now 1 think the public eught
TO know of this unique transaction, Which
is so greatly to the credit OF thoroush,
ly honest man, Mr. Glass. the dairyman
-Birmingham-Age Herald.
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Blasted Hopes.

(From the Chicago Tribune)
Bride-How delightful it will be, Emil, to
roam through tropical plantation and pluck
the ripe fruit from the treesl
Young Husband Gin some embarrassment)Ai re-
member dear. l told you l had 400 trees on
my Java plantation, but ] must have forgotten
to mention that they are cinchona trees and
produce nothing but the bark from which
quirine is made.
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worthy of Discussion.
From the Chicago Tribune.)

(From the Chicago Tribune1
az never saw anything quite so notifying,
severely commented Mr. Ferguson, after they
had left the church door and started homeward.
isas that performance of yours in applauding the
preacher He wasn't saying a word at the time,
either He was merely looking at his watch.
Didn't you see how everybody stared at you IN
a Mortified way when you clapped your handss'
Il wasn't applauding the preacher, George,
replied Mrs. Ferguson, ready to cry. Il was
merely trying 10 kill moth''
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He Gnve In.
fFrom the Denver Times.

(From the Denver Times-)
''You," growled the Great Man to his menial.
s'get a hump on yourself and push that work
through won't tolerate any laying back.
YOU said the better half OF the Great Man,
after he had left the dinner table, get hump
ON Yourself and give me sufficient money to take
Helen and myself TO the mountains this summer,
and hurry up about it. 1 won't tolerate any
laying back"
YES. DEAR" replied the Great Man, meekly
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One Thing He Probably Forgot.
(From Tit-Bits.)

Thomas (who has been nearly drowned)-It was
simply marvelousi As I sank for the third time
all the incidents OF my past life yividly
before
Dobbs (b-utally)-I say. old chap. did you
member that fyer lent you last year?
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Conceded.
(From the indianapolis News,

(From the indianapolis News.)
An indianapolis woman called up her grocer
~ telephone the other morning, and after she
had sufficiently scolded the who responded
she said:
'fAnd what's more, the next order you get
from me will be the last I'll ever give you. >
'It probably WILL madame" said the voice
at the other end of the wire. ''You are talking
IN an undertaken"
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Needed in His Business.
CFrom the Boston Transcrint.


''By the way" asked the saffron-hued man,
have you ever suffered from dyspepsia"
H'On the contrary" replied the ruddy-faced
prietor OF an unfailing specific for dyspepsia
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Scientific Instruction.

Mrs Housekeep-Jane are the eggs boilingT
Jane formerly OF Boston)-Most aSsuredly not,
madam Albeit | believe | may safely say the
water is in which they have been immersed
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Did You Hear the Explosion.

(From the Minneapolis Times)
Even worse than tepid tomatoes Is cold toast
saws the ''New York Tribune founded by Horace
Greeley "And worse than either is warm beer,
adds the Boston Globe" This explodes the
popular belief that rum and molasses is the only
beverage affected by the Bostonese.
The Washington times., 1901-06-30
Twisted.

(From the Catholic Standard and Timss)
Mrs Browne hear Mr.. Goodman is en- saged.
Mrs. MalaprOp-0i yesl
Mrs. Browne-I saw him at your house with .
yGung lady yesterday. Is that the one7
Mrs. MalaprOp-Yes, that's his fasco.
The Washington times., 1901-06-30
A Concession to Superstition.
fFrom The Chicago Tribune }

(From the Chicago Irlbune.J
''Thirteen dollars and a half seems a high
price for such comparatively short trip, said
tbe man with the travelling bag in his hand
eve thought people would rather pay that
than sl3." replied the agent Of the steamer line
with an explanatory and apologetie cough.
The Washington times., 1901-06-30
He Was Too Quick.

From the Philadelphia BuIletin.)
''Would you play a game for stakes7'
''No, never"
''Sorry. / was going to ask you to have a game
of croquet with me-"
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A Prediction Verified.
fFrom the Hartford Conrant.

''Seest thou a man diligent in his business?
said the old Hebrew proverb maker. ''He shall
stand before kings" Mr. Morgan and the other
American visitors entertained by Edward VII at
Windsor Castle few days ago have been diligent
IL their business. That's why.
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Hard to Please.

From the Detroit Free Press)
az can't get on with that young woman at
ALL"
whats the troublef"
''oh. she gets mad when say she's mature;
and she gets mad when | say she's immature
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CURRENT HUMOR
Consolation.
From the ueitere WeJt

(From the Heitere Welt)
The ~ Man-fIere I've run like an insane man;
and stia I've lost my train!
The 0ther-Oh, console yourself you're only
three minutes late Ii you hadn't run you'd been
much later
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The PerIIs of Youth.

(From the Boston Christian Register.)
Contrasting the ancient church with the mod
ern Phillips Brooks remarked that the early
Christians tried TO save their young men from
being thrown to the lions. Now" he added,
Eve are glad if we save them from going 10
the dogs"
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Trades nnd Tricks.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin)
'"rhere are tricks in all trades. you know"
"Oh. yes; a horse trade free from trickery Is
something we can't expect"
The Washington times., 1901-06-30
Didn't Like to Disturb Him.

(From Life.0
she-When are you going to see papa?
He-I don't know Every time l have called
at his office he has been in.
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An Easy Way ont of Trouble,
(From the Boston Transeript)

she-And actually. there was lion in your
pathY What did you do?
He-Oh. / merely said to the lion, You seam
TO have got here first, 50 1t belongs TO yo9."
Then took another path.
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A Matter of Discount.
(From the retroit Free Press.)

Strange Lady-What's the price OF this iron
bedstcad?
Dealer-Fwelye dollars, madam.
Strange Lady-How much OF if pay cash7
Dealer-Madam, if you don't pay cash the bed
is not for sale
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As n Rule.
(From the Chicago Tribune-)

(From the Chicago Tribune-)
In taking your daily walks.
You all have noticed, maybe,
That the man who is always bowling about the
wrongs of society the infamous money
power the unequal distribution OF the good
things of this world the exceeding badness
OF everything that is the duty % the op-
pressed TO rise in their might and smash ths
oppressors, is the man who commonly per-
mitS
His wife to carry the baby.
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He wou1dn,t BE Busy.
(From the Chicago Post

'Iet me see the funny paper" urged the l,ttlo
one.
"But Pm looking at it, replied her fJther.
'.Oh well" she returned, '.yOu can look at
il after supper, for you don't haze % 80 out to
play
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safe and Sure.
(From Harper's Bazi

(From Harper's Bazar)
First NJ d. don't believe in trying expert
ments do you?
second N. D.-No. not unless you are sure
the patient will recover.
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an instant, swayed, and dropped. The
hedge shaken by his fall, sent down 1T
tie perflimed shower of dew and flower
metals Thornton kneeled down, unclaSpeu
the wounded mans coTselet, not without
infinite pains, and made an unaValllng
effort to staunch the wound. Then he
waited mute and helpless The life ebb-
ed visibIy, breath by breath, from the sol
diers face, which was settling into nnes
of absolute. remote stiffness. Nould ne
pass without wordI
Suddenly Armstrong groaned and open
ed his eyes. His face writhed with
quick spasm. but he made atgrim EFFORT
TO smile, and then to speak.
Thornton waited with shrinking eager
ness Death was so strange to him; he
was filled with wonder ana passionate
reverence which was deeper even than ms
gratitude What words should come from
one who seemed already TO have crossed
the narrow, unreasonable rift, and to
speak from the other side?
''Was ever such aceursed luck! saln
Armstrong feebly. "'Tis, ! swear, but
the second time | have served any save
myself-and to be slain fort!
The words broke so oddly across his
awe-strdck silence that Thornton was
seized with a strangling desire to laugh;
ne choked II back, almost bringing tears
by the effort.
But you viii not die"' he exclaimed
scarce knowing what he said
my side is nigh cut through, answer
ed Armstrong hoarsely.
.-AIas,'' faltered the boy. there is so
much i should Say-lO tHdhh ou-- -
For dying?" muttered the other a. 'Tis
not to pleasure you, my SON.
II .et me but seek chirurgeon for you, "
exclaimed Thornton hopelessly; II eased
him 4 little to make even such an I'M
possible offer.
.fOr a divine? scoffed Armstrong Il
will cen die as have lived. And have
my doctors here-or so my good com
rades say of me-" With an attempt at
laughter he pulled out the dice he had
used so lately; they dropped from his i'm
gers to the ground.
Thornton drew back. The man had
saved him. and was dying for King and
Cause, and yet
'Tis pity too" said Armstrong. half to
himself after today, and the Prince had
noted me- It's all a throw OF the dice.
But we have the town."
The other could make no answer; the
distant blare of victory was less to him
The daily sentinel., 1901-01-15
Hit a Landslide.

Astoria, Oregon, Jan. IA passenger
train on the Astoria & Columbia River
railroad ran into a landslide near Clifton
last night. The engine was derailed and
rolled into the river. Engineer William
Scott remained on the engine and WAS
killed. His body has not been recovered
and is supposed to be under the engine
in the river.
Fireman James Davis was also thrown
into the river but was rescued and is now
in the hospital suffering from broken
hand and several bad bruises about the
body. None Of the passengers were in
jured.
The point where the accident occurred
is on a curve along the Columbia river
and the recent heavy rains brought a
landslide down on the track. The en-
gineer was running at low speed or the
entire train might have gone into the
river.
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Notice. of Sheriffs Foreclosure
Sale.
Sale.

Public notice ID hereby given that by virtue
of a certain order, judgment and decree of
foreclosure made and entered by the county
court of Mesa County, Colorado, the third
day of January, A. ID. 1901, and by virtue of
special execution lien, issued out of said
court and to me directed in said suit wherein
Orson Adams, Jr., was plaintiff, and Benja-
min F. Kiefer and Frank d. Kiefer, ct al,
were defendants, wherein and whereby am
commanded to make the sum of sixteen
hundred and sixty dollars and nine cents
Isl, ,66O.O9), the amount of a certain judg-
ment and decree recovered against the said
Benjamin F. Kiefer and Frank ID. Kiefer and
in favor of the said Orson Adams, Jr., in
certain action of foreclosure pending in said
county court, out of the lands, tenements,
goods and chattels of the said Benjamin F.
Kiefer and Frank d. Kiefer, which said
judgment, interest and costs were by said
court declared lien upon the following
described property, towit:-
East one-half (e1-2) of the north east
quarter IN e1-k) of the southwest quarter
Is wl-4) of Section Six l6) in Township One
| (D, north of Range Two (2), west of the Ute
meridian in the County of Mesa and State of
Colorado, with stock Of the Grand Valley Ir-
rigation company representing and equiv
alent to six and one-fourth (6 1-4) statute
inches of water attached to and used upon
said land for irrigation purposes.
Therefore, according to the command of said
writ 80 issued to me by the said clerk Of the
county court of Mesa Co., Colorado, have
levied upon the above described property
and water rights and shall expose for sale at
der, all the right, title and interest of the
above named Benjamin F. Kiefer and Frank
d. Kiefer in and to the above described
lands and water rights, on Saturday, the
ninth (9th) day of February, A. d. 1901, at
ten UO) o'clock a. m. of said day at the east
| front door of the court house in the city of
Grand Junction, in the County of Mesa and
State of Colorado, for the purpose of paying
| said debt and costs as above set forth.
Witness my hand this fourteenth day of
January, A. d. 1901.
CHARLES H. WALLIS,
Sheriff of Mesa County.
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ALLEGED Boer Cruelty.

London, Jan. 1.-THE brief report OF
the fate Of the three members OF the
peace committee, who were sent to SEQ
General Dewet, excites the deepest IN
dignation an all sides. One or two
papers express hope that Lord hitch-
ener has been misled by false reports
but it is generally felt that he would not
have reported the matter to the war Of
flee without undoubled evidence.
The Daily Mail heads the report with
the word "Murdsr," and declaims against
any further attempt to coax the enemy
into submission. "Dewet has placed
himself outside the pale OF humanity
says the Daily Mail, and not proclama-
tions, but large reinforcements, must be
our watchword."
The Morning Post says:
"This marks the point where the guer-
lila phase ends and the bandit phase be-
gins"
All the papers appeal strongly to the
government to hurry forword reinforce
ments since it is evident that the Boer
leaders have now become desperate and
Cancellation is quite useless.
The Pretoria correspondent OF the
Daily Mail announces the return to Pre-
toria of Mr. Pretorius, former president
of the South African republic, from fu-
tile endeavor to persuade the Boer
leaders to surrender.
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Notice of Sheriffs Foreclosure
Sale.

Public notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a certain order, Judgment and decree of
foreclosure made and entered by the county
court of Mesa county, Colorado, on the third
of special execution lien, issued out of said
court and to me directed in said suit wherein
Orson Adams, Jr., was plaintiff, and Benja-
min F. Kiefer and Frank D. KIefer, ct al,
were defendants, wherein and whereby l am
commanded to make the SUN of sixteen
hundred and eighty five dollars and seventy
cents ($1 ,6S5.70), including costs and ex-
penses of suit, the amount OF certain judg-
ment and decree recovered against the said
BENJAMIN F. Klefer and Frank ID. Kiefer
and in favor of the said Orson Adams, Jr.,
in certain action of foreclosure pending in
said county court, out of the lands, tene-
ments, goods and chattels of the said Benja-
min F. Kiefer and Frank ID. Kiefer, which
said judgment, interest and costs were by
said court declared q lien upon the following
described property, towit:-
The west half (w1-2) of the north east
quarter IN e1-4) and the north half (n1-2) of
the north west quarter IN w1-4), both being
in the southwest quarter Is wl-4) of Section
Six (6) in Township One ~. north of Range
Two (2), west of the Ute meridian in the
County of Mesa and State of Colorado, to-
gether with stock of the Grand Valley lrri-
CATION company representing an equivalent
of water attached to and to be used upon
said land.
Therefore, according to the command of
said writ so issued to me by the said clerk of
the county court of Mesa County, Colorado,
have levied upon the above described
property and water rights, and shall expose
for sale, at public auction, fer cash, to the
highest bidder, all the right, title and Inter
est of the above named BENJAMIN F. Kiefer
and Frank D. Kiefer in and TO the above de-
scribed lands and water rights, on Saturday,
the ninth (9th) day of February, A. D., 1901,
at ten (1O) o'clock a. m. of said day, at the
east front door of the court house in the city
of Grand Junction, in the County of Mesa
and State of Colorado, for the purpose of
paying said debt and costs above set forth.
Witness my hand this fourteenth day OF
CHARLES H. WALLIS,
Sheriff ef ksss County.
The daily sentinel., 1901-01-15

The wreck of the French liner
La Burgoyne several years ago and
the recent horrible experiences on
board the French ship Russie, gives
the world bad idea of the bravery
OF French officers and seamen. On
board the La Burgoyne sailors
drove women into the sea and on
the Russie they acted in still more
horrible and unmanly fashion.
French gallantry and courage,
among its seaman, is away below
par in the estimation of the nations