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Frightful Railroad Casualty

One of the most frightfu1 accidents recorded in Southern California rail- road annals occurred last Friday near sherman on the Los Angeles-Pacific electric line, wherein five persons lost their lives and four others were seri- ously injured.
 In heavy fog a fruit train and belated work train collided, complete W telescoping several cars. The mo- toneer of the work train died at his post. Three workmen were killed sitting in the car, one has since died, and four others are in the Sisters Hospital in Los Angeles.
 Those dead are Elmer E. Vinson. A. Johnson, Ed Wier, J. Turner. Au- gustus Korse, while the seriously in jured are J. Nelson, George Noonan, William Cameron, Joseph Wartner.
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How Victor lingo Proposed.

Adele. bolder and more curious than Victor (for she was girD, wanted to find out what was the meaning of his silent admiration. She said: "I am sure you have secrets. Have you not one secret greater than all?" Victor acknowledged that he had secrets and that one of them was greater than all the rest. Just like mer cried Adele. "Well, come now, tell me your greatest secret, and 1 will tell you mine." "My great secret" Victor re- piled, lis that I love you" "And my great secret is that I love you," said Adele, like an echo.-"Love Letters of Victor Hugo"
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Clerical Sore Throat Explained.

Deacon Scrimp-HumphI Think you have got to have vacation, eh?
 Struggling Pastor-Yes, the doctor says must go off until this cough is cured.
 Deacon Scrimp-Wen, I'd like tc know why preachers are always get ting bad coughs.
 Struggling Pastor-Well, you see, we have to visit around a good deal, and we are always asked to hold a little service before leaving, and I think our threats become affected from breathing the dust that flies from the family Bibles.-New York Weekly.
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Modern Sermons. .l Io on nh n

1ne truly mOueIu predCuer
 Discusses every fad That comes to public notice,
 If 1t be good or bad. He speaks with graceful accent On Should Our Hair Be Dyed" Or tells his congregation
 ''The Proper Way to Ride" He walls "The Curse of Checkers" Or "Why We Leave the Farmp' But none has used this topic, Turn in a Fire Alarm" He talks on Modern Writer'S" Or "Can Our Votes Be Bought" And sometimes he's just lovely On "Thoughtlessness of Thought" Some day an innovation
 Will suddenly be sprung Some conscientious preacher
 Will turn his silver tongue To words of hope and heaven, And grace his voice will fill. And we'll get more religion
 And less of vaudeville.
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The Merchants and Manufacturrs' Board of Trade of New York has adopted anti-immigration resolutions. It was resolved that no immigrants should be allowed to land in this country without the production of a proper certificate from a United States Consul giving sufficient information to enable the immigration official to pass intelligently upon the expediency of granting the privilege of residence in the United States.
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Casts No Blame on His Ancestors.
 Mrs. GOodSale-To what do you at- tribute your appetite for strong drink Is it hereditary?
 Wragson Tatters-No. lady; it's tiliist.-Philadelphia Press.
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The following paragraph is from the columns of the Bulawayo Chronicle: At the recent Belingwe sports meeting an animal race was held, in which a monkey and big rooster were two of the most prominent starters. These two caused considerable diversion, the monkey chas- ing the cock the length of the course, eventually wringing it's neck"
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One Was Enough.

"Was Gobang's marriage a success?"
 "I hardly think so. I heard him say the other day that he would never go to the penitentiary for bigamy. y."-Brooklyn Life.
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The Freak Gun Crank.

The crank inventor of freak guns. whose absolute belief in his invention and readiness to risk his life in proving It's worth display no mean order of bray cry. is deserving of credit. He is a real hero all right and will always express his willingness to stand to his gun during tests. while the usual man behind the gun seeks shelter. Once an inventor con structed gun from gas pipe for throw ing dynamite with gunpowder. He took it to Sandy Hook for trial. but as the ordnance officers would not permit him to stand beside it while he touched it off he was greatly enraged and refused to lei the gun be tested at all by the United States government. He threatened tO give foreign governments the benefit of his invention. and Uncle Sam would be obliged to do without it. He took the gun home with him. where he could test it all by himself. which he did in a fieIL back of his house. He was picked mp unconscious. with his under jaw gone and few other parts missing Magazine
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Hardly.

Kindly Visitor-Mrs. A, what do you suppose makes you suffer so1
 Mrs. Al don't know I am sure, and I believe nothing but a post mor- tenn will ever show.
 Kindly Visitor-You poor thing! You are so weak that you can never stand that.-Tit-Bits.
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We have noticed that women never figure how much profit their is in rais- ing cherries, because 1t Is an industry that requires faith in boys.
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The moon and a woman's heart are constantly changing there's aJ- ways a man in them.
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ouestion of Grnmmnr

q is," began Tommy, when his teach CT interrupted him.
 ''That is wrong. You should say, I am"
 "All right" said Tommy. q am the ninth letter of the alphabet"
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What Did Itf

Teacher-Let us take up now the i'm personal verbs. In the sentence, "It rains." what is it that rains?
 Johnny Upjohn-It.-Chicago Tribune.
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Davy Jones' locker is a combination of Duffy, a ghost or sprite among West India negroes, and Jones, a contraction of Jonah
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physician says that 75 per cent of the people have a touch of consumption some time i'll their lives.
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Before the German empire was unified an author had to obtain % different copy rights for book. and a railway bill had to pass through II different pariamen;s.
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The Roman roads, according to their importance. were from to 30 feet iR width
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A Oucer AnImaI Roce.

The worlds manufacturers use 90 tons of gold and 515 tons of silver a year.
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Ground Plan Completed.

Naggus literary etlitorI-How is your new society novel getting on. Borus?
 Borus Struggling author)-Splendidly I've got the French phrases am going to use in the story all selected. There's nothing to do now but to fill in the Eng fish and divide it into hapters.-Chicago Tribune.
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Only one letter in hundred means anything.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02

F"Ah, he's gone south Of the brook
now. It's time to go if you want to De
in at the death. Are you there: Cross
I'd No. at So. Co." And SO through
all the telephones.
The squire and the editor were speed
lily outside, the former leading the way.
The night was very dark. but with
brilliant starlight overhead. The owner
Of the ground knew every foot OF the
way, and soon came to the speecnless
circle. closing in, closing in. watching
their own shuffling feet that no human
being might escape. The field teie-
phone gave the word that. so far. no
one had crossed out again. ThuS they
felt sure of him, but the ever cohdehs-
ing circumference came fruitless'y IN
on itself. making way through klnd
of covert. without sound, but without
result The diameter Of the living circle
had shrunk to something like ten feet.
when suddenly a partridge Whirred mp
and away. which so startled the tense
men that some Of them cried out IN
alarm. A frightened little animal
scuttled between their feet. and another
and another. But one was not SO for
tunate, The boot of constable came
down upon it, and there was a faint.
max of an exciting night. The slight.
soil colored mound in the center lifted
its nose out Of the mold and cried:
Take your feet off that weasel. you
lout' and the man was so dumfounded
that he did as ordered, the released ami
NAL shooting to safety.
Got him, bega6." roared the squire,
pushing in.
The now standing mounc shook the
leaves from his back: he was holding to
his breast some small animal that mes
tied under his chin.
Make way there" shouted the poach-
er. and for the second time he was al
most obeyed.
CLOSE in on him, men," commanded
the chief. look out for a knife; pinion
him.
The poacher rubbed the little animal
for brief moment against his cheek
then flung it over the heads of the
circle.
"Good-by. Pink Eye, look out for
yourself: I'm nabbed'
He made no resistance. a glance
around showed him the futilty Of it.
and was deity handcuffed. And now
the procession Set out for the house.
where all the men knew ample refresh
ment awaited them.
You'd never have got me. squire, il
it hadn't been for that weasel. ] hope
it wasn't hurt. You've been as close
| as this to me before
| IN close you, YOU scoundrel. You'll
do time" y
Il suppose so. Well. hope there'l
be friendly rat in my CELL
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
LONGEVITY OF RACES.

r. has often been remarked that While
nothing is so uncertain as the duration
of any given human life, nothing is
more certain than the aggregate of years
which may be assigned TO a group of 100
persons or more at any particular age.
The expectation of life at given age,
to use the actuarial phrase, differs con-
siderably, as might I've expected, in diff
ferent countries. and Engishmen may
be surprised to learn that they are MT
the longest living among the white races.
At the age of 20 an Englishman in aV-
erage health may expect to live forty
two years, and any life office will grant
him a policy based on that probability.
The Americans expectation is f3r
slightly longer period. On the other
hand, a German lad Of 20 can count up
on little more than thirty-nine years
and a half. 1t would seem. therefore.
that the restlessness attributed to the
American temperament does not neces-
sarily conduce to the shortening of life
nor the composure of TIE German to its
prolongation. Possibly the better feed
ing and clothing of Americans IN the
lower classes of the .1plllation are the
principal cause of lhei.' greater longevi-
ty. Their position is, at any rate. main
tanned in later as we'll as in earlier years.
The American who has reached go may
look to complete fourteen years more.
while the Britisher's expectation is only
about thirteen years and ten months.
and the Germans as nearly as possible
twelve months less. Both at 20 and
at 60 the Frenchman's prospect is a lit
tie better than the Germans and Il
little worse than the Englishman's-
Londo:. Globe.
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was palpably disappointed that he came

was palpably disappointed that ne came
alone.
Good gracious. squire. you are surely
moi Installing the electric light IN ,his
old mansion?" cried the editor seeing
coils Of wire about. and workheh p"sS
insulat ting and making connexions
..why not? One must keep up with
the times. you know. even IN TINS OUT
- .,a-vay corner" and the squire
wnked.
After partaking of refreshments
Acrasc,iffe mysteriously led his visitor
along a passage to a locked door at
which he rapped, ana it was opened from
ITO inside NV a keen-faced man who
admitted them into an apartment that
looked like an electrical stock room;
an amazing aggregation of telephones,
bells. indicators anc other apparatus.
.Whv. what's all this?" cried the as
tonished editor; ARE YOU starting rae
tor.-?"
Looks like it. doesn't it? Mr.. Nolter
here can explain the matter better IMAM
/. Volter, this is the visitor l was ex-
pecting, or at least one of them. inc
other couldn't come. Would you KIND
~ tell him what we are trying to do:''
You see sir" began the electrician,
1--WE have surrounded the plantation
which the poacher most frequents
with three zones Of concealed wire,
an outer a middle and an inner zone,
If any person crosses one belt, or the
other or all three. the indicator here
will rot only tell us that he has so
crossed but also will let US know with
in 20 yards of where he has crossed.
The moment he is il the center area.
1 telephone simultaneously to different
points where the constabulary are hid
den. and they at once surround this
central space. and there are enough OF
men concealed to make a circle. each
unit of which will be in touch with the
two units on either side of him. The
circle will gradually close in. and
don't see how the poacher can escape.
If he does. the three zones, which he
will try to keep the men clear Of will
| let the chief known instantly by field
/ telephone, and so I think we have a
\ chance of nabbinG him. fhA
But suppose some animal crosses your
wi-es?'
There is that danger OF course. still
1 it would take a heavy animal to send
! in an alarm. A fox might do 1t. but
we have to take the risk of that"
The squire had no other visitors and
he sat with his guest in the electrical
room until midnight. the only other oc-
cupant being Voter. who kept intent
watch on the silent indicators. Acres
! cliffe spoke rarely in an aweu whisper
as if they We're waiting for a ghost OF
| thought loud talk would disturb the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02

electricity. u.s.
At IL minutes after midnight there
was slight click, and the arm on the
first dial swung lightly a quarter way
round and quivered at the figure Is. o
Hes crossed No. L." said the electri-
clan, quietly, taking out a watch, he
has crossed near the north stile." In the
silence that ensued, the ticking Of the
watch could be heard. Host and guest
were ON their feet. GREATNESS.
Hes going very SLOW, Or taking a
diagonal direction" continued Volter at
last, but as he spoke the hand of No.
2 dial dropped to IL. Not SO diagonal.
after all, but slow. Crawling on his
hands and knees, l suspect" VOlter
rang up telephone. Are you there
Ne has crossed Is, No. 1; II, No. 2. Be
ready" The message was repeated
through different telephones. Click went
No. 3, resting at s..
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
ONE OF THE COOLEST WINTERS.

The winter of 1898 was one of the
severest on people ana stock in .he rec
objection of the Oldest .nhahitant The
months of November and December We're
extremely cold, wi,il plenty of snow.
January opened With a general shaw,
and the weather became SO warm and
pleasant that the people We're led to
think that spring had come. Stock re-
fused to eat the feed laid up for winter,
and farmers let it go to waste. Begin
ming in February, snow fell six or eight
inches deep and was trusted over with.
thick coat of SECT. From shat time.
on until April it kept showing occasions
ally until II was eighteen inches to two
feet deep. Stock suffered '.eriibly ami
most of the cattle We're lost. Wild hogs
were plenty. but the sleet preveted their
roofing. and hundreds of them died,
Opossums, cOons, and other wild AMI
mails shared similar fates. There was no
bridge across the river then, ana team.
sters drove across the ice until the frs.
Monday in April.-Wabash Qnd.) Star.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
OOOOO00OOOe0O
. HERE AND THERE. .
OOOOOOOOOOOOO
THE BLACK VENUS.

Even false religions die hard, and there
are reminders of all extinct faiths still
existing in the world. One of the most
curious relics in paganism which ar.
still worshiped in Christian country
is the gigantic black stone figure of a
woman which is to be found in a forest
of the district of Morbihan. in Brit
tany.
1t is known as the BLACK Venus" but
probably dates far back of the time when
the Greeks and Romans worshiped that
goddess. AntiQuarians assert that this
ugly idol belongs to the age OF the SER
pent worshipers. one of whose subter-
hanean temples is in the neiehborhoo ].
This would make the figure far older
than the Christian era.
The statue is tina. or huge, uncoutn
woman, with sullen. angry counten-
ance, her form enveloped in loose man
tie.
The superstitious Bretons have always
worshiped the figure, asserting that it
has power over the weather and the
crops If the idol is neglected they de-
clare that the grain dies on the ear
and if the anger of the Black Woman
over -Norbihan.
Twice the stone was cast into the sea
by pious folk, who hoped thereby tc
put an end to this idolatry, and twice
the peasants dragged it back and Sci
up an altar before it.
About two centuries ago Count Pierre
de Lannion. on whose estate the figure
stood, in order to save the statue from
both friends and enemies. dragged it by
forty yoke of oxen to his own chateau
and set it uD in the court yard. He
cut an inscription on the base of tbs
pedestal, declaring the figure to b. q
Venus carved by Caesars soldiers.
The count and his chateau are both
gone but the huge black woman. over.
| grown with moss. still stands in the for.
es., and the peasants still beseech hel
| to bless their crops.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02

Once in the ample ancient wainscoted
hail. with great fire blazing, the jovial
old squire was beside himself with glee.
The prisoner stood in striking contrast
to him, very detected, ill-clad in rags
that We're the color of the soil, and that
seemed part of the ground from which
he had sprung.
THE laugh is with me this time"
roared the squire. by jove, Stobcross.
what pity Pathfinder didn't come.
He'd be the fellow to have written
about this nights work. I'd sooner
meet Pathfinder than any man in Eng
land, as I've said often enough"
Pathfinder: What Pathfinder"
asked the prisoner. looking up.
I'm not talking to you, you scum"
You don't mean Pathfinder. that
writes for the Forest and Field?"
Yes. what do you know abou. him?"
SAID the squire. astonished that such
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:,,:;: g, thu; ::...: 3; q:
Forest and Field. IN
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-08-09
ilanciaI Statement.

9AIE or WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY
III HARRISON, IS
The following is the financial state
mengpf Harrison county for the fiscal
geer ending My, 1901.
Lang, S. II. @. In account with
Harrison comfy for the year 1900.
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10 Os6 O2
SlO.OS8. o2 lO,Os8.O2

Issued by the county court of Har-
iison county during the fiscal year
6flInR May 81, 1901. ..
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5g3 ] T Young cleo clerk 800
594 @ G Griffin same. 300
sos J N Marsh cleo cOmr SC $50
sos G w William cleo clerk 400
5g7 Rufus Raymond same. 800
sos Jn0 w Harbert cleo elk 400
599 VIII 2 Morris same j0I
coo ABCotiindaffer com Sc GGO
COL A w Davis cleo eomr $50
COZ w L Hall same .. 800
COB J T RIRhtmire cleo clerk 800
G04 Geo w Medley same - quo
COS J q Bartlett cleo com Sc go
Cog Hiram Post cleo com. $40
GO7 Chas Jarvis same. ... 3O0
COS Jas Casey elec clerk 800
500 Truman Payne same " 800
6L0 David L Hall cleo com 4 o 50
GIL ca Lawson cleo cOmr... 800
612 A NJ We tfall same. -. 800.
6l3 E Thad Post cleo clerk 300
GA Q w Lynch same. .... 800
SIS DR. b Robarbs SC S @
Denham, smallpox exp. 1911 4S
GIG J G Nicholas (P NJ Long,
smallpox exp...... 3S32S
= box guard. .......... 1890
61S AABennett smallpox exp 400
Gl9 @ T Bramham same. 40 so
$40 Rinehart Son & Co same SO so
62l w S Harbert Sc same. 5000
B22 Bennett Bros same - CAB
623 clifford Cook same. -. 42OO
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ORDERS ISSUED.

Il Dati b S, agt CO inf 1875 90
Saf y seeds co inf. 10 10
3 Kes ler HOspA med co pr Il 20
a Wlilt gcarYer DIR med ser
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Continued on page 81
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-03
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES OF
FREIGHT. h

All package freight not removed by
overs from the custody of the Railway
Company within forty eight hours,
mot including Sundays or legal holl-
days,) computed from 10 O'Clock a. m.
of the day following date of notice of
arrival, shall thereafter be subject to a
charge for storage each day or fraction
OF day that such consigLmenis may
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For Whooping Cough use
CHENEY'S EXPECTORANT

AT no time is man secure from at
taoks of suoh disorders of the stomach
as cholera morbus, cramps and diar-
rhoes; but these complaints are COM
mon during the heated term, when it
is dangerous to neglect them. Pain.
Killer is remedy that has never fall
ed, and the severest attacks have been
cured by it. Avoid substitutes. There
lie but one Pain-KIller, Perry d avis
Csc and SOC.
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ly wanta to get rid Of won't wait until
New Xear's Day to shake them. There
are 1854 other days in the year ON which
to change ores mode Of living, and q
good resolution made on any one of
those days Will wear many times as
long as one made on the day when a
whole lou men are swearing off, just
to see how many days it will be before
they swear on again and celebrate
their return to their old paths.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-03
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING OF
THE NATIONAL BANk BRUINS
WICKI ...
BRUNSWICK, Ga, Dec. s, 1900.

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Dec. s, 1900.
The regular annual meeting of the
shareholders of the National Bank Of
Brunswick, for the election of direct
ors, and to consider such other BUSH
ness as may come before it, will be
held in its banking rooms in the CITY
of Brunswick, Ca, on Tuesday, JAM
uary 8, 1901, between the hours OF 10
O'Clock q. M, and O'Clock p. m. ~ %,
+ ID. WALTER, Cashier.