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Texans. A suspected person was or dered by the Regulators to leave the state. He innocently asked: "Where can go; am in Texas now?''
 The same joke was told at the ex- pense of early California a few years afterwards.
 The Regulators, like all illegal bod ies, soon abused the objects for which it was organized, and gradually de- scended into bands of rioters and plum derers, acting partly to revenge them selves for old grudges and personal prejudices. The organiza tion had be- come so powerful and law-defying that the better element now organized to put it down. Accordingly another committee of vigilance was organized, and called the "Moderators." The Regula tors had gone too far, and need- ed regulating. The Moderators were composed of the better element, the most law-abiding portion of the Reg ulators having abandoned that now lawless organization. A guerrilla war followed, lasting several years, dur ing which many lives were lost, and Texas became the synonym for law lessness, just as was the case in Call ifornia, few years later, and in the In- 6yifa4r~territory until a decade ago. Finally a sufficient number of peo op1e from the states had emigrated to Texas to shape society and govern ment, and the Regulators and Modera- tors passed out of existence as organ izations. But the southwe stern bor- der was still neutral ground for the lawless and the law-abiding until the breaking out of the civil war, and after. During the war it was refuge for "conscripts" who sought to evade service in the confe deracy. Some of these jay-hawkers did a lively busi- ness in horse and negro trade, ''con- fiscating" them from the farmers, and running them off to Arizona and New Mexico.
 In later years there arose the usual trouble between the small and the large planters on the one side, and the cattlemen on the other. Beyond a few neighborhood killings, and sub- sequent family feuds, the country was comparatively quiet. The old Regu- lator and Moderator days had passed into history and family tradition.
 The planter of to-day takes life phil- ophically-he prefers quietude and rest to oyerwork and a scramble for large crops-
 The southwest of to-day presents 8 different picture from that of the
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Central New England Railway Company.
 P0ughkeepSie Bridge Route.

Station Cor. Church and Spruce Sts. Trains leave Hartford daily except Sunday, 600 8. m. for Cottage Grove and Bloomfield. stations.
 12. 40 p. m. Western Express for Simsbury Canaan, Boston Corners, Copake, Rhinecliff, Poughkeepsie, Highland and Campbell Hall, connecting with N. r. O. 6 ". Limited Ex- press, due in Chicago BIO D. m. following day. 305 p. m. Millerton local, for all way stations to Millerton.
 445 p. m. local for winsted and way stations. 6S5 p. m. West Winsted local, for all way stations to West Winsted.
 Sundays only, $40 a m. for all main line stations to Campbell Hall.
 Tickets for the South and West for sale. Chicago, $l7.50, irst-class; $1650, second class. For tickets, time tables and information, call or address W. A. Wolcott Ticket Agent, c. N. F. Railroad Station, corner Church and Spruce streets, Hartford, Conn.
 w. MARTIN, Gen. Pass. Agent.
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freight item alone very considers ble percentage on large capital to companies producing hundreds of fons 8 day.
 Throughout this great region thou sands of deposits now lie idle, which, with roads properly constructed, will become available, furnishing a new, vast market for labor, mining ma chinery and farm products, and bene- fitting directly or indirectly every in dustria1 and financial enterprise in Ahe United States.
 The keynote to road construction, whether it be in the mountains of the west or in the New England hills, is grade That must be kept to the minimum, and the lower the mini mum is the greater will be the bene- fits accruing to the community for which the road is built. The heavier the loads to be hauled, either up or down, the lighter the grades should be. James W. Abbott in pamphlet Issued by the agricultural depart
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
New York, New HaVen-& Hartford R. R.
 May 19, 19O1
HARTFORD DIVISION.

HARTFORD DIVISION. Trains leave Hartford as follows:
 For Springfield, Boston, Albany, Northam- Iin;e@x2 Lin; W 555 s04, 92e xi11s a. m. xf2o5, 1.25, x2.42, 355 for Sufhed, 435, 620 x6.50, 920 11:20 p. m. Sundays, x2.30 a. m.; 1.25. 16-50, For Meriden, New Haven and New York x3:0o, $40. 708800, 833, i040, xll0 a. m.; Sundays, x3.OO, 7.45 (to New Haven) a.m.; 1255, x7. 10, 10.05 p. m.
 For MiddIetown via Berlin (New Britain Junction)-64O 1O4O a. m.; 1925, 35O 5-5O. TAO and 1905 p. m. VALLEY BRANCH. Trains leave Hartford follows:
 For Saybrook Point and way stations-6.35, S.55 a. m. :; 1.48, 43O p. m.
 For New London-635 8.55 a. m.; 1.4S, 4.5O D. m.
 For Hartford, leaving Saybrook Junction at SIS a. m. 1; 12. .29, APO and 630 D. m.
 For HartfordITrains l-1S leave New London, o 11.45 a. m.; 3.55 and 5.53 p. m.
 HIGHLAND DIVISION. Trains leave Hartford as follows: For Boston and Worcester x5O5 S.30 x10.56 Boston only) a. m.; x1.55 p. m. For Plainfeld and Providence x5.05, 8.3O a. x1.55, 5.30 p. m.
 For Putnam-x5.05, 30, x10.56, H.20 a. m.; x1-55, 5.3O p. m.
 For willimantic-x5.o5, sso, x1o5s, I1.eOa m.; x1.55, 5 30, 15 D. m.
 For Rockville via Vernon-8 3O 1056 1I.20 al m.; 1.55, 5.30, 7.15, 9.50p. m.
 For Springfield Branch-10.O0 a. m.; 6.20 p. m. For Danbury-6.50 a. m. x12.30, 4.02 p. m. For Fishlzin Landing-6-5O m.; 2-30 p. m. For Waterbury-650, 1922 a. rn.; x12-30, 402, x630 D. m. Sundays, 83o, 1000 a. m.; 3-3O, 530 and 7.30 D. Third rail trains connect at Bristol. wx Express trains.
 NAUGATUCK DIVISION.
 December 2, 1900 Trains leave Waterbury as follows: For New York-6.35, SIP, 1O.50 a. m.; 1.28 {. AS, eos p. m. Sunday, 705 a. n.; 5.20 D. m. For Bridgeport-635, SIP, 1o.5O a. m; I28 2. AS, eos p. m. Sunday, 7.05 a. m. 5.20 D. m. For New Haven (via Derby Junction)-6S5 SIP, 1OsO a. m.; 128 2.48, 445 sos, 7.20 (mixed) p. m. Sunday, 705 a. m. ;5.20 p. m. For Ansonia-6.35, 8.12 1O5O a. m,; 12s 24s 4 45, eos, 7.20 (mixed) p. m. Sunday, 7.05 a. m. !; 5.20 p. m.
 For Watertown-645, S.41, 11.17 a. m; 1.So 4O1, 500, 6l2, 7.03, 9.05, 1.20 p. Sunday, 943 8. m. ; 500 p. m.
 For Thomaston, Torrington and winsted- 836, LIZ a. m.; 3.56, 6.5S p. m. Sunday, 93S g.. m. 7.55 p. m.
 c. T. HEMsTEAD. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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Road Building Methods in Western Mountains The Crude Trails Rockies Gradually Giving
 Way to Well Built Highways

ment says of this subject of grade in road building:
 Experience in heavy freighting has shown that wagons can be actually and satisfactorily controlled in all weathers on 12 per cent. grades, but that they cannot be thus controlled on sleeper grades, and that where much heavy freighting has been at tempted on sleeper grades it has a1- most invariably been attended with terrible accidents. In freighting on
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"A D HE center or pOpuIat1On traV-
 N els westward, as the western
 states become more densely peopled, and especially as the farm becomes more and more the founda- tion of western prosperity, and the mining interests, great as they have been in the past, and are yet, become of secondary importance in the devel- opment of the mountain states, the demand for good roads through the mountains increases.
 This increasing demand TOT passa- bIe roads is but history repeating it. self. The demand began to grow in this country first in the east, and the demand has travelled steadily west, ward with the advance of population, until to-day it has reached the foot of the Rocky mountains, and the crude trail over which adventurer, ex- plorer, pioneer, prospector and miner have been wont to drag with labori- ous toll their small belongings, must give way to the wagon roads de- manded of populous and prosperous people.
 It may be stated as a general prop osition that practically every noun tain road west of the Missouri river has been built to meet a need aris- ing in some way from the existence of mineral deposits. The prospector, with his crude tools, blankets, and simple food packed upon his faithful burro, goes ahead. In his business neither roads nor trails are necessary or specially desira ble. He finds the mineral; the news gets abroad, and o+h 4o fTu 4hoi in "a newly-explored region. Then comes the trader with supplies, men to buy, and miners to work the new finds. The freighter with his mule team fur nished transportation, and for his use are built the first mountain roads. The motto is: Get there and get there quickly" The first desideratum seems to be route over which ve- hicles on four wheels can travel with out tipping over. It is often so steep in places that wagons can only be pulled up with blocks and tackle, and descend with wheels rough locked and dragging heavy log behind.
 Next came roads to particular mines, toll roads, county and state roads, each case usually affording am- pie latitude and scope to the actual ignorance or bad judgment of men of all grades of supposed road cum ming. There is not mining county or mountain county (the terms may be considered s.y 1ro11 y 11orrs11 j. fl orn the eastern base of the Rocky mountains to the Pacific coast where the money Squandered in travelling over bad roads would not in five years build new ones intelligently located and properly constructed.
 But the saving to existing enter prises would be only small part of the advantages to accrue to any re- zion from such a betterment of it's road system. The expansion of the mining industry everywhere is due principally to the development of ore bodies of low grade but abundant quantity, where processes involving the strictest economy and most care full saving at every step yield in the aggregate slight margin of profit. Hundreds of thousands of tons of ore are mined and treated where this margin is less than one dollar a ton. The saving of a few cents ton on ore down to the mills, and a core spending saving in freight charges on fuel, lumber, provisions and other supplies up to the mines means in the
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Simply Too Limited.

''I heard you had COW for sale,' be- gan the amateur, 'and as I am think ing of buying one I-''
 "Wall,'' interrupted the profession al farmer, ''thar's thet Jarsey. Thar's one good pint in her thet-
 "Oh! Gracious! That would never do. I need quart at least. ."-Phila- delphia Press.
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Miscellaneous.

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Flowers, Birds, Etc.

o. o. MUNSELL, florist, cut flowers and floral designs at short notice; birds and cages, ST Trumbull st., Allyn House Annex, Hartford. If
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
SURGERY BY STEAM.
vision Journal.

From The Lewiston Journal.
implies but 2 Yankee guide. One autumn he was
MOoSehead Lake while the engineer went ashore
with guests.
a man named Meservey came aboard, and in
frepit, and put his shoulder of Joint. Here
would not be back for nearly hour and the in
jurCd man was in great pain
The guide was a man of expedients. He got
rope and tied his patient securely to post Then
h. tied another rope around the mans wrist and
fastened the loose end of it to a pulley OF the
engine. lie managed somehow TO turn steam
and the pulley began to wind up the rope.
II drew the tight in beautiful shape and
presently the joint snapped back into its socket.
Then Sabattus jumped around to shut off steam
while the pulley kept winding.
How does it go? don't know where it is!'
Easped the guide excitedly. Il can't stop the
blamed thing?" And the pulley meanwhile was
slowly but surely pulling the patient to pieces
His eyes were sticking ont of their sockets. and he
screamed and gasDed for breath
Sabbatus danced around like wild man. not
knowing what to do. when he happened to spy
hatchet lying near, and jumping for that he cut
the rope.
Some years after that a lot OF summer company
arrived at Greenville. Sabattus there too
and presently distinguished looking man, of
the newcomers went up to him and said with a
meaning smile, aren't you the man who practises
Sabattus admitted that he was that same
feller -
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
A NAIVE APPLICATION.
THE EFFORT OF a TEXAN TO BREAK INTO THE
LEGAL PROFESSION.

From Law Notes.
and at the same time pathetic application by
Too the honorable District Court of Falls County
Texas, Memorable S: R Scott presiding t,on
during the June term of court touching my " Legal a
or such course as the court may direct
Re marks commence reading lay in lsa4 under eF
"S ~ Ts ] Sin a. Soi i Anderson has passed
away while my friend David ii. Hewlett live at
During that period of time taking an active
county Both of the above named distinguished
teaching school on the Coke farm in the years A. u.
ISL Waf employed & to canvas fPb dbe T abuse of
The Davis administration the exorbtant rate of tax,
many other Evils caused for the first time in the
history OF McLSnnan COUNTY thI arse dvern"
1t was during this stormey period was encourage
to read law and procured a loan Of studies until
Books studied and read: Green's code of law,
Chty DIGEST, BLACKSTONE in four VuiimnS, blgiow i
in connection with quzzer BaTt2n suits IN tgnlt5'
Ids practice Story on piGadlns ana contracts;
school OF Law. Detroit. Mich.
siondence School of law questions and course sent
on lesson sheets once month. The following are
tort? What is necessary 10 a representation in
the difference between slander and libel? What is
Ing classes? What is the distinction between assault
and battery? Under what circumstances may an
officer arrest without warrant? When is an entry
OF land or the taking of goods justifabe? What is
sist of the action Of trespass upon land? What
constitutes conversion? What is contrDutory negu-
eence ana what is its effect?
Nativity were borned and raised in Texas My
young master learned me my A. B. CS under a big
cow hunt, saying you are all free now and
you will need smart among you for a hundred
years Though "A little stock boy knowing nothing
hut running cattle nd horses on the wild prairieS
the expression made such deep impression on my
mind that | forgot il.
AS have said were borned and raised in Texas
well acquainted with the customs of the south. No
white man will allow a cOlOred man To call him
lie at the bar, rarely anywhere else II is not
custom
PIE e4ding should be done with great nicely and
caution.
Please pardon if have TO widely digrests in
my application Hon w. =. BELL"
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idea that many of the phenomena upon which we
base aXlomS are merely appearances. without sub
Stantial reality For example. again, you know
that two things may be equivalent to the same
thing without being even approximately equivalent
to each other?'
Yes, that is true
"Then there is that familiar postulate. The
whole is greater than any of its parts, the utter
absurdity of which. when subjected to critical
analysis, must have become apparent to you lon;
ago."
Yes
"Aristotle says-by the by. you have learned. |
presume that recent investigations prove Aristotle
to have been old Corinthian adventures who
frequently masqueraded as a man."
why. yes. r
"AristOtle in of hiS-Or rather. her
letters to Speusppus that the of the true
philosophers stone was the man who could take
the bark Of tree and make paper money out of it
saving which, hundreds of years later.
trbuted to Marco Polo Incidentally. this shows the
source whence the greenbacker of modern times
derives his Inspiration. Is it not wonderfui?"
"Er-yes il is indeed.
And you know, of course that such as
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temporaries tells the truth, the youngest of the
little flock gave her heart and hand to estimable
citizen of the name of Iiosg. Everything passed
off pleasantly. as everything should at such affairs,
until the guests were partaking of the wedding
supper. when The disconsolate father got up and
said:
II have taken pains to educate daughters
that they might act well their part in life. and
l hnd that all my expectations have come to moth.
ing but Poor, Little. Short. Brown. Iogg.
We publish this story at the request of several
people who claim II is new, but have "A
picion that it was first told at of the fe;stS of
l4uculuS, and we believe Mark Twain has il in one
of his books as original little thing of his own
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
THE STAGE VILLAIN.

j. Montague. in The Portland Oregonian.
Under the painted canvas tree
The wicked villain stands,
With blue-black whiSkers on his race
In coarse and shining strands,
And cleaning daggers tenSely held
In both his sinewy hands.
His records bad. and black. and long,
He's wanted" everywhere.
Detectives crack are on his track.
Yet never find his lair.
Until just the curtain falls.
They lard on him for fair.
Act in act out ne mains and slays.
And lies and robs. and steals;
He SneakS along with dagger drawn
Behind the herO'S heels.
And yet no crime. however foul.
His purpose dark reveals
The children coming home from school
"a millionaires. $. of course),
He gags and binds and carries of
Upon charging horse.
And though they howl, and plead and wall.
He never shows remorse
In fact. ne says but little. save
When some deep plan Is spoiled.
When some bold hero lands the girl
For whom the villain tO!led.
He growls between his close clenched teeth
In awful accents. "F-f-f-f-fOiledi'
He goes Sunday to the church,
And prays both loud and long.
And lifts his large and deep bass voice
In spiritual song.
For playing the church member dodge
Is where he most is strong.
Killing. destroying. embeZZling.
Through every act he goes.
Each moment sees some new formed plan
To add 10 human woes
Something attempted. something done
Has foiled his many foes.
Thanks. thanks to thee. my worthy friend
No longer will lack
The means To trace villain down
And catch him in his track
Wen straight pursue all deep voiced men
Whose WnlSkprS Pc
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20

Ralph Waldo Emerson Iived?"
NO, no." gaSpcd the freshman, that Is going
little too far lie certainly dId,'
Young man" said the sophomore severely. for
baking at thing like that. when YOU have just
swallowed lot Of infinitely bigger lies you
about 10 be punished. You will need all your fort
tudc. Prepare yourself"
Must all tho narrowing details of the hazing be
given?
Yes, But let be brief
\ dozen students flied sOlemuy into the room
each bearing plate Of baked beans.
They surrounded that hapcss youth. They made
him stand up. Then they turned their backs upon
him
They the beans
And didn't offer him any.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
PERFECTLY PLAIN.
.e Chicago Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Unce 'Rastus who seeking information CON
corning mushrooms. had been referred 10y a pre-
ternatuTay solemn student to the professor OF
botany. and with hat in hand he was addressing
that dCnitaTy.
Would yo mind tellin' me. Mstah Mandrake.
he said. how to 'stinguish musharoon I'm
toadstoOl?'
Willingly" replied the professor. I'm the first
pace, You must remember that the amanlta phal-
loides deadly agaric. closely resembles the
agaricus campestris; edible fungus. which is our
common variety, and absolutely innocuous. Next
IL viii be- necessary to fix firmly in your mind the
Distinguishing marks or characteristics OF the
agaricus campestris. which these: pieus
covered with eXcreScence-like scales: gillS of
brownsh purple when mature; stalk solid and ap-
prOximatey cylindrical; ring near middle of stalk
base not bulbous and not sheathed by membrane
The distinguishing characteristics Of the amanta
phallOides. or deadly agaric, these Pileus des
titute Of distinct excrescences; white sis. hollow
stalk, large ring and prominent bulb base, with
membranouS upper margin. Bearing these points
OF differen tion fully in mind you will never be
at a loss to determine which variety you encounter
in any given case
Yes, suh." said Uncle Rastus, turning his hat
round and round in his fingers. Il un stan dat all
right, but how's l gwine to tell 'em apaht?"
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
MISS NUFFETT" Up TO DATE.

rom The SacranTnto Record Union.
Little Miss Numett
Sat on a tufet-
Whatever tuffet may he.
When along came spider
And sat down beside her
But she told il: You can't scare me-
For since women are taking
Mems places less quakinS
And screaming is done than of yorc.
We go with heads bare
And defy sun and air.
We run things in office and store
And some of us bravely
Refuse" she said craVcly
'Since We've let old traits vanish
And got 10 be manniSh.
To have fits over mice any more"
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
pOTTSVILLES EIPERInENI'

From The Baltimore American ,..
Pottsville Penn-The Board OF 1e&H,n hn,t ~ aressea
vile has ordered all women 10 wear SAoA
--(PresS Dispatch
Now 1.-the g. listen, gentles.
A stirring Tale tell. .u orowre
Who acted passing Well
They got We windwarde tacke
Uponne ye Boarde OF Health,
& sf,yde: 'Gadzooks. Do something
& save to Wealth
Ye Boarde Of Healthe gotte busy.
& resolutions made
Aboute We foohshe womennefolkeS.
How they sholde be arrayed
Ye BoarGe Sayde: Earnest measures
Shall be firme resort
Ye Skirtes of all ye womenne
Shall everichOne be short
Ye Boarde menne shouted proudlie:
"A goode DECIDE have DONE
But whennc ye BOarCe Mehhe redcAeu '"0'As
homes
Ye Trouble hadde begunne.
Behold. ye wyves Of Pottsville
Are styliShe fOlke & wayne,
& love uponne they're Dresses
To We lengthie Trane
Oh. aske notte to tell You
What sayde ye womennefolkes-
1t is enough to Simple saye
They tode ye mcnne no jokes.
& ye War in POttsvile
Doth rage exceeding Hot.
e truth to tell it seemeth
Ye Towne will to Pott
BE brave, Bolde menne OF Pottsville.
Get at We Fall HATTIE
Get action We Jewelrie.
Ye Sealskinne. & all that,
Make LaweS agaynSte ye wearing
OF coStle fol-de-rO!.
& We'll sende menne of PottSville.
y Medale for YOU all.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
MAKING SURE or HIS HONESTY
From The Boston Courier.

From The Boston Courier
AS the daily train reached n Vermont village, he,
other day antique looking dame thrust her
head of the window opposite the refreshruent
and briefly shouted:
Sonny
a bright looking boy came up the window
Little boy" she said have you Il mother?'
Yes. ma am
DO you SCHOOL,
Yes. ma'am'
And are you faithful to your studies?"
.'YeS, ma am
DO you say your prayers every nght?'
"YeS, ma am
can trust YOU to do errand for me-"
''YeS. ma'am'
Il think can. tco.' said the lady looking stead
lily down on the manly face Here is five cents to
apple. Remember God sees Won