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MOST FAMOUS SHOT IN FRANCE.
Wonderful Exploits of Sergeant
Hon, the Famous Franc Tireur of
the Siege of Parfs.

wonderful Exploits OF Sergeant
Hon, the Famous Franc Tireur of
the Siege of Paris.
Sergeant Hoff, the famous Franc
Tireur (sharpshooter) of the siege Of
Paris. who was janitor Of the Arc de
Triomphe for a number Of years, is
dead.
At the time Of the siege Of Paris
Sergeant Hoff became a terror to the
Prussians. He used to go out at night.
crawl along on his hands and knees for
miles and approach right up to the
Prussian lines, where he would shoot
any Of the enemy who exposed them
selves. He caused so much alarm that
the Prussians investing the west Of
Paris doubled their sentries, and at
last the soldiers became 80 fearful that
they would not go out except in bands.
Almost every time Hoff fired at
Prussian he would killed his man.
| Hoff seemed to bear charmed life.
The Germans offered a reward for his
capture, dead or alive, and even de-
tailed bands Of men for the special OBJ
ject Of catching him. No one, even
Hoff himself, ever knew how many
German lives he took. He would shoot
the enemy from the least expected
points, and when a search party was
sent after him he would have disap-
peared as II by magic. Sometimes he
would lead two or three daring COM
panions, and there was hardly night
in the course Of the whole long siege in
which one or more Germans were not
killed as the result Of his exploits. A
large proportion Of his victims were
officers.
On one occasion party Of Prussians
actually found Hoff, and with yell Of
triumph, rushed upon him. He waited
till they came right up to him, and
then, using his rifle as club-he was
an extremely powerful man-put two
Of his assailants hors de combat before
the others had a chance to realize
what had occurred. Then Hoff ran for
his life. The Germans fired shot after
shot at him, but not single bullet
touched him. After this the Prussian
soldiers were more than ever con-
vinced that they were dealing with
man who possessed supernatural at
tributes.
At the time Of the siege Hoff was
about 80 years old. Soon after order
was restored in Paris he began to
reap the reward Of his daring. A
pension was settled upon him and the
post of guardian Of the Arc de Tri-
omphe was given to him. In short
time he became one Of the best known
men in the French capital. Country
people on their visits to Paris would
no more think Of returning home with
out having seen and, If possible, hav-
II ing talked to Hoff, than Of omitting to
look at the Vendome and Bastile COL
umns. Hoff was always modest In his
demeanor; but, when in the right hu-
NOR, would tell Of his exploits and
would keep a whole room full Of peo-
pie interested for hours with accounts
Of his hairbreaths escapes.
| Hoff was also known to large num-
ber of foreigners, and he was reputed
to have amassed quite comfortable
fortune as the result Of the tips
which he received from tourists. He
was q member Of the Legion Of Honor.
New York Express
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coin and Jcfr Davis could have sat
there with US and shared the contents
Of that frying pan they would quickly
have agreed to end the war on basis
Of q general exchange Of northern cof.
fee for southern bacon and hoecake.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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#istellamsuus Reading.
YANKEE INDEPENDENCE.
A Londoner In New York Thinks He
Has Made q Discovery.

Il
| Has Made a Discovery.
"I have been in your country a year, ;,
said a Londoner "and a good part OF
that time has been spent in the east
You are an interesting people to me
aside from your manner Of business.
What interests and amuses me Is
some Of the little things I notice. Has
1t ever occurred to you that you peo-
pie are quite obstinate, when, to quote
one of our dead writer's, the hair Is
rubbed the wrong way?
You often speak Of US as bullhead-
ed. You people are stubborn in little
things.
"I stopped in front Of the entrance OF
one Of your big buildings the other day
and read this sign, No loaf1ng here
Move on Rather commanding, don't
you think?
| But what amused me was that IN
spite Of the order saw at least a doz-
en- men standing there with apparently
nothing to do. AS I chanced to know
one in the gathering ventured to ask
him why he and the others were there
against the wish Of the owner. He said
he could only speak for himself.
"'This is a free country, he went on
to say. I don't recognize the right OF
the man who put up that sign to tell
me in that way what I shall do. Sc
long as 1 do not make a nuisance OF
myself I may stand in this entrance II
I choose
| I'VE walked away together and
farther down the street he met an ac-
uuaintance, who asked to have word
with him, and suggested that they ster
into an entrance that was handy
Your countryman, who had maintained
his right to stand in the place where
found him, objected to stepping into
the entrance where he was asked to
step. I thought it funny. don't you
know, and I made bold to ask him
why.
Because he said, in this entrance
is the sign, please do not block the
entrance" The man who owns this
building is a gentleman. He recognizes
that I am a gentleman. He says
Please and I respect his wish. You
can't bully an American he added.
"Then I remember that last winter
I had a temporary stopping place ir
the office of a friend downtown.
heard him tell his clerk to put sign
on the door which would Indicate tha'
he wanted the door to be closed when
one passed in or out.
1.-THE clerk put up placard, Shut
the door, His employer saw 1t and
told him write on the placard, Please
shut the door, Gentleman come into
NV office, he said, I do not command
a gentleman
1.-THE other day when I was IN a
downtown office my friend told his boy
to call up a certain number by tele-
phone. The boy went at it hammer and
ltongs and reported that the number
was busy. His master said to him:
"'Call again and say, If you please
give me No.
1.-THE boy did so, and there was an
Immediate response. I know from my
own experience that that doesn't al
ways work.
"But I have learned from observing
these little things that you people re-
spond most graciously where the request
is in the same spirit. The only instance
where I have seen it fail Is when your
street car conductors order you to step
lively. I notice that you obey that or
der with alacrity. I don't understand
tbat New York Sun.
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Foi1ed.
Anger," he said thoughtfully, "short-

"Anger," he said thoughtfully, "short-
ems life"
She looked at him sharply.
ut also" he went on, "spoils beauty.
It has an exceptionally injurious effect
on a pretty face"
John Henry" she exclaimed, what
is It you want to say to me? What
provoking suggestion have you to make
now? For what offensive ruling in do
mestic economy are you paving the
way"
Then be knew that all his precau-
tions were useless and that he might
as we'll have told her In the first place
that she would have to wait q month
for that new bonnet.-Chicago Post.
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CHAPTER TX.
BACK TO CAMP.

Elk u lOnS resi- Iol'
lowed by water for
our horses the regi.
ment started again,
though as to where
we were going we
knew no more than
when we left camp.
| said to Cloyne that
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1 i EN I To N, CUIupu-
ny" shouted our
captain. Draw sa-
bers!"
FLASHED all their
sabers bare" as Ten
nyson says in "The
Charge of the Light
Brigade" but | hope
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WHEN BOYS WERE men.
.~ JoHN HABBERToN
Author of "Helen's Babies" "GeOrge Wash
.ingtOn," Etc.

Copyright, 1901, by John Habbcrton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-25

CHAPTER VIII.
THE CHARGE OF THE THIRTY-EIGdTH.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05
Hadn't Heard of Niagara.

DR.. White. the American ambassa-
dor, tells an interesting anecdote of
the German empress. He was minis
ter to Germany during the Arthur ad-
ministration, and when he returned as
ambassador after McKinley's election
and was presented to her majesty. he
said: 81 don't suppose you will remem-
Der me, but l attended your wedding"
81 do remember you" replied the
Kaiserin. land can tell you what you
said to me on that occasion" Then
you have better memory than l." re-
marked DR.. White, for certainly do
not recall anything further than a
most charming occasion. you told
me-" said the empress, when you
came to congratulate me, that il was
an American bride l would soon be
setting out for Niagara Falls. l did
not understand what you meant, but
1t made such an impression upon me
that | Immediately looked on the map
and found where Niagara Falls was,
and read everything I could find in
books about it."-Chicago Record-Her-
AID
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05
Money In Apples.

A prominent Virginian apple grow
er, telling of the development of the
industry in that state. declares that on
an orchard of about eight acres one OF
his neighbors raised 800 trees, which
this year yielded LOO barrels of first
class merchantable fruit. They sold
for $3.50 barrel in the orchard, the
buyer furnishing the barrels and de-
fraying the expenses of packing.
1,OO0-tree orchard on an adjoining
farm cleared $500 one year and $4,000
two years later. This is an average of
So tree, so that 1t will readily be
seen that good crop is a very lucra-
tive investment.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05
l N. BUNTING, Editor.

son in Grand Junction, when there
is either an abundance or suffici>
ency Of poultry or game. In fact
little of the latter finds its way to
this city. With a cold storage
plant game and poultry can be se>
cured in their seasons and stored
for future use. Then if sold within
any reasonable price a trade can be
created which will soon bring re-
munerative returns to the promo
ters and stockholders of the new
enterprise. 1t is noteworthy also
that all of our present ice supply is
usually exhausted before Septem>
Der and much has to be shipped in
so that tallow field awaits this
new enterprise.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

The Sentinel some few weeks
ago remarked that the Denver dis
vorce courts were as famous or in>
finous as were those in North
Dakota, which had international
reputation. Divorces we're ground
o 1t each week upon the most tri-
vial pretexts. Almost any charge
was admissible and sufficient to
dissolve the supposedly sacred
bond. 1t appeared that man or
woman, if tired of each other,
sought to sever the marriage rela>
ton, so that fathers and mothers
began to wonder if marriage which
united them years ago, had been a
holy union. For the states good
name Judge Peter Palmer has de
cided that as far as his court was
concerned, it should no be a di-
vorce mill. He has given forth his
ultimatum that men and women
must give abundant reason, before
he will dissolve the sacred bond
Judge Palmer's decision is most
decently right. 1t should be follow
ed by every Arapahoe county judge
and copied most extensively by the
judges OF the state We hive old
fashioned notions regarding mar
riage and that extreme causes
alone should dissolve the marriage
relation. While these notions may
be ancient they fully satisfy US and
should be made to hold many more
than are held If marriage is not a
sacred tie there is nothing sacred
in life.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

Telluride Examiner: Doubtless Grand
valley will soon be experiencing another
boom, as the new management Of the su
gar factory is preparing tons Of litera
ture descriptive OF natural resources and
predicts that 5000 home seekers will ar.
rive.in Grand Junction before fall. An
enormous crop is certain for this year
and Gelder, who is advancing the inter.
ests Of the valley, is taking advantage OF
the opportunity for publicity and he is a
promoter with the accent on the whole
word.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05
stuart Robson's "Reminiscences.

Stuart Robson spoke in happy vein
before the curtain at the Hyperion
Theater, New Haven. few evenings
ago. He said: Just forty-three years
ago. the first time l appeared before
a New Haven audience, l was arrested
by the sheriff of this city because I
didn't have money enough to pay my
theatrical license. which was $40 1t
was SIS house. In those days Yale
University Disseminated in favor of
the circus, which only had to pay a
license of S."
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

No one will read of the recent
fire at Rifle with the losses suffered
without feeling the deepest regret.
Rife was becoming quite an inns
portant business centre. Its COM
mercial importance was mainly due
to the immense shipments OF live
stock from all the great northwest
section of Colorado and because it
was the commercial gateway to
that section. The people of Rifle
without any doubt whatever will
rise above their disaster and heavy
losses and build even better than
before. With the rebuilding oi
Rifle, the town should be incorpor-
ated and means secured in the fu
ture to fight fires, by installing a
water system and sufficient fire
apparatus.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

The expected has happened-a
delegate to the great federation OF
womans clubs at Los Angeles
purchased a package of cigarettes
at hotel cigar stand. The entire
congress of women has been shock
ed. 1t was hardly to be supposed
that 10000 women could gather in
one city without some one Of them
doing something shocking.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

The splendid piece Of structural
work erected under the manages
ment Of Geo. r. Barton, is a decid>
ed credit to the city. If Mr. Bar
ton had been constructing a mons
ument to his genius, he could no,
have done better work. The res
ervoir as now built is a credit to the
city's water service and is certainly
lasting and durable piece Of en-
gineering work
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

The promoters of the cold stor>
age and ice plant need not be told
that there is a splendid field for its
operations here in the Grand valley.
They have canvassed the situation
more thoroughly possibly than any
outsider may pretend to do. News
ertheless it is not without the prov>
ence OF the press to say words OF
encouragement for the success OF
the new enterprise. There are few
months OF the fall and winter sea-
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

1t is said that corporate greed
had somewhat to do with. the ex,
tent of the fire from which Rifle
recently suffered. Residents there
say that several large property
owners opposed Incorporating the
town. This was done to keep
down taxes. The town was .suff
Gently large to have had some sort
of town government and fire ser>
vice, but with no town organization
none could be purchased. Here is
an instance, if the above is true,
where short sighted greed caused
more extensive damage than it
might otherwise have done.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

1t is extremely unfortunate, ar
guing from the splendid work done
by the city in the construction OF
the reservoir that, every municipal
improvement had not been made
by the city itself. 1t is beyond any
question whatever that thousands
OF dollars would have been saved
the city, had the water and sewers
age systems been constructed by
the city. The lesson taught the
city has been a costly one, but from
it money may be saved in the
future.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

The production OF Lincoln ]. Carter E
1.-Two Little Waits" was excellent. The
company had more scenery upon the
stage than any other show which has
appeared here during the season. The
attendance WAS small.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05
LEE Il BUNTING, Props.

1t is The Sentineps prediction
that Grand Junction will be the
sixth instead of the eighth city in
the state before another presiden
tial election.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-05

Mrs w. F. White has returned from
an extended eastern visit, which includ
ed her old home near Kansas City.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
outdoor Weddings in MAY and June.

It is growing custom to celebrate
country weddings, in May and June,
out-of-doors. One of the prettiest OF
weddings took place last May in an
orchard in full blossom, when nature
seemed to have decked herself for a
bridal. Garlands of foliage suspended
from tree to tree marked off the aisle
those OF white flowers indicating the
place where the bridal party was to
stand. For a country wedding the in
vitatlons should give full information
about trains, and carriages or carryallq
be sent to convey the guests to and
from the station.
After an hour given to their friends
the bridal pair retire to dress for their
journey, and the formal guests with.
draw. The bridegroom awaits the
bride at the foot Of the staircase With
the family and intimate friends AT
her appearance she holds aloft her
bridal bouquet and then throws II
among the bridesmaids. The one tc
catch 1t will be the next bride-so say
the Fates.-Ladies' Homo Journal
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

According 10 American Medicine, the
lisinfection OF paper money should at
tract the attention Of hygienists.
When patients with smallpox or other
contagious diseases are quarantined
they must pay for food, etc, and it is
certain that bills sent by them may be
carriers OF contagion. IL is almost
impossible for the larger banks to car
ry out thorough disinfectlon of money
with the present devices, and for the
small stores and working men it is
more difficult, A simple, cheap and
effective disinfection device is highly
desirable. Banks may lessen the
danger by returning TO Washington
for redemption notes that are not only
badly soiled or damaged, but that are
slightly so. 1t would be well is the
English system of redemption were
also in use in our country. Our Gov
ernment should be more liberal to
banks in this respect.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

No doubt there is carelessness on the
part of those entrusted with the over
sight Of great establishments, but this
carelessness should be measurably off
set by architects and builders in an
effort to provide adequate protection
against the ravages Of the flames, re-
marks the Atlanta Constitution, and
also by definite legislative precautions
making it necessary for property own
ers to avail themselves Of the most ef-
fective appliances and devices either
for preventing fires on the one hand
or for escaping therefrom on the
other; and the sooner such precautions
are taken the better.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

New York receives every year money
from anonymous contributors, paid in
restitution and credited to the con
science fund" The amounts are small
Some years they amount to as little as
$50; other years they are as high as
$4O0. Last year they were 1902. The
State Government gets very little from
any conscience fund. Some years there
are no payments; last year they
amounted to $40.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

A London auctloneer recently took
novel method Of protesting against
the traffic in Egyptian mummies. He
offered for sale what purported TO be
the skeletons of British soldiers who
had been killed in an Afghanistan pass
in 1S42. The sacrilege reused public
indignation to such a pitch that the
lots were withdrawn the auctioneer
apologizing for what he had proposed
doing, but excusing himself on the
ground that he found it difficult to
draw the line between soldiers
skeleton and an Egyptian princes
mummy,
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

Rhode isianu mas now a large popu'
iation Of French Canadians in the man.
ufacturing towns. The work Of ma.
turalization goes on unremittingly, and
Judge Blodgett of the Supreme Court
In Providence recently objected to the
appearance Of some candidates for ma
turalization who were not properly
attired. He says that American citi-
Eenship is a serious thing, and those
who seek to acquire it in his court
must come properly garbed and clean.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
Trolley 10 Mecca.

The Street Railway Review pub
fishes the statement that American
capitalists have secured concessions
for extensive electric railways N Asia,
the idea being TO cater to the Moham.
medan pilgrimage travel to Mecca, a
journey made once a year by all good
hoslems. The lines are TO start at
Cairo, Egypt and run to Mt Cinai, and
thence through Syria and Arabia to
Mecca. A branch is to connect Damas.
Gus with the system at Mt. Sinai. Troll
ley cars already cover the road from
Jerusalem to Gaillee. 1t is stated that
the Sultan Of Turkey has granted the
greater part Of the concessions for the
proposed system.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

some very interesting data on inter-
state migration is given in the Nation
al Magazine. According to this au-
thority not one in five native-born Am
orleans lives in the same State in
which he was born. AS would natur-
ally be expected, the oldest States send
out the greatest number Of adven-
turers, and of these States New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois are
credited with a million each, while
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri
and Virginia are credited with half a
million each. Vermont, however, pro-
pcrtionally to her population, has
given more emigrants than any other
State Of the Union, Vermonters equal
ing in numbers nearly One-half OF the
present native population of the State,
now living in other States. BY this
seeking for betterment Illinois has re-
ceived more citizens than any other
State, though Missouri and Texas are
not very far behind. The States that
show a net gain from this intermigra-
ton are Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
Connecticut, New Jersey, West Vir.
ginia and Florida. All the other New
England Atlantic Coast and Southern
States show net loss on the exchange.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
HUGH CAMERON
BY John Gritton,
HERE is a certain watering

.sKAEsKa<YKYKA(A;NsE;5NsK;sssN;;yaEN0soM
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
WASHINGTON, D. C.

The tunnel for the New York Sub
way, which is a Disagreement and in
convenience to the city at the present
time, is half cut; only thirteen months
more will be required for the excava-
ton. The cost so far has been S13,-
100000. More than S2,250,000 has
been spent in removing and changing
sewers.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
A Month of SUNDAYS.

As each day Of the week is observed
as Sunday by some nation, a month of
Sundays is just an ordinary month
The first day of the week is our Chris.
tian Sunday; Monday is the sacred day
Of the Perslans; Wednesday of the AS
syrlans; Thursday Of the Egyptians.
Friday Of the Turks, and Saturday is
the sabbath OF the Hebrews.-Detroit
Free Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
THE snnnRnAN f,Irr-

ZEN is a permanent institu-
Llon--a fixture ut the National
Capital. Thousands ana thou
sands OF people oan testify to
the good work IL has accom-
plished during the past five
years IN the line OF suburban
Improvement. IL is the only
pswspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintains a
punching bureau, whose duty
Il is to punch up the authori-
lies and keep them awake 20
phe needs Of the suburbs. On
that account 10 deserves and "
receiving substantial encouRN
OZemenh-
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

The City o. Mexico with a popula.
tlon OF nearly 100000, still has an an
nual eath-raie o. 52.2 per 1000.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-15
STATE NEWS

The Rrevoort block was destroyed
by fire at Grand Forks.
The Fargo Gail charges the Fargo
Edison Company with obtaining water
for nothing from the city of Fargo
and a new controversy is on between
the Call and Ed Hughes.
Tom Baker, who was shot by Kitty
Ponderaat at burlington. will recover,
it. is expected. Baker and the Bender
ant woman were in a room alone when
the shooting occurred and she was in
an intoxicated condition. A. sad feat
ure of the affair is that Baker has a
wife living in Darlington.
Matt Larcola, living four miles
northeast of Brocket, was shot and
killed at 2 o'clock Thursday morning
by a neighbor named Gyni. Larcola
was drunk and had driven his family
from home. He then went to GYMS
place hunting for more trouble. He
found what he was looking for and the
contents of a shot gun, in the hands of
Mr.. GYM, proved sufficient forever
more.