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sWe crawled down tho back gtairB with
Higgins and ran along the street fortunately
out OF range of the house. About q mile
away found clump OF bushes In which |
could hide, while mamma went on a still
hunt for a carriage TO take me to the station.
We hired a rig finally and as there were two
hours before the train went to New York
we drove about with Higgins under the rug
and our wells pulled down for fear OF dis
coyery. We felt like criminals escaping
with booty.
"poor Itiggins. was sick over It. He could
not understand why his daily routine was
no interfered with, and he is a complete
creature of habit. 1t meant that | would
have to ride to New York in baggage car
and take my chances after | got there.
Higgins by that time YVES too upset to leave
alone. I made decker with the baggage
man and he finally consented TO let me ride
"You can imagine how felt. 1 wept
on mammals shoulder and felt when l saw
her turn away from the station as IL the
end of everything had come. Higgins by
that time really acted as if he understood
and pazed at me mournfully. 1 knew his
conscience was affecting him and In my
endeavor to make him feel better forgot
for a few moments my own troubles, the
long. hard day wrestling with dog haters.
the flight, the weary hours Of waiting and
the prospect of arriving in New York alone
at midnight. 1t was enough to unnerve
aBut when YOU take dog into your life.
don't imagine that all is plain sailing. II
sacrifice makes the heart grow fonder, no
wonder that women are fond OF their pets.
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ACCUSED.

were very toilsome, especially with the
lantern in the long dark winter but the five
men on whom il devolvod always performed
this duty wit h the same care. There were
times, however, when 1t was quite impoa-
sible, and therefore for such cases special
arrangements were made close to the ship
for reading thermometers. Those for re-
cordng Ice temperatures were deeply
buried and after the snowstorm had ceased
were found again after a long search and
set afresh. At these times the magnetic
observatories had to be visited four times
assistant L. Reuterskjold did feeling their
way. along cable. A cable was also laid
to the astronomical hut, where the chro-
nometers were compared once day"
The opportunity was improved to observe
animal life in it's natural state quite UNI
influenced by human beings DrygalsH
writes: AWe met with two species of
penguin, the small Adeia penguin and the
Emperor penguin. Both showed the same
unsusplciousness of man, and only on our
return voyage through the pack were they
at all shy Of us They differed, however,
decidedly in temperament. While the small
penguins hurried toward us full Of life and
movement, croaking, almost snarlin& like
angry dogs, and barring our Way IA If
ready to attack us, though merely acting
In absolute innocence of danger, and many
got among the dogs and lost their lives,
the larger penBulns made or slowly with
philosophical composure. They stopped
before strange objects, making their pres
ence known by trumpetlike tones or loud
croaking, and only attempted to escape,
if at all, when one stood close to them,
Then they let themselves down on the zoe,
and skinned over 1t quickly, using their
feet for propulsion and steering with their
wings. We noticed the small penguins only
in small groups. while bhe large ones passed
by the ship m spring and autumn in fiocks
numbering rs many az go
THE larger penguins were very useful
to us as food, especially for the dogs These
consumed for some time three penguins
day. The skins and fat were burned,
and 80 saved our fuel The consumption
Of the expedition amounted In all to more
than 500 penguns Others fell a prey to
our dogs
Seals were easily caught In the ice They
only raised their heads to stare at the adj
vancing enemy and then calmly lay down
again. Their flesh especially the liver,
was liked by every one and preferred to
that of penguins. The fat yielded good
oil for illumination and the skins were often
used as clothing.
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their hired property and frequent inter-
views resulted in the addition to their fam
lily Of father. mother and two boys.
Things had not been very prosperous with
the brother In n business way and the easing
of a heavy rent and household expenses
was not unwelcome.
One day the boy and dog came together
and after the melee subsidized. a piece Of
the boys trouser leg and piece Of his
real leg were both missing. He howled
to beat the band and an hour later the
maiden sister was speeding citywBrd with
the dog and the father was about with
shotgun.
The sister burst into tho brothers office,
where he was busily engaged telling his
stenograrher how To spell She handed him
the dog and fell into a chair weeping
If it had been only you she ended her
recital, but Spot. l couldn't endure a
life without Spot"
The brother apparently appreciated the
distinction. At any rate no offered to do
anything. sell the house, his business, his
sister-snything 70 help. While they were
talking over the situation a telegram came,
They opened and read II.
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and in his normal condition rather an en-
1-n rrir,nr r,aran,n IL, ndA reSr and Lanrircr

and in his normal condition rather an en-
gazing person in address and bearing.
But he had wild blood in his vens aud
it frequently came ont IN crazy sprcee
IL was a favorite amusement of his when
he was on one Of these tears to strip him
self stark naked, mount a horse and ride
like mailman about the country iii broad
daylight ,,
an old and peaceable farmer named William
Mays over II tho Edgefeld country. Both
Mays and his son were quiet and orderly
in their lives and were much respected
Yet everybody who knew them we'll knew
as the saying goes among the crackers
down this way, that they we're mighty
unsatisfactory people to do any protestin
with in other words, that they would
they fought they shot to kill
Il don't know just what particular Of
fence John, IN one Of his Lady Godiva
excursions, gave the Mayses, buH t was a
mortal one, and Farmer Mays and his sou
John cleaned up their skotEuus AID went
out prospecting for John Ii!lman.
"Ihcy We're not long in finding him,
They we're in buggy on tho highway
and saw John coming in another buggy.
John apparently saw them at about the
same time, and, being in one OF his moods,
drove like mad straight at them, sinR shing
his buggy right into theirs and partly
wrecking both. AT the moment Of the
shock both the farmer and his son enptied
their shotguus into John, stretching him
mangled and dead on the highway
"In the trial they were defended by eX-
United States Senator NJ. c. Butler, who
WAS then young lawyer Lot very long in
practice in EdgeGeld. The Mayses we're
acquitted
Then there was another uncle Of jim,
Oliver Hazard Perry Tilman, who came
to tragic end. He went down to Florida
whore while seated at hotel table he got
into All alteration over some triae with a
man who sat opposite him and who right
then and there drew pistol and shot him
dead.
"George Tillman, brother Of Senator
Ben and father Of jim, now about to be
tried for the Gonzales murder, was himself
a murderer He shot n man In a quarrel
over n game Of faro. George fed the co,In-
trv and went down to Mexico or Central
America and remained for two years. Then
he came back. stood his trial, was convicted
of manslaughter and was sentenced to two
vears Imprisonment ard to pay 50 600
fine. He served the full term OF imprison
ment, but could net pay the fine. After
n time the Governor remltted the fine and
George was released
II understand TINT there was a tscit
agreement that George was to enter Tho
Confederate Army on his release He
did not enter the army, but busted himself
making powder for the Confederacy down
on the Savannah.
Senator Ben did not enter the army,
except as a sort Of home guardsman, along
toward the close OF tho war;
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THE TILLMANS, GUN IN HAND.
JIM NOT TIE FIRST or THE RACE
TO KILL a MAN.

Ills Father Before Him Was Tried for Muir :
der and ImDrisNncd-TwO OF Ills In
Giles SHOT Dead--Great Interest In
Carolina I'm His FOrtEOOn ming Trial.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug, 2eThe trial of
Jim" Tillman for the murder of N E..
Gonzales, editor of the Columbia. s. c.,
State, is exciting more and more interest
as the time-Sept. 81 for its opening draws
near. T'hore is much curiosity as to whether
evidence as to the defendant 8 character
will be admitted, for if 1t is, the belief is that
some pretty spicy testimony will be intro
duced.
Those In South Carolina who are OPP
posed to the 1illmnn dominalion-an there
are many Of them, representing the best
citizenship OF the State-have not been idle
in exploring Tillman's career The late Mr..
Gonzales, Tillman's victim. published some
savage attacks upon him. Just how wide
the courts will Open the door for the ad-
mission of such testimony is the question
concerning which there ia most curiosity,
Az to the issue of the trial, it would be
hard to find two people of the same mind
Over in South Carolina the preponderance
Of opinion seems to be that there will be a
disagreement of the jury.
The home of the Tillmans, in the Edge
field district in South Carolina, is just
across the Savannah River, near here, and
there are many older citizens of Augusta
who know the family well and the Incl
dents which have occurred in the stormy
careers OF many of its members.
There has been no lack of excitement
in the lives of most Of the Tillmans," said
one of these old residents to-day. There
are number Of dark tragedies In their
wake. Besides the crime Of Jim In the
murder of Mr.. Gonzales. at least three other
members Of the family have been concerned
in murder, either al victims or as murderers
themselves
John rillman, brother Of Senator Ben
and uncle to jim. was shot down and killed
in the highway as the result of his violent
character John was physically unlike his
other brothers. Ben and the rest grew up
into tall, raw-boned men, John, on the
other hand, was shorter and inclined to
stockiness. lie was a handsome fsllow
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These are the dog days in the baggage
room Of the Grand Central Station 1t is
here that the dogs who are going to accom-
pany their owners out OF town are regis
tered. 1t is here that on printed labels
the railway company eschews in curt
phrases any responsibility for tho life of
the pet. If you intrust the dog to its caro-,
you do 1t at your own risk.
DO you mean to tell me2' says the travel
ling lady to the employee, picked out for
his steady nerves and stolid temperament,
apparently, "that my dog will have to travel
In the baggage CARP
She is advised that such is the case. She
makes few remarks about railway COM
panies in general and this one in particular,
q verbal outlet which leaves no mark on
Its recipient. Then she tries new tack.
There are, suppose, special provisions
made for dogs in baggage cars?"
Newer heard Of any"
You don't mean to say--rhere are
unmistakable tears in her voce-"that they
Just throw them in the way they do trunks,
and perhaps kill them?"
"Oh, they chain em up" answers the
employee nonchalantly, we can't have EN-
interfering with the baggage an gettin'
underfoot."
But supposng,' and the horrors Of an
unframed imagination take possession Of
her, Surprising that Fido"-Fido is a small
fox terrier VINO al the moment is engaged
In licking scented soap off her carmine
cheeks, Should be chained next to big
dog and they should quarre?"
well, OF course, you take chances like
that, but it amt only dogs that take c nance
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THE baggage'nan apparently thought
II WINS mp to him to make the time pass
pleasantly He came in and occupied some
Of the spare space, while he asked me per-
sonal questions about my past, as they do
at savings banks.
He was joined later on by two OF his
companions, and the trio made II impossi-
BILE for me to forget that | was travelling
alone in baggage car at night. 1t wasn't
so much what they said as the way they
eyed me and the undercurrent, of their
personalities.
They seemed 10 think that my anxiety
to ride in the baggage car was in some
occult way connected with their own graces
of manner and charm of diction.
Il was in dilemma. I didn't dare re-
fuse to talk and didn't dare appear too
ELUSIVE. l tried my best to preserve
mean between civility and Indifference
all the time, my heart humping like Hg-
gins's tail does when he's glad.
"They We're particularly anxious to know
II expected any one to meet me when I
reached New York, and when I said no
they exchanged meaning glances.
Il wrapped Higgins in my arms as soon
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to wear at big Tweed ball years ago.
OF his history Mr.. Reese has right to
be proud. He is now IS, but his eyes
sparkle as he tells of some of the pranks
OF his youth. One of his adventures was
an attempt to Join tho fiibuster Walker
at Nicaragua.
There we're number OF us young fellows
In those times who had adventurous blood
In us, said Mr.. Keeee the other day I'VE
didn't banker after the stage robber and
Wild West sort OF adventure, but We wanted
to go around and see things and do things
worth doing.
4 can remember very we'll attending
meeting in Bowery Theatre and going
wild when the speaker called for recruits
for Gen. Walker. / enlisted. with number
of my friends the very next day. and We
got what we supposed were tickets to
Nicaragua. Perhaps they were real tickets,
but at any rate as soon as our crowd got
on board they shut us up In the pilot house.
That didn't please us and we began to
make all the trouble we could In those
DAYS IL wasn't port and starboard; Il was
larboard and starboard. Well, every time
the pilot yelled Larboard" weyelled Star
boardV and vice versa. The pilot didn't
say anything until the boat reached the
extreme end OF Sandy Hook.
Now I'll larboard and starboard you
he said.
with that We were tumbled into boat
and put ashore. We weren't exactly put
ashore, either. We had to wade q good
long distance, and az It was a nice bleak
January. evening we had hard time
Not long after that our party found
lot Of driftwood, and We built a fire That
helped us out q little, but we went through
a good deal; 1t took us three days to get
back home
Mr.. Reese Isn't so sorry now that no
didn't finish his trip. Another trip that he
rejoices TO have missed was one on the
steamer Pacific, He got the job OF a clerk
who was III, and he was on the steamer
ready to sail on her when the clerk APP
pearea. Then Young Reese was told that
he could 20 the next time, and he withdrew.
The Pacific put to sea and was never hoard
OF again,
1t was rather matter OF course that
Marty Reese was Volunteer Fireman
He began with Fulton Engine Company
and then went to tho NJ T. Brennan Hose
Company When Col Ellsworth organized
his Zouaves during the civil war Reese joined
the regiment. fIc was prominent among
the New York fremen who saved Willard
Hotel in Washing on from burning. he
was wounded soon after that and was dis
charged from the service IA a result.
He had been n plumber, but his business
was ruined when he returned from the war,
He got job in the Comptrollers Office
and soon aftert that got anot her under She7h
NJ. T. Brennan He was with Brennan
when the latter arrested Tweed.
am content TO be here, said Mr.. Reese,
as he looked out OF the City Hall door the
other day. Il attend TO my business and
get along all right with everybody.
havs good homo Isn't that onou8h5'
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In which the ice imprisoned them for nearly

In which the ice imprisoned them for nearly
a year, till Feb. s, 1908 Posadowslsi Bay.
The ship was not close to the land, and
owing to the rough ice, it was not easy to
reach 1t during the year in which the ex-
petition was in the neighborhood. Four
sledge Journeys, however, were made to
the coast, the Gaussberg wac assembled
and found TO BIO the only part Of the land
in sight not covered by ice. Photogra phs
were taken, the geology Of the mountain
was studied, an ice hut was built at it's
foot and geological, botanical and geo
logical specimens were collected. A rec
ord Of their discovery was left In cairn
on the northwest declivity Of the coast
An even better view Of their surround
ings was obtained in fine, clear weather
by balloon ascents to a height of 1900
feet. The Gaussberg was the most con-
spicuous object seen anywhere from these
lofty points Of vantage The edge of the
and west and the undulating, ice-covered
surface stretched away to the south.
II is evident that the Germans had dis
covered a land OF considerable dimen-
sions, but though they were in its neigh
borhood for Il year they did not learn its
eXtcnt nor penetrate inland from its coast.
The Germans have never yet been con-
spicuously successful in polar sledge work
II is to be suspected that the Americans,
who have attained reputation in this line
would, in the course OF twelve months,
have found some way to gain great deal
more information about this island than
the Germans acquired
But the Germans did what their trained
explorers are always competent to do as
well as ii can be done They dredged the
sea for marine life and took all manner OF
magnetic, meteorological and other scien-
tific observations. When their results are
worked out these explorers, no doubt, will
be found to have added richly to the soien-
tific knowledge Of the Antarctic few
condensed extracts from DR.. Won Dry
galski's report are particularly interest
ing as presenting some Of the unique ex-
periences OF the party during their year Of
work in an unknown part OF the world.
Nowhere else on earth" he writes, Edo
extremes Of good and bad climate meet 80
the summer months would be suddenly in
terrupted by snowst orms, which made it I'm
possible to work and almost to stay out
of doors at all; but from the beginning Of
September to the end of April we could
reckon on days generally clear and often
fine, and make our plans accordingly.
From the end OF April TO the end OF August
II was Just tho opposite
In these winter months ono snowstorm
followed closely on another, especially
In May and August. choking up everything
outside that was left unfinished and bury
ing the ship so that 1t had each time to be
cleared again, In such weather all work
outside the ship had to he left undone.
The short rounds of the meteorological
observers to record the hourly readings
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have CIespised him II he had not Tho boy
knew he deserved it and never whimpered.
He didn't even mention IL to his mother.
who was one OF the fussy, dog-hating
variety OF women.
THAT night the boy woke up with an
itching sensation In the place and, OF course,
his tender ministrations did not tend to
heal the sore. In the morning he showed
1t to his mother and there was little in
ilammation about the size of a mosquito
mother, Of course, saw visions of hydro
phobia in the near foreground.
Before breakfast we were wakened by
her thump on the door and the curtly
worded request that we have Higgins shot
Immediately. You can imagine that we
bar FIRST.
Fortunately. Higgins was In the room
at the time and. after hearing her lamenta-
tons and threats, we suggested that she
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rHx oRrM1 NAL IN HIDING.

THK CRIMI NAL IN HIDING.
stretching himself on it while Spot aeps
luxuriously.
1t wasn't exactly ones idea OF solid COM
fort, but what DO you expect when you take
a dog into the family and make him ons
of your own? Three times a day the
brother took the dog to a neighboring
restaurant, He had diolsered with the pro-
prietor as to terms and found that Spot
could feed there ct half rates. So man and
dog started out for a couple OF months Of
uninterrupted companionshp.
They would have had IL, but they counted
without the principal factor~ths sisters
devotion. One day she appeared at the
brothers office. Its no use," she walled.
II can't stand it; life without Spot La no
life for mo. must have my dog
A procession of three started for the Long
Island ferry about that afternoon. Il
consisted OF the brother, the sister and
the happy dog, who seemed in some 90
cult, doggy way to know what " all meant.
The sister murmured dog platitudes
to the disgust Of all who heard her.
Did he have to sleep in q horrtd Office
and eat at an awful old restaurant, did he7
WAS he the sweetest dog that ever lived7
Did he bite the horrid boy that deserved it7'
These remarks were punctured by audi
BILE kisses-the kisses that had gone sstray,
belonging by right to some human being
who could have appreciated them.
When they reached the hired homo tho
woman sought her guests.
Il have brought the dog back and you
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MARTY KEESE'S ADVENTURES.
LIVELY EXPERIENCES OF THE
CITY HALLS JANETGR.
Went F1iibusterins, bus sassed the Pilot
and Was Put or the Ship-Was One CT
EilswOrth's Xouaves- Helped to Arrest
T1eetf--ffobbles Ne Intlulges Now.

went F1NDuSterins, bue yaEsed the Pilot
and Was Put OR the Ship--Was One or
EilswOrth's Zouaves--Helped to Arrest
Tveetf--ffobbiss file Intiulges Now.
His salary Is 81 200 a year, but for more
than twenty-five years ne has lived literally
In marble halls That's Martin j. Reese,
more Familiarity known "a Marty Reese,
the janitor of the City Hall.
Perhaps you have seen a tan. keen-eyed
man, apparently not more than 30, sitting
on Il chair near the main entrance OF the
City Hall. Sometimes he sits back in the
shadow OF one Of the big pillars and some
times right up near the door. Wherever
h" IL, those eyes Of his under his elcuch hat
ARE open all the time, That is part Of his
business.
He was in the City Hall years ago In
Tweed's time, when people who wanted 70
get the Aldermen to do certain things left
little presents for the Aldermen In little
boxes along the wall. Reese saw all OF
this He told about it only the other dsy.
There are lots Of things even In these davs
of Mayor Low and Secretary REYNOLDS that
one can see if he stays at the CITY Hall verv
long, although they are not meant to be
seen, For example, there's many q for
eigner who thinks that he has got TO 20
to the City Hall to swear allegiance TO
Uncle Sam.
AT the City Hall this unsuspecting for
eigner is Just IA likely as not to meet an
INSCRIPTIONS man who would take IS from
him and then try TO lose him. Mr.. Reese
has run across lots of such cases. lie
never waits for the rascal to work up a
case on which the police could convict.
He Shoes the confidence man out of one
door and gives the foreigner some advice
as he guides him out by another.
There used to be a gang of those rascas
around mere" said Mr.. Reese the other
day, "and they played all sorts of tricks
on the uns,lspecting foreigners. They'd
skin everybody they could IL somebody
didn't lay for them"
Ono of Mr.. keese's hobbies ia cats. He
has two fine cats that wandered into the
City Hall and now reign there supreme,
refusing to allow the numbers OF homeless
cats that get in the grounds to enter the
building. Another Of the Janitor's hobbies
Is collecting curious knick- knacks and al
buns of clippings and such things. One
OF the curiosities is a suis which he bought
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you'd be surprised" says the baggage
man, "the number OF women who stay in
town all summer long rather than have
their pets travel in a baggage care worse
perhaps, the uncertainties Of being boarded
out"
The most pathetic dog story heard this
summer comes from tho lips OF q young
artist who has sacrificed more time, more
tears and more anxiety over her pet than
Is usually laid at the dog altar
I'VE We're at liberty" so she began her