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every brave about drawing a gun on

Every brave about drawing gun on
man whose hands are tied" sneered
Ike, again repeating fiS remarks apro-
DOS of tenderfoot and mud turtles.
But if these ropes were off and you
stood up in front of me I'd change
your ugly face, so that even the mud
turtles would be ashamed of YOU"
Amos promptly signified his willing
ness to accept this challenge. Ike
was united. But he still was unsatis-
fed.
'If this thing is going to be done at
ALL" he said earnestly, ""for the repu-
tation of the camp want it done
right. It's the first prize fight and the
first lynching. With me any little
breaks don't matter. But you want
the details right so that if you try 1t
on stranger you won't make laugh
ing stock of the camp"
Under the direction Of Ike the ar
rangements demanded by strict eti.
ouette were made. A ring was cleared,
seconds chosen, timekeeper Sc
lected. The members of the vigilance
committee beamed with approval of
Ikes proper spirit as they worked.
Here was a man whom it was pleas
IRE and an honor to hang, a man who
had the credit of the camp at heart
and would spare no pains to make the
affair q success. There was no thought
of trea cherry.
But suddenly, while the members OF
the committee were occupied with ar
rangements for the coming fistic con-
test, Ike sprang to one side and seized
pair of revolverS which had been
laid aside by a busy vigilant. Before
the rest realized what had happened
he had the crowd covered. Then came
the command to PUT up hands" One
man was just q little slow. A bullet
shattered his arm. That ended un-
necessary delays by the rest.
Holding the committee under cover
Of his revolvers. Ike Stanton marched
them to a considera BILE distance from
their horses. Then he backed up to
the horses, picked out the fieetest one,
and a second later was fleeing over the
hills. The vigilance committee then
rushed for their mounts, but the start
gained by the treacherous Ike was too
great to be overcome.
"And there was man." said Amos
Peterkin bitterly, after the return to
camp. whom we'd always given the
best Of treatment and were preparing
to send off in good style. And look at
the way he played on the boys.
Treacherous! Why, a rattlesnake Is
an open-hearted, Christian gentleman
compared with that Ike Stanton
New York Times.
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The Sharing OF Bunsen.

Mrs. Remsen, who is eloquent on the
subject of woman's rights, and who is
suspected of browbeating her husband,
was calling upon Mrs. Bunsen, de-
mure little Lady, who holds to the
Josephine Dodge Daskam theory that
no woman need worry about her rights
so long as she is assured Of her priv
ileges.
The conversation had turned upon
the subject Of husbands, and Mrs.
Remsen was giving some pointers to
her friend upon the management of
these creatures.
did you ever catch your husband
f1irting" said the advocate Of women's
rights.
why" and Mrs. Bunsen was so en-
barrassed that she laid down her en-
broidery while bushes suffused her
pretty face, that is how I did catch
him."-New York Press.
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A Big Factor in Making Drunkarda.

1t is mistake to suppose that men alone
ore addicted to drink.
For obvious reasons a drunken woman
is rarely seen in the streets, but the homes
of the people might tell different tale.
As to the habits of the wretchedly poor
I can speak out of four years expe-
rience as missionary among them; :.
A Bible visitor in one of the slum dis
tricts Of New York said to me recently:
II don't think know a man or woman
in my district who doesn't drink"
But the poor are not the only offenders.
Ask the physicians of our city, and, under
pledge of confidence, they will intimate
that there are skeletons in the closets Of
many aristocratic homes.
In my judgment the responsibility rests
largely on husbands and fathers, who have
encouraged the habit by having wine on
their tables.
The only remedy is total abstinence There
are no drunkards, male or female, except
such as are recruited from the ranks of the
moderate drinkers.
The heads of families, in particular,
should see the reasonableness of the rule.
"Touch not, taste not, handle not. BY
the Rev. Dr.. David J. Burrell, Pastor Of
the Marble Collegiate Church of Fifth Ave
nue
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one Illustrated is made OF shirred ba-
tiste with yoke Of lace and is high at
the neck with long sleeves, but the
same combination can be used with
the low neck when preferred or the
materials may be anything which best
suits the gown.
The guimpe is made with fronts and
backs which are faced 70 form the yoke
that can be square or round as pre-
ferred. When desired low neck 1t can
be cut on either round O.: square out
line. At the waist is q casing through
which tapes are inserted which are
drawn up to the required size. The
long sleeves are the new full ones that
droop over the cuffs and the elbow
sleeves show soft puffs at their lower
edges.
The quantity of material required
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DOCTOR ENS0R sy;5 s7ifs ieS.8 .sT,fsf'sa fSfSs's'
Endorses the Catarrhal Tonic Pe-ru-na-L-
A Congressman's Letter.

Dr.. J. F. Ensor, Postmaster of Colum'
bia, S. c., late Superintendent and Physl.
clan in charge of State Insane Asylum at
Columbia, S. c., writes:
"Atter using your Per'ind ntyset5
for q short period, and my jointly
having used and are 4,oU .sst'sg the
same .rfth good results, and upon the
Information, of others 1cho haUe been
benefited by tt as q cure tor catGrrh
and an tnvfgorattstg- tonic, 1 can
cheertuLly recommend tt to all per-
sons requiring so effective a REM
edy. n---Dr. j. F. Ensor.
Hon. C. W. Butts, ex-member of Con.
gress from North Dakota, in letter from
Washington, D. G., says:
"That Peruna is not only a. vigorous, as
well as an effective tonic. but also cure
of catar. Il is beyond controversy. 1t is al
ready established by its use by the thou.
sands who have been benefited by it..
cannot too highly express my appreciation
of its excellence. &c. w. Butts.
DR.. R. Robbins, Muskogee, l. T., writes:
"Peruna is the best medicine / know Of
for coughs and to strengthen weak stom
ach and to give appetite. Beside prescrib
ing it for catarrh I have ordered it fol
weak and debilitated people, and have not
had a patient but said it helped him. II
is an excellent medicine and it fits SC
many cases.
"I have a large practice, and have g
chance to prescribe your Peruna. l hope
you may live long to do good to the sick
and suffering"
Only the weak need tonic. People are
never weak except from some good cause
One of the obscure causes of weakness and
the one oftenest overlooked is catarrh.
Catarrh infames the mucous membrane
and causes the blood plasma to escape
form of mucus. This discharge of mucus j:
the same as the loss of blood. 1t produce:
weakness.
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When Tall People Are Born.

Investigations made in Europe and
the United States are said to have
completely established the fact that
the time of the year at which children
are born has q marked influence on
their stature. Boys born in November
are generally the shortest, and those
who first see the light in July are the
tallest. Taking an average, male chill.
dren who come into the world in the
autumn or winter do not grow so tall
as those born at other seasons. AS for
girls, the tallest are those born In
August, and the shortest those whose
birthdays are in January. Spring and
winter are the seasons of short stature
for the gentler sex, and autumn IS
favorable to height.
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THE REASON WHY.

Now glue your eyes upon the man
Who prances down the streets
With optimistic bow and smile
To every one he meets;
The suavity he filings abroad
Makes al the world feel glad.
And even makes the mourner feel
Ashamed for being sad.
He slaps friend upon the back
And hopes he's feeling fine;
He spreads long continued smile
The whole way down the line;
He jollies you and laughs with you,
And calls YOU Jones, old chap"
Until you're bound to swear that he's
The best one on the map.
Yes, he is most agreeable,
And suppose that's why
When he goes home there is no smile,
No laughter in his eye;
Why his is like the faces seen
Above the coffin lids;
You see he's smiled so much all day
That none is left to give away
To his poor wife and kids!
Lowell o. Reese, in San Francisco Bulle'
tin
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A delightful bodice for a young girl
Of from fourteen t. sixteen years Of
age is developed in crepe de chine Of
the palest blue, with bolero and cuffs
Of Paraguay lace. The front Of the
waist is finely tucked, and so are the
sleeves, except at the elbows, where
they balloon out into a full puff. The
lace is carried down the sleeves for
about two inches On each side Of the
under-seam, and is laced with blue silk
cord and tassels half way down to
the elbow, to match the bolero, which
is fastened half way down the front
in similar fashion.
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"Neelected Education" Schools.

An odd feature Of metropolitan life
are the schools for men and women
whose education has been neglected in
youth. There are dozens of them be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifty-nlnth
streets, on both the east and west
sides, open for both day and night tut
ton, and most Of them make living
for the Principals. The rates for tut
ton range from 50 to 81 a week, ac-
cording to the individual attention re-
quired as distinct from the regular
classes. A superannuated school Prin-
cipal who conducts one Of these estab-
lishments says they are patronized by
men and women of all ages and cir
.cumstances, who are either too proud
or for some reason are unable to attend
the public night schools. Only a small
proportion of the pupils, he says, are
from the rural districts, where school
kept open only about four months IN
the year when they were boys and
girls. The majority are New York
born or We're brought here when they
were children and have grown up in
city life. Either the schools were too
crowded for them or they were taken
away in early childhood to contribute
to the support of the family. They had
no time to study while they were get
ting a firm hold in life, but age and
experience made them ashamed Of
their ignorance. Most Of them can read
and write, but that is about all. At the
neglected education" schools they
have privacy. In a few months they
know as much as the scholars in the
middle grades of the public schools,
and they are very proud of it.-New
York Times.
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An Eccentric Woman.

A remarkable funeral took place In
London. The procession, which was
more than a mile long and composed
Of as many donkey carts as coaches,
followed the coffin of Mrs. Russell,
known as "Queen of the Costers." She
made a fortune by financing street
hawkers, but for all her thrift and
shrewdness, she had a reputation for
kindness and generosity. She was al
ways ready to assist deserving cases
among her patrons, and not infrequent-
" bailed them out when in trouble
with the police. -.
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Advice to Baseball Players.

An influential baseball guide (Witt's) has
the following wise suggestion: Any, man
now desirous of using. his physical and
mental powers to their utmost advantage
must ignore first, intemperance in eating
and second, refuse to allow a drop. of aleo'
holic liquor, whether in the form OF spirits
wine, beer or cider, to pass down his
throat. We are not preaching temper
facts, hard. incontrovertible facts, which
experience is gradually proving to those
who have charge of the training of ath-
lctes for feats of physical skill or endur.
ance-National Advocate.
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Causes Of tho Decline of Drunkenness.

In the discussion of excise matters caused
by the enactment of higher license law
it is generally agreed that while it entails
hardship upon individuals, every legitimate
need of the community can be met and
every taste of the consumer satisfied by
fewer sal oons. In proportion to population
the number is likely to decline in the fu.
ture.
The barring of business success to the
drinking man is one of the weightiest
causes in the decline of drunkenness.
Mr.. John Graham Brooks has pointed
out that the railroad companies are our
greatest single influence for temperance.
They employ more than a million men, for
all of whom known drunkenness means dis.
missal, and to a large proportion of whom
saloon visiting is forbidden. Here are
seven per cent. of the adult males of the
country practically pledged to abstinence.
the saloon area and influence is the mum.
DER of suburban parks" and cottage groups
being developed by private capital, wherein
the deeds of all property sold carry cove.
nants against "nuisances" for from ten to
fifty years.
In the eyes of the real estate man the
saloon is the greatest of nuisances. He may
himself like an occasional drink, but he
will not let it be sold on his own land. A
million New Workers will soon be living
upon land where no SALOON can be main.
tanned. Aud propinquity powerfully affects
habit. The swinging sign of the saloon
suggests thirst; its absence means sobriety.
The average man won't travel far for
drink.
In time the influence of restricted"
areas must be reflected in the choicer resi-
dence sections which are not restructed.
Purely as business matter. future NUM-
cipal managers will inquire why any saloon
should be permitted in a residence section,
where it's inevitable effect is to depreciate
property all about it. The money derived
from the license, were it twice as much,
cannot COMPENSATE for the loss in taxable
values. Is it good policy for city thus to
cheaper itself?
These are some but by no means all of
the considerations which will limit the de-
vastations of drink in future. And it is to
be noted that they are operating for So
briefly with greatest force at a time when
every New England State but one has
given up the attempt to make men sober
by statute.-New York World.
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Swiss Want Temperance.

The Swiss Government has appropriated
large amount of money this year for the
publication and distribution of five books
against the use of alcohol. These books
are scientific as well as practical and indi.
cate a most pleasing advance in the effort
to make the people acquainted with the
subject. One of these books has the fo!'
lowing striking title: "The Effects of Alco'
hol on Work. Being Result of Researches
of the Krapelin School," The other is on
"The Longevity Diminished by Alcohol"
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The Lace Head-Piece.

No English woman Of quality who
dons a tea gown nowadays considers
her toilet complete unless she has tied
a piece Of lace around her head. The
fashion began in country houses, and
now both town and country are doing
it. They say the lace is so becoming.
By good rights the lace should be old
and real, but, as many woman has
none Of this description to boast Of,
any lace, provided it is sheer and
dainty, is pressed into service.
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Peruna stops the catarrh and prevents
the discharge of mucus. This is why Pc
runa is called tonic. Peruna does not
give strength by stimulating the nervous
system little. ':.. =.
1t gives strength by preserving the mu-
cous membranes against leakage.
1t gives strength by converting the blood
fluids and preventing their draining away
in mucous discharges. .y
Constant splitting and blowing the. nose
will finally produce extreme weakness
from the loss Of mueus.
Ii you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement OF your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of Tho
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, Ohio.
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It has been estimated by an expert
in the employ of the Government that
agricultural machinery reduces the
number of men employed to do a given
amount of work to one-third, while
manufacturing machinery reduces the
number to one-fiftieth. o.. ~
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Father Matthew OF Prohibition.

The question Of prohibiting the sale Of
ardent spirits, and the many other, lnto%l-
eating drinks which are to be found in our
unhappy country, is not new to me- The
principle of prohibition seems. to me the
only safe and certa in remedy. Tor the evils
of intemperance This opinion has been
strengthened by the hard labor Of more
tnan twenty years in the temperance cause.
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A New Pique Waist.

A white pique waist has been made
In rather an unusual way. Fancy
bands Of heavy cream lace are in the
front, and it has trimming Of embroid-
cry in a deep cream shade. The sleeves
show no lace, but there Is a small point
of it on the front of the stock. The
tons Of the sleeves have the cream EN-.
broidery.
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woman's Guimpe.

Guimpe dresses have become so COM
mon for grown folks as well as for
children and young girls that the
guimpe may fairly be counted neces-
sity. The very desirable May Manton
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Beer Brutnlizes.

Deer brutalizes and renders its victims
capable of committing most dreadful crimes
and yet this beverage is recommended to
peop!e as "a safe substitute for the So
called stronger liquors.
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In round numbers, the frozen rabbits
imported into England last year from
Australia and Kew Iceland totaled
100000. ....
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Coral Collars.

Wide collars of many rows of corai
leads are enriched with central
nla1ue anC slides Of brilliants.
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Black Straw in Favor,

Black straw will be used profusely,
and threatens to take the place or
white entirely.
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The value Of the wheat crop is 81
per cent. less than that Of the cotton
crop. G.'. ..r - '' '..@. = '''
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The FOOLS Progress.

If fool possesses tact and assurance
he will distance the wise guy who pos.
sesses neither.-New York News.
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woman's Rain Coat.

Every woman knows the comfort
of a coat that completely covers and
protects the gown in stormy weather.
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Human Lives.

Human lives are like locomotives:
they require the right amount Of steam.
under proper control, to carry them
safely to their journeys end. New
York Herald.
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Even the burglar sometimes breaks
into society. n. 1!-O
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Tenement Dwellers.
It is said that nine-tenths of the peo-
pie of New York City live in tenements.
TIRED BACKS

TIRED BACKS
come to all (>
who overtay Hy4s@
the kidneys. @~<%
the aching @EsI,. I,.tE.rA
back. Many y@tT,lTtStR:A
dangerous I@AS$SA,ttHela@
kidney trou- I1tHxsE&Av9
bles follow IE.I9 I
in it's wake. @:,T III
Mrs. c. B. ~ w
Pare, of Col VT
umbia Avenue, @
Glasgow, Ken u
lucky, wife Of c.
B. Pare, prominent brick nanufac-
turer of that city, says: when Doan's s
Kidney Pills were first brought to my
attention l was suffering from q COM
plication of kidney troubles. Besides the
bad back which usually results from
kidney complaints, l had a great deal
of trouble with the secretions, which
were exceedingly variable, sometimes
excessive and at other times scanty.
The color was high, and passages were
accompanied with a scaldinS sensa-
tion. Doan's Kidney Pills soon regu-
lated the kidney secretions, making
their color normal and banished the in
flammation which caused the scalding
sensation. l caI rest we'll, my back
is strong and sound and feel much
better in every way"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Pare will
be mailed to any part of the United
States on application. Address Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all druggists, price so cents per
box.
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A Beautiful Bodice,

Of black taffeta, which extends quite
to the edge Of the front brim.
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New York City.-Shirred waists al
ways are becoming to young girls and
are greatly in vogue at the present
time. The very pretty and attractive
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-05-27
THE FAILURE
OF JUSTICE
By Edwin j. Webster,

. HE disbanGing of the Deep
Gulch vigilant Committee,
after a short and inglorious
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Dr. j. F. Ensor, Postmaster of Colum-
bia, S. c., late Superintendent and Physi-
clan in charge of State Insane Asylum at
Columbia, S. c., writes:
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
A VISION OF GREATER SALEM.
A Dreaming Citizen Who Saw Far Int
the Future.

Ed Journal: have read so much in
your paper about the future Of Greater
Salem that | fell into a dream the
other night. and here is what saw. II
must have been about 1910, A. d.:
The state house resembled a marble
temple, painted pure white, and the
copper dome was gilded.
A magnificent library building stood
midway between the postofice build.
ing and the state house. in which were
housed the state law library and
fine free public library.
All OF Wilson avenue was parked
and set TO ornamental shrubs End
towering plants with large foun.
tain and large enclosed lagoon.
Some fine statuary was placed in
different parts OF the grounds, subjects
being OF national importance, includ-
ing Schiller and Goethe, Burns, JET,
ferson and Lincoln.
A fine public high school building
stood where the two old Central
schools formerly stood. and all that
part OF the city vas allied with resi-.
dences. lighted at night
Court, State and Chemeketa streets
We're covered with asphalt and Tor,
dered with roses instead Of maple
trees.
North and South Mill creeks lad
been turned over To the public, were
cleared OF sewage, aud the banks
planted with hne-leaved trees and In.
digenous towering shrubs OF Oregon,
like dogwood, syringa and all the ma
tive hawthOrus and spireas They
ran with clear water A. for man and
beast, and were stocked with trout
A grand natural park lay TO the
south OF the city, the gift OF a public
spirited citizen. who had preserved
the natural trees.
A gentleman who had held ONCE
many years at home and abroad had
crowned one OF the hills with a hn0
residence. Another ofhciab who had
made nearly 100000 out of the pub
lie, had donated a block and erected
ine music pavilion for the public.
After several years work by the Ma.
ion Square Improvement League
ieats had been placed In the park. and
'ement walks laid around the square.
Bicycle paths we're laid on an thai
streets