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The CREASED PIG is CUT OUT,
AND NEVER CAN CELEBRATING
THE GLORIOUS 4TH RECOVER.
Fearful shock TO the Patriotism of John
Gilbert, the Travelling Gr0ceryman.
In His Native yillage-A Due to
the Gussedness or Last Years ShOat.

Il am disappointed" said John Gilbert
the travelling groceryman II am not only
disappointed, / mourn. The American
eagles scream will never again seem more
TO me than an asthmatic squeak. Tradi-
lion has got swat that knocks her out.
The star Of empire having gone West had
netter STAY there, for if it should come back
II would think it was nothing more than the
dim phosphorescent glow Of lightning
Wig in a swamp The brightness OF the
future might as well be tallow dip hid under
a hnshel, for pessimism looms up before
ne, bulky and Opaque, and obscures 1t.
Why III ,ell you why
spent the Fourth of July at my native
village up he State, ] was pining to take
In, or rather view from safe place, a real
"Id.fashioned celebration Of the Fourth
And the memory of man did not run back
'ofhe time when there had not been such at
ny narive village. and when, among the
devices provided thereat 10 increase the
native love for the country and the old flag,
mere had not been a creased pig chase.
% foster and stimulate enthusiasm. in which
prize of two dollars was offered. That
mere could possibly be a properly patri-
"'lc remembrance of the times that tried
mems souls and the forefathers who had
ought, bed and died during those times,
or mat their memories could be perpetuated
"uh"uf the sons of those sacrificing sires
Engaging in creased pig chase in my
'a'iNa village on the glorious Fourth was
something 7 couldn't believe. The mere
suggestion would have prompted me TO hol-
'"r treason and " uld have been sufficient
'opHnupthe lliynX Of Freedom TO shrek
IMPAIRED with which the one she gave
Nnen hosciusko fell would have been but
'Sa penny whistle. And so-but let me
ell YOU
went 70 my old home, ready to be
moved as Of wore by the spirit of 70, and
lSe"lSe in a receptive mood for the less
"slophorical spirit of more recent years
round the bells changing, and the guns
04nSnE and the band blaring, and the
"S's roaring, and the orators spouting,
'l' m" people shouting, but yet I looked
'"Nd amazed and with sinking heart,
ought IN" marshal of the day.
Mh"ro is it| gasped
Who're is what?" he said
d" creased pig" replied
m ,r wnL SAID he We amt a-goin TO have
"sTTr%,ased pig no more"
.,Id men | was able to ask him why, he
g wv me 1t was all because of the way the
re't"n pig had acted on them at the cele-
s,'pl m" year before
,ba, Essentially, the story Of that pig was
Sin", vas likely shoat. tho property of
io nn Davis Smnarcd in a manner to re-
ovo, ,u' heari Of the mort enthusiastic
-bo % his Country's institutions when
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FANCY
TOLD BY THE
/ OLD CIRCUS MAN.
The Giants Hammock and the
Part 1t Played in the Busi-
ness of the Show.

"This ia the season for hammocks." said
the old circus man, and when ! see EN-
hanging in the store windows, all sorts
of hammocks, cheap and costly and plain
and fancy, and including, in these days.
little hammocks for little children. why,
! am reminded, always. Of the biggest
hammock ] ever saw, or that anybody
else ever did guess, one that we had
once for the greatest Of all giants.
"The giant didn't really Use TO take his
siesta in this hammock, for Mt the season
when he could have used it SO, we were
on the road, when we didn't any Of ,is take
siestas; but his lIse of it was a part of the
show, or rather Of the public business Of
the show. designed, like the parade, for
instance, to attract attention and awake
interest.
The giants hammock was made Of strips
Of canvas, sewed into great sheet Of suit
able length and breadth which we used To
suspend, outside, from the top of the centre
pole of the hundred-foot round top, in
which our main show was given, over to
the centre pole Of our principal side show
tent, with guys that were strong enough
to hold it when the giant was in it, leading
away from these poles down to the ground.
Swung thus, in the open air, between those
two tent poles, it used to come over the
open space between the big tent and the
side show tents, the space that was a sort
Of avenue that all the people who came 10
Zee the show passed through. and folks
used 10 think that that long, wide strip of
canvas suspended there was put mp o give
a little shade TO that space,
But when the giant would come from
his little stroll through the town. where
he had passed along through the principal
streets in which the branches of the trees
didn't come down too low 10 permit him to
pass, and would walk up through the circus
street, TO the edge Of that great canvas
strip suspended there. why, then they would
see sonnet hing hat surprised them.
That long canvas sheet, hammock in
reality came down. at the middle, to Just
f,w feet above the peoples heads;
which brought il about to the giant waist,
a suitable height for him, And when he
had halted beside il, in his walk, the giant
would look il over and then stretch his
arms a little az though he was sort Of tired
and then get into tho hammock, and lie
down in il!
I'VE had those guys set mp taut. and there
wasn't much give to the canvas, and even
the great weight of the giant didn't make
the hammock sag very. much; even then It
didn't come down 50 far bur that people
could pass freely under it, as everybody
used to do; while the giant lay in it swing"
ing to and fro and tanning himself, with
a fan that we always had brought to him,
that was about as big as a cellar door.
1T was a simple thing, but il used to get
the people prodigious and when the giant
had lain there a little while he'd get up
and stand on the ground for a minute ard
stretch himself again and then walk around
to his entrance to the big tent and disap-
pear.
And about that time the band would
begin to bare. and we'd open up the ticket
uapOp
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the beasts became playful and INDUCED
in many tricks. Any one Of them could
swing himself from tree to tree almost as
fast as could run, and the youngest among
them could break stick az thick as my
arm.
They encouraged me TO frisk around
and climb, but / was awkward and clumsy
compared to them No boy can begin to
do the smart things he sees a monkey do in
the Zoo.
We went 10 bed soon aft er dark, and
lay thinking a long time before I could
close my eyes II would have been bad
enough to be a prisoner 10 the Makololos,
but here | was among the gorillas, and
knew from their actions that they meant to
keep me with them.
In my next ] will tell you how big ser
pent came to disturb us, and how lassoed
a lion.
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Loves Triumph.


Mr.. McMillions Of Butter Trust fame
Wished for his daughter nobleman's name.
He therefore imported from Europe gang
or noblemen of the most simon-pure sang"
The first was addicted to horse-racing bets.
And suitably burdened with undischarged
debts
His beautiful manners aroused quite stir,
But (heavensD his title was nothing but sir
The second was fragile and Frenchy and wee.
And looked like bric-a-brac doll on spree.
He. too. was involved to fearful amount.
But. nevertheless he was only count
The third was by far the sedatest OF beanx.
With commonplace thoughts and wart on
his nose,
His habits and morals deserved no rebuke
He hadn't a debt, and his title was duke
So Mr. McNillions of Butter Trust fame
Obseryed 10 the duke You may marry the
dame.
Though paying your debts 10 fad you ahect,
You still are as duky as one could expect.
So the duke got the dame and, moreover. her
dough-"
And turned out to be her particular beau.
His home was in Butte and Gilhooly his name.
And the drinks were on him Of the Butter
Trust fame. --Hdrrdrd Lampoon.
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hot that taat fire was actually cool by con-
trast. | wondered hadn't thought of
1t myself.
1T didn't do much good, though, for
hadn't more than got comfortably settled
IN the cooling blaze when man on horse
back came gallopin' down the street, yellin
for every one to make for the river; that
all the asphalt streets in the upper part
OF the town had melted and were flowing
down hill.
ave jumped to our feet, but twas too
late. just as we reached the gate, Winter
street and Spring avenue came sizzling
and bubbling down Frost boulevard, carry
ing all before them.
I'VE turned and made for the hills in
the rear Of the docs. Six hours later
burned and blistered after our hard struR-
gle, we succeeded in reaching a point Of
safety.
when it was all over we found that 1t
had been lucky for us that we had been
forced to the hills. for soon after the streets
had begun to flow the Coldstream River
had boiled over it's banks and cut Off all
means of escape in that direction.
Now that, stranger. Is what call toler-
ably warm weather. Give me another hot
one, Mr.. Bartender"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12
Hector to Achilles.

Achilles was dragging Hector around the walls
OF Troy.
is II strenuous enough for you" he inquired
al the finiSh OF the second round.
First rate" replied the Trojan with nno sar-
cssn. Feels Just like trying 10 climb over the
end hog on a street car
snilingly the hero went on the third lap, ressins
chat his trhuAnons mi ht be WORSE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12
The Classic In Trade.

In upper Fifth avenue sign reads
-Tailors TO Gentlewomen. A few blocks
away this advertisement appears: Ladies
Hatters" Such expressions as "cravat
architects" and trousers modelists," are
nowadays in evidence as substitutes for
"neckwear makers" and pants manufac-
turers," &c.
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the eagles scream ever again seem more
to me than an asthmatic squeak? What?
With the CREASED pig cut out from per-
petuating the memories? Never! Ira
dition may get over that swat some time,
but tell you, il behooves us to watch out,
fellow citizens, for degeneraCy is threaten
ing us bigger than a load of hay!'
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Schoolna am--Johnnie, who prompted you
then? heard some one whisper that date to
you
Johnnie-Please, ma'am, maybe history's
repeatin itself again.
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The Grammar and the Owl.


And n grammar a book,
And never these two shall meet.
Till the owl flies over to Boston town
And settles in Beacon street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12
A Mystery.

Mamma had birdie,
Willie has a cut.
Willic's cats the only one
That knows where BRIDES az.
columbia Jester.
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The way OF 1t.

Concerning college football teams,
Too oft it comes to pass.
The man who's half back In the field
Is way back in his class.
--PeRcdn.
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willing to 'Blige the Lady.

Lady. to conductor--Are there any seats
leftP
Amiable Student-Hic-hav one on mel
Harvard Lam pO0n
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FUN OF THE COLLEGE BOYS.
HOW She Tells.

Faith. Mrs. o'Hara. how dye till thin
twins APART"
Jaw. tits aisy-I sticks me finger in Dinniss
mouth, an II he bites know it's Moike. w.
Haruard Lampoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12

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people
post us
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bp tho
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BID and
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hry out
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favorits
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Dc tip.
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money.
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h be tho
las ever
lf TO be
! for any
b go TO
fear the
the first
In dust Y
lie Snit&
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01

r.
bound isaped him his head shoulders
the M M he b his
this knee still in the mans backbut the prostrate
aS Of ss
D the he
ne rose dizzily to his feet. The whole action had
passed in few seconds Of time and had not been
any cooked the him
Enforcement the thicket around him. Again the
whole truth flashed him This and traitor had
teeehy xthout firearms had not dared to attack the pair
It was moment two before Boyle hi.
as himself of the Indian he grimly
shawl SHAY INC flask returned coach It get
5
doe fear find Mzy s tbs
am was SO long, he SAID apologecaliy to her
nro1n was hunting water said hubl
have naa ss s said t.
bs aa{e % spck and you look! But what's
' nh to nure His nec.
Me and a had d to
neat man as from the fear Of discovery And
my Suppose out Of
the coach and forgotten in the transfer he said gby
She looked at it dubiousy gingerly aside.
openly?" she said querously
she A M
ness After IT'S quite night
I'VE take Of coach lamps inside; they're
outside t the coach svsl it may
guide your friends back He had considered it,
knowledge the Of the presence Of the
soldiers IN the vicinity would deter rather than invite
She Frightened considerably with coach lamp which
jnSi6 E4v itS Joht
sqFb AND s e face eos slightly and his
professional hands, has the disadvantage affecting the
But Miss had noticed that the flask smelt Of
fra y The poor y. MAJ had probably fortified himself
IT suppose you are getting bored by this delay" she
mot at ALL he replied would you like to play
@ sea g gos BACK in my pocket We can the
dow strap ''''s ana nans the lantern BY the win
the the sj he
them First Mr. Boyle showed her some tricks with the
ysterousy evoked but evanescen knaye Them
ost to
sar
Portable in the Of the with as CUSHIONS
as she liked and the despised shawl while
the returning party Doing he delighted after
tenedy his sentry round eeep returned con-
sona m hs the when
rose and fell in prolonged howl that
M The seeming h
b m lem and he now
Fastening hither when this time and more
terrifying, came from the coach. turned towards it
as Its door flew open and Miss Gantire rushing
ward him. Her face cOlorless eyes vii with
her TALL slim figure trembled convusively as she
francaly caught at the lapes of his hide
herself within it's folds, and gasped breathlessIy-
What is it? Oh! Mr. Boyle,
They are wolves" he said hurriedly "But there is
no danger; they would attack you safe
where you were; let me lead you back"
But she remained rooted to the spot, still clngng
desperately to his coat No. no' said not!
heard that awful cry in sleep. looked and saw
i.dreadful creature with yellow eyes and tongue
below me- All! What's that?" and she again lapsed in
nervous terror against him -
Boyle passed his promptly firmly
masterfuy She seemed to feel the implied protection
and yielded to gratefully with the
Of Sob There is danger" he repeated cheerfuly.
Wolves are not good to look at. I know, but they
wouldn't have attacked The beast some
carron on the plain and you probably frightened him
step tottered; you will be better in the coach"
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RNAL SUMMER FICTION SUPPLEMENT- sATUR.
Boyle selected small spray of nnryte and cast the
other flowers obediently aside
What ridculous?" asked lifting eyes
with slight color But he saw that she was straining
Why there don't to be any horses to the
Hs looked: Thru in the furze he could see the
He hugredy around tas
OF the M tire ee
don't move until return he said quickly Take that
Illusion there it vacant, abandoned. its
SS 'sht step po @
him oaa Miss canr pink and
= asa in @ sn
tedious ascent, long
es e4 zst of ocery
in this vacant useless vehicle left to them
tiysly affected And writing Of human
fit Of laughter that for the moment stopped all other
Miss cantre family she took her handkerchief from
lie bst sa sse on he @
had had blown Thick it. and any foul stain or
imprint Of the Indians nocassined feet
a ae Of he bu he
thought them the marks made by the punging OF the
so ana ea hsT sEh se
had nsna in gey,d it ni s
per the told you
shoe-not Of Fosters Indian ponies who
en a2e cot c he aHs sase saeps
down here-along the ridge-see!" she on. point
antieipatsa attack and secured everything
about aDandonsd you but checked himself
They knew could take of myself. and wouldn't
tieipatng With quick pride tha
fit her aa Sd nd M n hey
they also knew, Of that was protected by
@ al s sa BY as
and when they've done their work they'll be back
II nj been
had despoiled the coach and got off safely with their
were now naturally pursuing with fury aroused
OF their prisoner This Was dreadful
M relief HE as far girl ba she eond
her calm faith in the of the SOL
let has 7a
time I'll 60 and reeonnoitre eisi little
But Boyle pointed out to her SO strongly the
M of h so to o d b es Of hs
obedenty while with his inspiration
and knew She would Sc safe - =
He made his way to the nearest thlcket, 9yhere ne
rightly believed the ambush been prepared and to
which undoubtedly they first retreated with their booty.
expected to find signs traces of their spoil
which in their they had to abandon. He more
successful than he anticipated few steps into the
thicket brought him full realization of than
convctionsthe dead body of Foster! Near it
lay the body of the mail agent Both had been evidently
dragged the thcket where they fell, scalped
and half stripped There evidence of any later
struggle; they must have been dead when they wers
brought there @5s~@%+ s#
Boyle neither a hard-heaEted unduly
sensitive His vocation had brought him peril
enough by land and water he had often rendered vau
able assistance Others his sympathy never confusing
his directness and He for these
two men, and would have fought to them But he
imaginative ideas death And his keen percep-
truth consequently sensitivey alive only
grOtesqueness of aspect which often the
less victims of violence are apt to assume He saw ne
in the vacant of the two lying on helI
backs in apparently the complacent abandonment OF
drunkenness. which further simulated by their tum
bled and disordered hair matted by coaguated blood
which. however had lost it's sanguine Color He thought
only Of the unsuspecng girl sitting in the lonely eoaen
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by land and water he had often rendered vau
able assistance Others his sympathy confusing
his drectness and He for these
two and would have fought to thems But he
had imaginative ideas Of death And his keen percep
ton of the truth consequently sensvey alive only
to that grotesqueness of which too often the ha
less victims of violence apt to assume He saw no
agony the eyes the two lying their
backs in apparently the complacent abandonment OF
which further simulated by their tum
bled and disordered hair matted by coaguated blood
which, however had lost it's color He thought
only of the unsuspectng girl sitting in the lonely coach
and hurredy dragged them further into the bushes In
doing this discovered loaded revolver and flask Of
spirits which had been lying under them, and promptly
ammunition, their lids wrenched off and their
contents gone noticed with grim smile that his o1
samples had shared like fate but was de-
lighted find that while the brighter tres had attracted
the Indians childish cupidity they had overlooked
heavy black merno shawl Of cheap but serviceabe
quality It would help protect Miss Cantire from the
evning wind which already the chill and stark
after parched Journey resolved look for
spring. being rewarded at last by rckng r near the
ambush camp But utensil except the spirit
flask, which he finally emptied Of its contents and re-
with the Watera heroic sacrifice to trav-
comfort strnulant. He traced his
and just emerging from the thicket when his
quick eye caught sight of moving shadow before him
the which set the hot blood thru
his veins.
the figure Indian crawling on his hands
the coach, scarcely forty yards
time that afternoon Boyles calm
over-swept by blind and furious rage. Yet even
enough to remember that pistol shot
would the girl and keep that weapon last
For instant he crept forward as silently
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masterfu1ly She seemed implied protecton
and yielded to gratefully, further breakdown
Of sob There is no danger he repeated cheerfully
wouldn't have attacked only scents some
carrion on the plain and probably frightened
more than he did Lean her
step tottered; you will be better in the COACH
"And won't leave alone again?" she said in
hesitatng terror. =
"No!"
lie supported her to the coach graYely, gently-her
master and still his all beautiful
oosened hair against shoulder per-
fue in his nostrs and the contour of her 1.-the per-
feet figure against his He helped her
coach, with the aid of the cushions
reclining couch for her the seat then re-
suned his old place patiently BY degrees
back to her faceas much of it not hidden
handkerchief.
Then a tremulous voice behind it began half snoth-
. cred apology. 81 ashamed Mr.. Boyle-I really
could not help it! But it sunderland
Il shouldn't have been afraid of it had it been really
Indian with a scalpng knfe-instead Of that beast!
don't why I did it-but alone-and O
dead-and you-were dead they coming
eat mel had idea coward!,
But Boyle protested indignantly. He if he
asleep and had not known what wolves
before would been equally frightened She must
try to 60 to sleep agan-he she coud-and he
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-15
Enormous Physical Force Expended
IN y,nexe Fierce ComhSts

Enormous Physical Force Expended
In These Fierce CombGts.
In the pitched battles which some
times take place between the great
carnivora and the largest md most
powerful Of the OK tribe the forces OF
animal courage. desperation and bodily
strength must be exhibited on q scale
never elsewhere seen, says writer IN
Leslics Weekly. Such conbats do oc-
cur, but have seldom been witnessed
and still less frequently described. Two
or three lions sometimes combine in
such an attack, but from the marks
seen on buffalo it Is probable that
sometimes there is a single combat for
it can hardly be supposed that the buf-
falo could escape from more than one
lion.
The number Of foot pounds Of energy
put into such struggle must be some
thing extraordinary. The efforts Of
Lon, which can strike a mans arm
from the shoulder and leaye it hang
ing by strip Of skin or which can
carry cow over high stockade, en-
deavoring unsuccessfully in close grips
to drag down or disable buffalo bull,
must be onaa gigantic scale, and the
strength which can shake him off and,
it is believed, occasionally crush the
lion afterward must be even more
amazing. a buffalo bull has been cred,
tied with engaging three lions in NOR
tai combat and making a good fight
before he was disabled by one Of the
lions hamstringing him by biting his
legs from behind. :.
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Errors of Diet.

An insurance man Of my acquaint-
ance ate hearty breakfasts, with meat
and coffee, hurried lunch at noon,
bit also with meat. and heavy dinner
at night. BE took no exercise, always
rode between house and Office, became
fat and bloated, and his blood became
so overloaded that he readily succumb-
ed to disease at forty-five. The Won
der was that he lived so long. BE was
a type Of the average we'll to do citizen.
Like him, most Of US eat too much,
says writer in Good Housekeeping.
Diet should depend upon temperament
and vocation. At hard work out of
doors one requires more nuriment than
at sedentary labor indoors. a gradual
reduction in diet, even an occasional
fast, will cure many ordinary Ills Add
deep breathing, fresh air, body build
ing exercises, plenty Of sunshine, Wa
ter inside and out, and It is astontsh-
Ing how much better one feels.
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HE ladders went up
quickly, but to the
breathless crowd
hat now blackened
every housetop and
choEed Bowen street
n-sth q mo &C o2 m