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Side Scenes.

ears OF the attorney so often that they
became burdensome. The day before
the cause was TO come up in court the
defendant presented himself in the at
toruey's office and announced that he
would like 20 have a short talk about
The ease
ct am very busy" said the attorney,
and you win materially aid me in de-
Tending your case If you VIII 90 home
and write me an essay"
Write you an essay? An essay on
what2' asked the client.
About what a hell on earth It is 20
marry a woman with more money than
you have"
The defendant departed and failed to
appear I'm court.
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STORIES TOLD OF AND BY MEMBERS OF E 8KNRTK and HOUSE

trade for a few hundred acres. The
mountaineer did not want 20 sell. for
he felt that the land w0uld be valuable
some day. Mr.. Davis held on with bull-
dog tenacity and kept the land owner
out ON the woodpile in front OF the
log cabin until tila moon began 70 peep
over the hills.
Finally Mr.. Davis save up and was
riding of when a little tow-head son OF
the mountaiEeer who had been sitting
on the woodpIle with his father and
mr.. Davis. looked up ar the moon and
asked.
Daddy is there any land in the
moon 90
mo. Jeemes. there hain't," answered
the father. "fer ef thar wuz Mister
Davis would have been thar long 80"
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A good story is told by Senator Black
burn OF Keutuckv about "a lawyer OF
Eis state who was employed by "a ciu-
zen 90 defend him i1 "a s1it for divorce
instituted by his wife.
II appeared THAI the woman had a
comfortable fortune when sne married,
bat that her husband had managed 10
run through q large portion OF the es-
tate. The wife finally decided rLat II a
Eait could not De made iu any other
way she would get "a divorce.
AS tEe day of trial drew near tine
defendant would pay frequent visits 10
The Once OF his lawyer. one or the best
iu the State. The keuuckiau dId NOT
relish the idea OF losing hls wife. and,
stnl worse. he hated like everything 20
be placed where he would have 10 sweat
20 make a living.
His tale OF woe was poured into The
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tenance. When the waiter had gone she
placed both naked elbows on the marble,
resting her chin In her hands. and open
ing wider her eyes, said slowly every
syllable
and so you intend to kill Juan to
morrow
such Is my duty. To be sure--,a,
or anyone else; it's all the same 10 IT,. A..
a mere matter OF business"
81 understand" said the g.rI. "k.r5
Dolores-my name. signoT--is not toll
enough 90 hold you ia contempt on ac-
count Of your profession But listen.
Juan must ret die tomorrow. He must
not"
FL verdugO smiled.
II have seen the Kings signature he
said. "and am afraid the Virgin herself
could not interfere now. If you are a
relative. accept my condolences.
The executiouer held out his hand
Dolores did not seem TO notice the coue-
tesy.
Dolores Love Declaration.
Il am neither wife nor sister TO Juan
She said. moving her elbows across the
table until her head almost reached eI
verdugo's; 'I am thousand times
more. for I love him as woman never
loved man. His life is my life, and when
ne killed M husband he acted for me,
and 7 was grateful
"Ah, to see him in the mountains. so
tall. so powerful, SO fun Of Drawn and
blood! Those COMPOUNDED Madrid scrib-
bIers oau him bandit; perhaps he is one
But / tell you no general was more
highly houored by his army than Juan
by MS band.
,.rha very trees seemed TO bow down
% him when he rode along on his
charger. and one look OF his fiery eyes
sumced 10 make the maidens' hearts
leap and dance and die without JOY.
Did Her Best.
DO not take me for a coward she
continued 81 did all in my power TO
rescue him. but the walls Of the fortress
are too thick too high. and the guards
were too stupid or too afraid. Ny vari-
Gus attempts to rescue failed miserably-
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Would - - l.Thar.a

4 campaign yarn has been circulated
in West Virginia on your Uncle Gas
away Davis. Democratic nominee for
Vice President. when is rather anus
ing-the yarn. not Mr. Davis.
The distinguished gentleman owns a
very large section Of the State and b
uibbled big chunks Of real estate Ia
neighhoring states OF Virginia, Ms
land, and Pennsylvania. He has
buying land for ever since he Wa
young boy. and that has been a
time ago.
The story is TO the effect that
Davis was wont 10 make trips TN
the country and pick up any lant
gains he could run across
one afternoon he stopped az a
taiueer's home ana tried to
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Senator Bate says he was a good deal
younger than he now is when he took de
light ia dropping ia at negro meetings
and listening 20 the sermons and pray
ers OF these Intensely religious people
The most laughable thing lac ever wit
messed in Tennessee was soon after the
war. when "a biz negro marriage was
20 take place. The event had been
duly advertised, and large crowd OF
negroes, with fair sprinzIiag OF whites.
assembled ar the little church. The
dusly pair marched down the aisle
and stood before the minister, who be-
gan;
"AIistah Jouhsing. does yer take dis
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lady ter be yer wife. ter wait on her
thro' sickness and health, safe and be
safe. holy and be holy, loving and be
loving ana do You love her daddy, her
nanny. her sisters and her brothers,
but love de Lawd best Of au2'
There was an affirmative answer, and
the questions were propouuded 90 the
bride. she answering that "sLe would. Do
Den, Mistah Johnsiug." said the
preacher, you and dis lady am man
and wife, now an forever more. Let
us sing "a hime.
plunged IN a gulf Of dark de-
spair'
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She was carried before the President and
told that If she would Immediately re-
turn 20 Arkansas he would give her q
pardon.
90 Arkansas. roared the bad woman.
Arkansas Ne go back 70 that state?
Not II 7 knows myself. Hell itself be-
fore Arkansas"
Sentiment was so strong against cap
ital punishment that President Lamar
was forced 90 give the woman an un-
conditional pardon"
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Another Chance.

Speaker Cannon tells this good story
about President Lincoln
when Mr.. Lincoln was practiciuzz at
Bloomington lac had "a case I'm which
another weil-kuowu lawyer was 'ag'iu
him IL was late az night when the
case was concluded and given TO the
jury, the court adjourniug until the fol-
lowing morning.
mr.. Lincoln met the lawyer next
morning and said: Wei, Jim. ] beat
you this time
Yes replied the lawyer, the case
has gone TO r
That's fortunate, said Ar. Lin
coin, dryly, for there YOU wiz have an
other turn at it. with his satanic mai
esty as chief justice "
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and cigarette factories, and hundreds Of
women and girls piled out. Visions OF
Emma CaIvo-rha women OF CaTtageua
are but miserable ghosts of the joyous
Carmeus OF stage life Thin, under
sized. badly nourished. they sim keep
up the traditional love OF flowers and
frippery. Very few that have not pa
per rose, or pink in their scaut locks,
while c0lored ribbons emphasize still
more the wretchedness Of their rags
Many of these women whom the state
condemns TO work for starvation wages
FASTENED along the line OF prisoners TO
look for friends. The keepers cursed
and threatened. but the women persist
ed in accompanying their ''hombre'' TO the
very gate of the awful citadel where
they took passionate leave. kissing and
embracing the poor devils. until separ-
ated by the soldiers.
Besides these tokens OF human sym
pathy. each hOmbre carried TO his straw
a handful OF tobacco, a piece Of sausage
or Glove or garlic-anythiug the starving
girls could spare for one stiI unhappier
than themselves.
Roll Cali
Taps is sounded on the tower OF the
citadel. hurry you dogs" cry the
TO decent people"
Five minutes later the last OF the
chain gang had disappeared from public
view the draWbFidge was raised and
electric lights went up all along the
Gale Real. for the prOmenading hour
Of Cartagena's golden ToUth begins
when mines and factories, With the dust
and noise and their parcels Of human
misery. laboring and starving there. are
gathered in their proper environment
the dungeon and slums.
Side Scenes.
However. was not favored by the
sight Of the exquisites OF the City o.
TerrOrs, they kept indoors tonight
while the sidewalks were overlooking
with strangers from the provinces, par
Jiculerly the mountains, come TO see
Juan dance on air"
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IT BEFORE THE EXECUTTON-A SPANISH TRAGEDY

night in the immediate vicinity OF the
gruesome platform TO be on hand bright
and early. They spread blankets, or
mats. on the ground. and the picnic be-
gan-cheese. sausage. garlic and black
bread. the latter so hard it must be cut
with an ak. And there is a little wine
for everyone IN the family, even nursing
babes.
AS I turned to continue my explora-
tions elsewhere, dancing was going on
In half dozen places around the gar
rote. Girls from mountain and valley We'd
with each other showing of their deX-
terity while the old fellows and tho
young bucks chanted OF love and death.
The drinking places were filed with
noisy and bibulous crowd. Under ordi-
nary circumstances the Spaniard IS
most temperate person, but when lust of
blood gets the better Of him he is IS
liable 10 make a beast of himself as
anyone else The walters ran about Ike
mad, dIling cups and exchanging fun
bottles for empty ones.
Fl Verdugo.
The linn TO the sun" in Gale Real.
furnishes the greatest amount of light.
There the biggest crowd assembled.
would you care to be seated near
el verdugo?" asked the head waiter. He
conducted me to a side table. near one
OF the show windows. There he is,
he said; the fellow with the broad
brimmed torer0 hat"
At the next table TO me sat a tall fel-
low thin but muscular. with a clean
shaven face and enormous hands. He
was dressed with attempt at elegance
ten TO one his clothes came from a
paWubroker' The waiter serving me
corroborated his colleague.
This was the eXecUuoner OF 1Iurcia.
ordained by the Kings letters patent
60 murder people at the behest OF the
law. ono one in the province, not even
the King himself, enjoyed that unique
privilege" etc
Popular Curiosity.
Outside the window women and chill
dren too poor to buy drink assembled 10
have a look at the execuuoner. What
savages we are. to turn with such Curl
osity TO a human being who adopted so
Ioathsome a professiont
The exposure of all eyes. he did not
seem 10 mind a bit He drank his rum
and codee with evident relish, and
J seemed 20 glory IN the big headlines
: OF the evening papers dealing with mis-
/ person.
What a curious country. Spain. Only
{ one of five mayors can read or write
and here we have Cd verdugo, a disciple
/ of the rare art
Bandits Bride.
( In the mob outside I had observed, for
some few seconds, a tan, pale girl
7 dressed like mountain dweIIer; with
/ aquIliue nose and with long black braid
hanging down her back. Now she pushed
/ open the do5I. and walked directly up
! 10 the executiCuer.
/ ''EI verdugo2" she asked. The heads
/ man dropped his paper.
IT am that person; az your service, %
this with an awkward attempt at polite
| ness.
The woman bowed and seated herself
! at the table
''I have some business with you" she
said ia a voice chat brooked no contra
I dlction: you have a minutes time,
have you not2'
/ "Always-for such as you" replied 81
/ verdug0 'But permit me. Waiter, a
I bottle Of AIauzaniIla. The Evil one may
/ talk with a dry throat cannot"
ITO Kill Ny Lover"
/ The girl shrugged her shoulders L
/ sat near enough TO hear every word
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TO be comfortable or safe and that re-
treat was the only thing 10 do
Early raised himself j. his stirrups
ana said: 'Nirginians. open rank and let
the South Carolina chivalry pass
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she said, Weighing it I'm her hand:
II viii attend you across the frontier.
my lad"
EZecutioner Refuses.
"The devil you winl' cried eI verduzo.
''No such risky business for me. But Il
may serve you in any other way
just say the word.
and I promise beforehand I win
make It easy for Juan. ] know a little
trick by which ] can spare the doomed
man a lot OF pain. And / shall be most
polite and considerate for your s4ke"
did not take my eyes of Dolores face
during the conversation. EOW that clas-
sic face grew deathly pale and her
shoulders trembled visibIy as she said.
Listen. ct VeTdugO. / promised the
Virgin TO save Juan. II you refuse your
ala nay eternal happiness is forfeited as
well as his Hfe."
NY dear girl, you had no right to
make such a vow The eXecutlouer
shook his head and attempted 70 turn
the conversation into a lighter vein.
The M.rder
And If it costs my own life you shall
not XIII Juan tomorrow, whispered De-
Iores.
Enough OF this" The executioner
brought his fist down on the marble.
You must quit that sort Of taIk-it
might get me into trouble. Tomorrow,
when it IS all over. ] VIII see you again
With that he rose 10 90.
Stay" shouted Dolores. She was be-
side herself. and her excited conduct al
tracted the attention 1t ALI the tipplers
at the neighb0rjng tables stay. she
repeated. laying hold Of the exeaation-
ers' arm.
The big fellow g-asped Dolores wrist
and with an iupatie..- gesture freed
himself
Let so" he said savagely.
He took a steD OF two toward the
door, Dolores following. Suddenly a cry
God s mercy upon my soul
III Ferdug0 threw up both arms and
fell forward his giant form carrying
down table with rs contents OF glasses
and cups. He was dead, the girls stiIet-
10 having pierced his heart
instantly all was noise and excitement
in the cafe. Dolores alone appearing
quiet and uuconcerned. When the police
attempted TO question her about the
deed she said-
Never mind Ell verdugo-Juau is
saved.
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Z anxious for a position, just as soon as
/ the Government Is convinced Of the fact
that the printing Office can be run with
out his valuable assistance"
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i saw the murderess carried to prison
amid the frantic braves of great
crowd. running behind the patrol saigon,
while women and children stood - the
windows OF every house along the road
cIappInE their hands and shouting eVlta.
Done in the CIy Of Terrors I'm the
Year Of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred
and -Four FAIRFAX.
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we Dalton. OF West Vir-
en- showing his friends q
him by one OF his con-
is a gem. the hrsL readiugs
OF die in autumn.
peaches nj FOR eaEiu
#aEy corn is gittin' ripe,
candidates are IreaLiu
idEe meat IS Iryln
uJaiu dew is thick
could think ot dymS
ECLUu slCkI
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10 KIN My Lover"

The girl shrugged her shoulders
sat near enough TO hear every word
spoken. go observe. even, the varied eX-
pressI0us on the W0maus mobile coun-
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Loves the Bandit Juan
as No Other Woman
Has Loved.
Earnest Entreaty and
Lavish Promises Prove
to Be Vain.
A Handy StiIleto Gives
Gaping Crowd a New
Sensation.

roll Of bills from one OF her stockings,
she said, Weighing it i'm her hand:
II viii attend you across the frontier.
my lad"
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Camping 20 See Execution.

The procedure only occupies a few sec
5nds. but It would be a shame 70 miss
such a rare spectacle for want of room.
1 saw hundreds preparing TO spend the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-16
nyPNorIzEn FINANCE.

The president of the National Banl
Of Allthetin sat in his private office
The door opened and yelled woman
entered
Il want 70 borrow sl,5oo,oQo." she
whispered
Have you any security asked the
president. Merely Q mati + Of form
assure you" he FASTENED to add, a.
he tbousdt nc detacted signs Of weep
ing behind his visitors vel
"Oa. do you want s2cartyeR asked
tho woman Give iac a piece Of pa
per and pen"
She wrote a few words and present
ed the paper TO he president.
All, Carns gie's note Tor 100000, .
nc exclaimed. Are you sure The sis
nature is genulnc?"
Sure. Mike," responded The mys-
tericns stranger; tli1n't you SOC me
write IT,"
Certainly. certainly 4 mill on and
Z quarter thnk rol said Nothing
more to-day? No? Glad TO o6lige you
Al any time Good day don't forget
the number. Portland Oregonian,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-16
RULES FOR SPARKLING.

Latrobe, Pa. Dec. .15.-The Rev.
Father Angelo Rauber, attending the
retreat at ST. Xayier's academy, lee
tured the alumnae and graduates or
ccurtship laying down hard and fast
rules as follows:
"Courtship is as serious Il PROPOSE
ton as the responsibilities of mar
rlage. II should not continue longer
than seven or eight months. 1t is
the duty Of mothers to ascertain the
intentions of young mca."
Father Angelo said the girl of TO-
day has so much freedom that there
is constant danger Of her. He does
not approve of the family deserving
tho parlor when the young man calls,
nor does he permit OF dark corners or
dim parlors The hours for calling
should be from $3.50 TO l0:30, and
with no additional half hours to say
goodbye He does not believe that
the young people should sit close on
tho sofa 80 engrossed in their happi-
ness that they forget tie fight Of
time
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-16
WOMEN WON'T MARRY MuTCs.
Fact for Which Seeker After knowl
edge Wants Explanation.

Men gifted with the power of SIRE n
look with much more favor on the
idea of marrying deaf-mutes thar do
women" said the man who always
goes about with his eyes open. Il
have known several men whose wives
we're mute as the proyerbial oyst ar
who lived in perfect happiness in the
inevitable silence, but have never yet
seen a woman who was content 20
tie herself To a man who had been
denied the blessed privilege of ma.
king things hum.
His affection seems to deba: eor
of the divine right to sass bacG, an,
the deprivation is too much for her
OF course there are, according to sia.
tistics, many of the latter class of one,
sided unions. but they are by no
means as common as marriages he
tween speaking man and mute
woman, else we would run across
them more frequently.
II have asked a number OF people
interested in the education of deaf
mutes for their opinion as to the cause
Of this dlssimilarity OF taste in the
sexes, but the replies received were
mostly facteous and unsatisfactory.
Having been unable to form any con
elusive deductions. | am still seeking
information as to the causes of a
condition which is so very obvious,
and hope somebody will be able to-
set me right. Exchange
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-16
PRICE OF LuMsER RAISED.
Georgia Mill Men Go Up One Dollar
Per Thousand.

Vallosta, Ca Dec l5.-The Geor
gia Interstate Saw Mill association
held a meeting here today. which was
largely attended. Sessions were hello
this morning and This afternoon and
tonight Reports indicated the great
esi improvement in the demand for
lumber, especially planning mill stock
during the last sixty days that has
ever been known.
In consequence, the price list for
1904 on coastwise stuff was raised
one dollar per thousand feet.
Tho interior prices remain the
same. The rules which were formu
lated in Savannah last week were
adopted with the exception that q
modification is wanted in the same at
lowance on twelve inch sizes and
over.
The inspection bureau was dscon-
tinued and ]. S. Williams was ap.
pointed inspector at Savannah and
Brunswick and at Fernandina and
Jacksonville.
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LINES TO A RARY GIRL

Oh, she has such way with her.
stay with her
And play with her,
Her cheeks are round and dimpled
and
Her eyes are heavens blue.
Ny life is spent quite half with her,
laugh with her
And chaff with her,
Till she looks up with laughing eyes
And all she says is Cool"
Sometimes | try to wall, with her,
+alk with her
And rock with her;
She knows, someway my love for
her
Is tender and is true,
And so sit and speak with her
And seek with her
The cheek OF her
To brush with little kisses and
Quite all she says is Coo"
She toddles in TO share with me
My chair with me;
Her air with me
Is that of queen imperious,
My heart her subject true.
Upon the floor she lies with me
And tries with me
To rise with me
When romping time is over, and
Who looks up and says Coo"
Oh. she is such part Of me,
The heart of me,
And ART of me
Could no. express my love for her,
So tender and so true:
She Is the treasure blessed OF me.
Hearts guest of me,
The best Of me,
This little baby girl of me
Who looks cup and SAYS "GOo,"
II w. Foley in New York Times.
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viii lcpor in favor cf a.. survey to de
irtrWtnc the co.'s, Of securing d nine
loet stage Of water from Piitshmrt
70 Louisville, and that tae war depart
ment will recomend the appropria-
ton Of S250,003 for he Improvement
Of the harbor Of Louisville and the
navigation of the falls For nearly
SIX months the Ohio river has been
made impa. sal le FIR nayigatH ~
he arouth ana now at he very time
when relief was expected from high
water, there IL danger OF iiE hairg Gil
fectigclv closed by iee. 4 ~ Ten, u
LOCKS end aamg the cost Of ~hien
would be slight compared to the reliet
il would afford against bo'h contin-
gencies, Is thoroughly practical and
should be urged by the represent a.
tiyes, net only from The states along
It's hanks, but from a number Of 9th
ers along the Mississippi whose in
tarcs.s also suffer from this constant.
ly recurring suspension OF navigation.
The Ohio river has a larger com
merce han any river in the United
States ana receives, IN proportion to
Its Importance. less attention from
than many streams and har
bors insignificant in comparison with
it.-Louisville Courier-Journal
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BOMB THRoWERs WHO KILLED
Won PLEHVE ARE SENTENCED

st, Petersburg, Dec. 15.--Sasoned.
Minister Of the Interior Won Plehvs
on July 49, and Sikorifsky, his accom-.
plice in the crime, were found guilty
BY the court Of appeals. sitting in the
law courts building. The former was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life
with hard labor, aud the latter 10
twenty years Imprisonment The
trial had been expected to last at
least two days. but 1t was rushed TO
a speedy completion, in view OF the
possibility of revolutionary demons.
trations The trial was held behind
closed doors and all entrances TO the
building were locked.
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UNCLE SHELBY cDlLoM COL
.LEcTS AN INSURANCE POLICY

Says the Washington correspond
ent of the New Ynrl, World.
a have been in public life for fit,
years" said Senator cullom Of Inl
noia yesterday. and never have been
rich but once Ii was las summer.
had tontino insurance policy that
had been paying on for long time. Il
came due. They offered me seyera
plans Of settlement. but | decided t.
take all the cash they would gre me
That was little more than S3,400
and il was more money than | had
ever seen all at one time. ! wa rich
for three or four months and then
became poor again, for | spent il all
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PLACE FOR SECRETARY TlNNEY
Gov. Yates Confidential Man Made
Financial Agent of Prison In
dustrial Board.

Springfield. ILL.,. Dec, &c. NJ. Tin
ney, Gov. Yates private secretary,
win become the financial agent of the
state board of prison industries ON
Jan /. The appointment was made
today at the meeting of the board.
Izrael Dudgeon of Morris. Grundv
county. rendered his resignation as n
member of, the board of trustees of
Joliet penitentiary. and the Rev. ], NJ.
Phelps of Freeport. was named to
succeed him.