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NOT HARD TO CARVE GLASS.
No Diamond Is Needed to Sever the
Brittle Substance With Ease.

National Gas. Budget: 1t often oc-
ours that glass tubes of various di-
mensions, have to be cut where a dia-
mond is not at hand, as in shops and
power plants where oil and water
gauge tubes must be neatly fitted. The
usual method adopted is to file a small
groove around the tube and separate
the glass with a sharp rap at the place
weakened by the file. The result is
not always satisfactory, because the
end often break unevenly owing to
the difficulty of making a straight
groove with the file. Better results are
obtained when only a small incision
is made With a file, just enough to cut
through the enamel of the tube on one
side, and not all around While the
tube Is still warm from the friction of
the file the tube is then taken be-
tween the thumbs n fo%refingers, the
thumbs opposite the file i%ncision, and
the forefingers around the tubing.
close, but not covering the incision.
Pressure of the thumbs causes the tube
TO break In as straight and clean a
line as though cut with a diamond.
Another method is to use a fine saw
blade tthe finer toothed the better. for
a saw is only another form of fle).
and this should be kept fed with fine
emery, c~arborundum, or pulverized
SILICA sand of hard grit, lmoistened
with camphor, oil, t%urpentine or water.
"A SlIdlSHt, StSaoV ana ever stroke
should be MADE, and when the work
is carefully done against a u the
will be as true as though it had
been ground. Nor is even a toothed
blade necessary If a suitably hard and
finely gritted abrasive is used and reg
ularly fed between the glass and fine
wire, Watchspring, or blunt but even
blade of an ordinary table knife. The
latter will be somewhat slow, of course.
a fine steel Wire run at high speed
like a band saw, If regularly fed with
fine emery or carborundum, will give
very satisfactory results, not only for
cutting either straight lines or curves
in window, but plate or optical glass.
in such thickness as makes cutting
with a diamond difficult, precarious or
Window glass, especially single
strength, can be accurately split either
in straight or curved lines by first |
making an incision through the enamel
Of the glass, and then holding a hot
iron close to the incision till a fracture
Is started. The fracture will follow
hot iron with remarkable fidelity.
iron should be preferably round
and somewhat blunt and with a bulky
dixie an ordinary fire poker), so
as to retain its heat well for long cuts. |
especially for thick sheets, to keep the
going when once started, even
if two heated irons have to be used.
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II didn't TAX. long to assr. 'em. !

1t didn't take long to aSurs 'em. l
Thought of everything q man could
think of. an all 1t come to was this:
Unless somebuddy showed up 1 had
about an hours. dyin' ahead OF me, with
as low down an miserable q finish as a
man that stands six foot in his socks
could expect.
Then l hollered for help, you bet; an
anybu6dy that heard me would know
by he sound that I'd got myself into
pretty serious rouble There's some-
thin in the voice OF man or animile
of 1t that you can't mistakes
pardner, 1 laid back my ears an
yelled for fair, though 1 didn't believe
there was the least use in 1T. as no one
had any business within five miles of
where l was.
could fancy L heard my call go
wanderin' through the woods, echin' an
1T fair chucked q freeze into me.
l looked up at the u which was
shinin'. warm an pleasant, an 1 says
out loud: You're the only thing that
sees meme. Bill Hendricks-dyin'
here by inches, an You don't care a
darn, do you?' II 1 had a gun I'd have
pulled up an shot at it, it riled me SO.
1-dee that 1T had come my time to pass
in that when l heard an answerin'
whoop l thought my ear sight was
workin' a game on me.
Then it popped into my head thai
some lnjuns useter hunt in the brush,
so l looked to see a buck heave into
sight.
The bushes cracked an parted-an'
there stood that dod-gasted. shriveled-
up, hide-bound little supe! "Sure!"
l thinks to myself. Sure! OF course!
Anybuddy might have known you'd be
where you didn't nave no business to
bel" But all l said was 'Hello!"
"Hello!" says he, an he took a step
forward.
Keep back. Blast yer skin, keep
back" l yells.
why, what's the matter?" says he.
Now, when ! first see him l felt so
Godforsaken that l was almost glad,
in a minute 1t come over me how
foul l was fixed, an TO. a ma as proud
sassy as 1d allus been, to take help
from a galoot IL made a long-eared
jackass of was a hard pill, an my dam
der rig. So help me, Bob! L felt like
"Nothin' is the natter! run on
about YOU business!" an goin' down
like a gentleman. But before | could
that l got madden yet at the hun
shootin' match, 1 lost what little sense
l ever sd an cussed that Teller red. |
lack and blue.
"Matter?' L winds up. why, I'm
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The supe started bindin' up one of
his wrists that got pretty badly
scratched ag'in the tree.
When he'd finished, Come with me-
says /.
Why says he. II wanted to-
YOU come with mel" / says in a
voice that showed there want no fool
In about 1t.
All right" he says. "Ill come, be-
cause I've got to; but I'll say this, Bill
~hendrlcks, o might at least said
,naaKee an not started crowdin' me
right away ag'in."
1t amt your turn to talk" say /.
Come with me-"
80 back we yer to the mess wagin,
distance. ~
Mhen we got in sight we See the boys
slandlh' around wonderin' what in Sam
ldlll mad become of the cook and dim
her' then when they spotted me all
covered with mud comm along with
ene supe, their eyes bunged out SO you
could hang your hat on 'em-they
thought the devil was out on the bum.
sur 'N
meetin'. ny
Ny friends" says 1, I'll ask you all
III l ain't allus tried to do the square
thing?"r
Why, yes" says they. You're all
right, Billy. What's eatin' YOU now"
You know what's happened between
this little man an me-" 1 says, laying
my hand down OF the supe's shoulder.
wen, he's just quit savin' my life this
minute; now We're goin' to fix things
even"
With that l marches him over to the
mess wagin.
There's your can of syrup, pardner,"
L y pour it in my hair"
he began to argue an make a fuss
Il suppose you know who you're
foolin' witt ?" says I. Nov, you do it,,
a n blame quick"
So he done 1t.
handed him a piece of bacon rind.
'Siaum her around" l says.
An he done that, too.
Now down my back"
An down my back she went. Holy
suiferin, didn't 1t feel nasty!
When the ceremonies was over l
Kicked the can in the creek an stuck
out my fin.
Shake hands ag'in, old man." says l.
We're square With the board"
He shook fair and hearty, kinder
GRIMM in spite of himself, While the
boys was fair Dustin at the pretty
picter l made.
AN moreover" says 1, "Ill admit
that I'm discharged" So l packed up
my saodle an started for my old cay
use; but the supe run after me an
grabbed me by the ARM
Now, don't you be a fool, Bill" says
he. Let's drop the whole federated
business
So we let it go at that. An do you
know, he was as white a little man as
you ever see as long as he was with
US. When he left we give him a gold
watch with Prom his lovin' friends of
the Chantay Ranch" marked on it
We made a man of that Teller.
The only unpleasant part of the BUSH
ness was that | had to listen TO Old
Thompson say about twioet to
meal: 'Humph! psh. Before I'd
let any man on two legs pour syrup in
my hair!-well, if l was ten years
younger"
But about that time all the Bows
would begin to holler like a herd of
tomcats, so we never found out what
might have happened.
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How? Oh, yes! There's allus more
or less queer cusses in a cow camp"
SAID Billy, the cook. ar j usually get
more OF a chance to look at their
works than most f~ellers, bein' that I'm
KIND OF boss, you might say; an be-
sloes mat every mans got a tender
1eeun FOR his stummick, which puts
tne loee into his head to square himself
With the f1apjack artist-that's only a
word. o know. l give my bows good
raised bread; still, fapjacks is good for
BREAKFAST with syrup. Syrup? Sure!
4 wouldn't cook for an outfit tina
wouldn't furnish syrup.
Oncet there was a .supe' sent out
from the east-1ndianny, l think he
palled from-by the eastern people that
bought the Circle ranch-'twas a stock
company, you understand-an' he just
messed and meddled with %everybud-
dy's business till he had the outfit, from
ehe sheep herder to the champeen
prone buster so burned hawstyle they'd
IKE to hit aa ear off him.
NO syrup" says he to me; they
Aon't need it,"
NO" l says, they don't need it no
more'n o do horse sense" saws /,
but they're goin' to have it If l Spite
The vittles for EN-"
you're to darn sassy altogether"
says he; you're discharged"
With that l reached u an grabbed
him by his long nose-he had a beak on
him like a pet ~elephant-an' gave her
Q twist. one blame good satisfyin' twist,
an l says to him:
mo, you don't old son." says /, you
discharge me once in a million
times. I've been twice sheriff of Tula
county IN Nv cooked under bosses
that had more in their toe nails than
you've got i'm your hull body, an I'll
discharge you right now. If ketch
kou monkein' around this mess wagon
Ill boot you till you'll have a hump on
your back like a camel, too quick. Now
you run away, like a sensible little
man, before | do somethin' that you'll
be sorry for" saws L.
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Are you goin' to kill me?" says he.
lnatu be the least of your trou-
bles." says l. roarin like a bull; then
L raked my jaw sideways till my teeth
creaked. an threw another crimp in
to MIN.
He swallered hard, an shrunk up
more yet; his head Topped over like a
sick hens.
Tel my wife-write her." saws he
In a voice not louder than a mice's
squeak.
L near bust out when l looked at him:
but enough of a thing is a plenty, am
! see that I'd carried that part of the
joke about far enough, If 1 didn't want
MIN to drop dead on my hands. SO 1
board OF the wagin an reached out for
a syrup can.
Now, You darned sttngy little cuss,"
L says, IN give you syrup enough
anyhow an poured about a pint on
his head an gaumed it all over with
a bacon rind. Yes, IN more'n enough,
too, says l, Dullin' out his collar am
pourin the rest of the can down his
back.
Then L gave him a brace of kicks an
cut him loose.
"Da-day, son." says 1. "an' don't YOU
never shoot at me ag'in. or you'll have
bad luck!
OFF he lopes for home to wash the
syrup off, not lovin' me like a brother
part of the time.
The boss didn't stand very high after
that. Whenever h boys looked at
him, they'd see me pourin' sy.up down
his back. an that ain't dignifed for a
superintendent.
He an got along by his leavin' me
strictly alone. You see. he'd tumbled
10 the fact that there wasn't anybody
to help him out, an he dropped some of
his little ways He quit bullyragein'
the boys an acted quite decent.
Now Nv got to come to the part
of the yarn l don't like pretty much.
The play came like this:
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Wages of English Hanemen.

London St. James Gazette: The many
executions taking place these days would
give the lie to the story. had it not all
ready been contradicted, that the hang
man suffers poverty. But the court of
aldermen really does possess the record
of an appeal for increase of the hangman's
salary. Jack ketch wrote that. as ex-
ecutioner, he could get no other employ
rent: that he had to keep an assistant.
but that hangings were so rare as to make
1t impossible for him to live. He must
have compared his own lot with that of
the French hangman in the palmy days of
that official before the guillotine killed
this profession. The post is sacred here,
wrote a diarist in Paris, "and approaches
the noblesse in the right of using a
sword, and the priesthood in being pro
scribed entry at all spectacles but that of
the profession. II blood unsuIlied can
%ennoble, then ! know of none so pure, for
a French hangman can marry none but
a French hanglnan's daughter Far diff
ferent was it with the Ketches of old
time. as the following record shows: FIX
ecutioner's fees, IS Cd: stripping the body.
Is Cd; use of shell. 2s 3D.
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He backed off a piece, just tremblin'
. nth fury. well, you won't get a cent
If salary-not q gol dinged cent" says
)e. shakin' his fist at me.
Don't make anything but small bets
pm that, p%ardner," / says. There's
aurn few cinches on this earth, an If l
should happen around some night with
you'd feel mean for havin' talked so
loud"
An then I gave him the grand laugh,
Just as overbearin' an dirty as 1 knew
how. for 1 hated the sight of him.
Holy smoke! Wasn't he mad! He
fairly foamed at the mouth. He tried
to q SO many things at oncet that
they got all jammed in his throat. AT
last he got a clear way on, IN began to
read my pedigree.
Well, all he knew was a lot of old
fashioned cusses and bad names, with
no particular ginger in EN-, an I'm al
ways willin' to give an excited man
room enough to pitch" in, so I just
laughed and quirted him up with a
word or two, until, b'gosh. he gave
me the surprise of my life.
From somewhere in that measly
carkass of his he raKed up nerve
enough to yank his gun m fire. He
didn't miss nc by such an awful lot
either, judgin' by the whistle that went
by my ear.
The minute he heard the crack of
the gun he vas scarf 20 DEATH. He
looked at me, then he chucked the gun
away ar flew for home an. mother.
Well. 1 wasn't goin' to let him get
away with that, SO 1 put after him an
nailed him by the scruff of the neck.
AS I lugged him back to the wagin 1
put on a ace like Bold Bill, the terror
Of Bloody Bones an Thunder Gulch-
gritted my teeth, pulled down my eye
brows. an crinkled my nose up like a
6ghtin' dawg.
When I slid my eye around on him
ne Just wilted: his phiz got yaller an
shrunk four cizes.
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stuck In this four-ply, forty-times-be-
Observation-Disclosures quick
sand. What of it?" says I, which was
pretty poor play for a man in my cir
cumStanceS.
At the word "%quicksand" he stepped
back-i amt a pleasant sound-but he
looked at me steady.
i amt much of a man from your
standpoint, Bill" says he, but I'm AL
together too much of a man not to try
my little darndest to get you out Of
this, even If o have lone me dirt I"
he says. Whats the first act?" or
words to that effect.
I looked at him an he at me. Then T
thinks, II wonder If you have got the
right stuff in you?" So 1 says. per
maps you could feel a way out to me
IL s. ST., rlsky, put you might make it."
I'll try it, anyhow says he. though
he got blue around the gills.
Hold! says L. Have YOU got a
cope with your" For the first question
was only to try his sand-there WASN'T
any sense in it.
No" says he.
Then I see he had an axe.
Can you drop that tree SO it'll fall
near me?" 1 asks.
He lit into the tree without answerin,
an say, he could swing an axe, He
knocked out chips three inches thick
an felled the tree so true hat it come
Town right over my head, but, of
course, too high up for me to reach.
Then he crawled out on it an
stretched his arms down to me.
Shake, pardner," says I. as I
GRABBED his hands. for the thing sure
d1d have a funny side to it.
Wen, the tussle began, for 1 wasn't
out of the hole yet by a durn sight.
Mach inch "a gain that sand would go
suIoop!. Ike 1T was growlin' at my
settln away; but slow an steady done
II, an at last was on top of the tree
so plumb tuckered out that 1 shook like
a Quakin' asp.
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The Valuable Hungarian Grass.

The Valuable Hungarian Grass.
The smooth Bronze grass. more COM
monty known as Hungarian grass and
scientifically known as Bromus Inermis,
has been tested for several years in diff
ferent parts of the country and found
especially luabl for growing on dry
and rather poor soils. 1t resists drought
admirably and yet is we'll adapted to cold
or exposed situations. 1t has been tested
north and south. east and west with
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06

was a great pet. Well, Buffy turned ur
lost II morning an all the boys were
busy. I said I'd take a scout for him
after the breakfus' things was cleaned
up.
had an i-dee Mr.. Buff had taken tc
the timber, SO in l went, too, followin'
the line of the river for easy travelin'
until came to a little slough that
headed me off.
an as it wasn't over twenty foot wide
l thought I'd try to cross. In the mid
die was a sand bar.
picked up a pole, took a short
run an jumped for the bar. 1 landed
on fright up to my middle!
The sand shook like Jelly an long
waves rolled out away from me; where
II looked dry before turned wet and
greasy, an I knew I was elected.
The quicksands on our river were the
worst in the country. l remember that,
now that l was in the middle of one of
them.
I want to tell you thai I never liked
being smothered. Even when l was a
kid l couldn't stand the covers over my
ar n of the worst fights l ever
had vas with a Teller that ducked me
In swimmin'. Well, sir, now that / was
face to face with thinkin' how it would
feel to have the cold sand creep up
creep up-me with my head r'ared back
to keep goin' as long as possible; then
the line gettin' up to my nose spite of
all 1 would do: then breathin' in sand
a water an chokin'; then no air at all
I'll tell the truth. I went crazy
thrashed an fioundered aroun' like
a cat in a fit.
OF course. I only got sucked down
deeper for that; that's one of the real
beauties of a quicksand-the harder
you fight the quicker you go down.
Then I come to. all a-sweat an
a-shake; an 1 says to myself: Come,
Billy. You're a grown man-this amt
way for you to act" An l took
stock Of my chances to get out.
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running their bills into soft, moist earth.
A good way to get a start in geese a,
to buy a pair OF birds and later a settfrse
OF eggs Of the breed SO that the goose
may Sit on them before she is likely to
a good range it is a good plan to bury
the birds in the summer so that they wiz
pick up most Of their living from tho.
range and h the eggs laid by the goose
can be set early the following spring.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06

The first cultivated rose is said to
have been planted in Belgium in the
Year 1872.
The Monticellonian., 1904-07-14

Mir. IL. II. Carroll and sons went to the St. Louis Fair last week.
 Phone me for any kind of fresh meat, sliced ham or breakfast ba- con. ..J. E. Shell.
 Mir. J. l.. Erwin, of Argenta, visited relatives in this county last week.
 Buy your fishing tackle and base ball goods from Brown, McQuis ton X Go. If
 Messrs. Rollie Wells and Harry Hankins, IT,, visited Hamburg last week.
 Arkansas Liver Regulator for Arkansas llvers at
 If Bordeaux Drug Store.
 Mr. c. M. Matthews, of Lake Village, was visitor to this city last week.
 If you have beef cattle to ex- change for good milk cows, see J. E. Shell.
 MT. Walter Wilson made a busi- ness trip to Little Rock this week.
 American Beauty corsets make American beauties. w. M. Rob- ertson X Co.,, Agents.
 Misses .Genevieve Savage and Kate Brooks visited friends at Hamburg last week.
 Miss Ruth Sumrall, of Alexan- dria, La, is visiting Miss Ina Cur ry in this city.
 MT. Charley Finn, of Little Rock, is here on visit to rela- tives and friends.
 MT. D. NJ. Parkman, of Park wells, was a business visitor to our city last week.
 Persons who have friends visit ing them from a distance will please let Us know it. Phone 3o'
 MT. R. w. Finn and daughter, Miss Theresa. returned last week l from Cooper's Wells, Miss.
The Monticellonian., 1904-07-14
Climatic Cures.

The influence of climatic condi- tions in the cure of consumption is very much overdrawn. The poor patient and the rich patient, too, can do much at home by prop CT attention to food digestion, and a regular use of German Syrup. Free approximation in the morn ing is made certain by German Syrup, so is good nights rest and the absence of that weak ening cough and facilitating night sweat. Restless nights and the ex- haustion due to coughing. the greatest dangcr and dread of the eonsumptive, can be prevented or stopped by taking German Syrup liberally and regularly. Should you be able to go to warmer cline, you will find that of the thousands of consumptives there, the few who arc benefited and re- gain strength are those who use German Syrup. Trial bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c. At R. K. Vance Rordeaux's.
The Monticellonian., 1904-07-14

Mir Jas. E. Edwards and son, Mir. Luther T. Edwards. of Paris, Tenn, was here this week on q visit to Mir. c. c. Edwards and other relatives. Mir. Jas l. Ed wards is brother of Mir. c. G. Edwards, and this is the first time they have met in 49 years.
 If there is any reason why the Iron Mountain Railroad Company docs not build d decent passenger depot at Monticello we would be very glad, indeed, to know it The old rookery that disgraees the forks of the main line and the oil mill switch is becoming an eye sore to the travelling public.
 We understand that the case of the State vs. Right for the kill. ing of two men by the name of Morgan, in Cleveland county. last spring. comes up for trial here, on change of venue, at the September term of the Drew Cir cult court.
 During the last thirty days. sew eral hundred samples of Presctip- ton s have been distributed in the town and country. Ask those who have had occasion to use the samples if they think it meri- torious article. Recommended for all kidney troubles. For sale by Brown, McQniston & Go. If
 There was difficulty in the south eastern part of this county last week, in which Joe Riggs. IT,, was shot through the body by | Drew Caldwell. The weapon used was d Winchester rife. Cald- well claims to have acted in self defense, and has been admitted to bail, in habeas corpus proceed ings. in the sum of $5oo Riggs was alive at last accounts. but was in very dangerous condition.
The Monticellonian., 1904-07-14

The Primitive Babtist held q district meeting at Old Piney Church last Friday and Saturday. MT. John Collins, of Tyro. Lin- coin county, was d visitor to our city this week.
 Jas. R. Gotham and Patrick Henry, Esqs., made professional visit to Arkansas City this week. Every order you make of the Telephone Saloon is guaranteed to reach you in good condition. If. Capt. Ward, of. Louisiana, was here last week on d visit to his daughter, Mrs. H. w. Wells. MT. Robert Owens, of Fordyce, Is here on visit to his brothers, Messrs. L. D. and Ab. Owens. Col. (. T. Duke and family are al the Worlds Fair, where they will spend the next thirty days. Judge Z. T. Wood and States Attorney H. W. Wells are back from the Cleveland Circuit Court We guarantee all our goods te be as represented.
 Telephone Saloon, If. Dermott. Ark. Mir. F. W. Eek, the Photogra phist, has been absent for the past ten days, taking in the World Fair.
 Mrs. Bertie Grain, of Parnel Springs, was here on visit to hel parents, MT. and Mrs. K. T. Wells last week.
 Ask your neighbor about thu "Green Tag Sale" at Robertson $ Every one is going that way.
 w. NJ. Robertson X Go. Miss Irma Roberts, of Ham burg, was here on visit to he ] friend, Miss Lille Mum, the frs of this week.
 The King of all Refrigerators i the "Odorless. Full line-an, Size-just in.
 Jeter Furniture Co. In order to secure and hold you grocery trade, I offer you the bes goods at moderate prices.
 Turner Wells. Mrs. $. l. Fisb, of Garnett, an Miss Fannie Gammill, of Pin Bluff, visited their sister, Mrs. J N. Lyle, in this city this week. Let me figure with you on d kinds of water and steam fittings guttering, etc.
 w. R. Hammock. This hot weather, people shoul' be careful not to eat too muc fruit, and especially that of an lr ferior quality.
 Get that refrigerator that yo need, now. We have just recei, ed | lot of assorted sizes.
 Jeter Furniture Co. A liberal reduction on Mort Star" ice boxes and refrigerator: Lots of hot weather yet, and lc cheap. Come around.
 at. Hankins' Hardware Co.