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Then when we met :h3 Bryan process
;Eion we were to shout and wave our
lanterns, and II necessary to whack
the white men over the head with the
lantern with the hornets nest, and the
hornets would wake up and do the
rest. III -
7 The negro wanted to know how /
could prevent the hornets from sting
ing our own men, and told him that
we had been in the hornet business all
the season and never had one of our
own men stung. said we took some
assOfoedita and rubbed it on our
clothes and faces, and the hornets
wouldn't touch us, but just went for
the other fellows to Eeat the band.
Say, negroes are easy marks. You can
make them believe anything. But il
ever get to be president I am going
to appoint my negro assistant to po-
sition in my cabinet, cause he is the
greatest political organizer ever saw.
He rounded up over 200 cotton pickers
and negro men who work in the
freight depots once III a while and
started them out after hornets nests.
I1e gave them some change to get a
drink, and promised them free passes
into the show the next night, and the
next morning they showed up with
hornets nests enough to scare you.
They put them In dark place in the
barn, SO the hornets wouldn't get curl
Gus and want to come out of the nests
before they got their cue.
That afternoon we fitted them into
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might get into a fight, but said what
II they did, we wouldn't be to blama
Let 'em fight if they want to, and we
can see fair play.
So they all agreed that pa and I
should go to Atlanta ahead, and Or
gsnize the political professions, and.
cay, we had such lime that the cir
Gus came near never getting out of the
town alive. We overdid the thing so
they wanted to lynch me, and pa want
ell to help.
The way it was was this way: Pa
was to organize the white men for
Bryan, and I was to organize the ne
groes for Roosevelt, and we went to
work and bought 600 Chinese lanterns,
and pa stored his half of the lanterns
in barn ON the circus lot and stored
mine In another barn owned by a ne
go that / gave five dollars to be my
assistant with promise that he
should have a job travelling with the
show, to milk the sacred cow. I told
this negro what the program was, and
that wanted 200 negroes who had an
ambition to be politicians, and hold
Office, and I would not only pass them
into the show free, but see that they
got permanent. Office. What we
had got to do. said, was to stampede
the white procession. That would be led
b. pa, and the way to do It, was. for
every negro in my. party to >skirmish
around in the woods and find hor-
nets nest, and bring It to our. barn,
and st it. into one 81 the Chinese Ian
terms, and AK q candle Oh top Of the
nest, while the hornets were asleep
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-04
OCCUPATIONS IN PARIS.
People Of Title in Reduced Circum-
stances Scheme for
Livelihood.

Society in all cosmopolitan cities is q
mystery, and in Paris more so than
elsewhere. Titles grow here over night.
Dukes and counts, princes and princesses
arrive from nobody knows where, start
large establishments, entertain and get
everything on credit, says writer in the
London King.
One day there comes a crash. And
their downfall is watched with a grim
smile by some of the members of the
old aristocratic families who have
been occasionally asked if they know
a Marquis d'Angelys or Count Kol-
Wski.
An industry, and a lucrative one, is
run on artistic lines, and successfully
practiced by titled mOndaine. This
lady has an old mansion in the most
fashionable quarter; the wood cary
ings are Of the eleventh century; the
pictures are portraits of her ancestors
by old masters.
This: makes an ideal background for
her trade; for she is in league with
dealers, who place here and there in
good positions a doubtful Greuze or a
pseudo Watteau
The victims are admitted to ma
DANES receptions and admire, and
somehow or other get to know that
they may make an offer for some OF
the treasures. It is said that the
carvings from mantlepiece to ceiling
have been sold over and over again,
and that a very good income is de-
rived from the pictures.
And the society matrimonial broker!
The penniless viscount is in search OF
money to regild his furnished escutch-
con, while Mile. Durand, or Duval
the daughter of a retired tradesman
seeks a coronet for her pillow. The
society broker brings. them together
in her salon and touches a handsome
commission when the affair is: settled
These are specialists, but everybody
cannot be a specialist 1T requires
years of practice, well-known name
and large clientele, to carry on q
prosperous trade.
These women are the Rothschilds OF
the profession, and are envied by the
smaller fry, whom I may term as
commission princesses, who, having
no specially, operate generally.
They introduce their acquaintance
to dressmakers, milliners, carriage
makers, etc., who all know that the
Countess x, or Nine. T. is to 1t
credited with ten per cent. commission
on all articles bought.
They also levy contributions on res
taurants, dentists, and ], know of I
case where q lady. squeezed a COM
mission out Of the yestry.: board O
one Of the richest churches for tn,
celebration Of q converts wedding
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II, and succeed, ana stun my ears and
begone from the scene: When She
presently came to the verge Of tho
beech wood, and, entering 4 little open
clearing. seemed to loiter, went
cautiously. This, thought, must be-
the rendezvous; and I held back
wart1y. looking to see him step out<of
the thicket. 4 =
But he did not and by-and-bye she
quickened her pace. She crossed the
open and entered wide ride cut
through a low, dense wood Of alder
and dwarf oal1-a wood so closely
planted and 80 Sintertwined with hazel
and elder and box that the branches
rose like a solid wall, IL feet high, on
either side of the track. :.
Down this she passed and i stood and
watched her go: for I dared not fol-
low. The ride stretched away as
straight as line for 400 or 500 yards,
green path between green walls. To
enter it was to be Immediately de-
tected, II she turned; while the
thicket itself permitted no passage
stood baffled and raging and watched
her pass along. It seemed an age be-
fore she at last reached the end, and,
turning sharply to the right, was in an
instant gone from sight.
waited then no longer. I started
of, and, running as lightly and quietly
as could, sped down the green al
lev. The sun shone on it, the trees
kept off the wind, and between heat
and haste, I sweated finely. But the
turf was soft, and the ground fell
slightly, and in little more than a
minute gained the end. Fifty yards
short Of the turning stayed myself,
and, stealing on, looked cautiously the
way she had gone.
I saw before me second ride, the
twin Of the other, and hundred and
fifty PAGES down it her gray figure
tripping on between the green
hedges. stood and took breath and
cursed the wood and the heat and
madam's wariness. We must have
come league or two-thirds of league,
at least. How far did the man expect
her to plod to meet him? I began to
grow angry. There is moderation even
in the cooking Of eggs, and this wood
might stretch into Spain, for all I
knew!
Presently she turned the corner and
was gone again, and had to repeat my
maneuver. This time, surely, could
find a change. But no! Another green
ride stretched away into the depths Of
the forest, with hedges Of varying
shades-here light and there dark,
as hazel and elder, or thorn, and yew
and box prevailed-but always high
and stiff and impervious. Halfway
down the ride madam's figure tripped
steadily on, the only moving thing in
sight. wondered, stood. and, when
she vanished, followed.
And so it went on for quite half an
hour. Sometimes madam turned to
the right, sometimes to the left. The
maze seemed to be endless. Once or
twice wondered whether she had lost
her way land was merely seeking to
return. But her steady, purposeful
gait, her measured pace, forbade tho
idea. I noticed, too, that she seldom
looked behind her-rarely to right or
left. Once the ride down which she
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YOU SPY"

passed was carpeted not with green:
but with the silvery, sheeny leaves of
some creeping plant that in the dis
lance had simmer like that of water
at evening. AS she trod this, with
face to the low sun, her tall gray fig
ure had pure air that for the moment
startled me-she looked unearthly.
Then swore in scorn of myself, and
at the next corner 1 had my reward.
She was no longer walking on. She
had stopped, I found, and seated her.
self on a fallen tree that lay in the
ride.
For some time I. stood in ambush
watching her, and with each minute l
grew moro impatient. At last began
to doubt--to have strange thoughts.
The green walls were growing dark.
The sun was sinking; a sharp, white
peak, miles and miles away, which
closed the vista Of the ride began to
flush and color rosily. Finally, but
not before I had had leisure to grow
uneasy, she stood up and walked on
more slowly. waited. as usual,
until the next turning hid her. Then
fastened after her, and, warily pass
ing round the corner-came face to
face with her! !
I knew all in a moment-that she
had fooled me, tricked me, lured me
away. Her face was white with scorn,
her eyes blazed; her figure, as she con-
fronted me, trembled with anger and
infinite contempt,
''You sry!" she cried. "You hound!
You-gentleman! Oh, Mon Meu! it
you are one Of us-if you are really
not canaille-we shall pay for this
some day! We shall pay a heavy
reckoning in the time to come: I
did rot think" she continued-her
every syllable like the lash OF a whip
that there was anything so vile as
you in this world"
I stammered something-zI do not
know what. Her words burned into
me-into my heart! Had she been a
man, I would have struck her dead!
"You thought you deceived me yes
terday," she continued, lowering her
tone. but with no lessening Of the pas.
sion and contempt which curled her
lip and gave :fullness to her voice. You
plotter! You surface trickster! You
thought It an easy task to delude q
woman you find yourself !. deluded.
God give You shame that you may
suffer-" she 4 continued mercilessly.
''You talked Of Clon, but Clon beside
you Is the most honorable Of men!''
i s.81z III ITO BE Continaedl
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seen them pouhce on it. and bite it and
tear it up, and then the hornets woke
up, and they didn't do a thing to that
mess of hyenas. The hyenas set up q
grand hailing sign OF distress, and
howled pitiful, and the lion raised UP
Ills head and looked At them through
the bars as though he was saying, in 4
snarling way, what you grave rob-
hers bowling about?. Can't you keep
still and let the car Of all the animals
enjoy his after dinuer nap?"
Just then the hyenas kicked what
vas left Of the hornets nest under the
bars into his side of the cage, and he
pvt his foot on it and groYled, and
about hundred hornets gave him his.
He gave an Abyssinian cough that
woke all the animals, and ten the
hornets scattered and before I knew
it the zebras were dancing a snake
dance and all of them were bowling
as though they were in the ark, hun
cry, and the ark had landed on Mount
A1arat.
Just then one of the assistant mana
gers beckoned to me to lead in my
procession and we. lighted the. can
dies in our Chinese lanterns. I didn't
stop to see how the animals got along
with. the hornets, but couldn't help
thinking that il one hornets nest
could raise such q row, what would q
hundred or SO do when we got to going
in the other tent? -....s IT, = +, ~ 49,,
Oh, if ] had only died when I was
young, Il never would have witnessed
that sight. The band played, .'There'll
he . Hot Time III the 4 Old Town To.
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. Here had scarcely paused second to
scan the ground before two persons
came out of the stable-court. They
were madam and the porter.
They stood a brief while outside and
looked up and down. TEE madam
said something to the man and he
nodded. Leaving him standing where
ne was, she crossed the grass with a
quick, light step and vanished among
the trees.
In a moment my mind was made IN
TO follow; and, as Clon turned at once
and went in, I was able to do so before
1t was too late. Bending low among
the shrubs, ran hot-foot to the point
where madam had entered the wood.
Here found narrow path and ran
nimbly along it and presently saw her
gray robe f1uttering among the trees be-
tore me. 1t only remained to keep out
OF her sight and give her no chance of
discovering that she was followed; AMI:
this set myself to do. Once or
twice She glanced round, but the wood
was OF beech, the light which passed
between the leaves was mere twilight
and my clothes were dark-c olored, !
had every advantage, therefore, and lit
tie to fear so long as could keep her
in view and still remain myself at such
distance that the rustic Of my tread
would not disturb her. :, 49,.
| Assured that she was on her way to
meet her husband, whom my presence
kept from the house, I felt that the
crisis had come at last; and l grew
NOR = excited with each step 4 took.
True, ! detested the task Of watching
her: it filled me with peevish disgust.
But in proportion as / hated It I was
eager to have It done and be done with
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Enmistakable Proof.

The estate owned by the late Col.
Crowninshield in New England sea-
port town adjoins the pasture of q
sturdy farmer. A valuable dog owned
by the colonel used to get into the pas
ture and chase and worry the farmers
COWS. Finally, he went to Col. Crownin-
shield and requested that the annoyance
be stopped.
"How do you know it is my dog asked
Col. Crowninshield, rather unsatis-
factorily.
''How do I know?" exclaimed the
farmer, with rising indignation. why
I've seen him time and again!"
"You must bring me better proof"
replied the colonel, coldly.
"All right, sir" said the farmer, in no
uncertain tone. ''The next time the dog
bothers my cows I'll bring you all the
proof you want-in a wheelbarrow."-
Boston Herald.
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Loans,

Unto the government we bow
And lend a reverent ear.
I'd rather lend it cash, vow.
And be a financier.
Washington Star.
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l expect that next year I shall be one
OF tho managers of this show, cause
they tell me I have got the greatest
head ct any boy that has ever travelled
with the show.
We haven't been having very big
hus1neus in the south, because the ne
groes haven't money enough to patron
lie shows, and a lot Of the white peo-
PIE are either too heightened or else
they are politicians. aad want a pass.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-04

Kansas & Texas railroads first loco-
motive, speeding through the India;,
: Territory in 1875 in it's short cut fro1,
the east and the world to Texas and
the southwest, pronounced sentence OF
death in the red mans isolation. Like
HOrace's rustic on the banks Of the
river of Italy, waiting for the water to
roll by, the Indian watched the stream
of settlers flowing into Texas and New
Mexico, but saw no chance that it
would end. And then, wiser than tAe
rustic, who may be waiting yet, for all
we know, the Indian bowed to manifest
destiny, and agreed to lease some OF
his lands. 1t was civilization marching
on
Not to let sentiment obscure facts in
speaking Of the dissolving of the tribal
relations, we must bring forward thar
though the tribal system worked fairly
we'll years ago, later conditions found
it inadequate. The tribes had theic
own legislatures, courts, and churches.
and looked after their own educationa.
affairs. With the changing conditions
evils arose that necessitated the federal
government extending its authority. OF
course big part of the changing con-
ditions was due to the presence of the
whites, but whatever the cause, there
arose occasion for reform. President
Cleveland in his annual message OF
1896 declared: 1.-The condition of affairs
among the Five Civilized Tribes has
assumed such an aspect as to render
it almost indispensable that there
should be an entire change in the rela
lions Of these Indians to the general
government. This seems to be neces
sary in furtherance of their own inter
ests, as we'll as for the protection OF
non-Indian residents in their territory.
-. The effort should be made to save
these Indians from the consequences
of their own mistakes and. IMPROVE
dence and to secure to the real Indian
his rights as against 1ntruders AMI
professed friends who profit by his ret
repression. A change is also needed t.,
protect life and property through the
operation of courts conducted accord
ing to strict justice and strong enough
to enforce their mandates" In 1893 the
Curtis act was passed, which is looked
upon as perhaps the most important.
piece Of Indian legislation ever enact
ed. The Curtis act abolished the tribal
government, provided allotment OF
lands to the members Of the tribes and
enrolment of citizens preparatory
thereto, provided for the regulation of
town sites and the incorporation of
towns, and the interior department was
given control of all education.
The changes were not accomplished
with ease, the Indians remembering the
agreement made with the United States
that they should have tull power to
manage their own affairs. It has taken
time. The Creeks and Cberokees were
the first to come under iull operation
of the Curtis act. The tribal govern
ment of the Choctaws, Chickasaws and
Seminoles was to continue eight years
from March 4, 1893. That time has
now arrived-tribal government is =
thing of the past.
KATHERINE POPE.
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BOY WI III
THE |: IL, CIRCUS ! ( ] J S :.
By HON. GEORGE ". PECK
Author ot"Peek's Bad Boy Abroad." Etc. !:
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Copyright by J. p. Bowlss.)

The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject 4
Little Politics Into the Show
Rival Bands Of Atlanta Citizens
Meet in the Circus Tent-A Bunch
Of Angry Hornets Causes Much
Bitter Feeling.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-09-05
An Alta Property Whose Future is A.
ready Assured.
ORE BODIES TRUE AND STRONG
Already In the Shipping Column with
Promise Of Greater Pro
ductiveness.

One of the great mines of the Alta
mining district is beyond question the
City Rocks, the property Of the COM
pany bearing the same name.
The mine is situated near that OF
the Continental Alta, and comprises a
group OF patented claims, all of which
are contiguous to the developed por-
ton of the property. It is one OF the
Oldest developed mines Of the new era
Of Alta mining, having been worked
continuously for quite a score OF
years. A tunnel has been run into the
mountain from which drifts, upraises
and wines have been driven until the
workings in extent are only second to
those of the Colombus Con. This work
however, has not been in vain. Ore
bodies or great extent have been un-
covered, and these are being added to
constantly. There is now exposed in
the mine many tons of shipping ore
and an immense tonnage of milling ore
Is also in sight. Truth to tell at the
CONTINUED In Our Next.)
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time, the workings OF the mine we're
Mining had not reached
the perfection of present methods, and
consequently only the near surface
was developed and even at that
the high values were the only ones
sought after. This leaves the Kenne-
beck practically new mine with the
surface only prospected enough to as
sure the success of deep mining.
AS was said before, deep mining is
the order OF the day. In the Kenne-
beck this character of developing has
so far progressed that its stockholders
are assured that shipping will be under
way before the snow flies. A tunnel
has been driven into the mountain and
a shaft is being sunk from the old lev
els and the connection is near at hand.
with this completed, the min will not
With this completed, the mine will not
the ore bodies are of a character to
make certain that they will be con-
tinued for an indefinite period. E.
The ore will undoubtedly be OF the
sulphide variety, and though the sen.
sational values sometimes found In
the carbonates Of the upper workings
may not obtain, yet the average value
will be greater In the future, the out
put of this mine will multiply the old
production by more than ten.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-09-05
A Property With History Which the
Present viii outelass.
WILL SHIP BEFORE SNOW FLIES
Development Work Being Pushed and
Deep Mining a Success.

Just over the hill from the Columbus
Consolidated and other producing
mines OF the Alta district. is situated
one of the old producing mines OF the
state. IT is now known as the Kenne-
beck. and under the hands OF Manager
Craig bids fair to outrival its early
history.
In the old days when silver was king
tallic riches. this property, under the
name of the Reid and Benson. was add
ing its wealth to that of its sister
mines. The exact tonnage or gross
value of the ores extracted from the
mine is not available at the present
time. but ores which netted its then
owners over 100000, found a market
at the local and foreign smelters.
The present management is at pres
ent bending its energies TO attain
depth and uncover the greater values
in ores which are known to lie be-
meath any point reached by the miners
of n by-gone day. The fact Is that In
common with all properties OF that
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which TO work the mine and turn the
wheels OF 120-ton mill
The mill. which is situated far
down the canyon, is OF the most mod
ern type, turns out a fine quality OF
concentrates, saving the high per-
centage OF 90 per cent of the values
in the ores treated. II is so con-
structed that at any time its capacity
can be increased with slight expense,
there being power enough generated
to supply all that ever will be reason
ably required in future operations. In
addition to this there has recently
been put in commission an aerial
tramway several miles in length,
which conveys the ore nom the mine
to the mill. The tram is OF the most
modern type and was erected at a
great expense So complete was Its
construction that II wlthstood one OF
the worst winters encountered In
years with but slight damage, and Is
today discharging its burden of ore
with regularity at the mill.
The mine has also many buildings,
which for convenience and comfort
are equal to any in the state.
When II Is stated that the Cont.
mental Alta has accomplished all this
and Is not only free from debt, but is
constantly paying dividends TO its for.
tunate stockholders, something of its
value can be understood.
Mr.. Crowther has recently been In.
stalling battery of electric drills.
and from now on development work
and the Flagstaff, the Emma and the
Rustlers was pouring forth their me
will be pushed with a will. He has
also under consideration the build