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CURLY
A TALE OF THE ARIZONA DESERT.
BY ROGER POCOCK,
of a Fronier nan''
Copyright. by Brown &

you've saved my sons life with that shot.
l reckon his voice broke with SOD
you've sure made me yo' friend.
Nothing broken, L hope?" said Balshan-
non.
No, sch. The stirrup seems to have
twisted his foot"
l sent some men for ground sheet IN
which the boy could be carried without
pain. Balshannon sent for brandy.
Still kneeling beside his son, the stranger
looked up into the patrones face.
You are Lord Balshannon?' he asked
AT your service, my good fellow-WeI?'
do any of 70 greasers speak our Ian
guage?"
II fancy not
Then 1 have to tell you, sch, that am
Captain McCalmont. and my outfit is the
Robbers Roost gang of outlaws. lie was
bending down over his son.
II asked no question, my friend, said
Lord Balshannon; we never question d
guest
You make me ashamed sch. I came
with a passed. of lies, to prospect around
with view to doing you dirt
Balshannon chuckled, and L saw by the
CLINT in his eye that he was surely enjoying
this robber. You'll dine with me?' said
he.
Capt. McCalmont looked up sharply to see
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BIG FEE FOR KILLING BILLS.
Alleged to Have Been Paid Represent
ative in Congress.

Samuel r. Shipley, the retiring presi
dent of the Provident Life and Trust Com
pany of Philadelphia, yesterday frankly ad-
mitted that the company had Influenced
legislation at Harrisburg and paid large
sums for killing bills.
Martin E. Olmsted, one of the leaders of
the Harrisburg bar and a representative In
Congress, is alleged 10 have received last
year from the Proyident $500 for using his
influence to have two unfavorable insurance
bills buried in committee.
For a number of years, also. the COM
pany is alleged to have paid a salary of
$1,000 outside of his regular commissions to
William j. Scott, one of the agents, for
staying in Harrisburg while the legislature
was in session, looking out for bills that
might affect the company and influencing
legislators 10 kill them.
Mr.. Shipley declared in defense of these
things that they were done openly and
iegitimately, solely for the benefit of the
polcyholders in the Provident, and that
not cent of money had been paid to leg
islators.
Mr.. Olmsted and Mr.. Scott are gentle
men of the highest integrity" he said. 1T
was known to them that this company
would not tolerate the payment OF a single
50 to a legislator, and l am sure that what
they did was entirely above board and
legitimate.
Last year two bills came up in the leg
islature which we recognized as unfavorable
to the interests of our company. One, the
least important, concerned the right of
policyholders to vote, and the other was a
bill which touched upon the right of the
company to invest its money in sterling
securities. The bill was very technically
drawn up, SO, while we had a man at Har-
risburg looking after legislation, I thought
it best to have lawyer look after this bill
II went to Mr. Olmsted, therefore, and
told him about 1t. l said: You have in
Guence with the legislators and I thought
you might be able to convince them these
bills are unfair
Mr.. Olmsted said: You wish to retain
me then? and told him l did
Nothing more was said until the legisla-
ture adjourned. In the meantime the bills
died They never were brought out of the
committee Then Mr.. Olmsted sent me his
bill 1t was for $500. The company paid
ii and that ended the matter
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Threat by Arizona Over Statehood.

Scenes of enthusiasm marked a mass
meeting "a Tucson, AriZ., Saturday night
to protest against the territory being yoled
with New Mexico in joint statehood. Fiery
addresses We're made and armed resistance
was suggested by Mayor David s. Rose of
Milwaukee and other speakers. Two thou
sand persons cheered Rose and vociferously
voted to send resolutions to both houses of
Congress protesting against what people OF
Arizona term IAN Infamous plan to deprive
Arizonians of their liberty"
Unless something is done to stem the tide
of disapproval, political leaders of Arizona
declare that open rebellion will be encount-
cred If consolidation plans are carried for
ward. Speakers declared that the people
of the east are jealous of the west and wish
to deprive westerners of the representation
which single statehood would give.
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Panama Freight Congestion.

The congestion of freight on the isthmus
of Panama never was worse. All the
wharves are packed with mixed
cargoes. The coffee season is near and the
Thousands of bags which previously have
been shipped 10 the United States and Eu-
rope by way OF Panama must be sent
through the Straits Of Magellan in order 20
obHterate the risk of delay in handling
here.
The steamer Matador was in the Fox
river for two days unable 10 get a berth
The cargoes Of the German steamers
Necklenburg and Virginia, which arrived
December %. are still in the freight houses
az Colon Ninety thousand paving bricks,
which Governor Magoon ordered by cable
arrived ten days ago, but have not vet been
shipped out of Colon.
The efforts of the railroad superintendent
to relieve the situation are apparently use
less. The whole trouble seems to be caused
by an insufhciency of cars and wharves
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BoNAPARTE OFF FOR THE SOUTH.
He Will Be Transferred at Hampton
Roads to Cruiser Charleston.

Secretary of the Navy BOnaparte LEFT
Baltimore late yesterday afternoon on board
the United States dispatch boat Dolphin
for Hampton roads where he will board
the United States cruiser Charleston and
proceed to Charleston, S. G, where the war
vessel will be presented with a silver serv-
ice on January 10.
The Dolphin left Washington Saturday
morning, and arrived in Baltimore shortly
after 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The yes
sci anchored of Fort McHenry, where she
remained until Mr.. BOnaparte was taken
aboard. Steam was kept up during the en-
tire day and the ship was ready to sail
Immediately after the Secretary stepped
aboard
The Dolphin will reach Hampton roads
this morning. and the Secretary will take
up his quarters on the Charleston. The
cruiser will sail Immediately for Charles
ton, and it is hoped that she will arrive IN
time to allow the Secretary and the officers
of the ship to be entertained at a reception
The ceremonies of the presentation OF the
silver service to the cruiser by the people
of South Carolina will take place on the
afternoon of January 10, and will be fol-
lowed by a banquet during the evening.
Secretary Bonaparte will leave Charleston
on January IL by rail for Washington.
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CHAPTER ".
The Range w Olives,

That same winter Lord Balshannon came
down from Lordsburgh on the railroad, by
way of Bryants rancho, and tracked my
roundup outfit to our camp at Laguna
That was the spot where the patrone and
/ fought the Apache raiders but since then
we had built coTTals beside the pool the
ring fences which are used for handling
livestock. / had twenty Mexican vaqueros
with me, branding calves and the patrone
found us all at supper.
While we ate he told me the news-how
Dick Bryant was elected sheriff of the coun-
ty; how Mr.. Ryan's eldest son had left col
lege and gone into business in New York;
how three bad men had been iynched by
the vigilance committee at Grave City: and
how LowL Lived Joe had shot up two Mex
leans for being too obstreperous at cards.
The boss had always some gossip ror me
at tea time.
After supper he passed me a cigar
"Chalkeye," said he. give these boys as
much sleep as you can. At midnight you
pull out of camp for Wolf Gap; strike in
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News of Rockville.
Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, January {, 1905
At a business meeting of the Sunday
school of the Rockville Baptist Church
held this morning the following officers
were elected for the year; Superintendent.
c. Norman Bouic; assistant superintendent
A. A. Braddock; secretary, Irving Lehman:
treasurer George Shaw; librarian, Miss
Katie Ricketts,; assistant librarian, Miss
Tabitha Braddock; organist, Miss Verde
Kingdom.
license to marry was yesterday issued
by the clerk of the circuit court here to
Mr.. Maurice Clinton Downs of Senaca, this
county, and Miss Sarah Frances Miles of
Beallsville.
The funeral of Mrs Susanna Leggett
Thomas, wife of Mr.. Alban G.. Thomas who
died at her home at Ashton, this county,
took place at o'clock this afternoon from
the late residence of the deceased. The
interment was in the Friends cemetery at
Sandy Spring.
Mr. Lee Dorsey, one of RockvilIe's
trainers and drivers, will not take up quar-
tiers at the Brightwood track. has been
stated, but will prepare his trotters and
have twenty-three horses under his care
and he looks forward to a successful
son. He came into prominence the past
season largely through his handling of the
veteran Washington racer Harry c., reduc-
ing his record from 22212 to 21TA. Con-
sidering the age of the horse. seventeen
years, this is regarded by horsemen gen.
orally as a remarkable feat. He will have
several animals in his string this season
from which he expects great things, and
one, green f1ve-year-old mare, by E. II.
s.. belonging to Washington parties, he
believes to be of grand circuit caliber and
confidently expects her to go close to the
2.05 mark
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THE GOOD TEMPLARS.
Washington Delegation Visits Balti-
timore-Busiuess and Pleasure

strong delegation from Perseverance
Lodge, No. >, International Order of Good
Templars. and invited guests paid a visit
TO DrakeIey Lodge of the same international
body in Baltimore Saturday evening. The
Neutrality-suspicious. were met at the depot in
Baltimore by a committee from Drakeley
Lodge and escorted TO Brookes Hall on
Baltimore street, where they found warm
welcome. being greeted as guests of honor
in large gathering of Maryland Good
Templars. Eureka and ArbutUs lodges of
Baltimore and Patapsco Lodge of Ellicott
City We're well represented.
a brief business session was followed by
social half hour. A felcitOus welcome was
extended to the Washington friends, which
was responded to on behalf of the visiting
lodge by Deputy Grand Tcmplar John Bry-
son. An entertaining program was rendered,
Miss Nettie NJ. Parlett grand Superintend-
emf of~5uvenile work In Maryland, having
charge.
special feature was the reading by Mrs
Fiddes, nee Russell, OF some original
verses, in which names of local residents
and places were cleverly introduced. An
extended address touching upon many
points of local and general interest was
given by Mr.. b. w. Bowman, grand chief of
the Grand Lodge of Maryland. Past Grand
Templar A. H. Frear and Past Grand Vice
Templar Mrs. FL ear of Perseverance Lodge
entertained with instrumental and vocal
duets, responding to several encores. Miss
Anna ]. Tennyson of the same lodge IA
vored with vocal solos, Miss Goldie Miller
accompanist. Three-minute addresses were
given, Messrs. Frear, Bryson andothers of
Perseverance Lodge being among the speak
ers At the conclusion of the program re-
freShmentS were served.
Perseverance Lorge, No. q I. o. G.. T,
met in Scottish Rite Hall, go Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, Saturday evening Chief
Templar j. w. Nichol presided.
Routine business was transacted. ar
engagements We're made for a box party
Saturday evening, the Goth instant. follow
Ing the business session, and good of the or
der exercises were held, Miss May A Price
in charge.
A piano solo was given by Mrs Emma
Corbey; vocal solo by Mrs Kathryn Wood
at her own accompaniment; recitations were
given by Miss Nina Higdon, Miss Edith
Allen and little Ruth Price; a monologue
was spoken by Mr.. Robert II. Wood and
encouraging addresses were made by the
grand chief, I. L. COrby, and Mrs. May A
Price Special Deputy William Payne ex-
tended greetings from Silver Star Lodge
and an invitation to a social function of
that lodge Thursday evening, the 18th in
slant.
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tied on the grounds TO be raised. Before
the dredge starts pumping, considerable
work must be done in throwing up earthen
retaining walls that will form the ponds
into which the liquid mud will be pumped
and allowed to settle, as the machine cuts
away the sand bars and shoal spots IN the
channels. 1t is understood that the big
dredge of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
Dredging Company, which IS to do the work
in this vicinity, will arrive here some time
during the coming month and work on the
river will be started as soon as possible
after the arrival of the dredge. 1t Is ex-
pected the work will require several months
to complete but when done all the chan
nels will be deep enough to float any vessel
that can come up the Potomac.
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+bera a+ tho fret straalx of ,7a1,n .y,tbor
81 T,,raIo - ~ bcrsae +Fa,, r,,,, the,,1 1s
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ofTice thai some outlaws have come down
rrnn1 TTtab T,bay-,T-o hoard of onr hole
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.oTber 70 FIJI irto aL,,rtt1aro sea tIo+
~ Ian mo e 50 ?ee tt''
me men ia Ee-eI pIehtS vi Ammunition.
hhese loppeiS may rouIlu up our c<'t-
tie;
II they GO tuey WIZ nave 10 uFlFe SLOW
anu bryant VIII hoid the railway line IN
force, Win troops IL necessary eI-IllaiA-
eyeI
YES, SIT.
a IIlehd OF uilne mas turned TINS gang
loose on my STOCK. Iheres been crooked
work
Ryan work, sir?'
What makes you think that"
1.-The birds. l want leave to go shoot
Ryan"
Indeed ah. I've promised my wife not
to-er shoot Mr.. Ryan" He stood up and
grabbed my paw "Chalkeye we must try
to behave like-er Christians. for her sake
Now ! must he off YoT'T find me at Holy
Cross
Al noon newt dav I brought orr herd TO
Holy Croce and MA tered ali the borses al
tho dan, below tha house This dam cross-
ed q small hollow holding Soma two or
tf1aa acres Of vyatar diract1v IIpdar the
yTestarr u,au Of nc hacianda Some old
trsas rbalferad tra uya+er and ono of those
nod haaI, hIo1,,,, do,yT h1, q gnst Of wind
&C 7 AZ +Ia ren1,da 20 tho gotas ono If
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tree hroiIa nor leo and had IN he shot
sTben throw, tho bard into tha sfable-co,rt
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raci,on tha+ rad haan tbirtv-rour
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the foot of the paper there was a MEM
orandum signed George Ryan"
I may tell you" said the robber, that
II l succeeded in burning yo' home. steal
ing yo' hawses, and running yo' cattle MIR.
George Ryan proposed to pay my wolves
the sum of ten thousand dollars"
Garry out You plans" the patrone was
pleased all to pieces. I'D love to fight
your wolves. I've got some dynamite too!
Think of what you're losingr'
Lose nothing said the robber. It'll
collect $4,000 compensation from Ryan,"
He stopped down and gathered his son in
his arms. "And now, will you have us for
guests in 70 home? Say the word, and we
co.
Balshannon lifted his hat and made q
little bow, much polite. MY house" he
answered in Spanish, lis yours. senorl'
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Sierra de Cocaes, where they are found in
extensive groups This zone contains about
5000 square miles, at height of from
$500 TO $500 feet above the sea level. Tue
nearest port. Rio de Janeiro, is about 800
miles distant from the zone
Coal is known 10 exist almost every
where along the coast from the Amazon
river I'm the north to the frontier of Rio
Grande do Sui in the south. A systematic
geological survey Is being made al present,
and the outcrops show that the coal fields
extend for several hundred miles. The coal
Is of a medium hard semi bituminous ma
ture, perfectly adapted for steam purposes.
There are few kinds not found at pres
ent in great quantities, suitable for gas and
cooking. 1t burns quickly, gives a strong
flame and a reasonable proportion of ash.
Anthracite has not yet been discovered
in Brazil. 1t Is only quite recently that
public attention is being turned toward the
development and utilization of the coal
fields. The search for coal will also
veal several deposits of asphalt, which are
known to exist in Santa Catarina.
Railroad Lines.
1.-THE Brazilian government has carefully
assisted since 1874 in improving and en-
largtng-the railroad system of the country.
Many companies have been Incorporated
and different lines constructed, starting
from the principal cities on the coast. Con-
sdering the photographic condition of Bra
zil, having an immense coast on the At
lantic provided with fine ports and many
navigable rivers, flowing through the coun-
try from the interior to the sea, II can be
said that, with it's present system of rail-
ways, the traffic of the country enjoys alt
necessary transportation facilities.
The finances of the country are In excel
lent condition During the past year Sc
we're measures have been taken to ascertain
the exact receipts OF the income tax, and
resolutions have been adopted to use the
striCtest economy in the expenditure of
public funds. The result Of these up-to-
date measures have placed the country in
an exceedingly prosperous condition. Bra
lillian bonds quoted in London today as
first-clasS securities.
Ever since 1908 the Brazilian govern
ment has opened to the free trade of the
world, all her ports. 1t has regulated all
transactions with equal justice and gives
protection whenever necessary. The pro
gressive growth Of the income from GUS
toms duties during the last few years GER
taSply shows the Improvement of CONNER
cial interchange between Brazil and other
nations. A little more than twenty years
ago from 1880 the general direct trade OF
the country was valued at S1o0.0O0,O00, OF
which 10 per cent represented the importa-
ton. and the balance the expectation In
1902 the former amounted to Sl22 T41,0 600,
while the latter amounted TO S1S3,9S4o00
For the first six months of 1904, the i'm
ports amounted to over SOL ,453 coo and the
exports over $S4, S32, 600, showing small
gain"
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Salesman Drank Carbolic Acid.

Jesse w. Hall of Detroit, travelling
salesman, committed suicide by taking car
boIic acid at Chicago yesterday. The dis
covery of the suicide came about through
a telephone message from Halls wife IN
Detroit to the clerk of hotel where Hall
was staying.
Mrs Hall said that she had received
message from her husband which caused
her to fear that he meant to kill himself.
Investigation showed that Hall was al
ready dead
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1913 Miles in 1875 Minutes.

In test run yesterday on the Baltimore
and Ohio. preparatory to the establishment
of a twenty-hour train between New Iork
and Chicago, some remarkable flights OF
speed were attained over the East Chicago
division from Garrett to East Chicago
Ohio distance OF Us miles. The run was
made in 12j minutes. and several times
speed of nearly 100 miles an hour was at
tanned
On the train were General Manager FitZ-
gerald. Vice President Potter and General
Superintendent of Power Muhlfeld.
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Deepening River Channel.

The United States engineers office has
had force of men at work on the Potomac
Park building the outlets through which
the water pumped up by the dredge that IL
to deepen the water in the river channels
hereabouts. will flow back into the river
after all the mud and solid matter has set
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The council of state at Stockholm Satur-
day instructed the general staff to devise
a new scheme of national defense, in view
of the altered position of Sweden.
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0DaniSh Language School.
NJ Spanish rapidly learned; trial free native
W. teachers; hundreds OF testimonials. 1921 y,
Y ave Senior GOMAR, Prin.
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EDUCATIONAL.
IN WASHINGTON.

SPANISH TAUGHT IN SIN MONTHS BY PROF.
GOrdianO Of New York. The Ingleside Hotel
cor. OF X and 18Th Lessons given at home or
pupils residence. Terms reasonable. taS-5t'
PRIVATE DANCING LESSONS. SOC. GUAR.
waltz two-step, lessons; class, 81 month: spe.
clal rates clubs; piano, 25c.; quick mod. rhod
Address with stamped envelope, Box S., star
Office. 1a2-lUt eSu'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
COn1ISSIONER'S SALE

j. y. Brown, ct al,
vS. NC 3it4g,
ID. o. Gilmore and Dora
Gilmore.
BY virtue Of the authority and di-
rectiops to me given by decree OF
the Chancery Court of Lafayette
County Mrs, render ed on the LIST day
of December, \. d., 1905, l will on
Monday, the 9TH day Of January,
A. ID. 1907,
between tho hours OF II O'Clock Am
and 4 O'Clock pm ut the South door
OF the court house i'm the town of OK
ford, Miss, sell to the highest bidder
for Cash, the land situated in LaFay-
cite County, mississippi, to wit:
The North east quarter Of Section
30 Township 8, Range 1, west, less
four acres. Also a fraction of North
west quarter Of Section IL, Township
y. Range 1, west, containing one-
eighth Of an r. more or less, and
located in the village of Lafayette
Springs. Miss. containing IN all l56
Is acres, more or less, known as the
partnership property OF Brown &
Gilmore.
Witness my signature, this Dec. A..
1906. J.. .. RAMEY. Clerk.
FALKNER x RUSSELL, tor Petition.