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ing Horace Greeleys running mate. He
died in st Louis in 1885.
Reynolds was afterward lieutenant-goV-
ernor of Missouri His death resulted
from fall down an elevator shaft in the
old custom house at Third and Olive in
1887.
Brown and Reynolds became involved in
a quarrel growing out Of a newspaper
controversy. Reynolds sent a challenge
to Brown, who, as the challenged party,
fixed the terms of meeting with rifles at
sixty PAGES.
This was objected to by Reynolds on
the ground of nearsightedness. He con-
tinued his attacks on Brown until the lat
ter was forced to send a challenge to
Reynolds.
Reynolds, as the challenged party, then
chose pistols at ten PAGES, which was
agreed to. He had as his seconds Ferdl-
nand Kenneth and Captain Thomas b.
Hudson, while Brown had as his seconds
Colonel d. ID. Mitchell and Colonel Rob-
ert M. Rennick. David II. Armstrong and
Isaac Fl. Sturgeon were the advisers.
At the given signal both men fired,
Brown being wounded in the leg between
the ankle and the knee, while Reynolds
escaped unhurt.
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before Justice of the Peace Peter Fergu-
son, but the justice concluded that the
cause of peace would be best promoted
by placing both men under bonds, which
was done.
But in that day and generation the
peace bond did not bind against the code
duello Biddle had resented a published
insult by violence upon the person of Pet
It's, and the latter claimed satisfaction
on the duelling ground.
Petts was reelected by a large major
ity and Immediately sent the fatal chal-
lenge. Bddle held that Pettis was not
entitled to this satisfaction, the nature
of the insult being such that it had been
properly resented by the assault with the
whip But he yielded to the public opin-
ion of those around him and accepted
The affair was arranged for August "a
with a select few on the spot to witness
thte duel.
People Were Excited.
The people of ST. Louis were wild over
the affair, however and they thronged
the river front for hours waiting for
news from the scene of combat.
On Bloody Island the two men faced
each other Hike Roman gladiators, both
stripped to their shirts and the calm Of
intense nervousness on each face.
Biddle, being the challenged party, had
the choice of distance, and as his eye
sight was poor, he put 1t at five PAGES.
This caused each man to be so near the
other they could almost feel the hot
breath that passed between them, and as
their pistols were sixteen inches long, it
is said the shooting irons overlapped
each other.
The time was counted off, and at the
word "Firer' each discharged his pistol.
the contents tearing holes in the bodies
of both men.
They fell to the ground both MORALLY
wounded, and, according to the Ian
guage of history, they exchanged for
giveness with each other on the field Of
death"
Pettis lived just one day, and Biddle
fingered along for three days and died.
The funerals of both men were largely
attended, Blddle being buried with mill
tary honors from Jefferson barracks.
The affair of honor recorded In the Re-
public files fifty years ago this week oc-
Cured at Selma, on the Illinois side of
the river, between B. Gratz Brown and
Thomas c. Reynolds.
Brown at that time was a member OF
the Missouri. Legislature. Later he was
governor of the state, and in 1872 he was
a candidate for vice-president on the lib
eral republican and democratic ticket be-
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RULES FOR TRAVELLERS

Railway. (Not good between any points
mentioned in the company's folder.)
Give Nothing Railway. Between all
towns except where the trains of this line
stop on flag or otherwise OF where 1t
would be of any convenience to the pas
sengers)
'Mangle Passenger Railway. con and
south of the Missouri River, wherever
that stream runs north or northwest)
"Not Pacifed Railway. Between
Boring Straits and Kamschatka. unless
the road should ever be built there, which
It won't, at least until after this book
has been used)
'Totter, Pitch and Wobble Railway.
This ticket is good for bearer. as a
souvenir only, and will be honored for
passage very seldom. But the constant
mystery as to where it can be used adds
much interest to travel.
L. If this ticket is wholly used by
the same person within an ordinary life
time, he is entitled to a Carnegie medal
and a refund of l cent per mile for all
he has been able to use against the con-
ductor's wishes. In the fact that he used
1t legally can be established to the salts
faction of the company, and, after being
carried up to the supreme court, the claim
is still sustained, the bearer, II stu liv-
ing will be given the associations prom
issory note for 30 days. during which 1t
will go into the hands of a receiver.
q. No refund will be paid on this
ticket IL, for any reason by ourselves
assigned. we see fit not to.
Whenever the ticket is presented for
passage the holder thereof must hide I'M
der the seat and thus escape the probable
onslaught of the conductor. II, after
emerging, he can prove, by twelve wit
nesses on that train, that he Is the per-
son whose name he sogns, and IL each of
the witness can likewise, and If each of
identity, the holder will be permitted to
sign his name, stating also his age, ma
tionality. habits, address at present and
for the next five years, after which. If
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WALTZING DEER.
Big Buck Dances Gracefully to Get
Roasted Peanuts,

From the New York Sun.
A visitor entered the deer house of the
Central Park menagerie yesterday and
stopped in front of stall occupied by
handsome buck of the axis family The
animal caught the odor of the roasted
peanuts the visitor was munching and
stuck his muzzle through the bars for
some.
He got one and then wanted more. The
visitor held a peanut high in the air and
the keeper called out Sup, Dick, and
show him how you can dance"
The small crowd of visitors that were
gathered about were surprised to see the
deer get up on his hind feet and move
about the stall in rough imitation of
waltzing. He held his head straight up in
the air, his nose reaching about eight
feet from the floor His fore feet hung
down, being bent at the knees. He SEEM
ed to have no trouble in maintaining the
erect position for a few moments while
performing his dance step.
do many deer dance like that?" the
keeper was asked.
He's the only one in the country that
can do 1t, so far as l know" was the
response.
There Is only one waltzing deer In ths
whole collection in the park, and he is
the first member of his tribe that would
consent to do stunt for the entertain
ment of visitors. The keeper holds the
opinion that he unusual intelligence for
an animal Of his kind and likes to make
himself agreeable to visitors for what
there may be in 1t for himself You've got
to coax him In the right way If you want
to see him dance on two feet He won't
waste his energy in showing Off his unique
accomplishment If he can get the desired
food by just standing on all fours at
the bars.
THE lure Of the wild is peanut in
Central park. Hot, roasted ones that give
off an enticing odor are best The wild
creatures will do almost anything short
of breaking their necks to get them"
explained the keeper.
The performing deer is five years old,
and was born in the menagerie. His sire
of the same name was a great fighter;
this one has too many friends among
visitors to think Of fighting. After the
performance he comes to the bars for
payment; he doesn't propose to give a
free show.
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there is a notary public on the train
to take his affidavit, the passenger will be
allowed to keep his seat unless the con-
-ductor happens to be bilious
=" a. One coupon shall be detached for
every mile the company says 1t Is, ex-
cept that If you ride less than five miles
bearer shall have five of his coupons
pulled out and be otherwise maltreated
and mutilated
s. No portion of this mileage book
will be accepted If detached by any one
except the conductor All coupons pulled
out by the engineer, fremen, brakeman,
car-wiper or newsboy will be at risk of
the bearer, as is everything else
g. This ticket entities the bearer to
passage only on trains whose crews care
to be bothered with it. Trains are sub
ject to changes of crews and notions with
out notice.
T. If this ticket is lost. mislaid or
stolen, the association will be glad to
hear from you. 1t nearly dies laughing
over such things and your notification
would be greatly appreciated.
3. The company selling this book has
no business to do 1t. and IL we hear about
1t the money will be collected from the
company and the book taken up by the
first conductor to whom 1t is presented"
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TIeREss WAS AFRAID.
One Man, Unarmed and Unassisted,
Killed Eight-Foot Cat.

From the London Field.
A party of five of us were out tiger
shooting In Central India during the
month of May in a well-known tiger CEN
ter, but although panthers and bears
were plentiful enough the object of our
expedition was conspicuous by its alb
sence.
Eventually two of our party whose time
was limited went off In disgust, and the
very next day an Indian came running
into camp with a most remarkable story,
which was afterward corroborated by
personal inspection of the place. The man
was out on duty collecting honey, and,
seeing a likely poreupine cave, filled up
the mouth with brushwood, set 1t alight
and sat waiting on a little slab just like
one of those seats for wayfarers outside
the hospital of st. Cross, near Winches-
ter. The porcupine. | may remark. is re-
garded as a great delicacy among the alb
original tribes. Nothing, however. turned
up, and so he went off disappointed of
good supper.
The next day, hoping against hope, he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-16

From the Chicago News.
ilrIAvE been gadding about this glori-
Gus republic quite a WHILE" said
1 the travelling man, land 1t is only
showing ordinary human intelligence
when I say that I have formed a few
ideas as to how things ought to be
DONE
For instance. 1 have used book after
book for the mileage issued by the vari-
Gus passenger traffic associations and
Individual railway companies, and have
made my head ache over the instruc-
lions to users ON the covers of those
books. As an Improvement on the usual
list of rules and regulations l have draft
ed the following and submitted them to
the Central Passenger association at Chi
cago
WESTERN 2O0O-MILE TICKET.
Form @. No 234567S29.
Good only when officially stamped
and accompanied by the original pur-
chaser and ten witnesses who own real
estate in Chicago. and who will swear
they know that the owner of the mileage
book came of healthy parents and is not
going under an assumed name
" Void for passage IL any finger marks
get on the cover or If the rubber band
becomes loose on 1t.
Good on the following lines:
+" Antikamnia, Tapioca and Centipede
Railway. Good only on points where no.
body would ride without inducements in
the form of a reduction).
- Cheap and Easily Interrupted Rail
way between any two points where this
road does not rum.
:. Cold and Winter Railway. Not good
between Hawaii and Guam
Chop Mutilate and Stick People Rail-
way
=" Charitable Real Intelligent and Polite
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returned to the cave and found-not a
porcupine but a tigress. She had never
had courage to face the brushwood. and
so had been suffoeated to death. The cave
overhangs a very deep pool of water.
which never dries up in the hottest wealth
err. and had she charged out the I'M
petus would have forced her to rush
straight over the edge-a drop of some
fifty feet. The usual approach is a very
long and narrow ledge, which we our
selves only managed with considerable
difficulty.
| suppose the tigress discarded the idea
of Il plunge from such a height. although
the pool is sixteen or eighteen feet deep.
She was a young though full-growp
tigress, and measures feet inches.
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HIS IDEA WAS WORTH $500.
Young Machinist Mentioned 1t to Man
ufacturer-Dea Closed.

Goschen Qnd) Dispatch to Greensboro IN.
CO News.
Hubert A. Myers. a young Goshen ma
ehinist, carrying out an Idea he had in
mind for a long time, made $500 in ten
minutes When A. P. Boyer of the Goshen
Manufacturing company was i'm Myers
shop, the machinist was talking of
patent hay-sling idea. To illustrate to
Boyer he took piece of iron. and in ten
minutes had his model made. What will
you take for it2" asked Boyer Just
$1,000" answered Myers, In a Joking way.
II will give you $780," was Boyer's reply.
The deal was closed
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Stiles For Sheriff

/. Stiles made an excellent
probate Judge. Our best peo-
pie trust him.
Q. Ask your lawyer about
Judge Stiles. Every lawyer
knows him to be able and pure
and attentive to business.
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It is up to the people. If they
want the anti-boycott law re-
tanned, vote for Felix z. Black
burn. s-l8-4t
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
12,5O0-Beautiful South High
land home, 9 rooms, corner
lot, 75x150, one block of Goth
street Car line, choice neigh
borhood; $1,000 cash and bal
ance $1,000 per year at 6 per
cent until paid. Will rent
for $500 per month.
w. N. MALONE & CO.,
219 N. 21st st. Phones 1889.
s-152t
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Zion Items

Quite decided hlnge in the weather
since we las. wrote our items
There was no preaching at Zion last
Sunday on account of the csmpmeetng
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis and children,
Martha and Drayton took dinner with
Mr.. Schenck ana family, Sunday.
Miss Mildred Jaudon of Kansas City.
is visiting her auat, Mrs. Armstrong.
Mr. aud Mrs Will Clouser and chill
dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd and chill
dren spent Sunday afternoon at Mr..
Coverts.
Chas. Billiards. cousin Lace Whitsell
visited with him Wednesday.
The Republican primary was held at
Bloomingdale school house Tues day
evening.
Alice and Marry Curtis were the
guests of Sarah Scott Sunday afternoon.
Artie Radford and Dan johnson
visited with the latter's brother at
Duenweg Saturday and Sunday.
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Dewey Items

Dewey at present is running cider
mill, soap-factory and watermelon
ranch and will open on the first Of
Sept sorghum press and large school.
Mrs Rice and baby are on visit at
Mt. Vernon. =.
Mr. and Mrs Flowers and Miss delen
of Mt Moriah, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Flow
ers of Carthage, and their three young
buds: Mr. and Mrs Everett Miller and
son of Carthage and Mrs Bennett and
daughter OF Toledo, Ohio; met with
Mrs Eaty Sunday for family reunion.
Mr. and Mrs Flowers were pictures of
Joy with their four daughters and one
son all together again. Otis Flowers
the only absent ane is in California but
is expected to visit homs this sum mer.
Mrs. Simmons has been suffering
with sprained ankle.
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Boston Items.

Chas Harrington and L Williams
made a business trip to Pittsburg, Kan.
Friday.
Homer Stockdale and family spent
Sunday at l. Boxes.
The Primitive Baptist, held services
hero Friday and Saturday nights.
Miss Mabel Aahley Of Denver, Colo,
10 here whiting her uncle, DR. J Wsrrsn.
Harry Harrington, Arthur .Bunnsll,
Cap Joyce and Hsner Ssockdale tyans,
acted business 10 Lamar Saturday.
Elem Warren visited relatives 10 La,
mar the last Of the week.
Dave Cones and vito called ut NJ.
Hahus Sunday evening. ~. ~
Nay vanDuztn Of Jasper 10 visiting
May Bunnsil.
Mrs Chas Nall is reported quite sick.
] W Lee went to Kansas, Wednesday
to visit his son.
Mrs Tucker spent Sunday at Alex
Ste, lman's.
Judge Owens went to the mines Sun
day.
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We, U. Meeting

w. CT. u. will meet at the Baptist
church Friday afternoon at which the
following program will be rendered:
23O Devotional exefGises.'
$50 Observation-Disclosures Psalms
800 Symposium. Cbildrens Comes.
1 Necessity Of supsfvisions. Mrs.
Monroe. t' "
How to make them iielpfu and
healthful. Mrs. Moulton.4
3 Games that foster gambling.
Paper'"The Rod versus Love" Nj rs
Sweetland.
Discussion.
400 Read Department Leafet No. II
and home Lsafiet No. 76 Mrs. Loeb.
4-30 Closing exercises and snnounce-
ments. "In the character of its Homes
abides the Nations destiny"
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Blue Star

Mr. and Mrs Ed. Onstott entertained
at dinner on last Sunday about twenty
Of their friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaderly and their dAugh
Mrs Mccormick have been visiting at
the homo Of Ar and Mrs. Killey near
Esron for several days.
The Ball game between Dixie and
Aaity played here last Sunday was .
victoyy for Dixie with score Of Is to 8
Mn U. g. Hatfield and Mrs. A..
HydeY Of Dsblin called on Mrs.. Wn
Hyder on last Sunday.
Mrs.. Hull had . chicken with two
well developed and natural heads hatch.
cd out last Monday, it died soon after
Matching.
Mrs. YIN Hyder hasa painisl and
very sore foot the result Of stepping on 3
rusty nail one day last week.
Several Of our citizens attended o
dinner Of the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
E. McMichaels near Esron last Thurs
day given in honor::of Mrs. Mcaichael's
sister Mrs Nye OF Omaha, Nebraska.
Bill Hyder sold horse last Monday
to Mr.. Marshall Smith Of Dublin.
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Dublin Items

Anna Cones is visiting with her sister
Mrs johnson this week.
Mrs Johnston and family left for the
Territory Tuesday evening.
Leiss Hatfield is hauling melons this
week.
Mr. Slaughter Of Hico, Texas is visit.
ing with Button Garaer.
Arthur Hatfield went to GeleDa last
week.
Perry Hyder went to Kansas last
week.
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Special Rates

st Louis August s, G, IL, 1s, and ID
one way ss05. Round trip August 3,
5, IL, II aud ID, slo.4o. Return limit
Aug %.
GAR Encampment- Minneapolis
Tickets sold for $3.50 for round trip
August II TO ID inclusive, return limit
August 81, but can be extended to Sept
30.
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We are selling the best building ma
terial in the County for the money, Try
us. and be convinced. EhsG yard.
Dickson Goodman Lumber Co.
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Lebanon Items.

Jim Rex has been helping Rob Rex
with his hay, this week.
Mrs Crandall and dau ghter Bessie
visited Wednesday at Mr. Lanes.
Lutte Drown was visiting in this local.
ity Sunday.
Mr. Kyle invited his neighbors and
friends last Sunday to help him eat
watermelon. There were % in all Just
enough to have good time.
Earl Thacker was sick few days
last week.
Mrs Armstrong; niece from Kansas
City is visiting with them.
Notice
All PARTIES ind bted to mo will please
call and settle at once. Ada Frick.
The Jasper news., 1906-08-16

ONO MEEasate Cough Cure
For Coughs, Colds and Group.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13
in FASHIONS REALM
MODES AND FABRICS THAT HAVE
PRESENT FANCY.
Princess Skirt and 5olero Gray
Shepherds Plaid With strappinss-
Popularity Of EyeIet Embroidery
Continues unabated-LittIe Hints.
Millinery In New York.

The popularity TO be expected for
hats of the felts, for dressy wear,
from what was discovered in investiga-
tions of the new millinery Of a month
ago, is being verified in their accept
ance among our most sagacious mil
liners, and in their willing adoption
by w~ell.advised, fashionable ladies.
They will be extensively worn, espe-
cially those of the softer qualities OF
the plain material. Miroir velvet seems
still to be the choice in the millinery
textile materials for the objective ere.
alton Of the richest of the autumn and
winter hats; while gold and silver It's.
sues have been employed l~atterly as
combining fabrics, and some Of the
most elegant and attractive of the
recently produced models are con-
structed effectively of feather-faced
cloth-small quill feathers also being
laid over naked frames as covering.
Velvet ribbons, and hemmed piece
velvet cut bias, vary the limp talfeta
and soft satin ribbons in the latest
trimming and finish of the new head.
wear; and gold and silver grenadine
ribbons, aud gold and silver galloons,
have part in the trimming and finish
of some very dainty and handsome Of
the latest of the new models.-Milli-
merry Trade Review.
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the eye Is getting quite used to them.
Twice as many hatpins are needed.
and such superbly ieweled ones as
are used make lesser ones look ex.
tremely out Of date. The tendency OF
plumes Is to end upon the hair in the
back and is quite definitely accepted.
They should not be worn, however,
by what are now termed short won.
en-. those who fall below five feet
nine or ten, but naturally there will
not be any such discrimination. All
the feminine world is after fashion re-
CARELESS of all else.-Montreal Star.
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Fine Eyelet Embroidery.

The fancy for eyelet embroidery is
just as much a craze as ever, and it
would almost seem as though it were
summer, not winter, that is close at
hand, to Judge by the demand for
this work. But in truth tiierc is no
marked difference between the after.
noon gown for summer and the the.
ater gown for winter that are now
fashion able. The model that for the
moment Is so extremely popular
serve equally we'll for one or the
other. A plated skirt of silk null
has above the second flounce a band
of the embroidery. The entire waist
with basque frills and sleeves is Of
the same embroidery, and, while eX-
tremely simple in general design, is
most expensive. The design original.
ly intended for street gown has been
improved upon by being made with
trained skirt, and is in black colors
as we'll as white.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Like Mans Frock Coat.

A wooden suit modelled on strictly
tailored lines is developed after the
fashion of a mans frock coat, made in
one of the soft gray mixtures which
are SO fashionable this year, the coat
cut ~three-quarters long. The body
fits the figure snugly at the back and
side lines. There is a suggestion Of
ease in the fitting of the double-breast-
ed front, which is fastened with cloth
covered buttons. The neck is finished
with the regulation coat collar and
revers. The sleeves are in coat style,
with slight fullness at the shoulder,
and are finished with WI buttons and
b%uttonholes at the cuff. The skirt OF
the coat falls in easy lines over the
gored skirt. the fullness of the two
according we'll. There is a neat hem
at the foot of the skirt.
in semi-tailored style is another
made with q long coat, the fullness OF
which is shirred into a shallow yoke
and tucked into the waist line, the full
ness being held in place by a belt OF
the cloth. This suit Is elaborated by
a fancy vest OF embroidered velvet
and by a wide turnover collar and
turnback cuffs Of the embroidered
velvet.
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Convincing Evidence.

Winthrop, Cal, Nov. 20th Especially
"A plain and straightforward story
Is always the most Convincing. And
that Is what has impressed us most
in reading the testimonials in regard
70 Dodd's Kidney Pills. The expert.
ence told by Davis Lewis OF this place
bears the ring and stamp Of truth
upon 1t. He says
81 a troubled for six months
with dull heavy pains in the small
of my back, sometimes 1t passed into
my stomach, at other times up be-
tween my shoulders. When 1t was
In my stomach I was doubled up, and
hardly knew what to do for the pain.
| was advised to take all kinds Of
remedies, and did so but without get.
ting any relief. Then some one told
NE to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. | got
a box and began taking them. The
first few doses gave me relief, by the
time I had finished them all the pain
was gone and l have been we'll ever
since"