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beasts and desperate highwaymen

beasts and desperate highwaymen
were frequent.
One of the pluckiest riders was lit
tie Sam Dudley. He was only eighteen
years old, and his build was almost as
slight as woman's, but the strongest
man couldn't stand fatigue any better
than Sam. He seemed to be made up
Of steel and steam.
Sam had route that was particu-
larly dangerous, as 1t lay in region
where bands Of Shoshone Indians were
always prowllng about. War-path or
40 war-path, they robbed and butcher
ed white men whenever they found
them at disadvantage. and when pur-
sued by parties sent out to avenge the
outrage they hid themselves among the
rocks and lay quiet until it was safe
to come out again.
This was down in Nevada, near the
Touuim mountains. Sam rode from
Austin to San Juan, distance of fifty
miles, his course running most of the
way along the Reese river.
Sam was due in San Juan one after
noon about 3 o'clock. but that hour
had passed, and then 4 O'Clock, and he
had not arrived. The mail agent SEEM
ed to be a trifle uneasy as he talked
about the delay.
He said Sam Dudley, the rider. was
as brave a fellow as ever straddled a
pouch, but there were bands Of Indians
al, along his route and he thought 1t
only a question of time when they
would wing him.
He had already had adventures with
them, in which his escapes had been
little less than marvellous, and it was
While he was telling me about one of
them that we heard shouts outside his
cabin, followed by the sound Of a
horses feet at rapid gallop.
Every one hurried out and saw a
sight that was by no means uncommon
In such a country. A young fellow,
apparently mere boy in years, was
riding toward the station on a dark
bay mustang.
His buckskin clothes We're soilef
and bloody and his left arm hung limp
and useless at his side. His right
hand grasped the long. black hair of an
Indians scalp, which he swung round
and round above his head The reins
lay upon the pony's neck, but the beast
knew his stopping place and needed no
guiding. In minute more he had
halted ana all anxiously approached
the rider
1t was Sam Dudley, the young mail
carrier, pale and weak from wounds
and loss Of blood. He was helped of
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-07
WHY ARTISTS LOVE BRITTANY

Country Has Long Been n cr..,
Source of Inspiration.
Brittany has been so great a sonrco
OF inspiration to painters during the
last forty years that men of all nation.
alities have been attracted to this land
of mysterious charm, says the Crafts.
man. Art colonies have spring up
here and there, the most familiar be.
Ing the cosmopolitan colonies at Point.
Aven and COncarneau In southern Brit.
tany.
The painter finds in Brittany an In.
exhaustible wealth Of subjects. The
landscape Is varied In character and
appeals to men OF varied temperanients
and varying moods. In some parts
there are richly wooded valleys, fertil.
ICED by running streams; in other parts
the country is bleak and mountainous
or made up Of tracts of wild moor
land and forests. All round the coast
from st. Malo to st. Nazairo the seen.
cry Is marvelously picturesque and
dotted with poor fishing hamlets and
prosperous seaside resorts. The fisher
people are a hardy race, essentially
pictorial In their picturesque surround.
ings, and varied in type, the somber
Dowarenez folk being quite unlike the
more pleasure-loving expansive people
Of Camaret. Inland one finds the re.
ligious and toil-worn peasants, who
live a meager and monotonous life in
their peaceful villages, content to think
and act and dress as their forefathers
have done for centuries.
There Is scarcely a town or village
in Brittany but has some interesting
feature, hence one finds artists at work
here and there throughout the country.
Treguier, Perros Guirec, st. Jean du
Doigt and other lovely hooks along
the coast are all artists haunts,
though the peasants are less interest
ing at these places than at many 9TH
ers where the costume is more pictur-
esque and more generally worn. The
inland villages and towns of Brittany
are not less delightful than those by
the sea. Dinant is eternally charming
in spite of its being overrun by visit
ors; and Huelgoat, Chateaulin, LIE
FaOuet-to name a few out Of the
many places off the beaten track-at-
tract both figure and landscape paint
ers who need solitude for their work
Huelgoat is a mountain village in a
healthfM district, and is absolutely de-
lightful with its wild mOorland and
forests.
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thought. but running toward him on,
at the ready. His horse had been sbo,
but he was unhurt.
Sam was astounded. He was nor
victor after ALL on the contrary ~
now faced his greatest peril Tb,s
flashed upon him as the Indian stonnaa
suddenly. raised his gun and fired
A sharp. quick spasm of pain shot
through Sans left arm. and II Fol,
helpless to his side-the ball had che.
tered it. This made him drop his riao
to the ground, but his coolness and
courage did not leave him. The grn
mad not fairly touched the grass before
be had drawn his revolver and toLon
aim at the savage, but the latter wao
equally quick with his gun. The two
reports rang out as one, and both mon
fell.
Dudley was shot In the chest moo,
the left shoulder. and the SHOOT
dropped him. He did not lose con-
sciousness, however, and soon rose 70
his feet ready to renew the fight R,t
this was not necessary. His last shot
had been fired from a distance q,
twenty PAGES, and it had gone stra,yht
home.
His third and last foe was dead
Forgetting his wounds - thlnk,no
only of his triumph over his would.ha
murderers, he whipped out his knife
and took the scalp Of the Indian be
had just killed. Then mounting hi.
pony he dashed OF toward San Juan
Chicago News.
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THE TELEPHONE IN CACTUS CENTER.

There's telephone in Cactus-its machine,
girl who 1 regular queen;
here n
fromh to
jangln bracelet rolln O
She in her glory, in her aweinsprin'
she's OF
they a-rdn of the
Cactus and
a puncher who's a
They the office
A phonin off to cities where
It's the but it breaks like
their
3d. unless the girl fits ward thereIl
For the roundup seasons comm and can't help
It's hade alnt 1t, pardner when in
GIFTS county full Of cowboys
Denver Republican.
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The Pony Rider
NE Of the distinctive
~ Western AGENTS cahn Tho

~ NE Of the distinctive characters
VI Of Western life a few years
back was the 'pony-rider," or
mail carrier, who was the only means
Of public communication between one
settlement and another.
Their routes were over sections Of
country where stage roads had not
been opened, sometimes extending for
many miles, and sometimes serving
only as connecting links between lines
already established.
Some Of these riders were young
men for such a responsible duty, you
might think, but they had been
brought up in the country, had taken
part in it's adventures, dangers and
trials, and at eighteen or twenty years
Of age were as manly, courageous and
sag@cious on the trail as you would ex-
pect men Of forty to be-
The lives Of these mail carriers were
full OF adventure. The country through
which they rode was wild and unset
tied. and encounters with Indiaus, wild
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-07
Passing of African Game.

For two centuries there has been lit
tie let or hindrance to the slaughter
of animal life in southern Africa. But
now game laws exist and with their
enforcement it is expected that the sup
ply of game can be kept up and that
some of the old hunting grounds may
be restocked.
Lions are. still plentiful over large
areas and even in the mining districts
of Rhodesia. Elephants are becoming
scarce, being practically extinct south
of the Zambesi, except on the east coast
and in a few parts of Rnodesia. Ihey
are now strictly protected to save them
from extinction.
The rhinoceros Is rare except IN the
Portuguese country south of the Zan.
best. The hippopotamus is to be founu
only in Orange River, the streams Oh
Zululand and in the Portuguese rivers
One of the remarkable natives Is
King Khama. The headquarters OF Dis
tribe is Serowe, a town Of 2O,O0O. helo
and in all his dominions he has aDoiish'
ed European liquors. and their intro'
duction or use is followed by severe
punishment He has suppressed Wltcn.
craft and so encouraged education that
most of his people can read.
The Mashonaland plateau IS pegin'
ming to fill up with European farmers
With its perfect climate and rerliie
land 1t grows every kind Of crops o.
the temperate zone, and the Farmers
are already looking forward to RAISING
enough to supply the whole OF hnoue
STA. Thus throughout the dark COL.
tinent" in whatever direction there alo
evidences of a rapidly growing ciVii''
zation.
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Ito be continued.)
Just Il Favor.

The old farmer was deaf and did not
hear the steam whistle on the big tour
ing car. 1t struck him. The chauffeur
paled and the woman shrieked.
Thanks, mister" chuckled the old
man as he picked himself up out Of the
dust. ''Come around again sometime"
But aren't you hurt?" gasped the
chauffeur.
Not tall"
But why do you say 'Thanks?"
Because, mister, that thar jolt I'M
lOosened a mustard plaster on my shout
der that 1 have been trying to get off
for the last week."
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"WfIl Return Early

Mr.. Rounder (tenderly)-Do you re-
member, dear, during our counting days
how 1 used to tell you the old, old
stOry?"
Mrs, Rounder-Yes, and you still tell
me the "Old, old story"
Mr.. Rounder Gin surprise)-When,
dear?
Mrs. Rounder-When you start for
the club.
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Easily Convinced.
An Injustice.

Diggs-I understand that Higgins is
quite a clever financier.
Biggs-Well, he isn't. Why, that man
never beat anybody out of a cent in his
life,
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At the Barxain Sale.

"See.' said his wife, proudly, 81
savel 80 cents by coming here to-day"
YES growled her husband, land l
lost So worth Of time coming with YOU"
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Called.

Called.
civilian Henry?'
"Yes-yes, Maria"
"What are you dOing?
Reading about the man with the
muck rake"
We'll, you go right in that garden
and let me see you be the man with
the garden rake and be quick about it. -
Easily Convinced.
Its the unexpected that usually hap.
pens, you know" said the slow board
er
Il guess that's right" rejoined the
landlady. AT least l know the money
l expected from you last week hasn't
materialiZed as yet"
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The Brute.

"I'm saddest when l sing" sne sang
Clear rang the notes and hign'
uer father from the other room
Responded, $50 am L.
Houston Post.
The real humble man Is the wv
ber's assistant.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

The sun sank amidst a cloud confia-
grafton of sullen and thunderous magnifi-
cence. The coastline behind us darkened
and faded until the crests of the breaking
waves rose CHASTITY white against the
gloom, of the shrouded land. But for
tunately the sky above us was still clear,
and a silver crescent of the moon, swing
ing at an angle as if the wind had tilted
her. showed US the chase heading south
ward. 1t was evidently some port IN
France for which she pointed. My cousin
had Joined Isaac. who was at the tiiier'
and the pair converseI in low tones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24

Not only is she younger and fresher than
Lima. but she is her living image. only as
timid and retiring as the other IS brilliant
and ambitious. In q word, this beautiful
girl works for a living as Il goveTness. and
her past seven years have been martyr
dom. She cannot keep place, she is so
beautiful.
The latest word is that she is engaged to
be married. but this happened a year or so
ago during a visit to her sister Lima in
Paris. after she had lost a place through
no fault OF her own.
One Way of Obtaining Easy Money"
Listen. One may be a tower of virtue
and still know that one is lovely Ada
Cavalieri tried on one or two of Lina's
gowns. and those about them stood as
founded. It Lima herseIf-Lina. fresh
and dainty; younger also. as If grown ex-
traordinarily happy. What happened? It
is possible that Ada may have said some of
the proud things a poor beautiful girl may
easily imagine in the face of luxury. And
Lima may have answered that besides mere
beauty there is also charm and talent. In
any case. Ada hit on Il sudden resolve
Secretly she dressed herself in one OF
Lina's lovellest gowns. Then she persuaded
Lima maid to accompany her TO Linas
own photographer.
L am feeling peculiarly bright TODAY"
she explained. Il have had good news and
ought to take some specially good pic
lures
The astonished and delighted photog-
rapher put in plate after plate
'Signorina, you have never had such fire
and charm. he said. 1T seems to me that
your profile. even. is more deIicately pllre,'
Few of those portraits ever got into COM
merce Lima Cavalieri had the negatives
destroyed. But Ada smiled the natural
triumph of an honest girl that Paris after
noon as she left the photogra pliers In
her pocket tinbled ten gold pieces They
were the spoils of her victory. They con-
sisted of an honorarium that the photog-
Iapher NAG pressed on her when he learned
by her casual admission that his most val
ued subject for the vast and growing mic
torial post card industry had accidentally
forgotten her purse.
STERLING HELLO.
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TIE VISION AT The SAVOY. BY VII

have been printed to permit the acquainting
of the country with the questions involved
I'm this praisewOrthy corrective endeavor.
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rHE JUNGLE. BY II

1HE JUNGLE. BY Upton Sinclair. author
of Manassas &c New York. Double
day. Page * Co.
Mr. Sinclair is an interesting study in
literary psychology. lie Is a prOpagaudlst
Is revolutionary, q radical OF the radicals.
An his journal OF Arthur Stirring. which
i= now rated as one Of the cleverest hoaxes
ever ptrpeua,ed upon a reading pubic. he
waxed furious iu his deuuuciauon of the
commercial aspect of the publishing bust
ness ~ may be doubted # the work did
any good. It wac too hystericaG to De con
vlnCus too much the outcry OF a man
with grievance I'm '"Ihe jungle there
is the same strain OF hysteria. without the
persona. element Nr. sinclair writes with
"a furious sense of Indignation. He spares
nothing TO make plain his ulctum, That the
trusts are manufacturing socialists by the
hundreds OF thousands, that they are cor
ruptng the people of this country. robbing
them OF their means and Of their health
and assembling the forces of retribution.
He puts ms proposition IN the form of
novel. uut relies only signify upon the ne
t.Cr4l form OF expression. lie adopts as
l.s central figure a young Lithuanian, who
brings gis father ana the family of his
sv,s E,aTt 90 taS country to seek fortune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24
The Tickle Auto

From Country Life In America.
Generally speaking, It Is well to see what
a car has done in the hands Of other users;
get look at a repair bin or two If you
can and then go and see the chassis with
the body removed. Look at the machinery,
the bearings and the adjustments; let the
agent show you the working parts and
what provisions have been made for taking
up wear and making requirements en- route
in case of accident; then decide whether
the car is cheap. not in price. but I'm its
makeup, and when you have reached con-
clusion either leave the shop or write your
check at once and ride home in the ma
chine, You may make mistake but your
experience and knowledge will be worth
hundreds of dollars in the days to come
when you will know that there is nothing
50 expensive as really Cheap" automobile.
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Search for Bones in Paris.

Paris Cor. London Standard.
The search for the bones of Captain Du-
guay-Trouin, naval hero, has not been
abandoned; it has been adjourned In vain
the professional satirists of the newspapers
attack the "irreverent disturbance of the
peace of the dead" They ask why requies-
cat in pace should be written on a vio-
lated TOMB they ask what Is TO be gained
even If the bones are found they ask how
the bones are to be distinguished from other
bones; bat the search goes on. The bones
discovered in the large sareophagus under
the Chapel of the Holy Virgin are TO be
removed and 1t is hoped that the tablets
pointing out the position of the remains of
DuguayTrouin viii then be found. The
search Will be continued shortly
At the same time the archaeological COM
mittee Will look for the bones OF Corneille.
Corneille was buried in the Church of St.
Roch IN 1854. and near where his remains
are said to lie, Lenotre. Mile. de la Vallere
and the Due de CreqHi were buried. Nine.
Deraine. whose maiden name was Corneille,
and who says she Is the direct descendant
OF Corneille. asked the project of the Seine
for leave 10 search and her request was
supported by NJ. Jules Claretie, director OF
the Coincide Fraucaise
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IMAGINARY ESTATES
Playing on American Credulity in
Holland.

Frequent inquiries are made az the De-
partment of State by citizens of this coln-
try in regard to estates in Europe. to which
they are led to believe they have legal
claim as heirs. In many cases this belief
arises from statements widely advertised
by designing persons describing supposed
estates and soliciting contributions in
money from persons bearing the name by
which the imaginary estates are known.
Notwithstanding fact that all these
cases have been fully inquired into by the
diplomatic officers Of the United States and
the results of their Investigations widely
published from time to time the IMPOSE
ton continues to be practiced at intervals.
Mr.. David ]. Hill, United States minister
at The Hague, calls attention TO one OF
these alleged estates in Holland, known as
the "Metzger estate" This estate has been
worked by sharpers for a period of more
than thirty years, and the fact that their
efforts are renewed periodically indicates
that the business is found TO be profitable.
Minister Hill writes that the number of
communications received from various parts
of the United States at The Hague have
multiplied within the past few months. and
therefore the matter is again brought to
the attention of the department In speak
ing of this trading upon the credulity of
unslspecting persons. Mr.. Hill says:
an this connection permit me TO refer
to the dispatch Of my predecessor, Mr..
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Useful Arts.

Barnet, NJ. w. Compilation of Choice
Salad Recipes. RZ-B26sc
Gillette, II. p Handbook of Cost Data,
for Contractors and Engineers. S-G4I3h
Jeans, j. s. Waterways and Water Trans
port in Different Countries, With deserip-
ton of the Panama, Suez, Manchester
Nicaraguan and Other Canals. SP-J342w.
Kellogg. j. w. Uses of Electricity on
Shipboard. RT-K294u.
Kempe. IL. r. A Handbook of Electrical
Testing RT-K323h,
Lane, Mrs. John. Forbidden Fruit; or,
Shaddock. RZ-L24f.
Mason, o. T. Aboriginal American
Basketry rs M3S6ab.
Sexton, A. Fl. Producer Cas- RS-Se9S6p.
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Philosophy.

Adamson, Robert. The Development O.
Modern Philosophy. BD-Adl67d.
Alexander, Samuel. Moral Order anC
Progress. BM-A1 292m.
Duff. r. y. Spinoza's Political and ETH
cal Philosophy. BE46-Sp44d.
Ffchte, j. G. Popular Works. BEAT.
F443E
Hutchinson, Thomas. Witchcraft Delu
sion of 1852. BW-H972w
Kant, Emmanuel. Kritik of Judgment
BE47- X 36kE.
Marden, o. S. Choosing a Career BQs,
M3329c.
Morley, John. Aphorisms. BOT MS25ap
Reynolds, j. w. Natural History of I'm
mortality. BSS-R336n.
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IN Chicago where he has heard remark
ably high wages are to be made by the
is tragic Indeed, tragic is too feeble a
wor. to- express the heapIug up Of horrors
MI. sinclair has offered. The book IS a
success. luu OF shocking statements, relative
70 tie methods uI the meat packers, the
morals of PdrkiugLoWn. the wileS of trades
men, house agents, tOremeu. all the CLASSES
with whom the poor people nave to deal.
Mr.. Sinclair spares ms reader nothing. lie
leaves uLtie 10 the imagination. lie PUSHES
from one sicKeUus detail 10 another. w nat
He tells may all be true, 1t is possible
20 believe him. But somehow his lack OF
restraint makes for skcptiCiSm. The reader
may accept 6dCu revelation as IL comes.
and then upon recalling the whole, he is
prone 20 ask, Can II possibly be all so cor
rupt so bestial? Truly, if Chicago Is so
sinful. so dishonest, so atrOClOus in those
phases which tins author describes il rivals
the wlcklest cities of Old, ana there IS no
health IL the American system Of govern
ment The end OF The Jungle is an i'm
aglpary triumph by the socialists. whom
the Young Lithuanian joins after being
beaten down by the business system and
robbed OF all he has. He has suffered
everything that man can meet in life. He
has been transformed from healthy,
happy. optimistic young man into broken
suspicious, lonely, bitter enemy of society.
The pity is that Mr.. Sinclair does not
soften his processes. lie would make more
surely iog the education OF the people
whom he so obviously sets out to teach.
THE SAGE BRUSH PARSON. BY A. b.
Ward. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.
Parsou Clement Vaughn. the young Eng
isEmau who undertook the salvation Of
souls tu rough. hard-drnking hard
swearing and otherwise immoral Nevada
Town had rather TOO easy time as a mis-
si1narv. Somehow or other. his progress
seems too rapid. There is hing uncan-
uy about his remarkable exploits in the
downing Of trhe forces Of evil. He enlisted
as his chief aid the leading saloon keeper of
gathered o. following Of cowboys, miners
card sharps druukards and others, more
or less conventional. so stauch. So mil
liant chat it would seem as though the
rescue of tough Nevada towns We're only
a matter of 90 little nerve ard the use OF
novel methods OF advertisement. Clement
vaughn was 4ssureGly startling In some of
his processes of preaching. one Of his de-
vices was tD have inserted I'm the packs of
cards used in the largest OF the local dives
Invitations g. attend mis- services, backed
ike other cards The man who drew one
OF tGe-s must quit the game forthwith and
attend prayer meeting II came as a mat
ter of course t.at rise So rapid should
lead 10 iaH aS swift. That fall came
as result az Iau Rev. Clements unfor-
la a.. unexpected visit To "a Sage-bruSh field
of labor hy jaa English wife. Then quickly
followed tragic happenings and the story
closes IH 60 pitch ul Intense feeling. Ii is
stirring take throughout, with much
humorous writing and many vivid dsscrip-
frontier settlement of aji sorts and coHdI-
lions en-. men