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or motion in front of mo v,.-. :,
lound the pistol. and had con yInc.dl
h'seii that the cracking had hoo -
at my oack' and which was some d,s.
lance away at best, had been duo 20
ho.nihg more than the wind
Al length. and with tremh,,
gers. l removed the paper tie III
STOCK OF the weapon and stuffed n into
my pocket, so that could examine !,
iater' and was about to rise pervons,,
10 my feet. when again heard a s,,ah,
disturbance In the shrubberv to nna
side Oh me and saw a man onnroaa,,
ing stealthiiy and apparently on y,
fours. oh all
win no thought of the consequences
ana IN an actual frenzy OF terror 7
raised the pistol and fred at him no,n,.
plank' but the cartridge failed 70 ox
piode or else the chambers woro
empty, and. with n frantic sbrIoL 7
sprans to my feet and threw mysa,r
headlong upon him.
He seemed entirely unnrororo5 &c.
this attack, but he made no sound and
sroVe manfully to defend himself ,s
grappled at his throat and we rolled
over and over down the velyetv Law,
to the river.
l was considerably hampered by my
overcoat and having no desire IN 30
into the water with him. | RELAXED my
cuorts somewhat, when, with almost
supcrhuman strength and emitting n
cry that indicated a degree of terror
equal to my own. he tore himself from
my grasp and sped away in the dIrec.
tion of the turnpike.
Feeling. now. that was his mostor
! dashed madly after him. pulling of
my coat as | ran, and | was gaining
slowly upon him In spite OF the re-.
doubled efforts that he made. when. on
the sharp incline that led down to the
road. he stumbled and fell and | was
upon him again in n moment.
My victory was short lived. however.
for as he struggled fiercely to free
himself from my grasp and /, with
equal fury. strove to choke or beat
him into 4 state OF submission, we
again rolled over and over in the grass
until. as luck would have 1t, my leg
caught in strand OF the barbed wire
fence that enclosed the property at
this outof.the.way point. and once
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CHE BEAT HER aEscuea.
eavsd Her Life but Spoiled Her
Marketing.

II happened In Harlem. says the
New York Press. An old woman cur.
rying a basket OF groceries started
across the street Just as a trolley car
came along at clip that would have
made stop within ten cars lengths
apparently an impossibility. The old
woman possibly was deaf. for she
walked to the center OF the tracks.
and the motorman evidently hadn't
thought she would do 1t. for he made
no effort to check his car until the
old woman stopped. knowledge of
her position suddenly burst upon her
but she couldn't move, and the car
was so close by this time that her
death appeared inevitable.
Whether he had a more powerful
brake than ordinary or such superhu-
man strength that he was able to ac-
complish what didn't seem possible,
but at any rate the motorman brought
his car to sudden stop within a foot
OF the old woman. So sudden was
1t that passengers were jerked from
their seats and the brake handle was
so far out, and the motorman. with
Doti uauuS ou II, Hau ltdHeu so lar
forward that he was tumbled over the
dashboard and fell on the woman he
had saved.
The old woman was knocked to her
hands and knees. but not injured by
the motorman's fall, and the motor
man. too. escaped even a bruise, but
crushed the basket of groceries be-
meath his weight. The old woman
saw this first. her precious eggs. meat
| and vegetables ruined In the dirt. and
| scrambling to her feet, she made vio.
lently for the man who had saved
her life but destroyed the family
fodder. Ratified and dazed he ducked
her clawing fingers. and ran twice
around the car with her in wild pur.
suit before man on the street
| stopped laughing long enough TO seize
the belligerent old lady and enable
the motorman TO jump on the plat
form, turn on the power and escape
| the fury.
II guess she wouldn't have been
so fighting mad II I'd killed her" was
the way the motorman described It in
speaking of the reward she had given
him for saving her from death.
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Pneumatic lube Story.

An aged colored man who had bust.
ness in the Baltimore News office
ambled into the editorial rooms-ycs,
ambled is the word. He sat for sew.
eral minutes gazing at the pneumatic
tube stations set up like horns of an
orchestrion at the desks of the city
and telegraph editors. There was n
buzzins sound as copy boy pulled a
lever. and the old man smiled. as II
expecting something pleasant, then
took on a look OF disappointment. A
few minutes later the boy sent another
piece of copy whirling upstairs. and
again the visitors expression passed
from anticipation to disappointment,
then bewildcrment. Finally he &c.
costed the telegraph editor:
"'Scuse me. sub. but mout l AK yo'
what dem things is?"
Certainly he might and was enlight-
ened.
well. I 'clah t goodness" he en-
claimed; Il thought dey was some sort
o music box t entertain yo' gemmens
whilst yo' worked"
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more he succeeded in freeing himself
and tore down the road in the direc.
tion of the village.
My clothing was torn and mud
stained, my hands and face were
bruised and bleeding, ached in every
limb and was well nigh exhausted with
the furious and protracted encounter,
and was hatless and coatless into the
bargain. but at least had one cause
for congratulation.
In my second wrestle with my hith-
erto unknown assailant l had been.
able to get sufficiently good view OF
his face to identify him positively and.
in spite of the remarkable protesta-
tions of ignorance concerning the Car.
ney.Croft mystery which had heard
him make to the widow only the night
before, and which l was now forced to
believe were but part of little COM
edy gotten up for my special delecta-
ton, my lusty antagonist was no other
than the long.suffering jerks.
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slow FOR THE INSPECTOR.
ch'naman Was Different from Any He
Rad Had Dealings With.

When former Minister WI Ting
Fang left this country he was accom-.
panied by an extensive retinue and at
tended to the steamer by delegation
OF local Chinese merchants.
Ihe customs officials. who then were
also immigration inspectors, carefully
TOOK tho names and count OF the local
Chihese as they went on board. This
precaution was to prevent some de-
ported or otherwise not welcome celes-
tial from efrecting landing by joining
the merchants as they came ashore
aiter taking ceremonious farewell
OF their distinguished countryman.
HAIR an hour or so after WI and his
friends had gone on board one OF Wu's
secretaries arrived on the dock and
was hurrying up the gangplank when
customs inspector seized him by
the arm and pulled him back on the
wharf.
Washamalla you, John, no takee
name, you no can come back. Who
you belong?" said the inspector, smil.
Ing at some girls with whom he had
been talking
The Chinese shook loose the inspec-
tors hold on the loose sleeve of his silk
robe and with quiet dignity remarked:
This violence is unnecessary. sir.
and my name is n matter of no inter-
est to you. | am member OF his eN-
celleDcy's suite. l go on board this
steamer to leave this country, never
again. hope, to return"
That customs inspector is still on
the force. but never since has he tried
to be funny with a Chinese gentleman,
San Francisco Call.
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USED BY THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent Of the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition of physicians.
especially of those whose experience
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable. TO patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
cians use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing concerns,-are, In
fact. patent" medicines Just as truly
as IL they were advertised In the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing of pharmacy and is, there
fore. glad to depend on the very medi-
cines. which in public he condemns.
Just as he is obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis of the pa
tient himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls "selfdiagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth of the
professional use Of patent or PRO
prietary" medicines is shown in an
article written for the Journal of the
American Medical Association for
d., LII. d. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions. compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined.
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent" or proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
tion in 1900 called for ready-to-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent or PRO
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent of the total. This increased to
per cent In the period between 1880
and 1890. In 1895 it was IL per cent,
in 1898 it was Is per cent, and in 1902
1903 was from 20 to 25 per cent.
DR.. jacob says that in a large
store he was assured that 70 per cent
of the prescriptions were for patent"
or proprietary" medicines. and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this 1t would seem that II the patent"
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe In
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases OF
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under
stood by the people as by the doc.
tors
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and dashed on to my room for wblstr i
and dry clothing. ""''Ay
CHAPTER XIII,
Another Escape.

1t was still early In the evening n nd
such was my anxiety to solve thIs
problem without unnecessary do,a,
that. In spite OF my experience n, ny
day. l resolved to return again IN ths
manhole and see how 1t happened n
nave failen shut and II anything now
could be learned from a superficial In,
spection OF the place after dark
stopped long enough in the hail,
way to dispatch servant to tho vail,
way station with my letter +. Man
Ardei so that 1t would catch the late
mail and thon, leaving word that was
going out for short stroll, nut on n
heavy coat and left the house
There was an icy chill in the mir
ehat betokened snow in the near IN.
ture. and | had heard one of the ma.
uves say the day before that we would
nave storm and n "gol dummed big
one 100, before the end OF the week.
AS l started down the path to the
river | could not doubt the accuracy of
the fellows prophecy. and / drew nv
coat collar well about my neck and
Shivered fitfully as the rigorous blasts
OF the coming winter reached through
my garments and chilled my very
bones.
sudden drop In temperature. fol.
lowed by heavy snow, In the early
autumn was not uncommon in this eli.
mate, as | knew full we'll. and It was
usually a serious matter to the farm.
ers. whose fall crops were ruined and
many OF whose cattle perished; but
this year was destined to see such a
storm as had not been equalcd In many
a decade.
The wind howled and whIstled
through the trees and over the hill.
tops and then. when a lull would come.
II was emphasized by the dull. heavy
moaning of the pines and hemlocks
far away In the distance beyond the
river. At times even thought could
feel occasional fakes of snow striking
me In the face as strobe on over the
turf on my way to the tunnel en-.
trance. but | could not be sure. and 1t
might have been only the dust and
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The Voice Admired.

The voice that is heard without
raising the natural speaking tones is
the well-modulated voice which i'm
presses one with its calm and its sin
cerity.
Train the ear to recognize pleasant
sounding, agreeable voices and listen
to your own critically.
A shrill. parrot-like voice makes the
most beautiful woman a trying COM
panion.
Just as the touch of a woman's hand
should be warm caress, 10 should
her voice fall upon the ear with pleas
antness.
A course of instruction in vocal cui-
ture will create a decided change
many times. but vast Improvement
may be found in deep breathing and
careful attention.
Fast talking and loud talking ruin
the voice.
1t is the well-poised woman who re-
ceives the admiration and respect.
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Inventor of the Boomerang.

The boomerang is rather puzzle.
One might think that the highest laws
of mathematics had been laid under
contribution in the perfecting OF 1t.
The convexity on one side. the fiat
ness on the other. and the sharp, knife
like edge on the inside of the con-
vexity have the air of having been
carefully thought out.
Yet the people who invented this
singular weapon cannot count higher
than five and are destitute Of all the
arts and amenities of life. Theirs Is
perhaps the lowest plane Of human
life.
Some people have assumed that the
boomerang was the creation Of an old
or and higher civilization, but for this
there i AZ evidence. 1t must BE- thu
product ~ - age long empirical uas
Of thruNi apcns. s:ss sass
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Speechless, But Graphic.

A knowledge of the art of drawing
is sometimes very useful. well
known London caricaturist had done
himself very well at dance and was
being put into cab by some friends,
none of whom knew where he lived,
and he himself was more or less
speechless. At last, however, he man,
aged to extricate pencil and sheet
of paper from his pocket and drew a
sketch of well-known church steeple
in Langham place. They all recog-
nized it, and, with shrieks CT laughter,
handed it to the cabman, who re-
marked: "All right, | knows it
Langham street." and drove off.
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Nsxsr Bad Exparl.nee,

aThere are lots Of men able to gov,
ern women
"Yes, and they're All bachelor" ~"
Houston {Tex, Puet.
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TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT IT.
Wife's Sneering Comment Met with
Sharp Answer.

Gelett Burgess at the recent dinner
of the American Booksellers associa-
tion of New York said: II once knew
a San Franciscan who married girl
for her money. She was not pretty
girl, and as time passed and love
cooled. she developed rather tart
tongue.
"One day her husband bought with
his quarters allowance 20-horse-
power automobile. He took the car
home gayly and brought his wife out
to the front door to look at 1t. She
gave one sneering glance, and then
said:
Its very fine. but If 1t hadn't
been for my money. It wouldn't be
here
"'Well, Mamie said the husband,
quickly. II it hadn't been for your
money you wouldn't be here your.
self'"
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other small bits of matter that we're
picked up in the gale and whirled
viciously through the air.
When l reached the manhole was
not at all surprised to find that some
one had been there before me and
again covered It with leaves and bits
of grass but, as tried to raise 1t once
more, never doubling that l couid
make my escape across the lawn II
were detected in this, my astonlsh-
ment was profound at discovering
that 1t was securely fastened down
from below.
While l was kneeling down on the
ground and tugging at the lid to make
sure that 1t was locked, l thought l
heard step behind me and turned my
head quickly to see II anyone was ap-
preaching. 1t was, however, apparent
ly nothing more than the swapping OF
a branch due to the fury OF the wind
and J. ugain turned to the manhoie,
hoping vaguely that, even If l could
not open 1t, might perhaps near some
conversation through the grating tnat
would serve as sort OF Gle" u 'he
grewsome doings beneath.
AS / laid my hand on the iron WORK
again it touched cold, heavy op1ect
which had certainly not been there
moment before, and, picking 1t up anu
holding 1t between me and the SKY, !
saw. to my amazement, that 1t was my
own revolver, to the handle OF whicn
was tied bit Of folded paper
FOR an instant my heart seemed TO
atom and remained rigid on my knees
With NV arms upraised as I had heid
out my pistol for inspection, fearing TO
move through very terror Of my own
SHADOW. NY breath caught IN my
throst ana then came in short, heavy
sasps. While the wind alternately
Iosned ana rcared about me anc % g.
S5nItaal thiek damp snownakes hsntsy
- ~ eshsn g fsess A y, = . - 8, .
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[ By
ii BROWN COOKE

I, ,s-. by story -rrs. corporauonJ
|p1eR xxII.-Continued.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Doctor Explains It.

When / returned to the house my
first thought was to read the note
which l had found tied to the pistol
and. as | had expected, 1t was in the
Bruce woman's hand and was evident
Iv intended for jerks, whom had de-
tected as he was coming to get 1t. 1t
was brief and to the point and read:
"Try and return this pistol to Mr..
Wares room. Be cautious. Get her
to manage 1t. Do as she says"
(To BE coNTINUED.l
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When the Heart is Touched.

1t is an exquisite and beautiful thing
in our nature that when the heart is
touched and softened by some tran
quill happiness or affectionate feeling
the memory of the dead comes over 1t
most powerfully and irresiistibly. 1t
would seem as though our better
thoughts and sympathies were charms,
In virtue of which the soul 10 enabled to
hold some vague and mysterious in
tercourse with the spirits of those
whom we dearly loved in life.-Dick-
ems.
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comnlaln of neaxere.

There b q movement in Maine to
permit an open season for killing
beavers, because Of the damage to
standine timber caused BY the little
animals, Lumhermen lay ~ sorts q
6oprpdakions q The door g teyaSau,'
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yesterday morning he died. Mr.. Stiehl
was about so years of age. He was a
native of Virginia and was a teacher
of penmanship.
Robert Graham formerly of Mt.
Nebo, died Tuesday at the county in
Urinary from paralysis at the age Of
rs years He was a native of New
York, The remains were buried here
yesterday.
GARDEN CITY NOTES.
George A. storrs is in Provo from
his railroad contract work in Cali
fcrnia
Sheriff Harmon Will accompany u.
S. Marshal Spry TO Burlington. Va,
with II. @. clark, who is chargaed
With a postoffice robbery in Vermont
They start today.
Claude, the 4-year-old son of Mrs.
Hannah Cardell. broke his arm in a
fall from a wagon tongue, Monday.
This Is the third time this summer
the little boy has broken the same
ann.
Bishop George NJ. Smoot of Vineyard
has SOLD his farm and viii move to
Provo, where he will build a residence.
The fraternal orders of Provo went to
Castillo today on their annual excur-
sion.
Mrs. Cora Engle, daughter of Mrs
Nina Fausett, Is at the Provo general
hospital suffering from an internal dis
order requiring surgical operation.
John A. Spendlove of Mercur, has
bought the u. l.. Van Wagner resi-
dence in the Third ward and VIII reside
here.
r Il. Wilkinson was fined $50 for
stealing q pair of trousers from ]. c..
SWenSon
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LANDER, WYO.
FIERCE LABOR RIOT,
Two Austrians Killed and Many
Wounded--Posse Badly Used.
Special Correspondence.

Wounded--Posse Badly Used.
Special Correspondence.
Lander, Wyo., Aug. ga fierce riot
ragged for several hours at Windhed,
small station on the Chicago & North
western, east of Lander. yesterday. Two
Austrian laborers were killed and
large number wounded. Deputy sherin
Morrison. who with three deputies, at
tempted TO quel the riot. was badly
wounded and driven off by the rioters,
who stopped lighting among themselves
long enough TO attack the posse. Nor
rison has called unon Gov. Brooks TO
call out company Is, Wyoming national
guards, stationed here, TO assist in
quelling the riot.
The telegraph operator at Windheld,
where about 7a laborers are employed
In three gangs on track work tele-
graphed 10 Sheriff slough here shortly
before noon that the Austrians were
rioting and to send officers. sheriff
Slough Is absent, but his office deputy
photographed 10 Deputy Sheriff Morrison
at Shoshoni, The latter deputized three
men, and jumping on an engine, made
a quick run 10 Windlleld. arriving there
In half an hour,
The Austrans were still lighting, but
they We're almost exhausted. They had
no guns, but used sticks and stones,
When Morrison attempted 10 preserve
order, the oombatants turned upon him
and his small force and a fierce battle
rugged for several minutes, or until Nor
rison could withdraw. The posse used
their guns. and aside from killing one
Austrian, wounded q number OF otharN
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Today 5 Ogden .News|

500 damages II is alleged the IRE
was started by sparks flying from a
locomotive which iguited the Grass
on the bench land, and from the grass
The fire spread 10 Lindsay's fcld.
nweeplng everything before It.
FUNERAL OF MRS. CARBON.
Mrs. Anna Carbon. wife of John cnr-
don, who died Sunday evening of para
lysis, aged 81 years, ono of the pioneers
OF Ogden city, was laid to rest yester-
oay afternoon IN the ogden CITY Gene
terry. wealth of beautiful floral
tributes covered her grave, silently be-
speaking the love and high esteem in
which the deceased was held In the
community. In which she had lived for
more than half a century.
The Lynn ward westinghouse. IN
which the funeral services were held,
was crowded With relatives and friends.
The ward choir sang several beauti-
rul selections. and Miss Myrtle Lea
Witt sang, 81 Know that Ny Redeemer
Lives The speakers were President
l.. w. Shurtliff Counselor c. Il. Mid
dleton. Elder Hans Madsen and Bishop
George Smuin. who feel,ngly spoke
Of the deceased as n woman of God
whose life had been devoted to helping
others, in caring for the sick and the
needy.
RACES FOR LABOR DAY.
The Inter- Mountain Fair association
directors held Il netting last evening
and decided on a three days race meet
in Ogden to be held commencing Labor
day. September 2, every indication is
that II will be the best race meet ever
held in the city as there are some
large prizes to be run for The sum
of S1,625 has been appropriated by the
association to be divided among the
winners. Already large number o
local horses have been entered and
II good racers from outside of Weber
county. Great interest is being mani
fest in the event by horsemen.
WEDDING LICENSE
A license to wed was granted by
the county clerk to John Schefarli of
Green River and Miss Dottie Il. Bing-
ham of Ogden city.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
County Attorney n. j. Harris has
returned home from Pleasant outing
at the Yellowstone park.
Tomorrow evening at the Third ward
hall a farewell dancing party will be
given in honor of j. w. Mcdonald, who
is to soon leave on n mission.
Harry Pattison has brought suit
against the Southern Pacific and Gust
Anderson, to recover s62.20. alleged to
be due on check endorsed by Ander-
son. but the railroad refused to ac-
knowledge the same.
Attorney General Breeder was an
Ogden visitor yesterday on business.
State ST. Hardware for lawn now
crs, hose and poultry netting 2o2 state.