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GUN PLAYS 0
Shooting in Which. C
Tr .-i
Tho hurrah dajs of western Kansas
had passed, Bay? a Guthrie letter, be
fore Oklahoma was opened to settle
ment, and the men who had enliven
ed the towna of Dodge City, Abilene,
Medicino Lodge and Caldwell had
moved further west or remained
stranded in their old rendezvous. Thc
opening of Oklahoma gave them a new
outlet, and many rode over the border
and Bettled in the new country.
All northwestern Oklahoma is
sprinkled with them. They have
reached the ago of reminiscence and
no longer lie in wait for the unsus
pecting tenderfoot.
Col. Ed Marchant, of Carmen, lived
in Medicine Lodge in the old days and
knew everybody from Junction City
as far weat as Dodge.
"Most of tho * TO spade 2 of that
reckless time were intended SB prac
tical jokes," said Marobant. "They
were rough jokes, but it was foolish
to protest.
"No barkeeper ever liked to have a
cowboy ride into hie Baloon and up to
thc bar for a drink, even if he pay two
bits for it, but the barkeeper did not
say so, at least not in the presonoe of
those who would repeat it, for if the
report beoamo ourreot ihat the Looo
Star saloon or the Long Branch did
not like such customers, no one for
twenty miles around would take a
drink at any other place or in any
other fashion.
"While the merchant H did not like to
have their signs shot up they dared
not complain. If Prairio-Dog-Hole
Dave or Cimarr?n Pete took a pot shot
at and drilled holes in a newly paint
ed sign with a 45 bullet, the owen
looked on and smiled, for it was only
a display of Dave's humor or Pete'?
joking proclivities. If the merchante
had protested a dosou or moro cow
boys would have rallied to the support
of their comrades and a fusillade
wouid have wholly destroyed the ob<
jest of wVe joke.
"Only o^o did I hear anything ic
remonstrance said about suoh pleasan
tries, and that was when the ornate
gilt sign of a young lawyer from Bt.
Louis was shot up. He offered a re
ward of $5 for information ss to whe
did it.
"An hour or so after the report ol
the offered reward was in general cir
culation. One-armed Miller from thc
Bar X raneh rode to the young1 law
yer' ? door and announoed that he
eould toll who did it, and would if the
five were plaoed in his hand. Thc
lawyer pasBed over the money whioh
Miller put in his pooket.
" 'Now,' said Miller, "I fills rn;
patt of the deal. I done.it, partner,
with this'eie gun. And np came (?hs
oix-ebooter, falling carelessly across
the horse's neck, so that the muz
zle pointed in tho lawyer's direc
tion.
" 'You offers the reward,' Millet
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1
^experiencedfarmer *
has learned that some
grains require far differ
ent soil than others ;
some crops need differ
ent handling than others.
He knows that a great
deal depends upon right
planting at the right
time, and that the soil
must be kept enriched.
No use of complaining
in summer about a mis
take made in the spring.
Decide before the seed
is planted. fi
best time to reme*
dy wasting conditions in
the human body is be*
fore the evil is tao deep
rooted. At the first evi
dence of loss of flesh
Scott's Emulsion
should be taken imme
diately. * There is noth
ing that will repair
wasted tissue more
quickly or. replace lost
flesh more abundantly
than Scott's Emulsion.
It nourishes arid builds
up the body when ordi
nary foods absolutely
Wttr?H send poa m surfte fret.
Bo sure that thia
picture in tho form
of ? lobtlU on tho
bo ufa*'of Emuu"n.
SCOTT ?'l
BOWN JE
409 Pearl Street]
Wj&W YORK
F HUMORISTS.
owboys Used to Kind
m.
I continued, I claim it. You comes up
j Hjuare and pay? like a gentleman and
1 tote f-'juare and tolla. Everything
ought to be agreeable, so I invite? you
over to the Lost Maveriok, where thc
boya ie, and we proceeds to blow in
this 'ere five for drink"?.'
"The young lawyer was not slew to
grasp thc humor of tho situation and
io acceptance of Miller's invitation
seoured for him forever thc friendship
of every man OD t'bat raDgo.
"Speaking of shooting signs recalls
that trouble that tho Harton County
omsiissioncrs used to have to keep
signs over the bridge across the Ar
ansas river at Great Bend. The
rsv bridge built was a rickety affair
laid on piles and tho commissioners
decorated each end with gorgeous
lue signs reading: 'No riding or driv
ng over this bridge faster than a
walk.'
Hunter and Evans were holding
cattle south of tho river, and the men
made frequent trips to town. The
gayly painted signs were too muoh for
them, and going ont of town they
would put spurs to their horses, and
while on a dead run shoot at the first
sign, then cross tho bridge without
slackening paoo, tho structure sway*
ag and rocking to their horses hoof
boats, firing moro shotB at the second
sign as they passed under it.
"It may scorn almoDt incredible, yet
it remains a fact that within a week
after the signs were put in place the
letters were out out so that each sign
looked like an overgrown marking
stenoil, and within another week not a
splinter of either remained.
'It was at this satae town of Groat
Bend that was boot displayed an inci
dent of oowboy humor. It was just
after the Atohisoo, Topeka and Santo
Fe railway reaohed the town, whioh
was as far weet as the railroad gave
passenger service. The last train out
reached Great Bend ai about 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
"One day there disembarked a mao
wearing a plug hat. After leaving ibo
station'ho hui to go west for a short
distance to get into the street leading
to town. That street was a continua
tion of the road into town from the
south and the country where the
southern cattle were being held in
quarantine.
"The man wearing the tall hat was
about two blooks north when the two
cowboys oame ocrosa the railroad track
at a smart gallop. They glanoed at
esoh other as they reaohed a point op
posite the man with the hat, both
their guns esme out, there was a blend
ing of two reports, and two bullets
perforated the stranger's hat.
"The cowboys were fooled, however,
for instead of a terrified tenderfoot
making rapid time toward the nearest
shelter, they were greeted with a po
lite bow.
"'How are you, gentlemen?' he
said; 'it pleases me greatly to be re
ceived >with Buoh marked distinc
tion.'
"The cowboys were speechless in
amazement. Here was a cow speci
men, something altogether different
from anything io the tenderfoot line
they had ever seen. Finally one found
hie voioe and said :
"'Soy, stranger, you're ?.plumb
good 'um, and me and Jim 'pologizes
for spilin' yer hat. The Borne sa
loon's tho first plaoc goin' uptown
where we can lioker np, an* il it's
all the same to you, the drinks is on
us.'
"The stranger signified his satis
faction with this arrangement, the
two oowboys dismounted and walked
at his sido and they became well ac
quainted in the quarter mile walk to
Rome.
"An hour later they were better ac
quainted. The stranger was still
under the rsoort of the cow men. AU
three were loaded with cow town
whiskey, and the man with the plug
hat. now forlorn and marked with
many a dent, was being' introduced to
.every cow punoherin town as ?the
unbranded cayuse that stood fire the
first dash and never twitched an
ear.'!.,;:
"Shooting np it town was not al
ways, unattended by casualties. In
1680 a crowd shot np a Kansas town.
A young woman was visiting there
from another town. Hearing shots,
she stepped to the door of the Louse
in which sho was a guest and receiv
ed a ballot In the middle of her fore
head, killing her instantly. The maa
who fired th? shot was identified and
convicted, and ho served a terra in the
Kansas penitentiary.
"A strange fate has' since pu&tt$
the town. From a bustling, active
town . and a cattle ?hlpping point ii"
has bcoomo only a hariet .ataong too
eand hills of the Kansas hordor. There
awi many old cowmen who MeUl ?^n
clare that the town has since been un
der a curse.
"When Hat per beoame a railroad
town a number of shipment drives
wero made from territory points,
liaving attaiued to thc dignity of a
railroad town, a number of ordinances
were passed prohibiting fast riding
and driving within the city limits and
assessing Ones for discharging fire
arms, etc.
"Thc men who cami on the drives
were surprised snd indignant to find
this, but the straw that tipped thc
scale and broke tho camel's back to
j the point of rebellion was a city mar
I shal wearing a big silver plated badge.
I There was a consultation among tho
men who were stioklcrs for oustom
and supporters of precedent. 'They
! always ftad run the town, and it
stood to reason that they always
should.
"It was determined to make a test
caso right then and there. Two of
them made a wild race through the
main street and the 'e-e e-i i-o-h' of
the cowboy yell pierced tho atmos
phere of Harper.
"The marshal remonstrated and ex
plained tho ordinance in suoh oase
mado and provided. His law lecture
was interrupted by the swift passing
of a yellow cur fleeing madly from a
pinto pony bearing a- cowboy, who en
circled a rope which settled about the
ncok of tho yelpiog dog when not 2C
feet away from the marshal.
"More leotures from the marshal
and threats of immediate arrest. A
pistol shot was heard, in the direo
tion of whioh the marshal hurried
Near the city well stood a cowboj
with a still smoking pistol in hil
hand.
" 'Consider yourself under arrest
and turn mo the butt of your gun,
commanded tho marshal as he threv
down on the man with the gun.
" 'Drop your gun and get up agains
the pump,' said a voice behind th
marshal,' and before he could realiz
what had happened to him a lariat ha
settled about his neok and he wa
jerked backward, disarmed and tied t
the windlass.
"Then Harper began to howl. Man
of the merchants closed their store
and put up heavy shutters. Tb
danoo balls and saloons were the onl
places in town left open. That nigl
they took the keys of the lookup fro
the marshal's pocket, oonveyed hi
thereto and looked him in. Thc
thoughtfully Bent him his supper ac
a message that he would bo release
in the moroiog.
"The town ran wide open until da
break, when the roysterers left. I>
one was hurt and no property dat
aged, for, as one of tho partioipan
remarked 4wo was just into it for tl
fun.'
"Much fun was enjoyed in tho
days st the expense of commerol
travelers, who made the southweste
Kansas territory in light wagon
Whenever a oouple of oowboys cou
stampede a drummer's outfit by a su
den charge from behind a sandhill
from thc mouth of a draw, it was gre
fun.
"At the half way house betwe
Harper and Medicino Lodge one da}
drummer complained because thc
was little else than beans for dint
and declared that he oould not c
them. A oowbow who was seated c
p?sito reached down for his gun a
brought it up, covering the drumuv
Ho ordered beans, and Covering t
drummer ali the time compelled h
to eat plateful after plateful.
MA* *-? -J:-:_T .J.. lm amit
Al lUDUlUIUD UUUgD, iu ?SC ap?!
of 1882, during a cattleman's oonvt
tion, I saw ? big cowboy catch apron
nent citizen in his arms and kiss bi
As he dropped the prominent oitizi
the cowboy eaid:
" 'You looked go pur ty, Tom, shat
up and powdered BO nico, I Just wa
ed to kiss you for luck.' 7..,
"Luck for whom may not be knoi
but it may cot jingle inharmoniou
with this story to record the foot tl
the man who was kissed afterward 1
came mayor of Medicino Lodge, s
that as suoh he appointed Jerry Sic
son oity marshal, whioh position Je
held when he waa first n 0 mi n a t ? d'
congress." '
!-~ 3 A Freda* Answer.
"Lawyers are supposed tc bo I
j moat literal minded men," said Eli
Root, * 'but every now and then W
j sei zn course of practice will encoun
witnesses who can give thom poi
in the* matter of literal answers.
Irishman was called to testify li
damage suit arising out,of the de
?f a man 'et the hand of a bull,' so
speak. !".;?
** 'Are we to understand, sir," s
ed tho prosecuting a?omoy, 'that;
deceased, C Patrick- ' Flannigan. - .1
your father?'
v " 'He waa till thc bull killed hi
was the reply of the witness.'Mj
tn'nt)V
-' ;. ' ?mt:.?-1 ' ;..
? It's q?e?r^?iPfVcss^ it ls. to
plain to a woman the things yoiffi
expiait? k#<f8tft?l$*t % ?'
r- Half the fun of hiving a g
time is miking people think you
having a better.
r There Js room at tko top for
man who can push the other fol
Hundred ??snelo of Corn par Acre
Can be Made by Stunting the
Stalks and Fertilizing,
Airer Planting.
Tho following highly valuable pa
per, prepared hy Mr. E. Mciver Wil
liamson of Darlington county, has just
been published lu the Hurtsville coun
ty Messenger:
For a number of year? after I be
gan to farm I followed the old-timo
method of putting the fertilizer all
under the corn, planting on a level or
higher, six by three fuet, pushing the
pia nt from the ?tart and making a big
stalk, but the ears were few and fre
quently small. J planted much corn
In tho spring and bought much more
corn the next spring, until' Anally 1
was driven to the conclusion that corn
could not be maio on uplands in this
section, certainly not by the old meth
od, except at a loss.
? did not. give up, however, for I
knew that the farmer who did not
make his own corn1 never had suc
ceeded, and never would, so I began
to er.perlment. First, I planted lower,
and the yield was better, but the stallt
was still too large, so I discontinued
altogether the application of fertilizer
before planting, and knowing that all
crops should bo fertilized at some
time, I used mixed fertilizer as a side
application and applied the more
soluble nitrate of soda later, being
guided in this by the excellent re
sults obtained from Ito use as a top.
dressing for OE'.-. Still the yiold,
though regular, was not large, and
the smallness of the stalk itself now
suggested that they should be planted
thicker in the drill. This was done
the next year with results so satisfac
tory that I continued from year to
year to increase the number of stalks
and the fertilizer with which to sus
tain them, a iso to apply nitrate of
soda at last plowing, and to lay by
early, sowing r?:d8 broadcast. This
method steadily Increased the yield,
until year before last (1904) with corn
ll Inches apart in six foot "rows and
$11 worth of fertilizer to the acre, I
made 84 bushels average to the acre,
several of my best; acres making as
much as 125 bushels.
Last year (1905) I follow???, the
same method, planting the flrtt week
in April, 70 acres which had pro
duced the year before 1,000 pounds
seed cotton per acre. This land is
sandy upland, somewhat rolling. Sea
sons were very unfavorable, owing to
the tremendous rains In May, and the
dry and extremely hot weather later.
From June 12th to July 12th, the
time when lt most needed moisture,
there was only % of an inch of rain
fall' here; yet with $7.01. cost of fer
tilizer, my yield was 52 bushels per
acre. Rows were B?X feet and corn
16 Inches in drill.
With this method, on land that will
ordinarily produce 1,000 pounds of
seed cotton with 800 pounds of fer
tilizer, 50 bushels of corn per acre
shoui'd be made by using 200 pounds
of cotton Hsed meal, 200 pounds of
acid phosphate, and 400 pounds of
kalnit mixed, or their equivalent in
other fertilizer; and 125 pounds of
nitrate of soda, all to be used as side
application as directed below.
On land that will make a bale sad
one-half of cotton per acre when weil
fertilized, 100 bushels of corn should
be produced by doubling the amount
of fertilizer above, except/that 300
pounds of nitrate of soda should be
used.
In each case there should b'j left
on the land in cornstalks, ?peas, vines
and roots, from $12 to $16 worth of
fertilizing matelat' per acre, beside
the great benefit to the land from ho
large an amount cf vegetable matter.
The place of this in the permanent
Improvement of land can never be
taken by commercial fertiliser, for lt
ls absolutely Impossible to make
landa rich as fong as they are lacking
in vegetable matter.
Land should be thoroughly and
deeply broken for corn, and > this ls
the time In a system of rotation to
deepen the soil. Cotton requires a
mor?) compact soil than corn1, and
while a deep soil ls essential to its
best development, lt wlli not produce
as well on loose open' land, while
corn d063 best on land thoroughly
broken. A deep soil will not omiy
produce roo?e heavily than ; a ehailaw
soil with Good seasons, but it will
stand more wet as well Ss more dry
weather. .. V^V'V.
In preparing for the corn crop, land
should be broken broadcast during
the winter one-fourth deeper than it
has been plowed before, or if . much
vegetable!,matter ls being turned un*
der, it may bev broken one-third deep
er. This ls as much deepening aa
land will usually stand in ono year
and produce well, though lt . may. he
continued' each year, so long aa much
dead vegetable matter is being : (hrh'
ed under. . It-may, however, he ?ub?
Soiled to any depth hy following liv
bottom; of turn plow- ?furrow, provided
no more of the. subsoil than has been
directed, 4s turned up. Break -with
two horse plow, if possible, or better,
with disc plow. "With the latter cot,
ton stalks "or corn stalks as large as
we ever make can be turned under
without having been chopped, and ia
peavlnea it will' not choke br drag.
Never piow land when it is wet,
If you expect eyer to : have any usc
for it ?gain. .. ' . . ->;;>;''.*
Bed with tun? plow in six foot
the land tho more necessary it ls that
the stunting process should be thor
oughly done.
When you are convinced that your
corn haa betra sufficiently humiliated,
you may begin to make the ear. It
should now be from 12 to 18 inches
high, and look worse than you ever
had nny corn to look before.
Put half your mixed fertilizer (this
being the first used at alt') hi' the
old sweep furrow on. both ?lde? of
every other middle, and cover by
breaking out this middle with turn
plow. About ono week later treat
the other middle the 3arne way. With
in a few days side corn in first mid
dle with lG-lnch sweep. Put all your
nitrate of moda Irv this furrow, if less
than 150 pounds. If more, use one
half of it now. Cover with one fur
row of turn plow, then BOW peas in
this middle broadcast at the rate of.
at least one bushel to the acre, and
finish breaking out.
In a few days Bide corn In other
middle with same sweep, put balance
of nitrate of soda in this furrow if
it has been divided, cover with turn
plow, BOW peas, and break out. This
lays by our crop with a good bed
and plenty of dirt around your stalk.
This should bo from June 10th to 20th
unless season is very late, and corn
should be hardly bunching for tassel.
Lay by early. "More corn Is ruined
by late plowing than' by lack of plow
ing. This ls when the ear is hurt.
Two good rains after laying by should
make you a good crop of corn, and lt.
will certainly make with much lefe*
rain if pushed and fertilized in thn
old way.
The stalks thus raised are very.
Bmuil, and do not require -anything
like the moisture, even In propor
tion to Blze, that is necessary for large
sappy stalks. They may, therefore,
be left much thicker in the row. This
ls no new process. lt has long been
a custom to cut back vines and trees
in orde to Increase the yield and
quality of fruit, and BO long aa you do
not HOLD back your corn. It will go,
like mine so long went, to all stalk.
Do not be discouraged by the looks
of your corn during the process of
cultivation. It will yield) out of all
proportion to its appearance. Large
stalks cannot make large yields, ex
cept with extremely favorable seasons,
for they cannot stand a lack of mois
ture. Early applications of manure
go to .make large stalks, which you
do not want, and the plant food ls all
thus used up before the ear, which you
do want, is made. Tall stalks not
only will not produce well themae ves,
but will not allow you to make the
pea vines, oo necessary to the im
provement of land. Corn raised by
this method should never grow over
seven and half feet high and the ear
should be near to the ground.
I consider the fina) application H
ONE ACRE CROP ANALYSES.
xi
s firs
S JP OJ
2,800 pounds corn - : .
(grain).51 20 U?.
600 pounds shucks. 5 2 "w-'
400 pounds cobs ..2 0 3:
"A" taken land.... 58 22 20
1,200 pounds corn
stalks.12 3 17
3000 pounds peas,
vines and roeta
grown In- com.. 69 16 44 &
Entire crop con
tains. 129 41 81 28.26
Taken from land
"A".. .. .. .. .. 68-22 20 12.03
Left for next crop v
.. .. ... ... .. ... 71 19 61 16.23
100 bushels oats and
straw will require 78 81 48
1,500 pounds seed -
cotton and stalks
will require...... 64 17 66
50 bushels corn, cobs,
shucks and stalks
will require... .. 70 25 87
nitrate of soda and essential point In
this ear making process. It should
always be applied at last plowing
and unmixed with other fertilizers. I
I am. satisfied with One ear to the
stalk, uniess a prolific variety is plant
ed,, and leave 100 stalks for every
bushel that I expect to make. '" i find
tho six foot .row easiest to cultivate
wltho?l injuring the corn.; For ; 60
bushels to; .the vere, I leave . lt 18
inches apart;-' for- -75 bushels to the
acre, 12 inches apart, and for. 100
bushel?, eight inches toparL?,;.Corn
should be planted Vf rom " four1 > \tb : tsfifc
Inches, below the level, aud that by
from l'our .> to si? Inches aboV^?^
hoeing chouid bo necessary; and mid
dles may be kept clean until tipie?|<|
break ouV.by using, harrow : . or by |
running one shovel furrow' in centre
of -middle and beddlnig ?onVthtdg^lt
one or more rounds of turn' plow. .
VI would advise : only a few acres J
, tried by this method the first year? or
j unttf you "are familiar 'with "
wm
cation. Especially ia it bat
to /'luiiir^'^rr^!iimi^ili?>- stunting' pro
COBB; where a whole crop is involve^,
?and this ls the absolutely essential
part of tba process.
- this method I have applied or eeeali
appliedsuccessfullyto''vallWkra^?or
land in this section except river iahdi,
and inoist bottoms, and I am confident
lt can be made of great benefit
throughout the entire south.
! In? the middle Weet; wnere,co*a*;_
so prolific and p.ofltabie, and wtfl^l
nttfpri onately for u*, eo mS? of
allude-*pro^?ced??ie ?tafo d
nattily gw
sontb liaise Increases, V
j^t?se of tn? ear^nntl*
Mexico it is ! neajrt^t:
Mexican varieties.) . A
purpose of thi* m4tf-od; to
eliminate this tendency of com to
wth at the expense of yield,
southern climate,
thia method vi 1 have made my
crop inoro profitable than my
} crop, aa? neighbors ?na
'i who have wl^pted mvt?*&.
I exception; derived great bene
fit uierefiom. \'"<
Plant jpotir own ???d; --i.-^c^Viftt
adviso a change of seed and method
the ?ame year, aa ;iron will/ iaotfjti?ew
^5??t. r have nsed , thWe. ve^t?ea.
P^t?ut^a?iftethod for lates^t?ngy M
tuft, l do not advise the Vate planting
:b??^mv ' J* . be ^nec??farjr ?lM
cold lowito^fc . - ? , - /c '
i i^^M^0?^0-''???* '^f:' -fe^Tfff?i? 'ms
?pm: one -?*r?^jAv^|^^^?3?^
^:jrTra-twC;}
lends rich by plowin^^?e^ plant
lng peas and other legumes, -manuring
them with acid phosphate and potash,
which are relatively cbeap, and re
turning to the soil the resultant vege
table matter rich in humus and ex
pensive nitrogen. The needs of our
soil are such that Ihe south can never
reap tho full measure of prosperity
that should be hers, until this is done.
1 give this method as a fanner to
the farmers of the south, trusting that
thereby they may ho benefited as I
havo been.
Ferry from n<?? ?? io Cuba.
Mobilo, Fob.ll.-To give outlet into
Cuba for the Florida East Coast Rail
road Henry M. Fiagler. who bas made
s mic thing less than a hundred million
dollars in Standard Oil, and who has
spent a few of those millions in build
ing winter hotels in Florida, and the
de ve lop raer, t of tbe east coast of that
State, ha3 gives orders to his railroad
engineers to devise a feasible scheme
by wbio>i through trains over the Flor
ida East Coast system may land pas
sengers in Havana without chango of
cars. Mr. Fiagler believes that boatu,
constructed somewhat after the model
of ferry boats, can be built With train
parrying oapaoity, and at same time ca
pable of navigating the Gulf ia all
weather. If it is found that the
scheme is practicable, orders will be
?j? vo L' in a short time for building
boats to carry all through trains over
the Florida East Coast line. If the
scheme goes into effect it will mean
that people desiring to go to Havana
may get on a train at Jersey City and
not leave it until they reaoh the Cu
ban Capital.
- Maj. Thomas M. Owen, Com
mander in Chief of the United Sons
of Confederate Veterans, has issued
an open letter to the oamps and mem
bers of the United Confederate Vet
erans appealing for aid and assistance
in reviving old oamps of Sons of Vet
erans and urging the organisation of
new ones. Maj. Owen is especially
anxious to see a renewal of interest
in the Sons of Veterans by the time
the next reunion meets in Nev? Or
leans. The Commander in Chief
hopeo lo have more than a thousand
replies to this appeal from veterans in
the next thirty nays.
- The o on fore no o between commit
tees of the United Mine Wor&oro bf
America and the operators at. Indian
apolis on the wage seele and other de
mands broke up in a disagreement,
and it is probable that 55,000 men
will strike April 1.
- Q?? Friday Mrs. Alice Sewell, of
ckvaiosboTc, Ga;., became & widow' by
the jdsalh of her. husband, A wealthy
mani who left all his property to ner.
He was buried bo Sunday, and on the
way from the funeral, the widow was
married to Robert 8. McDaniel, who
had beea ?n love with her before her
marriage, nad the. two went off to
gether os a bridal tour.
- Some people never think of ohar
ity until they meet with misfortune
themselves. ?
- A mau loses more by lying than
he gaina.
- It takes a good deal of courage
not to pretend you have it. ?jk
0 No family ever yet felt like flam
ing its liquor bills. - *?
r- A free thinker is one who ia un
able to dispose of hi a thoughts for a
pecuniary consideration, * ?
; --Love at first sight may requite
tho services of an. oculist after a sec
ond look.
JUNE 13th.
The Mj
......
Bo&'t miss thte Oreat i
Wouldn't Kiss and Tell.
Daring the trial of a breseh of
promise o&so in the Circuit Court at
Kirksville, Mo., tho defense under
took to show that the pr&eeouting;
witness's affections bad not been al
together cornered by the defendant*
There was evidence tba! ono Boy
Mail - erne bad, once upon a time, kies
ed her without a serious reprimand
resulting. Hoy, a smart looking fei*
low of the yeoman type, wa? called in*'
rebuttal and vigorously denied the?
imputation. M. 3>. Campbell, OE
cross-examination, drowsily asked the*
witness:
"Hoy, you didn't steal into the*
kitohon, where Miss M. was mixing
dough, slip up behind ber and kiss
herr'
"No, airl** exclaimed the witness?
indignantly.
"Roy, you didn't steal into the kit?
chen, whore Miss M. was mixing bat
ter for flap-jacks, and kies- her?"
"No, Bir; I didn't."
There was a brief pause, duri og:
which the examiner looked at his hal?
burned.cigar meditatively. The audi
ence began to titter.
"Roy, you didn't steal up behind
Miss M. in the kitchen, where she
was"
"I tell you I didn't kine ber at all,"
laid the witness angrily. ?
"At nowhere and ne time?" eaidx
tte lawyer, gently.
"At nowhere and no time."
There was another pause as the in
terrogater earaly kaosked tbs ashes o?:
his elgar and studied the floor.
"Boy," he said ingratiatingly, "if
you had stolen ic co the kitchen and
kissed Hiss M. when she was mixing,
the things for Johnnycakes, you'd
be tor . much of a gentleman to admit
it before all this crowd, wouldn't
you?" ? V
"In the laughter following iud mild
observation the' witness fitted to?
veech the significance of the ques
tion. .
"Surat" he replied excitedly. "?
ain't no Nanala Telltale,
v.; *?That*a ali, Soy," aaid the esami
nor pleasantly; 1 'you may ron along
heme now.*'-Kansas City 8i*t?
Prietf* Coartihip Rides.
Wilxesbarre, Pa., Feb. ?r- Father
Burnett in addressing the youDg people
of St. Nioholaa's German Catholic*!
Church this morning,. ?ai?. dow? the
following rules foif courtship.
"No curtain' should last longer
than six months. If ai the end of that;|j
tima. the yonbg nan doea not propose j
marreigo than it io in order to dismiss
him.
"Malecompany should bo received
once a week, and then between tho
hours of.8 and 10 P.-M?ff-I t'??hW':-k.
- Last Friday Ed Willingham, a
respectful negro, Foil oft tho bridge
over Broad ri var, connecting Peak
and'Alston on the Southern, and was
drowned. ; He: had slapped asido and
waa waiting eh tha bridge for s pass
ing train, when he wan seised with:
vertigo andv fall into the river. His
body bas not bean recover cd. Ho
waa a good negro* and no vcr drank.
- Moat people imagine that tha|
joko writer's t nco ia wreathed in per*J
peftual ?milos, ..
JIJNE lap:
rstery of
m
yy
Story. Tho Critics Bay ;"v:\
enough?^.ppnikjp y'. ; ' '
' -?8f JUN? !3th;
. &,rif ri rm ?iiiiiii??i?i i. . gegjgg i
ment of ; succ?ay The iwoney I
. aav?dl makes oneeure be can eave CT
more? Tba firat JiuiM?iwi? aiaVed is a
?ftETaeoond, the second the third, etc j
You?; saying* being . #ac*4?te, . A*
..^B?njtgWeayou reptttat?o? a?f^redit
that aid you in saving hundreds more.
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$ uepaxsmeiit os f uo o?un
.,Jer?on-ihe strong** Bank in
SOU. "Hg*
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