The Inter-mountain farmer and ranchman. [volume], February 25, 1902, Page 10, Image 10

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II Tun Trcn-MouvrAix VAnmzn axd Eaxciola, Tuesday Mokxtng, FEimuAKY 25, 1002.
If HjgliestMan in Kentucky i'
I MARRIED 13 TIMES HAS 13 CHILDREN j
H , flic unluiky thirteen, In combination
j !j ,)th thr nmrrjins habit, has In ought
j ' H,P pr .mining tnmr ot Howard Moore
H i lor full stop.
H ' t !, the unblushing hushund of
H thlrt on wives none ot whom him seen
H lit to il iurt thin llto slmo tho inutri-
K nonl.l knot a tied hn Is now Inn-
j ) guishmg in J'lU with tho probability
H ; a t uij years' sojourn In tlie penl-
Hj f tcnuury nt i ovlngtnn, Ky, as a mild
Hl j niilnti I ir his fatal weakness
H j It n mi ln ember last th.it Moors
H j ,ct Waterloo Bhi- wus u plump
H I nnil rili mlng brunette, 21 irs 01 ng. ,
H I ,ml nimcil I'nnnli' jtoblnson Ho foil
Hj In i m it sight anil thi marriage was
Hj t limn ill. in Am r ii married llto or flf-
H ' U n iliis Mwic took.umbrago at tho
i ' f ( t th it his wlte desired to visit her
i ithor, Mho was III He promptly dt -tut
a In r. Mis. Moore refused to look
at thlnsa In the same light. Hhe swore
H out a wnriant for his iinest, mid his
H M , Innrr i .Hon developed a crop of wives
H and Inillcnlal children that wmld
Hj liaic h I up In business the most am-
Hj bltlous follower ot Urlghatn Young
M I , Mnn With tho Hard race.
( The unlvi'isal fuselnnlor who lias nt-
i ompllsh 'il so nun h In o brief a spate
of exist o Is Ilia most slngulury
hard feitureil inoiintiiliiier to be found
if for miles around. lIruad-noed and
wide nioutlicd, he lias a complexion like
i badly tanned lnalhcr, rf shock ot blink
,, hair, and u pair nt Bloc-black e)cs. A
pair of bushy, Irregular osobiowa lend
J a pom what sinister look to his faro.
lj and a heavy, slouching talt completes
It tho unillractlc whole,
i Mnoro cherishes no delusions nnent
Ids beauty, he explains the whole mut
ter by the power of tho ee
' "Its Ihe way sou look ut a gal," I
the simple theory put forward by this
Sheurtbrt alter, whoso letord Is thus fur
unexnnipled. lieu- Is his st itemenl
'I belief t In men marrying us in iny
times as the) want to Tap said that
the llililn mil. I lo multiply ami loplonlsli
tho jelh It Is us easy to win a vvit
) mans henit ns f illln nrf a lug 1 don't
J, belleo In long courtships I hcllevn
that when n filler gits si nick on a Mil
U he ort to ask her to iuurr him right
j then, and neor put It off nary d i
2 "It all depends on bow ou look at i
9 gal, the ejes tell the 1 ilo. l.Nery gal
rtj Jtdges a m in by his e)ts, and t Jedgo a
'W gal by her iyes The c)cs tulk to cull
A othci In llnlr own wus.
I Looks Don't Count.
m "It does not mutter how ugly a man
, ti may be, nor how rugged be ma) be,
II nor who he Is, If he knows how to look
the gal In Ihe i jes he will win her heart
j and hhe will mairy him or die I. vers
SL is, gal I eer uxul In miuy me said yes
t Hut If I liatlnt nxed em nil at tho inn
HI ment our ics looked Into euth oilier
i'r scvcrnl uv 'em would have ild no I
f alius got tared ot 'em In u llttlo whllo
aflir I inairlid 'i m and nllu found
a gniKl .x. use to git fioni mi i
I loved all u em whin I mairled
tin, bill ns I std a whil. ago 1 noon
got tartd uv em but thin I would
alius soon waul im another wire.
I don t like slngh life hII the time
nur man led life all Ihe time I alluz
like lo try both 1 Intend to marry agin
whin I git nut uv Ihls seripe, nnl If
I i an git to look Into nil Ibeli eves nt
my trial they will tell tho Jedge to turn
me loose
"Hay, mlstrr, gimme a rhaw m homo
spun tirbn.kei What i writ n tbr
I don't want my name In the paper but
If ye st ninny khI that wants ter marry
Bind In i K'l me
Begun Mntrylnjt at 15,
It was at Ihe tender age of 13 that tin-
lliatllmollliil mli robe llrst appeared In
.Moons ffUm Itinhil Iiunn aged
II i phiymaf or his fmm biibhooil
was his earllist vlitlnl in wlvey Tho
wedding hud the mnsinl ot Ihe parents
anil Inslnl two wei ki A mill brenk
last on mninliig i hilled the urdor if
the vnuthful hUSbolKl nnd ll d
tunip.d A .hlld. the reult of this
linl. n Is one of tnrts s exhibits That
was In linn Mnorli lb atb I" Ii
glnla Pilws II., i:nllnt Adams 10
and Allen Hornet, II, nil suiiumh.d lo
the e wllhln two ytais The si ion I
he met nt Ida mothers turn nil Hut
Monro got tuieil1 In a weik or two
and sae for Hi., i hlld. whli Ii win lb
human ilncuim nt In eurb inse, the
innriliige wns ns If It hud not or been
In Mny, Hl, he wedded Husan Klniil
ton and iiililed one moro ihlld to bis
mist i limit mis fumllv Ix months
Inter Nmity I'llcket, a hellt of IB. be
uinic Ids In hie ,lnv lasti d for nine
das and Momo lied As usil II, off
spllng attested the fact, twliw being
nnw Ini hulls! In hl luircaslng respon
sibilities Several Years Without MnTrylng.
He married l'rlsellla Williams In 1S1J
to sae hi r from nicking? blackberries
for a HUng, and ot another (hlld re
sulted In 1 mj he was the husband of
Chailntle I.Mins. nnd Just nt this time
his frequent absences In Jail for the
gentle ait of nioonslilnlng made ne
ieHBir lies In bis innrrlage record
MlnerMi llrashoiiis. who lietame his
wlft In 1N14 was J6 and muscular, and
chsstlsed him fui getting drunk Rhe
and I'hoebe Onvlinrt tho next Incuin
btnt t ii. Ii tunlrlhiited a child to the
Monie dan
A wllow Mis .lane Tolsnn, was his
next (holto, Hhe was 15, nnd fast Mint
ing enough to hold him for lite weeks
but when she Insisted that sho loved
him belter than hoi first husband the
mountaineer districted her and left A
i hlld was bom to the deserted bride
Tor n length Interval the murh-niai-rlid
.Mnnin n milium! Ill slnglo blessed
ntss 'I hen he gazed Into Tannle llob
ItiNon s tlark ejes and was tost
Murled on the thirteenth ill) of the
month to his thlileenlh wife this
father of thirteen t Midi in who was
himself one of u family of thirteen nnd
hail been thirteen limes airesttnl for
"nioonslilnlng" touihed tho cilsls of
his fate
And now thirteen editions of the "wo
man sooriKd' an ready to ask the Jury
whit II Is going to do about It.
I Atlantic's Floating Islands.
.PI1-
U' Of all passengers carrkd by ocean
i'J! Inteieptlng. Many of them have been f
ff Islands wcio originally parts of lnvwlvlni
stress of storm or Hood and tloated out
' f i i lat i nnd other troplcil ilvcra often si
L Homo of tho tilts of land nre of large lz
tatlon. even at times Including tiecs, tht
ij intact, whllo their branches nnd lenvns
the waves bicak up these 1st mils short!
under favoruhlo conditions, they travel
J 'J he longest voyage ot limiting Irlund,
I v Place In 1S9J. This Island was llrst seen
I area of two acres It boro no Irecs, but 1
In one plato It was thirty feet high ab
Stream, traveling slowly mid with ona
I i ground swell was working bene ith It
unchoragu In tho spring of the ear, for
reached the latltudo of Wilmington, Del
1 on It, though thciu must havo been mvrl
nlound In the tioplcs 1 1 j the end of A
i veering towuitl the tlr.ind I! inks It f
I nccuriitelv nnd sevtral esnla icportct'
ocean, uoithwest of Ihe Azores, nnd Its
I on It, It was much smnller and less i
I probably It met destiuitlon In tho tit tol
I 1000 miles, untl If, ns was thought It can
eied twite tint dlstantc It Is quite po
this line, tinder moio favoilug tlicums
I mndo thr complete Journej fiom AmcrU
nbout n distribution of animal speilos
that this Island went to pieces In Octob
' nhle, have llonted down Into this region
1 , be long 'i preserved Alnsleo'a Magailne
A TOWN'S HAriD OROWTir,
I
Mr fleorge Clements ot Knnsns City,
j a well-known knight of tho samplo
I case. Is responsible tor tho following
stor
"Talk about tho ripld growth of
cities, why, Neosho Tails, Kan, holds
tho re. "id I think the town is still on
tho map, but I won't li sure. At unv
lite, 1 lemttnbcr when tho population
Jumped In one daj fnun ioo to 10,0tW
and tho next da; Jumpt'd lui k again.
1 This w is morel j nuasloned bj a fair,
, nnd not n. county fair at Hi it, but - m-
ply n llttlo noiurniilH i 'Ul.iullo It
' was Just utter 1'iesl I. nt Ilayts bad
boon clttted He w is inuring tho West
ut tho time, and the iltli.ns of
t Noeslio rails sieuiod u piumlsn from
' lilin to utt ml theli full Tho town
was fnrtunutil) uu the line of a rall-
loul, Willi a soivho of two tulns i
tiny, hut when tho company It aiued
, of 'ho President s pioposed visit it
1 ring of woikmen at once stinted to lav
. sidings At hast a dorcn woio ton-
structed ninurul the little fiaino sta-
1 tlor., togttbor with a V for tho ion-
aenl u o of the englnts When the
grtut da arrived the ritslrteut was
I nt hand, with several membeis of his
Sgl t Cabinet and n ml II tin em on f10in
IfBl ' I'ort Itllty lllo nillioiid tonn.any
H I esttmattd that 40 (urn p. ..pit Mli. ,1
H N'.oslio l'tlls that Ua unit 1 dan iv
H some of Hum Hie talking nbout It ei
B ? Tho next ilt the vInHms w,r :li
H I gone for then w.re no hmt 1 u n..-
H tlatlons and nothing to roe I tin m wlirt
1 ' Tho ging of nnrUuun .tune ha. It an I
1 tore up tho sidings .ml th Y, tnd the
currents floallng Islands aro tho most
Hind voyaging on tho Atlantic. These
; river banks which brnki awny under
to se.i The Oilnnco, ITu Am izon, Ii
?nd forth such pieces of their shores
0 und car) uulnials, luseets und vogc
! roots of which serve to hold the land
servo as mills' for tho wind. Oenerallj
r utter Ihej put to set, but sometimes,
long instances.
according lo fioverrtnont iccords, took
off nnrhl.i, nnd apparently It had an
t was thlikl) covered with bushes nnd
ovo tho se.tTevel It was In the Oulf
slonnl undulations In show where tho
l'robtbly It Vil awny from Its river
1 toward tho laltei part of July it bad
I No lngo animal life bad been seen
ads of tho small trooping things whkh
igust It had passed Capo Cod and wat
ullnwed tho sle uner Inno ionics qullti
I It rnc nionth later It was in mld
vovngo evldentlj was beginning to till
'ompait It was not seen again, and
er gales Tint It hud tiavoled at 1. us,.
10 frosttbo Orinoco, it must have div
isible thul llontlng Islanils laiger thm
tunces" might during past agea havo
a to lhuope 0TArrlc.i and so brought
Of coiiise It Is not absolutely certain
i?r It might, though this Is not proh
of liIiiis and seaweed, whero It would
town ngnln resumed Its normal placid
It). Jusl ns though nothing had hap-pencil-
Haitian. m News
London's Lady roncers.
Tim lag for I idlis. Is rupltlly growing
ninit fihlonuble evil day, a tho
I'm Is Hi raids I i.ndon correspondent
und ut the smart fencing school one
inn is no end of wtll known peopls Ilio
MliK litis Hlwu) btrn tlevnug to Ihla
griiioful iiitomillhnieiit Ho highly ilms
In think of It ihiii ull his tluuBhiers have
itielvetl liBtruclli.u rnni well known pro.
fessont und now that the doctors haw
nrtteieil i,j uinusluins and othei hjglinle
ex. rilse, for women ss well as men tho
Miami .r. t row tit ,1 ever) da) Th. b. nt
Inili l.nitr In I ondou is .Mum Toupee'
liiwih. r the I nl) champion of rngliin.1
8lie Ii i n mote lliun one occasion given
ii xllhltlmnf htrsKHI bt fori tin "cing
in I Hi. n Mrs rlhur fudogan. Ms-
ii i iiw ..' th. i .1,1 Memi mini or lie
I in I is now r; k.ni. d second best to
M b.s I .villi r I n.ly Juliet I nwlhel. the
nil IiiiiiU im d lUKhtt r or I.uil d tWe,
nut iil bo munhereil among the rsnlts
t.i rmr sw rtlswoiiitn 1-uilv Helen tlrlm
t a wh i l u.inighier of Iird iruluni
his iluilng tho lust few tear taktu
r ining up its in utmutement and It rcik
on. .1 till goott
WILL WEED OUT DUNKAUDS.
I'runkards in Oetmany will for the
futuio lio sternlj lonkefl utter 1 tho
state l.iuh town must keep it let out nr
all the liHid di Inkers, und the 1 1 1 med
Itul men me bound lo lepoit thoso who
habitually Imbibe to extess, so that the
uutlKullto ma) weed out the black
sheep und Biibjeit them to ft btilct
cruise of treatment.
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IV III) IS II f
till nut Hie nletes unit pilKlo tuuotlier, fnrmllilt the parlrnlt ill It isrrst
orl, mi .nlillrr
LI3GI3NDS CAUSE ERRORS IN GEOGRAPHY.
4. 44-4-4- 4-i 4-4- --4- -- -
-f It is strange that many legends which n generation ngo were accepted -f
s ns true but which have long slnco been disproved by geographers, -f
should still bo nccepted by the general public, nnd even Included In -f
ninny geogrnphlc text books. Mr. Henry Gannett, In a recent article of -f
the llulletln of tho American Geographical Society, enumerates a num-
s bcr of these errors nnd shows wherein they nro at fault. -f
t- It Is a persistent Idea that the presence or absence of forests has nn -f
Influence upon the nmount of rainfall. The nrld nnd desert regions of -f
tho world, more particularly the shores of tho Mediterranean sen, have -f
Leon cited ns the result of man's wanton destruction of foiests. In thin
- c.ise however, the nhsence of foiests Is not the cause but the result of
f the rient deseit. Tho geographic nature of tho Mediterranean region, -f
the conllgurntlon of the land nnd watei, nnd the prevailing winds nro of -f
such nature as to permit only of it light rainfall Thoso conditions havo
existed for many thousands, nnd perhaps millions of enrs, and from -f
Ihe nature of the mountains, cliffs and canyons of the region It Is uppar-
cnt that they hnve been evolved In a dry rather than In a moist climate
A second widespread en or Is that the Hoods of our rivers have re-
s tcnlly been much grcnter nnd more frequent than In former enis, nlso -t
-f duo to instruction of tho forests The cutting away ot fort sts Is usually,
-f howovei, followed by n thick growth of bushes and underbrush, which
holds tho water ns effectively. Ml. Onnnett cites the case of the Ohio
rlvtr as it proof that ihe floods aio not moro frequent In recent jenrs, -f
This liver hus bun gauged continuously, and tho gauglngs show very '
-f little change, whatever chungo has taken place In the forest areas of -f
-f Its bnsln.
Another error Is tho citing of tho existence of floods ns a proof that -f
f tho coast has been sinking These gorges are partially filled by tho -f
tea, nnd it has been argued th it they must necessarily have been cut s
f when they wero nbove the sea levil. On tho coast "of Alaska we now sv
have similar Hoods in tho process of formation by glaciers which at -t
t their loner ends nre often hundreds of feet beneath the surface of tho
watei . -f
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Umbrella Jack's Industry
"Umbrella Jack" Is well known In the
metropolis. He has. jeais be)ond mitl
dlo life, gruy hall, good nttlio and ,t ic
marknbly btrnng penchant for timhtel
Ins lie Is a past master In his peculiar
business and hus leally made a line nit
of umbiellt collecting, ns the inllway
departments fm lost goods the hotels
the thtattcB and the department stores
know from experlente
Several months ago I first heard of
"l'lnbrelli Jack fiom a hotel cleik, but
not until l'rlda) did I meet him und
then 1 wus nut aware of the honor until
ho hud gone with .a now umbiolla to ml I
to his tollettlon I wns stnndlng nt tho
Knlckerboekei theatio box olllco when
n gru)-halred dlgnltled-nppenilng man
tame up tnd addressed Hie ticket-seller
'Did )nu Hud an utnbrcll t that wits
left In tho theatio last night?' he
asked
' hat sort of nn umbrella? ' Inquired
the agent.
' It hns a bent handle and but I havo
n private mark on It. und can tell It ns
soon ns I open It "
Hire is the only one that was found
I ist night " said the agt ut, ns ho hand
ed It out
The man took It, opened It. apparent
ly examined Us Interior und. pointing
to n white thread on ona of tho ribs,
tald-
"There Is tho mark Thank sou." lie
turned nnd walked up Hroudway
Just then his Identity dawned on me,
nnd on his vbtlni nlso
I declare' ' exclaimed the agent.
'Hint old fellow Is it fmud 1 havt been
cautioned agulnst him but renlly, I for
Kot ull nbout it and let lilni wnlk olt
with in) umbrella Ills gentlem inl) nd
ilirM dlsnimoil me '
Invostlgiitinii dtveloped the fnct that
"Umbielli Jack" makes regular rounds
wheio umbrellas nre llkel) to be lift,
and hns been pntthulnrl) siuieisful In
bis quests If his llttlo trlik Is dlstov
cied by nny one he remembeis that
person nnd does not uppl) to him uguln
-at least for Home months. Now York
bun.
A Good Husbnud.
"A qurer i ie .f big nny wns tried re.
lenll) nt one of the nietr.ipolltiin lourls
su)s Hit I'nils tot respondent nt the Igni
tion lilegrtph I hi tlefonil.int a ilno
niun of inlllluri spponiunte, ha.l slnto
his stparmlon from his Mrst wire mar
ried two utlu rs Tho sotond wife Is den.l,
but ere her dopurlurt she hud th inke.l
hi r husbund r.u mukjng hor lift v.iv
hipp) Numbers nne mil threii also
i itno rorwunl tn the tourl ami ituvo him
u very giiod churn. tor 'I ho lust wis
I. irilculirl) enlhiMlistlt I win. nh.
siii.l exliomel) humiv wllh him I . in
nnt tell vou nnwhlng but gnoil or him
110 wns quiet kind Hiul rulthfiil Hi v u
have not tht sllglilt st roproHi h I nuikt
10 tllO MMISld lilt pilsMlllg Jll.lg, ,,
mi.rktd Nut n slnglo rmll wus Ut
prompt ropli I'lnslli Hi. mm win hi .1
ihe isiuruge to rnurr) two in lo wlt.s m
111 Miengtli if his silurall u front Uu.
lilsl wns liliunphnotl) u.iullt.tl H.i
inuni thinks In t rl. .1 ii is, lur win n
tho veiillct width set u n nee na, .1. lis, -eicd
"
Diverting a River's Course
In accordance with the policy recom
mended by President Roosevelt In his
message to Congiess, the United Stales
Government Is taking Its llrst step to
ward ictlalmlng tho aril lands ot the
West.
Ono of tho greatest engineering feats
of modern times Is nlteudy under way
Tho Gunnison river in Colorado Is to be
diverted from Its tourso thiough a six
in Ilo tunnel so that the strenm shall Ir
rigate tho UncninpnliBre ulley. It will
tost $1,000,000
Tho lesult will bo tint a whole farm
ing tommunlty VMM bo reclaimed nnd n
fertile dlstilct, now parched nnd dry for
lack of vv liter, will onco more blossom ns
the lose.
When tho Umompahgro valley was
settled, u few ears ago, nbundnnt Irri
gation wns supplied b) tho Uncompah
gro river, but tho cutting of the timber
since then hns tnused the stroani to
shilnk to a tiny creek As a consequent
tho fnrins weio deserted nnd the value
of the land sunk tn almost nothing
Now, with the piomlse of a now wnter
supply, the land has fulrly leaped In
price, and som ot It Is now held ns high
us $100 an ncte
The work piellmlnury to starting the
big tunnel has Just been completed by
tho United States geographical survey
It Involved n trip ncioss the Mat k
Can) on of tho Gunnison n district that
was never beforo explored In Us entirety
by white men A few rars ago a parly
of explorers mado nn nttempt, but llicy
had gone only n short illstunco when
they lost nil their bouts nnd supplies,
nnd bniely escaped Willi their lives.
licrnro setting out. tho Government
employes planned to hnvo provisions
lowered tn them by ropes from above
bo the) sinrted with ns light nn equip,
ment ns possible nnlj their survovnrV
Instruments n tnmein and a feu netes
sar nrtlclos It took them ten di)s to
ti averse the ten miles of their Journei
New York Herald J
A Mntch-Mnklne Match Box.
When William V Craig of llvanstnn
look tho omer off it now mutt h box
that ho bought two months ago ho
found the name of I,li,ln Campbell of
Morrlsonvllle 1'n on a slip or inner
on tho Inside Sir Craig In! now in-
imiiliiwi his engagement lo Miss t ntun-
boll, although the iwn hnve ntvor seen
erieh other Campbell Is n member or
the l.vnnsion I'lio depHiim.nt and Is
2 eius or age,
I Ihe nisith boxes wore mndo i.y n
I llrm in Morrlsvllle nnd Miss t imphell
who Is t stonogiapher In tho employ or
t.io toinp.m In a splr t of fun, as she
I ii Hd lulei put hir natno insldo ono of
I Hum and iiBked tho Under, f nn lln.
inui tied man to write to hoi
i ralg tcptctl the Invltntl'm nnd n
iiiiuspniulonte begin vvbleli riptnel
fast Into n warm filendshlp An ex
ilmiige of photographs was niudo t
shoit Hmo ago nil 1 now the fire laddlo
lus announced his betroth il Chicago
Itecoid-llerall
' annnniaruuinnfuanrinrmnnrutitJi-ri
I gurious features of Lift. J
tru innnnnruti uwnnnnm ntnt uoxb
Drew Money on Ills Laundry Mark.
The Initials of his name Inscribed on
Ihe Inside of his collar seived as Iden
tification for a traveling man ut the
pistofllto jestorday nnd enabled him
tn secuio ensh on a $i0 money order.
He had letolved a letter from his house
directing him to go to Grind Ilaplds,
Ml.li, nnd Int losing the money order
Hi pa ked his grip and slopped nt the
posioillce on his way to tho rnllwa)
station He had but n few minutes,
und when the clerk demanded Identifi
cation the ninn whs unahle to furnish
It and delay meant missing his trnln
After itppeullng and nrgulng with tho
clerk In Willi ho was tnken beforo As
sistant Postnitster Hubbard At that
ollltial's request tho traveling man le
moved his collar Theie woio the Inl
tlils (orrespondlng with the mine on
the mone) ordt r ndvlce It was con
sidered BUlllclont Idenlllltatlon nnd tho
rush was turnetl over. Chicago Trib
une A Good Witness.
Several dus ngo there wns a trial In
ono of the tourts, and a lawyer was
engaged In cn.lenvorlng to shake the
lestlmnn) of nn old lady who wus one
of the print tpal witnesses for the plain
tiffs rinall) ho asked,
'Who havo oli talked about this
case In '
' N'obotlj
' Dldn t Col Hl.ank, the lawyer, spenk
to ou ubtuit It?'
o sh "
' Didn't Mi' Smith the plaintiff, ask
ou what )ou would testify to?'
No "
"Ho )ou menn to tell this Jury that
vou hive talked to nobody about It?'
' Yes. Jr."
"Well, how did they know what you
would tell? '
"lhey know I'd tell the truth."
Memphis Scimitar.
An Interesting Divorce Question.
COLUMIIUS, Ohio, Jan. SO Mrs
Ihntnt Dorn todnv brought divorce
proieedlngs ngalnst William I". Dorn.
a l.romlncnt merchant. Mrs. Dorn
cotnplulns that when hor mother camo
tn vllt hor her husband would not
visit the house except at night, when
It was time to go to bed
Tried Suicide by Smallpox.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan 2S There Is n.
moBt petull ii story going the rounds
In this clt) nnd which Is vouched for
by some who clulm to know- It Is that
of a jcuing girl who has Attempted sui
cide b) the Miinllpox route Her lover
died nlmost a jeai ago from smntlpox,
and she has wilfully exposed herself
tn that disease.
In a small hut In tho settlement
known as "Mexico," In tho southern
portion of tho city a Mexlcnn woman
has been sick with smallpox. This
Soung girl camo to the shanty, and at
llrst wus refused ndmlttnnte, but was
admitted later when she represented
that she cofild euro the patient Onco
insldo nnd In contact with the victim,
she told ot hor real purpose and sad
storj The Mexicans tried to persuudo
her to leave, but she would not go. In
stead lying down on the pallet wllh the
patient nnd spending tho night there.
Tho nttendlng ph)slrlnn quarantined
the oun? girl with the Mexicans, and
though It has been ten days slnco tho
llrst visit, she has not contracted tho
disease. Galveston Dilly Nnws.
Trnycr Stopped Illm.
AI.LHNTOWN, P.a , Jan. 20 A fast
New Jersey Central passenger tinln
that never heretofore stopped at Coal
poit was brought to n standstill today
nt that point by prnyer. A clergyman
who had In en called to nttend a funeral
nt Conlpnrt was told that Iho latter
was no stopping place. 'Then, III
pray for tho train to stop." said he;
and he did so silently. As the train np
proached Coalport lhiglneer Lowe
flowed down nnd brought tho train u
n standstill nt tho station lie said
a secret Influence Impelled him to stop
there. Philadelphia Record.
Went to Sea In n Store.
TACOMA. Wash , Jan. 55 During
tho forty-elght-mllo wind last night n
section of wharf In Old Tncoma wns
washed from its piling nnd Moated out
to son, On tho wharf st mils n small
grocery store, owned by n man named
Johnson. Tho piopiletor nnd two cus
lomcrH worn In tho storo nt tho time
the tlock floated away, taking the
building wllh It. Tor sovnral hours
tho grocer) man nnd his customers wore
at tho meicy of tho waves, but the dock
did not overturn, nnd finally wns cap
Hired by a tug, brought to ehoro nnd
safely moored. Orcgonl in.
THE TRIAL BY COMBAT.
,,iIh?.,PlnnlV rl,,lm of thp KI"K ' cham
pionship reminds one of tho untloult) of
the olllco, which was rsiubllshid by the.
Conqueror after tho hnttle of Hastings,
when the dignity wns tnnrerreil on iioh.
ert ilo Murinlon. Lord or Tonlenay Hut
wMhC?h2,,il1nrhin '" t,.0'"'lj' Interwoven
iii itno trU1 nf """bat How mnnv
h "VT"i ,p ""I'lor. uro nwnro Hint trill
Mi. i "I"1?"', formed an cscntlil part nf
IlrltMi JiirlspriMencn until the beginning
(f the rilgn or George IV nr how It
ended' At that time there bchoV a
I .n,,iT,10fn,nn 'no, gentleman was ml
m.,1 l.t nJ.?.""'"1 "? ,l,lm M rlht of
mill li) battle Ariortlnglv wh.n
brought hef, re tho Court of1 fi"
""'Ii h ig ttown his guge V Jul
emu iirguinem wns nfterwiirl held n
tho chsu whin the juilites woio unanl
inous lh.it he wns entitled In wage his
battle 'Ihe ni irest male lelitlte Af 11..
'tWtVl'lW '" '" f" "'"""res.lP
ii V '" ""'I Thornton In combat, tie
ii. r!.iiSJ r"r,,"r pro. ...lings 'Iho pub-
i. i,1.1"1 ""," ,n ml"h oulrug.il tint
Ilio Aitornni, tn. nil the tlsv Imme.
dliitelt Imrndiited a hill for abolishing
'i' rlghtof appeal In nil criminal Jases,
a inn whbh howtvtr. .11.1 not puss with
out opposition I option Chronicle.
CHICKENS TOOK PILLS.
An Upper nnxhorouBh homeopathic
PlDsleltn lecenlly rvmovrd from tho
tmiisn he hHd uttiipletl for sevml )ears,
und the iirtmlscB were icnled by uli
"ther family Iho nowenmers hud a lot
or thickens whli h were riven the run
or the laiKo vuitl H wus not long bo.
foro tlin .hlrkens hrgnn to show symp
'!!'V S'J Ifln.ss und one by one tho all
i I'd The oivnei .it llrst thnught an opl
ilemle or some slringei tlbiuse It id bioken
nut among (In in, but ilcrlled thnt Ihls
mild not be Iho can inusmueli us .llf.
ferent fowls m fined nilTtrlng from tilt
firuit ullinenis It wus not until iho
luhl one h id succumbed ihut ho d.
covered In u pile of rtibhlsli in Ihe hick
turd i lit or broken vluls containing
medicines In sumir toiiled .etis 'Iho
tniBieii wu, then epliinctl Tho chick
ens hid titon theso nils In qiiuniltlos
suit (lent lo prodiuti falul results -Phli.
adclphiu, lleeord
IHI '
' j ' AMBITIOUS ACTIVITY: THE AMATEUR DETECTIVE.
I '' SSM A H MM IPpB
I -r -4Lg$ -ji lw -M'
M U",'th"C,U0-AdUf"r-'t4 - "- - y.pou -iwmfcllowanur.chi.- ,1y anr g .c de perado beforo- ., IIoW'U , Wno hu L ylur uncio? '
DREAMS ANDA REALli
'Can ou interpret dreams?" asked Beatrice, eagerly, IH
I could not, but I saw no reason why I should make the confession, HI
'tertalnl)," I replied. "I never fall." H
'O, I'm so glad," sho returned. "Lately 1'vo been dreaming such iJH
well, I'm sure there must bo nomelhlng In It." B
I haven't the least doubt about that," I said, thinking of thouJH
Ing, If slightly Indigestible, suppers which we had been having. H
"Perhaps It you could tell me some of the dreams?" I suggested. (H
"Well, last night I nnowly escapeel being burned" to death In a SrtBj
house at which I was staying." jH
"No difficulty there." I said promptly. "It means marriage." H
'Not not death?" she nsked, somewhat anxiously, IB
"Death? No What put that Into your head?" MJ
"The night before I dreamed that I saw a collln, and" Hi
M dear Heal You must allow mo to congratulate you." H
(), if sou wish," she returned, "nut why?" H
"II Is quite evident that you aio to be married soon," I replied, "in,Mj
Is er -m in Inge again." H
'A tccond marriage?" t (H
' No I mean, It cotrolTorates the flro." T -vi W
She looked at me with some distrust. ' ' Qf
"I hope sou know what sou'ro talking nbout, Hugh," she said, RljH
'Th3 collln couldn't well corroborate the lire, ns It came first, and" H
"Ah, ou don't undeislnnd dreams," I cut In, anxious to restore httH
In ins powers, "In real life, of course, tho corroboration couldn't co.-n.HI
but It's quite different In dream life." IH
"OO!" Mio waited for a moment or two nnd then added: '1J3
diennis always mean something exactly opposite?" tH
She seemed nnxlous that I should answer the qii'Stlon In the arSnJH
so, of course, I hastened to do so. jH
' That is the case. I'vo never heard ot a dream episode being enacttjJjW
life " fflP
She gave a. sigh of relief, I Imagined, ?
'Three nights ngu I dreamed that I was being married," she salj, 49K
did that mean? That I am to be nn old maid? ' ' jH
"I meant" I said, and then paused. It was my earnest wlh ILH
should bo in irrled to me. fKt
' I am sure I have puzzled you now," sho aatfl, with quiet satlsfacuJB
"Ans thing but," I leturned "I was only wondering whether nai itHj
fall nr dark?" Mift
"Dreams nlwnss go by contraries, you remarked, studying my solluWM
Intentl)'. "Yes! he wns fair, very fair." SS
Tall nr short?" I -,, ffiM
Rhn took in my six feet one. . HI
Tall." y P
"Stout or thin?"
"Medium." I " fKn
"Like?" m
Llko yourself," sho Interrupted. "Hut of course that doesn't tnnS
far ns I can see. All I want to know Is, what does dreaming about ni
mean? You say that It cannot mean marriage?"
"I didn't say anything of the sort. Ilea. It cr does mean marrlm
only question Is ns to the man you arc going to marry. That's why In
a paillcular description of him."
Hho shook her bend.
"You certainly said that a dream must mean the opposite," she Insir
"Hut suiely sou don't menn to hold mo down to a foolish statement
kind," I objected, with some heat.
"A foolish statement! Why, Hugh, I thought do you know anythlti
dreams ut nil?" she asked, suspiciously.
I foresaw troublo If I attempted to keep up the rolo ot Interpreter,
"To bo candid, I do not, Ilea. Ilut "
"Then why did yoit profess to bo able to help me7"
"Hecauso I wanted to help you. It Is my one desire,"
"Your one desire? Not much ambition"
' Ono of my desires," I corrected. '
bho prepared to movo awny,
"Well, I'm sorry that we huve wasted so much time," sho said. 'Ti
now to see Aunt Sarah. I'm suro she knows all about dreams, und-t:
co.lln really troubles me."
"Don't go," I Implored, "I tho fact Is, Bca, I can help you If jm
me." j
"I gave ou the opportunity," she said,
"O, I know, but I can't I mean I"
Sho sat down and gazed at me.
"What do you mean?" sho nsl ed,
I dicvv In my lucuth nnd prepared to make a plunge.
"I mean that I con Interpret your coffin dream for"
"Hut sou admitted a moment ngo that you couldn't," she said.
"You might allow mo to finish," I said. 'The dream may mean m
or It may not I don't know. But sou can make It mean innrrlage It )oi
Hhe still looked ms stifled.
' Marry me," I Bald, "and then and then flic Stream can't mean i:
else"
It was nut at last, and I waited anxiously for Her next remark.
"And If I don't?" sho nsked. '
"If sou don't," I replied, firmly, though my heart was In my mouth,1'!
to answer for the consequences, Tho dream might mean &omcthlng &t
In fact, I'm sure It would." i
hhe gave a little shiver.
"O, nnythlng lather than that. Hugh, I am yours."
I sealed tho bnrguln with a kiss, but she did not respond to the cm
was evident that sho had something on her mind.
"What Is It?" I naked presently. jV
"I Buppose," sho replied, slowly, "that whether I had dreamed 'vffi
collln or not sou would have" aj
"Have asked you to marry me?" I cut In eagerly, "Of course I shmBj
"And so It doesn't lealls' matter whether I elreamccl or not."
"Iti-ii' What do you mean?" I nsked.
"1 halo to havo every one wondering when wo nie going to beec
gaged," sho rcmaikcd, culmly, "ra I hastened matters a little aria to
some dreams."
I stilled nt her In astonishment. I
"Hut how did you know that would er brine mo up to the sett:
asked j
"When sou said that sou could Interpret dreams, I knew," she repll
mnn nearly nlwass nukes nut that in trrlngo Is the Interpretation of
bowed mockingly "a fairly good-looking soting woman's dreams. An!
the wnuld-bo Interpreter happens to be In lovo with tho fairly good-loo.
"Ilea " I Interrupted, "you ran a great risk,"
"Why" I
"Pecnuso sou are nnt a fairly good-looking woman," I replied, lett
eses rest on hor with open ndmlrntlnn. "And If It Is only to women
sort II nt men Interpret"
"In nil tho great affairs nf life one must run some risk," she remark!
she looked no chaimlng as she spoko that I was constrained fo tell hen
run no risk at nil Chicago Trlhune.
I Wife's Grave His Dining Table.
H
KV.s'tr'p'Uy.yK..yK.sKk-4t-4'4MMt'.KKKI'..KKKF.fl
huch wns his devotion lo his wife that, since sho died a year ago, 'H
I.anicnnux hus eaten all his meals nt the side of her gravo. .There 1K
found yesterday overcome by thi cold and exposure and ho Is now dyhilSf
home. i
Lamerenux Is SO years old, nnd slxly-ono years ago ho marrl'4 W1
Simpson. In nil tho tdxty stars nf tholr mairled life they wore neverJH
moro than four hours. Laincrrnux owned a fnrm near Ceases Mill. K
counts', nnd ho nnd bis wlfo woiked It together. They had no chlkuwW
lived tholr rather solitary lives with tho gieatcst satisfaction nnd hP.B
A sear ago sho was stricken with npopiexy nnd died suddenly. HfrtM
affected tho old mnn thnt for two dnss after tho funerHl ho wandered "M
heedless nf nil who tiled to comfort him, Then hq wus impressed with K
that If ho wns separated from his wlfo In body he would not be In spW
ho icsolved to keep up tho custom of nil their sixty sears of marrlelH
taking each of tho meals with her nt tho side ot the grave. This ha W
eveiy tiny since. Ilo would put up hla meal In a basket nt his hon
ttmelery Is hnlf a mlln away, but whatever tho weather tho old jnaM
walk
lilt friends nnil relatives mado nn -' lecllon to this while the westhf
wunu nnd pleasant, but as winter cam. they Irloil to dissuade tha oil
Ho would not llsttn to them, however tho bitterest weather of tM"
he wns loo feeblo to go tbieo limes n but ho never neglected top
and when he tould not dine llicro three .imes between sunrise and '""
was vci despondent.
Ho hud plated a llttlo box nt Iho grnvo sldo to sit nn while he
when Iho snow was on tho ground he shnvehd a path tn tho graveside
ho would rlt In contemplation, silently cutlng, and then return to h"1
homo i
Of Into ho his become so feeblo that It wns nil he could do to T"e
cemelers', but be would not stay away. Yesleiday morning ho wa
going In the ntternoon sonienno snw him lying mi tho grave, lie haa''
Ho was taken home nnd It was found that ho was pnrtly frozen and vert
Ills Ricat ngo makes It Improbable Hint ho will recover. -New York iw
Porcelain Violins.
A well known manufacturer of musical
instruments in Ocnnnn) M.x Treyer
Ins ini-oiliiritl a jirote8s ru milking vio
lins from ill) 'Jheeo Undies uro uf the
oitllnnry pniiern, but nro rust In molds,
o that i ucli instrument Is nn exost toun
terpirl of Us fellow It Is siltl-but It Is
soinewh it hard lo bellevi thnt Iho pnreo.
lain body nets its u better resnnutor thsn
on., of wood nn.l ihut iho lone of the In
stiunient is therefore slngulirl) pure und
trull 'Ihe sumo Inventor Is nlso muklng
'mandolins nf ehlnv tlu und It seems
that thev uro much npiutilateil In south
em countries where this Instrument la
riBuriltil moio s. rlou.lv limn It Is In net
lln The ibvlous disadvantage of u mil
sit ul Inslruinrnt being miiile nf rhlnil tiny
Is Hi., lulitl iiess nf Hint innt.ilal us will
ns Its w uht, but linlli iheso diuwbuiks
sis. in In Ii ivo Ii. en rirunltin I'nr soiuo
lline wn huve htiird minor of most ex
1,1 ent violins being inu.,o r ulinnlnuni
and thl ni.tul linn, it , , tr me llglit
ness und nihtr .pi llle would seem in
be iirimlrnhl ml nttd 1 ( sui n u purpoo
-thambcrjs Journtl,
BALKED AT TltlPLE1
Prof W J. Mcflee of the Mf
ethnology tells a good story o
tilp to tho Land of the, Herls, l
dangerous of all the Mexlcnn W
vwiB learning the words denoiii
tlonslilp, such us father, mot""
went nn tn child and baby. J
the correct wind for baby in i '
tongue, nnd nlso for twins "'
ho ukkod fm the ono meaning j
sudden chnngo nunc over th"
gmup niirrniiniilng him. .
livers mnn, woman and flu0'
ly uniso nnd, turning their tocw
face, walked awny. Ho then'
Hint tho uppenrnnco of tripled""
lly was, iiiuoug thoso Indiana. .
punlhhnblo with death to IM,
iiiolbei und mnny of tho ff""!'
thai tho mere mention of such
olfento could nnt be tolertlea i
fcotlety iS'iislilngton Post.
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