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THE MOliNTSTGr TlMKglWDAY, DECEMBER 27, 189(5.
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Addressed
To Your Wife!
There's going to be "company" at your house
next Friday isn't that SO? You'll want every
thing in apple-pie order for the occasion
a little touch of newness here and there in the
furnishings of your parlor and dining-room will
add greatly to their appearance. There is no
good reason why you shouldn't have a new
sideboard if you need one and some handsome
reception chairs for the parlor. Never mind if
you DID spend all your money "for Christmas."
You are perfectly welcome to all the things
you need. We are in no hurry for the money
pay the bill a little at a time, weekly or month
ly. Now is a good time to test the merits of our
peerless credit system. Let us prove to you that
we are just as accommodating as our advertise
ments would lead you to believe.
Sideboards,
If For
I Few
I Year's J
V Day. J
Rugs.
Oir prices ars m arked in plain figures and
they are LOWER than you can buy elsewhere
for cash. All carpets made, laid and lined FREE
no charge for the two or three yards that are
wasted in matching figures.
GROGAN'S
Mammoth Credit House,
817-819-821-823 Seventh St. N. W.
Between H and I Sts.
Parker, Bridget fc Co..
Clothier. 315 7th St.
"Straws show which way
the wind blows." You can
draw your own conclusions
from the fact that this De
cember's business is far
ahead of that of last De
cember, making it the "ban
ner" December of our busi
ness experience. Men are
rapidly finding out that
they can get better Clothes
here for less monej7 than
anywhere else. Besides
they know that if every
thing isn't right the' can
get their money back. Bet
ter buy instead of renting a
Full Dress Suit. -Pour ren
tals ($20) will buy a good
one of us.
PARKER, BRIDGET & CO.,
Clothiers, 315 7th St.
THE NEW STOR
621 7th St. N. W.
For an opening leader I am offering Wool
Fleeced Underwear, uou-h imitating, aon
ehrcnkablc, at
50c a Garment.
True value, 75c
Theo. von der Luhe.
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
FOR KENT Unrunushed; tlircc rooms
on second floor, with neat; 5)1 o per month.
3U E. Capitol st. de7-3t
WANTED Colored boy, 1G or 17 years
of age; neat appearance; to work in store,
run errandb, and make himself uberul;
must bring pood reference. Apply, Mon
day, 618 14th Kt. nw. It
WANTED Agentsto drum retail grocerv
trade for matches. AMERICAN" MATCH
CO.. lll 7th bt. nw. de7-3t
"WANTED By a respectable colored man,
place as driver or hoube man; best refer
ences. AddrobS 2224. E st- nw. dc27-3t
WANTED A nurse jrirl, to assist with
chainlter work. Apply 1312 l'a. avo. it
WANTKD Horse, Tor his keeping; light
work; responsible party. Address 442
st. nw. de27-:it
WANTED Men, not bovs, to introduce
a new match and sell tlieni rrom house
to house; $l or more per dav can easily
be made with 5c invested. AMERICAN
MATCH CO., 1121 7th st. nw. de27-3t
FOR RENT 2406 Jfa. avc, 2 unrur
ntsheu looms on second rioor; bath adjoin
ing: suitable for light housekeeping: terms
reasonable. . de27-3t
LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING Unfur. rooms.
717 nth fit, nw. de27-3t
WANTED 1,000 ladies to call at 402
Sth st. nw for free samples of Talks'
"Crispettcs." de27-7t
FOR RENT Twelve acres; eight rooms;
rruit; $10.50; near boundary. Call
2G 1 st. ne. de27-3t
Up to Date.
"Did you hear what Brief, the lawyer,
hasfor his motto?"
"No. What?"
"Where there's a will there's a tray to
break it. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
A Funny Man.
She Mr. Pyeface is such a witty man.
He Tobesurc. Hismoutnitselfisafunny
crack. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Reception -Chairs,
Extension Tables,
Parlor Lamps
With beautiful Silk Shades.
Dining-room Chairs,
Hall Racks,
Rockers,
HAKDT'S GREAT CIIANCE.
His Frietids Say He Will "Whip
Game Dick Moore.
There is a vubt ajnount of interest being
shown by the si orting fraternltj in the
loxing contest between I'at Racdy of this
city and Dick Mr ore. The men are both
middleweights, but will fight at catch
weights. The ability of ltacdj is well
known to the lovers of fistic- spoil about
"Washington. Delias fought and won some
gi o:' battles, and is by man regarded as
a very promising pugilist.
M ore is a "Western production. He has
met man j- of the veij best nun in his
class in the country and has won a ma
jority of his battles Hi', most recent en
gagement or imi.ortance was -with the
noted and very same and clever Dick
O'Brien The battle was a short one, and
O'Brien won it, rather easily, but it was
exceedingly spirited anil interesting while
itlasted.
In facing Mi ore Uncdy probablj has the
haidest pugilistic contract or his career
on hand, but his manj friends and admirers
profess to firmly believe that he will make
an easy victim of Moore. If he does he
will have achieved a victory much more
creditable than anj-thing-he hits jet ac
complished. Junior Basketball Game.
At a late hour last night it was agreed
by the management of the Carroll Insti
tute and Washington Athletic Club Junior
basketball teams to pl.iy the fourth game
in the championship series on the second
Friday in January, at Carroll Institute.
ix a burning barn.
Pennsylvania Fanner Robbed and
Sound in the Building.
Eiie. Pa., Iiee. 20. Roscoe Finloy, the
tax collector of Greenfield township, Erie
county was robbed, beaten into insensi
bility last night, and placed in a burning
ham, from which he was rescued by a
neighbor, and today rallied sufficiently to
tell briefly the story of his experience.
He says he returned home late last night
and as he entered his barn he was attacked
by two men, who knocked him down and
robbed him of over $200. After carrying
him into the barn, they fired the hay and
fled.
A neighlKjr who saw the flames and at
tempted to reach the horses, found Finlcy
and rescued him witli difficulty. The in
jured man is so seriously hurt that his re
covery is uncertain. The barn was de
stroyed. .
Valuable Puir of Trousers.
The Ikj of Yale in the old days used (o
bribe the printers' "devils" to get proofs
of the examination papers for them. When
the college authorities put a stop to this
practice, a bright idea seized one fellow,
and ne saved the whole suffering party.
He hired one of the printers (it was sum
mer! to wear a pair of white trousers to
the office, and at noon to sit down on the
"form'' in which were locked the precious
questions. The inky seat of that pair of
trousers sold for a deal more than the
clothes were worth in their original spot
lessness. Chicago Chronicle.
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Answered Correctly.
The German emperor, while recently in
specting a body of naval recruits, noticed
an unusually stalwart man in the ranks and
asked him where he hailed from. The re
cruit, in broad Bavariau dialect, replied:
"From Welsbnch..your majesty," "Did yon
understand whom I meant,' ' the emperor
asked, "in addressing your sailors about
the foreign foe?" The recruit "Yes Rvs
sians," The emperor "And enemies at
home?' 'Recruit "Prussians, youfmajesty."
Exchange. e
Of Ancient Lineage.
The negro race can be traced back to
2300 B. C, when the Egyptiaus became
acquainted with them through the con
quests of their rulers. The origin of the
race and their history previous to hjt
time is unknown. Exchange.
Spirited Program Carried Out
at the Clul Home.
SOME GOOD .RECORDS MADE
Ijiw liar for Distance and , Heights
Made an Interesting Contest All
the Experts Were Entered In the
Various Events Capt. Hurler
and Prof. Darzalnt "With Foils.
Theaiinounceinentof an athletic smoker,
to te held at the Columbia Athletic Club,
last, night, served to bring to the big club
lioiibe a very huge numbers of the mem
bers and their lriemlb.
Tile affair was a success in every
way, and the management is to be con
gratulated upon the splendid manner in
which t lie enjoyable occasion was run off.
The several features of the evening in
dicated very plainly the good lesults of
Pror. Ciossley's training and coaching, and
the high class work of the athletes re
flects credit .ui)on their instructor.
Haley's Orchestra enlivened the even
ing Willi excellent selections.
Among the interested spectators were:
Capt. Duncan Ross, the famous broad sword
fighter, who was accompanied by his
nrinager, Capt. Casey, who announced that
the invitation to Sorgt. High, U. S. A., to
another sword combat on horseback, had
been accepted by the latter, and that the
match would come off at Hnghtwood
Park, on New Year's Day, at 2 o'clock.
Low liar Experts.
The first number of the athletic exhibi
tion was the low liar for dist.uice, which
was followed by the low bar- for height.
The first event was won by Ciusslej with
a jump of 0 feel 5 inches; Spenre second,
with 9 feel flat. The second event was won
by Ross, with a jump of 5 reel 10 Indies,
and Crossley and Avails tied at r feet 8
inches. Otlieis who tcok part in these
events were Ciiitis, Waters, Allen, Lyons,
Mather, Cabrera.
Following thoe came a clever and fin-
ished exhibition of work at the parallel -bars
by Dr. Harry Harding, pcarc, Avails
and Ross.
Ttu fence vault brought out a lot of the
best talent, and the contest was exttctncly
spirited and finally narro wed ilownlo Allen,
who won with a vault of 6 feet 5 inches;
Speare and Consaula tied at 6 feet 3
inches; Cabrera; Franz, Curtis, Avails and
Mather also competed.
Avnlis gavean exhibition of muscular dis
location and btiowed a mnn wonderful and
well-trained muscular development.
Waters, Midge. Ross and Prof. Crossley
gave a brother act, in which a number of
dlfriciilt and very clover movements and
tricks were shown.
.Spirited Fencing limit.
Onaccount of thclatencssof the hour, the
pole vault contest which was intended to
come next and was to have been an
erfort to break Dudley's leeord in in
door vaulting, was omitted. Franz was
in fine form nnd ready to make the effort
of tils life for a new recotd.
A very spirited contest "with foils by
Capt. Barber, or H. M. Horse Guards, now
with the Duncan Rosa company, and Prof.
Darzalat, fencing instructor of the club,
was won by Capt. Barber by 6 to 4 points,
after a most stubborn and on both sides
very clever contest.
The two sparring bouts," which closed
the program, and which were exhibitions
of boxing, were hotly contested and by
no means tame affairs, in which no de
cisions Avere rendeied; honors for the most
part being even.
The announcements were made by Lieut.
J R Nolan.
After the athletic exhibition, the com
pany adjourned to the club parlors, where
an informal muslcale was held.
DEFEATED THEIR VISITORS.
Carroll Institute Howlers Won From
Baltimore Catholic- Club.
TheCnrroIl Inst itute 1 owling team plajcd
as nost last night to the bowlers of the
Baltimore Catholic Club. Three games
were played over the splendid allejs of
the home cl ub and the visitors were beaten
m every contest. The totals weie as follows-
Fir.st game C. I., 734; B. C. C, C46.
Second game C. I.. OfiS. B. C. C, 602
Third game C. I , 741; B. C. C, 613.
The highest individual score made was
by Stone of the Institute, in the third
game, when he was credited with Hi4
points. Several players iose above the
usually hich figure of ICO j omts.
The Baltimore plnyei s were accompanied
by a number of friends and during the
evening numerous visitors from this i ty
dropped in to witness the games. At lite
close of the last game the players were
Reived with supper in a neighboring cafe
WESTON FAILED.
Ancient Pedestrian Succumbed to
Fatigue at 103 Miles.
New York, Dec. 26. Edward Payston
Weston, the famous old-time pedestrian,
who started last night in the Ice Palace to
show to the athletic world that he could
walk 112 miles or very near it, within
twenty-rour hours, despite his fifty-eight
years, failed to reach the standard. He
stopped at 9.50:30 o'clock this evening
with 103 miles and two laps to his credit,
a performance that Is really remarkable
when his age is considered. Few men of
half his years would have done as well.
The veteran was going like a well
regulated machine at 5 p. m., being four
miles ahead of his schedule, with every
prospect of covering a greater distance by
several miles than he had set out to tramp.
Within firteen minutes, however, his won
derful strength faltered, a dizziness over
powered him and he was assisted from the
track as weak as a baby.
Ready hands worked over him under
Doctor Taylor's direction, and soon the won
derful old man was up again and asking
whnt it was all about. Ho resumed his
tramp but at a much slower pace, and he
failed to accomplish the task ho set out
for himself.
I You
Can't I
I Feel it f
I no cold or bitter
chill gets through one
of our. Chinchilla f
Storm Coats they I
I are well and styl-
" ishly made they're
1 cheap at $12 they
I cost $7.20. I
I IOEB & HIRSH; " I
I 910-912 P St' 1
Of the B.-& O. R. R.
FestiTies for . . ... .
Dr, Walker
1411 Fenn. Ave., Adj. Willard Hotel.
Mr. 1'. L. 1 rice, a civil engineer by
proress on, and n undent of Louie, Mfl.,
says: "1 have been in the cmploj of the
H.w O.-R.-R.-fcr the pt.st sixears. and
during that time I have been a niffeier
from ucrious exhaustion, headache, in
somnia, and alwajb felt tired and weak.
1 tried di i lor aim indent uiedicinen with
out benefit. Since placing myself under
Dr. Walkei's caie my general health lias
improved, my nones have again become
steady, mj ipcmorv food, I sleep and eat
well, and, In fact, "let I like a new man."
The hundreds Qf testimonials lippu uvll
known cllizens publisijj'd by Dr. Walker
bliould pioie to the ciitcouiaged sufferers
that
He Cures When Others rail.
Th" highest ree cbaiged by Dr Walker,
wheincr yon have 01 t or moie diseases,
is$S u lnoiilli. Thlsiiifludesall medicines.
DAILY' oi Ficp HObR-fc 10 to re. Sundays-,
lu to 12; i", oiidi'i, V. eduesday, Thurs
day, nnd Sarurfin-v eveinngs, (J to ,
43-CONSULTATION FUEE "EU
A DEER HUNT IN TENNESSEE
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Experieuctv-TliatJIqj'NDt Be" Pos.
sible ;i Few Years Hence.
Uig: Game Not Plentiful in the
State, Hut Good Sport May
Yet lie Hud.
Tennessee is not a spoilsman's para
dise, as many of the lallway companies
in the North and West say of the lands
that their lines tnnerso; It is not a good
hunting section at all, or at least would
not be considered so by a man who has
made it a point to hunt in the best ter
ritory, hut for all tliat, some excellent
jjporfc can be had in the dtnte, and there
is an infinite variety of game, though not
very much of it. By hunting, in this
aiticle, shooting is meant, not hunting in
pink and pig skin," as an Englishman has
It, but 'hunting" after deer, birds," etc.,
with n rifle or shotgun. The list of game
or Tennessee is very interesting, but in
this sketch a Tennessee deer hunt on
Signal Mountain, Hamilton county, will '
be described and passing reference made
to other game Indigenous to that section.
'To begin with, nosportsinanshouhl under
take to hunt deer on the TennebSee moun
tains unless he feels able to undertake a
bush tramp of ten or fifteen miles before
dinner. If he feels equal to the task, let
film buckle on his cartiidge belt and
shoulder his Winchester, for we have a
long walk before us to Otter Creek, before
we get to the runways where we expect
to find a buck. A "runway" Is the course
that a deer takes through the woods, gener
ally on the ridges, and, to one accustomed
to deer hunting, they are easily found.
Si range to say, if a deer was brought from
Colorado or Florida and let loose in the
Tennessee uoods, It would follow exactly
the same runways as the "local" deer do.
Therefore, when a hunter knows the terri
,iory he is hunting in it is an easy matter
to get a bhot if there are any deer to be
found. Men are placed on various runs
around a certain location and the leashes
or the dogs arc slipped when the tracks are
round, and then, ir thcirail is rresh. away
go the tiogs, giving tongue at every bound,
and some one gets a shot.
It is a bright, frosty morning in De
cemlxT, with nl.qut an inch of snow on
the ground, and as the rirst man up
throws bark, "the flap" or the tent about
anhour beforedayliglit, he remarks "Turn
out lively bojs, it's' getting gray in the
cast, and it's a daudj morning' for deer "
By the time we have been down to the
creek to wash and have got back to
camp, breakrast Is ready, and we are
ready for it, for the odor of that frjing
Itaeott has permeated the whole atmos;
phere, and the aroma or the black coffee
floats aioiuid on the ozone-lad n air in a
most tantalizing fashion. We have no
time to lose, to during breakra.st the plans
are laid. They are as follows
A mai hauling tan bark had the day
before said that near the hemlock ridge,
and betwi.cn it and the rock bridge, he
had seen three deer, a buck, a doc and a
good-.sized fawn. They were headed for
the headwaters of Kl oal Creek", and would
probably be found in the beech groves
lii the bottoms; so it was decided that our
guide, Sim Darker, and one of our party,
the doctor, weie to take the dogs and go
for the beeches, and the tiiree other men
were to be disti United on the most likely
runways round al out Breakfast over,
the camp was turned over to the cook and
the party separated, everj man tohJs-.ost.
There is an unwritten law that makes it
a heinous offense for a perron to break
faith on the hunting Held. When a man
is placed on a runway he must stay there
until he is called. If there is any running
around to do, let the guide do it and re
main steady yourself There is a great
deal to learn about deer diluting, and it
is a most inteiesting lesson. In the first
place, keep quiet; do not tramp around, no
matter how cold you may be, to make
any noise. The deer will scent and see
you long before you will see him, and
unless the dogs are close behind, will head
off some other way, and you'll loae a shot
and probably spoilthcday's sport. Another
thing to be remembered is tliat you have
come out for a deer, so if you see a fox
or a wildcat you're not likely to, but-yon
might do lot fire, jou will mislead your
companions and get "cussed" for your
pains.
Onr 'camp was located near the' Burnt?
Cabin spring on Signal Mountain, in one
of the -most picturesque spots imagin
able. Two hundred yards down the hill
from the camp' wandered a beautiful
stream, winding in and out amid moss
covered rocks and graceful ferns and
laurels. . tyxufc 1.Q00 yards away was
Signal Point, and there the view Is inde
scribably grand. The point, itself, over-
!hangs the valley, where, 2.000 feet below,
the Tennessee River winds its sinuous
course; to the right stretches as, far, as
the eye can reach the tableland of Cum
berland Mountain, and to the lert a keen
eye watching closely to the horizon, where
the mountain peaks mingle with the clouds,
can see the Big Smoky Range or moun-.
tains,, wliQSA .dc.ei .shadows tell or mys
teries of nature's handicraft aliout which
little is known. On the other side of the
river is grand old Point Lookout, but
Lookout Mountain, with its wetflEh of
scenery, is placed In the background.when
the -beauties of Signal Mountain are made
apparent.
But such a rhapsody will not get a
deer. A walk of nearly a mile is taken be
fore I find myself ensconced on nijTun
way and alone in my glory. If, is really. a
very likely spot, and commands a good
view all around for about 20)-;yards,ud
be Itroinenibcred that not one deer in a
hundred is killed at more than that Ins
tance, and by far the greater number-are
shot at a range of less than fifty yards.
A Tennessee deer hunter must have a
quick eye,. for there is so muchxred and
tirown about Uiat it is difficult to dlsttn
guish deer standing still amid the red
leaves of the oak underbrush, rocks cov
ered with the red frouds of frost-bitten
sword-fern's and wTflrHH"reddrsii tinge iu
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Gormully & Jeffery Mfg. Co.,
1325-27 14th St. N. W. 429-31 10th St. N. W.
the soil itself. A deer in motion does not
give you much .'time to observe it any
way, and, unless you are sharp, you see
nothing but a rdd flash with a white end,
and tliut is the end of it the tail end; and
a minute or so after, when you see the
hounds rush along the trail, the fact
dawns upon you tliut you have lost one of
the chances of your life.
The runway upon wluca I was placed
would have been called a "hummock" in
Florida. It was a little knoll about three
feet higher than the surrounding country
and thickly covered with chestnut oaks.
As I stood waiting to catch the first sound
ot the dogb, a fox squirrel came down
from his nest in a fine old oak and frisked
about within one Hundred feet or me, and
shortly arterward-a bevy ot quail walked
across the path in Indian file, as htately
and deliberate as guardsmen on dress
parade. But they did not tempt me a bit,
and almost before they had passed I heard
the music of the hounds far away on my
right. It came nearer and nearer, and then
suddenly ceased altogether, and the nevt
instant the crash of a rifle told me that
one of the party had got a shot.
I knew who it was by the sound, for the
"ciack" of au old Kentucky smoothbore In
very difrercnt rrom the "ping" of a Win
chester, and both can be distinguished from
the "boom" of a buckshot Greener or the
"snap" of a Henry or a Martin. It was the
doctor who had fired, and he had evidently
missed, for two shots from a Winchester
followed in quick succession, then, after an
interval or about a minute, another shot
fiom a Winchester was heard, and then all
was quiet.
T watted patiently, I suppose for about
five minutes, when away to my left I
heard music break out upon the morniig
air that shocked me like an electric battery.
It was cvdient that the dogs had struck a
hot trail and were coming my way, and I
instinctively knew the deer was away
ahead of the dogs and might be upon me
at any moment.
I was right. In less than it takes to tell
it, I heard the twigs cracking almost dead
straight ahead, and then the bushes swayed
and out Jumped a doe into the open, closely
followed by a buck. She scented me about
the instant I caught sight of her and
swerved orr to the right, the buck follow
ing, and then I had a splendid view for
over a hundred yards. Almost in line with
me was a fallen poplar about two feet in
diameter, which the doe leaped so graceful
ly that Hogarth'slineof beauty would have
been noticed in every movement could it
have been passible to have flashed a kodak
on her. In another instant the buck fol
lowed, and as he rose to take the timber I
fired, aiming behind his left shoulder, and
ho was my. meat. The dogs were upon me
in an instant, "Pet" and her runniug mate,
"Sancho," and they took in the situation at
once, and after a careful scenting of their
prey they lay down beside it in full con
sciousness of having done their duty.
Then followed details that are the sirac
everywhere. Bending down a sappiing
and Ifanging up your deer; waiting for the
guide: carrying the deer to camp; congratu
lations and then supper a supper fit for
the gods. The ortolonc in little paper
boats that ycu can get at Delmonico's on
Broadway, or at Simpson's on Cheapsiilo,
or at Gatti's on the Strand, are nothing
beside fried deer's heart, .and the pea
cock's brains ot a Nero or the quintes
sence ot pate dc folc gras cannot compare
to deer's liver fried in the kidney fat.
Oh, what suppers can be eaten after
a successful deer hunt! And then the
yarns around the camp fire, a "doch a
doris," or nightcap ot moonshine whisky;
and then the sleep of the just.
Tennessee deer are fast becoming ex
tinct, and the fur-bcarlng animals that
were once to plentiful have nearly all gone
I have yet'to meet a trapper or a hunter
In East Tennessee who ever killed a badger,
but still there may be some left. Beaver
still exist in one or two sections, but are
very scarce. Otterare by no meansscarce,
and mink, racccon, fox,oppossumt wildcat
and marten are found in every well-watered
timbered district. The finest specimens
..obtainable ot the fauna of Tennessee will
bp exhibited at the Tennebsee Centennial
Exposition, that openslnMay next atNasli
ville, and every student of natural history
should see them, for It is more than prob
able tluxt such "a collection of the na'tfre
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The Fight
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Standard
Remember that there is no place In or ontof
Washington where cycling can be learned so
easily, so quickly, and so privately aa at the Co
lumbia Bicycle Academy, -'-d anil P sts.
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COLUMBIA BICYCLE ACADEMY,
s- .. iroo feet eiare.
22d and P streets northwest.
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animals of the State will never be gotten
together again. The buffalo left Tennes
see long, long ago, but the trail that he
made, when countless herds crossed the
Tennessee River, is still visible, and skulls
and bones are continually being round. In
West Tennessee the bones of the wild horse
have frequently been unearthed, and in
numerable bones or the wolf and bear. In
southern middle Tennessee the wolf ones
had numerous haunts, and places still bear
the name, the most remarkable being
Wolf Den Hollow, in the shadow of Ridge
Top, on the waters of Roblnette Creek, in
Wayne county. The deer arc few and far
between In the State now, and the per
sistent refusal of Tennessee legislators to
pass a comprehensive game law will toon
cause the deer to follow the buffalo, and
the rising generation will have to rely on
history for an account of "A Deer Hunt
in Tennessee."
A Long Bridge.
A bridge forty-one miles long would cer
tainly be a nqvelty, and yet that is the
kind of a bridge they arc talking ot
building across Polks Strait, to connect
the Island of Ceylon with the mainland ot
India. The strait is forty-one miles across
in some places. Surveyors have heen at
work and the costi of construction la
estimated at some 28,t)00,00t) rupees. The
plan of the work contemplates the con
nection of the ends of the bridge by 145
miles of railroad with Colombo, the great
harbor ot Ceylon, and by ninety- miles of
road with Modura, the nearest point ot
the Indian railway system. Chicago Chron
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"Standard
of
the
world."
has been a severe one in C3'dedom"
this year. Many rivals have at
tempted the task of equaling the
"standard of the world" the "Co
lumbia" wheel but have signally
failed. "Columbias" are now, as
they have been in past years, the
premier wheels of the world. "Co
lumbias" have rivals, but no peers.
The '97 model is now on view. See
it and so dispel the doubt on 3-our
mind as to the wheel you intend to
ride.
FOPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
J. Hart Brittaiu. Local Manager,
ioi Pennsylvania Avenue.
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GOVERNOR'S APPEAL HEEDED.
Missonri Mob Dispersed "Without
Lynching Tobe I-annhan.
Jcfrerson City, Mo., Dec. 2G. Gov. Stone
addressed a mob of about 600 people at
the jail about S o'clock this evening. The
crowd irathcred there for the purpose of
lynching Tobe Lanahan, the man who
is: supposed to have assaulted and mnrtlered
Nellie Gaines last night.
The iiovornor spoke to the mob for
about fifteen mlnute3, urging them not to
be too hasty in their action, as the evi
dence against the man is only circum
gulity. After the governor had concluded his
speech the crowd began to disperse. Gen.
Wickhara, with firty deputies, was kept on
guard until the mob had disappeared and
then took the prisoner to the .State prison
for safe keeping.
A Bone of Contention.
"What's the fuss in there'"' inquired the -New
Yorker, Interestedly, of the Brooklyn
Bridge brakeman, calling attention to two
gentlemen squabbling quite heatedly in tho .
next .car.
"Ob," indifferently returned the brake
man, "that's only two Brooklynites, each .
Insisting that his baby carriage Is the best -make."
Puck.
A Mutual Friend.
Bobby Popper, what is a mutual friend? '
Mr. Ferry He is generally one who
makes It his business to see tint you don't
miss hearing the mean thinss your frieuds -
say about you. Cincinnati Enquirer. . -