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tics, but true to the interests of its
neighbors.
FOURTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 18.
WEFKlY N 7 7i
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United States Ottltilal.
Ciesident Grover Cleveland
Viee-l'resldent Ad ai Stevenson
Heo-e'ary of State Kichard 8. Olney
Secretary of Treasnry John G. Carlisle
Secretary of Interior Hoke Bmitii
Secretary of War Daniel 8. Iianinnt
Secretary of Navy Hilary A. Hwbert
Postinaator-General William L. Wi son
attornny-Oeneral . . . . J udson Hurmim
Secretary of Agriculture J. Starling Morion
State of Oregon.
Governor W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H. R. Kincald
Trensnrer Phil. MolsntiHii
Bnnt. Public Instmrtion . M. Irwin
attorney Goneral C. M. Id'eman
u id. W.McBride
Senator H. Mitohel.
J Hineer Hermann
Connrossineo ( W. B. Kllis
Printer W. H. Leeds
!n. 8. Ban.
F. A. MiM)re,
E. Wolverton
Sixth Jndirihl District.
Crenit Juris Stephen A. Lowell
I roeeeutinit Attorney... U. u
Morrow Coanty Officials.
STOCK BRANDS.
While yon auep yonr snbsoription paid up yes
oan keep yonr brand in free of charge.
Borsr, P. O., Heppner, Or. Homes, P B on left
shoulder; cattle, same on left hip.
Crispin, H.. Hardman, Or. Horse branded
on riht hip. Cattle brauded the same. Ala,
brands CI on horses right thigh; ea'tle seme
brand on right shoulder, and out off end of
right ear.
Rook, . J.,Lana,Or. Horses, 90on right shonl
ler Cattle, aameon righthip: ear mark square
erop off left and split in right.
. Douglass, W. M . Galloway. Or. Cattle. R D on
right side, swailow-fork in each ear; horses. It I)
en left hip.
Ely, Bros., Douglas, Or. Horses branded KLY
on left shoulder, cattle same on lefthip. hole
in right ear.
Florence, L. A., Heppner, Or. Cattle, LP on
right hip: horees F with bar under on right
shoulder.
Jones, Harry, Heppnr. Or Horses branded
ri J on the left shoulder: cattle bra ided J on
nght hip. also underbit in left ear. Kange in
Morrow county.
lohiiB n, Folix, Lsna, Or. Horses. cireleT
eft stifle; cattle, same on right hip, under hal'
iron in rib nd sulit n loft ear
Rnny. Mike, Heppner, Or. Horees branded
KNY on left hip cattle same and crop off lefi
ear; under elope on the right
Kumherland. W. ft.. Mount Vernon. Or. I L oi
oattle nu right and loft sides, swallow fork in left
ear and under oiop in right ear. Horses sum.
brand on left shoulder. Range in Grant eonntv
Loften, Stephen, Fox. Or. S L on left nil
on onttle. orop and split on right ear, Horw
same brand on left shoulder. Kange Gran)
nonrttv.
Leahey, J. W Heppner Or. Horses branden
I. and A on lft shoulder; cettle same on left
hip, wattle over right eye, three ' slits in right
ear.
Minor, Oscar, neppner nr. t attle, M D on
mihthin: horse, M on left shoulder.
Morgan, 8. N., Heppner, Or. Horses, H
on left gnomon cattle same on terr nio.
Oshorn. J. W., Douglas. Or,; horses O on let
shoulder: nettle same on r;irlit hiD.
Farker & i lesson, Hardman, Or, Horses IP on
I "ft shoulder.
Piper, J. H., Lexington. Or. Horses, JB con.
neoted oi left shoulder; cattle, same on lef hip,
under bit in eaoh ear.
Rsotor. J. W.. Heppner, Or. Horses, JO oi
left shoulder. Cattle, O on right hip.
I
Snerrv.Jt. (i.. Henoner. Or. Cattle W C on
lft hio. orop off right and underbit in left year,
nowiap; noreee w i;on ion snoniaer.
Thompson, J. A Heppner, Or. Horses, ( on
left shoulder: cattle, V! on left shoulder.
Turner K. W.. Henoner. Or. Small capital
lott shonldnr, horses; Battle same on left hip
with split, in hnth ears.
Thornton, H. M lone, Or. Horses branded
HT connected on l"t stine: sheen ssm brand.
Wa'teubnrger, W. J., Galloway, Or.; horses
quarter circle JW on right shoulder; oattle
Quarter o role J W on right hin and right side,
crop and hole in 1 ft ear. llange in Morrow and
UmuUila oounties.
A FRONTIER INCIDENT.
The
Outcome of a Poker
Among Bad Men.
Game
How a Noted Female Horscthief Demon
strated Her Proficiency in Her Spe
cial Line of Business A
Very Hard Crowd.
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ABSTRACTS.
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T1LSUCTJ 1 GLNEHAL BANKING DCSLNESS
Always a Thirst for I'ci-sonaUtles of Lit
erary J! en.
"The public has twlhinn; to do with
i ho mitifortunus of aathorii," aaid Dr.
.lohuson. l'oa.lbly tho btorn oh mor
iilist was thoorotiorvlly correct, though
Mi scnt'raent Uone Li which the public
has never bharsd, nays the Scottish
Review.. It is doubtless true that s
literary work bhould bo able to stand
ttp-in ita own meritH npf rt from the life
hi .tory of Its cuthor, but from the glim
mering dawn of letters until its present
noontide splendor, the world has ever
taken a dacp interest In the fortunes
and misfortunes of authors, and will
continue to do so while literature en
dures. We may rend "noHHclaa, Prince of
Abyahiniu" with plenMire and profit,
even th on it h we do nut know that the
wonderful Btory was written by John
aon In extreme poverty for the purpose
of nlnin a small Mim that he might
give his mother a decent funeral, but
surely our knowledge of that -fact will
supply additional interest in the pe
rusal, and lead us to er-teera the man aa
well as the author. Nor will the im
mortal dictionary be less useful. If we
remember that the (rreatrr portion of
the money which it brought to Johnson
was expended In supporting' the
strangely incongruous household of
pensioners which he had brought to
his ark at Ikilt court l.evct. the ruined
physleiun; Frank, the emancipated
slave; Anne Wil lams, the blind terma
gant, and Mrs. Dcsmoullns, the help
less widow and whoee Tafrarica ha en
(lured uneornplaiiiinrfly for many year.
It may be wroii for the public to In
quire as to these petty 'details, and
even to tako an li)U rt In Dr. John
x,n's own ''Lives of the 1'is ta," In
which many misfortunes are rvlaUvl,
but literary biorrmphles w ill be writ
ten and read with avidity ontil atm
vast cataclysm destroys the foundations
nf sK'iety. Indeed, the thirst for per
tonal jrow.lp about literary men has In
creased ao much of late that it la be-
toininfr ptialiively alnrmtnir. and me
diocre authors hava learned the art of
oUliIng this crate fur lg'-rollioa pur-
posea.
A queer crowd sat in a barroom at
Caddo, in Indian territ.orv, a few
months ago. : Thev had drifted to
gether in a dinfry little barroom, one-
half of which was set awnvt for f?airi
blin. A routrh rrnnT had boon father
ing all evening, says the Chicago Times,
aid the town people were timid and
silently allowed the lotid-monthed
Grangers, with the red dust on their
faces and bir pistols in their belts, to
ha ve the riht of way.
"Let's make it a jack rnt," roared a
bio;, red-faced man, . with a terrific
sear across ,his face and an evil eye in
his head.
I'm with von," qnietlv acfiniesced a
hoavv-set fellow, who woro a new som
brero and nrver let his eve, rtray from
the door, while at every sudden shift
of the crowd his hands instinctively
sowrht his pistol.
Are you in. pard?" asked a. third
Oli ver, with only one eve. of the fourth
party, evidently a stranrrer to the
other three pla."rs. The latter was
small, dudih, with a queer emresMnn
about the eyes and a peculiar shaped
month.
Bet your life I'm with von." said
the latter, as hn rtlanked in a bihand'
f"l of silver. Then four pistols on me
out simultaneously and were placed at
the ri"ht hand of each plaver.
"Can't open," was reneated laconic
ally for a half dozen deals and then the
fallow with one eye stared in for ten
dollars. The rest saw him and raised
the ante. Chips ran out and ruonev
took their place. The crowd gathered
about the table and a fortune was soon
in siTht.
"My money Is all gone," finally ejac
ulated the duish fellow with the
queer eye, "but I've trot two i-ood
horses outside. I'll stake 'em, if you
apTPe."
"Trot 'em in," said th othera, with a
knowing grin of deltrht. "The
crowd'll see that you get a square deal,
stranger."
"The crowd bed d," smiled the dan
per youth. "I'll Fee to that mvelf."
He went to the door and whistled, and
soon two splendid pordes trotted up
and were led in. tnnrlirir miictly by
the table, while their mner again sat
down and called the other players'
hands.
''Three kinirs, pair of deuces," ald the
scar-faced man, aa he reached for the
money.
"That beats my three jacks," snarled
the heavy-set man with the new hat
and the restless eyes, as he threw down
his hand in disgust.
"It's all mine, then," suavely smiled
the dudish chop. "I've four sixes," and
he reached for the pile of money.
"Four sixes an't in it with four
queens," growled the one-eyed man,
lie snarled like a wolf over a blir meal
as he tucked that bundle of money nut
of slfht, and. riMrrr, took the ponies
outside ana tied them. Then he re
turned and lined nn to the bar with
"Everybody liquor."
All responded except the dudish
atranger, and he moved toward the
door. No one noticed him glide out
and he drew a bee line for his lost
pony, mounted and raced away with
loud clatter. Mr.' One-Eve dashed
down hla liquor and darted to the door
way, a string of oaths upon his tins,
and betran biasing away. A ringing
Inuirh floated back and a shrill voles
exclaimed:
"You've got my money. Hitter Creek,
but yon don't iret Tom King's horse."
The Idlers all slunk back Into their
comers at these names. Hitter Creek
Is the most noted of the Itelton ont
,lwt The heavy-art man waa ltlll
I Hilton himself, and the scar-faced
I chap waa Hill Dnolen.
I Turn King la the m.t noted female
i horse thief- the Indian country ever
produced. Komellmes In men's clothes
and some tiroes as a girl aha fills about
and the officers are never able to catch
and bold ber. Th outlaws returned
to the bar and. with many bitter oaths,
drank to tha health of "brave Tom
King."
THE MAFIA OF ITALY.
Origin of the Blood-Stained Society Th
Massacre of Palermo.
Crime-stained as it is to-day, and
ghastly with murder every step of its
tortuous, secret career, the Mafia of
Italy sprang into being from an in
spiration of patriotism, but its very
birth was heralded by a libation of
blood.
The Mafia society is over six hundred
years old, having its origin at the re
volt of Palermo, which took place dur
ing an faster ceremonial in the sub
urbs of that city, in the year 1282. A
beautiful young girl and her betrothed.
in accordance with the Quaint and
primitive customs of that people, ap
proached th Cnurch of the Holy
Ghost to be united in marriage at its
altar, aud while the lover sought the
padre in the little room at the rear of
the building his bride paused upon the
threshold.
As she stood there a drunken ser
geant of the French garrison, named
Druet, strode up behind her, threw his
arm about her waist and kissed her.
With a cry of horror she tore herself
from his gra .p and turned to fly, but
the heel of her slipper caught in the
coping of the- stono pavement and she
fell, striking her head against a sharp
projection oi ino coruice.
At that instant the returning lover1
eyes fell upon her prostrate form, and
with the savage fury of a wild beast
he threw himself upon Druet, bore hiin
to the earth, and drove his stiletto to
the wretch's heart, crying: "Mortealla
Francial" ("Death to the French!")
There was a moment's pause of
silence, and then that maddened cry
became the roar of infuriated thou
sands. It swelled and deepened; it
took more solemn meaning it became
nationalized and then burst forth:
"Morte alia Francia Italia anelea!"
DANGEROUS DUST.
rhat Which la Created In Factories
by Modern Machinery.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
("Death to the French is Italy's cry!")
For seventy-two hours armed bands,
headed by the father and betrothed of
the hapless girl, hunted down tha
French.
But retribution waa to come after
this carnival of blood, and in dread of
the vengeance of the French nation
these unhappy people formed them
selves into secret organizations with
the password and name of the society
made up of the initial letters of tha
words which compose that fateful
death cry, thus forming Mafia.
Its object was resistance to oppres
sion, and as the lapse of years added to
ita power and influence it stretched
forth its hand against the rich and
mighty in behalf of the poor and down
trodden. To-day it is the hideous cloak
of the assassin of the night London
TiUJiU.
BIGGEST WARSHIPS AFLOAT.
OOM.KCTIOSS
II oa Favorable Terms,
EXCHANGE BOUGHT S0LH
UEITNF-n. tf ORFH!l
OnlanoiiiiriB m Line :;r.:.irr::i.
BDBXS-SflHYOHSTflBEUHE
DhiI It to kia Mrtser tor .
Mr. Jafob E.b.ns.0, b U la tb
rnt'lojr (.f I h Cbxsgn Lfittbrf 0 , at
(lew Moines, !, ): -1 Lavrj'i-t
eat some RiedlClB beck to lUf Btto'bef
la iba oil eonairy, thai 1 ktaw tfm
I r bal tts to I a tha beat B)4h lot III
ha wuthl fur rbteinetiem, bifg
H In Bi) fmll t'f aeveial teata. Ii h
lata Us'm. h
W aval boMba
fur fe Cutler & I'r a.
A Mast hi la Maertod r Iks.
Here la a funny Incident lhatoo
curred at a wadding: Tha bridegroom
of tha occaalon was a man devoted to
Inventions, who hobby lay la patents
and electricity, and who waa engaged
at tha Umi on a wonderful pier of (
machinery If a purr that has ,
slipped f tnnj. Anyway, hi ,
thoughts, even while at tha altar, wrre
aoengrr e l with his pet arbeme. that
while tha clergyman waa asking "Wilt
tor of tha raindrops pn lha stained
jrlasa window, and ha Impulsively
claimed: "I do h"p they'll think toenver
ap mf nacblner Tha cl
The Povarty-Strirkea Kingdom mi Italy
Owns Two Tremendous I Iglitiuir Veseelat.
The ''gest armor-clads in the world
are tL. .taliun Italia aud Lcpanto, sla
ter ships, each of 15,900 tons displace
ment, saysthe lioHton Transcript. Next
to them come the monster English bat
tleships of the Hoyal Sovereign cluss,
vesscla of 14,150 tons displacement.
These in turn willbe surpassed by the
Magnificent and Majestic, each of
which will displace 14,000 Urns. The
largest armor-clad over which the
French flag floats la the Admiral Iluii
din, of ll.WOO tons, and next to her ia
the La ia re Car not. only eighty tons
smaller. Germany's largest armor-clad
la tha Itrandenburg, of 0,840 to.is. Aus
tria has never built any armor-cluds
save those of mo lc rate dimensions, h. r
largest, the Tegetthoff, lielng of 7,V0
tons, hpaln's largest Is the I'clayo, of
,i0 ton. The three United Mate
battleships of the first class which have
been launched are tha Maasarbuaetla,
Oregon and Indiana, each of 10,:oo Urns
displacement. Tha Iowa, now build
ing, w ill be 1 LI-jo Una. There Is now
a reaction against monster ship. F.ng-
J land Is the only naval power that per
sists in t ne policy or null. ling tliem,
and apparently aha la Rearing a halt
Tha Italians have come la the conclu
sion; that la Indicated by the diim n-
slons of their latest armor-clad author
lied, which will have O.wm tuns
di-placeincnt. The ililerminatl of
I'ranca and tha I'nltcl Mates to beep
their battleship nndcr I2.utti waa
dcllWrstrly taken by ea h r"ern
rn.nl, after wclfl.lng welrht against
eflb'leney. In this policy Uussla also
agree, tiia targe! if her snuoe-clads
In aery k-a being th l'ol.l4'dme
Beta, of iO.lHi Iinm, white her Bsval mn
tracb rerird IS.'ssj Ion aa almt
lha proper limlL
(f the cruiser now afloat lha Rus
sian tlnrtk la 'ie largest and probably,
Uklng all thing Into onideraiin,
the most powerful. Ma I armr llt
r-l and It t.f iVit ton rti-placerrxnl,
alitv-t . Urgrr than the I'.Uae.
I be l.tigll h have atb"le. two
rrulsrr of ,fi Vttm earh. Ilng U
irrniti"t to se the Kor'.k and g her
,l'iiU,t,i lu,r. A In tha tm i4
i aritKir-s lad I'.-irlan I stand ! In
awpttrit "'I (hslleh.-e lcf Make
and lilehhelm are n-tonly irwtr- .y
Terrible Explosions Sometimes Result from
the Accumulation of Flying I lbers of
Wood and Cotton-Head In
Powdered Metals.
Each development of manufacturing
processes appears to augment the fire
hazard, not merely by reason of the
langers incident to the increased spjatl
if operation, says the New York Jour
nal of Commerce, and also to the con
centration due to the greater units of
larger buildings, but more especially
to the greater amount of dust thrown
oE by the more rapid manipulation of
the stock in the new methods of manu
facture. The comparison of the readi
ness of ignition of the shaving to that
if the log holds good in all combustible
naterial, namely, the finer the subdi
.'ision the greater the facility of igni
.ion and the greater the rapidity of
combustion. The severe accidents oc
curring in thosa lines of special ruanu
aeturing using powdered wood and
ulverized cork, so that these sub
tances can be classed as explosives
inder such conditions, illustrate the
occurrences resulting from such
changed conditions. 1 1 would bo trita
to make any references to the explo
sives of grain dutit in flouring mills o
of hop dust In connection with the man
ufacture of malt, but there nr;! continu
ally occurring instance of the explo
sion of materials not ordinarily in
cluded in the li;t of explosive and
which are made so solely on account
of rapid combuiitibility entirely duo to
subdivision.
An explosion occurred recently in
that portion of a print-works where
the cloth was received into the estab
lishment "in the gray" directly from
tho mills without any treatment, and
was being wound into larje rolls pre
paratory to tho processes carried on in
that establishment. The s!i'it, fine
cotton fibers were thaken out of the
cloth as dust by tho nipid w inding to
such an extent that it became neces
sary to put a ventilating h-xi.l ever the
machine. An electric ttpurk ut the belt
'r;uitea some of tlio t'.u .t, t::ul it pro
luccd an explosion which blew oil the
roof and wrecked tho c 4itci;ts of the
building with buch violence us to "serl
ou ,ly injure five men at work in tho
room.
With tho old method of opening and
picking cotton by which it wan blown
into a "(rauzronm,"t!'.vre wire numer
ous instances of expl.r.loivioecirring in
connection with such Urea, but that
c.l!Vss of accidents has been very much
reduced by the pre M-.t nw'!io. of lap
per pickers, w'uL'k win i l.t j c .U.m into
a relatively compact cj liutli-r. The OX'
plosion of cotton fibers iii napping
rooms are still of Ir. 'jui tit occurrence
Within recent yours a lir. slc.rting In
tho curdroom of a colUm mill produced
an explosion whhh was ov Hitv-'ly
violent, and spn 1 t.i. I.;. i j. , to nu ex
tent beyond the icpo of I'io Cre up
pjru'.u utvl compu .s '.1 tlui Jf .: ruction
tif tho mill. Tlio cNlosi ri fr. ri dust
In the various, f.iruit of c- i.'.i.nious
driers used in ti xt'lo m.!1 . li.ivo Ucn
such as to require vv i-'ni i t precaa
tioii i by wiiy i if i -ii 1 1 : ,i, ; :i I eon
tilllloll clc.llllille ,H i.l IT t 1 .1 Sil l
conditions iif n-icty. in Ui - f.iclug
dll-.l pei ll::lll.ili;e.' i ll the lrU'"ltf a
foundry wa l..in;; w '.!.. 1 f.e.u th
Uaiiu by a klrvau f i;t f.10 Ikk.
when lhi wm'.is wet" tint '.ovn dur
lug sn enforce I vac .le .1, 1 v.t.'.x bs I111
rs-curicd dnrin-f rci 1 i.t t.i.H , l'i. dut.l
tilled llic bull l.n,; nn I i s-1 itcl by
the f.re at tlm p rt-M.t f"r;., v, In rn
riqwiri were i'ii: r v. a v.
lint bvk'i lr s t rc i.'.l I y unv t:i nns
Conlincd to the du t if if - 111 rily rii'
ognlcd ciiibu t.Mc 1,1; '. . , I . i r
have been l.uowu I j c. 1 ,1 , m t' .
of Iron thrown out fn.t.i tho i :i ii lei;
i Powder
ROUGH RIDERS.
l-orri'l nx-d for p ; ,!,li g .uk b,
tlu Ir attrition on n,!ii r. 's .
f'irm of the vi II 'hiiovwi 1 ;,, 1 .r l.ri.
works, wl.kli pr-siueo 111. !i n b i.rht
fulgiiratlon, U ini r.ly t!ie c t.i' u i.n
of uiielv divide I ti 1 1, v. c 1 1 ri
ture of ignition U ut .-w iH.H i'., n '.
can Iw hi-ld, liot only wilU ),, ' ,
but also without B!iy 11 ado 1 , ; ,. .
directly in toe m ii.lili.li.ii 1 f the lie.
work. The lit.rly -u!nl ii
known a "lne auiib-r)." .! . !i I
Ued In coniie tii.u n iti ),e r Ju i
lion of the Indlrfii dye vits lit t'i I r
log f wlt n. Is s r ipl ,iy ... 1., I bv
a amall amount i f In -i ..1 r I i.,' t.,e
pnsltit cl lit ll.at 1'iii.et r i,r if if
iUi'hl ijurrrie. ainl l',.u '...c r I. s
Writ known that lot.tiy I ie f V 1
1 C '. t . 1 t .11 , I 4
n ii'.'.i n wlial r.
Ifnn. rtation r f.
Uriai titi'l. r ai.y v
laears
skill and Daring Displayed by Cowboys oi I
the Southwestern Plains.
The wild steers are brought upon
the grounds before the spectators in a
herd and rounded up and held by the
vaqueros near the judges' stand, says
he Kan Jose Mercury. Three judges
!e appointed, two timekeepers and a
ilagman. The contestant, mounted on
a thoroughly trained horse, is stationed
at a point twenty-five yards from the
Ilagman. When all are ready the
vaqueros single out a steer and with a
yell such as only cowboys can give
they start him across tho line by the
flagman at break-neck speed. Just as
he passes the "dead line" the flagman
swings his flag down as a signal for
the cowboy to start. His spurs no
sooner touch the horse's flanks than he
Is oil with a jump and rapidly catching
up with tho steer. A whirl or two of
tlio lariat over his head and then the
loose darts out and neatly drops over
the head of the steer. This done the
.'uler draws the rope along the right
Ada of the animal and reining his
.se to tho left, at rlgrlt angles to the
eour.se 01 the ammul, brings the
rope ucross the hind legs of
Iho animal. The rope is then
wrapped nlxmt the pommel of tha sad-
He aud nil black is taken up. Throw
ing his weight with the horse from the
leer, tho animals head is drawn
around to the right, his hind legs
crowded forward, aud almost aa quick
as a Uasli he is lying in a heap.
This operation is usually performed
so quickly as to be an entire mystery
to the steer as to how he lost Mb foot
ing. lly a little strain the rope is
slipped from under the hind legs of the
steer up to the front logs, which are
then drawn in front of him and close
to his head. The rope being fast to the
pommel of the saddle, the pony is set
back on it, and, bracing himself, standi
as firm as a post. The rider leaps off,
and in a moment is binding the feet of
the prostrate steer with a short rope
which he carries about his waist. This
done, he sigm.ls to the judge, and time
Is taken from the drop of the flag until
the contestant s signal is given. Aft'
the cowlsiy throws up his hands he is
not allowed to return to his steer. N
assistant is allowed at any time. Oftc
when a heavy strain Is put on tho rope
it breaks and horse and rider have
hsrd full. Should the horse full
keep the rope tight after tho rid
leaves him the steer is very liable to re-
gain his feet, and it Is quite frequently
the case that he makes for the rider th
first Instant. It Is alwaya a case
skill and nerve against strength, an
of the thousands of stockmen who are
earning a livelihood in tho saddle bu
few can tie a wild steer down without
assistance. The Wst time In steer ty
ing was mode by Charley Meadows at
the fair In Arizona in ItfHfl, according
to the territorial rule. He accom
plished the feat in tha very short time
of fifty-nine seconds and In this the
atciT was given one hundred yard
start. Ik (iordon afterward tied a
steer In forty-eight seconds, but with a
fifty-yard start
Talllnrr-down la tha funny part of
the cowlxiy tournament, and always
create merriment with all. The wit I
steer Is given a good start, and In this
vent It ia gcncially desired that the
iiltnsl shall tie a little hostile, per-
hp killed some vine eolu and caused
Utile folk to walk around a quarter
section of land In order to gel home
from arhd. Ita comes down the
track on a lively run, and just as he I
thinking a law I turning on the cowlsiy
and homsi and bluffing them out, the
cowlmy reaches out and grasp the
steer's lad. Ily a magla twist and pull
f that appends to one side and then
letting go suddenly, lhaMeer seem to
)om htseqnllit'rliirn and fall headlong,
sometime rolling completely over two
of three time. As wwin a he recovers
hi feet he make a pinnae, with head
down, at tha horse and rider nearest.
m another ciwboy baa ridden ap In
the rear and take tha Irate steer by
lli? tail, giving him another tumble.
Three iff fiivr fall take tha tint fr-m
him and the steer slowly wend hla
ay to the herd, a rrf inned Urvina.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
to
There are six, tunnels in the world
which have a'' length exceeding 21,000
feet St. Gothard, Mont Cenis, Iloosac,
Severn, Nochistongs and Sutis.
A small planet, the tenth discovered
this year and the 408th in the list, waa
recently discovered by Prof. Max Wolf,
of Heidelberg.
It is said that the inferior grades of
tea are greatly adulterated by tha
hinese, who use for thia purpose plum
bago, turmeric, indigo, prussian blue.
china clay and other substances.
Coca, like mate, confers wonderful
powers of endurance. Under ita in
fluence, Indian runners nave . been
known to travel continually for 30 '
hours, covering in that time a distance
of over 100 miles. -
Lake George is 326 feet above the
sea and 225 feet above Lake Cham plain,
with the upper end of which it is parallel
through most of its course, and but ft
few miles distunt from it Thedescent
to Luke Chmuplain is made over a suc
cession of falls at Tieonderoga.
When Anna Jones and W. A. Dono
van were beardless children they were
ihiymntes. As they grew older they
became lovers, but fate separated them.
Anna married a man named Elliott,
and became celebrated as Darnum'a
Deurded Lady. A few days ago she waa
divorced from her husband, and on the
following day she became Mrs. Donovan.
Twelve miles west of Ilereford, at
the southern end of the Golden valley
the nuve of the old Cistercian abbey o:
Dure wus dug up last summer. Then
were nine bays to the nave, divided bj
olumns 3 feet in -diameter. Parti
of the rudo screen and fragments o'. '
a shrine in 13th century carving, will
traces of color, were found, togethel
with armorial and ui bossed tiles.
The biggest moose bead ever seen
in Maine was brought into Bangor tht
other day by T. D. M. ('ardcza, of Phil
udclphia. The antlers spread 62 Inches
jhfct two inches more titan those on a
head owned by Hon. ('. 11. lla.eltine
of JVllast, Me., which wus, until Mr
Curde.a secured his trophy, the big
gent moose head in Maine. M r. Carders
shol t he moose at the foot of Chesuncook
lake.
An Interesting relic wosdiseovered
near Sun Hcrnuidiiio, Cul., recently. It
Is an immense sculptured arrowhead
four feet four inches long 11 nil weighing
more than 200 pounds. It is of bluish
granite and shaped In perfect imltntioi
of the smaller arrowheads frtipit-ntly
found In that region. On the inountair
side, tieur where stone was found
Is a rvturnl forn 11 lion In the shape of
an ar.owhcml many feet In length and
conspicuously visible for many miles.
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tvee ttt luily at 0 p. m au I r
rite at H.ul la 42 boar.
Sinqlo Fnro $7. CO.
Round Trip $15 00
f . tnfM r, rents yet ll
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A Clly Helta.
An antiquarian In Taunton recently
Ibetutimofa new k iud of India,
lie sent fle dollar la ar.rr to an ad
r1i-enctjt is loth sad th sender
would rnrriwm a well pfearried prec
Iif prerterliv armor bh bad prole
bly been iiwd la the 1 rt sr. The
pWsBii rl arrlvid utt aa Lrdoie lime,
and oa open lr Ike bundle be found an
old pair of trtity bl.it.g rrU l-rr
Ir - lK Mlulr g Irg. r.d. 'Is.r Kir
I hwu
qirn lo I (he very Mntta) f-re
worn by tha famous lULn when she
l.,t rfr with Tsri within the
erf rrnaa waa ,''nriH '' ,l" rr-anlh '.infr-
al...Lt tn.1 eer.aL.I la .Ilk.,!... o-s- . art-- . m. r n'.s ill Vt
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U thy wed led Wlfer "Of SnirM - ' erk la the l botrrc-
will.-was the tmpelaoas reply of th 1 ' '' .i.w
Invenb. "wbal ! do ,m uink I Af U "'" " brtl ilia-
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There wus a game of draw poker
played on t he l .u.1., of the buy, near the
riliHbiirgh dis l.s quite recently, says
the line 1 (ispiiti h, w h'u h an rjewilnis
would like to bate rcb rrcd to suineau
tboiity tu il.c m.ie for decision aa to
the valuu of a "luiiid."
Two white iiicu srrn playing and a
colored Inn n cume iiloi.g and wanted
to wllii with tin-in, which wn prompt
ly agreid to. a "soft simps" are not
piel.t d u,i cm rv il.iv, and a jiu k Mitwaa
mmmi o iicil by one of the white men on
a pnirof ,'ai'L. No. 2 dropped out. Tha
m gio slaved, for a glance at bis band
showed Uitie air. In the "draw" he
mm I'ni'ti a ir of lena. The otla r
inn ii drv Dure cards, and In Ihe Ihrea
was one mote air of jncka. Then lha
Wmh g grew l.u ly until lha (Hit held
tU. and a the while (null hod no mora
cash lots I he a finer I to "call." Taa
got a ftill band; three B.-r and a pairo'
teh," "No r-ioil." Ihe other; "I
lure four Jo sliviwilig them aa h
did io.
"V.i i-.-el. ill?" sn.il th fir gen, and
tli I yorU out mine a raor, Iba
I U !e I'j i p i j ll he .reluce. it, and
l.i ipi.i.I iiti 1 1, a I f.i'i-.l iMith w blta
n.rn lo I a. k tip, graMe-d all the money
Bt.il tiu tr. I up th bill, from which be
il.f.nii 1 1 k :
Ni. a f'i!l on ce an' a rwr bata
fours, don't 0,i V
W I rVMvn.r U 'fep'4 lo da all
kla-l of bUek.ra'llii, hoeaaabMlnf,
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n.i la ..Jilrahlhars
t sao.fs.ifia raieel Will tal la
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i-a.nl la pre-puvlHin. 0 U
n. n iisii, iu iooiti ariist.
b I ...! l.i. rathe, Mli"ek arMacr.
l.u. h still dt.eti Bl "('r fvV",
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