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iljc tl)atl)am Record : ' JT. -4. LOS DOT, CDITOR AND PROPB-TOR. TERUS OF SUBSCRIPTIIN, $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Adwince. .k.-;;V.' il'V.t.' THE Swamp I A STORY OF THE FRONTIER. l- liEF.V K. I .iyr;l.! I y 1:. r. nn-r S iu. c HAP I LK XXIII i us riM'F.iv "One npivt v f'M' ik. since Number Kin ha throw. II np his h'Uld," said Wayne. I'll. i1 iMi t lit hi i bad, utter !!,ifwe u-'t tlu-iii nut '( the swamp right. It's u lucky tiling tlmt we In upon tin- r.iij Swamp lor a hiding place Tiny have nu idea, about licit1, th.-i! it'- impossible to got ii hm-so into it. so they haven't tlit;1 of looking there f-.ii us. Poor Numhir Six! I'm ' cury t-i leave liim behind. Let's see - I'll' plan of taking tlio horses down tho neck from th" mad til! it pot deep enough to take them into the swamp oi a iiifl unlimited with him, didn't ii ' I i-:i ho were going with us, lutt :i-,n ... t w.k his fate to he shut, i-l fate's smii.t'iiiig nmie of us can t away from. I take it." 'ti ll ho beginning to crow light f.oon," : i f Ih" other. ' I think I'd b"t!er 1 on the move. You'll he there to-inoi row ni:;ht, then''" 11! llv re I iy midnight if nothino ' Wayne, "Have every kvi! nod in itvi-biiess to leave 1-,.-iK. ' thin:: p-c! ,K SOllll 5' wln'ie tli' I j"iu you. ' Settle! S II I o you know making their near, h to-nigh' '. ' 1 Si. -nir of tin-in hnv e up the Our M'-ii -.rl;, w.i-. no- re i ink the hor-e the e h i t into the thiek wt " Ill'O -h. iii roa 1. ii'i'l from that iiii ' Mi .io-vii vti-i a..'. .;n-l n ) if Hi'1 - i;ier : e mie m nuil thi'M i l n -ins : the roml. anil Due mi Oiy tl'Mi'ks it'll i ! I whieh w ny " e w eiit, tell whieh ny trucks h urbl runiiinj; wiih r. they'll p-t on the riht i''i.' s,.lely out of the e-ive t ' inorro.v uifrht." e.iie of vourself." sni-i p'l,:;'.ie l!o m ' f .V i- l.lil I'.omt ill a in I har llv thin -".I,! l.'i'i'-.-i i'i'itvv, ii" Well. Ii Wnvue. Til he o; O.o'l hati'l hy ini.l in it, u ni nor mi.' esptuin. respi uvlel Hie nth. r. Tiu-i t'u.y ini'k t.. the i: t pnrateil. i i"e, iiii'I the no point; itln r into ihe woi' h. Hho'Li w. ii hiel if Mi aunko. Sli- i on! 1 h.n illy ci-lenei- "f lo-r PelKes. ": i Wayne's the lea'L-r . of liors.'-t!ii--i-s "' so ill Mn in ii frie.ht.-in I w hi i.-r. fun nil mil the hole I hi nr. ' It H-ares me t tliiiik "' 1' '0"in as if M o'V.iM he i was really erelit the f the p,m; to h.-r. . If, ' An 1 I've t'ear ine! l .hurt : llile1 I mils' ,:iv. Niinnie lie I'olll'l ll!1 ' iiir' T.Ii..hV from a "lilliMhl'" "N thai iln, in a ii' oef. Voi," i entl '''' Yes," .lr, nil 1 if Wh.-re time '' 1 w ish ln-se ali'l hear ill tin l.reu she ' i:i .1 h w hispei fur oft. fell" orner, i Nannie: I. ut htsle " n ke 1 lUin :ihie a uhis i' ik the reply. "IIuvp they aiiswereil Khoila. ' Oh, 'I von he ir hat they sni'l?" Nun oil "I th.'V 'lily heaiil uhiil they suiil when iMi' nfiniit to piuate," nn niereil Naniiii'. "I enine near run-, uins rijjht otl them, hut 1 thomchl : I heiini some one t ilknij,', nii'1 stojipe'l to make sure, just in time to keep from heiiu' ili n ereil hy them. Vha ! "IK It th' V talkeil Ithollt? Snmothirf! J I'lout (.tea'lin:: h'.rses, wasn't it? Tell ' 1110 what 't ik, Ulioiln -iiiiek! I'm; just ilyiiu . to know." i;lin-l.i I .1.1 what fhe hurl hep.nl. ! "Oh. I I'l'.'l i '' ri ifil Nannie, v-ith rn -hunt .vis "l was the luekieft tliirif; M th" wi l l I tint 1 hroupht yon home with me nii;'ii! 'A'lmt vmi've heal i w ill nr. e I )iek. " ; riiai's true, i'-u't it " erh.-'l Hho'l-i. ; '1 h.-nhi't tho'ieht of that, J wnw ro ex it.'.l. It seems as if the hmi-1 of t 'diviiletiee "as in it. .loesn't it? I . KPil iol; fhll'll-i'lllly, just li'M itllse he ' tnhl Hie tile Mli:ill; tel.'lll'l- WHS lllltk- i'lSf B f"o! of III", lie talkeil to me like .1 hrother. u'i'1 I W"t nn 1 nhoiit it i Now 'e a ehfinre to 1 elp him nut of his troiil'le, an-l also to j'et even with Mr. Wayne, ntnl just to ni(:ht, nt .-B'lip iiieetin, I wns wishing h eluinee t'i ilo that woiihl eome aloiiK. Only tu think. Nannie, that I. of nil per cuis. shoiil 1 he the one to tlml out who the horse thieves are, nnil how they n,,t H way with the horses they dtole! It's just like a story, isn't it?" "Iihoila. I'll tell you what we oupht to ilo. shuI Nannie, witli sitiiaen eon vietioli. We oiiiiht to lollow me men w o can, won i u no pi-nuu uiiv inriue vho're out huntinp! for tliH thieves, w hen I can stand up lu-foro nil P.row ns nd put them on the right trn.-k. J villo mid say: 'I'm the mnu you "here's no man here to send lmt the ! anted to hana t'"l' horse-thief, minister, and he wouldn't know where j Now, what have you tvt to say uhout ;r nn if we sen' hi in . It we enn find j it V " he men, we can tell them what we I Atiout it mile fioin the rond. ft Mutf 'inve henrd. and pin t of them can n I jutted out from the south, forcing the mto the I!i Swamp, mid some of them creek to make an iilnupt turn. !ick come hack an 1 take careof nyne. It won't do to tell any one what we've ipurd till we liiid the men ninl tell it lo them, for if an inkling of it gets jut, Wayne. 'II he sure to hear some .hing. and hefore the men get haek lo'll ho gone. Tho host thing we fan lo is to follow tho men. It may ha h 'ong tramp for us, hut I'm not afraid 'At undertake it." Nannie was hrave now. Hhe was blinking how completely Pick would ii- vindicated, and this thought pave 1M' courage tor anything. ' I'll go," miiriihodn. "I'm uot (Lot VOL. XXI. Secret. REXFOHP. t'-.tr .t. '-,' nru'h nfrnil when then ronio one with iii." " Well, then, eoiuo on," saiil Nannie, ea ter to lie oil. ml han I in haml the two (.!;,. slavte'l 'i:"Mi the lo:ul towiii'il theriei l; that t-ros-t-il i' a iiii!-.i or more fiutlicr mi in it ! av into th" Ui;f Swamp. OH.UTLIt XXIV. S i l.'i ;e - 1,1.. Diek r.ial..u h,i 1 ln'.-n I-. iho ..hi hollow t ree mar the pa.-'t 'H" lur for i his ilaily r-ilion--.. ; Id' liu I i-eai li- I tin- h.mk of the i i-i-eek near w hieh he li.i l eon trio le-l e j little hut of hoti:;lK in an ohl tree-tup Here he Iuol p is-eil his iii; hs ipiile t"mf..i! tahly sine." his i u ! 'I't'O-1 exile from eiviliaii-m A:, ho v out tl . .-- u the h.uik he f.ineie l I he heni il a pri nliai .s.mui.I lii htnil him. 1 wns' peculiar heea ise of its reKiihir ' il v. II" stoipe.l ull'l listelie l. lie hiol heai .l soiaetbii)":. Toe i"iii'l na- that of splashiu.; ; w ateis. j Splash, spin-.!,, splash' i The suii'i'l seeme'l t'i he eoiniii;; J nearer, ik Ii IkI.ou- I. , "H eau't he a eow ." th"U;.;lit l'i- k. : "It's too iapi'1 Cm- Hi, it. It ivin't l'e a .leer, for he'.l .. fa t. i ami tiller. II" hiil him-elf in a i lump of willow s nii'l v aiteil. Splash, spla-h. ,p! ,-h. i Ni .Her ainl ii";:rei- cone lh. oiini1'. i ami presently he -,nv .-h,i'l'-wy tiniires ! in the .Inn. light whieh sifte-l thr'.ti"h the l.raiiehes of the tn i s ovei luuo-iii-.' j the ft renin, whieh wa-.here nhoiit lif '. toeu feet iii'leiiiul perhaps knee deep. , "lloi'se.-, hy all that's vo'mI:" i.laimeil Pi.-k. 'Youii.'felhiw, tlo-r.-'s misrhief in thewiinl, I womler if I 've : '.'t "il the track of the horse-thieves ' lit la-t ?" I'.y this time the horses wen-opposite the iihn e where he was hiihh li. lie cave n "rout start of surprise, and J c mid hfirdlv repress t!.e , rv v hich mse to his hps. Tor he recoxnieil Nell mid Dolly. I llecouhl not ilistiuenisli the ft-atm i s of the men wh-i e. ere l i'lui" the horses. ! the lij-ht t li -! m : !i the hranches heinu j !o dim. j Me waited until they passed u few 1 rods hey. Hid hi- hidin;; pl.iee. Then - he left it mid followed them .-.iuli.Usly ; ih.w n the haul- of the sti eain. ; The Hi.: Sw amp's horders were f eu , or live miles Ir.uu the load. - til" , land lioealn" luw.-r the el eek w idelie.l ' ll'ld deepen "d, nil'l thehallks (;iadll I ally nierce l thimseh.-. intu ho'ey ; Hats. Thus, ut tl,.. mii"ti.ui ,,f 'tl,',. ; nviimp with the h ud wood land oil either side of the creek. there was iioth . in?: hut miry mil. ilh water staudiim II everv ii po-sil.le fo liii'Hiidi the over t his ti e; tirma. Th" men ileepelleil s. il was almost im to make his ay "-"W ill of hu'-hes seilii!li-e o terra I when the water ' n iii-oi la-iele.l ie,'h" mis St'ippe, . that tin horses' IcjK w ' l'i uinp of immense the hen. I of the hove l nut a rati cedar lo.-s. e they succeed"'! hidden i'l it. I 'r .in I u li i 1 1 1 1 a i w lllnw ; (.'rowing ii stre im one of Ihelll e.Uisti 11,'te.l of IlL'l.l With sotiii' troitl in ki Minn the hor.-e upon it. This don. off down si pi OCCCileil 111 pole t" aid the heal t the loV Swamp. '' I here isn't any use of my pi in any further." thought lhck. ' fknow where the gm keen itself, now, uinl I've found ."it lone il j'ets there. It's a little s'ranuc that ii" one ha ever tl'outht of their wadniu il wu the i H-ek til! they naeh. d deep water. Ihit i' i.-n't so veiy -t'liiore. after all. (''! uiiho'ly supposed it pos:.l.e for them lo cet a lni:'i into t!io I!i:t Sn-iuip i;i any manner." tie .-ni down on a fallen cypress and tho'iulit on r what it w i.' I'fst to (!. "I think the hest plan ii to e,, ,j petty to Mr. P. .oii"-.-,''!ie decided. "I i;ue-s i can ivt there without slretch iue; hemp. It w on't take ion.; to i.et n s.puid of men on the t r:iil. I see how it nil is. now, Wayne i lea lit of tin pull!.'. He hunts up joh;;, and lays the plans, mid keeps the other fellows posted. YVIint 1 found nil the old Cot tonwood was his insti uctioii to them after the steiilini; of leneoii Snyder's horses bad hecii settled on. It's nil ns clear ns daylight to me now. T hope we can catch them, horses and nil. Jf followeil it iiroiin.l this point; aim us j he came to the open space on the other ; side of it. he found himself face to !f... .i. . i.. ii i: .1. ..f 1.. 1 IIICl? Ill til" .11111 Kl".. Ilnm ' ' i'ihmi'K dnv with half it do;-en men with Hill tireen nt tlieir head. There hal heeti a ditVereliee of o'inion on reaching the place where the creek crossed the road, uinl part of the men hud gone up the creek ns the hof se-stenh rs had planned for them to do, and Hill's party had started toward the l'.ig Swamp, on tho correct sup position that the up-stream trail was a dodge to throw theia off tho eceut. lMTTSHOHO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. Till' US I A V, MAY 11,1899. I hoy wen, np there u v. ,- . m,' then eome had; in the wa'; ' ioi' a liiMo or two to'rds the sw,;.n. lUiy'!! :ili iko hiyh lan' nn' put fei o-.-Mih low. They vaut tu keep us u-ilodgiii' round so 's they can gain limo an' pit afjoo l blurt of us. "' That was Hill's .r. e-iuiu nt. :r.i,l in part he reasoned correctly, (in tho strength of this belief lie ha l como down tho stream. insp,etinr thha-i!.-t losely on pither f ide. hoiiu'; to 'iud w here tho horss had I'ei n out of the water nn 1 driven on toward some oi the loads leading out of the sitilt iiieut. ''That 's him tii.it s Dnk Ihnv ton:" sho tted l!ill tlrctii. who lei I h 't-n the iirst to i'.-o'.gni,:e ih" inn'.: who appeiii ed so suddeiily I u e !,em. ' Wo 'ro close oil to the a 1 1 r , now I IShoot him pf h' tlio- to inn1 ' Pick had no idea of runnm? "You 'ro just in time," he said ' i e di'oveit'.l the ECilet of tin hor-i.-tiu.-vf ' An' w e ve jest diskivt red one on eta u second time," answered 11:11. as. with a desperate courage which h" wniideied nt even then iiii'lciul I never ii -count for nltciwnrd. he kinvked li"l:V gun from his hands and grap pled with him. Instantly others of i lie party came to his assistance, mid in ii minute Pi' k was for the second Iimi" a j t i if oner. "limi t !e' s give him a chance to e.i- a.vay ng'iu," said one of t!ie nn n. "String him to this ol' tree, im' miike sure of him this time " "That's tho talk'" cried Kill (iri-. n. "Kl'wo goto palaverin' with him ' 10 o" tho rest o' the ganp; may cmno along, fust we know, nn' help him t'i eive us the slip. 1 don't 1. leeve in trials fer hoss-thieves. wt'lia ln'l a -wailed fer one nforc, mehlie Air. I'.i.one'd h'eii a spmi o' liosse- nheu'l ' "See here, lieighhors," said hick, pitemptiuc; to he culm ' I can prove : t-i you that 1 nm ik itinocetit o! what 1 has heon laid to me as any one of you i . " "I'll it. then, an' ho rpiy nhotit it.'-' raid lhll. "We hain't n time t-i fool , aw ay." "I have ju-t tracked t!n: horse tliu vo.-. w ith Mr. ISoone's horses, to the holder of the Hig Swamp," said Oi' k. ' I was tm my way to Mr. i;,..'i"'s to l"t him kienv w hat I found j "Ut. That's a likely story." sneered P.ill. ''Kut 1 reckon '(won't go down ! with ik. What du ynii think ahout. it. lelleis?" "Wo don't take no Mock in it," to. spnmled Mr. Ihilcoiu. luck's explanation hal fallen 1 i 1-o 1 good seed on stony ground, j "Hello, there's Ferkins au' Speer." : died Uill, as two men appeared mi tho opposite side of the creek. "Como ! a.'iost. hoys." I Uill met the men a little way from I tho group w hich surio'inded Pick, ami ! talked w ith them in low- tones for lk few minutes. "Ye're right." Dick heard one "f them sny. "It's hest to make sh ' t ..nk of it. I'A ol' Hooue oi l'orti r , .'.ones -itong nfore it's ilmiu they'll I w nut ii - to hold on nu' give him u hitlice ter a trial, an' I don't go ill fer -i.-li doiu'.. I don't. Hajigin's what , I go iii ler, an' I go in fer it now!" "My i'h-e." said Speers, concisely. Here's siilhin' that 'II nmi'er in place .' siithin' tifttl 1 ." As he spoke he unwound a leather -: a-i troiii ahmit his waist. It in ; live or six fed long. Mel' often ll-ed !Mi-'-e straps instead of suspenders, ; tyiugtliemor huckliiig them sullieiently , l i ;!ii to keei their trousers from slip ' inug over their hips. liill took the "trap and oatim hack to the waiting group. ! "I've tiilkedwith Speers an' I'er ! kins au' th y ain't in favor "' waitin'.' ! he said. "What d'ye say. 11011.' Is ; it hang?" "dang it is'" was the reply from j every man 111 the party. "i'i.- (fod's sake don't murder a ; 1:11111 in cold Mood!" cried Pick, nspalo as death. "I tell you I am innocent, j If you'll take the trouhle to search tho 1 I'.ig Swamp you'll tind that I've told I vim tho truth. Search and lind out ! whether I've heon lyimi to you h f"io 1 mi hung me ; "What's the useo' foolin' with him?" . ned l'erkins. "We 'ro only v. ts 1:1 " wo.-ils H'l' time." : ' Tie his ban's," ordered !i!l. And in spite of his powerful strt o'u s Pick's h ul ls were li.-d. ami the i il.il st:ap f-i.-teneil nhoiit his neck j "l-'oi- tiod's sake--!' ho h. g.in, but i I'eikiu had thrown the strap over a I limb, and two or three men had si i.. I ! it, and In felt hime!f being lift ''lfr.nu I hK feet. I At tint in-taut a wild, shrill ry. full i of I1101t.1l terror. 1 ang throimli theuray gloom of the moriiiii,'. and caiKeit them to relax their grasi Turning in tho direction whence it came, tiny .1 w Nannie iin.l lihoda eoiniii'.' s utly t" wind them, with faces ns w hitc a-tli"sc of the den 1 are. making wild gesture 1 for them to release Pick. Pick's good nngel hud brought t hei.i nt the very nick o' tune. The iu n b t go the strap, and his feet toil, he I earth ngnin. "It wnsn't ho," cried Ilhodii. pant ing for breath. "We've found out -who the thieves are and the ring lender's Wayne!" Then she sauk dow n on n log ::n l burst into tenrs. "What's that ve're savin'.'" rind Pill. "Pou t yon go to trym' t us. Kf you do " "If we did I suppose vou'd tool Ii 111 Wii. us," pried Nannie, indignantly. " that what you wore going to say .'" "What is it that you've found out: asked Perkins, "if you've anylhie to tell, tell it an' done with it." Nannie drew a long bicith mi l ! gnu. What she had to tell the lca h r aj i ready know s. 1 Ilo be couiiuueJ.J A PFsT OFPR ATTiTE TlOfiS I TXAS DECLARES RELENTLESS WAR ON THE LITTLE ANIMALS. .i Jinn. V..!' to Eat Tlic-m and So Tlioy '! iilUplylinj Lnoriiioii.il V Mil luiiik f iliriii in I he l'aiiliuiirtli' lam iiifi. lo l .aiu-i The U iui Uooil luttlm:- 'J'iie Texas Lesishituro has passed a law which provides for the exterirjinn tion of p-.airio dogs in the Stat?. The law was demanded by stoekrueu and fainiers. Its author is Piepreseutativo T. 11. ('. Perry, a f irmer nud stock l-iiiser of E.iylor County, ivhich is situ ated fur u iu tho Pun'unndlo, in the very ctiitiu td tho prnirio dog's do maiu. .'.'e was elected to the Lcgis-luturt- 0:: a pv.-i'.i') dog etcruiinatton pir.lfoi-m and caniehevo determined to H'.'L'Uio tin; pa -sago of a law to lid the Statu oi the pest. Tho very mention of 1'i.i'i io iIojcs caused merriment urn;; t .io .Last, xexus liiemuera who : lm I lievei- oei'tt tho post, hut the West ' of which shall he alien npoi: the !,.., Tcxa.' members unanimously favored j This lien findl he superior 1.. :i!l nth. the passage of au exteiuiiuation law. j lions except tux-.?. me (. omuiis and tho bill was passed. j siotiers' t.'oiu'. ol any county where "r,.iiv infevoxtinir facts coucoruinL' I prairie dogs exist may employ mea to tho praii 10 dog were brought out 111 the discussion of tho bill, says the New Yolk Sun. It was stated thnt the annuals have multiplied enormous ly 111 the last few years. Representa tive '. S. (iroguu, of Sweetwater, made a strong speech iu advocacy of the hill. He. said that h represented a distiict comprising 3 J.OOO square miles and that it wa3 honeycombed with prairie dog holes. Ho estimated tho number of the?. animals, iu hi district ut imt less than 5,i)I,0im', and said that they were iuereasing rapid ly. Before' the settlement of the western part of the Statu by r.tockie.i 11 nud farmers the country wa-"i overrun by wolves nud other wild animals which preyed up. 01 tho prnirio dogs and kept their numbers down. When the country hi came settled tho wolves wire killed of) or driven out aud th" prairie dogs were left undisturbed 111 the full enjoyment of the good things which the land nlVoi'Jod. The t ow n . of the little iinim;.!-. began to multiply with stai tlitig rapidity, nud the stock men and farmers soon discovered that the pest would eventually drive them out of business if permitted to remain iu tho eountrv. Iu somo parts of the Panhandle of T"m it is estimated that tho averag-.i uuiubcr of prairie dogs inhabiting each section of land is 1 Hot K' J. than I".'"". The animals ; live in tow ns, tho population of each, beiii;; from ".'.ID to lOOU. Iu some sec tions seventy-live per cent, of the gra -S i - ib -tioy. 1 by th' prnirio d" 's, while tho average destruction of grass throughout the region inhabited by tho animals will reach lifty per cent. It i.) 11 1 wonder that the stockmen are up in anus again -t the post. It is only within the last few years that tho man with the hoe has invaded tie prairi.i dog country. Tho animals .(.erne J to welcome the advent of I In: farmer. Tiny established towns in the centre of big lields of grtwiug wheat and then cut down wide swaths of th" grain. Tin: prairie dos are intelligent and in point of activity few other animals eoii il Ih-ui. Their towns are laid out with care and ability. Laeh colony seems to have a President or Mayor that directs the government of the town. It might be supposed that in asmuch as thev lubttuit au and region of th iu o' .. State thev would liud dillieulty .Uiuii.g water; hut each town contain-.' one holo or habitation wnich goes down to water. This holo is not inl'reiiueutly 1 ."JO feet iu depth, audit is alwav-i occupied by th6 chief of the colony I ho other holesof the colou ists are from twelve to twenty feet deep. The animals are very domestic ni tlit - r nature. They do not run about much aud it is seldom that oue of them is seen further than 200 yards away fioui its place rf habitation. I he d"..s are so active that it is diiticult to shoot them. The cowboys ih rive much amusement fiom practic ing on tho animals with a pistol or rill-. A dog may ho sitting on its hind legs at tho door of its homo wh' ii shot at from nearby. At the criie'i of tho ritlo the animal instantly drops into its hole and it is seldom that tho bullet reaches its mark. "it iu my opinion that if it wasn't for the name of tho pest they would be much soir,ht after as an article of food," said Mr. Peery. "They are not a ppe.eies of dog, and I sup pose, they received the name by which they are now known from some tenderfoot who heard the peculiar bail; of the little animal and thought tho sound resembled tho bark of a d Jg." It is said by many other people that the llesh of tho prairie dog has a de licious llavor, aud that but for the name the animal would be in demand by game dealers. It is said that the Comanche Indians had a great likiu.' for prairie doss and that they were wont to make a delicious stew of them. few yeais ago a New Knglauder. named .lohu I'erwiu, turned up nt (luna'i, in the- Texas Panhaudlo, without a cent. Ho had been work ing iu a lailroad olllce in Port Worth mi l Ii id lost !us job. While tramping to Penvt r by way of tho Port Worth and Pcnvt-r City Ilailroa-l, he ob s. 'i ved that the country was fairly alive with prairie dogs, and it occurred tu him that he might be able to make a stake out of tho little ani mals. I'pon arriving at (tuauah he scut n letter to n large commission ! Ii 1-111 in Chicago offering a consignment 1 of threo or more cars of "Texas I s (iiii rels." lie received a telegraphic I ioply ordering; the consignment. Im- iiiedni'ely upon receipt of this oi-'.i ' I'lTw 10 si.ii led nt w 01 k to All it. Ilecici ', '.triicled l.i: "o cage traps, set by trig I ger, 111 11 u imocr 01 U airie iiog tow n I and 111 i drrsseil lays had captured and v.-rnl tlioiKanu (logs, suiiici- ; ...it to iiil three relrigcrator cars i Jle for war led the hhipmenj; to Chi (,u'1 in ,ll,e c,u'K0 ft iine r0' of money from the coruuiissiou house. Tho nuiinni-i were sold iu Chica-ro nirl earou as a dclieaiy, tho coiimiis:sin:i houso and its customers beiiigiirtioiaiit of tho imposition pr-o'lieud ui-ou tlicin. Icrnin and the railroad frtight men nud 1; few- otht rs who knew tho secret kept it very unlet f'-i a long tune. J'er.vin did led run 1 1 eoutiniie in tha profitable hiKiio -s. tie cashed his draft autl left for elhr parts. Tho Peery law provides that n'.i.V person who shall lu-niiit piano' d. to remain ou !ki: t tuvi: I bv him uit-.-r Ausust I, I'J'IH, shall bo d... .i.-d guilly of a misdemoa .or nud shd'.l bv puuished by n line not tcccdii' .:l(' i for each section, or pavt r.f i.oeli io, ou which prnirio dogs cro ptriuiited to remain. After August , PJ'.i'i. 1' i lawful f;r the owner or les-eo "i ud j '. jut laud to evteriiiiintto the do x oiialih. chav.'o, too pnyiiciit lestrovtho dous ou the hind- of non residents, aud tiio cost of the work shall be charged against the owner of tho laud. There nro vast tracts of laud 111 tho Panhaiidlo nud wc. t Texas that nro owned by railroad companies ami nou-resid. uts, and r n .-enta tives of these, interests tried to detent the bill. They said that the. ivpense of destroy ii:' the do:! w ould he very heavy. The residt ut laud owne 's said that unless the law included tile non-resi'leiit owner -i its .!i!.'ie:iey would be greatly impaired for tho reason that, the nogs wmil-l multiply on tlie lands of 110:1 rc-i-tciils mid luigrr.t" toth'i lands of tin resident owners, thus prevoutiu.; t heir exter mination lioiu ever being eft'-otod. It i.' said by residents of the prairie dog region that it will he a com paratively easy Mutter to exterminate the iiriimal- and thai they will ha abhi to wipe t'aem out of existence in Ttx-i-withiii one year. Tho most pflieient method of destroying them is to pia-s-poison near tho colonies. The u:.i .iials are greedy i.-.iti.-r- aud fall e;.-y viciieis to poison. slii' YA anloil lo Kiiii.v. women v.-!io wear bl.io of , some women always have an ni' ol it-cent heri-a'- lent which misleads the or in !. At a railway station iu dinaiy this Sl o not long a.;o 11 tall woman robed in deep black, i;eivmip.iiiio.l by n yotui g v.'uiu-ii in colon d garb, sat waitin ; for a traiu The station ma tron hovered in the vicinity, evidently v. itli something on ln.r mind und finally beckoned to the young woman, who wen! to see what wa.- wanted. "Has -hog.. 1 e ciiiiic with her?" the station matron a ! "d. "'Corpse'?" the young vvniaa e. 1 timed, looking over her sh -'iihltr ii: gaa-tly 1. tgrlii "V.'l.o got a covii.-e w iih In 1 ? What do y.e.i mo 11 'Pon't in) . c.f.'i I. In ly. th. 11a trmi e.'.claii'ied. "1110 t 01 'em that ii.i'.els ii; dei p lno'i! nm' U K forp.-;'.' on the train. I j'-,-. wanted to kii"-v if your lady had a 01 p.-e with her -" "Ooodlioss, ne" slid tho yoiic;; wotuan, "h.-r hcsbaud'H been ilea l liity years; y.u ought to be ashuiiie.l to shock p.-v'-io that way: don't you ever treat, in" that whv agiiin." The stati.m matron looked disap- i P'-'mted, nu I the young woman j went baca and sal down ituout t ven feeling at hl citv to tell the lady black wlmt had huppene I. Indian anolis Joainal. Skuti. Tho home of : k; way, the hind of f j. lakes. In order t giau fashion two s! sialllni;. it" sailing is Nor irds. iii niutains and . .-all I I the Ntn we ;.-.tes one meter oh-' feeti long and a .-ail 1 i h.iuiboo poleare repaired. Long sV.ati -are necessary, bccaii-o tin" cii"r:.."U: lateral pressure of tho w uid on tin- sail would otherwise uvl-iPhu the akutcr. The sails are made in ail collet '.vaMi. shiipes; almost every sportstiiau ha: hi.- own particular lorm, of tho clli eioiiey of which he is iiriuly cou inc. 1. Th'e call frame is firmly held by tin light hand and k directed by a steer ing col d hold iu tho left hand. A down ward pressure of tho l ili! hand ' ri i . a steel spur at tho end of tho ban;bj jiole into the ice, wheichy the skater is enabled either to reduce his t-ed or to stoji himself entirely. The sail is simple iu eou-ti notion, but required no little dexterity 111 haudliug. Bkate . -ailing is particularly enjoy able on the gient ijords tf Norway. On tho Songnef jord. for example, Int. kilmotcrcs (Mxty-two miles) cau bi covered in a comparatively short time if tho w ind Ins lavornb'.e ScieutUit American. When lioturro s.,,.,1 (Onin-.tl Orant. Tho lafe Mini-t.-r fr.un Mexico, Selior Pon latia- H im"ro, served a louger perio 1 111 Washington than any other member of tli- Piplomatic Corps. Por more tha i forty years he was a prominent li-mo iu society. His most intimate friend and the man ho most loved wa- (ici ral Orant. Por that heroic fij;me he always ha I a warm admiration, an I peisona! grief affected him iu.ee th.n hi friend's failure. The . ..:: etit Iu heard 1. f it Mr. Ihuiiero s.-. 1 a check to (ieiiera! tirant beggm him to draw on lus bank account I r what ever he might neetl. It was th" very tirst money the I leneral rect i . ' attc; linaticial dKa-ter overtook hue and he was gieatly affected by tins evi denco of tr ie friendship. Philadel phia Saturday livening Post. A MuiMnim of tlio fnnnne. Si. Petersburg, Puss, is to have .1 vol kind of uiuoiim -a bmldiiig .1 tinning models of fiiuous lumiiic i ikvIuhis mil specimens of clothing nin' iinpiiauei's usen in sucii asyiitms. besides brsins i.pJ-ilioI, books, pho tographs, ete NO, 37. tl.M.'li ri'nU T)l (TTF"T PAR EASTERN FLAMTi THAT MAY Ei C'JLTIVATtD HERE. M'l' l ' ir.i-iir Kdii' 'Kit " ! riiiiih. til'iii I Maiiil M-i'iiii!ei tiieil of I. of I loin Julian l-'rl!u!ilvn :l.o In el tm lculturv I j ... 1 . . ; -1. .i m. A Kuapp ha.- lately re In,;,.. I t-i We bingtou it Jin a visit to J..paii. China alii the Philippines, wi, .0., he wen! us agent of the tii tultui.:! pcpiiilment to secure such miiie sced-'aiid plai.tauj toiihl lie .....ll'aMv "fuii-ii an 1 developed :u lae I'i'it' I .--'..-it' -. H e pmi'-eul : imp grow u Rj.i c jltivi Lmipp .ii-.' ' a r to procure toi ex ve t kind of iw J in .1 avian. Mi rtei : ,:i rice belt have "Ma: pa't Uli1' 1 I e -lderitble less l.y liresA- .-, in tin: millti:;, of the l"'o, d,le to the poo-,- itiuh'y f ttie ;:mw. mimy di-iri"i.s owr sixty pc cem b..kVi) ri i.'illiug. The !-j s t . In I k i:v llial t.;e hen I or whole rite b: ; t-.. o cents mor.- t" i 00 pound than t'-.-ai which li'..- been hlokvu. Th" Agricr.htnnl Peputluieut took the iiK"-ti'.u under consi'lei atlou, bu.'ov nig th it if a ipiality of rice could be 1 that would not biealt to lai::e extent liiiniig the milling pro fess it would ii-.- a rifea s-iving to the pkn.teis. Spi ciu.i.in. from all rice irr cm!:; eolinil ics of tue woild were seen .-I by th" I i.-i. n tiiienl, and alt'-r 11 eaiel.il :r.:aly.-i.. it was t .nud thai the ! g.l.Wll 111 .l.lt.M'.l ' o'li'l COlllO U-a-e-t li s.dviu.' the proiile'L'. i it-etl 11 earioad of nee. hicii is lent 1,11 it way aeio-is the couti :e:il '1 ;:. -s. I'i.tuii-c ', liii'ii ih" I-laud 1! -lsIi'I. which h'-s south oi till' 1 i!-i::'-l ?.m. I l"- 'pi tiny of this rice i- -. !. ': s ip-.-ior to I lint of Chum a'.id ill- I'liihi pines, fr the reason that it 1- ' ;t. ; c iltivai. d, lit. 11 tin: berry is totiud. i- and that ii is I- liable lo . -, a', un ler iiiilling proc-s-. Iu a hti-I'.-c. to : ice ! brought .-mile " ai n lie.H ol 1 e.us that are considered blight proof mid recommended by the 1 mper nd A;.riciiii!'.:i! Society ol dapnu f"i' g. lieral u-c as ;.ratling stock mi ac count ef beiii so hardy, i ai.-" se cured In .'apau a variety of a fauipimr tree, used to make comi.i"! cial cam p!:or. which w ill stand a heavy frost. Amol:g other varichi s secured 1-; tt now forage plant known a- the hagi. a species of ih" 1. spide.a. It will grow on luh! and thin soil, should he cut fo'.u or live time- every year, and is indorsed as null itions as clover. litlicviii'. that its introduction would he exccedingii Southern Stale aiietv 1 f IK"- bi indicia! t' the ', on account, of the t-i which it can b" pn:. I bambo, .-' e . .led i! varie'ies of Mi Kuapp, .:! f'g-.ire ill ag 1 I'.vi nects of .-.i-.ible land r cut nn mt.-i !" ause tin- .-i:i s. nci is s i sle.a. ,0 ,....! ,.- n.n.ioii p. land lira n.i'l s. t!ii,.i l:" 111 t. 11 I " I'UUtV: mil 1 ,1.1 f lew. , . toe Mat "e.ioau i.iu-t exerl h'-r griau.i i!' ;lm iic. iii ihe nnl'Kti lal world ihi oii 'h l.ei 11 ai: 'i fuel 11 V- and not tilloiu'tl !,.- iigiic.litilie. AH 'I' h'l e.g j 1. 11! 1 Hi " i-i a iiiiu-1 -r. --, like ga1 ileiiiut. l or example, the ii.-e nrrd v.-lu at prmiu.'.-'l in the emvurc is ti.--! planted in hotbeds mid trans planted iu the tiel'is. treating il tho s.imi as our farmers do cabbage. The fields are s:. -111 ill teat it is jinpor-'ij. bio to 11 -e machinery on them. "In mel'.ii. ls of eiiltivatioii the con ditions iu China are similar lo those in dapan. except that China is a v. ry large eoiinti v, 1. il l tnc una td' feitiie lati i n larger in pronm tin 1. Nearly nil the labor on ti." farms and ill the tic: Is i d'.uc by hand. I'lnloubiedly wil'noi a lew years ("111:1.! will be 1 ni in d 10 tiie tin ie -,d tin' world, il'! 1 t-ie . !!. :ev: ce Ml!! i e o' - -'. !l :l-t f V- ten' tii.it 11 t.-iil give a !.: :ili"' t 1 t ' :' i" I'l o;.l o , ,1 1 ,c.l';! IV. 'la a tav.it many li-specls th" get: -rial eiia: actei of lie: .'blllliplll" ' l an K like that ! .taian. but ihe-.f 1- a mil' !: l-i.ei men of land tn'it can I." 1 uif.v at.-d. 1 he 1 -land- lie in the wa: .'1 .ai'i ni. lb it t-lu- III. IVC ti -r-m ( il -is h. world, heavv .1:1 1 liie Mantiii that 1 f a!i w !l I it U; 1: t-l.-f! lam the ,1 t u; l.ll-i.ll; np.a 1 . . 1 -. S till'.l 111 Millie Ve.ii a- n-. '.ny d avt 1 ie oi .'.''I duvs. w hi! v.u ilail is trotn ' iii'-ipal pr.iduciM -soi- K napji said uainlv devoted j n tea t 1 leil l.-t t " lo-lei I 111" to t ," p' tf the 1-lamK l'i"!. t ! 1 .-1 N. .t:i 1. 11. 'on wa to IMC- a'ld t-.h rice an I - !i . .. llelllli. th '1' ( 'mitral Luzon to I ''itlnin 1. 11011 to ot Pa 111.V, No, Ins w I, i',e the ishin I . I 1- lor i's im,- Lm. f: - piof,s.-..r !t!t a iiiiiho.miiv tree d, 111: i Ce'.oi to - . Mindanao 1- u: be: .hi't bi-ie: M -ihila a seel 1 ni sevtii iVet iu diameter was Moi Irtuu tb it island. The minora! of Ihe 1 -lands is as -r.-at as th euliiaa'. the siitiplie- ot con'. 11 col lur l i nn, veiv ncii. M u rhi in .eaith and 1 enai iimi".. :" ..- tv j foo: veins. - to to-. Kiiai'p foiiii" ticien: !y icst. iluction. A cured. Th" bhoW s. Hi e ill of till th" I': Hi the first ii-,; variety of !' iii led and pi 1 plums wcie 1 ted w ith Mile l-sl!IIIiK'U-. Pief. ssor ' aricties sin thy of intro- ! 1." WO' wever, v. ei e se- , a. ins. the report I per-lll llect I- ill.': 0 1 t ill. 1 u;i!vei sa.ly nse.l apati. This makes l'i of tin- fe. dle-s sii'imoii. w hich is j 1 like a tig. Some 1 pu eha-e 1 in .lapn'i f n . plUlIK j 11 -ed 1:1 .iiip.'iii lor ."U I I.IM liie es. alii it K h -''I 1 11111- oil 'Tin- bimbo,, in liiiite v arii t v t v c, a tabic ie 1 I '-i'l ta e 1 -ii'iier, it Ihe lei ileln-. lev Whether the - ,nied to 11-c -Ie w l he to.', is net ventured, ays it will thrive iu lo- Sjulkei'j States, and be u? jej CUT. j ADVERTISING j On n.pure, one inm rtion.. . . $100 . Oi.e gijiiffO, tx.i iii-.i.irliio. 1.60 . t.'u srp:r, one ...i ,ib 2 i For Ut .".ill. I met e.f great value in vaTious way?. Amous i t'.-.ial for cave troughs, light li uces. staging poles, rafters, tic Tt is thu proiiuet 01 11 wiiriu cuuinie, uu ticL. moist koiI fifijiicully grows nixy feet in one ytar. The Jupautto pear brought Lero is very hiudy and in largely used tu giiih ou to, and it is usable for this pmpoBO thloughout thormtcd Slate?.. t ilo advautup;6 it has over the Amcri .1111 pear is that it is said to be proof nguiust blight. Camphor trcsn were selected because ttiia variety will Maud the fror l of ottr Unlf Statoa. nud tho tire is lur;e and orumneutal. The bark of thu "paper mulberry, it is -.i r:eJ, will go wtl with the bamboo f", a variety 0' riuposes. The Cryp-t.-ii'eria Japooi: ib the pnnipnl tree 11-.. -1 for reforest jii .' the mountains of .'ciiu, nud it will l.-e a va'uablo addi ti , 1 to the v."'."'? of thb 'Sout.heru F'HILIPPINE PET SNAKC'3. il.M IIpMiuj faktt Mint Aie 1 II..UM Ii'jM filli. As the writu was Silting out uuder the bi oud jnazza at the restaurunt iu li' ilo, in tue Philippines, taking cut- fee. after t.iuncr and smoking, bis eye? happened to be turned overhead. Abo.it ten ft et above h s hea l ther w.u a broad beam, probably eighteen m-ii. . spuue. the horizontal M'ppori : the uccond stoi y. Pirectly iibove, ! '..king down at the group below, was -,h' head of n.i immenso snake, ten ! ! t uwiiy. l"u a e'i-1 of 111 tail was ca t.les -lv h.oigi'i.- oTei tiie be.nin's 1 he writer gave o-je y.ur, I.111. 1:ug "( ioilll vix feet away, i io'i'.VellS. I'.li'-.idg: the. 1 at M-mnii, te of Ai.ici'i.'un matie "Where is ii':" i ing from his 1 rclaiiiuijg '' . ii v vice "oiisiil i:- nn- ,lv 1:1 cha-''i 11' Hollo, eask-'d, H"t niov forta'i!o Vuiericaa cane-s.-ated e-ker. "Why, ju -t over head." ".-ill down here." lie sai l to nio. "That s'lak- ejii" here wbcu thi" foii-e was put here. 'J h re are three oi four others of Ins kind ! . re be sides. Without these snakes tnis low lying tint town would he about unin habitable. They keep the house? ab solutely dear and free fr 1 .'it-.mic", mache.0, water-bugs, an occasional tarantula, or scorpion, lie scents a stranger as cpiiekly ns would a detec tive, llekiiows yoaureo.il'-. But ik you are with me, it w ill bo ni! right, 'lie and I are ao-piainted." "Bite? O'n, yes, and viciously, too, if fooled with. He cau inflict serious wo'i'ids with his Hue, sharp teeth. Hut ho has no poison laugs." Two or thre.n evenings after that I ; w itnessed how ho operated. A grcn ccal black rat was running alouur on n : bea u just belo". the one occupied by his suakeship. As he came orposito to mo a big serpent's black and yel low spotted head shot out four or tiv fee! away. He seied the rat just as a cat would hot ween its teeth. Next day as T passe I this snake fast asleep in tin) hot sun 1 not; 'e l a ratiike en largement or expansion on his dia phragm. I knew where that rat was, -- Washington Post. Ilo Wiiutfl a Kis. ntorv is going tln round - wbic makes a well known society youir maii aula uiillionaire's pretty daugh ter the principal characters in a rather laughable comedy. The young man, who is noted for his handsome bearing au 1 winning voice, accompanied the young lady to her homo on Friday evening aud, as all true lovers do, lingered yet a little while at the gate to have a lover's tete-a-tete witli his fair companion. The night was beautiful, 110 one was mar to intrude, and, above a'!. In. loved. Why shouldn't she kiss him? With maidenly modesty the re fused. He implored. Sho still with held fiom him that which would rill Ins cup of happiness. The request u ik reieated several tiui a"-l e eiij.is... led did i h" you'l g ma n b-.-nmo 1 1 w .otiig thi: io; billed to ue (tea 'rt u. 'preach of a laieutal Mep. The old uentieman, who had been thers- lnmself and did not care to in ti u le upon the happiness 01 the young couple, quietly stepped behind a eon v.".ii.-nt evtigreeu nud waited, think nig the youn. innu would soon leave. In this he was mistaken. 'I'll'1 lot era ta'iied over the rc pn-t uanl the pa tience of the old gfUtletiiBii "a- ,x h. islel. A voice the I't.'jpie well knew avo'jcd thri-.u from tlieir happi uess to a tone of impatient aiiger by saying " Alice, kiss the young idiot nud U t lnm go heme!" Treut'su (S. .1 ) Ti u A in ei icau. WcnliN Tahrn Krom the lliic. The total product of all tho mi: ' s in tlie United SUtes last yeai reacii" 1 Ssii,0."ii).'iJi'., which is ouly double tft value of the product of tlio hay rii-lds. fi'iswis au increase of S.V.'.TMT.T'ls over l-i:i7. Tho value of the coal mined within th" limits f this ceuu (ry was f20,26:-l,9.r.3. iron Sill, --'.'il, gold StJt. 30il,0nii, copper j)iii, Jtl,:'.2i, jietroleutu 40.277,000. silver .H7,:j21,;!it!. coke S31.rt2O.0Oii, lead lil, tl0.2fio, zinc S10,2f.7...,17. Tin 1 emainib r of tho total is laa le up of 12'l different ruiuerals, known to the useful arts. Nearly every mineral o' value is produced in tho United States. 4;Ihhh rtit In Ancient l'luim. t llass mirrors were known to th Kgyptiaus and Pommis. SpecimeiM have been found iu the tombs of the former, and documentary evidfue from Pliny, Seneca, Lucretius an i ..'hers undoubtedly proves then pos session by the latter, (ilass wasu.-ed bn lamps iu Pompeii, but we have in evidence of its being applied to im n purpose in Kgvpt, where it was up j preprinted uio:e 'argely tc ornamental j and i'eco:i.iv ratbev tbau doiutstij Tmrsoees