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|;v ^ .* 1 *'' t ) * -^ THI; BIG DOfljjyDKR THK W WCOX "Come, wife," md good old Farther Gray, "Put on yoxttutWngS. 'tis market dny-^And we'll be. wfT to fcfio nearest town, There myd biifn ere. trre Ain W?n down. Spot? No, -.twil leave old Spot behind." lint Siutt lirti,i.i?V*,ul ???'! 1 ,l-: 1 - - I'w nv nuu ? ?|'v#v hi; inilcvij Ami soon made up his dogfish mind To,.follow unusr the w.i^on. 'Away they wout at a good round pace, Ami joy came jnto tho farmer's face; "Poor Spot," ga?d lie. "did want (<> come, But I'm awful glad he's left at home; He'll guard the nam, ami guard tho cot, And keep the cattle out of the lot." 44I'm not so sure of tlmt," thought f^pot. The big dog under the wagon. The farmer all his produce sold. Anil .r,i? lila ... ..?ll -< > f,..v >? !'??.? J vuu? Then startled homeward after dark. Home through the lonely forest. Hark! A robber springs from behind a tree? "Your money or else your life," says he; The moon was up, but he didn't see The big dog under tlu> wagon. Spot ne'er barked and Spot, ne'er whined, But quiekly eaught the thief behind; lie dragged him down in the mire and dirt. And tore hi.s coat anil i<>iv his .diirt. Then held him fast <>a tii?r miry ground; The robber uttered not i sound While his hands and feet the farmer bound, And tumbled him into the wagon. Ko Spot, he saved trie farmer's life, The farmer's money, the farmer's wife; Anil now the hero, urmd and gay, A silver collar he wars to-day; Among his friends, among hi.s foes, And ever}*where hi.s master noes, lie follows on his lmrny toes. The big dog under the wagon. ?i\e\v urieans I'icnyuno. j ! acoquette!"' " !?> SAKA MOOIU-:. U A 4* 'ivJ' 4^ A ftvi* /v?/i. f 1* A^4?A*vt HHMttt>?t?l?ttttHttt? " Hut you said you loved mo, Lita." "Yes," responded the j,ir 1, comfortably. "You did not believe it?" "You gave me every reason to do so," was the grave answer. "Oh, I told it you!" she returned, with a shrug of the pretty shoulders. The pained expression deepened on his face, and his eyes widened in incredulity. He took a few steos rest lessly to ami fro, the while glancing at her, half in doubt how to take hor words. She leaned gracefully ou the bridge railing, her cheek resting in her hand. The lovely features, almost. perfect in their chiseling, wore a dreamy expression that lent an added charm to them. "You don't mean it, Lita!" he said,I puaaoniv pausing at her side. "You are only joking. Say so, sweetheart, and tell me again that you love me." But she drew hor hand away from his Hose clasp and laughed lightly. "Don't be dramatic, l'aul," she said. "I don't feel that way inclined to-night. Besides, 1 an) going home to-morrow, and our little storv lms I quito far mioush. Of i course, it is nonsi'n^i* 10 suppose tV.nl I really love you. Tli, man 1 marry j must rich." ^fVVi" turned from a languid surv yj o! iho river and l-'iut d against th?' i 1 ill go rail. "Nonsense!" ho repeated. "\oi that, surely. IVrhaps 1 was mistaken in thinking you cared for mo as I 1 um mi- you. i;ut. you seemed to cure when you kiss'-d inc* and said you would be true " "Well, if is nice 1o have a lover, and all the girls wanted you. You are handsome, \ou knc.v, and it was amusing to lead you ci . What is a kiss or two one way or the other?" Paul Danvers listened dazedly, his astonishment and shock growing deeper as she went on. "Nonsense" and "fun!" All the sweet promises had meant nothing more than this! He was not a man of many fancies. He (11(1 not love every woman lie iuet. Hut. this girl before him, whom leliad known only for a few months, had first appealed to his sense of beauty, then, because of her apparent ignoring of the homage which all men paid her, had attracted his admiral ion. She was much sought after, and when, after repeated attempts to win her favor he performed some slight service in iier behalf, thereby bringing liiOiJieiC 4nto her notice, and sh gave/film a grateful glance from those ; lugferous eyes, he fit something deep-) t*r iiinn admiration. Then began hi" ardent courtship, in which sho m<>l him half way, showing plainly her preference for him jabove all others. And bis whole being bad Kono out < in appeal to 111 is little bit of woman- . hood that soon rnnn: to menn every-j tliink dosirablto him. Her thoughts. j her wishes, h> v styles, were studied. /Hid |i lifo 1 rmiiliift 11 m i >*" 1 I'? I 1hnm as nearly ?as possible. Then there hail come the evening that wouir : I a nil out forever a bright -not iti his life, wh-n, standing here in ainios' tills identical :-?>i?l, she had laid her warm lips a 'air a his own i! a pledge of lov . Now she stood there perfectly indifferent. "I still can't believe you m -an to, Lita." ho said, unsteadily. "Oh, well, oil will believe it some day. I am weary. Let us return to I the hotel." j She turned toward the droet. "fWoi;'" Anger mingled now with the determination in his voice. "Wej will return presently; but you will j listen to mo now." She turned, surprised. His face was white, his voice terribly calm. "You wanted my love," he 'iid j "You won it. In you I authored] every thought, centred every ambition. Your words I believed an wholly as if they sprang from the I fountain of truth. Your eyes were my guiding stars. My hopes, ambitions. very! hiri1 bullded about you, and now you. you, for whom I would have died, have nroved voiir h?lf tiiO opposite of v. hat I believed! A? I loved you (<i)Co, I ib'.spise you now! " "Aro you through?" she coldly asked. "This is vory tiresome." "Not quite. You say you Intend to marry a rich man." "Yes," sho answered, glancing rontemptuously at his plain attir*. ' Poverty would kill ine." "You JudRf by tbo outside," be answered, correctly reading her look. "You think mo poor?" "Are you not?" aho qulckl> asked. "If I wore rich, you would nccept me, perhaps?" Sho did not answer, but looked at f him with a dawning suspicion In her eyes. He laughed mockingly. ' So, after all, the bitrr is hit, for uespue appearances, i am wealthy, beside being the heir to a wealthy father's state. You would have done well to take tne, Lit a. Now"?she had half spruug forward, inarticulate words on her lips? "1 would not marry you if you were the only woman in the world! And so, my pretty coquette, Kood-by." He caught her outstretched hands in a crushing clasp for an instant, then fllini* Imp vifilniiflv fi-nni lilm n.wl strode away.?Wavurley Magazine. \rt3J?I7STGJ I feWORTH KNOWINGM Ten years ago tlio Standard Oil company re lined ninety per cent, of the oil produced; now it refines only eighty per cent. Tho annual growth of the forests of the United States is not more than twelve cubic feet an acre. In the course of a year over 7000 peopl" arrested by the lyondon police are identified by their finger prints. The average price of common brick at tin- kiln decreased from $('. in 1907 to $5.71? in l'JOS, while for vitrified p.' nig brick the cost in 1!>07 was ?1!.(>2 as against $10.00 last year. Brazil's foreig'i trade in the first four months of 1900 totaled a value of $1 4^,7 76.000, an increase of SI 8. 300,0(>o over that of lho llrst four months of I'.iox. Imports wore $r>r>,000,000. a decrease of $9,000,000, aiul expovls 803,000,000, an increase of $27,000,000. Coffee is our principal purchase. A new Japanese steamship service has been put on between the ports of Japan, via Hons Konp and Valpariso, Chile, by tho Topo Klsin Kaisha Company of Yokohama. The three steamers are subsidized by the .lapanese Government. Other ports of the j west coast of South America will alto be used. I Devonshire cream, which is oaten in London with strawberries in season, is mailo by skimming the skin and foam off immense shallow pans of simmering milk. Roller skating is popular in the Par East. In Calcutta, al a rink on the Maiden, as many as fiOOO tinkers and spectators, nearly all foreigners, have been : ri in one day. Tt has been discovered that the ancient volume mvit which the studoni pores i. ; il! <<f rni : and some people sa> i mi tho danger should i not ho faced vi' out a silk ; iw| wlro 1 mask to lit over the month rind noso. j The read in i: mask i- u>"d in I'aris. Forty years : the orc'ch between 131 .Mi nte. in l.r;s Angeles ; C-ninly, and Huh iV-rnavdino was i known a the "Fnv -Mile I).sort." j ai.d wai omewhat dreaded by team- , sters. To-dav. thanks in thorn arb to bo foiuiil in Uiat section some of the Jinnst vin< > rirds anil orange proves of Caliiornia. Seven persons onf of tf :i iiavi eyes of differing strength. The postmarks of f!i lgt.nn :i<lverfi>u? the international expo Ition of 1910. normally produces fourteen million bottl"s of champagne a year. She imports 1,500,000 from FrttU'e. TOuropoan manufacturers maltf v< ry small pianos of light weight for iransport.ntion Into the int< rior el lirazil by mulcbuck. That tliero is a strong movement of Now York City's population from the congested districts is shown by 1ho fact that tho school jlopnlation is decreasing in Manhattan and is grow- j ing rapidly in the other bmoughs, particularly in (lie outlying portions of th( m. A Nation of Ht'idge-Utiilders. "Tht; 1'niled Stales is notably in advance of all other n:i'' .. in the cit'iic" and practice of bridge -bnildin'.'," writes I-'rank W. Skinner, i:i !litr]i'*r'n Weekly. "The increasing <1 inaii'is of commerce .in ili< <! longer and U?nger spans, the weight of locomotives and trains doubled and ircuM'd, me single nrirtge members increased to ope hundred feet in length and mi lur.dr <1 ton:; weight, wonderful s , hydraulic, pneumatic and 1 < * i i< macliim tools wore made to fashion ii m with, nr: ! costly special shops wore built in thi.? country and ope-.it i hy thousand <>r i men. The me'in - and i'acililics of < rectlon have kept i>n? < with tlx-" developments. Kn:> i.-; derricks, ; traveling tow n: : d steel-rope | tackles operated eie a Hint h.s a ! single .team or tic In, ting-' ( ngine, with manyotl' < > iy fiecial antdianco:-. have hoeii i.io.irl.rt fo :i?. -cinbllng lho great manners quickly, I cheaply and safely if. > tin' finish "d : i . 11. American ntn 'i t' dn.v far in ' idvanct: of all t ho woi ! In the dar:?ig ! designs, high <"jijr?15. i! economical :u ! rapid c.)ii truelio' n any fir it bridges." Thousands of l'H\ itc School-:. Twenty jeara ago tb iumb>r of ; pnvate schools; w;i:i t>:i. .ii. oil yt'inr a. > there was noted a der ided >n' a*", and 1o-dav Am- i is nan porting something like s<>00 irmawntiy establi bed '>1ii< onal iii iitnftons exclusive of the public schools, j - E (1 u ca lion at Review. i'roof of Success. ff every flay we can feel, if only for a moment, the elation of being alive, thn realization of being our best selves, of tilling our destined scope dim 111 mi, .vijii nirt.Y ;#i- mil l' I II<tl. WU are micceeding.?liliss Carman. Tbr> AiiHtrallnn Statn of Victoria spends nearly $f>00,000 a year in its warfare against the destructive rabbit. ?WOUS DOCTOR'S BESCBIPTION. SILFR CITY LADY A VICTIM Mrs. GUUIarid, of Slier City, Was Left in Bad Shape as a Resnlt of an Attack of the Grip. Si 1 or City, N. C.?"I was in bad shape." writes Mrs Sarah J. Gilliland, of (his place, "after an attack of the grip. was bothered with womanly troubles, but since taking Cardui 1 am much improved. It has done me more good than the doctors and 1 feeJ it saved my life, after all other methods had failed. "I thank you for the good that Cardui hi.s done to me and hope every lady who suffer* will try it. I will rero?nnirjKl it to my friend*." V.v. ..-i. - ----- ' 1-y VU1I in; (HI vajiuu UCUlg Ol UCflcfjt to you. 1<9 ingredients are mild )?ert*s, having a gentle, tonic, effect on the female constitution. The spccial are grown abroad and imported by u* direct. They are not in the Pharmacopeia, nor for sale at druggists, except as put up by us, so you cannot get the cffect of Cardui, exccpt by buying Cardui, the woman's tonic. No other medicine or tonic has exactly llie same results as Cardui, no other lias the record of 50 years of successful treatments of cases of fc male weakness, debility and disease. It is certainly worth trying. Ask your druggist. N. B. Write to: Thirties' Advisory Oopart moil, Clmi i.iiioorj M*-.lt? ln?* Co., Cliattmioojja. l>nn? for Special Inatruc- 1 tions, uul f.+ .p.-ijjf hook. "Homo Tr> alm?nt for Womcii," soul In plain wrapper. on rt^iM-si Aero Advertising. /vviauon is certain to result in a : new depart mont of the plot lire post- ' curd industry. The motorcar as a ! backfrround tor the charm* of tho i fashionable actress is already rather 1 worn out, hut quite a new sensation j may now he made by a portrait of j "Miss K^raphica Superb in her latest Hiplane,'1 or 'Thi! Peerless (>e]os- J tine at an altitude of 5.000 feet." j even if the aeroplanes are hired by tike hour nnd mad of cardboard by j tho photographer, says tb'< illustrated l^oudon News. A comedienne who fir?jt ban her aiiuhip '.stolen in a drnmatic manner may be assured of such trade adv^rtlsenient in the press t.hat give uiiprht eount on a doubling of her aalnry Before lon< tho manufacturers will ho sure to construct i aeroplanes purely to set off classical feiitures or rwrfoct figures, and the fact t.h?t !hc?? muchine* arc vis^lesa for living witt not distinguish thorn vory sharply from many shown at prnotioal e xhibit inns of the present moniont, RKFOHT A. PI'III* "1A TWO. "3d you wor'- deeply touched by the poem youn^ Mr. Guff .ion wrote to you?" said ?V1 a n?)f. "Yes," answered May mil*. "But it wn? not a rrnod |>oom." '*T don't caro. It was hist as m'i'h trouble for htm to write it as if be had been flhaUo.poare."?Washington 8tar CMCAIMIKADRl) Head RiHAkfHjpcr Mtu*t lie U**llaftlo. i The e.hief bookkeeper in a lar^e b?i<dne?s houw in oik* of our ?reat Wofltorn cttiff; Rpeaks of the harm cof//>? Al,I fnr kirn "My wife and I drank our first cup of Post 11 m n lit 1lo over two yearn ago, and wf have need it over -i(nr?, to tho entire exclusion ot t.eft and coffee. It happnnod In this way: "About three and a half years at?o I had an attack of pneumonia, which left m memento In th" shape of dyspepsia, or, rather, to speak more correctly. neuralgia of th< Htomach. My 'cup of choer' had always been coffee or tea, but I became convinced, after a time, that they aggravated my stomach trouble. I happened to mention the matter to my grocer one day and he suggested that I give Postum a trlnl "Next day it came, but Hio cook made the mistake of not boiling it sufficiently, and we did not like it much. TiHs wae, however, soon rernodied. and now wo like it so much that we will never change back. I'ostum, bain:; a food beverage instead of a drug. has been the moans of curing my Htomnc.h trouble, I rorlly believe, for I am a well man to-<!ay and have t>f>ed no other romedy. "My work as chief bookkeeper in omr Co.'s branch hou?? here is of n very confining nature. During my r*>tfeo drinkIng days I wan subject tc nervousnras and 'tho bluoe' in addition to my sick spoils. Those have loft mo since I began using Poatum, and T crin conscientiously r?v*jmmend K to thoflo whose work eonflnoa them to Iodk hour? of sovore mental exertion." "Thore'a a Roanon." Look in pkfffi. for the little book, "Th? Road to WellTllle." ICver *vaul the above iotter? \ n&* ?m npfmrn from time to time. Thej iv gmohie, trae, end fn!1 of htunai iMwratt. 5 TEXAS RANK Daring Acts V Picturesque i-c laws in BounC The agitation over the proposed abolishment of the Ranger force in Texas is State-wide. Tho question is already a well defined issue in the Democratic campaign for the Governorship and the matter promises to be thrashed out on the stump and in ihn nnMin 1'UWUV/ ]>l IHID ucu/iv; tliu IICAC I V'6' u!ar session of the Legislature convenes. That the Rangers performed yeoman service in ridding the frontier and Rio Grain'* border of desperate outlaws in the early history of the State and have to their credit perhaps more deeds of bravery and daring than any other body of men of like number is unquestioned. It is argued that. Texas is now so civilized that the Rangers are no longer needed. This little standing army was created in the early days when the sparsely settled regions and the remote frontiers of the State were the vmirlovimi.t, . 1 ? ?< * v tiMv-Ki wun v/l ?t > ci uaijii; nwiuu v/i criminal refugees. The official name which the creative act of the Legislature gave to this military force was the Frontier Battalion. It was intended, and long served, for the protection of tho ranchmen and other settlers of the border territory along the 11 io Grande and in the more western part of the State. In addition to their work of running down outlaws, including murderers, thieves and smugglers, the Rangers were one of the chief factors in ridding Texas of hostile bands of Comanche, I-ipan and other Indians, particularly during the early '70's. When tho Rangers li:i<l cleared out t.he worst of the outlaws and driven back tho raiding Indians now settlers poured into the reclaimed territory and railroads began to head in that direction. The work of the Rangers then took on a change. They had killed or captured most of the oldtime refugee murderers and greatly reduced smuggling operations between the United States and Mexico, but the cattle thieves still gave them plenty to do. Then came an occasional stage robbery, and, with tho 11 1)1)11 i Ifl in tr of rnilrn.Qflu tho rnhhlmr of trains was for many years a frequent occurrence. The Rangers were ever ready to take up the chase after this class of criminals, and in most cases they were successful in the man hunts. Now Work in Tonus, Of late years, however, the Rangers have had little to do at hunting cattle thieves and other robbers. They have been kept busy with a different kind of law violators. Their duties, instead of 1>< 'n^ confined to the ranch territory and along the Mexican border, now take them into the lnrirer Inwnn mi><! ' ore nniuilnnu rouiilIrs, where they eel; to enforce tlie l;iw against gambling ami other evils. They are especially vigorous in breaking up dives ar.d i : venting the sale of liquor in local union districts. It is said by man) persons that ilie flay ol tlie Kan gun-:' us< l ulin . s Is over and that the men are now used to perform the functions that properly belong to the sheriff and other local peace officers. it was during the quarter of a rontury followlnR the close i?f tin4 Civil War that the Hangers were utilize*! mwoi, *u %j\.\uiiu > i u in** ?*iiori if) r i (l the State of the lawless element. The force numbered in those (lays from sixty to one hundred mounted men. At present the force numbers forty men. In most instances the Hanger is a product of Texas or the Southwest. Occasionally a recruit is had from the North or East, but it is an invariable rule that the man who enters the service must be of good moral character and a dead shot. He must also know how to ride like a Comanche and be possessed of wonderful power of endurance. i ne oaring deeds of the Hangers were of almost everyday occurrence in the early days. They roved the unt)roken wilderness at will and were a law unto themselves. The reports which tlw captains of the respective companies made to the adjutant general's department were almost without exception brief and to the point. In tho iirrhivoa of the department are many of those short Btories of ^roat. human trials and tragedies. Told of Son's Death. Many of the reports tell of battles with Indians and long chaser, after the wily red-.kins. Captain II. .1. JUcharz, romnmnding Company 10 of tho Frontier Mattalion, made a hrief report to the adjutant-general in December, .1x70, which contains a mere mention of I he killing of his son, also a Hanger, by Indians. He says: "During the night of December 8 my kukid, wnom i nan sent toward lOagle Pass road to meet a spy, returning 1?? my ramp, informed ino that anothei i>and of Indians had appeared near my post at Fort Ingn in overwhelm-in.' numbers, had attacked two of my Hangers at the Hlanco iUver, sixteen miles east of l*'ort Inge, and had killed them. The names of tit." dead itai:i">rti are Walter Kicharz (my son) and Joseph lliff Another bflliri the Kir mnnc linil In. n vr...n near Uvalde, riding in the direction of the Krio Rivor. "Tlu- ^rai ; is Rolling worse every day, and as tho trills, protected l?y lite Mexicans, have a secure base of operation of two hundred and fifty n-.iles lot1g, w tching my movements, having dlstiii ily and formally noiified me that 'hey had determined to drive me from the place and sweep the country to Hexar County, it i<not reasonable to lie expected that I can always successfully operate in every direction against a half thou fuwiri well armed savages with thirtynight privates. "If it was not for thin cursed international law, I know very well what to do to clean out these blood) savages on the other side of the Itic (Jrande." The law which prohibited armoi, forces from crossing the Rio Grande was not observed by many of the old time Rangers. Captain C. L. Nevll and his men found tho Internationa border stream no barrier when ir 0 5ERS. ~ . l/ould Fill Volumes? >rce Which Kept OutIs IVlay Be Dissolved I r'lnCO nill??3iiU Tn/Un?? In the early part of 1881 Indians killed a stage driver and passenger in Quitman Canyon. Captain Nevill nnd nine men took the trail of the redskins and followed them into the mountains of Mexico, keeping closo on the trail for twenty days through a wild and uninhabited region, finally overtaking the Indians, killing six of them and recovering sixteen stolen horses and mules. Before railroads wore built Into the territory between San Antonio and the Rio Grando that region, more than two hundred miles long by three hundred miles broad, was the base of operation of many desperate bands of Mexican thieves and smugglers. Captain L. H. McNelly and his company of Hangers were the flying squadron that subdued (ho lawlessness in that big scope of country. They undertook and accomplished tasks that seemed uusurniountable to the State authorities at Austin. Captain McNelly mastered the situation by conducting a plan of campaign that struck terror to the heart 'of the border outlaws. He and his men were on the go constantly. They entered the held in the middle '7 0's and kept up a constant warfare against tne border thieves and smugglers for several years. It wan in 1882 that Captain M(-Nelly and about thirty of his men had a battle with Mcxii.an smugglers which is still prominent in the annals of the lower border. A band of Mexicans crossed into Texas and stole a herd of cattle : from the ranch of Richard King and j headed the animals for the Itio : Grande. Captaiij McNelly was quickly in' formed, and he and his men took up | the trail. They arrived at the crossing of the Rio Grande a few hours beI hind the thieves and stolen cattle, j Uraving the dangers that they knew awaited them on the other side, they swam their horses across and made an advance upon the town of San Miguel, in Mexico, In which place the < K I Atfrtn 1*11/1 ?!???? "of .. ?? ? iinu vca utiu luauii j ijuuci pi U" | tectiou of the Mexican authorities, i Their advance was repulsed and a ! light took place, in which twentyj nino Mexicans were killed. After ' much parleying, the stolen cattle were turned over to the Rangers and driven back to the ranch of Mr. King. Time after time Captain McNelly and his men raided camps of border ; outlaws, killing all who offered re | sistance. Many members of tho : Ranger force wore killed In their work of ridding tho frontier of the lawless element. Of the iatt Rangers, none has a greater r >tu>a:!on for bravery than ('amain John II. Hughes, who j entered tin? servi <> twenty-live years j ago and is in < m.and of one of tho four compani; - \ iiich compose the State force. ii'> had many single handed encounters with bad men in tho early da> . and has a score or more of not; h <?:j his gun, all of which were put there in tho performance of his duty. It is said of him that he was never known to show j the slightest trace of excitement. He is low voiced fmiet Miifl iinncsiinilmr I Ho Is a devout church member and possessed of a comfortable fortune In lands and money. He was recently transferred from the llttlo border towu of Ysleta to Amarillo. He says that he hated to make tho transfer becauso It. made it necessary for him to give up Ills Sunday school work at Ysleta. lie had been superintendent 111 i in- oiiiiuii.) m nuoi iuui'i' ior several yonrs. One of Captain I lushes' most noted exploits was the killing of Florenclo Carrasco, a notorious bandit of the upper Rio Grande border. Hughes was 011 a trip alone Into a remote part of the Big Bend region, which was at that time a veritable nest of criminals. He was hunting for Desidario I)uran, a Mexican outlaw, who was wanted for murder and other crimes. He surprised Duran in a little "jacal" and took him captive, lie took the Lxlonim* #*. "II..." IIM?r. i ri munci n? .inn \>IIMIinlIIl H KlOI'e, situated on the Texas bank of the Uio Grande, .'iml chained him to a post pending a start back to civilization. During Act of Hughes. While at the store Hughes overheard a Mexican remark that Kloreneio Carrasco was camped down In n little strip of timber that bordered the river. Hughes had been looking for ('arrasco for some time and he de SOCCER I It is Advocated as a and Smal A roronl article by Lieutenant (}. j\. i.i.vior, i . r>. a., oil -?occer Kootball," is most timely. Advocating Its adoption in the army and for smaller colleges generally, he said, in part: "The conditions and requireiiu ntn of the Army are very different from thosr* of th?' collegeB. To 'make' one of (lie lending football teams is too often i lie object of a collego man's life. Yon may say this is a perverted ambition, but nevertheless it is an <-x1stink condition, not a mere theory. Aft<-r having for a few seasons en jdjeu lilt* inuime reputation," now many an all-American player slnkn into obscurity for Hie rest of his life. After lie leaves college, unless lie 1 coaches for a while, he probably 1 never again handles a football, but spends the rest of his life in a swivel chair with an occasional game of teni ills, golf, or squash to keep him from entirely deteriorating physically. "A game of soccer rarely require? a substitute, and tlio spectacle of a new and fresh eleven being run in I for the second half against a team nol ' so rich in substitutes is unknown > TV,A IfWllvlrilinlll V flf fhrt Amorlonn Ic strong, and tho opportunity for indl I tlriual work offered by soccor would > nppeal morn Btrongly to his nature than tho studied teehnlqun of our col' I lege game. I)o not gather tho Inv 1 prosslon that tho gamo (soccer) li i not one of skill. Take In a cairn elded that the opportune moment hud come to capttire him. "Ho mountud hiB horBe and rode straight to Currasco's camp. The outlaw was surrounded Uy a half dozen members of his band. Hughes called to them, demanding their surrender. The Mfivinnna etnrfnfl fnf flin UimioI* ?*.!*%#* I ? *"' ? "" "*? " "?? at Hughes as they run. Carrasco stood his ground for a moment, attempting to draw his gun. Captain Hughes got in tho first shot, killing the man instantly. The news of the killing quickly spread to the little settlement on the other side of the river, and the Mexicans began making preparations for t rnl/1 /wi \\T l.wll.nm'n -"UW ?? * Utu Vil i ? iUUIiUUl D niui u >y mi uiw view of killing Hughes. As soon as it was dark Captain Hughes got his prisoner, Duran, upon a horse, and 1 mounting his own, started for the ueareBt railroad point, one hundred miles distant. He conveyed his prisoner by a roundabout trail and lauded him in jail at Alpine. Captain Hughes was with Captain Frank Jones, another Hanger commander, who had many thrilling ex-" periencea upon the Rio Grande border, when the latter was killed in a flght with Mexican outlaws below San Elizario. The Rangers were on a Hunt for Servl? Olguin and his uncle, Antonio Olguin, who were widely known as thieves and murderers. They trailed the Olguins across the old river bed into a Mexican village and found the outlaws in an old adobe building. When the K&ngors rode up to the place the Olguins tired on them. Captain Jones was killed soon after the battle began, but lived long enough to raise himself upon his elbow and | wound one of the outlaws. It was found that a number of friends of the Olguins were in the building and were aiding in the light. The Rangers finally forced the surrender of the muuij-iivi; in an. JJUlll the Olgulns wore severely wounded. In 1884 Captain Hughes made a rhase of more than three thousand miles after a band of horse thieves, lie took up the trail near Austin and followed It out through West Texas, up iuto the panhandle and down through New Mexico, to a point near Sliver City, where he captured two of the outlaws and placed them In jail. The thrilling exploits of Captain Hughes and threescore other men who have served In the Ranger sorvice would fill several volumes.?New York Tribune. Future Advertising. ny * r.iin;;> ixjim). Having retired from active business. I desire to dispose of my aeroplane. it is a light, airy machine and capable of great speed. On m.v last trip it reached the earth, a distance of some 5u0 foet, in less than two ! seconds. This machine was made under my persona! supervision and lias several unique features not found in other I and more common affairs. It has a ne-it :-:;ionge rack, where a gossamer ! bathing suit can be stored in case of j emergency. It also carries a toothbush and lias a place where a fountain 11 can be neatly packed. Another admirable innovation not found elsewhere is a silk fish net, j mum neneam, so uint in case or any! thing wrong with the machinery you can crawl under and monkey with the engine without personal danger if you are reasonably quick on your back. The engine is also covered securely by a water-tight rubber bag, to protect it from the inroads of the ocean or other bodies of water. With my aeroplane I will furnish a full set of instructions: IIow to mount, how to start off and how to steer. Unfortunately, I am unable (o give a personal demonstration owing to a previous engagement. The followiiiE hints, however mnv ho found io bo of Interest to the novice. Do not wait until you have started before testing your steering apparatus. i <llil this tho last time 1 was out. I)o not swoop too near the earth in moments of supreme confidence. It is hard to take a largo slice from the top of some hill and still retain your composure. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. New parts can always be obtained in a few hours. If any one in interested in my machine, I should be pleased to have them look it. over. It is In splendid order, having been recently rebuilt. Address me care of the neurasthenia ward, Hellevue Hospital. ? Lippin* cott's Magazine. i< I TlirkOV lia? :i PdWl'limoilt tflnnnrw | for such products us aro needed in the army. FOOTBALL. Sport For the Army 1 Colleges. somo day and watch an expert 'dribhie' the ball. "In conclusion, let mo quote the opinion of Captain Bryan. the trainer of the athletic teams of the Colorado School of .Mines. Ho said to mo recently: "'I like the open name, it does not injure so manv of our vomit? men That game (soccer) would he tho best in the world for soldiers.' "We have delayed too ion? in taking up the game, and 1 trust that in the near future it will he widely played throughout our Army and put r on the basis it so well deserves." Heroes of the Common Lot. [I is oile of those blessed contradir lions lhat mako life worth living, that after tho horrors of the f il mines tho world looks brighter. Wo have been reminded that all men ure not. i mere cogs of an industrial machine; i that they aro not above self-Bacrlllce; i and that rough exteriors cover tho virtues of which the poets have sung and to which xnen havo erected noble i monuments. Tho heroism of the common lot! I That wo havo seen again, and seeing, j wo lose, at least, for tho moment, the . momory of tho pettiness and tho . meanness of that saroo common lot j and find ourselves glad that wo aro ) men.?Editorial In the World To-Day. A Motirave wisely directed, will cause her to give to her little ones only the most wholesome and beneficial remedies and only when actually needed, and tho well-informed mother uses only the pleasant and gentle laxative remedy?Syrup of Figs and Elixir of benna?when a laxative is required, as it is wholly free from all objectionable substances. To get ite beneficial ofTecta always buy the genuine, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Doceit usually lias a good a tart in the man who boaBts of bis diplomacy. A Fathvr'i Worry. Your poor wcurlud wife loniug Bleep miralug the little oue sufforlmc Iroiu that nt^ht fi?ad for ohlldr?u and horror to paronts, oboop, should have a bettlo of Taylor's Ch?ioic?o ltemedy of Sweet Outu uud Mull?la, ka undoubted croup prnvtrntativw oh wwll &? family ouru for i-ou^ha, colds and nouauiaption. At druKgUtH 85o. nud 60c. It is easy for the nianvwho amounts to nothing to vrive himsu-lf nwnv Rheumatism is Curable Nature's Remedy (XK tablets) will cure Rheumatism and do it quickly. It so thoroughly elean*ea and regulates the kidney*, fiver and digontive system that its cure* seem almost magi'iil. Results guaranteed. Tako 0110 to-night, you'll feel better in tlio morning. G*t a 23o. Rox. All Druggists. The A. 11. Lewi* Medicine Co. St. Louis, Mo. A Dangcrouo Weapon. Two Irtsluuen w?r? out hunting, wttk oa? gun l*?twuen them. Tho nan with tho gun saw a bird on a fewrlc a*d took careful aim nt It. "For tfie lore of heaven, (Mlko!" ?h*wt*d the otlitvr huntw, "don't hootl The gua ain't loaded." 'Tt>R *o< to!" yelled Mike. "The bind won't wait!"??*????. AN AIDVQNTUROUS SPIRIT. "Why d<d you have your head nhaved bofore going to the seaHlioro?" "I waut#d to aee If thera beach barhern would be able to persuado me that I needed my hair cut." Louisville Courier-.Innriinl SAVED OPERATION By Lydia E. 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The great volume of uiisolir.iteft testlmnnv rnn?t;iiiflv nnnr i11mt in proves conclusively that /.ydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound is a remarkable remedy for those distressing feminine ills from which bo maay women suffer. If you want special advice about your eaao write to Mrs. Pink ham, lit Lynn, Mush, ller mlvico is free, ana always helpful. cQ ~*L.Z Poultry" i\curcuy Fnr??l?: -VanA*r?i R*4 Album**, tr. nutk* cH? li.atd* nt the o|?i Caletnin )"t.? ?|>k *i?, t? n>?k? the <'?? hell, OkpAlenm, to aid Nut Vrailm, heert and nrrrc loale The p*va producer en Utn market Write (or booklet. Tha Southern Ktnnk Fnnrt P,n.. ATLANTA, OA. T?* COLE PLANTER MAKES BIGGER CROPS Because It mlxe? the iruano with Itoe soil cloaa under the ??ed w> that tha cotton Is nourished from the tlraa it aprout* and Urewi oil ftiroiig and ThrlAy. a farmeriaya "IflO pounna ot guano aapllcil with the Cole Plnnlrr la equal to lOO pontula pntont Intfce n*?*l war.*' it 1nckka8ks thk VlKf.n A UAIAt or mors to each one-hourf. Crop. BAVKS TIMK AND MONEY One man and one horae atone trip proparai tlie s?*d-foed, put* In ?h*ruatw>. opens a?am. drops and covers the ajed, all In Just the rljrht war for either C^>rn, Cotton. Peaa. Pprahuno. Peanuts, 8tc, TT?a COLE. PLAISTE.IL Weaia Ml* world ! golfing a qt lrk. <>v?n Hind, Itpu*a on# aaad kftor another In a atralght In .thick or thin, ao that It I?M U I M III, and l?H to CRltlT?f?. ?Ir. n?arn of Qaonrla writ** "I fom.o wor HIM rXAHTIRO HT CHOP WIT* TUB Ooi.S (IRf' V TO YOU, writ* ato?c? for frfcaa.JC c?Uiioruit and nam* of march ant who Mil* an^ cuaranteti Cola PI an vera. THll OOLE MfQ OO.. 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