The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 21, 1901, Image 3
MAYORS OO?RT.
The only case tried in the Mayor's
conn Monday was that of Lawrence M.
Foxworth charged with pablic drunk?
enness and disorderly conduct. He
was declared not guilty by a jury and
discharged. The trial aroused more
than ordinary interest on account of
the circumstances th it led up to it,
and there was quite a crowd present
throughout the trial.
The warrant for Foxworth's arrest
was issued on Friday by the city au?
thorities at the request of Mr.
Charles D. Lide. It was charged in
the warrant that on August 12th Fox
worth while drunk entered the house
of the said Lide and then and there
conducted himself in a disorderly and
unlawful manner, insulting and ter?
rifying the family of the said Lide.
Foxworth was arrested and gave
bond for his appearance for trial on
Saturday, but on Saturday morning
Mr. Lide went to the clerk's office and
stated that rather than have his wife
and mother brought into court to
testify he would drop the case. The
clerk destroyed the original warrant
and Mr. I." C. Strauss, Foxworth's
Attorney, was informed that his client
need not appear for trial. When Mayor
Stuckey was informed what had been
done he refused to permit the case to
be dropped and at his direction another
warrant was issued for Foxworth.
Saturday afternoon Policeman Mc?
Kagen went to Foxworth's house and
told him that he was wanted at the
Mayor's office to see what was to be
done about the case. Foxworth came
down town and by permission of Offi?
cer McKagen stopped at Mr. Strauss's
office.
Mr. Strauss called up the Mayor
over the telephone to find out about
the case, who informed him that the
case would be tried at Mr. Lide's
house that afternoon. Officer McKagen
then went to Mr. Strauss' office and
served the warrant formally, and the
Mayor required $50 as bond for Fox?
worth's appearance for trial within
thirty minutes. At the appointed
time Foxworth with Mr. Strauss
was present in the Mayor's office and
after some discussion the Mayor an?
nounced that the trial would not be
held at Mr. Lide's house, but would
be postponed until Monday at the
usual time and place for holding May?
or's court. A bond of $50 was re
quired for Foxworth's appearance. The
bond was given and the trial Monday
closed the incident. Mr. Lide's moth?
er appeared and testified as to Fox?
worth's condition and conduct at the
time the alleged offense was commit?
ted, but the jury did not find suffi?
cient evidence to convict Foxworth
of the offenses charged.
The jury before whom the case was
tried, consisted of : L. B. DuRant,
Foreman, J. T. Green, C. F. McFad
din. Ebb. Wells. R, K Wilder, S. W.
Stubbs.
A Very Pure Drinking Water.
A few days ago Health Officer Rear
on took a sample of our city water
to Charleston to be analyzed by Dr.
Wilson, City Bacteriologist.
In a letter rceived last Saturday Dr.
Wilson pronounces the water very pure.
This will be gratifying news to those
who have been suspicious about the
purity of our drinking water. Follow?
ing is the letter:
Mr. E. I. Reardon. Health Officer,
Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: I have the pleasure to re?
port as follows upon the sample of wa?
ter which you delivered to me on 10th
inst: Number of bacteria for cubic
centimetre, 61. No fecal bacteria are
present.
The number of bacteria contained in
the water when first pumped must be
very small indeed, as I understood you
to tell me that the sample examined
was drawn from a tank. This is a fine
result, and indicates a very pure
drinking water. Yours truly,
Robt. Wilson, Jr.,
Bacteriologist to Board of Health.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
A Thorough and Authoritative Test Be?
ing Made to Settle Question as to
Purity.
The question as to the purity and
healtfulness of the water supplied by
the Sumter Water Co., will be settled
within the next two weeks by the
Chemical department of the Univ?rsity
of Pennsylvania.
As soon as the officers of the com?
pany were informed that the purity
of the water had been called in ques"
tion they decided to have the water
thoroughly tested both chemically and
bacteriologi cally. They accordingly
applied to Dr. Ravenel, who is at the
head of the department of chemistry
of the University of Pennsylvania, and
one of the most famous chemists and
bacteriologists of America, to send a
specialists to this city to make an
.examination of the entire system, to
give an expert opinion as to the
source from which the water is ob?
tained and to procure samples of wa- !
ter to be"analvzed.
Dr. Samuel*H. Gilliland, of the De?
partment of Chemistry, University of
Pennyslvania was accordingly sent to
this city to make the examination de?
sired by the officers of the Water Com?
pany. He arrived Thursday morning
and spent the day in making critical
inspection of the entire water system.
He took samples of water at the pump?
ing station, at the stand pipe and
from three other places on the water
mains, and each sample will be test?
ed for bacteria and analyzed in the la?
boratory of the University of Pennsyl?
vania.
The report of Dr. Gilliland will be
awaited with considerable interest and
anxiety, for the purity of the city's
water supply is a matter of the very
highest importance and one in which
everybody is interested. If the exam?
ination should develop the fact that
the water is impure the Water Com?
pany will take steps at once to procure
another supply that will stand the test
as io purity and healthfulm-Hs.
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prompriy applied to cats, burss aod sctids
it 300tbe3 and quickly heals tn? ir jared p-^rt
There are worthless counterf. irs, be sure to
getDeWitt's J S Hugbsoa & Co
I: ii ei?ier to keep well tam get cured
DeWi t's LittU E*rly Risers uk.'?, now aod
then, will always keep your bowels in perfect
order. They never gripe bar promote an easy
action. J S Hughsoo & Co
Card From Ex-Court Stenographer Par?
rot.
Sumter. S. C., Aug. 19, 1901.
Mr. Editor : Inasmuch as Hon. O.
W. Buchanan has in the last few days
attempted to get an affidavit from Mr.
W. H. McFeat, Stenogropher of 5th
Judicial Circuit, to the effect that it
was at Mr. McFeat's suggestion that
he appointed Mr. Geo. D. Tillman, Jr.,
court stenographer for the 3rd circuit,
discharging me from that position, be?
cause of the great competency of Mr.
Tillman for the place, thus making
it appear to the public that the idea
of ousting me and appointing Mr.
Tillman originated in the mind of Mr.
McFeat instead of that of His Honor
the Judge, I feel called upon to make
the following statement :
This statement which Mr. McFeat
is asked by his Honor tc swear
to is in the hand writing of the Judge
himself, and while it is not before me at
this writing, it can and will be pro?
duced if called for. And in view of
the further fact that there is a rumor
in circulation that Judge Buchanan
has reported recently that he discharg?
ed me from the position because of my
incompetency it behooves me, in fact
becomes my duty, to state the facts as
they are, in connection with the
whole matter.
In the first place, I wish to state
that I am not responsible for Judge
Buchanan's reference to me in this his
race for Congress. If my friends have
attacked him in reference to his treat?
ment of me it was not known to me, nor
prompted by me. . Since my reputation
is involved I beg to state to the pub?
lic:
I was summoned by telegraph to
Lexington court house by Judge Bu?
chanan, in Sept. '96, when he was there
holding court. I had served as court
stenographer of this 3d Circuit under
Judge T. B. Fraser for nine years,
satisfactorily to him and the bar, so
far as I am aware. On arriving at
Lexington court house in response to
the telegram, Judge Buchanan told me
that Mr. J. W. Mixon, the then serv?
ing stenographer, would not be in the
position longer than the 1st of Octo?
ber of that year; that he wished to
appoint me in his stead. I told the
Judge that I did not wish the position
unless it should be permanent so far as
his authority should extend. He
then and there assured me that I
should hold the position, if I would
accept it, as long as he remained Judge
of the 3d Circuit, and said it would
be an unusual thing if he were not
elected for the second term : that I
would reasonably calculate, therefore,
on holding the place seven years. On
such terms and representations I ac?
cepted the appointment and now hold
in my possession his written appoint?
ment to me, stating :
'*Having stood the examination and
being satisfied of your qualifications
both as to stenography and moral
character I hereby appoint you official
Stenographer 3d Judicial Circuit,
Oct. 1st, 1896.
I took charge of the work on 1st
Oct. '96. In December '98, when the
Judge received his new commission, I
suggested that he give me also a new
appointment. He assured me that it
was not necessary : that my appoint?
ment continued of force, and again as?
sured me that I should hold the posi?
tion as long as he was Judge, with
the qualification, however, ?i unless my
brother-in-law, Jim, should apply.''
While I knew this was a retraction
to some extent from his first promise,
yet it caused me but little concern, as
? never anticipated that Col. Jas. H.
Tillman would ever apply, as I was
satisfied he was seeking a higher place.
I heard nothing more of the matter
until I received the following letter:
Chesterfield, C. H., S. C.,
April 29, '99.
Mr. L. I. Parrott, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: You will recall a conver?
sation we had some months ago in
which I said you would continue as
stenographer so long as I was Judge
unless my brother-in-law, Mr. G. D.
Tillman, or someone else whose re?
quest would have to be recognized
were to apply. Now, that very thing
has been indicated to me, and by that
very gentleman. He will in all prob?
ability (from what I can now under?
stand? desire to go into service about
July 1st. I think at this early indica?
tion I should write you that you may
be prepared if such request be made
of me. Very truly,
O. W. Buchanan.
So it appears to me now that instead
of my being disqualified, it was the
urgent necessity ( ?) to favor his broth?
er-in-law, who was at the date of the
above letter studying stenography un?
der Mr. McFeat, for the purpose of
getting my place as soon as he could
be qualified. I am assured by Mr.
McFeat that Mr. Tillman came to
him to study stenography for the pur?
pose of being appointed 'by his broth?
er-in-law, Judge Buchanan, i steno?
grapher of the 3d Circuit in my place
as soon as he should become com?
petent,
As soon as I received the above let?
ter from Judge Buchanan, I wrote
him and afterwards had a conversa?
tion with him to the effect reminding
him of his promise when he appointed
me. Told him that my mercan?
tile business in Darlington was gone
by reason of his appointment and
promises to me. Believing I was per
mantly located in the 3d circuit, that
I had purchased a lot in city of Sum?
ter, had the lumber there on the
ground to build me a home which I
expected to pay for from the salary of j
this office. And I told him his con?
templated action in the premises
would be a great hardship upon me.
To this he replied that he was not
then certain whether the request
would he made of him, but would let
me know later.
He did write me on June '29, '99
that I must give up place on the fol
lowing Sept. 1st.
There are two things that the public !
can be made aware of hy this com?
munication :
The first is, no matter what Judge
Buchanan's promises may tie as indi?
cated by his letter above, some one
may make a request of him. which
"would have to be recognized.*'
And secondly, that it was a request of
somebody who had to he recognized
that caused my dismissal and not my j
incompetency. L. I. Parrott.
A ne^ro hoy was knocked down with
a brick bat at the depot Sunday by
another negro with whom he was
quarrelling, and it was reported n?-xt
morning that he had died from the
effects of the blow. An investigation
proved that boy was running around
the streets as*usual and had no idea
of dying.
BiSHOPVILLE NEWS.
Bishopville, S. C., Aug. 19.
Our village is all bustle and noise:
the saw, hammer and trowel are being
; industriously plied the day through.
Miss Pauline McKenzie, of Richland
! County, is visiting in the familv of
Mr. T. E. Davis.
Mrs. Laddis. of Camden, is spend?
ing a short time with Mrs. W. C. Cly?
burn.
Meriam Graham, colored, was acci?
dentally killed by the down train Satur?
day afternoon, while undertaking to
beat a ride. His body was allowed to
lie on the track where it fell until the
evening train passed up and it was
mangled beyond recognition.
Messrs. Creech ct Little are building
a great " liberty" stable on land pur?
chased from Dr. E. S. Booth.
Mr. Rogers, of Dillon, is also erect?
ing a 100 foot stable and buggy ware
room on land bought from The Grange.
The widow of Hansford James, color?
ed, has found that her brother, Lewis
Bates, who was owned by Jno. Bates,
of Richland County, and who made a
break for liberty in 1853, is alive and
resides in Chicago, and is worth $500,
000. He is quite unlettered, and there
is small hopes of her ever opening up
communications with him.
"We are extremely sorry that an ac?
count of our great grange meeting was
not published. Maybe it is better so :
the farmers are resting easy and it is
just barely possible that it is best not
to disturb them.
We know that we have the sympathy
of ail who are acquainted with -?he
health condition of Dr. E. S.
Booth. Just upon our acquisi?
tion of his very reasonable and
very efficient service, he was in?
capacitated for work by sickness which
has been prolonged, and we regret to
learn that his recent trip off did not
result in any material benefit.
Dr. Jennings, of Mann ville, has lo?
cated here for the purpose of practic?
ing his profession. J.
PYTHIAN MEETING.
Grand Chancellor M. L Bonham Visits
Gamecock Lodge.
Game Cock Lodge, No. 17, K. of P.,
held a meeting on Tuesday night of
last week that will long be remem?
bered as one of the most pleasant
occasions in its history. Grand
Chancellor Commander M. L. Bon?
ham arrived on the afternoon train
train from Columbia.
The lodge was called to order at the
usual hour and as rapidly as possible
disposed of routine business. The
Grand Chancellor and his acting sub?
ordinate officers were formally intro?
duced, and took charge of the lodge.
Gen. Bonham made an address in
reference to the Endowment Rank and
its present status. He explained the
mistakes and dishonesty of Supreme
officials, or rather of an official : by
which a loss of about two hundred
and twenty five thousand dollars had
been sustained. He told of the man?
ner in which the Supreme Lodge had,
in exrta session, investigated and ad?
justed the matter in a way to com?
mand confidence and respect. Jn
closing he declared that the Endow?
ment Rank is growing, and in his
judgment will be stronger and more
judiciously conducted than ever be?
fore.
Gen. Bonham is a graceful, eloquent
speaker, and presented his subject in
such an attractive way that he had
from beginning to end the closest at?
tention possible.
Past Grand Chancellor A. Moses was
called upon and added some interest?
ing facts and figures concerning
fraternal insurance. The thanks of
the lodge were extended to the speak?
ers for their clear and instructive ad?
dresses.
There are one hundred and four
members of the Endowment Rank in
Sumter. So far none of them have
dropped their policies and their confi?
dence in the order is fully restored.
jAfter adjournment light refreshments
and cigars were served and the large
number in attendance enjoyed them?
selves in social chat, and exchange of
pleasantries until nearly twelve
o'clock.
County Summer School Closes.
The County Summer School has
closed after a most successful and
satisfactory session. There were twen?
ty-five teachers enrolled, all told, and
twenty-one remained throughout the
month and stood the final examina?
tion. The instructors and teachers
were all thoroughly well pleased with
the work accomplished, and it was the
opinion of the teachers and the taught
that this was the most satisfactory
summer School ever held in Sumter
County.
Resolutions Adopted by the S. L. I.
Sumter, S. C., August 19, 1901.
To C. C. Fish burne, late Captain
Sumter Light Infantry.
Sir: At a meeting of the committee
appointed by the company to acknowl?
edge the receipt of your letter of
resignation, which the company has
accepted with extreme regret, the
following resolutions were unanimous?
ly passed :
1. Resolved. That this company
has. through the removal of Captain
Fishburne from this city, lost a faith?
ful and efficient officer.
2. Resolved. That although Cap?
tain Fishburne has been our com?
manding officer for only a short time
he has placed himself high in the
esteem of the rank and file of this
company.
3. Resolved, That the members of
this company will watch the future
career of Captain Fishburne with
pride and be ready at any time, to
serve him should the occasion arise.
4. Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions lie sent to Captain Fish?
burne and that they be spread upon
the minutes of the Sumter Light
Infantry.
C. B. Yeadon,
K. S. Moise,
C. P. Lesesne.
Committee.
W. L. TT-ii lace, M. D., of Kingtree. S C.
pay?: '"Io my pr-?ct;ce 1 have u?*d a lot ot
Ko itv Dyspepsia Cure, the ;?rp:i! rvmrdr for
indigestion and other stomach tDobles an)
bave bad no f-iiiare.'bat re?i?f ir? almost all
cas?? T b. i 3 is the firs: brue ia AL year's
practice th it ? hi ve ever had occasion to
public'y advise ail dyspeptics of a certain
remedy lo Kodol Dyspepsia Cure." J S
Hugbson & Co.
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.
Meriman Graham Meets a Horrible
Death.
Meriam Graham, a young negro man
whose home is in this city, was run
over and killed Saturday afternoon on
the Bishopville R. R. not far from the
town of Bishopville. Both legs were
cut off r ear the knees, his skull crush?
ed and rieck broken. Coroner Flowers
held an inquest Sunday and the jury
returned a verdict to the effect that
Graham came to his'death as a result
of his own carelessness.
It was stated that Graham, who had
been working as a telephone lineman
in Bishopville, started to beat his way
to Sumter on the Saturday afternoon
freight and was put off once. In at?
tempting to board the train while it
was under way, after being pnt off, he
slipped and fell under the wheels. As
stated above he was horribly man?
gled and his death must have been in?
stantaneous.
A BURGLAR CAPTURED.
Bold Thief Who Robbed Mr. Joel E.
BrunsoR's House Run Down by
Bloodhounds.
The bloodhounds have run down
and enabled the police to capture a
burglar, and he is now in the guard
house awaiting a hearing before the
magistrate. The burglar entered the
house of Mr. Joel E. Brunson some
time between midnight Saturday night
and 5 o'clock Sunday morning and stole
a watch from the room in which Mr.
Brunson's daughter was sleeping. The
I burglar was very quiet and although
? he ransacked the bureau draws and
made a pretty thorough search for
valuables no one was aroused and he
escaped without detection. At 5
o'clock the robbery was discovered and
Mr. Brunson notified the police at
once. Policeman Smith carried one
of the hounds to the house and let
him smell the sill of the window
through which the burglar had enter?
ed and left the house. The dog took
up the trial on the ground beneath the
window without the least hesitation
and followed it out into the street
and around the square to a negro
house on Council Street. There he
stopped and could not be induced to
leave until a negro man came to the
door. When the negro made his ap?
pearance the dog attempted to bite
him.
The negro, March Baker, was arrest?
ed and being taken to the house, it was
found that his track was exactly like
those left by the burglar, even to
certain peculiarities caused by run
down heels and half soles on his shoes.
He, of course denied the robbery
and claimed not to have been on the
street on which Mr. Brunson lives,
but the evidence was so strong against
him that he was committed to the
guard house. A search warrant was
procured and the house searched, but
the watch could not be found : but the
failure to recover the watch was not
surprising, as there were a half dozen
or more negroes in the house when
Baker was arrested and they had am?
ple time and opportunity to make way
with the watch before the search was
made.
IT IS NOW CAPT. DOAR.
Result of Election of S. L. I. Officers.
At a meeting of the Sumter Light
Infantry held Friday night Capt. C. C.
Fishburne handed in his resignation,
which was accepted. First Lieuten?
ant Doar was elected Captain to suc
ced Captain Fishburne and Second
Lieut. C. B. Yeadon was elected First
Lieutenant and Mr. John Fishburne
Second Lieutennt. The resignation
of Capt. Fishburne was rendered nec?
essary by his early removal to Co?
lumbia.
Going With a Rush.
While there seems to be a disposi?
tion on the part of some of the people
of Charleston to talk about the Exposi?
tion grounds and insist that it is not
to be expected that the work be entire?
ly completed in time for the opening
on December 1 next, it is a notable
fact that those people who come to
this city from outside, and have seen
expositions begun and finished, say
that the work is well in hand and
that there should be no trouble in
having everything in order before the
required time. The members of the
Illinois commission had duties con?
nected With the Pan-American Exposi?
tion identical with their duties to the
South Carolina Inter-State and West
Indian Exposition, and spent consider?
able time in Buffalo before and after
the opening of the Exposition there.
They were free to say that the Exposi?
tion grounds and buildings here were
well advanced.
Visitors to the grounds yesterday
saw much that was interesting and in?
structive. The work goes steadily on
in every direction, and while there is
much to be done, a great deal has al?
ready been accomplished and is show?
ing up in fine shape. The Cotton
Palace has at last begun to indicate in
some measure the beautiful structure
that it will be when completed. In
the Court of the Palaces the carpenter
work goes on rapidly. The Palace of
Agriculture and the Palace of Com?
merce, connected with the Cotton Pal?
ace by the colonades and exedra, are
now assuming shape, and show where
the millions of feet of lumber and tim?
ber are being used. This court, which
is over a mile around, will be one
of the most beautiful ever designed in
any exposition.
The Wagener section is now receiv?
ing a great amount of attention and j
will soon be well filled with workmen.
The Art Building is being completed
and nearly ready for the decorative j
work and painting. The contract for
the completion of the Woman's Build?
ing has been awarded, and the adding
to and arranging the Colonial mansion
now occupying the knoll overlooking
the Ashley, begins at once. The fram?
ing of the Negro building is well un?
der way. and the Machinery, Transpor?
tation, Mining and Forestry and Mary?
land buildidngs are all progressing
satisfactorily. News and Courier.
Mr. George L. Kicker has resigned
his position of bookkeeper for the Bank
of Sumter and Mr. Bartow Walsh lias
bron elected to fill the place. Mr.
Kicker will bb connected with the Sav?
ings Hank which will open for busi?
ness September 10.
GOOD BALL
The fastest and most interesting
game of ball of the season was that
played last week between Sumter and
Manning. The work was snappy and
no time-killing and unseemly wrang
ilng was indulged in. such as disgust?
ed the spectators at the last game.
The Manning boys are gentlemen and
play ball in a sportmanlike way.
Manning took the bat in the first and
scored one before retiring: the locals
came along and crossed the plate three
times.
Sumter maintained the lead till the
9th, when the visitors tied the score,
where it remained at the end of the
tenth.
As usual Cutt i no had to play the
game for Sumter. Osteen at short
plays good ball, but the errors piled
up by the others were woeful. But on
the other hand the Manning field pick
up and throw with precision. The
work of Davis at third and Dingle at
short are worthy of comment : the
latter's playing being one of the fea?
tures of the game. Lanham played all
round ball, and the quickness with
which Rawlinson pitched has ne^er
been equalled in Sumter. "My dear
Appelt"-but not of political "fame
made him popular with the crowd by
helping Cuttino to run up a striking
out record.
Sumter did some heavy hitting.
DuPont, Osteen and E. Wilder made
two baggers, and Smith made several
long drivers. If Sumter's fielding had
been up to the hitting they would
have won by a good margin.
Mr. Lanham's fairness in explain?
ing a misunderstood rule to his own
team and sending them back on the
diamond was appreciated by the
spectators. That's the kind of thing
that makes sport popular.
The large crowd present mounted
their wheels at the end of the game
at the beginning of the rain, and
made for home at a rate that disre?
garded speed limits.
A full official score was not kept,
but below is a summary of what was:
Manning-Rawlinson, p : Lanham,
c: J. F. McLeod, lb: Kelk, 2b; Din?
gle, ss; Davis, 3b; E. P. McLeod, If;
Colclough, cf: Appelt, rf.
Sumter-Cuttino, p: J. Wilder, c;
DuPont, lb: Moise, 2b: Osteen. ss:
E. Wilder, 3b: Gillespie, If: Richard?
son, cf: Smith, rf.
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Man'ing, 111001002 0-6
Sumter, 3 001^1000 0-6
Runs-Manning: J. F. McLeod,
Rawlinson, Lanham, Colclough, E.
P. McLeod, 2.
Sumter: Gillespie, Cuttino, E. Wil?
der, DuPont, Smith, Richardson.
Struck out-by Rawlinson, ll.
Struck out -by Cuttino, 13.
We regret to learn of a serious acci?
dent that happened Friday after?
noon to Dr. McLure, of Bishopville,
by which he had his leg broken just
above the ankle. His horse ran
away and he was thrown from the
buggy, was all the particulars receiv?
ed as" to the unfortunate occurrence.
The athletic contest to be given on
September 2nd by the Colored Y. M. C.
A. will bring together the crack ath?
letes among the colored people of
South and North Carolina and Georgai,
and the exhibition will be the biggest
and best thing of the kind ever wit?
nessed in Sumter. Arrangements are
being made to close the exhibition
with a four round sparring contest.
BIG ENOUGH TO HIT.
So Tfconsfct the Small 3oy, bnt ilxc
3IC.II T?iC?C^iit Differently.
Ho wasn't very big, but he wes a
sturdy little chap with a face that bore
the marks cf much tliinklng and pre
ms.tv.re responsibility. I learned after?
ward that Le was supporting a. crippled
mother and an invalid sister who had
been left helpless in the world by the
death of her father. He alight have
run away from home and evaded the
responsibility. but he didn't think ot
it He just sold papers.
At the loop on Fifteenth street a
crowd was gathered, waiting for the
evening cars. A ragged young girl was
selling flowers at the Fifteenth street
end of the waiting station when a man,
rushing to catch his car, knocked her
against the side of the building. With?
out stopping, probably not having no?
ticed what he had done, he continued
his rush, when the boy stepped in front
of him defiantly.
"Say, what do you want to knock a
girl down for? Hit me. Pm big
enough."
The man paused in surprise and then
glanced around. He saw the flower
girl picking up her wares and under?
stood. Without a moment's hesitation
he went back to her. gave her enough
money to make her eyes sparkie with
joy and said:
"I'm sorry, my dear, that I hurt you.
? didn't see." Then, turning to the boy,
he continued: "You said you were big
enough, young man. but you're a great
deal bigger than you think. Men like
you will have a lot to do with keeping
this old world in a condition of self
respect."
Then he caught his car, and the boy
and the girl stood there wondering
what he meant.-Denver Times.
Irvine's Intensity.
The piercing eyes and intenf? ex?
pression cf Henry Irving once had the
effect of making a fellow actor alto?
gether forget that he was on the stage
at alL It occurred in Manchester dur?
ing a performance of "Macbeth," and
in the scene where Macbeth says to one
of the murderers. "There's blood upon
thy face!" Irving put so much earnest?
ness into his words that the murderer
forgot his proper answer ("'Tis Ban
quo's. then") and replied in a startled
voice: "Is there? Great Scott!" Ile
fancied, as he afterward said, that he
had broken a blood vesseL - Ledger
Monthly.
Won.
.'Dear/' said young Mrs. Jellus, "1
thought you ought to know. There's a
married man who is violently in love
with me."
"What?" he cried. "Who is he?"
"If I tell you. will you give me those
earrings I wanted?"
"Yes. Who is it?"
"You."-Philadelphia Press.
SLICING A BATTLER.
THE COLORADO WAY OF TURNING
THE DANGEROUS TRICK.
Dexterity end Daring: of the Cowboy
In Cnttingr Off the Head of the Rep?
tile After Ks IneSectnni Attempt
to Strike.
"Did you ever see a cow puncher bill
a rattlesnake with a knife?" said a
Colorado citizen now in town. "When
I first went west 1 punched cattle on
the Sunset ranch, cue of the largest In
southern Colorado. I was a Tenderfoot,
fresh from the east, but no swell head
about me. That saved me a lot of
trouble. The boys were dead willing
to put me next, even to a 14-year-old
broncho never halter broken. Among
other things, I learned how to kill a
rattler with a howie knife. I killed
one with a knife to make my standing
good, but after that a gun or a pitch?
fork was good enough for me.
"I have seen a plainsman ride up to
a small sized rattler, jump off his horse,
kick at the waving head, avoid the
strike and as the reptile came down
place a heel upon its neck, coolly take
a knife from his belt and dispatch lt
I have also seen a live rattler thrown
up on a haystack machine, and I have
seen the men working on that stack
jump, roll, tumble and slide to get
away. They could not see the rattler;
that was all. In the open they would
have played with it
"A rattlesnake is harmless out of
coll For that reason it wastes no time
in getting back into coil after th?
spring. It will not strike unless it ia
perfectly sure it can reach its object
Therefore the cowboy must get into
reach of the snake's spring. It can
spring half Its own length, and some?
times more. Of course the larger the
snake the more coils, and the more
coils the more vicious the strike.
"Dick Haynes was a young dare?
devil who would go out of his way to
play with a rattler. I have seen him
kill at least a dozen with a knife, and
I saw him when he got such a close call
that he dropped the game and used a
gun forever after.
"We were out together one Sunday.
It was warm, and as we rode he fanned
his face with his sombrero. Suddenly
he clapped his hat on his head and
started his broncho on a lope. 'Watch
me get that pison,' he shouted.
"Fifty yards to our right was a rat?
tler, it was trying to get away, but
we headed it in an instant and were off
our horses. It immediately coiled, and
then I saw the biggest snake I have
ever seem It was a diamond rattler
and about 20 years old. It had the
ugliest head I ever saw, enormous in
size, and with a mouth that reminded
me of a bulldog's jaw. Dick stopped
just long enough to size up its length
so as to get an idea of its spring, and
then went in on it
"The strike came like a nas*iK>f.light?
ning. The snake struck the ground
with a sound like the cracking of a four
horse whiplash in the hands of an ex?
pert Dick just saved himself by
throwing his body back full length.
The snake coiled again before Dick
could get to it I got nervous and call?
ed to him to shoot it
" 'That's the first ose that ever struck
at me and got back,' he said, 'and Pm
going to have that pretty bead.'
"The rattler was beside itself with
rage. It lay. coil upon coil of smooth,
glistening length, showing the long
reach and powerful spring in reserve.
Out of the coils two feet more of body
and neck rose straight in the air, and
above all that black, venomous head,
with glowing eyes and forked tongue,
waved, slightly, warily, to and fro.
"Dick stepped in again, more cau?
tiously. He reached the knife nearer
and yet nearer to that swaying head.
I knew he was getting too close, but I
feared to speak to him. Then came the
strike, with that marvelous dart of
speed. Dick's knife flashed and the
snake lay squirming, a headless thing,
upon the ground.
" 'Let's get to camp.* said Dick. 'It
got me in the thumb.'
"We jumped for the saddles and
started on a mad run for home. Dick
rode with his thumb on the saddle
horn and his knife in his other hand.
M *if she begins to swell, off she
comes,' said he.
"We reached the ranch, and while
Dick poured down whisky we exam?
ined the thumb. We could find noth?
ing, not the slightest wound. The snake
had struck the handle of his knife, and
the strength and suddenness of the im?
pact made Dick lose his nerve. It was
a good thing for him. Ile never went
after a rattler agaiu without a long
'44.'"-New York Sun.
Wait Till He Sees Yon..
A Zulu chief, when you enter 'dis hov?
el, remains silent tor some moments
and seems quite unconscious of your
presence. At length be says in a tone
of grave dignity, "Ge saku bona" (I
see you), to which you reply in the
same way. The longer he takes to "see
you" the greater man you are supposed
to be, and until you are thus "seen*
you must keep silent and appear as
much as possible not to be there at alL
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