Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 12, 1890, Page 13

S —— OUR VETERANS OF THE RAIL. They Indulge in Lively Reminis- cences of Former Days. RIDING ON AN IRON STRAP. Tow Mr. Callaway and Mr. Smith Lefc the Union Pacific, and the Discussion Which Led Up to Ir. On the Rail, % old-time railrond y > man is Captain W. I, Tibbits. He the traveling passengor agent of the Denver & Rio Grande road. He says he is going to livea hundred years He has already turned the allotted three score and ten without apparently losing any of life vity. FHis ability to gev around do busi- ness causes many younger men Lo wenk- ness as 1 Captain Tibbits commenced railroading long hefore any of those now associated with him wers born, yet his progress upward has not been either rapid or brillinnt. When last in Omaha he re- lated some of the exciting events ex- perienced by him forty years ago while acting as western agont at Chicago for ¢he Michigan Central. “1 enn remember the time,” said he, when we ran passenger cars constructed like Concord coaches, capable of carry- ing about eight engers inside and six on top. That was when the road ran from Buffalo to Detroit. Chieago was then a western viilage, The man- agemoent sent me out there to represent their interest, and my territory in- cluded Wisconsin. Many a trip have 1 madge by stagé to Milwaukee and Madison. Such n road a8 ours was in those days would not be considered very much noy How- ever, it wa * then e the t with strap iron nailed on top of them. “Our general manager and his clerks had to be at their desks every morning. In addition to this bit of wooden railroad the company controlled a fine line of lake steamers which virtually ga them o monopoly of the northwest traffic and we did an 1mmense busine “The incident most indellibly im- pressed upon my memory was alaw suit aguinst the company for $0.000. It was brought by one of my frightened me so badly ate nor slept for weeks. What to do was the question. So much money was simply enormous, and I thought it would bank- rupt the compan after sev- eral days of wo! ed a boat and started to headquarters. Arriving there I laid the matter before our gen- eral manager it its most serious aspect, He quickly d ned my condition and roceeded to have®some fun with me. ther offlcials were called in, and for three days they kept me in such su pouse that [ almost went But patience censed to bo u virtue.” I got mad and threw up my job. When they discovered that Twas in earnist the g eral munager told me to go back and fight the suit regardless of costs. A is and much whole two more surprised man vou never saw than 1 was, The idea of spending money 0 contest a #20,000 claim had never entered my head and when assured that the road would not stop even though we lost, I was-greatly relieved of my anxiety. You can rest assured, however, that w didn’t lose. That fellow not only failed to get a judgmentbut had to pay all the ce then [ have been a fighter. id I ever tell you how Sill T. Smith retired from the Union Pacitic? No! Well its quite an interesting story and has never been in print. Give it up did you say? All right, T wili and here goes. One day in December, three yeurs ago, Mr. Smith was fecling very blue. As the only source of relief he wrote his resignation, called a boy und sent it up-stairs to General Manager Callaway. When that gentle- man opened and read the message, a look of surprise lingored for an instant on his face, but not the least expression escaped from him indicative of whathis feelings were. He settled back com- fortable in his easy chair and thought for half an hour, “Culluway and Sinith friends. They worked together in per- fect harmony, but their methods some- times displeased Presideut Adams, and the latter had frequently counter- manded orders issued by them. It was this iuterference that™ finally caused Smith to vebel, but Callaway was not digposed to let him out, and détermined thut he would prevent his resignation from going to Boston. T remember the day distinetly. Tt was rainy and uwfully dreary, The gen- eral manuger went down to Mr. Smith's oftice and they were closeted together two or three hours. All that passed between them will probably never be known, but the latter insisted that Adams should be votified at once of his ish to be relieved, but Callaway pro- Josted and begged Smith to stand by him until he could get matters settled and all difficulties adjusted, Anyway, the resignation was not sent, Callawa kept it in his desk with an understand- ing that, if at the end of a month, Smith was not satisfied, he would for- ward it. “Matters fuiled to improve. They grew worso. The month passed and Smith again offered his resignation. That time 1t was wired to Adams and a refusal to accopt it wus the answer that came back. Then followed Callaway’s and Smith’s visit to Boston and their celebrated stormy interview with Adams, Still, the latter refused to let Smith go. The next duy after his return home, he wired a telegram say- ing. My nplace is vacant, and I have gone to accopt a position with the Denver & Rio Grande.” This led Callaway to quit the Union Pucific also, avd [ am satisfied that no force of emvloyes ever regrevted to see officials leave wore than those of this road did them,” If any one 15 80 veraant as to 1magine that the inter-stute railrond law put an end to passes, he should retire and soak Lis head in some stimulating brain pro- ducing preparation. Doubtless, a ver; lurge portion of the free list was cut ol by every American road, but an enor- mous amount of highly-iecorated-ar- tistically-printed pasteboard souvenir are stll issued annually, semi-annually monthly, weekly and daily, Take the Union Pucific as,an example. Under the new organization an order issued b President Adums clothed Vice-Presi- dent Holcomb with authority to give out all passes excopt wnat are known as trip passes, whioh may be issped by the general passenger ageut, general mau- agers and division superintendents. To supply the demand made upon him for aunuals this year he had 13,000 printed. They are divided into two classes, The were warm THE OMAHA DAILY BEE first entitl to passage 2 the entire Union Pacific system, and is markod ‘‘all divisions,” while the sec- ond limits its ownerin histravels to the territory covered by the particular di- sion named, as the Missouri river div sion, the Mountain division or Pacific const div Whether he expects to use or not is another matter. Those passes ave nearly all made out as exchanges to officials of other roads, not one in fifty of whom ever have occasion to present them. Do you exchange with every road in the country?” was asked of an official who happened to be discussing this par- ticular feature of the business. “Well, harvdly. If we did 13,000 would hardly go around. Itis not be- cause they ure backward in making re- quests, however, that our list excludes a single line. To show you that there are nervy railroad woll as any other kind, an instance occurrod to me slating. There isa system of road in New York one mile, long having three officials in its managerial staff. The other day we received a v impressive letter from the ‘general manager’ demanding an_annual for Did he get them? he niay s'mother y ch of these officials. Well, not this year. It was Charles Johnson, a man who has been connected with the Illinois Central road for thirty years, who spun an interesting story the other day about his experience as ngent at Cairo when 50 many of Uncle Sum’s boys were going to the war. “Those we tainly the greatest years of my li said” Mr. Johnson.” Nearly tho s diers from 1llinois, Wisconsin, M nesota, ITown, Nebraska and Missouri, who wera sent south passed through my hands at the Mississippi and Ohio rive! junction. You can bet they were a rs lively crowd, and we used to wi some very gay scenes. During 62 and 63 uearly every wded ono or two regiments bound for the tield of battle, and Cairo was the last station before they crossed over into Dixi There is where they took theiv last farewell of friends and en- d upon the real hardships of war. Sometimes the partings weve extromely affecting, though I beeame used to that sort of thing. and it didn’t bother me very much.” Johnson is now stationed at St. s traveling agentof tho road freqeutly. n that came in A two legged horse is on exhibition in a New York musuem, A pure white Iinglish sparrow dwells with a colony of browns in Hartford, Conu. At Pensacols, Fia,, a mustang that was abused by its driver rushed into the water and hela its head beneath the surface until it drowned. The grave of & woman buried in Coboes, N. Y., eightecn vears ago, was opened re- tly fand the body found petriied. The features looked as natural as if the woman had just died. A picture ago (A. D. inted over a thousand years %) by Kunaoka, the fatber of Japanese pictorial art, is reported to have beon discovered in a pawnshop in Tokio. It is suid to be u masterpiece, and in & wonder- ful state of preservation. 1t is a figure about two feet high, representing a priest, An shaved like a born is a curiosity now attracting attention at Carterville, Ga. Persons living near the sulphur springs of Uwchland, Pa., bave iost the sense of smell. A favorite cat in a Youngstown, Pa., store was found ahve after being imprisoncd six weeks without tood or water, An iufant child of Abram Lorenaof Tomb- stone, A. T\, picked upa live scorpion last Friday and put itin his mouth. The reptile stung the child's tongue, and he was a corpse dn less than an hour, Munows two mches long are said to have been taken from a seventy-four-foot well at Iberia, La. A chicken only a few days old swam across the Greea river at North Adams, Mass., and was pickea up by Samuel Davis and taken into the house. Where it came from and what caused it to swim the river Mr. Davis did not know. It was thorougnly chilled when it came out of the water, though it seemed to swim almost as easily as a duck. Several stones, forming one ball-like mass, twelve inches in’ circumference, were found in the stomach of a Hallertown'horse which droppea dend. An Aura, Me., man, early the otter morn~ ing, found a fine four-year-old buck roaming his yard. o shot, the intruder and found it weigghed 204 pounds. Braidentown, Fla., has a genuine curiosity in the shape of a three-legged pig. The little thing is perfect in_every respect. being the finest of a litter of six. except that his left foreleg is absent, the place whero it should have been being marked by a boneless pro- jection about an inch in length, He seems to gev around with perfect ease, acd is al- ways ready for a frolic with his little broths ers and sistors when they come around, Edward Ford, a colored boy, accidentally shot himself through the heart at Usper Marlboro, Md., whilo out hunting, and tis companion hastened back to town to obtain help, The coroner, accompanied by a jury, hastened to where the vody lay, but when one of tho party proceeded to examine the wound he was warned off by the dead boy's do, who crouched on his master's body and would not permit any one to come near. It was not uutil a member of the boy's fumily came upon the scene that the faithful animal congented to leave his post, ———— HONEY FOR THE LADIES, Very few buttons are seen upon dresses or mantles. “*Why, dear?” asked the lady who was cal- ling on ner, Liiffel red, grayish blue and dablia are all current shades. 4 Brocaded camel’s hair 1s ouc of the stylish materials just out. Green and mahogany cowbine in some of the newest costumes, Most wool dresses have mutton leg sleeves and high standing collar. Plain bodices, princesso drosses and polo- naises are all iu bigh favor. When two fashionable women meet they are proity sure to be closhes obse: vers. “Because I can’t belp loving him, and 1 want 80 much to get divorced and go on the stage.” Fine India cashmeres, combined with v el~ vet or silk, wake very pretty costumes for the steet. Chinchilla of fine quality and silky Chinese sheep fur will be largely used for trimming DUrposes. " White bucksicin is the most satisfactory material yet discovered for the waistcoat of a cloth gown, Women have been admitted to the bar in all the New England States except New Hawpshire and Vermont, Round waists haye but fow seams; may be eitaer jull or plain on the shoulders, and have no darts, but are delicately pointed Irout and:buck. The Grand Duchess Maria Paulowna of Russia, who is now serously ill in St. Peters- burg, is the cleverest and most beautiful of all the imperial family, “I think it's real mean of Jack to be so good to me,” sald & good 100king young mar - ried woman who was & promineut tigure in amateur theatrical circles. ‘The materials of dancin, essentially of light and delicate texture, and are generall, VBI“‘lim le b construction, with no subtieties beyond draping and trim- ming. @Oue of the three American soulptors who receivec honorable mention at the Paris ex- hibition this y was Miss Theo Alice Rug- ¢les of Brookline, Muss., a girl of eighteen years. . Among odd and pretty German *favors” are perfume bottles made to simulate Eng- lish waluuts, Ribbouss or cords and tassel attach them to & button or 10 the wrist of the dancers. Miss Passee (aged 40)—I wish to see a bonnet, Milliner—For yourself, Miss? Miss Passee—Yes, Milliner—Maric, run down stairs and get we zo hats for ze ladies be- tween cightoen and twentyfive years. Nothing more greceful snd attractive in dress trimwings tes been offered for mhux scasous than, the sleader Vandyke au CGiothic points which are the distingn features of the present season's garnitures. Feather trimmings of really gnod quality are wonderfully cheap just now, when the fucs are shown in such great variety as to tempt buyers away from them. Later, when they are wanted for the warniture of evening wraps they will be either scarco or dear, and very likely both. An Ohio lady is the mother of a largo fam- of children and they are all rather dimin- utive. A fow days after the birthof the youugest a little nieco of the lady callea to e the baby, After looking at the tiny spec. imen a few minutes the child romarked ““Aunt Mary, don’t you think it would be better to have less of ‘em and have ‘em bigger Mr, Watts: I was reading just now about the richest woman in the world." ““1 know the richest woman in Mrs, Watts: the world without having to re: Mr. Watts: “Who is it?" Mrs. Watts: am, For I've got you, darling, and that makes me the richest woman in the world, eveu if T haven't got a bonnet fit to be seen on the street.” She will wear a new bonnet to church next Sunday, T the 3 are always reserved beforohand,| and the numbered tickets are only distributed at the last moment. In spite of this precaution, howcver, No. 13 of the Iadics' tickets that day of the week 18 almost invariably retur- ned, and tho train, although otherwise crowded, has to travel with one berth empty, Ludies have got 8o far that they will dare No. 13 aloue or Friday alone, but the two togedher they cannot swallow. Dou't growl at this world until you are surcof a better one. Church lotteri may be wrong, but the chorister gets money by chants. Is the woman who goes to church to ex- hibit her scalskin sacque-religious ! If it is divine to forgive then divines should forgive each other their thecological differences. Husband (during a quarrel)—We shall never meet in beaven. Wife—0, yes, we may. There is plenty of timp for you to re- form yet. Teacher—Do you derive much benefit from the big Bible I gave you last Sunday? Tommy—No, but sister does; she has got it jam full of wutumn leaves. Good Man (with tracts)—Do you ever realize, young woman, that you have a soul! Toy-Store Salesgirl (hurrying on)— Not this week,’sir. Not till after the holi- he effulgent glory of the honeymoon ius to wane when the young husband and oung wife spend their first forenoon to- Retlier hunging pictures in the parlor of the littie cottage where love d wells, Sunday School Teacher—*Who was it that went down to Jericho and fell among thieves?” Small Pupil—*“You cau’t play it, teacher. You want me to say I don’t know and then ask you, and then you're going to spring M. nty onto me.” Harpers’ Bazaar: *I can’t readily unders stand madam,” said the tramp, as he took tue spotted, torn, moth-eaten trousers the kind woman had given him, **how it happens that it is more blessed to give than to re~ ceive. These trousers explain all.” St. Peter—Well, sir, what have you to say for yourself! Applicant (despondentiy)-— Well, sir, to be candid with you, I'm afraid T've no chanco here. 1 was snake editor of the New York Moon. St Peter—Never mind that, walk io; 1wasa fisherman once myself. *Children,” said the visitor at the Sunday schaol, *1 have talked about long enough, but before I will take my seat I will ask this bright-faged little boy 1 see in front of me to tell me, if he cau, who founded the glorious institution of the Sunday sch—'" “Mcs Ginty?" yelled the urciin. The good man selected the wrong boy. Alittle girl in Plainfield, N. J., whose par- ents attend the Crescent Avenue Presbyte- rian church, was very thoughtful on the ‘way home from morning service on a recent Sunday. The last hymn had been “Even Me, Even Me.” Finally she asked her motber who was holdiug her hand: “*Mamma, did Adam write that hymn?? “Why, no, my child,” suid her mamma; ‘“why doy ask that?? “Hecause it says “'Eve und Me." —~— MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. Pauline Markham is comiug to the front as a clever ewotional actress, “Shenandoah’ is one of the greatest finan- cial successes of recent years, Hattie Irvine announces that she blossom out as 4 star next seuson. Charles Drew, formeriy av operatic bari- tone, 1s now a “'Razzle Dazzle” comedian 1 *‘A Brass Monkey. Frederick Warde promises to surprise the public next season with a magnificent Shakespearean revival, It took 5,000 cuts, 700 stands of bills and 20,000 livhographs to advertise the opening ot “Kajanka” at Niblo's, Miss Fanny Davenport is preparing for an unusually elaborate spectaculsr production of “Theodora’ next season. Miss Adelaide Moore will make a brief staring tour uext Spring, appearing in a rep- ertory of legitimate pl “Mr. Barnes of N 3 tor's picturesque play, wou golden opi from the critics of the Pacific coast. Rovert Mantell presents u decidedly pic- turesque and fetching appearance as Louis and Fabian dei Franchi in “The Corsican Brotners.” ‘The busivess of Byrne's *‘Pearl of Pckin” continues to be phenomenal in the west. Its receipts in Denver were about $3,000, The opers now goes to Sult Lake and then to San Francisco, Little Olive Berkeley. one of the cleverest child actresses ever born in America, scored & triumph as Little Lord Fauutleroy in Australia. The critics of the antipodes re- gard her as a wonder, Mr. W. H. Crane will present his new comedy, 'he Senator,"” written for him by David D. Lloyd and Sydney Resenfeld, for the first time in New York at the Star thou- ter, Monday evening, Jauuary 13, Laura Burt is engaged for one of the lead- iog parts in Sidley Brown’s new comedy drama **Pine Meadows,” which Joseph Ar- thur and Frank W. S8anger are vo produce in New York at the Fourteeath Street theater March 31, At Niblo's, a woek from tomorrow might, an entertainment with a distinct flavor of novelty will be presented to New York the- ater-goers in the shape of “Bluebeard, Jr.," an extravagavza founded uvon one of the best-known and by children best-loved of pursery legends, “A Tin Soldier,” another of Charles H. Hoyt's pieces, begpu a run of & week at the Bijou theater, New York, Monday night. It will be followed next week by s revival of Mr, Hoyt's "'A Midunight bsell,” with George Sugene Canfield, Maude Adawms and Littie Dot Clarendon in the cast, The scenery of Daniel Frohman's produc- tion of “The Prince and Pauper” at the Broadway theater on January 20 1s being prepared by Matt Morgan, Homer F. Emens, Gaspard Maeder, Frank King and John will York,” A. Sumeffer. ~ Eisie' Leslie wiil appear in this piece as both the Prince and the Pauper. Miss Marie Wainwright, whose manager, Gustavus Mortimer, died recently, will be managed next season and for the romaindor of this by Julian Magous, Mr, Magnus is a well-known journalist of this city, and has been acting as advance agent of Miss Wain- wright's tour with “Twelfth Night.” He is @ hard worker, energetic and enterprising, with many warm friends who will wish hion every success in his new and enlarged flold of o) tions. 'y, Mary, if you will; But kui your o A t you ever lot you Be other thaa “‘Our Mary" still, The principals for the new e Wolf Hop- per Opera Bouffe company have been protty near 'l‘h:iy comprise Marion Man- ola, Lallie Grubb, Herbert Stanley, Thomas .’ Seabrooke, Josephine Knapp, Herbert | Alfred Cline, besides, of course, De Wolf Hopper himsolf. This important or- anization will appear i in Byrne and Ker- er's uew opera, entitled “Castles in the Air at the Broadway theater on May 5. Mr. Ben Steve 0 long kuown as the mau- ager of Mr. McCaull's opera compauy, has arrived iu town and will now take immediate charge of the details of preparation. —_— Senator MeMillau of Michigan has given the Presbyterians $15,000 to build @ church ball at the state university at Ana Arbor, SUNDAY, JANUARY WHERE THEY RAISE BAD MEN A Country Whicltda Famous for Its Killars. STORY OF THE MAN FROM TEXAS A Few Tales of Quist Men Who Knew How to Handjea Gun and Al- ways Brought Down Thetk Ga e A Tough Territory, DON™' know as you saw about that little affair down in the ion last i week.” remarked the man from Tex she crowd- ed a little nearver the radiatorin the Paxton rotunda and shivered aud- ibly ns the cold north wind whisk- ed around the cor- ner of the hotel and gave a whistling shriek. The remark was made with a rising inflection, but indicated more a remi- niscent mood than an inquiry. The little knot of peovle who had been list- ening to the story of a traveling man about the “bad® men” of the Big Horn basin in Wyoming, gatherad a little closer to the circular steam pipes and awaited developments, “I mean,” continued the Texas gen- tleman, “that Tishwawa business. It was in the papers just the other day how Choctaw Pete and Reckle Red tried to run the town. The account wound up with the statement that the two men with the ‘bad’ names tackled a quiet stranger and were both shot dead. Well, that’s getting to be the style in the Nation. and in Texas too. In fact it’s always been thestyle. but the people are finding it out now more than ever. The vad men’ are the quiet feillows,and the days of the ‘desperadoes’ who fight with their mouths are ovee. I've lived on the frontier all my life and know what 'm talking about. “Down in the northeastern part of Texas where I come from isa strip of country which has raised more ‘had men’ than all the restof the United States. Of course you've head of a good uny of them—Ken Thompson, King her and Jim Courtwright, ail ‘quiet men’ who have ‘pussed over the range’ in & very sudden manner. Then there’s Luke Short, Charlie Deacon and a good many others who ave still on earth and carry anational reputation as killers. But you’ve never heard of half the ‘fun’ that’s been had it a little cirel counties in that séction, just a tier be- low the Indian Tarritory. “How so many tough people came to- gether there seemed strange to some peovle, but it happened in this way. Just after the war the men who fought in Quantrell’s baud went to Texas and settled in Wise; Young, Park and Jack counties. Every one of them had already killed his man, and it was rd work not to shoot on the slightes provocation. Murderdidn’s mean much to those fellows when anything was to be accomplished by it. ielle Starr, the noted femaie bandit, who was killed a vear ago, got her training country, and a great trainiong it wi A person had to.be able to pull quici i he wanted to live thereabouts. “*And so it camoe about that the ‘ris ing generation’ was given an education with revolvers and rifles instead of in the school house. But as the people came 1n from the vorth thicgs hegan to quiet down cousiderabiy, nlthough it was a good deal livelier than any- thing I had ever seen when I went into the cattle business fifteen years ago. All the old residenters told me how quiet it was and that I needn't carry a gun. Of course I believed them. but [ always took a shooter along with me hidden in my hip pocket. “I had aranch in Jack county, and made my headquarters at Jacksboro, the county seat. My first experienco with the ‘quiet times’ that pre- vailed there was on second visit to town. Court was in session and there was a good deal of life, ull the saloons around the square being comfortably filled. [ dropped into Cole Parrott’s place to take a bracer and found the bar lined with men. ‘‘Come up and drink with uvs,’ called out the man at the end of the bar name’s Green and my ne ebrating his twenty-one-year-old.’ “Everybody drank, and the circus continued. The ‘nevvy’was avery quiet man, while his Uncle Green was a blow- hard. Finally the boy bought a quart of whisky and told the old man _they’d better go home and finish up the ccle- bration there. Both mounted their ponies and started, but just as they reached the edge of the square old Green called for the bottle, The boy refused to give it up and the old man announced thas there would be a fight. And there was a light. It only lasted about ten seconds, but when it was over old Green was perforated with half a dozen bullats and the boy was gailoping slowly over the prairie. The boys picked the old man up wnd gave him a decent burial, but they never looked up the ‘nevvy.’ **Of course that ended the ‘fun’ that day and overything was quiet for a time, but it wasu’t long until [ had a chence to see,another exampleé of the peaceful charactey of the people. There Fod besn u good feal of wire cutting and some of the boys who made their headquarters at Parrott’s saloon had been arrested by Deputy Sheriff Rich- ardson, one of the qui’uu—sl men you ever saw. As a consequence there was a little feeling between Richardson and Cole Parrott which resvlted in their meeting one Surtdity morning at old Fort Richardson. "1’ was coming into town at the time'and saw the windup. When the two mensighted oach other they both pulled their guns and com- menced shooting, all the time walking closer and closer stogether. Finally Richardson wingeW'Parrott and the lat- ter's gun dropped ffdm his hand. Rick.- ardson theu rushed in and put two bul- lets through Parrott’s head, killing him instantly.” It was cold-blooded murder, and tne murderer concluded to skip. He disappeared for a while but finally returned and gave him- self "up to Sheriff King. He was at once released on bail and left the county,as Cole Parrott’s brotber Floyd and bis friends had given it out that they would kill him on sight. “*Whnen the case came up for trial Richardson returned and entered a plea of not guilty, During the progress of the case he and Floyd Parrott bourded uear each other and were obliged to pass at meal time, Many a time [ saw them. one aunother, each holding a Wiuchester 1n his hand in such & posi- tion as to very readily swing it into position for deadly work. The people always gave them one side of the streot to themsolves, but there was no shoot- ing. Richardson was ncquitted, partly through the influence of Sheriff King, and left the country, later being killed ina fight in the Nation. “Although everybody was sorry the two men didn’t kill'each’ other and have it over with, they knew there would be . forthe sheriff’s friendliness to chardson had caused havd lecl- ings in Floyd Parrott’s breast, It waer ver long until the gen- eral expectation was realized. Oneday King and Parrott met on the public square just us the sheriff was starting for home to attend a dance in honor of his daughter. King was on horseback and madq some insulting remark, at the same time reaching for his pistol, when Parrott pulled and popped, the sherift dropping to the ground dead. Parrott rosted, aoquitted and made dep- 1 uty sheriff of Jack county, which posi- fion he is still holding. He isa very nice man and quiet. “Lwon't tell you about some other scrapes of the same sort which hap- pened in the same town, for they're 100 But there was a little case a ast summer which was unique inits way, ( sl Rainos was sheriff and his son, and his brother-in-lg re depu- ties, A little’ blood was stirred up about Terrell’s pay, which finally rose to fever heat, One day the colonel met Terrell and a quarrel ensued. After a little loud twlk Raines asked his brother-in-law if he was armed. Terrell said he wasn’t and the colonel told him to hurry home and get his gun and he would waiu for him, Terrell hurried and came hack to the squuare londed. As he appronched the colonel young Press Rains opened fire on him from behind and the old man began popping in front. But Terrell nroved equal to the oceasion, for when he withdrew from the field the colonel and Press were weltering in their blood and he was only slightly wounded. “There was another little case in Jucksboro perhaps worth telling, al- though it didn’t amonnt to much, as the fellow who was killed was a tenderfoot. His me was Lester and he came from New Lingland. He went into n quiet hit- tle poker game with Jack Wollfurth and got mad when Jack called ‘sucker.” He had more nd, though, than Jack gave him credit for. e pulled his gun and shot Wollfurth in the arm, knoeking him under the table, but before he could shoot a second time Juck luid laid bim out colder: than a wedge with a bullet through the heart. “The lnst excitement we had down OUr way Was pretty near a year ago in young county, adjoining Jack on the west, The Marlow boys had been ar- rested by a United States Marshal and 1z taken to Graham, the county seat, shackled together with a number of other soners. While going across the praivie some of the boys’ friends attempted to rescue them and a fight took place. In the melee which fol- lowed the Mariows got hold of a gun and knife and kilied the marshal and some of the guards, 1In the fusilade two him a prisone; hackled to the Marlows were killed, and in order to get rid of then bodi the boys cut off the feet witt kirife and so made theiv es Y are still at liborty, ybody in the county are afra something more will happen. [t was only a month or so ago thata petition was sent to Wash- ington asking that somcthing be to preserve order, as the local ofticials were so scared they did not dare make an ury st “I might tell afew move stories yet about my country, and Il give you some more1f some of you feliows think you know of a tougher territory.” - DUCATIONA L. uston, 4 presi- registration of 1,635 stu- dents, an advance of 150 over last ycar. A petition is being widely signea at Ox- ford addressed to the delegates of the com- mon university fund urging the establish- ment of a readersnip in Slavonic language and literature, Wabask college, Crawfordsville, Ind., has Just received from Mr. Simon Yandes, of In- diwnapolis, $40,000 for the endowment of the professorship of linglish language and Eng- lish hiterature. HBryn Mawr college has begun its fifth year with 117 students enrolied upon its catalogue. Of these students 12 wero en- terod in 1885; 11, in 18853 16, 1n 18573 27, in 1588, and 51 in 1889, Murs. Millicent Garrett Fawcett. widow of \ tho late postmaster goneral of England, whose blindness she helped so much to make light, is delivering a course of lectures on elementary political economy av Queen’s college, London, Alco college, Roduey, Miss., is supported by the state for the higier education of her colored youths. ‘The entire faculty 18 com- posed of colored instructors, The college has improved rapidly under the management of Prof. J. H. Buros, Michigan university does not seem to bave its popularity in the least impaired because co-education is the rule thers It has over ,100 students this year. Of these 1,000 are o the literary department., The freshmen cluss numbers over 400, Swimming baths are becoming a popular addition to English schools. The school board contends that it is quite as important for a boy to learn how to swim as fora girl 1o learn'the art of cookery, and claim thav the swimming bath adds to the comfort of the scholars ana assists in the work of edu- cation. Frankiin college, New Athens, O., now has the largest attendance in its sixty-four yeurs’ history. Two years ago the attend- ance was the smallest for twenty vears, Such growth is bhenomenel. Butone col- lege in Ohio (Delaware) has sent out more ministers, and but four more classical grad- uates: The German authorities aro making a sys- tematic effort te reduce the number of stu- dents in the universities, Tnis 18 done be- cause the professions «re more than over- crowded and the increase in the atiendance at the universities is proportionately fuily five tunes greater than the increase of popu- lation, ‘Phe method udopted is to make ad- mission Lo the universitics more difficult than before, Mr The Northwestern umversity, 1 h Cummings, © dent, has o total Mary H, Hunt, the temperance advos convinced that recent unsuccessful itory campaigns weroe attempts to focalize iuto law against alcohol. a popular sentiment that does not exist, She suys: “If we will seek first the tempor ance education of the people, all other tem- perance blessings will in due time be added unto us.” Mrs. Caroline Donovan of Baltimore, widow of a New York merchant, has pre- seuted to Johns Hopkins university a check for $100,000. Mrs. Donovan expresses o preference that it be used to found a chair of English literature, though, if the trustees see fit to make other use of the money, they may act according to their vest judgment, ‘The board of trustees have accopted the money as @ sacred trust to fouud a chair of Eoglish literature. Mrs. Donovan 1s eighuy- six years of nge and made this money her- self by fortunate investmeuts, In the last three yearsuo less than ten new establishments for the benefit of the blind have been founded in the czar's empire, Some of these were established by the state, others by private enterprise. Of these four are educational institutious, four are asy- luws, aud two are work schools. Iu Russis there are uow Lwenty-two such institutions 0 all, with 822 inmates, Of the more than one hundred million inhabitants of Russia, about two huundred thousand are blind. To provide for these 1s a favorite work of Rus- sian charity. 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