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Show A DO01 Kill's l'Allt. Tho etato of Maine hat a Jean Val-Jian Val-Jian in the rton of the outlaw -Nadcau. A United Ktatcs marshal got after him near Arostook not long ago, and lutt wlfli uih a reception that Ihe rigni oi way on all public hl,bwa)s lii.t Ucu awarded Nadiau by common consent ever sluie. A reward la cf-fired cf-fired for his a prehension, but the pio-lleareilther pio-lleareilther quite lnde(iendtnt and not at all In med of money up that way, or don't believe In obtaining It In that manner; ixrhaps, however, like tbo man and tho biar.lhey haven't lost any outlaws of late aud have no used logo lu search of them. Isadcau Is a Btnuggler, who hat is-labllthod is-labllthod tho doctrine of freo trade In a practical way over Ihe Canadian birder. bir-der. The government on this aide would llko to havu him the belt kind, and it lanuot be said that be gives Hum noopportunltlis, but, from what-uyir what-uyir csuso, the jutwert Hist bo are not supporting him yet and probably will not for some time to come. He Is assisted as-sisted lu his nefarious work by hla brother, who la almost nt much a deeralo as lilm.elf, certainly tho risks they Jointly run at times go tj show that mltber It In the least alllloted with turvousuees, A constant watch with n portable arcvnal Is kipt up at homo or on the road, and when an unwelcome caller comes along he is given n warning to come no nearer than he Is and a roatonable time within which to retrace Ills steps, which so far has been done with remarkable re-markable uniformity. rhu brothirs are not destitute of generosity by any roiaus, nor are they at all discriminating rtgardlng whom liny confer It upon. A few days ago they went to Mioo lllver settlement to do tome trading, oue standing guard as usual while tho other rail the business busi-ness department. When In the outskirts out-skirts they found a Uamiter with a broken down cart and at once Nadeau tint him In for tome blacksmith's tools. Tho driver returned with about half the adult male population along with him. The brother, with gun cocked, advanced to meet the iquad aud requested them In his blandest tones to halt, vhlcli they theu and there Immediately Im-mediately did, he then drew a line In Ihe root llfly (aces from the wagon, an 1 said nothing more, but thu crowd knew what that line round, nt least lioue of Hum crossed It. Meantime Ihe outlaw worked away at the wagon us coolly us If ho weronotierformlng I eforo a good ftli'd audience. When the work was flulthe 1 the teamtter vt at so nt on his way rejoicing, thu crowd walked hhcei Ishly back from wheuce theyiamo and the brothers faded into tilts woods. The most lurl lot our cheap litem, turo could scuriely contain anything excelling this iucldunt, or, for that matter, several Incidents In the caner of thejindeaus. The rewanl ror Ihem has rolubly been increased by Ihlt time, HudltltlJIelosuppoiethat the tills will not be drawn about .them loom. r or later. While the general of. fdisoj of thitn men do not rank with the (.rusior crimes, Involving. Involv-ing. ptrhn, less of moral turpitude turpi-tude Ihau the majority of misdemeanor, mis-demeanor, they ro villi louttary to law uu i tho Kovernment i anuot tolerate toler-ate tin in. To In'ersperae an net of generosity or a dasher romance with Iheroutlue irocedure now aul then makei It mire readable, but dost uot b lie ill criminal character oue Jot. |