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‘Iuh 1ylnu“ ul Hmtllh l'l’ 'Innnn “t N H “S. 1: Car :9 of w '13 pe r‘ A as mg on u 1i €53 SE 'of 1H. ‘1 of 'Twas semom she sung a note now, buy one day. just as the sun was about to set. her voice came floating down to m in a song I shall new; forget. phnk with Louis X\’I.‘s. I Haven‘t men- f “ ‘Lafitte,’ said Neéâ€" ~‘Lafigte! Sin- h‘on it. igulnr that it never 'nsred to me be- " m." with a flourish of his ham- ? fore!‘ Ant! than he todxhe family how mor. “um‘m‘sene's voice did make their : and ‘why he had deceived ‘em. confess- Iorfiu‘. Sir. after all. though in a, way jing himselt‘to be Edwq'rd Pendleton,thé you‘d little- :hink. gjunior partner of theggreaz law fixjm of “The days Were getting short now,” 1 Pendieton ,{z l’eudletgn. who forsome he continued. “and “‘hat \vith the t“I116 had been lookm for xhe heirs to ”pmflmfi of “-imer befm-e 'em, and the I the Lafitte estate. in}: up to the pres- diumoud not half paid for. and the-aid rm had found no clejv. lady xuuanin' and cryin‘ '10 go back to "And 500” after th’t I 103"”?3’10‘13‘ Tyree, ma'm’selle began to lose heart. ; 0T5: 1"“ We“ FOU‘ 5? “193' don‘t ‘01" fion it. " Mt." with a flourish of his hamfi mor ‘um‘m‘sene's voice did make their: Iorfin‘. air after all though in 3, Wu) :5 you ‘d lit: Ir- mink. and ma‘m‘selle and mossoo a-turnin’, ewnvthlng topsy-turry in the room.‘ “ ‘What diumond?‘ says I, wonderln' if they all had gone crazy. and then hem can the old lady and her husband. I found that she-\hatl bH-n moreailing than usual that day. and in one of his journeys. from his bench to the bed. n-waitin‘ on her. he had lost the din~ mond he was cuttin',an extry large and fine- one" "High and low we searched for it. in every (‘Fiu‘k and corner. The bedding. tht- Ultl rug, everything was shook but. “"l‘wns no us», though. and finally We gixe it. up: and what was worse. of course the poor gontleman hail to make if my. It was tough, I can tell you. for m the best of times they only about made earls meet. "I thought of ma‘m‘svllv‘s Value, rare :;()ll:_{ll to luring a guinea 101' every new. but thanks to that aristocrat whose head haul tumblvtl on the saune “The day the diamond got lost, my. how they (lid go on! I thought the house was zl'fil‘e; and when I run up to see. there was the old lady moaning. “Jinn. with sometimes an E nm or so. Why, svr." giving trvmemluns whack. "thcre \\ in her voiz-e. a fortin'as M2 ”In a fnw hours they moved inâ€"him. his sick wife. his dailghter. MUCV Jus- 1ine. and Pally. us cunning a parrot as 1 ever see. "I’urty‘? We“, I don't know. For a foreigner mn‘m'solle might hev been called pnrty. She was a slight Iittie thing: with {Irma big eye and long Eyelashes :hrowing deep shudders into ”em like grasses into a brook." He cleared his throat and spread his humus as thomrh the matter of looks “as of no consequence. Tl om. " ‘Iiet “in do \[eester Concierge’f he “mm! :11\\.:1\'s 0:111 me that, sir, though I told him time and again it Wasn‘t my Hamelâ€"wot will do for the praisnmf with a flourish of his white hand, as though the next month would find him in Park Lane; and so he on- gaged the room, and paid for it in ad- \um-e. "Who was \1 Lafitte”: Well he was a Frenchman who once took lodgiu's on the upper floor of this house an old ramshackle nfl'uir now, but once a man- sion, us you can see, and as fashionable a streel as there was in London." “Sn I haw heard.“ I assented. "'l‘he Fruu-hvnzm." he continued. "was '11 man somewhon‘ 1111011! 60 593118 of age. full and still 111 his lwurin ’: and though his 111 'm‘hes \\1ru\\mn an<lshal1~ l1j1- lnokin . hi: linen. l 1101109<Lwasneat 81:1! tidy, and 213 white :13 snow." " ‘11»00111al1'1rf,,‘ 5:111! he. when I had shmn-(l him the roomâ€"I'the onre- takm‘ of the l:11i11ling.y011sm1 sir-«‘08s awn rospw-t table quatnire (1f 1119 oil) 095 it not so \lcvstor Conoim :e?’ "'.\lozc than respeL-mhze. 111115500,’ said I, a trifle tartly. ‘It was once a fashionable part of London.‘ “He sirrhml as he lookml about the “Loastways‘” he added. returning to his mending again. “firm”: the way some fotks think. Lord? [10w seQ up BL Lafitte was about it, to be sure. and all on account of an ancestor of his who happened ‘10 lose his head on the scaf- {old with Louis XVI! The old man made a flourish with his head, as thougL the matter were one for serious congratulation. OM DEVINE. the cobbler. pushed “p his specnu-Ies and gave me a whimsical glance. "It‘s cm“us.“ he remarked. “it‘s cn- r‘us what a difference it makes to a man's fam'lg' how he is put out o‘f the World: Hung him. and his folks feel disgraced forever; cut off his head with I guillntine, and _," ' By Lawrence Bertram. .‘O‘C‘C‘OO‘ .‘O‘C‘. " vv v: vâ€" . THE COBBhER’S STORY; 0‘“. ‘OMO‘O ‘0‘.“ l “‘“8 “ill, ma mien! said mossoo, ikneeling by he1 bedsifle. ‘\\e will no Hanger strive for ze éempossiMe. Ze Edocumeutsâ€"’ g 1 “‘Documents?‘ said ed. ‘ I “ ‘I think I have toldw on before, said gmossoo. ‘of ze Marquig de Lafitte. who , was math red upon ze‘ scafiold \\ithâ€"‘ ‘1 "‘Louis XVI’ 531d ,1\ed who had heard it 50 times fee, sir. I" think 3ou havp.‘ 1 ‘ “And soon after th‘t I Jost‘my lodg- ers: bm bless you. s. . they don't for get me. Mr. Pendlet, n. he always \‘vm think that but for my he would never have got ur-quainled iwiih ma'm‘selle." â€"Curter‘s Monthly. {Thicngtxi “gBut that which , have not told yofi,‘ went on masso ‘is that one of his remaining family 'fled to America. and became the pro ietor of‘a large estate. He died unmifi‘ried. The prop- ert‘x‘is in alien hands. 31 thought~â€"-I had ho;mdâ€"-' g “‘And n_ow,‘ says tie We’ll give it all up and go back to ranoe. “Well. Mossoo lit tht lamp‘ and Ned was about to ask him f 1‘ his daughter, when the old lady‘s véoice was heard from the corner. 3 “‘I si1,'suid the yéung man, your Sun? “A little warm handmt that moment crept into his ow.n ‘ ‘Hust heard, dost imow?‘ said the old man. "' 7. “‘I know.‘ she ansvfered. soft like, a“ happy smile lighting 11 her face." “Well," I promptedfim he sat silent for awhile. “there is fomething more to tell.“ ‘- {Ni “ ‘ ’Twas ze will of God) said the old Frenchman. a little l' er. ‘Ah.’ some- times my heart was 111?}: to burst. To (lie thusâ€"40 leave my wife, my little Justine. Who would clue for them‘." “ "What is it?“ c'ric massoo. scared out of his senses. ‘M ' poor; Ned, what has: mou?’ ’ ' "‘A dimnond!’ shoéted Ned. grasp- ing the 01d worsted jnfket. and tearing 3 piece of it away. 1 52, $00. the jewel has been hiddeu'intljin the lining of your jacket all this tintc.‘ “It was the night fore Christmas. and mossoo le'ft his ( ench and Ski! si- lently down by Nod. . : ’ “Presently Indssoo't‘thin white hand mo ed to“ ard the p00 at of his \\ orsted jn‘ et: andthmw as thel apelofapooket flax up, .\ed L-uuvvht a gleam of some- thing “hirh bloné‘hflhim to his fact “ith 1; (rs. ' § “And so the days assed on; ma‘m’â€" $0116 in spite of her hnhbv dress and skimpv fare growin rosier and pret- tier even-5: (fly. I ; ".Well to make (131011;: star} short “ hmke off the cohhleé “that _1 01111: mnn had fallen desperaflely in low with 11111111<elle but he“! to make he11'1v- q11:1i11t:111o:> “as :1 problem that “11s troubling him. “‘lI f you “as onli1 poor. 110“ says 1,1011 might get 11 Qhance hutâ€"J “The Voung man did not wait for me 10 fimsh. “ ‘I‘ll come toâ€" marrow in my plainvnt suit of clothes.‘ s'mi he ‘Tl111nk _\o11 .\{r.llc\'i11e. for snlxirlg the riddle. You (1111 send me up to d u little‘repnixintr 1011 1111011â€"21 friend of 101m: astendy follow. looking for nijoh and so forth.’ “Well the plan dorked and bless me Slt’ if Edward Pinnfflemn. rich and 11 ell connected 1]? dn i spend about half his time looking a: ma'm‘selle. and talking to the old m n “The front door flanged to' just at that minute. and a light footstep was heard. “I peeped out. “Tharp she is now, szns I ‘M‘le Jus- tine herself. ' “Like a shot he wins out of the shop, but in a few minutq‘s returned. “ ‘Eanisite.’ he said, his voive trom~ Ming :1 iittiv. "Her face is as exquisite as hm“ ruice.’ 'l ' “‘About 1733331: making a rough guess “‘“ho is the singer? he asked at once. “ ‘Madre d'afinor! lor! ’ “Mn‘m‘selle‘s voica broke at the end, as though she was sobbing, and a young man who had stoppéd on the pavement to listen. reverentlyitook of! his hat. “‘Heaveuly!’ I hegxrd him say; then catching sight of 111‘ through the winâ€" dow, he put it on a in and entered the shop. 3 ' f down the wordsifb mé. Ah Vs'ir her voice brought met my knees; gens:- ways” he corrected; “that' s the way I felt like doing. ‘ g Mr. ‘ There “as no eating abOut the hush with that you gman, and. some- how I liked him fo it. “ “Little French gjxl' says I ‘numed \Ule. Justine.‘ ‘ a “ ‘Justine Wham“, “ ‘Lamte.’ “ ‘Lafltte,’ he repented. as though the name seemed fumiligr to him somehow ‘How old is she?‘ ‘ *‘Madre d’qmor! ¢di tuâ€"â€"-il mio do- ior!’ "" é “Schubert’s' Prayergto me Virgin." I said. smilirig;x a little” as the old man stumbled through thé words. “The same." he‘ Wanted, “30 ma’m'- selle told me afterfyv ‘rd, when she writ down the wordsifo me. Ah. sir, her «an... “-_A-._kA _._, ‘A < , ‘ godi tuâ€"il moi do- .I Haas . sums? Straighu GI:.«\1.\'~-\\'hrtat, January. Corn, (‘ash ...... 0815, No. 2 (‘11,1) Rye. N0. 2‘ ............ Barlvy, (‘ hi Pam‘y. \IH V. "Al KER (iRAINâ€"V\ hcfll, \‘u 28pring Corn, No. 3 ............ Oats. Nu. 2.. Rye, .‘o. I”. Eurlvy. No‘ 2 PORK >â€"â€" 31655.. CATTLEâ€"Native Saws DETROIT GRAI\~â€"‘Wheat \'.2 Red. $ Corn No 2 ................ Oa’s,‘ No 2 fihste ......... - Ry e, No. 2 .................. EGGS .. POTATO (per bu.) PORKâ€"Mvss, ley... LARD ~ May.” FL(I('R ~~ J‘atcm. CATTLE â€"-Shim)ing Steel 5 Tgxas Steels ....... Stovkers ......... Feeders ...... . Buns .............. . HOhS -â€"~ Light” Rough SHEEPg ...... BI T'FER â€" Cnamury. i Soon after Singleton’s first baby was born l Mrs. Singleton went upstairs one evening ' and entered the,room Where her darhn ‘ lay asleeg; There she found her-husbqn standing y the ide of the crib and gazmg earnestly at the child. As she stood still for a moment touched by the sight, the tears filled her eyes and she thought: “Oh, how dearly Charles oves that boy." Her arms stole softly around his neck, as she rubbed her cheek caressinglv against his shoulder. Singleton started slightly at ; the touch. "Darling," he said dreamil , l voicing his thoughts, ‘itis incom rehensih e l to me how the)! angst up suc acrib as i that. for $2.50.’ ~N. . Journal. F‘avtdfy CHEESE â€" Light Sklms EGGS - “'estern ........ Minnesota I’aktrs WHEATâ€"N0. " th. May ....... CORN 3“No.2. ’1‘E R â€" Creamvrx LIVE ST0(‘K«Natixvgéxéér§ S4711) ‘S'heep .................. 350 Nearly all women £5,833}, but few great. There I: a 01’s" or People “110 are injured b thé use of coffee. Re- cently there has een placed in all the rocew stores’ a new preparation called vaAINâ€"O, made of ure grains, that taken the place of coffee. ‘he most delicate stomâ€" ach receives it without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over i as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 ots. per pack age. Try it. Ask for GRAIND. Characteristicâ€"“Your clam chowder ” remarked the diner to the restaurant casin- ier. as he paid the amount of his check and stowe‘d away a pint of toothpicks in his vest pocket “is distinguishable above all the other e am ohowders I ever ate." "In what way?” asked the cashier, who did not k‘now‘v whethe}: tgiie pleasgad v}: not. “By its know whether to be leasedvr’ not. “1 .clamlessness.”â€"Pitts urgh Chronicle graph. Hafi’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blqod and mucous surfaces of the s 'stem. Price 75c. per bot- t'le. Sold by a} Druggista. Testimonials f we How's Thin! - We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Holl’s Catan‘h $332., F‘. . . Cheney 8; Co., p5,, Toledo 0. “la, the undersigned, have known ’1“. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and behave him perfectly honorable' in all business transactions and financially able to carry out. any obligations made by their firm. lVVAest0._1'ruax, W'holesale' Druggiats, ‘To- e o, . “Wilding, Kinnan‘ Marvin, Wholesale Drug fists. Toledo, Ohio. ~ Na 1’: {“mqwh (Ru-A :« “Imp. :-o.......n.. Poor digestion piten geese: irregularity of the heart’s actzon. This irregulamy may be mistaken for red, orgamc heart duease. The nymptomn are mpqh the same. Them iii, however, a vast difference between the two; organic heart. dxaease is often incur- able; appaxent heart dlseaae is curable, if coed digeqtion he gestored._ _ The case is of general interest because the disease is a. very common one. That other: may know the means of cure we ive the name of the medicine usedâ€"Dr. \Villiama’ Pink Pills for Pale People. These pills con- tain all the elements necessary to ive new life and richness to the blood an restore shuttered nerves‘ She was much frightened but noticed that in intervals in which her stomach did not annoy her, her heart’s action became normal. Reasonin correctly that her digestion was alone at fault she procured the proper med- icine to treat that trouble and with imme- diate good results. Her ap tite came bncln‘ the choking spells became ess frequeno sn final] ceased. Her weight, which had been great y reduced was restoned and she now weighs more than for years. Her blood soon begsme pure and her cheeks rosy. A one in point is noted from the New Era, of Greensbur , nd. Mrs. Ellen Col- som, Newpoint, In ., a woman forty-three years old, had suffered for four yeu‘s with distressing stomach trouble. The gen- erated by the indigestion presse on the heart, and caused at; lrregulnrityof inaction. She hul- much pain m her stpmach andhear and was sub'ect to fr neat and severe chok- ing spells which we; , meat severe at night. Doctom were tried n; vam; the patient be- enme Wom, deapondent, ind feared impend- mz death. :‘ Bad Digestion, Bad Heart. Ball's Family Pills are the bent. A CASE OF HEART FAILURE. THE MARKETS I“. Medltatlonl. ST. LOI.‘ IS CHICAGO 0W York, Jan. 12. Te}; é SA'Ffi‘LIo Wmmmwweéeeéeew 7: ROW 001115. My. Sore Throat. Infin- anu. Whooping Go . Bronchiti- ud 50m... A 02an cm for 31mm: fion in first Minute mud in Mm W. the It once. You will use the excellent effect aftexyukigzfize fim dose. Sold by de-ien'nerywheu. .1; 25 ad 90 can pct bottle. She wrote me a lovely letter in reply. telling me exactly what to :10. After taking ninebottles of the Compound, ohe box of Liver pills, ami u" 2;: one-half package of Snnative wash I can say I am cured. I am so hal py. and owe my happiness to none other than Mrs Pinkham. Why wili wohien suffer when help is near? Let me, as one who has had some experience, urge all suffering women, especially young wives. to sen-k Mrs. Pinkham’s advice.vâ€"Mrs. R. S. R., 113 E. Catherine St, Chambersburg, Pa. Like Oil Upon Troubied VVatefs is Hale's Honey of Horchound and TM upon a cold. Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in ope minute. To my Suffering Sisters:~â€"Let. me write this for your benefit. tellfne‘ you what Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound has done for me. I am but nineteen and suffered with painful menstruation leucorrhma. dizzineSS burn- ing sensation back of ears and on top of my head, nervousness, pa_in a nd soreness of muscles, bearing-down pains, could not sleep well “as unable to stand w1'thout pain, and oh'lhow I longed to be well! ’ One dayI wrote to MES. Pmkham telling her all, knowing I could do so in perfect confidence. Although the ’ i lomatic entanglement : is the title of-an illustrated pamphlvt isgned with Spain over Cgba to com extent in- l b r the general passengvr «lg‘purlzmiu o! the financing the stock market, “'11 1 street ex- i C iongo, Milwaukee 6; 51. Paul R.iil\\’uy on fleets n9 serious complina‘tions. Neverthe- , mining in Colnrado, California mid other ‘efia serious complication with other mal'a- , Western States. ' digs may be expected to follow an attack 0! l ‘Klondyke is an illustrated folder about biliouaneu which is not checked at the out- 5 Alaska and its gold mines, \mh rates of set. . The most éfiectual means to this end is E {are and information as to how (0 get there Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, an admirablé ; and what to expect after arrival: Both rgmedy, moreover. for dyspepsia, malaria, publications may be had free of expense by kidney trouble, constipation and nervousv lsendingiour (4) cents in stamps to Day 'Following we publish by request a. letter from a young wife-0f her own ac cord she addresses it to her “suffering sisters.” and while from modesty .«he asks to withhold hex; name, she gives her initials and street number in Chambersburg, Pa... so she can easily be found personally or by letter: 1 feel as if I would like )\I to say to every young woman . Whois about. to be marriedâ€"â€" “Strengthen yourself in ad- yance, so that you will not break down under the new strain on your powers." Keep your beauty. it is a precious possession! Yourhhsban‘d loves your beauty, he is proud to be seen in public with you; try to keep it for his sake, and your» own. I The pale cheeks, the dark shadows under /’ :the eyes, the general drooping of the young / wife’s form, what do they mean ? They mean " that her nerves are failing, that her strength is going and that something must be done to help her through the coming trials of maternity. Build her up at once by a course of some tonic with specific powers. Such as LS'dia. E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound. You can get it at any druggist's. 1 'iPriséher, do you know of any reason {by senteqce shquld not be pronounced on m. Wet-owing to law ‘3” “ hv, your honor, of course I do. If I am tobe coo (lap in J efl'erson City it will break up my since: here ”â€"N. Y. «World A man who had been convicted of bur- glary in St. Louis was asked the usual “ration: What a. disappoint- ment then to see the fair young wife’s beauty fading away before a year passes over her head! . . Seven-eighths of the men in this world marry a women because she is beautiful in their eyes. ‘3‘ If you want something extra. buy son: MURALO from the same dealer. This material is a HARD mesn to applied with a brush and be~ comes as hard as Cement. Milled in twenty-four tints and works equally as well with cold or hot water. WSend {or sample cards and if vou can~ not purchase this material from your local dealers let us know and we will put: you in the way of ob’taining it. THE MURALOOO.. new BRIGHTON. s. l.. NEW YORK. In. Pinkham Camels Young Wives to Koeep Their Attractiveneu. A Letter From a. Young Wife. The Cuban Scare. Although the diplomatic em PAINTBWWALLSQBEILINGS. i 1 MURALO WATER COLOR PAINTS “A FAIREFACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BARGAIN.” MARRY A PLAIN cum. IF SHE uses A anld Objection. WHAT MAN DOES NOT LOVE BEAUTY? 'Weawaaasmawmaaaaaamsaai [I not 2 new Keep your beauty. n! 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J Human. “nuke: Re why wrongs the child commits s mme agaxnst the state. ‘Klondyke is an illustrated folder about Alaska and its gold mines, with rates of {are and information as to lmw (0 get there and What to expect after arrival.” Both publications may be had free of expense by sendingEiour (4) cents in stamps to any postage :to GeoL‘l‘l. Heafigrd, General as‘ Mrs. “'hite-Does your ' daughter speak French fluently now? ‘ Mrs. Brownâ€"NVeH. she speaks something fluently, and it doesn't sound at ali like Eug- lish, so perhaps it may be French.~â€"Sumer~ ville Journal. .senge; Agent. Chicago. I!) All sorts: of aches and minkâ€"nothing Better than St. Jacobs Oil. 1: cures. A. N. Kaâ€"A It Ba. 5 Foreign Sound. A quden 1’ I MANITOBA. ASSINIBOIA. ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN “The Corn Belt" is an Illuslmmd monthly paper. thomu hiv "Emma and {u of informa- tion about vux‘u'rn farm hurls. I: will