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m •>' v.; V " J* Halt* B Y M A R G A R E T B L O U N T . y . : .v»\'> ; fey f^v !«• : CHAPTER I. * It was a wild, raw November after- noon.The sky was aark and lowering; the wind swep^ down from the hills with a mournful, walling sound, and be­ neath the tall trees, that bent before the gale, lay heaps of faded yellow leaves, trodden out of all shape and beauty by the feet that were contin­ ually traversing the narrow village paths. Upon the hills, and out on the broad highway, the scene was dreary enough. But the little village of Banley, with Its red-tiled roofs and latticed win­ dows, all aglow with the blaze of fife- light, wore a look of cheerful comfort, which the wintry aspect of the day rather heightened than diminished. Banley, lying far inland, was one of those primitive little places where the sound of the railway whistle had never come. There was a branch line, it is true, some twelve miles away, but few of its passengers ever found theiv way across the hills, and few of the inhab­ itants of Banley had seen the station, or tested the capabilities of the won­ drous Iron horse. Those who had done so, having returned in safety, be­ came oracles among their neighbors, as people of deep experience, and one word of theirs "outweighed a score from others,, who had not seen the world." The village, like most of the kind, consisted of a straggling street of cot­ tages, with gay flower-gardens in front and an enclosure or Kitchen, vegeta­ bles and a few fruit trees, at the back. There was a church and a parsonage, 11 is true, but the vicar was non-resi­ dent, being more deeply interested in the conversion of Irish Catholics than In the religious state of English Pro­ testants, albeit they were of his own Sock. Consequently the vicarage was shut up, and a consumptive, curate with a sickly wife and a family of seven children, living in a cottage at the up­ per end of the village, keeping up ap­ pearances--by means known only to curates and their wives on the pitiful salary of one hundred pounds a year. Anxious and careworn enough the pair often looked, but they loved each other dearly, and were beloved by ev­ ery one around, EO it may be that their fate was not a hard one, after all. The curate and his wife, poor though they might be, were tike only people in the village who ciould ^rop- erely be designated "gentlefolks." The Lord of the Manor was non-resident, the Manor House itself being anything but a desirable home. If all was true tnat was told of tne sights and sounds tuat nad been seen and heard there at different times by different people the poor man was very wise In not coming to look after his property in person. Hollow Ash Hall was a haunted house. It stood at some distance from the village, upon a green and fertile emi­ nence, shut out from the common ap­ proach, though npt from common view, by a high stone wall and a lofty pair of iron gates. There were a porter's lodge, untenanted, of course, and a small cottage within the grounds, which had once been occupied by some humble dependent of the family, in the day when that family was numer­ ous and happy, and strongly united Dy tile thousand sweet ties that bind a loving heart to home. Seen from the public road, the Hall was simply a square, brick-fronted English mansion, of the ordinary type, comfortably and conveniently built, with stables, green houses, gardens and conservatories, enough to satisfy ill the requirements of modern polite society. The yew trees at the back, and the long, bare lawn in front, gave it a melancholy appearance; but no one would have dreamed of calling it a haunted house had they not been told that it had an undoubted right to the name. There was not even a hollow aBh tree In view, to account for its un­ usable title. But the villagers, when questioned upon the subject, would look wise, and lead you to the top of a narrow, damp lane, where grew a solitary tree, that had been touched by the scathing finger of the lightning on Its mission of destruction and death. That was "Hollow Ash," and that was the "Burnt Ash Lane?" down which lane, as a sort of "short cut" to the scene of their uncanny revels, it may be, strange figures were said to flit as soon as the clock from the neigh­ boring church had tolled the hour of twelve. Not only oneghost haunted the place --then were at* least three or four; and their names were more familiar to the persons who owned the manor than to any curious stranger who Sought to pry into its secrets. But it must have been a bold man or woman who would have dared to ask a Ver non a question. They were a silent, haughty, reserved race, by no means addicted to the foolish practice of "wearing their hearts upon their sleeves." And If there was one sub­ ject upon which they were more silent and reserved than another, it was that of the haunted manor. They left it; t3hey could not bear to talk of it; and do the mystery grew by feeding upon itself, till stories were told of the place that would have maae the hair . of .the bravest and wisest listeners stand upon jend with horror. : li:; may easily be imagined what commotion Banley was in, one day, when the tidings spread abroad that a gentleman direct from London was 4beut to rent the Hall. People stared at their neighbors and shook their heads. It could not be; unless the newcomers hailed from Colney Hatch or Hanwell, he could not, for a mo­ ment, be thinking of such a thing. But the news was confirmed in the afternoon by no lesa a person than the landlord of the "Vernon Arms," who recited to a group of eager and thirsty listeners his wondrous tale. The fam­ ily from London were, at that moment, /beneath his roof. So far from being denizens of a lunatie asylum, they Were most respectable people a city „ Ui* wife and Jtwo daughters, Slfho cam# and seeing a fine house standing empty, naturally enough coo^pded that it was to let. So, at the "Vernon Arms," in an after-dinner eiiat with their host, they managed to ask nu­ merous questions about the mansion, on the hill. He answered them truth­ fully; but he added, with a shake of the head, as expressiye as Lord Bur­ leigh's, "He wished no harm might come of it," for they laughed at the idea of ghosts, and one of the young ladies begged so hard to live in a real haunted house that her pana had act­ ually sent for the agent. The landlord laughed, drew a long breath, and solaced himself with a great draught of his own ale. At that moment the agent himself was seen descending the stairs; the landlord, hurrying from behind the bar, threw the door wide open, with a low bow. But Mr. Grant declined the polite Invitation, beckoned him out Into the pasage, and closed the , door upon the gaping and disappointed rustics. "I want to speak, to you a moment, Grimes," he said, impatiently. "Is there no private place in this house?" "To be su,re--to be sure, sir," replied the host. "Step this way, if you please. Becky, my love, pray go and mind the bar a little while. We want the parlor to ourselves just now." Becky, who was the meek-faced mis­ tress of the establishment, being thus addressed, took up the stocking she was mending and went out without a murmurl The landlord closed the door behind her, and the agent nodded approvingly. . "Capital training you have her in, Mr. Grimes." "Well, sir, one's obliged to keep the wbiphand or there's no end of kicking over traces, yo* know. Now Becky, there, is the best woman in England, though I say it as shouldn't. But I should never dream of telling her so. The house would not hold the two of us together ten minutes afterwards." "Quite right, Grimes. The less yott praise a woman the better she* behaves, as a general rule, t think. But now let us go to business. I'm very much bothered in my own mind, Grimes, and I want some advice." Grimes, who had been busy over the fire with some mysterious preparation, which the $gent affected not to see, aiow returned to the table/bearing t^o steaming tumblers of rum-punch, \^hich he put down with an air of tri­ umphant self-satisfaction. "I do believe, the very best I ever made yet, Mr. Grant," he observed, as he placed one cosy arm-chair before the fire for his visitor, aqd ensconced his own plump person comfortahly 'within the depths of another. "Good it must be, then, to a dead certainty," replied the agent, taking a long, delicious draught. "Enough to make a man forget one-half his trou­ bles and snap his finger at the rest." "I hope it will make you forget yours, then, sir," replied the landlord, who was dying with curiosity to know why he had been summoned to this particular conference. "Ah, no such luck as that! The trouble tonight is not exactly a trou­ ble, after all. I am bewildered and bothered. I want to do a thing, and yet I cannot tell if I ought Grimes, you know the old Hall?" The host nodded his head. "I should think I did, sir!"' "And you know what stories people tell about the place?" 4 That I do. Old John Jones, the gardener, has made my flesh creep many a time with his tales of the tur­ ret-chamber, and the butler's pantry, and the secret room where the priests used to hide away many, many years ago." John Jones is an idiot!" said the agent, impatiently. "Upon my word, believe the chouse is as quiet and peaceable as this old inn Of yours." Mr. Grimes took a sip of rum-punch, and said nothing. I have been through the place a hundred times--I dare say more--and I never saw anything there, nor heard anything either, for the matter of that." "Did you ever go there at night, jsiir?" aaked Mr. Grimes, with a signifi­ cant smile. "No, I can't say that I ever did." And the agent smiled, too. "But you don't mean to say that you--a sensi­ ble, clear-headed man--really believe the rubbish they tell about the place-- now, do you?" "Do you, sir?" * "Of course not." "Well, I should be sorry to hM to sleep there myself, that is all I know about it." "Now, Grimes, tell me plainly what "you think you should see?" "Well, there's a lot of ghosts to choose from up there," said the land lord, meditatively. "You pays your money and you takes your choice, you can have a Jesuit priest, reading hts mass-book; or old Vernon, count­ ing his money-bags; or a young man seated by a table in a room fixed up in grand style, with a woman old enough to be his mother, sitting on a sofa with an ugly look upon her face, and another woman peering through a window back of her, looking uglier, ii! possible, than she; or you can have good Queen Bess looking after the far­ thing she dropped----" • "Pshaw! When was Qneen Bess at Banley, I should like to know? Why, it was not built till she had been dead more than fifty years. What do they want with her ghosts there?" "Can't say, sir. But most old houses have a story about her and that blessed farthing. I wonder that she didn't take better care of it when she was alive. It has given her trouble enough since." "Well, let tier be where she may, don't believe she is at Hollow Ash Hall." "No more do I air.*" "I knew it! You qpe a sensible Mr. Grimes." , "I don't believe in Queen Bess, aor lii old Vernon, nor yet in the prieat o-- thtng there l do Mtito H fhmitfc" "And what is thatr "The last ghost. It's not yet more than twenty-five years old. you kntw. The ghost of the butler's pantry- You know what I mean, sir?' "Pshaw!" wid the guest, turning *e<l. •* • "From things which came to my Knowledge when I was a younger man than I am now, I shouldn't wonder if there was something in that. No wonder that Vernon could not live there." "Hush, Grimes!" said the agent, looking nervously towards the door. "There are some things in this world that are not to be spoken of." "Exactly. And I never have spoken of that to any one before" for many years. But it's thy opinion the gen­ tleman from London will pretty soon get sick of his haxgiin" "That is what I wanted to see you about, Grimes." ;: "The bargaijkt!' Yes. ,.rW "What ails it, alrt$< * < A . "Nothing at all." "Is the gentleman, willing to make it?" • ' .[••Perfectly."";"1" . I#, ' ' "Liberal in liili notions?* ' * "Very. He told me that he would y just as much for the use of the ce as if there had never been any about it»" "Very handsome r of Mm. People :enerally expect to get a haunted ouse for nothing per year." : "Ah, but he laughs at the idea, and liays the actual rent of the place just to prove that he has no faith in ghosts." . "Well, I wish him joy of his new 'home, that is all." „ "And so do I. However, if he has a fancy it Is no business of mine. But here comes the rub." "I don't see it." "Have I a right to let the houlAfT Mr. Grimes started. "Why, you are agent:J ' "Yes." r- . "Then who has-a better frffcfct?" "No one. But, you see, I don't know What Mr. Vernon would say." "Of course he would be pleased." • "Do you think so?" p1• *" "I am sure of it." 'i "I wish I was. Mr. Vernon H I very strange man." (To be continued.) 1 ONE DAY OP GLORY. Child of Lninrr Satisfactory Satisfied with a Bag Baby. Poverty touches wealth closely and in sharp contrast in Bryant Park, at Forty-second street and Sixth avenue, a favorite playground for the children of the Murray Hill section, as well as for the less-favored little ones from the run-down flats hard by on either side, says the New York Press. One day last week a white-aproned nurse wheeled a richly dressed little girl into the park. Several expensive toys were in the child's carriage, and she held a fine French doll, but she was fretting and pouting. . Not so, however, the little tenement' dweller, whose face beamed as she fan along hugging home-made doll--a rag affair with a head made of muslin stuffed with cotton, and with ferocious eyes of ink and a great blot of a mouth. "Pret­ ty baby," said the little lady from her chariot as the poorer child stopped and gazed at the exquisite wax doll. "Mother made her," replied the tene­ ment child with pride as she held the rag doll up for inspection and then clasped it fondly to her breast. The wax doll lay neglected in the carriage while disparity in worldly goods gave way before a community of childish interests. The frown left the face of the spoiled child of luxury as she took the rag baby on a ride about the park, the child of the tenements trip­ ping gayly alongside the carriage. The gift that a poverty-stricken mother's love had contrived gave a morning's happiness to the child of wealth, as well as to her own shabbily clad but blithesome little daughter. '* 1 * Urn' -• V » BObberles of Kngllsh Belle* Of all curious robberies the stealing of wax figures of kings and heroes from Westminster Abbey would seem |as remarkable as any. These august effigies are kept in a certain part of the abbey and were once much more numerous than they are now. At least a dozen have disappeared mysteriously and who stole them and how they got a|way with them are still mysteries. Among the effigies purloined was that of Nelson, which disappeared about half a century ago. There was such a popular outcry over this that a new one waa * made and set up, and it is ttiis new one which is now shown to visitors. Another tantalizing robbery has made poorer the Sloane Museum ih 'Lincoln's Inn Fields* London. At the death of Sir John Sloane he left his money to the museum, which he tajad founded. Two cupboards were found carefully locked and in Sir John's will it was directed that one should be opened in 1887 and the other In 1912. There money was to be found for the enlargement of the museum. When the first cupboard was opened it was found empty and bore every evi­ dence of having been robbed. Will the second cupboard be found alao to have been tampered with? ts Stasias la Wkfeb Cory-- Oav* MM the Semblance of Life. Lire poisons have feigned death with marvelous exactness, but whon tfe* dead feign life, or seem to feign life, the spectacle is as grewsome as can well be imagined. Not long ago Russian cemetery was the scene of as weird a weddin^ aa ever has been wit­ nessed. A young girl who had been bethrothed died on the eve of her mar» rlage and her friends decided that, in spite of the intervening hand of death, her marriage must take place; her wed­ ding ceremony was performed at the side of the grave, and after the mar­ riage the body was returned to the coffin and lowered to its long resting place. It is less than a year ago that a valuable cup was won in a bicycle race in Australia by a man who was dead when he passed the winning post. The race took place at an "electrle- light carnival," so-called, in the pres­ ence of 10,000 spectators. In the last lap James Somerville, a rider, forged to the front and secured such a lead that his victory was assured. When Within twenty-five yards of the finish he was seen to relax his hold on the handle bar and lose his footing on the pedals. He did not fall from the ma­ chine, however, and amid frantic cheers dashed by the goal, winning the race by half a wheel. As he passed the finishing post he pitched forward and fell to the ground. When he was picked up he was found to be dead, and what was more, the doctors de­ clared that death had come to him when he was seen to lose his hold of the handle bars. It was a dead body that had ridden the last twenty-five yards of the race. Since the plague has'been preva­ lent in India searching parties go through the villages Inspecting the houses with the idea of seeing that all cases of death by the plague are report­ ed to the authorities. On entering a suspected house one day the inspectors saw a group of natives playing cards. Something in the appearance of one of the players attracted the attention of one of the Inspectors, who placed his hand upon the man's shoulder. To his amazement the man swayed and fell to the floor. Upon examination it was found that he had been dead some time, but in order to avoid hav­ ing the house marked as plague strick­ en the other inmates had concealed Jke fact of his death. • ; : , = •f STRANGEST OF ALL Denlsen of the Deep That Angles for tke Stood It Devour*. Most remarkable of strange fishes is the angler fish, whose very name seems a paradox. The fishing fish Is nevertheless a reality, and a stern one to all that approach those awful jaws of his. With a body the color of mud, he generally lies in the shadow of some rock on the bottom of the sea, waiting motionless for the approach of his prey. He is provided with an odd kind of fin Just over the mouth, and this is held out in front of him to give warning of the coming of some­ thing to be swallowed. One taken alive was experimented on and It was found that if this projecting fin was touched with a stick, even though the stick did not come near the mouth, the jaws closed convulsively. This shows that the fin, by some provision of nature, closes the jaws - as soon as it is touched. The mouth is tremendous, growing to the width of a foot, whil the whole fish is only three feet lon;_ One of thees anglers was caught not long since and, although It was only twenty-five inches long, a fish fifteen inches long was found sticking in its throat. The angler is provided with a peculiar set of teeth, in double or treble rows along the jaws and at the entrance of the throat Some of these teeth are a foot long. He is not a pretty fish to look at, but he attends strictly to business and will swallow anything that touches his warning fin, whether it be meant for food or not. All kinds of things have been found tn the stomach of anglers, from bits 6f lead and stone to fish almost as large as the angler itself. This is without doubt one of the most pecu­ liar and Interesting fish in fhe whole ocean. tWMt Swindled CMndreo. A man living in a tenement in Bat- tersea, London, told the children of the {neighborhood that the penny-in-the- slot gas meter waa a new and resplend­ ent bright red money box. specially de­ signed to accommodate the savings of economical youngsters. On this as­ sumption they cheerfully dropped their copper savings into the slot, and the ingenious deceiver burned the gas which cost him nothing. When the collector came and cleared away all the pennies the ohagrin of the children was intense. Wve Boos In British Karr, Recently Sir Fleetwood Edwar&s, keeper of his majesty's privy purse, sent to the mayor of Lyme Regis a post office order for £3 to be handed to Mr. J. Warren, a naval pensioner of that town, who has at present five sons in the royal navy, "as a mark of the king's appreciation of this inter- estlng record." Mr. Warren is him- self thjl. son of la" naval Fisticuffs with a Buffalo. In "Bullet and Shot in Indian For­ est, Plain and Hill," Mr. C. E. M. Rus­ sell relates a thrilling adventure which befell Colonel C., a member of Lord Roberts' staff, while he was buffalo hunting in India. The colonel had wounded a buffalo. Reloading as he ran forward he was disconcerted when the animal charged at him from be­ hind a clump of bamboos. Colonel C. interposed a tree between himself and the bull, who cut a piece out of the bark with his horn as he rushed by, and then turned and went at the man again with the same fesult. C. then thought that he would try to reach a larger tree. He started, but tripped over a bamboo hidden in the grass and fell prone, upon which the bull overtook and did his best to horn him. The beast ripped the colonel's gar­ ments, and at last, getting his horn under him, tossed him several feet and came and stood over him. Colo­ nel C. now did a most unwise thing. He sat up and hit the buffalo in the eyes with his fists, and kicked him on the nose. Fortunately the bull left the man and went off. The hunter's knuckles were terribly skinned, and his gold ring was battered out of all ' shape. This bull, luckily for the colo­ nel, did not behave at all as one would have expected. The battering of a man's feet and fists would only enrage the ordinary buffalo, and Insure a terrible, If not fatal, punishment to the man.--Youths' Companion. Kngllslk Sovereign an Unpopular Coin. The sovereign has never been a pop. ular coin in India. Among the wealth­ ier natives who have not yet learned to trust the yellow metal as currency the Idea of turning a sovereign into or' naments, such as earrings and brooch­ es, has recently become a fad. Memphis, Trim, la taking no little pride In her distinction of being the mule metropolis of the south. Some one, referring to this flourishing and wealthy city, says "there it Is a case of banks and brays." lted With having under consideration Is the adoption of the aye «or many yaars tn India as the >ayablS" parcel post. Under fit# scheme, for a very small commission, the poatofflce delivers parcels, collects the value of the article and trans­ mits it to the sender of the paresi. During the last year 2,600,000 paroels were thus carried by the Indian post- office, the commission realizing £34,- 000. The Indian postoffice has a sim­ ilar system of paying money-orders, the whole operation occupying no more time than it at present takes in delivering a registered letter and ob­ taining the addressee's receipt for it. says the London Express. This sys­ tem is also under discussion at the general postoffice. The number of let­ ters, parcels, money orders, etc., car­ ried by the Indian postoffice last year was 520,000,000. The number of com­ plaints, was infinitesimal, and prac­ tically the whole of the work Is done by natives. There should be little dif­ ficulty, therefore, in introducing these eminently desirable relormi in English system. .* " ; MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. The Wife and Mother-la-Law of Hw Charles Key* CLARISSA, Minn., April 15, (Spe­ cial.)--No family in this vicinity is better known or more universally re­ spected, than Mr. Charles Keys, the local School Teacher, and his estima­ ble wife, and mother-in-law. For a long time, Mrs. Keys has been in ill health. Recently, however, she has found a cure for her ailments In Dodd's Kidney Pills. I cannot speak too highly of Dodd's Kidney Pills, or of what they have done for me," said Mrs. Keys. "My life was miserable, my back always ached, also my head. I was troubled with Neuralgia in the head and face and suffered extreme pain, but thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills, all those aches and pains have vanished like the morning dew, and It now seems that life is worth living. I con­ sider Dodd's Kidney Pills a God-send to suffering humanity. They may rightly be named the Elixir of Youth. While speaking of my own case and the wonderful benefit I have re­ ceived, I might also add, that my mother, who is now an old lady of 74 years and who. lives with me, has been troubled more or less, with aches and pains, as is natural with one of her advanced age. When she saw what Dodd's Kidney Pills had done for me, she commenced to use them her­ self, and she says that they have done her more good than any other medi­ cine she has ever tried. This testimony is given ia the hope that others who may ' af­ flicted as we were, may see and read it, and be benefited by it." What Mrs. Keys "states in her letter can be verified by reference to any of her many friends in this neighbor­ hood. Dodd's Kidney Pills have al­ ready a wonderful reputation in Todd County. Nothing has ever cured Bright's Disease, Diabetes or Dropsy but Dodd's Kidney Pills. -' , » •W- Hew York-Philadelphia l*ro)ley X.tne, Plans are about completed to close up the gaps between New York and Philadelphia and complete a trolley line between the two big cities. The tracks of a couple of steam roads are to be used for a portion of the way and a high rate of speed is expected. The promoters .say that the full fare each way will be fl. The round trip between the two places by tb£; #team roads is $4. .. v • 100 Reward, ' 61 Od. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded diaease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh beinf a eonstitu- tlonal disease, requires a constitutional treat­ ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur­ faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The pro­ prietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for aay case that it fails to cure. Send tor list of Testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY ft CO., Toledo, a Sold bydruggists 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best . Boulevard to Cross 0|d% The owners of automobiles in Ohio constitute a new force in the good roads movement. There is a plan un­ der way for the building of a boule­ vard from one end of the state to the other, touching the cities and largest towns. Try Graln-Ot Try Graln-OI Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, t;ut It is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without dis­ tress. 3^ the price of coffee. 15c and 25 eta. per peetoge. Sold by ail grocets. Digestibility of Fool), , ; : ' / V Rice, raw eggs and boiled venison require only one hour to digest At the other end are pork, roast beef, cabbage and hard eggs, which require four to five hours. Coughing Loads to Consumption. K.emp'6 balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 26 and 60 cent bottles. Go at once* delays are dangerous. The annual loss to France caused by the ravages of hailstorms Is said to amount to, about 83,000,000 francs. From 1873 to 1895 the figures varied from 40,000,000 to 134,000,000 francs. PATS STT® TIMJS AS MUCH AS CORK. Buj Rice land* In S. E. Texas and S. W. La. st S10 *15 per acre. Nets WO per sere. Write N. L. Mills, , Tex.; owaon, Houston, Tex.; Cameron & Jioore, Liberty, Geo. J. McMauus, Beaumont, Tex.; E. F. Ru.„„ Jennings, La.; Hiram C. Wheeler, OalTaaton, Tex Go sooth via Santa Fe, 11L Cen. A So. Pac. H rate. The king of Wurtemburg has become Interested in the question of airships and has given a million marks toward Count Zippelin's experiments. Garfield Tea, the medicine that pari­ ties the blood and cleanses the system, brings good health to all who use it. It is made from herbs. Druggists sell It. The income tax of India is levied on ill incomes of £33 and upward. ':"&6*edltr 1* > uawlentinc and is a great birthrfsitt, but -qualities are t and, above all things, overcome tremendous barriers. Though society may do without a good heart, It will not dispense with that appear­ ance of it which- we call amiability of manner. This amiability may not al­ ways fcive that illusive something known as charm, but charm never ex­ ists when It Is absent. Simple flattery is not pleasing* but the actual *r>a1r,"g one do his best, and not alame think­ ing he is doing it, may be. Unselfish­ ness is the toot and spawn of all gra- clousness. One of the greatest secrets if charm is charitableness and scrupu­ lousness in imputing motives to those who Interfere with 'Our even way. Wit and eloquence fall flat when unkindly leveled ajt the weak and defenseless, declares tie Household* 1,, ; ! " '• . " . " f % . 1 Strotfir a«4 ;Dax*i»le Paper, The strongest paper yet produced Is made of Manila hemp. A sheet of legal cap will sustain s weight of 300 pounds, and a man of ordinary muscular pow­ er cannot tear It across. The most dur­ able paper is made by a guild near Nan­ kin, China, which supplies the govern­ ment of that empire the leaves Of its official documents. Some of these are over 1,000 * years old, Fireproof paper made of asbestos is another kind of greater durability. The drawback to it, however, for printing purposes, is that although it will pass through fire unscathed, it will come out enow white, without a trace of the printed letters or writing that was on it. Lkmhl Dmtifricfl Mi|uni 'Wiiiiii iw «ttOP^TOOTHW)WBBi.lic QCO iMfs LIQUID aadPOWDOl 71c /9 At «Q the Btam, or by Mall for «C priea NIWYOftfC • •> 9 i&W i " "-fr' ; Genuine h'K Little Liver Pills. Kept Co Sin la Hoate. Alfred Redman, aged 85, a farmer of Maysville, Ky., has had his coffin in the house forty years, although the fact was not known outside of his family until a few days ago, when he ordered a new one, having grown too Btout for the accommodations, offered by the old. It is estimated that fully 10,000 "laws" will have been enacted before all the state legislatures adjourn. A Month's Test Free* If yon hare Rheumatism, write Dr. 6hoop, Racine, Wis., Box 143, for six bottles of his Rheumatic Core, ---- paid, send no money. Pay *5.50 if cured. It is a saying of Queen Sophia of Sweden that "the world's history1 Is made in the nursery." ^ TO CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAY* Take LAXATIVE BBOMO QUININE TABLETS. All druggists refund the money if it fails to oure. E. W. Grove's signature is on the box. 26a Keep good company, and you shall be of the number.--George Herbert. Millions of sufferers use Wizard Oil for paliyevery year and call it blessed, ^sk tbd druggist, he knows. The value of Prance's latest^vlntage is estimated at 1,264,258,OOflk francs. FITS Permanently Cured. Nofltsornerronsnemeftar lint day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Reatorar. Send for FREE 89.00 trial bottle and treatise. Da. &. H. KLINE, Ltd.. 031 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Man's greed for gold was probably the original germ of yellow fever. Plao's Cure is the best medicine we overused for all affections of the throat and lungs.--Wh. O. ESBSLKY, Vanburen. Ind., Feb. 10, 1900, Ventilating an opinion often causes a coolness between friends. CARTER FMIIABACIb FMftlZZMESfe r« BHJMStESfc FOR TBIPIB UVER. mcMSTiMTiair, F0RSALUWSK!R. vbr meoiinExifis *Skte I WWSWM1WW. .CURE SICK HEADACHI. IN 3 OR 4 YEARS M INDEPENDENCE ASSURED If you take up your home in Western Can- ada,the land of plenty. Illustrated pamphlet*, giving experiences of farmers who have be* come wealthy in grow­ ing wheat, reports of , , delegates, etc.,and full Information as to reduoed railway rates can be had on application to the Superintendent of Immigration, Department of Interior. Ottawa, Canada, or to C. J. B rough ton, 1828 MfvirmrinoHr Block, Chicago, or E. T. Holmee, Room 8, "Big Four" Bidg., Indianapolis, Ind. Special exeur. sions to WesternCanada during March and April. B e lAf ipn will be psid •a Ei ww fill a# for a case of backache, nervousness, steeple 350 KID-NE-OIDS , weakness, loss of vitality, in­ cipient kidney .bladder and urinary i that can not be cured bv the great kidney, liver and blood medicine. At au Drugftste. KID-NK-OID8, 8t. BOo Iddress Louia, MM* BATT'S CAPS FOR COLDS. Are recommended by the best druggists. 25 cents. Ihey cure safely and quickly. An umbrella doas a lot of good hut <t has to be put up to it. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.' For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In­ flammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. The largest room in the world is the room for Improvement. TWENTY-TWO CI. S. SENATORS endorse DR. CRANE'S QUAKER TON­ IC TABLETS. Kidneys, Liver, Bowels. A gentleman is a rarer thiny |han some of us think for. ;v'% (Joe's Cough Balsam Is the oldest and best It will break up a cold quicker "" ka anything else. It Is always reliable. Try lb The ardent lover is like a tailor when he presses his suit. !§; Don't Waste Your Buy good soap. Maple City Self Wash­ ing Soap is the best. All grocers. The newest round dance in Kansas is the "slow drag." PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not stain the hands or spot the kettle. Pekln now has a newspaper publish­ ed in German. Baseball players; Golf players; all play­ ers chew white's Yucatan whilst playing. A rich and pretty widow never comes a-miss. INVALUABLE TO HORSE OWNERS Send lOc for Illustrated Treatise on Hails, shoeing Without Nails. Every owner of a Horse should have THIS BOOK. AMERICAN NAILELES8 HORSESHOE (% 60* Lipplnoott Building, PHILADELPHIA. HOU.YHOCK.POUL.TRY FARM 66-page Illustrated Poultry Catalogoe. The secrets of snccessfni poultry rats* ing told in plsin isngusge; all about in* cnbators, brooders, poultry houses, how to hatch and raise every chick, >Wh'en and how to feed, forcing hens to lay and hundreds of valuable subjects led in no other catalogue. Tells of 35 vari­ eties popular thoroughbred fowls and quotas) i. Send 4c 1 tremely low price*. : in stamps for posts Hollyhock Poultry Farm, Box 1157, Des Moines, Watches one of these Saavenln of the Gold Filled Bowand Ci Fine Can Metal Watches, made from Guns captured In the Spanish-AjBsrlcan War. Every patriotic American should have ~rs of the War with Spain, iwn JeweHsd Movement; Btam Gold Filled Bowand Crawn JeweHsd Movement; Stem Wind and Stem Set. iMlw' site, S4.SO; Gents' slse, SI.S8. Oralr qnRk. The meet serviceable esse made. Win send C. O D., subject to examination. If requested. Diamonds and Btgh-Orade Gold Filled Watches sold on easy payments. Agents wanted. j. A. BARTON, 169 Oakwood Blvd., hicago.tll. Bptlepiy and all W«r» _ O. PHKLP8 BEOWI, SSBiisdwai. lntaAI.1 M nUCV in Sheep In Montana Is 8AFC and pays URCI U par Mat bUmL Now Is the time to MVFCTEIf mve«t. Get In st bottom prloss 111 V CO I CI) and be prepared for four more years of prosperity. Write for our annual report ~ Iculars. U Operative Bssch Co.. Great Palls. Montana, and particulars. Mestsas £fS-ooA weaef&j.'xtZk weekly pay, for men with rig to sell Poultry Mixture in the country; We fur­ nish reference of our reliability. EUREKA MFG. CO.. Dept. East St. Louis, Ills W. N. U. CHICAGO, NO. 13, I0O1. Whea Aasweriog Advertisements Kiatfly Mention This Caper. M a y D o c t o r J* willing to trmmt you tor rbmammUsm, if your tndlt is good or you pay Jrls fom. But only ono dootor will onro your rboumalism, mnd to ohargot nothing formdvloo. This physlolmn Is Dr. Oroono, tbo dlsoororor of Dr. Croeno '$ Norvara. If you will wrlto to him at 33 Wott t4tb Street, Now York City, ho will toll you oxaotly how to got rid of rheumatism for good and all. It won t oost you anything to got his advice. Why don t you write to Dr. Oroono to-day t W. L. DOUGLAS S31 $3.60 SHOES r.Sf • The real worth of mr 03.00 and f3.S0 shoes compared wlth makes Is 04.00 to Jw.WK My 04.00 cfcunot ••• other equalled at any pries and a Best In the world tor men. . aiake and »«•!! marc •*»'» elt(H»B<^wed'pK»^tha^y®thw rerln the world. I will pajrSl,OOS f eny oae wnn iss ,*» Sac ikon, Oesjiay iwaiwrilSfS VT.V. Mm* T.. Deagtee. Take tie sniratitnte! Insist on having W. U Doualaashoes ith nam« and nrlce staenned on bottom. Your aswer shoaW With name aacl price stampGd on -- . them ; I give on© dealer ©xcltwtve sal© In does not keep them and will not ni direct from factory, enclosing? price and 2 Over 1,000,0(0 satisfied wearers. _ t Me Tm* Calar Mr»h*m «nhu*v*lr it them for yon, order 35c. extra for carriage. W. L, Tew Spring Catalog free. OOUttASTBraoktos, Mass. 160-Acre Farm Free In Manitoba, Canada. mt rent for a farm when yon ean obtain J.60 acres of the choicest lands on the ami* thinm for irain growing, stock raising or mixed tanning free, or purchaee Government m railway luds near railway stations and towns at from 92.00 to 06.00 per acse on the tan*' year Installment plant Manitoba Is the nearest province In Western Canada to the Great Lakes an* has a complete system of railways; four comae ting lines ran to the East, cons* a neatly cheap freight rates which assures the farmer the full value for all he raises. SS.OOV farmers exported 3&.OOU, OOH bnshels of wheat and 6O.O00 head of cattle and SfiOO/MJO wortfe of dairy produce in 1899. Good schools and municipal system. Low taxes. For full partlc# tars wrlto to or call on J. O. GILLIES, Ag»nt Government of Manitoba, Canada, 167 Ka«» Third strlset, St. Paul, M<nn. < I L<L. 4^-J: 'f 'S. V* CttSMDO FARMS Sunny (Colorado. Are you looking lor a farm, ranch, garden, fruit tract or busT- ness opening near college town without saloons f Write for reliable information and Hst of properties. State year want, I'll try to meet It. Liberal terms arranged: small eash jseymeat, beleaoe ttaie. low intsrsst, ft OoMkr«nryw,rtrt fkilllaa, Cote. v'\ * * i t ' \ ? - --v C O N S U M P T I O N ," i £«'; ' , .4 JtLi. r. i j „. T -iJitCCt#