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A WARRIOR BOLD. % ST. 8E0RGE RATHBORtrt, {SmO*r*f "LtUU MU* Million*," "Tkt SpuUr't ' Wtt," "Dr. Smek't Widow'," "Mitt Cmpriei," tic. fCMprrttfcl MM. BtrMtuid Smith. New York. CHAPTER IX. Lady Arline's Secret. This assurance on the part of the .powerful baron was as balm to Char- .lie's troubled soul. ! He believed Capt. Brand must 'speedily find himself in hot water. ( The conversation took several (turns. .r,, , j Indeed, Charlie found the baron so 'congenial that he was easily led Into ifelating many reminiscences connect- 'ed with his past, so that, eventually, <Pet«»rhoff had a pretty good knowl­ edge of the young man's character, j At last they separated. I "You can depend on me. At the lame time keep your wits about you (%hen dealing with this Brand. Some- Idling will presently drop," said the jfearon. j "When Charlie drew near the hotel, 'after visiting his own room and im­ proving his appearance to some ex­ tent, he was conscious of a nervous .condition of mind such as was entirely 'new to him. I And he was obliged to confess that had gone pretty far when the pros- :pet't of an interview with a young wo­ man could have such an influence upon him. The next thing on the program was to find a chance for a quiet talk, where the captain could not intrude. So he asked again for Lady Arline, and she presently came down to the same bijou parlor, rosy and smiling. Charlie had heard the voice of Capt. Brand somewhere about the hotel,, and he was more or less concerned lest that worthy come in upon them ere he could make his arrangements. Hence he speedily opened the sub­ ject "I have much of importance to tell you, and we must be where Capt. Brand may not intrude. Suppose I get a nice vehicle with a quiet animal and we can go to take a look at the suburbs of Antwerp." Arline did not hesitate. She knew that she could trust this frank-faced gentleman with her very life if need be. So she quickly agreed to his plan, i "In fifteen minutes, then; and be •ure you wrap up well," said Charlie, hastening away to secure just the out­ fit that would suit his idea as to the right thing. True to his promise, he was back in good time. Near the parlor Charlie ran across Brand, who greeted him rather effu­ sively, he thought, and would have detained him, only that the young nan refused to be held up, and laugh­ ingly pleaded an engagement with Lady Arline, and the impatience of his Boble charger outside. Thus it came about th^t, after run­ ning the gauntlet in this way, Charlie was at length given the proud pleas- ore of driving away with the fair girl. Charlie knew it was only proper for him to open the ball with an account of the strange things that had befallen him since last he said good night. One thing he intended keeping to himself for the present, and this was the name of the young fellow who had been his companion in the dun­ geon. At least there was no necessity of bringing it forward until he had heard what she wished to tell him, and discovered if his suspicions were confirmed. "Now that there is no longer a chance of our being overheard, I'm going to make an awful confession to you. Lady Arline," he said. She turned a startled face toward him, and, immediately seeing the quizsical smile, felt relieved. "I shall fortify myself to hear it. Pray proceed." "Where do you think I passed the Bight?" She believed she could account for a fair portion of it, but confessed her Ignorance as to the remainder. "In the lockup," he said calmly. "Do you mean the jail?" breathless­ ly. "Yes. Please don't draw away from me, or imagine I was engaged in any street brawl. It all came to me be­ cause I chanced to make your ac­ quaintance yesterday morning." "Why, Mr. Stuart!" "Because, forsooth, you chance to have a carriage like a queen; and be­ sides, possess the most charming of golden hair and blue eyes." She blushed crimson and still sur­ veyed him with puzzled as \/ell as startled eyes. "I confess I do not understand you at all. You will have to explain fur­ ther." "Pardon me. When I assisted you Into the carriage at the Steer I was observed by Baron Peterhoff. He be­ lieved you were the Countess Isolde Brabant, because in several ways Lt a little distance one might be de­ ceived. My interest in the baron's plans induced me to loiter about the hotel last night when he was making his wholesale arrests, and by accident they caught me in the dragnet." "Then 'she--that wonderful woman «--has been arrested ?" When he nodded in the affirmative, Strangely enough Arline gave a little Sigh of relief, as though some unex- plainable burden were removed from ;t|ier heart; but Charlie was too obtuse •f\|o understand that the first little Are Of jealousy had been kindled in that gentle hreast, because she knew the reputation Isolde Brabant h^d as a sorceress among men. The ice having now been broke he started in to tell his strange stor/, Arline listened eagerly. Indeed, Othello, relating his aston­ ishing adventures to Desdemona, £ould not have had a more deeply in­ terested listener than this fair Eng­ lish girl proved to be. When he described his companion In misery he was careful not to say too much, lest he betray that which he wished to keep a secret a little longer The story was done. ArUae fcsfl hung on his words eag- _ erly, and his assurance that Baron ^Peterhoff would take care of Capt. the truth with re­ gard to his claims, and relieve her of his presence--if, as Charlie suspected, the other proved to be an arrant im poster--<vr&8 comforting to her trou­ bled heart. Still Lady Arline showed Bo signs of nervousness. "Perhaps I may shock you, Mr, Stuart--perhaps you have such strict notions of honesty and a name upon which there has , never been a stain, that you will hardly be as pleased to look upon me in d]the light of a sister when I confess that I have a relative in wnom I am deeply concerned, and who has broken the law of his native land--who took what was not his own and fled. In plain language, Mr. Stu­ art, my cousin betrayed a trust and stole money." She was scarlet with shame as she turned her blue eyes appealingly to­ ward him. "Let me tell you as briefly as I can I knew him quite well. He was young­ er, and a son of my father's only brother, now long since dead. We were good friends up to the time he took this false step, and I was the last one he saw before he fled from Eng­ land. Poor boy, if he had only con­ fided in me, I could have easily settled the matter, which I did soon after­ ward, at any rate. "I have been searching since last October; at times the trail would grow warm, and then I lost sight of him completely. "By mere accident a friend wrote me that she believed she had seen him in Antwerp, though he had not answered her smile and nod. I could very well understand why, since he believed the officers from London were looking for him. "That is wny I came here--to find this boy, to reclaim and make a man of him." "And I shall endeavor to assist you in your search for this Alexander Brand," said Charlie eagerly. "As it chanced I have some knowledge of the young chap. In truth, I have seen him face to face." "Here--in Antwerp?" eagerly. "In this city." "And you can take me to him? You wili, Mr. Stuart?" laying a hand upon his arm. "If you so desire; but that will ne­ cessitate a long journey--across the sea, in fact." "Then he has returned to England?" "No; to America--New York.*" "How very strangely it all came about!" she mused. "Almost incredible! Indeed, I should have been loth to believe such things could be possible if I had not gone through the experience myself."* Everything had now been told, so that there was no more secrets. The rest of the ride was occupied in enjoying the features of the scen­ ery, in so far as these points could be discovered from a vehicle. And Charlie's mind was made up ere they returned to the Hotel de la Paix that, God willing, he, would serve and win this peerless girl. The curiosity of Artemus had been whetted to a degree that demanded satisfaction, else his peace of mind was forever gone. He asked many questions regarding Aleck. Evidently the young fellow had aroused the strongest interest ip his mind, for he saw in him the elements of a strong character that must at­ tract attention from the public. "Where is he bound--Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Singapore, Cape Town? I'm ready to go to the uttermost parts of the earth to interview him!" "Try something easier--something nearer home." "New York?" with a little, almost inarticulate shriek. "Exactly. I have a sort of engage­ ment with him at the Windsor Hotel in your city." "But that is not me." "Well, you can make one of the party. Arline--that is, Miss Brand, or rather, Lady Arline--is bound to find Aleck. She is possessed of an idea that since fortune was so bounti­ ful as to heap favors in her lap, she should respond by taking care of this half-brother, or -cousin, who seems balancing between a bright career and going to the devil. "Circumstances drive us sometimes, don't they, Charlie? But there's one party I rather guess you've overlook­ ed." "Who's that?" "Her father," chuckling. "Capt. Brand, you mean. I believe I have arranged a berth for him." "Where--on the steamer?" "Rather in the place where I spent part of last night." "Oh, ah! then he's a fraud, sure enough?" "I have every reason'so to believe. At any rate, my friend, the baron, has promised to look after him." "I've no doubt Peterhoff's intentions are good; but there's a prospect of his being fully occupieu in another quarter," artemus said, sagely. "Meaning the Countess Isolde." "Well, she has seldom missed her game---the most wonderful woman outside of Thackeray's Becky Sharpe 1 ever heard of. You're lucky to have just missed her, my boy. Men jeer at her powers and boast about their invulnerable qualities; yet no sooner do they come in touch with this mod­ ern Circe than their knees grow weak, and one glance from her bewitching eyes charms them even as the rattle­ snake does Its prey." "Your advice Is good. I had intend­ ed depending on my own ability to checkmate this old reprobate; and, on the whole, it may be best for me to keep my hand at the plow." "And I'll stand by, ready to give what aid I may. Don't hesitate to call on Artemus Barnaby if you are bent upon some dark and desperate business that stands for the right. You know I have some sort of a claim upon tnis affair, seeing that only for my pertinacity in dragging you on that wild goose chase in search of the new Man in the Iron Mask, of whom old wives in Antwerp gossip, you would never have gone there to the dungeons of the Steen, and ergo, would never have had the pleasure ol saving Lady Arline from her distress­ ing position." The words of his companion aroused withiR Charlie a sense of the great debt he owe? Artemus. who had been an instrument 1& thr hands of Fate to bring about the result upon which his whole future now seemed to hinge. So he seized his hand and squeezed It with rratetual zeal--squeezed it un­ til the ownw was fain to appeal for mercy. "Yes, I owe you everything, my dear fellow; and If I can at any tinie do you a favor, try me. There are few things I could refuse you." After that there was the fullest con­ fidence between these two. Charlie confided to Artemus his plans for rout­ ing the enemy, and was glad to adopt some very bright and sagacious Ideas advanced by the latter. Everything seemed as usual. Yet under the calm exterior forces were working that threatened a speedy up­ heaval. Capt. Brand had taken jthe alarm. Keen-eyed man of the world that this great traveler was, he read the writing on the wall, and it plainly de­ clared his reign had neared its end. Hence he detested Charlie with a venom such as could only be compared with the enraged cobra, seeking to bury its poisoned fangs in the object of its hatred. In brief, this fine old plotter began to cast about him for some method by means of which he could get rid of Mr. Charlie Stuart, either temporarily or for all time. He was not alone in his scheming. Other harpies there were who hoped to share in the glorious plunder--men whose past lives no doubt could pos­ sibly show almost as great a variety of adventure and bold schemes as his own. Accordingly these precious worthies laid their heads together in order to devise some brilliant scheme whereby the obnoxious interloper--this young Lochinvar who had come out of the west--might be defeated ere he could carry the girl off on his fleet steed. And when the conference was ad­ journed, it had all been arranged just how Charlie was to be dropped out of sight However, these worthies in planning so neat a campaign failed to take into consideration several elements which had a positive bearing upon the ulti­ mate outcome. There was the baron, for example. Besides--there was Artemus. No doubt this latter individual, with his peculiar notions and his apparent­ ly inoffensive appearance, would have been looked upon by the hoary old fortune-hunter as very much in the line of a freak, and must be brushed aside without ceremony. But they made a mistake. Under that simple exterior beat a bold heart and a keen brain. For Artemus had taken a room tiext to Capt. Brand's, and during that cele­ brated conference his eye and ear did noble duty at the keyhole of a con­ necting door. (To be continued.) WHERE DEATH REIGNS HIGHEST Fran**, Though FiTortd by Nature Htf HMTJ Mortality Becord. M. Papillon has lately printed a striking array of statistics on the re­ lation between public hygiene and mortality, from which the following instances and remarks are taken. France (he says) is favored by cli­ mate and in other respects. Why is its birth-rate the smallest in Europe, its death-rate among the greatest? The cause is not in nature, but in in­ stitutions. From the 38,000,000 inhab­ itants of France 150,000 deaths from tuberculosis annually occur, while there are but 60,000 among the 41,- 000,000 of Great Britain, but 90,000 among the 56,000,000 of German^. In every nation of Europe save France the mortality from tubercu­ losis has diminished, and, at the same time, the consumption of alcohol has retrograded. The results are that in France, between one census and the next, the mortality from tubercu­ losis has increased 68, while in Ger­ many it diminished 109 in every 100,- 000 inhabitants. The difference is 77 per 100,000--or in the total popula­ tion 68,000 lives were lost during the last census period in France that might have been--and ought to have been--saved. Hyprophobia is stamped out in Eng- lang, and is still common in France. The case is similar for other diseases. Bark to Nature. "Take to the woods again!" he ex­ claimed. "Tear off the vicious trap­ pings of a debilitating civilization and restore to degenerating mankind the superb physique, the absolute health of our forefathers. So only can the race be saved from a feebleness and melancholy which must lead to uni­ versal suicide." It is only a few months since Prof. Starr ofr the Uni­ versity of Chicago affirmed that we must become not merely imitators of the red men, but Indians in fact, in Or­ der to be saved from physical degen­ eration. By joining the Indians in the forest he maintained that we would gradually take on the attributes of the aborigines and regenerate the race. To show his confidence in his own theory he has been formally initiated as a member of the Onondagas, in central New York, and his summer costume will hereafter consist of an eagle's feather and blanket Womu'i Ready Wit. The ready wit of southern women was the subject of comment at a re­ cent gathering, and numerous illus­ trative anecdotes were told, says the Philadelphia Times. One had to do with a Virginia belle of a generation ago--a member of the Clark county Taylors, famous in the social history of that state. Her betrothal to a worthy gentleman by the name of Mason had been announced at a formal function; and one young gen­ tleman, whose hopes with regard to her had been crushed by the an­ nouncement, greeted her thus; "May I beg to assure you that I am always yours, in spite of the fact, Miss Taylor, that I hear you are to change your vocation for that of Mason?" She regarded him contemplatively for a moment, and then replied: "I am not quite certain of that, for having found a goose, Ixnay decide to remain a Taylor." , * Persons, Plaices and Things PROMOTION FOR GEN. YOUNG. COULD STAND THE COLD. Belief at Washington That He Will Be Head of the Army. Major General S. M. B. Young, now president of the War College board, will probably succeed Gen. Miles as the lieutenant general of the army. Gen. Miles will reach the age Qf re­ tirement in August, 1903, and the president's plan is believed to be to name Gen. Young as his successor. Gen. Young has been one of the distinguished fighters of the army, and the president desires to give him this promotion before he retires, which will be in 1904. GIRL WHISTLES CHURCH MUSIC. New. York Innovation That Has Met With Decided Approval. "Whistling in church? Why not? If God gave me the gift to emulate the birds, why should I not use it to his glory?" These were the questions propound­ ed by Miss Louise Truax, a charming girl Hot 19 years, who took the congre­ gation by storm in the Lexington Avenue Baptist church at New York. Miss Truax spoke of her hopes and ambitions. "Yes," she said seriously, "I intend to make whistling the aim of my life. I have studied method under the best of teachers, have received encour­ agement from.Mme. Schumann-Heink, Miss- Thursby and other artists of that class, and have refused an offer of $8,000 a year to whistle with an opera company. I do not wish to go on the professional stage, but I would like to whistle in churches. The day will come when whistling in church will be no great novelty." In the Lexington Avenue church from pastor down the enthusiasm over the notes from Miss Truax's lips was great. Accompanieu by the soft­ est notes of the organ, the young wo­ man whistled Schumann's "Trau- merei" during the offertory. After the sermon the congregation flocked around her and begged her to whistle another selection. She gave them the "Mocking Bird, and in the even­ ing whistled "The Flower Song," by Mendelssohn. Miss Truax hails from Detroit. Gererosity of Tammany Man. John J. Scannell, former fire com­ missioner of New YorK has made glad the heart of an old friend, Gen. DuBois Brinkerhoff of Fishkill Land­ ing, N. Y., by buying at auction the general's farm, which was sold to satisfy a mortgage. After his pur­ chase Scannell said to the previous owner: "Mr. Brinkerhoff, that farm is yours to stay on as long as you live. Order what you want to im­ prove it and send the bills to me." New Army Paymaster General^ The next paymaster general of the navy will be John Niniger Speel of Minnesota, at present fleet paymaster of the European station on the flag­ ship Illinois. Speel is 49 years old, a nephew of Alexander Ramsey of Min­ nesota, formerly secretary of war, and has an excellent record in the service, which he entered In 1875. Odd Sword Hilts. Typhoid Vmwar KI1U Soldier*. During the mom..* of January an February there were 800 deaths from typhoid fever in the British army. Notwithstanding the regulations re» garding boiled water the soldiers con­ tinue to drink out of brooks and rivers. Reman soldiers under the empire had hilts similar to the above on their swords. New York Editor Honored. Horace White, editor of the New York Evening Post, has been made a trustee of Beloit college. He gradu­ ated from that Institution, soon after­ ward going to Chicago to engage in newspaper work Much Food for Thought In Pathetic Remark of Little Child. "Every ticket has Its story," said a man acquainted with the pawn­ shops. ' It was a bitter cold day, and a mite of a boy, not over nine years old, liad come in, wrapped in his over­ coat. This he peeled off, and depos­ ited it upon the pawnbroker's counter. "Give me a dollar 'n' quarter?" he asked in pleading tones. "Dollar," said the money-lender. "Oh, please give me a dollar *n' a quarter. "Can't do iL Dollar." The boy was almost crying, and he begged ^earnestly for the sum he asked. "I want to get my sister's coat out," he said, as he laid down eight cents as interest money. This propo­ sition the pawnbroker accepted, and the boy went shivering into the cold, with his sister's coat. "Is your sister going to a. dance to­ night?" a bystander asked him. "No, sir, mom's been sick, an' Mag­ gie had to hock her coat for feed. She's got a job, now, an' she's got to have a coat to go to work In. I don't mind the cold; I'm used to it."--Phil­ adelphia Telegraph. What Might Have Been. Sonoma, Mich., July 21st.--Mr. De- los Hutch ins of this place says: "If I could have had Dodd's Kidney Pills 25 years ago I would not now be crip­ pled as I am." Mr. Hutchins spent from 1861 to 1864 in the swamps of Louisiana as a northern soldier and with the re­ sult that he contracted Rheumatism which gave him much pain till Mr. Fred Parker, the local druggist, ad­ vised him to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. The first two boxes did not seem to help him very much, but Mr. Park­ er, knowing that Dodd's Kidney Pill? would eventually cure him, pressed Mr. Hutchins to continue and by th* time four boxes were used the short sharp, shooting pains which had tor tured his back, hip, and legs were entirely gone. Mr. Hutchins says: "I can not tell you how much better I am feeling. If it were not for the way my hands, feet, and knees are drawn out of shape I would be about as good as ever." An Every-day Matter. There are some circumstances un­ der which it is easy to write a letter for another person, and others under which It is well-nigh impossible; but not all people agree on what the cir­ cumstances are. "I'd jess like you to write a letter to Pomp for me, please, Missy June," said the colored queen of a Boston kitchen to her young mistress. "Jess a little short, every-day letter. It won't take you but 'bout a minute." "What shall I say?" asked the lady, when pen and paper were at hand. Tell me just what to say, Hester." "Oh," said Hester, with a toss of her head. "I'd jess like a few words. Missy June. Jess to tell him howdy and say I made up my mind I ain't going to marry him, an' he'd better hurry hisself and make sure o' Susy Ball, or most likely he'll lib an' die « mis'able ole bachelder. Data all." --Youth's Companion. Natural Development. Scientists for some years past have been pursuing their investigations along the lines of physical development without the aid of drugs or mechanical appliances of any kind and have suc­ ceeded in fully demonstrating its val­ ue in all cases of mental depression Induced by a sedentary occupation, overwork, worry, insufficient exercise, etc. Perhaps the most notable expo­ nent of this theory Is Prof. Sylvester J. Simon, 14 Quincy St, Chicago, who has devoted years to the study. Nervous patients, scarcely able to get about, have called on him and after taking his treatment for a few weeks have shown marvelous improvement The treatment is so simple and the results in all cases so apparent that our read­ ers would do well to investigate it by writing him for free literature and testimonial letters from persons whom he has successfully treated. Effect of 8oft-Shell Crabs. Many a citizen from the interior has fallen a victim to the indigesti­ ble soft-shelled crab on going to live In Washington. Pension Commission­ er Ware early contracted the soft- shelled crab habit and indulged his ap­ petite for the dainty until a physician ordered him to desist. A friend in Kansas heard that the commissioner was worn out by close attention to his duties and wrote him a solicitous let­ ter. He received the following by wire: "It is not work that's breaking down my constitution--it's soft-shell crabs." $20.00 OCEAN TRIP. Chicago to New York, through Vir­ ginia Mountain and seashore resorts to Norfolk, Va., thence Old Dominion Line steamers. Meals and berths free from Norfolk. Address N. W. P. Agt., Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., 234 Clark St, Chicago, 111. New PuLlic House Idea. Dunedin, New Zealand, now pos­ sesses a public house trust, organ­ ized on similar lines to that estab­ lished hy Earl Grey In England. If you don't get the biggest and best it's your own fault. Defiance Starch is for sale everywhere and there Is pos­ itively nothing to equal it in quality or quantity. When I note the palaces of rich di­ vines I wonder if they fool themselves Into the belief that they are poor in spirit. DEFIANCB STARCH should b« In eve-" household, noM w> food, beuldes 4 ot. more for 10 cents than any other brand of cold water starch. A man must put his best foot up­ ward as well as forward if he would reach the top of the ladder. Defiance Starch lis put up 16 ounces In a package. 10 cents. One-third more starch for same money. When an American heiress is di­ vorced from a foreign nobleman she gets a rebate Instead of alimony. DO TOUR CI,OTHES l/OOK TELlOWf If so, use R«d Cross Ball Blue. It will make them whit* as snow. 2 <m. package, 5 cent*. Look prosperous and the world will take you at your owv valuation. GOAT LYMPH ATTRACTS PHY8I- • CIAN3. " o tt ls Said Medical Men Alhi Now Sat­ isfied as to the Results of This Wonderful Cure. Physicians from all parts of the United States and Europe are arrang­ ing for a conference in Chicago to de­ termine the limits of the new goat lymph treatment. Reports of seem­ ingly miraculous cures of obstinate diseases by the use of goat lymph have attracted the attention of the profession and a move is to be made for the general adoption of the treat­ ment,which has progressed beyond the experimental stage. One eminent Chicago physician, id speaking of the project, said: "There Is no longer any doubt but that goat lymph when properly ad- ministered will effect cures in loco­ motor ataxia, paralysis, primary de­ mentia, chronic articular rheumatism and some forms of tuberculosis. Rec­ ords kept at the headquarters of the Goat Lymph Sanitarium Association in Suite 27, Auditorium Building, am­ ply prove this. The medical profes­ sion Is slow to accept any new form of treatment unless the proof is abso­ lute, but Dr. Gilbert White, the medi­ cal director of the association, has convinced us of the virtues of the lymph, and it will undoubtedly be adopted as a standard remedy. "Medical scientists have hitherto classed such diseases as locomotor ataxia, paralysis, and priniary demen­ tia as incurable, but it is now well es­ tablished that cures may be effected with goat lymph. One of the strong­ est features of the treatment is that it not only conquers disease, but It restores the functions of youth to aged people." 8T. MARY'S ACADEMY. Notre Dame, Ind. We call the attention of our read en to the advertisement of St Mary** Academy which apears in another col­ umn of this paper. We do not need to expatiate upon the scholastic advan­ tages of St. Mary's for the catalogue of the school shows the scope of work Included in its curriculum, which i» of tha same high standard as that of Vassar and Bryn Mawr, and is carried out faithfully in the class rooms. We simply emphasize the spirit of earn­ est devotion which makes every teach- er atsSt. Mary's loyally strive to de­ velop each young girl attendant there into the truest, noblest, and most intel­ ligent womanhood. Every advantage of equipment in the class rooms, fccb> U oratories and study rooms, every car® ' in the matter of food and clothing; and exceptional excellence of classie conditions--all these features are found at St Mary's, In the perfection of development only to be obtained by the consecration of devoted lives to educational Christian work, in a spot favored by the Lord. SPECIAL LOW RATE EXCURSIONS. To New York City and Atlantlo City, $18.00 for the Round Trip, via the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, on July 17th and 31st; also August 7th and 14th. Re­ turn limit twelve days. Tickets good by boat between Cleveland and Buf­ falo and Albany and New York, if desired. Stop at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua. Full information on ap­ plication at City Ticket Office, ISO Clark St., or to C. F. Ifcuy, Chief A. G. P. A., Chicago. Fast Trains In Europe. France is first in Europe in point of fast trains, the fastest averaging fifty-eight miles an hour: England comes next, the fastest time being fifty-five miles. Third is Germany, with fifty-one miles, and next Bel- glum, with forty-nine. Don't you know that Defiance Starch besides being absolutely superior to any other, Is put up 16 ounces in pack­ age and sells at same price as 12-ounce packages of other kinds? • wise man will take his umbrella when the sun Is shining; a thief will take the wise man's umbrella any time. Piso'a Care cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.--J. W. O'Bribn, 322 Third AvOb« N.( Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900, Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self- control, these three alone lead life to sovereign power.--Tennyson. PITP permanently cored. No (Its or nerroiMDMN altar rll v first day's use of Dr. Kline'* Great Nerre Kettop. •r. Send for KRKK S3. OO trial bottle and treatlM. Dm. R. B. Kline, Ltd., 031 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Fa He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.--Bailey. Clear white clothes are a sign that the housekeeper ubbr Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. We are all shortsighted when we try to look into the future. Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price28c. It is still worth while to be right, no matter who Is wrong. Hall's Catarrh Our* Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75o. The secret of success Is constancy to purpose.--Disraeli. Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Hyrnp. For children teething, coftens tbe gumi, reduce* In­ flammation. allayi pain, curei wind colic. 25e a 'jottla Liking leads to love and love to likeness. Mankind Requires Guides. Some minds, otherwise bright, have objected to leadership. "We are as unwilling to submit to a leadership or dynasty of thought as to any other." This, however, is to misun­ derstand and to be frightened by a word when the thought Is reassuring. The very law which requires that mankind should have no owners, re* quires that it should have guides. To be enlightened Is the reverse of being subjected. The marcn forward re­ quires a directing hand; to rebel against the pilot scarcely advances the ship; one does not see what would be gained by throwing Colum* bus overboard. The words "This way" never humiliated the man who was seeking the road. At night I ao* cept the authority of the torches.-^ Victor Hugo. Ironing a Shirt Waist. Not Infrequently a young woman finds It necessary to launder a shirt waist at home for some emergency when the laundryman or the home ser­ vant cannot do it Hence these direo- tlons for ironing the waist: To iron summer shirt waists so that they will look like new it Is needful to have them starched evenly with Defiance starch, then made perfectly smooth and rolled tight in a damp cloth, to be laid away two or three hours. When ironing have a bowl of water and a clean piece of muslin beside the Iron­ ing board. Have your Iron hot, but not sufficiently so to scorch, and abso­ lutely clean. Begin by Ironing tha back, then the front, sides and the sleeves, followed by the' neckband and the cuffs. When wrinkles appear ap­ ply the damp cloth and remove thenk Always ii'on from the top of the waist to the bottom. If there are plaits in the front iron them downward, after first raising each one with a blunt knife, and with the edge of the iron follow every line of stitching to give It distinctness. After the shirt waist Is Ironed it should be well aired by the fire or in the sun before it is folded and put away, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. It Is not the most popular that can borrow the most money. $5,000 In Gold i,ooo VALUABLE PRIZES .... nnnp Eight Semi-Monthly Cash Prizes ^ KCG Contributed by the DEFIANCE STARCH CO. and the Business Men oi Omaha, Neb., as Premiums on the COMMON STOCK of the OMAHA AUDITORIUM CO. Send for Auditorium Stock Tickets, costing TWENTY<-FIVE CENTS EACH, and get an Interest in the Auditorium and TWO FRfiE GUESSES, one on the election in New York State next November, which may capture the $5,000 in Gold or some of the 1,000 other prizeand aoother on the amount of money contained in a certain package guaranteed to contain between S50 and $500. The Beat Estimate* Get the Prizes. The votes cast for ALL the candidates for governor during the past ten years are as follows: 1891, 1,165,085; 1894, 1,275,671; 1896, 1,484,046; 1898, 1,859,190; 1900, 1,- 666,520; 1902,--WHAT/ This is Everybody's Chance. Begin Now. Some One is Going to Get $5*000 for ag Cents and Hundred* of Dollars in Special and other Prizes. For the convenience of those who desire to purchase these tickets where no agency Is established, orders for tickets may be sent to Francis K. Net- tleton, Supt., Omaha, Neb., enclosing price of tickets wanted, in money- order, draft, registered letter, or cash (cash at owner's risk), and the ticket* will be sent promptly. By sending the estimates that it is desired to make, with name and address, the premium and special prise tickets will he made oat and filed and the stock tickets and receipt sent to owners. Write for Prise List and Rules. Mention this paper. $5,000 IN COLD-FREE For IS Trade Mark:* Gut from lOo Packagee of DEFIANCE Starch To everyone who will ••ad to tha Auditor­ ium Co. er tha Qe- Oao«a Staroh Co., Omaha, N«b., U trad* ^marks cut from 10 ct. •r If os packages of DKTXANCS STARCH will be Mot aa Kat* torium Stook and •-TT, Quaasing ticket wfctafe aaUa tor I oU giving rou a guaaa In this rreat contest te wta ^e,000 XIST GOLD or aome one ot tha 1.000 other prises. It you oannot get Defluu* ^ of your groeer wa will send It to you axpraaa prepaid mm ticket upon reoelpt ot the prlea .of tha staroh. The Defiance Starch Co., Omaha, Nebraska'