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:$itf 'ip^jr r '.^ X*' .J*' < r % ' >~J . f\' !' ' ̂ THAT GIRL of JOHNSON'S r;;J||JEA/r K^r£ LVQJLVM. &#'.*. ' *" -fv:- '-"V fifliwOiw if "At m CMU Jfcnx* SMM. • C^Vf^ 4,"'-,.w •• :CV' 5? , . v ftuwtd According to Act of Congress 1b th« Year 1**) by Stfeet A Smith, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. D. C. -1 •4f •$*••". qy..,; •d0<' r " > ' R;te',/ £V*; CHAPTER VI.--Continued. Instinctively she glanced down toward the shop. The doors were •lien, but no one was there. The hens peeking around the" doors were the only visible signs of life to her anx­ ious eyes. Unconsciously she began hulling the strawberries with me­ chanical but steady fingers. "Times is dull 'nough, 'pears to ta&," the woman proceeded. "First hem there want o* rain with ther gyar- dta' a-dryin' up spite o' the care we giv et; .then as though thet warn't 'nougti, hyar kems ther acc'd'nt ter fiber ipare o' ther iedge's son, an' any b* us likely to be ketched ef 'twarn't thet s'picion rests in one direction • special." It was coming. Dolores waited with bated breath. A heavy sense of guilt fell upon her: she could not meet the gaze of the eyes bent upon her, and •be went on hulling the berries- watting in silence for what she knew most come. "An' them as knows says thyar's a gfreat feelin' ower in ther town yan- der 'bout ther mare," the woman's voice struck in on the girl's thoughts, "an 'says et 'pears she were worth a deal o' money, an' now nobody'd gev a copper fer her, an' they's workfn' steddy to fin' out who done ther deed, aa' gettin' every one theys ken ter prove thar s'picions c'rect o' a certain person." Dolores was waiting. It was com­ ing now, she felt certain. She crush­ ed some of the berries in her hand tn a sudden frenzy. "They8 holdin' court a'most every day, an' workin' as though 'twere Mme great thing thet a critter's gone lame. But theys won't do noth- ln' with ther s'picioned feller tell thar's mo', ground, as theys calls et, though young Green do feel pretty sartin who is ther guilty one. But theys got consid'rable proof, an* there's ter be a great time ter-morrer, an' they wants yer fey ther ter go ter prov thar s'picions c'rect." It was out at last. Dolores seemed turned to stone; she neither moved nor spoke; she dared not lift her eyes from the red berries with which her fingers were dyed. Her head was whirl- ijiifc; there was a din in her ears as though a legion of spirits repeated and shouted in wild horror: . "Theys wants yer feyther ter go ter prove--tijLgys wants yer feather ter go--they wants yer feyther--yer fey­ ther--" Her eyes were like those of a hunt­ ed animal, half hidden beneath their long lashes: her mind was filled with a great longing to go--to get away from the tiny room out on the moun­ tain under the quiet heavens where the winds were.free from the watch­ ing eyes. The woman at the other side of the table arose with an injured air. She had received scarcely a word of thanks for her berries, scarcely even a show of interest in her story. "Thyars them as takes an int'rest In thyar feller critters, an'thyars them aa don't." she said, tartly; "an' .thyars them as has thyar s'picion o' things." Dolores watched the woman's tall, gaunt figure.go down the worn path, her purpjg print dress brushing the scant grids with an indignant sweep, ^the cape of her sunbonnet limp and flapping over her shoulders. When she disappeared from view behind the shruboery of the road-Bide Dolores put away the dish of berries and put oil her gray sunbonnet to go out. It was early afternoon. The rocky road, like a yellow thread, wound in ?rW t r-x-A -- ^ T VV^ittng in $il«nce. end ^ufc among the scrubby bushes •n<l: £aii pines that, murmured in. the breeze. To the ears of the girl they kept up their monotonous sobbing about her father as though they were living things. She was listless no longer; she walked as one -who had a purpose, as one who had far to go. Her eyes look­ ed straight before her, her lips were set in a straight, stern line. I She met no one on her way; there was little travel on the mountain; the thriving town over on the other side had connection with the world in an­ other direction. In ail the twenty years of her life Dolores had never been over the mountain; what lay beyond it she did not know except from the rumors that drifted into them from the men who fcad been there--men who had strayed in hunting, going around to the oppos­ ite mountain and returning across the town. Sometime* when the atmosphere was heavy and the wind in the right direction, the smoke from the tall fac­ tory chimneys drifted around to the settlement and tangled in the pines like gray speeters weaving their shad­ owy banners above the scattered houses down,toward the valley. Many a time Dolores had watched these amok a wreaths, and her mind had gone to the place from whence they came, and she wove from them fan­ tastic shadows bora of dreams, and dfcft clothed then In garments of the 10V living, and they brought her many many fancies of the life pulsing just beyond the piny peaks. | Now her mind was filled with the one subject so much dismissed; she turned it over and over, viewing it on all sides; now reasoning with herself as to this or that possibility, this or that decision, but eventually return­ ing to the first conclusion which was to her so convincing that it sent her over the mountain to the town to dis­ cover if possible the truth, and at the court was the pi acq to learn what she wished ^ to know--if there were any place to learn it ere the whole world should know. As she passed over the mountain and down on the other side the town lay out before her; a thriving town; smoke arose black from the towering chimneys, the whir of machinery, the rattle of wagons and din oh every-dfcy life were borne up to her as sounds of a strange land. The knowledge be­ gan to grow in her mind that the life in the slow little settlement beyond the mountain was too narrow, too shut into itself, too lacking in energy and growth. But this" was a new world to her and she shrank from it, not from anf foolish feeling of inferi­ ority; such a thought could hold no room in her mind, but as a wild ani­ mal instinctively shrinks back to its natural world. Then the feeling left her; the old thought drove every fear, every other feeling away; she had come for a purpose and as yet it was not accomplished. She passed steadily down the road looking neither to right nor left. The court house was at the farther end of the town; she had heard them say so. A long, low, white building with wide steps and a bell in the tower. At length she came to it; she knew she was right; a long, low, white building with wide steps and a bell in the tower. She walked up the steps and turned the handle of the door, but could not open it This ending of her journey had not entered her head. For a mo­ ment she stood In doubt what to do. People passing on the street looked curiously at her. A boy who was sitting astride of the fence called to her that the door was locked; but if she wanted the lockup it was down around the corner. She did not know he was laughing at her; she walked down the steps and spoke to him. She asked him where she could find the judge. She was looking at him with her straight, level glance, and he was disconcerted. The judge, he said, lived in the house on the hut; if she came down the main street she must hare passed it. Not a bit of her resolution was gone as she retraced her steps, but she walked swiftly, for it was grow­ ing late. She found it without trou­ ble; she mounted the steps and knock­ ed at the big door. She did not know she should ring the bell. No one came. She knocked again and louder, then again she waited. No one came. If the judge were gone where should she find him? A step sounded on the gravel at the side of the house; she turned and faced the new-comer. "Dolores!" exclaimed young Green, in astonishment. A redjlush cra>t in her face. "I wanb-tcr see the judge," she said, gravely, and there was a wist- fulness in the large, dark eyes raised to his for an instant that caused his heart to throb strangely while a flush also arose in his own face. "My father? He is not at home. When the court adjourned at three he took the train to N--. If you wish' to see him I am sorry. Will not I do instead? Come in. Miss Johnson; my mother would be pleased to meet you." She was unused to being called "Miss Johnson." and scarcely heard the unfamiliar name. He opened the door, waiting for her ' > pass in. "I won't stay," she said. "The judge is not at home. I came to see the judge. She turned down the steps, and be closed the door, following her. "If you will not go inside, may I walk with you. Miss Johnson?" She bowed her head, and they pass­ ed up the street together in silence. That the people they passed, and whom her companion greeted, turned and looked curiously after them she did r.ot know; had she known it would have affected her little. She came on an errand, and could not accomplish it; that thought was uppermost in her ijunp, blended as it always was in thinking of it, with the face and eyeB of the young man beside her. "Dolores." he said at last, when they were climbing the rough road beyond the town, unconsciously using the name. "Dolores, why did you wish to see my father to-day? It must be something special or you would not have come. Could not I do as well?" Some way his kindly heart was aching for her with the remembrance of that swift, wistful glance of the brown eyes into his own, and he would comfort her if he could. She did not loyk at him; her gaxe was fixed on the pines away on the mountain behind which the sun was setting. But he knew she heard and would answer presently. "I came to see about the mare," she said, slowly, her eyes stjLIl fastened on the pines upon the height. Then sud­ denly, with a swiftness that startled him, she added: "You know who did it? You have known from the first? Everybody knows who did It. It will be proved to morrow beyond a doubt," He looked at her, amazed at her vehemence. "We hope to prove it to-morrow," he said. "We have had our suspic­ ions from the first, and now we think them well founded. We are depend­ ing a good deal on your father; we have considerable evidence, but his wiU he conclusive." She kpeW nothing of law or its & • terms; th < words held a terrible meaning f<y» her. "It was a dastardly deed," he went on, his face darkening. "The fellow shall suffer the full penalty of the law for it. My beautiful mare that was almost human in intelligence." Her hands were clasped fiercely, her eyes burning when she turned toward him to make reply, and for the moment he forgot all else but her face. "And It is right!" she cried; "It Is right! What if his people do suffer for It? That the name will cling tp them forever? It is only right that he should suffer. It Is just. It was a dastardly deed. Only--only don't come with me any farther. I--had-- rather go alone." He obeyed; but followed at a dis­ tance. The road was lonely; there were no houses till she reached the settlement below. The sun had set; in the east above the opposite moun­ tain, the full moon rode. A soft haze Dolores watched the woman, arose from the valley far beneath, floated and wavered noiselessly up toward the moonlight. Up on the heights the young man stood motionless watching the girl passing from him in the moonlight. The light was full in his face. It was an earnest face and good; one to be trusted; never to prove treacherous. He watched "until the girl, dimly dis­ cerned down among the shadows, paused a moment on the threshold of the bare little house, and then entered. And to him as he turned away, his thoughts in a tumult, the mysterious mist and the moonlight seemed to have swallowed her up. (To be continued.) GillL8 MAKE THEIR CHOICE. Countries Where the Gentle Sex Does Its Share of Wooing. In England, leap year is supposed to confer upon the fair sex the privilege of choosing life partners for better or for worse, but the custom is more honored in the breach than in the observance. The gypsies, especially In Hungary, enjoy and make a very extensive use of the right at all times, in accordance with an ancient custom. Thus ,a marriageable young gypsy girl in the land of the Magyars, as soon as her heart is smitten, takes good care that the smiter shall hear of the havoc he has wrought and have a chance of consoling her. With this praiseworthy object in view, she has a love letter indited, places a coin In a piece of dough, bakes it, and throws the cake and the billet doux during the night into the bedchamber of her bridegroom-elect. Then she possesses her soul in patience and awaits developments. The Burmese maiden begins her marriage cam­ paign at a much earlier stage. In order to get together a goodly gath­ ering of young men from whom to choose, she places a lamp in her win­ dow at night--it is known as "the lamp of love"--and entices all those youths who are candidates for th« order of benedict. In sunny Andalu­ sia, the peasant girl, whose heart has been stolen by a stalwart young hus­ bandman, prepares a tasty pumpkin cake and sends it to his home. If he eats it--and the Andalusian girls take good care to make it highly edible-- the pair are forthwith betrothed.-- Ixmdon Telegraph. His Face Settled Him. Harry Sloan, the Evansville attor­ ney, has been spending the winter in the South, and, Incidentally, studying its jurisprudence. "I was in court in Georgia for a day or two," he said yesterday morning, and when it comes to colored divorce suits you ought to see the court grind them out like they were coming from a coffee mill. I remember one man who got up to tell his story. He was certainly the homliest-looking colored man that ever came down to show what the native raw material can do when it comes to getting up a carica­ ture on the human race. He started to tell his story of connubial abuse and put in a smile to lighten up the gloom. The judge actually shuddered at the grin, and turning hastily to the derk, said: " 'Enter a judgment of divorce. If he is not entitled to one his wife cer­ tainly is. That face of his would spoil the disposition of an angel."--Milwau­ kee Sentinel. Fanny Kemble's Jewel. Fanny Kemble, when in the United States years ago, was persecuted by the attentions of a wealthy lunatic. When finally rejected by her he flung a package upon the table, exclaiming, "Well, at least take this," and disap­ peared. The parcel proved to contain a very beautiful jewel. The actress was not long permitted to retain it. She saw no more of her persecutor, but did not remain under any sense of obligation to hlnu The gem was stolen from her before she quitted the United States. She forgot all about it in the course of the years that fol­ lowed. A very long time afterward she was In Italy. A peddler displayed the contents of his pack before her at Sorento. There lay the long-lost jewel. Through whose hands it had passed there was nothing to show. One factory has marketed S9,00t electrical flatirone this season. UTTW& JJEPVBLIC OF MORESNET y " I a " WHICH IS SWALLOWED BY BELGIUM AntwbVP mm, // /1////'/J .HAAVT m ///// wMM Moresnet, the little neutral district whose wickedness has caused its downfall, is an odd patch in the map of Europe, at the junction of Prussia, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is about a mile and a half square, con­ tain!! not more than 2,500 people, and until 1814 was a part of Austria. The reparceling of Europe after the downfall of Napoleon in 1815 resulted in an agreement to leave the little strip as neutral ground, upon which all; the adjoining countries could meet. So the district has been practically a republic until a few days ago, when the letting of gambling privileges by the councilmen and the consequent debauching of young men from the sur­ rounding country led to diplomatic "notes" between Germany and Belgium and the sale of Germany's claims to Belgium. It is said that.Moresnet will now be disciplined, taxed, swallowed up by Belgium, and her men forced to military and other odious service. WAYS OF FOREIGN NOBLEMEN. Systematically Invade the American Heiress Market. The story of the Austrian Count Monnich, who is being sued by a syn­ dicate of money lenders to recover money advanced to him to enable him to marry a fortune, should, but probably will not, open the eyes of rich Americans whose daughters are wooed by foreign noblemen. It does not seem to be denied that the lpan was made for the distinct purpose of matrimonial speculation; the defense is that ,the money was borrowed to enable the count to mar­ ry a certain lady, whereas that lady, not being an American heiress, re­ fused him and he had to look else­ where. The point is that he deliberately set out to marry a fortune, and, hav­ ing failed in Europe, turned his at­ tention to the United States, where he succeeded. There is no particular occasion for regret or sympathy on either side. The count won a fortune with his bride; the lady bought a title with her husband; both got what they wanted. But such proceedings are disgrace­ ful from tlfe American point of yiew, which contemplates love as an essen­ tial element of marriage. They are an offense to the American sense of honor, and all true Americans arc ashamed of them--Philadelphia In­ quirer. Upton Had Flags Changed. It was notlceJ that shortly after Sir Thomas arrived at the Oriental notel, Manhattan beach, the other evening, an Irish flag which adorned ihe main entrance to the diningroom »vas removed. In the part^ which ac­ companied Sir Thomas were the earl and countess of Shaftesbury. The yachtsman on entering held a few moments' conversation with a waiter and a little later the Irish flag was replaced by the British union jack. Sir Thomas, it is understood, would have had r.o objection to the green nanner if it had borne a crown in addition to the harp, but as the hotel was without any piece of bunting with the double decoration the change was made. Fortune Made Rapidly. Henry G. Weil, leader of the young­ er set in the Waldorf crowd of Wall street speculators, has retired from the street for good, having sold his seat in the Stock Exchange. He is credited with having made $3,000,000 in three months. From the begin nlng of the slump last March he made large profits, persistently working for lower prices, and a great many men who followed his advice have made small fortunes. He is going on a tour of the world for two years. Mr. Weil was -suspended by the board for a year because in what he regarded as pan­ icky time he demanded $50,000 in cur­ rency on his check. The board claimed that such action was bad pol­ icy. Alexander Selkirk's Gun. A gun belonging to Alexander Sel­ kirk, ihe original of Defoe's Robin­ son • Crusoe, is shortly to be placed in the British Museum. It is a flint­ lock and bears upon the stock the inscription, rudely carved, "A. Sel­ kirk, Largo, N. B., • 1701." On the ether side is "Anna R.," referring to Queen Anne, who was then on the throne. There is also a figure of a seal upon a rock and under it the word "Sealcraig," the original of Sel­ kirk's name. Long Service as Domestic. The servant-girl problem does not worry the family of Adolph Meinecke, Sr., of Milwaukee, where Rieke Kis­ singer has just completed her forti­ eth year as a domestic. The anniver­ sary of her arrival there in that ca­ pacity was celebrated recently, when Mr. Meinecke presented her with a handsome gold medal in appreciation of her long and faithful service. Miss Kissinger's connection with the fam­ ily Includes four generations. For Peace Manifestation. The Belgian premier, M. De Smeto De Naeyer; the Dutch premier. Dr. Kuyper, and a great number of Bel- plan and Dutch deputies and senators will be invited to attend the Paris meeting of English and French mem­ bers of parliament. The gathering will thus assume the character of an international peace manifestation of the west European parliaments. X-Rays and Cancer. The value of X-rays in the treatment of cancer depends upon the fact that the rays induce fatty degeneration of the cancer cells. FOURTH OF JULY HARVE8T. Hundreds of Deaths From the Deadly Tetanus. The Journal of the American Medi­ cal association in its issue of Aug. 29 publishes some impressive statistics cn the tetanus harvest caused by Fourth of July accidents. The deaths from the disease have numbered 406 in the United States, so far as learned by the medical pa­ per, although the list is not regarded as complete The highest number so far recorded by the daily press has been 217. "Aside from tetanus in the celebra­ tion of the Fourth of July," says the Journal, "this year 60 deaths were caused, 10 persons made blind. 75 persons lost one eye, 54 lost hands, arms or legs, 174 lost one or more fingers, and 3,670 received other injuries, making -a total of 3,983 per­ sons injured. Adding the deaths frofai tetanus and from other causes, 4,449 persons are dead or injured." The great majority of tetanus cases come from wounds received by the explosion of blank cartridges. Inef­ ficient medical t^reatmerit Is blamed for many deaths. ONE LEFT OF QUAINT .SECT. Franklin Parsons and a Vine-Clad' Ruin All That Remain. One of the interesting sights to be seen along the Chester (Pa.) pike is the ruin of old Plummer's meeting house, near Crum Lynne station, on the Pennsylvania railroad. Half a century ago the edifice was a prominent meeting place for the followers of Frederick Plummer, who exerted a wonderful influence among the countryfolk for miles around. The tottering old vine-ciad wall it the last vestige of this demonination, which began to lose its strength after the death of Plummer, who was the elder pastor of a Free Christian church in Philadelphia. In the rear of the ruins is an un­ used cemetery. The only living heir to the ground occupied by the ruins and the cemetery is Franklin Parsons of Glenolden, who is an agile nona­ genarian. From $1,000 a Month to Jail. Charles S. Holmes, at one tim« proprietor of the Monongahela House Pittsburg. Pa., was charged at A1 bany, N. Y., with- passing a bogus check on the proprietor of the HoteJ Teneycke foiK$150, drawn on the Iron City Trust company of Pittsburg. H« is a son of the late W. H. Holme* and the family fortune was wiped ou* ten or twelve years ago. Holmes married the daughter of Francis Murphy, the temperance apos tie, but they did not get along, and his wife secured a divorce. Some time ago he married again. Holmes managed three hotels in Chicago during the World's Fair at a salary of $1,000 per month. Brutality of German Officer. Berlin newspapers give details ot the case of a commissioned officer ol the German army named Dunkel, who has been sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment and degradation to the ranks, for brutality to enlisted men of his command. Five hundred and s3venty-six specific charges were cited against him, of which the court- martial found 336 to have been proved. The evidence showed Dun- kel's inventiveness in novel methods of punishment, such as compelling a soldier to run at full tilt across a room .and ram his head against a wardrobe. Went to Meeting on Handcar. In order to fill his appointment ta make a speech at Grayson, Ky., Col. Morris K Belknap, the Republican candidate for governor, was compelled to pull a handcar with Steve Willis from Lexington to Beattyville Junc­ tion to catch a train for Grayson. They had the right of way $u»d kept the engagement, but Mr. Belknap w»s almost exhausted by his hard worlr on the handcar. Mourning Uncalled For. George B. Smith has been mourned and eulogized on every Memorial day at Augusta, Me., for about thirty years as one of the gallant soldiers who fell will Custer at Little Big Horn. Mr. Smith has been alive all the time, however. He writes to his sister, who is a resident of Augusta, that he is very much alive and is making money running a stock farm at Oakland, Cat. Few Alterations Necessary. A Georgia legislator says the news* papers have made a fool of him. It is probable that in doing so they were obliged to make hut trifling changes in the original plans.--Denver Post. • ONE OF THE LARGEST IRRIGAT. ING. CANALS IN THE WORLD. A Project of the State of Idaho. On the west side of the Snake'river In Idaho, between Blackfoot and Amer­ ican Falls, there Is being constructed by the American Falls Canal & Power company, under a cot tract with the state of Idaho, an Irrigating canal 85 feet wide and 60 miles long. When finished, this canal will be one of the largest and most perfect Irrigating systems in the world. By its means a valley of 100,000 acres of .the most fertile -and productive fruit and farm land in America will be reclaimed. The climate of the valley is ideal. Cyclones, hot winds, floods or destruc­ tive storms have never been known. Grain, grass, vegetables and all va­ rieties of fruit grow in abundance. A healthful climate, a sure crop, a heavy yield, high prices and a ready market, arfc features of this country. Ten thousand acres of this rich landH are now ready for irrigation and set­ tlement. Purchase tickets to Blackfoot via, Oregon Short Line Railway Co. For full Information concerning land, water rights, low prices, and easy terms,, write, Evans, Curtla & Sweet Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. The Bible and the Empire titate Express. A Bible student has recently been figuring on how long it would have taken the people to make the journey from Dan to Beersheba if they could have had the benefit in the olden times of tho Empire State Express. He figured that the train would have made this journey in less than three hours, although from a reading of the account in the Bible one would think it was a long journey, and it was for those days with their limited means of transportation. Ezekiel, the Chal­ dean prophet, had in his mind's eye something like the Empire State Ex­ press when he uttered the words re­ corded in the first chapter of his pro­ phecy. Look this up and see if you do not agree with the idea.--From the Troy Daily Times. The New York Central is every day adding to the sum of human knowl­ edge by its marvelous passenger train service. An Historic Old Railroad Engine. The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway is distributing free of charge an attractive little booklet en­ titled "The Story of the 'General,'" which contains an exceedingly inter­ esting account of the raid of Capt. James J. Andrews and men during the Civil War. It is profusely illustrated. The "General" has been sent to Chattanooga, Tenn., by the N., C. & St. L. Ry., apd is there to remain permanently. It can be seen at any time by travelers passing through Chattanooga over this railway. Write to W. L. Danley, G. P. A., N., C. & St. L. Ry., Nashville, Tenn. Mention this paper. European Hotel Service. -Simeon Ford, the New York hotel man and wit, who has just returned frotti a visit abroad, was discoursing upon the relative merits of European and American hostelries, much to the disadvantage of the former. "Don't you think that our cuisines are in­ ferior to theirs?" was asked. "Not at all," was the reply, "and our ser­ vice in many instances is infinitely better. Why, the only two warm things that I could absolutely rely upon getting abroad were the ice water and the butter." 5100 Reward, $100. Th« reatff>rs of this pnrxr will b« piewefl t« 1e«n» Chat ther® Is at leastono dreaded disease that neleace hasbcea alile to cure In all Ite Bt^eo. and iliac ta Catarrh. Ilali'a Catarrh Cure If the only positive cure now known to tho medical fraternity. Catarrh bn!n(f a constitutional dlieaso, re-qulros a constitu­ tional treatment, llall'a Catafrh Cure Is takeu In­ ternally, aotlntt directly »ipon the blood and mucous surface* of tho system, thereby destroying the foundation of the dl*ea«e, and Klvlntc tho patient strength by building up the constitution and a.ss|stlnK nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have so mach faith in Its curative p-iwere, that Uiey offer •Mq Hundred Dollars for any case that It liilla to cure. Sena tentlmontaU. Addrens F. J. Clil1:>"T ft CO^T«M»,0. Sold by drugglsto, 75c. liaii's family l'llls are the beat. . Raise Bank Cashiers. One hundred and twenty-one men who were born and reared at Owen- ton. Ky., have become cashiers of banks since setting out for themselves in the world. This fact was brought out at the funeral of Walter S. Gazle, the cashier of a local bank, who died last week. A majority of the surviv­ ing cashiers of the town were pres­ ent on the occasion. Irrigated Lands. The object aimed at by The National Irritation Association, whose ad. appears in another part of Ibis paper, is to give prospective settlers reliable information concerning Irrigable Lands in the West, and to awaken a public sentiment thrbugh- --Kast in favor of reserving what remains ot the public domain for actual settlers only. Our IW i public Qomaiii lor iciuai acuioib uuiv, vsui dim an urged to writ* them for fa" Mrirtwi World's Exports. The value of manufactures exported from all the countries of production amounts to about $4,000,000,000 an­ nually, the share which we supply of this grand total being only about one- tenth. Don't you know that Defiance Starch besides being absolutely supe­ rior to any other, is put up 16 ounces In package and sells at same price §a 12-ounce packages of other kinds? The tonnage passing the Suez canal last year was: English, 6.772,911 tons; German, 1,707,322 tons; French, 769,110 tons; ail others, 1,999,070 tons. Dealers say that as soon as a eo* tomer tries Defiance Starch It is im­ possible to sell them any other cold water starch. It can be used cold or boiled. A flock of oetriches at Phoenix. Ariz., now numbers more thaa 1,000 birds. I am sure Ptso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago --Mrs THOS ROBBIMS. Msplo Street. Norwich. N. Y., Feb 17.19U0. It is usually the faithless ones wbo exact the most inflexible loyalty. Mrs. Wlnalow's Hootblnc Syrap.' for children teething, softeu* the gums, reduces l» Saauuatloe, allays pain, cures wlod colic. ii5cabetU» When we get what we want we gen­ erally don't want it. PUTNAM FADELESS DTSSi MTS fast to light and washing. You never know how little yhm eaa do until you try. *""" " Sallie and Willie. - £v" "Willie, why is a man' unlllK* ft V h«n?" "Giveitup." ' $0 "He can lay an egg on a hot stove )•' without burning his feet and the henyfj can't." \ "Huh! Funny, isn't it? Now yo«l|; tell me, Sallie, ef what use are an- * i*f' kles?" ~i: fJt "Ankles? Why, I jjon't know, Wil- *'£• lie." .. "To keep the calves iron the cor*." --Roller Monthly. - v',, *-- -- fc y&X He Didn't Catch O«.M wr m Aubrey--Youah daughtah has con­ sented to mawy me, and--er--I'd Ilk* to know if there Is any insanity In youah family? Old Gentleman (emphatically)-- There must be! A Truthful Angler. "Just throw me half a dozen of your biggest trout," said the man with the costly angler's outfit. "Throw them!" exclaimed the as­ tonished fish dealer. "That's what' I said," replied the party of the first part. 'Then I'll go home and tell my wife I caught them. I may be a poor fisherman, but I'm no liar." Doing Time. "There goes old Skinner. He la beginning to look aged." "Yes--he is old in years and older in sin. All his life he has been doing others, and now he is even trying to do Father Time." "If he had had his deserts he would have been doing time long ago." fa A Narrow Escape. 'She--Of course he bored me awfully, but I don't think I showed it. Every time I yawned I just hid it with my hand. He (trying to be gallant)--Really, I don't see how a hand so small could --er--hide--that is--beastly weathei we're having isn't it? How It Ended. - Askem--What became of the^ewly organized Honest Suffrage league? Nev/itt--Well, you see, the president of the league found out that he had been mistaken, and that he really stood some show for a public office after all. So he resigned and the or­ ganization disbanded. No ttood. Bertie--'Did you hear my rich uncls was dead? Gussie--No. What did he leave joul Bertie Nothing! ' Gussie--Well, what's good oi his being dea£? Rough on Romance. Romance and chivalry are not what they were, alas; Once the hero, hav­ ing rescued x the maiden from the tower, pa^s^d in his flight to exclaim: • TLLD The hoof-beats, of pur* "iiark! suefs!" But now: "Smell! The odor of thy father's motorcar!"--Stray Stories. \ Love on the Road. He--It is said that many railway engineers have real affection for their locomotives. She--I wonder if the locomotivee ever reciprocate? He--Certainly they do. They all have tender attachments.--Kansas City Journal. Financial Stroke. Pietro--How you make so much mun, Gugllelmo? Guglielmo--I build ne imitation or­ gan out of ce soap box, and when so enrage man of fee house say he glf me five dolla 'to smash se blaaky business I tak him opp, Me?--Phil­ adelphia Bulletin. .WW - * \ , ' ' .•