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- •••••V' -•-'r-^-':«:/.y^&k FIlffilfflN® iw> WMJMDFJ i5ST CH/VQLFS MORRIS BUTim of "Tie A?<?pwgk> <//¥mnreĈ /cvrev/xrr/ Copyright, 1905, by Charles Morris Butler. ^ «, XL--Continued. you are in my power,' 8chiller. as he peered into the help- man's face. Huntington muttered something, but it was unintelligible on account of the gag jn his mouth. if the mere thought of being in enemy's power was riot enough to distract the bound and helpless Vic­ tim, Schiller added: "And soon your lovely Pearl will join you in your im­ prisonment!^ Huntington struggled fiercely. His eyes sparkled the very defiance whi\h was pent up in his soul. "His daugh­ ter, the lovely Pearl, /being enticed into the power Of these villains!" It was the bitterest kind of gall and wormwood to the bound man. "And he unable to assist her!" •"Ah. you feel the blow!' chuckled Schiller exultantly. ' "And the chances are that you will live to see your vir­ tuous maid the wife of a convict! You made me one, so you won't care, eh!" Kicking the prostrate man, The man­ hood of Schiller asserted itself itf thus t maltreating a defenseless prisoner. • ; Dr. Huntington groaned, not a groan "of . physi cal. but a groan of mental pain, then, as if aware of the useless- ness of struggling, lay quiet. What his thoughts" were is not hard to im- * agine. It would have fared bad with Dr. Schiller could his victim have succeeded in wrenching himself free from his bonds. But Schiller had it all his own way. His brutality went no further. He was restrained by the presence of Sharkey, who was acting the part of the wounded man, and Pearson, who now entered from the front door. Although these two were convicts, they weFe lovers of fair play. After a whispered conversation be­ tween these three men, in which it seems that Sharkey and Pearson seemed to be trying to persuade Schll- to abandon some project he had scribbled off the note which was found upon the center table. Not without some misgivings was Pearl assisted to a seat beside Whit- tleby. When she thought of the sup­ posed condition of her father she had no fear but what she was doing per­ fectly right in not warning her mother beforehand. No tinge of shame wounded her fair cheeks at the thought of being se&n upon the street in an old-fashioned, tumbled-down wagon, beside a clownish looking youth, only the time seemed to drag terribly, though she was driven quick­ ly through the streets and finally came to the crossing in view of Squire Briggs' house. Up to this time,, and even now no thought of evil entered her pure mind. "Where is he?*' she asked.. "I suppose they have taken him down to Squire Briggs' cabin. I heard the men say something about it. That is where the man is who broke his leg!" was the ready answer. Pearl shuddered. She had a horror of sickness and pain of any sort. "Perhaps," Whittleby continued, as if inspired by a sudden, happy thought, "Perhaps your father is not so badly hurt as was at first thought, merely bruised a little, he may have hastened on to relieve the greater sufferings of the wounded man, know­ ing you were coming to him." Whittleby had stopped the team. The youth turned an inquiring glance upon the girl, as if waiting an answer. "Drive on!" It was - with evident effort that Pearl said this. If she could have realized the value of these few words she would never have utter­ ed the sanction of the driver's action. Whittleby, criminal that he is, had re­ solved not to use force in urging Pearl on to her doom. He was but the tool of a greater scoundrel, and would have been willing to have fail­ ed 'in his undertaking. Scoundrel though he Is, he had never fallen so il . •• • ; v ? ; "Who has dons this?" In view, Dr. Huntington heard the team being driven off and realized fHat the girl of his heart--perhaps his wife ---would be enticed into the villain's power. He prayed, he cursed, he struggled, but no help, good or bad, came to his aid. For a few moments ali was quiet in the -cabin. Dr. Huntington was finally placed on the bunk with a sheet thrown over him. the candle was blown out and Pearson took up his station on the outside of the hut, se­ cure from view from the road. Shar­ key sat in one corner of the room calmly smoking his pipe -Possibly an hour passed in this Banner, then again the candle was lit. The men wore determined looks upon their faces. Soon came the sound of a wagon coming down the lane, then it stopped. The men hid behind the door when opened, and in bounded Pearl Huntington, out of breath and seemingly greatly agitat­ ed. The door was closed behind her. ind when she turned she was con­ fronted by the stem looks of the des­ perate men. But let us describe the abductors of Pearl Huntington and learn how She came to fall into the trap set for -fcer.- Tom Whittleby, the driver of the ^wagon which had brought Dr. Hunt- Ington to his doom, receiving orders from Schiller, after untying his team, mounted the Beat and returned to .town, driving straight to the home of '-Dr. Huntington. He rang the bell at ~ the front door, and was waited upon Pearl herself. j "Your father--" Whittleby began, fnd he nervously twisted his hat in his |*nd. "What of him?" asked Pearl, in a yoice tremulous with emotion. "Oh. »ay he has not been hurt!" • . j, "I am sorry to have to* say so," said ?$he youth, as if with an effort, "but While crossing the railroad track my team grew frightened and threw him "~|rom the wagon!" J "My father! Oh, my father!" she . cried wildly, striving hard to keep Hack her tears. "Let me go to him!" i : ' "He does not wish to alarm your Another," Whittleby said, cautiously. •He is not hurt badly, but perhaps you ,-":'jiad better see him." 4<Tite^ 111m r\ono ' ' rounded her, her fears were most ft/ her father. "Make you <Jrteen of the Convie* Country; make your father Sir Jamea Karhu-Huntington, Physician in Chief to the Convict Court! Does not this flatter you?" "Who are you?' she, asked at last, sobered by the vehement words of the great scoundrel. "My name is Schiller, of whom you have no doubt heard, and I am the king of the convicts,** "Yoii look it! * A villain and a con­ vict!" was the retort. She had ceased to struggle now and Schiller proceed­ ed to bind her. Only once did she attempt to reach her father again. "Have good cheer, father!" she said, just hefore they proceeded to tie a handkerchief oveY her mouth. "A11 will be well!" After binding the girl no time was lost in preparing to move. The team had been turned around. Pearl and her father were forced into the wagon and stretched out upon the bottom upon a pile of straw, then the whole party set out. "Whittleby and Schil­ ler seated themselves upon the driver's seat; Sharkey and Pearson sat in the rear of the wagon with their feet hanging over the back, com­ pletely* hiding from view their prison­ ers. • •. ^ . • •' < .. • , "Bid farewell to freedom, home and family," said Schiller, tauntingly to the bound and helpless man below him; "for you never will enjoy them, more. It is my turn now! I swore to be even with you, and J- mean to keep my >ord. You have made me suffer years of toil and the loss of freedom, and now I will heap the same indignity upon you tenfold. I have torn you from your family and friends and am carrying you into bondage worse than death--you and "j our Pearl--and will seat her upon the throne of a people unchaste and im­ pure. You will be forced to tend the sick and dying--at any and all times --and there will be no pleasure in per­ forming a good day's work, no atten­ tion, no quiet fireside to rest at after your labors are over!" Dr. Huntington scarce heard the taunt. His thoughts were far away. He was thinking of his wife, his faifh- ful companion through years of toil and struggling and his heart bled for her. The thought was terrible, would his gentle, loving helpmate lose her mind. God grant that such would not be her fate. Of Pearl he dared not think--it was too horrible! When morning broke many miles had been passed over, and the muddy waters of the mighty Ohio lay stretched out before them. Now Pearl and her father were ..placed under a powerful drug and became un­ conscious of their surroundings. In this state they were taken on board a packet plying down the river, and they knew not whither the fee re them. ... •'; (To be continued.) • ACCENT NOT GOOD ENOUGH. R Just like papa!' she said, striving jiard not to break down. "He does Hot wish to alarm us, but he is dying; | know he is dying! What shall I do? And mamma is away!" This was relief to Whittlehy to earn that the mother was "Comewith me," he said. "My mother has gone to the recep­ tion. and if I am not here when she " returns she will worry about me!" ~ "Her absence is a blessing--you will U,,!be back before she returns--put on . your cloak and come with me ? The daughter did so, but not" until •teshe had asked where her father was, .... 'and before the left the house she lit^. low as to war on a woman. But Pearl blindly walked into the trap set for her, but it was baited with the love of a kind and indulgent father. They drove up to the cabin door, and Whittleby assisted her to alight. As he had not the heart to force her into bondage, he ostensibly busied himself with* tying his team, telling Pearl to run ahead and let herself into the house. When Pearl entered the house and met the three men and saw her father lying bound and help­ less before her. she did not scream with fright and faint away, but her bringing up asserted itself. She saw it all--Indignation took the place of fear. „ "How dare you?" she demanded. "Who has done this?" drawing up her form to its magnificent height. "Cow­ ards!" she cried in a voice that ex­ pressed nothing more than contempt and scorn. "Have a care, woman!" hissed Schil­ ler. stung to the quick at the taunt, and quite unprepared for the turn the scene had taken, rather expecting tears. "Have a care, or you will suf­ fer the same indignity!" "And so it is you!" she retorted, pointing her finger in scorn upon the man. "Why have you done this?" By intuition she recognized Schiller. "That you shall know only too soon," he said, seizing her arm. "But now I have no time to waste in an­ swering questions." Then, in a milder tone, he was struck with her intense beauty, and revengeful though he was, he hesitated to use violence upon her person. It would not have been well for him had he done so, for the two men who now surrounded him would not have seen Pearl ill treated. King though he^was of the powerful Society of Convicts, he was not supreme in his power once out&ide his own dom­ inion, and it would not have taken much to have sat.Pearson and Shar­ key against him. With a gesture of disdain Pearl threw off the restraining hand of her father's ftnemv, and with a cry of an­ guish fell upon Jier, knees beside ber father. "Miss Huntington," Said Schiller, ir as calm a voice as he could command, as he tore her from her father's breast, "that you will not be allowed to do. but if you give me your word of honor not to cry out, nor try to es­ cape, I will not bfhd you; should you refuse I will be compelled to use force!" "A compact with criminals la not binding!' she cried, again struggling to escape from his grasp. "As you please,' said Schiller, fiercely. "Then I. will have to bind 'you/ ' • ( i . l , "As von will." she said, disdain full w. "I do not wiph to be beholden even for a slight favor. What are you going to do with papa?" Even ip the extreme peril that she realized sur- Otis Skinner Unsuccessful In Fooling Englishman. • It is a common experience of American tourists to' be recognized at once as Americans when in England, and the readiness of the English in letting one know that he is stamped, as it were, with the word America is loften annoying. no matter how patriot­ ic one may be, says Ethel Shackel­ ford, in Lippincott's. For this reason It often happens that tourists affect an ^English accent for the time being. When Mr. and Mrs. Otis Skinner were abroad last summer they grew very weary of having things explained to them as though they were foreigners and unable to understand the English language. Mr. Skinner was not in­ clined to go into a shop in Warwick one day so that Mrs. gkinner might inquire the price of something in the window which caught her fancy; he insisted that the clerk would instant­ ly class his voice as American, or his clothes, or something, and it was all so tiresome. s "Why don't you use that wonderful stage English accent of yours and fool the man?" suggested the clever wife. The idea was a good one, and Mr. Skinner smiled and went in confident­ ly, asking--with the rising inflection and true British casual manner--the price of his wares. Mrs. Skinner was charmed with the art of performance. "This 'ere one, sir!" asked the shopkeeper. "Well, sir, hit sells for four shillings, sir, which is habout one dollar in your money, sir." BOY SAVED THE EXPRESS. &«nATOR 8ULLIVANT/ al$rS^fW.ti$s Found Doan'a Kfdftey ;• !a Treating •SlfcU Kidneys. Hon. Timothy D. Sullivan of New York, Member of Congress from the Eighth New York District, and one of the Democratic leaders of New York State, strongly 'recommends Doan'a Kidney Pills. r ^ . Senator Sulll- writes: , "It is a pleas­ ure to endorse a remedy like Doan's Kidney P i l l s , h a v i n g found them of greatest value in eliminating t h e d i s t r e s s caused by sick kidbeys, and in restoring those organs to a condition of health. My experience with your valuable remedy was equally as grati­ fying as that of several of my friends. Yours truly, (Signed) TIMOTHY D. SULLIVAN. F6ster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists. Price, 60 cents per1 box ' •; Doing Awiy With thistle Nuisance. In connection with the whistle nuis­ ance, so often complained of by those living along the lines of steam rail­ roads a western manufacturer sug­ gests that an invention for doing away with the nuisance will be a valuable device. He suggests that all locomo­ tives be provided with a reflector, the shape of a hood, either open front and back, or simply open forward. He claims that such 3. hood or reflector will aid In throwing the sound further in front of the locomotive, thus re­ ducing the danger from crossing acci­ dents or collisions, and that it will also prevent the sound being spread in all directions and uselessly annoy­ ing residents along the line. It is be­ lieved that the use of such a reflector will render the sound of the whistle audible at twice the distance reached by the whistle now in u^e and will thus ensure jgreater safety to persons crossing the tracks. Little Fellow's Sharp Eyes Prevented Serious Accident. . Theodore Biedlinger, 5 years old, whose father is in the postoffice serv­ ice and attached to station E, Man­ hattan, prevented a serious wreck at New Hyde Park, L. I. Recently some wheels for farm wag­ ons were received at the station. They have tires nine inches wide and the hubs, spokes and felloes are heavy An express bound east rushed past the depot and the vibration caused one of tjhe heavy wheels to roll from its position against the freight house and along the platform in the wake of the train, and then out. upon the rails, where it fell. It lay so that it was difficult to see it because of the sta­ tion platform. No one saw the mis­ hap except the boy, who was looking out of the door. His mothe£ was sit­ ting In the waiting room. After the train had passed he re­ turned, to hjis mother and told her that one of the big wheels had rolled 6ff the platform. She told him he was mistaken, but he insisted and said it was out on the !Wick. Mrs. Biedlinger finally went ouc\ on the platform to see what the child meant- and at once saw the danger. She first tried to lift it, but was unable ,and so called out Station Agent Ferrant. Less than a min\ite §fter the wheel was removed the second express went past, , Well-Named. * Bill--I see they've named a whisky after Admiral Togo. Jill--Well, it's- pt ipod same for whisky. 1 , , Jw v - "How so?" " k : *"* "It gets the best of so many Underpaid. Jaxon--Why do preachers always wear long coats? Johnson--Jo cover the patches JLP their trousers.--Cleveland Leader,, a YELLOW CRUST 0>i BABY Would Crack Open and Scab Causing Terrible Itching--Cured by Cuticura. Our baby had a yellow crust on his head which I could not keep away. When I thought I had succeeded in getting his head clear, it would start again by the crown of his head, crack and scale, and cause terrible itching. then got Cuticura Soap and Oint­ ment, washing the scalp with the soap and then applying the Ointment. A few treatments made a complete cure. have advised a number of mothers to use Cuticura, when I have been asked about the same ailment of their babies. Mrs. John Boyce, Pine Bush, • - Where Licorice Grows. I do not suppose there is a child in this country," said the candy sales­ man, "who doesn't know what 'lick- rish' is, as they usually call it, though it is spelled 'licorice,' and when it is in the stick form they love to suck it and get as much of its blackness on their faces as they can. They are fond of chewing the root, too, for it has a sweet and pleasant taste. But I fancy that few of them know where it comes from and what it is. It comes from the countries lying along the Mediterranean sea, and two million dollars worth of it are used annually in the United States, but not by the kids. Most of it goes Into chewing tobacco, though not a little is used in varibus medicines. What we see in the raw, is not a twig of a tree, as some suppose, but a root of a very pretty and dainty plant with green and silver leaves. The roots are very large and full of juice when green, but they shrivel up ^s we know them, when they are dried for market. There are great licorice plantations in the countries where it is raised, and it is a source of much revenue to the cultivators. Some effort has been made to raise it in the south of Eng­ land, where it is set out in rows, be­ tween cabbages and potatoes. How­ ever, there is more money in cabbages and potatoes, so far. I wouldn't be surprised if it could be raised in cer­ tain parts of the United States."-- Montreal Herald. OUST THE DEMON. With Uncle Sam's Regular SaidSers Some fsuoto About Army Life and the Treatment, Prospects and Facilities for Education mi the Men. It must be borne in mind, says a writer, that one essential for leading a happy life in the United States army is good behavior, and if any voice from the ranks tells a tale of unneces­ sary hardships endured, or other grievances, it is certain to be merely the natural result of bad conduct, and of leading a lazy and dissolute life, and the same man would have fared equally bad in any other walk of life, or that he is inexperienced and does not know how to care for himself or fails to attend to the directions re­ ceived. ] The army is necessarily governed by intelligent regulations, and strict obedience is required of all, for with­ out this nothing could be done, and what is now viewed by the world as a magnificent fighting force would be- come of no more use than an armed mob. While the'"ordinary citizen may view with some contempt, the proffer of $13 a month for his daily work, still how many to-day toiling eight, ten, and sometimes sixteen hours, are making on an average of $G0 a month, or an income of $720 a year? This is what the average soldier in the United States army is getting to-day, when all clothing, medical attention, medi­ cines, baths, free gymnasium, librar-r lea, with books of all sorts, magazines, periodicals, post exchanges exclusive­ ly for the soldier's use where he may purchase at cost such soft drinks and articles as may be deemed necessary for his comfort, and where may be found billiard and pool tables and a good supply of games, such as ches3, checkers, dominoes and cards, can be taken into consideration. In addition to this, If the soldier be a feood tradesman, carpenter, mason, teamster or any kind of workman or a man with a fair education, or it may he mentioned that even when a man enlistB, if he is not i^p to his work, he New Route to Southern 1 California. THROUGH TRAINS FROM CHICAGO New Railway Line Between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. A Tussle with Coffee. There is something fairly demoni­ acal in the way coffee sometimes wreaks its fiendish malice on those who use it. A lady writing from Calif, says:-- "My husband and I, both lovers of coffee, suffered for some time from a very annoying form of nervousness, accompanied by most frightful head­ aches. In my own. case there was eventually developed some sort of af fection of the nerves leading from the spine to the head. "I was unable to hold my head up straight, the tension of the nerves drew it to one side, causing me the most intense pain. We got no relief from medicine, and were puzzled as to what causel the trouble, until a friend suggested that possibly the cof­ fee we drank h«d something to do with it, and advised that we quit it and try Postum Ctffee. "We followed his advice, and from the day that we began to use Postum we both began to improve, and in a very short time both of us were entirely relieved. The nerves became steady once more, the headaches ceased, the muscles in the back of my neck relaxed, my head straightened up and the dreadful pain that had so punished me while I used the old kind of coffee vanished. "We have never resumed the use Of the old coffee, but relish our Postum every day as well as we did the former beverage. And we are de­ lighted to find that we can give it freely to our children also, something we never dared to do with the old kind of coffee." Name given by Pos­ tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. ' Postum Coffee contains absolutely no drugs of any kind, but relieves the coffee drinker from the old dru£ poison. . 'V ' There's a Salt Lake City, Aug. 22.--With the opening of the line across southern Utah and southwest Nevada, known as the San Pedro route, a new coun­ try has been opened, which in area is large enough for a good-sized empire, the natural resources of which are practically untouched. This region has until now been without railway facilities, -and the laws of trade and transportation are such that rapid de­ velopment is now assured. The Tono- pah and Goldfield mining campB are to be reached by branch lines and there is a strong possibility that other mineral districts will be dis­ covered and developed as a result of this new enterprise; The facilities with which Southern California and this newly opened por­ tion of Nevada can be reached in future are indicated by the announce­ ment from the passenger department of the Chicago & North-Western R'y that a daily service of through Pull­ man tourist sleeping cars via this route is to be inaugurated between Chicago and Los Ange;les in a few days, which will doubtless lead to a large influx of people looking for op­ portunities to establish themselves in this new country where homes are cheap, work is plentiful, and men of, vim and grit are in demand--some­ thing unknown in the densely popu­ lated cities of the east. There is some beautiful scenery along the new route, particularly in what is known as Rainbow Canon; and the citrus fruit region of South­ ern California is reached near San Bernardino, the road leading from that point through Riverside and Po­ mona, and other towns in one of the greatest orange growing -districts' in the world. It is expected that with the opening of the Southern California tourist sea­ son this fall, a large amount of travel will be handled via this toute, for the management of the new road, f'tlly alive to modern travel requirements, have put in effect a very handsome service of modern vestibule trains, with high class dining car service and other travel comforts, which connect at Salt Lake and Ogden with through service from the East, and give a new and interesting route by which first class tourist travel can reach the sunshine and flowers of this New World Riviera. Every housekeeper jtiould know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because* it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz.--one full pound--while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in %-poun d pack­ ages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again' because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chem­ icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a 12-oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large let­ ters and figures "IB ozs." Demand De­ fiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron stick­ ing. Defiance never sticks. Not Quite the Thing. ; Mrs. Penniman--I did think of Or­ dering one of those new polo hats. Do you think it would be becoming to me? Mr. Penniman--Well, considering the condition of my pocketbook, I wouldn't consider It becoming og ji^u. A** Optimistic Lover. ! Tom--"You look happy 16-day." Dick--"I feel that way. I proposed to Miss Fickel last night--" Tom--"Go easy, old tpan. She's very changeable." Dick--"That's why I'm fi> flhe said 'No' last night,'? may, by little application, and by'tak­ ing advantage of the chances to in­ form himself, soon become a good scholar or improve in his trade. . As in the case first cited he will receive In addition to the regular sol' dier's pay, 35 or 50 cents a day by be­ ing detailed for duty in .some of the places in which extra duty is paid at these rates. ^ From this it may be seen that an Industrious man can earn from $10 to $15 a month in addition to his pay. Any money saved can be deposited In the treasury In sums not less than $5 at 4 per cent interest and cannot be forfeited except by desertion, thus giving the enlisted man a bank and * surety for saving, such as no citi­ zen in the United Sfates can boast. A private soldier with a fair educa­ tion, who proves himself, by his con­ duct, his duty well done, his efficiency, and aptitude,, will always sooner or later get the first step upward--that of a corporal, from where, if he is am­ bitious and shows fitness, he can be sure that his work and talents will be noted and rewarded by further pro­ motion. For it may be truly said that while we have no field marshal in our service and we cannot literally repeat Napoleon's assertion, that every soldier carries a marshal's baton In his knapsack, still the high­ est rank in our army to-day is held by a lieutenant general, who was at one time a recruit. He succeeded £ man, Lieut.-Gen. Young;, who also started as a private, and when Gen. Young re­ linquished the highest rank -in our army, he sent to his successor a pair of lieutenant general's shoulder straps with the note: "Frorh Private Young, 12th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, to Private Chaffee, Troop K, U. S. Cavalry." Of course these rtien en­ listed during the civil war, when mo­ tives for enlisting were different, while those who enlist at present with commissions in view, mostly do so from love, of a soldier's life. To say, that a man loves the life is simply saying that he is a born soldier, and his success in the army is assured. WHITE RIVER COUNTRY. J'The future playground of the Southwest" is what the White Stiver Country has been called. Very earn­ est and exhilarating play, much of this sport is to those who are jaded by familiar scenes of business life. Nature is all alive in this wonder­ ful region--the rushing streams, wood­ land sounds of breezes in the forest, the whirr of wings where wild fowl flock to the waters, the splash ot gamey fish tempting the angler, the very colors of mountain and river, showing nothing of dead, arid waste of sand and stone. "Semi-Alpine," says an experienced traveler of the country, dotted with growing towns, nestled in the valleys of the James and White Rivers in Southern Missouri and Northern Ar­ kansas. One who has trudged through the forests or floated down the river from Galena to Branson and Cotter, will be sincere in calling the Ozarks "mountains," yet there is no danger to life or limb in such a pilgrimage. The ozone-laden air from oak, pine, cyprcss and cedar, the absence of mos­ quitoes In* a land of cold, spring-fed streams, cool nights and temperate days, make it a delight to live, and move in this favored clime. There is always something to do, whether op sport or of discovery in the way of minerals on land ox pearls in the stream. Th<» casual opening of a mussel shell on the lower White River may bring to light a valuable gem. The children used to collect these pearls for playthings till their value became known. Few regions have charms of a utilitarian character, as well as un­ rivaled scenic beauty, and favorkble climatic conditiohs. One going to the White River Country to make money, finds health and pleasure as well as wealth. The worn out unfortunate, who takes his small savings and here seeks to prolong his days is benefited in mind and body, and besides finds, with new life, means of securing a competence and enjoyable surround­ ings; the pleasure seeker, too often fagged out in the very pursuit ot diversion, sees in this enchanted ".nd serious possibilities for improving his pecuniary welfare, and his whole sys­ tem receives new invlgoration and tone. "A fairy tale," you say. No, it is that truth which is stranger than fiction, a truth which shows one Who tries to tell it the poverty of all pow­ ers of description. When the Bpell of the beautiful White River scenery is on the beholder he is silent. There is such a thing as the pathos of the per­ fect. In the mind's eye there passes In review the succeeding Inhabitants of these valleys, and many generations have left their traces--the mound- builder the early discoverers trom Europe and the Indians. How many songs and legends have been cbanterf by primitive peoples, to whom these nature wonders spoke with mystic force. It is not chimerical to believ^ that the whole valley, now newly opened up to travel between Carthage. Mo., and Newport. Ark., will in time be­ come a succession of charming ^si- dent and resort communities,. wlt.t great mineral and agricultural pros­ perity Works His Way Up. Khilhoff, who has acquired fame in connection with the Transi- berian railway, renounced his title and estates when a young man and emigrated to America, where he at­ tended to a boiler-making machine at a salary of $7.50 a week. He then got a position as engineer and event­ ually became a railway maaager in Venezeuela. 8u it Over Old Land Title* The other day suit was brought in Sap Francisco to quiet title to a lot sold by the late Henry Melggs to the late Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, then a San Francisco banker and ex- captain in the United States army* Thought It Was a Bookcase. ' Belle--Don't you think she 'had a very fine vocabulary? Beulah--I really d(^^jHW»F% I lif Sever in her library. *•; V .. • FEVER'S AFTER EFFECTS DM Not Disappear Until the Bloofl Was Renewed by Or. Williams' ftnk Pills. Typhoid fever is sometimes sailed ner Tons During the course of the fever the nerves are always profoundly disturbed, and wheu it is over they are left so sensitive that the patient has to be guarded against all excitement. In the tonic treatment then demanded, regard must be paid not only to building up flesh but also to strengthening the nerves. A remedy that will do both, make sound flesh to repair waste and give new vigor to feeble nerves, is the most convenient and economical. Such a remedy is Dr. Williams' Piuk Pills for Pale People. One proof of this is the experience of Mr. CliarleB Worth, of East Vassalboro, Maine. He says : " I had a severe at­ tack of typhoid fever, late in the fall which left me very weak and debilitated. My heart palpitated, my breathing be- *aine difficult after the least exertion and there was nnmbuess in both hands. I suffered in that way for fully six months. As I did not grow out of it, did not in fact see the slightest improvement as time passed, I decided to use Dr. Wil­ liams' Piuk Pills as I knew of some cures they had effected in cases like mine. "Almost as soon as I began taking them I could see decided improvement and after keeping on with them for several weeks I was completely well. I consider Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a most valuable remedy, and I am in the habit of recorn mending them to others afflicted as I was." When |he nerves ache and trem­ ble it means that they are starvin g. The only way to feed them is through the blood, nud, the best food is Dr.Williams' Piuk Pills. They are absolutely guaran­ teed to be free from opiates or other harm­ ful drugs. They are sold by all drug­ gists, or may be obtained directly from the Br. Williams Medicine Oo.f Scheneo- tady, N. Y. NAZARETH 8HORTON "NIGHTIES" Not Half a Dozen In the Town and None ^ere on Sale. Nftzareth, Northampton county, Pa., Is close to nature. It is a settlement of Moravians and Mennonites, with a cemetery and ancient buildings throwa in for good measure. It is content to live the simfle life, and abhors the innovations and frills of what is popu­ larly called progress. .A Philadelphian of veracity returned, the otl»r day from a vacation spent '^*1 In the quaint old town. He gave a con- "f 1 vincing illustration of the simplicity of existence in the Northampton set­ tlement. > , "When I unpacked niy grip at the inn before retiring for the night I learned that I had omitted to include my pajamas. Looking out of the window, which commanded a view of the main street, I saw the lights- of one of the two general stores which the place boasts. A few minutes later * I confronted the proprietor. Suspect­ ing that Nazareth might shy at paja­ mas, I decided to let the town down easy, and said: " 'I want a night shirt.' , - "The storekeeper appeared tempos arily dumbfounded, but finally a light dawned on him, 'You mean a , white--- shirt?' " 'No. I mean a night shlr^. A shirt to sleep in.' -M*^ ' " 'Friend/ said the storekeeper, 'I don't keep night shirts. Maybe Jones, down the street, may have one.' "While covering the distance to Jones' store," said the author of the •story, "I soliloquized on life in Nazar­ eth after a fashion not wholly flatter- ing to the town. But Jones seemed up to date.^and hope revived within me. " 'I need a night shirt and was told you might have one In stock.' "Jones merely smiled and made an­ swer: 'I've got one of my own. Mary's got one, too.'" It ought, perhaps, to again be stated that the returned sojourner's veracity is not open to question. He added: "Controlling my inclination to laugh in the shopkeeper's face, I remarked: "Of course I wouldn't presume to ask you to sell me your own or Mary's shirt, much less request the loan of either. I find that I have come to this town without a shirt to sleep in. and I desire to buy one.' " 'Sorry, but I don't believe there are a half dozen night shirts in the town,' said Jones, starting to put out the lights." t Wants Universal Penny Post. Henniker Heaton, who has done so much for the cheapening of postal communication in Great Britain, urges the formation of a league to make the penny post universal. It is, he says, absurd to charge twopence- halfpenny for a letter to Calais or to New York when a letter to Canada can passv through NSW York for a penny. Here Is Relief foir Woitnii. L • Mother Gray, a nurse in New York, dis­ covered a pleasant herb remedy for women's Ills, called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF. It Is the only certaia monthly regulator. Cures female weaknesses, Baclrache, Kidney and Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by mail 50 cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co.. LeRoy, N. Y. Strike Breakers. Bllkins--What! You did not strike back when he slapped you in the face? Filklns--How could I? I had my umbrella in one hand and my gloves tn the other. Perhaps So. "It seems to me your wife ought to do the cooking Instead of employing a cook." "Possibly she loves me too well, mother." If you don't get the biggest ana best it's your own fault. Defiance Starch IR for sale everywhere and there ia positively nothing to equal it itt Ity or quantity. > r_ l,„( . : * J T4. ' Sheep in Queensland. ' • At the end of last year there were more than 11,000,000 sheep in Queens­ land. There ate a lot of mean things you can do to; a man, but one of the most exasperoM ig is to intimate that you do not laink his dog is smart. Storekeepers report that the extra quantity, together with the superior quality of Defance Starch makes it ie*t to impossible to sell any other »rand. . Women are by nature kindkearted. If a man is as homely as a /nud fence, they can still ray of .him that he Is, 4. Noble Character „• • .