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n_y ®MEMK>&A if": ;. f jpxaaszjsatA j&ur&Korr <&aar--a&sBessF^s? 4 Mm/sseo fcazmf?m " CHAPTER V--Continued. ' ', We rode Into the camp at the Grand Canon a little after eight, and the deserted look of the tents gave me a moment's fright, for I feared that the party had gone. Tolfree explained, however, that some had ridden out to Moran Point, and the rest had gone down Hance's trail. So I breakfasted and then took a look at Albert* Cul- len's Winchester. That it had been recently flred was as plain as the Grand Canon itself; throwing back the bar, I found an empty cartridge shell, still oily from the discharge. That completed the tale of seven shots. I didn't feel absolutely safe till I had asked Tolfree if there had been any shooting of echoes by the party, but his denial rounded out my chain of evidence. Telling the sheriff to guard the bags ot the party carofuily, I took two of the posse and rode over to Moran's Point Sure enough, there was Mr. Cullen, Albert, and Captain Ackland, They gave a shout at seeing me. and even before I had reached them they called to know how I could come so soon, and If I had caught the robbers. Mr. Cullen started to tell his pleasure at my rejoining the party, but my expression made him pause, and it seemed to dawn on all three that the Winchester across my saddle, and the cowboys' hands rest­ ing nonchalantly on the revolvers in their belts, had a meaning. "Mr. Cullen," I explained, "I've got a very unpleasant Job on hand, which I don't want to make any worse than need be. Every fact points to your party as guilty of holding up the train last night and stealing those letters. Probably you weren't all concerned, hut I've got to go on the assumption that you are all guilty, till you prove otherwise." ' "Aw, you're joking," drawled Al­ bert. ) "I hope so," I said, "but for the present I've got to be English and treat the joke periously." : "What do you want to do?" asked Mr. Cullen. "I, don't wish to arrest yon gen­ tlemen unless you force me to," I said, "for I don't see that It will do any good. But I want yon to return to camp with us." "they assented to that, and, single we rode back. When there I told each that he must be searched, to which they submitted at once. After that we went through their baggage. I wasn't going to have -the sheriff or cowboys tumbling over Miss Cullen's clothes, so I looked over her bag my- toetf. The prettiness and daintiness of the various contents were a revela­ tion to me, and I tried to put them back as neatly as I had found them, but I didn't know much about the articles, and it was a terrible job trying to fold up some of the things. Why, there was a big pink affair, lined with silk, with bits of ribbon :and lace all over it, which nearly drove me out of my head, for I would have defied mortal man to pack it so that it shouldn't muss. I had a fun­ ny little feeling of tenderness for ^everything, which made fussing over ft all a pleasure, even while I felt all the time I was doing a sneak act and had really no right to touch her be­ longings. I didn't find anything In­ criminating, and the posse reported the same result with the other bag­ gage. If the letters were still ain ex­ istence, they were either concealed somewhere or were in the possession of the party In the Canon. Telling the sheriff to keep those in camp tinder absolute surveillance, I took a single man, and saddling a couple of mules, started down the trail. * • We found Frederic and "Captain" Hance just dismounting at the Rock Cabin, and I told the former he was in custody for the present, and ask­ ed him where Miss Cullen and Lord Ralles were. He told me they were just behind; bnt I wasn't going to take any risks, and, ordering the dep­ uty to look after Cullen, I went on down the trail. I couldn't resist call­ ing back: "How's your respiration, Mr. Cul­ len?" He laughed, and called, "Digitalis put me on my feet like a Hash.*' "He's got the most brains of any man In this party," I remarked to vnyself. The trail at this point is very wind­ ing, so that one can rarely see fifty "I'm afraid I have," I answered.. "What do you mean?" she asked. I smiled at the absolute innocence and wonder with which 6he spoke, and replied, "I know now, Miss Cul­ len, why you said I was braver than the Britishers." . . "How do you know?" 1 couldn't resist getflif t*' * *de- shot at Lord Ralles, who had mounted his mule and sat scowling. "The train robbers were such thoroughgoing duf­ fers at the trade," I said, "that if the^ had left their names and addresses they wouldn't have made it much easier. We Americans may not know enough to deal with real road agents, but we can do something with: ama­ teurs." "What are we stopping here tor?" snapped Lord Ralles. "I'm sure I don't know," I respond­ ed. "Miss Cullen, If you will kindly pass us, and then If Lord Ralles will follow you, we will go on to the cabin. L must ask yon to keep close to­ gether."- "I stay or go as I please, and not by your orders," asserted Lord Ralles, snappishly. "Out in this part of the country," I said calmly, "it is considered shock­ ing bad form for an unarmed man to argue with one who carries a repeat­ ing rifle. Kindly follow M}ss Cul- "Miss Cullen, I want those letters." len." And, leaning over, I struck his mule with the loose end of my bridle, starting It up the trail. When we reached the cabin the dep­ uty told me that he had made Fred­ eric strip and had searched his cloth­ ing, finding nothing. 1 ordered Lord Ralles to dismount and go into the cabin. "For what?" he demanded. "We want to search you," I an­ swered. "I don't choose to be searched," he protested. "You have shown no war­ rant, nor--" I wasn't in a mood towards him to listen to his talk. I swung my Win­ chester into line and announced, "I was sworn in last night as a deputy sheriff, and am privileged to shoot a train robber on sight. Either dead or alive, I'm going to search 'your clothing inside of ten minutes; and if you have no preference as to ^whether the examination is an ante- or post-mortem affair, I certainly haven't" That brought him down off .his high horse--that is, mule--and I sent the deputy in with him with direc­ tions to toss his clothes out to me, for I wanted to keep my eye on Miss Cullen and her brother, so as to pre­ vent any legerdemain on their part. One by one the garments came fly­ ing through the door to me. As fast as I finished examining them I pitched tnem back, except--Well, as I have thought it over since then, I have de­ cided that I did a mean thing, and have regretted it. But just put your­ self in my place, and think of how Lord Ralles had talked to me as if I was his servant, had refused my apology and thanks, and been as gen­ erally "nasty" as he could, and per­ haps you won't blame me that, after looking through his trousers, I gave them a toss which, instead of send­ ing them back into the hut, sent them over the edge of the trail. They wentfo down six hundred feet before they lodged In a poplar, and if his lordship followed the trail he could get around to them, but there would then be a hundred feet of sheer rock between the trail and the trousers. "I hope it will teach him to study his Lord Chesterfield to better purpose, for if poltteness doesn't cost anything, rudeness can cost considerable." I chuckled to myself. My amusement did not last long, for my next thought was, "If those letters are concealed on any one, they are on Miss Cullen." The thought made me lean up against my mule, and turn hot and cold by tuiyis. A nice situation for a lover! t bad a funny little feeling of tender­ ness for everything. feet in advance, and sometimes not ten. Owing to this, /the first thing I knew I plumped round a curve on to a male, which was patiently standing there. Just back of him was another, on which sat Miss Cullen, and stand­ ing close beside her was Lord Ralles. One of his hands held the mule's bridle; the other held Madge's arm, and he was saying, "You owe it to me, atfd I will have one. Or if--" I swore to nai'self, and coughed alptid* which -made Miss Cullen look up. The moment she saw me she cried, "Mr. Gordon! How delightful!" even while she grew as red as she bad been too pale the moment before. .jLord Ralles grew red too, but in a different way. "Have you caught the n? «ried Miss Culles ' CHAPTER VI. "Miss Cullen," I groaned, hurriedly, "I'd rather be burned alive than do what I've got to* but if you won't £iv« me those letters, search you I must" "But how can I give yon what 1 haven't?" she cried, indignantly, as­ suming again her innocent expression. "Will you give me your word of honor that those letters are not con­ cealed in your clothes?" "I will," she answered. I was very much taken aback, for ft would have been so easy for Miss Cullen to have said so before that I had become convinced she must have them. . "And do yon give me your word I** "I do," she affirmed, but she didn't look me in the face as she said it. I ought to have been satisfied, but I wasn't, for, in spite of her denial, something forced me still to believe she had them, and looking back now, I think It was her manner. I stood reflecting for a minute, and then re­ quested, "Please stay where you are for a moment" Leaving her I went over to Fred. "Mr. Cullen," I said, "Miss Cullen, rather than be searched, has acknowl­ edged that she has the letters, and says that If we men will go into the hut she'll get them for me." He rose at once, "I told my father not , to .drag her in," he muttered, sad­ ly. "I don't care about myself, .Mr.' Gordon, but can't you keep her out of it? She's as innocent of any real wrong as the day she was bcrn." "I'll do everything In, my power," I promised. Then-he and Hance went into the cabin, and I walked baokto the culprit. ' ' • (To be continued.) Eccentricities of Violins. Some obscure but definite change takes place in the material of the body of a violin through the vibrations of the music produced, and It Is very possible that some stages of this change are detrimental to the tone The style of playing Is said to Influ­ ence the change, and rest checks it The maturing of a violin has been compared with thp growth of a child, who progressively Increases In wisdom and stature, but has stages of weak­ ness, due to the irregular development of parts. , The tone of an instrument is also gravely Influenced by the setting up of the movable pafts, the sound posts, the strings, the bridge, and even the pegs. * s Many instruments lose much of their power or sweetness If the sound post is altered a. fractional amount from its best position and angle, if the bridge is Inclined a little more or less, or shifttft, or if the strings are not exactly suited to the violin. Some in­ struments prefer one pitch, and others another, and all vary with the weath­ er. In addition to this, the best players have moods when they cannot play, and the instrument is* ofteu blamed for these. Something Lacking. "What I find fault with in the school system," said the fat man, as he waved his arms about, "is its incom­ pleteness. There is always something lacking." "In what way?" asked the other. "Well, for instance, the school books tejl about Capt Cook, don't they?" "Cook, the explorer? Surely they do. Every child should be Interested in the matter." a "He made Mnany discoveries, the school reader says." < - "Yes." "He finally got around to land on one of the Fiji islands." "He did." "And was there killed and devoured by cannibals," "Perfectly correct I don't see where there is anything lacking about that." "Oh, you don't? Well, I do. He left a widow, didn't he? And you find out by any of the school books If you can whether she ever married again or not."--Chicago News. Long Wait of Patient Lovers. A romantic wedding, which for many years had been delayed, owing to a woman's promise, took place at Sowerby near Thirsk in the'North Rid­ ing of Yorkshire yesterday. For nearly a quarter of a century the bride had acted as confidante and housekeeper to a maiden lady who pos­ sessed considerable means. Many yearsr ago the housekeeper met a gardener, and was wooed by him with success. But the housekeeper had promised her mistress to stay with her until she died, and so the love story became 9ne of patient waiting. ; Three or four weeks ago the mis­ press died in her ninetieth year, leav­ ing to her faithful housekeeper her Jiouse, plate and furniture, as well as $5,000 in money. Many messages of congratulation reached the bride and bridegroom yes­ terday from friends who knew the story of their courtthip.--London Daily Express. The Happenings Down Hanes's Trail. Miss Cullen was sitting on a rock apart from her brother and Hance, as I had asked her to. do wheii I helped her dismount. I went over to where she sat, and said, boldly: "Miss Cullen, I want those letters." "What letters?" she asked, looking me in the eyes with the most inno­ cent of expressions. She made a mis­ take to do that, for I knew her inno­ cence must be feigned, and so didn't put much faith in her face for the rest of the Interview. "And what is more," I continued, with a firmness of manner about as genuine as her Innocence, "unless you will produce them at once, I shall have 'to search you." , "Mr. Gordon!" she e*claimed, but she put such surprise and griaf and disbelief into the four syllables that I wanted the earth to swallow me tften and there/" % "Why, Miss Cullen." I cried, 'look at my position. I'm being paid to do certain things, and--" "But that needn't prevent your be­ ing a gentleman," she interrupted. 1 That made <ne almost desperate. Place For Valuables. They were on their honeymoon. The big bridegroom was so proud of his little wife that he could not resist the temptation to take the hotel clerk into his confidence. "Say," he whispered, leaning over the desk, "my wife is a jewel.", "In that case, sir," chuckled the Hotel clerk, "I really cannot allow her to go up to the bridal suite." The bridegroom gasped In astonish­ ment. "What? Can't let her go up into the bridal suite? Why not?" "Because I will have to put her in the safe. That is the place for jewels." A Good Club. "The weather man said It would rain to-day and I am glad I carried my umbrella." "But it didn't rain at all to-day." "I know it didn't, but I met the feather man on the street and I used the umbrellas to swat him good and hard." a.- i r- --•' Too Much. •; D®etor--"You must take a quarter of an hour's walk before every meal.' Stout Patient--"But, doctor, yon surely don't want me to walk si) d$? long!" • V In Franz Josef's Troubled Land m iM 3 Jv • It * ** b #v.»V i'V - k" ' * 1- f " • • ii.K iff }' 5. • MwC fSSffagyat| Thws I* no Roohtlls Salt*. Alum, ; Lint* or Ammonia intoetfmstfswMi .5^ ....» f ?•; » : «- "> Powder OonripftMrWttti the Pure Food Laws of all States. f MAP OF AUSTRIA:HUNGARY. Distribution of the different races la shown by the lines and dots. Four, lan- fruages are spoken in the territory covered by the dual government, and the key illustrates where each preponderates. , Susan B. Anthony and Her Work for Equal Suffrage Susan B. Anthony was one of America's famous women. She waB known in every state in the Union, and her fame reached to all the great capitals of Europe as the most able leader in the woman suffrage move- meht In the world. She was known for her earnestness, her singleness of purpose, her courage, and her cheer­ fulness under defeat. She gave wom­ an a place in the United States that woman did not occupy in 1853, when she scandalized a whole oommunity by daring to speak In public of the wrongs of her sex. To-day American, women are envied by those of all other nations, and •stand comparatively free individuals, with the exception of political disa­ bilities. During the fifty years which have wrought this revolution, Just one woman in all the world (Susan B. Anthony) gave every day of her time, every dollar of her money, every pow­ er of her being to secure this result. She was impelled to this work by no personal grievance, but solely through a deep sense of the injustice which, on every side, she saw perpetuated against her sex, and which she de­ termined to combat Never for one short hour was the cause of" woman forgotten or put hside for any other object. Never a single tie was form­ ed, either of affection or business, which would interfere with this su­ preme purpose. Never a speech was given, a trip taken; a visit made, a letter written in all this half cen­ tury but that was done directly fiT the interest of this one object. There was no thought of personal comfort, advancement, or glory; the self- abnegation, the self-sacrifice, was ab­ solute and unparalleled. ' Many Chances to Wed. Next to woman's suffrage, if there was one live question in the world upon which Miss Anthony had decid­ ed opinions it was upon matrimony. She had so many chances to wed that Bhe didn't remember all who asked her. Miss Anthony had one beau who wore a green waistcoat, but that is about all she does remember of him. Once, In telling of other chances to marry, she said: Oh, they'd feome shining around. It was the thing to go to meeting with them, and to all the socials and spell­ ing bees, and sleigh riding and buggy riding, and the girls counted how many horses and buggies were hitched In front of another girl's house at one time. What do you call them now? Oh, yes--scalps. Tn those days men In general were afraid of a woman who wrote a book, and one who taught school was only a little better off. If a woman got the reputation of having brains it was bad for her mat- riiuOuiul chances. The ixieu were afraid of petticoat government, and it took a good many smiles and bright colors and curls to overcome this. Still, I had my share. I'll tell yoy, I've always been busy, and men were always secondary. They are all dead now, so none of them can feel hurt. I would have been a widow, no matter which I had married." Her First Convention. Miss Anthony attended her first Woman's rightB convention in Syra­ cuse, N. Y., In 1852. At that meeting she displayed the tendency to speak out her exact thoughts, which have Kaiser's Daughter a Favorite. The only daughter of the German emperor is the youngest of seven chil­ dren. She is 13 years of age and Is "tall, angular and pale." This young lady is called affectionately Prlncess- schen by the people, and Is said to be the only one of the kais­ er's children who ever dares to take any liberties with the august head of the family. It is said that on one occasion the emperor said: "My daughter often forgets that I am Ger­ man emperor, but she never forgets that she Is princess royal." , furnished entertaining stories for fif­ ty years. Mrs. Oakes Smith, a fashionable Boston woman,of the djay, was named for president. Mrs. Smith appeared at the convention In a low-necked, short-sleeved white dress with a fancy aacque of pink delaine. Quaker James Mott nominated her* for the office, and this was more than Quaker Susan B. Anthony could stand. She rose in her place and said bold­ ly that no woman dressed in the friv­ olous fashion of Mrs. Smith could represent the earnest, hard-working women of the country, who, Miss An­ thony believed, were asking the bal­ lot. She carried the day, and Mrs. Lucretla Mott was elected president of the association. Not long after that Miss Anthony attended a second woman's meeting, at which the speakers had such weak, piping voices that they did not reach beyond a few front seats. Miss An­ thony got up and said: "Mrs. Presi­ dent, I move that hereafter the pa­ pers shall be .given to someone to read who can be heard." Squelches Horaoe Greeley. From the beginning of her work Miss Anthony had the friendship and support of Horace Greeley. He en­ joyed, however, an occasional contro­ versial tilt with her, and in one nota­ ble Instance she had much the best of it. "Miss Anthony," said Greeley, in his drawling monotone, "you know the ballot and the bullet go together. If you vote, are you ready to fight?" "Yes, Mr. Greeley," Miss Anthony retorted instantly. "Just as you fought in the late war at the point of a goose quill." At the Empress' Reception. When Miss Anthony was in Berlin several years ago she attended a re­ ception given by the empress of Ger­ many. Miss Anthony insisted on standing. The empress was stand­ ing. Why shouldn't she stand? Every­ body else sat down, but she stood up under her 84 years and said she in­ tended standing until, the empress took her seat. A moment later a court' functionary, splashed from head to foot with brass and gold braid, came up to the suffragist and said: "Her majesty requests that you will be seated." Miss Anthony sat down, but pres­ ently bobbed up again, and explained to the others present that taaybe it wasn't respectful to sit in the pres­ ence of royalty. But no sooner had the kind old "Aunt Susan" arisen than the "major domo," as she called him, came bow­ ing back, and in the choicest German, said: "Her majesty says she will be much distressed If you do not sit." Miss Auihoay sat down and re­ mained sitting until the empress came up to her, and bidding her good- by, wished her a pleasant stay In Ber­ lin. After Miss Anthony had "escaped" from the place and had re­ turned to her friends at the hotel, they, having never seen an empress outside a picture book, began asking what she looked like. -One said, "Did you kiss her hand?" "Kiss her hand?" asked Miss An­ thony. "No. Should I have done it? I Just bowed my head and told her I was a Quaker, and didn't know much about court etiquette, and she gently told me to follow my own customs." .Two Clever Retorts. Archbishop Temple had a ready wit. A fussy curate once asked him if an accident which prevented the curate's aunt from taking a Bhip, which after­ ward sank, was an instance of provi­ dential interference. Here's the re­ tort "Can't tell; didn't know your aunt."" More unkind is the reply which Talleyrand is reported to have made to a friend who was lying on a sick bed. "I am suffering the tortures of the damned." said the afflicted man. "What, already?" said Talleyrand, with polite incredulity. Only Wanted a Catalogue. _ An English firm received this let­ ter from some one on the Gold Coast: "Dear Sir--I am with much affection­ ate t6 Write you this letter to say that I have seen your name In Maga­ zine, so try your best and send me your catalogue and so therefore you must hope me, and send me the cata­ logue. When you receive this letter send me as quickly, don't forget me. and I also too. I have nothing to pay again. I with best compliment to yours. I am yours faithfully, Ac." • . . • f. No More 8ons Wanted. V ' "Algjr--Do you think, my love, Wat your father will consent to. our mar­ riage? • Angely--Of course, papa will be very sorry to lose me, darling. Algy--But I will say to him that, In­ stead of losing a daughter, he will gain a son! Angely--I wouldn't do that, love, if you really want me. Papa has three such sons living at home now, and he's a little b'lt touchy on the point--Stray Stories* AUSTRO-H UNGARlAN DISPUTE. Something About the Cause of the Parliamentary Trouble. The cause of dispute between Aus­ tria and Hungary is of long standing and must be settled by complete sur­ render on one^ side or the other, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat. It was brought about by opportunists,» who, after the manner of that school of politicians, in reaching the compact in 1868, left disputes which they had not the courage to stettle to the set­ tlement of posterity. When the com­ pact was formed in 1868 there were several points of disagreement, the chief of which referred to the military prerogatives of the, crown. In the drawing up of that compact, from which was born the dual monarchy, Koloman Tlsza, father of the present Count Tlsza, one of the Hungarian leaders, insisted on the introduction of the Hungarian language of com­ mand in the army and the develop­ ment of a separate Hungarian army. But the king was unalterably opposed to this and Deak and Andrassy the elder, great men of Hungary at that time, saw that the compact was about to be wrecked, and they made a bridge of the word "constitutional," which was meant to be ambiguous. Ambiguity has always been the mother of strife and it has proved to' be so in this case. Hungarians were to Understand that the royal preroga­ tives in respect of the army were to be exercised under "constitutional" that Is to say, parliamentary' control, while the king was expected to be­ lieve that these military prerogatives in respect of the Hungarian part of the army were constitutional in the ^ense of being recognized by Hungar­ ian constitutional law, but not essen­ tially different from the military pre­ rogatives of the emperor of Austria. This is a statement of the case re­ cently made by M. Kossuth, according to the London Times. The Hungar­ ian leader admits that the phrase was intentionally made ambiguous, and he added that Hungary had since been living in a constitutional fool's paradise and now she saw the consti­ tution tumbling about her ears. • It seems a small thing to demand that the words of command in an army shall be in one's own language, but it is to be remembered that the Magyar language Is not the language of Hungary, though It is the dominant one, as the Magyar is the dominant race. There are Czech, vPolak and other races who constitute about one- half of the population to whom the Magyar language is anathema, and who would much prefer that the Ger­ man words of command Bhould used In the army. The Magyars an the Jews of Hungary are in close com­ bination and stand firmly together on all political questions. Together they elect a majority of the members of the diet, because they possess more generally the privilege of the fran­ chise. When the parliament' meets its temper will be such that it will probably be dissolved by royal com­ mand, or aj least by order of Premier Fejervary, who haa already received authority from the emperor-klng to that end. Then, ifc expected: to come a revolution. This Is one of the sticks of dyna­ mite which have been lying around loose in Europe for a long time, await ing the spark which Is to set It off. The aged emperor, while naturally conciliatory, has fully made up his mind on this subject, and It appears that the Magyars have as fully made up theirs* Should revolution result, the trouble would not be confined to the limits of the doal kingdom In all probability, for the neighboring na­ tions have long since had an eye on the prospective carcass of the empire, upon the death of aged Franz Josef, and Russia, Germany. Italy and per­ haps other states would demand a hand In whatever settlement is to be reached. 8aved Life by Strategy. 8tr Harry Johnston, the famous ex­ plorer, once escaped from a very tight corner In Africa by a queer stratagem. A score or two of murderous natives had surrounded his tent, into which, before rushing it, they sent an envoy. The envoy was told the smallpox was in the camp and a wretched Albino was sent out as the awful example. In five minutes the scared tribesmen had vanished. As Sir Hartjy, well knew, they feared the "tflhite disease" more than all the inventions o\ Max­ im. Match the Brains. A West Philadelphia small I boy saved up money enough to build^a wooden water wheel*' and then a his father to help him In Ks cons tion. "All right" said the fa "we'll form a par «*>rshlp. You nish the capital I'll supply brains." The youngster fished cents out of his pocket and cou out 20. "I guess 20 cents will enough for that,* he said, and he entirely Innocert 4 any attemp get off a Joke.-- •w*Wd»lpWa Reco: Taken by Surprise. "Maw, when did you first 8et :*6> qualnted with paw?" * "Several years after I married ktm, dear." • .T';: Shake Into Tour Shoes Allen's Foot-Blase, a powder. It cures pah ful, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A. certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Trial package FREE. Atiure»» A. S. Olmsted, Soyf Ik. Y. Peddler's Remarkaofe Honesty; A remarkable Instance of a finder's honesty1 recently occurred1 at Alten- markt, tn Upper Austria. Herr Gat- tin ger, a carpenter there, recently In­ herited a legacy of nearly $5,000 from Ms brother, and without Informing hla wife, Md banknotes for the amount in an old eight-day clock that no longer worked. On coming home, he found, to his horror, that his wife had sold the cloek to a peddler. A few days later he received the bank­ notes fn a registered but anonymous letter, in which the peddler stated he had found the notes whoa trying to pair the clock. ^ ', Mexico's Richest Citizen. Don Luis Terrazas, the Mexican Croesus who once offered to assume all the debts owed by his country* has a farm of about 8,000,000 acres in the state of Chihuahua. It takes Mexi­ can Central trains half a dBy to cross the farm. Don Luis is thought to own more than 1,000,000 cattle, btft a baga­ telle of 100,000 or so more or less nev­ er bothers him. His stable consists of some 100,000 horses, his sheep fojd of 700,000 sheep. From 200,000 to 300,000 calves are branded with his brand every spring. More than 1,000 cowboys and so on keep his cattle on a thousand hills. . How's This? Hi offer One Hundred Dollar* Reward for IBS mm of Catarrh that cannot be cared by Bain Catarrh Cure. « V. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the4aat 15 years, and believe him perfectly hon­ orable In all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WILDING, Kirn*AN A MABVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the •ystem. Testimonials sent free, rrice j# r---- biottle. Bold by *11 Druggists. Take Ball's Family Pills for oonitlpatto*. Plan Statue to Col. Curry. , ^ (Congressman Bowie of Alabamc til a few days will introduce a bill pro­ viding for the erection in Statuary hall, Washington, of a statute to Col. J. L. M. Curry, the noted southern philanthropist and educator. Should the measure come to a vote the house of representatives will have a chance to say whether it will, permit such honor to the memory of a Confeder­ ate soldier. Col. Curry's fame as a philanthropist is widespread, but he is perhaps better remembered as an. aide to Qens. Wheeler end Jackson, during the civil war. Should, consent be given, Alabama stands ready, to fur­ nish the -monument Increase in Railroad; Earnings*. ; One hundred and. fifty: millions- -oi dollars is a large sum. fop any indium try to earn in one year, and yet this sum, great as it is,, represents not the gross earnings but the increased earn­ ings of the railroads in this country last year. What the' business of £he people ot America amounts to may be imagined from the fact that they paid $150,000,000 more money for freight charges in 190S than they did in 1904. It takes a great many tons of freight at an average of 1 cent per ton per mile to pile up $150,000,000, and that, as above noted, lis not the amount of business done, but merely the lnr- erease of that business in 1905 as com­ pared with 1904. And the railroad* are not doing all the carrying for th* American people by a long chalk.--- PfeOadetpMa Evening Telegraph. GRAND TO LIVE. Um Am4 the Last LaugH Is Always Best. / "Stat months ago I would have laughed at the Idea that there could be anything better for a table bever­ age than coffee." writes sn Ohio wom­ an--"now I laugh to know there is." "Since childhood I drank coffee aa freely as any other member of the family. The result was a puny, Blck- ly girl, and as I grew into womanhood I did not gain in health, but was at fllcted with heart trouble, a weak a ad disordered stomach, wrecked nerves and a general breaking down, till last winter, st the age of 38 1 seemed to be on the verge oif consumption. My friends greeted me with 'How bad you look! What a terrible color!' and this was not very comforting. "The doctors and patent medicines did me absolutely no good. I was thoroughly discouraged. , "Then I gave up coffee and com­ menced Postum Food Coffee. At first I didn't like it, but after a few trials and following the directions exactly. It was grand. It was refreshing and satisfying. In a couple of weeks I noticed a great change. I became stronger, my brain grew clearer, I was not troubled with forgetfulness as in coffee times, my power of endurance was more than doubled* The heart trouble and indigestion disappeared and my nerves became steady and , strong. began to take an interest* la gs about me. Hohsewosk and e-making became a pleasure. My * ds have marveled at the change when they inquire what brought ,bout, I answer 'Postum Food Oat* and nothing else in the world."* e given by Postum Gx, Battle k, Mich. ore's a reason. Read the little Row* t» W#itO^- ^