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By SEWARD W. HOPKINS. * ' IMItt d "Jack Robbtaa «l America," "li tlM •A-**. - ,\rj- -^tkm tea." "Two OantUmw etf 4 r ' Hmn." "Om m MM S»jH|H istt.fcy BoaaaTBoma1* . CHAPTER VII.--(Continued.) "Not an Italian, at all, signor. Thor- §k* Jfcno Is the Sardinian way of pronounc- !#•" ing the English came Thorlane. ^horlane, for some reason, found Sar- ;.*• ilnla a pleasant hornet and built a fe 'ifllla. He married a lady of Naples !':• *--a beauty whose black eyes played with hearts like toys. They lived in Sardinia many years, and had a son Whom they called Henry. When Ma- Vgnl became prefetto, five years ago, V . the Signor Thorlane and his wife were dead, and Henry Thorlane was >rT man full grown. He lived a busy % w \tlfe, was a famous hunter, and an "'Open enemy of the priests of the mon- |<£V*stery of The Saints. Malign! had ^ : - liot been prefetto more than a year " ̂ When Henry Thorlane was accused of . Jconspiracy against him, and was sen- *"•>*' ' teuced to twenty years' imprison­ ment The prefetto, in the came of the king, confiscated the estate, and ive it to the Count di Pordino, the jrotner of Thorlane's mother, who brought the charges of toe conspiracy against his nephew. The Count di Pordino lives there now, and a man might better fall into the hands of Satan for an eternity than into the bands of Pordino for a month." "Why?" Mutterelli shrugged his shoulders •gain. "He is a bandit chief," he said. "And a rriend of the prefetto?" I asked, In surprise. "Does the law look favorably upon evil-doers in Sar­ dinia?" "No, signor, the law does not, but qome of the men of power who repre­ sent the law do. And perhaps to that fact is due their power and their wealth." "And Thorlane?" I c< ailnued, for bad interested me. "Is he still in prison?" Mutterelli shrugged his shoulders, and a peculiar look came into his eyes. "He is not in prison, signor. Soon after he was condemned he was re­ asoned to uie monastery of The Saints. He is believed to be still JKiere. He may be dead, signor." -1' "Heavens!" I ejaculated. "Can •uch things be?" . "les, signor, in Sardinia," said Mat- •arelli. The priests bad gone from our view ind we returned to the Villa di Ma­ ligni. : :i "Signor," said Mutterelli, "you see thai little window opening onto the !%alcony Which faces the north?" | , "Yea," I replied, "I see it." "That is where Nita Barlotti is con-_;S. u * mod- She is not locked in the room, te fi-V* "•'7 *ut mi y go out on the balcony. You ilee it is high from the ground. She ^eancot escape by herself, and the ser­ vants are always on guard to pre­ sent it." "Then' I shall be watched te-night When 1 try to see her?" 1 said. "You Will be watched, but you will £ot be touched," he answered. "The Servants who will see you to-night are bribed to silence. But you must noc make a noise, for the prefetto has firmed guards near his person, and should they hear you, all would ue 4osu' Vv "From feere," I said, "my safest asoorse te to the south, and skirt Cag- ' -v?4|iari on the east. You must make • > ;**rrangements this afternoon to have a ^••^(itoat waiting for me. You can join ' <ne on the road and guide me to it, \SMfcer I have gone with Nita from the house.1* "I will, signor. I even know the jboat I will hire." ' T h e l i g h t s w e r e s h i n i n g b r i g h t l y from the windows of the house of \ * the prefetto when Mutterelli and I Jbautiously approached. Creeping from | i the carriage through a coppice, we «' Reached the wall which surrounded f : , (Kaligni's estate. Here we halted. •.£ "Now, signor," said Mutterelli, ho generated the Entire proceeding, will leave you here. It is now not more than half-past eight gp'clock, I must do my part, or yours Jsrill be a failure. "At nine o'ciock, signor," he con- "the guard makes a round of Jthe place. You must not stir till after •T>," " that hour. Creep along in the shado-r Until you get under the balcony. You •Hwlll find there a ladder which I have 'arranged for. Place it against the balcony, but be careful and do not -make a noise. The servants on that side will not disturb you, but if you arouse Tacho Maligni, he will call the guard, and you will be taken.' "I will be careful," I replied. "But are you sure thc.t all the servants are safe?" "Yes, signor; for money, a Sardin­ ian is always safe." Again promising Mutterelli to re­ member his warnings. I listened and waited, and a shiver of excitement «. .convulsed my frame. The minutes . , , ,seemed like hours. I felt distinctly hp, the danger of my situation, and was prepared to receive at any minute a '• X' f summons from the guard. The V " • thoughts of Edith and my promise to the hero, Maubikeck, nerved me, and :ll gradually grew more calm. Suddenly the bell of the monaster; ( . I slowly and solemnly rang out upon ':;f the night air, and I saw shifting e/V'" lights about the villa, which indicated ;$•«j^the movements of the guard l||?i Cautiously I slipped from my hiding ^ j place and hurried to the gate and •ig" i through it The path to the house was bordered with trees. In the shadow of these I crept along, at first . making but little progress, but gradu ally becoming boluer and stepping along at *a livelier rate. At last I was under the balcony There, where my foot was cure to strike tt, was a ladder. Seizing it, I braced one end of it against my foot and placed the upper end carefully against the balcony. Fortunately, I made no noise. I crept up the ladder and, stepping onto the balcony crawled along until I reached that window that Mutterelli had pointed Mt to me as Nlta'a. I peeped tat My i heart beat faster. The gill I sought was before me. I tapped gently on the window. Nita was clad in white. At my sig­ nal 6he turned toward the window, stood where the light streamed full upon me. Quickly stepping to the window, she opened it. "Ah! It is you, signor?" she said. "Yes, it is I," I replied, surprised •t her calmness. "You expected me?" "I expected--some one. One of my master's servants secretly told me that at nine o'clock a man would come to speak to ma I thought it would be Maubikeck. Where is he?" "Listen, signorina," I said, speaking qiilckly, in a low tone; "the lion- tamer and I started from New York on the same steamer. In mid-ocean we had an accident The ship was sunk. By Afaubikeck's heroism I was put aboard a small boat and saved. He placed upon me the dm:* of rescuing you from Maligni. I have not seen Maubikeck since. He may be on his way to you. Ho may be--" "Dead!" T\ She stood before me with her hands pressed to her panting bosom, he? eyes fixed upon me in horror. "I do not say so, signorina," I re­ plied. "It is possible that he was saved. I will tell you all when we are safe from Maligni's clutch. To­ morrow is your wedding day." "Yes, to-morrow," she said. "Oh, I will go! I must go! Maubikeck is not dead! He cannot be dead! He is too noble to die like that! Oh, it is terrible! Signor Wilberton, tell me, do you think he is dead?" "Nita," I said, "I cannot say. I fear and hope. Yet the chances are that Maubikeck went down with the ship." She fell back, half fainting, but recovered herself. "MaubikecK! My love! My love!" she murmured. "Dead! Oh, it is too bitter!" "You must be brave, signorina," I said. "We must make haste." "Yes, yes," she saii, "I will go. Anything is better than to DO Ma­ ligni's wife." "I will return," I said, my heart full of pity for the girl, who was now sobbing and weeping bitterly. "I will return soon. Be ready." ^ Leaving her, I stepped softly to the other window. In a large room, at a desk or table, sat Pacho Maligni. Near him was a lamp, by the light of which he was reading some manuscript. At his hand, on the table, stood a red tin box. My heart leaped and dashed against my ribs. Near the box lay a golden trinket--a locket and chain. A short distance away lay a pin--a baby's clasp-pin. He must have heard something. He raised his head and sat in a listening attitude. Then, laying the paper he had been reading down upon the table, he arose from his chair and stepped hurriedly from the room. Here was my opportunity. Deftly ^ I felt the window. It was not fasten­ ed. Quickly I pushed it open and stepped into the room. The gold locket lay open, face up. Glancing at it I saw that it contained a picture. Seizing it, I looked at it closely. My brain seemed on fire. It was a minia­ ture facsimile of the photograph which Dilkins had found in the rooms of Ralph Graviscaurt. In other words, it might be the likeness of Charles Graviscourt's wife as she was many years ago, or of Nita Barlotti as she was at the very moment The pin had the name "Alice" engraved upon it. Quickly seizing these and the paper, I thrust the locket and pin in my trousers pocket and the paper in the pocket of my coat. Rushing from the room, I met, at her window, Nita, pale-faced and tear- stained, but nerved to the effort ot making her escape. She was envel­ oped in a cloak. Seizing her hand, I led her to the ladder and helped her down. When I reached the ground I drew the lad­ der away. "Come!" I said. And, without a word, she followed me. ' Suddenly there was a cry. "Great heaven!" I exclaimed. "Ma­ ligni has returned and discovered your escape!" "Yon will be killed, signor." said Nita. "And you?" "I will be married! That is still worse." "Let us hurry. They may not able to catch us before we reach the carriage. We may yet escape." Keeping as well in the shadow as possible, I ied my beautiful companion swiftly forward. Suddenly there was a rushing sound behind us. . I knew that a pursuer was on our trail. I had, since reach­ ing Cagllari, carried a revolver in my pocket I seized this, resolving to sell the liberty of Nita and myself as dearly as possible. Turning, I was met face to face, with two stalwart fellows, both armed. Before I could use my revolver, I was knocked down by a blow from one of my assailants, and my revolver was taken from me. The guards shouted to others, and in less time than it takes to tell it a dozen more were crowding around us. They Jabbered away in the Sar­ dinian lingo, none of which I under­ stood. But Nita did. Uttering a cry, she clutcned my arm. "You tfre lost!" she cried, "and so am I! You did not tell me you killed him!" Eh?" I replied, still half dazed bv the blow I had received. "They say Maligni is dead from the stab you gave him!" "Maligni de^i!l>I yelled. "I saw Maligni alive not ten minutes ago! I didn't kill anybody!" "Maligni is dead," she said. "Now, what will become of us? Oh, Maubi­ keck, come back from the sea! Como back, Maubikeck, from your grave beneath the waters and carry me away! Maubikeck! Maubikeck!" Even as she was crying thus Hys­ terically, the girl was seized by two men, and started back to the house. And had I been a perfect Hercules I could not have handled the men who grabbed my arms, neck and even my legs and pushed me toward the villa. My fair fellow-prisoner and I were conducted into a large room--a library--in which sat a stern, cold faced man, whose black eyes burned with rage and whose month set ta Ironlike firmness when we were brought before him. "The prefetto!** murmured Nita, looking at me. . I was in the presence of the for- ernor of the Province of Cagllari, whose house I had invaded. "Ah!" he exclaimed, "It is you who have entered the house of the gov* ernor of Cagllari and murdered his orother In cold blood! You! You cur! You mean dog! And an Amer­ ican, are you not?" "I am not a murderer,'* I replied. "I did not kill your brother. I did not injure him. When I left tne balcony of your villa with this young lady, your brother was alive and well." "You are a liar as well as a mur­ derer," said the prefetto. "I will show you! I will give yon a taste of Sar­ dinian justice!" "It Is a lie!" I exclaimed, vehement­ ly. "A foul llei If your brother Is. murdered. It was not by my hand! i am an American citizen, and I de­ mand a fair and just trial!" A cold sneer came upon his face, and he spoke to some of his men In their own dialect t Then I was rudely jostled and led along a hall and up a broad flight of stairs. Turning to the right from these, I was taken into the very room from which I had taken the locket, the pin and the manuscript - On the floor, near the entrance, lay Pacho Maligni, dead, a gaping wound in his throat and his body convulsed as if in the last struggle. I glanced hastily around. The contents of the room were undisturbed, with one important exception--the red box, which I had left on the table, was gone: 'I did not kill him," I said, point­ ing to the dead showman. "I know nothing about his death. My object in coming here was to carry Niia Barlotti away--to get her out of his clutches--for she loves a friend of mine, in whose service I was acting. I looked in at your brother's window, and saw him fitting at the table. Ho got up from his chair and Went out that door. Then I fled with the girl. You know as much as I do about what took place here after I left" He repeated my words to the guards. They laughed in a bitter, sneering way. I nad not mentioned the fact that 1 had entered Pacho Maligni's room and taken the paper and golden trinkets for in that moment of great anxiety my thoughts came swiftly, and I' divined that the elder Maligni had no knowledge of the existence of the red box or its content* I did not see. Nita Barlotti again that night Sne was doubtless con* fined somewhere in the villa. I was conducted to a strongly guarded chamber, where, 'with armed Sar­ dinians abound me, I spent a memor­ able and uncomfortable night (To be continued.) MIGHTY CITY OF LONDON. Figures 8how Rapid Growth of the World's Metropolis. London is in great part a new city. In 1861 the population of the zone be­ tween the county boundary and the limits of Greater London was 418,873; in 1901 it had turned two millions. In the same period the suburbs of New York, including therein Brooklyn and the boroughs of Bronx, Richmond and Queen's, increased from 316,220 to 1,- 587,000. In London the increase in the thirty years was at the rate of 4-35 per cent, in New York at the rate of 33d per cent. If we add Jersey City, Ho* boken and other places In New Jer­ sey, as outgrowths of New York, the comparison is still in favor of London. Nor can New York show such mush­ room suburbs as West Ham, grown from 18,807 in 1851 to 268,000 in 1901, or Walthamstow, from little more than a village with 7,000 inhabitants In 1861, now a great town of 120,000 peo­ ple; or East Ham, which from a few houses on the marshes in 1861 is now a community of 100,000 people--an In* crease of nearly 5,000 per cent In forty years. The percentage of increase in New York suburbs is only about 500 per cent in forty years, with the excep­ tion of Bronx, which has Increased 2,* 400 per cent in fifty years.--London Mall. FAR TOO BUSINESS-LIKE. Youth Found It Necessary to Keep His Schedule. 'I really believe in being business­ like," said Jack Rattleby to Tom Easy at the club. "Now, I have an engage­ ment with a young lady this evening to take her to the theater. At eleven, when we return to the house, I shall propose to her. At 11:20 I am going to meet half a dozen fellows up here at the club, who will congratulate me. At twelve I shall go to bed and dream of her. At nine in the morning I shall meet her father going down to town and ask his blessing. At ten I shall go and see her mother and tell her all about it At eleven I shall be at the jeweler's, selecting the engagement- ring. So you see how systematic I am." w "Well, I should say you were," re­ joined Tom Easy, bewildered by the string he had juBt listened to. "I wish you luck, old man. Good-bye." The next day-Tom Easy met Jack walking slowly along, and stopped him. "Well, old chap, did you manage to keep all those appointments you were telling me about?" "No," replied Rattleby, sadly; "I kept the eleven o'clock one. The oth­ ers were not necessary." Astonished the Guard. The guard of a train which had just arrived at Newhaven suddenly heard cries of "Open me! Open me!" Water! Water!" proceeding from no particular place. Examination of the luggage van, however, revealed that they came from a-yellow package. The astonished guard called the station master and his comrades to­ gether around the package, and then shouted, "Are you there?" • stifled cry was the only response. At last some one was daring enough to pick up and open the pack­ age, when, lo! a cage containing a magnificent parrot was revealed, ad' dressed to a lady in Boston.--Loadoa Express. v - 8T. JACOB'S OIL. In Cases where bronchitis hat b*> come chronic from want of proper treatment In the earlier stages, there Is nothing so good as Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea, in con­ junction with which is strongly ad­ vised the use of St. Jacobs Oil as an outward application along the front of the throat, from close up under the ctiin to well down to the top of the chest; the one remedy assists the other and as Intended, they work In complete unison. Tn^t wonderful pen­ etrating power of Stv Jacobs OH ena­ bles it to reach the adhesion of for- eigL matter, which lines tbe bronchial tubes and which makes breathing more and more difficult. As these ad­ hesions become inflamed and enlarged St. Jacobs Oil causes such adhesions to break away, making expectoration easier and more free. Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Breast. Tea, drank slowly and very hot, soothes and heals the parts, is comforting and quietinr. stops the cough and relieves the breathing. This manner of treat­ ment (and there is no other two rem­ edies that will work together so suc­ cessfully) reachc. the difficulty from the outside and the inside at the same time. St. Jacobs Oil reaches tbe roots of the adhesion and assists Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea in clear­ ing tbera; then both remedies act in unison iu healing and curing. The above remarks apply with equal force In cases of asthma, croup, whooping cough, en­ larged tonsils and all bronchial affec­ tions. Every family should have St. Jacob's Oil and Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea always in the house in order that they may be promptly used In the first stages. Often the maladies develop with won­ derful rapidity and complications take place with equal suddenness. She Carried Thirty-Two Hats. A lady traveling by the Ostend express train de luxe arrived recently at the customs station at Passau and attracted the special attention of the customs officer by the enormous num­ ber of her trunks and boxes. She is a Viennese dame, living in London. The official had passed almost every­ thing when he perceived a long box, and asked what was in it "Only hats, but nothing liable to duty!" "What! only bats?" said the officer, hstounded that so large a case could be used for nothing but headgear. "Yes, there are thirty-two of them!" The official was still more astounded. "Thirty-two hats! That is incredible. 1 must see for myself; please open the case." The lady became excited and retorted: "Do you think I can get along with only two hats? Why, I have twelve more at home!" The box had to be opened, all the same; and, lo. and behold! It turned out to be quite true. There were actually thirty-two hats of different kinds, which the elegant and pretty passen­ ger Was taking with her for use on her journey. The officer bowed, and asked pardon for the trouble he had caused her.--London Daily Telegraph. Helped Everybody. Gainesville. Tex., Oct. 27th.--Mrs. L. E. Burton, formerly of Eureka, Kan­ sas, has been at 507 Gladstone street, this city, for some ttme. While here Mrs. Burton has been the means of doing much good by introducing to her sick friends a remedy which it seems is very popular in Kansas, but which has not been very much heard of in this neighborhood. It is called Dodd's Kidney Pills and in every case where it has been used it has produced won­ derful results. Mrs. Burton has good reason to speak well of Dodd's Kidney Pills, for they have done much for her and her family. She says: "I must tell every­ body what Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for me and for as many of my friends as have used them. "I had a very bad case of kidney trouble for wbich I had been doctor­ ing for a long time without benefit. I saw Dodd's Kidney Pills recommend­ ed. I tried them and was completely cured. My mother and my brother were ill and they took them and were soon well again. "Dodd's Kidney Pills have done much for us." Kept Silly Vow Long. Mama Smith, the oldest citizen of Saco. Me., died the other night, aged 95 years. His first ballot* was cast for Fremont, the first republican nom­ inee for president. At that time Mr. Smith had never shaved. He made a wager that he would never be shaved until Fremont was elected. He lived up to that agreement, a razor never touching his face. 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Any woman who regards beauty as superfluous has never tried it. COLUMBIA GETS ' ^5500,000 SIFT John D. Rockefeller's Contri­ bution to Endowment^ for Teachers. p IS MADE AS A THANK OFFERING Glvon ht taecojjnltlon of QOd's Good* ness In Saving His Family" From Harm During Fire at His Country Home at Pocantico Hills. New Tork special: John D. Rocke» feller haj offered to contribute to the endowment fund of Teachers' college, Columbia university, the sum of $500,- 000, "as an offering to Almighty God" for the preservation of his family and household on the occasion of the de­ struction by fire of his country home at Pocantico Hills N. Y., on the night of Sept. 17, 1902. The conditions of the gift are such that it means that the Teachers' college Is richer by $840,000. Previous gifts amounting to more than. $392,000 were also acknowl­ edged by Dean Russell for the first time, making a total of over $1,332,000 for the college. Gift Is Conditional. Mr. Rockefeller's offer was com­ municated to tbe college trustees through a letter from his son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The gift is con­ tingent upon the payment of all out­ standing debts of the college and the raising of $250,000 for endowment from other sources. One-half of the gift will be available as soon as the debts of the corporation are paid, and the other half in installments of $25,- 000, whenever an equal sum is re­ ceived by the treasurer of the college. Must Pay Debts. The debts of the college amount to $190,000. The college has $40,000 to liquidate its debt--$20,000 on hand and $20,000 pledged by trustees and friends of the institution. No time has been set within which the college must raise $190,000 to liquidate its debts, so that $250,000 of the gift is a practical certainty at the outset. To meet the second offer of $250,- 000, which will become available cs other sums are paid to the treasurer of the college--again without any time limit--Dean Russel says about $100,- 000 is practically promised already. Little difficulty is expected in raising the entire amount when the needs of the Institution are made known. Establishes Scholarships. This gift from Mr. Rockefeller is the largest he has ever made to an American institution of learning, ex­ cept to the University of Chicago. Mr. Rockefeller became interested in the college almost a year ago, and then contributed $2,500 for the establish­ ment ot Southern scholarships. . As president of the new general education board and as an associate of William H. Baldwin, Jr., George Fos­ ter Peabody, and Wallace Buttrlck, Mr. Rockefeller has brought eighteen men and women from Southern states, ex­ tending from Virginia to Louisiana, to'the teachers' college. Each of these students receives an annual stipend of $300 for expenses at Columbia. MORMONS INCREASE IN.INDIANA 8tate Conference to Be Held atMuneie to Provide Missionaries. Laporte, Ind., special: For months elders of the Mormon church have been engaged in proselyting through­ out Indiana. Churches have been founded and other religious bodies have viewed with alarm the growth of the Mormon faith. A call has been Issued for a state conference to be held at Muncie, where steps will be taken to put several hundred addi­ tional missionaries in the field. The Rev. Mr. Stephenson, who is at the head of the movement in Indiana, said In an interview that while Mormons are not practicing polygamy a Mor­ mon now practicing polygamy would not be considered as violating church laws and nothing would be done with him by the church. CLAIM8 BIG PORTION OF TOWN Detroit Citizen Finds Old Tax Title to Land in Sturgis, Mich. Sturgis, Mich., dispatch: Numerous property holders received a ncftice from George Schriber of Detroit, for­ merly wealthy, but now penniless, to the effect that in looking over old pa­ pers he found a tax title on the land covering a large portion of the busi­ ness part of this city. The deed con­ veying tbe title is imperfect and is dated a number ofc years ago and opinions differ as to whether the oc­ cupancy of the property by the per­ sons now holding it for twenty years or more will not make good their titles. CARNEGIE WOULD LIKE UNION Urges Better Understanding Between Britbns and Americans. London cable: Andrew Carnegie was the principal figure In a series of functions held at Dundee, Scotland, which included the laying of the foun­ dation stone for the first five branch libraries to which Mr. Carnegie has contributed $185,000. In the course of his address he strongly urged a bet­ ter understanding between Britons and Americans. He said that only narrow and Ignorant prejudioe kept these English speaking peoples apart, and that If he could do anything to bring them together he would consider that bis life had not been lived in vain. CALCULATE COUR8E OF COMET Disturbance on Planet Meroury Can Be Seen Nov. 29. Cambridge, Mass., special: Calcul* tions made at the Harvard Observa­ tory show that the comet "B, 1902," on November 29, will pass within 1,- 644,000 mileB of Mercury*. Effects of the disturbance upon the planet can, therefore, be determined so accurately that a good view of the mass may 1>e obtained. It is expected the comet win be visible after pltsslng its p e r i h e l i o n . " * SWEEPING EDICT -AGNNSIJNIONS Waiters' Boycott Leads to jf3ii|flestraining Order of Scope. • IT PREVENTS MORAL SUASION Cleveland Restaurant Keeper 8eoures Injunction That Prohibits Trades Unionists From Interfering With Him in the Course of His Business. ' ' ' . 1 f CASE NO. 80,911. Cleveland, O., special: For the first time In the history of the Common Pleas court of the United States an injunction restraining fill the labor unions of a given community from ac­ complishing a certain purpose was granted by Judge Ford. . The case was styled "The Waiters' union et al. vs. Mulholland." The lat­ ter Is the proprietor of a restaurant at 439 Superior street. He employs non­ union help, but claims that he pays according to merit, some of his .men receiving, he says, more than the union scale. Declare a Boycott. ' ; Walters' Local No. 106 decfttired a hpycott against Mulholland in order to compel him to employ union wait; ers, and pickets with cards declaring Mulholland unfair patrolled in front of his place. The restaurant man went into court and secured a temporary restraining order against the waiters, who placed the matter before the United Trades and Labor council. Harry Thomas, business agent, was authorized by that body to take up'the fight against Mulholland, with the re­ sult that the Bridge and Structural Ironworkers' union, local 17, was del­ egated to distribute cards declaring Mulholland unfair in front of his res­ taurant. Extends Injunction. Then Attorney Thobaden, in behalf of the restaurant man, filed a supple­ mentary petition asking the court to make the temporary injunction sweep­ ing, so as to comprise the waiters' union or associates, meaning all unions who send delegates and mem­ bers of the United Trades and Labor council. The case came up for a hearing, and present in the court room was the grand secretary of the Hotel and Res­ taurant International Employes' alli­ ance, thus making the quarrel between Mulholland and the labor unions an international affair. Attorney Tho­ baden held that the defendants could not be looked upon in the light of ex­ ercising peaceable persuasion, inas­ much as they were dealing with the employer and not the employe. Has a Precedent. Attorney Boyd, in behalf of the de­ fense, said that the action on the part j of labor was purely humanitarian, and ' that a saloonkeeper has as much right to such an injunction against a church which was attempting to ruin his busi­ ness. The court thought otherwise and al­ lowed the sweeping injunction. The United States court once grant­ ed such an injunction. It was at Spo­ kane, Wash., where Judge Hanford Is­ sued an injunction which was finally made permanent forbidding certain members of the Cooks and Waiters' union, or their associates, to interfere with the restaurant business conduct­ ed by a Japanese. C. E. Boles, Dealer in Grain and Feedf Address, 505 South Water 8treet Akron, Ohio--*Cur#d In 1896. Mr. Boies says: "Ever since the Civil War I have had attacks of kid* bey and bladder trouble, decidedly worse during Uie last two or tbreo years. Althot|gh 1 consulted pbyst* cians, some of whom told me I -verging on Blight's disease, and I Continually using standard remedies the excruciating aching Just acrose the kidneys, which radiated to the Shoulder blades still existed. As might be expected, when my kidneys were in a disturbed condition there was • distressing and Inconvenient difficulty with the action of the kidney seciW tions. A box of Doan's Kidney Pillar procured at Lamparter ft (Jo.'s drag |tore, brought such a decided change within a week that 1 continued the treatment. The last attack, and tt was particularly aggravated, disasv peared." Cure Confirmed Four Years Aftqifti'- Four years later Mr. Boies says: Ub' the spring of 1896 I made a public statement of my experience with Doan's Kidney Pills. This remedy cured me of terrible hchlng In the kid* neys, in the small of my back, in the muscles of the shoulder blades, and In the limbs. During the years that hav^e gone by I can conscientiously say there have been no recurrences ot my old trouble. My confidence in Doan's Kidney Pills is stronger thaa ever, not only from my personal ez» perience, but from the experience many others In Akron, which hMg» come to my notice." A FREE TRIAL of this great Kid- ney medicine which cured Mr. Boies, will be mailed on application to any part cf the United States. Addresa Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price 60 ceata per box. ftalslng Irish Bdlls. It is a Bloemfontein paper whtcil apoligizes to Its readers In Its second edition for the nonappearance of its first edition, owing to an accident In the publication office. Wbich shows that they are already raising fine Irish bulls in south Africa. An interesting compilation of rfet ports from the prominent book store* of the United States, of the, six best selling books was printed in The Bookman Magazine of last month. "The Mississippi Bubble" led all others as the best selHng and most popular novel. What all the world thinks on all questions of the day, Political, Scien­ tific, Religious, Literary, Sociological, can be found week by week in the most accessible form la The Literary Digest. INSIST ON GETTING IT. Seme grocer* say they don't ke«p De* flance Starch. Thin la because they have a stock on hand of other brands contain* tog only 12 oz. In a package, which thay Won't be able to Bell flrat, because De* fiance contains 16 o*. for the bame money. Do you want 16 or. instead of U oa. for barae money? Then buy Dsflanee Starch. Requires no cooking. Virtue will be a kind of health and beauty and good habit of the soul; and •Ice will be a disease and deformity and sickness of it.--Plato. 3EEK ADMISSION OF CATTLE1 Argentine Merchants Send Notice .That Disease No Longer Exists. London cable: The National As­ sociation of Butchers has received a cablegram from Buenos Ayres signed by sixty members of the chamber of commerce of that city, which certifies to the nonexistence of any cattle dis­ ease in Argentina since 1900 and which urges raising the closure against Argentine live stock In Great Britain. Judging from a speech de­ livered at Epsom by Mr. Hanbury, president of the ooard of agriculture, the efforts of the deputation which has been appointed to wait upon him and ask him to open British ports to Ar­ gentine live cattle will not be success­ ful. VETERANS UNVEIL MONUMENT Memorial te Unknown Dead Dedicated at McLean, III. Bloomlngton, 111., special: The ded­ ication of a monument of granite to the unknown soldier dead of McLean county at the city of NtcLean attracted a large attendance of veterans, all sec­ tions of central Illinois being repre­ sented. The money for the monument was raised exclusively by the Wom­ an's Relief corps. The unveiling was performed by two children, Harold Kinsey and Camilla Darnell, aged 4. Tbe principal address was delivered ( by the Rev. W. R. Jinnett of Shirley. The Grand Army accepted the monu­ ment from the Woman's Relief corps with an impressive ceremony. Scald head te an eesema of thesealp--<retjr severe sometimes, but it can be cured. Doan's Ointment, quick and permanent ^ Its results. At any drug store, 50 cents. In merldinal Russia people gain's remunerative living by fishing for leeches. Mrs. Wlnslow*a Soothing Byrup. for children teething, soften* the gum*, reaoeea ta> iammattor.. allay* pain, cures wind coilo. SSea'jotUa A man looks anything but merry when the laugh is on him. JUNE TINT BUTTER COLOB makes top of the market butter. One week in the country makes oae strong in the city. No trouble to get breakfast quick If you kave Mra. Austin's Pancake flour. The millionaire's chief end .is the dlv Id-end. HAMLIN'S WIZARD OIL- " H E A D A C H E A L L D R U G G I S T S S E L L I T KIPPER S PASTILLES'. or by mail. 55 rents. STOWKLL A CO., Hfrs. Otuirlesiown. Uasa YEARS AGO we b«ffan our present bn»l- nets of gelling general mer­ chandise at wholesale prices direct to tho consumer--two millions of people ordered f oods from us last year, b»t-ne from 15 to 40 per cent, [ghborfl trade with m -- why pot lOOO-paco catalogue tells the »tory. fttud it upou receipt of 15 cents. roar natehbern Our will PALM A- ACCEPTS RECIPROCITY Cuban President Agrees to Convention With the United 8tates. Havana cablegram: With ihe excep­ tion of a few minor changes the rec­ iprocity treaty submitted by Secretary H?y to President Pal in a is acceptable to the Cuban president and cabinet. Instructions as to changes desired were sent to Minister Quesada at Washington, and if approved by the United States the treaty will be sent to Congress soou .after it reconvenes, early In November. BARS LEAGUE OP EDUCATION Postmaster General Labels Chicago Concern a Fraud. ' Washington special: The Postmas- ter General signed fraud and lottery orders against the League of Educa­ tion of Chicago, and its officers and agents in their capacity as such. It was alleged that the concern con­ ducted a scheme for the distribution of prizes of unequal value by means of lot or chance, and used the mails tor obtaining mocey b» means ot false and fraudulent pretenses. 7 CHICAGO The house that telly the truth. U INVESTMENT The Preferred Stock of the Sho# C o . ; Capital Stocks T2,000,000. S1,000,000 Preferred Stock. SI,000,000 Common Stoctb Shares, SIOO each. Sold at Pat' Only Preferred Stock offered for s le. W L. Djuglas retains all Common Stock The Preferred Stoi'k of the W. 1.. Douplas Shoe CoiS> Mny pays belter tliau Kartntft Banks or Govermnelt BmmU. of stock offered the public l)N behind it more than a dollar'i worth ofai'tual Bgseta. W. L» Douglas continues to owa one-lnilf of the business, ana is to remain the acure heat of the concern. Tins business Is not atl developed prospect. It !• S demonstrated dividend pa». er. This t> the InrgestbuiineM ui the world producing Men'i Goodvear Welt l l'and SewMl rrojreiwi shoes, and ha* U- ways beer, immensely profit­ able. There hat not been • year In the i>ag\ twelve wh«a the business has not earae! .in actual cash mucb moM Mh&n the amount nwMNli 6- -- ...JL'lo pay 7 per cent annual BTldend on the preferred stock of *1 OOC.OOO. The annual business now is ff>.r>00 000. it Is lnereMir® Tery rH'mily, and will equal $7,000 OfO for the year 1K)C The (ii. l.)ry is now tuinmu out TiOO pairs of shoes pfl dav. u.i'i an addition to the plant is Wing built wbioa Will increase the capacity to 10,000 pair* per day. The reason 1 am offering the l'referrea Slock for *a|S li to perpetuate the business. If yon wish to Invest in the best shoe bnstneM In tnfS world, wbich Is permanent, and receive 7 per cent om your money, you can purchase one share or more ta tbp 1 boalness. Send money by cashier's cheek or oero- i to W. L. Dougiaa If I Bed check, made parable fo <V. L. Douaiaa U no hank in your town, send money by e (o*t oflW money orders. MPIW « Prospects riving full Information a boat rQj ndprofitable oostnens sent upon application. W.I.JBetl^lJUrBrv.Una,