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A PRETTy it Jw COMTAmpM« ,/*' B<^0fd k"| „ ^ • -i. ^ 0 I#;-'" CHAPAER VIII.--(Continued.) "Tell me everything she said," fra- . »etta answered, with a sickening dread •t her heart that Mrs. Mortimer had guessed at or listened to what had passed between her and Captain Meri- •ale. "She sari that you are deceiving ma all the way round--that you are the most awful flirt, and she can prove If "Her first charge may be dismissed <m that score, at any rate," Janetta •aid, a little bitterly. "The man I •ant away just now--who, it is true, had had more than enough to drink-- *ras my only brother." Janetta's head drooped with shame as she made the confession. "Oh, you poor darling!" cried Clar­ ice, trying to possess herself of one of Janetta's hands; but the girl held them folded in front of her. "Not yet," she said sadly--"not until you know everything. Go on." "She said that fou are deliberately •etting your cap at Doctor Drake; that you made an appointment to meet him the day Harry left" "It's a lie!" said Janetta desperately. "I met Doctor Drake that day by pure chance and I stopped to ask him if he could advise any method of treatment that would hasten yotr recovery. Any­ thing else?" "You carry conviction, as you always do,** Clarice said, leaning back on her pillows. '1 don't think I will even hint at her last charge; it is altogether too Impossible." "I must hear it," said Janetta hoarse­ ly. "She said you tried to make Harry false to ma. Oh, dear,. it's too shame­ ful and wicked even to mention such an accusation to one so true as you Me." There was a long pause; then Janet­ ta lifted her head and looked full into Clarice's eyes. , "In all my intercourse with Captain Uerlvale I never said one word tQ him that I would have been ashamed for you to hear." Clarice gave a little sigh of relief. "I knew it, dear; but, just to satisfy me, tell me straight out that you did not care for him except as a friend. Only to please me, not because I doubt you?" • shiver shook Janetta from head to foot. She tried to speak, but though her lips moved no sound passed,them; .then she threw herself sobbing at Clar- iethi feet. "You are so good, so dear, 'TO tell you all the truth, come what will. I do love Captain Merivale. I didn't know it, I didn't even guess it until the day before he went away; then I knew--but he doesn't. Nobody knows but God and you, to whom I now con­ fess it in bitter repentance. I didn't mean to do it, and I have vowed on my knees that I will never see him again--never again! That is why I went away the morning he left." The words came fitfully between her sobs. She could hear Clarice's breath com­ ing and going in broken gasps. • "And he?" she asked at last "Has lie given you any hint as to his feel­ ings for you? Am I to believe that you have given your heart away un­ asked? Did he tell you he cared for yon?" "He said he might have cared " "If I had only been dead or out of the way," said Clarice, in a cold, hard voice. "There is no help for it, Janet­ ta; I'm afraid we must part. Our lives have unfortunately clashed." Janetta rose and left the room in rttawjpiife' "'7 SWi . CHAPTER Sleep was far from Janetta's eyelids that night She did not even attempt to court it She sat on hour after hour, still wearing her evening dress, with her chin resting in her hands, and gazed, with eyeballs that ached and throbbed, into the fire, trying to read the future in the dying embers. "Mrs. Mortimer5 may feel satisfied with her work," she said, half aloud. "She and Mason between them have hunted me down." She rose to her feet as she spoke, for she heard a sound as of some one moving gently about, and she went swiftly to Clarice's room to see if she were awake. A fresh wave of repent­ ance swept over her, for Clarice's fair face, with the traces of recent tears upon it, was pressed against the pil­ lows; 'but, to Janet's unutterable thankfulness, her regular breathing and fast-shut eyes showed her to be •sleep. •he crept from the room, shutting the door behind her, and returned to her own; and then her heart stood Stitl, for from behind her door stepped • man with a mask on hiB face, who rapidly shut the door and set his back •gainst it, and Janetta caught the •rand of a pistol lightly clicked. "Now, my dear," said the burglar, quite softly, "don't scream. One scream may cost you your life. I only want • few minutes' talk with you, so that yon and I can come to a good under- handing. Sit down and take It easy. There can be no manner of good in making a fuss." Janetta stood, trying to steady the trembling of her limbs by resting her band on the table. She very well knew that her own life and that of her friend might depend upon her keeping •elf-control. "What do you want?" she said pres­ ently. "Much, my dear, or I shouldn't be tan,*' replied the burglar, in the same W* tones. "First, all the money you Itanre; next, all the money she has." He nodded in the direction of Clarice's K»m. "And then her jewels. She's got 'em quite handy, I believe--not •m locked up in a safe." Janetta had moved across the room, •onscious that her every movement watched by the burglar's eye. She mmt to a drawer and threw him her pnrae contemptuously. "You're • plucky one," said the man, •wUMng at the purse she threw; "but Ml best with a feller like me to keep n s - H ' - z y ued, counting out the contents of |he purse, and throwing it back empty, in exact imitation of Janetta's own ges­ ture. "That's very little, my dear; what have you got besides?" "Not a farthing," said Janetta; "you are at liberty to look." The man, still keeping a wary eye on Janetta, came and tossed over her drawers, pocketing a bracelet or two, and taking her little watch from its stand, with many exclamations of dis­ gust that his booty was so small. "I'm wasting my time here; now we'll go to the other one," he said roughly. Then Janetta's enforced self-control broke down. "Not you--not you!" she pleaded passionately. "She's very delicate; a sudden shock might kill her, and it would be 'bad for you if it did. I'll creep into the room and bring you out everything of value in it" The man stood with his back against the door. "I don't trust a woman, much less a pretty one; you've some dodge in your head." "I swear my only object is to save Miss Seymbur's life, and, in so doing, probably your neck as well," retorted Janetta. "She's asleep. I could get her money and jewels without waking her." "You shall do It on one condition," said the man. with a brutal laugh. "I'll stand at the open door and cover you with my pistol. If I see you play­ ing me false in the slightest degree, going near the window, or trying to rouse the house, I'll shoot both you and her. remember." "I've given my word; I'll not play you false." said Janetta. He opened the door and let her pass before him, with a mock bow, follow­ ing close upon her heels. Janetta won­ dered if the thumping of her heart would wake Clarice; it sounded like a cannon in her own ears. She took the precaution of slipping off her shoes at Clarice's door and set it wide, so that the burglar in the doorway had command of her every movement At the opening of the wardrobe where her jewel case was kept, Clarice turned and moaned in her sleep, and Janetta paused, her fin­ ger uplifted for a moment; but the next instant she was satisfied that Clarice had dropped off again. So quick and deft was she that to collect every article of value in the room did not take her more than five minutes. "We'll go back together, my dear, and just look 'em over," said the bur­ glar, with his hand on her arm, push­ ing her before him. "I'll leave the cases and such for a keepsake. I al­ ways do the thing handsome when I get hold of an obliging female like yourself. Thirty pounds in gold! Yes, I understood as she'd had a little cheque cashed tonight; and these Jew­ els haven't been overrated! They are first-class. Now, my dear, you'll swear to me, honor bright, that the old one hasn't anything worth my waking |pr up for! The less people awake over this business the fewer to tell tales, eh?" He was retreating rapidly down the staircase with his spoils carefully packed away in a black bag; and he saw Janetta's eye travel towards the gong that hung half-way down the stairs. "No, you don't," he said, reading her meaning. "If you make any effort to wake the house I'll silence you for good and all! You'll give me ten min­ utes' start, and then you can set the town crier at work if you like." '^jTow, a word before we part. Tell your parlor maid'to look better after her windows. That big one in your drawing room was not even latched. I didn't have to break a pane of glass. Ten minutes, mind! On second thoughts, you'd better make it a quar­ ter of an hour, as far as you can guess it without your watch." Janetta stood breathless at the top of the stairs, watching the burglar pass out of sight into the drawing room. Much must still depend upon her silence. She turned at last to go back to her room, when, to her horror, she saw Clarice, In dressing gown and slippers, hurrying towards her with a lighted candle in her hand. Janetta caught her in her strongj arms, almost lifted her back info her 'bedroom, and locked the door behind them. "For heaven's sake, keep quiet, dear! Our lives may depend upon it!" she whispered. And then, as she placed Clarice in a chair, the light grew blurred and dim, and Clarice's white, frightened face seemed receding into the fp.T distance; there was a singing in her ears, a cold hand clutching at her heart, and Janetta fell fainting to the floor. 13«M1b»" taken In nettft*s request; but, determined not to pamper the youth, had offered him a rooting place upon the couch In his surgery, which Neville had aoospted rather shamefacedly. "Wake up, will you?" said the Doe- tor, putting his hand on the lad's shoulder. "You can help me If yon like. My groom is ill, and I'm sent for into the country; X want a hand with the horse." "All right," said Neville, looking round him with rather dazed eyes. His sleep had sobered him, but he could not remember clearly where he was. "You'll do now--you are fairly so­ ber," continued the Doctor, with blunt frankness. I'll lend you a great coat; the nights afe cold." In a few minutes more they were ready for the start, and presently the dogcart passed at a rapid rate up the •hill on the side of which lay the Grange, standing out white And Clear in the moonlight. The Doctor pointed at It with his whip. "That is where your sister lives." "I know--I was there last night," said Neville. "I though it more than probable that you did not remember anything about it," replied Drake, not unkindly. "You may think me a queer fellow to bring you out with me like this In the dead of night. I did it partly for my own convenience, but<more that I may give you a word or two of warning. I know little enough of you--only -that you came half-seas-over to my house last night, and that you are giving that sister of yours a bad time of it I'm older than you are--ever so much, some fifteen years I should think; and it seerqs a pity to me that a young fellow like you should be going straight to the bad." The Doctor said much more in the same strain during the drive, and Ne­ ville had time for reflection as he walked the horse up and down the road whilst the Doctor watched by the cradle of the baby, whose life he was so anxious to save. Perhaps for the first time in his life he was thor­ oughly ashamed of himself. No man had hitherto troubled him­ self to put the boy's conduct before him with such unvarnished simplicity as the Doctor had done tonight, and Neville was considerably taken aback •by the picture. "I've been a perfect beast," he said; "but there shall be an end of it from tonight!" He repeated the assertion to the Doc­ tor when at last they were upon their homeward way. (To be continued'.) LOVE .OP JEWELS. CHAPTER X. About 12 o'clock that same night Doctor Drake's night bell pealed nois­ ily, to be answered almost immediate­ ly by the Doctor's head thrust out of an upper window. "What's up?" he inquired with char­ acteristic briefness. "Mrs. Eddy's baby, sir--fits; don't think you'll find It alive when you get there," replied the messenger with • curtness that rivaled the Doctor's. "Mrs. Eddy of Westbourne?" "Yes, sir. She caught me as I was passing, and begged me very particu­ larly to tell you." "All right, ril be off in ten min­ utes," said the Doctor, closing the window, not in the very best of tem­ pers. He had been up for three nights running, with the result that his groom had a violent chill, and must not, in common humanity, be dis­ turbed. "I must put my own horse Into the dog-cart and drive myself, unless," thought the Doctor, with rather a grim smile, "I wake up that worthless dog who is dsleep on my surgery sofa. It would do him no end of good to drive five miles out in the night air. He shall help me to harness the horse, and can hold him for me at the other end; and on the road I'll talk to him sad 1st Wm hear a piece of my mia&f* In iB AcM Women Have Been Danled by Rich Gem*. In.all countries and in all agess wom­ en seem to have inherited a love for precious stones, and it is no wonder that these gems are popularly sup­ posed to exercise some subtle magnet­ ism that influences their natures. This inherent passion may account in a measure for the recent craze for some mascotic jewel, a survival of medieval superstition. Upon impressionable peo­ ple certain gems appear to wield a po­ tent influence. Who has not listened to weird tales of some heirloom talis­ man, which, when lost or stolen, pre­ saged the ruin of a noble house? A person with a vivid imagination might even believe in the theory of the Pytha­ goreans, who formulated the doctrine that inanimate things are endowed with souls. Certain evolutionists of today trace the origin of man back to stones, asserting that in their adaman­ tine bosoms they contain the all-per­ vading essence of spirit, and that the spark emitted from, their crystalline hearts is the revelation/of the im­ prisoned soul within. From time im­ memorial jewels have served as pro­ pitiatory offerings at holy shrines, as token of amity from one crowned head to another, as mystic messengers of affection between distant friends, as pledges of constancy exchanged be­ tween plighted lovers. Men have bled and died, kingdoms have crumbled, families have been rent asunder, hus­ band and wife parted over the disputed possession of some coveted jewel. Per­ haps poor Marie Antoinette, of 111- starred memory, might have kept her pretty head upon her shoulders had It not been for the unfortunate affair of the diamond necklace. Women in all ages have succumbed to the temptation of gems. Faust bartered his soul for the love of a woman; Marguerite sold hers for a gem-starredjbauble. go Chronicle. V 7 ̂ *1, r TheGnat XfMwml FerttUtjr «R MM Sotl Asetnlbola, WM Ud Alberto. HM BIN DOM by MUTE On way, Bbmlt a Ti--dlag hmw Hon. Thomas Greenway, Prettier of the Province of Manitoba, one of the foremost farmers of Western Canada, writes an excellent article to the press, from which the following extracts are made: The writer came to Manitoba from Ontario in the autumn of 1878, and has ever since been engaged in yagricul- tural pursuits. From the day, nearly twenty-two years ago, when he select­ ed his homestead, he has had unbound­ ed faith in the country as a place where farming can be successfully car­ ried on, if pursued upon proper lines. There is a large number in this prov­ ince who should rather be called "wheat-growers" than farmers. On account of the facilities, natural ad­ vantages, and therefore cheapness with which wheat can be grown, no doubt many have done exceedingly well by raising wheat only; still, it is far from ideal farming. Not only will such a course, if persisted in, have the effect of causing the land to run out, as has been the experience of those who pursued the same plan in the wheat-producing prairie States to the south of us, but it is far from be­ ing the most profitable coarse to adopt This fact is already being demon­ strated in Manitoba. Let the farms in this Wfestern country be managed upon the lines which were successful in the Eastern Provinces, and much more can be done here in a given time than was ever done in the East. The proba­ bilities of failure are practically nil. Upon the farm there should be found horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry, according to the ability of the farmer, with respect to his means and the ex­ tent of his holding. The wanton waste which has hitherto been practiced by many farmers, that of burning vast quantities of excellent fodder after threshing is done, should cease; it should all be used upon the farm and converted into the old, sensible kind of fertilizer manure, and afterwards be returned to the soil, so that what has been taken from it by the crop may be restored. Although admitting that the great natural fertility of the soil in Manitoba and the success that has attended the growing of wheat after wheat for years upon the same land have a tendency to make such a course as the one mentioned tempting, yet, if continued, wheat growing upon the same land year after year is un­ doubtedly a mistake. The writer knows of no country that offers advantages so great to the agri­ culturist as does Manitoba. The va­ rious branches of farming can be car­ ried on' successfully, as twenty-two years of practical operations and ob­ servations of what others are doing have proven. To those desiring to make new homes for themselves, the low price of some of the best lands in the world (although rapidly advancing in price this year) offer# still great opportunities. To all such the invita­ tion is cordially given to "Come and see." There need be no poor people here. There is land for all who choose to come, land upon' which happy homes can be established, and from which ample fesjaurces can be gather­ ed against old age. All that a man needs to achieve competence in this domain is common sense and industry. With these qualifications he is bound to succeed. For information regarding free homestead lands, apply to any agent of the goyernment whose advertisement appears elsewhere in these columns. Noticeable Among the Weak and Ailing. TUB TINB DEATH IE LARGEST HARVEST. Hiy ef Bisdisi Destroyer. the Gfisi C. M. Garwood, an attorney In Denver, Colo., is the possessor of a meerschaum pipe that is more than 200 years old. It was brought to the United States by Mr. Garwood's great- great-great-grandfather in 1747. Furniture of Oliver a n d G o There are many rooms in the world furnished in silver. Aside from crown­ ed heads, Mrs. Mackay is probably the only person who possesses a set of silver furniture. In her London house she has a reception room in which the chairs, tables, etc., afe of solid silver. In Windsor Castle is a set of furniture made of silver which was presented to Charles II. by the city of London, and the Shah of Persia has a silver set of furniture in one of his reception rooms. The Sultan of Turkey, who is so heav­ ily in debt, has not only a set of sil­ ver furniture, "but a dining table of the same precious metal. The only other person who is known to have a set of silver furniture is the Czar of Ru8sia,who has one room In the Krem­ lin In Moscow filled with silver and gold fur«,ituye.--New York * ,1* "*lf Mr. Barrie was one day at Waterloo station in a hurry to catch a train. He was hastening from the book stall laden with papers, "a good many six­ penny ones among them," he dolefully relates, when, in rushing round a cor­ ner he fell in the arms of Rudyard Kipling, equally in a tearing hurry. Then they smiled in recognition and asked each other whither he went Then Kipling exclaiming, "Lucky beg­ gar, you've got papers!" seised Che bundle from Barrie, flung him soma money and made off. "But you did not stoop to pick up his dirty half­ pence, did you?" queried one of Mr. Barrie's hearers, amusedly. "Didn't I, though!" returned Barrie, and added ruefully, "but he hadn't flung me half enough." There Is a great difference between • stiff will and • hard heart. A Month's Test Free. If yon have Dygpepela, write Dr. Shoop Ksclne, WU., Box 143, (or six bottles of Dr. Shoop'g Restora­ tive, express paid. Send no money. Pay S3.50 If cared. Spanish sheep are white, except those of La Mancha, which are black. FITS Permanently Cured. No flts or nervousness after Srst day's line of Dr. Kline's Qreat Nerre Restorer. Send for FREE 82.OO trial bottle and treatise. DB. B. tt. Kmts, Ltd., Wi Arch St., FhlladslpMa, Pa. It is easy to bid the devil be your guest, but difficult to get rid of him. WANTED--Men with rig to advertise and Introduce Monarch Poultry Mixture. Straight salary <19.00 weekly and expenses. Address with stamp, Monarch Manufacturing Co., Box 684. Springfield. Illinois- A good talker Is always delighted when he encounters a good listener. Plso's Onre cannot 1m too highly spoken ef m a cough cure.--J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Avet, KM Minneapolis, Minn.. Jan. A. 1900k Fortune often knocks at the door, but the fool does not invite her In. ALt UP-TO-DATE PEOPLE. Use Batt's Caps for Colds. Act quickly, cure promptly. All druggists. 26 cents. The "flower of the family" often turns out to be a "bloomin' chump!" Pain relieved, sickness prevented, by , timely use of Wizard OIL Keep It al­ ways in the home. He who would close another man's mouth should first tie up his own. When Ton Bay Ink get Carter's and you will get the best every ttM "Inklings" free. Carter's Ink Co., Boston. The man who strikes yon for a loan usually makes a short story long. Mrs. Wlnslow'a Soothing Syrap. Vtr children teething, softens the gums, reduces tap Semination, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25o a bottle. The area of Venezuela is larger than all Europe, leaving out Russia. Maple City Self Washing Ssap dees not shrink woolens nor will it Injure the finest fabric. Just try it once. Some young men dress so loud they oan't hear themselves think. Coe's Cough Balsam fit!!* oldest and best It will break up a cold qnteto ttasa anything else. It is always reliable. Try 11 Men are generally kind when women look their best.--'Bequeathed. Dyeing is as simple as washing when yen use PUTNAM FADELESS DTEB. Shame comes to no man unlesa he himself help it on the way. "When cycling take a bar of White's Ta> You can ride further and Unworthy offspring brag the most of worthy descent. Bvery Spring it is noticeeible how many people are taken away that we haVe been accustomed to see in our daily life. Statistics show that at na otiber sear son of the year does so many deaths occur. Especially large is the mortality among weak and sickly people. The reason for this is apparent. The body that is weakened by age or dis­ ease has much to contend with during the Winter months. Insufficient exer­ cise frequently has been taken. Too mucfe starchy and fatty foods have been eaten. The system has been al­ lowed to become run down, and when Spring comes with its bright, sun­ shiny days, older people will begin to realize that their vitality has be­ come very low. The same thing Is true of people who are naturally sickly and weak. This is the season of the year when even a strong person feels at hie worst. That tired, restless feeling is experi­ enced by too many. There need not be as many deaths this year as usually take place. A lit­ tle care will ward off many Spring fu­ nerals. If one is weak or ailing they should take time by the forelock and take Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. This great medicine has been in many cases, and will con­ tinue to be, the means by which the black angel of Death has been driven from the threshold. It dispels the grim destroyer in a scientific way, for it purifies the blood and gives strength and vitality to the nerves. It tones up and restores to a healthy condition all of the great life-giving organs of the body. Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy will enable those who take it to throw off little ills that prove dangerous only when they at­ tack a system already wasted and weakened. Prom many people, who have ex­ perienced benefit from this greatest of all life-lengtheners, comes the follow­ ing from the faimous General Long- street of 1217 New Hampshire Ave., Washington, D. C. , He says: "It gives me great pleasure to add my testimony with many others for Dr. Greene's Remedy, which I have used with highly beneficial results, and am able to recommend its virtues from experience. I have used it for catarrh and have derived help." Mr. Wellington Hynes, Elizabeth- town, N. Y., writes: I feel it my duty to tell how much good Dr. Greene's Nervura has done me. I was so run down that I could not sleep at night and everything wor­ ried me.1 I (had no appetite and could: not work, my head ached all the time and there was an all-gone feeling In my stomach, and I was always looking on the dark side of everything. I be­ gan to take Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy and in less than three weeks I felt like a new man. I can now do as much work as is ex­ pected of a man my age. I advise anyone who is troubled to take Dr. Greene's Nervura. Do not go to a doctor but get a bottle of Dr. Greene's Nervura. It is cheaper than a doctor's bill." The latter part of Mr. HyneB' ad­ vice might be profitably disregarded, however, if you should feel you would like the advice of a physician. You can have such advice and ha/ve It free if you will write or call on the great­ est known blood and nerve specialist, Dr. #re*M. a5 W. Hfch citv. v William Travers was at a garden party one afternoon, when a young lady said to him: "What time is it, •please, Mr. Travers?" Travers took out his watch, wabbled his mouth awhile, blinked and finally said: "It'll be s-s-s-s-six o'c-c-c-clock by the time I can say it" It really lacked five minutes of 6 when he began. Try Grmln-O! Try Oraka-O! Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without die* trees. the price of coffee. 15c and 26 eta per package- Sold by all grocers. We toil and moll and scrape and make ourselves anxious about the dust and dross of earth; and all the while God is holding forth to us in vain the crown of Immortality and golden keys of the treasure of heaven.--Dean Farrar. Co«|bls( Usdl to Coaismpttes. Kemp's nalsam will stop the eough at once. Go to your druggist today and get & sample bottle free. Sold in 26 and 60 cent bottles. Go at delays are dangerous. The 400th anniversary of the birth of Benvenuto Cellini will be celebrated In Florence by a festival and by setting up ' the sculptor's 'bust on the Porto Veccbio. Invitations have been sent out to goldsmiths' associations all over the world. There are a great many Remedies, but there is one CURE for a poor oom- plexion: that is Garfield Tea whlbh cures by purifying the Blood, thus He- moving the Cause. The instrument with which dentists remove the nerve of a tooth after the nerve has been lulled, is manufactured In Washington City. 1 ' if Do Net Spoil You Oll»M using inferior soap. Maple CKjr Bplf ashing Soap gives the'best results. Try It. All good grocers sell it. & lof a AtittNl In the early days of Union ftfcslfts railroading, Victoria, Nana and tiki present Geronimo, the three chiefs of the Arizona Apaches, with 100 Of tM best bucks, came through to Green River, Wyo. They had heard of the' "heap wagon and no how" and had come to stop the train. They made a lasso of rawhide and fifty men on each side held on to the rope as the freight came down the WaBatch divide. The engine driver saw, when several miles away, what the Indians were up to, so lie whistled "off brakes," and opening his throttle let her loose. The cowcatcher struck the rope and hurled the Indians in all directions, literally tearing them to pieces, headless, arm­ less and legless. The three chiefs went south to their cactus plants much crestfallen. Before they selected these men the old Chief Victoria had them all eat a piece of rock salt about as big as a pecan, run swiftly about 100 yards, sit down on a rock or log and cross their legs. Then he watched the vibration of the feet which were cross­ ed. The feet which vibrated the longest strokes he declined to accept for a severe duty or a dangerous trip, or for one that was at all hazardous. But he accepted the feet which vibrat- *ed short, distinct and regular Strokes. Now, what did that old chief know about pulsation of the arterial system or of heart action, and, indeed, about s«dt in the system? I have lived near to" Indian reservations and have had occasion often to survey over their lands for railroads and other objects, and since this salt controversy I have wondered where old Victoria got his idea. Is not the child of the sage brush plains better posted than his paleface brother?--New York Herald. Helped a Poor Artist. The million left by Sam Lewis, the notorious London usurer, and the benefactions that have come to light since his death continue to be a nine- days' wonder among hi| acquaint­ ances in London. Beginning his ca­ reer as money lender comparatively late and very humbly, he made money with marvelous rapidity. One reason for this was that he never lost any, or hardly ever, even at the gaming tables, where he was delighted to take his turn. To the poor people who constantly applied to him for loans he always replied that a poor person could not afford to borrow. An artist not long ago paid a visit to the finan­ cier and told his story over the cigar and glass of wine which Sam Lewis had always at hand. The artist's re­ quest was a modest one--he wanted only £50. "I could not afford to lend it to you," said the prince of usurers, "but I don't mind asking your ac­ ceptance of it"--and he handed the astonished, applicant a £60 note, This story, which the narrator vouches for, seems to belie the asser­ tion lately made that in Sam Lewis' case only "the dead hand" has parted with possessions on which th* living hand opened never. •tar Waterways. . No other oountry is so prodigally endowed with navigable rivers as Russia. The rivers of Russia have their sources within a comparatively few miles of each other, all of the great streams rising within the area of the broad plateau of the north, so that it was no difficult feat to con­ nect the headwaters of the numerous rivers. The construction of less than 400 miles of actual canals, made it possible to travel by barge from Arch­ angel on the Arctic, to Astrakan on the Caspian, a distance of more than 2,000 miles, from St. Petersburg to the foot of the Urals, and from the Baltic to the Black Sea by three distinct routes, to say nothing of Moscow and numerous other inland cities which were brought into direct water com­ munication with all parts of the em- pire.-r-Engineering Magazine. Any fool can write poetry--but th* wise editor doesn't allow It to appear In print. Some men make a specialty at Jmm nlhssa tfen am dnnnad te Probate Comrfs Technical Task*' #ome time ago Anthony Holland and wife, highly respected residents of Tallahatchie county, Mississippi, were found dead in a wood near their home. They were a most devoted couple and the conclusion arrived at was that Mrs. Holland was accident­ ally shot, Mr. Holland through grief committing suicide with the remain­ ing barrel of the shotgun which he carried. The estate was settled on the basis of this supposition, but on ap­ peal to the courts it was shown that when the bodies were found that of the wife was still warm, while Mr. Holland's was cold. Therefore the wo­ man must have survived h^r husband and the court so decided. . jriy ' ($'•; Report Was Mot Eipllelt An embarrassing moment occurred at one of the annual meetings of the committee of the Church of England Temperance society, over which the late bishop of London presided. The report of the ladies' committee was read, which, among other information, contained the statement that "during the last year much attention had been paid to barmaids." A very au­ dible titter ran round the meeting, which was changed to undisguised laughter as the following words were read: "This has, in many cases, led to their being visited in their homes." So loud was the merriment of the clergy that the chairman, fearful of more alarming ambiguities, rose and smilingly observed: "Perhaps g*n" tlemen, we may take the report as read."--London Chronicle. TIM Fright the efcost •** . ' During a confirmation tour m tbs diocese of Peterboro the late bishop ol London put up one evening at an old manor house, and slept in a room •apposed to be haunted. Next morn­ ing at breakfast the bishop was ask­ ed whether he had seen the ghost. "Yes," he replied, with great solemn­ ity, "but I have laid the spirit; it will nerur trouble you again." Being fur­ ther Questioned upon the subject the bishop said: "The ghost instantly vanished when I asked for a subscrip­ tion toward the restoration of the Piterboro cathedral."--Argonaut. * , The Idea of rational democracy la not that the people themselves govern, but that they have security for good HgTepuwent Tohn Stuart MUL by ft is disootspsd ill a deetfc of OM or two feet m ground,jjtot is encountered on la tihn loll, it is from two to lnchesr In length, and is long and der, silvery and shaded Ilk# a now, though more tapering. It appears *** d°ad when dug up, especially la the summer, when It will die at once if placed in water; but if found in May or early June, whjm the ground is com­ mencing to be thoroughly moist, It will live if put in a vesel of water. Furthermore, it will shed its «»h», which then sinks to the bottom of tho tank. When the fish is dug tip In tho summer, a growth of skin or a dry, gummy exudation is found, whi«h --V up the head and gills, and "iftlnt it to live through dry weather. In % winter the fish swims and propogatstf in marshy pools or damp places. After shedding the skin small red spots ap­ pear on the body of the fish, which have suggested a resemblance to a small trout, but the kakawal, accord­ ing to the natives, existed in Now Zea­ land long before trout were lntrodnced from England.--New York Post " i J v MADAME BAVEAS TESTIFIES. A, ***** -- ~ - I - "T* ; j ™ ~ • 1 * %t *J* J, /;<«•->•*. 4-; * ' 'i ~ I f""" '4 • - . S ^ ,I f' - , 1 ' " y 1 ( ^ } a 3 > " , - h V * v ' * ' . > Jy i vi, A jMsttagoMted Lady After Trai ®er Ms Tears 1b Ssarefc of Health, •t Iait Finds It in Dodd's Kidney Pilla. Hot 8prlngs, Ark., March 18.--(Spe- --This popular resort numbers among its patrons many of the world's most distinguished men and women, but none more so than Madam Isabella Ellen Baveas, Life Governor of the Free Masons Grand Lodge of England. Madam Baveas, like most of the other visitors, came here in search of health. She was not disappointed, bat her cure was not found in the virtue of the baths, but in a few boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills, a remedy whieh she found on sale here, and which Is being used and with wonderful success by a number of the visitors to Hot Springs. She says: "I traveled almost constantly for the Past six years in the interests of my Society, and my health gradually be­ came broken down, through the change of food, water, climate, etc. The doc­ tors told me I had diabetes and advised me to go to the Springs, as they could do nothing for me. While there my attention was called to Dodd's Kidney Pills by a fellow sufferer, who had been greatly benefited by using them. "I profited by her experience and bought a box, tod then another, and so on until I had used seven boxes. It is with gratitude that I state that they cured me completely, and I am now able to take up the duties of life once Wore. I am very thankful for what Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for me. and as a grateful woman shall never hesitate to recommend them to any­ one suffering with Diabetes." The very satisfactory experience of this distinguished woman should be an encouragement to all similar suffer­ ers. Dodd's Kidney Pills are 50c. a box, six boxes for $2.60. Buy them from your local druggist if you can. If he cannot supply you, send to the Dodd's Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sp§ - ym Dr. Joseph Parker says: "Some men's fate is always sitting' in a draught and catching cold. Doubt is the theological name of that Influenza." Wise men keep out of draughts if they are feeble, and strong men «urS i£i! Injured by them. - Should Be In Every Household. A jar of RUBEFACIENT should be kef* te ereir bouse. It is the most wonderful spsdSe In all cases of internal inflammation and win speedily nip In the bud any case of Pneumonia, Diphtheria, La Grippe, etc. Write to tlw Rubefacient Co., Newton Upper Falls* Mass., for free booklet. . ^>'0^ Seattle purposes to build it. Canal eight miles long from Puget sound to Lake Washington, which is twenty miles long and 200 feet deepfc and w|U make an ideal harbor. f ,i , A man who Is supposed to kno# says his better half's idea of beauty Is only sealskin deep. There are 4,000,000 llamas In Peru. The ekfn weighs six pounds and to worth 10s. "' Man is the wonder of naturts.^-^hlfc DO YOU COUCH DON'T DELAY T/CMPS BALSAM ,"»e5Jov)G'c^t once. Yon will ase tlie «ceHent eVeot. altar taking (he Srst ioss. Mi €,*aJ*2SL •**!»* wfcera. Ufji* SeiU-- tt cents and BO -- THE GENUINE. 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