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ji Jfa,,Bow of Orange RJbbon. t A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK f •W: ---------- -•• • ' ' : •<"i- **" / By AMELIA E. BAfLR. | ' ' ' *•; 4tafh6» •fnfetond OUvl*.." "X Thou and OopyrUrht, 188ft, by DoM, Mead Mid Company. f. . . CHAPTER IV.---(Continued.) There was something so frank and persuasive about the elegant stranger that Jorig could not refuse the cour- teej she asked for herself and her nephew. And, having yielded, he yielded with entire truth and confi­ dence. Elder Semple was greatly pleased •t his friend's complaisance. He gave J^Ws full credit for his victory over 4ii8 national prejudice, and he did his very best to make the concession a pleasant event. In this effort he was greatly assisted by Mrs. Gordon. She set herself to charm Van Heemskirk, M she bad set herself to charm Ma­ dam Van Heemskirk on her previous visit, and she succeeded so well, that when "Sir Roger de Coverley" was called, Joris rose, offered her his hand and to the delight of every one pres­ ent, led the dance with her. It was a little triumph for the elder. Indeed, he was so interested in listen­ ing to the clever way in which "the bonnie woman flattered Van Heems­ kirk" that he was quite oblivious of the gathering wrath in his son's face, and the watchful gloom in Bram s eyes, as the two men stood together, jealously observant of Capt. Hyde s attentions to Katherine. Without any words spoken on the subject, there was an understood compact between them to guard the girl from any pri­ vate conversation with him; and yet two men with hearts full of suspicion and jealousy were not a match for one man with a heart full of love. In a moment, in the interchange of their hands in a dance, Katherine clasped tightly a little note.* and unobserved hid it behind the rose at her breast. The loving girl thought it no wrong to put it there; she even hoped that some kind of blessing or sanction night come through such sacred keep­ ing, and she went to sleep whispering to herself: "Happy I am. Me he loves; me he loves; me only he loves; me forever .,|d* loves'!", V \ ,• ';V--. " CHAPTER V. ms % a' ' ... I&i < The Beginning of Strife. *>fy dear Dick, I am exceedingly concerned to find you in such a tak­ ing--moping about a Dutch school­ girl! Pshaw! I had a much better opinion of you." "I know I love her beyond every­ thing. and that I am likely so to love her all my life." "Upon my word, Dick, love may live an age--if you don't marry It." "Let me make you understand tixat f wish to marry it_" "Oh, indeed, sir! Then the church loor stands open. Go in. I suppose the lady will oblige you so far." "Pray, dear aunt, give me your ad­ vice. What is the first step to be taken?" "Go and talk with her father. The girl you think worth asking for; but It is very necessary for you to know what fortune goes with her beauty." "If her father refuses to give her to me---" "That is not to be thought of. Ton Come of a noble race. You are not far from the heritage of a great title and estate. If you ask for her for- tone, you offer far above its equiva­ lent, sir." • "WeU, this suspense is Intolerable, and not to be borne. 1 will go and •ad it. Give me'^your good wishes." "I shall be impatient to hear the re­ sult" At Van Heemskirk'g store Capt. Hyde asked for the councillor and %as taken to his office. "Your servant, captain. Is there •ny thing I can oblige you in, sir?" Joris asked the question because the manner of the young man struct him as uneasy and constrained; and he thought, "Perhaps he has come to borrow money." He was not, there­ fore astonished when Capt. Hyde answered: "Sir, you can, indeed, oblige me, and that in a matter of the greatest moment." "If money it be, captain, at once I may tell you, that I borrow not, and I lend not.* "8ir. it to Hot money--in particu-KL ,:^i8or f • 'fit is your daughter, Katherine." Then Jorls stood up, and looked Steadily at the suitor. His large, amiable face had become in a mo­ ment hard and Btera; and the light In his eyes was like the cold, sharp light that falls from drawn steel. - "My daughter is not for you to name- Sir, it is a wrong to her, if fOu speak her name. Like to like, that is what I say. Your wife seek, captain, among your own women. My daughter is to another man prom­ ised." ; "Look yon, councillor, that would be monstrous. Your daughter loves me." Joris turned white to the lips. "It Is not the truth," he answered in a Slow, husky voice. . i "By ***• «un in heaven, it is truth! yij^k her." 1 >Then a great scoundrel are you, «nfit with honest men to talk Ho' Tes, your sword pull from its scab­ bard. Strike. To the heart, strike foe. Less wicked would be the deed than the thing you have done." . There was something very lmpres >|tfve in the angry sorrow of Joris. Yet •Hyde persevered in his solicitation, v- "Do but hear me, sir. I have done BDthlng contrary to the custom of people in my condition, and I assure you that with all my soul I love- your daughter. No man can love her bet- , t«r." / .' "What say you? How, then, do I -live her? I who carried her--mijn irltte lammetje--In these arms before jet she could say to me, 'Fader!'" Bis wrath had been steadily growing, tthd suddenly striking ttie desk a pon­ derous blow with his closed band, he paid with an unmistakable passion, *My daughter you shall not have. God ftp heaven to himself take her ere *py-rV; f.jV'--.. such sorrow come to her and me!" "Sir, you are very, uncivil; but to be plain with you, I am determined to marry your daughter if 1 can compass the matter in any way. It is now, then, open war between us; and so, sir, your servant." "Star. To me listen. Not one guilder will 1 give to my daughter. If--" "To the devil with your guilders! Dirty money made in dirty traffic--" "You lie." "Sir, you take an Infamous advan­ tage. You know, that, being Kather- ine's father, I will not challenge you." "Christus!" roared Joris, "chal­ lenge me one hundred times. A fool I would be to answer you. Life my God gave to me. Well, then, only my God sha!l from me take it. See you these arms and hands? In them yon will be as the chiid of one year. Ere beyond my reason you move me. go!" and he strode to the door ana fiur.g it open with a passion that made every one in the store straighten towards the two men. White with rage, and with his hand upon his sword-hilt, Capt. Hyde stamped his way through the crowded store to the dusty street. Then it struck^ him that he had not asked the name of the man to whom Katherine was promised. He swore at himself for the omission. Whether he knew him or not, he was determined to fight him. Now he must see Kathe­ rine before her father had any oppor­ tunity to give any orders regarding hira. ' In the meantime Joris was suffering as only such deep natures can suffer. Capt Hyde's proposal and his posi­ tive assertion that Katherin** loved him, had fallen upon the father's heart with the force of a blow, and the terror of a shock. After Hyde's departure, he shut the door of his office, walked to the window, and stood there some min­ utes, clasping and unclasping bis large hands, like a man full of grief and perplexity. Ere long he remem­ bered his friend Semple. This trou­ ble concerned him also, for Capt. Hyde was in a manner his guest; and, if he were informed of the mar­ riage arranged between Katherine and Neil Semple, he would, doubtless teel himself bound in honor to retire. Joris found Semple and in a few short, strong sentences, put the case before him. * "My certie! When girls are aitld enough for a lover, they are a match for any gray head. I'm thankfu' man that I wasra' put In charge o' any o\ them. I shall hae to speak my mind to Niel, and likewise to Col. Gordon; and you canna put off your duty to your daughter an hour longer. Dear me! To think, Joris, o' a man be­ ing able to sit wi' the councillors o' the ration, and yet no match for a lassie o' seventeen!" As they walked homeward, the elder talked, and Jorls pondered, not what was said, but the thoughts and pur­ poses that were slowly forming In his own mind. When Jthe evening meal was over Joris rose, and laying his hand on Katherine's shoulder said, "There is sonietairg to talk about. Sit down, Lysbet; the door shut close, and lis­ ten to me." It was Impossible to mistake the stern purpose on her husband's face, and Lysbet silently obeyed the order. "Katherine, Katrijntje, mijn kind, this afternoon there comes to the store the young man Capt. Hyde. To thy father he said many ill words. To him thou shalt never speak again. Thy promise give to me." She sat silent, with dropped eyes, and cheeks as red as the pomegranate flower at her breast. "Mijn kind, speak to me." Weeping bitterly, she rose and went to her mother, and laid her head upon Lysbet's shoulder. "Look now,. Joris. One must know the 'why' and the 'wherefore.' What mean you? Whish, mijn kindje!" "This I mean, Lysbet. No more meetings with the Englishman wlil I have. No love secrets will I bear. Danger Is with them; yes, and sin, too. "Mijn kindje, listen to me thy father. It is for thy happy life here, It is for thy eternal life, I speak to thee. This man for whom thou art weeping is not good for thee. Mijn beste kinje, do I love thee?" "My father!" "Do I love thee?" "Yes, yes." "Dost thou, then, love me?" 8he put her arms round his neck, and laid her cheek against his, and kissed him many times. "Wilt thou go away and leave me, and leave thy mother, in our old age? Katrijntje, my dear, dear child, what for ,me, and for thy mother, wilt thou do?" "Thy wish--If I can." Then he told her of the provision made for her future. He reminded her of Neil's long affection, and add­ ed, "To-morrow, about thy own house, I will take the first step. Near my house it shall be; and at the feast of St. Nicholas thou sha.lt be married. And money, plenty of money, I will give thee; and all that is proper thy mother and thee shall buy. But no more, no more at all, shalt thou see or speak to that bad man who has so beguiled thee. Wilt thou these things promise me? Me and thy mother?" "Richard I must see once more. That is what I ask." "Richard! So far is It? Well, then, I will as easy make It as I can. Once more, and for one hour, thou may see him. But I lay It on thee to tell him the truth, for this and for all other time." "Now may I go? He is anigh. His boat I hear nt the landing," and she stood up, intent, hastening, with her fair head lifted, and her wet eyes fitted on the distance. "Well, be it so? Go." With the words she slipped from the room; and Joris called Baltu to bring him some hot began to flta «is pipe. As the vltglnla calmed ' and soothed him, the sweetness of his nature was at once In the ascendant; and he said, "Lysbet, come then, and ta!k with me about the child." . She turned the keys In her press slowly, and stcod by it with them in her hand. "What has been told thee, Joris, to-day? And who has spoken? Tongues evil and envious, I am sure of that." ' p - "Thou art wrong. The young man to me spoke himself. He said. 'I love yotir daughter. 1 want to marry her/ ** "Well, then, he did no wrong. And as for Katrijntje, it is In nature that a young girl should want a lover. It is in nature she should choose the one she likes best. That Is what say." "Yes, it is in nature the child should want this handsome stranger; but with me thou wilt certainly say, 'He is not fit for thy happiness; he has not the true faith, he gambles, .he fights duels, he is a waster, he lives badly, he will take thee far from thy own people and thy own home." She drew close to him, and laid her arm across his broad snoulders; and he took his pipe from his lips, and turned hitf face to her. . "Kind and wise art thou, my husband; and what' ever is thy wish, that is my wish too." "Right am I, and I know I am right. And 1 think that Neil Semple will be a very great person. On the judge's bench he will sit down yet." "A good young man he may be, but he is a very bad lover; that is tae truth. If a little less wise he could only be! A young girl likes some fool­ ish talk. Little fond words, very strong they are. Thou thyself said them to me." "That is right To Nel, I will talk a little. A man must seek a good wife with more heart than he seeks gold. Yes, yes; her price above rubies is." At the very moment Joris made this remark, the elder was speaking for him. Neil was walking about tne terrace, and he joined him. "You are stepping in a vera majestic way. Neil; what's in your thoughts, I wonder?" "I have a speech to make to-morrow, sir. My thoughts were on the law, which has a certain majesty of its own." "You'd better be thinking o' a speech you ought to make to-night, if you care aboot saving yoursei' wl' Katherine Van Heemskirk. You hae a rival, sir. Capt. Hyde asked Van Heemskirk for his daughter this af- twnoon, and an earldom in prospect isna a poor bait. Tak' a word o' ad­ vice now. You are foiwr\ enough to plead for others, go and i>leiad an hour for yoursei.' Certie! I was your age, I was aye noted/for my per­ suading way. Your father, sir, never left a spare corner for a rival." (To be continued.) NOT TO THEIR LIKING. How Monkeys in India Were M^de to Scatter. A plague of monkeys recently sorely troubled the officials at a station on the Saran railway in northwest India. Trucks full of grain for export were often stored up in the station, and the monkeys came down in large numbers from a neighboring grove to help themselves to the grain, picking holes In the tarpaulin roof of the wagons. The officials were wearied out with keeping watch and scaring away the thieves, who daily grew bolder, till an ingenious guard hit upon a stratagem. For several days sweets and fruits were put on the roofs of the wagons, with the result that the whole of the monkey colony were attracted to the spot and soon became perfectly Indifferent to man. One morning when they were all busily feeding an engine was stealth­ ily attached to the wagons, and sud­ denly the train moved off. The mon­ keys were quite scared, and made no attempt to escape, sitting crouched together till the train had gone sev eral miles and stopped at the jungle. Then they wanted no hint to leave. Every monkey leapt down howling and fled into the jungle, whence they have never returned to trouble the railway.--Golden Penny. Lawyer and Witness. A certain Mr. H. was a sharp law­ yer and Invariably retained in crim­ inal cases, where his peculiar abilities were deemed likely to benefit his client, writes a contributor to the Weekly Bouquet. Old Mrs. L., the widow of a small farmer, was remark­ able for her plainness In speech and manner, and she was one of the cute Bort. The old woman was an Import­ ant witness for the prosecution In which H.- defended the evil-doer. Her testimony bore hard upon the pris­ oner, and in the cross examination H. endeavered in vain to confuse or irritate her. At length, turning abruptly to the witness, he exclaimed, "Madam, you have brass enough in your face to make a twelve-quart pall!" "Yes," replied the witness, "and you have got sass enough in your head to fill It!" The lawyer had done with that wit­ n e s s . i £ \ - ^ I i m It Stopped the Gambling. A good story is told of a certain colonel In connection with an inspec­ tion of a crack rifle corps which he commanded. The inspection passed off satlsfac torily; there were no complaints, and the regiment was evidently in good order. "But," said the inspecting general, "I am bound to tell you, colonel, that rumors have reached me of gambling being carried on extensively among your officers." "That may have been the case, sir,' said the colonel, "some months ago; but I can assure you that nothing of the kind is in vogue now, because I've won all the ready money in the regi­ ment, and I would not alUm any gambling on credit." / * ; ' ' What He Ought to Ge*. man who tries to ride tr-to office by yelling "calamity" these times ought to be dipped into a tank of tar then loaded into a sewer pipe and shot through a feather bed as a reward for such cusBedness.--Moravian Falls IN. LORD ROSEBERY TO MARRY RICH AMERICAN WIDOW? ' >! <U>;'^ '• y (ttJ. •i rf0>_ /. % m S3&J.9 za&> r̂» J&MBQDOUGtr atAUNc&r m Ldrd Rosebery's engagement to Mrs. Samuel Sloan Chauncey, the beauti­ ful American widow, whose wealth of charm and money have made her a' notable figure in English society, will be announced before Easter. In a letter to her sister, Mrs. William Bennett of Ijouisville, Ky., Mrs. Jo­ sephine Armstrong, a school friend of Mrs. Chauncey, who is spending the winter at Vevay, Switzerland, de­ clares that the betrothal of the Eng­ lish Earl and Mrs. Chauncey has been whispered to their intimates, but that the formal announcement of the engagement Will not bo made until the London season is drawing to a close. - Lord Rosebery refuses to discuss the matter, beyond denying that a formal engagement exists, but Eng­ lish society Is confident the report is true. , Mrs. Chauncey, who was Miss Alice Carr, one of Louisville's belles before her marriage to the millionaire. Dr. Chauncey, has lived abroad since the death of her husband, a little more than three years ago. Her younger sister Is Lady New- borough, who wilt sit on the throne of the French Bourbons if fickle Paris ever throws her cap up for the Roy­ alists, and rebels against the repub­ lic again. Lord Rosebery. whose claims to dis­ tinction are so many that they cannot be enumerated--Premier of England, winner of two English Derbys, orator, DEATH OF CARDINAL PARROCHI. the Prelate Had Been Mentioned as Successor of Pope Leo. Cardinal Parrochi, who has been 111 for some time past, died at Rome Jan. 16. His death considerably excited the members of the Vatican, as he has on several occasions been mentioned as the logical successor to Pope Leo. The death of Cardinal Parrochi leaves but one cardinal. Oreglia, who was appointed by Pope Plus IX. Cardinal Lucido Mary Parrochi, al­ though a Mantuan of but humble ori­ gin, has long been known as one of the most brilliant and eloquent high^ officials of the Catholic church. He was born In Mantua August 13, 1833. After entering the church his advance- «DD/mz mpso(Tff historian, wit and author--has beei\ trothed by the gossips to a host of lovely and noble English women. The Duchess of Albany, King Edward's sister-in-law; the Princess Victoria, the King's daughter, and l^ady Nay- lor Leland, the richest widow in Eng­ land, are among thoBa with whose names the Earl's has been linked. Al­ ways the richest widower in England showed himself shy of a second ven­ ture on the sea of matrimony. Mrs. Chauncey was presented, at court before Queen Victoria's death. lege, and secretary of the Congrega­ tion of the Universal iitquisiUon; pres­ ident of the Congregation of Apos­ tolic Visits; prefect of the Congrega­ tion of Residences of BishopB and Vicar of Rome. Then the Sale Was Off. "Yes, 1 am from Minneapolis," said R P. Buss, general Western represent­ ative of the Berlin machine works, "and I suppose that it is up to me to tell some story Indicative of the hos­ tile feeling existing between my burg ami St. Paul, our neat little rival across the river. The latest one I know is of the Minneapolis Norwegian who was being prevailed upon by an importu­ nate book agent to buy a Bible. The flaxen-haired man from the cold penin­ sula was all but persuaded when he happened to glance within the volume and ran across the name St. Paul; he threw the book down In disgust, say­ ing, 'Aye tank you can't fool me Into buying a book that has anything to say about St. Paul.' "At least, that is not so old as the tale of the Minneapolis minfster, who was fired by his congregation because he took his text from St. Paul," said Mr. Buss.--Milwaukee Journal. ment was rapid until on June 22, 1877, he was created a cardinal. He was appointed bishop of Albano on May 24,1889; bishop of Portl and Santa Rufina, on August 19, 1896, and has since held the exalted positions of chancellor of the Holy Catholic Church; sub-dean of the Sacred Col- Pigeons Convict a Thief. A man named Meraud complained to M. Brunet police commissary for one of the districts on the south side of the Seine, that he had been robbed of six valuable carrier pigeons, and said that one of his friends had seep them at.the house of another man. The magistrate went to the place in­ dicated and there saw some birds. "How did you come by them?" he asked of the man. "Oh, I bought them months ago," was the reply. "Well, bring them to my office," said M. Brunet. There he had a wax seal attached to each bird's leg and the birds liberated. They flew back to Meraud's house, and an hour later the thief was on his way to the police depot in the Black Maria.--Paris Letter in London Ex- press. . - .. Praiss or Satirs. Aston Webb, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, who re­ cently visited this countfy, told his as­ sociates this week that Americans are laying out their cities with great mon dignity. ~ ; .-."-a; ' " . , A,- ;-j? An Unkind Question. Senators Hanna and Scott were fel­ low passengers on a car the other day and the West Virginia man was telling of a speech he intends to deliver soon. "It i^ to be on the pension question, you know," said Mr. Scott. "I shall show how to save all this money and trouble regarding that matter. In fact, I shall solve the question, so you bet­ ter be on hand and learn something," he added in a bantering tone. Hanna Inquired gravely: "Who wrote your speech?" Turkey Removes Embargo. Colored sweets of British manufac­ ture may now be Imported into Tur­ key. It has taken nearly two years to persuade the Turkish authorities that such sweetB contain nothing injurious. Juggling With Handcuffs. Some remarkable prison feats of • music hall performer, whose boaBt is that he is the "Handcuff King" and "Champion Jail Breaker," took place at Leeds. The city police placed three pairs of handcuffB upon the man with his hands behind his back. He was put into a cell In a nude condition, and the door was doubly locked. In two minutes and fifty-six seconds the man walked into the open corridor, having taken off the handcuffs and opened in thirteen seconds the door of the cell, in which Charles Peace was once con- . • ' ' W h y ? A prttty little golden-haired gl« sat with her mother in the Supreme court room while the decisions were being handed down. After Justice Shlras had solemnly read his ideas about a patent-medicine suit there was a silence for a moment that was broken by the little girl, who said, loud enough to be heard In all parts of the chamber; "Mamma, why don't somebody smile?"--New York Wwri4> . ^-ry: W""-"": = / V ' and since thte coronation of King Ed­ ward she has moved in the inner circles of court society. Her mar­ riage to Lord Rosebery, easily the most notable among England's titled politicians, would give her a position in Ixmdon and on the continent equal to that of Lady Curzon or any of the American beauties who have becolne English peeresses. She has one daughter, while Lord Rosebery has two sons and .two daughters, one of them recently becoming the Countess of Crewe. NEW SENATOR FROM IDAHO. Judge Weldon B. Heyburn Chosen to Represent the State. The Idaho legislature elected Judge Weldon B. Heyburn of Wallace United btates senator, to succeed Henry Heit- field. He received the vote of every Republican In both houses-r--fifty in all. The seventeen Democrats voted for James H. Hawley. The feature of the session was the speech of Galloway of- Washington, a Democrat, who sec­ onded Hawley's nomination. He said the people of the state had expressed their wish at the recent election for a Republican senator. The Democrats, he said, could not elect, and ho, there­ fore, regretted he was denied the op­ portunity of voting for W. E. Borah, the defeated Republican candidate Bad WHEN BASK|I ARE BAD, backs, are caused by sick kidneys. Most back­ ache pains are kidney pains. Backache is t h e f i r s t symptom of kidney dlsor* ders. Neglect the warning of the back, se­ rious troubles follow. It's only a short step to derangements -- diabetes, Bright's disease. Read how to be cured: r~} § CASE NO. 24,613.--Mr. Joseph Calmes, foreman of the Harter mills, Fostoria, O., says: "I just as ardently recommend Doan's Kidney Pills today, '.Z-v-^j and it is the month of October, 1899, as I did in the summer of 1896, when, ^ 1 after taking a course of the treatment, they cured me of kidney complaint fti ^ r orlnary dropsy, and backache, which was often so Si who, he said, was the peer of any of the candidates of the opposition party, and whose interests were Identical with those of Idaho. This indirect ref­ erence to the fact that Judge Heyburn maintains an office in Spokane. Wash., was greeted with wild cheers. The newly elected senator has a high reputation as an orator. Negroes and the Cocaine Habit. The Staunton News in calling for legislation in Virginia to prevent the indiscriminate sale of deleterious drugs and "dope" compounds says that so far as that city Is concerned it can state on the authority of the police justice that a large percentage of the young negroes brought before the po­ lice court have committed crimes while under the influence of cocaine. This drug, the News declares, is very generally used by the yrfunger negroes of Staunton, who while experiencing the effects of It commit lawless acts which can be traced to no motive. Our contemporary also affirms that the habit of taking "dope" in some form is extending to the rural district. Unique Congratulations. ", ̂ Among the letters which BJeftw# jerne Bjornson got on the occasion of his 70th birthday was one from his nurse, who is 90, and who wrote: "I congratulate yon on your 70th birthday and wish you all good things for your old days. From Karen Keolmoen, who carried you in her arms in the years Qf *•« •,-"*<> » •'.• '-vt • «• acute that I was unable to sleep at ^ night and had difficulty in remaining on my feet all day. I am still free x from the lumbago or any annoyance from my kidneys, and unhesitatingly declare that I am only too pleased to re-endorse my opinions of Doan's Kid- ney Pills." VCj-- A FREE TRIAL of this great kid- ney medicine which cured Mr. Calmes will be mailed on application to any 7 v = part of the United States. Address Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N- Y. For sale by all druggists, price 60 cents r per box. [ . I . I • Julia Ward Howe Satirical. -V A At the dedication of the Woman*s Clubhouse last evening Julia Ward Howe very neatly introduced Gov. tK- Bates as "one of the elect." Mrs. Howe has been famous as a punster since the early days of her sojourn In the Hub, when, newly arrived from gay New York and disliking the cen- f sorious provincialism of Boston that was then, she once said to Charles Sumner: "What do you think, Mr. Sumner? I have discovered what I ^ was sure did not exist In Boston. t ' There is a Charitable Eye and Ear on r Charles street."--Boston Transcrijjplif The Pe-ru-na Almanac. • 7 The druggists have already been | supplied with Peruna almanacs. There is sure to be a great demand for these ' -,'f almanacs on account of the articles on ' astrology which they contain. The >"*{7 subject of astrology is a very attrac- tive one to most people. The articles on astrology In the Peruna almanac rw .ijf have been furnished by a very com- petfnt astrologlst, and the mental ^ ^ characteristics of each sign Is given, constituting almost a complete horo- scope. A list of questions and answers ^ „ on astrology sent free upon request. „ .> There will be a great rush for these books. Ask your druggist for, ajy^, early before they are all gone. - , VV London's Poverty. v ' There are in London 200,000 human beings who have to subsist on food thjat falls far short of the dietary re­ quired for prison Inmates, and 30,000 who are homeless. Sensible Housekeepers. will have Defiance Starch, not alone because they get one-third more for the same money, but also because of su­ perior quality. It is incorrect to say that one Is tired of life. People expressing them­ selves that way mean they are tired of themselves. When one comes to realize that sleep is the sweetest thing in life death loses its terrors. UUV SfABGBt buy Defiance and set the best, 13 oa for Ml centa. Cnc" always used. When a man is in love with a wom­ an he listens to every word she says. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color more goods, brighter colors, with less work than others. It is the element of risk that makes young life worth living. PIso"* Cure cannot be too highly spoken of 4S s cough cure.--J. W. O Biuik, 833 Third Ava, N.. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6,1900t A narrow-minded man Is broad- gauged in nothing. Horse sense has sometimes the "tang of horse radish. 3 BEPTl1R vfrfigm PLEASANT THE NEXT MORNIN3 I F€£L BRIGHTxANO NEW ' AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER. Ky doctov H arts pent IT on th« itomuh. ll**r and kidneys and ia » pleasant lamtiie. TUis drink ia mads tmm herhc, and io pran*r>><f-f«r tue aa Maiijr afi t*a, It in called "l.aae'a Tea." or LAN£'S FAMILY MEDICINE •11 dnanginta or by mail 26 eta. ami ottota. Btiy it to DAJ. LIFTNR'A FAMILY MEDICINE MERE* THE bowels each day. In ord®r to be h««hhy thin is littoeMuy. 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