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THE MAID af MAIDEN LANE &Z;vf - hr '< Seqoel to «The fco&r off Oraag* Wbfcon^. t ;•. -, i Vtc;.r:^4Si ;*c- i X A L'OVE STORY BY AMELIA E. BARII;j"\ ., •»> ' •' • N, .. .. . . " . . ".':• (Copyright 1900. by Amelia B. Ban) *£• • v CHAPTER VII.--(Continued.) "She is gone, Doctor." . **At what hour?" - . "The dock was striking three--she •went smiling." Then he bowed hla head and turned toway. There was nothing more that Jhe could do; but he remembered that . Arenta had stepped on board the La Belle France as the clock struck three, and that she also had gone smiling to her unknown destiny. Arriving home he very gently ac­ quainted Mrs. Mcran with the death :*^bf his young patient, and then asked, . ^'Where is. Cornelia?" "I know not. She is asleep. The 15»11 to-cight is to be fairy-land and love-land, an Arabian night's dream 4and a midsummer night's dream all in one. L told her to rest, for she was weary and nervous with expectation. To-morrow the Van Ariens' excite­ ment will be over, and we shall have rest." "I think not The town is now ;; fready to move to Philadelphia. I hear Jthat Mrs. Adams is preparing to leave '.^Richmond Hill. Washington has 5 aJready gone, and Congress is to meet ,"."|n December." "But this will not concern us." "It may. If George Hyde does not go very soon to England, we shall go to Philadelphia. I wish to rid myself and Cornelia of his airs and graces and wearisome good temper, his sing­ ing and reciting and tringham-trang- ham poetry. This story has been long enough; we will turn over and end it" "It will be a great trial to Cornelia." "It may, or it may not--there is Rem--Rem is your own suggestion. However, we have all to sing the hymn of Renunciation at some time; it is well to sing it in youth." CHAPTER VIII. ®y' Two Proposals. ? The ruling idea of any mind as­ sumes the foreground of thought, and fefter Arenta's marriage the dominant "udesire of George Hyde was to have his ^betrothal to Cornelia recognized and ' assured. He was in haste to light his ?:i»wn nuptial torch, and afraid every /day of that summons to England which ; Srould delay the event "I may have to go away with mother any time--I may be detained by • «vents I cannot help--and I have not :4fjound Cornelia to me by any personal i recognized tie--and Rem Van Ariens iwill be ever near her. Oh, indeed, this State of affairs will never do! I will twrite to Cornelia this very moment land tell her I must see her father this '^evening. I cannot possibly delay it Jonger. .1 have been a fool--a care­ less, happy fool--too long." He opened his secretary and sitting Resolutely down, began a letter to Dr. JMoran. He poured out his heart and 'desires, and then he read what he had Written. It would not do at all. It . i^ras a lore letter and not a business letter. He wrote another, and then f/janother. When he had finished read­ ing them over, he was in a passion 'with himself. "A fool in your teeth twice over, I? If "Write, then, to Cornelia." loris Hyde!" he cried. "Since you Cannot write a decent business letter, %rite.. then, to the adorable Cornelia; the words will be at your finger ends for that letter, and will slip from your f>en as if they were dancing: •My Sweet Cornelia: ; "I have not seen you for two days, and 'tis a miracle that I have endured it I can tell you, beloved, that I am much concerned about our affair. You know that I may have to go to Eng­ land soon, and go I will not until I have asked your father what favor he will show us. Tell me at what hour I may call and see him in his house. Oh, my peerless Cornelia, pearl and flower of womanhood, 1 speak your speech, I think your thought; you are the noblest thing In my life, and to remember you is to remember the hours when I was the very best and • the very happiest. Bid me come to you soon, very soon, for your love is sny life. Send your answer to my •city lodging. Oh, Cornelia, am I not •'pver and entirely yours? "George Hyde." It was not more than eight o'clock fa the morning when he wrote this . totter,'and as soon as possible he dis­ patched a swift messenger with it to Oornelia. Probably Madame Hyde divined fomething of the importance and tenor of a missive sent In such a hurry of anxious love, so early in the day, but she showed neither annoyance nor «ariosity regarding it "Joris, my dear one," she said, as they rose from the breakfast table, "Joris, I think there Is a letter from your father. To the «Ity you must go as soon as you can, for I have had a reBtless night, full of feeling it has been." Joris smiled and kissing her, said, "I am going at once. If there Is a letter I will wnd a quick rider with ft" "But come thyself.** i "Titt I cannot." # "But why, then?" "To-morrow I will tell you.** > "That is well. Into thy mother's heart drop all thy joys and sorrows. Thine are mine." It happened--but doubtless hap­ pened because so ordered--that the very hour in which Joris left Hyde Manor, Peter Van Ariens received a letter that made him very serious. He left his office and went to see his son, "Rem," he said, "here has come a let­ ter from Boston, and some one must go there, and that, too, in a great hurry. The house of Blume and Otis is likely to fail, and in It. we have some great interests. A lawyer .we must havfe to look after them; go thyself, and it shall be well for both of us." "I cannot go with a happy mind to­ day. I think now my case with Cor­ nelia will bear putting to the question. As you know, it has been step with step between Joris Hyde and myself in that affair, and if I go away now without securing the ground I have gained, what can hinder Hyde from taking advantage over me?" "That is fair. A man is not a man till he has won a wife. Cornelia Moran is much to my mind. Go and see her now." "I will write to her. I will tell her what is in my heart and ask her for her love and her hand. If she Is kind to my offer then I can go to Boston with a free heart and look after your money and your business." But the letter to Cornelia which Hyde found to slip oil his pen like dancing was a much more difficult matter to Rem. He wrote and de­ stroyed, and wrote again and de­ stroyed, and this so often that he final­ ly resolved to go to Maiden Lane for his inspiration. He met George Hyde sauntering up the street looking unhappy and rest­ less, and he suspected at once • that he had been walking past Dr. Moran's house in the hope of seeing Cornelia and had been disappointed. The thought delighted him. He was will­ ing to bear disappointment himself, if by doing so some of Hyde's smiling confidence was changed to that unhap­ py uneasiness which he detected in his rival's face and manner. The young men bowed to each other, but did not speak. "What a mere sullen creature that Rem Van Ariens Is!" thought Hyde, "and with all the good temper in the world I affirm it" Then, with a move­ ment of impatience he added: "Why should I let him into my mind?--for he is the least welcome of all intruders. Good gracious, how long the minutes are! How shall 1 endure another hour?--perhaps many hours. Where can she have gone? Not un­ likely to Madame Jacobus. I will go to her at once." He hastened his steps and soon ar­ rived at the well-known residence of his friend. He was amazed as soon as the door was opened to find prep­ arations of the most evident kind for some change. "What is the matter?" he asked in a voice of fear. "I am going away for a time, Joris, my good friend," answered madame, coming out of a shrouded jmtj flurir- B n » « u j u p going?" "To Charleston. My sister Sabrina is sick--dying, and there is no one so near to her as I am. But what brings you here so early?" "My mother felt sure there was a letter from father, and I came at once to get it for her, but there was none." "It will come in good time. Now, I must go. Good-bye, dear Joris!" "For how long, my friend?" "I know not Sabrina is incurably ill. I shall stay with her till she de­ parts." She said these words as they went down the steps together, and with eyes full of tears he placed her carefully in the coach and then turned sorrowfully to his own rooms. In the meantime Rem was writing his proposal. Finally, after many trials, he desisted with the following, though It was the least effective of any form he had written: To Miss Moran: "Honored and Beloved Friend--- "Twenty times this day I have tried to write a letter worthy to come Into your hands and worthy to tell yo.u how beyond all words I love you. But what can I say more than that I love you? To-morrow I must leave New York, and I may be away for some time. Pray, then, give me some hope to-night to take with me. I am sick with longing for the promise of your love. Oh, dearest Cornelia, I am, as you know well, your humble servant, "Rembrandt Van Ariens." When he had finished this letter, he. folded and sealed it, and walked to the window with It in his hand. Then he saw Cornelia returning home from some shopping or social errand, and hastily calling a servant, ordered him to deliver the letter at once to Miss Moran. She bowed and smiled as she accepted it, but Rem, watching with his heart in his eyes, could see that it awakened no special interest She kept it unopened as she wandered among the flowers, until Mrs. Moran came to the door to hurry her move­ ments; then she followed her mother hastily into the house. "Do you know how late It is, Corne- 11a? There is a letter on your dress­ ing table that came by Lieut Hyde's servant two or three hours ago." An she entered her room an impos­ ing looking letter met her eyes--a letter written upon the finest paper, squarely folded, and closed with a large seal of scarlet wax carrying the Hyde arms. Poor Rem's message lost instantly whatever interest it pos­ sessed; she let It fall from her hand, and lifting Hyde's, opened It with that marvelous womanly impetuosity which love teaches. In a moment she felt all that he felt; all the ecstasy and tu­ mult of a great affection not sure. For this letter was the "little more" in Hyde's love, and, oh, how much it was! She pondered It until she was called to dinner. There was then no time to read Hem's letter, but the broke the seal and glanced at its tenor, and an expression of pity and annoyance came into her eyes. Hastily she locked both letter* away In a drawer in her desk. Dr. Moran was not at home, nor was he expected until sundown, so mother and daughter enjoyed together the confidence which Hyde's letter in­ duced. Mrs. Moran thought the young man was right, and promised, to a cer­ tain extent, to favor his proposal. "However, Cornelia," she added, "un­ less your father is perfectly agreeable and satisfied, I would not advise you to make any engagement" The answering of these letters was naturally Cornelia's first afternoon thought. To write to Joris was a de­ lightful thing, an unusual pleasure, and she sat down, smiling, to pen the lines which she thought would bring her much happiness, but which wert doomed to bring her a great sorrow: "My Joris! My Dear Friend: " 'Tis scarce an hour alnce I received your letter, but I have read it over 1 "I am going away for a time." four times. And whatever you desire, that also is my desire; and I am de­ ceived as much as you, if you think I do not love you as much as I am loved by you. Come, then, this very night as soon as you think convenient If my father is in a suitable temper it will be well to speak plainly to him, and I am sure that my mother wilL, say in our favor all that is wise. "Wiiaumore is to say I will keep for your ear, for you are enough in my heart to know all my thoughts, and to know better than I can tell you- how dearly, how constantly, how entirely I love you. Yours forever, "Cornelia." (To be continued.) A Bret Harte Letter. Clever authors are generally chary of their humor, saving the choicest witticisms for copy. Bret Hrate, how­ ever, was an exception to this rule, and was a rare conversationist and correspondent Here is a character­ istically droll letter from him to Ed­ gar Pemberton, which appears for the first time in the authorized biography published this week, and has been re­ lated with much relish by "Tay Pay" O'Connor: "Dear Mr. Pemberton: Don't be alarmed if you should hear of my hav­ ing nearly blown the top of my head off. Last Monday I had my face badly cut by the recoil of an overloaded gun Hand Made Philosophy. Solomon In all his glory threw Bp his hands at such a task as that If this injunction holds, and has Its effect, we foresee a bright future for Judge Baxter. The state of California will writ* checks for large fees for injunctions restraining the earth from quaking. The Judge might prepare a blank form of injunction restraining the rain from falling on church picnic juid cir­ cus days. He might even fix up an injunction that will stop Mr. Baer and the other divine rlghter* from sending up the price of coal--at least from telling the consumer it Is done as a lesson to him. There could also be an Injunction restraining Mr. Carnegie from slam­ ming his libraries Into the midst of communities that are already so far back on their public Improvement bills they never will pay out After all, though, the women--heav­ en bless 'em--will not be likely to be­ come angry at Judge Baxter unless he has the temerity to Issue an injunc­ tion forbidding the men to listen while they are talking.'--W. D. N. In Chicago Tribune. Minnesota Man's Discovery. Adrian, Minn., June 1st.-- Phillip Doyle of this place says he has found out a medicine that will cure any case of Kidney Trouble. As Mr. Doyle was himself very sick tor a long time, with this painful disease, and is now, apparently, as well Ss ever, his statement carries the con­ firmation of personal experience. The remedy that cured Mr. Doyle Is celled Dodd's Kidney Pills. In speaking of the pills, Mr. Doyls says: "In regard to Dodd's Kidney Pills, they are certainly a wonderful medi­ cine--the best that I have ever taken. "I was very bad for a long time with Kidney Trouble and could get nothing to help me till I tried Dodd's Kidney Pills. MI used altogether about ten boxes, and I can say emphatically that I am completely cured. I am entirely well, without a sympton of Kidney Trouble left "I can heartily recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills to anyone who Is suf­ fering with Kidney Trouble, for they made me all right. "I have advised several of my friends to try them, and not one has been disappointed." Consumption of Alcohol. During the past five years the aver­ age consumption of alcoholic bever­ ages in the United Kingdom was thirty-three gallons a head of j the population, in France thirty-two, in Germany thirty, In America fourteen and In Canada seven. The consump­ tion in the United Kingdom last year was thirty-six gallons, while the money spent would clear off tho national debt In sixteen years, be­ sides allowing a pension of five shillings a week to every person over sixty years of age. To the housewife who has not yet become acquainted with the new things of everyday use in the market and who is reasonably satisfied with the old, we would suggest that a trial of Defiance Cold Water Starch be made at once. Not alone because It Is guaranteed by the manufacturers to be superior to any other brand, but because each 10c package con­ tains 16 ozs., while all the other kinds contain but IS ozs. It is saf9.Jftfrf.fta I do not know yet beneath these hnn ttiat if no no other. Quality _ j S i r 1 a m i n v i s i b l e , Tand quantity must win. and have tried to keep the accident a secret "When the surgeon was stitching me together the son of the house, a boy of 12, came timidly to the door of the room. 'Tell Mr. Bret Harte it's all right,' he said; *he killed the hare!' Yours always, "Bret Harte." Early Environment. That we are a rushing, busy people Is no excuse for lack of "manners." It is just as easy to be polite aa impolite and takes no more time. ̂ ^ Bad national manners are the result of bad training, or entire lack of It, at home. If the wife and mother would be very careful about her own deport­ ment, children would learn by exam­ ple--the only true way to learn. Good manners are the result of the refining influences of home life, and cannot be acquired without practice In this way. Culture cannot be simulated or put on for occasions. Samuel Johnson says: "The differ­ ence between a well-bred and Ill-bred man is this--one immediately attracts your liking, the other your aversion." Manners certainly cover a multitude of other sins. A man may be poor, homely, too small or too large, but if he is Innately refined--for true man­ ners are inbred--he will always at­ tract. This is equally true of both sexes. I^if culture that maketh man woman.--American Queen. To Our First Religious Martyr, The Qulvlra Historical society', which erected a monument at Lo­ gan's Grove, near Junction City, some time ago, in commemoration of the discovery of Kansas by Coronado ,In 1541, and the rediscovery of Quivira by the Hon. J. V. Brower, the well- known archaeologist, in 1897, Is pre­ paring to erect another monument The monument now proposed will commemorate the fact that Friar Juan de Padilla, a member of the great Coronado expedition, was the first religious martyr in the United States, and the first white man mur- dered by Indians on k«hm« soil.--• Kansas City World. "Murderous Millinery.* When the male birds of paradise assemble to woo the females by dis­ playing their wonderful plumage the native fowler of the tropics builds a screen In the lower branches snd shoots the male with blunt arrows, so as not to draw blood. The feet, wings and skull are then removed and the skin smoked over a slow fire. Hum, ruing birds are usually shot with a blow tube loaded with fine sand. The skins are smoked and packed in crates for transport §trong efforts are be­ ing made in India and elsewhere to put a stop to such "murderous millln-, ery." m f H •/ Not Acquainted With It The Sunday school teacher was im­ pressing upon her pupils that discom­ fort always follows wrongdoing. "What Is It hurts you here when you are naughty?" she asked, placing her hand on her chest "Stomach," a small urchin replied, memories of stolen fruits coming into his mind. "And do you know," said the teacher, "those little heathen mentioned nearly every organ In the body and never mention­ ed that abstract thing, a conscience?" Her Objection. "Don't you think you are the wrong stand when you say yon do not wish your son to marry, Mrs. Wil- loughby?" asked an Intimate friend. "Don't you know It Is natural and best for a young man to marry, and that he will not think any less of his mother because he has a wife?" "Oh, it Isn't that," protested Mrs. Willoughby. "I don't mind his marrying on general principles; but I don't want to be called 'the old Mrs, Willoughby.'"' Why Don't You enter into the spirit of the times and progress? No better way to gain a few live pointers regarding Indian Territory than by writing for the May Issue of "The Coming Country," now ready. Address "Katy," 603 Wainwright, St Louis, Mo. Why Engagement was Broken. "I, A. B., declare my engagement to G. D., spinster, of this town, to be at an end by reason of her pawning the engagement ring," Is from the per- sonal column of a German newspaper. This Will Interest Mothers. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Child' ren, used bv Mother Gray, a nurse la Children's Home. New York, Cure Fever- ishness. Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the bowels and destroy Worms. Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y. Preaches and Plays BalC Rev. J. Emory Parks of Westhamp- ton Beach, L. I., Is an enthusiastic baseball player, and in a recent game between local clubs pitched for his home nine and made a fine record. Lewis' "Single Binder" straight fli cigar. Made by hand of ripe, thoroughly cured tobacco, which insures a rich, sati& tying smoke. You pay 10c for cigars not *° good. Lewis' Factory, Peoria, 111. If he does really think there Is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when he leaves our hou&e tot as count our spoons.--Johnson. No chromos or cheap premiums, but a better quality and one-third more of Defiance Starch for the price of other starches. BARONESS DE ROQUES TELLS V| DAUGHTEK'S SUFFERING The best Insured man In the try is Wanamaker, with $1,600,000 on his life. .•PS. *•;"?&' If HPJ. SZQ&TVCZ SZ&a&rJT After spending fourteen years within English prison walls, Mrs. Flor­ ence Maybrick, former society girl of Mobile, Ala., who In 1889 was sen­ tenced to life Imprisonment for the murder of her husband, will shortly be released and return to America in time to recover ancestral estates from an unfaithful steward. Mrs. May brick's case has caused much interna­ tional interest, and now that she is to be released the story of her suffer* Ings, told by her mother, should prove of great Interest The Baroness de Roques. It seems almost Inconceivable that after these terrible years since my daughter's conviction and imprison­ ment, the time should be bo near when she is to be released and allow­ ed to go her own wtty. But the re­ port is really true. It has been well authenticated, for the announcement comes from the home office, which now authorizes our Washington law­ yers to use the fact of my daughter's release next year as a reason for securing the postponement of the trial of the lawsuits bearing on our inter- est In the land in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia until she. Is able to personally testify. When in 1889 my poor child's trial closed with the sentence "Guilty of the murder by arsenic poisoning of her husband, James Maybrick," such a storm of indignation arose from English and American alike that there wis no doubt as to the general opinion. That a young woman, scarcely more than a girl, should be accused of that crime on such meager evidence as was. . ̂ > -- m v r v ~ it was a well-established fact that Mr. Maybrick was an arsenic fiend and took the drug in his food. It appeared also on the trial that Maybrick was always dosing himself with medicines for stomach trouble and taking double doses of whatever was prescribed. Unimpeached wit­ nesses testified that they had seen Maybrick buy arsenic and take It, in powders and in solution. Proof of my daughter's guilt was never made public. She was accused of murdering her husband and tried on that charge. Because traces of arsenic were found in his stomach the court assumed, though it was never proven, that he died of arsenic poison­ ing. Many great lawyers have exerted their efforts toward her release, and time and again it seemed certain. The late chief justice of England, Lord Russell of Killowen. was our most steadfast friend. After certain repre­ sentations had been effectively made to the authorities he would assure me that my daughter would be freed. Chief Justice Russell held a decided opinion on the case. After my unhap­ py daughter's conviction, his lordship with characteristic persistency as­ sailed home secretary after home sec­ retary, seeking as It were, to carry his former client's freedom by storm­ ing the positions of those who kept the key of her prison house. To Sir Matthew White Riley he wrote: "If called upon to advise In my character of head of the criminal judicature of this country I should advise you that Florence Maybrick should go free." But all this good man's work did not avail against the secret working of our unknown enemy. Our aim seem­ ed almost within our grasp, and sud­ denly, for some mysterious reason, It \*oman Holds Important Office. To Mrs. C. B. Hotyarn of Dallas probably belongs the distinction of holding more important offices than any other woman In Texas, if not In the country. She is deputy United States circuit court clerk, deputy United States district court clerk, both for the northern district of Texas; stenographer for the United States marshal and holas a commis­ sion as deputy United States marshal for this district, as the law requires the marshal's employes to be and act as deputy marshals. This law gives her the right to carry "deadly weap­ ons," but it is stated that she has never tried to bluff anyone. Triumph of Adelaide Rlsterl. Adelaide Ristorl, whom the German emperor has hailed as "the queen of tragedy," is the Marquise De Grillo, although known to the history of the stage simply ps Ristorl. She was born at Frulli in 1821 and between 1865 and 1873 was the undisputed queen of the stage. Ristorl has bean living in almost oomplete retirement since 1ISS. faded away. Always some apparently logical reason was given for the rejec­ tion, but we, who knew the Inside workings of the case, were not de­ ceived. To the end of his life the fate of Mrs. Maybrick occupied Lord Rus­ sell's thoughts, and he never ceased, either privately or officially, as the opportunity occurred, to say that there had been a grave miscarriage of jus­ tice. I do not think these Important opinions of the lord chief justice of England are at all known to the American public. I am sure their Im­ portance will be recognized as proof of the Innocence of this most unhappy victim of judicial error. Lord Russell was not a man to do anything against his conscience, or faith, and in his position he was not called upon to follow up his client's case with appeals for release, for over ten years, as he did. I was honored with RusqaU!« confidence nnA t that he bdllev- --. airs. Maybrick to be Innocent and a much Injured woman, that there be­ ing no court of criminal appeal In England was a great obstacle to her vindication, and that the desire not to admit Judicial error was predomi­ nating in the legal circles. For some time, since Lord Russell's death left us with one less good friend, our own countryman, Mr. Choate, the United States ambassador in England, has been unfailing in his assistance; A short time ago he made an appeal to the British home secretary, Mr. Akers-Douglas, for the release of my daughter, so that she might appear In America in the lawsuits that are pending for our family estates. And now, thanks to him and to our law­ yers, the release long waited for is assured. The Medico-Legal society of New York did most extraordinary work a few days since. They brought out a splendid memorial, with signatures of the most honored of our legal and medical men. Experts of science and ability all united in this cause. But my daughter and myself have been most thankful for the goodness of the American women. Beginning with Mrs. Blaine, the wife of our then secretary of state, and glorious Gall Hamilton, Mrs. Helen Densmore, with her wonderful pen, the women of the Medico-Legal society, the women of the different press associations, and so mr.ny others from all parts of the world, letters having come to me all these years from women whose names perhaps, I should not mention. They have warmed our stricken hearts and, in fact given us the strength to live on these terrible years. We will be thankful to return to our own dear country and will never cease to wonder how we were ever so blind as to leave America. Disliked Anything Weak. The late Bishop Wilmer, Episcopal bishop of Alabama, was once being entertained by Major Waddell, a de­ voted churchman, but who at that time was not Intimately acquainted with thift. bishop.. When they reached home after a long morning service the bishop looked very much exhaust­ ed and the major asked him If he wouldn't allow him to make him a weak toddy. "No, sir," replied the bishop very slowly. The major blushed and commenced to apologize, saying tnat he knew ministers did oc­ casionally under certain oonditlons take a toddy. "Yes, sir," said the bishop, "I do sometimes myself, but I do not like anything--weak!" EKMEH5E TCEACC0 PURCHASE. hrty-Blflit Thousand Bollani Mlf* fir a Faaey JLot of Totaoee. The biggest purchase of high grade tobaoco ever made in the West by m e.igar manufacturer was made last Wednesday by Frank P. Lewis, Peoria 111., for his celebrated Bingle Bindet cigar. A written guarantee was given that the entire amount was to befanqw selected tobacco. This, no doubL makes the Lewis factory the largest holder in the United States of tobaoco of bo high a grading.--Herald - Treat* script, Dec. £1, 190*. • ^ \ ' Destroyed the Souvenir. ^ f King Edward's recent visit to Bdlfc burgh recalls the last former visit made by an English king--that of George IV, in 1822. Among the first to go out to the royal yacht was Sir Walter Scott, to present the king with a sliver star, the gift of the 19t dies of Edinburgh. Sir Walter ri» mained In conversation with the kins for an hour and in the exuberance ol his loyalty put Into his pocket, as fl relic, a glass from which the king ha4 druik some wine. Then the author shortly afterward sat down thought* lessly and crushed the glass to pieces The Four-Track News, with a monthly edition of 50,000 copies, has a steadily increasing subscription list, while its system of distribution is one of the best enjoyed by any magazine. In the United States and Canada it is handled by thirty-four news companies, while the International News <5®. dis­ tributes it throughout Europe. For­ eign "offices for the reception of sulK scriptlons are maintained at London, Southampton, Bremen, Paris, HavrSt Antwerp, Liverpool, Hamburg and Genoa, and files are kept at the office of every United States consul and con­ sular agent in the world. Through ths express companies and tourist agents it is also on sale at upwards of 600 places, embracing 210 cities in forty* five foreign countries.--From Printers^ Ink. The North Pole Farceb Sir Clements Markham, president of the Royal Geographical society, strongly deprecates the costly expedi­ tions which the various nations sent out in rivalry without any system ol co-operation. He considers future north pole expeditions as worthless! useless for geographical purposes; useless from the naturalist's point of view. - Do Your Feet Ache and BurnT Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foofr Ease., a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Swollen, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. 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