PPy Br 12 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY. JUNE 4. 1892. I t p SCENES FROM BEING TEN ORIGINAL-STORIES, WBITTEN" FOE BY SIR GILBERT E. CAMPBELL, BART., Author of "Detective Stories From Real Life," "The Avenging Hand," "The Mystery of Mandeville Square," Etc. A SUBURBAN' DRAMA. Anyone who has wandered through that stensive suburban district which lies to :e north of London, will have felt a cer hin 'sensation of exasperation creep over him as he notices the roads, terraces and streets, all with more or less high-soundin; names which so closely resemble each other that the mind grows bewildered with the cjidless similarity, and feels a positive sense f relief when the monotony is broken by a chapel, a shop, or one of the before-men tioned house in a state of repair. It would Acm as if the playthings ot some giant's bantling had been set up, and then aban doned for some fresher and more amusing toy. AH are cast in the same mold, flight of eight stone steps leading up to the front door, breakfast room in basement, bay win don to parlor, and sleeping room above, low wall surmounted by ornamental iron railing enclosing garden in more or less decay, while in the rectangular inclosure at the back the dust bin is the most prominent object both to eye and nostril. There is not an atom of romance about the whole edifice, all is of the most intensely com monplace, and yet in one of these small sub v.rban villas, as they are loftily termsd bv the house agent, a drama of such strange in tensity was acted such as has seldom been heard of in a Venetian palace or a German castle. About three years before the opening of this story a most respectable elderlv gentle man, with a long silvery beard, called upon Messrs. Staple & Lock, house agents, of No. 48 Castletower Terrace, Cannonbury, and expressed a wish to look over the premises situated at ZSa 7 Dirlistone Road, which was to let Mr. Staple, who happened to be on duty, nt once took down his hat and accompanied the inquirer to the house in question, and ushering him in, began to expatiate upon the comforts and conveniences of the resi dence. The intending tenant let the house agent go on for some time, and then, striking his Etick smartly on the floor, observed: "Are vou aware, sir, that I am an older man than you?" "You have the advantage of me by per haps a year or two," responded Mr. Staple, politely. "And as snch," continued the old man, paving no heed to the implied compliment, "should know best what will suit me; so if you will kindly cease this useless chatter, which only makes my brain whirl, I wili look over the house and come to a de cision." X ever had the courtly Mr. Staple been taken up m short before. He bit his lip and relapsed into silence, while the surlv visitor made a minute inspection of the premises, not a defect in which seemed to escape those steel-ray eyes, which twinkled so brightly behind a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles. When the examination was completely concluded he turned to Mr. Staple and said: "The house is in very bad order and will require repapering and painting; the root in the wasnhouse is faulty and requires attention; the bells are not in order, and several of the boards are loose. If you can' , guarantee to have nil these repairs exe cuted in six months I will take the house " Mr. Staple was about to say that he could not agree to any such lavish expenditure, when the old gentleman motioned him to be silent, and continued, "I will take the lse on a lease tor 14 years at the annual y rental you mentioned." Mr. Staple was silenced. His mind had ever seared beyond a three months1 agree ment The house had been empty lor a long time, and so, alter a moment's consid eration, he closed with the ofler. "Here are my references," said the old gentleman, handing Mr. Staple a piece of paper. "My name is Hepper Godfrey Hepper and lama dealer in bric-a-brac and articles and curiosities of ail kinds. That side door will suit me admirably, but please have a new lock and strong bolt put upon it, for which I of course will pay. Mr. Hepper alluded to this lact that Xo. 7 was a corner house, and had a side en trance into the garden. The street into which this opened was in process of erec tion, that is to say, several carcases had been run up, but the speculative builder who had commenced the job had tailed, and the work was in temporary abeyance. Crusty old Mr. Hepper seemed likely to turn out a good tenant In due course of time huge chests, odd shaped boxes and outlandish-looking bnndles began to arrive for him. and many handsome carriages con taining faces well known in the fashionable world stopped at 7 Dirlistone road, in order that their owners might inspect old Godfrey Hepper's collection of curios from all lands. The old man paid his rent, taxes, and, indeed, all his bills, with the most rigid exactness, and more than once Staple and Lock congratulated themselves on having secured so eligible a tenant When business for the day was con cluded, aud the old gentleman took care that the hours should not be too long, he would lock and bar the house with singular caution, and then going oVer to the Monkey and Stewpan, a highly respectable public house, in an adjacent street, he would, by an arrangement which he had entered into with the landlord, partake ot the evening meal which was always in readiness for him. . Though he had checked Mr. Staple's flow of eloquence with such pitiless promptitude, yet Mr. Hepper was not adverse to tearing the sound of his own voice, and in the smok ing room of the aforesaid hostelry he would hold forth at great length. "1 once had my fortune told by a gitana, beneath the Giralda, in Seville," said he, "and she as sured me that I should lose life and for tune by the hands of a woman. She was like all her class, nearly right.but not quite so, for my wife was a bitter bad one, the widow oi a trader in Yokohama. She once threw an empty bottle of Schiedan at me, which narrowly missed my head, and v. as always picking and stealing in someway." "A troublesome helpmate, Mr," remarked Mr. Mattocks, the undertaker; "pray, have you procured a judicial separation?" "Death did that lor me at Surinam," an swered the old man, raising his hat, with an air of gratitude. "You haven't any family I think?" asked a young gentlenun, who looked on himself as a literary character, because he did the advertisement canvassing for a local paper. "My wife had a daughter by her lormer husband," answered Mr. Hepper, "as dif lerent from the mother as angels difler from demons. She is the very apple of my eye, and will have all my property if she weds the man of my choice." "We have not had the pleasure of seeing the young lady yet," said Mr. Mattocks. "tohe has been educated at a convent in Uruxelle," replied the old man, "but now that she has gone through her course of studies, I have sent for her, and she will be here next week." "And have you got a husband in your eye lor your lair daughter?" asked the ad vertisement canvasser. "What is it to you if I have," returned the old man rudely. "She is not lor you, Master Whippcrsnapper, but there, I am a lool to be put out by a silly question. My old friend and correspondent, Mynheer Van Doppel, ot Iiatavia, is the man I have se lected, as he is old enough to guide a young girl on the path of life." Shortly after this Mr. Hepper took his departure, leaving the frequenters ot the Monkey and the Stewpan to shake their heads and make sage remarks to the effect that such matrimonial arrangements did LIFE'S-STAGE, THE DISPATCH not suit the young ladies of the present age. On the day fixed the old curio dealer's step-daughter arrived, a tall, handsome girl, with an expression of great determination about her mouth, dark sparkling eyes, aud hair growing low down over her forehead. Katrina Van Henvel at first seemed de lighted with her emancipation from con vent rule, but after the first novelty of the change had worn away, she began to show symptoms of the same hot and self-willed temper which had charac terized her mother, and frequent and vio lent were the quarrels between her and her stepfather. She utterly refused to listen to the arrancments for a marriage with Mynheer Van Doppel, declaring that she had not come out of a convent to marry her grandfather, and altogether the old man, who had promised himself a life of supreme happiness with Katrina, began to look pale and haggard, and even his favorite business failed to interest him. Some three months after Katrina's return, as the old man was smoking a pipe; and en deavoring to fix his attention upon some jade ornaments which had just arrived from Lucknow, his step-daughter entered the room a little more quietly than mual, and placing her hand upon Mr. Hepper's shoul der, said: "Dad, I have been a great worry to yon, I fear." "You have not been all that I could wish, my child," answered the old man, aston ished at the gentleness of her manner, "but you are young, and there is plenty of time for amendment. Are you going to be a dutiful child for the future?" "I hope you will think so," answered the girl; "at any rate, you will have no more trouble about my marriage with old Dop pel." "What, you consent then?" exclaimed Mr. Hepper, an expresison of delight spreading over his face. "This is indeed joyful news." "Do not be In such a hurry, Pad," re turned Katrina. "I said you would have no more trouble about my marriase with tho Dutchman, for I was married this morning at the register oflico to Adolphe Kenouf, the brother ot one ot" my old schoolmates at the convent" A terrible scene followed. Mad with anger, Mr. Hepper grasped his daughter By the arm and shook her violently, and there is no sayiuj? what might have happened, for tho ;rirl was of a flery temper, and well able to deiend herself, had not the door suddenly opened, and a young man darted between the combatants. Adolphe Kenouf, for It was ho who had Interposed, was a heavily built young man, with reddish hair and beard and a pair of shifty, lowering eyes, which appeared in capable of looking anyone steadily in the face. He was not without good looks but what he had were marred by an expression of craft and cunning, which was the pre vailing characteristic of his features. Pushing the old man roughly aside he placed his arm round Katrina's waist and drew her toward him. "Keep your hands off my wife, old man," growled he In threat ening accents, with a savage flash of the eye, which struck terror Into Mr. Hepper's heart. The discussion which followed was a long and acrimonious one, bnt in the end the old curio dealer yielded and consented to re ceive bis step-daughter's husband. Adolphe Benouf knew a good deal about the bric-a-brac business; indeed, it was his knowledge of Mr. Hepper's connection with it that had caused lum to court his daugh ter. AH would have gone well had It not been for tlio violent temper of Katrina and the dishonest behavior ot Adolphe, whose deal ings with both money and stock were dis tinguished by the most utter moral ob liquity. After six months of constant jangling and bickering Mr. Hepper made up bis mind to leave England and go into partnership with iiis old lrlend Doppel, who Had returned to his native city of Amsterdam. He did not behave illiberally to his step-daughter and her husband, making them a present of a few thousand pounds to start In business and the use cf tho house in Dirlistone road, the rent of which ho would continue to pay.' In the event of Adolphe going on steadily he promised lurtber aid, but he declared that he would not live in the same house with the newly married couple any longer, as the continued quarreling was upsetting his mind. All his valuables were packed and secured In large cases, which were to be sent on to him after his arrival In Amster dam. Everyone in the neighborhood was ac quainted with the curio dealer's intending departure, and a good deal of sympathy was felt lor his undeserved troubles. Ho" had, however, of late appeared to shun his old acquaintances, and no surprise was there fore expressed when Adolphe, who was in the habit of visiting a wide range of public houses in the vicinity, stated that hlslather-in-law had slipped away to Amsterdam the evening before. About a week after Mr. Hepper's depart ure, a couple of tour-whoelod cabs, and Adolphe and his w ife, with a large quantity of luggage, drovo away in them. This cieatcd a good deal of comment in the neighborhood, :is no one had been lett in charge of the house, and Mr. Mattocks rather increased the mystery by informing the fiequenters of the Monkey and Stewpan ofafiesh discovery which he had made. 'I was nssinr hv Dentier's house " said he. "on my way here, when, to my surprise, I. saw tne old man at tne parlor winaow. x. waved my hand to him, but he took no notice, only 1 landed that he looked very glum. I expect that scamp Renouf has been playing some fresh trcks, and Hepper has turned his wife and him out, neck and eroc." Mr. Mattocks' auditors thought this very likely; but when the curio dealer made no sign or life, and when No. 7 seemed as deso late and'deserted as ever, people's tongues began to move a little lreely, and it was universally decided that the undertaker's news had been the offspring of his too lively imagination. Mr. Mattocks, however, declared that he had not been laboring under a delusion. "1 saw the old gentleman plain enough," said he, "and I think he must have been packing up something, for he had a piece of rope in his hand." The news of Mr. Hepper's return at length camo to tbeeais of Mr. Staple, and as a quarter's rent was due, he thought it would be a good excuse tor calling. He accord ingly did so at about 3 o'clock in tho after noon: but after knocking and ringing for about ten minutes without eliciting any response, he was about to leave, when, glancing upward, he saw tho figure of Mr. Hepper at one of the upper windows. The old man's face was very pale, and there was a terrible expression of'gloom upon his face, which sent a chill to the house agent's heart, so much so, indeed, tnat he did not renew his summons, but hastily descended the steps, and opening the Iron gate, stepped out into the road. As he did so, an uncontrollable impulse caused him to glance again at the house. The tace ot the curio dealer was now visible at the parlor window. "He must have come down precious sharp," muttered Mr. Staple, but as he cast his eye upwards, to his horror he saw that the figure was still at the upper window as well as in the parlor, and at the same time he caught a glimpse of him peering through the frames In the breakfast room. ' Mr. Staple rubbed his eyes to see if ho was really awake. For a few seconds the three figures were distinctly visible at three dif erent windows, aud then they vanished as suddenly as they bad appeared. The house agent felt exceedingly uncom fortable, and wondered whether this hallu cination, lor of course it could be nothing el.e, was not the warning that he was going to be attacked by snuie serious illness. For a while he was half-inclined to consult his medical adviser, but as the remembrance Hashed across his mind that Mr. Mattocks :il-n had seen the old curio dealer, he called tin the undertaker instead. His familiarity with death had made Mr. Mattocks a periect skeptic as to supernat n a! appearances, but for all that he looked very gravo when he heard the house agent's sio'.y. "Did you happen to have a key of No. 7?" asked he. "Certainly I have," returned Staple. "1 make a point nf having duplicate keys to all the houses in mv charge." "A handy arrangement when a defaulting tenant is Inclined to keep you out," laughed the undertaker. "Well,, what do you say to our making an inspection of the premises?" "Rather an extreme measure, is it not?" said the house agent. "You see trom what I can learn there was a good deal of valuable property left in the house, and old Hepper is not the sort of man to be trifled with." "If you don't like to take tho responsibil ity," suggested Mr. Mattocks, why not give notice to tho police?" "Thank you; give the houso a bad name, be badgered and worried by Inspectors, and perhaps get laughed at In the bargain. No police or me," returned the house agent "Very well, then, let ua pay the houso a visit nftor darlc. Yo will knook at the door, and If no one lets us in. why, you must use your key. I am sure that there ll a sorew loosasomewhere. Come, is it a bargain!" sail tho undertalfer. "Yes," returned Mr. Staple, altera mo ments' hesitation, "meet me at 11 this even ing at the corner of Dirlistone road, and wo will solvo this riddle." "Good," returned the undertaker, "I have abnU's-oyo lantern, perhaps I had better bring It." "There Is no use in doing that," answered the house agent, "the ins is laid on. It is an awfullv sultry night, is it not?" he added. "I half think we shall have n storm." "All the better," rejoined Mattocks, "there will not be so many people stirring. Well, good bye for the present'1 "We shall meet at Phillip!." added the undertaker, who had rather a weakness for theatricals, striking an attltnde. Mr. Staple was the first to arrive at the place of meeting, but the undertaker did not keep him waiting long. "Yon have got the key?" asecd he, as he sauntered up. "Of course l have," returned the house agent, "but come along, for I feel quite nervous." Scarcely had ho uttered these words than a blinding flash of llghtulng seemed to cleave the daik sky, and in an instant was followed by a peal of tnunder like tho roar of a piece of artillery. "I thought we should have it before long," remarked the undertaker, "let us get on, for the rain has begun." Short as was the distance to the door of No. 7, the seekers Into the mystery were almost soaked through by the heavy drops which came down in one continuous shower. At lust, however, the shelter of the doorway was gained, and Mr. Staple, raising his hand, gave a modest little knock. To his surprise the door was immediately opened, and by the gleam of the lightning he fancied he saw more than one dark figure ascending the stairs. "Did you see that?" whispered he, grasp ing his companion bv the arm. "Nothing but shadows," replied the scepti cal undertaker. "Light the gas, aud shut the door." As soon as this was done they entered tho parlor and lit one burner in tho gaselier which hung from tho ceiling. The room was in a terrible state of disorder. Packing cases were standing about with the lids wrenched off. and the valuable contents strewn anout the room! quaint old pieces of plate, and image Lemoge enamels, carvings in ivory, and silver-clasped books, were all lying about, as if someone liad been dis turbed in the act of removing them. "What can be the meaning of this?" asked the undertaker. "It is pretty plain," responded Staple. "The old man has been repacking his valu ables. But whore can he be?" As if in reply to the question, the folding doors were flung open and the figure of God frey Hepper appeared on the threshold. "Pardon our intrusion, Mr. Hopper," be gan the house agent: but ho stopped short, for there was something so appalling in the old man's expression that he could proceed no further. The face of the dealer In curios was swollen and distorted, and maiked here and there with livid streaks. In hi band he held a thin piece of cord, with a slipknot at the end of it. For an instant he stood motionless, and then raising his finger pointed upstairs. As he did so the clock struck 11, and in an instant an appalling mani festation took place. The figure of the old curio dealer seemed to form the center of the other shadowy counterfeits of itself, moving Dackwards aud forwards, now stationary for a moment, but in some unexplainable manner, now blending and now detaching themselves from the figure fi om which they appeared to emanate. As far as could be seen each counterfeit had the same shape and features, and each Dore in its hand the rope with the noose at the end of it. Once again the thunder pealed and the lightuing seemed to flash round the room, but as the' last stroke of 11 sounded rue suauowy ngure vauisneu, una tne origi nal apparition appeared to rise in the air aud disappear- through the ceiling. As if actuated by the same Impulse the two men darted upstairs and entered the back bedroom. A man was kneeling before an iron-clasped packing case endeavoring to force it open. At the sound of the entrance of the intruders, he started to his feet witn a mutteied oath, and snatching up a revol ver u hlch lay beside him, he leveled it at the head of the house auent. Staple saw that he had not a moment to lose, for the finger of the man was near the trigger and In another second the weapon would be discharged. Springing forward he grasped the man's arm and attempted to turn the muzzle on one side. In the strug gle they both came to the giound, the pistol explodingMs they did so. One of the com batants rose from the floor with a scared, pale face, but the other lay where he had fallen, writhing and moaning. "Great heavens, It is Renouf," said Mattocks, as he bent down and raised the fallen man's head. "Yes," returned Hepper's son-in-law, "It Is I, safe enough, and I nave got my death, so there is no use of mincing matters. I strangled the old man do you see him mopping and mowing at me in the corner there? and buried him "in the coal cellar; but he wouldn't keep quiet, and was up and down before I had stamped the earth over him. Katrina , woman-like, couldn't bear it though she was ready enough to lend a hand, when I was at work, squeezing the old fellow's throat, and so I had to take her out of the house; but I crept back after the nightfall and have been at work ever since hunting up the most uvailaolo portable property. He has never left me, and as the hours go on he increases in numbers, until by midnight there were 12 old men, all with tho same sunken face, and the ropo in their hand with which the trick was done. At first he made mo nervous, but I thought to myself, 'I was never afraid of you living, why should I tear you now that you are dead?' and so I w ent on with my woik, tell ing him to play his ghostly pranks as much as he liked. Give me some brandy, there is some In yonder bottle; I am feeling taint "1 shan't tell yoa where Kattina is, she will read all about this In the papers, and will be inad that she cannot come forward and claim the property. I don't know what in the name of the fiend made you meddling fellows come here: but at any rate your visit has done for me. There, now can you not see how contented the 11 faces all look; see, he is all found me, bending over me, and grinning, take him away. I am frightened now am I to be tormented with him through all eternity? I can feel his clammy fingers on my face and his ice-cold hand clutching at my heart take him away I say." Mattocks and Staple glanced arcundwlth a shudder, and saw the shadowy ring of ghastly forms encircling the dying man, and mocking his last agonies. It was but a momentary vision, and van ished, as with a wild shriek the murderer's spirit fled from his body. Adolphe Kenoufs words were true, Katrina never came forward to claim the old man's property, nor indeed was it ever known what had become of her. Doubtless she fled away, and in daily fear of being ar rested as an accomplice in her stepfather's death, passed tho rest of her days In misery and obscurity. ' Mattocks and the house agent gave their evidence at the Coroner's inquest and a search in the coal cellar produced tho body of the murdered man In due time a board purporting that the house was to let appeared in the garden of No. 7, Dirlistone road: but tho place is still untenanted, for the idea still remains that the spirit of the old curio dealer may yet linger about his last earthly habitation. THE END. Next Week, THKEE LINES." LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Three persons were killed by railroad trains in W aukegan, 111., Thursday. Van Horn, of Eastern Pennsylvania, is lost in the Northern Mexico desert It is now estimated that 400 miners lost i their lives in the Bohemian disaster. Chicago strikers are charged with an attempt to dynamite the McGregor boiler factory. Keeley's bi-chloride treatment is said to have already cured 20 confirmed drunkards . in Copenhagen. Officers are straining every nerve in the Indian '.Territory to run down the Santa JTo express robbers. Jeff Davis' birthday was celohrated as a legal holiday for the first time in Florida and' Mississippi yesterday. A report that Argentlnia will try to an nex Paraguay is stirring up the inhabitants of the smaller Republic. In the new Chilean Congress the Cabinet Is in a minority by 40 votes. The Ministry will, of course, step down and out The Bethlehem Iron Company Thursday sent its first consignment ot armor plates for the battleship "Indiana to Cramp's ship yard. A bitter newspaper controversy between S. E. Bennett and W. A. Clark, religious edi tois at Little Rock, is likely to end In a duel. F. Patterson, manager of. Swift's beef houso in Cumberland, Md., has been ar rested, charged with crookedness in his ac counts. The criminal charge against Dr. Teed at Chicago fell through, because the prosecut ing witness failed 'to appear at the pre liminary hearing. Keeper Buck, of Dunnemora Prison, New York, who has been on'trial for assist ing Bunkoer O'Brien to escape, was yester day lound guilty. By tho explosion of a bark mill boiler at Andersonville, Va., Thursday inight, one man was killed, ono mortally wounded, and three others badly injured. Palaclo's troops have lost a battle fought on the prairie, near Valencia. The rebels captured the town of Maturin. Los Tahlos has been recaptured by Government troops. Rector Ahlwardt, the originator of the charge that Loewe 3s Co., Berlin rifle- manu facturers, had supplied the German Gov ernment with defective firearms, has been arrested. W. A. Futch, one of the ringleaders in the Monroe Junction (Fla.) express robbery and murder, in a sworn statement denies the published reports that he was tortured to compel him to confess. At a meeting of the Executive Commit tee of the National Prison Association of the United States yesterday It as moved to hold the opening session in Ford's The ater, Baltimore, Saturday, December 3. The Billings and Great Falls stage was held up by masked men near Billtngs.Mont, Thursday morning, and tho treasure box and mail saoks taken after one horse was shot. The passengers wore not molested. Early Thursday morning a dozen masked men took Alfred MIdklff from his homo at faharpsville, Ind., tied him to a tree and gave him a whipping. MidkifTs body was frightfully cut, and he is now confined In bed. At Atoka, Kv., Mose Bottom's 6-year-old daughter Killed her 18-month-old sister. She beat out the child's brains and broke its neck with a piece of stoAe wood. The child seemed to bear some hatred to her baby sister. A murderer was to be executed recently at the capital of the Seminole Nation. The executioners wore so drunk that they only wounded the prisoner, yet despite his vigor ous kicking, he was nailed up In a box and buried alive. Bear creek, in Laclede county, Mo., about a year ago disappeared in a cavity at a certain point, continuing in an under ground channel. As a result of tho recent floods, the farm under which it disappeared has caved in. A Cheyenne lawyer named Taggart served his client in jail, Ktnch McKinney, by handing him a revolver. In the latter s efforts to escape he held the Jail tor eight hours with the weapon. Taggart wa3 ar rested and has confessed. Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., pastor of the Twenty-third street Baptist Church, New York, was held in $1,000 bail yesterday on a charge of criminal libel preferred by Ex cise Commissioner Joseph Koch, who claim s that the reverend gentlemm libeled him criminally in ono ot his recent sensational sermons. President Barrios, of Guiftemala, in- One of the Best Known Hair dressers in Boston. Mr. Harrington Appears Before His Friends in New Role. Time Was Not Long: Aero When They Anxiously Inquired About Him. For more than a score of years Mr. A. O. Har rington, whose place of business is 8 Congress !?q., has beeu known to the bankers and brokers in the State street district, says tbe Boston Globe. Mr. Harrington is one of tbe best known, as he Is one of the most excellent barbers in the city, and his reminiscences of the prominent men of Boston who have frequented his shop would make a very interesting story. Atpres entMr. Harrington is re ceiving congratulations of his friends. For almost 10 years he has carried a Cane continuously, and has fre quently walked only with the aid of a crutch. It was In November last that his cratch disappeared. A. O. nABRtKQTOK'. and soon afterwards he went about his work and walked to and from his shop without the aid of a cane. Yesterday he told a Globe reporter that he didn't expect to have to use them again. I have done more work myself since Novem ber," said Mr. Harrington, "thin I bad done be fore for two years. I'll tell you all about It. Ten years ago I bep an to have rheumatism, and for ten years I suffered with it I was laid up In bed as often as once in six weeks, and up to last Septem ber I had been attended by all kinds of physicians, had tried electricity and all manner of things, but always without any permanent relief. I could not stand on my feet long at a time, and had to leave my bnsiness principally to my men. "In November, for the first time, I began to take Paine's celery compound. I had taken Just four bottles when I was able to walk and work like a new man. I left my crutch at home and dropped my cane, and 1 1 arc It to you If 1 don't look like a well man." It Is not flattery to say that Mr. Harrington would never be suspected of ever having carried a crutch in his life, A year ago, as scores of promi nent business men know, he was a very different looking man. He was laid np so long about that time that his friends used to anxiously Inquire for him. To-day" said Mr. Harrington. "I am a well man, aud Paine's .celery compound has cured me. I freely recommend every one similarly affected to try It. "My friends ask me what I have been doing that I am so 'smart,' and I am glad to tell them that I have been taking Paine's celery compound. A number of my customers are now taking it on my recommendation, and it is doing them good. I shall be pleased to see anyone who Is suffering with rheumatism at my place of business, and shall be glad to answer their questions." A well-known Insurance man who had overheard a part of the conversation, told the Globe reporter that he remembered the day he first met Mr. Har rington last winter, walking without his cane, and remarked that he was so interested in the case that tie had taken home a bottle of Paine's celery com pound to a member of his own family, who had chronic rheumatism. "It has, we believe, com pletely cured her. We are never without it in the house." Paine's celery compound is an honest remedy. It is not a patent medicine. It is taken by the rich and the poor. 1 is prescribed by physicians. Medi cal journals have reported time and again tbe cures It has effected. There has been this spring an un precedented demand for It As Mr. Harrington says It Is doing good. I , - , I 1 THt EVOLUTION OF SENSE & NON-SENSE SCENE III. But twenty-two! one in the full bloom of active womanhood with "good digestion, 'health, and appe tite" and grace of carriage, built on perfect health, a model of activity and happy living. The other each year of hers has been twofold she's old in body, young in years, a wreck of what she might have been. She laces wears corsets look at her fig ure would you be like her? the sense of woman says emphatic NO I Then let all women wear the Equi poise Waist. Fit as custom made. Sold exclusively in Pittsburg by Jos. Home & Co. MadebjGeororrottCo..lBo3ton, rrs tended to send ei-Preeldent Barrillas on a mission abroad, 30 that he might escape the consequences of his misdeeds. The people got wind of the plan nnd brought serious ac cusations against the ex-President A strong feeling against Barrillas exists among all classes' of people, and President Barrios will be held responsible if he allows him to escape. DEATH BTWATER. Tho millions of Dancers Water Contains and the Rapidity With Which They In creaseDon't Take Any Chances. Few people have any Idea how Impure even the purest drinking water Is. The very best water known is full of germs. They are tho most prolific creatures of which we have any knowledge, for a single one may be the causative parent of more than sixteen mil lion five hundred thousand descendants in a day. They aro also posseised of great vitality, for they can be carried great distances in water without losing their power of produo lng disease. They can be frozen or even boiled Tithout being destroyed. They may be kept dried for Years nnd yet when placed in a suitable medium will come to life and produce feimentation and decay. They are the gi eat producers of malaria, fever, grip and most serious diseases. "But," you say, "what can be done to avoid them, since they cannot be killed by boil In e?" There is but ono thing whioh will effectively destroy them, and that Is coming In contact with spirits. A small amount of pure spirits in the water wili effectually kill them and dostroy their evil effects, but it should be borne In mind that nothing but the purest and best spirits should be used for this purpose, nnd that nothing is equal to whiskey. Not the ordinary whiskies which are upon the market, but something far above them something which is highly en dorsed by the scientific world. Such a whiskey is Duffy's Pule Malt, which is to day more popular than ever before in its history, and which Is doing wonders to de stroy the germs of every disease. There aro hundreds of families that use it constantly in connection with their drinking water, both at the table and between meals. Be ware of any druggist or grocer who seeks to offer you something he says is "Just as good." Duffy's Is the only pure medicinal whiskey upon the martcot a EE'S BTJT.T.F.TIN. WISDOM IS WEALTH. The prudent housewifo buys atMcKee's. I am renowned for selling tho finest New York Goshen cheese obtainable. Call and buy a pound, and test the truth of my state ment "Kirkoline" does more cleansing than twice the amount of any other soap powder. Did you hear of "Cottoline?" It'satMcKEE'S. Please call and we will tell you all about it. Grocers and druggists and confectioners will take notice that I sell granulated sugar by the barrel nt 4Jo. Just arrived lrom first hands a large lot of the finest quality of citron, which I will sell by the bos of 25 lbs. at l'Jc. Under no consideration will I carry over my stock of jams, preserves and marma lade. Tlior are for sale at what they'll bring. Conscious of tho immense prospect of Cali fornia fruitage, concessions in that depart ment of our stock are the order of the day. , Why exhaust a whole vocabulary describ ing the wheat from which VANCLEEF FLOUR Is madeT the bread tells the story. Hops are sold hero at 15c per lb same price the Jobber asks for thom by the box. Cocoa shells sifted 9 lbs, lor 25c By the bag 2e. Four boxes lye old iron boxes for 30c. Anyone who thinks the CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER Worth 40c a pound can get it at that price at McKEE'S. Send for price list and order by mail. Goods freighted free by ordering $10 worth or upward. JOS. M'KEE, 36 Ohio St., Allegheny. Je3-s Don't Scare . Yourself Sick. Disease Feeds on tho Disordered Imaginations of Ignorant Men. Functional symptoms, harmless in them selves, are distorted into derangements of the most serious nature by tho morbid brooding of a trightened mind. Your mind should be kept bright vigorous healthy by lays of puiest sunshine. Let us brush away all the old shadows of ignorant superstition and let in some New Light' on Old Subjects. A Begnlar Physician's Book of Information and Advice. The author is not interested In the sale of appliances of any kind, his sole purpose being to furnish to those afflicted with real or imaginary ailments u reliable source of information. A large number will be at once lestored by tho discovery that their ills are imaginary and symptoms not Incon sistent with health. Some space is devoted to the best methods of treating CATAIUUI, a disease by no means so dangerous as popularly supposed. Written in plain, every -day -English, and published in condensed, convenient form. One Volume: Price, $2.00. Sent by mail on receipt of price. Addiess Crownshield Publishing Co., my22-241-TTS3u CHICAGO, ILL. WHY IS THE L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE cenRImeii TOE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE HONEY? It Is a seamless shoe, with no tacks or wax thread to hurt the feet; made of the best fine calf, stylish and easy, and because tee make more ehoet at thu grade than any other manufacturer, it equals hand sewed shoes costing from $1.00 to $3.00. CC 00 Genuine Hand-sewed, the finest calf 93a shoo ever offered for $3.00; equals French Imported shoes which cost from $3.0) to $12.00. 6A "0 Hand-Sewed Welt Shoe, fine' calf. Br stylish, comfortable and durable. The best shoe ever offered at this price ; saxnegrade as custom-made shoes costing from $6.00 to $9.00. CO 50 Police Shoe; Farmers. Railroad Ken tft 0 and Letter Carriers all wearthem; nnecalf, seamless, smooth lnrlde, heavy three soles, exten sion etlce. One pair will wear a year. ffiO SO fine calfi no better shoe ever offered at JBeSm this price; one trial will convince those who want a shoe for comfort and service. CO 25 and S'2.00 Worklnsman's shoes JVAh are very strong and durable. Those who have given them a trial will wear no other make. Dnvc) S2.00 and 81.75 school shoes are D VJ 9 worn by the boys everywhere; they sell on thclrmerits, as the increasing sales show. I art ioe $3.00 Ilnnd-sewed shoe, best kddlCS Congola. very stylish; equals ireacb Impacted shoes costlngfrom $1.01) to S5JX1. tallies' !i.50, S2.00 and SI. 75 shoe for Hisses are the best fine Dongola. Stylish and durable. Cantloo. See that W. L. Douglas' name ui? pcice are stamped on the bottom of each shoe. By TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE,! Insist on local advertised dealers supplying you. -- 1 i)o',T ,k. firo'''-' '--. !- D. Carter,.n Fifth avenue; J.jr.Frohrin(r.S89 Fifth avenue; llTX & G. M. Lang, 4501 Butler street rituburg. Henry Roser, No. 109 Federal street . a. Hollman, No, 72 Rebecca street, Alleghu M'K stuMrn NEW ADTEBTI3EMEWTS. 1 -" 11.1 MMM,i, T ONE OF 000 ARTISTS. DO you know that the man who handles the scissors when a suit of clothes is to be made should be just about as much of an artist as the man who wields the brush when a picture is Jo be painted? Nothing- could be simpler than making a suit if ivery wearer hap pened to be built alike. The .trouble is that humanity is not fashioned in a common mold, and therefore every suit of clothes should Jiave as much individuality about it as the individual who pits it on. For a fit, and an artistic fit at that, come to us. Our popular prices are within the reach of all We make suits to measure as low as $20. Trousers to order as low as $5. Our selection ofclotlis the largest in this city.' Try our Tailoring Department 4 Clothiers, Tailors, Hatten and Furnishers, 954 AND 956 LIBERTY ST., STAR CORNER. my30-71-TT8 tSTABlISHEU 131U. BLACK GIN KIDNEYS, In a relief and sure curs fo the Urinary Organs, Grave and Chronic Catarrh, of the Bladder. The Swiss Stomach Bitten are a sure cure for D vsDenala. tbapemabk Liver Complaint and every species of indigestion. Wild Cherry Tonic, themost popular prep aration for euro of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and Inn? troubles. Either or the above, tlper bottle, or 8 for $5. It your druggist does not handle these foods write to W1L F. ZOELLER, sole M'fr ittaburg, fa. Ja-a?Tra JAS. M'NEIL & BR0., BOILEES, PLATE AND 6HEETIEON WORK. PATENT SHEET-IRON ANNEALING BOXES. With an Increased capacity and hydraulic machinery, we are prepared to furnish all work in our line cheaper and better than hv the old iiiooUb. Repairing and general machine work. Twenty-ninth street and Allegheny Vallsy Railroad. fel6-60-TTS d. O. FLOWER, ZDexL-fcal Office -32? JPEJINnV VAE 500 IBSSSiS W "fWlTNT the next four months the demand for homes for l I I r workingmen at the new town of ALIQUIPPA, on V 1. 1. M. i the P. & L. E. R. R., will be greater than the supply, which means that the opportunity for renting or selling will be most profitable to those having homes to meet the demand. The five factories already there will employ over 1,000 men, and new ones will soon swell the industries there. Now is the golden opportunity for investing. A lot will cost $300. $1,000 more will build a good frame house, wliich will rent for $200 a year a 15 per cent invest ment; in addition to the trebling in the valuation of the property. One-half the lots have already been sold. All we ask is that you take a little time to investi gate the new town. Time thus spent will prove money to you Plans and information about ROOM 30, .? SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THREE WONDERFUL M I 8,000 Straw Hats anil Bonnets FOR Ladies and Misses. This lot includes some extra fine Hats, principally in blacks, some with Milan Crowns, some with fancy lace brims; some are of all Lace. In brief, it is a lot which includes some of the best shapes and qualities of the season, which have been old at 50c, 75c, $1, $1.25 and $1.50. We shall sell all at 25 Cents Each. Can such a bargain be surpassed? No; but we have a bargain in Artificial Flowers that will match it We offer 2,000 SAMPLE SPRAYS OF FLOWERS, No two alike, worth from 50c to $1 a spray, at 25 Cents Each. REMEMBER, THE FIRST COMERS HAVE THE FIRST CHOICE. 120 FINE FRENCH WREATHS, worth $1 to $2 each, fill 50 CENTS EM FLEIS I& MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. TV HOUSES WANTED -ALIQUIPPA CAN BE HAD AT WESTINGHOUSE BUILDING at ' . i& SPECIALTIES. GO. 504, 506 & 508 it Street .'e .-. .'A JetmisTi . . - . r ,.- m s ' - - I -. ,V(. J " ,4.-1 V-.-, - j- -, r , ' . ' -' ' . v ' '. K-t i - ifefw
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