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TIIE SCRAKTON, THIBUNE SATUK DAY. MORNING,- OCTOBER ,19, 1895.
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' " CHAPTER I.
Dallett was at the tiller, but his post
was an easy one. as the M. 8. with her
main sheet eased off. waa barely mak
ing Bteerape way. The cabin hatch had
been pushed back and the awiitus cast
tta shadow over the cockpit, where a
merry party was comfortably disposed
while listening to one of Burnbee's re
markable yarns.
"Do you believe It?" Miss Marcey
asked. mo in a whisper.
"Why, as to that." I replied, "I have
'heard Rood part of it before. It Is an
article of faith with all the people of
the coast within fifteen miles of Calrn
storme Island."
'Be quiet," admonished the chape
rone. "What are you people whisper
ins about?"
"Did the bell really ring-. Mr. Dal
lett?" questioned Itessle Oermond.
"Yes," eald Uurnbee, "ask (Dallett.
He comes from that part of the country,
too."
Thus appealed to. Dallett patted the
tiller for a moment and hesitated. At
length he Bald: "Yes. U ts true; at
least about the bell. X have heard the
Calrnstorme bell a. dozen times, but as
for the rest of it, what became of the
woman and all that. It Is only popular
report. 1 do not pretend to say whether
it is so or not."
"O, isee here." objected Fred Freyer,
"you are getting this story mixed. Let
8!urnbee tell It his own way. 1 want
to hear what 'became of the woman."
Hiss Marcey looked at me and laughed.
Uurnbee went on.
"When Calrnstorme brought his wife
down there Fhe was the talk of every
one for a while. I have heard my uncle
Ochiltree say that she' was the hand
somest woman that ever left the OU
Cairntoio:'s Was a Synonyms
Hospitality.
Dominion, and he knew most of those
that remained. In his day. Calrnstorme
met her first In .Baltimore, I think, and
took her away from the most fashion
able set there to bury her on that for
saken Island.- AVhat? O. I don't mean
It was barren or anything of that kind
or that there were not all the comforts
that wealth can buy. Calrnstorme was
an odd fellow, but he was upKsed
to be Immensely wealthy, and his bis
house waa as finely adorned, outside
and In. as any mansion In the Boutn.
He had servants without end and gar
dens and conservatories and all mat
sort of thing. The old place was filled
with 'books and pictures and guitars
and bric-a-brac and things lying around
Just as he left it when 1 was in there
last.
"Lonely? AVell. I don't suppose It was
lonely Just at first: because-tlit-re weie
always parties coming over from the
mainland. lts of company, always a
house full. They say that when the
wind set right you could hear music
from there all day and all night com
ing over the water like like well, I
am no good at similes and we will have
to let it go at that. Anyway, there
was a good deal of entertaining, and
by all accounts they must have had a
Jolly time. Why, Calrnstorme" name
at that time got to be a synonym for
hospitality. I reckon there was not a
governor or a general or a representa
tive of one of the old colonial families
that did not know the taste of Oairii
storme's Madeira, nor one of their
daughters fnor many of their wives)
that had not enjoyed a flirtation on
on of those verandas. Mrs. Calrn
ntorme was said to be that delightful
but rare creature, a perfect hostess.
'What did you say her maiden name
was?" asked some one.
"I did not say but It was there, I
had It on the tip of my tongue. Oh,
yes, Burnette. Florence Burnette."
'MIssiMarcey gasped a little as though
she heA been douched with spray. I
looked at her and saw that she was
quite pale.
"What Is the matter?" I asked In an
undertone. Hut she motioned me with
her hand to ij silent and 'Burn bee went
on with his story.
"The whole thing gaiety, visitors,
music, lights, entertainments all
stopped suddenly one day and the Calrn
storme mansion was shut up. Some of
the servants were taken down to
Charleston and others lived In a scared
sort cf way In the quarters. It was
given out that Calrnstorme and his wife
had gone abroad. - - -
"After a While he came back. No one
knew exactly when he came, but one
day he appeared, looking quite ill and
old, hut dressed with the same scrupu
lous carp he had always shown. He was
alone. What had become of his wife
nobody knew and nobody dared to ask.
The story was that she had dledi and
was buried In Florence, and 1 do not
suppose her family ever questioned It,
but the neighborhood either then or
afterward began to harbor a suspicion
that she had never left the Island.
However, no one had a chance to find
out anything, as visitors were no longer
encouraged., The place got a bad repu
tation. People said' it was haunted.
Even the niggers were regarded with
distrust and fear by the black people
on shore and every once In a while one
of them would rim away. It was a
desolate spot. I have gone down there
for ricebirds when I was a youngster,
and never have I seen greater desola
tion. The cotton had run wild and was
tangled with vines and weeds, bind
weed running over everything and the
LOST BUT LIFE SHIED.
Mrs. Edward Myers, of Athens, N. T.,
Jiad been treated for months in the
usual way for erysipelas, without bene
fit Her hand had become a mass of
putrifled flesh,. the blood .so poisoned
that her life -was despaired of..- At this
time 'Mrs. Meyers sought the advice of
lr. David Kennedy, who found It Im
possible to save the hand, so he am
putated the same, then gave her
OR. DAVID KEHHEDr
FAVORITE REMEDY
which drove the poisonous disease out
of her system, thus saving her life.
Had . (Farvorlte Remedy been used
earlier In the development oferyslpelas,'
Mrs. Myers would have saved her hand.
The worst cases of eesama, salt rheum
and scrofula yield to Favorite Remedy.
t
for
EDGAR MAYHEW BACON.
Irving Bachaller.l
rice crushed down In the bottom where
the half-starved cattle had wallowed In
it. The live oaks were ragged and the
gray moss had about killed off the cy
presses. Nightshade and poison Ivy
literally covered the rlace where the
garden had leen and the broken Jalou
sies on the veratula Hupped with the
wind."
"There were some tales about visit
ors from the water side," interposed
Dallett.
"Yes. That was where the belt came
In. The story went that Calrnstorme
had got in with a gang: of freebooters
or pirates and. the bell was a signal."
"Do tell us about the bell," lisped Miss
Love.
"Well,. It's Just this. The bell rings
all by Itself when a storm Is coming
up and people In the channel In their
Ixiats can hear it and always get under
shelter. It tolls like a funeral bell. It
used to toll when Calrnstorme was
alive and then people siiid lie was ring
ing as a signal to some of his bucca
neer associates; but then after his
death, when no one was living on the
Island at all. it kept on ringing Just
the same. Then they said that his ghost
rang it."
"Decidedly grewsome. Hut what sort
of a bell Is It ?"
"Oh, that Is the strange part of it.
There Isn't any bell. Different parties
have hunted the island over and have
not found a trace of a bell anywhere.
When you hear It tolling you would
swear that some one was being burled,
but It has never been located. One
man, who was storm-bound there, was
almost frightened out of his wits by it.
He got away as far an he could from
the house and the s'hadow of the trees,
where he could breathe, he said, down
by the barren rucks on the shore, and
according to his story the bell followed
him and tolled in the air right over
his head."
"There Is a belief." Interrupted Dal
lett, "that when that Ih-11 Is heard by
the people on a vessel they nre sure to
be wrecked. It Is like seeing the Fly
ing Dutchman."
"That Is pleasant." I said. "I should
follow a classic precedent and stop up
my ears when passing the island."
"I suppose It nmuses Calrnstorme,"
continued Burnbee.
"Amuses Oalrnr-torme. Why what
are you thinking of? Calrnstorme has
been dead for a generation."
"Yes, but he has an unpleasant habit
of hanging around still. If the colored
people ;lIV to be believed."
"Oh, nonsense!"
'Perhaps It is. but they will not tell
you so. Call Tom, he was raised there.
Tom I"
Our negro steward came aft In re
sponse to the summons and saluted the
company.
"Cocktail, Mass Kurnboe?"
"Well, that is not a bad Idea of yours,
Tom, but it Isn't what I called you for.
Did you ever see Caiinstorme's ghost?"
"O, now Mass Burning', you es' askln'
that to make sno'te of do ok man.
! Shucks! I mos" fo'got dat 'sperieneo
ense I come 'way f'um de cos', an' dat's
some yeahs now."
"But we want to hear about It. What
were you doing on the Island?"
"Now Mass Burnbee. ymi's pnken fun
lik you nllus docs. I oin' do nutten
ilar Yep' jst' 's-plore "roun an' projec'
in de granger of de ole time." Tom
twisted his rap in his hands and looked
deprecatingly at his questioner.
"I know jes' w'at you goln' to dls
slnuate. hut 'tain' m, sah. I wa'nt
thtnkin' of stealin' nothln', on'y Jes'
jiplorln' 'roun. an' I get ketch when
ram nightfall cause I done fas'n my
boat po'ly an' de .tide drlf her away.
Pus thing I know it bin growln' dark
an' den 1 see light troo ! trees, like a
lightin' bug on'y mo' stlddier. I was
that skecred I like to froze, but some
thin' er another kep a pushln' an' a
pushln' to me. lak It say: 'Tom, you Is
lioiin' to go see w'at goin' on yander
at do Mr house.' I cropo up on de pl
azzah an' I look In troo do no'th winder
what de blin' ben off an' I se a sight I
aim goln' forget twell I cross obcr Jer
den. Yes, as true as I am standln'
yere. Mass Burnbee, I see the ole man
Calrnstorme, on'y he nln' a ole man
nuther. on'y we Jes chIs him dat, a
Settln' In one dem highb.ick red Cheers
wid a decantah of wine Iiefor him an'
he body sahvent w'nt u.se to wait on
him w'en he 'live, Btan'in' behlne he
cheer.
"Mass Cairnstorme he sit nn' he sit
Ink he ben thinkln'. but I nln' year an'
I ain' see he sayin' nuthln'.
"Torrecey he tu'n towns Lige, (dat de
r.ame of he body sahvent w'at wait on
him) an' he make motion wid he lip nn'
wld he nan. I (t ine lls'n hut I ain't
yere he sayln' a wud. Do wool rli tip
on top of mil' hed when I see dat nlggah
a movln' towards the place wha I done
hole de winder sill wld bote hand: fo'
I pow'ful weak "bout dat time. Hut he
g'j open do do' an' he bow an' he scrape
twell presen'ly In come fo" cler gen'l
mans, dress lak de ole pictures on de
wall. I aln' see nne dem pass me on
de po'th but dere dey Is, a bowln' and
'Cocktail, Sohr
a scrapln' to ole Mass Calrnstorme. I
see he sayln' sompln' to dem but I aln'
yere w'at ho say, an' dey smile an'
dey bow an' dey set down an' he'p
deyselves to de wine. Ahfter long time
dey go out an' Mass Calrnstorme he go
wld dem, all but one an' dey go to do
big do' in de hall.' Den dat one w'at lef
he look up to de do', an' he take hank
chuf w'at some one drop on de flo'
look lak lady handkehuf. 'An' he lahf
and put It to he lips and Bit look In' at
It. W'en he look up Miss Calrnstorme
atari 'in de do'way and she come In
swlf an' he done put he ahm roun her
an' " kiss her. Jes , den dey was
a gusl o' win' . push de do'
open an' dey . Jump, apart and Mass
Calrnstorme he come back smllln'. He
smile an' he smile and' he bow an' he
male lak he aln' nuvver seen no man
.w'at he t'lnk so much of lakhe do dat
young gen'lman. But bime by iMlss
Calrnstorme she go out an' say good
night do I aln" yere licr say It out loud
and den de jtwo men was sit alone.
Ahfter dat Mass Calrnstorme he po'. out
a glass o' wine fo' he fren' and den he
go to de press In de co'ner an' get two
swo'd an' he say sumthln' still smllln'
to his fren' an' de odder one jump up to
he feet lak he goln' have fit. -Den he set
in he cheer aiV put he head on the ahm
lak he goin' to sleep. (But Mass Calrn
storme he bow an' he smile an', he smile
an' he hoi' de heft of de swo'd towuds
de young man. Finally he Jes get up
quick lak he doan keer w'at happen an'
he take de swo'd Turn Mass Calrn
storme, an' dey cross. I see dem swo'ds
is like llghtnin' an' blme by de young
gen'leman fall, run troo do bress, an'
Mass Calrnstorme he fol' he ahin an
he stan' lookln' at him, still smllln',
twell presunly he wipe de r.wo'd w'at
he hoi', an' go fling It down in de co'ner
of de room lak It bu'n him, and put de
light out. I get down on all fo'a an'
crone off de planer and down amongst
de washerwoman weed w'at grow by
de path. Den I year Out der bell a toll
In' an' tollln' lak It was fo' a fun'ral."
Tom's tones and features were im
pressive, if his words lacked grace. I
could see that Miss Marcey' was shiv
ering a little. All were more or less im
pressed iy the superstitious negro's
tale, especially those whose youth had
been passed In the Old Dominion, where
the creed of the ghost Beer has not been
entirely outworn.
Dallett broke the spell.' "You "are as
good as the Arabian Nights, Tom."
"Yassah?" smiled Tom.
"But it's nearly time to take an ob
servation and that cocktail Idea of
yours had a more cheerful tone to it
Mian your story."
Tom's smile broadened to a grin.'
"Yassah," and he was gone. A puff
of wind shook the awning. Burnbee
rose languidly and looked to windward.
"I think we may need to take a differ
ent kind of an observation, old man;
the wind Is freshening."
CaKViPTEK II.
During the next hour a decided
rhnnge came over the ocean and sky.
The wind veered and was squally.
Awnings were down and the hatch
closed and the M. S. put about to beat
up the const again, homeward. An
other hour, and the app"arnnce of the
sky was ominous. We ihnd put a dou
ble reef In th? mainsail und donned our
oilers and mackintoshes, for the spray
made u clean sweep front the yacht's
....
1 bo M. S. I'ut About to llcot I p tho
Coast.
bows to the cockpit. The ladles had
reluctantly gone below. Dallett, as the
last of our fair companions disap
peared through the hatch, looked at us
In some anxiety. "I wish we had a dif
ferent sort of a freight, boys. We are
going t. have some nasty weather and
this shift makes a dead beat to wind
ward for fifteen miles; no JAke under
the circumstances. Some of those girls
are going to be sick before we get
back."
It was an Ignominious retreat. We
had planned to reach a certain bay and
camp there for a day or two, but the
adventure promised to be too perilous,
liurnbee beckoned to me and pointed
to the w stern s!;y. It was the color of
copper. Dallett was watching It anx
iously. At last he brought her up shak
ing In the wind and we reefed down
close at the word of command, leav
ing ihardly more than the peak, a bit of
canvas a big as a table cloth. "We
cannot do It," said the helmsman. "We
must put about again and run for It.
The Trawls are only twenty-five mllrs
down and there is a harbor where we
can lie."
trolng before the wind was so much
easier that the ladles ventured out,
quite delighted with the Idea that the
weather iliad moderated. The yacht no
!;nger pounded and surged, but
skimmed under h.T ptak like n petrel
and as we did not think it worth while
to enlighten them as to our chance of
course they were t-iithtly satisfied.
Oidy Miss Marcey, who was a better
sailor than the others, guessed the true
state of the case und she bravely held
her own council.
The copper sky changed to bronze
and a streak of lightning c-b-it It. The
horizon to windward was a deep black
line, that broadened tili the white crests
s-hewed against It.
H was a tempest when if reached us
finally. The M. S. sprang her length
like a wild horse under the lash and
the Jib broke adrift, our passengers
were once more housed below, for we
could no longer pretend to keep up a
holiday tone ami the room aft was
needed In working the lioat.
When darkness overtook us we were
still afloat, for the 'M. S. was an able
craft, but diurnbee and 1 had been tak
ing trick and trick at the pump for two
hours anil the weather did not lighten.
Suddenly, In a lull, Dallett said, "Do
you hear it?"
We listened. It came faint and fitful,
but deep and solemn. The tolling of a
bell.
When Burnbee spoke it was wrlh the
voice of a man who has heard news of
disaster. "That Is Calrnstorme bell. I
know Its sound. It means that in the
dark we have overrun our distance and
there Is no harbor between us and the
cape."
We could not see Dallrtt's face, but
we gathered close to hear what he was
taylng.
"There Is only one chance, boys. We
must make the lee of Calrnstorme."
"Hut the reef."
"There Is an opening somewhere. T
have gone In by daylight In decent
weather. We must chance It tonight.
It Is our only hope. .Stand by and he
ready If we strike. 'Better get the girls
out and tell them Just how the land
lays." This was said In short, Jerky
sentences, for It was not a time to
waste many word.
We ran for Calrnstorme Island in the
dark with what speed we. could, but it
was like the. progress of a bird with a
broken wing, and more thnn one Bea
came aboard, wetting us all well, before
we approached the reef. Fitfully, but
louder with each repetition, sounded
the ominous bell.
An electric display added variety to
the storm and the frequent glare of the
lightning Increased the terror of. the
more timid members of the party. As
we strained our eyes to make out If
possible the contour of the land a
strange thing occurred. A clgzag sheet
of violent llnme swooped to the earth,
revealing distant cypresses and live
oak trees and a stretch of rocky, bar
ren shore In one vivid panorama. The
center of this supernal (Ire seemed to
focus upon the broad roof of a gray and
gloomy dwelling, and almost Immedi
ately from tha't point rose the red glare
of a conflagration. -
Kxclamatlons of surprise and terror
followed the moment of silence during
which we realized what had happened.
Calrnstorme house had been struck by
lightning. It was Dallett who changed
the current of our thoughts witih t.
cheery exclamation. -
"Nature Is working our way, boys,
by that torch we will get In safe."
Indeed, It was obvious that nothing
moro favorable to us In our dilemma
could have happened. The great mass
of flame that soon lit the sky and re
flected on t'he sombre masses of the
foliage, Illuminated the sea as well and
Ehone across the crested, turbjlent
waves on which our little yacht tossed.
It was a friendly beacon. (
As we neared the shore the booming
of the great bell Increased during every
lull of the tempest. All on board heard
It and more than one heart quaked at
the sound, for superstition Is latent In
most human breasts, however w!cll we
may conceal the fact from ourselves or
our neighbors. , . . j ,
Dallett found the opening of tlje reef
and we stood through Into safety, drop-,
ping our kedge at last in tho quiet water
of the Inter reef to 'leeuard of the
Island. The change from thi tension of
anxiety and the great discomfort of our
recent voyage to the present compara
tive peace atid sceuruy was so groat
mat we all made iigut of such small
matters as the sea wet clothes we wore
and tne tuline incrustations on our
laces and hands, where the spray had
dried. We repaired damages wim mer
ry hearts ana words and- Tom crawled
out tiom some impossible lildintf place
In the "lo'c's'le baa'' and begun to pre
pare a meul, seasoning it wua muny a
quuint qulb; yet al ikw of speech was
Interrupted and rj..t eye rolled nervous
ly toward the shore with eaeh repeated
peal of the heavy bell notes that now
seemed ta be overhead. Indeed it
dashed all our spirits to hear that dole
ful sound. Odiss Marcey, to whom in
the excitement of our grea(est danger,
when wo first turner to the shore, 1 had
said a few words of u purely personal
nature, was decidedly nervous and stole
her hand tnto mine when no one was
looking. I had simply assured her in a
brief sentence, there being no time to
choose my words, thnt If we struck she
need be under no anxiety for her life,
as It was much more precious to me
than my own and 1 would see that no
harm came to her. That was all, yet it
seemed greatly to allay her anxiety and
now It was exceedingly pleasant to me
that fhe should show her reliance upon
me as her chosen protector. Iteully,
when I think of It I am inclined to for
get that there was any discomfort at nil
attending our sltuution. 1 hardly think
thut we watched the conllagration of
the Calrnstorme house as Intently as
our companions did, having other
thoughts to distract us.
Alter awhile the Haines died down
and then we took advantage of Tom's
efforts to make our quarters comforta
ble by turning In for rest, the women
In the cabin and the mi n In the cockpit,
where, In spite of the noise of the storm
that still raged outside and the sound of
the bell that continued to toll, sleep soon
came to most of us. Not to all. I luy
uwake, thinking long thoughts for a
long time, and1 Miss Marcey afterward
confessed to me that her slumbers were
til ful.
When morning came the noise of the
bell had ceased. The sun shone on the
bright water and the glistening foliage
of the shore, and only the smoke from
the mined iiian.' lon reminded us ot the
terror of the previous night.
Alter. breakfast we repaired the (lam
ni;e the yacht lias suffered and hoisted
our nriinsail. with peak dropped, to
dry. Then we went ashore In our dory
to explore the mysterious Island.
. -Most of the party strolled In the di
rection of the house, but Miss Marcey
and 1 got separated somehow from the
others and made our way to the rocky
ledge which overlooked the bay nrl ihe
reef, it was a linren and desolate
headland, not dlUlrult of ascent save for
the Ill-balanced scales of rock that suc
cessive storms had thrown upon the
shore. 'At the very summit was one
larger than the others that rested In
securely nn the irregular foundation of
smaller fragments. It must have been
ten feet across and was hard und black
as Hint.
"Se," I said to my companion, "here
Is a curious bit of nature's work. This
leaf has been the roof of one of the lime
stone grottoes of the shore. The waves
pounding Into It have worn It thin till
one mighty one proved too much and
burst it as you micht strike the cover
of a bon bon box. AVhat a terrific force
it mil ft have bet n to cast It here on top
of I'lvls mass of debris. One of the pe
inliarlt:. s of such rock Is that It cuts
like chalk nlmost when It Is first un
covered and then hardens in the air
like s'.oel."
.he walked around the slab studying
It. -Suddenly, giving a little cry of sur
prise she pointed to some marks cut
upon Its surface. "Here is mure than
nature's handiwork." she said.
I came to her side and saw there on
the rock, rudely engraved, an Inscrip
tion. It read:
"Beneath this unstable stone 11m all
that Is mortal of Florence, the wife of
Hubert C.ilrnstrome."
When Dora looked up at me her eyes
were swlmnilr g In tear.
"She was very beautiful," she said
softly. "Poor thing."
"Why" I asked in surprise, "You
have never seen her. She died long
ago."
"I have seen her miniature. My
mother was her niece und was said to
resemble her greatly."
Dora did not add that the resem
blance hail descended to the third gen
eration, but when I looked nt her I
understood why Florence Burnett had
been noted for her beauty.
As I leaned upon the edge of the
flab a Ptrange thing happened. It
tipped Uhiu Its insecure base and
'Hero Is Moro Thnn Nature's Handiwork"
swung dovn for a foot or more, strik
ing Its edje uion the lower rock, and
as It did do we both sprang back In
nmnzcineni and momentary alarm.
The whole unass resounded like a sheet
of metal ul der the Wow of a hammer
and deep ind rconant at our very
touch pealel the mysterious Calrn
storme bell.
startle: u the: old lad v.
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chtir.'h." said a clergyman of that de
nomination, recently, "we had little
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to send to him for a free book which gives
the names, addresses and plintogmplis of
many prominent people who have willingly
testified to the marvelous curntive proper
ties of his "Golden Medical Discovery."
lie has also written a Hook of Ifopngeson
"DiseasesoftheftespirntoryOrgnns, "which
treats of all Throat, Bronchial mid Lung
diseases, also Asthma stid Catarrh, that will
be mailed by the World's Dispensary Med
ical Association of Buffalo, N.Y., on receipt
of six cents in stamps, to pay postage.
Consumption, as most everybody knows,
is first manifested by feeble vitality, loss
of strength, emaciation ; then local symp
toms soon develop, as coufh, difficult
'breathing, or bleeding from limps, wbeu
investigation proves that tubercular de
posits have formed in the lungs. It is
earnestly advised that the " Discovery " be
taken early and the latter stages of the
disease ran thereby be easily avoided.
To build up solid flesh and strength after
the grip, pneumonia, (" lung fever "), ex
hausting; fevers, and other prostrating dis
eases, it has no equal. It does not make
fat like cod liver oil and its nasty com
pounds, but, solid, wholttomiltsh.
money with which to clear Vp the
grounds aid erect the first buildings
necessary. After putting; up a sort of
open-air pavilion In which the preach
ing services could be held, we began to
cait around for some building where
transient guests might be accommo
date:!. "The structure resulting from this
necessity was a long frame building,
which was chlroteroed the 'Tabor
House. In constructing the house on
as economical a basis as possible, the
partitions were not run all the way up
to the rafttirs and the room waa not
celled.
"1 Phall never forgclt." continued the
minister, "one of my first nights In this
rather crude hotel. After I had re
tired I was suddenly aroused with a
start by the most unearthly shriek.
" "Murder! Thieves! Robbers! Help!
Help!' a woman was shouting at the
top of her lungs.
"I hustled out Into the narrow hall In
my night robe and found others in the
Bame attire both men and women
running around Hn a distracted way.
We all stopped before a door from with
in which the sounds proceeded.
" 'You beast! Help! Help! Murder!1
still came the cries.
"There was a sound of scuffling from
within and suddenly the door opened
and a woman, excited, panting, A i:h
wild and dishevelled looks, appeared
at the door clutching a boy, who was
more frightened even than was the wo
man. "One glance settled It. The boy waa
the son of a woman occupying the ad
ndjolning room. The little fellow out
of curiosity had climbed to the top of
the partition, and, losing his balance,
had fallcin over Into the next room,
landing on the bed of a rather elderly
spinster.
"The ridiculousness of the whole af
fair seomed to dawn upon all at the
same time, and every one Joined In a
giMl. hearty laugh. The boy was pun
ished and the old maid left the next
day."-(New York Herald.
HE IS A COOL MR. TLATT.
Tho .Magnate of New York Politics De
scribed as Ho Sits in Ills Offico and
Works tho l.ong-DUtanco Telephone.
Speelul to the Chicago Record.
New York. Oct. 11. During all the ex
citement and confusion that surrounds
tho .commencement of the pojitlcal
campaign In this state, which is to de
termine the complexion of the legisla
ture for four years and probably tho
control of the delegation to the next
ucpuhllran national convention, Thom
as C I'latt srts in the office of the pres
ident of the United States express com
pany behind a huge oaken desk, drawn
closely to the window that overlooks
the bustling multitudes that crowd
Broadway. He Is always cool and re
served, he never wastes his words and
never loses his temper. In this he re
sembles Senator Quay, who Is supposed
to be working with him for the control
of the iltepubllcan panty and the selec
tion of the next president. Mr. Piatt
Is a most agreeable man, his manners
are pleasing, his smile is winning, and
he lets his visitors do most of the talk
ing. If he has anything to ay he says
It quietly and without emphasis, and he
never repeats. There Is no mystery
about him, and no magnetism. He can
be cold and repellent, and has an abun
dant gift of satire, but with those he
trusts he can be as affectionate as
David or Jonathan. To his friends and
to the dlclnterevted stranger he Is an
una?.4Umlng, pleasant-mannered gen
tleman, who seems to shrink from pub
licity but never loses his self-possession.
In an adjoining room Is a long-distance
telephone, which Is a great con
venience In the management of a politi
cal campaign, and through It Mr. Piatt
communicates his Instructions to his
lieutenants in various parts of the state.
The bell rings frequently. The boy
that attends It satisfies himself of the
Identity of the voice at the other end
of the wire, and then the master sits
down at the transmitter, receives In
formation, Issues orders, gives advice,
and talks as freely as he might do In
the seclusion of Ills olllce. This saves
a great deal of railroad travel and
time and trouble and expense. It Is no
longer necessary to write letters that
might te misunderstood or misused if
they fell Into the wrong hands, and
such m I hods of communication are
more safe and satisfactory than the
telegraph wire. Frequently daily al
most Mr. PUtt telegraphs somebody
In Buffalo, Syracuse or Albany, perhaps,
to ho at a long-distance -telephone at
3 o'clock, or 6 that Is, when he has di
rections of Importance to give and the
leaders of the Republican party
throughout the state are always expect
ing such a summons. No grass ever
grew under Mr. Piatt's feot. He is al
ways alert and active, although he
makes no noise about it, and he never
forgets anything.
Plntt Doesn't l.ove Strong.
Mr. Piatt Is very sure that the Re
publicans will carry the legislature,
with a good working majority In both
houses, but he Is not so certain about
the city and county ticket. Still he Is
going to make the best fight he can,
and considers Edward Iauterbach, the
great corporation lawyer, who has left
his business to direct the campaign, one
of the ablest politicians he ever knew.
Mr. Piatt and Mayor Strong are not
friends. As a sporting man would sy,
"They do not trot In the same class."
Mr. Strong Is an amateur In politics.
Mr. Plntt Is a veteran. They differ not
so ntiich In principles as In practice.
Fxperience and organisation, however,
have enabled 'Mr. Piatt to control the
Republican machine of New Y'ork with
out the assistance of the mayor or the
patronage of his office, and It Is a curl
oub fact that with all their power and
prestige the city hall people were not
able to elect a single delegate to the re
cent Republican convention.
Denies a Heed Conspiracy.
Although Mr. Piatt has proposed Gov
ernor Morton as a presidential candi
date, and will endeavor to secure a
delegation for him from the state of
New York to the next Republican con
vention, he Is believed to be In favor of
Mr. Reed's nomination. It Is the pre
vailing opinion here and elsewhere that
he ami Senator Quay have an under
standing with 'Mr. Reed, and are really
the. active managers of his Interests.
But Mr. Piatt says positively that there
Is no foundation for the story. I asked
him point blank today whom he Intend
ed to support.
"Ask me something easier," was his
reply.
"Kverybody assumes that you are
Mr. Reed's chief adviser."
"I have seen Mr. Reed but twice dur
ing the Inst year," he answered, "and
the presidential nomination was not al
luded to by 'him or by me on cither oc
casion. I have never exchanged a word
with him on the subject, either by
tongue or pen. I admire Mr. Reed very
much. We are good friends. Our
views are similar on matters of public
policy, and I would be glad to see him
president, but he has not naked me to
support him and I have never offered
to do so."
"How about IMcKlnley?"
"We don't want any more Ohio men
In the White house."
"And Allison?"
"I like Allison. He would bea strong
candidate and a safe president. 1 think
'Mr. Allison will be well supported In
the convention. Rut I would prefer a
New Y'ork man If we can get him. and
Governor Morton is the most available
candidate we have at present, there
fore I am for him.'"
Aunt Raehacl'a llorehoundl and Elo-
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Combined with gpeer'a Grape Juice and
Rock Candy for Public Speakers and Sing
ers Is being prescribed by many promi
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Its purity and Its efficiency in curing pul
monary complaints. It la used In prefer
ence to Cod Liver Oil and In many cases
the curative results are quicker and more
ptrmanent. Prlc X and 76 cents. For
sale by Carl Lorvns, 411 Lackawanna avs
nua..., ..... ."
What is
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for In&nts
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
ether Narcotic substance. It Is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by
' Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverlshncss. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea find "Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates tho food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
toria In tho Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. ',
Castoria.
"Cutorla Is aa excellent medicine for chil
dren. Mothers bare repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children."
Da. 0. 0. Osgood,
Lowell, Mas.
" Castoria Is the best remedy for children of
irhicb I am acquainted. I hopo tho day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
Interest of thc-tr children, and use Castoria In
stead of fhe vnriousquaelr. nostrums which are
dwrtroylns their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
tnem to premature graves."
Da. J. P. ErscnEUi,
Conway, Ark.
The Centaur Company, T7
EVA M. HETZEL'S
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removing all discoloration, an one of the
greatest purifying agents for the complex
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bottle. For sale at E. M. Hetzel's Hair
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AmflPJltfoL w
The best (3.00 Men's Shoes on the
market
Made from tannery calfskin, donrjol
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227 UCKL AVE., SCRANTON, PA.
EYANS 4 POWELL, Prop'n
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Weakness. Nervousness.
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ERIE MEDICAL CO., Buffalo, N.Y.
OR. HCBRA'S
VIOLA CREAM
moves Frschlat, fimplot.
if MsUa, BlecLHsMi!
mburn and Tan, and r.
tores tbs skin to its orM-
Ml freshness, producing a
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. ftn AtmiwInvtAall ftinA
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VIOLA KIN SOAP r
JFer Mtcby Mttthtwt Bros, and Johsj
vi. rn
rni0t.
A permanent relief to long
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female weaknesses; on of na
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jurious to th most dollcate con
stitution. Why suu-.rl Price, 91
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PHILPt, Scrurttfl, P.
Boy's .
Restorii
Compound
IE
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me
IS
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.
44 Castoria is so well adapted to cntMren thaf
I recommend it as superior loony prcscripUoa)
known to me,"
C A. Accnaa, H. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Our physicians la tho children's depart
ment have spoUea highly . their expert
enca in their outside practice with Caatoila,
and although we only here amocjr. our
medical supplies what Is known as rejriila
products, yet we oro tree to confess that tut
merita of Cs.oria has won ul to look wltk
favor upon It."
Unites Hospital ai:d DismsaH7,
Eos too, UatS
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Murray Street, New York City.
THE GREAT
LADY DOCTOB
Now in Charge of the Chicago Medi
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Com MxMr rtvommrn'M '5 -11 the lead
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ON THE LINE OF THE
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E. V. SKINNER, Q. E- A.
353 ER3sDV.Tr, NEW YOU
MANSFIELD STATE NORHAL SCHOOL.
Intellectual and practical tratn.ns for
teachers. Thtve courses of study besides
preparatory. Special attention riven to
preparation for college. Students nl
m'.tted to best collcRes on cer:irk-i:te.
Tn'rtv graduates pursu iiff further n:m' es
tost ve.ir. Oreat a.lvnnMRes for spo-ist
studies in art and music. Model s.-rnol or
th--ei hundred pupils. Corps of sMeea
teachers, lifatittful grounds. Muim.rlof-nt
bir.ldlm:. ljrK uroiinis for ath.etics.
levator nnd Infirmary with attendant
nurse. Fine pymnnsliim. Evcrytn.n
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IS. Winter term, Pec 2. SprliiR term.
Man-h lii. fltu.lent admitted to clashes nt
any time. For catalogue, containing; full
Information, apply to
S. II. ALBUO. Principal.
Mansfield. Pa.
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OYSTERS
Wa are Headquarters for Oysters, and
ar bandlinu the
Celebrated Duck Rivers,
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bury, Kockuwuys, Maurice
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r jT-We make a Specialty of doll raring
, Blue Points on balf shU in carriers
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