The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, November 02, 1895, Page 10, Image 10
10 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY, MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1895. t Am . Egotist. (.Copyright Mtt by ' ' CHAPTER I. 1 Arthur Single ton was being refused, the logical outcome of proposing to Mtea Berlrely after ui acquaintance of barely three week. Futhermore, the young lady, no lew compassionate than beau tiful, 'had deemed lit advisa'bl to sug gest for hl own Rake, that his visits should ceaw, until -he could regard tir merely as a faithful friend who, though esteeming him highly, id not love Jvfan and could never be his wife. "Is At not ibeUter so?" she had asked. "After whait has now passed toe t ween us If you are as sincere in your profes sion of regard for me as I believe you are -my apparent lack of recipro cal eenitimemt, being day by Jay im pressed upon you, must necessarily cause you pain." Now, had Singleton been an ordlinary man, this gentle though firmly-expressed negative would 'have been suf ficient to convince him of the utter hopelessness of his euirt; but Singleton was not an ordinary man, or he wouUl not 'have reipld'ed as tie did. "And in requesting m to cease my visits are you not, XTlsa Berkley, actu ated by a fear of the consequence of theh" continuance to yourself?" "I don't understand you," Raid Alia) (Berkley, looking at him quickly. She saw a faint smile playing about the cor ners of his mouth, but In tier surprise she failed to observe how grim it was. "I mclam," returned Singleton, "that having formed ti'ne resolution not :o Jove me. are you not feainful lest a pro longed acquaintance, cihould im.pel you to accept me as a -husband?" An expression of blank astonishment overspread Miss "Berkley's features; then a flufih of .pairdanul'ole Indignation, mantled her brow. "I mu.Jt -confess myself a dull ob server of 'human nature, Air. Singleton, for durim; the "three weeks I have known you I was not aware th'at ego tism waa dominant In your character." "Why licit pay Vson'fldenoe?' Butt tio ttvaltter caJl lit what you will. Your wamn'er paiinly tncK-ca'tes, however, that you 'llht'ink ae Viry idea of my he ir. tS to hake your resolution, ia alb eui'J. I wCH ptove it la not." "Hew?" asked Miss 'Berkley, sarcas tically. "By -winning you for a. wife against your will." "Oh, Indeed!" "The en'torprire lis unique. I'll con tfea," continued t'h imperturbable Singleton. "iLet ois make tt more so. Tou tike bon-bons, do you nat? WH, I aim espeelnllJy desirous of having yon select a bookmark for me. Now, I will wager a 'box of bon-bons agaiiinst a bookmark Una itlhrie months from to day you Will accept me as a husband subject, however, to certain condE tlcms." 'Air.id tfbe condMuona, please?" The smile on Mi Berkley's Hps would In all probability have dlsoou-uraged any one elijie, buit Singleton did not seem to mind It in the least. "First, iVhait you o-ntOwuo to restive me as you have lately done; sciaorvduy, that at the expiration of tlhe three months you will g-lve me am opportun Ky to Tepeat my proposal, and th'at you will .than give me 'a definite an swer." "Very well; I accept the wager and growl tlhe ccnd'i:r.on.3." "Your hand upon It, iMihs Berkley." They thcok, ir.ar.da; t'htci fiCngCuicn wllihdrew. A'3 S'!ng'tc.n left 1'he room, a clrange cue-hod 'the ftUturtj of MKss Berkley; her face ftafc-cd, ihe ertampd her foot, cr.'J tO?noh'sd ihT fk'Ia in eiuch a m-awner bruit tlhe 'tliiuinrbs were hetwetin flngem and palms an ominous t'lgn in a wo man. "Why, the Imputfcavt, egotCsttail wwt'cih!" h-s exciaiimed. "The the Oh, but I'll foumWi hVn." To .the ort -d-M of M!:3 iRcirk.ley be l't said 'tihat she -aijUveired ccin.mint.iouiFly to it'he lit'rma of iher compact wilih Mr. Singleton. The gates einiJ ft doors and evencerrtaln window 'in ittie Be-rk-ley tistabllsihment yawned whenever he was pi-eased to emter, and day by day the spider's parlor became more famil iar to tlhe 'Mf-lnvit'ed fly. Miss Berkley was not long in deter mining on hir italics. Slowly and 8a botlously would Mr. Slnjrle'ton be per mitted to dumb heavenward, then fihe would Uididmfly hurl -him down. She, therefore, began to main if est a pro found interest 1n poetry of a eon tlmem tal nature, Singleton, who was a.n ex cellent reader, tendered' 'his services, whlcih Miss Berkley graciously accept ed. The young lady could not demy that hla voice was wonderfully sym pathetic; but then, sne reasoned, good as he was, there must ureiy exist men who were btlter readers tihan 'Mr. Sin gletotik So sho listened, and he rtad Tonr Unnd on It, Miss Borkloy." the poeto BrownCng and Swinburne and Shelley and any number of "them. SometiJmeis, after ihavlmg read a canto or two. Singleton would become fa tigued, "then tihey would ak, and Mlfs Berkley usually contrived to And some pretext that appeared reasonable for dasagreeing with nearly everything in the form of an aphorism that emanat ed from Singleton. ' ( Thus through long summer after noons they rowed together, walked to gether, read together talked together and drowsed together, till at length Miss Berkley reached the conclusion that Mr. Bingleton was deriving rather more , satisfaction from her society than he deserve 1. Bhe consequently resolved to . give him a preliminary hurl Into the abyss of blighted hopes Just to see how he would be likely to look when the three months were ex pired and he had the bon-bons to buy. About this time Lady flympton gave a ball In honor of the home-coming of her son, Captain George, who had, for several years served her majesty In a military capacity In India. Bingleton besought of Miss Berkley the privilege of escorting her to the function, and It was accorded him; but when he be sought of her the further privilege of Inscribing his name on her dancing card In five or six places, his hopes wer dashed by the intimation that he would be restricted to two. After this first measure they sepa rated. Miss Berkley waa then appro priated by the hero of the evening. Captain George Fiympton, whose at tentions 'to her for the nexl fow hours were 'conspicuous t enough to 1 excite comment It was also apparent that Miss Berkley found the young ifflcet fascinating as he found her, tod it was a mooted question among the specula tive whether or not Miss Berkley had ver treated man so graciously, before. But wbre mi Singleton t , , , By J. AUBREY TYSON. Irving Bacbillar.) Oh, Singleton was dancing with Mrs. Colchester; a charming widow, young, handsome, witty and rich. On the mer its of this widow, public opinion was At Last They Disappeared. divided. The ladles maintained she was artlflclul, and held her conduct not always "the thing." One wall-Bower once remarked suggestively to another that Mrs. Colchester waa "devllly eyed." The gentlemen, however, took the ground that old Dame Nature had done a good Job when she fashioned the adorable Mrs. Colchester, and as for her eyes well, they were devilish fine eyes." Whether it was the in herent charm of widowhood, the wit beauty, wealth, or the questionable eyes of Mrs. Colchester that first at tracted Singleton, it were difficult to determine. It was likewise impossible to state what qualities Mrs. Colchester found fascinating In the person of Mr. Singleton; but that she did find them was obvious. The result was that he devotad himself to Mrs. Colchester, and she reciprocated his manifestations of devotion. Each of them fairly re veled In the society of the other. At last they disappeared. People won dered, Miss Berkley among them, what had become of them. Captain George alone was without curiosity; he would not have given a clank of his saber for the knowledge. By and by Captain George proposed to Miss Berkley that they should "sit ou't" one of Ithe dances. He kneiw of such a charming place a little alcove half way lupstalrs wouldn't she come? Well, sne was a little fatigued, and t'hought she would and did. But they did not sit in 'that little alcove, for liivere they found Mr. Singleton and Mrs. CbiCihester. They all nodded pleasanitUy to one another, and Captain George end Miss Berkley "sat tt out" somf.wfivere els In consequence of tf.ils 'M:Lss Berkley has since consistent ly iamd emphatically .mai retained that a tiadhelor who deliberately flirts wfth a wbictv in the presentee of an assembly of re ipeeta.ble .people Is a soolal abomi nation, and fhiontd be repressed. This introduction, of third and fourth par ties 'Into ttiie iSlnyleton-Berkley tourna ment wrought a new phase In the re lations of tlhe flret artd second parties, and each elf trie .latter now began to mistrust -the motives of the other. Was MIbs Birkley really In love with Cap tai'.n 'Plimpton? Was Mr. Singleton sini39re In ihls profef'sed adoration for M.ra. Coishcsttr? Well, the three months had nearly expired; all would peon be knci-n. MIm Berkley wa s resiaJved, h'Ciwever, ifhat the ta-O'tlrt nh.;v!d not thus lightly escape 'hfs well-meni'ted punishment If she coui!'!i nrevent It. In the clrcum star.&es on?y one thiing iwas to be done, and she did It. Caiptain George iwaa re tini4 as a foil whe'reiwMih to parry the wld'DW-thraits of Mr. Bingleton; but the eimalblllty apparently Inspired by Oaptiai'm George at tlhe ball iwas also ex tended to the man desOlned Vo select the ban-'bona. Never before had Singleton found her to gentle, so graceful, eo eymipatlhetlc, so lova'ble. He was en chanted, and 'his attentions to Mrs. Colchester began to lose much of their ardor and persistency. Out . when he cib8f.rved llhat Captain George iwas sim ilarly rewarded by those nvan&festa lions cif awakened affection he became at once chagrined and depressed. His calls on Mis Berkley 'became less fre quent, tne widow was neglected, his mule fji'.endij began to know tihn bet ter, and tihe extermination of game birds aippra.reid nioiw to became the pre vailing motive of (ills life. In niiis nia.nwer the last two weeks passed sway. The morning of the 11th cif Seipte.mlber dawned clear and bright. This was tlhe day on which FOie. fcwiitd 'by (Singleton was to prcnlde at the Interview which should determine tihe future relations of Miss Berkley and her egotistical wooer. ' Slng'citon went shooting; 'Miss Berk ley remained at home. ' CHIAIPTHR II. ; Singleton, in tihe fields, confessed that he had never before had such exe- craOle luck with his gun. Miss Berk ley, .In the ll'bnary, acknowledged that never 'befcre 'had the 'h.Durs seemed so ts:.-dy, and to unpromising of better thCrigs. Was iSlngleton coming, or wasn't he? WeM, he knew what her ar.ower wcmld toe, there was no ne cetulty cC h'ls aippearlng. Still, she be lieved in a man aidherln'g to ihls word, no matter .what the consequences, lliiete were herTefleoUons In the morn ing. In the afternoon .tihe wondered Just how mu.dh Singleton cared for that Colchester woman. Perhaps ihe was oalilln'g on her 'them. - What was there In Mr. Bingletaa that pleased Mrs. Col ehester? Sha did not know, and tried to ascertain by comparing . Singleton With tome tiher young men of her ac quaiintanisa. Siie recalled his -words, actions, mental and physical character- Irtiirj, lhabi'ts, virtues, and those vices whwh the had contrived to unearth. The result was that she brought a greet deal about Singleton that after noon; but why d'iid the man not come? She was growing . impatient albout something. Was it 'Singleton's delay Certainly not. She would not care In the least if flhe never iw him again; there ilhe stopped to think this over a little more. She - wondered how he would act and look and fell after ft was all over. About S o'clock she began to reel unwell a eort or nervous attack. the thought. .That was the reason she had occasional crying spells, . The. per sLstency of ilhese attacks made (her irri table. That was tihe reason ehe scold ed 'the maid who announced Captain Gtiarge iPCyn-.ipton'. ' She wiasnlt "at home" to Captain George today. . At 5 o ttosk the mold termbllngly Informed her that Mr. Singleton haid called. E'hocild tlhe tell him Mlra Berkley was not at (home? No, tihe should not. Bo Bingleton came Hi; and hlad the bad form to lay his hat, ettok and gloves on tne araiwung-racmi taiDie. c . . .. As they seated' themselves each was confclous of a sense of restraint. For several momen ta - .'both ' .were silent. Then iMdss Berkley made an attempt t open conversait'km by asking her suitor if foad been tthoofing. and If dhotlt--. hlg was as wood tin & year, as. It had been last yelar, ;, Slngletoo admitted that he had tie en shooting, and that ga'me was. about as plentiful as tt had; been the year 'before. ' They next . at' tempted to discuss- the merits of Tril by, but this topJq.proVed as short lived as ithe previous one had been; so after tnro or threj mort Ineffeotual efforts to ' ' .-1 .. .. . fi, .v.. ' " - ejupfar at ease. they, relapsed Into an wfcomfortaMe-sUence? " 'F.-'f ' "' 1 "Miss Berkley," began Bingleton. The critical moment was at hand. Single ton's face was pale, and his gaxe sought Miss Berkley's eyes. She appeared to have ' become suddenly Interested In the texture of a rug at her feet, and her fingers toyed nervously with the fringe on the arms of her chair. Dame Fate had reported for duty. . "Miss Berkley three months ago, after having known you only three weeks, I asked you to be my wife. You refused me. We have now known each other for nearly four months, and have had ample time to reconsider what we then said. I have reflected seriously on what I am about to say, and having, during the past three months, learned to regard you more earnestly and de votedly than before. I will now take the liberty of repeating my proposal. Will you be my wife?" Miss Bekley rose and. with averted face, made her way slowly towards the window. Singleton rose also, but did not follow her. Thus for several mo ments they stood in silence. Why did not the lady answer him? Surely the egotist was at her mercy now. One lit tle word the simplest in the language would humble all his conceit and sat isfy her curiosity. She has but to speak that word and turn her head to see how Athur Singleton would look in the presence of defeat Why did she not say It? The little onyx clock on the mantel ticked Joyously tick after tick until sixty were told. Then it started on an other sixty. "You do not answer me," said Sin gleton quietly. v Ah, but she did! A moment later he had his answer. It came gently it was scarcely more than a whisper but It came. "No." Will you try It again. Singleton, or have you had enough? Not so IrresiHt Ible with the ladles as you thought, eh. Singleton? Well, go buy a box of bon bonsthe best that can be bought there's a good fellow. She won them fairly. Miss Berkley still continued to gaze out of the window. Did she won der how Singleton looked now? No, she had not turned her eyes In his direc tion; but she knew. His face was pale, his lips were compressed, and there was an expression of overwhelming disap pointment in his eyes. She knew it all. Singleton advanced 'and extended his hand. How It came to pass that hers found a place in his she never knew. But she will never forget that smllo which Bhe then saw on Slnglaton's lips. It was not a cheerful one. "I have lost,", faltered Singleton. "Good-by.'' "Good-bye!" exclaimed Miss Berk ley softly. In a tone of surprise. "Yes, gccd-ye." he returned. "Three months ago you eatd that a re jected lover would And it difficult to maintain the position of a disinterested friend with respect to the woman he loves. I did not believe you then, but But Why Did lit) Not Corner In the course of three months a man may learn many bitter truths. I now admit that you were right." Miss Berkley smiled. Singleton thought it was a smile of triumph, and released her hand. "Come and see me tomorrow after noon," said Miss Berkely gently, as Singleton turned away. "I start for Paris In the morning," replied Singleton, a trifle coldly. "For Paris!" exclaimed Miss Berkley, whose features now wore a startled ex pression. "Yes, I shall Join some friends of mine there, and travel the continent a bit." Singleton turned toward the table, and, appropriating his hat, gloves and walking stick, started for the Uoor. But Mlas Berkley was at, the door and, what is more, she had her 'back against It thus cutting off his retreat. "I'll not let you go till you promise to call on me tomorrow," pouted the lady. , , "I (have said that I leave for Paris In the morning." ' 'Then postpone your departure, will you call tomorrow?" "Pe-tlhaps," eard Singleton, after some hesitation. ' ' ,' "That Is no promise," replied his fa.r captor, stamping a dainty foot petu lELntly. A dark flush mantled Singleton's brew, and there was an ominous gleam In h'ls eyes. "I beg of you to let me pars. Miss Berkley," he said with frigid polltener, "Don't'be angry with me, Mr. Sin gleton." ' , . That Singleton was angry. It would have been vain to deny. He felt that, telmg beaten, he f houWi at least have been permitted to depart with tlie hon ors of war. He laid his hand on tno knob of the door ana a momt-in wii felt Miss Berkley's hand fall gently upon It. "You need not send me those bon bons, M. Bingleton." faltered the lady, as her eyes sought the well-handled but Insensible knob; then, as Slngjeton remained silent, she looked up and real ised, for the first time In her life, that the face of an angry man Is no pleas ant object. A profile view may be In teresting to a student of human na ture, perhaps, but a full-faced view should be avoided when practicable. I.I... ,n,a nnnhvintAll t Vl P fllll- faced presentment, and didn't find It altogetner agrwauie. "If you will leave me your address, I'll I'll send you the bookmark by post," she said a little feebly. Then, withdrawing her hand from the door knob, she continued: "You may go now, ii juu , Having thus spoken, Miss Berkley abanoonea ner, poniuon i mo uui, end made her way dejectedly toward ii.. O I m (rlntnn fnr tt few mn- .ments looked as If he had taken leave of his senses. , "Do you mean?" he exclaimed. - h MAnn that T tiavn't much confl- .dence In your ability to select bon bons, still It wouia nave own (rawim In you to have let me win them would It not?" and she turned towards him saucily, Singleton, dropping his hat, stick and gloves, rushed across the floor, and clasping the lady In his arms well, he kissed her, and she let him. t i The End. " , ' ; 'WALL PAPER MAKING. Every Color Must Hsve Raparote Koller and Mhoh care. It tv very -interesting to jro through a bail ranar factory anldi follow the pro -cesses., of. manufacture. -The designs are the nrst Mings oosarveo. r ormnr ly there was a scarcity "of these., but now there Is" a flood and a manufac turer must exercise muoh t'.rtlstlo taste and business aDimy. in musing "elec tions. One was submitted to. a New Englad manufaetmrer recently by a woman who stated that It was dictated fey spirits. -The least that can be said of It is that it was not desirable. Various designers have different spe cialties some flowers, others achites tural ideas, eta and of recent years architects have devoted many of their spare moments to originating wall pa per designs. A complete design consists of three pieces side-wall, border and celling. The general width of patterns of the side wail and celling, as used In the trade, and manufactured by American machinery, is eighteen Inches, and the length of the repeat in the pattern Is either eleven and three-fourths or fourteen and three-fourths or seven teen and three-fourths Inches., as suggested by the character of the de sign, the shorter repeats ueing the most satisfactory to the trade In general. ' Many of the best effects are produced In papers containing only four to six colors, but as many as twenty or twenty-live are sometimes used. Each color and shade In a design means a separate roller to the manufacturer. MOPPED FROM SIGHT. Tho Mysterious Djsappcaranco of Man Who Went Out to Get a Llttlo Fresh Air Ono Sunday Afternoon-lie Prom ised to lie Hack fur Dinner, But Was Not Ucard of for Two Years. When He Came to Himself In a Singular Manner. From the Medico-Legal Journal. Within the past few years the number of cases of mysterious disappearances, mainly of people occupying social or civil positions of promlneence.has been so great ana ine circumstances conuccted witn their dlsapearance have been, as a rule, so mystifying, that the matter would seem to call for special analysis outsiuo the usual methods employed to account for such occurrences, Tho object of this article is to record some facts In connection with a case ot mysterious disappearance In a person and under circumstances well known to the writer, and to refer to psychological fea tures associated therewith. He was a man passed mldillo ase, mus cular, but of "angular" outline, of strong powers of endurance. In rugged health and, so far as known, free from any per sonal or Inherited neuropathic taint. For a number of years he had resided in a thriving town suburban to Philadelphia, and.by strict application to hla trade (that of tinsmith and plumber), had accumu lated considerable means. As his aoni grew up they shared in the business, and at the time of his disappearance had ma terially assisted him in the execution ol some large contracts, from which ho rea lized handsome profits. For years he had onloved nrdinnrv irnnil hcilih ami urn Phot known to possess any eccentricities or mornid tendencies. His domestic re lations were harmonious, his social better than ever before, hla tlnanclal ditto, and he was not known to have any secret, im moral or illicit Indulgences of any kind whatever. The Sunday of his dlsapear ance he had remained in the house all day, as It was a dull, gloomy November day, engaged mainly In reading and in play with his younger children, to whom he was greatly at-ached. Along about 4 o'clock In the afternoon ho got up from the lounge on which he had been reclin ing, reading, changed his house Jacket for in ordinary business day coat, slipped on an easy pair ot shoes, and. to his wires questions, stated he was going out for a short walk on the street "for a little fresh air." Noting the time, she cautioned him not to go far. as, according to the "two meals on Sunday" custom, they would soon have dinner. He promised not to keep them waiting, declared he'd surely be back in a few moments, and that he was only going for a little turn on the main street, on which his combined house and store faced. He quietly and leisurely stepped outside the door and, although a conspicuous figure In the town, and per fectly well known to nine-tenths of the people of the vicinity, he disappeared as mysteriously as though he had, as they say, "vanished Into thin air." None of the townspeople saw him, although the streets were alive with the usual Sunday afternoon strollers, and Inquiries were in stituted reasonably early. His absence continued the next day, the most vigilant searches were instituted, detective agen cies were called Into play, and, as tho days wore on and the search became more and more unavailing,. every possible means of apprehension were resorted to, but with singular futility. No one could be found who had seen him after he left the house on that fateful Sunday. He left no trace, no clue. He simply "stepped out Into the great unknown." One of the most singu lar features was the fact that although the town contained some 3.000 inhabitants, that the country thereabouts was most thickly settled In all directions, that he was well known to the people of the coun try villages, owing to his long residence in that section of the State, and especially Intimate with the trainmen on the rail road connecting wkth Philadelphia yet no one recalled having seen him after he left the house on the Sunday in question. Re wards proved unavailing. Innumerable theories were advanced by wiseacres and amateur detectives, but they, after being run to the ground, only served to make the affair more Inexplicable to render confusion more confounded. Months pass ed and still no sign no clue. Being neces sary to wind up the affairs of the estab lishment, It was found that he had taken no money, but that his wife and family were handsomely provided for. In due course of time the business was Anally disposed of, the property sold, and the wife and family removed to Chicago, one of the older sons settling on the Pacific coast. The family gave up all hope of ever finding -even a clue to the long-lost husband and father. Two years had almost passed when the following startling circumstance was en acted in a tin shop In a town In one of the far Southern States. A number of men were engaged at their trade, when suddenly one of the.m dropped his work and cried, ns he pressed his hand to his head in a dased. bewildered way: "My Ood! whPre am I? How did I come hre? This Isn't my shop. Where am I? What does It mean" At first the men were dlsnosed to laugh at the tall reserved mnn, who had worked for several months so quietly by thelt side, and of whose history not word had rhey been able to learn, but when they saw his changed expression, the perspir ation standing out on his brow, his ner vous twitchlngs. and noted all his piteous appeals, they realized that It was all something far from jest, and. as he was known as a sober, most exemolarlly be haved man. th"y could not charge him with Inebrlty. They celled him br a name that was now strange to him, and they In sisted he had told them such was his name. 1 At lasK'tremhllng with suppressed emo tion, he made his way to tho proprietor, who was quite as much startled by the man's talk and manner as fad been tho men below. It was H .who after months of wandering and of work combined, dur ing which period he had aged consider ably, was now awakening from what shall we say his somnambulistic sleep? It was with some difficulty that he made the proprietor understand his true condi tion or to believe his story of a Northern home, a family and a prosperous busi ness, he proprietor only knew him as a wandering tinner, who hnd drifted Into the town, sought work at his trade, was em ployed and proved to he a reliable, skilled and attentive workman, regarding whose antecedents the proprietor had not In quired, and the workman had not volun teered any statements. Under a fictitious name thnt H hnd given he had been known and paid. H had no knowledge of the past. He remembered nothing. But at last a dim recollection came over him of that fateful Sunday, hla rising to go out, the request to come back to dinner, his promise to do so In a few momnts, and then all was a blank. He had no money, although he hid worked steadll'. for some months In this shop and had been paid good wages. What he did with his money. I believe, has never been dis covered, for H , after ascertaining the whereabouts of his faml'v. made straight for Ohlcero, where, at the last accounts I had of him, he was living Ms usual life. Somewhat mystified over his realization of the strange froak In which he figured, although feeling well and apparently m normal mental balance, he yet realise that he has beene the central figure Id some over-strange phenomena, quite mys- ierloua enough to make him at times doubt ils sanity. So far as I have been able to ascertain, there are no facts explanatory of the prime cause of his disappearance, to ac count for the failure of his neighbors to detect his flight, to explain his vicarious wandering, or to solve the conditions of his return to his normal self. So far as I am aware, this case has never been report ed before. . .v;i ; .v..:. -.' Misfits. ; How often Dame Fortune looks on as aslant. We think of this lfs but to rue It, With Its women who want to be voters and can't, And the swells who caa vote and won't ., do it .-. v Itk?thee -Wonderland Off North America. Eleventh Paper Descriptive of Northwestern Travel The Riches of Butte City. Resuming our Journey westward from Helena, -we make the second crossing of the main divide of the Ro2lty mountains, through Mullan Pass. 'Mountain railroading is not only exhlleratir.g but also interesting and instructive, as one obtains a good idea of the methods used by the engineers to overcome such obstacles aj we here witness. We ascend this pats on a grade of 186 feet to the mile, for some twenty-one mijes to the summit, where two locomotives are always required, and often a pusher. The route runs in tpiral curves like a letter 8, and very slowly does the train climb skyward, pulled by these two iron horses, whose groans and snorts show the intense strain put upon them. The gigantic cliffs and (buttresses of granite seem to bar the way, and forbid the further progress of the train, but now hugging closely to the cliffs, where the roadway has been blasted out and then shoot ing "across lots" over ravines, filled In by the blasted rock from the moun tain side, we run Into the mountain undsr the crest of the "divide" through a tunnel over three-fourths of a mile long, at an elevation of 5,585 feet above sea level, and come out upon trailing, green and flowery meadows. A Noticeable Contrast. The contrast between the Atlantic side and the Pacific slope. Is truly re markable. On the eastern slope I re peat, the landscape Is magnificently grand. iSavage and romber, the rocks are c.f prodlgions size, and at each turn of the road they reveal new and stu pendous characters and scenery, and we feel more and more as if the gi gantic range that we have read and heard so mu-ch of was really before and round about us; while on the western slope one feels as If he were among the groves, hills, valleys and farms of Western Pennsylvania. Emerging from the western end of the tunnl, we behold a stream of water running, as it were, both ways to the Atlantic on the right, ana to the Paclfla on the left. So evenly divided It Is that a shovel of dirt would determine the course of that stream. We follow the western course of this clear trout brook as It widens out down to Missoula river, wheae waters finally enter the mighty Columbia at Clark's Ford. The train is carried rapidly on a down grade of ninety feet to the mile for 104 miles, through the valleys of the Little Black Fort and Hell Gate, to the foot of (Bitter 'Root valley, at Missoula, called the Garden City of Montana. These valleys are rm.n in very poor taste, for they are exceeding, ly pleasant, and many tine rant-me i scattered along them. They are well grassed, the streams are lined with Cottonwood and the hill side wkh pine-4 great transformation from rug ged wlldness to pleasant pastoral beauty. Varieties of Weather. While we may descend from the summit with our hands full of wild flowers, which can be picked close to a snow bank; Just in front across the val ley rises Snow Shoe mountain and Pow ell's Peak, a massive white pyramid, its outlines piercing the clear sky and from its ethereal heights comes a cool breeze which tempers the hot waves of the plains. This valley and river do rives its name from the Black Feet In dians. Their raids and atrocious deeds upon the settlers in this locality are stilt fresh In their memories. Hero was their famous hunting grounds. Elk, black-tailea deer, blue grouse are here plenty now, and a few bison, black cinnamon and grizzly bear are also found in the mountain fastnesses. A run of flfty-one miles passing Ave unimportant stations, we reach Garri son, which is the Junction point on the Montana Union railroad with the Northern Pacific. Among the net work of Northern Pacific branches the Mon tana Union (owned Jolnny by the Union and Northern Paclfla roads), leading to Butte, Is probably the most Important. Butte City, the objective point to be reached after leaving Helena. Plunging down Into the Silver Bow valley southward from the main line, a run of flfty-one miles brings the tourist Into the great mining city. The City of llutte. Butte Itself Is a strange place. It Is not - city of seven hills, perhaps, but It Is a city set on a hill that cannot be hid. A glance at the town would Indicate It was a mining city. No green hills or trees are seen, owing In part to Its ele vation above sea level and in part, it is said, to the poisoning effect ot the gases from the smelters on the at mosphere, which destroys vegetation. Situated at the head of Deer Lodge val ley, Butte Is a city of rapid growth of population and wealth, the largest and most prosperous mining city In the world. The products being principally copper and silver, with some gold. Within a radius of one and one-half miles some 4,000 miners are employed and there are 4,000 mines patented In this district. Six smelters and six sil ver mills run day and night, reducing ores to copper and silver bullion. Some of these mines develop untold wealth. It Is estimated that there are over 3,000 miles of veins In this district, varying In width from thirty to forty feet and developed to a depth of 600 feet. The A KNIFE In the ham! of a burgeon gives you a feeling: of .hor ror nnil dread. There i no longer iiecexHity for Its use ill mtiiiy ditKmses form erly regnnlvd as iiicuruuie without tinting. The Triumph ol Conservative Surgery Is welt Illustrated by the tact tlint DIIDTI1DP or Branch, is now rmtiotllr RUT lUKE cnm Wii1(1t the knife and without pnin. Clumsy, clinfing trusses can I thrown awny I They never cure but nfteu induce ittflniniiinliou, struiiRulation ami death. TllJUnpC Ovarian, l iliioi.t ( Uterine) and I UJTIUItOy ninny others, are now removed without the perils of culling oiKnilious. PM F TUMORS however lnrRe. I-lt-riLG I UiUUIWt t,ii n, otlur (Hsmhts of the lower liowel, arc iwrniniieiilly cured with out pnin or resort to the knife. CTflNF '" ",e madder, mi nintter how large, OIVHU j,, cnmlictl, pulverised, washed out and perfectly removed without culling. CTRIfTTlPP of tiriunry l'lissnire Is also OimviurtL, removed wlllimt cutting in hundreds of cases. I'or pamphlet, reference nd all particulars, send lu cents (ill stanim) to World's I)iensary Mrdicul Amtovialiou, No.Guj Msiu Street, llunato, K. Y. MOTHERS ami those soon to become mothers, should know that Dr. I'lercc's 1'avorite Prescription robs childbirth of ils tor tures, terrors ami dangers to both mother and child, by aiding nature in pre paring the system for parturition. Thereby "labor" and the period of confinement are' greatly shortened.- It also promotes the secretion of an abuudauce of nourishment for the child. , . . ' Mrs. Dois A. OtrrnaiK. of Oakttr, Owtto Co., Tent., writes i -"When I began taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Iwae not aMeto Kind on my feet without suffering almost death. Mow I do ill my houstwork. washing, cooking, sewing sad everything for aty family of eight. I am stouter now than I have been in six years. Your ' favorite Prescription ' Is the best to take before coniuement. or at least It proved so wilh mt. 1 uever snffered eo little with ear of my ebildiea as 1 aid with sjy IssL" great stiver mines and mills are on the outskirts of the city and each is the center of a populous village of work men and their families. A peculiarity of the Butte mines Is that wherever a shaft has been sunk it has paid a handsome profit over and above the cost of working It. Indeed, It seems impossible even to dig a ditch in this section without striking "pay dirt," and It's actually a fact that re centlv In digging a sc:r In the heart of th- city, a lea-' of silver was struck, which yielded $280 per ton. One mine from which I chanced to obtain figures has paid five million dollars in dividends In eight years. The dividend of an other mining companv are $225,000 per month. The pay rolls of the mines and smelters Is at the minimum $500,C0O per month and has een known to reach $875,000. The products of copper, silver and gold for Silver Bow county alone, 'n one year, wos $750,000 In gold and 58.S12.00O in silver, and yet the mining Industry Is only In Its Infancy. All through th'j mlnlr.T restfea -4.he traveler fcsls as If the air was filled with gold ar.U silver. (Fortunes, or ru mors of fortunes, are on every hand. We meet there hustling people at the hotels, at the depots, on the train, and even at their homes. Neither the houses they live In. nor 'the clothes they wear are any Indication of their fiiunn'al condition. Oneasks, In speaking of these impulsive men: "ur what consequence Is the porstsslon cf a few linen fthlrts, more or less, when before a year Is over one may be a millionaire several times told?" Dutio a Rival of Helena. ' Butte is substantially built, with large brick blocks, fine public buildings and residences, alo churches and school 'buildings. It has all the con veniences of an eastern city, being lighted by electricity and gas; having electric and cable cars, and a complete water workes, also a fine eawerage system. Its raplM growth nnd pros perity, with Its population of 3S.000, has i created a Ftrong political Jealousy be. tween it and Helena over the location of the new ttata capltol, which may re quire a special election to decide. On tls branch are several email sta tions. The most Important are Deer Lodge, Warm Springs, Stuart, Whait is Cnstoria is Dr. Samuel Ifitcbcr's prescription for Infants nnd Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphino nor other Narcotic substance It Is n harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothics Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' uso by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Wornu nnd allays fovcrlshness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency Castoria assimilates tho food, regulates tho stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas torla is tho Children's Panacea the- Mother's Friend Ca3toria. "Castoria Is an excellent medidno for chil dren. Mothers hare repeatedly told me of Its good effect upon their children." Da. O. C. Osoood, Lowell, Maes. " Cr.torla Is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. 1 hopo tho (by is not far distant whoa mothers nillconslder tho real Interest of their children, and use Castoria in stead of the rariousquack nostrums which are destroylas their loved ones, by forcingoplum, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending thorn to premature graves." Ob, J. F. KntcnELOB, Conway, Ark. The, Centaur Company, TT IT, i n ii t easel 1 ' UP TO iinnnnnmiiinnnifniiiiiifrnifiiniiiiiMiiTfri 'llll li ll miumm mi EtUblish'd 1863. the Genuine, PIANO . At a time when many manu facturers and dealers are making the most astounding statements regarding the merits and durability of inferior Pianos, intending pur chasers should not fail to make critical examination of the above instruments. E. C. RICKER General Dealer in Northeast- . it niiiijaji.t.m. Nw Telephone Exchange Building, 115 Adsm Avo., Sorsnton, Pa. . lllMMIHnnnTinnniTntT" """"TTTmmfrtTnTj tlsiUM"""""""""""1'"'1'"'"""""1'" Anaconda and Silver Bow. The hffl sides are dotted with silver mines being worked or abandon'1, wfth farm and stock .ranches (intervening. I will only make mention of Anaconda, which la located forty miles from the main line, a mining town of nearly 6.000 inhabi tants, but a town which contains the largest smelting works and copper re finery in the state, employing i.000 workmen. The annual output of copper ore here ils greater than at any other point in the world. The consumption of coal lorthesa works Is 300 tons dally. Here, too, all branches of trade are rep resented and upon a solid basis. la my next letter I will speak of Spokane, another wonder city of the west. J. E. Richmond, HAD TO WaTFhTs '1UKN. In the days of General Sam Houston dueling was much more common than now. After removing to Texas Gen. Houston happened to give offense to a political op ponent, who folt his honor disfigured to such an extent that he sent a challenge to Houston, runs a story In the Knoxvlllo Journal. The bearer of the challengo was received with courtly civility. He handed tho written challenge to Uen. Houston, who read it. and taking up his pen wrote something across the back of tho folded paper and placed It in a pigeonhole of his desk. He then went on to entertain the bearer cf the challenge with the pleasant conversation for which he was noted. After a time the man began to grow Im patient, and, reminding the general of the challenge, aeked him If ho was going to reply. "Oh, yes," said Houston, "I am going to reply." "Well, are you going to accept tho chal lense of my friend?" "Certainly I will accept it." "Will you fix the dutc for to-morrow?" "No, not to-morrow," "Next day?" H "No, not the next day either." "Well, will you llx a date?" "No, I am not able now to llx a date. You saw me number your frlenit's note; It Is No. 49. There are forty-eiRht other blanked scoundrels ahead of your friend, nnd I must take them In turn. As soon as I have killed them eft I will attend to your friend; but he will have to wait until his The bearer of the challenge bowed hlm seif out, but of course his friend's turn never came, and It Is not probable that he was anxious for It to come. - Ho Hid Dreaming. "I am dreaming, yer, dreaming of thee!" said the young man who insists on trying to sing. "Charles," said his friend, "It's a very bad hnblt you have." "What Is?" was tho Inquiry that Inter rupted the song. "Halloclng in your sleep." Happy, Nevertheless, He hasn't a bicycle built for two. Yet ho and his charmer wero happy, they sny, For he had, as they roamod where the Thill winds blew. An overcoat pocket that's built that way. S3 Castoria. " Castoria to so well adapted to children that I rocomracnditasauperiortoanyprascrlptioe known to mo." . B. A. Ancnsa, M. D., Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. " Our physicians iu ths children's depart ment havo spoen biKhly of their experi ence In their outside practice with Castoria, and although wo only have among out medical supplies what is known as regulat products, yet wo are free to confess that the merits of Castoria has won us to look wits favor upon it." United TlozmxL add Dispikubt, Boston, Uast Alles 3. Surra, Pro., Murray Street, New York City. . DATE. minimum unumi ii Ovir 26,000 in Ust, e: a s: pa F3I 3 a E3 n ii I IJ11 I V I m mm mc. . ( '.fr.'.i