li</h.t made to g< fit ■yftux* need. 1 eveSEM>y i FLASHUGIiIS P are made in many styles M equipptxlv7itliagenuine, M battery and Mazda || teeci to give the maxi why pays to get a real Ej. ■jppgj iiiMpmtiicco ■ —' ■ A I rageciy. By ESTHZR VANDZVEZR lu u public park iu llio Uc Jautir'i a lady Uaudsoiuely UivsseJ walked aloue. The fact of bcr bciu;r uuat tciaitd caused tliu.se who saw her to Wonder, for it i* uot usual lor ouo of the higher class to he out ulone. When *he celiberatftly took a *eat at one end of a bench, at the other eud of whi; b *at n luan. the surprise wa* even greater, for she appeared to be a lady. She had been sitting but a few minutes when two pcutleineu .walked by. "Gentlemen." she said, "this man who I* sittiug near me has insulted Hie. May I ask you to pet his address that my natural protector may demand so i is fact ion?" The two men stopi>eU. lifted their hats and offered their servi.es. The a<-< ufed man denied that he had offend ed the lady, b'he one of the other* to call upon her at her hotel. Jle did so. sending up his card. Lieu ring the name of i:o;aer Stone. Denver, Colo. "I am fortunate." she said, "in not only lindiu.'T a < ountrym;:ti to assist rue i:i this affair, but one from tlie chival rous west. I am traveling with my twin brother. He is not v.Ub me this eveuin;*. but will be in later. Y*i!l you he the hearer for him "fa challenge undi r the code for tomorrow morn in-r Mr. Stone's surpnse tit tiiis Jar proceedintr was even greater th.i i lie.'oi'e. IIi as!:ed the name of tlto fi:ua for whom he was to bear th. challenvre and was toid that it was Harrison —Frank Harrison. He en deavored to learn Komethiu.*: of the mania r in which the lady had been ill treated, hut she appeared to be so averse to £oinx over the d!s.'.t;recable details that he did uat pre s ihe mat ter What added to the mystery was that the man who had offend, d the hidy was also an American uumed "Maihews. The next moriiinjx the two parties met on the ground chosen. Mr Har rison. who was the lmuj:e of his sister and looked equally ft-miniue was at tended by Mr. Stone, the other princi pal'* second a Brazi ian. His op ponent protested against the ]rHeed- J:i;4. for which he said he was nu ll hie to account, ne disclaimed any intention of interfering with Miss Har rison. and If he had unwittin ly dona Bit he would apologize. The lady's de fender refused to accept an apology, aud preparations were made for the encounter, which was t be fought with pistol*. When the two principals were placed face to face at thirty |tces interval and the signal was about to be given to fire narrisoti made a signal for de lay. Then, addressing his opponent, be said: "Jim Mathews, you don't know me, tfor you hare uevcr seen me before. I am not Frank Harrison. I am Eugenia Phillips, widow of the man you ruined •and drove to outride three months aft er our marriage. I have followed you l) tbe way from Virginia City for the jfxpress purpose of killing you. I found yesterday and took measures for Ibis meeting." A deathly pallor spread Itself over tbe face of tbe man addressed. His enemy nodded to the man who was to five tbe signal, ne hesitated. Tbe woman alsc<l hew pistol, and her versary followed Her act. A white bandkenhief fluttered to tbe ground. Tbe mar.'* hand trembled: the wom an's wo* steady a rock. Two shots rang out. and the man fell with a bul- JeMn his heart. The woman stood for a few moments looking at him who had blighted her life und on whom she had taken re venge. then sank in a swoou. The finishing of this tragedy, occu pying us it did bat a minute or two, did not give the seconds any time to prevent it. Indeed, they were para lyzed with surprise. When the woman fell her second ran forward, took her up and bore her to the carriage ia which site had come onto the ground. Pe rook her to her hotel and called for a doctor, for she was hysterical. Meanwhile Mr. Stone busied himself to prevent the affair from getting out. and by pledging the few persons in volved to secrecy and bribing the po lice be succeeded. Had it not been foe the burial of the slain man the bribe would not have been necessary. As soon as the lady was able t travel she sailed for the United States, and on the same steamer wan Mer second In the duel. Prom the time of that episode Floger 'tone was a changed man. The trnge ly nt which he had assisted the wrecking of a woman's life, affected 'em materially It's not easy for a man ta witness a woman's sufferings without be'ng strongly drawn to iter, ''hi reaching the Tinted States Stone tid tiie widow both sought the we.*t, where they lived. Stone visited Mm Philips frequently ami in time begged her to permit him to devote the rest of his life to her. Though grateful for his sympathy and the service he had rendered her. she told lrim that it would not he right for one whtm? ceres had been shat'ered to burden one who seemed to have a pleasant career before him. Besides, she had a h'fo on her conscience. To this latter statement he said that if he had had rime to gain a <*crreet understanding of the case the life would have been on liis conscience instead of hers, but if would not have been n heory load to bear Br dint of persuasion he final'v gained his point. And BOW the fra-edv is in the dim distance. aad its keen edge has been worn away. Negative Suggestion. Legend tells of a Hindu fakir wba seemed to bave a working knowledge of practical psychology and made him self rib selling plain wicker baskets ia the streets of Calcutta. The peculiar virtue of the baskets, he explained to the buyers, lay In the fact that if one filled his basket with ordi nary pebblts. placed himself la a re ceptive attitude of mind and stirrel tb. m with a stick for aa hour, each and every pebble would I* transmitta l into a nugget of gold—provided tha stirrer did not think of a hippopauattt while stirring. The baskets were sold, but the Idea of a hipitopatamus was so firmly filed in tbe minds of all the purchase™ that j uot one of thern ever had legitimate grounds on which to demand kla ura ey back. Colloquialisms, One of the most commoa surprises to reading is to come across in old books what we have been accustomed to tak-1 ing for modern colloquialism.*. We have just struck this: "Why. then, ds you walk as if yoo bad swallowed a rod?" Where? In Epictetus. Th* modern form is likely to be a poker, but we bad always looked upon whole image as essentially American. It is in reading the Elizabethan* that this exjjeriencc Is most frequent, al though one is likely to hare it iu read ing auy classic. The l>e*t colloquial isms are likely to l* tbe oUeat.—Har tier's Weekly. A Christmas Box By EUNICE TLAKE jucii liolbugsworih was to have l>ceu his uncle'* heir until Jack married • ulia Trevor without saying anything I oout it to the Old man except to In vite hiiu to the wedding. After that it was understood that St. Luke'* ho* pital would get the bullr >f the prop erty and Jack would late to get or & I best he could Sim* he bail been brought up to exj/ect u fortune. tb'| wa* not a pleasant outlook A couple \ti mouths bet'oie the third Christum* after the marriage and a short time after their babv was born •lack und his wife were sitrlng togeth er brooding *w their poverty—for Jack was not * success us a worker aud lamenting thai Jtuk had not at least mciiuoned the fact to his uncle that he -: i* about to take a wife tuid asked the old man's approval. Mrs. ilolllngsworth said site didn't blame the old man bit. Jh< k admired that he didn't blame him either "Let's send him a Christmas pre* ent." said Jalin. "It may bring alsuit • change." "Where are we to get The money to pay for it?" suggested her husband. "I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll make a batch of those Iced top cookie* I kuovv so well how to make aud send them to him hi it box with a note say ing 1 made them." "Tut in your photograph." said Jack "That'* a good Idea. I'll put in the one taken with tbe baby." This plan was not so bad. since Mr Silas LleiKlerson. Jack's uncle, believed in women who were practical and was very fond of children, indeed, it waa tbe sad spot In his life that his wife, aow dead, bad not borne him u sou to bring up to manage hi* business and inherit his property. Unfortunately for Julia'* scheme, not king before Chrtsti ts Silas £lea dersoa received a Black Hand let ter demauding fio.OOU. Be paid uo at teutkm to the demand except to hand It over to tin* police. Ou Christmas eve Jack, at Julia'* suggestion, to sur# expressag*. as soon as it wu* dark took the box of cookie* to bis uncle'a kause, put It down, r.iug the bell aud aiipped away. The summons wa* answered by tbe butler, who took up tbe box aud carried it to his master, telling him how he bad fouud It. Mr. neuderson took it up. looked at tbe address—written by Julia—and. suddenly remembering his Black Hand letter, dropped It like a hot coal. "Thomas, telephone for the pollcef he cried ta the butler. Tie order wa* obeyed, and in a few ■itnutee a patrol wagon dashed up to the bouse. A sergeant and a con pin of men entered and asked what was the matter. Tbe sergeant when la formed af tbe receipt of * auspicious package seat the meu back to the <ta tlon and proceeded t*> examine what no one deubted was an infernal tna chine. Tbe first thing the sergeant did war to unloose tbe bit of narrow ribbon that Julia had used in tying ft np and put It in hi* pocket as n possible clew Tbe next thing was to unwrap tbe pa per about tbe Nix and hold ft np tc the light in hopes of seeing some mark on It by wbTh to find the culprit. A box In which a eet of child's ninepim h*d been kept next appenred. "A sliding coyer," remarked tbe ■ergeant sentent lonely. "We must find some way to remove the lid with out drawing it out. for this Is doubtless intended to produce friction and light an Inflammable. Have yon auytbing to bore with?" A large sized gimlet was produced, and the sergeant bored a hole hi the side of the box. drew out the gimlet and looked at a subatain-e that adher ed to it. "Dyinimitel" said the sergeant. Fie put the gimlet to his nose, thai to his tongue, i "Doesn't taste like dynamite, lt'a more like cake. I faucy. Mr. Header ■on. you have made a mistake. This may l>e a Christmas box " He bravely pulled out the cover, re moved some pa[*er and took up a card en which was written: A merry Christmas ta Unota Silts from the Hollingvworth family. Beneath the card was a photograph of what looked to Mr. Henderson like a Madonna and child. Lifting another paper, a dozen round cokes with pink icing on the top were displayed. Mr. Henderson gave one to the sergeant and ate one himself. It was deli ious "Thomas." said the receiver of the ; box. "call up my nephew. John 110 l ■ lingKworth. 011 the phone and usk him ; if he and his family will dine with mc ( tomorrow." Thomas obeyed the older, and the text day the FloHlngsworth family. In j eluding Silas Henderson Ilull ii" worth, aged two years, the cb Id sit ring in ahi ,r h chair on his great-uncle's right, dined with Silas Henderson. That was the first Chr'stnui' i i mm venrs that Henderson had on one to dine with hini on Christina-' day A fine dinner was provided, such the Hoilingsworths had not partaken o'" since their marriage. Mrs., Tolling worth made herself eupecltffly agree able. .and little Billy was regarded bv his crent-uncle with delight. "After all." said the old man. "blood is thicker than water. You. .lack, and you. .Tniia. and Billy will make my life much happier in the future, and It nt' came from a mees of cookies.'* The next day Mr. Henderson chang ed his will In favor of his grand nephew, leaving the eotate la trust it the boy*s father. Hew Much Iren Can We Make? Iron furnaces of this country, be eluding ail in blast or Idle, could, ae cerding to the Iron Are. "ap]a*nt)y produce about 40.ttOO.tMO totis If they remained in blast u year." This would be 0.000.000 tons above the maximum calendar year output. The Jrou Age doubts, however. If all the furnaces could stay In blast a full year, and auggests a trifle over 38.Q00J000 twas as maximum capacity. Very Anneyinf. "1 can't bear these men novelists." declared one lady. •Why not T the other Inquired. "They calmly tell yon that tbe hero ine wore a gown which fascinated n duke and mil a word h to what It was made of or how It was trimmed."— Louisville Courier-Journal. Urrtrue. "Tenr heading tody H net trt-e to life." **What's the matter?** *T the first net she receive** a tele gram. and yon bave her ojen It with out fear or trembling."—Detroit Croc Cress. Make yourself aa he nest maa. and rhen yeu may he sure there la *ne Wee raseat ta the wer'd.—Car!vie. P In addition to our stock of beautiful M diamonds, we have n complete assort- i] 9 nn? °f tbe famous W-W-W guaranteed stone set rings. This Stock is so carefully selected as to please the most critical. I Remember \/-\/-\v Rings are guaranteed and cost no more than tbe most ordinary rings. The pleasure and happiness II | which a good ring conveys is typical of the good will of tha m I Christmas season. Tht spirit of Christmas is evidrnt in every department of Our store. We have eclipsed all former attempts to serve our B customers with the best satisfaction. I Our gifts represent all prices hut every one is a quality gift ll * from the store where quality is the first consideration. i W Wfhrle & Co. S H ® H Hi B9 HHH IB Ri H HUB H HBIBB B HHI BP ouesnons II y mm Sill Know. I). Have you read the Consti ition of tlie I'nited States) R. Yes. I). What form of Government <. this) R. Republic. I). What is the Constitution of lie United States) R. It is the fundamental law of ois country. D. Who inakea the laws of the nited Statea? R. The I digress. I). What does Congress eonsis: •f? R. Senate and House of Rep eat-nta rives. D. Who is the chief executive • f the United States) R. President. D. Ilow long is the President •f the United State* elected) R. 4 years. I). Who takes the place of the 'resident in case he dies) R. The Vice President. D. What is his name) R. Thomas R. Marshall. D. By whom is the President ol 'he United Staten elected) R. By the elector*. L). By whom are the ejectors •I clod) e R. By the people. D. Who makes the law* for tin-1 • :ate of Pennsylvania R. The Legislature. 1). W hat dirtti the Legist a tur< •onsist of) R. Senate arid Assembly. D. How many State in the un ;on ? R. 48. D. When was the Declaration f Independence signed? R. July 4, 1776. I). By whom WHS it writrco) R. Thomas Jeffemnn D. Which is the capital of the nited State*' R. Washington. D. hieh is the capital of the <tnte of Pennsylvania R. Harrishurg D. How many Ken* for* havj •aeh state in the United Senate) f \ ..The Indiana Macaroni Company.. OUR MACARONI Can be B- nt tbe Following Stores: Tlie Trontman Department Store, Me*, eeon <fe Myers. PM/er Meat They are FRLbn. Made h n (liana — 7 ■ I I. Two. I"). By whom are they elected) H. By the people. D. For how long) R. 6 years. D. How many repreoenUtiwe are there ) .. R. 435. Accordiug to the illation one to every 211.1KK). <th* ratio fixed by Congrens after oueb decennial census.) D. For how long are they elect ed) R. 2 year*. f). How many electoral vote* has the state of Pennsylvania) R. 38. D. \\ ho is the chief exMnitive of the state of Pennsylvania) R. The Governor. D. For how long is he elected) R. 4 years. D. Who ps the Go>ernor) R. Brumbaugh. D. Do you believe in organized government) R. Yes. I). Are you opposed to organiz 'l government? R. No. 1). Are you an anarchist) R. No. D. What is an anarchist) R. A person i* ho does not be j ieve in organized government. | D. Are yon a bigamist or pol gamist ? R. No. D. What is a bigamist or poJy gn n is!) ; R One who believes in having too*, than one wife. D ]*o you belong to any secret j S>o< i t"3 who teaches to disbelieve J :i. organized government) R No. D. Have yon violated any i.we of tb- l otted Slates? R No. I). V\ i 4 rt.Hhe* tive ordinances lor lbe < it} T 1 „ It. ibe of Aldermen. I). !)> you intend to rtiiiifiiu permanently in tlie 11. S.J R. Yes. . 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