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SRNTINEL& HEPl
'never loiters in tha nhaiia
or 811 si mon the fen-a?
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Be never halts before a ta-k.
No matter how immense.
But that which I admire moat
About the restless ant
2a that he wins without a bit
Of blunter or of cant
,
ACLAY IDOL.
tt was universally conceded that Bai
Klujrerty was the toughest character
to Lone Rock. The stage driver told
aie as much before we bad gone three
aniles from tin? station on our flftj-mlle
drive to thecal p.
l oiiRh .'" he suld. "I ghooli
Always playa In rr
ck, drinks lota
f whisky, mi'
is a bushel of money.
and is.
l-HTiiShty bandy with bis gun.
tever you do, tenderfoot, don't run
op against Bill Kingerty."
I told bim I didn't Intend to ran np
gainst anyone, least of all a man who
was handy with bis gun.
We arrived at Lone Rock the next
morning, and I must confess tbe town
did not make a very favorable impres
sion on my Ensrllsh sensibilities.
The l.-irijfst building In town was the
Inter Ocean saloon, a long, low build
ing of rouli boards, thrown together It
--V ,v,i
DRINK IT DOWN, TENDERFOOT, OB I LL
FINISH YOU."
true frontier style. Tbe camp had
grown up in a day, as It were, when tbu
placer fields were discovered, a mile or
so up the ration. The floating popula
tion of the whole territory had docket!
hither, and what a month before was
as lonely a suk-li as could be found in
the Rockies, was now a flourishing
clty" of several hundred.
A I wandered into tbe Inter Ocean
that evening, the stage driver, who was
standing near tbe door, recognized ine,
and drawing closer, whispered:
There's Bill Kingerty over yonder at
the 'farther table. Remember, strange.-,
and don't run up against bim."
I looked In the direction Indicated
and saw a large-boned, roughly-dressed
man of perhaps 50 seated at a parlor
table, playing cards. His wide slouch
bat was pulled down over bis eyes, so
that only tbe lower part of bis face
was visible. His cbln was covered with
a grizzly growth of reddish-gray hair.
There was a goodly stock of gold at bis
elbow, to w hich he added now and tbeu
as the game went on. It was evident
that the stage driver was right about
Bill Kingerty's luck.
Tbe scene before me was new and
at ran ire. From a secluded place in a
dark corner of tbe room I watched the
motley crowd singing, drinking and
gambling. Now and then some es
pecially lucky player would cash In.
and, advancing to tbe rough board
counter answering for a bar, call np the
crowd and set up the liquor. I bad not
been noticed In my dark coruer tint'd
later In tlio evening a tall, sinewy cow
boy scooped a groat pile of gold Into his
pockets, and. advancing to the bar,
threw down a handful and called up
every body.
Glancinjr aNv.it the room with a ghisd
of the reddest of red liquor In bis band,
be spied mo.
"Hey, there, tenderfoot," he shouted,
"what are you sulking in that corner
for? Come up here and have some
thing." I advanced meekly into the light, and
hardly knowing what 1 said or did, re
plied: "If you will escuee me, I will
take a cigar Instead."
"Cigar," be roared, and pouring out a
brinrmlng class of whisky handed it to
me with the ivipiiU, "Take that, and
drink it, quick."
Really," I said In my fright, "I don't
care for this. Pray excuse me and I'll
smoke a clear instead."
"Cigar be banged," he answered,
"drink that liquor." and, pulling a six
shooter from bis licit, he pointed It at
uiy head.
I lookeil at the gleaming muzzle In
terror. The mouth of the barrel looked
to my frightened senses as large as a
drainpipe. The drawn, hardened face
of tbe man behind it looked fiendish.
"Really " I stammered. "Drink,"'
tie shouted. I raised the glass to my
lips anil gulped down a mouthful. The
fiery stuff choked me. and, throwing it
up. I went into a paroxysm of coughing.
The crowd surged about me, laugh
ing and shrieking, when the cowman
waved bus weapon over his head, fired
a couple of shots through the roof, and.
pointing tt at me again, shouted:
"DriDk It down, tenderfoot, drink it
down, or I'll finish you."
Aa I raised the glasa again. Bill Kin
gerty stepped forward ami walked up
to my assailant with the words: "That"-
enough of that, stranger. Put up that
gun, and let the boy alone."
The cow-puncher didn't know Kl
gerty, and, besides, he was half drunk
Without a reply he turned suddenly,
and, pointing his revolver at Klngerty's
fcreast. tired.
t don't know to this day how it was
y. . r- ?f r- - s;, a, in
sf Ml .ft
i .annua we. 9
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Any sarsaparilla is sarsaparilla. True. So any 9?
tea is tea. So any flour is flour. But grades differ. Cj
You want the best. It's so with sarsaparilla. There &
are grades. You want the best. If you understood
sarsaparilla as well as you do tea and flour it
would be easy to determine. But you don't. How jftf
should you ? iifa
When you are going to buy a commodity c&
whose value you don't know, you pick out an old h
established house to trade with, and trust their Of
experience and reputation. Do so when buying y)
sarsaparilla. ?r
Ayer's Sarsaparilla has been on the market w
fifty ears. Your grandfather irsed Ayer's. It is a
reputable medicine. There are many sarsaparillas.
liut only one Ayer's. IT
r brave or heroic. Ia fact, t
beaatly coward, bnt. nevertheless.
a the cowboy fired, I leaped' forward,
and. striking tbe gnn threw op tbe
barrel. His bullet aped harmlessly over
Klngerty's bead.
I didn't realise that there was more
than one shot: bnt when tbe smoke
cleared away tbe cowboy lay dead up
on tbe floor, and tbe smoke was still
floating from Bill Klngerty's gun. Tbe
cowboy's partner came forward and
took charge of tbe body, but did nut
speak to Kingerty.
As I starred to leave tbe place Kin
gerty laid hla band on my arm, and
drew me to tbe door and down tbe
street to the shanty where be lived.
He opened tbe rickety door. and. en
tering, lighted a candle, placed It on a
box, and pushing me to a stool, bade
me to be seated.
"Stranger," be hggan, g rtefcartng
h!sJhj;orfLjTkrT Bre on doln ou,
Tiere? You've no business In this coun
try. Why, sonny, you're tbe biggest
tenderfoot I've ever seen."
I threw off all restraint for there
was a kindly lig'at In bis rugged face
and told bim my story. How I bad just
left college, and, lacking tbe necessary
money to pursue tbe study of medicine
as I wished, bad come West to make
nty fortune, hoping to go back In a few
years and take up my chosen profes
sion. Kingerty was silent after I had told
my story, and, by the flashing light of
the candle, I could see be was In deep
meditation.
"So you have -come from England,"
he at length began, "and to make your
fortune." He turned uneasily In his
seat, and, looking me full In tbe face,
continued: "My boy, go home; you're
not fitted for this life out here. If you
stay here you'll either get tough or get
shot, or both. If you're dead tbe casb
won't do you much good. I knew a boy
who came West, the same as you, only
a few years ago. He came from Lon
don, too. This chap bad finished school
and, carried away with tbe stories of
the wealth to be gained in tbe West,
packed up bis things and came out
here.
"He was ambitious to be rich and
honored, and so left his own country
with Its limited chances and long, up
hill pull, to make bis fortune in the
Western gold fields. Neither his aged
parents nor bis sweetheart were able to
dissuade him from this foolhardy step.
He told his little flaxen-haired sweet
heart that lust night at home that be
would soon return with wealth and
power, and pictured bow happy they
would be in the home be would be
able to furnish for her. And he went
away."
As be finished these words bis voice
was low and husky, and I could see in
the dim light that be was looking far
beyond me, through tbe open door and
out towards the mountains, towering
dim and majestic in tbe eastern sky.
bis voice was wonderfully softened
and I could hardly realize in the man
that now stood before me tbe murderer
if an hour before.
"I knew the boy well," be continued,
"perhaps better than his own parents.
Well, be came West, and for a few
months kept up and saved money. The
little souvenir his sweetheart had given
mm seemed to keep bim from the
temptation which surrounded him.
Then came tbe long winter when we
were snowed In and for months receiv
ed no mail. The absence of word from
borne and loved ones seemed to press
heavily upon bim. He became sullen
and morose then came cards and whis
ky, and perdition. Wben tbe snow melt
ed and tbe delayed stage arrived, be,
fallen to a common roustabout at the
saloons, read that" bis sweetheart bad
died during the long TSler died in bis
mother's arms, and In tbe wSd delirium
of brain fever bad begged bim not to go
oh. not to go away.
"Thus was broken what seemed the
only chain that bound him to dc
ceney. "Then he drifted with the wild, tur
bulent current of Western life through
' XT BOT, OO BOMB; TOD BB KOI FITTED
FOK THIS Lire OUT Him."
this camp, and that, a drunkard, a mur
derer and a gambler. '
We sat in silence. Klngerty's sad
dreary eyes were fixed on space, and it
seemed I could see a teardrop glisten
ing on his rugged cheek. He turned to
me, and laying a band on my shoulder
as a father continued: "Boy, go home.
Work at anything If needs be to gain
your end, and don't sever yourself from
good influences, from an early training
and from a Christian borne."
I rose and grasped bis hand, too much
overcome by my emotions for Words.
As I started for tbe door be said:
"No, my boy, don't go up to the hotel.
It might not be safe. Bunk In here
with me."
I lay awake far Into the nigbt Sud
denly riches seemed to me of little val
ue now, when associated with constant
temptation. 1 bad Just money enough
to get back. I would go to-morrow.
I must have been asleep several hours
when I was awakened by a shot. I
leaped from my bunk. Tbe sun was
Just peeping over the mountains. A
UUKJSS.
from tbe Soot,
In bus bands.
a smoking Winchester
Bill Kimertvtay across tbe doorstep.
dead. .
I laid bim out myself for a deceit.
burlaL Suspended from hla neck by a
slight golden chain was a locket Tbe
bullet that bad pierced bis breast hud
broken It open. Tnaide, clotted witai
Bill King, rty'a lifeblood, was a lee af
flaxen hair. Utica Globe.
THE GASHOUSE MURDER.
Trasp's Report th Beat of
Newspaper Work.
Charles A. Dana once said tbat tbe
description of tbe chariot race la "Ben
Hur" was tbe finest specimen of repo tu
torial work In tbe English, -ianguageT
It Sore difficult to pick out
nest specimen of reportorial work
In modern Journalism, of course, bat
competent Judges have agreed tbat tbe
description of "tbe gasbouse murder,"
printed several years ago In tbe Cin
cinnati Enquirer, deserves to live aa
the beat instance of reportorial work
that ever graced a' modern newspaper.
The circumstances under which that
wonderful story was written are Inter
esting. It was a red-hot night for news. One
after another aU tbe atar members of
tbe stair bad been sent out on assign
ments until tbe city room was practic
ally vacant. A rough, uncouth, queer
looking tramp sauntered in and asked
for a Job. The city editor told bim
there was nothing for bim and turned
to answer tbe telephone. Over tbe
wire came tbe Information tbat evi
dences of a murder bad been discover
ed at the city gas works. Tbe caller
was Just shunting out of tbe room when
the city editor bung up the receiver
and called out: " Walt a minute! Go
out to tbe city gas works and see what' s
tbe matter there. Come back aa soon
as you can."
Tbe stranger was back again within
an hour. "It's a murder," be aaid, and
went into the reporter's room. A half
hour later, when the ctty editor entered
tbe room, be found tbe new reporter
lying full length upon tbe top of a
long table, while tbe blank paper was
held close to bis face because cf an
affection of the eyea which prevented
tbe eyeballs from turning in their sock
ets. Picking up a few pages of tbs
manuscript, which waa beautifully
written and had tbe fineness of copper-plate,
tbe editor read it carefully
and then laid bis hand gently upon
the writer's head. This Instantly elic
ited a snarl like that of a wild beast.
"It's all right." remarked the editor.
"Keep your temper. You may give us
all of tbat stuff you can write."
The stranger continued to write un
til long after midnight, and bla matter
filled three columns. It gave all the
details of one of the uio6t horrible mur
ders in the history of modern crime
tbe killing of an official of tbe gas com
pany by an employe, who dismembered
bis victim's body and cremated tbe
fragments in a coke furnace.
Tbe description of this crime bad all
tbe fascination of Edgar Allan Poe's
grewsome tales, and the story of the
"gashouse murder" became a repor
torial classic. Tbe unknown who wrote
It never bad been beard from before
tbat time, though bis name afterward
became well known to lovers of Amer
ican literature. It was the Initial ap
pearance in newspaper work of Laf
t-adio Hearn. Chicago Times-Herald.
Be Located Bim.
"They say old Smith never subscribed
for a newspaper.
"Never."
"Where Is be now?"
"Blowin' out tbe gas in some hotel." i
Atlanta Constitution.
A Modern Demosthsaes.
She Is Mr. Humbler such an eloquent
man?
He He is, indeed. He once persuad
ed a cable-car conductor to ring tbe bell
to stop. Life.
A Blor.
"I never borrow trouble," said Bllton.
""Well," replied the mail who bad once
lent him money, "there'a sever any tell
ing bow bad a man's credit will get to
be." Washington Star.
Discreetly Reared.
"What's the parrot saying?" naked
the visitor in tbe bird store. "It doesn't
sound like 'Polly wants a cracker." "
No. It's 'Polly wants a Bean.' I'm
educating tbe bird for a Boston lady."
Washington Star.
A Peculiar Fact.
"Keep out of debt, young man," said
the philosopher. "People will think bet.
ter of you for It."
"Perhaps," was tbe thoughtful reply;
"and yet I've noticed tbat the more I
owe people the gladder they always
seem to see me." Washington Star.
Nobody Con Id TeU.
Judge Do you think that be hit tbe
plaintiff intentionally?
Witness I couldn't say, your honor.
You see, the defendant is aross-eyed.
Syracuse Post.
Why Be Starved.
Watts Did you ever know of anyone
dying for love? '
Ports Once. I knew a fellow who
starved to death after being refused by
an heiress. Indianapolis Journal.
Juat What Scared Bim.
She (on tbe yacht) Pshaw, you re
afraid of the storm.
He (frankly) I am.
She Why don't you ga below, then?
He Why. that's Just where I'm
afraid of going. Truth.
Hungary, as is well kaown, is uik
cbief borne of the gypsies. According:
to the published result of tbe recent
census undertaken by tbe Government
there were on Jan. 31, 188,000 gypsies
in that country. Two-thirds of tbe
members of the various tribes were
nameless. Only about 8,1100 could read
ir write.
Caatieo.
Mrs. Cassidy Do yez t'ink me boy
Mickey looks Uke 'Is father?
Mrs. Maloney Is bin father in?
"No."
"He do." New York Journal.
Conceited eols
a . im an conceited that
y-jyv -
k. v.iir thov know thing Without
UIVJ t,aasaa v - - -
(earning them. AteslaQB Globe.
Eiehteen tons of steel disappeai
daily on tbe London and Northwestern.
Bailway through wear and rust.
cowboy stood a few
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
IsaistMsg that Will Ia
tbs Jw
Qsaiat Acttsas sad Brisk arias
mt Mmm Cats aa4 CaauuUaa Call Arm.
Ta Owl sad ths Passts Cat.
4a owl on the branch of a leafy greea ties
Sang: "Whoo, ta whoo wboo, ta whoo."
When a playful young paasis as happened
to ace,
"Oh. whoo. to whoa whoa, ta whoo.
As sure as yoa live," cried tb; r, in
: gTeat'giee,'
1 spy a yeaaa- psresa related to me.
Just look at those eyes, so like mine,"
armored be, .
"Oh, whoo, ta whoo whoo, ta whoo."
Die passie glanced np and caught sight
of tbe owl.
"Meow, fits meow, spits mew!"
She hnmped up her back, gave a terrified'
bowl:
"Heow. fits meow, spits mew!
Who ever before sow aa object like that?
The form of a hen and the wings of a hat.
The bill of a hawk and eyes like a cat.
Meow, fits meow, spits mew!"
aaid the owl: "I declare It's ao kiasaan
of milt,
Oh. whoo, tu whoo wboo, ta whoo!
I fear 'tis a creature with evil design, :
Oh, whoo, tu wboo whoo, tu wboo.
I think it were better tbat I go away.
For fear to the creature I might fail a
prey." -So
saying, the owl quickly fled in dismay.
"Oh, whoo, tu whoo whoo, tu whoo."
And pusaie, quite frightened, gave vent to
iooa cnea.
"Meow, fits meow-snita maw!"
And said: "I believe he would pick out mj
eyes:
"Meow, fin meow, antra m I"
Bo she bumped up her back and puCed out
her tail,
Aad scud for the house Uke a ship in a
gale.
And pitiful, quite, waa poor pusste cafe
wail;
"Meow, fits meow, spits mewr
Arthur J. Burdick.
A Clever Kite-Flyer.
In the year 1880 a bright boy In
Washington, D. C, who waa Interested
In kite-Dying, succeeded In keeping bis
kite In tbe air foe two whole days.
Borne scientists beard about It, and
came to tbe conclusion tbat if a boy
could do such kite-flying it could be
turned to account for making records
it the condition of tbe upper atmos
phere. Since that time a great many
grown men have become intensely in
terested in kite-flying, and many new
and wonderful kites have been made
kitea that will fly out of sight, and kites
big enough to lift a man from tbe
ground. And. more than this, prizes
have been offered by tbe Boston Aero
nautical Society for tbe best articles
sn kite-flying and kite experiments.
In this way a boy's toy has become
in arm of science. -
Piss Attacked by a Pythoa.
No creature of the Jungles of Java
s more feared than tbe terrible python.
i A hunter telle of bla experiences with
one of these huge snakes.
"Gunning one day near tbe Wasll
River, in the interior of tht Island," he
says, "I watched a number of wild
hogs coming to tbe water to drink. Sud
denly tne neaa or a anaae rose a Dove
the grass and a bog squealed. A python
had seised a full-grown one, easily
three feet bigb at tbe aboulder, and
thrown two colls around tbe body. Un
ler tbe tremendous pressure tbe hog
teemed to lengthen, and wben the
make uncoiled I saw only a strip of
neat, nothing distinguishable but tbe
head. I shot tbe snake. It was twelve
feet long and over seven Inches
through, and yet its coila bad crushed
tbe bones of Its prey like chips. There
Is no doubt that hidden away In vast
wamps of the interior are many ana
condas of enormous size. Parties have
been made up to hunt tbem, but the
malarious climate drives tbem back."
A Olrl vll k . Quick Wit.
A girl who lives m a little town la the
West, not far from a railway crossing.
looked out of tbe window tbe other day
tnd saw a laborer Jump from one track
to tbe otber to escape an approaching
freight train. He was apparently dazed
by terror, and stood still, not seeing
that behind an express train was rush
ing down upon bim.
Tbe girl saw tbat before she could
oake bim understand bis danger it
would be too late. She therefore threw
up her arms, shrieking wildly, "Help!
help! help!" trusting to tbe Impulse
which sends a man on tbe instant to
the relief of a woman In distress.
"I'm coming!" abouted tbe Irishman,
.springing toward ber In time to escape
the engine as it rushed past. He stared
back at it, and then at tbe woman cry
ing and laughing at tbe window, and,
taking off bis bat with shaking hands,
said:
"I owe you something, miss," and
walked away.
His intentions were as friendly as
hers, but the wit waa slower.
To tbo Laad of Kverlastias Snow.
A daring band of explorers will soon
make an attempt to reach tbe top of the
highest mountain in tbe western hem
isphere. This giant among mountains
bears tbe name of Aconcagua, and it is
located In Chill, South America. It
towers to tbe Immense belgbt of 22,884
feet. Tbe head of the party is E. A.
Fitzgerald, a famous explorer of tbe
Alps, of New Zealand. He will be as
sisted by an Alpine guide, a geologist,
a surveyor and a naturalist. It will be
a dangerous and daring task, requiring
several days. Tbe mountain-top is
capped with eternal snow and tbe cold
on the peak Is said to be intense. Only
men well trained to withstand terrible
cold and fatigue would dare to attemn
..m a task. Tbe air at such a height
is very thin, and wben a man first en-,
ters it tbe blood sometimes bursts from
his nose, bis eyes and from under hi
finger-nails.
Mr. Fitzgerald's observations will be
on the effect of the atmosphere of
mountain heights on tbe human sys
tem, as he intends to scale Mount Ev
erest, in India, tbe highest mountain In
the world, If be succeeds In getting to
the top of Aconcagua. '
If be doesn't succeed, some of onr.
boys will do It wben they grow up.
Big 8osp Babbler.
Everybody has tried, at one time or
another, to make soap bubbles, which,
you know, Is quite easily done by means
of a pipe, a straw or a small tube of
some sort. But everybody does not
know bow to make bubbles as big aa
your bead. We are going to tell you
how to do it.
Take a piece of ordinary wire and
place it around tbe body of a bottle,
drawing it close and twisting tbe ends
together to form a handle to the ring
thus made. Having prepared tbe soapyi
water, adding a little sugar to make itj
stronger, dip tbe wir nag into It and
then take It oat OatfCuU. -
Ton wQI see that tbe Ha aaa. oa 11
inside, a tbla covering or skla of soapy'
water. Hold the ring upright before;
your mouth aad blow gently bat stead-;
lly against the center of the soapy skin.'
wben It will begin to swell out into a
pocket, which will grow larger and
larger until It finally detaches Itself,
from the ring In the. shape of a big-,
bubble, beautifully tinted with all the,
hues of tbe rainbow. And tbe bubble
thus made will laat for asms time.
Having become familiar with this
method of blowing bubbles, try anotb-.
er. This time you need not use pipe.
atnw, tube or ring simply your band.
Steep yonr fist in tbe soapy water; open
your band alowly in the water aad1
around your fingers, making youi
thumb and tbe end of your index fin-i
ger touch so aa to form a ring.
Then lift your hand slowly from the
water, and you will notice a soapy skin,
over tbe ring made by your thumb and
finder, the same as with tbe wire ring,
Bring your hand carefully up to your,
mouth, palm upwards, with the little
anger turned towards your body, and
blow Into the hand as shown In the
Illustration.
Yon will be surprised to see coming!
from your band a many-colored bubble,
whose diameter may be eight or ten
ncbes. Philadelphia Times.
A DECADE OF AttOST.
A Taaas aaay at Km SyracaM Talis ataf
Stow.
From tAe Standard, Syractue, A'. X.
Mias Rosamond Asb, who resides with her
buber, Mr. C. S. Asb, on Manllus Streat,
Syracuse, forwards tbe following testimonial
to the virtues or Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
aad aooount of bar sufieriags, wntak it
tartllngly interesting:
atasuus Strut, Sxacic. N. T.,
Ancost IS, 18S6.
"Pur the past ten years I have been a
fear.nl sufferer from the most palatal type
of Inflammatory rheumatism, wblch wouVi
make Its appenrauce on the least possible
provocation. Winter was when 1 suffered
the worst, and It generally attaoked ma from
my lilps down, and I bai to so to bed.
"Wtille ibese attacks lasted, II anyonetoucbed
the bed even, 1 wonld scream with patn, aa
tbe least contact was unbearable, lor every
joint and every muscle gave ma excruciating
agony.
"Whiia I was In th 8 terrible condition", my
pastor, Rev. Mr. Campbell, came to visit
uie, bnd told me be knew of a case so.y
similar to mine that bad been entirely cured
bv the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for
Pale People and advised me to try them, as
The physicians were not doing me any good.
Ou this my father bought me two box-s,
wnich I took according to direction, and I
beean to recover, getting stronger everyday.
I kept on with Dr. Williams' reme iy until
I had taken two dozen boxe. and by that
time ever; trace of rheumatism was gone,
aad I am uj as well as ever I was.
"If you have any doubts as to my statv
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Rev. Mr. Campbell, of Hastings, aad Mr.
tier ver, of Hantiogs. tbe latter b-tog Super
intendent of the Methodut Sunday Subool,
who know all of the fauts purronading my
extraordinary re-overy. Pink Pills saved
my life and gave me health and strength,
ami we will never be without them ia our
bouse.
(Hlgned) "RosuioND Asa.
"Manliu Street, East Syracuse, N. I."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a con
dense J form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
specific tor troubles peouiiarto females, such
as suppressions, irregularities aad all forms
of weakness. They build up tbe Mood, aad
restore the glow of health to sale aad sallow
cheeks, la men they effect a radical care
in all cases arislag from mental worry, over
work or excesses of whatever nature. Pink
Pdls are sold In boxes (never la loos bulk)
at 90 cents a box or six boxes for aa.se, and
may be bad of all druggists, or direct bj
mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company,
Sobenectady, N. Y.
The Tsar's Stranger.
The extent to which it Is necessary to
dog the footsteps of a European mon
arch In order to ensure his personal
safety Is Illustrated by a curious inci
dent which took place during tbe Rus
sian Tsar's recent sojourn in Western
Europe.
The tsar, whose mother waa a Danish
princess, Is fond of visiting Denmark,
where be passed much time when
young. Moreover, In tbat country, be
runs so little danger of assassination
that he goes about with almost as much
freedom as a private person habitually
enjoys.
Tbe tear rides the bicycle, and during
bis sojourn at the court of the Danish
king occasionally went to ride unat
tended on bis wheel in one of the royal
forests. On one of these rides tbe tsar
lost hla way, and meeting a wheelman
In the woods, asked, in Danish, to be
directed on the course he wished to fol
low. To his surprise, tbe man responded in
(Russian Instead of in Danish. Tbe
tsar asked:
"How does It happen tbat you speak
Russian?"
"Because, sire," the man answered,
"I am one of tbe Russian detectives
charged with tbe duty of guarding
your majesty's person."
He, with other detectives, had been
wheeling about the roads, keeping the
tsar In sight, while tbe monarch him
self was enjoying tbe pleasing and un
accustomed sense of being unattended.
She Wanted It Badly.
Ia one of the Washington Jewelry
stores is a diamond breastpin valued at
11,000. A young woman whose love for
ornaments la much greater than ber
ability to buy them happened to be In
this store wben the pin was shown to a
ady, who did not purchase it. Two or
three times a week since then tbe girl
has gone to obtain a glimpse of the
beautiful pin, until she finally made up
her mind that she would make an effort
to own It, ao tbe following colloquy
took place, that I happened to bear:
"How much is that pin 7'
"A thousand dollars."
"Well, I wiU take It if you will let
me pay for It at SI a week. I only make
$2 a week. I buy everything else that
way."
The astonished clerk told her tbat be
would have to speak to the proprietor,
who was out, and tbe girl promised to
return. Washington Star.
A Johannesburg in Montana.
Rich gold discoveries on Horley
creek, Mont., caused a great rush of
prospectors, and the new camp has bzen
named Johannesburg.
The wife of a Massachusetts minister
wears a blue dress on Monday to match
her husband's mood.
An Impassibility.
To touch tbe hearts of tbe yeung aad
tbe old and those who differ in age,
sex, position and education with one
sermon la like trying to open all locks
with tfas same key. goaensctsdy TJn-
townro soap bubbi.ks.
Wavsdauil
HE man who tries
to take up bla cross
with on band will
never be able to lift
it.
It In hard to make
a cold prayer in a
want prayer Bleat
ing. Wherever truth
made kaown. God
sVV' Cultivate the hah
" It of castlns all
your ears upon Christ.
Be a happy Christian and God will
mako yon a useful one.
W are always la great danger when
we hold on to a little ala.
The mercies of God. like grapes, an
always found In dusters.
Christ Is not well received when hut
servant Is Improperly treated.
The man whs keeps a bulldog should
not talk very much in church.
Tbe great man of to-day show as
what all men may be by an by.
The greater our growth in grace the
greater our need of common, sense.
It Is hard ta believe tbat there Is death
In the sin that wears a mask of gold.
No man to strong whose character
baa not stood tbe test of many trials.
The fault finder would growl about
tbe weather If It were raining money.
The world Is full of blind Samsons,
who spend their lives grinding In a mill.
Determine every day to do your pray
erful best and leave tbe result wltb Uod.
A big man In a little world is as much
out of place as a little man in a big one.'
When we get to the end of life we
shall find tbat nothing good has been
lost.
Seek first tbe kingdom of Oed, and no
gift the world can give will ever, bur
you.
Give until you feel.lt, and you will
feel more like living than you did be
fore. If the devil had totwear the same old
coat every day, be would never leave
the Pit
There Is nothing Uke telling good
news, for imparting 'a pleasant tone to
the voice.
It wonld be bad tor tbeiCburch if she
knew no more of Uod than ber preach
ers teach.
Wben a man s wife believes in hisire
ligion it hi pretty goodiVvldence tharthe
has the right kind.
There are people in ievery( church who
atop believing tbe Bible whenever a
collection ia taken.
Tbe devil is never anxious about tbe
man whose hope of. heaven is bis wife's
church member&fp.
This world is a kindergarten. In
which God's lKtle ones leant' to spell
out tbe meaning of life.
ECCENTRIC CHARACTER GONE.
Death of a Moaer Miser Wkqea Boons
Waa a Carle a tr. 1
Eccentric John Weisbrode..(of Cum
berland, Md , Is dead. He hafd lived as
a recluse and was eccentric to the ut
most degree. During bis Illness be re
fused medicine until this mocning.
when he took the firaq dose in his life.
Mr. Weisbrode was native of Ger
many. He leaves asister, residing la
New York, and a niece by marriage,
Mrs. Maggie Wtesftrode,,a widow, liv
ing in Cumberland. He-owned a store
building on Ceaterpatreefc, nearly oppo
site tbe city ball, which )he rented, liv
ing in rooms In te near.. He also owned
a city, lot, which, be cultivafed, raising
tobacco, besides vegetables. He was
reputed to be "worth $25,000. but be
lived in squalor.
His rooms antra curiosity. In- one of
them be bad nearly 1,000 pounds wf leaf
tobacco, which- he) had saved since the
war, when he' was a cigar maker and
barber. He waaatlso.'a shoemaker and
a tinner. In his tfooni are also thirty
sewing machines, which be kept since
the war, when be Was an agent. He re
fused to sell them lexcept at the original
price. He also'hadbtwo printing presses
and many cases of type, and nearly a
car-load of clocks sad Jars. His food
was bread and mflk. He did his own
cooking, and bis expenses were not
over IB cantsa day. He made his own
clothes. Some years ago he operated
a steamboat on the canal. He made the
moat of the machinery himself. Not
withstanding bos apparent penury, be
practiced charity, but made every effort
to shield hat Identity. He was noted
for his honestly. Cumberland (Md.) dis
patch. She Waa Too Toaaa
The otber day a couple of little girls
came to a physician's office to be vac
cinated. One of tbem undertook to
apeak for the other, and explained:
"Doctor, this Is my list sr. She is too
young to know ber left arm from her
tight, so mamma washed both of them."
New York Tribune.
AU Aloaa.
"There is poetry in everything,"
mused the editor. "Now, there is yon
der waste basket." And be laughed, a
he sometimes did when be was aU
alone. Detroit Tribune.
A young man In Wrentham, Mass
has been finding amusement in mailing,
postage stamps and sending greetings
to European potentates. He is delight,
ed beyond meaanre at having already
received acknowledgemants from tbs
Czar of Russia, tbe King of Greece and
a few others. -
Paid la Hla Own Coin.
Tbe obsequious European person who
seeks fees from travellers by pretend
lag to take tbem St members of tbe
nobility occasionally meets an Ameri
can tourist who falls to fall into his
trap.
An American gentleman of somewhat
Imposing personal appearance bad a
door opened for bim at tbe Paris opera-
bouse by an ouvreur, sr usher, who
bowed low and said:
"Tbe door la open, prince!"
The American glanced with an ex
pression of great affability at the em
ploye, and without extending the ex
pected fee, simply said:
"Thank you very much, vie count I"
Mistaken.
Mother Jessie, did I boar Arthur pro
posing to you last night?
Jossie I don't think you did, moti.r;
Arthur talks awfully low. Un-to-Data,
Tbe new Mayor and Council of As
bury Park, N. J., have put In force a
uew ordinance which prohibits bathing
at tbat resort except In "respectable
bathing suita"
I Ban Coujn?Tasua -oof? Oh I (7
I I In timer Jioid by anaants.
. . SITU.
Mia
A WINDY. WELL.
A Itnat Oadeeajewaad raft A,r
oa ia Beea aUaklaat.
A(MH paasses noma of the great-i
sat natural wonders in the world, not!
the leapt of which Is this phenomenon
of a current of air Issuing from or go,
lag into the bowels of the earth through
sundry natural aad artificial openings
made in the earth's crust.
Something over a year ago a Mr.
Oonfman undertook the drilling of a
well at hla place. BJverytblng went
well to a depth of some twenty-flve
feet, when tbe drill suddenly dropped
aoaie ala feat and a strong current af
air issued from tbe hole. Tbs escap
lag air current waa so strong that It
blew off tbo maa's bats who wars re
covering tbs lost drill.
Th wail waa of courss abandoned
and left to blow, but then an some
peculiarities about it tnat are wmu,
of observation. Tbe air will escape
from the well for days at a time with
mtxnt. faM that nabbles tbs sue of peas
an thrown out and piled np about Us
. lit.- .Ua,
mouth until It looas very mucu ia- i
expanded portion of a funnel. At the
same time It la accompanied by a sound
much like tbe distant bellowing or a
fog born. This noise is not always pres
ent, because the air does not at all times
escape with the same force. Again
then will be for days a auction cur
rent, unaccompanied by sound, In
which the current of air passes Into
rth. with some leas force than If
mwiA inv llrht oblect. as a
feather, niece of paper or cloth, will,
Jf held In close proximity, be immedi
ately sucked Into the subterranean lab
yrinth of Bolus.
Just the cause of this phenomenon no
one has yet been able to determine,
but It la supposed tbat there Is an un
derground opening between tbe Grand
Canyon of the Colorado, which cleaves
tbe earth for more than a mile in depth,'
and the Sycamore canyon, some eighty
miles to tbe south of It, of tbe same
proportions, but much shorter.
This would seem possible from .the
fact that the current of air is always
passing from north to south, or vice
voran varvin. of course, a few Doints
of the compass from the true iii-iiJ-
ian, but always in theee general diroc
tious. aa determined by experiment, anil
then the stratum underlying the qu;tte:--'
nor. ia nf volranlc cinder. This is
Very porous, and In many places o.
called bottomless noies exist. i-opiu-ir
Science News. .
8TA-X of Oato, Ctv or Toumo, T
Lucas Cooirrv, I
Frahk J. Casn-r make, oath that he Is tna
senior partner of the Arm of F. J. tmsw A
CO., doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and titate aforesaid, and that aaid Arm will pay
tbe sum of one bdndbBO BOL-ABS fur eacli
aud every cue or c.taubh that en n not b
cured by the use Uaix's Catahrh Cure.
Fkank J. Chknit.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
. - . present, this Sth day of December,
j esAL A. U. ltM. A. W. Gf.sasok,
v 1 Notary Public.
Hail's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acta directly oa tbe blood and mucous surfacee
of tbe system. 8end for testimonials, f rre.
F. J. Chcmbt A Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druavists, 75c
HaU'srau-dir Plus are the best
In the dominions of the British
empire alone some 8000 individuals
vanish every year without leaving any
trace.
Wan bilious or costive, eat a Casraret,
candy catkaruc; cure guaranteed; 10c.,
Billy Freab.
Freshly (Seating himself beside pretty
girl in car) If you bave no objection,
I will raise the window; I do love the
fresh air.
She Can't say I love your fresh air.
Leave tbe window as it is. San Fran
cisco Wave.
Ualac Her KaMeat Binca.
"Tour daugbter has a great many
adm-rers." "Oh, yea; she puts nearly
aH ber window curtains on the rods
wMh her td engagement rings." Lou
IsriUs Courier.
That Biassed Babx.
Mrs. Oldboy WelL Is the baby grow
ing r
Mrs. Newwed Tes. at least his voice
Is. Truth.
His Weakaeae.
"While I am no lingo," said the re
porter, wbo for the fourth time In one
week had to correct an item, "ndll I
seam to be a success as a tale-tw later."
Clno-aoa-i Enquirer.
We should.
Haardso In case of war we could fall
back on tfce national guard.
Saldeo Ye-ee. nrovided vt could foil
back fast enough. Truth.
UofortnnatelT Said.
"You see, I was engaged to my wife
wtahout ever having seen her."
"Yes; that ta quite evident" Ex-
ctoange.
A General Experience.
Ladv Customer ( In china ahoni no
rou break those sets?
Dealer No. madam: the nur-hn.i
servants usually attend to that. Tid-
Bits.
Only two miles of steam railroad
were built iu New England during
last year, and these were equally
divided between Maine and Vermont.
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Why - sometimes it mase. I
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- whv - sometimes it amuses,
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a rtr Caae.
go Yon can tell a woman's character
even by the arrangement of tbe tidies
on ths chain In ber parlor.
She But suppose there an no tidies?
He Then she la considerate. Detroit
Free Press. -
Ne-er la One Place Lon.
tvife Do yon think our cook Is In
heaven, John?
Husband What, now? Why, she'i
been dead over a week, my dear. Llf a
X Commercial Transaction.
-Can anybody in tbe crowd change a
glOObUl?
"I can."
- "Very well. Give me tbe change and
I'll go out and see if I can borrow a
100 bUL"-Llfe. .
JL Generone Income.
-g-you wish to marry my daughter?"
"Yes. sir."
"Well, now, tell me, what can yot
promise her?"
"Oh, she shall have her sbara of hr
Income, I assure you." Truth.
Cascaswts stlainlate liver, kidneys and
kowela. Mover aioken, weaken or gripe; 10c
The average death rate in New York
during the year just ended was 21.51
per 1,000 inhabitants against 23.105 in
1895.'
Piao's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many a doctor's bill F. Hardy. Uop.ia
I lace, Baltimore. Md.. Dec. 2. ls-X.
As far as calculation can decide, tbe
temperature of comets, it is believed
to be 2,000 times fiercer than that of
red-hot iron.
Wo.To.Bae for Fifty Ceata.
Over 400,iMO cured. Why not let No-To-Buo
regulate or remove your desire for tobacccl
Saves money, mskes healtb and maahood.
Cure guaranteed. 60 cents and $1.00, at all
drugg ia-.
A Boston physician carries a storage
battery in bis gig to light the gig
lamps, and also an electrio light on
the horse's head.
flu after first day use of l)n. KLiNBi URItr
Nrvb Restorer. Free fa trial bottle and treat
be liDd to Vt. Kline. Ittl Arcn St.. . nils r
A new paint consists of sublimed
lead, oji in excess of that necessary to
for.n 10 iixture of proper consistency,
and a qJantity of water.
Mr. Win-low 'a Foothlne Syrup for rhildrei
K-ethitig. w.ftcni the (rumi, reduces Inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wlud colic. 1m. a bottle
. Railroad builders say the building
this year will be mainly for the pur
pose of developing lumber tracts, coal
mines and other freight-making dis
tricts. Jcsr try a 10c. bo- of Cascareto, candy ca
tbanicnuef t liver and bowel resnlator made.
Laborers are Hocking to Liberia to
work ou the great Liberian railway.
This is the route that will play havoc
with Ihe f astern question, destroy the
usefulness of Constantinople as the key
to Europe and enable Americans to
go to the Japan sea in 17 days.
Cure Guarnnteed bv IK. J. B. MAIKR 1013
AKCII ST.. 1'UILa.. FA. Kase at once: no
operation or drliiy Iroru business. Consultation
lree. tndoroements ol physicians, laurn -"'J
prominent clti-ens. seua tor circular,
bourn A. M. loaf. M
Governor Matthews recommended
in his last message that i compttldory
education law bo passed-ia Jndfana.
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DU'Ufl 3 or rai. mi wwisi, a swhu
bl' kel $4. ttf m wind and aiem aet Walci
lelugant rolled Rom i eat cnain.a cripia
Stiver piaieu oouous wurui
pair pold plated l Cull Buttons. koU
filatcti Waicb Charm worth Ttc, I
m. diamond solid gold ti Semrl Flu,
Ides. ColUr Buttuna, luOKnvlopa,
1 diiK. hi? h-gratia 1-sad Psnclia,
1 Lead fencu tuiariear, i roc.
Mcainraouuis ana rarpst-
All w ask. la order to ID
tTOdtww our clfrara, la that
you allow oa to aasd iu
nam packag M of our
finest loc Clffmra, tmluJ
at 4rT. Pull ezamlnaUoa
How ad. Remember, yon only pay .T and express for the
dears, and the 10 articles natned nbove are free. If you don t
censirier -he lot worth times what we ask, dent pay l canL
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Previous Issues xC -3d $1,0"0 face value For
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OEF-tJLTBO BONDS AND STOCKS bought and OIU
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ha- been used by mllllonq of mothers for their
children while Teeth. 112 for over Fifty Ye Art
ie soothes the child. eofcns the gums, allays
all pain, cure wind, colic, and la itu beat
KlD-dv for dlnrrhf ml.
Twenty-Ove Cents w Bottle
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