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THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF COLLAR IN THE MARKET. Th rijt is a. rqyerni^ cleanliness aji J^SAPOUO> It-is&solid so&pi Try ih in your next* house-cle&riing and be happy Looking out over the many homes of this country, we see thousands ef women wearing away their lives in household drudgery that might be materially lessened by the use of a fow cakes of SAPOLIO. If an hour is saved each time a cake is used, if ouo less wrinkle gathers upon the face because the toil is lightened, she must bo a foolish woman who would hesitate to make the experiment, and he a churlish husband who would grudge the few cents which it costs. BUTLER, PA., FRIDAY, APR IL 1 7. 1 S9l. DALRYMPLE'S LOST DAY. Edgar Fawcett's Eooentrio Tale of a New York Club Man. All of Ills Family Except Hlsueir Had a Strange Falling—A Gruesome Tale of Hypnotism with a Very Satis factory Termination. [COPT RIGHT. 1981.1 "My family," John Dalrymple would say, "have the strange failing (that is, nearly all of them except myself, on the paternal side) of —" And then somebody would always try to intv rrupt him. At the Gramercy, that small but charming club, of which he had been for years an honored mem ber, they made a point of interrupting him when he began on his family fail ing. Not a few of them held to the be lief that it was a myth of Dalrymple's imagination. Still, others argued, all of the clan except John himself had been a queer lot; there was no real certainty that they had not done extraor dinary acts. Meanwhile, apart from his desire to delve among ancestral records and repeat tales which had been told many times before, he was a genu ine favorite with his friends. But that series of family anecdotes remained a standing joke. They all pitied him when it became known that his engagement to the pretty winsome widow, Mrs. Carring ton, was definitely broken. He was past forty, now, and had not been known to pay serious court to any woman before in at least ten years. Of course Mrs. Carrington was rich. But then her money could not have attract ed Dalrymple, for he was rich himself, in spite of his plain way of living there in that small Twenty-second street basement house. But the widow's money had doubtless lured to her side the gentleman who had cut poor Dalrymple out. A number of years ago, when this little occurrence which we are chronicling took place, it was not so easy as it is now to make sure of a foreigner's credentials and an tecedents. The Count do Pommereul, a reputed French nobleman of high posi tion, had managed to get into the Gra mercy as a six months' member, and had managed, also, to cross the thres holds of numerous select New York drawing-rooms. At the very period of his introduction to Mrs. Carrington her engagement with Dalrymple had already become publicly announced. Then, in a few weeks, society received a shock. Dalrymple was thrown over, and It transpired that the brilliant young widow was betrothed to the count. Dalrymple, calm and self-contained, had nothing to say on the subject of why he had received such shabby treatment, and nobody ventured to in terrogate him. Some people believed in the count; others thought that there was a ring of falsity about him, for all his frame was so elegantly slender and supple, for all his mustache was so glossily dark and his eyes so richly lustrous. Dalrymple meanwhile hid his wound, met the count constantly at the club, though no longer even ex changing bows with him, and—worked at his revenge in secret as a beaver THE AWAKENING. works at the building of his winter ranch. He succeeded, too, in getting superb materials for that revenge. They surprised even himself when a few relations and friends in Paris mailed him appalling documentary evidence as to what sort of a character this count really was. There is no doubt that he now held in bis hand a thunderbolt, and had only to hurl it when he pleased. He did not tell a single soul what he had learned. The thought of just how he should act haunte4 him for several days. One evening he went home from the club a little earlier than usual, and tossed restlessly for a good while after going to bed. When sleep came it found him still irresolute as to what course ho should take. It seemed to him that he had now a succession of dreams, but he could re call none of them on awaking. And he awoke in a peculiar way. There was yet no hint of dawn in the room, and only the light from his gas, turned down to a very dim star. lie was sit ting bolt upright in bed, and feverish, fatigued sensations oppressed him. "What have I been dreaming?" he asked himself again and again. But as only a confused jumble of memories answered him, he sank back upon the pillows, and was soon buried in slum ber. It was past nine o'clock in the morn ing when he next awoke. He felt de cidedly better; both the feverishness and the fatigue had left him. He went to the club and breakfasted there. It was almost empty of members, as small clubs are apt to be at that hour of the morning. But in the hall he met his old friend, Langworth, and bowed to him. Langworth, who was rather near-sight ed, gave a sudden start nnd a stare. "How odd," thought Dalrymple, as he passed on into the reading-room; "I hope there's nothing unexpected about my personal appearance." Just at the doorway of the room he met another old friend, Summerson, a man extreme ly strict about all matters of propriety. Summerson saw him and then plainly made believe that he had not seen. A« Ihey moved by one another Dairy in pie •aid lightly: "Good morning, old chap. How's your gout?" Snmmcrson, who was very tall and excessively dignified, gave a comic iquirm. Then his eyelids fluttered, and with the tips of his lips lie murmured "Better," as he glided along. "Pooh," said Dalryiuple to himself; "getting touchy, I suppose, in his old tge. How longevity disagrees with some of us mortals." He nearly always took a bottle ofi leltzer before breakfast, and this morn-, Ing old Andrew (a servant who had l>cen in the club many years) poured it 1 aut for him. "I hope you're all right again this mornin', sorr," said Andrew, with his: Celtic accent and in an affable half whisper. "All right, Andrew," was the reply. "Why, you must bo thinking of some one else. I haven't been ill. My health has been excellent for a long time past." "Yea, sorr," said Andrew, lowering his eyes and respectfully retiring. That last "yes, sorr," had a dubious note about its delivery that almost made Dalrymple call the faithful old fellow back and further question him. "All right again?" as if ever he had been all wrong—oli, well, poor Andrew was aging; others had remarked that fact months ago. A different servant came to announce breakfast. There were only al>out fl"ve men in the dining-room as Dalrymplo entered it. All oi thconuacd at hiaa iu an unusual way, or had late events lea him to think that they did so? At the table nearest him sat Everdell. one of the jolliest men in the club, a person whose face was nearly always wreathed In smiles. "Good morning," said Dalrymple, as he caught Everdell's eye. "Good morning." The tones were replete with mild consternation, and the look that went with them was smileless to the degree of actual gloom. Then Everdell, who had just finished his breakfast, rose and drew near to Dal rymple. "Pon my word," he said. "I'm de lighted to see you all right again so soon." "All right again so soon?" was the reply. "What in mercy's name do you mean?" "Oh, my dear old fellow!" began Ev erdell, fumbling with his watch-chain, "it was pretty bad, you know, yester day." "Pretty—bad—yesterday?" "I saw you in the morning and for an hour or so in the afternoon. Perhaps no one would have noticed it if you hadn't staid here all day and poured those confidences into people's ears about De Pommereul. You didn't ap pear to have drank a drop in the club; there's the funny part of it. Yon went out several times, though, and came back again. All that you had to drink (except some wine here at dinner, you remember,) you must have got outside. I wasn't here at ten o'olock when De Pommereul came in. I'm glad I wasn't. You must have been drcadftd. If Sum merson and Joyce hadn't rushed in be tween you and the count Heaven knows what would have happened. As it is—" At this point Dalrymple broke in with cold harshness: "Look here, Everdell, I always disliked practical jokes, and I've known for a number of years that you're given to them. You've never at tempted to make me your butt before, however, and you'll have the kindness to discontinue any such proceeding now." Everdell drew back for a moment, frowned, shrugged his shoulders, and then muttering: "Oh, if you're going to put it that way!" strode quickly out of the dining-room. Dalrymple scarcely ate a morsel of breakfast. After he had gulped down some hot coffee he repaired to the reading-room. As he reentered it a waiter handed him several letters. One, which he opened first, was marked "immediate," and had been sent liirn from his own house by an intelligent and devoted woman servant there who had been for a long period in his em ploy. This letter made poor Dal rymple's head swim as he read it. Written and signed by Mr. Summerson himself as chairman of the house com mittee of the club, it ordered him to ap pear that same evening before a meet ing of the governors and answer to a charge of disorderly conduct on the previous night. Then it went on to state that he (Dalrymple) had been seen throughout the previous day at the club iu a state of evident intoxica tion, and had finally, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock p. m., accosted and grossly insulted Count de Pommereul in the main drawing room of the Gramercy. "Disorderly conduct;" "evident in toxication" "grossly insulted Count dc Pommereul." These words were trembling on Dalrymple's lips as he presently approached Summerson him self, the very gentleman who had signed the letter, and who stood in the hall ar rayed for the street. "What —what does it all mean?" gasped Dalrymple. "I—l never was intoxicated in my life, Lawrence Sum merson; you ought to know that! I played euchre, last night, up in the card-room, from nine o'clock to twelve with Ogden and Folsom and yourself. If there's any practical joke being got up against mc, for God's sake—" "Wait a minute, please," said Sum merson. lie went back into the coat room, disarrayed himself of his street wraps, and finally joined Dalrymple. Ilis first words, low and grave, ran thus: "Can it be possible j-ou don't recollect that our game of euchre was played the night before last and not la»t niijhf' —Then he went with Dalrymple into a corner of the reading-room, and they talked together for a good while. Dalrymple went back to his home, that day, in a mental whirl. It still wanted a number of hours before the governing committee would meet. He had lost a day out of his life—there could be no doubt of that. If he had moved about the club all of yesterday with a drunken manner, reviling De Pommereul to everybody who would lend him an ear—if he had afterward met De Pommereml in the club and iirected toward him. In loud and furious tones, a perfect torrent of ac-' susation—he himself was completely," blankly ignorant. For a good whjle he sat quite still and • thought. Then ho summoned Ann, the elderly and very trustworthy Ann, who had l>een his dear mother's maid and was now his housekeeper. He ques tioned Ann, and after dismissing her he pondered her answers. Three times yesterday she had seen him, and re garding his appearance Ann had her distinct opinions. < Suddenly a light flashed upon Dal rymple while he sat alone and brooded. He sprang up, and a cry, half of awe, half of gladness, left his lips—The baffling problem had been solved! "ftiat evening he presented himself before the governing committee. All assembled were sorry for him. Of course punishment must bo dealt, but for an old and popular member liko Dalrymple it must not be expulsion. The general feeling of the club had in deed already been guaged, and it was in favor of suspension for six months— or a year at the farthest. -d Dalrymple, however, was determined | that he should be visited with no pun-, ishinent at all. And he meant to state why. His judges, as he faced them, all looked politely grim. The president, after a few suave preliminaries, asked Dalrymple if he had anything to say concerning the charges preferred against him. Dalrymple then proceeded to speak, with a clear voice and com posed demeanor. His first sentences electrified his hear ers. "I have no possible recollection of yesterday," ho began, "and it Is pre cisely as much of a lost day to me as though I had lain chloroformed for twenty-four hours. On Wednesday night I returned home from this club and went to rest. I never really woke until Fri day, possibly a little while after mid night, and then within my own bed. On Thursday morning I must have risen in a state of somnambulism, hypnotism, mental aberration, whatever you please, and not come to myself until Thursday had passed and I had once more re tired. Of what yesterday occurred I therefore claim to have been the irre sponsible agent, and to have become so through no fault of my own. lam com pletely Innocent of the misdemeanors charged against me, and I now solemn ly swear this, on my word of honor as a gentleman." Here Dalrymple paused. The mem bers of the committee interchanged glances, amid profound silence. On some faces doubt could be read, but on others its varied opposite. The Intense stillness had become painful when Dal rymple spoke again: "I had hoped that I should escape throughout my own lifetime all visita tions of this distressing kind. My grandfather and two of my uncles not only walked in their sleep to an alarm ing degree but were each subject to stranjrc of qnltjri in which or-" MV DEAR OLD FELLOW, IT WAS PRKTTT BAD." aets were performed oy them that toey could not possibly remember after ward." Here the speaker paused, soon continuing, however, in a lower and more reflective tone: "Yes, my family have had the strange failing (that is, nearly all of them ex cept myself, on the paternal side) of—" But he said no more. The tension was loosened, and a great roar of laugh ter rose from the whole committee. How often every man there had joked him about that marvelous budget of stories which he infallibly began one way and one way only! And when the familiar formula sounded forth it was all the funnier to those who heard it because of the solemn judicial circum stances in which it again met their hearing. The plaintiff was honorably acquit ted. As for De Pommereul, as every wort! that Dalrymple ha'l said concern ing his past life in France happened to be perfectly true, the count never reap peared at the Gramercy. His engage ment with Mrs. Carrington was soon afterward broken off by the lady her self, and for a good while it was rumored that this lady had repentantly made it optional with Dalrymple wheth er he should once more become her ac cepted sweetheart. But Dalrymple remained a bachelor. He is quite an old man now, yet he still may be found in the card-room of the Gramercy nearly every evening. He is very willing to tell you the story of his "lost day" if you ask him courteously for it and not in any strain of fun-pok ing; but he attempts no more voluntary recitals on the subject of his "family's" maladies and mishaps. EDGAR FAWCETT. Seven CalU-r*. Mistress—Did anyone call while 1 was out? New Girl —Yis, mum, foive leddies an two gintlemen. Mistress — Where are their cards? New Girl —There was no need o* thim lavin' any. Mistress —Why not, I should like to know? New Girl—Oi was ut home. Mistress—You? New Girl—Yin, mum. They called on me, mum. —Good Nowa. ANGELS REVERSED. Biddy—Bed ad, that must be an Injfc* chafe or m naygrdiviL What Biddy saw.—Judge A He Ont Somowliere. First Little Bootblack Please, sir, gimme the job; I've got a little sick brother who is a cripple and Is blind. Second Little Bootblack Let me ahine 'em up. I'm that sick little brother he is talking about, who is blind. I don't want to be under no ob ligations to such a liar as he is, and I can see better than he can, and he ain't got no brother in the fust place.—Texaa Sittings. At th* Delsurte ( las*. Instructress-—Now, young ladies, sit like this. Relax all your muscles, but keep j our thoughts on yourself and en deavor to feel that you are breathing [through every pore iu your body. Feel juat like a great big sponge gradually absorbing moisture. Ethel (to friend)—Do you feel like "a great big sponge," Nellie? I'm sure you Dught to, for yon let me pay all the fear fares this morning.—Munsey's rocketed the Insult. First Waiter —Dar's some mighty mean folks In Boston. You noticed dat hatchet-faced man what I'se been wait- In' on. Second Waiter —What's de matter wid htm? "He insulted me wid a dime." "What did ycr do?'' "I accepted it wid indignashun."— Texas Siftings. A Woman of Duslaeu. Husband —Did you write to your aunt about that proposed visit? Wife—No, I telegraphed. "Telegraphed?" "Yes, and I told the operators t« be sure and got it off this week because it was Important."—Good News. Repartee In the Hnnt. "You are very much run down," re marked the foxhound to the anise-seed bag. "I don't care a scent," was the flip pant reply of the bag as the man who was dragging it yanked It over a stone wall. —Munsey's Weekly. Tale* of Two Cltle*. Omaha Man (proudly)— Thousands of Nebraska cows have to be milked twioe • day to supply Omaha alone. Chicago Man (loftily)— Pooh! Thou sands of Illinois cows have to be milked four limes a day to supply Chicago.—N. | THE BASEBALL OUTLOOK. The Authorities Say 1891 Will Bo n Great Year. The Old Interest Returns with the Reor ganised Lnn* and the rroapeeta of a Great Fight—What Slutrie, ftodea and Other* Say. [COPYRIGHT. 1831.1 H %ILL 1891 be an to J old time year trfc. Mr for baseball, with crowds /J} W of howling cn VUB? thusiusts out fJFJv at every game and tremend ous excite mentovcr the , distribution of championship jL 1 | It looks very much like it / U now. The V struggle for (1 the champion » ship bids fair !!' AIWLJW to be memora ble All the leading clubs are in the best possible condition and there will be fine playing at nearly every game. The exhibition games of April arc rapidly getting the men into excellent shape. Already, more than two weeks before the games are called, there is the keen est public interest in the championship. Here is what some of the principal base ball men in the league say about it and their own ambitions—beginning with John I. Kogers, treasurer of the Phila delphia league club and member of the national board of professional baseball clubs: TREASURER ROGERS OF THE "PHII.LIEB" TALKS. We expect either to win the pennant or come very close to it, because we will continue the policy that has always characterized our club to get the best possible team work, as a whole, out of our men. rather than individual spurts of "star" playing. Some years ago we followed the plan of engaging tea or twelve extra young players every spring, keeping them for one or twt> months of the season in the hope of getting one first-class player out of the experiments. It was by that method that we discovered men like the late Charles J. Ferguson, James G. Fogarty and others of equal or ap proximate excellence. Our team has, under the guidance of Mr. Wright, our manages, been a harmonious aggrega taion, and with rare exceptions as gen tlemanly a set of players as appears on the "diamond." In practice they are taught to study each other's manner isms and peculiarities, and the proof of the value of such instruction was mani fested last season when left without a manager by the great affliction that occurred to Mr. Wright in the month of May. They, under the direction of Mr. Allen, our shortstop, who became manager pro tcm., behaved and conducted them selves, both as players and gentlemen, as well as if under the personal direc tion of Manager Wright. Despite these drawbacks we certainly would have won the pennant, (the lead for which we held for four weeks in the month of June) if Mr. Myers, our second base man, had not been stricken down with malarial fever for five weeks, and Mr. Clements, our great catcher and captain, had not been laid up for ten days with Injuries at a critical period. As it was we finished a good third. Our nine lost year gave as beautiful an exhibition of the game as any in the country and demonstrated that it possessed the best shortstop (Allen) and the best base runner (Hamilton) in the business. This year, in addition to these gentlemen, we have se cured Mr. William Shlndle as third baseman, as good as exists; he is also a fine batsman and base runner. Dele hanty has come back to his old club and will appear on first base, adding greatly to the batting and base-running strength of the team. Mr. will preserve •the same stone wall at second as here tofore. Thompson and Hamilton will guard right and left fields, and Mayer, a natural born outfielder, who last year was obliged to play at third base and who did it well, will astonish our patrons by some ex cellent fielding and throwing. He is also a timely batter. Clements will do the most of the catching, assisted by young Gray whe showed up so well last year as a substitute. We will very likely need another catcher in case of accident and have already our lines out to secure one. In the pitching departr mcnt we think wo are very strong. Gleasou can hold his own anywhere and Thornton, (whom we secured from the Milwaukee club in exchange for Vickery and Schriver), is a pitcher whom we will be sur prised to find lower than in the first set. Esper, left-handed twirler, bids fair to do his share, and young Schultz Is as yet only an experiment, but a most promising one. With the addition of another battery we would feel very confident of winning the pen nant. As we are very likely to get thcin we put in our claims for that coveted symbol of victory. In batting and fielding we think we are very strong, our only doubt being in the pitcher's box, which doubt we think will be dissipated before the champion sea son gets fairly inaugurated. J. I. ROGERS. MR. SODEN DOESN'T SAY MUCH BUT HE HAS A BTRONO TEAM. I have never stated either publicly or privately that I thought our team would win the championship, and con sequently can give no reasons why they should. The leaguo teams seem to be more evenly matched than usual, and the struggle for supremacy should Us a very close one. A. 11. SODKN. WIIAT MR. MtTRIE SAYS. I am asked why I think the New York baseball club will win the pennant of the National league again this year. I think we shall win, President l>ay thinks we shall win, and every man in the club Is certain of viotory, becanss the New York club is the strongest in the land. It is stronger than it was last year. All the old giants are back with us. in splendid condition physically and fit to play ball with uny men who ever trod the diamond We have a stronger shortstop than last year. They think they have a better one over in Brook lyn, but I don't believe it. The best of good feeling prevails among the men and they aro all going to work together for the success of the club. There isn't a man in the club who will not work for the championship, and let his individual record take care of itself. We arc in the game to win. Of course there are strong clubs In the field against us. I wouldn't like to say whether Brooklyn or Boston is the stronger, but we are not afraid of either of them. There Is ffo'ng to be a great revival of int«T<'st in huseball this season. The old National league stands practically alone in the fiehl and championship honors arc going to mean more than they did last year, or ever before in fact The presence of two leagues last year called into notice a ({Test many good baseball players and the very best of them will play in the league this year. There will 1*! better, sharper and closer playing than ever before, and keener interest on the part of the pub lic. If there are not fifteen thousand people here at the opening game of the scries with the Bofitous, I shall be very much mistaken. \Ve are goigg to 4«- >CO .24 serve aua reward me confidence of the public, and to justify the keenest Inter* est. So far ns the New York* are con cerned, there will be few "off days," and every one who comes to the park will see a good, hotly fought game. One thing which I would like to say is that the "stars" of the club, the rery strongest men, must positively appear at every exhibition game that It plays. I am determined upon this not only' to keep the men in practice, but to' increase the popularity of baseb&& 1 The season of 1891 la going to be a great one for the national game and for the New York club. JAVTCS MI-TRIE. CLEVELAND IX GOOD TRIM, TOO, SATS SECRETARY IIAWLEY. We think our club will stand well In the league nice because there are no experiments in it. All our players have made reputations in first-class company. All are good br. tiers, runners and field ers. Our pitchers finished up the season last year in very good shape, and ire have good reason to believe the most of them will start in well this season. Every man on the team is strong and in good condition. We firmly believe in Cleveland that this IS9I will be a firstclass baseball year. IXvvis IIAWI.ey, Secretary. THE PITTSBURG US GET THEIR OBIT UP. The Pittsburgh club, which brought up last season with a ridiculous record of one hundred and thirteen punts lost, is in much better shape now. Manager Hanlon says: "We are determined this year that, come what may, we will not again be found at the tail of the pro cession. The club is stronger in num bers than last year, the pitcher's bo* will be much better fitted than then, when Baker was so badly overworked, and the whole club is going to play with the one Idea of landing as near the win ning post as possible. "Yes, it is going to be a great year for baseball. The league clubs will play a surprisingly strong game and will have the field largely to them selves. Public interest will bo keen, and the new rule giving forty per cent, of net receipts to the visiting olub is a good thing for the representatives of the smaller league cities." THE CHAMPIONS IX GREAT FORM. In sharp contrast with the courtesy at other baseball magnates is the careless ness of President Byrne, of the, Brook lyn a, in neglecting to take any notice of two requests, each accompanied by a' properly stamped and directed "return envelope," for either a letter or an in terview regarding the condition of the Brooklyns. Mr. Byrne is a shrewd man, however, and the writer may say for him that he has no reason to be ashamed of his dub. It is in splendid condition. All the old stars are back, and, with Griffin an seo ond base and John M. Ward as short stop and captain, the team is undoubt edly stronger than ever. It has a mag nificent group of pitchers, and catchers enough to take care of them behind the bat aqd there is a fine confidence in the champions that will carry them welL Assuredly the Brooklyns are to be reck oned with. AND OTHERS. The Chicago club, which has six times won the championship Since 1876, and twice held second plaoe before last year, is out for a high plaoe again. Capt. Anson is one of the beat baseball generals in the country and Us club to keyed up to concert pitch for IWL The Cincinnatis have been in such. a mixed up condition that it ispretty har4 to say what sort of a front they will op pose to the foe when they cross i*is with the Clevelands on May l,»wt "to the credit of basclxiil everybody hopes they will make a good showing. The prospect for 1891 is, on the whole, one to fill the cranks with undiluted Joy. There will be great baseball. Jon X. "BPHINO, SPUING, - AND OLD WINTER 18 REMOVED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH A DKCIDKD SRTBACK. I —THE IMPENDING DISASTER. II.—TO* IMPACT. 111. —THE REBt/UND —Munaey's Weekly. How She Qot Him. He—Here come the new countess and her husband. She bought him at the Wooley matrimonial bureau. She—Dear me! he's evidently a job lot—Judge. Not u Heavyweight. Cholly —Awthur is badly hurt; do you know what accident befell him? Bessie —The poor thing was blown up; he stepped on a parlor matchl — Munsey's Weekly. And Mho Named th« He (swkwardly)—Ah, Miss Mabel, I hope you understand my feelingsl She—l'm sure I'm quite in the dork! He—Then (desperately) suppose we strike a match!— Life. The Milk supply. "Dairymen don't get much milk from their cows in the winter, do they?" "No; they get most of it in the spring."—Jury. No Harm Don*, Guest— Walter, your finger is in th* soup. i Waiter— No matter, sir* I can wash It.—Jury.