THIS CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAltCH 25, (OlO.
Cherub
Devine
By SEWELL FORD
Copyright. 1909. by Mitchell Kennwle-
CHAPTER III.
X S to the matter of raiment, Mr.
Cherub Devine wns fastldl
ous in but olio particular. lie
was fond of fancy waist
coats. Mb fastidiousness began and
ended with waistcoats. Ills trousers
and coats were invariably of the same
cloth nnd cut, summer nnd winter, year
in nnd year out. His waistcoats be
trayed a catholic taste for color and
variety. Whenever he felt like In-'
dulglng himself or celebrating a vic
tory or forgetting n defeat he went
out and bought n new waistcoat.
As hp was "traveling light," bo had
brought to Ilewlugton Acres a bare
half dozen of them, and of these he
hail narrowed the choice to two one
a creation of tobacco brown silk with
red dots In it. the other a white pique
with buttons of smoked pearl. Which
should he wear for a Sunday morning
stroll In the garden? In the end ho
tossed a iiuarter. The brown silk won,
much to his satisfaction, for he had n
newborn suspicion that the white one
made his waist line appear more rotund
than it really was.
Still, he was In the garden at 0
o'clock. Probably It was mere curi
osity that led the Cherub to pace up
nnd down ibo trimly kept walks for n
long half hour. He was about to give
up the vigil and leave when he caught
sight of the countess peering from be
hind one of the stone gateposts.
Making a pretense of not having seen
her. Mr. Devlno sauntered by to the
gate and seemed surprised when he
found her before him. He noted that
this morniug she was in gray, with
something white at her throat. He
even remembered that last night she
had worn black.
"You must uot misunderstand my
coming here," she began hurriedly. "It
was very wrong of me to think or such
a thing. I came only to tell you so."
"Anything new about me in the Sun
day papers?"
"No, but papa was talking about you
again last uight. and he" :
"Oh, thut's the trouble! He got out
Ids scrap book. Which chapter of my
many wickednesses furnished the test
this time?"
"He read to me about that French
jdnger."
"La. Belle Savoy?"
"Yes; the one to whom you gavo the
diamond tiara which was stolen."
"Oh, yes. That was Klttle's birth
day present. Nice little thing. Kittle.
Her real name is O'Neill, you know."
The countess was retreating up the
path, but she still kept her brown eyes
tlxed on Mr. Devine. .There was a
curious, apprehensive look in them
such as a small boy bestows on a can
non cracker to which he has touched
a match.
"Yes, I ought to go directly back."
"But how about the reform? I
thought wo were to have a talk nnd
that you were going to givo me some
pointers on breaking into good so
ciety. You're not going to quit like
this, are you?"
The countess shook her head.
"I was mistaken. It was very silly
of me to make such a promise. But
I I Oh, can't you see? I ought not
(o be hero talking to you at nil."
"Well, why not? What's the par
ticular matter with me, anyway?"
"It's only only that" The count
ess glanced about in desperation.
"Well, I will ask you. Do you con
sider yourself a a gentleman?"
For a moment Mr. Devine stared at
her speechless. He had insisted .on
knowing, and now that he had her
answer ho was too much astonished to
frame a reply. He had expected noth
ing of this kld. The question opened
"ADKLB, WHO 18 T1II8?" nK DEMANDED.
up beforo him a wholly unexplored
field. In all his career he had never
before been confronted with such a
query.
Here was something new. Did ho
consider himself a gentleman?
"Now that you mention it," ho said,
"I don't remember that I have ever
been accused of being a perfect gen
tleman. But what Is a gentleman?
What'B your idea of one?"
"Why why" The Countess Vecchl
hesitated. "Why," a gentleman is n
man of honor, one who has regard for
the rights and feelings nnd pcnsioiiincs
of others."
"What about his bank nccount?
Doesn't that cut any ice?"
"No,' said the countess slowly, n
hint of regret in her tone. "A gentle
man may bo poor. For instance, my
father Is no longer wenlf-y, he does
not attend church, he shuns social life,
but he is honorable, lie Is thoughtful
of others, so he is a gentleman."
"And I'm not, eh?"
"Oh, no, not I did not mean fo say
that. I couldn't say it. I I do not
know you well enough. I merely ask
ed you to decide for yourself."
The countess bit her Hp from vexa
tion. Sho was cornered and knew it.
But was she beaten? Did you ever
see n woman defeated by mere logic?
"That's unfair," she replied reproach
fully. "You know I haven't said any
thing of the kind. All I did say was
that I ought to go back, and I must."
"Then I suppose I'll just have to
keep right on going to the dogs," ob
served tho Cherub dolefully. "1 didn't
know I was quite such a hopeless case,
though."
"Oh. it isn't that; It isn't that!" pro
tested the countess.
"Must be," declared the Cherub. "If
It wasn't you wouldn't run nwny like
this. Why, I'm so bad that you won't
talk to mo. I don't suppose that you'd
oven shake hands with any one so
wicked."
It may have been merely impulse,
perhaps it was the pathetic spectacle
of tho Cherub's injured feelings tears
showed suddenly in the brown eyes of
the countess.
"Oh. you mustn't feel that way you
mustn't," she pleaded. "Of course I
will. There!" Impulsively she ex
tended both hands to him. Bather
awkwardly Mr. Devine took them In
his. Then he did not kuow what to
do next, whether to let go or to hold
on.
He had not fully decided when a
tall, gray haired man of stern face
and dignified bearing appeared behind
them. Ho seemed very much aston
ished at the scene.
"Adele. who is this?" he demanded.
"This,' father. Is Mr. Devine." It
was finely . done no hesitancy, no
trembling of voice, no wavering of tho
eyes.
"Not the tho"-
"Yes. tho Cherub. Isn't It. Mr. De
vine?" Mr. Devine nodded a good natured
assent.
"But. Adele. this Is .entirely unex
pected. I had no idea that you were
acquainted with this or Mr. Devine."
"I have only been tolling him that I
should not see him again during his
stay."
"Ah! Quite proper. I am sure that
Mr. Devine does not expect it. Good
day, sir. Come. Adele."
Dutifully the countess followed her
father out of the garden.
The ash on Mr. Devlno's cigar, how
ever, was not an eighth of an inch
longer before ho was surpnseu to see
Mr. Hewington reappear before him.
The Hewingtons. it seemed, were ad
dicted to postscripts.
"Wonder if he's come back with a
stick," reflected tho Cherub.
But Mr. Ilewlngton's manner was
not openly hostile.
"It has Just occurred to me, Mr. Do
vine," he begun, "that you might fancy
our attitude somewhat discourteous. If
so, you are in error. We are merely
maintaining under rather awkward
conditions our customary reserve. Do
you follow me. sir?"
"I get a glimmer now nnd then,"
complacently rejoined the Cherub.
"You mean that you're not mixers."
Mr. Hewington smiled coldly at tlie
metaphor. "Society Is apt to make
distinctions," he continued. "Perhaps
you do not know that our family has
been prominent since colonial times.
My great-aunt married a son of the
Marquis de Lafayette."
"Never met the gentleman." com
mented the Cherub.
"Probably not. He came to An erl a
in 1815."
"So? Then he got here before I did."
Mr. Hewington Ignored this remark.
"This estate, Mr. Devine, was part o?
tho original grant. In my father's
time it extended for fifteen miles along
the sound. Tho old mansion, which
stood for nearly a century, was lion
orcd by the presence of such men as
Daniel Webster, President Tyler nnd
others. Charles Dickens was a guesi
here during his tour of this country
In tho present houso tho late Mrs
Hewington aud myself have welcomed
many distinguished personages. Then,
as you know, ray daughter Is the Count
ess Vecchl, allied by marriage to one
of the noblest families of Lombard."
"Seems to bo I heard something
about that."
"Possibly, possibly." Mr. Hewington
waved his eyeglasses Impatiently. "I
am telling you these things, Mr. De
vine, that you may have u better un
derstanding of our attitude. Since the
death of the count sho has lived in
seclusion. She has almost entirely
withdrawn from society."
Mr. Devine looked keenly at tho old
gentleman. "I see," he observed.
"Kind of flocks by herself. Well. I've
no objection. I didn't come up here
especially to get acquainted with you
folks, you know. In fact, you and tho
countess wcro rather sprung on me as
a surprise."
Mr. Hewington might have been
seen to shudder. "My dear Mr. De
vine," ho protested, "I fear that you
still fall to realize our position. Cir
cumstances compel us to remain here
during your stay. Thero ia my sis
ter" "Yes, I know all about that, and I
wouldu't for tho world disturb tho
sick lady. I'm Just trying to bo so
clable. I waut you to stay until you're
ready to leave."
"You see, Mr. Dovlne, my plans for
the irainedlato future are very uncer
tain "
"Yes, that seems to bo tne word.
What docs the countess say about it?"
"I never discuss matters of business
with my daughter. Women do not
understand mich matters. Of course It
Is necessary to have her sign papers
now and then. The lawyers Insist on
it, somo of the property having been
left to her, but I never try to explain
things which I do not fully compre
hend myself. The Rale of this place,
for instance, still perplexcsf me. 1 did
not desire It at all. I suppose, how
ever, that It was necessary ns a mat
ter of form. Probably you havo a
clearer notion of it than I. Mr. De
vine." "Your idea is a bit hazy," admitted
the Cherub.
"Perhaps so, but I presume that
your er possession hero is only a
temporary arrangement. Matters will
soon bo adjusted, I suppose, when my
attorneys finally get nrdund to It. My
daughter was more or less worried un
til I assured her that 1 would attend
to tho affair personally."
"Then sho cheered up, did she?" Mr.
Devine appeared to find tho conversa
tion entertaining.
''She was relieved, of course. But
I have been so engrossed In preparing
a pamphlet on well,, on n scientific
subject which would not bo of Inter
est to you that I have neglected to
tako the proper steps. However, now
that you thoroughly understand tho
situation, I trust that you will not
net hastily."
"Oh, 1 shan't put you out or any
thing like that, Mr. Hewington. Make
your mind easy on that score."
"It is very considerate of you, sir.
Of course until tho affair Is settled wc
shall not encroach on your technical
light of possession more than is abso
lutely necessary. If tho prcsont ar
rangement Is satisfactory I would sug
gest that It be continued."
The Cherub favored Mr. Hewingtou
with a whimsical smile. "Well, we'll
let the thing drift for awhile anyway.
Only you don't have to act as though
you wcro prisoners. Why don't you
and the countess come down to your
meals just ns thov'b I wasn't here?"
"My dear sir" Here Mr. Ilewlug
ton began an exhaustive review of tho
situation. When he was through Mr.
Devine chuckled gleefully. It was an
amazingly simple proposition. Tho
Hewingtons were the Hewingtons, and
ho well, lie was Cherub Devine. That
told the story.
It was nil done very courteously and
delicately In Mr. Howlngton's line, aris
tocratic manner, yet nothing but the
superlative buoyancy of Mr. Devlno's
audacious soul saved him from being
utterly crushed.
"I wish I could have dreams like
that," soliloquized tho Cherub when
ho had been left alone.
The possibilities Incident upon ac
quiring a quiet country house wero
surprising to Mr. Cherub Devine.
"Let's see," ho reflected; "I'm not oz-
actly what you'd call an unwelcome
guest, am I? I guess I must be an
unwelcome host, then, and hanged if
that isn't a new one. on mo. But there's
worse and more of it. I'm no gentle
man, for one item. Then, If I'm to be-'
Ueve all I hear about myself, I'm a
deep dyed villain and an unregcucrato
sinner who has' butted into his own
house. Tako it all around, things are
pretty badly mixed. Wonder what
program I ought to follow."
Moro or less thought did Mr. Devine
bestow upon the Countess Vecchl dur
ing the next half hour. Ho had a
well defined Idea, had the Cherub,
that his knowledge of women was vast
and deep. Ob, he had seen lots of
them! They had been of all kinds too.
It was part of his philosophy that the
wise man kept out of their way. that
generally they meant mischief and
that when they didn't they were most
dangerous.
"No, thank you." This was the
Cherub's attitude toward the sex. One
expcrlcnco was quite enough for liltn.
for there had been considerable to bis
affair with Kittle O'Neill, whom he
had mentioned to tho countess. Ho
was hardly out of his teens then, to
be sure, and Kittle, having achieved
ono nnd twenty and a position in tho
second row of tho chorus, had viewed
his awkward advances with silent
scorn until one eventful day when
sho had fully revealed her attitude by
a sudden burst of derisive laughter.
Cherub Devlno's faith in womankind
had been destroyed.
But In the presence of the Couutess
Vecchl he forgot all his suspicions. Ho
was quite sure that no one just like
her had ever existed before. There
fore it was amazingly unjust tliut she
should look uppn him as an outcast or
as a burning brand of sin. He couldn't
tell her what a good fellow he was,
and she had no chance of finding it
out for herself so long as the old gen
tleman regarded him as socially unfit.
"I see!" exclaimed the Cherub at
last. "I've got to qualify in his class.
Well, hero goesl''
to he continued.)
Indians' Choice of Guns.
Whllo some Indians prefer repeat
ing rifles, others in actual bunting
choose the muzzle louder, as they do
not take long range shots, preferring
to get close to the game and ho sure.
Grass of Great Strength.
A steel-like gruss which grows on
the volcunlc slopeB of Oran. Algeria,
Is so elastic and strong that It can be
usod instead t springs In the manu
facture of furniture.
Lake Erie Rich In Fish.
Lake Erie Is tliu richest body of
water In tho world In Cah. -
Faithfulness Is In the Few.
Arlstotlo: He who has many friends
line mo j-iumla
: 8 FOR A
Theme!
GOD AS A REWARDER.
BY THEODORE L. CUYLER, D. D.
Among; all the names and at
tributes of our Heavenly Fnthor, that
is a very endearing one that Is con
tained in that glorious oplc of faith,
tho eleventh chapter of the "He
brews." We read that God is the "ro
warder of them that diligently seek
Him." That precious promtso Is link-:
ed with every earnest prayer nnd
every act of obcdlcnco. God .rewnrda
labor. Docs not overy farmer act In
faith when ho drives his plow In
Spring-time, nnd drops his grain Into
the mellowed ground? 13very minis
ter prepares hla Gospel mossago
overy Snndnyrschool teacher conducts
the Bible lesson, and overy godly par
ent tills the soil of tho child's docllo
henrt, In tho simple faith that God ro
wards good sowing with harvest.
God rewards obodlonce. He en
joins upon every sinner repentance
and the forsaking of his sins, and the
ncceptunco of Josus Christ as his aton
ing Saviour. Every sinner that breaks
off from, his sins, and lays hold of
Jesus Christ, does It on 'the assurance
that our truth-seeking God will reward
obedience. "By faith, Noah, being
warned by God of things not seep as
yet, prepared an ark to the saving of
his house." An unbelieving genera
tion hooted, no doubt, at the "fanatic"
who was wasting his time and money
on that unwleldly vessel. But every
blow of Noah's hammer was an audi
ble evidence of the patriarch's faith
in the Lord as a rewarder of obedi
ence.
God rewards believing prayer for
right things, when it is offered In a
submissive spirit. "Ask and ye shall
receive; seek nnd ye shall find." Hum
ble, childlike faith creates a condition
of things in which It is wise and right
God to grunt what might otherwise be
denied. Wo grasp the blessed truth
that He hears prayers, and gives the
best answer to prayer in His own
time and way; upon these two facta
we plant our knees when we bow
down before Him. Oh. the long, long
trials to which we aro often subjected,
while our loving Father Is testing our
faith, and giving it more vigor and
volume! We are often kept at arm's
length like that pleading Syro-Phoe-nlclan
mother In order to test our
faith; the victory comes when the
Master saysj'Be it unto thee as thou
wilt"
Godly wives are often left to press
their earnest petitions through months
and years before the answer comes in
tho work of the converting Spirit.
Thero was an excellent woman in my
congregation who was for a long time
anxious for the conversion of her hus
band. She endeavored to make her
own Christian life very attractive to
him a very Important point, too often
neglected. On a certain Sabbath she
shut herself up nnd spent much of the
day In beseeching prayers that God
would touch her husband's heart, but
took the case straight up to the throne
of grace. The next day, when she
opened Tier Bible to conduct family
worship, according to her custom, ho
came and took the Book out of her
hands and said, "Wlfey, It Is about
time that I did this," and he read the
chapter hlraBelf. Before the week was
over he was praying himself, and at
tho next communion he united with
our church.
Verily, God Is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek Him. That pray
ing Hannah, who said, "The grief of
my heart Is that of all my six children,
not one loves Jesus," wns not satisfied
that It should be so. Sho continued
her fervent supplications until five of
them wcro converted during a revival.
They all united in a day of fasting and
praying for the sixth daughter, and
thn was soon rejoicing In Christ. The
victory that overcame in that case
was a faith that would not be denied.
Sometimes prnyers of parents are
answered long aftor the lips that
breathed them are moulded in the
dust.
I have no doubt that among the
blessed surprises la eternity will be
the triumph of many a believer's trust
ing prayers.
My friend. If you are not a Chris
tian, I entreat you to put tho divine
promise to the test. Jesus Christ's
Invitation lo you Is "follow Me!" He
calls upon you to forsake your darling
sins and offers you pardon.
Outlook and Optimism,
The superintendent who shuts him
self up to a single school and drills
on formal fapts comes to very
hard places In consequence; he Is
very apt to grow decidedly pessimis
tic about human nature and about the
possibilities of his school In particu
lar. Ono who carefully studies biog
raphy and history, and looks about
among successful people of his own
time, can be optimistic over the ma
terial In his charge. If one would
form broad and optimistic estimates
of his school, become inspired with
hope for good results amid the difficul
ties that confront him, let him learn
from observation from what little Sun
day school acorns some of the world's
tallest oaks havo sprung.
It Is better to bear some wrongs
than to bring on greater evils by re
sUtance. It Is lawful sometimes to
renounce or forfeit rights. Rev, John
I. Belford, Roman Catholic, Brooklyn.
y EL JOKE IKES j
POOR GIRL HEIRESS ;
Induced to Think He Has Killed
n Man, Victim Becomes an
Unsought Fugitive
WANDERER AMASSES FORTUNE
Dlf3 Unwed In West Indies, Leaving
All to Sweetheart of Eighteen Years
Before Romantic Result of a Grue
some Practical Joke.
Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Herman
Venter, wife of a poor house painter
at Nashville, Tenn., and formerly a
lct'Mdry girl, Is dazed and can hardly
credit her good fortune. An old sweet-henrt,-
who left her without a word
eighteen years ago and from whom
die never heard In all that interval,
has left her an estate worth $300,000.
Her old sweothenrt was K. D. Knnls,
who died a wealthy fruit grower and
landowner In the West Indies. When
she knew him he was a poor carpen
ter at Birmingham, Ala., and fled be
cause he beltoved he wns a murderer.
In those days Mrs. Vaster was Clau
dia Clarke and lived in Birmingham.
She was a smart-looking girl, with
bright, smiling eyes, uutamablo friz
zy hair and a merry disposition. She
worked nt the washtub In a Birming
ham laundry.
When Ennls proposed marriage to
her In 1S92 sho was the happiest of
girls at the prospect that opened up
to her, though Unnis was but a poor
carpenter, and she started enthusias
tically on the making of her wedding
outfit. Then ICnnls disappeared.
One of the stories which alleges to
give he reason why Ennls (led says he
was mixed up in a shooting affray In
a ruloon. Another declares It was all
a hoax, a practical Joke played on En
nls at a possum-shooting party.
W. H. Jones, a well-known horse
man of Columbia, Tenn., who resides
a goodly part of each year in Birm
ingham, says he was one of tho possum-hunt
party and remembers It
well. A gun with blank shells was
given Ennls for fun, because he had
never shot before. The party went
out to the Bed Mountain, which Is
near the city.
Ennls was urged to fir,o at' an
imaginary possum, and a man fell. The
man pretended to bo dead and was car
ried to Warner J Smlley's undertak
ers' morgue, where Ennls was allowed
to look at him. That night Ennls fled
the city, and no one could ever find
what had become of him.
Some say the Joke was engineered
by James B. Smiley, the undertaker,
who was Ennls's rival for tho hand of
Claudia, but could not win the little
washergirl's love.
Ennls fled without even risking a
final parting with his sweetheart. Ho
went to Kingston, Jamaica. Eventual
ly he got some uncultivated land there
cheap. Later he went to Darlen and
then to South Africa, where he mined
and was successful. Afterward he re
turned to Kingston and bought more
property. He never married. Wher
ever he went the old love letters of
the laundrygirl went with him. But
he never dnred write to her, fearing
either to let his whereabouts be
known or to mix up the girl's fate
with that of a man who had killed a
fellow-creaturo nnd might havo to an
swer for his crime.
In the mean time Claudia had let
her broken heart be soothed by Her
man Vester, the painter. They mar
ried and went to live at Nashville,
and little children grew up round
them, of whom the mother was very
proud. And Ennls was forgotten.
Three years ago Ennls, away, for
gotten, In the West 'Indies, got In
volved In a- discussion with a Spani
ard. Thoy fought, and Ennls's
wounds were serious. Then ho made
his will. To the hospital where he lay
long with the injuries that In the end
proved fntal, he loft ?tO,000. The rest
of his money and property he beque
athed to his former sweetheart,
Claudia Clarke. Tho money forming
Claudia's share amounted to $185,906.
That sum Is In a bank In Jamaica
drawing Interest. The land Is said to
yield 132,000 a year.
Extraordinary efforts were made by
tho Jamaican Government to locate
the heiress. They advertised and off
ered large rewards. Eventually It oc
curred to them to send to Birming
ham, Ala., tho city from which wero
dated tho 'girlish lovelctters found
locked away In the dead fruit-grower's
houso. They despatched their alcalde,
Daniel Jones, upon the mission. Al
calde Jones found Smiley, the under
taker. Smiley did not know where
the girl bad moved to, but he knew
an aunt of hers, who supplied tho in
formation. Makes and Sells "Meteor Chips."
Inspired by the wide interest in the
largo meteor which fell near this city
recontly, It la charged, John Wilson
has been engaged in the manufacture
of "chips from the meteor," made by
melting up old beer bottles and similar
junk, which, It is alleged, he sold to
unsuspecting farmer visitors in the
city at a chip. The scheme col
lapsed whon ono of tho victims, dis
covering the decoption, went after his
got-rlch-quick friend accompanied by
an officer. Wilson had qui to a collec
tion of "chips" on hand.
The Free Public ttcrooi.
Horrwo Mann, g.ont il.ojgh ho was
In tho field of education was not tho
fnthor of the frco puhll'- school Idea.
Perhaps It would bo strictly within
the bounds of truth to say tint to Jphn
C'nlvln, more thnn to any other ono
mm, belongs the honor of hv.lnrc giv
en to the world the Idea of the com
mon school system. Catvin wns n geat
stickler for education, and It wns
fro si'ggosilonK '-''ci-d hi i ;n that
such systom of education was Intro
duced Into Germany and Sco land, and.
Inter on. Into the British North Ameri
can colonies by the Krjr !sh set lera
In Mnssachu'aettn nnd Virginia.
Looking Brighter.
"Thine are looking br'ghtor now,"
says n Billvllle clllron. "Tho Sheriff
Is now my brother-in-law and he won't
levy on try ciop; tho town doctor
bonrds with me, and doesn't charge a.
cent for te!lin' me that If I don't quit
eatin' fix ineabj a day I'll not live to
bo a hundred, and Ui of all. the head
unt'f-'r.Ver N r.,y hi st friend and has
promlted o fix n e finally.
i er' that I den't half deserve so
man.' h'v-.-Iiv: ". I've rot 'em and
I'm ' !? rn I" "To hi-i."
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To Cure Constipation
Biliousness and Sick
Headache in a Night, use
SMITHS
PINEAPPLE
AND
Indigestion JSt"
BUTTERNUT
PIUS
CO I'llla In OInsa Vial SJ5c All Dealers.
SMITH'S
For Sick Kidneys
Bladder Distti.- f!l
BUCHU
LITHIA
KIDNEY
PILLS
the one test remedy Itellable,
endorsed bj leading ph-slcians;
are, effectual. KphuHb lastlni.
On the market 18 years. Hare
enred thousands, loo pills In
original irlaw jiirkase, 0 cents.
Trial boxes, CO pills, ss rents. All
drngglsU seU and recommend.
M. LEE BRAMAN
EVERYTHING IN LIVERY
Buss Tor Every Train and
Town Calls.
Horses always for sal
Boarding and Accomodations
for Farmers
Prompt and polite attention
at all times.
ALLEN HOUSE BARN
Railway Mail Clerks Wanted.
Tlio Government Pays Railway Mali
Clerks $800 to $1,200, and otliei
employees up to $2,500 annually.
Uncle Snm will hold spring exami
nations throughout the country for
Railway Mall Clerks, Custom House
Clerks, Stenographers, Bookkeepers,
Departmental Clerks and other Gov
ernment Positions. Thousands of
appointments will be made. Any man
or woman over 18, in City or Coun
try can get Instruction and free in
formation by writing tit once to the
Bureau of Instruction, GC5 Hamlin
Building, Rochester, N. Y. 103eolly
Through
Drawing-Room Buffet
Sleeping Car
1IETWKEK
Scranton and Pittsburg
IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
via
Fenna. R. R, from Wilkes-Barre
Leave Scranton at 5:30 P.M. daily
except Son. arrive Pittsburg 7 A.M.
Leave Pittsburg at 8:60 P.M. daily
except Sat. ar. Scranton 0:59 A.M.
Berth retervations can be made
through Ticket Agents, or
QE0. E. BATES,
Div. Krt. and Pans. Agt.
Scranton, Pa.
15ei20
AY