A .SONG OF HOPE.
TMp not th yars
The bitter storm and troobl of the past.
Life will not thank the lot thy tendereet
team
Tak hurt-tak hop at last.
II.
Lt not thy sigh
Mat sad th mdl4 of earth's briefest
rtl,y- ...
Th lllit I shining In Lot' unveiled
vei
Behold i the Mornlng'f ray I
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Th valley's violets aleamt
A ton It ringing from tba sea-swept
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Serrow la but th echo of a dream
Joy on th Horning hill I
Atlanta Constitution.
t HRS. FORRESTER'
ER'S
ID. J
FIRST HUSBAND.
Br K. KAI-PH.
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My name Is Spencer Lockwood, my
profession the law.
Last summer, I spent my vacation,
m usual, In a charmingly old fashioned
Inn near MUford, Penn.
I congratulated myself upon having
left "pleaa," "plaints," and all such
things legal far behind, for a time at
any rate, absolutely unsuspicious that
I was on the eve of becoming a lead
ing actor in a stranger criminal drama
than ever I had played in at the Court
of general sessions.
"By Jove!" I said to myself as I Bat
at the open window after dinner on
the evening ot my arrival, and
watched a young lady, accompanied by
an elder one, passing up the road,
.'that's the sweetest looking girl I
have seen for many a day! WonJer
who she is? I ll ask Jackson, perhaps
he knows; or, rather, he's sure to
know."
Jackson, the proprietor, knew me
well, and would have no hesitation In
enlightening me as to the identity of
the fair stranger.
"Them two," said Jackson, "Is Mrs.
Russell and her daughter. Mrs. Rus
sell is the widow of a captain in the
navy, and I should say, is pretty well
off. They live In that old red shingled
- bouse half a mile up the hill road.
"The old lady'i a bit softheaded, so
they, say, hasn't a soul above tea-table
gossip, and is about the worst kind of
mother a young girl could possibly
have, according to my opinion."
All this whetted my curiosity to
know more of the young lady, a de
Sire which the next day was gratified
through the good offices of a friend,
who introduced me to Miss Russell.
She was young; in fact, barely 21.
She was good looking, too, but wore, I
thought, a depressed, and anxious ex
pression. Naturally, I concluded that
she was In ill health, a victim, per
haps, to the gayeties of the Now York
season. Later on I hinted as much to
Mrs. Russell, who, as it seemed to me
with somewhat heartless indifference,
deprecated the idea in no measured
terms.
Netta Russell and I became very
good friends, but I came no nearer to
getting at the reason of her trouble.
Her strangeness of manner haunted
me, and yet, after all, I thought, why
should I worry about it. It did not
concern me.
But I was not able to satisfy myself
so easily. I was obliged to confess
that my interest in Netta Russell was
stronger tnaa I had imagined. I was
not in love with her; the idea was
absurd, having regard to the shortness
ot the acquaintance, though she pe
' cullarly interested me, and I earnestly
wished to be of service to her.
An exploring pedestrian of the ar
dent order, I was making my way,
toward the end of the week, through
what was locally known as the "big
clearing."
This was at least a square mile if
not more of dense new growth, now
about 10 feet high, through which ran
a narrow strip of path,
I was about half way through this
leafy tangle, when I heard voices with
in a stone s throw of me.
One of thorn was evidently a worn'
an's, and, for the life of me, I could
not shake off the impression that
Knew lta owner. The other was that
of an uneducated,' If not vulgar, man.
!'' "Very well, Mrs. Forrester!" the lat
ter was saying; "I've given you Jack's
message and you'll only have your-
aelf to blame If you don't do as he
says. Which, shall I tell him, is it to
be; you to go back to him, or what
I thlnk'll suit him Just aa well, or,
perhaps, better that you send him.
by me, (2000 before the end of next
week?"
"Neither!" replied the woman in
raised, decisive tones, "and you may
tell him so!"
"You'd best listen to reason," per
suasively replied the other. "Jack
Forrester is a dangerous customer to
cross, and I know as he'll never let
you alone, or leave you, if you don't
Ho one or the other of them two
things."
"Well, you have my last word! I
will do neither, and any attempt to
molest me in any way will only bring
trouble to you and to him."
"Have you any money about you
nowT" -
"No; and If I had I would not give
It to you!"
"Supposing I were to take It. This
Is a pretty lonely spot; nobody could
'.' bear you, I fancy."
v.-'' It was Netta Russell wKboul a doubt,
)"' and, uuless I was mistaken, In sore
, , strait from some blackmailing ruffian.
'That he addressed net' as Mrs. Forres
ter did not for the moment appeal
to me.
Forcing my way In break-neck
fashion through th Intervening
bushes ia th alrectlr of the voices.
came face to face with Miss Rus
sell anJ her threatener.
''Don't be too sure of that!" I cried,
addressing the latter, a truculent look
ing, underbred loafer. "I have over
heard quite enough to know that you
are Intimidating this lady, and I warn
you that It you don't sheer off on the
Instant It will be the worse for you.
The fellow looked me up and down,
as if to calculate probabilities, but,
judging discretion to be the wiser
course, with a Jeerlngly defiant laugh,
disappeared In the thicket to the
right
The Immediate strain lifted, Netta
Russell al) but completely collapsed
on the reaction, and I saw that there
was nothing for It but for me to ac
company her home.
Her helplessness rendered her still
more an object of solicitude to me, and
begged her to, if possible, confide
In mo, so far, at least, as to enable
me to db what I could for her.
She then, after a brief hesitation.
told me the most extraordinary story,
Imposing upon me, however, the con
dition that I would not repeat It to
a soul.
I, of course, assured her upon this
point, and listened thunderstruck to
what practically amounted to a con
fession. "Miss Russell," I said, "I"
"That is not my name," she inter
rupted me.
"Not your name?" I exclaimed.
"No. Not a human being knows
what I am going to tell you I am
married."
"Married!" I echoed.
"Yes; I was married nearly four
years ago, and my name is Is For
rester." '
Then she went on to say that when
a girl of 17 she was staying with
some friends at Long Branch, she met
a man with whom she fell in love.
Handsome, fascinating, and knowing
far more of the world than she did,
she believed In him. His proposal of
marriage to her, on the condition that
she should keep the matter a profound
fee ret for a month, so that he might
obtain the consent of his father who.
he said, was a wealthy Chicago bank
er she innocently agreed to.
She, indeed told her mother, who
with the imbecility natural to her,
made no Inquiries; letting the girl in
fact do Just as she pleased.
Leaving home one day on the pre
text of paying a visit to a relative in
New York, she met Jack Forrester by
arrangement, at a certain little church
on the Kast Side and was married
with only the sexton and his assistant
as witnesses.
The catastrophe was not long de
layed. At the entrance of the hotel, where
they were to dine, her new made hus
band was arrested on a charge of
swindling, by a couple of detectives,
who, it appeared, had been upon his
track for days.
Not staying to think or hear more,
ehe returned home at once, and man
aged to keep the whole wretched affair
a secret
Her mother thought it was but an
engagement; weak-minded as she was,
she never dreamed of a runaway mar
riage. Had she known that, Netta's life
would have been unbearable. The poor
girl Just threw away her wedding ring,
and resigned herself to misery.
In little more than a year, she saw
I. in a paper that her husband was dead.
He had tried to escape from Sing Sing,
and had been shot.
Though once more free, she was
never able to shake off the haunting
memory ot her mistake and its con
sequences. Her conscience upbraided
her with deception as toward her
mother, with passing under a false
name, and with posing as an unmar
ried girl, when she was in reality a
widow.
"But this man," I said, "who Is he
the man I mean who accosted you this
afternoon?"
He had followed, she had explained
to me, upon a letter a terrible letter
received from her husband.
"But," I said, a bit bewildered, "I
thought you said he was dead."
"Yes yes! I quite believed so; but
I suppose the man who had tried to
escape was another of the same name.
He demands "
"I know," I interrupted her. "Your
return to him, or a sum of money."
"I would sooner die than to return
to him ; and as for $2000, I haven't it,
and would not send it to him if
had."
"You have his letter?". I asked
her. She produced and gave it to me,
"You are sure that it is bis hand'
writing?"
"No; I am not sure, but I think
it is I nevor had a letter from him
before." : i ,
In a flash I saw what ought to b
done, and at once.
"You must answer this letter,"
said.
"No;" she replied, "I will not write
to him!"
Then I sought to show her that If
she would write a note at my dicta
tion, saying that at that moment she
had no money, but promising to send
him some in the course of a few days
I. would take charge of it, and go to
New lork with It,
The same evening I started with
the letter in my pocket, and within
three hours had laid the whole case
before the smartest private detective
In town.
In three days he had news for me.
Jack Forrester, confidence man,
swindler and forger, had been un
doubtedly married to Netta Russell
and, as undoubtedly, was now dead, in
the way the newspapers had stated.
The relief I felt was immense. Netta
was free, an 4 the way was open to me
to win ber for myself It I could.
There was, however, on llttl
thing more to discover the writ of
the letter.
"I think," said the' detective, "that
If you will watt bait an hour my agent
will bare something to tell us about
this very enterprising gentleman." As,
Indeed, he had.
He reported that, hawing taken Net
ta's note to the address given a cigar
stare with private tetter - boor.es to
rent he left It to be called for.
He found that a man had been ask
ing for letters In the same name, each
day for the two previous (Days.
Posting himself In the passage, the)
agent saw the man come and receive
th letter and shadowed him home.
He knew him as a notorious "crook."
Handing his memo, book to hit prin
cipal, the latter read out:
"Name, Earwey. Well known turf
operator. Ten years In 1895. Just
out."
It was decided, subject to Netta
Russell's opinion, that nothing much
was to be gained by a prosecution of
the rascal.
It Is needless to say that I caught
the first train back to Port JerYis.
Prepared by a wire from me, Netta
mot me at the station, and drove with
me to Mltford.
Already she looked brighter, and
comparatively free of her melancholy.
I found, too, to my great satisfaction
that she had told her mother every
thing. Netta married a year later. Who
she married you may well guess, and I
think I may suggest that her second
husband was an Improvement upon the
first. New York News.
FISH EATEN BY FISH.
aw th Mttle "Kllllee" Seek t Elnd
th Mia- rm.
The species of flsh of which the
New York Aquarium has the largest
number, but of which the public sees
the least. Is the klllflsh, states the
New York Tribune. Although they
are only from one to three Inches long
they are as quick wltted as Hie
brightest of the big fish. Tbey have
to be, for they have so many ene
mies. At the aquarium they have an
opportunity to display their powers of
adaptation. They have only one op
portunity to show what they can do
In this direction, but they make good
use of It. There Is only an Instant In
which to decide upon the use which
they will make of this opportunity,
but there Is no hesitation in making
the decision.
The "klllles" are collected every day
for the aquarium by a man employed
for the purpose. They are needed in
large numbers, for they are used as
food for the other flBh. Every day a
quantity ot them are thrown to the
bass and trout alive. It is then that
they display their Intelligence or In
stlnct, whichever it is. One Is Inclined
at first thought to believe it Is the for
mer, for It Is certain that they have
never been called upon to meet the
enemy In tanks shaped like those Into
which they are thrown. They quickly
adapt themselves to the conditions un
der which the conflict for survival muBt
be fought The foe s as keen in the
hunt as the hunted. It is a war of the
wits.
The striped bass are kept in one ot
the oval basins on the main floor.
There are a score or more of as fine
a specimen of the species as a fisher
man ever looked upon in It, and It is
tantalizing to one fond of fishing to
watch them lazily moving across the
white enamel bottom. A few minutes
before 4 o'clock one of the keepers ap
proaches the tank with a pall contain
ing a hundred or two of the little fish.
He leans over the edge, dips his hand
into the pall, takes out a handful and
tosses them Into the centre ot the pool.
There Is a sudden commotion in the
water. The bass are rising to the sur
face with a rush. It Is now or never
with the little flsh. Do they lose their
heads? No! The fight between the
bass and their supper Is now on. Will
t5o bo they love supper? The' have
Jumped for the largest of the "klllles,"
leaving the smaller ones for dessert.
When by themselves, the smaller
"klllles' usually remain at the bottom
of their tank. They do not seek the
bottom now. It Is safer on top. With
sundry darts they sprint tor the elds
of the tank. They know the habits
of bass. The bass jump for their food.
The small flsh says to himself: "If I
can only get to the side of the tank
before the bass gets me, I have a fight
ing chance. Unless he is exceptionally
clever be cannot get me without hurt
ing his snout when be jumps for me."
lie succeeds In reaching the white tils
sldo, and liiwis there many of his fci
lows. Tr.c-y tn '.m along the tank slda
in groups, end the buss leave iharo
alono for a t'a.e. .
But, unfortunately for them, the
hunter Is as wily as his game. Tho
larger "klllles" swallowed, he turns
his attention to those gliding along the
basin's side. He creep up behind
them and drives a number together.
Then, skilfully darting upward at an
angle which will just save his snout,
he opens his mouth as he slides along
the side, and In tumble a half-dozen
of the little fellows. His Jaws snap
together above the water with a crash
which suggests that he baa struck
against the side. He has not, however.
for he has just learned from experi
ence. He turns at Just the right mo
ment and drops to the bottom, leaving
the top of the pool a choppy sea, The
"klllles," with all their skill, lose the
battle tit last, for they are smaller, l.ut
they give the ' bass "a run tor. bis
money.". . c . .. . ...
Thrifty Ohm.
"When It comes to marriage I would
not give a thought to how much the
man I lov Is making," remarked the
dreamy-eyed glrL
"Neither would I,", answered the
practical damsel. "What would primar
ily Interest me would be bow much be
bad already made. There's no us tak
log chances." Chicago Post
"SALTING" A GOLD MINE.
HOW TO TURN A WORTHLESS CLAIM
INTO A BONANZA.
As Oil Head at th flam Will "Salt"
Mia Rlfht TJndur Taar Ityee Snd
Tea) M Never th Wlm Interesting
Kipnlnmi f a fartr-Nlner.
"Lots of people think," said the
grizzled Fortynlner, "that nowadays
'salting' a gold mine Is one of the lost
arts. Those people were never mors
mistaken In their lives. 'Salting' a mine
to sell It Is even more common than
It used to be, and every week In the
far West some shrewd dealer, by the
liberal use of 'salt,' unloads an empty
proposition on the guileless tenderfoot.
"Easy to detect, you should think?
Not a bit ot It. An old hand at the game
will 'salt' a mine right under your
yes, and you never the wiser.
"Tell you how It Is done, you say?
Well, you must think I am pretty
crooked myself, to know the ways of
the devious ones; but experience Is a
thorough teacher, you know.
"Well, there are all sorts and kinds
ot 'salting1; one of the neatest tricks
Is In the manner of 'salting a mine
where the test Is by pan. Suppose, for
Instance, a man comes to sell you a
gold claim. Hs declares that his pay
dirt pans out f 50 to ths pan or there
abouts, and offers to take you right
out to the claim and prove his state
ment. You take him up, and out you
go together. Your man Is openness it
self. He tells you to shovel up a pan
of dirt from any place on the claim
that you like, and he will wash It out
for you. What could be fairer than
that? No possible chance for a fake,
you think. Of course not!
"All right. You shovel up your pan
ful at random and hand it over to your
msn to bo washed. You watch htm
with an eagle eye. No chance while
you are by tor him to slip a llttl dust
from his hand into the pant You are
too keen for that, of course. In fact, as
the moments speed by, and the dirt
and water swirl away over the edge,
you begin to think what a nice old boy
he Is anyway nothing to conceal,
everything open and aboveboard. His
smile Is truly benevolent aa he puffs
away on bis old pipe, or, rather, bites
the stem In the corner of his mouth,
for he Is so In earnest over his work
that he has fairly let the pipe go out,
and it Is almost upside down.
'"Look out!' you say, 'your ashes
are falling out'
" 'Oh, well, the tobacco Is out any
way,' he says, and goes steadily on
with his work, you meanwhile watch
ing eagerly and covetously for the
shining particles and dust to gleam
from the black ssnd at the bottom.
Ah, there they are at last!
"You draw a deep breath of relief
and delight, while the benevolent old
man looks up with a kindly smile and
says, shaking his head: 'Wal, I declare,
that shows up a heap Bight better even
than I figured on. I'm sort of sorry
I named that price to you on this 'ere
claim. Looks like as If you had a bo
nanza.' 'But you gave me your word,' you
blurt out Impetuously, 'and you can't
go back on It,'
" 'No. young feller, that's right I'll
stick to what I said. But gosh! I had no
Idea she'd pan out like this.'
With trembling hands you scoop
up the sand and gold from the pan and
dash away to the assayer's office. You
can feel your hair turn gray while be
Is weighing It out
"'Sixty-two dollars,' he announces.
"Whew! You almost drop In a dead
faint with delight You'll have a for
tune In a week at that rate. This Is
Indeed the country of gold!
"You rush after the old man and
put the transfer papers through in a
Jiffy, paying out every dollar that you
possess In the world for the claim. You
are full of gratitude to the old man,
who stuck by his word of honor, re
gardless of loss. You did not know that
In mining camps moral standards were
so high.
"But the next morning comes a
change. After a couple of hours of
back breaking panning out you have
practically nothing for your pains a
few dollars perhaps hardly more than
60 cents a pan. A horrible suspicion
enters your mind that there is some
thing wrong.
"Why continue the suspense? The
mining expert whom you summon in
and whose reputation Is known for
miles around, looks over the ground,
and then asks you a few questions
about the former owner who sold you
the claim. 'Positively no chance tor
'salting' the testpan, you assert
The expert nods assent. 'Was be
smoking?' he asks.
Let me think.' You meditate 'Ah
yes, smoking an old clay pipe.'
" 'Bowl upside down?' asks the ex
pert pleasantly.
" 'Why yes, I guess It was; In fact
" 'I know,' interrupts the expert 'The
pipe was out, a big bunch of gold dust
was mixed with the ashes, and they
all sifted from the bowl Into the pan.'
"A., sudden light dawns upon your
mind.
" 'Ob, just one of the old ways of
"salting" a gold mine,' says the ex
pert consolingly. 'I hope be didn't bit
you hard. The claim isn't worth
shucks.'
" 'No, not hard,' you say slowly, and
turn away to look for a Job, for now
a Job Is the only thing between you
and starvation.
"Well," said Mr. Forty-niner, "that's
one way to 'salt' a gold mine. 'There
are others'! Suppose you are Interest
ing yourself In a mine where tunnel
ling Is the method ot getting out the
precious metal. Let me see, It's 60
years ago that I got stuck In a proposi
tion of that kind. The affable owner
of the mine, who 'really didn't want
'to sell, but felt that bs must return
east,' at my request ted me promptly
through the tunnelling of the pre. rty
just beginning to be developed. A cou
ple of his men In ona of the tunnels
were filling up big canvas bags with
quarts and pay dirt that had evidently
.been mined out only a few hours be
fore.' "I felt that I was an old hand at
mining, end so 1 walked up promptly
to one of the bags that bad Just been
filled and said: 'I Want this one tak
en out for sampling.' The mouth ot
the bag was tightly sewn together, so
I knew that It could not be tampered
with.
"The owner looked somewhat pained
at my abrupt methods, and I was fair
ly gleeful over my acuteness and
promptness.
"Well, to my delight, that bag as
sayed away up almost to the limit.
It was as rich or as had ever been
found In the camp. Within 24 hours
the mine belonged to me, and, though
it cost me about all I bad, I was walk
ing on air.
"But the atmosphere forms a very
thin sort ot a promenade, and is likely
to let you fall through suddenly. So It
was with me. The mine was simply w.
O. I worked It a month, with no re
sults, and then quit In disgust.
"I told my story to an old miner,
'Salted'! was his brief comment, 'salt
ed to the limit'
"'But how?' I asked. He looked at
me pityingly.
" 'Young man,' h said, 'you're ten
der at that business. Of course that chap
had scattered a handful of gold dust
In each of those few bags. He knew
you'd pounce on one, and I'll bet he
could hardly keep from yelling when
be saw you walk right into the trap.
The Forty-niner shook his head sad.
ly. "It Is melancholy, even 60 years af
ter, to recall the occasions when one
has been tried and found an easy
mark," said he.
" 'Salting' a mine with a blow pipe
Isn't an uncommon way to do the
trick," mused the narrator of old Cali
fornia days. "That method requires
considerable skill. Suppose a crooked
owner of a half-developed set of tun
nellings decides to unload. He goes
through the tunnels, notes carefully
all the knobs or chunks that project
prominently from the sides or roof,
and, with an Ingenious sort of a blower,
he forces fine gold dust Into the cracks
and crevices of these outcropping
knobs. Then be takes the would-be
purchaser through tbe mine.
"This time the prospective buyer Is
an old hand not a raw youth, to be
caught by such tricks as fooled me. He
doesn't Intend to be taken In by salted
bags of ore. He will do a little actual
mining on his own account He takes
a pick and hacks away at a few knobs
of the hard quartz that are Imbedded
In tbe sides of the tunnel.
" 'That's right,' says the owner, 'take
It out wherever you want If those
chunks don't assay good, then the rest
ot the mine won't either.'
'That owner was quite right; he
wasn't overstating the case a mite. Ot
course 'those chunks assayed good'
that Is what they were blown for. But
after tbe mine was sold there was
nothing doing. It was empty as a shell,
Just the old story a salted mine an
loaded on another "sucker."
'New York's a wicked city all right.
I guess, but If you think that the ef
fete East has a monopoly In the trade
of gold bricks you're grandly mistak
en!" New York Tribune.
EVOLUTION OF THE ORANGE.
II Haa If Protenr, No rntnre. Ma Fan'
tloa Kicept to Ha Kate.
For centuries the orange was the ex
clusive possession ot the Latin, Mon
gollan and Malay races; then It was
carried to India, then to America and
fell under the Improving touch of tbe
Anglo-Saxon. Bringing together the
incomparable Jaffa, as a seedling, from
Palestine, the Melltensls from Malta,
and others, be budded and grafted In
Florida, until tbe fruit was brought,
through blending and selection, to the
highest pitch of perfection, as it
seemed. '
But strangely enough there came out
of the province ot Bolivia, Brazil, still
another seedling one of those con
summate blossoms of perfection
through centuries of walling on nature
by the Latin which the American ac
complishes by cross-pollination in five
years the Babla or navel orange. It
bad reached tbe acme ot quality not
only In favor, but also In its attribute
ot seedlessness.
Now, 4s not that a proper food for
the ultimate man; a fruit which has no
progeny, no future, no possible func
tion except as a minister to him? The
orange has been called tbe universal
fruit of commerce, and so it is, for
its aroma carries it unharmed, the
acrid juices of its peel protect It
against insects, Its toughness endures
long transportation, and everywhere
on earth men eagerly seek its subtle
charm and Its exquisite nectar.
The orange is not strictly a food,
but It is greater; it Is the connecting
link to a higher status, tbe guarantee
and preserver of health and of Intel
lect The gross gormandizing on
meats, tbe curse of drink, burning
the brain, hardening Its delicate convo
lutionsthese are the fountains ot Ills
Innumerable; tbe pangs of gout the
sudden and black terror of apoplexy
Btit this gentle and benign pharma
copeia of nature, these fruits with
their wonderful blending of corrective
acids and cordials, are the ready medi
cament of the ultimate man. As we
advance in horticulture and develop
other seedless and perfect fruits we
shall approach the porfect regimen ot
a higher humanity. Florida Times
Union, On ths railroads In Canada It Is ne
cessary to keep over 600 snow plows In
operation vry winter.
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Being the largest distributor of General
Merchandise in this vicinity, it always ia
osition to give the begt quality of goods,
ts aim is not to sell you cheap goods but
when quality is considered ths price will al
ways be found right.
Its departments are all well filled, and
among the specialties handled may be men
tioned L. Adler Bros., Rochester, K. Y.,
Clothing, than which there is cone better
made; W. L. Douglass 8hoe Co., Brockton,
Mass., Shoes: Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
N. Y., Canned Goods; and Pillsbury't Flour.
This is a fair representation of the elaaa
of goods it is selling to its customers.
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LIKE TRAMPS.
One Section of the County Where Ho
boss Ars Evsr Welcome.
"Speaking of tramps I know of one
place In the United States where this
Interesting and erratic member of so
ciety Is looked upon as a luxury," said
a visitor at one of the hotels in New
Orleans, "and Instead of meeting with
kicks and cuffs, and being hustled
around by the police, he Is always
welcomed. The place I have In mind
Is out In the extreme northwestern
part ot Arkansas, In the Ozark Moun
tains. Few tramps ever get Into that
region of the world. You see there
ts but one railroad running through
that part of the country. Tramps, as
you no doubt know, follow the rail
roads. But the Frisco system which
runs through the sections ot the
Ozarks I have In mind does not stop
regularly at the various points along
the route, and besides the small com
mercial centers sre tome distance
apart. This Is one resson for the
scarcity of tramps out there. The ex
treme cold ts another reason. If a
tramp should happen to be thrown off
In the mountains between stations be
would likely freeze, and starve before
be could get within hollowing distance
ot a human being. Conditions of this
sort have tended to keep the migrat
ing element of the country's popula
tion out of the Ozarks, and hence out
there the tramp Is looked upon as a
sort of luxury. The few tramps who
are bold enough to venture Into that
section strike a perfect paradise for
the winter If they happen to land In
one of the centers ot population. By
doing some of the lighter work around
the house he will be fed like a prince
tor several months, and will wind up
with) a suit of clothes, and If he suc
ceeds In winning the good will of the
family be Is with he will be cordially
tnvlted to return the next winter.
There are no negroes out there. Ser
vants are very scarce. In the sum
mer servants are not needed. But
when tbe mountains are wrapped In
snow and Ice the families begin to
look around for help, for some person
to split kindling and bring In wood,
and do other little things of the kind.
M003E THAT TAMED HERSELF.
Animal Is Thoroughly at Home on a
Hotel Lawn.
Klneo has a special attraction Just
now In the shape of a cow moose
which makes herself thoroughly at
home on the hotel lawns eyeing spec
tators mildly or chewing her cud in
the sun with evident satisfaction.
Early In October the cow put in an
appearance in the vicinity of the
camps of the Nlghthawk Club at Sugar
Island, and very soon manifested a de
cided tendency to make friends with
the club men. She soon became so
tame as to eat out of the bands of ber
friends.
When It came time to close the
camps the members thought of tbe
cow moose. They telephoned to Man
ager C. A. Judklns ot the Mount Kl
neo house, asking him if be would
take her to Klneo. He did, and since
that time she has roamed at will clos
to the hotel, evidently thoroughly at
home.
She enjoys the fresh green grass of
the lawns, watches the bustle ot life
here with apparent Interest poses will
ingly for amateur photographers, and
In fact Is a most obliging and conge
nial guest Tbe Intention now is to
koep her here as a permanent attrac
tion. It Is believed that this Is the
only Instance on record where a wild
moose has been tamed in this way.
Boston Herald.
Grant Helped Out
Capt. Lamb, the Richmond member,
always adorns his speeches with nu
merous brief incidents, in which the
life of the colored people of th south
Is depleted.
"The captain and I spoke from the
ante platform over In Baltimore the
other night," said Mr. "Hank" Smith
ot Michigan. "He made a speech that
took. I think he pleased the audience
most by telling of a Democrat's plea
In ths last election for the vots ot a
negvo.
" 'You mustn't get It Into your bead
that Republicans emancipated the
slaves,' said a Democratic candidate
to this negro. 'That was providence.'
" 'Mebbe It was providence,' said the
doubting colored man, 'but I reckon
Mars Grant helped out lots.' "Wash
ington Post ,
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BUSINESTCXRDS.
1 MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
One on Wt Mata street, opposite th
Oummarcial Hotel, Raynolderllle, Pa.
M. MCDONALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public, real estate etent.1
ecured, collection mad promptly,
In Nolan block, Hejrnold.Tllfi, Pa.
gMITH M. MoCREIOHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Notary Publle end Real Etet A ami Oo
action will receive prompt attention. Offlos
In Vroehltch & Henry block, aeer poetoffloe
Keyaoldavlll Pa. .
JJO. B. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
Resident denttet. Ia th Hoover banding
Bait door to pontoa.ee, Mala street,.. Oea tie
aa la operetta.
.
DENTIST,
Offlo on aaeond floor of Pint National baaS
buHdlna, Main street.
jjr. r. dkvere kino,
DENTIST,
p Alee
Batata
OS sacond Soot Reynoldtile Real
Bldg. Mala (treat ReynoldsTllla, Ta.
Jja W. A. HENRY,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor ot Henry Bros, srles)
building, Mala street.
E.
NEFF.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
And Real Eatata Agent, RayaoldjTlU, Pa.
BBUrUiCCC'
YOUNG'S
PLANING
MILL
You will find Sash, Doors,
Frames and Finish of all
kinds, Rough and Dressed
Lumber, High Grade Var
nishes, Lead and Oil Colors
in all shades. And also an
overstock of Nails which
I will sell cheap.
J. V. YOUNG, Rrop.
TTi'imimr
EVERY WOMAff
Imes seed a reliable
Itagulatlag seen let aa.
DR. PEAL'S
PENNYROYAL piLLS,
are proBrAfS aad certain la result, Tfoe a
e (Dr. rWa) neer dlaappolat, tl.0 per fcaa.
T sals by H. Ales, stok-
WHEN IN 00UIIT.TRY
a at cur4 lime ei
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MlXMUlT, OlulaaH, MeeplaM
aM aad Varleocale, Auoaay.
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the cireulauoa. ntake SkMdeej
perfect, aa Us part a Meilk
vtfr letha wkele Mag. All
Sialat aa lame ere tawae
la ". Ualeai aaaeant
ISA rtABIU, .xi . rl eund. theft a
tina aft Mii.il-. Hi.m i-to laMtaitv. Case
tUeer Death, hUUi enled. PrkegiMaWea:
t aaaa, with Irea tU U el fuaraawe to eare a
afae4leeteee,t-. tw fc-M Wah,
fat sal kr ft. Alrz Stoke.
How to Keep an Umbrella.
Apropos of rainy days snd their In
dispensable accompaniment, the um
brella, an authority says that an um
brella which ts stood upon Its head
to dry will last Just swlce as long as
the umbrella allowed to- stand In the
usual way when not In use that Is to
say on the ferrule. Instead ot on th
handle. The bilk Invariably begins to
tear first around tbe tip ot the rod,
owing to the action ot the wet, which
rots the silk, gathered closely at this
point, and consequently slower to dry
than the tightly stretched edges. Stand
the umbrella on Its handle, even If It
bn only during tho short time spent In
a car or In the umbrella stand ot a
shop. The umbrella thus treated will
outlast one of superior quality which
Is allowed to -how Its handle at th ex
Dsns of Its silk.
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