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Dy II. S. MERRIMAN
CHAPTER XIX. (Continued.) Helen Orace heard the word "Come,"
The effect of rhe discovery that they and submitted obediently to the support
distinctly formed a group apart was bare- Ing arm, which half draped, half carried
ly Visible to the keenest glance. Helen's her up some steps. She remembered be
slow, gentle eyes were turned toward the ing carried like a child through some dark
center of the house, bent vaguely on the some place where the atmosphere was cold
brightly dressed oecupsnU of the stalls, and damp. Then she was conscious of a
"I suppose," said Helen, closing her halt, followed closely by the sound of
fan, "that all this Is rather trivial for you. breaking wood and the tearing of some
Ths Interest you take In It must be super- msterlal probably canvas, for they were
Acta! now thst you are so busy." among the scenery. After that she prob-
"Oh, no 1" Tyars hastened to begin i he ably fainted, and was only brought to
was looking past her In that strangely consciousness by the shock of a violent
persistent way Into the theater, and some- fall in which her companion was under-
thing he saw there made him turn his head most. Then she heard a voice calling out :
quickly toward the stage. "This way, sir; this way."
"Halloo!" he eiclalmed. Then he She recollected seeing a fireman stand
caught her wrist In bis grasp. "Keep ing in a narrow passage waving a lan
stlll," he whispered. tern. By the time that she reached the
lis painted curtain was bellying right open air she was quite conscious,
forward like the mainsail of a bark, and "Let me walk," she said, "I am all
from the space at either side a sudden
tolums of smoke poured forth In huge,
an even clouds.
In a second the whole audience was on
its feet, and for a moment a sickening si
lence rclcned the breathless silence of
supreme fear.
Then a single form appeared on the
Stage. It was that of the man referred ta
by Claud Tyars a moment before; he who
played the villain's part so unconsciously,
U was still in his dark wig and pallid
omke-up. On his arm he carried tho coat
ks had Just taken off, and the other arm,
elad In white shirt sleeve, was raised In
a gesture of command.
I must ask you," he cried, in a full.
clear voice, "to leave your seats as
And his tones were drowned, completely
overwhelmed by a strange, unearthly
roar; the roar of a thousand human voices
raised In one surging wall of despair, like
ths din of surf upon a shingle shore.
The conn wnoutpflt snd hii (jesturt wtr!
almost ludicrous, even at that supreme At la,t tl)Pre WM ft movelm.nt at tne win
moment, for no sound could be heard Aow and Tyarg -ot out of the cab and
from his Hps.
Then the gas was turned out, and in the
darkness a terrible struggle began. Some
who came out of it could liken it to noth
ing on earlh. Women shrieked snd men
forgot themselves.
As the gas flickered and finally col-
lapsed those in the stage box caught a
momentary vision of wild, distorted faces
coming toward them. Tbe pit had over
flowed the stalls. Strong barriers crum
bled like matchwood. Into a hundred
minds st once there had flashed tbe hope
ef escape through the stage boxes.
"Grace I Easton 1" It was Tyar's voice
raised, snd yet not shouting. Tbe crisis
had come, the danger was at band, and
Helen knew who It was that would take
tbe lead. She heard the two men an
swer.
"Keep ths people back. I will break
open the door on the stage. It is our
best chance."
The girl felt herself lifted from the
ground and carried to the back ot the
Vox.
"Helen !" whispered Tyars.
"Tel."
"Are you all right?"
"Yes."
"I thought you had fainted, you were
so quiet! Hold on to my coat I Never
leave go ot that I"
ne turned away from her, and , above
tbe din and uproar came the sound of
his blows upon the woodwork of the door
It seemed Impossible that such strokes
could have been dealt by an unarmed hu-
man hand.
Between the blows cams the sickening
sound of ths struggle at the front of the
box. Imprecations snd supplications, min-
tied with sToans and the dull thud of mer-
dies fists upon human faces. Shoulder
to shoulder the two men the. American
and ths Englishman fought for the lives
ef the women placed by the hand of God
under their protection. It was a terrible
task, though few women reached the front
of the box. Each man struck down, each
assailant beaten back was doomed, and
ths defenders knew It. Once down, once
nnder foot, and it was a matter of mo-
ments.
Fresh assailants came crowding on, Miss Winter and Oswin went to his
treading on the fallen and consequently side at once. Helen alone remained stand
obtaining an ever-incrcasine advantnire ns i"g at the table. She said no word, but
they rose on a level with tho defenders,
Neither seemed to question tho wisdom
ef Tyars' command. It was a matter of
! life or death. Those already In the stage
box would only be crushed by the onrush
of the others were they allowed to enter.
, With a dazed desperation the two men
faced the frightful odds, hammering wlld-
, ly with both fists. Their arms ached
from sheer hard work and they panted
hoarsely. Their eyeballs throbbed with
. ths effort to pierco unfathomable dark
ness. It was quite certain that their de-
: fense could not lust long.
"Stick to It I yelled Tyars. He might
have been on the deck of the Martial
during a white squall, so great was tbe
uproar all around him. At last there
was the sound of breaking wood.
"Grace I" shouted ths voice of Tyars.
"Tea,"
liook aner .miss winter wnen we
go.
"Easton !" he cried again.
"Yes, old man !"
"Come last, and keep them back If you
ean." Then a m nuts later ha ahnnt,1
"Corns 1"
At the same Instant ths roaring crowd
of madmen poured In over the front of
tbs box, like soldiers storming a baation.
Ths door which Trars had aucceed,! in
opening was so narrow as to admit ot
ths passsge of only one person st a time,
but at this Instant the larrer door leading
Into a narrow passage, the real exit from
the stage box, broke down before a nres-
sure from without, snd from thla nolnt
also a stream of half demeuted belnrs
tried to force an entrance.
Ths only advantage possessed by the
original occupants of the box was that
they knew tbe position ot the small
door.
The subsequent recollection of such In
dividuals as survived were so fragmentary
and vague that no connected story of the
terrible tragedy iu the stage box of the
Epic Theater was ever given to the pub
lic.
Miss Winter remembered findine herself
caucht un.in a strong Dalr of arms, which
shs preaumed to be those of Oswin Grace,
AliuO't at the same moment she and her
protector were thrown to the ground,
After that the next thing ahe could re-
member was the touch of a hsnd over
her face and hair and a whispered voice
tn her ear:
"Agnes Winter Is this you?"
bh recognised the peculiar American
twang which was never unpleasant. At
that moment, she almost laughed.
"Yes yea," she answered.
"Then crawl to your feet. Don't try
to got up ; crawl over this man. I don't
know who bo Is, but I surmise he Is
dead."
Kb obeyed, and found her way out of
rs narrow door and up some steps,
Close behind ber followed some one, whom
shs took to bo Matthew Mark Easton,
but It ultimately turned out to be Oswin
Grace, who was In his turn followed by
Ota American, but not uatll later
right. Where is Agnes?"
They are behind," answered Tyars.
"She is all right. She has two men to
look after her. You have only me."
"Wait for them," said the girl. "I will
not go home without them."
'AH right ; we shall wait outside. Let
us get out first."
They were stsmling in a small room.
probably the office of the theater, and n
policeman stationed near the window, of
which the framework hnd been broken
away, called to them impatiently.
The window was about four feet from
the ground, and Helen wondered momen
tarily why Claud Tyars accomplished the
drop so clumsily. In the narrow street he
turned to a police Inspector and pointed
to the window.
Lift the lady down," he said.
A cab was near at hand, and in It they
waited seated side by side in silenci
for what seemed hours. The crowd dropped
nra spkini? tome mor Intprpntinff Knot.
went away, leaving Helen In an agony
of mute suspense. In a few moments it
was over and the girl breathed freely.
It seemed strangely unreal and dream
like to hear Agnes Winter's voice again;
to aee her standing on the pavement be
n(,sfh tbe yelow Rag Iamp( drawing t0.
gether the gay little opera cloak round
her shoulders.
As Miss Winter stepped Into the cab
she leaned forward and kissed Helen.
That was all; no word was said. But
the two women sat hand in hand during
the drive home.
Tyars and Oswin spoke together a few
words In a lowered tone quite overwhelm
ed by tbe rattle of the cab, nnd then sat
silently. Tbe light of occasional lamps
(lashed In through the unwashed window,
and showed that the men's clothes were
covered with dirt and dust, which neither
attempted to brush off.
When the cab stopped in Brook street,
Oswin got out first, and going up tho
steps opened the front door noiselessly
with a latch key. Tyars paid the cab
man, and followed the ladies into the
house.
The gas In the hall and dining room
had been lowered, and they all stood for
a moment in the gloom round the d.iintilv
dressed table. When Oswin Grace turned
up the gas they looked at each other curi
ously.
Miss W Inter kept her opera-cloak
closed, simply stating that her dress was
torn. Her hair was becomingly untidy,
but she showed no sign ot scratch or hurt
Helen was hardly ruffled beyond a few
little stray curls, almost golden In color,
stealing down beside her ears. She
doubtless owed her Immunity from
harm, and In all human probability the
safety of her life to tne enormous bodily
strength of Claud Tyars. It was she who
spoke first.
"Your arm ! she said, pointing to
Tyars right sleeve. Have you hurt it?'
He looked down at the limb, which was
hanging In a peculiar way very close to
his body, with a vague and questioning
smile, as it it were not his property.
I les, he said, it is broken
continued looking at him with very bright
eyes, her lips slightly parted, breathing
deeply
Hu avoided meeting her glance In the
same awkward, embarrassed way which
sho had not noticed before; unsworing tho
questions put to him with a reassuring
smile.
"It happened, he said, "during the
first rush. We fell down somewhere
through somo scenery, and my arm same
uudernoath.
'lou put It underneath," corrected
Helen, almost coldly, "to save me,
suppose.
"Instinct," he exclaimed, tersely.
"Shall I fetch a doctor, or will you
come wttn met" asked the practical
Oswin, gently forcing bis friend into
chair. "We are surrounded by them in
Iirook street.
"I will go with you," answered Tyars
Itefusing all offers of hospitality made
by Oswin and bis sister, Claud Tyars
went off with his friend to the doctor's.
leaving the ladies comfortably installed
in arm coairs oj me nre.
They protested that they could n-rt
P08"'0' leeP. ""d tnat It was only
I twelve o'clock, they would await Oswln's
"turn.
nd tho two ladies left there sat, each
ln hp leeP rm cnair- toasting her neatly
UM ,oes on lM renaer, ana aia never
word. They both atared Into the fire
wl,n "un marked persistence that ono
might almost have suspected tbem of fear-
'n to meet each other'a glance.
At last Helen moved. fche had evident
ly just become aware of a black mark
on tbe soft mauve material of her drss,
ner gloved nana sue attempted t
brush it off, and aa this had no effect ihn
began rubbing it with a tiny hand) er
chief. Then she raised her eyes. Miss
Winter was watching her with .a curiou
smile a smile much more suggestive o
pain than of pleasure,
Their eyes met, and for some moment
both seemed on the verge of saying some
thing which was never said, i hen sui
I
I deuly Helen leaned fonyurd and covered
ber face with her two hands.
Helen recovered herself aa suddenly a
she had given way, and. rising from
her chair, stood with ber shoulder tuni.vl
toward her friend, her two hands upon
tho mantel piece, looking down into the
fire. Her attitude, moral and physical,
was reflective.
I "I wonder, she said, if every ono
got out of the theater?"
'Mr. Kastor phomlsed to come and tell
us," answered Miss Winter.
Helen raised ber head and looked crit
ically at ber own reflection In the old
fashioned mirror over the fireplace. The
trace of tears had almost vanished from
I her young ryes it ia only older counte
nance that bear the marks for long,
I Before ahe moved again the sound of
cab wheels made itself audible In the
I street, and tbe vehicle was heard to stop
I at the door. Miss Winter rose and weat
I to lot la ths newcomer.
It was Matthew Mark Kaston. ITe fol
lowed Miss Winter Into the dining room,
wslklng lightly an unnecessary precau
tion, for his step was like that of a
child.
"I do not know," he was saying, "ths
etiquette observed In Kngland on these
points, but I could not resist coming
along to see if you had arrived safely.
No one hurt, I trust?" continued he.
"Yes," answered the girl, gently; "Mr.
Tyars is hurt his arm Is broken."
ICaston'a mobile lips closed together
with a snap, betraying the fact tha. he
sd allowed himself the luxury of an ex
pletive In his reprehensible American
way. Ho turned aside, and walked back-
ard and forward for a few minutes, like
man made restless by the receipt of
ery bad news.
It was a matter of a second only. Like
serpent's fang the man's keen eyes
flashed toward her and sway again. The
peculiarly nervous face Instantly assumed
n expression as near stolidity as could
be expressed by features each and sll
aden with an exceptional intelligence.
Then he turned away, and took up a
broken fan lying on the table, opening it
tenderly and critically.
But Miss Winter was as quick as he.
She knew then that he had guessed.
Whatever he might have suspected before,
she had no doubt now that Matthew
Mark Easton knew that Helen loved
Claud Tyars.
The worst of It," he broke out, with
sudden airiness, "Is that there was no
re at all. It was extinguished on tho
stage. The performance might nave been
continued."
"It only makes It more horrible," said
Miss Winter; "for I suppose there were
some killed."
"That is so," he answered. "They took
forty-two corpses out of our box alone."
"I did not know," said Helen, after a
painful pause, "that it was so bad as
that."
Oswin Grace came In, opening the front
door with his latch-key. He was greeted
with an interrogatory "Well?" from
Miss Winter.
'He Is all right," he answered. "It
was a simple fracture. Old Barker set It
very nicely, and I sent him off to his club
in
a cab."
'Then," said Kaston, holding out his
hand to say good by, "I shall go and
help him Into bed tuck him in, and sing
soft lullaby over his pillow. Good
night, Miss Winter. Good night, Mi
Grace."
(To be continued.)
MOTHER ANTELOPE'8 INSTINCT,
frovlslon for Yonna; a, Wonderful
Instance of Nature' Providence,
The manner ln which the mother an
telope protects her young until they
are old and strong enough to Join thu
full-grown bands ln their wanderings
la an Interesting nnd wonderful Instance
of nature's providence, says the Cen
tury. These beautiful creatures live
ln an open country Infested by all kinds
of enemies, and especially prowled over
by the coyote, the gray wolf and the
timber wolf, which subsist upon tbe
young of all kinds of animals; yet the
mother can easily protect her babies
from the liercest of these marauders,
The enemy most dreaded Is tho soaring
eagle.
There Is a variety of cactus, a prick
ly plant, which grows In great abun-
danco all over tho western plains,
which furnishes her the means for this
protection. Horses, cattle, buffalo and.
In fact, all animals know the danger
of treading on this plant. It grows ln
largo patches, somo four or six Inches
ln height above the ground and forms
a thick mat varying ln breadth from
the size of the top of a man's bat to
ninny feet.
It Is In the center of one of these
patches that the foma la antelope pre
pares a place of safety for her young.
The thorns of this cactus, while very
poisonous and terribly painful to every
other animal, for some reason are al
most harmless to the antelope. The
cactus may lacerate her logs, making
them bleed freely, but neither the stick
ers nor their poison remain, while oth
er animals seldom bleed, but retain the
poisonous stickers in their wounds un
til they become malignant sores, caus
ing excessive swelling of the limbs ami
very great and long-continued Buffering.
When the antelope has selected her
patch of cactus, backing away a few
feet she will make a running Jump,
iKHiiullng high In the air and alighting
lu the middle of the patch with all four
feet close together, the hoofs pointing
downward. Then spring out ngaln and
repeating this operation until she has
chopped tho roots of the cactus plant to
pieces, she loosens and clears a spaco
largo enough for standing room. She
fien will enlarge It by pawing and dig
ging with her sharp hoofs. Here sho
gives birth to her youug ln undisturb
ed security, knowing that she can leave
them 1n comparative safety during tho
day and return to them at night to give
them suck. Should It be ln a locality
where eagles abound, however, the
mother does not venture away, as the
soaring eaglo often swoops down on the
young, taking them away If she Is not
there to do battle for their lives.
Aa It la In Chicago.
Jack Beacon Yes, ln Boston we
have all cultured love making. When
a young man goes wooing In the Hub
he must embrace all foreign phrases
nnd poetical quotations. You don't see
anything like that in prosaic Chicago.
Dick Lakeside 1 should say not.
Here a fellow Is satisfied to embrace
the girl.
llpat lie Could Do.
"You know," snld the young man In
the cas, "that I nm poor, but don't
you think we might be able to live on
breail nnd cheese and kisses?"
"Yes," replied the fair maid, but "
"Then." he Interrupted, "see If you
enn work your father for the bread and
cheese and I'll attend to the rest"
I nf requent.
Kind Lady I have nothing but some
lobster salad and mince pie. You surely
don't want that for your breakfast?
Weary Walker Oh, dls Is me dinner,
mum. I bad me breakfast day before
yesterday. Cleveland Leader.
(rtltnaT at tho Fact.
Maude Bid young Saplelgh get down
on his knees when he proposed to you?
Clara Ben lly 1 can't say but he al
reody had down on his upper lip.
Columbus Dispatch.
More Importaat.
"Here's an article In this paper ea
titled 'How to Tell Good Milk.' "
n-ii - wkm..-
" - W""
If.ow Do Ton Know.
HOW HO YOU KNOW
There's a boy in the house?
By the cap that is hanging downstairs in
the hall;
By the gun and the pistol, tbe hat and
the ball ;
The Indian war dance, tn toy cannon's
roar,
That are heard, now and then, through
tho nursery door ;
By the engines and drums and the tool
cheat and nails;
The steam cars and tracks and the boats
with trim sails ;
By the volumes of Cooper which from
cover to cover
Have been read and reread by an Indian
lover.
"But you must take care, if you value
your head,
When you go to the nursery," declares
Uncle Fred.
"When I open the door there's a scramble
and shout ;
I'm sttacked by a brigand, and I'll never
doubt
Who clutches me fast, as a cat does a
mouse
Well, these are good signs there's a boy
in the house !"'
HOW DO YOU KNOW
There's a girl ln the house?
By the beautiful doll with the movable
eyes
A French doll that sleep, and that talks,
walks and cries ;
By the toyhouse and trunk, and the stove
and the chairs ;
Ky the needle and thread, in tho nursery
upstairs ;
By the doll hats and furbelows made
every day
For Annie and Sallie and Bessie and
May;
By the soft little laugh and the sweet
little song, t
Which never to grown folks or boys could
belong.
"And if you run up to the nursery floor,
And go to tbe room and then open the
door,"
Aunt Dorothy says, "well, when I take a
peep,
And see a wee mother a-rocklng to sleep
Her own little dolly, as still as a mouse
Why, then I am sure there's a girl in the
house 1"
Trick with Handkerchief and Coin
All that Is necessary to have ln order
to perform the trick are a handker
chief, a ten-cent piece and a piece of
soap. With a knife cut off a piece of
soap about a quarter of cn inch in
diameter and stick this piece of soap
on the hem of tbe handkerchief in one
corner, l'lace the dime ln the center
of the handkerchief, which must lie
flat on the table. Take the corner which
has tthe soap on It and fold It over,
placing It gently on the dime ; now fold
the other corners over, placing each
corner on the dime. The corner that
has the soap on it Is the one to your
right When tho corners are folded
the handkerchief will be ln the form
of a diamond, with one of the points
toward the performer. Place the thumb
and forefinger of each hand at the
point of the diamond nearest to you.
Pick It up, letting the four corners fall
apart, at the same time sliding the
FRUIT SHOUUX- BE COOKED.
Genua of Dlaeaae Introduced Into
yatem hy Raw Product.
In the course of his recent lectures
In England on the "Hygiene of the Ali
mentary Canal," Prof. Elle Metschnl
koff expressed the opinion that the
germs of many diseases are Introduced
Into the circulation through wounds
made ln the Intestines by intestinal
worms and other entazoa introduced
by eating uncooked fruit, Kays the Bal
timore Sun.
"In appendicitis," he said, "there. Is
no doubt of the etiological role or In
testinal worms, which Injure the wall
of tho bowels and there Inoculate mi
crobes, causing nn Inflammatory reac
tion; and the success that frequently
results from vermifugal treatment ln
persons suffering from that disease has
proved the Importance of entozoa In
connection with It."
The germs of other diseases, ns ty
phoid, tuberculosis, etc., nre believed to
he often Introduced thus through rents
of the lining membrane of the stomach
nnd Intestines. The preventive urged
by Prof. Metsehnlkoft is boiling of all
water and fruits consumed.
"The boiling," It Is declared, "should
be extended to vegetables washing
even with boiled water Is Insufficient
nnd it Is necessary at least to scald
them with boiling water, or better still,
to boll them. Among fruits, It la prln
clpally strawberries tbat Introduce ova
nnd infectious germs and it la therefore
necessary to boll them. Cven eherrlca,
though growing on trees and far away
from the soil, should be carefully scald
ed or boiled. It Is wiser as a rule to
eat fruits, so far as possible, In the
form of compotes or Jams. Nobody
could deny that a system based on snch
principles would Insure the lody
against all sorts of diseases of tbe di
gestlve apparatus; It might even assist
us at the same time to avoid certain
maladies against which science to-day Is
almost entirely helpless."
Another precaution suggested by the
learned exiert In hygiene is to "modify
tho flora of the alimentary canal bv
acclimatizing useful mlcrolies," such
as the lactic bacilli, which produce lac
tic acid and prevent the development
of butyric and putrefactive ferments.
Carefully selected lactic ferments, or
lactic microbes, are coming Into use in
treating mnny intestinal troubles.
SOME ANTIQUATED CUSTOMS.
There Are Many of Them, Koollau a
Well aa Oat of Hate.
Time has not brought a Unit a read
ustmout of many of the antiquated cus
toms that surround royalty. When tbe
King of Spain was 1'J years of age he
one day had the misfortune to slip and
fall down a flight of the palace steps.
The fall would very probably have been
attended with fatal results had It not
been for a servant who exteuded a kind
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right hand to the corner where the
dime la, Shake the handkerchief and
show that the dime has disappeared.
American Bov.
A Dlsirnated Mnle.
It Is s.Tid that many animals like tlit
smell of tobacco smoke, horses, particu
larly. A man who had heard this
thought, one day, that he would try
the effect on a mule of his, but he
found that It Is not a safe thing to ex
periment with a mule's taste. He was
smoking a pipe, nnd it occurred to him
that the mule might like to . have n
sniff of It, so be blew a cloud of the
smoke Into Its nostrils. Evidently that
mule was an exception to the tobacco
loving animals, for It changed ends as
quick as lightning, nnd let fly with Its
heels, which the rash experimenter
missed only by falling flat on the
ground.
I.OTT-Nrcked Storking".
Do you think it shocking
To wear the low-necked stocking?
I think it fun to run about
With both my knees a-peeping out,
In broad day-light.
And in plain sight:
For naught is there that's shocking
About the low-necked stocking.
M. W.
"He's a Brick."
Strnnge to say. the expression, "He's
n brick," which Is now used merely ns
a bit of slang, was first used by so dis
tinguished n writer ns Plutarch. He
says that an ambassador from Eplrus
came to Sparta, and when Lycurgus
had shown him the city he saw much
to praise and admire, but expressed his j
wonder that Sparta had no walls.
Early the next morning he was con
ducted out to the field of exercise, near
the city, where the Spartan army was
drawn up. "There," said Lycurgus to
the ambassador, "are the walls of
Sparta, and every man Is a brick."
About Steel Xeedles.
, It Is said that steel needles were
Invented by the Spanish Moors. Before
their Introduction thorns and flsh
bones, the latter with a hole pierced
for an eye, were lu use. The first nee
dles used ln London were made by a
Moor In the reign of Henry VIII., and
In Queen Mary's day steel needles were
sold In Chenpslde, says Home Chat.
After this time the manufacture In
creased rapidly, many Germans going
to England and establishing needle
works In various places.
by breaking the. fall, says the Philadel
phia North American.
But, by a stringent rule of Spanish
etiquette, no servant may dare touch
the sacred person of the king, and for
tills "grave" offense the servant was ut
once dismissed from his position.
By a remarkable law of royal eti
quette, which has existed tor a number
of vears past at the court of Siam,
no person is permitted to sleep In on
ipartment situated above that occupied
by the king. A ilelllierate breacli ot
this rule has on more than one occa
sion been punished by death.
Itecently, when the King of Slam
paid a visit to Paris, a number of bed
rooms were reserved, directly above
that in which the king was to have
slept, for the dusky followers of the
royal visitor. The blunder caused great
consternation among the fearful cour
tiers, until the matter was explained to
the management and duly ii-ctlfled. All
the courtiers and servants were placed
in bedrooms on floors below that occu
pied by the sovereign.
When the Emperor or Empress of
China appears In public no other per
son Is allowed to occupy a higher place.
Therefore, on such occasions the shut
ters of all buildings are drawn, and the
upper parts of the houses past which
the royal procession Is expected to move
are deserted, the Inhabitants swarming
to the ground floors ln order to show
due deference to their rulers.
Sapphire, Jr.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
tells of a little girl whose statements
were always exaggerated until she be-
known In school and Sunday
pchool as "a little liar." Her parents
were dreadfully worried about her, and
made strenuous efforts to correct the
bad habit. One afternoon her mother
overheard an argument with her play
mate, Willie Bangs, w ho seemed to tin
Ish the discussion by saying emphat
ically; "I'm older than you, 'cause my
birthday comes tlrst, in .May, and yours
don't come until September."
"Oh, of course your birthday Cimes
first," sueerlngly answered little Nel- ;
lie; "but that Is 'cause you came down J
llrit. I remember look tag at the angels
when they w ere making yon "
"Come here, Nellie; como here In
stantly," cried her mother.
"It Is breaking mother's hart to
hear you tell such awful stories. Re
member what happened to Ananias ami
Sapphira, don't you?"
"Oh, yes, mamma, I know. They
were struck dead for lying. I saw them
carrld Into the corner drug store."
Pittsburg lUspatch.
It Certainly 1.
"It's certainly a great pity," said the
man w ho occasionally lets out an audi
ble thought.
"What's a great pity? queried the
party w ith the rubber habit.
"That amateur actors can t see them
selves as others see them.'
) 7C
Fraetloal Ksereteee. (
"Tea, Lucy captured Dick for bos-1
Hand."
"Lucy! Why, I thought Thelrnk
would win him with her graduation ex
orcises." "No, Lucy won him with her after
graduation exercises."
"After-graduation exercises?"
"Yes; as soon as she hnd graduated
he went home and helped her mother
to Iron and wash the dishes."
Glasgow corporation has refused to al
low blind men to travel free on ths muni
cipal tramway cars.
CURED OF GRAVEL.
Hot a Slna-lo Stone Has Formed
lace ValnaT Doan'a Kidney PHI.
J. D. Daughtrey, music publisher, of
(Suffolk, Va says: "During two or
three years that I had kidney trouble
I passed about 2V4 '
pounds of gravel and
sandy sediment In the
urine. 1 haven't pass
ed a Mone since using
Donn's Kidney Pills,
however, and that was
three years ngo. I
used to suffer the
most acute agony dur
ing a gravel attack,
and had the other
usual symptoms of
kidney trouble lassi
tude, headache, pain In t':e back, urin
ary disorders, rheumatic pain. etc. I
have a box containing U gravel stones
that I passed, hut that Is not one -quarter
of the whole number. I consider
Doan's Klduey Pills a line kidn.
tonic."
Sold by all dealer. ."0 cents n box.
Foster-Milburn Co., 1'uTalo. N. Y. -
Masons in Switzerland reccire SO cents
a day of ten hours.
Cheap Excursions Sooth.
On first and third Tuesday of each
taontb the Big Four Kallway will sel
xcurslon tickets to most nil points !u
iVlrglala, North and South Carolina,"
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, at
rate of one fare plus $2.00. with return
i limit 80 days. Liberal stopover prlvi
iloges. Write I. P. Splnlng. General
'Northern Agent, 238 C'-rk St., Chicago,
for further lnforuiatiuJ.
Helping Cut. '
With an exclamation of delight the
hardened tonrlst rushed out on the bag
gage platform and started to smash his
trunk with an ax.
I "Hold on !" shouted the baggage man.
"Are you crazy?"
i "Not at all," replied the hardened
tourist as he continued to smash. "I
read tbat baggagemen were overworked
mt thl9 Bea30n so j thought I would.
mash my own trunk and save you the
trouble."
A Possible A Tvakentna;.
Fair Automobilist Look at that hand
tone park policeman in his new uniform
Isn't he a dreamt though?
Masculine Passenger You won't think
so if he pinches you for speeding.
TERRIBLE SCAL3? HUMOR.
Sadly Affected with Sores and Crusti
Extended Down Behind the Ears
Another Cure by Cuticura.
"About ten years ugo my scalp be
came badly affected with sore and Itch
ling humors, crusts, etc., nnd extended
tdown behind the ears. My hair came
I out In places, also. I was greatly
1 troubled; understood it was eczema.
iTrled various remedies, so called, with
out effect. Saw your Cuticura adver
tlsement, and got the Cuticura Rem
edlea at once. Applied them as to di
rections, etc., and nftei' two weeks, I
think, of use, was clear as a whistle.
I have to state also that late last fall,
October and November, 10C4, I was
uddenly afflicted with a bad eruption,
painful and Itching pustules over the
lower part of the body. I suffered
dreadfully. In two months, under the
skillful treatment of my doctor, con
joined with Cuticura Soap and Cuti
cura Ointment, I found myself cured.
II. M. F. Weiss. Rosemond, Christl,
Co., III., Aug. 31, 1905."
Itehearxlnsr the Plar.
The Author 1 11 this scene some ono
comes ln suddenly and tells you that
jour husband has run away with an
other woman, and then you swoofa.
The Actress Oil, that will be .'ce.
The Author Then the leading man
comes In and brings you to.
The Actress What brings mo two
husbands? Youkers Statesman.
SoB-o-estlnn; the Impossible.
Customer Anything rant Is warranted
pure is always clean, isn t it: j
air. I know this to be pure cider, bu
I can't warrant it to be clean.
A KENTUCKY WOMAN
How She Gained Fifteen Pounds in
Weight and Became Well by Taking
Or. Williams' Pink Pills.
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Mrs. D. O. Wedding, of Hartford. Ky.,
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boat waa very weak und I had dizziness
or swimming iu my head uud nervous
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'I wns under the treatment of several
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