TWO YEARSJN BED
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Cured Stub
born Rheumatism When Other
Treatment Givo No Relief.
,- Tr. Williams' Plnlt rills have been
Vurlng the noEt stubborn esses of
fcheunoatism for ne.-.rly a generation
ad thousands of grateful patients
pave (riven testimony thnt cannot be
fccnored.
i Mr. Robert Ortbrrt, a machinist, llv
lag fit 201 Cameron Street. Detroit,
plch., had a very distressing experi
ence with rheumatism for about two
Jgears. He makes tie following state
agent: "About tbe year 1SS7 I felt the
ffecta of rheumatism which pradually
fcrew worse until I was compelled to
up work for a time. Tho years
of '97 and '93 I was confined to rny bed
anostof tho time. I wa3 tinder doctors'
treatment but found no rr!!ef. My
legs were swollen from the hips down
bard p.nd red blotches appeared all
fever tbem. Frequently they paJned
fen no that ! bad to bind them tlg'.uly
11 tii strips of linen. This r-nmetlracs
IrtpJIoved the pain but ct other times
failed to do so. At times I had to
scrawl to my work, using two crutches.
ring these spells I suffered grtatly
n pain around my heart which I at
tributed to the rheumatism.
"At last iny. mother wrote me and
staked me to try Dr. Williams' rink
fills. I did and in a, short time I
fcnnd myself getting better and hnve
had no trouble since. I may here add
ttiat I consider myself perfectly cured.
1 have not bad the least sign of the
ejlaease since and feel better now tiaan
1 ever did. For these reasons I
ecoromend Dr. Williams' Pink PIHs
to any one affected the same as I was."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills aro sold by
mil drngglste. or sent by mall, postpaid
on receipt of price, 60 cents per box.
mix boxes for $2.50. by the Dr. Wit
liaraa Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. T.
Makes a Difference.
. Dwellers In apartment houses some--times
sm to forget that conversations
In the entrance hnlls may be overheard
"by titbor tenants. This was the greet
ing which a bclnted husband received
at tbe door of Ills apartment recently :
"Don't talk to me! I know very well
-what you would say! But I know
you have been off playing poker and
lost all your money!"
"No, I didn't, my dear: I won twen
ty dollars," was tbe conciliating an
surer.
The other voice suddenly modulated.
"Well, perhaps after nil we women
re a little too severe a man should
liare a little recreation now nnd then.
Spider Thread Mad la Fraart.
.Thread mntfe from the spider's web
1 lighter nnd stronger tbau that which
romes from tho silkworm. In France
(there is a factory .used only for tbe
4uennfacture of spider thread.
M Bis Bararaln lor IS Ceata Poatnntal
Tbe year of 1000 was one of prodigal
-plenty on oar seed farms. Never before
said vegetable and farm seeds return such
cnorav0as yields.
Now n wlh to caln 200.000 new ena-
amers this year and hence offer for 12c
natnaid
Dkc. Garden Citv Beet 10c
Karl eat Klna IVihbaee J"e
Earliest Emerald Cucumber 15e
at "La Croase Market Lettuce. 1M
6 " 13 Day Uadiab 10c
m Blue Blood Tomato : If
Jaicy Turnip 10c
t 1 I ... L.... ... If ...
, awu icrneia gionouaiy j
v .flower needs lot
'? Total ft
' All for 12c postpaid in order to Intro
sauce or warranted aeeda, and If you
vwlll send 16c we will add one package ol
'Berliner Earliest Cauliflower, togethei
;rith enr mammoth plant, nursery stock,
vegetable and farm seed and tool catalog
1 This catalog is mailed free to all In
tending purchasers. Write to-day.
John A. Salter Seed Co, Bos C, Lt
Crosse, Wis.
Reforaa Needed.
' "Senator," asked the reporter, "Is then
likely to be any reform legislation in the
sear future?"
i "Probably not," answered the eminent
talesman, vbut the conviction is growing
-Shot there ought to be a change in the
form of administering the oath in courts
f justice."
la what respect?
well, it is felt that a witness should
Vm sworn, merely to tell the tsfeth and
xrfb'ng bat the truth. Telling the whole
truth to not only unnecessary Id most
aaasra, bat to sometimes highly lnjudi
anus "
rOOOOCOOOOOOOOOQgl
LUr.lBAGO
AND
SCIATICA
ST.
JACOBS
D O
H " M
aa
Penetrate to the Spot
Right on the dot.
Price 25c and 90s
The Canadian
West is .he'
R . ZZZ .
PCI V.VACt
1 -
Tk. .. i. . ;
-arU.U.T7l,e Ca. wj.r..0 IhV.. 0Uf,B n aM
fweU. Year by rear Ilia agricultural rrlurm Joying the piny, eh?"
lacrinwi la toluroe and la value, and nil
ko Canadian Woveriuneul ottcri l&a acres lice ta
inurf eeaa tula acnler.
- t it. a .1 a
w-.s vi iac rtUYtiniages
The lAanoroenal Iricraaae in railway mil. Ke-
aula lioes aa braucl.es liaa at atuioat eitrt
etKiKMol tic eounlr. aiihia eaey reach cr)
cAurckaa. acbools. markets, clieat lul sod eer j
"f.T! -
J!t Sll4.UU.TI UUS.ltLWHt.Ar
aCXOt of tint ear means itxMxM lu tlie
-iaraaara af Weetero Canada, apart trora tlie
aaeita ol edwr g.aios and caitia.
ar advK-e an I inicri.ain address the
f apf iatriiSrei cl l a migration. Ottawa, Canada,
.ear laa aetauriaeU Canadian (Avrruuueat .-taeut.
1 i ! Tel. alum, and 1. H. Ma. I-aiM-n. lm
. Wain tou. u. l;a.uia AutlmnoJ Uo.ara-
!2as.aa7a-a-a-Ui--a
... . . i .
Madame
Xy Feru
a4fct
CHAPTER XIII. (Continued.)
"Mercy ! '." cried the unfortunate wom
an, taken by surprise, and, involuntarily J
tightening the reins, the horo stopped
"who are you?
Villiers never said a word, but tight-!
ened his grsap on her throat and short
ened bis stick to give her a blow on the
head. Fortunately, Mndnmn Midas saw
his Intention, and managed to w rench her
self free, so the blow eimrd nt her only
slightly touched her, otherwise It would
bsve killed her.
As it wss, however, she fell forward,
half stunned, and Villiers, hurriedly drop
ping Ws stick, bent down sn eieadds
ping bis stick, bent down snd aeixod the
box which be felt tinder his feet snd in
tuitively gueseed contained the nugget.
With a cry of triumph he hurled It
out on to the road, and sprang out after
It; but the cry woke his wife from the
semi-stupor into which she had fallen.
Her head felt dlssy and heavy from
the blow, but still she had her senses
tbont her, and the moon bursting out from
behind a cloud rendered the night as clear
as day.
Villiers had picked np the box, and was
standing on the edge of the bank, just
about to leave. The-unhappy woman rec
ognised her husband, and uttered a cry.
"Yon I you !" she shrieked, wildly, "cow
ard 1 dastard I Give me back that nug
get I" leaning out of the trap in her eag
erness. "We're quits now, my lady." retorted
Villiers, and he turned to go.
Maddened with anger and disgust, his
wife snatched up (lie stick he had dropped,
and struck him on the head as hn took a
step forward. With a stifled cry he stag
gered and fell over the embankment, still
clutching the box In his srms. Madame
let the stick fall, snd fell back fainting
on the seat of the trap, while Hie horse,
startled by the noise, tore down the road
it a mad gallop.
Madame Midas lay In a dead faint for
some time, and when she came to herself
she was In the trsp. snd Ilory was calm
ly trotting along the road home. At the
toot of the hill, the horae, knowing every
Inch of the way, had settled down into his
stendy trot for the Partoliis, but when
Madame grasped the situation, she mar
velled to 'herself how she had escaped be
ing dashed to pieces in that mad gallop
down the Black Hill.
Her Jicad felt painful from the effects
of the blow she had received, but her one
thought was to get home to Archie and
Evelina, so gathering up the reins she sent
Itory along as quickly as she oould. When
she drove up to tho gate Archie and Se
lina were both out to receive ber, nnd
when the former went to lift her off the
trap, he gave a cry of horror at seeing
her dishevelled appearance and tbe blood
en her face.
"Heaven save us!" he cried, lifting her
down ; "what's come to ye, and where's
the nugget?" seeing It waa not in the
trap.
"Lost!" she said, in a stupor, feeling
her head swimming, "but there's worse.
"Worse?" echoed Sclina nad Archie,
who were both standing looking terrified
at one another.
"Yes," said Mrs. Villiers, in a hollow
whisper, leaning forward and grasping
Artie's coat, "I've killed my husband,"
and without another word, she fell faint
ing to the ground.
e e
At the same time Vandeloup and
Pierre walked into the bar at the Wattle
Tree Hotel. Pierre went to his bed, and
Vandeloap, humming a gay song, turned
en his keel and went to the theater.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Wopples family were true Bohe
mians, and had not yet lost their way
to the pleasant city. They accepted good
and bad fortune with wonderful eausnim-
Hy, and if their pockets were empty one
lay, there waa always a possibility of
their being full the next. When this was
the case they generally celebrated the
event by a little supper, and as their
present season in Ballarat bid fair to be
a successful one, Mr. Theodore Wonnlea
determined to have a convivial evening
arter me performance was over.
That tbe Wopples family were favorites
with the Ballarat folk was amnlv seen
by the crowded house which assembled to
see "The Cruet Stand." The audience
were very impatient for the curtain to
rise, as they did not appreciate the over
ture, which consisted of airs adnpted for
Che violin and piano by Mr. Handel Wop
ples, who was the musical genius of the
family, and sat In the conductor's scat,
playing the violin end conducting tho or
Aestr of one, which, on this occasion,
was Miss Jemima Wopples, who presided
at the piano,
I Then the orchestra played the "Wop
tiles' Walts," dedicated to Mr. Theodore
Wopples by Mr. Handel Wopples, and
during the performance of this Mr. VII-
t i. . , i . . . . i . i .
tiers waisoa uuo tue i neater. lie was
a little pale, as was only natural after
such an adventure as he had been engaged
In, but vcnerwise seemed all right. He
walked up to the first row of the stalls.
n .1 fArtW flila a a a . (wkat.la m ml ...
about 25, who was evidently much amused
at the performance.
Hi TT,.ll villi. ii u ,ui-
i limn, iiiuiTi. hiu mis young s:v
tleman, turning round to the new arrival,
."what d'ye think of the plat?
"Only Just got in," returned Mr. Vil
llers, sulkily. "Any good?"
t "Well, not bad," returned the other
"I've seen it in Melbourne, you know
vie original, i mean, tins is a very sec
ond-hand affair."
Just as the orchestra were making their
final plunge Into Uie finale of the "Woo
pies' Walts," M. Vandeloup. cool and
calm as usuul, strolled into the theater.
and, seeing a vseant seat beside Villiers,
n.llk-ii AH. -H n,.V It
I "CinnA avenlnv Tn f-Und mA
I T " -"""i
Villiers angt;!.V pushed SWBJ the
v v . v V , j ., ,
Frenchman a hand and glared vindictively
at him,
Ah, yon still besr malice for that lit
tie episode of the ditch," said Vsndeloup,
u.' . , . .., ,
wltn laugh, "tome, now. this is s
mistake ; let US be friends. Seen your
wife I.My?"
TM. .nr..ntl. MMUw I ..I 1
- I"' ' J .ai a. STTBraa lUUII J VIUM-II
Mr. Villiers to jump suddenly out of his
eat, muoh to the astonishment of his
friend Bsrty.
Ai.ogeiner "ine uruet Btsnd " was
three nights at least, so Mr. Wonnlei said.
Villiers, Vandeloup and Barty went out,
. " " inclined t go
' so bed, Villiers told them he knew Mr.
Ihsedore Wopplaa, and propoaed that they
Midas
Itumt
3
-
should go liehind the scenes and see him.
ITiis was unanimously carrier!, and after
some difficulty with the doorkeeper, they
obtained access to the mysterious regions
of the stage, and there found Master
Sheridan Wopples practicing a breakdown
while waiting for the rest of the family
to get renrly. He volunteered to guide
them to bis father's dresHi'ng room, and
on knocking at tho door Mr. Wopples'
voice boomed out "Come In," In such an
unexpected manner that it made them all
jump.
Of course, they ell expressed themselves
delighted, snd as the entire Wopples fam
ily had already gone to their hotel, Mr.
Wopples with his three guests went out
of the theater and wended their way to
wards the same place.
They soon arrived at the hotel, and
having entered, Mr. Wopples pushed open
the door of a room from whence the sound
of laughter proceeded, snd Introduced the
three strangers to his family. The whole
ten, together with Mrs. Wopples, were
present, snd were sealed around a large
table plentifully laden with cold beef and
pickles, salads snd otfier things too nu
merous to mention. Mr. Wopples present
ed them first to his wife, a faded, washed
out looking lady, with a perpetual simper
on her face, and clad in a lavender mus
lin gown with ribbons of the same de
scription, she looked wonderfully ligbt
and airy.
"This," said Mr. Wopples in his deep
voice, holding his wife's hsnd as if he
were afraid she would float upward
through the ceiling like a bubble, "this is
my flutterer."
Why he called her his flutterer no one
ever knew, unless it wss because her rib
bons were incessantly fluttering; but, had
he called her his shadow, the name would
have been more appropriate. Mrs. Wop
ples fluttered down to the ground in a
bow. and then fluttered up again.
"(lentlemen, she said, in n thin, clear
oice, "you are welcome. Did you enjoy
the performan?"
Madame," returned Vandeloup, with a
smile, "need you sk that?"
A shadowy smile floated over Mrs. Wop-
es' indistinct features, snd then her hus
band Introduced the rest of the family in
bunch.
"fientlemen," he said, waving his hsnd
to the expectant ten, who stood in a line
of Ave male end five female, "the celebrat
ed Wopples fsmlly."
The ten all simultaneously bowed at
this as if they were worked by machinery,
and then every one sot down to supper,
Mr. Theodore Hopples taking the head of
tho table. All the family seemed to ad-
ire him immensely, and kept their eyes
fastened on his face with affectionate re
gard. When it waa nearly twelve o'clock
Vandeloup rose to take his leave.
"Oh, you're not going yet," said Mr.
Wopples, upon which ' nil the family
echoed, "Surely, not yet," in a most hos
pitable manner.
I must, said Vandeloup, with a
smile. "I know Madame will excuse me,"
with a bow to Mrs. wopples, who there
upon fluttered nervously; "but I have to
bo up very early in the morning."
In that case," said Mr. Wopples, ris
ing, "I will not detain you ; early to bed
and early to rise, you know; not that I
believe in it much myself, but I under-
and it is practiced with good results by
some people "
Good night," Messrs. Villiers and Jar-
per, said anaeioup, going out or the
door. "I will see you to-morrow."
And we also, I hope," said Mr. Wop-
plea, ungrammatically. "Come and see
The Cruet Stand' again. I'll put your
name on the free list."
M. Vandeloup thsnked the actor warm
for fhifl kind offer, and took himself
off ; ss he passed along the street he heard
burst of laughter from the Wopples fam
ily, no doubt caused by some witticism
of the head of the clan.
He walked slowly home to the hotel.
thinking deeply. When he arrived at the
Wattle Tree" he saw a light still burn
ing in the bar, and, on knocking at the
door, waa admitted by Miss Twexby, who
had been making up accounts, and whose
head was adorned with curl paper.
My I said this damsel, when she saw
him, "you are a nice young man coming
home at this hbur twelve o'clock. See,"
and, as a proof of her assertion, she point
ed to the clock.
'Were you waiting up for me, dear?"
ssked v andeloup, audaciously.
"Not I," retorted Miss Twexby, toss
lng her curl papers; "I've been attending
to par s business. ,
CHAPTER XV.
Madame Midas, as may be easily guess
ed, did not pass a very pleasant night
after the encounter with Villiers. Her
head was very painful with the blow she
had given ber, snd added to this she was
certain she had killed him.
Though she bated the man who had
ruined her life, and who had tried to
rob her, still alio did not care about be
coming his murderess, and the thought
was madness to her. .Not that she was
afraid of punishment, for she had acted
only in self-defense, and Villiers, not she,
was the aggresor.
Meanwhile she waited to hear If the
body had been found, for ill news travels
fact ; and as everyone knew Villiers was
ber husband, she wss satisfied that when
the corpse was found she would be the
first to be told about It. But the dsy
wore on, and no news came, so she SRked
Archie to go Into Ballarat and see if the
discovery had been made.
" IK'ed, me in," said Archie, In a con'
soling tone, "I'm thiukin' there's uo word
at all. Maybe ye only atopied his pranks
for a wee bit, and he s all right.
"I gave him such a tej-rihle blow," she
said, mournfully, "and he fell like a stone
over the embankment."
"He did not leave go the nugget, any
how, ye know, said Archie, dryly; "so
he couldn't have been very far gone, but
I II go to the town and see what I can
hear."
There was no need for this, however,
for just as Mrlntoah got to the door
Vandoloup, cool and complacent, saunter
ed in, hut stopjied short at the sight of
Mrs. Villiers sirtlu; In the srrn rhsir look
ing so ill.
dlj ami aimaiur, Uf VI iru lu uiauiBT,
going over to her; "what is the natter
with vouT"
r j ... - r - j h i. . ;..! i ji
with you?'
"Matter enough," growled Mcintosh,
with his hand on the door handle; "that
huabaud o' hers bse robbed ber o' the
nugxet."
"Ves, and I killed him." said Madame
between her clenched teeth.
Tfce nilscJiist yu did," said Vandeloup,
In surprise, taking a seat, "then he wat
the liveliest dead man I ever saw."
"What do yott mean?" saked Msdame,
leaning forwsrd, with both hands grip
ping the arms of her chslr; "is is he
alive?"
"Of course he Is," begin VannVloupl
"I " but here he was stopped by a
cry from Sclina, for her mistress had
fallen back in a dead faint.
Hastily waving the men to go away,
she applied remedies snd Madame soon
revived. Mrs. Villiers felt Intense dis
gust toward her husband as she sst with
tightly clenched hands snd dry eyes listen
ing to Vandelonp's recital.
"Well," said Mr. Mcintosh nt length,
rubbing his scanty lisir, "this child of ltc
lisl is flourishing like a green bay tree
by many waters; but we may cut it down
sn lay sn axe at the root thereof."
"And how do you propose to chop him
down?" ssked Vsndeloup flippantly.
"Put him in jail for running away wl
the nugjet," retorted Mr. Mcintosh, vin
dictively. "A very sensible suRgpstlon," said Gas
ton, approvingly.
"Now that he has obtained what he
wsnted, perhaps he'll leave me alone; I
will do nothing." said Madame Midas.
"I)o nothing!" echoed Archie, in great
wrath. "Will ye let that friend o Beel
lebub run away with a three hun'red
ounces of gold an' do nothing?" Keep
the nugget I Never 1"
This was the first time that Archie
hsd ever dsred to cross Mrs. Villiers'
wishes, snd she stared In amazement at
the unwonted spectacle. This time, how
ever, Mcintosh found an unexpected ally
In Vsndeloup, who urged that Villiers
should be prosecuted.
"He Is not only guilty of robbery, Mad
ame," said tbe young Frenchman, "but
also of an attempt to murder you, snd
while he is allowed to go free your life
is not safe."
Sellna also contributed her mite of
wisdom in the form of a proverb :
"A stitch in time saves nine," intimat
ing thereby that Mr. Villiers should be
locked up snd never let out again, in caie
hn tried the ssme game on with the next
big nugget found.
Meanwhile there wss another individual
In Ballarat who was much Interested in
Villiers, and this kind-hearted gentleman
was none other than Slivers. Villiers
wss accustomed to come and sit in his
office every morning and talk to him about
things in general, and the Pactolua claim
In particular. On this morning, how
ever, he did not arrive, and Slivers was
mu cli annoyed thereat. He determined
to give Villiers a piece of his mind when
he did see him. He went about his busi
ness at "Hie Corner," bought some shares,
sold others, and swindled ss mauy people
as he was sble, then came back to his
office and waited in all the afternoon for
his friend, who, however did not come.
(To be continued.) '
ART OF VENTRILOQUISM.
Known to the Prleata ot Ancient
KSTVt 3,000 Years AaTO.
Ventriloquism Is a curious Illusion.
We have watched- it, declares a maga
zine writer, under the workings of cele
brated stage performers. There aro two
erroneous popular notions regarding it
One is that It Is a special gift unattaln-
ble by ordinary mortals, and tho other
that the ventriloquist produces the
sounds he utters from his stomach, as
the Vord appears to signify, and
'throws" them this way and that, as
he pleases. As to the first point, any
one can learn to ventriloquize who is
willing to work at It bard and long
enough, and, regarding the second
point, the fact is that no man can pro
duce vocal sounds otherwise than with
his larynx. It is simply a matter of
cheating the ear.
I have read that Professor Helraholz,
to whom modern ophthalmic science Is
almost wholly due, often said that the
eye was an Imperfect and rather poorly
devised Instrument ; but many think
that the ear is much more Justly to bo
complained of. And It is the defect of
tho latter organ that makes ventrilo
quism possible. The auditor cannot at
little distance tell at all accurately
whence the words uttered come, and
the performer needs only a facility In
speaking without moving his Hps, and
n little skill in misdirecting the atten
tion of tbe spectators, in order to suc
cessfully mislead.
Ventriloquism was known to the
Egyptian more than 3,000 years ago,
and is said to have been much used by
priests of old to make the oracles talk
nnd for other miraculous purposes. The
simplest ventrlloquial trick for tbe be
ginner to try is performed by going to
the door of a room full of people and
opening It slightly, thereupon conduct
ing a conversation with an imaginary
person In the hallway. The deception
can be made effective if well carried
out.
A more difficult thing of the same
sort tho writer saw one day, when, upon
entering a room In a big office, building,
I found a red faced man conducting a
violent quarrel through a speaking tube
with somebody five floors higher. His
own remarks were loud and fierce and
the replies were faintly audible. I was
net a little surprised to find such a
thing going on and it was not until
afterward that I learned that the red-
faced man was doing the whole conver
sntlon. Ventriloquists often play such
quaint jokes.
At church one Sabbath day, an ex
ceedlngly wicked and accomplished ven
trlloqutst was present The preacher
had A habit of stepping from behind bis
pulpit to the right side of it, while II
lustratlng bis i Ideas. On this occasion,
when he stepped to the right a voice
thnt seemed to be directly under his
feet, cried :
"You are standing on my bend! Do
please get off!"
The astonished and startled divine
got off as quickly as ho could. He
looked at ttie spot, then at the audience,
then at the spot again, perfectly be
wildered. He avoided that place dur
ing tbe remainder of the sermon, but
tbe temptation to step aside while 11
lustratlng his thoughts with anecdotes
was so great that he next took a post
ion on the loft of his pulpit.
"Oh, sir, you are standing on my leg
nnd it hurta! Do please get off!"
The congregation and mlulster were
too astonished for utterance, A hasty
tienedictlon was pronounced and the
service ended. They mnde a search
1 , . . . . . . . i .
he. p,"7 f"r ""'otunat.
individual nnd the veutrlloqulst aided
them. They never knew who be was.
Ana Tlrrleaa.
"Talking alwut autos, I have a wife
who auto be ro-?re at home."
"A sort o runabout, eh?" Boston
Trshscrlpt
LANDMARK SURB.0TJND
, , ,
Mil Mi t B IPIs
i:iatXv,? '.Tv'tir "f '13
il ZJ Br xuu X' t if if ,,u jrz:
For many years Trinity Church, New York, was the most conspicuous
feature of the lower part of Manhattan Island. Its lofty spire was the first
point that attracted the eye of the incoming foreigner and convinced him at
once that architecture was not a thing
the noble old structure lies burled In
tho pinnacle of Its beautiful spire peers
the back of tho church occupies the
up to the churchyard wall. There Is
church property on the Broadway side.
MICHIGAN'S LOST LAND.
Curloas Baondarr Dispate Between
Wlaconnln nnd Wolverine State.
The project to appoint a Joint com
mission of tlie States of Michigan and
Wisconsin to examine Into and correct
what is declared to be an engineer's
error In marking the boundaries of the
two States Blxty-slx years ago is up
again. Teter White Is Interested in
tbe matter and wants tbe Legislature
to vest hliu with authority to try(
and secure the consent of the Wiscon
sin Legislature for a commission.
Oeorge U. Cannon, a retired sur
veyor, now in his eighty-first year, liv
ing on a farm near tho village of
Washington, In Macomb County, who
spent the ten years from 1850 to 1S00
on government surveys in the upper
peninsula, has given the subject a good
deal of consideration, nnd he is con
vinced that . because of the error In the
original government boundary survey
there are now in Wisconsin about COO,
square miles, Including some prosper
ous towns ami villages, that rightfully
belong to Michigan. lie wrote an ex
haustive paper to show that the sur
veyor took a wrong terminal in run
ning tho boundary between the two
States nnd the mistake has never been
corrected. This paper is printed In
volume 30 of the State Pioneer Soci
ety's records, from which the following
facts are cleaned :
Congress In 183S authorized the
boundary survey. Michigan had been
admitted as a State; Wisconsin was
still a Territory. In 1840 Captain
Cram, of the topographical engineers,
was assigned by the War Department
to the work. Little was known of the
region, so his Instructions nore neces
sarily somewhat vague. In general
terms they were to mark as the bound
ary the channel of the Montreal river
from its mouth to Lake Superior to the
GOGEBIC CoVNTY
MICHIGAN
- v
I J 'a S
9
(scgion or
WISCONSIN
MAP SHOWING DISPUTED TERRITORY.
head waters, thence In a direct line
through the wilderness to Lac Vleux
desert (Lake of the Desert). Captaltt
Cram came Into the region by way c
the Menominee and Brule rivers O
Lake Brule, where he commenced hla
operations.
Captain Cram worked on the sur
vey two seasons. From a synopsis
his report to the department It ap
pears that bis concluslou was that
there was not to be found In natur
any conditions of a natural boundary
between the head waters of the MonU
real and Menominee rivers, and, there
fore, it becnuie necessary to make a
delineation of the country between
those bead waters and along the In
tended route of the boundary.
Accordingly, tho survey was cotn-aut-nced
from the Lake of tho Desert
tind continued westward. When within
a distance of some twenty miles he
came to a river two rods In width,
which he thought might be the Mont
real, and, carrying the survey to Its
mouth, found thnt the Ontonagou had
oe-a reached, and that the Montreal
must be many miles to tho westward.
Continuing the survey westward for
thirty miles or more, a good-sized
stream was Intersected which Mr. Can
non says was the east branch of tbe
Montreal river, but wjjlch be deemed
to be the real Montreal river, the ob
ject of his quest
Making some examinations of the re
gion In the vicinity he selected the
confluence ot two streams for the
terminal point of the boundary survey
at a place on the east branch, where
a small stream which ho named the
Balsam river came In from the east
while the main river to Its source, six
miles further south, waa called Pine
river, and tbe lake from which it Issues
Piue lake. From this point tbe distance
In a. direct Hue to Lake Superior, at
Its mouth, la eighteen miles or lore.
and by tbe meanders of tbe river up
wards of thirty-four miles. lu One,
Captain Cram marked the boundary
ZTD BY SKYSCRAPERS.
unknown In America. Now, however,
n group of skyscrapers, above which
regretfully. As shown In the picture,
foreground, the elevated railroad close
a station ot the subway hi front of the
mistakculy along the cast branch, so
called, of the Montreal river, instead
of the main river.
Mr. Cannon says: "So-.no twenty
years later the linear surveys were
extended over the region when it be
came apparent for the first time that
the point selected by Captain Cram
was on the casta oranch of the Montreal
and not on the headwaters of that
river. Captain Cram evidently never
saw tho Montreal river, or, at least,
only thnt portion from where tho east
branch formed a Junction near to Lake
Superior. It Is now known thnt the
headwaters of tho Montreal river Is n
lake of more than 2.000 acres, and that
the east branch hud its source in a
much smaller lake. In 18-10 Wisconsin
came into the Unlob, Its boundary des
ignated as follows: From Lake of the,
Desert, thence In a direct line to the
headwaters of the Montreal river as
marked on the survey made by Captain
Cram."
The accompanying map shows the
boundary line as marked by Captain
Cram and what Is claimed as the cor
rect boundary. The portion between
the two rivers is much more valuable.
Representative James S. Monroe, who
represents the city of Ironwood dis
trict, on the boundary line, says that
what Is marked on the map as the
"Montreal river" is now known as the
"east branch," and the "east branch"
as marked Is called the "Montreal
river."
Inasmuch as Wisconsin has held the
disputed territory for sixty-six years,
there are doubts "as to whether she
will now consent even to a discussion
of the proposition to rearrange tbe
boundary.
Conldn't FJarnre It Out.
The story Is told ot a lauk, disconso
late looking farmer who one day dur
ing the progress of a political meeting
in Cooper Institute stood on tbe stepg
HDN.re.TCR WrflTE
iflaaaS.Ja
hawv iaa) "
Lacvfcuf
with the air of one who has been, sur
feited with a feast of some sort
"Do you know who's talking In there,
now?" demanded a stranger briskly.
pausing for a moment beside the dis
consolate farmer, "or are you just go
ing in?"
"No, sir, I've Just come out," said
the farmer decidedly. "Mr. Evarta is
talking In there."
"Whnt about?" asked the stranger.
"Well, ho didn't sny," the farmer an
swered, passing a knotted hand across
his forehead.
Whr the Lecture Ended.
A certain professor was giving hie
pupils a lecture on "f-Votlund and tbe
Scots." "These bard men." he said,
"think nothing of swimming across the
Tay three times every morning before
breakfast."
Suddenly a loud burst of laughter
came from the center of the hall, and
the professor, amazed at the Idea of
any one daring to Interrupt him in the
middle of his lecture, angrily asked the
offender what ho meant by such cou
duct
"I vns Just thinking, sir," replied the
lad, "that the poor Scotch chaps would
find themselves on tbe wrong side for
their clothes when they lauded." Lip
plncott's.
BorlasT Through Lookout Mountain
The contractors who are boring
tuunel through Ixokout mountain for
the Southern Hallway report that
3,600 feet have been completed during
the thirteen months and fifteen days
ot operation.
The Chroala Kicker.
"What's tho matter?"
"Oh, the kentry's goin' to rnck an'
ruin."
"But times ars good."
"That'a It. We're too prosperous."-
Washington Herald. '
A boy would as soou slide on bis
ahoe soles as to use a pair of toe
aew-fanFled four-ruuuer fkatea.
Horn Rat.
The lawyer waa frying to Impeseh oat
ef the witnesses for the other side.
"I will aak you. Mr. Hpnrling." he said,
adrlirsaliig the firat man whom he had
railed, ''if yau sre acquainted with Ben
jamin Bobsleds, who testified in this esse
an hour or two ago?"
"Yes sir," snawered the wltneas .
"How long have you known him?"
"Ever since he wss a hoy."
"I will aak you further, if you are ao
qualnled with his reputetion for truth and
veracity In the neighborhood in which he
resides?"
"Gosh, not He hsin't got any."
rr ri-Trn r.
FIFTEEN YEARS OF ECZEMA.
Terrible Itohlnsj Prerented Sleep
Hands, Aral and 1-eare Affected
Cotloura Cured In Six Dare.
"I bad eczema nearly fifteen years
The affected parts were my bands
arms and legs. They were tbe worst
In the winter time, and were alwayi
Itchy, and I could not keep from
scratching them. I had to keep boti
bands bandaged all the time, and ai
sight I would have to scratch tbrougl
the bandnges as tbe itching was so se
vere, and at times I would have tt
tear everything off my hands to scratel
tbe skin. I could not rest or sleep. 1
bad several physicians treat me, bu:
they could not give me a permanent
cure nor even could they stop the itch
Ing. After using the Cutlcura Soap
one box of Cutlcura Ointment and twe
bottles of Cutlcnra Resolvent for about
tlx days the Itching bad ceased, and
now tbe sores have disappeared, and 1
never felt better In my life than I d(
now. Edward Worell, Band aoth U. S
Infantry, Fort Crook, Nebraska."
Shrewd Boy.
Tommy (at the breakfast table)
dreamed last night I found a bag of goh
in a cave.
Mr. Tucker And just as you wen
about to grab it you woke, did you?
Tommy Bet your life I didn't ! I kinl
o thought it was a aream, ana i jus
kept on dreamln' and had a mighty gooi
time with that money 'fore I waked up.
Great Britain spends $112,500,000 i
year on the support of the poor. Thi
does not include private charities.
One trial will convince you of the pectt
liar fitness of Nature's remedy, Garfieli,
Tea. For liver, kidneys, stomach an
bowels, for impure blood, rheumatism an4
chronic ailments.
Arl br tbe Ton.
An America! city once asked Mac
Monnies, tbe scupltor, to enter a design
for army and navy groups for a sol
diers' and sailors' monument He de
clined to compete. Then tbe commis
sion was tendered to him outright He
Kiihml ttrwl Hketehea nt hla I Hen for th
groups. The committee in charge of
the monument wrote him, asking:
llllW lllll 11 V lUim (11 HI11I11LH (111 Villi ill-
tend to use in the base?" His reply
was: v"If you are In tbe business of
buying granite you may use as much
as you want one ton or 100,000 tons.
I am an artist and I never yet heard
of art being bought by the pound." .
The question was dropped until the
contract for the commission was
drawn. When Mr. MacMonnies re
ceived it he discovered in It a clause
providing that lu case the bronzes were
ever thrown down from their base, by
any cause whatever, and any person
or property should be injured, he and
his heirs forever should be liable for
the damage sustained. He returned
the contract without comment un
signed. When the committee wrote
him, asking the reason, bis brief reply
was, "Tour lawyers are too sharps
World's Work.
One Privilege ot thy Rich.
"What would you do If you were
rich?" asked the New York man.
"Well," replied the man from Chi
cago, "I s'pose the first thing I would
do would to have dinner at supper
time, like all the rest of the rich folks."
Philadelphia Record.
GOOD NATURE!) AGAIN.
Good Humor Returns with Changa
to Proper Food.
"For many years I was a constanl
sufferer from Indigestion, and nervous
ness amounting almost to prostration,"
writes a Montana man.
"My blood was Impoverished, th
vision was blurred and weak, with
moving spots before my eyes. This wai
a steady dally condition. I grew Ill
tempered, nnd evejitunlly got so ner
vous I could not keep my books posted,
nor handle accounts satisfactorily. I
can't descrllie my sufferings.
"Nothing I ate agreed with me, till
one day, I happened to notice Grape
Nuts in a gnx-ery store, and bought a
package, out of curiosity to know wbal
It was.
"I liked the food from the very first,
eating it with cream. 1 now I buy
It by the case and use i.' dully. I soon
found thnt Gnie-Xuts food was sun
plying brain and nerve force as noth
ing In the drug line ever had done or
could do.
"It wasn't long before I was re
stored to health, comfort and happi
ness. Through the use of Grape-Nut
food my digestion has been restored,
try nerves are steady once more, my
eye-sight is good again, my mental fac
ulties are clear and acute, end I have
become ao good-natured that my
friends are truly astonished at the
change. I feel younger and better than
I have for twenty years. No amount
of money would Induce me to surren
der what I have gained through the
nao of Grape-Nuts f:od." Name given
by Poetuni Co., Bsttle Creek. Mich.
There's a reason." Read the little
book. The Road to Wem-llle," tn pkga