DYSPEPSIA
MTJNTON'S DYBrErSIA REMEDY
rts almost Immediately on the Gastrle
Jnlcee aod gives the atoiimch tone mill
atnrafth to digest almost everything thnt
has bore, put Into It. It soot lies ie and
Irritated ilomn bi thnt lime been Impair"!
ty pbyale and Injurious drills. We rnnn"t
too uraentlr ndvlse all persons who suffer
trow any of the following armptomi to
try this remc.ljr: Distress after -ntlrier.
tloatlnr of the stomach. Itlslng: uf tlia
food, watetbiash. Nmir Stomach. Heart
burn, Ioas of Appetite, Constipation,
Dlailnena, Falntneas, 1'alpltntlon of tha
fceart, fitaortncss of lirenth, and sll nrfee
tlona of the heart caused by lndlestlnn.
W want ecry discouraged and ilcpnn
nt sufferer from Dyspepsia or Imllgea.
tloa to east aside all other medicine and
o-We thin remedy (rial. If It falls to
It Mtlafactloa 1 will refund your mo
ney. MUNYON.
roe Ml by all drnsglsts, Price, 25c.
Klaaaderstood Sympathy.
Paul Morton, at a banquet of Insur
ance, men, aald of a rival company:
"Thty had our sympathy In their
tad lack, but they took our sympathy
la 111 part It was like the widow
who called on ns the other day. This
widow came to collect a small policy
due her on her husband's death. Our
dark, at he counted out her money,
aid sympathetically:
"'I am very sorry to hear of your
ad Misfortune, ma'am.'
"Well, that's Just like you men,'
napped the widow. 'You're all tbs
am always sorry when a poor
woman jets a chance at a little
money."
l-r-revenare.
Trusty Hcnchtnnn Well, what are
.your plana for the future?
Defeated Candidate (with exceeding
bitterness) I am g-oing to start a weekly
aewapaper! Hy end, I'll show 'em I
Eastern Colorado offers the bent In
ducements to settlers at tha present time
of any part of the country. Land equal
to that in the older states can now be
bad from $10.00 to $20.00 per acre.
Crops of all kinds that sre raised fur
Iter east are raised there. Hundreds of
farmers in the older mates are soiling
their high priced lands, and investing
where the prices are advancing rapidly.
Lincoln County la one of tha best Agri
cultural Counties In the state. W. 8.
rertihlng of Li mon, the County Survey
or, who has surveyed the lands for the
V. P. Railroad and the Government for
the last twenty years, Is familiar with
the whole country, and Is assisting many
to secure good locations. No part ot the
-country offers better inducements to set
ters or Investors at the present time
ithan Eastern Colorado.
That Itrnted Children.
Charles M. Schwab, at a dinner In
Tlttsbura-, discussed bis New Year
-economies. Ho mild :
"It la necessary to economize, to
-but up some of one's houses and so
n, because of the Innumcrublo claims
on one. And all theso claims arc al
waya Just, you know. Why, I never
aw a claimant yot who wasn't quite
as aura of hid rights as the Altooua
i beggar woman.
"A beggar woman, with three tiny
'Children shivering beside hor, stood on
windy corner In Altoona on a bitter
"Winter day. A charity officer paused
ifceside her with a sneer.
"Tou,' he said, 'you begging! And
Ahos children aren't yours at all!'
"Wall, sir,' the beggar woman ln
'CUnabtly retorted, 'I'd hava less need
to beg If they were mine, for then I
wouldn't have to pay ton cents a day
to hire them.' "
Caaae of tkm Itatak Act.
"You're the editor, ain't you 7" asked
the caller, a man with thin lips, high
cheek bones, and a sharp nose.
"Yes, sir," answered the man at tin
.desk. "What can I "
'"Well, sir, I've been readiu' your pa
mper purty regular for about twenty-seven
years, but you had an article this morn
ing" "That you couldn't Indorse? I'm sorry
for that, but you know such things an
likely to happen now and then, and '
"That wasn't what I was goln' to say.
That article pleased me so well thnt 1
thought I'd come around and subscrlln
for the paper. How much is it?" Chic
go Tribune.
( OVER THE FENCE.
Neighbor Says Soiuetblnsr.
The front yard fence is a famous
council place on pleasant days. Maybe
to chat with some one along the streot,
or for friendly gossip with next door
neighbor. Sometimes It is only small
talk, but other times neighbor has
comethlng really good to offer.
An old resident of Balrd, Texas, got
some mighty good advice this way
once.
He says:
"Drinking coffee left mt nearly dead
wlth'dyspepala, kidney disease and
bowel trouble, with constant pains in
my stomach, back and side, and so
weak I could scarcely walk.
"One day I was chatting with one o(
my neighbors about my. trouble and
told her I believed coffee hurt me.
Neighbor aald she knew lots of people
to whom coffee was poison and she
pleaded with me to quit it and give
Postum a trial. I did not take her ad
vice right away, but tried a change of
climate which did not do me any good.
Then I dropped coffee and took up
I'osUjjn.
"My Improvement began Immediate
ly and I got better every day I used
Postum.
"My bowels became regular and In
two weeks all my pains were gone.
Now I am well and strong and can eat
anything I want to without distress.
All of this Is due to my having quit
coffee, and to the use of Postum regu
larly. "My son who was troubled with in
digestion thought that if Postum help
ed me so, It might help him. It did,
too, and be U now well and strong
again.
"We like Postum as well as we evei
liked the cfee and use It altogether
in my fvmlly ln-phvce of coffee and all
keep well." "There's a Reason." Head
'The Road te Wlllvflla," In pkgs.
Ever read the afcove letter? A
siew one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and lull 1
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The IPirate of
RUPERT SARGENT
HOLLAND
Author of The Count
Copyright. 1003, by J. B. Llpplncott
CHAPTER XL
It was of the fi.rt Importance that
Monsieur Ilnpourenti should keep himself
well hid, and to this end he spent his days
In the cnbin of the Ship, coming out only
when night hud fallen, and then most cir
cumspectly. There were not the same rea
sons for concealment in my case, however,
so I Ixiarded the Ship soon after I left
Itnrbara thnt Any and set up my ensel ns
nn excuse in ruse any chance observers
should look across the beach and see me.
This also gave me t lip chance to keep a
careful lookout.
It was perhaps 4 o'clock when, as I
sat on the gunwale of the Ship, sunning
myself and leisurely smoking a pipe. I
saw Charles approaching with a pitcher
and glasses.
"The afternoon being so warm, I
thought thnt you and the other gentleman
might be wanting something cool to drink,
sir," he explained, when ho had come
on hoard; "so I made a pitcher of claret
cup."
"Much obliged to you, Charles. Take It
down to the cnbin, wiiere it'll keep cool
until we want it.'
Charles disappeared with the clinking
pitcher. When he returned I spoke again.
"What Is Monsieur liioncenu doing?"
"He Js lying In. one of the bunks, sir,
with his eyes wide open, and when he
sees me, he says, sort of pleasant-like,
'You're trying to make me think I'm back
in I'nree, but unfortunately the setting
isn't the same!"
"I don't expect to be much nt liome for
pome time, Charles. I'm going to help
Monsieur I lit ponceau here. We may need
yon suddenly, so keep an eye on the
broken mast, and if you see a lamp or a
flag como over at one. Otherwise, keep
mum." 1
"Yes, Mr. Felix, I've been pestered all
day with some of them skulking fellows
thnt wants to know my business. May I
land 'em one if they interfere?"
"You man land 'cm one whenever you
feel like it ; only, land so hard that thero
won't be any come-back."
"Yes. I will, sir;" and Charles mad,
so bold as to grin. I could see that the
spirit of fight was taking hold of him
also.
I went back to my pipe and my drowsy
survey of the sea. There was little wind,
and the oily rollers swept calmly in with
a curiously machine-like rhythm. Far
out the funnel of a south-bound steamer
sent a black rillon across the sky ; to the
west of the Shifting Shoal a sloop was
lying to, waiting for the evening breezes.
I hnlf doited, thinking what a peaceful
scene It was.
Half an hour later I beard Puponceau.
call my name from the cabin stairs.
"It's getting Intolerably warm down
here ; might It not be possible for me to
come on deck if I kept In the shadow of
the gunwale?" ,
I looked the situation over, rod decid
ed tlinfr no onn could rwmallilv aoA n mnn
. , . V ,, ', , .
wno ma at ine stun oi me snip. Keeping
low tiown ny tne ran. i suvihihi itupon
ceau of this, and then told him the mo
ment, the beach being clear, he might dart
from the hntchwny, nnd scurry across to
shelter. This bo did, and, with a sigh
of thankfulness at having reached fresh
outer air, he stretched himself in the
shadow, nnd I sat opposite, facing him
and watching the shore.
"I've been sleeping," Puponceau said,
"so that I could stand watch to-night.
What a beautiful world! But its not
like France ; nothing Is like France. And
to think I may not see it again I"
"Why?" I asked.
"Because " Ho heHltated. "Because
I have enemies who would shut me away
from the sea and the sky and tlfe sun.
nnd so I have to come to some lonely cor
ner of the New World, and seek refugn,
Ah, this new world of yours ! It is good
for the young, but not for those who
have grown gray In the Old. There is
only one world for them aiul one land
for me I love it as I might love a wom
an."
Foreigners have the habit of sentiment ;
it did not seem strange to me to listen to
the thoughts of nn exilo spoken in a
voice that was musically clear. The
frankness of the man cleared away all
barriers.
Suddenly looking up, I caught sight of
Barbara coining towards us by the path
behind the cliff. She carried a package
under her arm. Ar. I watched her descend
carefully. 1 saw the two men that I hud
met In the morning come out of the ninea
anil nimrnnch her. As she snw them mrl
pear, Barbara involuntarily glanced over
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to the Ship, ana tne men Instantly turn-
A the r eves In the same direct on. and
so caught sight of me.
"Sit still ana keep very low," I whis-
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ItnrhnrA fivtlr ft nfnn rurwanl
"Not so fart. Where are you soln.7"
1 -1 ..n
demanded the surly faced chap. ;
"I am going where I choose," alio an -
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iwern.i, ami numuu bich
You're not going out to that Shlo."
a a unM i , i, .in V tun uu wtj mi c;ry Ulinmi UllrHPlVPfl
b St"Uf "V?JV ,0m M M,lin hert making the Rhlp snug, and Rodney In
we mean to find.1
I caught his words and Jumped to my
feet
"What's the trouble? Miss Graham,
wont you come on board?
1 was careful to lean directly over Pu
ponceau, In order to shield him better
"We'll
11 tlirre come," announced tj)
man.
I was DUt out: it would tie Imnnmlhla
for Puponceau to crawl from the stud-
ter of the gunwale to tho cabin now with.
out being seen. I tenvjorfzed.
"Well," said I, "sup-xise "
"Come on." said the leader to Bar-
bara ; "you were ery anlious Ixsure."
Ho stepped forward.
Hold tin!" I cried, pretending to act
angry. "1 dl.m t nsK you to come over
here. It happens that I'm palntinc asl
don't wish to be disturlied."
Tho other man laughed. "We won't
hurt your ia inline. I've niwer been ovtf
that boat, aud she looks interewtiufr"
1 Kiismctiiu was still crunching lisy uu-
der me. It was time for me to be tt
hatic.
"The Khiu Is mine. I botirfit rt vtmi
1 bought luy cottage. I don't want ynj
on iMHinl, and if you try to coise ou
shall certainly kov yon off."
Now Barbara spoke tip. "II a0 this
ODiitniditig is over ine,' she ant.l, jfiv
up my vuit to-ny. Koine other day vnll
do as well, Mr. f.eldon. GoutVufber-
noon ;" and shit started away.
"Not so fast I" The surl foeed masi
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was beside her, had his hand on her arm.
"You will either go with ns, miss, or he
gives us a chance to search thnt holt."
I could scarcely keep Duponceatl
crouching longer; I could feci that his
fingers were itching for one of his re
volvers. "Stop!" cnlled a voice from the cli.T,
and I saw Itodney Islip standing there.
He took in nt a flash that Itarhara was
In trouble, and came leaping to her aid.
"What the devil's this? Take your hand
away !" and he raised his walking-stick ifl
the man's face. The latter, startled at
Islip's violence, dropped Barbara's arm
and fell back.
"Now, what do you fellows want here?"
demanded Islip. "I've a mind to thrash
you both for touching a lady."
"We're going on Inmrd that boat," said
the man ; then he hesitated. "Od we'll
take the lndy with us."
"Oh, you will?" said Islip.
"Yes," said the leader, his confidence
returned; "and I don't think jou'll stop
us."
Wodney and ho squared. The fight
would be two to one; Barbara wns trem
bling. "Now," I cried, and looked along my
leveled pistol, "if It's come to fighting,
we'll all bo In the fight. Islip, bring
Miss Graham on the boat. There's a bul
let waiting for the man who stops you."
The Dion fell back, hesitating, and seiz
ing advantage of the moment, Ilodney
took Parlmra's hand nnd led her over
the causeway. They came up tlio ' ladder
and on board.
"That's all!" I cried to the men on
shore. "You can go!"
I had the drop on them, and their
hands did not even seek their pockets as
they turned and went Into the woods.
Hut I knew thnt they were as sure of
Puponeenu's presence as if they bad seen
hint nn board.
"Well," said Islip, as he saw the'
strange figure of tlio Frenchman hidden
behind the bulwark, "hero's a pretty ket
tle of fish ! So there is a mystery, and
we're carrying guns."
"My dear lndy," said Puponceau, ris
ing, "I shall never forgive myself for
causing you such distress."
Put Barbara was not distressed ; in
stead, she looked very much pleased.
I motioned Puponceau to go below to
the cabin, and tho others followed him
there. I sat nt the top of tho steps,
where I could both join In the conversa
tion and watch the Bliore.
Barbara placed her package on the ta
ble. "I thought I wns only bringing you
provisions," said she, "but instead I've
brought you a recruit. Mr. Islip, this Is
Monsieur Duponceuu," and she added
lightly, "the pirate of Alnstair."
Islip shook hands. "So you're in on
this, too, are you, Selden?" he called up
to me. "All arrayed against the blood
hounds, I take it? Well, whatever the
game is, count me in on it. I'll feel more
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as tnougn i were imick in nttie old iNew
yorKi"
"Good !" cried Barbara. "Now you've
four men to mnn the Ship, counting
Charles, and a spy at tho club to briug
yon news and fixxl.
She caught sight of the pitehrr of clar
et and poured out four glasses. Then
she raised one to her lips.
I pledge myself In the defense of Mon
sieur Puponceau, who came out of the
sea and found tho land Inhospitable !"
site cried. "Prink with me !"
We drained our glasses.
"That's the oath of fidelity," she said.
looking nt Islip and me, and I think she
knew she could trust us both to the end
of the adventure.
The sun was dropping low, nnd Bnr-
bara prepared to leave the Ship. Islip
started to join her.
"No," sho said; "Id rather go alone.
No one will stop me now. Yon must stay
Here ana watch uurlng the night.
lie bowed, but insisted upon escortinc
her ashore and setting bur on the path
honiewnrrt. Then he cainn back to tho
Ship.
'It's curious," he remarked to me as
we sat alono on deck, "but I don't feel as
though I were living in tho twentieth cen
tury any longnr. It seems ns If I'd cone
lack to about the sixteenth. I'm Just
thirsting for a revolver and a chance to
get in a fight, I didn't know I whs really
so much or a savage."
"Same here," 1 answered. "I've al
ways longed to have a fight on this Shin,
Then there's something about this man
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addition in vainly trying to Interrogate,
Puponceau
There v.os no doubt but that in th
direction of the beach we were practically
lmja-egtiable. Invaders would (irst hav
to climb the rocks and then splash
,hro"K1 " water, or, If they came by th
iBuwuny, ira una narrow uctllo at til
"" f In either case we would
ll,ve BmP'9 chance to defend ourselves,
nnn "'en u tuey succnsled in reach I
t,ie Ship's side we would have the advnn
of besng six feet sIkivo them. I
Tulled In the mjie ladder thnt still bun
I ",rr the side and stowed it aw ay lu
eiiiard In the cabin. When wo had
d0"8 everything precaution could uci:et
W B kiutvj on mo inrwnru ueck
' sat with cart bo'ks to Hie sva, facin
"o snore.
Tbe niglix wns cleur aud evil ; thero
was laMlo tosjiHl Itfwimd the rwilar throl:
bitig of the wave cm the lunch and the
orttl flwtsiit itill of a blttrn from
the miurMtcs rrp-elver. A I liuenvd
th tnlk Of the other two, ( renlir.ed thnt
ifcsiurjr was slipping under flint same in-
dewflaiWe fitscjuotlon of lNipiaaius as
1 1 ywy a I ona fl'sie.
"1" I mt, P"t in Islip at last, "d
mean to tell me tliat you rtuw all the
wsy o Ihmto without any hjjg.uro, that
you iJ tnowo maps ibiiu you jun as sju
pewo. senluit anything else? '
I "Wlthutlt anything else save a lltthi
1 bos of papers" Dupoucsan suiilxd "and
each paper worth many thousand times
its weijl)t In gold."
"Why," said Islip. "what kind of se
curities were those?"
"See how I trust yoi," returned the
other. "We hid the box In the ground
back In tl. wood', between two roots o
S hemlock, one pointing south by thv
conini.s, the other wet. The hemlock
is ten paces west of s scarred fir that was
stripped of Its sea branches by lightning."
"I know the tree,' said I.
Hodney rubbed his hands Joyfully. "Ye
gods nnd little fishes, think of it ! Ever
sini I was a boy I've wanted to have
my hand in a buried treasure. We used
to hid tin cans In the u-"k yard, just
to dig them up again. And nmr to think
thnt I've come bitos a real treasure!
What would those other Imys sny !"
"Here's one of them now," I put in. "I
Used to do the very same thing myself."
Puioncenu was smiling again. "You
can both take it lightly," he Mid. "be
cause you do not know. Many men, aye,
many governments, . would give almost
anything for a chance at thnt box out
there."
"Better and better. Thr. higher the
interest, the more sport ft.r us," said
Ilodney. "I've always wnnted to be mixed
up in an international affray. I'm more
tlinn ever glad I derided to come to the
Penguin, for more reasons than one;"
and he looked across slyly at me.
I could not help liking him, even if hi
was in love with Barbara: he was so
open and frank about evorythring.
After a time Puponceau went below
for a two hours' nap, and Islip and I sat
on deck, smoking and chatting. About
midnight the air grew colder, and we
walked to warm ourselves.
"Po you think," said Rodney, finally,
"that we might go on a hunt for that
tree? My eyes are fairly itching to fol
low that trailj and we might reconnoitre
tho enemy's position you know. We
could moke tracks back to the Ship if
there was any need." i
"Wait till Puponceau comes up, and
we'll osk him," I suggested.
In time, at the end of his midnight nap,
Puponceau came on deck, and gave us
permission to take a survey of the shore.
"If I need you," he said, "I'll make the
call of the osprey listen ;" and he sent
forth a long, quaveriug cry that was
echoed bnck to'us, from cliff and bea'ch.
Armed with revolvers, Rodney and I
slipped ont of the Ship, forded the lake,
and, keeping as close as we could to the
rocks, for the night was bright with stars,
headed towards the pises.
We sold not a word, but tip-toe, I lead
ing, he following, wo skirted the woods
until we came to the scarred fir. There
I turned to look back; the beach lay a
bright silver field sloping to the sea,
bii-h rippled like quicksilver beneath the
stars. The beam was empty as trie aes-
ert, and still, save for the lapping waves.
"TcU paces to the cast," whispered
Rodney, and, with infinite caution, we
ntoed through the pines. I he trees are
very thick there; we felt as if ploughing
into an unknown screen. We came to
the hemlock, and crouched on the sea side
of it, some Instinct telling us that there
as need of caution. On hands and
nees I trawled n foot farther, and beheld
white tent, its guide-ropes running to
the hemlock's roots. Islip pulled himself
p beside me.
(To be continued.)
BY OCEAN TO WINNIPEG.
Onuliieer's Discovery My Change
Itoute for lirulu Traill c.
In rognrd to transportation from the
West by way of Hudson Bay, the to
tally unexpected discovery has been
made that it Is perfectly feasible to
inako Winnipeg n terminal port for
ocean-going steamers. John Armstrong,
chief engineer of railways and canala,
has sent lu n preliminary report on
the surveys for the proposed Hudson
Bay Railway, of the two alternative
routes to Fort Churchill and Port Nel
son. Theso surveys bo far Indicate
thnt Port Nelson may be found the
better point of the two as a terminus
for the railway nnd the regular port
of arrival and depnrture for ocean-go
ing Btonmens. At the same time, the
formation gathered by the various
survey parties in the Port Nelson sec
tion shows thnt It would bu possible to
anull.e the Nelson River to Lake
Winnipeg for steamers of S3 feet
draught. From the lake to the Red
River there already Is a natural chan
nel of that depth, nnd by that channel
and tho Red River the city of Winni
peg could bo reached, and ocean-go
ing Bteamers could be loaded there
with grain from the West for Europe,
bringing back return freight for tho
West. Port Nelson Is open for navi
gation six months In the year, and Is
CO to 70 miles closer to Winnipeg than
Fort Churchill. It Is Biiaruunded by a
hotter country, capable of agricultural
development. Thero is ono drawback,
however ; namely, that the approach to
Port Nelson from the bay is more shal
low than thnt to Fort Churchill nnd
would have to be deepened for a dis
tance of 10 miles, against a compara
tively short distance out from Church
Ill. Tho Churchill entrance, on the
other hand, la pretty nearly all rock,
whereas that to Nelson Is sand or
clay.
It has, however, been announced by
the government that it has decided not
to undertako any henry expenditures
on new public works during the pres
ent year. The total so far voted for
improvements of existing canals nnd
for new public works this year
nWonnls to" more tliaTi $4,000,000.
The Cnnndlnn P.nlflc Railway, which
has extended the Ottawa Northern nnd
Western to Mimlwnkl, intends to con
tlnue the line from that point to a
shipping port on James Bay, the south
ern extension of Hudson Bay. This
statement was made in the rnl'wny
committee of the Iloitw of Commons
In connection with nn application for
the extension of tho charter of tho
lust-named company. Ottawa Pis
patch to tho New York I'ntw.
I'oi honiiria Hunttntt Colllra.
The Haydon fnxhmindh and also Hit
North Tyne pin k have lately shown a
tendency to hunt furmW ciilllca. The
first named pack ran a cijlle three
miles tho other day lu Un Allendale
district, while the latter lnunds put n
oillto up in tbe lis!e,vslee Woods, and
dowplto the huntsman's efforts to draw
them off they pMmjtlK1 collie at a
ruttlliig pnoo for tiuo live mllea.
Wueii the dog renched the ettvlter of
his muster's lunne ha was only n few
yorls ubefld of his lnfurmtoil puruu'
rsv Iiimilou 1 hilly Mull.
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of South America.
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Don't Yon Go, Tommy.
You'll miss it, my loy, now mind what I
say,
Poii't spend all your money and time in
thnt way ;
There's no one but idlers that lounge
about so.
I beg of you, Tommy, don't go.
We're feeble and old, your mother and
me ;
And kind as a mother has been should
you be.
To whisky shops, billiards and cards bid
adieu ;
I beg of you, Tommy, don't go.
Chorus
Pnn't you go, Tommy, don't go.
Stay at home, Tommy, don't go;
There's no one but idlers that lounge
about so;
I beg of you, Tommy, don't go .
(I-nst verse ending: "Oil, Tommy, dear
Tommy, don't go.")
Why won't you be steady and work like a
man?
I can't hold the plow, but will do what I
can.
There's so much to do, nnd our grain we
must sow.
I beg of you, Tommy, don't go.
lou re young and can stand it, you know
that I can t.
Let whisky alone, for it grieves mother
so ;
I beg of you. Tommy, don't go.
Chorus
We've watched o'er you, Tommy, in sweet
infancy,
When angels were silently beck'ning to
thee ;
At midnight we've knelt by your cradle
so low.
I beg of you, Tommy, don't go.
Be kind to us, Tommy, we'll soon pass
away.
I'he farm will be yours at no distant day.
Eternity's blessings 1 you'll reap, if you
sow,
Oh, -Tommy, dear Tommy, don't go.
Chorus
C. T. Lockwood.
Dolly Gray.
have come to say good-by,
Polly Gray.
It's no use to ask me why,
Polly Gray.
There's a murmur in the air,
You can hear it everywhere,
It is time to do and dare,
Polly Gray.
Pon't you hear the tramp of feet.
Polly Gray.
Hounding through the village street,
Polly Gray.
'Tis the tramp of soldiers trus
In their uniform of blue,
I must say good-by to you,
Polly Gray.
Chorus
jood-by, Polly, I must leave you,
Though it breaks my heart to go.
Homething tells me I am needed
At the front to fight the foe;
Hee the boys in blue nre marching
And I can no longer stay,
Hark! I lir.ir the bugle calling,
Good-by, Polly Gray ! ,
Hear the rolling of the drums.
Polly Gray.
Itack from war the regiment comes,
Polly Gray.
On your lovely face so fair,
( can see a look of care,
For your soldier boy's not there,
Polly Gray.
For the one you loved so well,
Polly Gray.
In the midst of battle fell.
With Wis face toward the foe,
As he died he murmured low:
I must say good-by and go,
Polly Gray."
THE EMPRESS YEH0NALAH.
I'rcsent Dovra;er of China Exhibited
In m. Very Attractive I.ticht.
It will be many yeafs yet before the
child emperor of China will bring to
the palace an empress as his wife. The
imperial first lady of China is Yehon
alah, widow of the late emperor, and
now empress dowager. Miss Katharine
Carl, who three years ago spent some
months at the Chinese court, has de
picted her she Is still a young woman
In a pretty moment of playfulness In
the palace gardens.
"We were near some arbor-vita?
trees, nnd the young empress picked a
piece that looked like a peacock's
feather. She told me to kneel and let
her 'decorate' me. She stuck the curi
ously shaped branch in my hair so
that it hung over the neck, and looked
like the peacock feather which is given
as a reward of merit to the highest
officials, and is always worn upon their
hats. When she had placed It she told
me to rise, and called nie Tour Excel
lency Carl," which is the title of those
who possess the decoration of the pea
cock feather. I kept it in my hair,
and soon quite forgot my decoration."
But the aged empress dowager, Tzu
hsi, whom they soon met, noticed It,
recognized the jest, and asked, smil
ing, "Who decorated you with the pea
cock feather?" She was told, and add
ed, "That is her prerogative. But if
you were a man you would win It, and
probably a yellow jacket, also."
The costume worp by Yehonalah on
a state occasion the emperor's birth
day was magnificent and interesting.
"Her head-dress was of golden fili
gree, thickly set with Jewels. Across
the front nine beautifully chased
golden phenlxes, with jeweled tails
outspread, held In their bills strings
of pearls that fell to her shoulders and
veiled her forehead. Her gown was of
Imperial yellow, embroidered with the
golden double dragon. She had round
her neck a solid piece of chased gold
like a huge op-ji ring with bolls at the
ends; and she wore the official beads
which are a part o court drees. Sus
Mmlod from her nk woe a magnifi
cently embroidered stole, atsmt four
lnchee wide, wlii. li nnu'htxi to the bn
of her gown."
Now thnt she Is a widow, the Em
press Yehimalah can neser wear the
ImporUtl yvllow again; nor lmWul,
after her first mourning U owee. any
other eobara thau blue ami 1o4, the
C'hlixio sootmd mourning.
It is suld that during the confusion
of the si-enes In the palace attendant
upon the ahnmst sinitiltaneous death csf
the emperor and Ute old empre,
Ttu-hsl, the gentle and nn flurried
I Yehonalah was the only person who
retained presence of mind, and was
able to direct others, avert panic, and
control the situation. Youth's Companion.
INDIA'S VAST GOLD HOARDS.
la rily Vran a, BOO Million Dollars
Hare firm Hidden Away.
It was estimated by the Ixindou
Statist in November, 1892. that in the
thirty-three years ending with March
of that year, the amount of gold which
had gone to India and been retained,
or, In other words, hoarded, was no
less then $173,000,000, says the Wall
Street Journal. This was at the rate
of over fiiO.OOO.OOO per annum. A
fifty-year period is now completed, and
there 13 reason to suppose that the In
dian hoarding has become less. There
are, in fact, some reasons which may
be adduced for supposing that the
amount of gold secreted has tendod
to increase.
On a basis of $50,000,000 a year it
will be scon that in half a century In
dia has burled the tremendous total
of $2,500,000,000 of the 'world's Block
of gold. The amount cannot be less,
and may be a little larger. The ten
dency of the eastern holders of the
precious metals to sell their silver, ex
changing it for gold, has been one of
the most potent influences In the mar
ket of bar silver. The supplies ot that
metal from the east have been practic
ally Inexhaustible.
A gold reserve is not a good thing
In itself, even when it is a basis of
credit. The ideal credit, of course,
would require no su.cn security. In the
present condition of human nature we
cannot hope for such credit aud con
sequently we are forced back upon a,
gold reserve. Its disadvantages are
shown when every man keeps his own
gold reserve. This is the case in In
dia. The tradition of centuries outweighs
all the security given by British rule.
The days when it was dangerous to
appear as the possessor of wealth are
vivid in the Indian memory. Security
of property is Incalculably greater
than It has ever been, but the Hindu,
from the rajah to the humblest peas
ant, prefers to have his treasure where
he can Eee and handle it.
Here la a genuine case for a govern
ment savings bank system. It should
be possible in time to teach the Indian
the superior security implied, to say
nothing of the advantage of the Inter
est which he chooses to forego. In
time an Investing class will be cre
ated, and it might become a most im
portant factor in the world's affairs.
Lord Cromer succeeded in inaugurat
ing a kind of bank which met the re
quirements of the Egyptian felaheen.
It Is surely not Impossible to repeat
such a performance in India. It does
not require another Lord Cromer; that
great administrator has shown the
way.
Gertrude Atherton has discovered
what she calls a "wonderful place" for
literary work Mount Tamalpais,
where she is writing daily from three
to five thousand words of her next
book. As Mount Tamalpala is only a
two hours' journey from vSan Francis
co she relieves the strain of her liter
ary work with occasional visits to the
city she loves.
"The Hand-Made Gentleman" is the
title of Irving Bachelor's new novel.
The scene is laid In northern New
York State about fifty years ago. The
unique feature in the story is the
presence among the characters of two
of the most distinguished financial
magnates in this generation, one of
whom is still living. The names are
given without disguise.
William de Morgan's forthcoming
story has, like those which have pre
ceded it, "Alice-for-Short," "Somehow
Good," etc., an attractive title, "It
Never Can Happen Again." Tho new
novel will be even longer than "Jo
seph Vance" and there is some talk of
publishing it in two volumes a rever
sion to a good old custom which will
please thoughtful lovers of good fic
tion. "Joseph Vance" has been Bent
to press for the tenth time.
What country life means to the per
son without a fortune one may hear
from Mrs. St Maur. "A sense of un
conessed failure prompted us to aban
don city life," says Mrs. Kate V. St.
Maur, the author of "Tho Earth's
Bounty." How, on a basis of little
money and less experience, she made
a country home possible, she has told
in her former work, "A Self-supporting
Home." Her new book deals with
the same subject, though now greater
knowledge has brought greater re
wards. After three years the twelve
acres of land which they rented, with
the homestead on it, for $180 a year,
became more than self-supporting.
There was a Btirplus at the end of that
time, and Mrs. St. Maur extended the
scale of her husbandry. She has been
successful, as the title of her book In
dicates. It has not been without work,
howeyer.
Is it fair to publish the love letters
of celebrated people? The Saturday
Review answers, apropos the Carlyle
love letters, that "when two lovers are
geniuses and famous it is a piece of
good fortune if their letters are pre
served and published. It Is usual to
talk a Unit Intrusions into sacred pri
vacy ami ao on. but there is a good
deal at unreality In such talk, and us
to tho Orlylee, eiK:lally, most ot the
intrusion haa already been jerpet rat
ed. Alexander Curlyle had these let
ters. Uhat was he to do with thetu?
He hukbwU that one of the things he
might have done was to destroy them.
Unreee he had doue this unthinkable
thing they would only have fallon into
the hinds of some one else who would
have pubifebod tht?m later; and we of
thla gjstefution should have loudly re
Bcsittsl mrt haWng the opportunity of
sending Hutu."
IVudemt Man.
"Po think ulixtw a crime, Mr
rM-icUXy?"
"I fffiise to answer tlwt question,
i the ground tlwt I might Itu rlmlnate
myaelf. Birmingham' Age-Herald
Tonthfal Imnadenea,
Thunder C. Knox, the prospective)
Secrefnry of State, talked, at a recep
tion nt Vulley Forfe, of an Impudent
politician.
"The Impudence with which he de
mands his, favors," said Mr. Knox, "re
minds me of the Impudence of young
John Gnlnes, a Brownsville boy. One
winter day in Brownsville the skating
was good, nnd a game of hockey wai
proposed. John Gnlnes, his skates over
his arm, rang the bell of one of our
oldest Inhabitants, an 1812 veteran with
a wooden leg.
" 'Excuse me, sir,' he said, 'but are
you going out today?
" 'No. I believe not,' replied the yet
eran kindly. 'Why do you ask, my
eon?'
'"Because, If you are not,' said John
Gaines, 'I'd like to borrow your wooden
leg to play hockey with.'"
tint It at a Uurnaln.
"O, what a nice little piano! May 1
ask how much you paid for It?"
"Certainly ; we got it for $25."
"Impossible!"
"Not at all. That's exactly what wi
paid for it at tho time. That was threi
years ago. We'rn er still paying fo
it. What a dreary dny this is, isn't it'
Think it's rolp" t nin?"
FEARED AN OPERATION.
Fonad at Wonderful Care Wlthoat
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three months, with
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back, an awful uri
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My doctor advised an operation, but
I would not submit to It. Gravel wai
forming and the urine had almost
stopped. 1 began using Ooan's Kid
ney nils and after taking one box
passed a stone half an Inch long. I
kept on taking the pills and passed
smaller stones one after another until
forty had been ejected. I recovered
rapidly then and was soon as well aa
ever."
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The chimney swift is truly a bird ol
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or building. It drops into the top ol
some mide-moutbed chimney and clingi
to its rough sides with tiny feet.
TORS HIS SKIN OFF
In Shreda Itching Was Intenae
Sleep Warn Often Impossible
Cared by Cntlcara In 3 Weeks.
"At first an eruption of small pus
tules commenced on my hands. Thesi
spread later to other parts of my body,
and the Itching nt times was intense
so much so thnt I literally tore the
skin off in shreds in seeking relief.
The awful Itching interfered with mj
work considerably, and also kept m
awake nights. I tried several doctors
aud used a number of different oiut
ments and lotions, but received prac
tlcally no benefit. Finally I settled
down to the use of Cutleura Soap,
Cuticura Ointment ond Cutleura Fills
with the result that In a few days ah
itching had ceased nnd iu about thret
weeks' time nil traces of my emptier,
had disappeared. I have had no trou
ble of this kind since. H. A. Kruts
koff, 5714 Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
November 18 aud 28, 1007."
Potter Prug & Chom. Corp., Soit
Props, of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
Loat It Eilse.
"Great guns, barber, that razor of
fours is in a terrible condition!' ex
Slnimed the victim In the chair.
"Yessah, Ah 'spect yo' am all right,
fth done wore dat razor to er ball las'
aistt, sah, nn' Ah reckon de grln'stone
Im what it needs." B:ston Post.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach
tne dlxeaBed portion ot the car. There is
Bnly one way to cure deafness, and thnt Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an intlamd condition of the mu
cous lining of the Kustachlan Tub'?. When
this tube Is Inflamed you have a tumbling
Bound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result, and
untess the Inflammation can be taken o-l
andthls tube restored to Its normal condl
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is cothlnj? but an lnllamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars ior
any case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh)
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Take Hall's Tumlly Tills for constipation.
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Intimate Friend Didn't you feel ter
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Bride Me? I never felt more self-poe-sasscd
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