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    THE jyoETE PUTTK SEMI-WEEEM TETBUKE TUESDAY EVEMJfG, MAT 1 1896.
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CHAPTER J.
"When IsaaelLanc came to board air Mrs.
rr.TTsm.'o. none c the people knew arry-thrng-
abont her. She had a quiet vrxj ol
slipping- in and eat; of the dining roornT
and as the tnftle scarcely ever ventured
more than, a police remark on the candi
tmn of the Treacher T!nfps first addressed
by same ae.
It vnvs a merry company that gathered
arsend ilrs. ilnr tin's table three times a
day. TheetecettMi students fecght nmfcar
hie battles vsr the murits of their respec
tive scheois; the technology boy cracked
Jokes er propounded conendrmns.
Heraars had always some interesting story
to taTL
"Haw do you Hkg her?' the black hair
ed eiocasisn. ssntienc asked the technology
boy ne day nss long after Isabel's arrivaL
"Oh, she's no good! I don't take any
sssck in her, " was the crushing reply ct
thfe assose yoefeh.
Which, ssrves te show that Isabel Lane,
wish her rssarwed, rasicont manner, was
not popeler at the board Lag house. Sha
had asqeired a habit of silence. Sat caring
r the girlish pleasures of her stepsisters,
she had lived in an inner world of her
wn, growing to woman's estate under
heme infitjences that repressed her person
ality aasil the force within made her seek
expression in wrssmg, first in vainminoua
joanmfe, then in mon? ambitioGs attempts
at Skub. b submitted some ef these
tales so the crick; ism of a literary bureau
and was eaceemged e keep en. Her de
pendent Kferaesed within her a strong de
sire se am her own livelihood with her
pen WKfc; bet. handicapped by lack at
physical strength, she did not make head
vroy. IsnhoL was 2ff ysers de. Shu had never
received an oer anzrineii. Her sistatrs
weresoetkd in hemes f their awn, bat the
cjHMKipl:icn joesg fflw they chose for
besbases eoekJ not satisfy Isabel's neuds
and Meals. In their torn, thoy fchoaght
her ewki and ia tolerant e men. and Isabol
herself began by thfe time So hold raths
peiiisstc views regardias the wisdom of
waoaa's natural aestiny.
What do yoe maks of her, Herbert?"
asked Prank Brewer, the yuan; doctor
pusSgmtloata work, who shared
Mr. Herhaic's bachelor apartments.
H was a hfUMisotae fellow, taller than
his friaad, with an athletic figure, alert,
expeaeeive features, golden brown bsus
Saefea and hair. Herbert was rend is it. H
vaomed the rnngnzina facti dow award on
the table and etespodnishandd ro&icthrel?
behad his head.
"Hr fuce shews ehnrastarsnd intellect.
I Hke is. Bet she doesn't take a heaixay
inea5S ha hm leaks. I want to sat a
chasse to talk to her."
"Sh wee's say asythtBS to you."
toWfl, well sea. I thh& saa win."
Frank saafetl bimseif at tho pneo. H
was an intunse lover of Esesio and played
wfL
The raem wfaes the two men sat hotsk
ened artistic taste, with its aUc&n of
pkiteres and articles of versa. Mr. rtor
eert hod traveled extensively and was ra
peaad to be imiepednt of M profession
Sims of architect and designer. Be also
was theeght -to be a good hjokin man.
There were no gray threads vssiWo in his
dark heir aad heard, though he was aany
years Flask's senior.
It was Sea day afteraeon early ha De
ceusher. Tha rain, which had fatten all
day bow tamed into a gray isist that
gfcraoded she eisy like a veil upofi the-fane
mi an errisg women.
"Let G6 hose the family come in to
night. No eae will care te go ecf. aad we
can he7 same sisginfr," Frank Eaid and
stepped piayiBg tu heer whac Brbcrc
wveid sny. He answered abetraotedly,
Pve He objscsioQS."
The bearders came after supper, aad
Isabel wae prevailed epoa te accompany
them. See kept eloseiy at Mrs. Martin s
side, Ifeteoiag to the gay talk, bot takisg
se pars m it. She looked pructier sbes
BGCid in whet was eeideasly a new gera
ef a shade ct vielec whiek was -rery fee-
Afcer awhile Herbort, wbe had been
fertilely watching her far eorao time,
eaxae se ier side and said ia. the ffiest
Trianfeg sdxez
"I am loM that yen. sfe-, Mfes Laae.
Ivec't y-e Samx w this eveniasf,'r
jsfibel Isoked stairthiU. Then shesaht
simply:
Cerainly, if k; witt re yee. pL?asra.
And, soatiufT herstf at the pfa.no. she sesg
Chadwfck's axqeisiee sectiac of a transfe
o fssm the German, by Lsegleffow, be
gfjmfag, ABah gives Kghs in darkesg.:'
eLxiiaitios of ejefight were hoard
f?m afi as the elesiBg chord Tibr6d into
giieaee.
Bo sins is again, Herbert said ear
nestly. She eompBed with his reajuest, Rnd then
rate te leave the inetroaeBt.
"ii, den't stop now!" Frank Brewer
piendud, comiag- te her sie.
She sbed at bits. IiE play far
the zest te stag," she said. Alt voices
jefteed in the sfsaine ef the frmifwr hymn
she played.
A tar the company separated r the
pif&t, and they were alese, Herbert said:
-I had quins a ta& with 3Liss Lase. I
fssd her an BierestiBg weams, s Btfiht
OMrbid aad iaerespeetive. She sueds syHt
pothy aad friendfiness se draw her out. I
am going se help her with her work. She
writes, yoti kow. "
Whera's her home? HasaV she rela
tives?" XA stspraether, who, I Infer, is far from
being coegeniaL She lives with her in a
mnW eoe33try nioee. I forget what she
eafladk."
Prank stored at as staking on the waQ
beirehu He said nothing, and Her
bert ROHtmoedi
-'She eaaae here for change ef scene;
hasH't bwn well ef bite. She needs healthy
eeatAct with people. She i teo fine
raSe, as the French say."
Then, seetee; that Frank was not inclin
ed fieta&, he wound the little clcuk en
the Hsaotle and retired to the adjoining
reoea er the nhrhx.
Frank sat absorbed in his thoughte. He
knew very few wowen. In his family
there were no children save himself and
his bracher, who had died within tfaa past
year. The afiecthm that had existed be
tweea them was unusually strong and
tender. He wondered why he and Han
n&ver went through: the experience ef falling-is
hwe.
Of eeesso Han was beyond all that now,
aad he had felt no desire for anything save
week sincu the less ef his brother. Tonight
something about that quiet, sad faced
I.ane stirred his inmost soul with
wistful rsveranGe. True, he had no ac
quaintance with har; not even the ad-caH-fage
ef the talk Eersert had contrived to
obtain while he was obliged to listen to
the inanition of the ftocutioa students.
3Ter iHd he have that way e drawing pQ
pja eat that Herbort possessed in such per
fection. ,
No woman cf taste could help ISang
Herbert," he thought and went oft to bed.
CHAPOSB IL
As for Isabel, her mind was in a fer
ment, and she lay awake for a Ion? tane
mentaHy xeeiawisg- the experiences, of the
evening. Mr. Herbert was charming. She
did not supposa that it ever would be her
good fortune to meet a man who so nearly
approximated her IdeaL She marveled at
his insight, the sympathy with which he
divined her thoughts and feelings. It was
a delicious sensation this of knowing
ste tt man.
She gave aim some of her manuscripts:
to read, as he had requested her to do so.
2sat many days afterward he went up ta
her roam, on the third fiber, to return,
them. The door stood ajar, revealing the
little domain, furnished to look like a par
lor. Isabel sat in an easy chair by a taala
holding- a large lamp and gave a nervous
start when she perceived1 Herbert's pres
ence. "May I come in?" he asked. "Please
don't move. Ton look so ca m fertaWe. "
He brought a chair in the ether side of
the table and said:
What are you: reading?' as she folded
her book over one finger, as if ta keep her
place.
Kmnraen. I am quita ashamed to own
ft ta-a Bosteminn, bat it is the first time.''
He smiled at her apologetic tone.
"Xsepposa youara anxious to hear what
I think about these," and he laid the en
velope containing the manuscripts on the
table.
""There is decided promise in what you
have allowed me to see. I have written
down a few suggestions for you to read at
your leisure. But why take such a dark
view of life?"
"Isn't life sad fer most of us?" she demanded-
How can people who have never
known happiness call it good?"
"Ah, bur you will finrt Emerson teaches
that happiness lies in ourselves what we
are, not what we have. There is no real
evil bet sin. There should bo a crusade
of hopefulness inaugurated in the world.
Don't yeu think so?"
Isabel smiled in rasponse. Herbert
went on:
"And than who would not tira of con
tinual sunshine? Travelers in .Norway
grow almost insane sometimes because of
the monotonous daylight of its sum-oier.
3Jy philosophy is summed up in this
whatever is is right."
'-Sou are giving me a ncwoatfaok,"
she aiid thooghtfuHy. "I ant too mush,
engrossed ia myself and I think so much
I get Ronfesed. Tea de-me good."
Her freedom, from affectation charmed
Herbert. He answered warmly, l If yon
care te talk to use, I think you will find
a sympathetic listener.'"
This was the beginning of an acqooint
onoe that soon grew to a fn miliar fsoeing.
Herbert regoloriy spent two evenings ef
each week with Isabel Lane, who began to
rood and study under his direction and
critiofsre. There was great delight in
ministering to the eager, receptive mind
that expended daily under his influence,
ilereover. she possessed that sympathetic,
appreciative nature which make? a. woman
campaniocabie. Herbert felt that there
might arise between tham one of those
rare frieutL-hips that few men and women
are nisJi mipded enough to enjoy.
The feeliflg was different on Isabel's
part. Her awakening love nature wound
itself aboet Herbert's personality. Owing
te her ignorance of men and women she
attributed his interest in her work to a
smoldecmg passion for herself. She won
dered when he would speak. .Many times
she rehearsed the scene in imagination
and grew radiantly happy.
Seme weeks biter Frank sat alone in his
roota reading after a busy day. Mr. Her
bert was dining wish friends. It had
rained ail day. end new the water, freez
ing as is fc-il. formed a this coatiag ef ice
ever the pavement. The eeoc was open,
and ehaacittg to rase his eyas he saw Isa
bel eotftia tkwn sSairs dressud for eut
deors. Why, Mfcs Lane,' he said, coraiaereot
in the hall, yim aro eecrageoas te g
B4K tecight. Don't yea know hew slip
pery is is? Wait a semcat. Let me go
with yoB."
"Oh, no. Dr. lirawer, please don't trou
ble yeersetf ! I ksew yeu sxq tired. I
shouldn't theak ef going, only I promised
a friend en Xewtoa sfcraot to spend the
night with her."
Fra&k was reedy by the time she feish
edherprotesta....in, his fstigua forgotten
in the thrill of joy st the shmiehi ef sorv
ine this wuesu, to wtteai his whole heart
was almost unconsciously given.
T wish so moeh that I eoeid have more
erne for soeml things. If Herbert and I
eotiki even up a little, and I eocdd have
soem! of his leisure. I might see mere ef
yeu," he said when they were well on
their way.
Her haad wje on big arm. Once she
sSftped aad leaned heavily ujkki him. She
answered:
" Yon and Mr. Herbert are great fxiaads,
I sBppeee. Harce yej known hits laegS"
"Qaey sines I eeise ta Boston. He has
fceea amfulif Had to se. My brstfter's
death est e up considerably, and I was
hi pretty bad shape when Herbert ran
across me asd proeeed I should share his
rooms tbis wiatsr."
Teo sown they were at the door of her
friend's boose, where he left her.
After this episode Frask fell ifito tho
way of coming in to- seu her in bis rara
hours ef leisure, isuhel ousd these caffs
very eajayabte.
The boarders gossipd a gsod deal whan
they found out how meek aeteetiee Miss
Laoe received from the two saaet eSginfa
men in the house,
"These qaiet wsmen are deop," 3ars.
Martm remarked te the widow occupying
she second Soar front. She did not She
the texn afinirs were tRfchvg, bra sho know
Isobars stepatotber nod misted to tie well
by her. See tboeght Mr. Herbert had a
history, bet as he paid promptly and was
always eowteoos aad ireetsbie she delud
ed te keep her ewa ceesseL
CH A PTE H KL
The short winter day was aises& over.
Isabel s&ied by her window that looked
eat epen ehimaeys ad reois. Overhead
a semi! ptvteh of sky was visible, where a
new bmob haag out her silver crescont.
In the distance sou Id bu heard the sound
ef & soxet phwo ratrting oil popular tunes.
She had beea hard at work all ny. A
sadness hafi eonte over har spirits of late,
pertly dee tn reaction, bat more to eisup
pomtHifBt becaasc ef Herbert's silencu.
SoddeBry she pereeivad the new moon was
peering down over her left shoulder. It
was an unlucky omen. She turned wea
aky away.
Herbert eame to see her in the evening,
but did net remcia, noticing her depressed
mood. As he "rose te Bike leave he said:
I intead'el asking yeu to listen to a
confession 1 want Co make, bat yeu. look
Ecu tired. " There was an expression on
his fisae that alarmed Isabel. ' She said
quickly:
"I think I aaa. Won't you come to
morrow? I shall feat more Hka myself.""
Thankyoc. I will try te come."
Bidding her good night, he went down
stairs te his rooms. When he came in, he
saw Frank staring meodily at the red
coals burning ia the grate. The sight re
proached Herbert, and pfeicinghis hand in
an affectionate way on Frank's shoulders
he said:
' What is it? I haven;t seen, much, of
you lately."
"That's not my fecit."
Frank drewawayfroni hisfriend'stouch.
as he seode the brusque reply, but Herbert
remained standing at his side? After a
short sfhsccc Frank spots:
We may as well have it out. I heard
gome things today about your past life
that astonished me, principally te the ef
fect that yon are a married man, Hving:
opart from your wife fer reasons unknown,
and are gaining the affections of a talent
ed young woman under false colors. Of
course Isabel Lane is tho woman meant."
Herbert's face darkened.
"It is true that I am married. I sup
posed you were aware of the fans. I have
never seen the necessity of proclaiming; is
front the house tep or of prefacing my
conversation with people by that informa
tion. Feopla who know my wife and me
have nevsr attached the slightest disgrace
to our lrvtn,r apart. It is simply ami sclo-
a. case of rnttaiiyutlbiSry. Ufe last
caargs yun made is hardly seems neces
sary to deny.
Frank looked squarely into Herbert's
eyes.
"Don't you cars more fer her than: i
the right of even, x friend?"
Herbert turned away imnatiently. "By
Jove, you are going too far. I w3I net
answer that question-"
Then Frank blazed outwiehr "T love
her. I dent care wh knescs ic I'd ge
through the fires of hell to win her. and I
know she doesn't care that fer me," n-nd.
he snapped his fingers disdainfully. "It's
such unspeakable pain this wasted love.
I don't want Platonics. I'm so wretched
it's hard not to ba cruel."
Tho sound of the doorbelipealed through
the house.
wTha mast feu McFariand. I must go."
And Frank smirched lis hat and coat. In
a few moments the outer door closed after
Mm.
To da Herbert justice it must be said
that no intimation of tha possibility ef
such a state of affairs had ever entered his
mind. Uko many people, he fergot that
love could he born of distance and separa
tion as truly as propinqfrity and associa
tion. He wondered at his l&ak of perspicac
ity. But he did love Isabel with the quiet
intensity of a nature Skc his. Of lata he
had hoped and feared that sho returned his
affection. She sorely needed the serene,
protected fife of wifehood, motherhood,
that it was not. in his power te give any
woman. He wondered if Frank could
make her happy. Thoughts of what Efa
could ho wish this sweet Isabel his wife
tempted him. JMust he always go with
out? 2a sleep came to him that night,
anil a- combat of soul raged.
In the morning business summoned him
to New York. Frank remained away all
night and camo home to dinner to find
Herbert gone. In the quiet of his room
the misery that absorbing duties had suc
ceeded in sliding: returned with increased
strength. A wihl desire to see Isabel, to
bo near her, seized him, aad he went up
to her room, where the door steed hospita
bly open.
She was seated before her desk writing.
A large glass bowl filled with riagouifs
and tulips made a bioze-ef color beside her
dainty brown head bent over the paper.
She feit his- presence and turned her
head.
"Come is," she said, smiling as ho
stammered an exeusa. " You look feirad to
death. Take the big chair and make
yourself comfortable." She pointed with
her pen to a chair by the table. 11 Ere use
me fer a mcment while I finish thfe."
He settled down among the ceshions,
sfciH watching: bar.
She folded and addressed the letter with
a sigh of relief. He closed bis eyes-wea-rily,
and when ha opened thsm sho was
sitting in a rockintr chair; sowtng.
"I didn't suppose-yea ever sewed, like
other woaier," he observed, thin kbg that
to be with her in this homelike eompan
ionship was the sweetest fooling he had
ever knows.
"Why not? Of eocrsol caasew. This is
something fee a fair Mrs. 3farB is inter
ested ia."' Sho stepped hi surerisa. Frak
had get .up and dosed the door epeciBg
into the hall. Site started te her feet. The
scissors fell te the doer as he said passion
ately: "Isabel, I litest teil yen. You axe the
only women I ear e Sue, er ever shall eaxe
for. Will 7u bo iy wile?"
Her fingers were looked together. He
could see her tremble.
Yeu serpcise me very moch. I never
dreamed ef such a thing," she meneged tu
say.
He gantby took her heads in his. "I
haven't given jte. rinse, hut doa's don't
hH me yeu cannot euro for me."
She tnraed her face away from him.
I)o yon Iwe BxTbort?" ho asked m a.
low tone. The color rushed te her face.
She dM not amswer.
"Isee," Frank suiJ, dropping her hnads.
"You must not let yourself think he cares
for you, though, fer he is married, and he
wiH not divorce his wife. Can you bear
the strain cf a love that eould sever find
is legitimate satisfaction in marriage? I
faegjeu te consider bufere you cast away a
reality fer a shadow."
The flush fadd, leaving her very pale.
Isabel could never account for tho sudden
transition of feeling, as if the earth had
given way under her tees aad a straag
band was extended te gave her. Sho eould
not speak, but raised hey eyes te his with
a look in them that tohi alL Silently
Frank drew her elsso into kis eafesaee.
At hist she whispered: Toe. asset go.
It is very bite."
He took her face between his hands and
kfe-ad is. Then ha askad, -Isabel, are yee
truly naiae?"
"If yeu. are sura yea w ie," she fal
tered. He looked scnrufefeipiy mU her eves, aad
kissing her cnea store west away to his
own apartments.
Intheeiear light of merniae Flask's
sensitive conscience shamed Mm wish the
rttcofiecthm of his uafsimess to Herbert.
"How eould I? How eouM I?" be
thought all the w&3e be was dressing.
Herbert was expected home early that
morning. He could only retrieve himself
by giving Isabel baok her freedosi so
choose between them. Hastily ha scrawled
ths note:
IsabhIi I wae SEjast te Herbert ia saying:
what I id fast sight. Se simply refused to
teii me if lie cerad foe joc I should wrong
yo& bsk "f I did net make o&seacfci by -ivies'
you the choice between.
This he stmt te her room, csd then he
waited fer Herbert to :ocie.
Isabel was astonished when she read it,
out whe eus fathem a woman's heartf
Though she recegnhied the iarjastice
Frank had dene her, though she beted
sin. sho loved the sinner. Those was no
more doubt is her mizxL
Late-that afternoon Herbert eaao ta her
room, fie spoke at nee ef the subject
chat was uppermost in their minds.
"iliss Lase, it Is at Frank's request -that
I refer to this matter at alL It is net
my wish to de so. I am sure you absolve
me from any deceitf wines?. I saenst to
tell you tha story of my marriage before I
went to ."Sew York. I regret very much
cot having done so long ago. I can o6er
you nothing but a devotmi friendship, but,
child, I love you. Frank thinks yeu may
desire and care for what I can give yee
he is a noble fellow. And it is needless te
say we want your happiness most of all."
Herbert had spoken guardedly, as if
holding himself under strong restraint.
He leaked old and worn. Isabel broke j
down and sobbed as if her heart weeM j
break. Then she said piteousiyt j
"Dear Mr. Herbert, forgive ma fer mak- !
ing you suffer. I mast go away and think j
quietly. I thought I loved you once."
Harfaert knew that ransnciatien was lor
Mm. New Orleans Times-Bacaccraf. I
Tlie Sa&aa. Italsr.
Tie present ruler of the Sudan, was
sometimes spoken of as the ?rrahfTf. Mo
hammed. Ahmed, the ""Vrnftdi, died in
June, ISSU, a victim ef iris dlssomte
mode of life. He ncrniaated as the
Khalifat el Maftdf (car ilahdi's saccae
eot) the Caliph; AhdnlhiB, the horrsrs
of whose rale have Been so vividly- por
trayed by Satin Pasha. The eaUph. is
aBaggara cf dark checoiate colored ccan
plerfnn. with a long- asd proinineiit
nose. He -wears a short heard, cat ae
cardfng to the iEosiem custom. Qwjng
to his sensuous mode ef life ne is eow
exrremelj" stBui. He is rranbfo to read.
TTrg palace at Ohdirrman is crowded
with slaves, eunuchs and young- 1 s
who wait upon him, and his wrvesjQ k
her same hundreds. ew York Trnr.
F05DIED HERCECrLES.
THE GIFTED ELEPHANT TRAINER RE
LATES HIS EXPERIENCE.
7ad. aac Idea. He Wag Bars. Tar the TSusI
xicsa at ATtlvnal "XxaSxiaz, aad ax
S"crw- He Sticks to EhinQcersses.
Did yen ever fan die art elephant in
a zoological garden" asked the mart
wish the iop shoulder as he locked
around cm the group which had been
Emokrng- and talking
one ever had, and he "vvas invited
to give his experience.
"T7p to about ten years agor " he said
as he settled down, "X had art idea thai
I vras horn far art animal trainer; with
elephants as my particular specialty. 1
never went to iiev York,, Philadelphia
or Gii
'. without gxnnir to the zoa
and fcrndring- the elephants. Itanyand
many a time I have astortished the keep
ers and raised a great rovr hy walking
right rip to an elephant and shaking
hands with him, as it were. And they
really took to me. When that hig, had
elephant Tippo Said, of the 5evr Tcrfc
zoo-was kfTTTTig his keepers and smashing-
up things, I entered his den and
palled his ears and patted his trunk and
got up such a friendship between as
that he couldn't hear to let me go."
'""WelL what next?" asked the man
with the cacs eye- ring cm his little hn
ger. "I got stuck on. myself as a matter-cd
coarse. I wanted to be an elephant
trainer and do with the big beasts
what no other trainer had ever dared
try, hoi somehow I could never strike a
job. That didn't prevent me from see
ing the elephants at every cipportirnity,
however, and keeping in touch wish
them. One day I got around to Phila
delphia and was told that an elephant
called Heresies had been in had humor
far a week or two. Thpyhf? hfm r-hnfn-.
cd to the floor and his keeper daren't go
within ten feet cf him, while a man
stood ia front of the cage and warned
the public to keep at a safe distance. I'd
seen the heast a dozen times before, and
on two oceasioss he had lifted me up on
his hack with his trunk. I am sure he"
knew rae on this occasion, but he gav
me no greeting.''
"Bat you. were determined to fosdld
him just the same;" queried the cat's
eye man ia. a vinegary voice.
"Of euarse, " replied the narrator.
"It was an occasion I had been longing
fer years. I wanted to show a profes
sional trainer what I conltl do in the
way of pacifying- and hnmhlimj an ugly
elephant, hut for half an hour they
watched me so closely that I had no
show to get at old Hercules. The time
came, however, and I slipped into his
cage and walked right up to him and
began to speak loving-wards and caress
his trunk. Gentlemen, excuse these two
tears the first I have shed for years
hut my emotions always overcome ms
at this stage of the game."
-"What are you crying about;"" stern
ly demanded the haldheaded man in tha
big- recking chair.
"At the reeoflectioii of what occurred
then and there. I hadn't fondled that
miserable critter over three fondles and
hadn't time to feel conceited over my
srrrerEwgc when he picked me up and
wavedme nTofg and threw me-slam bang
against the planks of his cage. But for
the quickness of some of the zoo folks
in ccming to ray rescue I'd have been, a
aead ems in another minute. They
handled rae out o' that with hooks, and
the heast was so mad at my escape that
he broke one cf his tasks aft in hanging
around. People a mile away could hear
him scream in his rase. Everybody said
it was a wonder how I escaped with my
fife. My left and left arm were
broken, ay spine injured, a kneecap
loosened, and I didn't get over spitting
blood for year. I was in a hospital in
Pklladeipfcm for 30? days before I could
walk est. iienikrj nT here are two
max Seais. May I Ifpead on. your gen
erosity to excuse thru as beforer"
"Whet you sniveling s&oot now?"
shouted the baldheaded man as he turn
ed on. him.
"3ore recolfcetiotifc-, sfc I ws no !
sooner able to be oat than I was surest- j
ed, tried aad convicted on the charge of
fondling an ekpLant, and the jsge
socked me $25 and costs. The whole
affair cost me $2S, SEtyinir nothing of j
my .sufferings aad lost srate." ;
"And after that you left she elephant
training business als ee?"
"Yes, after that," replied 'the kp
shorfdeeed man ia broken tones, "I let
u ce. ekphasls &Bt ga?emy whole at
tention to rhineefTUEes. Excuse my
seeming carteeir, gCTttemen, but I am
the only man in the world who can
make a rhinoceros stand on his head
and spot ahout like atop. He also pfeiys
Horaer Sweet Heme' en the-accordion
at ay bxldiag asd will sit cross legged
with a pair of spectacles on and pretend
to read the good book which our moth
ers taught as tn respect."
There was silence for a long minute
after he had finished. Then every man
rose up and called him a lop shouldered
liar and a horse thief and left him to
eajoy his own miserable society. De
Eroit Jrree Press.
Saltiest of Seas.
Some idea of the sartasss ef the wa
ters of the Dead sea may be gained
from the comparison made below. The
Dead sea is situated in Palestine, 20
miles east of Jerusalem. It is 35 miles
long aad from 10 to 15 miles widf, with
an average depth, of 2 fathoms ( 120
feet). Common ocean water contains
hut Q parts of salt to thf! 1,800. That
of the Dead sea contains 25(1 parts to the
1,600", which makes the briny solution
exactly one-fourth salt.
After the raas used ia the mannfuc
tare of paper have been ground to a
palp cansuc lye is mixed vith, the
product in order to reduce tho Fty,
hard particles that are found in. the
pulp, aad TrMeh, if left; wcmM make
knots in. the paper.
IHscinc Eittera. t
Bfectric Bilters is a medicm seited
focaey season bat perhaps moee general
ly needed when the iasgaid. eshaasted
feeling- prevails, when the fiver is torpid I
aad sluggish and the need of a tonic and
alterative is felt. A prompt ase of this
medicine has often averted long- and per
haps fatal bilious fevers 2Jb medicine
will act more sorely in coanteractin
and freeing- the system from the malarial
prison, headache, indurestion, coa-ti-patio
n. dizziness yisM to Electric Bitters.
50 cents and SLOG per bottle at Slreitzs
Drtaj Store.
THE BfGGEST GF BUGS.
Hie Ucp'-nrrt Ilea tic Is tic- X3ephoi Zx
sect of" T.'ttlg Venezuela.
Venezuela is a little republic, hut
she has- one thing: that is the biggest of
its kind on earth. It is a bug the hzr
gest insect in ail thewcrld- The creature
is known as the "elephant beetle-, " and
when full grewn it weighs nearly half
a pound. Te be struck in the face by
such a hug. flying: at full speed, would
make a rarm, 5eel as if a. mule had kicked
him.
This cet'tie, Ske ethers cf its kind,
both small and large, is clad in a com
plete suit cf armor. This arraer is made
of a material far mere mdessuctibie
than steel namely, chitine. Chitine
cannot be destroyed except hy certain
mineral acids in ether wcrds, only the
artifices ef chf misery avail against it.
Thus the shefis cf beetles that died 1,
000,000 years aga have been preserved
perfectly in the recks, so that wo know
tctfcy just what these insects oxantiqiiity
loohed like.
In Europe giant beetles have a con
siderable market value, commaad2Hg
prices in proportion to their size. In
London there are regular auctions of in
sects, and a single butterfly has been
known, to fetch as much as fS90. A
specimen cf the rare and very large Go
liath, beetle is worth 8. This jstha
largest beetle cf the- old world, and is
frcfc hpwym fcrwYwn thrmrgh TTic?rigTTyrc
in the Kongo basin.
Though, no other insect ia existence
compares in bulk wish the beetle from
Venezuela, there are ether bugs than ex
ceed it in dimensions. For example,
there is the Atlas silk moth, which has
a wing spread of nearly afoot. It spins
a cocoon,the silk of which, is better and
stronger than that of the ordinary silfc
wcrm. But unfortunately it cannot be
reeled. The department cf agriculture
tried for years to discover a wsy of reel
ing it, but without snccesa. "foths of
fhiy species of ten alight on ships irt the
Indian ccean.
There is a butterfly of the lilalay pen
insula and Malayan archipelago whack
has a spread of ten inches. In India aad
tropical .Africa are found giant forms cf
those remarkable insects known as
"wralkmg sticks," which h : ok like twigs
of trees. Scraecf them measure IS inch
es in length. They are related to grass
hoppers and katydids. In tropical Amer
ica are found certain huge species of
bugs that are closely related to the fa
miliar electric light bugs of this coun
try. Like the fetter, which have been
popularly known enly since the Hitrs
duotkm. of the electric light, they &j as
night, Irving fersng- the day at the Bet
ters, ef pends. St. Louis Star.
Uscally Effective.
"Sometimes, " said the merchant. "T
feel Tike the poet who wasted a lodge
in some vast wilderness. I yearn for
Eoiitade and silence."
'"WeH," replied his fried sympa
thetically, ''it's an expensive taste to
gratify. But you might start ia by tak
ing your advertisement out of the news
papers." Washington Star.
Improving.
4 'There. ' said the mother. "Don'tysu
feel better?"
And the Ktsie boy whose trousers had
just been patched remarked as hesa
down, "I think I am on the mend."
Indianapolis Journal.
It is estimated by paper h-ois tha'
the consumption cf paper for books is
only 6 per cent of the entire raansfac
ture, the greater portion made being
used in the form of wrapping paper or
paper for the newspaper press.
ah m
Is a blood disease and only a blood reme
dy can cure it. So many people make
the mistake of taking- remedies which
at best are only tonics and cannot possi
bly reach their trouble. Mr. Asa. Smith,
Gf eencastle, Indiana, says: "For years
I have suffered with. Sciatic Rheuma
tism, which, thehest physicians were un
able to relieve. I took many patent
medicines but they did not seem to
teach my trouble. I gradually grew
worse rcntfl I was un
able to take my food
or handle myself in
any way; I was abso
lutely helpfesB. Three
bottles of S.5-S- re
lieved me so that I
i was soon able to move
ray right arm; before
long I could walk
across the room, and
when I htl finished one dozen, bottles
was cured conroletelv and am as well as
ever. I now weigh 17c."
A Real Blood Remedy
S.S-S. cures Scrofula, Cancer, Eczema,
and any farm of blood troubles. If you
have a blood disease, take a blood medi
cine S.S.S. (guaxziiided pmrety vegeta
inblz) is exclusively for the blood and
is recommended for nothing else. It
forces out the poison matter permanent
br. We will
- -T i
S..v. to anyone
our valuable ffl 55
books. Actaress
Swift Specific
Co., Atlanta,
Ga-
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
by local appiieatiocs as they eaasoc rescfa
tae diseased portion of the ear. These
is only one way to cure dealBess n&
that is by cocstitationai zesaames.
Deafaess is caoeed by an taSamed goq
oitioa of the mscoos tinier- of tho Es
tnehtaa T&be. Whea this teho "is tn-
Samed yoa have a rBbfiu sooad or
imperfect heariap-, and wbea S eotk-e-ty
cfoeed. Deafness is the lesait, ad war
lirss the icSeraatioa can be takes out
aad this t&be restored to its normal eoa
ditioc. beannjr vill be destroyed oeewer;
Hisecases oat of tea are cacsed by ca
tarrh which is aothinr bat an renamed
caodition t the macoes surfaces.
We will give One Handred Dollars
foe any case of Deafeess teaseed by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, O.
XW Sold by ail DrnggTst-, oc.
Wanted-An Idea
Who can thiai
cf acune alrcpte
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or Biackweli Dtrbam.
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rat.-?i Bobwcrart! resrt the
coi::ca winrbi gnvns - list
cf v J-iui !?r?seste aad hew
U. P. TIMH CARD.
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2TQEZS FfiATES, - -OSce
over 5. P.lvtL
nn a PATTEasoiS",
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NORTH PfxATTK XEB.
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R. X. F. DCALDGCef,
Aisietant Secem HMh, PaaLd Bp
azd. Xeisser of P hi in it Jauuif,
Ofiiee aver Ssz9tts-ncsg Saave.
GEO. NAUMAN'S
SIXTH STREET?
;7ia9l
iEears at Tvbolesale and r&-
tail. Fisk aad. Gasae mi
season. Saasae at aB'
times. Cash paid for Hides. I
Notrumj has ever been produced to
equal or compare with Hup2-TST3?
rtci H0Z2l OilHsacusATivzand
EZALCfG APgucATToy. It has been. '
used 4Q years and always affords relief !
and aiwavs gives satisfaction. !
It Cares Piles or BxHORKiionK, Eiteraal
cr IntemaL Blind or Bleeding Ttrbing and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and EsSBfas. j
Relief irameaiate curs cerain.
It Cares Brass, Scalds aad Ulceratwnifff
Contraction from Burns. Belief aastasc
It Cures ToRX, Cat and T-trfrrrfeii ,
Wounds and Braises.
It Cures Boils, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, OH.
Sores, Ttrhrrur Eniotiacs, Srrrrfy or ScrM
Head. It is Liaffibie.
It Cures Inflamed or Caked Breasts
and Sore tipples. It e irRaleabie.
It Cares Salt Rkecji, Tetters, Sokpt
Ernpnbns, Chapped Hands, Fe?er Blisaea,
Sore Lms or ISostrife, Cocas aad Beraons,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects. .
Three Sizes, S-r 50c and Sixc
Solti fayDrrnsjlaLa, crsent: post-paid an rscsiatefvriee.
ncapnans' aEo. ox, 111 i tisnrmunst Sew Tart.
WITOH HAZEL Oil
o
SMOKEBSf
In search of a good cigar
wiH always 5st it at J.
them. aad. jodge.
CLAUDE WEINGAKD,
BELLH2. ET
Coal Oilj Qasolimie
Coal Gss Tar.
Leave ocaezs at Nefftoa's Sfioare
A Cure for Piles.
can 8ssxe all who se&r -with Ts.-
tenial PBes that ia HeiMErhaiidine we
have a positive cure. The treatment 23
gnlike any thintt beretofie used andiss
applkation so perfect that every ves-
tare of the disease is eradicated. Hem
: orrhotdine is a harmlesE compoesd, can.
be ased lor an eye ointmeat, yet poeess
! es seek healnasr power that "when aa
pfied to the diseased parts, ic at oace re
lieves and a core is the sere resols ef &s
contraoed nse. AH who sagifir wishptfes
sniier from Cxistiptitio also aad Heas
orrholdkie cures both. Price $1 50. For
Sale by Drainret!?. "Will be seat from
the faetorv rm receipt of price. Send U
The Fortes Xavf's C. Cr.itnpil Btey
Iowa. Kir testimonui'a and 'u.frmatkai.
Barfeani."
s
k none jtrst
catr . i ir:-Jie
Iicssi Noyces.
afah,K.
Zte(tae fe Icwabr mB. tiM
fc5y Soptamlinr. B.attlfc 3Ht kj
WH.alitoelt. . efc.Aflr. far
, wg eactta awr rtwimrt tac
aiMbmihmifcr
year far
ivjffl ke wNMfetMi in
la fc fiwiyCwn af Unsobx
il 1 i if in wiiKth
m .J ac nte comwy
3tk 4mj ot BiL aad m tfai Stk. 4H
ii A imd Wi i iiaMt nil iimihi Ht
far aiaalfciwi a preas ttttr i laiaan . ami wm
faraWaatmaa i.ilurBp M asM lTOil.
lkMana(li.fK Th Mten&I
. tor fasr tfatj. iwmi. j
2.
XuaaalL&ax.
jaa OBnos js Sow
Asctt :
3aMiate atuaay atwaa laiittfiu fallai iai; a i il
said
:aBfttaiBd aafare tbt
at Xertfc Ptatta. ani toaa. aat 30a?
; HOu SMI, tsc Xara S. Joraaamaw miiiwiii of
.! S. BJaTfar Sartaaaat wanr at
. its. tnmiuiittf N zaaM W. Saw
.2aar Sotea. IjuC
. jr aB oCCarHa, '
I
xmwm rm fi blicati-
ottaa k awraay gHaa.
TTTvaaTQav Hntr aaaawa
tfiantaraaCm
araatwffl b anna; buamw tt
catrar at 2acdt
fiaaV. viz:
XkXES X. HOWS,
aaaia BnomaajuJ Zatrr
aHMHCBalf ot liM enrtii!ant
E aorta, raaax 2
wrftnci'Tiiin to pm tak
Uaarf y. ySmxzx, XBte D. BrotiMrv Ma T.
aaOalaw! C. Cttanw aH at yiufcatt. Seax
sauce ros rzKXjataek
laalOaaiat9tk
AaSaVa&
7Aliaa'aMrato staaa aaat
aa& Me antaa at
9aw aa IHdaa , tka 3ta tey aUtoav aaV
3. EEJaaVfrfraWi
aC MKtaxr ta aiwnnMB 2aa. U
TaUar.
Ouonu Bruuuar.aH trf Faattoa. Xab
34-4 jams jr. wxmjcz. :
3Stk:e is aerrtjy g- -cu to The earctanot
toe SubmrUia Irrupitioc Ljtrict af Uawalia
Coonrr. Xe'oriiia. t.ia: .-. eiettiaal wfB 1
Jaekt in said irrigati on ti-crtct mi
of Jane. HH ar waicb e.e-:tAa riv
et tssaiaar tmotirt b 4aii -:i )8rtan Irr
ZHaaxtct m tin? tara .t -M '. bearu'
est st tae rate c -lz per txvz pe- at
interest pa aiie -rai-inn..aliT. t -.-arfd
ta jubA rrm is pr -Tttetl b -.z ;,tb-
tmk tf Chapter 7t jf rae Sesaioo La.- of
Srbcas&a tor tat Tear will h imX
ted to tfee quaiLaeii voters of saai di--tr re
Siti Boais are to tut L.-ue-t for LHf purtje
of iKLTcOi-no aad :itutr-.tn tint oje
sary imir fifty canals xnd wnrixs. an.l ic
qniriBg the aeceutarr properr? and nhC
tneretor. fraaal Saburbari Irritation
trurt- Said aooaat f 2 u beiai: tn ta
il ecmateI erase at aid :rrtati:j -ar.tt.
wr.rics and rig&t tarrvfor as tixtnil ani sub
mitted to tie afreet. r or ztxc enmee:- tn
ccarc
Tnac ratzag in. favor of trie isrnin:r ot -aid
boad will race -BhkIo Ye-.'" and tnos", a
pwwd to tie awmUlK r :x:d lnd iUte
-Booris 2io." Said det tioc will be nea at
eiaat o cioct is tke morruaa of saxd Xtf mti
trill conttrrae open anr:! 1 clock in rJacaAtr
nom of said daj.
TDe mting ataces in aid iTrifratfaai ala
trict will be a failur:
Vucia precinct. Dtrfr; -n Xo. !. at Qcr
irlence ot M. C. T.indrtaT ;a t 4 h 1 iim L
in township fX raap A
Voting pnrciact. Drrisioa Xo. at tae
n the m
oarfier of s
aV tuna uiifp T3.
Tetfca pcectet. Dir:oa X at
enre flti-M. niiWat it on tag monOa
14. ranae3L
Har ra. .
M. C. UCTSAY
E. W. aEETatPfiT
laae
Attest: T. C PTEKSSOSK. SesncarT-
1b Urn
of liaaaia
CoonCT
Aggrnttmaf SoeasQr a
tDtBft
rcsalar ttrbiiaf; of th
taa Court lffinaa 1 North
3d. ISfiO. at 2 p. bl Aaawad AtticJe
iloi thw CnmtitatioB to read as rbi
JSiXSWUE. IL The raaifeaf sticfcof
laVis aoeicty not ewewart j .h. ch-
to USCO sbavaw of SUlA eaca.
bat Kaaraitoide ahall be par-
to rota or to betd office in Vtus
ach (aasreholder aaall
banrv as naav votes as a& has abasas f
saoefc; provided that all abarawnaaars
who oant shaves of atsek hsiawutiaa a?
axied by tlais .aaocWttioa of tew par vaisw
of 5 Baay smraader axh stoma to amis
aaeociatiaa and laeatvs at i
five Glares forpae.
GEEMAfif SA.PTSSTS''
Will Sod taat the Uom
oEers superior adTamtagcste tawse
wbo attest! tae ?anraaT7sl urn ttmg. to
be hci& at Octawn Enae Mar 2b-
3.
Oh iaore for rotrad trip, pin two
dsoifcrs. from points in Neb'asfea
aad Kansas, is tad rate a.cth'--ned
tor tae xrcas!.-;.
Calf or. or w-rrte for foB pairtictt-lars.
!
jjj
! miiwt ami. afWraaee.
' etWm. Ate Mrftor
tat ttW ii n ilfami i af safci
1 ii i a i I I amtt
faraW
Sra
fatdowr at tbe
Ftek9Gay
B. Olds Asreat.