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The Did His Beat. Arizona Pete had been called upon in the absence of all the deacons and other qualified church officers , to pass the contribution basket. In a seat half way down the middle aisle sat the wealthiest man in the eon- gregauon , fast asleep. Arizona Pete stopped when near him , held the basket - ket under his nose and waited. A soft snore was the only contribu tion. lie touched him on the shoulder. Another snore. Then he shook him. "Fuddleston , " he said , "you can't make a sneak out of this game. Pun- Is , gle up or I'll throw you out of the window ! " It is recorded that Mr. Fuddleston at once pungled up to the extent of 35 for the first and only time in his religious career.-Chicago Tribune. I'm All Unstrung , Is the remark of many a nervous individ- ual. He or she will soon cease to talk that nay after beginning and persisting in a course of } iostetter's Stomach } utters. Nothing like It W renew strencth and apRe- the and gooddlgestlon. It checks the inroads - roads of malaria , and remedies liver complaint - plaint , constipation , dyspepsia , rheumatism and kidney disorder. It Is In every sense a great household remedy. Cleaning Furs. Ermine and sealskin are best cleaned with soft lanneL Rub the fur delicately - cately against the grain. and when it has been thoroughly lifted and reversed , so to speak , dip the flannel into common - mon flour and rub lightly any spots that look dark or dirty. Shake the flour well and rub with a clean dry flannel until the flour is all removed. Sable , chinchilla , squirrel and monkey skin may be very nicely cleaned with hot bran. Get a small quantity of bran meal and heat it in the oven until it is quite warm. Rub stiffly into the fur and leave for a few minutes before shaking to free it from the bran. Mink may be cleaned and freshened with warm corn meal , and , like the other short-haired furs may be done without removing the lining. But the longhaired - haired furs are best ripped apart and , freed from stuffing and lining. Those who may not care to go to the trouble of taking fur garments apart will find that the simple remediesdescribed will go a long way toward making the jackets and capes look clean , even if not ripped apart.-Good Housekeeping. S. K. COBUIiN , 1ugr. , dare JCOtt , writes ; "I find Hall's Catarrh Cure avaluable remedy. " Druggists sell it , 75e. Pronunciation of "Bicycle. " The constantly growing bicycle fad r calls attention to the large number of cases of mispronunciation of the word "bicycle. " There is a certain class of people , particularly New York's fash- i fonable set , who insist upon giving the "y" a long sound , as in "cycle , " forgetting - getting that a prefix or suffix often changes the sound of the vowel "y. " Still others go to the other extreme and give the "y" the sound of "ee , " but the best usage makes the "y" short word "bi-sik-L" and pronounces the - - Ilut even among those who give the "y" the short sound there is a disposition - tion to place the accent on the second sylable instead of the first , where it belongs. When a word comes into such common use as "bicycle , " it is well to learn to pronounce it correctly-Troy Times Coe' Cough Balsam is the oldest and best. It will break up a Cold quick. er tbau anything else. It is always reliable. Try 14 I China silk crepon is craped like mourning crape and printed with small , bright Hew- ers. OTHERS recovering from the illness attending - tending childbirth - , d birth , or who suf- fer from the ef- fectsof disorders , derangements _ ' and displace- c ments of the two- 4J Izc.)3 manly organs , will find relief and a permanent cure in Dr. Pierre's Pavorite Prescription. 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CO. 50ieMwuLtciweral OW.LakeSt.Chtcago. f tore tor sfor The finest Jeweiry .tore in the Black Hills. Stock about $5,000 to > 6t3.000 Watch. Fork averages $250 perwill trade forgive time on secured notes. will tie. Address JEWELER , Box 377 , Deadwood. S. D. y. 111. IJ. , Omatlni-zG , 1895. i ' ' ncwering advertisements kindly t ' menticn this paper. 1 J i 1 , - ' .L = . - . , - - i S R M TA gL1Rf11IItViRG1NIA W JOHNSON. T- COPYRIGHT 1892 BY RANDMRJALLY b CO. I : - NATIONAL PRESS /ASS'N CHAPTER 9L A HERO IN OIL M was divertedd from her conjectures - tures by a heavy sigh , which resembled a groan , hehind her. Dolores turned her head quickly , and discovered her grandfather leaning against the doorway - way , watching her movements in an attitude so rigid and threatening , in a frozen immobility , that she might have believed him stricken with paralysis had he not remained in an upright posture. "What is the matter , grandpapa ? " she cried in alarm. The sound of her voice seemed to loosen the bonds of a spell , the silence imposed by sheer impotent rage on the benumbed faculties of the old man. He moved his right hand feebly and mechanically , his pale features worked , and his pallid lips twisted awry as if by a spasm of pain , re covered the power of speech sufficiently - ly to articulate in agitated tones- "You-you jade ? What are you doing there ? " "I was only dusting the portrait , grandpapa , " she replied , relieved to notice the change in him. "I will teach you , idle hussy ! to meddle - dle with.my house , " continued the old man , a violent nervous tremor pervad- fag his frame , while his eyes rolled in their sockets' and flashed ominously. "How often am I to warn you not to touch my things ? You have no right to be here , at alL What are you but a ' I-I-have mind to beggar's brat ? - - a drive you off altogether. Go , beg your bread of strangers ! You are not wanted here. " He seized her arm , and left the imprint - print of hisclaw-like fingers in a bruise on the soft and shrinking flesh. Dolores recoiled , with terrified eyes , and a deep flush of shame and anger mounting to her cheeks. She was bewildered - wildered and astonished. The act of cleaning the portrait seemed so slight an offense that she was amazed at the anger aroused. If she had not fully understood the torrent of reproach which had gathered in volume on the lips of her grandfather on the former occasion , when she had attempted to bury a broken doll in the garden , his bitter invectives now reached her mind with a keen force of comprehension - sion , wounding deeply her heart. The excitement and wrath of Jacob Dealtry did not abate during the entire - tire day. The most trifling incident would arouse a fresh paroxysm of rage , and he would walk away from his granddaughter as if in the fear of such propinquity with the object of his displeasure - pleasure as might lead him to some act of violence. Dolores had trembled and wept at first , troubled by such manifest injustice - justice , as well as frightened by the expression of her grandfathers coun- tenance. Gradually her tears were dried in the fever of sullen rebellion ; as , in the depths of her soul , the seething - ing passions , prone to swift action , of her southern temperament became aroused. The slow hours were torture I to her irritated nerves , and each new attack of Jacob Dealtry , harping ever on the same chord of his grievances , i Mfr o i ' II' , ' { I i 1 ! , IJJ , 1 . r r 1 C "I'LL TEACH YOU ! IDLE. HUSSY. " fanned the rising flame of resentment in the breast of the girl. At length they met at the evening meal "You deserve no supper , ungrateful child , but come along to the table , " grumbled the old man. Dolores paused , erect , with flashing eyes and quivering nostrils "I will not eat your supper , grand- papa ! " she exclaimed , in a trembling voice. "You make me hate you ! ! What have I done ? I will go back to the convent and take the veil No- .body wants.me anywhere ! No ! I shall go to the town and tell all the people how cruel and wicked you are to your only grandchild. Then those who 1 have children will take pity on me , ' and come and mob you , tearing down our tower stone by stone ! " "Eh ! " ejaculated her companion , blinking nervously , and turning his head as if he had not heard aright. At the same time he clutched the edge of the table , as if to support I himself , while an expression of startled - led apprehension swept over his feat- ures. ures.Dolores Dolores nodded her head energetically - cally , enjoying this unforeseen tri- umph. Evidently her chance threat , actuated by childish spite , had intimidated - dated her relative. "They will mob you , " she , eon- tinued. "Who ? " "Oh , the good , kind people. " "Hush ! " . - "They will tear the garden all to shreds and destroy everything. " The threat was her defiance of exhausted - hausted patience , of overwrought emotions. The tragic woe of the pictured destruction of the Watch Tower suited her mood. Jacob Dealtry uttered an unsteady laugh , and then his voice assumed a whining inflection. "You would not set the populace against me , child ? There are always wretches that delight to hound and worry a poor old mar. . You shall return - turn to the convent and become a nun , if you like. We must speak of it later. " Dolores made no response , but sought her own chamber , supperless , with nostril dilated and head thrown back. She was aroused from her first slumbers - bers by hearing her grandfather insert a key in the lock of her door and turn it , thus making of her a prisoner. He feared she might run away to the town and set the populace against him , then. She fell asleep once more , with a smile on her lips. The following morning Jacob Deal- try was mild and ingratiating in man- ner. Evidently fits anger had spent' its force over night Dolores was sulky and heavy-eyed. At breakfast the old man insinuated that she might return to the convent if she wished to do so. The girl pouted at his alacrity to get rid of her companionship. She beheld herself a nun , with a flowing robe and a veil , investing the placid image with all the fervor of a youthful imagination. The next moment fright seized her at the thought of the prison bars of restraint - straint imposed on her wayward humors and impatient spirit by dedication - cation to the cloister. "Not yet , grandpapa , " she said , ap- pealingly. "Let us wait a while before - fore we decide. Besides , " she added , with soft feminine reproachfulness , "there would be no one to take care of you in case of illness if I left you. " 'To take care of me ? " repeated the grandfather in shrill accents. "Tut ! I need no care or company. Suit yourself - self , girl. " A warm color mounted to the temples - ples of Dolores , and sudden tears dimmed her eyes. Her glance strayed to the garden , and then reverted to the picture of the Knight in the entrance hall of their dwelling. "Do not leave us ! " the pomegranate - ate and orange trees seemed to whisper - per , swaying in the light breeze. "Do not leave us ! " sighed the flowers - ers , each unfolding bud of rose and jessamine wafting their fragrance to her senses. ' 'Depart if you dare , foolish child ! " said the Knight of Malta in the picture - ure , a threatening shape in the shadow. "I am not sure that I would like to become a religious recluse , " the full red lips of the girl murmured , half ruefully. Unconscious of these subtle infiwt- ences at work on the nature of his granddaughter , Jacob Dealtry pointed to the picture with the intent of disparaging - paraging its merits. ' 'Rubbish ! Mere rubbish as a painting - ing , you understand , " was his contemptuous - temptuous comment. "I like it , " said the girl slowly. "Give it to me and I will hang it in my room. " ' 'Nonsense ! " he retorted , regarding - ing her with furtive uneasiness. "What put that idea in your head ? Do not touch the picture again. I forbid it. Ha ! Carry the Knight away to your room , indeed ! " "Grandpapa , do you believe that hie built our tower ? " "Pooh ! No. " "Perhaps he did , you know. He may be pleased to shelter us here , or very angry with us for the intrusion. It is like that with ghosts who have buried treasures , for example. I heard the Sister Scolastica once telling - ing- a " "How you run on , with your wom- an's tongue , " interrupted the old man , peevishly. "When I said that the picture was poor trash it was between ourselves Some fool may take a fancy to it and pay a good round sum for an ancient portrait of a Knight of Malta , artist and date unknown. " The mobile features of Dolores acquired - quired a scornful expression , and she replied with that mixture of audacity and timidity which had ever characterized - terized her intercourse with . her aged relative : ' .Then you wish to cheat some stranger ? 1 would not try to sell the Knii ht at all in that case , but just leave him hanging there on the wall" Jacob Dealtry chuckled , and rubbed his chin. "Your advice is sound , my dear. Perhaps I will leave him , " and he moved away. Dolores sighed , and went to the fountain , where she gazed at her blooming image , reflected in the water , for a long time. What was - - - - . . . ' . . ; .qt' + - y life after all ? Perhaps "the riddle e1 the painful earth" flashed through her being for the first time. As every maiden , in all social conditions , beholds - holds in a swift and dazzling glimpse the vision of fleeting pleasures not to be her portion , and the brave knights riding away two and two , the foun- tain's basin may have served as the crystal mirror of the Lady of Shalott to Dolores , giving back , as yet , the blue sky above. To be young was to resemble herself. To be old was to be like grandfather. She shuddered slightly , and turned aside , with a gesture of repulsion. Perhaps it would be better never to grow old. That night the girl drifted softly away to dreamland. Between shifting shadow and rippling light , other than that of the moon , she beheld a radiant shape approach her door and pause on the threshold. The accompanying footstep , which had echoed on her heart and smitten sharply her brain , had been clear and ringing with a vibrating - ing , musical sound , unlike the dull , shuffling movements of 'grand- father around the house at all hours. Woven of the tissue of pure fantasy was her sleeping thought , mingled with the teachings of saintly lives in the convent school. Not the angelic presence of St , Ursula this , but the Knight of Malta , terrible , beautiful - ful , awe-inspiring , his cross glittering with a phosphorescent ray , and his drawn sword sparkling as the waves of the Mediterranean gleam in breaking - ing on the shores of the island in the midnight hour of summer. Spurning the clogging film of the obscuring years in the portrait , he revealed himself - self to her in his pristine strength of noble and chivalrous manhood , and the soul of Dolores trembled in her breast. He seemed to address her in a tongue that reached her senses like the murmur - mur of a sea shell , or the soughing of the wind through the trees After that , Jacob Dealtry brought the tiny dog Florio to the delighted Dolores. 1Ier happy and careless temperament - perament cast off the first somber impression - pression of the incident. She did not forget the Knight , she even entered into a secret alliance with the picture , unknown to her grandfather. She no longer whispered to the pigeons and the flowers , but questioned the dim portrait and wove histories about the career of the hero ; muttered poems , vague , confused , and fleeting as the rainbow spanning a dissolving storm- cloud. She artfully led her grandfather - father to converse about the history of the island. Jacob Dealtry was a well- informed man in many respects , and he spoke occasionally , in connection with some relic of stone , pottery , or glass discovered by him , of the rule of Count Roger of Sicily , the institution of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem , the first crusade. He repeopled that rock of soft sandstone called Tufa , known as Malta , with generations - tions of earlier inhabitants , until the coming of the knights to hold the citadel - del against the Turk. The little maid at his elbow listened demurely , and the old man may have experienced some transient sentiment of gratification - tion in the awakening intelligence of his granddaughter. lie was ignorant that Dolores , bridging time and space with fancy's airy bow , linked each glorious deed with the original of the portrait. Nay , she actually - tually became the heroine of thrilling adventures , in which , about to be swept away by an invading host of bold and brutal Corsairs , the Knight Templar rushed to her rescue , and drove off her assailants with prodigious valor. These idle reveries resolved themselves - selves from roseate mirage into a solid conviction in the mind of the girl. The Knight had built their Watch Tower and protected them in humble poverty , a feeble old man and an ig- , iorant child , within his precincts. He still kept guard about the crumbling beacon at night. When the sea wvas rising , with a monotonous beating on the strand heralding an approaching tempest , Dolores fancied she heard his footstep of a sentinel coming and go- jug beyond the boundary wall. To-day , Dolores lost herself in pleasant - ant dreams , as she worked on the pink dress. "To render it sweetand sacred , the heart must have a little garden of its own , with its umbrage and fountains - tains and perennial flowers ; a careless company ! " ( TO BE CONTINUED. ) Lunar Pitoto rcphy. Professor Langley has been interested - ed for a considerable time in the possibility - sibility of preparing a chart of the moon by photography , which would enable geologists and selenographers to study its surface in their cabinets with all the details before them which astronomers have at their command in the use of the most. powerful teles- copes. Such a plan would have seemed chimerical a few years ago , and it is still surrounded with difficulties , but it is probable that within a comparatively - tively few years it may be successfully carried out No definite scale has yet been adopted , but it is desirable that the disk thus presented should approximate - proximate in size one two-millionth of the lunar diameter , but while photographs - graphs have been made on this scale none of them show detail which may not be given on a smaller one. A Sad Time for Actors. The critic met the old school actor on the highway , and , observing a pale melancholy in the face of the Thes- piansaid : "What's the matter , 1Iam- leigh ? You look blue. " "I am blue , " returned Hamleigli. "These new school actors are knocking - ing us old fellows completely out. " f "What seems to be the trouble ? " asked the critic. "I'm not educated up to the standard - ard , " said Hamleigh. 'A man to be a i good actor nowadays has got to swim in real water , or ride arace , or manage a buzz-saw , or be an expert far 'hand. I can't swim ride or milk cows , and I am as afraid as death of a buzz-saw. Result , ruin ! " -Harpers Magazine. rfn r rTn ran n rtn r * n rtn ran rn ran ran rG r ' . r 1n * r n + r r n r > . . r rr Y r . , , Y r'A COOK BOOK FREE t Every housekeeper wants to know the best things to eat : a nd how to prepare them. i e Royal Baker an ast oo . * Contains One thousand useful recipes for every kind of cooking. Edited b y Prof. ' Rudmani , New-York Cooking School. Free mail Address writing plainly ) , . , mentioning this paper , $ ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. too Wall Street , N. Y. * ' F n r * r r ,4 'n * ! * r Y Y 1 ' a 'r Confederate Postage Stamp. . Persons who have kept any of the old letters they received in the south during the war might do well to look them over. The Confederate govern- ' meat authorized the issue and use of local postage stamps , and nearly every city in the south at one time had its own stamp. Many thousands of these were used , but so rare are they now that they bring high prices. There is among collectors a keen demand for them , and an idea of what they will bring may be gathered from the report of a sale which occurred recently at the rooms of the Philatelist society. New York. Local Confederate stamps sold as follows : Athens , Ga. , $40 , four varieties of the Baton Rouge ( La. ) : cent , $41 , $77 and ,30 respectively ; Macon - con , two varieties , for 563.50 and $171 ; Lenoir , N. C. , 382 , and Mobile cent , black , 340.50. As time goes on these curiosities will probably increase in value. They are already beyond the reach of everybody but wealthy col- lectors.-Atlanta , IournaL Tobacco-Stinking Breath , Not pleasant to always carry around , but It dent compare with the nerve destroyins power that tobacco keeps at work night and day to make you weak and impotent. Dull eyes. loss of interest in sweet words and looks tell the story. Brace up-quit. No-To Bac Is a sure , quicK cure. Guuranteed by Druggists every- where. Book , titled "Don't 'robacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away , " free. Address Ster- iiig Remedy Co. , New York City or Chicago. Telegraphic Mistakes. The telegraph has indulged in many witticisms at the expense of the members - bers of both houses of parliament. It has transformed a classical allusion to "Cato and Brutus" into "cats and brutes ; " the celebrated phrase used by the late Mr. W. Forster in a speech on his Irish policy , "mauvais subjects and village ruffians" into ' -wandering say- ages and village ruffians ; " "tried in the balance and found wanting" into "tried in the balance and found panting ; ' "the cow was cut in halves" into "the cow was cut into calves , " and "the militia is a great constitutional force" into "the militia is a great constitutional - tional farce.-Macmillan's Magazine. The Ladles. The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which Iadies , may use the California - fornia liquid laxative , Syrup of Figs , under all conditions , makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article , look for the name of the California Fig Syrup Co. , printed near the bottom of the package. The man who would lead others must first learn how to stand aone. A novelty tailor button is made with a metal rim and sews through and through. i The Little Girl's Prayer. i A little girl'in a Pennsylvania town , in saying her prayers the other night , was told to pray for her father and mother , who were both very ill , and i for one of the servants , who had lost i her husband. She faithfully did as else 1 ! was told , and then , impressed with the dreary condition of things , added on her her own account : "And now , 0 God , take good care of yourself , for if , anything should happen to you we should all go to pieces. Amen.New a York ' .l'iines. Make Your Own Bltterst On receipt of 30 cents in U. S. stamps , i will send to any address one package Str ketee's Dry Bitters. One package makes one gallon be tonic known. Cures atom- ach , kidney diseases , and is a great appetizer - tizer and blood purifier. Just the medicine needed for spring and summer. :5c. at your drag store. Address GEO. G. Sm- ' " sETEE , Grand Rapids. Mich. A Good Fencer. f Mr. Hardtack ( who has just discharged - charged Mr. Jackson-You want a recommendation , eh ? You are absolutely lutely good for nothing. How can I conscientiously recommend you ? Mr. Jackson-Well , sah , you might jes' say dat ye tink Mr. Jackson would prove invaluable in any position-dab he's capable of fillin'-Scribner's. It the Baby is Cutting Teeth. Be sure and use that old and weil trTd remedy , idaa. tt t.sLOW's Soorilixa Srnur for Children Toething- The trouble with culture is that tt has to stop at the surface. " 13anson's Magic Cora Salve. " warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask yo a druggirt for it. Prlce 15 ccots. Coarse linen in ecru shades is much ascd for Looting gowns. ' Borrowed troubles are the heaviest. Every mother .houbl ahvny. have at pans , . of l'arker'slneerTonic. Nothiui el-esa boo ] for pain , weakues , colds , and slecplcx nesa. Armure crepon , or armure with crape markings , is fashionable and durable. What part of a house is the darkest ? The part near the eaves. Non. I. the time to cure your Corni t withilindercurus. It takestaiemutperfectly gives cuudort to the feet. Ask your druglst for IL ] Ss. ; Vevet : capes are fashioiiab'.o lined with cloth and cloth ones with silk. + . z.r .r I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure for Consumption.-3fity. FIASIC Moats , 315 11' . 2 .d St. , New York , Oct. . : + , 1594. The flesh is an enemy to suffering , Lo- cause suffering is an enemy to the flesh. Billiard table , second-hanl , for sale cheap. Apply to or address , H. C. AKIN , 511 S. lath St. . Omaha , N& , . See that ro and red tin tag ? t iat's hl Climax " , .1 lug. 4 G 11 \ . , r ' ; fib t Jar ry , f ' g ! : : \.4\ \ \ . t - i Its LORaLLARD S , It's itic e es , lnTTi 1TTm " TTPTTi1TTiiTTTYTfT"fITTT1-TTTT1TiTTifiTiTTiTTITiTTTPiiilTf 1TTTFTiTfifUl C e c Very Styies aYManton - Y- : 35 Cent Patterns for 10 Cents , When the Coupon L-elow Is acnt. Also One : Cent Additional for Postage. : C t' 1CC C . , Vi 7 6345 , t . : 6323. 64119 6375 6355 C No.6345-Flue sizes ; viz. : 32 , 14 , 36 , 38 and 40 ho. 6403-Five sires ; viz : 22 , 24 , 2S , 23 and S7r' Ir inche bustmeasure. inches walatmeasure. C No. 63:3-Five siren ; viz. : 22 , 24. 26 , 28 and S0 No. tai r-Four sizes ; viz : 6.8,10 and 12 yeah. : inches waist measure. No. 6355-FIve sizes ; viz. : 32 , 34 , Sb , 38 and fi , C inches bust meaanre. I C 3 G K 'rnIs COIIPON sent with an order for one or any of the above 35 ant patterm is credited O as 25 cents on each pattern ordered maktnc each r.aHern cost only 10 cents. One cent extra for postage for each pattern. Give number of inches waist measure for , = lets and number of inches but measure for waists. Address O . ° - COUPON PATTERN COMPANY , . . 5. = 76ock Box 747. NEW TORY , N. T. s' 1l1WWLlAlL4J llj11W 1 W1ZWll1Wf/Wilhlfl ul lllltuulullljjjj { 1 r