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    THE OMA3JA DAILY 153332 : SATUHDAT , OCTOBER 2. 1897. 11
| FORTUNES ADRIFT.
Ily C'im'Ml-TK 11YNK.
* op > rlKht. 1S97. J.y Culcllfte Ilync. )
Corlnlvln came out under the brldgo deck
nwnlns up through the baking heat of the
companlon'.vay , nnd dropped listlessly Into a
tlock chair. Ho wai dressed In slop-chest
pajamas of a vlvltl pattern , nnd had n newly
flhavon chin , which stood out refreshingly
whlto against the rest of his sun-darkened
countenance. ,
"Well , " said Captain Kettle , as ho shoved
across the box of cheroots , "nro wo any
nearer getting under wny ? "
"I looked In at the engine room as I came
past , " said the tall man with ft laugh , "and
the chief had a good deal to say. I gathered
It was his Idc.i that the follow who last had
chargn of these engines ought to die a cruel
and lingering death. "
"It's a sere point with McTodd when she
breaks down. Uut did he say how long It
would bo before ho could give her steam
again ? I'm a bit anxious. The glass Is
tumbling , hand over fist , and what with that
nnd this heat , there's small doubt hut what
we'll have a tornado clattering about our
cars directly. There's the shore clcse aboard ,
na you can see for yourself , and If the wind
comes awny nnywhero from the east'nrd It'll
blow this old steamboat half wny Into Iho
tnlddlu of Africa before we can look around
tis. It's a had season Just now for tor
nadoes. "
The clattering of Iron boot plates made
ItBclf heard on the brass-bound steps of the
companlonway. "That'll bo the chief coming
to nnswer for hlmsMf , " said Cortolyln.
Mr. Null Angus McTodd nlwnjs advertised
his calling In the attlro of his outward man ,
end the cyo of on expert could toll with suro-
nesH at nny given inomeLt whether Mr. Mc
Todd was In employment or not , nnd If so
what typo of steamboat ho wan on , what was
his official position , what was his pay , nnd
what was the last bit of work on which hn
Iwil been employed , The pre'ent wns tlio
fourth occasion on which the Saigon's ma
chinery hnd chosen to break down dirlng
Captain Kettle's two months ot command ,
and after his herculean efforts In making re
pairs with Insufficient staff and material * .
Mr , McTodd was unpleasant bath to look upon
and associate with. He was nttlred In moist
black boots , gray flannei pajama trousers
stuffed into his socks , a weird garment ot
flannel upon nls upper ir.an , a clout round
his neck , and a peaked cap upon his grizzled
red hair anointed with years ot spraying oil.
HI ? ctoows nnd his forehead shone like dull
mirrors of steel , ant ! IIP carried one ot hli
thumbs wrapped up In a grimy crimson rag.
Ills conversation was full ot Unnecessary ad
jectives , and ho was Inclined to take n cin-
tankurous view of the unlveisi1. "They'd dis
grace the flcrnp-heap of any decent yard ,
would the things they miscall engines on this
rotti-n tub , " enld ho by way of preface.
"Thoy are holy cnglnos , and that's a fact , "
said Kettle. "How long can you guarantee
them for this tlmo ? "
The engineer mopped his neck with a wad
of cotton waste. "Ten revolutions , If ye
wish mo to bo certain. It's n varra dry ship ,
this. "
"And how many moreVo shall want
them. There's a tornado coming on. "
"I'm no' anxious lo perjure myself , cap
tain , but they might run on for a full minute ,
or they might run on for a day. There'e a
capaciousness about the rattle-traps that
might arnus ? some people , but It does not ap
peal to me. I'm In fear of my llfo every
mlmito I stand on the pole plate. "
"I'd not hnvo taken you for a frightened
man. "
"I'm not thnt PS a usual thing , but the
temperature of yon engine room varies be
tween 120 and 130 degrees of the Fahrenheit
scale , and It's destroying to the nerves. All
the aqueous vapor leaver the Bjfitem and I'm
vorra badly In need ot a tonic. Is jon whisky
In the black bottle , ciptaln ? "
"Tako n peg , Mac. "
"I'll Just have a sma' three fingers now
yo mention it. " He laid the thickest part
ot his knotty knuckles against the sldo ot
the tllinblcr and poured out some half gill of
spirits. "Weol , " Bald he , "may wo get as
Eood whisky where wo'ro going to , " nnd en
veloped the tlcoe with a dexterous turn of
the wrUt. After which ambiguous toast ho
wiped his lips with cotton waste nnd took
himself off agnln to the biking regions be
low , and presently n dull rumbling and a
tremor of her fabric announced that the Saigon
gen was once moro under wny
The little steamer had coaled at Perlm
Island In tha southern mouth of the Red sea ,
had come out Into the Indian ocran through
tha Straits of Bab el Mandcb , h-id
rounded Capo Ouardafnl and was
on her way down to Zanzibar In
rcspouse to the cabled ordcrj of her
IVrseo owners In Hombay. Cortolvln was
still on board as ixassenger. Ills excuse was
that ho wanted to Inspect the island and
city of Zanzibar before returning to Eng
land and respectability ; his real rcaion waa
that ho had taken a fancy to the 111 tie ruf-
ftin ot a wklppor and wished to sec more of
him.
him."Cheerful
"Cheerful toast , that of McTodd's , " said
Cortolvln.
Three engines are enough to discourage
nny man , " said Kettle , "and the heat down
there would sour the temper of an arch-
angel. "
Cortolvln loosened a coupln of buttons of
Ills pajamas and bared his chest. "Ifa
hard to breathe even here , anil I thought
JM learned what heat was In those Arabian
deserts. There's 3 tornado coming ou , UiRt's
certain. "
"It will clear the nlr. " said Kettle. "Hut
It will be a snec/cr when we gnt It , Mr.
Murgatrovtl , " ho called.
The old grizzle-headed mate thrust down
A purple face from tlio head of the upper
bridge ladder , " \ye. aye ? "
" ( lot all thn awnings off her , " the ship
master ordered ; "put itxtra crliu on the
boats and see everything lashed fust Mat
a steam crane could move. Wo'ro In for
< & bad brcezo directly. "
"Ayeaye , " rumbled thu mnto , nnd \
clHppotl a leaden whtstlo to his mouth and \
blow It shrilly. A minute later ho reported :
"A bis simmer lying to Just a point or
two off the starboard bow , r.iptaln. I I
haven't seen her brfore because of the
hazo. " Hn examined her carefully through
the bridge hlnnculaiH and gav his observa
I tions with heavy deliberation. "She's HIJIIBIO
rigged foiMrd , and has a Illicit funnel with
a rod bnnd no , two red bandf. Seems lo
l/io Ilko ono of thb Gorman mull boats , aim
I should say HUO was broke down. "
Captain Kettlu rose uprlnglly from his
deck chair nnd swung himself Into t1ie
upper bridge. Cortolvln followed.
A mint of licut shut out thu HCU Into a
narrow ring , Overhead wns a heavy purple
darkness , Impcnotniblo as a celling of brick.
The only light that crept In rame from the
mysterious unteuii pluln of the horizon.
From every point ot the compass uneasy
thunder gave forth now and then a stifled
bellow ; nnd though the lightning splashes
never showed , sudden thinnings of the gloom
would hint at their nearness , The air shim-
morcd and danced with thu baking heat ,
nd though lurid grays nml pinks predomi
nated , the glow which tilled It was con
stantly changing In hue.
The gpcne wai terrifying , but Kettle re
garded it with a satisfied smile , The on&
commercial prayer of thu shipmaster U to
moot with a passenger strnmsr at sea ,
broken down , and requiring a tow ; and beyi
was ono of the plums ot tha ocean ready
to hli hand and anxious to be plucked. Thb
worse the weather the greater would bo the
BalvfiRO , and Captain Kott.'j could have
hugged himself with Joy when he thought
ot Iho tropical hurricane's nparnosi. Ho bad
changed the Saigon s courco the Instant he
came on the bridge , nud had pulled the
Bynui-jtrlng and hooted cheerfully lota tb <
throbbing air to announce his coming , Thi
spectral schooner grow every moment niorr
clear , and presently n string of barbarl'i '
colors Jerked up to the wlro span between
lu > r msetn. There was no breath of wind t > >
the Hags blow out. They Inn's In
JecteJ cowli ; but to Kettle they read lll'.J
the paRe of an open book.
"P. H. Q ! " he cried , and clapped the binoc
ular * back In the box , and mapped down
the lid , ' ! ' . U , Q. , * Mr. Cortolvln , and don't
you forgot having aern It , Wave broken
uiy machinery , ' that means 'I f.vant Iramodl-
. ' "
ata assistance.
"You teem to know It by heart , ' aald
Cortolvln.
"There' * not * steamboat officer on all
the 4 * tbat doesn't. Whan thlnga ara very
dovn with ui we take out tlio signal book
and bunt up I1 , n. Q , and tall ouroulvea that
ouje day * may coma acroit a Ouutrdcr
In a broken talUhaft and bo able to give up
the sea and be living politely on 200 a ycir
well Invested , within a fortnight. It's the
steamboat officer's dream , sir , but there's
few of us It ever comes true for. "
"Skipper , " said Cortolvln , "I needn't tell
you how pleased I'll be If you come Into a
competence over this business. In the mean
while. If there's anything 1 can do , from coal
trlmm'ng ' upward , I'm jour most obedient
servant. "
"I thank you , sir. " silil Kettlo. "And If
you'd go and carry the news to the chief I'll
bo obliged. I know he'll say his engines
can't hold out. Tell him they must. Tell
him to use up anything he has eooncr than
gel nnother breakdown. Tell him to rip up
his soul for slruti nnd bickstays If he
thinks It'll keep them running. It's the nno
chance of my llfo , Mr. Cortlovln , nnd the
one chance of his. and he's got to know U ,
and BCD wo aren't robbed of what Is put be
fore us. Show him where the siller comes
In , sir , nnd then stand by and you'll sco Mr. '
McTodd work mlraclcfl. "
Cortolvln went below end Kettle turned
to thu old mato. "Mr. Murgatroyd. " said he ,
"got a dozen hands to rouse up that new
manlla out of the store. I take you from
the forcdeck nnd glvo you the afterdcck to
yourself. I'll have the bargain with that
fellow over there before wo do anjthlng , and
there'll bo little enl ugh time lett nfter
we'vo fixed upon price. So have everything
ready to begin to tnwnVo'l ! use their wlro. "
"Ayo , nye. " said the mato. "Hut It won't
do to tow with wl'e , captain , through what's
"HOWS THAT. t'MI'Htn ? " HAH ) Hi : .
coming. There's no give In wlro. A wire
hawser would Jerk the guts out of her In
fifteen minutes. "
Kettle tightened his llpa. "Mr. Mur
gatroyd , " said he , "I am not a blame fool.
Neither do I want dictation from my otllcers. I
I
I told you tn rou ) up the manlla. You will ] I
back the wlro with a double bridle of that. " j
"Aye , aye , " grunted the mate , "but
am I to make fist to ? Them bollards aft
might be steiped In putty for all the use1 I ,
they are. They'd not tow a rovvlrat through | '
what's coming. I bellevo they'd draw If
they'd a fishing line made fast to them. " I i
"I should hnvo thought you'd boon long
enough at sea to kno\y , your business by this
time , " said Kettle Unpleasantly. "D'ye think
that every steamboat that trades haa a bran-
new Harland & Wlltf ? " i
"Well. " said the mate .sullenly , "I'm wait
ing to bo taught. "
"Pas * the manlla round'tho combing of the
after hatch , and you won't como and tell ma
that's drawn while this sfcambcat stays on
the water top. "
"Ayo , aye , " slid the mate , and stepped Into
slippers ami shuffled away. Captain Kettle
walked briskly to the center of the upper
bridge and laid a hand on the telegraph. He
gave crisp orders to the lascar at the wheel ,
and the Saigon moved In perfect obedience to
his will.
Ahead of him , the great elato-colored llnnr
lay motionless on the oily sea. Her rail
was peopled with the anxious ficcs of pas
sengers. Busy deck hands wore stripping
away the awnlugs. On the high upper brldgo
were three officers In sun-helmets and trim
uniform of white drill , talking together anx
iously.
The llttlo Saigon curved up from astern ;
stopped her engines , and then with reversed
propeller , brought up dead , so th-st the bridges
of the two steamers were level und not moro
than twenty yards apart. H was .smartly
done , and ( as Kettle had Intented ) the Oor-
iiiaiis noticed It , and commented. Then began
the barter of words.
"Howdy , oiptainl' ' said Kettlo. "I hope
| It's not n funeral you'vo brought up for ?
This heat's been very great. Has It knocked
, over ono of your passengers ? "
' A large , boarded man made reply : "We
I ' i haf seen a slight mishap mlt dcr machinery ,
captain. My Ingenecrs will mend. "
I "O , that's till right. Thought It might bo
worse. Well , I wish you luck captain. But
I'd hurry and got steam on her again If I
wcro you. The breeze may come away any
mlmito now , and you'vo' the shore close
aboard , and you'll bo on It U you don't get
j i your steamboat under command again by
I I thnn , and have a bis loss ofllfo. If you get
I ' on the beach It will surprise me If you don't
drown nil hands. "
Captain Kettle put a baud on the telegraph
ns though to ring on his engines again , but
thn bearded German , after n preliminary
stamp of passion , hold up his hand for further
parley. Hut for the moment the opportunity
of speech was taken from him. The pas-
t sfiigrrs worn either English or , for thn most
| , part , understood that tongue when spoken ,
and they drank tn every word thnt was said ,
as Kettle had Intended , and now they surged
In n wilthlng , yelling mob at the foot of the
two bridge ladders , and domnmled thnt as
sistance should be hired , let that cost what
It might. Thcro wns nolnaklng a hall carrj
, above that frightened uproar , but the German
| shipmaster raved and explained nnd reasoned 11
for fully a dozen moments before he quelled '
U. Then , panting , lip came once moro to the
end of his bridge nnd addressed the other
steamer.
"Itoso basnengers vos nervoun , " said hn ,
"bemuse dey thought dere might bo some
lectio rain squall ; so I ask you how mooch '
\onld you take my rope utid tow me to
Aden or Perlm ? "
"Phew" " " eald Kettle. "Aden ! That's
wrong way for mo , captain. Hod Sea's
where I come from , and my owner cabled mo j
hurry and get to Zanzibar. "
"Veil , how mooch ? "
"Well , say 100 000 , as your
seem BO anxious ,
"Hundred thousand teufetsl Herr Gott. I
haf tint Rhodes on dor sheep ! "
"Wall , captain , take the offer or leuvf It ,
I'm not a tow-bout , snd I'm In n hurry to
rosko my passage. If you keep mo waiting
hero five minutes loiignr It'll cost you 120-
000 to bo plucked In anywhere. "
The shipmaster on the other bridge went
Into a frenzy of expostulation. He appealed
to all Ccptaln Kettle's better feelings ; he
dared hlr.i to do h ! worst ; he prayed him
tn do his best. Hut Kettle gozud upon the
man's gMtlculatlng arms , and lUtened to hlo
frantic oratory uumoved. He lit a cheroot
and leaned his elbows on the white railing
of the bridge , and did r.ot reply by BO much
as a single word. When the other halted
through lireathlcBonPSB , even then he did
not speak , Hn waved bis hand toward the
fearsome heaveui , with their lurid lights ,
and pointed to the bumping thunder , which
made both st earners vaguely tremble , and he.
lot those argue for him. The clamor of the
passengpri rose again In the breathless ,
baking air , and the captain of the liner had
to yield. He threw up hie rra In token ot
surrender , and a hush t \ \ upon tb cene
like tbo silence of death ,
"My gorapany Mi nil pay you hondred
touitnd pound , captain , und you haf der sat
isfaction dot you make me ruined man. "
"I 'nave boon ruined myself , " eald Kettle ,
"heap * of times and r turn for the other
thing seetni to be comn now. I'll run down
closer to you , captain , or flo you bid your
htaSi beavo me Una from the fo'c'slehiud
M I COMO p * t. You're cut It pretty flu * .
You'v no Um left to get boat la the
water. The wind may como away nny moment -
mont now , "
Cnptiln Kettle WAI changing Into another
man. All the Inionclnncs hud gnno from him.
Ho gave hU orders with crlspneas and de
cision and the mates and the lascnrs Jumped
to obey thorn. The horrible danRei thnt waste
to como lay ns an open advertisement , and
they know that their only way to piss safely
through It and oven then the chances were
slim as to obey tlio man who commanded
them to the uttermost.
The connection between the steamers had
been I made , ( ha snaky steel wlro hnwssr had
been hauled In through a stern fair lead by
the Saltcon's winch , and the old mate stood
ready with the shickla which would link It
on to iho manlla.
The heavers yielded up an t overture like the
echo of n Titan's groan. "Hurry , there , you
slow-footed \ dogsl" came Kettle's voice from
ttl
the bridge.
tlh The lascars brought up the eye of the
hawser and Murgfltroyd threaded It on the
pin of the shackle. Then he cried , "All fait , "
and ! picked up a splko and screwed homo thu
pin In Its socket. Alieidy the engines wcro
on the move again and the Salgoa wns steamIng -
Ing ahead on the tow line. It was a time
for f hurry.
The nlr thickened nnd grow for the moment
Ifd anything more hot and the tornado raced
down upon them as r blnrk wall stretching
far across the sea , with white wuter gleaming
and churning at Us foot. It hit the steamers
like a solid avalanrhc and the tplndrltt In It
cut the faces of the men who tried to with
stand It as though whips had lashed them.
stSi The coollo quartermaster clung on to the I
Saigon's wheel spokes , n mcro whlsp ot I
limp humanity Incnpahle of steering or of
doing anything else that required a modicum )
ola' rational thought. The little steamer fell
away ' before the blast like a shaving In n j i
dry street ; thu tonnage of the tornado heeled j
her till her leo scuppers spouted green water , ! i
and shu might well have been overturned
nt the very outset. But Kettle beat the help
less lascir from his hold , and spoked the
wheel lunl up , and thu engines working
strongly , brought her round again In a wal
lowing circle lo face the torrent of hunlcanc.
She took five minutes to make that recov
ery , and when she was steaming on ngaln ,
hcac. to the thunderous gusts , the tale ot
what she had endured was written In easy
lettering. On both fore nnd main decks
the bulwarks were gene le\cl with the co\-
crliiK boards ; fie radio of crated , harness
casks , gangplanks and so on that a small
Citl
trader cnrrlco In view to the sky had de
parted beyond the ken of man , and Indeed
these lower decks were scoured clean to thu i
nakrd ; rusted Iron. The port lifeboat hung !
steve from bent davits , and three of t e
coolie ( crow had been swept from life Into thn !
grip ot the eternal sea. | I
Ktl Cortolvln fought his way up on to the i
tipper bridge , step by step , against the
frantic beating ot the wind , nnd without
being bidden relieved nt the leo spokes of the
wheel. ; Captain Kettle nodded his thanks
The Saigon had no steam steering gear , niul '
Iitl some of thu heavier squalls the wheel .
threatened to take charge and pitch the little I
shipmaster clean over the spokes. j
Amid the bellowing roar of the tornado , I
speech , ot course , was Impossible , nnd vision , j
too , was limited. No human eye could look j j '
Into the wind , and even to let It strike thb ,
face was a torture. The sea did mot get up. 1
The crest of any wave which tried to ilse
was cut off remorselessly by the knives ot
the hurricane , and spread as a stinging mist
throughout ] the wind. It was hard , Indeed ,
to ( tell where ocean ceased and air begaii. i
The whlto sea was spread In a blur of white
Tfl The MK helpless liner .astern plucked sav
agely ; at the Saigon's tall , and the pair of
thorn were moving coastwards with speed.
Left to herbclf and steaming full spec 1
Into the gale , the llttlo Saigon would have
been . able to maintain her position , neither
losing ground nor gaining any. With thp
heavy tow' In charge , she was being driven
toward the roaring surf of the African
beach with perilous speed. '
It was possible to .see dimly down the
wind , and when Cortolvln turned his face
away from the stinging blast of the tornado ,
he could understand with 'clearness their
exact position Close astern was the plung
ing German liner , with her decks stripped j
and deserted , and only the bridge ofllcera '
exposed. Beyond was the cotton white asi ;
and beyond again were great leaping fountains
ati
tains of whiteness , where the tortured ocean
tir
roared against the yellow bach. j '
Thirty minutes passed , each second of i
them brimmed with frenzied struggle for
both man nnd machinery. The tornado ! i
raged and boomed nnd roared , and the '
backward drift was a thing which could be i
measured with the eye. I i
Then the old mate heaved himself up the i
bridge ladder by laborious Inches. His ,
clothes were whipping from him In tattered j *
ribbons , his hat was gone , and the grizzled '
hair stood out from the back of his heart
like the bristles of a broom. Ho clawed his |
way along the rail , and put his great red i
face close to Kettle's ear. I
"We can't hold her. " ho roared. "She's
taking us ashore. We shall be there In n
dozen minutes , nnd then It will be 'Jones'
for the lot of us. "
Captain Kettle glared but made no articu
late reply. If ho could hnvo spared a hand
from the wheelspokes , It Is probable that Mr.
Murgatroyd would have felt the weight of It.
Tha old fellow bawled nt him ngaln. "Tho
hnnds 'know It ns well as me , nnd they Bay
cnlculntlona. He hnd born brought up In n
School where life l cheap , and not o pleaa-
ant nml savory a thing thnt U In net much
store on. The passenger * were part ot the
ship , Just as much an were her engines , ntul
the bullion which ho hoped ho carried.
The company which owned her was responal.
bio for all ; their credit vreuld bo damaged
It all or a part of her wns lent , and he , Owen
Kettle , would reap n proportionate reward
If ho could drag her Into nny civilized port.
And when he thought of the roaring bench
so terribly close nstern , he bit his beard
In an ngony of apprehension lost the fates
should steal this fortune from him.
And meanwhile the line of surf was grow
ing ever nearer. So close , Indeed , wcro
they to the hateful shore , tint when for n
moment the fountains of..hUo water sub-
aided where the breakers" raged upon the
beach , they could see dlihly'bbyond ' through
the sea smoke palm trees , nnd cclbas nnd
great silk cottouwoods whipping nnd crashIng -
Ing before the Insane blast of the tornado.
All hands on the Saigon's deck had many
minutes before given themselves up for as
good ns dead. Their only rhhnce of salva
tion lay In casting off the tow rope , and no
one dared touch the llnkjiig , thacklo. They
qulto knew ( hat tholr saynfio llttlo skipper
would fulfill his threat -Uf they disobeyed
hla orders. Indeed , old Murphtroyd himself
sal on the hatch coamlr/g / Xlth an opened
claspknlfo and vowed dcqtji on anyone xvho
tampered with either shioklo or manlla. The
clumsy mate had swallowed' rough words
once , but ho preferred tlrowhlng to living
on and hearing Captain Kbttlc address him
as coward. ,
The shore lay steep-to , hut the backwash
creamed far out Into the sea , Already the
stern of the German liner was plunging In
the whitened water nnd destruction seemed
a question of seconds. Then a wtrango
tiling happened. It Ecemcd ns though the
finger of God had touched the wind ; It nbntctl
by visible graduations and thb drift of the
steamers grew moro slow ; It eased to a inero
galu , and they held their place on thn Up
of the boiling surf ; nnd then with a gisp
It sank Into quietude , nnd a great oily swell
rose up na If by inngtc from the bowela
of the deep , and the llttlo Saigon forged
ahead and drew the helpless passenger ship
away from the perilous beach. Those trop-
Icnl hurricanes of the eastern sens progress
In circles , and thin one hnd spurned them
from Its clutch and let them llont on n
clinrmed ring of calm.
Cortolvln bowed over the wheel In silent
thankfulness , but the shipmaster rejoiced
aloud.
"How's thnt , umpire ? " said ho. "Ily
James . , wasn't It worth hanging on for ? I've
got a wife , sir , and kids , and I'm remember-
Ing this moment that they'll always have full
bolllts from now onwards , and good clothes ,
nn-1 no more cheap lodgings , but a decant
house semi-detached and money to plank
down on the plate when they go to chapel on
Sundaya. j The skipper of that Dutchman will
bo mined over this last half hour's Job , but
I can't help that. It's mysslf I have to think
of first , one has to In this world , or no ono
else will ; and , Mr. Cortolvln , I'm a made
man. Thanks to McTodd "
From below there came a sudden whirr of
machinery , as though the engines had mo-
mentarlly gone mail , and then a bumping
nnd ' a banging which Jarred every plate of the
Saigon's fabric , and then n silence , broken
only by the thin , distant scream of a hurt
man. Presently the boom of steam broke
out from the escape plptj bcsltle the funnel ,
and a inlnnta later the chief engineer made
his way leisurely up onto th ? bridge. He
wns bleeding from a cut on the forehead , and
nnother > gash showed red among the grime on
his stubbly cheek. He was shredding to
bacco with a claspknlfe as ho walked and
secmfd from his manner to bo n man quite
divorced from nil responsible occupations.
Ho halted a minute at the head of the brldgo
ladder , replaced the tobareo cake In the
pocket ; of his raiment and then rolled up the
shredillngs In the palms of hU crackled
hands. Then ho flljcd a short briar pipe , lit
It nnd surveyed the available universe.
"You'll be the tornado , 'way ahead there ,
I'm thinking , ' said he.
"Are these blame engines broke down
again ? " asked Kettle , sharply.
"Aye , > e may put It they've broke down. "
"Then away with you below again , Mr.
McTodd , and g"t them running ngaln. You
may smoke whsn we bring up th' Aden. "
' McTodil puffed twlco more nt his pipe , and
spat on thp wheel grating.
"Hy James ! " said Kettle , "so you heat
nio ? "
.1
"My lugs are a bit muzzy , nut I can hear
yo for a' that captain. Only thing is I can't
do as you'd like. "
Captain Kettle stiffened ominously. "Mr.
McTodd , " he Bald , "If jou force me to take
you In hand and show you how to set aboui
your work you'll regret It ! , "
"Man , " said the engineer , ' 'I can do some
kind of Imposslbeelltles. Ye'vo seen me dn
them. Ye'\o seen me keep those palsied
rattle traps running all through that blow.
But If yo ask me to make a new propeller \
out of rod Iron and packing cfjses I'll havu to
toll you that yon kind of' mecraclo's beyond
me. "
(
"My great James ! " saldpKettle , "you don't
mean to tell me the propeller's gone ? "
"Either that , or else all the blades have
stripped off the boss. If yc'd been below on
MR. M'TUlJU S\VAYin ON THK STOOL ANDHUOAKDKU HIM WITH A I't KKMHi jYn.
they're not going to bo drowned for anybody.
They say they're going to cast oft the
hawser. " j
This tlmo Captain Kettle yelled back a
icply. "You thing ! " ho cried , "You putty I
man i , get back to your post ! If you want |
to live keep those niggers' fingers off the
shackle. Ily James , if that tow Is cast oft
I'll turn the Saigon for the beach , and drown
the uholu crew ot you Inside of three min
utes. By James , yes , and you know me , and
you know I'll do It , too. You ham-faced
jellyfish , away a l with you , and eave your
blooming ' llfo ! ' '
The man winced under the llttlo captain's
tongue and went away , and Captain Kettle
looked across the wheil at his assistant.
Cortolvln shrugged his shoulders and
gldnced backward at the beach and nodded.
Kettle leaned across and shouted'
"I know U , sir , as well as you do. I know
It as well as they do. Uut I've got n fortune
Iti tow yonder , and I'd rather die than set It [ i
adrift , It Inu't ono fortune either ; It's a , |
dozen fortunes ; and I have just got to grab '
ono of thorn , I'm a married man , sir , with
a family , and I've known what It was to
watch and see 'em hungry. You'll stand
by me Mr. Cortolvln ? "
"It seems 1 promised. You know I've been
long enough with Mahometans , skipper , to
be aomowtiat a fatalist , So I say. God Is '
great , and our fates are written on our foro-
liearts , and no man can change 'by an Inch
the path which It Is foreordained ho should
tread , nut they are queer fates , oome of
them , I wont away from England became of
my vita ; I "top out ol the middle ot Arabia
and stumble across you , and hear that she
Is dead ; I look forward to going home and I I
living peaceful country life ; and now It ap. '
pears I'm to be drowned obscurely , out of
the touch of the newspapers. * However , I'll
be conslatant. I won't grumble and you
may bear me cay It aloud : "La Allah , Utah
Allah , "
Captain Kettle made no reply. Through i
the Infernal uproar of the tornado , he did I
not hear much of what wis Bald , and part J
of what did reach hlc ara was beyond hli
comprebenilon , Besides , his mind wai not
unnaturally occupied with moro iclflsh con-
Ideratloni , vUtern of him. in 'the German
liner , wore come thousand passengers , who
were all aeieU for ealvace. The detail of
human life did not enter much Into bU
my footplates yo'd have kenned it flno. When
it went , those pulr engines raced like an auld
cab horse tryln' to gallop , and they just got
tied lu knots , and tumbled down , and
sprawled fifteen ways at onco. I was on the I l
platform oiling when they jumped , and that '
nigger second of mlno tried to got at the
throttle to close her down. "
"U'oll. get on , man ; get on. "
"Weel , he didn't , that's all ; he's lying In
the low pressure crank pit this minute , and
the top of his nluill'11 bo to seek somowheru
by the ash lift. Mon , I tell ye , yon second
o' mine's an uncanny sight. So I had to do
his work for him , and then I blew off my
hollers and came up here. It would have
bceit Mira comforting to my professional con.
science If I could have sttumed her Into
Aden nut I'm no as sorry as I might bo
for what's happened. I have It In mind that
yon Pnrseo owner of ours In Dombay'll losb
siller over this breakdown , and I want that
beggar punished for all the work hc'a given
mo to do on a small wage. Mr. Cortohin , ha'
ye a match ? "
A hall cume from the liner astern ,
"Salgcn , ahoy I Keep our hawser taut. "
"You're all right for the prtaent , " Kettle
shouted back ,
"Dor vlnd might return onless you got In
middle of him. "
"Then If It does , " retorted Kettle , "you'd
'better tell your passengers to say their pray
ers , You'll get no furthof help from mo.
I'm broken down myself. Lpst my propeller ,
If you want to know. " <
"Herr Jleuer Oott ! "
"I shouldn't swear If I were you , ' said Ket
tlo. "If the breeze comes this way again
you'll bo toeing the marli In the other place
Inside five mlnutcu. " | Ie turned and gave
an order. "After dock , there. Mr. Mur-
Batroyd , you may cast olt tbelr , ifpe. We've
done towing. "
Now , after this , a variety of things might
have happened. Amongst { hem It waa quite
possible that both ett'jmcrs , and all In them ,
'
might have'been spewed up as battered re
fute high upon the African beach. Hut u
Providence ordered It , the tornado circled
down on them no more ; ft fight air came off
the shore , which filled Jhar | scanty wnva *
and gave them just ttosrago way , and they
rode over theouelli lu oomfany as dry as a
pair ot bridge panloani and r.b-ut as lieo- !
lets. All Immediate danger was swept away ;
nothing but another aitatner could relieve
them , and tn the meanwhile It was n time for
phlloscphy.
Captain Krttlo < ld ! not Crumble ; b > fortune -
tune was once more aJrltt and beyond hla
grasp ; the Parson In Uombny would for a
certainty dismiss him from employment , and
Mrs. Krttlo and her family muit continue to
drag nlons on such scanty doles as ho could
contrive lo send them. All those were dis
tressing thoughts , but they were things not to
be remedied , a ml he took down the accordeon
and mido sweet music , which spread far over
Iho moving plains ot ocean.
Hut Mr. McTodd hud visions of more tin-
mrdlato profit. He washed with soap until
his fAce was 'brilliant , put on a full suit ofl
slotichlrat serge , took a boat and rowed over
to the rolling German liner. It was mid
night whrn ho returned , affluent In pocket
and rather deep In liquor. Ho went Into the
chart house , without Invitation , smiled bo-
nlgnly and took a camp-stool.
"They thought they would got me down
Into the messroom over jonder , " said ho ,
"and I'll no deny It was a temptation. I could
have Idled these Dutch engineers a thing or
two , Hut I'm a' for business first when there
h siller ahead. So 1 went oft to the saloon.
I They wore at dinner and there were pulr
j appetites among them. But someone spied
[ | mo standing by the door and lugged me Into
| a scat nod gave mo meat and drink cluin-
j pigne , no less and Bet mo on to talk. Lord !
| once I got my tongue wagging you should
; i have seen them. There was no moro eating
I done. They wanted to know how near death
they'd been , and 1 tolled 'cm , anil there was
the old man ccid all the brasi-cdgcd ofllcors
at the ends of the tables fit to cat mo for
giving the yarn away. Hut a ( hlc ) fat lot I
! cared , I set on Iho music nnd they cent
round the hat , Loshl Thcro was 24
' Kngllsh when they handed It over to me.
Skipper , ye should go and try It for your
self. "
i "Mr. McTodd , " s ld the llttlo sailor , "I
' am not a dashed mendicant. "
| i The engineer stared with a boiled eye and
} swayed on his campstool. He had not quite
I grasped the remark "I'm Scotch mysel' , "
said he at length.
j "Same thing , " said Kettlo. "I'm neither.
' I'm n common low-down Rngllshman , with
j the pride of the prince of Wales , and a
' darned ugly tongue , nnd don't > ou forget It. "
I McTodd pulled a charred cigar atump from
I i his pocket and lit It with caro. He nodded
to Iho accordion. "Go on with your noise , "
said he.
Cjptaln Kettle's fingers began to twitch
suggestively ; nnd Cortolvln , to keep the
peace , offered to rscort McTodd to hla
room.
"I thank ye , " said the engineer , "it's
i the climate , t have malaria In the ays-
! ' 'teni. and It stays there In spile of all that
drugs can do , and affects the perambulatory -
latory muscles of the lower extremities.
Spcakln * of which , ye'll na doot have seen
for yoursel' "
"Oh. come along to bed , " said Cortolvln.
"Hide a wco. matinle , " said the man In
the blue serge solemnly. "There's a
thought como to me that I've a mcrsigo
to Rive. Do you ken anybody called Cal-
vert ? "
"Archie Calvcrt by < nny chance ? "
" 'Krohle' was 'the name ho gave. Ho
i said ho kenned yo weel. "
' " \Ve were at Cambridge together. "
i | ' "Cambridge , were ye ? Weel , I should
Ifvo been a D. D. of A-berdcen mysel' If
I'd done na my father wished. Ho wan
Free Kirk meenlster of Halllndrochater "
"Yes , hut about Calvert ? "
"Ou av Calvert. Krchle Calvert , as yo
say. Weel. I said we'd you aboard , and
thU Calvcrt Erhle Calvort said he'd
nuwq for you about your wife. "
"All right , never mind that now. She's
dead. I know , poor woman. I ct me help
you down to your bunk. "
"Dlnna be EQ offensive , man , and bldo n
wee to hear ma' newj. Yo're no a widow
after all widower that to. Your guld wife j
dldna dee as yo tMnk. She'd a fjl | from a j
horse , whlch'll probably tcich her to leave
horse riding alone to men In the future ; nnd I
It got In the papers she was killed , but It '
seems a shaking Mas all she earned. And |
talking of horses no.v , when I was a bairn I
In HalllmlrochJlor " I
Cortolvln shook him savagely by the arm.
"Mv Gntl. " he rrlcd , "do you mean to say | i
sho's not dead ? "
"Aren't I tolling you ? "
, Cortolvln rasaed a hand wearily over his
pyes. "And n minute ago , " ho whispered ,
"I thought I was jtolng home. " IMs hind
dropped limply to his side , his head slid to
the eharthouso deck In a dead faint.
MoTnld awij'pd on thn camp stool and re
garded him with a puzzled eye. "Losh ! " ho
said , "here's him drunk ns well as mo. Two
of us and I never kenned It. It's a sad. Im
moral wnrrld , nklpper. Vcra sad. Skipper , 1
say. Here's Mr. Cortolvln been 0 , Lord ,
and hn Isn't listening , either. "
Captain Kettle had gonb out of the chart-
house. The thud of a propeller hnd fallen
upon his oir and he leaned over the S.ilgon's
rail and sadly watched a trlnnglo of lights
draw up through the cool purple night. A
cargo steamer , freighted with rails for the
f'elra railway , was coming gleefully toward ]
them from out of the north to pick up the
rich gleanings which the ocean offered.
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MIIIIIKTH Tli c-ii niul Noir.
A London exchange deplores the bad man
ners of the dancing people of today. The
gentleman ot the old style asks : "May I
hnvo the exquisite dellgnt of being your
ladyship's humble ci\aller in the coming
country dance ? " "Oh , sir , you are vastly
polite , and I am overwhelmed by your re
quest , " fays the lady. "Then I do not make
too bold ? " "Oh , sir , I would not have you
misconstrue my words. " "I then reckon
upon your treading the mtfasuro with your
devoted servant ? " "I may not say you nay ,
sir , " curtseying. "Madam , you are too con
descending. I will not foil to clilm your
hand , " retiring with courtcoun humility. The
gentleman of the new style fliys : "Ah , Lady
Florence , got an entry lett , or la jour book
full ? " "Well , here's a quadrille running
loozp , " says the lady , looking at her card.
"Oh , hang the quadrllloJi. I'm not out for
walking oxcrclses. Not on tno square ;
twlggey vous ? " sajs the gentleman. "You
funny old cripple ! Hero's A polka I'm not
sure about. " "A polKa ! That's my form.
Wo'll fire right Into the brov.'n of 'em and
have a. glass of the boy afterward , eh ? " "It's
a bet , " cays the lady. "Done. So long , "
&ay the gentleman. Ho strolls off , humming
a popular air.
JIM 1IUIIJJKTT OP TOM1JSTOM3.
Uuuntr Cut Dnvrii III * 11111 niul tin linn
the Court to Stilt llluiKcir.
A stormy llfo It was that ended lost
month , when old Jim Burnett was killed In
Tombstone by William Greene a llfo full
of experiences of tbo border kind that would
supply material for twenty of the most
thrilling of the yellow-backed novels , The
end wns In keeping with the llfo , rotates tlio
Philadelphia Tlmci. llurnett , a justice ot
, the peace In I'carco Camp , had left his work
11 In order to go do n on the San I'edro river ,
fifty f miles away , and Iriow out with giant
powder the Irrigating canal dam of hln
enemy , Qrponn. Holow at the time , probtbly
unknown to Hurnett , were two young girls ,
ono n daughter of Orctnp , ngpd 18 , and her
J friend from Hlsbce. They wcro caught In
the flood that followed the explosion and
were drowned. The father learned of the
presence of his fee , saddled his horse , rode
over to Tombstone , found llurnett nud the
main street and shot him down. The town
stood behind Greene In his deed. Ho lim
been admitted to light ball and will bo ac
quitted ever brought to trial ,
Since Hurnett's death many are the talcs
bolng raked up about him. His was a
singular personality. Strong-willed nnd violent
lent In temper , ho tfipeclslly shone In n
frontier camp. It was , therefore , qullo ap
propriate that he should have been elected
justice ot the peace In 1SS1 nt Charleston , on
the San I'edro , whrce the rich ores of Tomb
stone were at that tlmn milled ,
Charleston was Ihcn a howling camp , full
of freighters , miners and the wooltcst of
cowboys. Tlio whisky sold wasn't of the
mildest brand , and , consequently , tribula
tion sate within the community nnd the
Justice's court was always open , Hurnett
did a rushing business. At the end of three
months ho duly reported , as by law required ,
to the county supervisors , sending In his
bill for the amount duo him from the county.
The county fathers cut the bill down one-
half. Burnett swore vigorously when ho got
the returns , but held no further communica
tions with the county ? c.it. Another three
months elapsing the county treasurer wrote
llurnett to furnish his quarterly statement.
The reply came promptly. U wns : "The
blazes with you ; this court after this will be
solf-suslalnlng. "
And so It was , In gronl shape. Every
tlmo a cowboy would get exhilarated nnd
shoot up Iho town the judge would nno him
several hundred dollars arid would pocket
what remained after paying his constnblts
for the arrest.
Ono day old man Schwartz got excited and
killed a man. After the Justice , as.cx-ofilclo
coroner , had finished the Inquest ho had
Schwartz hauled before tne bar , found him
guilty of the crime nnd lined him n thou
sand dollars. Schwartz wanted to appeal
Iho case , but Hurnett would Issue no papers
on appeal. So the defendant sent up to
Tombstone for Attorney Mark Smith , now
delegate ; to congioss from Arlzonn. Smith
came down at once and heard Schwartz's tale
of wo . It was a clear caoe of murder.
"Pay the money , you ass , " the lawyer
fairly shouted , "nnd then go bury yourselt
somewhere down In Mexico. "
Schwartz paid and skipped , and the case
was never again heard of In court.
But the county never received any of that
coin. Those who figured on the proposition
said that Burnett came out $22,000 ahead on
his ofllco In two years.
TUllK'S IMlAYmi t'.VllUOIvHX. '
Ilitw n PriK-llrnl Celt Ki-lli-trcl n Fnli
Imvcr of Allnh.
Among the Turks employed on the line of
the first Turkish railway was nn old man
who hnd a sou who wns a soldier In ono of
the regiments In the garrison nt lluatchuk ,
whom he had not seen for a good many
months. Each day the regular through train
arrived and left , relates Harper's Round
Table , but the old Tuik ne\ergot the chance
to run up to Itustchuk to see his son , for
the : train Just came and went at the very moment -
ment when ho was engaged at his mid-day
prayer. ] i And BO the days a.n < J the weeks
passed , nnd the old man , between his do-
votlon to his religious duties and his love
for his son , was left lamenting the Incon-
vcnlont arrangement of the railway time
table. Ono day he confided his trouble to
the Irish foreman , whose name waa Flynn.
"Ah , my friend , you do not know how sore
my heart Is. "
"Well , baba ( father ) , what Is the matter
with you now ? " asked Flynn.
"Well , jou sco , " Bald tbo old Turk , "my
son , whom you know , Is up at Ilustchuk ,
and I have not seen him foi so many
months , and his mother Is longing to hear
something about him. "
"Why don't you get leave , then , nnd go to
see him ? " said the practical Irishman.
"How can I ? " replied the old man.
"Doesn't the train como In and go while I
am at prayers ? Allah wills It that I should
not see him. "
And BO the time continued to pass , the old
man ] telling Flynn how his heart was weary
to | see his son. It happened ono day that ,
as t the train drew up at the station , the old
man j was engaged at his devotions on his
prayer-carpet ' close to the line , an empty
truck with the door run back had stopped
Just opposite where he was on his knees and
his forehead to the ground , and the Irish
man came along. Seized by a sudden In
spiration , ho caught up the old truck , prayer-
carpet and all , and landed him In the truck
Just as the train moved off. Two days after
the old man come back by the down train ,
his face beaming with pleasure.
"Ah ! my friend , " ho said as he saw Flynn
on the platform , "only for you I should never
have occti my son. It must have been Allah
who put It Into your heart to throw mo Into
the train. May he reward you for It ! "
Slant Cofitly Leittlit-r In the Market.
The most costly Icather'noiVIn the market
Is known to the trartu AS "piano leather. "
American tanners years rigo dlecovered the
secret of making Itussla leather , with Its
pecuMaily pungent and lasting odor , but
the secret of making plana leather Is known
only to a family of tanners In Thurlngla ,
Germany. Thla leather hua but ono use
the covering of piano keys. 'A ' peculiar thing
about It Is tint the skins from which It IB
tanned are prepared almost ontlroly In
America. H Is a particular kind of buck
skin. Thci skin of the common red or Vir
ginia deer will not maKe tha leather , a
spodes of the animal known as the gray
deer , and found only In the vicinity of the
great northern lakes , alone furnishing the
material. The German tanners have un
agency In the west , which collects the skins
of this doer from the Indians and the half-
breed hunters , who supp ! ) the innrkot.
When the skins are returned to thU country
as piano leather they cost the piano maun-
facturors from $15 to $18 a pound. The
world's supply of this Invaluable , and neces
sary mntorlal Is supplied by the Kutzcliinan
family of tannern , who have six establish
monta In Germany , the largest in Thurlngla.
ervR.es
NOW READY
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Mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents
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SHE GLADLHPEAKS !
Victim of Nervous Dyspepsia aLJ
Nervous Prostration.
Onnln ! < 1 < iVK For ten years I huva
teen llio HUlTorlnR victim of nervous pros-
trntlon mid nervous dynpepiln 1 cnnnot
begin to tell you or remember tlio renio-
illcs t Imvo taken or tlio prescriptions I
have trlcil. Tnko what I wotiiil. 1 Brow
wprso liistcnil of belter , niulnn wci |
nigh illscournRtd. Then cnmo tlio itrnlo *
fill chniiRo. Ono month IIKO--OM ttio nil
\lc of my brother , who sent mo a box -
1 commenced Inking Or. Clmrcol'a Ko i\
Nervine. Tablets , 1 hnvo tnkon ourln <
nnd Rnlneil flvo pound * , but thnt In notli-
IIIR compared to tlio physical relief I hnvo
expel lenced. I nm better niul impnlcr
tlinn 1 Imvo been for tlvo yenis. If t
could nii\ko thn iccommomUtlon stronger
I would gladly do so.
so.Mrs. . I.ulti OlcAnon.
Dr. Chnrcot'n Kola Ncn Ino Tablets rtra
recotnblo nnd hnrmloM , Their strength
fiml vigor RlvliiK riunllllcs nro wonderful.
Fifty ctnlji nnd Jl nt dniprKl t * or mnlletl
illrcct , Kurcka Chcmlcnl it Mfff. Co. , La
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nnd we give ihe wunesi-ronKifuarnnipe loeuieoi n'lund
nil money. Those whn miter lo come hoio for Irett.
tncnt can ilo fonlrJ we will pay tallroad tnra liotll i > ) l
and Ijotel bill * wlille here If we fall to c-urc. Woclinl-
kn e Die world tor a cane thai out .llnulc Itcmcily
will n > t cure Wille lor full imrtlciilnin and K t tlio
erlddnce. We know that jou arckkfptlcalJustly totoo.
an the mo t eminent I'liyhlcluni ' ha o ne cr been abl >
to fflve moro than Irtupuiiiry llllef. In our ten 3 ear *
practice with this -tlnulc Itemcdy It ha been inoit
dir.lcult tooyercome th iireJurtKeiacalnut all or " - '
iperlrtcs. But under our itionc truamnteeyoii
nothefllatcto trj tM renmly. You takr no chance ot
lotlne your money Wo guaiantev to euio or refund
every dollar und as wo hate a rcpulallun lo protect ,
alio Hnanelal backing ot I9OOOUOO , It In peifeclljr
fafoloall whowlll try the treatment. Ileielofoiorou
hav bftn putting up and pajlnir out your money for
dirr renllieatincnt > and although you air not jel cured
Io not wa to any
teated
to oul
rcpulntlon as burlnc * * men.
Wrllo uit for name * nnd addrcFicx of thoie ro IIKT
cured , who have tflrcn | xrmlftJ ; > lon to refer to then.
It cosu i ou only poktoRo in ilo tnli i It will nave yo i a
worldof Minoilntf fioin inentnl * lraln t indlfyouir *
marHed hnt may > our on rirliiR | > utfer through yiur
own ncKllKencel If ) our r ) inptoms are plmi lc on lace ,
aoie throat , mucous rulchrii In monlh. rheninatUm lu
bonei and joint * , hair falllinr out. eruption ! on any
part of the boily. feellni ; of general ( Jt-prceslon. iwlni lo
head or bnnciiou have no llmo towaste. Thoce who
are conntanlly laklnor meicury and pota h iil'ould dlt-
contlnuolt. Constnnt utn of thcr.o dmio will rurely
brlnpc fore and rallnv ulcers In the end. Don't lull to
write. All correnimnrioncu Knt fraled In plnln tnvel *
open Wo Invite Ilie niont ilyld InvcrtiKallou and will
do all In our JIOH ar lo ajd you In U. AddrCM ,
COOK REMEDY GO , , Chicago , II ! ,
I
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THEdREiT
HINDOO REMEDV
rnoDoacRiiiR ABOVJJ
Urtnltnln UOilt'V Ctn , ,
nil Norvou Ulioawi. FnilFnBMojnorr
1'nrotlB , HlcoplosonoaB , UlRlitlr I.mlc-
iloni , etc , cnuwd br pntt abuw , Btrci.
vliioramlulu ) in ahrnnkcn orEHna. and quickly but
sur lr restore * f ofl Jfunttnotl in old cr rnung.
Knsilr rnrrled In vr t pocknt. 1'rioo # 7.Oft n package ,
BU for fa.oou-ltlt tt tirrinin u" ranltn lo curt or
tnootv rrfitiHln ! . DON'T ntir AN IMIIATION , hut
Inmt nn liavlnit 1NBAPO. If your drnuRl > t l'l. ' not
eot It , w wlll end It prepaid. . . . .
IllNbOO IICMFU1 ( . , I'ropr. , ( lU c , III. or uur tjiolt.
lin'in ' A. Co , ( 'or. l. ' > 'h ' niul fUs. . und J < V
Vnllur.V O ) . lllli , V1) ) tls. . OMAHA. NU
BVIE A
AJAX TAHI.ETS rOSVnVKl.V CUItK
A LI , Frnou * IHtrnnei FiMlnj Mr ,
nry. linpotencKlinjilr noMintoinuii d
h ; Ahum i.nd other ) ) iif > it and Imlls.
cretloni. 'lli y tjutfl.lv t > nil * ttrt > lit
TMtorc Ixitl Vltulllr in old or jcunuml
( It n roun for uludy , l > u lnn i cr rcnrrl.ixa ,
„ , . rrrvent Insjnlly and Coniumt > llon l (
taken In lima. Thilr uta IIOWH lmniea.ila ! IIIIITOO.
laent and ellvcti a CUltK where nil otbei'n Jail. In
list upon ) UTIIB ; th cenulnn Ajnx Tablet : . 'J'hy
hntocured thousandund will oura you. Ma rive a
Itoiltire written Bunrnnten to t > rTeet i cure In each cats
or refund tha inonir. i'rlr * CO cenu tie ; nrrkncn , or
.Ii n.ukuiei [ full troatntnt | for S'JKi. tlr ii ll/i / ,
plufn wrapper , uunn rnrolnt of nrlco. I f rculur f roc.
A ( AY nF AIKf V / " / > 'a " ' '
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For eale In Omaha hy Jainea Koruyth , Z52 N.
Hth street ,
Knhii A Co. , Uth and Dounlas Strteti.
nn. iiAiNns' fioi.nux"ii ) > i < : crpic cDiiifi
It can ho nfven YvUlioul tli
of flic iiiiilrrit In rnttre. tea or artlclti ot
fond ; will effect a p rmanont and ( needy euro ,
wlirther the pitlenl Ii a nodtrat * drinker or n
alcoholic wreck.
Hook of partlcuUri free , to b Imd of
K uli 11 .t Co. , litli and PuUElut. , Omul'a , Neb ,
ROMIKV HI'UOIFIU CO. ,
Clm.'liuiiitl , O ,
Write for their "Book on Murphln Ilnblt ,
mulled free ,
ClilchoUV. Knjtlltlt 1'Uuauud llrtut.
Original and OnlUrimlnc ,
. tl . ; i Klltl.li. L t I > ut ,
H for Ckltktittrt JfnalltlUt I
ran ( In II rd un ) GOJ nit ulllcV
um. : j ! a wkh tint rUUn. TaL
lnootbrr. Jtf/un tlaacr r u uiuu
I.OJM mn4 fMUarter. * . A I I > raf f l > lt , .
la tluii fw JHutlnlui. u.Umoalil. ttf
"IMIof for T.Atn"liltM' . b/ntira
Ui Jllf U for ununur |
dlicnargM , lnti imn llgn ,
Irritation ! or ! c tMtloni
of manual .
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