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IN STRIPES, BUT NOT A CONVICT.
A C:sc of Luvo and Mistaken Identity.
Hy GAKUET'i GtiEKMNUS.
Tbero was excitement at the Allegheny
county penitentiary. Plotters had tuc
needed in tunnelling Into tlio enclosure
from a house directly oppcrite the masslvo
Malls. Tho strange actions of Inmates ot
this housH aroused a woman's suspicions
uml thu nuthorltlen worn placed on their
guard. Tho cellar was examined Imme
diately, and tho great mass ot earth plied
up In front of au opening convinced tho
ofllclals that tho hole must extend many
feet In length, flovcral men volunteered to
rnter, but nftcr advancing n short distance
were forced by tho stifling odors to retreat.
Tho authorities next derided to sink a
shaft from the street to tho tunnel. To de
termine tho cxncl spot to dig tho hole It
was necessary to secure tho services of rn
oxporlenccd mining engineer.
Robert Masters, a well known young en
gineer, was communicated with and next
flay enmo prepared for business.
"This Is a very dirty plcco of work,"
MM Warden Wrox to the engineer. "I ad
vise you to don this suit of convict's clothes.
It Is strong and cannot be ruined."
Hobcrt Master nttlrcd himself In tho
ult without hesitation. lie was Intent on
tho work beforj him. Tlio city was Inter
ested In tho extent of the "tunnel and Ida
micctss or failure would be mado public In
tho papors. lie determined to succeed a"'1
tho donning of.eonvut's clothes for the
canton did not embarrass him.
Tho warden and two convicts who were to
assist In the work nccompanlcd tho engi
neer across (ho direct to thu ccllarway. A
Inrgo crowd hnd gathered to watch tho
operations.
Helen Morse and two of her friends wire
among those who were watching tho work,
fiho could not help but notlco tho differ
ence In the ronvlets. Two wcro pnlo and
listless, cowering and abashed, while tho
third, who tu her seemed unusually familiar
with the warden, was bright, energetic and
nlert. Indifferent, to tho staring crowd. Thli
convict evidently Interested her moru than
did th.vtuni.el.
"What n hondKoniP num." said Helen to
lier friends. "Hp certainly must be a
desperate rhiiraiter. His face shown too
much Intelligence mid shrewdness to lo
rlusseii among the ordinary criminals. I
wonder who he If
Helen was visiting frjends In the city
H --
Helen," cald her hostess. I adviao you to
prepare for tho Journey."
"And can wo buy the l'lttsburg papers
there, toot" ashed Helen.
Tho hostess was astounded. Her guc.it
up to this tlmo had looked forward to the
bathing, dancing and other pleasures of
tho scatshorc as tho event of her ycuth.
Now her pleasure depended upon the prcs
enco of a dally newspaper.
Robert Masters had Just received an ap
pointment as chief engineer of a mining
company. Ills prospects were very en
couraging, lloforo engaging upon tho nc
tlvo duties of his new position ho had
Joined the thrones for a few weeks' rec
reation ut tho seashore.
Ho would not have been attracted to
Mlta Morse, but why did sho shrink from
him bo when they wcro Introduced. Mr.
Masters loved a contest and ho deter
mined to win her esteem nt least.
"No, I will not accept his Invitation lo
dance," sho said lo herself, but sho ac
cepted. Was r.ho dancing with an escaped
convlct7 She excused herself and re
tired to her room.
"At this moment ho may be dancing with
somo othor girl," thought Helen, as sho
vainly tried to closo her eyes In Bleep.
"Hut what do I care for him It's tho girl,
Sho must not danco with hint! Sho would
not It cho know."
"No, than!: you," she said next morn
ing, ns sho refused tho engineer's Invi
tation for n ride. "I'm nfrald ho'II mur
der me," sho said to herself.
A few minutes later the "other girl" re
turned from tlio ride, uphurt and radiant.
Helen was angry. The "other girl" was
aiding n criminal.
"If he knew the secret which I possess
he would not treat me thus," Bald Helen
with tears In her eyes. "Yet, he gives
me tho preference," nnd her faeo bright
ened with the thought.
Hut that evening Bhe ngaln refused a
ride cn tho bay with the engineer. How
ever, aho did not rctlro until the "other
girl" was landed In safety.
Helen desired tho company of the sup
posed convict. Ho was cultured, woll ed
ucated nnd popular. Sho did not trust
him. Ho had designs tor ho was a crlin-
Bhe- lived In a sin. ill town, where sh.! wan j Inal, but In splto of this sho did not want
popular and the recognized lender of so- tho "other girl" to receive his attentions,
elety. Sho was young and bur studies had, I Ono day, In a curt nolo sho declined
thus far. prevented her from becoming ! Hobcrt Masters' Invitation to Join a picnic
familiar with Incidents which occur dally party. He Bcemcd Indifferent, when an hour
in a grcni euy. ho uio proposition to v'slt i later Helen saw the "other girl" and thu
the penitentiary and see tho tunnel h.d
been accepted with enthusiasm.
Tho ouiig engineer remained underground
for hours: the crowd was thinning out.
Helen's friends wanted to go home, hut she
Insisted on rcmnlulng. Sbo had become In
terested In a convict and u anted to seo him
gain.
When Robert Masters icappcaiod he wus
covered with mud, but there was u eparklo
In his eye, denoting confidence that ho
could determine upon an opening In tho
Btrcot which- would communicate with tlio
tunnel, Somo calculations wcro made nnd
.speedily two convicts with pick and shovels
were digging a hole.
Masters watched the. progress ot the dig
gers; Just as intensely did Helen watch tho
features of tho you.ig onglncor. He gave
orders, talked with the reporters and re
ceived courteous treatment from tho war
den. All this convinced Helen that lie was
no ordinary prlconer and she edged up
more closely.
"They havu struck tho tunnel!" sud
denly exclaimed thu engineer ux u volume
of cold air rushed up from tho opening,
Robert Masters' calculations were correct;
ho had mado no errors, and, pioud of his
hucccbs, bo Joined the warden and convicts
as they returned to the prUnu.
Helen concluded that the handsome con
vict had earned his liberty; If not, then ho
lie certainly was a ilangorous criminal.
Jack Thibet, a life prisoner, was one ot
the men who had assisted the engineer In
determining tho windings of tho tunnel.
While In tho holo ho had advanced beyond
his companions and found that tho opening
terminated within six Inches under tho
prison yard, This hi knew, because he
hoard tho convicts crushing stone above.
Quickly returning, ho stirred up tho pools
of foul water bb ho went, which emitted
such an odor that his companions gave up
the work for that day.
That evening tho warden visited Thibet's
cell. Ho was worried about the attempt
which had been mado to liberate tho prison
ers and was anxious to gain Information
from Thibet, who had been In the hole. Dur
ing tho conversation tho convict complained
ot seyero headaches. This tho warden at
tributed to tho foul odors which tho men
had encountered and he gavo Thibet per
mission to exercise for a short tlmo in the
prison yard.
Armed guards stood upon tho massive
walls and no prUoner had over attempted
to scalo them, Thibet walked briskly to
ond fro and after rcpated steps was con
vinced that he had located tho spot wheru
the tunnel terminated. Tho difference In
sound told him so. Until now he had been
resigned to hla fato as a life prisoner
but ho had a chance. Ho paused. Ho
would wait for tho rumblo of a street car
or a passing train. Just then a steamboat
on tho Ohio river blew Its sonorous whistle,
Thibet leaped into the ntr and then went
crushing through tho earth. Tho guards
had seen nothing, neither had they heard.
Thirty minutes later when tho keeper
went to look for his prisoner the bole was
dlscoveied and tho alarm given, A rush
was mado tor tho opening to tho tunnel
across tho way, but tho prisoner had es
caped. A suit of clothes Intended for tho
man whom tho plotters had planned to
rescue was missing nnd n convict's garb
lying In its place,
Early next morning Helen was on her
way to tho penitentiary. She purposed
distributing a basket of fruit among tho
prisoners, or rather lo a prisoner. When
sho arrived at tho prison she was told
of tho daring escape nnd when told thut
the convict was ono of tho men who had
assisted In locating tho windings of tho
tunnel sho hoped It wns not the man for
whom tho fruit was Intended,
"I should like to have him free and yet,
If freo, how shall I over seo him again,"
sho mused.
From tier to tier and from cell to cell
she passed, but the basket of fruit re
mained Intact. Tho convict she was look
ing for was not there and she concluded
that ho had escaped. Tho visit over idle
did what could have been done when she
arrived left tho fruit for somo deserving
prisoner.
"1 suppose tho men whom I consider tho
most deserving the prison management con
siders tho most undeserving If caught,"
thought Helen. "I'm plod he Is free, yet
It Is far caster to catch a man In a pen
itentiary than out of It."
"Why, lUlen, what an interest you nro
taking In tho dally papers. Hero ycu
have a copy ot each ono published," said
her hostess ono morning.
"Yes, I'm so concerned nbout those poor
missionaries," volunteered Helen.
"What is the latcjt news?" asked her
hostrsB.
"Oh, they harcn't found him yet," an
bwered Helen.
"Found who!"
"Why why, Andre, tho explorer," and
Helen wondered -and wondered why she
hhniild have hesitated to tell the truth.
"Tomorrow we leave for tho seashore,
engineer walking away from tho hotel, gnlly
swinging a basket of lunch between them.
Helen wus In n rage. She had already
lost her heart, now she lost her head. To
tho chief of police sho told her story. Then
sho went to her room nnd cried.
"Mr. Masters, wo nre obliged to detain
you nt the station until the arrival ot a
l'lttsburg pollco officer. We have con
clusive evidence that you are an escaped
convict," was the greeting which tho en
gineer received upon his return from the
picnic that night. He was angry nnd ob
durnto. The officer was persistent. Had
ho consented quietly to nccompauy the offi
cer, ho would not have attracted attention
The polished gontlcman of nn hour ago wa3
now a blackened scoundrel. Ho was placed
behind the bars.
Helen Insisted on going home that night,
but in Bplte of her protests she must ap
pear as chief witness on tho morrow.
Warden Wrex nrrlved early next morn
ing. His reputation had suffered, but he
would redeem himself with his superiors
If the convict could be lauded In his cell
onco more
"Great Scott! Mr. Masters, you here,"
said tho astounded warden as tho engineer
was brought from his cell.
"Yes, I am tun accused of having taken
a hasty departure from your hospitable
roof," said tho engineer angrily.
"Hut this Is surely a coso ot mistaken
Identity," said tho warden.
"I wish people would make their mistakes
In cold weather so that the Innocent
wouldn't havo to lose their weight In ad
dltlon to tholr reputatlous," said tho per-
Bplrlng engineer.
In the meantime Helen Morse had been
sent for. Masters was determined to Bpend
every cent ho owed and could borrow to
punish the party who had brought upon
blm this Indignity.
When Helen appeared his fierce resolves
vanished. "Sho believes I am a convict
no wonder sho repulsed me," thought
Robert.
.Miss aiorne, you nave made a very
serious mistake," said Warden Wrek. "This
man was nov'er nn Inmate of the Allegheny
county penitentiary."
Tho girl was embarrassed. She knew
then a mlutnko had been made, but believed
that her error would bo" excused when, a
statement was made.
"I did see that man In your company
nt tho penitentiary, Mr. Wrox, nnd nt tho
time ho wan wearing a convict's garb. That
same night a prisoner escaped. When I
saw Mr. Masters I recognized him ns ono
of tho convicts and reported tho fact."
Robert Mantors laughed In audi an tin
becoming mnnner that tho tears went
coursing down bis cheeks.
"Miss Morse," said tho warden, "permit
mo to Introduce Robert Masters, au engi
neer of l'lttsburg, who wns of great serv
Ico to mo In locating tho trend of the
tunnel dug for tho purpeso of freeing n
prisoner from tho penitentiary. At tho
tlmo ho woro a suit of convict's clothes
bo as not to soli his own,"
Helen would that sho had never left her
quiet home. Tlio officers looked upon her
with contempt. Tho reporter's eyes
gleamed with pleasuro ns ho was writing
Up tho sensation of the senson.
"Very well, warden, I'll go to your hotel.
I Imagtno they won't entertnln mo at the
hotel at which I have been stopplns," nald
tho engineer.
"Of courso they will Mr. Masters. I
will explain everything and take all the
blame. I, not you, will be tho sufferer."
With downcast head and upturned eyes
Helen nppealtngly awaited an answer.
"Here ar three notes In which you have
refused ray company on different occasions,"
said the engineer as the keeper ot tho Jail
returned his possessions. "Will you refuse
again, If I ask permission to escort you to
the hotel?" That she accepted the warden
know, for ho left for his hotel alone,
Helen was the first to speak. "Mr.
Masters, I would leave thu hotel tonight
wcro It not that I feel the need of asking
your forgiveness for this swful mistake
overy hour of tho day."
"That suits me." snld Robert. "I'll then
bo sure of your compnny on all occasions,"
"Then I'll never know that I'm forgiven."
"With forgiveness you might forget nnd
tre.it my ndvances with your former con
tempt," ho said.
"My conduct permits you to treat rac
with contempt, I deserve it," said Hcleu
earnestly,
"Very well, your refusals shall be treated
In tho same manner."
Oosslp at the hotel ran wild, but was
stopped when Robert Masters at supper that
evening took a seat at Helen's table.
"Mr. Masters, aro you not taking an un
usually long route to the hotel?" tho asked
one evening after they had been wandcrltig
about for hour.
'Tht most circuitous route on a moon
light night Is the most direct route to a
woman's heart," said the ywut engineer.
And -1 m going home tomorrow "
"Hut what has a woman s heart to do
with jour going homo"' asked Helen
nervously.
"As a friend you might ngaln send mo
behind the bars, but, do you know. Helen,
that a wlfo need not teJtlfy against her
husband?"
'Then Robert, I plnra myself whero I
can never again feel obliged to eay a word
against you."
niti:.Msi.i wi.vnju vi.novs.
t.raoefiil uml IJniy Wnj-d uf Adjusting
Xriv Hrnpeiic.
No room lacks In ehatm If It3 windows
nro prettily drnped. So many nro the
ndequato nnd Inexpensive materials suitable
for winter draperies that n woman Is
hardly to bo forgiven If sho falls to ospsnl
wisely all funds sho purposes to lny out
on fresh curtains. It the nllowanco tor
autumn renovation is not very generous
nnd tho householder yearns nftcr p. genu
inely artistic effect she mutt refuse even to
consider nny of tho cheep cotten-nllcd
dnmnskB nnd Imitation Oriental stuffs tint
blaze with crude colors, but go back "to
tho simple mi l cheap dcnlm, cheeso cloth.
soft dull-colored Iudln tllk and dotted
cream-white Madras.
For IS cents a yard ono can buy really
lovely Imitations of French nnd English
clows nnd room aro lofty, ponderous wood
or brass poles with Urge rings and balls
are no longer considered In good taste.
They would not for xumple bo utilized
with such hangings as ore represented In
tho sKotch'of n tall window draped with
a view to shutting out nn ugly prospect
and yet securing nit rosslblo light. For
this window the sash curtains aro made
of cheap erenm white Madras nt 21 cents
a yard. The edging and bands of Insertion
aro done with an Inexpensive wash lace
and then the whole window Is framed
with two long Singapore mats So uni
versally popalnr are these widths, woven
of grar:i nnd dyed In bands of red nnd
blue nnd yellow, that thoy need no recom
mendation. In this Instance the fringed
ends of two mati meet In the center of
tho pppcr wood facing of tho window nnd
unlto in a largo loose knot. Drawn from
th knot, to right and left, tho lengths nre
knotted again nround big Iron hook nails
driven In tho top corners of tho window
fnclnp nnd fhen they drop their fringed
mdrf to tho floor.
For n long low window no more suitable
drapery can bo suggested than tho design
given In sketch for dressing a long ntrect
window. Hero the problem wns confronted,
securing all tho light possible nnd yet
avoiding n view of n neighboring back
yard. Very skillfully nnd at the expense
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TWO USES OF SCARF DKAI'ERY.
cretonnes nnd chintz, denim tu iiolld, rich
reds, blues and greens or relieved by stripes
and Ilgures and u durablo and ngreenbly
figured cotton goods known as upholsterer's
lining. This last Is printed with patterns
ot big whlto empire wreaths, or a small
diamond design, on n ground of forest
green, pompadour red or mnndarln yellow,
and If with these stores of good materials
to draw from a window cannot bo dressed
charmingly for tho output of Jl.'.'O per
window then tho drcB3er thereof has no
right to feel herself an astuto or success
ful person.
Simple graceful Hues of drapery and
good color Is what sets a window off to tho
greatest ndvautugc and four suggestions
are sketched In order to glvo nny ono of nn
engineering mind some Ideas ns to which
Is nttalnsblo with Inexpensive upholstery
fabrics. One of tho pictures shows how In
ii room that boasts four sun-ndmlttlng
windows the curtains can bo arrayed to
temper tho glare anil convey to tho In
terior of tho room n most delightful air of
Inviting cozlncsH.
Co tdmc Drapery.
Thh fashion of bringing a window Is
properly called "cottage drapery" ami
warm red dcnlm is one of tho bent goods
for tho purpose. A slnglo width of tho
heavy fabric Is enough for tho straight
fall at right and left ot the sash. This
of $5 tho upper glass of tho sashes were,
by the Inhabitant of tho room, painted In
yellow to Imltato leaded panes. Uclow this,
over tho sheets of clear glnss, ono width
of pnlo yellow India Bilk was draped like
bunting, from frame to framo, and made
fast by rosettes of narrow yellow ribbon.
When silk nnd ribbons soil thoy nro taken
down, wrung out in a bath of refined
gasoline nml tacked In place, nil In tho
spaco of Lalf an hour.
llovvu III the Dump.
Snd. with n heavy .anxious feeling the
blues! The liver needs quick nttcntlon.
Take Casearets Candy Cathartic at onco!
All druggists, 10c, 25c, 50c.
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THE COLLEGE DRAl'ERV.
gives sclvago edges at tho sides and neces
sitates hems only at tops and botioms ot
tho thrco-yard lengths. Tho lum r.t tha
bottom nhould be about three Inches deep
nnd nt the top It Is merely a casint; through
which to run it slender brass rud, on whlcn
tho curtains aro gathered uml from which
they hang. A llouuco of dcnlm from four
teen to eighteen Inches In depth Is then
made, strum; by small hr.iss rings to a
lavger rod than tho first nnd fastened to
fall In a flounce lambrequin over the top
of thp curtains proper. The cnJs of tha
flounuo rod should be finished off with
small brass balls nnd If a touch of c:.tr.t
ornamentation Is desired tlio flounco wr.y
bo mado of red dcnlm that Is striped or
figured.
Exactly tho rar.ie effect n this csn bo
gained by tulng Elrglo faced vdoura i.nd
lining tho plain ciiruco with rid tutccn
1 ll'JJ,''',,"',v'".'!f.'(ie.-rniT,.r
msmL.
DRESSING A LONG STi'.UET WINDOW.
and this season n good ino Is mndo ot dull
red or green burlupa. Doth of thcao ma
terials cost more, however, than tho dci.lm.
Scurf nnipriic.i.
Now for n room whero curtains nre
nccensary, but from which no light cun
wisoly bo excluded, a charming arrange
ment of drapery In possible with cream
Madras, chocao cloth, or oven r.nowflaho
that Is atrlped In good colors. This scarf
decoration vvhllo It Gives a window nn
elaborately garnished appoaraneo is too
transparent to shut oft any ilcolrcd day
light. A liberal amount of tnaterlul Is re
quired In tho makeup ot tho full crossed
scarfo, edged with r. conrio cream point
de Paris laco that costs 0 cents a yard.
Two widths of wide goods Is necessary to
give a graceful uraplltudo to every tldc
of ,tho hlshi looped garnlturo and nnall
brass rods nro again most f.ltltigly cm
ployed here.
As a matter of-fact unless n rlrh bro
cade or weighty stuff Is used and the win-
SHOUT HKCOltD OF ('Ai'AlitOt'llKS.
IVIuil the I nlt. ii Still o Itns Suffered
from I'lrc, "Water unit Wlmt,
Thu greatest vonfliigrntlons which tho
I'nlted States has ever had, says I.esllo's
Weekly, were the one In Chlcngo In 1S71, In
which $100,000,000 of property wns destroyed;
tho llro In Uo3ton In 187-', In' which tho dara
ngo was $80,000,000, and tho bl.rzo In New
York In 1S23, In which COO warehouses were
destroyed nnd tho damage whs $30,000,000.
As thu population of New York nt that tlmo
wok only about 250,000, or. about like that
of Newark, N. J., now, the loss was severer
proportionately than ono many times larger
would bo In 1300. Chicago's fire, though
nnd Chlcngo had a population of only a
little over 300,000 at tho time was tho most
irestructlvo which over occurred anywhere
In tho world, with tho possible exception of
that In Moscow In 1S12. Chicago's certainly
exceeded tho damage at the conflagration In
London, which Is called tho Great Fire,
which occurred In 1C6C.
Johnstown, I'a.. In 1SS9 furnished the most
destructive of tho floods (Johnstown's being
from a bursting reservoir) of tho United
States until that at Galveston on September
9, ll00. Tho property lois at Johnstown wns
approximately $10,000,000, and tho loss of
life wns 2,160. The destruction nt Galveston
wns over 5,000 In llfo nnd about $30,000,000
in property. Tho bursting of a reservoir In
Mill River valley In Massachusetts In 1874
destroyed several Httlo villages and drowned
150 persons. Floods on tho Mississippi havo
frequently destroyed from $S,0OO,00O to $10,
O'OO.OOO of property nt a time, nnd more than
onco drowned from 1,000 to 1.C0O people.
Tho most destructive tornado which ever
hit a largo city In tho United States was that
which destroyed 400 lives and $10,000,000 In
property In St. Louis In 1S95, Louisville,
tho second largest city ever struck In tho
i niteu Mates by n tornado. lost 100 lives
and $2.r,C0 003 cf rropnrty In 1S90. A tornado
ravaged tlio coast of Georgia nnd Sriith f!ar
ollna In 1893 which destroyed 1,000 lives and
$.'.000,000 of property. Tho most remarkable
collection of tornadoes which ever visited
tho United States at nny one time was o.j
February !, 1SS1. which nfHiclcd Virginia,
North Caroltnn, South Carolina, Georgia!
Mississippi, icnnessce, Kentucky nnd tin
nois, sixty dlBllnct storms being traced on
mat uay in tnoso states, in which 1,000 per-
uu3 icro Kiucu anil Jj.odo buildings de
stroyed.
Charleston, S. C. In 18S, had the severest
f-arthqunko over experienced In n city of
tho United States, In which the destruction
ot mo v. 3 ntty nnd that of property $5 000
000. New Madrid. Mo., nnd tho lower mi
slssippl valley had a berics of earthquake
mums in j&u vnicn destroyed many vll
...u .iiir,! thiiiu lunges wcro uot ns
giuar, owing to tho region bclnc snnrnli.
peopled, nnd most of It having no pcoplo at
uj tu unnricsion.
rri . ...
iitu coasi or uio Atlantic and of tho Gulf
'i .uexico no nan many hurricanes nud
frt" H,!M ...a.-nc i.... ..
u. limn; ot mem ap
proached In destructivenc33 that which hns
Jtiat o-curred nt Galveston. With charac
""jcricnn cournge, elasticity and
uuiHiuoimy, jion-cver, mo amictcd commit-
'tuitiiiy rccoveren irom tlio effects of
theso disasters. New York more than
doubled in population In the fifteen years
Immediately following Its great flro In 1835.
Chicago has five times as many Inhabitants
now ns It had at tho time of li
tlon In 1871. Heforo tho embers of Hoston's
.u n it your iuier wcro nut nut ih ..,
crty owners of tho burned district were of
fered moro for tho land which was covered
than was naked n (jny earlier for tho land
' mo tiuiiuings which were unnn h
now nnd greater Galveston Is already rlBln'c
- " """J me oiu. jnis is the Amerl-
Went mi n Visit to I It 1 1 u .1 1 (l , n
Last nprlng Mr. G, S. WnJIacu mado
trip to l'liundeipiiin to visit his brother-!
law Rnd took with him a part of a bottlo
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which
icic more on ins return home. During
Bumraer his brother-in-law tnw ,....
vcre cold and used tho Couch Ti,.m,.i
r-uch good rosults that ho wrote to kn
whom could cot more. 1lr
prised to learn that ho could got It from
any druggist there. This rmi i.
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of the most stnple articles that druggists
handto nnd one of the most reliable'
Thos who once glvo It a trial are seldom
satisfied with any other, Mr. Wallace Is
a well known cltlsen of Grsnd Vlow, Ala,
In-
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The Standard Dictionary contains over 300,000
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The Standard Dictionary contains 2,338 pages
5.000 illustrations,
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Bhould impress the thoughtful person. Here are some
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Walter V. Skcat, the eminent ety
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Encllch languuge Is certain to come
and Dr. March Is a man thoroughly
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Ur. J. W. ralmer of editorial staff
of tho Century Dictionary: "I do not
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Trot. T. W. Hunt, professor nt
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Journal of Educntlon, Doston: "It
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In our language. , . Tho succcbo of
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No palus have been spared to mako
It, not 'a standard dictionary hut
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Tho Critic, Now York: "The Illus
trative quotations uro not merely
minted to tho author, ns In all other
American dictionaries, hut tholr ex
act location, hy edition (with pub
Usher and date), volume, chapter,
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Prof. i:. J. Phelps, ex-minister to
(Ireat Hrltaln: "Tho work Is ex
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Prof. Edward E, Morris, M. A.: "I
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day. The dictionary nover failed me.
... It given nil tho varieties ot
meaning,"
of the opinions of thoss in a position
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