I. Ufa OGEMOOE is a grand old place. Round about It smooth lawns un dulate, dotted here and there with fine trees, while gay flowers and danc ing fountains add their quota to the general beauty. Bis wealtn, inrougn me ■ Mr. Crolius, has come to Bd—who bears her moth KL- Charlotte. She stands ■b library window, holding ■ heavy brocaded hangings V slender hand, while she I with a sad, mournful ex it her soft eyes. All unno larlotte, as she stands with rned from the door, some tered, and is gazing at her rid of pity and yearning in m so lonely!” she sighs, cies she is alone, and the nines itself aloud in words, he turns; but as her eyes the manly, dark-browed, face, the sadness vanishes wr as though by the touch wand. i glad to see me, Lottie?” the one word reveals more reams, and the next mo 16 clasped in strong arms, voice she has never yet bout a secret thrill, says eagerly: am more than glad! Oh, u must have known—you help seeing my love for you me back! I should have fore, had not my poverty, (■ to your wealth, kept me t something your father said jen I was with him, the very lore he died, has made me jbt and hesitation to the tottie, he said he knew I , and he would wish no it for yon than to be my glow suffuses the sweet i looks up at him. jrs knew father respected |ou, Eaton.” f, yourself, Lottie?” en head droops shyly as Dre than like you; I—love hen the year of mourning by custom is ended, they ied. lonths have passed and Char am of happiness seems to her too perfect to continue. One ^husband was engaged to dine [ party of gentlemen friends the afternoon, but was to re the evening to escort his wife leption. ifternoon wears away, and it is k, and, all robed for her ex ! festivity, Charlotte, while for her husband’s coming, erself in getting his things in is. She opens the glove-box lifts the ivory-tinted pair e on the top. As she does so. IRED BOBS BURST FROM HIS UIPS. ut of one of the gloves falls a n what has every appearance of her husband’s writing. Glanc iually at it as she lays it on the she sees the ' address—“Miss Graham.” name is not unfamiliar to her, h she has not yet met her. She ten heard Miss Graham men i as one of society's most bril belles. Charlotte stands for a nt hesitating; then a wave ernory passing through her brings with it some i a friend had said to lortly before her marriage: “So ave cut out the beautiful Miss im? I heard she was once en 1 to Mr. Eaton Wolcott.” th trembling fingers the young breaks the seal and reads: \ Beloved Adele—For-'ive my seeming t in not wrltin ,’ to you for so long but inexorable circumstances have come tn us, even to tho extent of hampering rrespondence, I have thourht it best to ntil I could be sure of the note reaching land without danger of discovery, in followed laments at the cruel their enforced separation, and 'stations of undying affection, the name, “Eaton Wolcott,” in ■t the end. With a ery, Charlotte upon the floor, as though felled strong hand. Eaton is false! pride comes to strengthen the led heart. Dragging herself up, taggers to her feet have been F’ghtly punished,” she wearily, “for reading what was ntendcd for my eyes. “But it is —yes, well—that I did. He mar ine for my inheritance; he shall it, without the incumbrance he with it.” half hour later the door opens, Eaton enters, saying anxiously: ^ttie, darling, I hope I have not kept you waiting'. I tried hard to get away, but could not." There ia no answer, the room is empty; upon the lounge lies the snowy silken robe his bride wore at the altar the day that made them one. But no Charlotte bounds to meet him with the love-light in her face that makes every home-coming a thing to look forward to. On the dressing table, conspicuously placed, where he cannot help but see it, is an open note. Penciled upon the envelope are these words: “Eaton: —1 know all; that It was not Char lotte you wanted, but Edgemoor, though to obtain one you were forced to take the other. Oh: why did you deoetvo me so cruelly.* I go from you with a heart torn and lacerated, and with such grief os I hope you may never know. Farewell I ” He reads it, his head drops into his hands, and convulsive, labored sobs burst from his lips. It is sis years later; in the sitting room of Mrs. Trevor's country resi dence, at Tarry town, are three ladies. One is middle-aged, the others are her daughter and the companion who has made her home with them for the past three years. The morrow is Miss Evelyn's birth day, and, to celebrate the occasion, a fair—the proceeds of which are to be given to a neighboring hospital—is to be held under Mrs. Trevor’s auspices. “Miss Merle, could you not take Miss Martin’s place and be the foun tain nymph?” “Certainly, Mrs. Trevor.- I would do more than that to show my appre ciation of the many kindnesses I have received at your hands.” The eventful afternoon has come, and the spacious grounds of Elmhaven are the center of a brilliant scene. In a secluded nook, surrounded by vines and over-arching trees, is the grotto formed of rocks and paved with shells, in the center of which, in the midst of tropical foliage and plants, is the lemonade fountain. The afternoon is waning, and the visits to the grotto seem to have ceased, and, feeling somewhat wearied, the girl, going behind the fountain, seats her self to rest upon a rustic bench. A few moments later, voices entering the grotto fall upon her ears, and one which with a wild heart-throb she recognizes. “All, the nymph of the fountain has deserted her post,” Mrs. Trevor says, laughingly. “I suppose she despaired of any more customers.” And then they talk—for a while on impersonal topics—until at length the lady says, gently and a little hesitat ingly: “You must forgive me, Eaton, if I cause you pain by what I am about to ask; but I am so anxious to know. Have you found any trace of her— your wife?” The answer is low and troubled. “No.” “Eaton, have you any idea as to what could have led her to take such a step? ” “My dear friend, I know you are prompted to speak as you do, solely through your affection for me, and I will requite that interest by confiding to you the facts; they have never be fore passed my lips. My own life's happiness, and what is still more precious, my little Charlotte’s have been wrecked solely through a mis take. "You may know that I have, living in California, an uncle—my father’s youngest brother, who was but five years old when I was born. It was his boyish lips that gave me the name he bore himself—Eaton. One season in society he met a young lady from Lawrence, Mass., who was visiting friends in New York. "He saw her often, and became des perately in love with her, and soon discovered that his affection was recip rocated. He is handsome and of ex tremely fascinating manners, and her parents at first seemed pleased with his attentions to their daughter; but when, upon inquiry, they learned that he was possessed of a very mod erate income, their affability changed to coldness. as tne time went on, the young lady had cause to suspect that her let ters were intercepted, and told her lover as much. Knowing I intended to visit lloston and Lawrence, and that I would probably meet his lady love, who was much admired in so ciety, my uncle wrote me, asking as a favor, to take charge of his corre spondence, and see that his letters reached Miss Graham by giving them to her myself. “1 did not tell my wife, for, know ing her strict ideas of right and wrong, I feared she might think that I had better not interfere. “One of those letters, signed of course, ‘Eaton Wolcott,’ my wife found and read. My uncle's hand writing and mine are very similar, though a close observer would see a number of slight differences. But poor little Charlotte believed that I loved another, and had married her for her wealth. I have searched un wcaryingly, and never till I die shall I cease that search, but I fear it will be fruitless.” A cry stirs the air. “<5h, Eaton, my husband! Your own lips have vindicated you! Your wife has heard and believes!” It is Charlotte’s voice, and there, before his dazed, incredulous eyes, a slender figure is kneeling at his feet; the long, golden tresses, floating away from her waxen brow, sweep the shell-paved floor, as. with head thrown back and great, luminous eyes uplifted to his face, she cries: “My husband; do you not know me —your little Charlotte?” With on inarticulate murmur of thanksgiving, Eaton lifts her to bis heart. With tears welling up in her kind eyes, Mrs. Trevor glides quietly away, blessing in her heart the kind Providence which led her to request Eaton’s confidence at so opportune n montent. BRIGHT YOUNG GlBL.j A WELLESLEY COLLEGE STU DENT WHO TALKS TARIFF. Ad Example to Be Encouraged Among Student* In Other Colleges—Women Should Understand What Involves the Labor of the Men. In the gymnasium of Wellesley col- j lege, March 17, 1804, the debating society called the Agora, which is composed of select members of the three upper classes, and of which Miss Laughlin was president, held an open meeting which was largely attended. The society resolved Itself into the United States senate, the vice-presi dent, Miss Elva II. Young of Spring field, Mass., in the chair, and trans acted business after the manner of that dignified body. Taking up house report 4,584 (the Wilson tariff bill as it then atood), its provisions, and in cidentally the tariff question in gen eral, were discussed by Miss Cecilia Dickie, ’05, of Truro, Nova Scotia, who was recognized as ’’the senator from Wisconsin,” and by Miss Uertha C. Jackson. ’04, of Westborougli, Mass, "the senator from Indiana," cn the democratic side, and by Miss Annie Hamblin Peaks, ’!»es or jokes in the nngust preseuco of' the court. Tiro court is opened about this fashion: At 12 o'clock (noon) the Justices come in from the consulting rooms and take their scats on the bench. Away to the left of the cham ber is seen a youthful officer, whose business is to catch the first glimpse of the advancing Judges. Then comes three raps with a ponderous gavel by tho some officer. This is meant os a signal for the audience to rise. Then, with the Chief Justice in advance, the Judges enter from the right of the chamber. To the rear of the Jus tices’ seats is on aisle. In the cen ter is an arched entrance for the Chief Justice. Through this aisle the Judges file and take positions on the right and left. None enter until the Chief Jus tice emerges from tho center en trance. After all have filed in,the Chief Justice makes a graceful obeisance to the stoncVjg audience. Then the Jus I1CUS UVKU IV BtrOKt) 111 UlU gllVt'l IB made, and the audience Heats itself. Tho opening of the court falls upon a youth ful official. It is after the old English form, “Oh, yen; oh, yea,” etc., and con cludes with tho words, “God bless tho honorable Supreme Court. ” The court is now readv for business. All the Jns tices are cliul in black silk gowns with an ecclesiastical cut. In the dispatch of business the Chief Justice is quite expe ditious. He is always ready with a re ply to a question, and eminently satis factory. The Justices on tho bench as sume different attitudes. Justice Miller sinks down low in his clinir, and but lit tle can be seen of him but the top of his head. Bo also does Justice Brudley. The Chief Justice sits erect most of the time when not hearing an argument, busy in consulting the calendar. .Hall's Catarrh Cura Is taken internally. Price 7.1c. real In ti Pod. S. M. Andrce, a Swedish scientist, has collected tabular information show ing the average weight of peas in their pods. The lightest peas wero always nearest the ends of the pod. The aver age weight of a peu wus greater tho larger the number of peas in the pod, so that the largest pods contained the heaviest peus. The weight of the peas next the point of the pod increased with the increased number of peas in the pod. With the exception of the first and last peas there was but a very small difference in the weight of the peas in the same pod. The Modern Beauty Thrives on good food and sunshine, with plenty of exercise in the open air. Her form glows with health and her face blooms with its beauty. If her system needs the cleansing action of a laxative remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant liquid laxative Syrup of Figs. _ Serving Toast, Dry toast should be served directly from the toaster. When this is not practical, pile it on a heated bread plate, cover it with a napkin and put it op the hearth or in the oven. Toast is given in all slight attacks of sickness because it is so easily digested. The more thorough the conversion of the starch the more easily and perfectly the system will manage it, for the change of starch into dextrine by the action of the heat is simply doing out side of the body what takes place in it, in the ordinary comrse of digestion, by the action of the digestive fluids Therefore when this is accomplished by artificial means nature is spared so much energy.—Philadelphia Times. __ Karra Clorcr Hoot Tea, The great Blood purifier .give* rr«*Htan*?*n and clearness W Im Complexion and c ures Constipation. 25c.*S0c.tgL Wire Shafting. From a recent published estimate of the strength of the proposed wire shafts for steamships it appears that in this important respect the most satisfactory result is realized. When made in five sections, with a total length of 100 feet and 15 inches in diameter, the shaft will have 35,000 No. 7 steel wires, each 35 feet long, with 50,000 fastenings, and as each wire and each fastening will sustain a load of 500 pounds with out rupture or injury there is thus ex hibited a total inherent strength of some 37,500,000 pounds, or an amount 35 times greater than the continuous force of an engine of 5,000 horsepower, which is indeed a significant showing. THE PRIESTS OP PALLAS. Grand Parade, Tuesday, October t. The Priests of l alias at Kansas City will parade this year Tuesday evening, October 2, and the people who witness it are assur ed of seeing the grandest procession of the most beautfiul floats ever produced. This popular organisation can always be depend ed upon to furnish entertainment that will fully repay all the people who may visit Kansas City upon this occasion. The subject cboseu this year is one of un usual interest, affording an excellent op portunity for brilliant, artistic effects, and the Priests and their large corps of artists have taken advantage of the occasion to charm the seeker for the t eautiful and to gratify the student of the intellectual. Col ored fires and calcium lights will render night brilliant nnd many of the leading bands of Kansas and Missouri will partici pate. A one-fare rate for the round trip has teen made for this occasion by the Union Pacific System, good October 1 to 8. from points in Kansas within 250 miles of Kansas City, and Nebraska points within 200 miles, and many special trains will be run. Karnival Krewe parade on Thursday, October 4th, afternoon and evening. See your nearest Union Pacific agent. E. L. LOMAX, J. B. FRAWLEY, G. P. & Tkt. Agt., Uen'l Ag’t, Omaha. Kansas Cray, Mo. Trials never make us weaK. They only show us that we are weak. 3 Homeseekers Excursions South via ths tv abash Railroad. On Sept. 11th, 25th and Oct. 9th the Wabash will sell tickets at half fare plus |2 to ail points in Tennessee, (except Memphis) Mississippi, Alabama and Louisans, (except New Orleans) Arkansas and Texas. For rates, tickets or a homeseekers’ guide giv ing full description of lands, climate, etc., or for steamship tickets to or from all parts of Europe, call at Wabash office, 1502 Famam street, or write Q. N. Clattoh, N. W. P. Agt, Omaha, Neb THE HIQHE8T AWARD. Royal Raking Powder la Strength and Valuo SO per Cent. Aboro 1U Nenreet Competitor. The Royal Baking Powder has the • enviable record of having received the highest award for articles of its class— greatest strength, purest ingredients, most perfectly combined—wherever ex hibited in competition with others. In the exhibitions of former years, at the Centennial, at Paris, Vienna and at the various Stato and Industrial fairs, where it has been exhibited, judges have invariably uwarded the Royal Baking Powder the highest honors. At the recent World's Fair the ex amination for the baking powder awards were made by the experts of the chemical division of the Agricul tural Department of Washington. The oHiolul report of the tests of the baking powders which were made by this de-; partment for the specitia purpose of as certaining which was the best, and which has been made public, shows the leavening strungth of the Royal to be 1U0 cubic inches of curbonic gas per ounce of powder. Of tlio cream of tartar baking powders exhibited at the Fair, thu next highest in strength thus' tested contained but 1.13 cubic Inches of leavening gas. The other powders gave an average of 111. The Royal, therefore, was found of 20 per cent, greater leavening strength then its nearest competitor, and 44 per cent. ■ above the average of all the other tests. Its superiority in other respects, however, in the quality of the food it makes as to thiencss, delicacy and wholesomeness, could not be measured ay figures. It is these high qualities, known and appreciated by the women of the country for so many years, that have caused the sales of the Itoyal linking Powder, os shown by statistics, to ex ceed the sales of all othor bilking pow ders combined. Bye For Winter Pasture. Rye sown for fall and winter pnsture and then given over to the hogs in the spring will pay in almost any locality. Rye does not exhaust the land bo much as wheat, and on low, wet lands where wheat will not grow at all, it will thrive. On clay lands that will not raise anything else we have secured a fair crop of rye. As a “nurse” for grass crops we recommend rye, as it does not have as dense foliage close to the ground as wheat or oats.—Prairie Parmer. Make Your Own flitters! Bteketee's Ilrjr Ulttrrs. One package of Bteketee's Dry Bitters will make one Gallon of the best bitters known; will cure indigestion, pains in the stomach, fever and ague. Acts upon the Kidncysand Bladder; tho best tonic known. Sold by druggists or sent by mail, postage rpftld. Price SO eta. for ulnjrlo. or two paukagei for eta. U. N. Mam pi taken In payment. AUiit'Mf 0*0. O. BTEJCKTKtt. Grand ftapidi, Kioto. The police of New Orleans discovered on opium-smoking den in the city, and arrested the Chinese proprietor. The place is said to have hod customers who were well-dressed women. Hhiismb'i Camphor lea with Gljrorlwa. The original and only genuine. Curse Chapped Hands and race. Cold Born. £c. C. U. Clark Cthjf.Havsn.Ct. We cannot sow bad seed and reap a good harvest. " Hanson's Magle Corn Halve." _ Warranted to aure or money refunded, ask roof irugglst tor It. Price 19 cents. Borrowers of trouble never have to go far to get it. If the Baby Is Cattlag Teeth. Be sure and ate that old and well-tried remedy, ku, WiMLOW'1 Soothiho Sriar for Children Teeth log it never pays to do 4rong, no matter how much pay is promised. The first glass Is the one the devil is most anxious for a young man to take. PIERCE .SECURE OR HONEY RETURNED. For all chronic, or lingering, Pulmonary or Chest Diseases, os Bronchitis, Laryngitis, Severe Coughs, Spitting of Blood, rains in Chest and Sides, Dr. Pierce’s Golden Ma>u«al Discovery is a sovereign remedy. In Asthma it is specific. To build up both flesh and strength, when / ' \ Mr. Norman. rouuiuu ubiuw iu« standard of health by pneumonia, or “ long fever,” grip, or ez jhaustlng fevers, it is 'the best restorative tonic known. E. B. Normas, Esq of Anon, da., says: I think the ‘Golden Med* leal Discovery’ is the best medicine for pain In the chest that I nave ever known. I am sound and well, and! owe it all to the ’Die oovery.’" Tii* Plan of Selling Medicines Burlington! Route j HARVEST EXCURSIONS SEPT.Ilth, SEPT. 25th, OCT.9th On these dates Round-Trip Tickets will be sold from Chicago, Peoria, 8t. Louis, and other sta tions on the C. B. & Q. R. K„ to the principal cities and farming regions of the Northwest, West and Southwest *t LOW RATES Many connecting railways will also sell Harvest Excursion Tickets, on same terms, over tills route. The undersigned or anv agent of the Burlington Route, and most ticket agents of con necting railways east of the Mississippi River, will supply applicants with Harvest Excursion folders giving full particulars. P. S. EUSTIS, 8*a’l Fus'r and flskst 1(0^ ms «a ik Chicago, iu. ■BPIIC ■ WtMiOHW WritlOBBtf [Kllwlwlv Washington, D.O, ■f Successfully Prosecutes Chaim*, ■ Lata PrincipalHkamlnar iTfl. PsnsionBuraaK ■ 3 jmiu la«t war, 15 adjudicating claims, attYslno* PI SO S COR t f 09 IV A «J, Omaha—3*. UM W ut* jnwwennt Aavrminnu niuSi| mi* r«p«r.