INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER I.
T WAS Martinmas
Sunday. The even
ing gervlce was
just over, and the
congregation, more
than usually
scanty, had dis
persed itself over
the Moss toward
the various farms
and fields which
and i
nci f ».auvi(.u *»
■e upon It. A light still burn
WBie ci:imcic;u um
ed in the vestry, while Solomon
Mucktebacklt, the sexton, waited on
the porch (or the minister to come
forth.
"There'll be gnaw the night," he
muttered, placing the key in the taken
door;, preliminary to locking up;
* ".there’ll be Bnaw the night, or I'm aair
mista'en. And the Annan"s rising—
It's sriawing noo arnang the hills."
Ail at once the light in the vestry
was extinguished, and the minister, a
man about fifty years of a$e, appeared
on ike threshold, wrapped in a heavy
winter cloak and carrying a thiu;
Solomon obeyed, turning the key in
the Inner door, and then that of the
outer one of solid oak,; while the thin
later stood waiting on the path. Then
the two, side by side, and with much
the same kind of mechanical trot,
passed across the churchyard, pausing
now and again to struggle with the
fierce gusts, and to hold on their head
gear—the sexton his Sunday "bonnet,"
mud the minister his broad-brimmed
clerical hat.
Reaching the iron gate, which was
' rattling and creaking in the wind, they
descended three tnoes-grown steps, and
reached the highway. Here all was
pitch dark, for the ehadow of tali yew
trees fell from the other side, deepen
ing the nocturnal blackness; hut.
crossing the road, they opened another
gate, croased the garden where the
yow-treea grew, and reached the door
of th$ manse.
String here In complete shelter,
they heard the "sough” of the blast
overhead among the tossing boughs,
like the wild thunder of a stormy sea.
The manse was a plain two-story
jMHldtki, as old as the times of the
Covenant and containing numberless
Cheerless . chambers, the majority of
v which were unfurnished! Here the
Reverend Sampson Lorraine had
dwelt In solitude for flve-and-twenty
yean. He had come to the place as
a shy young bachelor, a student, and
* bbokworm; and despite all the sieges
that had been laid to his heart, as was
Inevitable In a place where marrlage
men were few and spinsters many,
* bachelor he had remained ever since.
People said that a love disappointment
' s «Mr|7 Ufa had made him thereafter
.tovnlnerable to all the charms of void
wn, but at flnt his single condition
made him vary popular. Presently,
however, at his position as a bachelor
•few more confirmed, and his eccentri
cities Increased, he ceased to awaken
much Merest.
Opening the door with a latch-key,
fee entered a bare lobby, and etrlking
C.llght, led the way Into a large room
on thagrouad floor, * It was scantily
fUrnlshkd with an old carpet, an old
fashioned circular table, with drawers,
and several chairs; but on the walls
were numerous shelves, covered with
books. The room had two large win
dows looking on the back lawn which
.sloped down to the river, but was with
■ pul} curtains of any kind. '
■ if A'fire burned on the hearth, and a
yud.C'box of peat fuel stood by the
V fireside. One side of the table was
' spread,with a clean cloth, on which
stood a tray with bread, oatcake,
cheese, and butter, and a-large stone
water-jug, a black-bottle, and some
glasses. * >
'"Sit ye down, Solomon,” said the
minister, placing a -lighted candle on
fee had entered the house in the same
v fway, at the same hour, and received
the aarpp Invitation.
Seen In the dim light of the room
r, the sexton was a little wisened, whlte
• haired mkn., with hoary, bushy eye
brows, keeh gray eyes, and sunken,
tanned cheeks. He was dressed In de
cent black, with a white ehirt, and the
kind of collar known in Scotland as
"stick-ups.” The minister, on the
other hand, was tall vid somewhat
portly, with a round, boyish face, gen
tle blue eyes, and mild, good-humored
mouth. Hla hair was white as enow,
and fell almost to hU shoulders.
“Sit ye down, sit ye down.” he re
peated; “and take a glass—the night
Is cold.” j,v- . : , '
f hat hi band. Every
for manir a long y*ar
i
Solomon placed his bonnet carefully
on the edge of the table, and seated
himself respectfully oh one of the
^•ne-bottomed chairs. Then, leisurely
d solemnly, he poured out a glass of
i spirit. Meantime Mr. Lorraine,
having divested himself of his cloak
r* ■ and hat, sat down In the arm-chair by
the fireside.
,'gtr "Here's fortune, air." said Solomon,
drinking off the whisky; then, wiping
his.iaoutfc with hla sleeve, he sat bolt
, upright and expectant, waiting to see
’ tf hfii superior had anything more to
say. But, a3 the minister remained
silent, Solomon rose to go.
j "Are ye mindin’ the funeral the
l morn?” the sexton asked, taking up
his bonnet.
Mr Lorraine nodded.
"Can I bring ye anything before I
gang to bed? I maun rise at five to
fcenish the grave.”
"No; go to bed. I shall sit up and
read e little.”
■ weei, gooa-nignt, sir." ■
“Good-night, Solomon.”
Thereupon Solomon left the room,
closing the door softly behind him.
Lighting a candle in the lobby, he
made his way quietly to a chamber in
the upper part of the house, where
.he slept, and which was, indeed, the
only chamber in the manse, excepting
the minister's sitting-room and adjoin
ing bedroom, which contained any fur
niture. ,
Many years before Solomon had
taken up his abode there, on the min
ister's Invitation, and It was his only
heme. Besides performing the duties
of sexton and clerk, he acted generally
as factotum to Mr. Lorraine, attended
to the garden, and groomed the pony
on which the minister made his visita
tions about the country* An aged
woman, Mysie Simpson, came in'every
day to clean and cook, but invariably
retired to her own dwelling at night
fall. So the two old men were prac
tically alone together, and, despite the
difference in their social positions, re
garded each other with a peculiar at
tachment. ...
The minister sat for some time mus
ing, then with a sigh he took a book
from the shelves and began to read.
It was a volume of old sermons, writ
ten . by a south-country clergyman,
imphssloaed, wrathful, and in the nar
row sense Calvlnlstic. As he read, the
wind roared round the house, and
moaned in the chimneys, and rattled
the shutterless windows; but as the
wind rose the darkness decreased, and
the vitreous rays of the moon began
playing on the window panes.
Mr. Lorraine lit his pipe—the only
luxury In which he Indulged; for
despite his plump figure, which he in
herited, he was abstemious and a tee
totaler. Then, with another sigh, he
rose and walked thoughtfully up and
down the room; paused at one of the
windows, and looked dbwn the moon
lighted lawn which sloped to the river
side; talking all the time to himself,
as was his confirmed habit.
"Ay, ay, a wild night!—and snow
coming. Solomon says! Eerie, eerie.
Is the sough of the wind in the trees.
It minds me ever of her, and when the
moon’s up it is like the shining of her
face out of the grave. Wee Marjorie!
my bonny doo! Thirty long years ago
she died, and I‘m still here! still
here!”
Tears stood in the old man’s eyes
as he looked out in a dream. Through
the long years of lonellnesa and pov
erty—for his yvlng was Indeed a poor
one—he had cherished the memory of
one who had gone away from him to
God when only in her eighteenth year.
Suddenly, there came a loud single
knock at the front door.
"Bless me, what’s that?” he exclaim
ed,. ”1 thought I heard a knock at the
hall door, but maybe my ears deceived
m*. It was only the wind. I’m think
ing.” 1 ~ * : •'
And he placed his precious relics
back in the drawer. locking it carefully
and plsS'ng the kSy In a worn leather
purse which he carried in his pocket.
At that moment the knock was re
peated.
"Dear me!" he cried, "there's some
one knocking after all. Maybe It’s a
sick call.”
I Lifting the candle from the table, he
trotted from the room, crossed along
the lobby, and opened the hall door.
Ab he did so the wind sprang in like
a tiger, and the light was blown out, j
but the front garden was flooded with
moonlight, save under the very shadow
of the trees.
He saw nobody, however; whoever
had knocked had disappeared, ft T
“Who’s there?” he cried, looking,
round on every aide. - ■ * i * *4 ft# i
There was no reply, J £
Perplexed and somewhat startled, he
stepped out into the porch, and in
stantaneously the door was banged
and closed behind him. He took an
other step forward, and almost stum
bled over something like a dark bun
dle of clothing lying on the doorstep.
"Bless my soul!” he murmured,
"what’s this?”
At the same moment a faint cry.
came upon his ear. Stooping down in
great agitation, he lifted the bundle,
and discovered to his consternation
that It contained the form of a living
child.
CHAPTER IL
COARSE Paisley
shawl was wrapt
round the Infant,
covering all but a
portion of Its tiny
face. As It lay like
a mummy In its
wrappings. It con
tinued to cry loud
ly, and the cry
went at once to the
m 1 n Ister’s tender
Heart. . *. y *. , * ■ v *
I But In a moment the old man guess
-* • > • -- V * " ■: r? t
ed the truth—that the hapless crea
ture had been left there by soma one
Who had knocked and fled. Still hold
ing the child in his arms, he ran out
in the garden and looked on every
side.
‘‘Como back!’’ he said; "whoever yet!
are, come back!"
But no one responded. The wind
moaned dismally in the trees that
lifted their black branches overhead,
that was all. He ran to the gate and
looked up and down the road, but
could see nobody. As he stood in per
plexity the child cried again loudly,
and struggled in his arms. j
“Bless me!” he murmured, “I must
take it In, or It will die of cold!"
He ran back to the door and knocked
loudly again and again. It was some
time before he was heard. At last,
however, he heard footsteps coming
along the passage, and redoubled his
knocking. The door opened, and
Solomon Mucklebacklt, half dressed,'
apppeared on the threshold. Without
a word the minister ran into the lobby.1
“Losh me, meenister, is It yoursel’T'’
ejaculated Solomon, in amazement. "I
thought you were in bed."
“Come this way—quick!” shouted
Mr. Lorraine. "Bring a light!”
And still carrying his burden, he
ran into the sitting-room. Solomon
closed the door, struck a match, and
lighted a candle, and followed him im
mediately. Then his amazement deep
ened. To see Mr. Lorraine standing
by the fireside with a crying Infant in
Ms arms was indeed enough to awaken
perplexity and wonder.
“My conscience, meenister, what hae
ye gotten there?”
i “A child! Some one left it In the
porch, knocked, and ran away. Run,
Solomon, search up and down the road,
and see if you can find them. Shame
upon them, whoever they are. Don’t
stand staring, but run." ,
Perfectly bewildered, Solomon .stood
gaping; then with one horror-stricken
look at the infant, left the room, and
ran from the house.
Left alone with the child, the mln
ieter seemed puzzled what to do. He
held it awkwardly, and its cries con
tinued; then, to still it, he rocked it
to and fro in his arms.
Finding It still troublesome, he
placed It down in the arm-chair, and
Softly loosened the shawl In which it
waa wrapt, freeing its little arms.
Its cries ceased for a time, and It
lay with eyes wide open, spreading its
little hands in the warm twilight.
The minister put on his glasses and
looked at It with solemn curiosity.
It waa a tiny infant, about, two
months old; its little pink faee was
pinched with cold, and Its grtpt blue
eyes dim with crying. A common
linen cap was on its head, and its
gown waa of coarse linen. But it was
so small, so pretty, that the minister’s
tender heart melted oyer it at once.
He offered It his forefinger, which it
gripped with its tiny hands, blinking
up into his face.
“Poor wee mite!" he murmured, “I
wonder who your mother is? A wick
ed woman, I'm thinking, to cast.you
away on such a night as this!"
As if in answer to his words, the
child began to cry again.
“I can see naebody,” cried Solomon,
re-entering the room; “I hae searchlt
up and doon, bb far toonways as Mysle
Slmpeon’a door, and beyont to the
waterside, and there’s nane stirring.
It’s' awfu’ strange!"
. | He looked at the child, and
scratched his head; he looked at the
minister, and nodded It ominously. A
curious conjecture, too Irreverent for
utterance, had passed across his nat
urally suspicious mind.
< (TO BB CONTINUED.) V '
/THE TROLLEY BUZZ.
1*4 Somathlag About the Tnllrjr Can
a* a Care tor Headache.
: "Ever hour of the trolley buzz?” said
a Brooklyn resident whose business is
1 in New York. “They say that some
people who travel regularly on the
trolley cars get the trolley buzz. You
know the sound of the trolley, the
bz-z-z-z that begins low and rises grad
ually as the car increases in speed,
keeping a uniform tone when the ear
is running at uniform speed, and then
declining again as the car runs slow
er and stopping when the car stops?
i They say there are people who travel
regularly on the trolleys who hear this
sound all the time wherever they are,
except when they are asleep. They
call this having the trolley buss. I
never had the trolley buzz, but the
trolley cars sometimes do me a great
'deal of good. They cure me of head
ache. : I work here all day, keeping
very busy, and sometimes when I start
home at night I have a hard head
ache. I get into a trolley car and take
a seat over one of the axles. They say
that no electricity gets into the car,
but I imagine there must be more or.
less of it in the air. I know there is -
something there that cures my head
ache. I sit down in the car with the
headache bad; I get down from it af
ter a ride of about three miles, feeling
bright and fresh and with the head
ache gone.”
Hex Maretiek.
Newspaper men go Into curious
places, and are forever running across
curious people in them. The last
plaoa I met dear old Max Maretzek was
a hole in the wall in West Twenty^
seventh street, called, by courtesy, a
French restaurant. We named it “Little
Del's." One of Balzac's fat concierges
was the head of the establishment, and
it was possible to obtain an excellent
dinner there tor twenty or twenty-five
cents. Max enjoyed his repast, and ap^
peared pleased with the company thatj
surrounded him, though it was corns
posed of singers, cc:om and artiste
with more genius than money.
BURNED IN A WRECK.
AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PEO
PLE PERISH.
Head End Collision Between Trains In
Colorado—Uninjured Passengers pin
ned In the Wreckage Horned to
Death—Cause of tlie Acci
dent—Many of the Dead
Unidentified.
Disastrous Railroad Collision.
Newcastle, Col, Sept. 11.—At least
twenty-five persons were killed and
most of tlie bodies burned and twenty
five more were injured in a collision
shortly after midnight, due to the
mistake of the conductor of an extra
stock train on the Colorado Midland
railroad in reading the wrong column
of figures. The westbound passenger
and express train of the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad was telescoped,
and all of the passenger cars except
the rear Pullmans were burned.
A number of passengers who were
not killed outright, but who were
pinned in the wreckage and could not
be extricated, perished in the flames
There were about 30(1 passengers,
fully one-fourth of whom were either
killed or injured.
MEET AT THE WORST POINT.
The accident occurred at the worst
possible point. Two minutes ruuning
time each way would have avoided the
wreck, as each engineer could have
seen the approach of the other train.
The trains collided on a curve or bend
round a mountain, and there was no
opportunity to even slacken the speed.
The surviving trainmen say the trains
were not running fast, but the facts
Seem to be that the passenger was
going about twenty miles an hour and
tbe freight ten or twelve.
The freight engine went through
the passenger engine up to the bell.
On the passenger train were about
200 people about evenly divided be
tween the coaches. In the smoker
next to the expresacnr were about
thirty.
The crash \fras followed by an ex
plosion. Flames shot up from the
ruins and in a short time the wreckage
was a burning mass. The groans'and
cries of the imprisoned passengers was
heart-rending. Those of the more
fortunate who escaped injury set to
work rescuing those who were caught
in the wreck.
TRAINMEN PERISH.
The passengers in "the day coach
fared the wont. Out of twenty-nine
people in that coach only six are
known to have escaped, but all was
confusion and some may have escaped
unnoticed.
As in all similar accidents, the en
gine men are first to lose their lives.
Ostrander, engineer of the stock train,
went down with his hand on the lever.
Robert Holland, fireman on the pas
senger, was so badly hurt that he died
at 5 o’clock. Gordon, engineer of the
passenger, may live although he is
badly injured and at first was thought
to be fatally hurt. He suffered great
pain from a rupture in addition to his
other injur lea He was thrown over a
barb wire fence by the force of th»
collision. Hines, the Midland fire
man, was so badly hurt that the doc
tors who examined 'him at 5 o’clock
said that be could not recover. He
was shockingly burned but bore his
pain bravely. James Keenan, the
postal clerk, will not live, the doctors
say. He is terribly scalded.
W. L. Hawthorne, conductor of the
passenger train was in the smoking
car at the time of the collision and
was severely bruised. He says that
the gas cylinder under one of the
wrecked cars exploded and everything
appeared to bo in flames within a short
time.
ESCAPES OF MESSENGERS.
Two express messengers on the Rio
Grande train, James C. Foley and
i William S. Mcssemer, both of Denver,
had piled up the through baggage in
one end of the car and were busy with
the egg cases in the other end when
the shock came. They were pitched
headlong about the car and when it
toppled over they were stunned and
- bruised by the loose baggage. It was
several minutes before they were able
to aid themselves. Then the car be
gan to fill with smoke, and death by
burning or suffocation seemed their
fate. They realized their position
and began to fight with an ax to liber
ate themselves. Finally, as the car
buest into flames, they saw daylight
through the hole they were cutting
and by the aid of some men on the
outside they were able to pull them
selves through, bruised and bleeding,
but still safe.
The express ear and Its contents
were entirely consumed by flre.
AN EDITOR IN THE WRECK.
Frank P. Mannix, editor of tho Vic
tor Record, was a passenger on the
Denver & Rio Grands train. “I was
in the smoker when the collision hap
pened,” he said, “and was jammed
down iu the seat. I saw daylight on
one side and managed to pull myself
out, and with the help of Brakeman
Daniels, helped to pull three people
from the wreck. At the time of the
collision the tank under the smoker:
exploded and set fire to the train. The
scene was awful The mail, baggage,
smoker, day coach and a tourist sleep
er were burned, the rear Pullman and
a private car remaining on the track.”
Mr. Mannix was of the opinion that
at least forty were dead and burned.
One report as to the cause of the ac
cident is that Conductor Burbank of
the Colorado Midland stock train made
a mistake of ten minutes in figuring
on the time when the Rio Grande pas
senger train passed Newcastle, and
therefore he was chiefly responsble
for the disaster. Engineer Ostrander
of the stock train, could either con
firm 01 deny this report if he wore
alive, but it is believed he is dead un
der the debris.
-lie..* I f ••;»'!> jgavQfl i • :
. ; >p.-. . >.
ONLY ONE OP A FAMILY ALIVE
In addition to the trainmen killed
or injured, it is known that Alexan
der Hartman of Hersher, III., was
fatally hurt. His wife and two chil
dren were the first of the dead to be
removed from the wreckage.
Miss Pearl Cornell of Oregon, who
was returning from a visit to friends
East, was badly hurt. She was in a
collision at Glen Falls, Idaho, while
on her way East
T. F. Daniels, the passenger brake
man who was hurt, came back to this
place and notified the railroad officials
of the accident A special train was
sent out with physicians and nurses
as soon as possible. At 3:40 o'clock
another special relief train was sent
from Glen wood Springs, where news
of the wreck caused great excitement
Neighboring ranch houses were used
for the reception of the injured, and
all did what they could to help.
IN THE kLONDIKE.
Winter Has Set In and the Situation Is
Very Serious.
San Francisco, Sept 11.—The Ex
aminer printed an extra edition this
afternoon, the following:
“Ottkr Point, British Columbia,
Sept. 10.—The st?amer Cleveland has
arrived from St Michaels, bringing
with her from the Yukon gold fields a
story of distress and disaster. The
miners she lias on board and officers in
charge of the ship tell the story of dis
aster aud distress at Dawson.
“The winter has set in at the min
ing city of the frozen North and two
stores of the place have closed their
doors, for they have nothing to sell
, Those who have been seeking gold
must now seek for food or starve.
While there may be a tendency to ex
aggerate the actual condition of affairs
there can be no question that’ famine
threatens > the adventurous men and
women who made their way to the
Klondike.
“Hundreds of unruly spirits are
flocking to Dawson. Threats of vio
lence are being made on every side.
Indignation meetings, heavy with
muttered threats of vengeance, are
held at St. .Michael's by those who see
little hope of advancing up the river
and less of getting back to civilization.
The first signs of winter are appar
ent upon the river Yukon, which is
beginning to freeze, and in a few
weeks will be closed. Enormous prices
are now being paid for food at Daw
son, and it is impossible that more
than four vessels with provisions can
reach Dawson before the river is a
mass of ice.
••On the Cleveland there are thirty
eight passengers, men, women and
children, who have come from Dawson
City. There are few miners in this
party that are able to tell of prosper
its. They report that July 25 the stores
Of the Alaska Commercial company and
of the North American Trading and
Transportation company announced
that they had no more food to sell.
Three weeks before that the same
companies were unable to furnish out
fits, and when the announcement was
made that no mote goods were avail
able, consternation resulted on the
part of the people of Dawson, with
gold seekers piling in at the rate of
twenty to thirty a day.
“Shortly before the Cleveland left
St Michael’s two of the expeditions,
those of the National City and of the
South Coast, held indignation meet
ings, threatening dire vengeance upon
those who had brought them there and
were unable to carry them further.
They had been left stranded at St
Michael’s and cannot possibly reach
Dawson before next spring.
“The Excelsior was caught on the
dangerous flats of the Yukon and
broke two blades of her propeller.
When the Cleveland reached Ounalas
ka she found the Excelsior undergo
ing repairs. It is probable, however,
that she left Ounalaska last Monday
to resume her journey to the south.
“Shortly before the Cleveland left
for Seattle, the UnitedS tates revenue
cutter Bear put into St. Michaels with
Captain Whiteside, his wife, the 'first
and fourth officer and four seamen of
the steam whaler Nevach, The Ne
vach was caught in an ice pack in the
Arctic ocean. Of her crew forty-two
were lost. Thirty-one were crushed in
the ice and were frozen to death. The
Bear saw the vessel's signals of dis
tress near Point Barrow and lost no
time in going to her assistance. The
eaptain, his wife, two officers and
four sailors were glad to leave the dis
mantled crippled ship, but nine posi
tively refused to ga They were lost
in the desolate field of ice, and it is
feared they have perished with their
comrades."
Rain Reigns In Ireland.
London, Sept. 11.—Lamentable re
ports continue to pour in from all
parts of Ireland of the havoc already
wrought among the crops, and as the
weather is still most unpropitious all
hope of saving the remnant of the har
vest is fading away.
Rich Colorado Gold Field.
Woodland Park, CoL, Sept 11.—
Ore running $20,0<>0 to the ton lias just
been found one mile west of this place.
Pieces of quartz the size of walnuts
were taken out which were half gold.
There is great excitement among min
ing men.
The Alaskan •'Excelsior” Disabled. '
San Francisco, Sept 11.—The
Alaskan Commercial company has re
ceived news that the steamer Cleve
land, from St Michaels, has passed
Vancouver island. She reports that
the Kxcelsior has put back to Ouna
laska in a disabled condition.
Manci Dine* With the Uoveraor.
Jefferson City, Ha, Sept 11.—
Congressman R. P. Bland arrived here
this morning, spent the morning at
the penitentiary, and at noon took
dinner with Governor Stephens. He
left this afternoon for Lebanon.
NOT ABOVE CRITICISM.
Ur. and Mr*. Pnulay't ObMrvstlnn* of
Old and New Proverb*.
“I don't take any great account o’ .
the proverbs an’ axioms an’ so on
that’s printed in the magazines now- J
a-days,” remarked Mrs. Philander
Pea.-tley to her husband, as she laid
down the last number of a monthly
publication. “I’ve bean a-studyin’
over a volume of ’em that some man
has writ here an’ I wonder that folks
publish such stuff! You can make
’em mean one thing or nothin’, jest
accordin’ as you see fit Now here’s
one on ’em: *It is as unfort’nit to
seize the wrong chance to do or say
a thing as ’tie to let the right one
pass by.*
“Now, I’d like to be told how folks
would come out ef they was to bo
sca’t at both sides like that? What
I like is the old-fashioned proverbs;
there ain’t any two ways o’ takin’
them an' gettin’ misled.
^ “ ‘Make hay while the sun shines.’
Now, ain't that clear? ‘Haste makes
waste.’ What’s truer’n that, I’d
like to know? There ain’t one of
them old sayin's but what’s true as
preachin’, howsomever you take ’em.
They can’t be turned an’ twisted
round to mean anythin’ a body
pleases ”
“Do you recall one about ‘A thing
ain’t lost when you know where -
’tie?” inquired Captain Peasley, in
his usual shrill quaver.
“I should say I did.” replied his
wife, promptly, “an’ many’s the time
I’ve heard it."
“Well,” said the captain with a
suggestion of a laugh in his trem
bling old voice. “I had a cook
once thet quoted thet to me when
the teakettle was washed overboard
an* all the cups an’ saucers, but we
didn’t seem to bo able to find ’em
Sary.”
“I reckon you’ve set up about long
enougn this evenin’.” said Mrs. Peas
ley. dryly, and she bundled the cap
tain ofT to bed with considerable
haste
Mere Bundltt of Nerves.
Some peevish, querulous people seem mer»
bundles of nerves. The least sound agitate
their sensoriums and ruflies their tempers.
No doubt tey are born so. But may not their
nervousness be ameliorated, if not entirely
relieved? Unquestionably, and with Hostet
tor’s Stomach Bitters. By cultivating their
digestion, and insuring more complete assim
ilation of the food with this udmirable cor
rective, they will experience a speedy and
very perceptible gain in nerve quietude.
Dyspepsia, biliousness, constipation and
rheumatism yield to the Bitters.
Currency !u Africa.
The wife of a missionary to Africa
gives some ' amusing details oi the
mercantile value of certain articles
among the natives, needles and cloth
ranking highest. They are abso
lutely current coins. Three needles
will purchase one chicken, one needle
two eggs. Old tin and empty bottles
are also much in request, old cans
taking the place of drinking cups.
A fowl can be had for two yards of
cotton or a small piece of cloth.
Coe’a Cough Bolton
It the oldest and best. It will break up a cold quicker
than anything else. It is always reliable. Try It.
“Is this building fire-proof?” asked
the man with blue glasses and, a large
gripsack. “Not if you're a book
agent,” replied the janitor, conclu
sively.
1
Scrofula Cured
“ When three months old my boy was
troubled with scrofula. There were sore
places on his hands and body aa large as a
man’s hand, and sometimes the blood
would run. We began giving him Hood's
Sarsaparilla and it aoon took effect. When
he had taken three bottles he was cured.”
W. H. Qabnhb, West Earl, Pennsylvania.
HOOCTS SparlHa
I Is the Best—In fact the One True Blood Purifier.
I
| Hood’s Pills cure Sick Headache. 28c.
POMMEL
sS.^, SLICKER
Keeps both rider and saddle per
fectly dry in the hardest storms.
Substitutes will disappoint. Ask for
1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker—
it is entirely new. If not for sale In
your town, write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWER, Boston, Mass.
CHANCE TO SECURE ALASKA GOLD
Thu Alaska Gold Mining anctlJevelopincnt com
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Alaska and It Is believed will yield those Inter
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ors comprise some of tha moat active and experi
enced business men of Omaha. This company
offers those who are able to go to Alaska a splen
did opportunity to secure a share of its vast min
eral wealth. All parties anxious to obtain an
interest In the Klondike gold fields are Invited to
join this enterprise. For further Information
write The Alaska Gold Mining ^.nd Development
company. Ground Floor, Paxton Block, Omaha,
Nebraska.
TOYS
And Fancy Goods. The
largest Ftock and Lowest
prices In the west.
Wholesale and Retail.
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1819 Farnain Street,
Omaha, Neb.
PENSIONS
Get your Peasira
DOUBLE QUICK
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DnnriNP Thebe,t Be<1 Roofing
n u u r III uio*rer *«• °*i»
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Samples free. Th* fay mamlla uoorisc to.
u Auanta, Ua,
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nd nails in- W
for Piaster v
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