Cures Woman’s Wca*incsscs.
Wo refer to that boon faf weak, nervonx,
suffering women kjjlbwn as Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
Dr. John Fm one of the Editorial Staff
of Tub Eclectic Mkdioai. He view says
of Unicorn Jfoot (HelonUu Du/iai) which
<s ono oftUh chief Ingredients of tho " Fa
vorite ^*fescription ”:
"A rortn-dy which Invarlahly acts as a uter
ine Invlgorator * * * makes for normal ac
tivity of the entire repnxluctive system.*
Uo continues "In Uelonlas we havo a medica
ment which more fully answers the above
purposes than any other druy with which I am
aoouainted. In tho treatment of diseases po
cullar to women it Is seldom that a case Is
seen which does not present some Indication
for this remedial agent” Dr. Fyfe further
says’ "The following are among tho leading
Indications for Uelonlas (Unicom root). Pain
or aching In the back, with leucorrhoea;
atonic (weak) condltloflapf the reproductive
organs of komcn. mOntil depression and Ir
ritability. Asoclated will! chronic diseases of
the reproditlve organs of women;constant
sensation off heat In the region of tho kid
neys; mei/rrhaglil ifloodlng). due to a weak
ened condition of/thc reproductive system:
amenot/Co’iyTiurpresscd or absent monthly
g>e ri odjf.AVS, iflg“n>m or accompanying an
abnodhgl condition of the digestive organs
and tjfaemlc (thin blood) habit: dragging
eensfilons Id the extreme lower part of the
abddmea” . ...
If more or loss of tho above symptoms
aPr'hP’>/’nf, no "TTivTilhl womp cari -do;
Be tier Than tJiko IJr. Fierce s_J "
Pri" fTNTdiiilColTA'df~ThB loading IngrtxIF
«ntsof wrncii Is Unicorn root, or Ilelonlas.
and the medical properties of which Is
most faithfully represents.
Of Golden Seal root, another prominent
Ingredient of " Favorite Prescription,"
Prof. Finley Elllngwood, M. I)., of Ben-*
nett Medical College, Chicago, says:
"It Is an Important remedy In disorders of
the womb. In all catarrhal conditions * *
and general enfoehlemont. It is useful."
Prof. John M. Scudder, M. I)., late of
Cincinnati, says of Golden Seal root:
"In relation to Its genoral effects on the
system, there it no medfefns <n use alxmt which
there It such general unanimity of opinion. It
l«i tm IvernaUg regarded as the tonic useful In
all debilitated states.”
Prof. K. liartholow, M. D., of Jeffersori
Wodlcal College, says of Golden Seal:
"Valuablo In uterlno hemorrhage, menor
rhagia (flooding) and congestlvo dysmenor
rhtva (painful menstruation).”
Dr. Pinrce’g Favorite Prescription faith
fully represents all tho above named In
gredients and cures the diseases for which
they are recommended.
Harsh Language.
A chnpple In Kalamazoo
Attempted a damsel to woo.
•‘Pretty maiden,” he snld.
“Let us (jo and be wed.”
And she blushtngly murmured “Sklddoo.*
—Chicago Tribune.
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Not in Their Set.
From the New York Weekly.
He—*‘I do not see why such * dear llttk
luck as you are should not be welcome In
eoctety."
She—"Oh, the society of our city Is run
by a lot of old hena, and little ducks don’t
belong to their set."
For more reasons than one, Garfield
Tea is the best choice when a laxntive is
needed; it is Pure, Pleasant to tofce,
Mild and Potent. Guaranteed under the
Yood and Drugs Law.
Atchison Globe Sights.
From the Atchison Globe.
Unless there is an unusual event on th.
'following day, a boy is never ready to go
•to bed or get up.
Even the worst crlt of baseball must
give It some credit for crowding out bowl
ing and basketball.
Thinking you arc a very bright man is
•no thing, but being one Is an entirely dif
ferent proposition.
This is tact: If you are hostess, put the
lovers together at the table, and separate
those who are married.
What has become of the old-fashioned
woman who said. "Hear that child bark!"
.When the child had a cold.
You can get a fair amount of work out
raf the average boy If you will keep him
Jbome from school to do It.
When a boy wants a favor from his par
ents, he asks his father’s permission, and
ttells hts mother he Is going to do It.
The average friendship is wrecked upon
the fact that the average person’s Idea of
friend is some one he can impose upon.
We have all been guilty of this foolish
trick: Being cold all night rather than
up and put another quilt on the bed.
"I have never admired George Washing
ton as much as I have Bat Masterson.
'There are a dozen ways In which he could
have gotten out of that cherry tree story.
—Parson Twine.
The Lancaster Literary society will be
“i no neat ovnoiun iu ucuuo vviiu ii
Is tho greater Joke: The bloodhound called !
out to run down criminals, or the peaca
conference that meets at The Hague.
Another discrimination we object to, la
that all the scarecrows put up In garden
and Held are built on the masculine plan.
Yet a man Is not a greater scarecrow than
A woman. We wonder that In (ho effort
to frighten crows and blackbirds Into
spasms, no farmer or gardener has ever
hit upon the plan of dressing the scarc
srow to look os u woman appears when
the milkman and ice man sec her In tht
Hornings.
FRIENDS HELP.
91. Paul Park Incident.
"After drinking coffee for breakfast
l always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then iu about an hour or so a
■weak, nervous deraugement of the
heart and stomach would come over me
with such force I would frequently
have to lie down.
"At other times I had severe head
aches; stomach finally became affected
ttud digestion so impaired that I had
serious chronic dysjiepsia aud constipa
tion. A lady, for many years State
President of the VV. C. T. II., told me
she had been greatly benefited by quit
ting coffee aud using Postum Food
Coffee; sb« was troubled for years with
asthma. She said it was no cross to
vult coffee when she found she could
have as delicious an article as Postum.
"Another lady, who had been trou
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found Immediate relief on ceasiug cof
fee and beginning Postum twice a day.
film was wholly cured. Still another
friend told me that Postum Food Cof
fee was a Godsend to her. her heart
trouble having been relieved after ioaT
lng off coffee and taking on Postum.
"So many such eases came to my no
tice that I concluded coffee wns the
cause of my trouble and ! quit and
took up Postum. 1 am more than pleas
ed to .say that my days of trouble have
disappeared. 1 am well aud happy.”
"There's a Reason." Read, "The Road
a iVciiviUe," lu pkca.
hum mm
fo/Zac/ajy Case\
IRTONE. STEVENSON. V
right, 1 EOS. by Henry Holt & Co tmmbisctmb—— ®
CHAPTER XVI.
I BEARD THE LION.
Martigny was lying back in his berth,
smoking a cigaret, and, .us i entered,
he motioned me to a seat on the locker
against the wall.
"It was most kind of you to come,"
he said with his old smile.
"It was only by accident I learned
you were on board," I explained, as I
sat down. "You’re getting better?"
"I believe so; though this physician
Is—what you call—an alarmist—most of
them are, indeed; the more desperate
the illness, the more renowned the cure!
Is it not so? lie has even forbidden
me cigarets, but I prefer to die than
to do without them. Will you not have
one?" and he motioned to the pile that
lay beside him.
"Thank you," I said, selected one and
lighted it. "Your cigarets are not to
be resisted. But if you are so ill, why
did you attempt the voyage? Was It
not imprudent?"
"A sudden call of business," he ex
pla lned airily; “unexpected but—what
you call—imperative. Besides tills bed
is the same as any other. You see.
I have a week of rest.”
"The doctor—it was he who men
tioned your name to me—It was not on
the sailing list-”
"No." He was looking at me sharply.
“I came on board at the last moment
—the need was ver' sudden, as I have
said. I had not time to engage a state
room.”
"That explains It. Well, the doctor
told me that you were bedfast.”
"Yes—since the voyage began I have
not left It. I shall not arise until we
reach Havre tomorrow."
I watched him as he went through
the familiar motion of lighting a sec
ond cigaret from the (list one. In the
half-light of the cabin I had not at
first perceived how 111 he looked; now,
I saw the dark patches under the eyes,
the livid and flabby face, the shaking
hand And for the first time, with a
little shock, I realized how near he had
been to death.
"But you, Mlstalr Lester,” he was
also are going to France? I did not
know you contemplated——”
"No,” I answered calmly, for I had
seen that the question was inevitable
and I even welcomed It, since it gave
me opportunity to get my guns to go
ing. "No; the last time I saw you, I
didn't contemplate It, but a good deal
has happened since then. Would you
care to hear? Are you strong enough
to talk?”
Oh, how I relished tantalizing him!
"I should like very ex ledingly to
hear," he assured me, and shifted his
position a little so that his face was in
the shadow. “The beams of light
through the shutter makes my eyes to
hurt,” he added.
So he mistrusted himself; so he was
not finding the part an easy one, either!
The thought gave me new courage,
new audacity.
"You may remember," 1 began, "that
I told you once that if I ever went to
work on the Holladay case, i d try first
to locate the murderess. I succeeded in
doing It the very first day."
"Ah!" he breathed. "And after the
police had failed! That was, indeed,
remarkable. How did you accomplish
It?"
“By the merest chance—by great good
fortune. I was making a search of the
French quarter, house by house, when,
on Houston street, I came to a restaur
ant, the Cafe Jourdaln. A bottle of
supereur set Jourdain’s tongue to wag
ging; I pretended I wanted a room; he
dropped a word, the merest hint; and,
In the end, I got the whole story. It
seems there was not only one woman,
there were two.”
“Yes?”
"Yes—and a man whose name was
Betuny or Bethune, or something like
that. But I didn't pay much attention
to him—he doesn’t figure In the case.
He didn't even go away with the wom
en. The very day [ set out on my
search, he was picked up on the streets
somewhere suffering with apoplexy and
taken to a hospital, so nearly dead that
It was a question whether he would re
cover. So he's out of It. The Jourdains
told me that the women had sailed for
France."
“You will pardon me,” said my hear
er. 'but in what way did you make
sure that they were the women you de
sired ?”
I.y me younger one s resemblance to
Miss Holladay,” I answered, lying with
a glibness which surprised myself.
"The Jourdains maintained that a pho
tograph of Miss Holladay was really
one of their lodger.”
I heard him draw a deep breath, but
he kept his face under admirable con
trol.
"Ah, yes,” he said. "That was ex
ceedingly clever. 1 should never have
thought of that. That is worthy of
Monsieur Lecoq. And so you follow
them to Prance—-but, surely, you have
some more—what you call—definite ad
dress than that, Mistair Lester!"
I could feel his eyes burning out from
the shadows: I was thunkful for the
eigaret—It helped me to preserve an In
different countenance.
"No," 1 said. “It seems rather a
wild goose chase, doesn't It? But you
could advise me, Mr. Martigny. Where
would It be best for me to search for
them?”
He did not answer for a moment, and
I took advantage of the opportunity to
select a second eigaret and light It.
I dared not remain unoccupied' I
dared not meet his eyes: I trembled
to see that my hand was not wholly
steady.
"That," he began slowly, at last,"
seems to me a most—ah!—deefleult af
fair, Mistair Lester. To search for
three people through all Prance—there
seems little hope of success. Yet I
should think It most likely that they
have gone to Paris."
I nodded. "That, was my own the
ory." I agreed. "But to find them In
Paris seems almost Impossible."
"Not if one uses the police," he said.
“It could, most probably, be soon
achieved, if you requested the police to
assist you."
"But, my dear sir,” I protested. “I
can't use the police. Miss Holladay, at
least has committed no crime: she has
simply chosen to go away without in
forming us.”
"You will permit me to say, then.
Mistair Lester,” he observed, with just
a touch of irony, "that I fall to compre
hend your anxiety concerning her."
1 felt that I had made a mis-step;
that I had need to go carefully.
“It is not quite so simple as that,"
I explained. "The last time we saw
Miss Holladay, she told us that she
was ill, and Intended to go to her coun
| try home for a rest. Instead of going
there she sailed for Prance, without in
j forming anyone—indeed, doing every
thing she could to escape detection
i That conduct seems so eccentric thai
I we feel in duty bound to investigats
it. Besides, two days before she lefi
i
she received from us a hundred thou
sand dollars in cash.”
I saw him move uneasily on his bed;
after all, this advantage of mine was
no small one. No wonder he grew rest
less under this revelation of secrets
which were not secrets!
"Ah!” he said softly; and again, "Ah!
yes. that seems peculiar. Yet, perhaps,
if you had waited for a letter—”
“Suppose we had waited and there
had been no letter—suppose, In conse
quence of waiting, we should be too
late?"
“Too late? Too late for what, Mis
tair Lester? What is it you fear for
her?"
“I don't know,” I answered; “but
something—something. At least, we
could not assume the responsibility of
delay."
“No," ho agreed; “perhaps not. You
are doubtless quite right to Investi
gate. I wish you success—I wish that
I might myself aid you, there is so
much of interest in the case to me;
but I fear that to be impossible. I
must rest—I who have so many affairs
calling ine, so little desire to rest! Is
not the fate Ironical?”
And l.e breathed a sigh, which was
doubtless genuine enough.
"Will you go to Paris?" I asked.
"Oh, no; not at once. At Havre I
shall meet my agent and transact my
affairs with him. Then I shall seek
some place of quiet along the
coast.”
“Yes,” I said to myself, with leap
ing heart. "Etretat!” But I dared not
speak the word.
“I shall write to you," he added,
"when I have settled. Where do you
stay at Paris?” i
"We haven't decided yet," I said.
“We,” he repeated.
“Didn’t I tell you? Mr. Itoyce, our
Junior partner, is with ine—he's had a 1
breakdown in health, too, and needed
a rest.” 1
it uu iii.iii' i « iitiu juii aiaj,
he said; "I shall write to you at the i
poste restante. I should like both you
and your friend to be my guest before ]
you return to Amer-ric’.”
There was a courtesy, a cordiality In i
his tone which almost disarmed me. <
such a finished scoundrel! It seemed a «
shame that I couldn’t be friends with ]
him, for I enjoyed him so thoroughly. <
"We shall be glad to accept,” I an
swered, knowing in my heart that the ;
invitation would never be made. "You’re 1
very kind.” 1
He waved his hand deprecatingly, j
then let it fall upon the bed with a t
gesture of weariness. I recognized the |
sign of dismissal. I was ready to go; j
I had accomplished all that I could t
hope to accomplish; If I had not al
ready disarmed his suspicions, I could <
never do so. t
"I am tiring you,” i said, starting f
up. "How thoughtless of me.” t
"No,” he protested; "no;” but his ;
voice was almost inaudible. I
"I will go,” I said. "You must pardon 1
me. I hope you will soon be better,”
and I closed the door behind me with \
his murmered thanks in my ears. 1
It was not until after dinner that I 1
found opportunity to relate to Miss 1
Kemball the details of my talk with ]
Martigny. She listened quietly until I t
had finished; then she looked at me £
smilingly. 1
"Why did you change your mind?” ^
she asked.
"The adventure tempted me—those c
are your own words. I thought perhaps I
I might be able to throw Martigny off i
the track.’’ 1
“And do you think you suc
ceeded?” 1
"I don’t know," I answered doubt- r
fully. "He may have seen clear through £
me.” c
“Oh, I don’t believe him superhu- t
man! I believe you succeeded.”
“We shall know tomorrow,” I sug- l
gested. 1
"Yes—and you must keep up the de- 1
ception until the last moment. Re- «
member, he will be watching you. He t
mustn't see you take the train for Et- (
retat.” i
“I’ll do my best,” I said. £
"And don’t make mountains out of c
mole hills. You see, you have been dis- r
trusting yourself needlessly. One c
musn’t be too timid.” i
“Do you think I am too timid?” I t
demanded, eager instantly to prove the r
contrary. 1
But she saw the light in my eyes, 1
I su^oose, for she drew away, almost
imperceptibly. <
“Only in some things," she retorted, I
and silenced me. i
The' evening passed and the last day i
came. We sighted land soon after i
breakfast—the high white cliffs of Cape I
La Hague—vague at first, but slowly i
lifting as we plowed on into the bay <
with the crowded roofs of Havre far <
ahead.
I was standing at the rail beside
Miss Kemball, filled with the thoughts
of our imminent good-by, when she
turned to me suddenly.
“Don’t forget Marligny," she
cautioned. "Wouldn't you better see <
him again?" I
"I thought I'd wait until we landed,” <
I said, "then I can help him off the i
boat and see him well away from the
station. He’s too 111 to be very lively
on his feet. We shouldn't have any i
trouble dodging him." I
"Yes; and be careful. He musn't sus- ,
pect Etretat. But look at that clump
of houses, yonder—aren't they plctur- ,
esque?"
They were picturesque, with their ,
high red roofs and yellow gables and
striped awnings; yet, I didn't care to
look at them. I was glad to perceive
what a complicated business it was,
getting our boat to the quay, for I
was Jealous of every minute; but it
was finally accomplished in the ex
plosive French manner, and after a
further short delay, the gang plank was
run out.
"And now," said my companion, hold
ing out her hand, "we must say good
by."
"Indeed, not,” I protested. "See. there
go your mother and Royce. They're
evidently expecting us to follow. We'll
have to help you with your baggage."
"Our baggage goes through to Paris—
we make our declarations there."
"At least, I must take you to the
train."
"You are risking everything!" she
cried. We can say gjod-bye here as
well as on the platform.”
"I don't think so," I said.
"I have already said good-bye to all
my other friends!”
“But I refuse to be treated just like
all the others," and I started with her
down the gangplank.
She looked at me from the corner of
her eyes, her lips trembling between in
dignation and amusement.
“Do you know,” she said deliber
ately, "I am beginning to fear you are
obstinate, and I atnor obstinate peo
ple.”
“I'm not at all obstinate," I objected.
"I'm simply contending for my rights."
"Your rights?”
"My right to be with you as long as
I can, for one.”
"Are there others?”
“Many others. Shall I enumerate
them ?"
"No," she said, “we haven't time.
Here is mother."
They were to take the company's spe
cial train to Paris, which was waiting
on the wharf, 200 feet away, and we
slowly pushed our way toward it. In
the clamor and hurry and confusion
wholly Latin, there was no chance for
intelligent converse. The place was
swarming with people, each of them, as
it seemed to me, on the verge of hys
teria. Someone, somewhere, was shout
ing "En voiture!” in a stentorian voice.
Suddenly, we found our way blocked by
a uniformed official, who demanded to
see our tickets.
"You can't come any farther. I'm
afraid.” said Mrs. Kemball, turning to
us. "We'll have to say good-bye," and
she held out her hand. "But we’ll soon
see you both again in Paris. You have
the address?"
“Oh, yes!” I assured her; I felt that
there wucs no danger of my ever for
getting It.
"Very well, then; we shall look for
you," and she shook hands with both
uf us.
For an instant, I felt another little
hand in mine, a pair of blue eyes smiled
up at me in a way
"Good-bye, Mr. Lester," said a voice.
I shall be all Impatience till we meet
ugain.”
“So shall I,” and I brightened. "That
was nice of you, Miss Kemball.”
"Oh, I shall be anxious to hear how
you succeeded,” she retorted. "You
will bring Miss Holladay to us?”
"If we find her, yes.”
“Then, again, good-bye.”
She waved her hand, smiling, and
was lost in the crowd.
"Come on, Lester,” said Mr. Boyce’s
roice. "There's ho use standing star
ng here. We’ve got our own journey
o look after,” and he started back
ilong the platform.
Then, suddenly, I remembered Mar
igny.
“T'll bp bnrk in a minntp ” T rnllprl
md ran up the gangplank. “Has M.
dartlgny left the ship yet?" I Inquired
>f the first steward I met.
“Martigny?" he repeated. “Martlgny?
Jet me see."
"The sick gentleman In 375,” I
iroinpted.
"Oh, yes.” he said. "I do not know,
nonsieur."
"Well, no matter. I'll find out my
;elf.”
I mounted to the upper deck and
mocked at the door of 37B. There was
10 response. After a moment I tried
he door, but it was locked. The win
low, however, was partly open, and,
hading my eyes with my hands, I
>eered inside. The stateroom was
mpty.
A kind of panic seized me as I turned
.way. Had he, indeed, seen through
ny artifice? In attempting to blind
dm, had I merely uncovered my own
ilan? Or—and my cheeks burned at
he thought!—was he so well intrenched
hat he had no fear of me? Were his
dans so well laid that it mattered not
o him whither I went or what I did?
liter all, I had no assurance of suc
ess at Etretat—no proof that the fugi
ives had gone there—no reasonable
;rounds to believe that we should find
hem. Perhaps, indeed, Paris would be
. better place to look for them: per
uips Martigny’s advice had really been
veil meant.
I passed a moment of heartrending
mcertainty; I saw quite clearly what a
ittle, little chance of success we had.
?ut I shook the feeling off, sought the
ower deck, and inquired again for
lartigny. At last, the ship's doctor
old me that he had seen the sick man
afely to a carriage, and had heard
dm order the driver to proceed to the
lotel Continental.
“And, frankly, Mr. Lester,” added the
octor, “I am glad to be so well rid of
dm. It is most fortunate that he did
lot die on the voyage. In my opinion,
ie is very near the end."
I turned away with a lighter heart.
?rom a dying man there could not be
tuch to fear. So I hunted up Mr. Royce,
nd found him, finally, endeavoring to
xtract some information from a super
ilious official in a gold-laced uniform.
It was, it seemed, a somewhat com
illcated proceeding to get to Etretat.
n half an hour a train would leave for
ieuzeville, where we must transfer to
nother line to Les Ifs; there a second
ransfer would be necessary before we
ould reach our destination. How long
vould it take? Our Informant
hrugged his shoulders with fine non
halance. It was impossible to say.
'here had been a heavy storm two
Ays before, which had blown down
vires and damaged the little spur of
rack between Les Ifs and the sea,
Irains were doubtless running over the
iranch. but we could not, probably,
each Etretat before morning.
Amid this jumble of uncertainties,
ine definite fact remained—a train was
o leave in half an hour, which we must
ake. So we hurried back to the boat,
nade our declaration had our boxes ex
.mined perfunctorily, and passed,
>ought our tickets, saw our baggage
ransferred, tipped a dozen people, more
>r less, and finally were shut into a
ompartment two minutes before the
lour.
Continued Next Week.
3ules One Should Follow Nowadays
From Harper’s Weekly.
After repeated shocks which have been
lealt to the nerves of the public at large,
he following few simple hygienic mem
•randa have been carefully prepared for
he public and domestic guidance.
ON RISING IN THE MORNING.
Rule first. Don’t wash or take a bath
inless you are sure the water has been
iroperly distilled; treated with barium
ihlorlde and permanganate of potassium,
md redistilled over K. H. S. 04. to fix any
immonia. If the housekeeper does not
>ossess this elementary chemical knowl
edge, decline to wash at all, and take an
lir bath.
Second. Use a new tooth brush, or else
lave a fresh set of false teeth each day—
whichever you think less dangerous.
Third. Do your hair with your fingers;
>rushes and combs are deadly bacillus
:raps.
Fourth. Keep your soap, sponge, and
shaving material under an air-pump, to
:hoke off the microbes.
Fifth. If impossible to follow above
rules stay in bed.
AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
Rule first. Don’t read the morning pa
per or open letters until they have been
baked, saturated with a disinfectant, and
put through the mangle. The postal offi
cials are most careless with mail.
Second. All bills should be promptly sent
Into unlimited quarantine.
Think Refrain from eating any bacon,
fish, kidneys, etc., over which an inquest
has not been held, or eggs that have not
been sat upon by a coroner’s jury.
Fourth. Keep your mouth closed
throughout the meal.
ON GOING TO BUSINESS.
Rule first. Refuse all change that may
be offered you by street car conductors,
etc. If you do not care to lose such sums,
insist on having newly minted coins hand
ed you, wrapped up in sterilized cotton.
Second. If you are compelled to go to
a refreshment stand, take your own filter,
glassware, and crockery with you, also as
sorted repartees to any comments made by
the barkeeper.
Third. Stay, if possible, at home.
MOUNTAIN PALACE
OF E, H. HARRIMAN
COSTS $2,000,000
Magnate May Get Away From
Fault-Finders as Effectually
as Did Van Winkle.
CAN SEE LONG DISTANCE
_
Cable Running in Channel Hewn ii
Rock, Carries the Workmen
and the Material for the
Structure.
New York, Special: A long time ag-,
Rip Van Winkie luund rest ana quiet
on the summit of the Catskill moun
tains. He wanted to get away from
fault finders. Perhaps K. H. Harriman
will think of this when he peers
through the window of Ills 22,Out),000
palace .on the highest ridge of the Ram
apo mountains.
"Harriman's palace,” that’s what
they call it; and merely to quote the
technical details of the building over
awes one.
New York granite, partly dressed
gneiss, with Indiana limestone trim
mings and steel. This is the material
that gives Harriman’s palace the
grandeur of solidity.
Rugged simplicity Is its keynote. It
| is in me iNorrna.ii or rtoiuane»«j.ue otjic
of architecture, entirely lacking in pil
lars, marble ornamentation or ar.y sug
gestion of classic architecture. The
chief beauty of it will be the majesty
of massiveness.
Swimming Pool.
From the malh building terraced
wings will extend to three points of
the compass. In each of these wings
there will be an entrance with an ap
proach to each up the 3ide of the
mountain. Near the principal entrance
may be seen the foundation walls of a
swimming pool. Here also is the main
or garden terrace, 116 feet square, with
a lily pool and fountain beyond. Near
by, on the slope of the hill, is the con
servatory. Trie north front of the
building will be 325 feet long and will
contain the main dining hall. The
view is toward Middletown and the
distant Catskill mountains. The east
ront faces the Hudson river and in
the wing is the library. This is ap
proached through an arched entrance
inside of which are three loggias at
the first story, with other arched en
trances to the second floor of the li
brary.
Towering over the adjacent country,
standing coldly aloof, observing and
observed, like its financier owner, grim
and gray, it may look down upon the
little world of men that work and play
and love and die in the busy marts
below.
Lookout Tower.
• "Lookout Tower” surmounts the
whole, and when in the long summer
nights, Mr. Herviman sits alone, plan
ning perhaps a coup that will startle
the world, his eyes will rove over a
stretch of picturesque territory. One
after another, mile after mile, in ev
ery direction, the mountain tops re
veal themselves. Orange, Ulster,
Dutchess and Rockland counties may
be seen glinting gold in the moon-!
light.
Some men leave monuments for their
dead selves; this is a monument for a
living man, a man of iron in the twi«
light hour of rest.
Day after day an army of men are
hewing this palace -into form. Day
after day for a year, masons, carpen
ters and plasterers, artist and artislan
working side by side, have labored.
Day after day for at least three more
years they will hammer and paint and
chisel and carve before the king is
satisfied.
Two millions of money will make the
mountains come to Harriman. Two
million dollars.is not a great price-for
a money king to pay for solitude.
A cable running in a channel hewn
in the rocky side of the mountain con
veys workman and material to the
task each day. Do you realize the mag-|
nitude of this task? A two million dol-;
lar palace on the peak of the highest
mountain of the Ramapo range. Ev-i
ery stone, every nail must be hoisted
to this topmost peak by a cable rail
road.
This railroad was especially con
structed for the task. Who but Har
xlman sirAiiM rlroom r\t huUiUntr o roll _
road up the side of a mountain, em
ploying an army of men to blast the
way and lay the cable merely as a
means to a beginning?
Most magnates are content with a
private car. Harriman has a private
railroad.
Every stone, every nail Is hoisted
2,300 feet before It can be used.
Think of those blizzard days when
those of us who could hovered close to
the fire; think of those men working
on the summit of a mountain, the snow
piled man high, and the wind cutting
like a whip of steel!
Summer and winter this mountain
tramway creaks and groans it tugs
its burden to the men awaiting it.
Slowly and surely this panting giant
creeps up the rock-jagged side of the
mountain, and all for Harriman’s man
sion in the clouds.
Phone to Wall Street.
In the hot summer evenings when
the foul air of the city smothers the
streets, Harriman will hie himself to
his home in the mountains, breathe in
the exhilarating ozone of the night—
and two millions will be deemed a
small matter for the comfort. At hts
hand will be a telephone; through it
he may hear the rush and rumble of
Wall street. He may be of the world
and yet not in it.
The foundation is hewn from the
living rock at the summit of Tower
hill, up which runs the cable road 2,300
feet long.
There are many considerations which
influenced Mr. Harriman's choice of a
home site. The air is always pure and
possesses at this altitude curative
properties for almost all ailments. The
water, which is obtained only after
two years' boring in the heart of the
mountain, is unexcelled. The situation,
notwithstanding its wild picturesque
ness, is almost at the doorway of New
York City, being only forty mile3
away. _ _
How to Make Money,
A certain muezzin In the mosque had so
harsh a voice that his call to prayer only
kept the worshipers away from service.
The prince. Mho was the patron of the
mosque, being tender-hearted and not
M’tshlng to offend the man, gave him it)
dinars to go somewhere else, and the gift
| was gladly accepted. Some ;!me after the
| fellow returned to the prince and eom
| plained that an injustice had been done
| him by the smallness of the donation,
'■for,'* said he. "at the place where 1 now
am they offered me 20 dinars to go some
| where else, and I'll net accept it." "Oh,"
i laughed the prince, "don't accept It. for if
j you stay long they will he glad to otter
. tyou 5n "
Splendid Isolation.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
A number of military men in a Wash
ington hotel were giving an account of an
incident of the civil war. A quiet man
who stood by at last said;
“Gentlemen, I happened to be there, and
might be able to refresh your memory as
to what took place in reference to the
event just narrated.”
The hotel keeper said to him:
“Sir, what might have been your rank?”
“I was a private."
Next day the quiet man, as he was
about to depart, asked for his bill.
“Not a cent, sir; not a cent,” answered
the proprietor. “You are the very first
private I ever met.”
One by one the old traditions and adages
are punctured. Now they say the busy
beo only works about four hours a day.
4
The Earth Eaters of India.
From the London Express.
Efforts are being made to stamp out
the habit of earth eating, which is prev
alent among natives over almost all In
dia,'.writes the Calcutta correspondent
of the Express. In northern India thsi
favorite form of earth is a gray or drabj
colored shale. This is excavated mostly!
at Meth, in Bikanlr, and is exported to
the Punjab at the rate of 2,000 camel
loads a year. In different districts dif-l
ferent varieties of clay are eaten, but
If the natives have at one time a taste
for a special kind of mud, as the habit
increases the depraved appetite soon
becomes satisfied with bricks anq
broken pots. White ant soil with tha
■nests and nnts themselves is a great
delicacy. The reasons given for in-,
dulging in the habit are classified un-j
der the following heads: (1) A peculiar
fascinating odor and taste in the clay,
rendering it a delicacy. (2) An unnat
ural craving due to disease. (3) Tot
satisfy hunger. (4) Force of example.
(5) Supposed medicinal virtues.
A university graduate confessed to at
friend that the bland earthy odor waa
a great temptation to him, and tha
thought of it made his mouth watery
He always enjoyed, the odor, he said,
when April showers' fell upon previous
ly parched earth. The effects of thd
habit are disastrous. Those women ad
dicted to it very soon complain first of
pain and weakness in the limbs,"palpi
tation and difficulty of walking a little
distance up hill. After some time all
the other symptoms of anemia are fully
established—sallow and pale complex
ion, tongue and gums bloodless and
general debility. Very often dropsy
supervenes. A planter^ in Assam al^
most completely suppressed the habit
on his estate by making the offenders
stand out with a piece of mud in each
hand exposed to the ridicule of the rest'
of the coolies.
A man doesn’t mind getting the worst
of it as much as he dislikes seeing tha
other fellow get the best of it.
Some men are like some dogs; theih
bark is about all there is to them.
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