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Stein & Co., the great Chicago Jewelers, have for sale a very handsome watch at the above price. Write them for their free illus trated catalogue. REGENT Shoe Co's "ONIMOD" $3.50 $2.50 SHOE MEN. Mall orders have special attention. Add 25c, when ordering by mall, to cover cost of packing and mailing. "Onlmod" shoes ars the moBt styl ish and most serviceable shoe sold. We manufacture all our own shoes and sell direct to the wearer. None genuine without this trade mark: REGENT SHOE CO. 20S S. ISth St. Omaha., Nebr Write for Catalogue No. 99. Chicago Post: The Presbyterians have concluded that the deslro for wealth and for having a good time mil itates against the growth and success of the churches today. The money changers and the publicans appear lo have got right Into the templo ngnln, and there is no one with eourago enough to wield a whip of cords. The New York Presbytery proposes to lump all Its church debts In the metropolis, amounting to $395,000, and pay them off with a united effort. Era flffer Twenty Years. BY WILLIAM WENDHAlt. (Copyright, 1901, by Authors' Syndicate). MAJ. GILLESPIE was distinctly old-fashioned. "Old-fashioned and out of date and Irritable and cranky, by George, sir," said he to himself aa he watched the blue flames struggle unsuccessfully to leap into something like cheerfulness. "Even my fire won't burn. I've Jawed every man In the office today, quarreled with every client I have seen, bullied the Janitor and spent the Intervening time in bating myself. I guess Eastman is right. I ought to take a vacation, and see if I can't get into some sort of har mony wltMathings In- general." Whaf wag it all worth, anyway these days and nights of toil? To be sure, he was successful, far beyond the measure that comes to the average man, his reputation was high in the profession the greatest cases came to him, and he generally won them. His name stood high In the community, and honors on the bench or In political life waited him at any time he would ac cept them. But theae things held no fascination for him. For 20 years his life had been centered In this old-fashioned back office. He had enjoyed no social life and little companionship with his fellows, excepting his relations with bis partners, his clients and his opponents In the court-room. He trembled to think of the result should he lose Interest In his work. . And yet it had not been always so. Nor was he by nature designed for a life apart from his fellows. In his younger days he had been a prince of good fellows, and had numbered his friends by the score. But this was before the broken chap ter in his life, and that broken chapter had changed all the rest of the story. He thought as he tried to coax some warmth out of the grate how different it all might have been. He arose and locked the door leading to the outer office, and then he went to the old-fashioned safe, and, unlocking a drawer, took from it an old daguerrotype. Go ing back to his seat, he contemplated the portrait long and earnestly. It was the face of a beautiful, high-spirited, impetuous girl. This was the face which had caused the broken chapter. As he looked at the old dajtuerrotype his features soft ened and be lived over again the old days when all the horizon was rose-colored. This was away back when he was a boy. Ho, was accounted a smart boy and .was making strides In his pro fession, and every effort and every am bition was centered upon Amy Lester. She liked him, too there was no doubt of that Even now, at a distance of 20 years and with the keenest knowledge of men and affairs, he did not doubt that she loved him In the old days. They had been youthful sweethearts and had built all the air castles of two lives upon a united future. Then came the firing on Sumpter and the call to arms of President Lincoln. The blood of the major quickened a little even at this distance of a quarter of a century as he recollected the thrill with which that call had been received. A delirious month or two and he had found him self at the front. There rolled before the memory of the major all the excite ment, the dangers, the deprivations, the heroisms of those dreadful four years; his steady advancement until he was mustered out a major of volunteers. The perspiration rolled from his face as he remembered his home-coming and found that Amy had plighted her troth to another one far richer than he and the choice of her family. He had never asked her to marry him. He had al ways supposed It to be understood. They had written continually, and al though her letters had grown more formal he had been so engrossed In his soldierly profession that he had scarce ly had the time to wonder what the cause was. So the full knowledge of the truth, when he arrived home, nearly took him off his feet His great pride kept him from doing anything to pre vent her marrlago, even had it been possible, and so she had faded from his life, and with her all the Joy and all the hope he had ever cherished. Then followed the weary years In the pro- fesrion to which he had turned. A knock aroused the dreamer, and hastily stuffing the picture In his pock et he opened the door. It was a card from one of his most profitable clients, for whom he had recently won a hardly contested lawsuit. "Show him In," grinned the major, grudgingly. Accordlngly'tn bustled Peter Vandel- meler, prosperous, pushing, self-com plaoent. but apparently somewhat worried. "You have got to get possession of that Fletcher property, that's all there Is to It, major," said Vandelmeier, as he seated himself and mopped his brow "Oh, I know you are not a sheriff or a marshal or anything of that kind," he went on, as he observed the major's rising Ire, "but what good will our do clnion do tis unless we get possession of the property? There Is a funny condi tion down there. A cult of a sin grandchild of old man Fletcher Is In possession, end ehe snems to be too much for the olllcers. They have failed utterly to get her out nnd have about given It up as a bnd Job. We have but two more days, according to the verdict, Now, I want you to go to Cherrydale yourself. You will have all the officers you want, hut they nre frightened and need somebody to direct them. Name your own fee, of course, but you've got to go. You know how Important It Is to our general plan that we get posses slon." The result was that MaJ. Gillespie found himself thP next, afternoon at the depot of the little town of Cherrydale gome 40 miles from home, After making some Inquiries at the country tavern ho decided to begin op r-ratlons at once, so as to end tho dls agreable tnck ns soon as possible, and was driven to the Fletcher homestead on tho outskirts of the town. He went to get the lny of the land and left the officers snnt with him at the tavern. He found an old-fashioned country I place a nig, homelike bonne sur ! rounded with great tree In tho mldwt ' of a farm of great nnturnt beauty, roll I Ing meadows and fruitful fields trav ersed by a rippling brook. "By George, I don't blnme anybody i for wanting to keep such a place," said J the major to himself, as he left his carriage and walked up the shrub-lined lane. In reply to tho knocker a grim old woman opened tho front door far enough to l"t the major see that It was fattened with a chain Inside, and In re sponse to his request to see Miss Fletch er was told to wait on the porch and she would see him there. As the major stood smiling at the crude attempt to thwart the edict of the law, and In wardly fuming at the trivial necessity for taking him so far from his snug bachelor apartments, the door opened and immediately he heard the chain rattle into place again. Turning, he lifted his hat to the girlish figure in the doorway. It was a perfect type of bud ding womanhood, the major noted . briefly, just before his eyes rested on her face. Then with a start the hat propped from his hand anKhe grasped the railing for support. "Amy!" ie gasped, his hand seeking his brow with a gesture of bewilder ment. For there before him in the flesh stood Amy Lester, the sweetheart of his boyhood. Just as she-hadooked on the day he had left her to go to tho war. . Not a day older, not a feature changed! And he knew she had died these 10 years ago. Had he lost his mind? Had paresis overtaken him in the prime of life? He stood transfixed, with trembling limbs and staring eyes. Amy Fletcher, if you please, sir, replied the young woman, with some spirit "And what is your business here, may I ask? ' Then he remembered. She had mar ried Robert Fletcher, of course, al though he bad never known Fletcher's antecedents. This must be her daugh-. ter. Gradually he mastered his agitation I must beg your pardon," said he, with courtly grace. "You reminded me so strongly of an old and v.ery dear friend. "You were a friend of mamma's then? inquired the girl. "Her name was Amy Lester." Yes; she was once a very dear friend of mine," replied the major, gravely. I he girl, who had been standing de fiantly, with eyes flashing, softened visibly. "Oh, I'm so glad you came. I'm In the most dreadful trouble, and they are trying to take the old place away from me; but they won't do It. I'll never let them. I'll die first. Grandpa told me rever to let them do it, and that they had no right, and I won't. But it's so hard for a girl who don't know any thing about business or law or anything to combat all those men. I need a friend. Indeed I do, and if you were a friend of mamma's you will be my friend; I know you will. You will help me, won't you? You are so big and strong. And you know all about these horrid business things; I know you do. And and you you are kind and hon est; I know you are. Tell mc tell me what to do." The major looked at her in amaze ment. Here was a situation Indeed. "Tell me all about it," he said, with a tremor in his voice. They sat down on the rustic bench together and the major's tall, soldierly figure thrilled as it had not for 20 years, and he could not realize that it was not the other woman the woman of 20 years ago who was seated beside him, as she had been so often in the old days. She told him her pathetic story how she had been left an orphan to her grandfather's care, and how he had died a year ago in the midst of a quarrel with a big land syndicate that sought to acquire his property, and had told her that the negotiations had not been closed, although some papers had passed. He warned her never to yield possession of the property. Then there bad been lawsuits, and now thsy were trying to eject her from the house in which she wag born and to deprive her of all she had in the world. Going further into the matter, the major learned many things that had puzzled him during the trial of the case Involv ing the property, and discovered how a great injustice had been wrought "Do not be afraid." said he, rising ab ruptly. "You will be harassed no) more." He went straight back to the city, and there was on Interview with VandeK meier the stormiest, It is said, that ever occurred in the major's old-fashioned back room and the result was that certain checks bearing the major's signature pawed to Vandelmeier and the deed to the Fletcher estate passed to Amy Fletcher. There was the glow of long-deferred youth on his face and the agility of a boy In his soldierly carriage as ho sprang up the steps with the deeds in his pocket. She did not entertain him on the veranda this time, and before the day was over she Invited him to en Joy a short season on the estate he had saved for her she did not know at what cost He remembered Eastman's admonition that ho needed a vacation, and he decided to spend it. There really Is no need of telling the rest of this story, for the major was in the very prime of life, despite his iron gray hair, for a life of moderation and regularity had left- him In perfect health, and she had been drawn to hlra from the first by that subtle attraction always felt by daughters for the un successful suitor for the mother's hand. As for tho major, ho never could realize that it was not his Amy of old to whom he was paying court. It might be added that after the wed ding the major, greatly to the delight of his partners, abandoned the old-fash-lonpd office and the firm moved into palatial quarters In the newest building In the city. WILL FIGHT. The senator from Mississippi la outspoken in his opposition to the attempt Initiated by Representative Crumpacker of Indiana to cut down the representation In the House from the Southern tatea. He aajra the Democrats wil fight tt with ersry legislative weapon. PAUNCEF0TE MAY GO. NOT THE FI&ST BRITISH DIPLO MAT TO BLTJNDEE. Long List of Illustrious Britons Who Have Been Envoys to the United States. Washington letter: Much attention has recently been directed to Lord Pauncefote, who has so long and happi ly represented the British government at Washington. Although Ixird Pauncefote is credited with being one of the cleverest of Brit ain's diplomatists the American mission U in-reality the-first - diplomatic- poet held abroad by him. He is, however, a man of brilliant ability who has made a name both as a jurist and by long service in the London foreign office. The present dean of the diplomatic corps here was educated principally on the continent. His original intention was to enter the Indian army but he finally selected a legal in preference to a military career. Lord Pauncefote was called to the English bar In 1852 and for 10 years practiced law in London. An opportun ity presented Itself for him to secure an extensive practice in HongvKong, then a more important point than it is today as the focus of Eastern politics and trade. In China the present peer, then plain Mr. Pauncefote, met with similar suc cess to that which he had attained in LORD KELVIN ON Lord and Lady Kelvin, will soon pay another visit to tUls country. Although the distinguished Barou is sixty-eight years old he is still a, hard worker especially in everything pertaining to electricity. His visit is to enable him to note the progress made in electrical lines of industries. England. He soon became attorney islative and executive councils of tho supreme court, and member of the leg Is lative and executive councils of the colony. In this capacity he instituted many Important reforms and benefited the colony in a lasting manner by fram ing a number of important laws. It was In turn of his services in the Leeward Isles for which he was first knighted. Being offered the chief-justiceship of this British posession he at once set about the organization of a comprehensive code of civil laws to meet requirements of the new colony. Having had the honor of knighthood conferred upon him and thoroughly or ganized the code of the islands, Sir Julian returned to England, where he was at once appointed legal assistant secretary of state in the colonial office. Some years later when the post was created he was transferred to the for eign office in a similar capacity. During Oladsone's first administra tion he succeeded LordTendcrdon In tho under secretaryship of state for foreign affairs, holding that office until appoint eu by Lord Salisbury as ambassador to tho United States. At tho International commission, sit ting In Paris for the drawing up of an act relative to the navigation of the Suez canal In 1883 Sir Julian represent ed Great Britain as first delegate, and In recognition of his services there and at the foreign office Queen Victoria con ferred upon him the distinction of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St. George, and later, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Lady Pauncefote, whom his lordship married In early life, was a daughter of the late Major Cubltt of Catficld Hall, Norfolk. Lord Pauncefote is now In his 75th year and Is regarded as the Ideal suave and polished diplomat. If It be shown that he really did commit a breach of diplomatic etlquet In the transactions preceding the Spanish American war It will be the first evi dence that he has shown of blundering In tho long and honorable career which ho has enjoyed. It Is on this account that ono should hi sceptical In listening to prmnturo ronora of British ambas sador' i -pen. it, u is more than proba ble, l'.mvrrver, Hint on account of bis advanced yara Lord Pauncefote may hims"!f hnve niiggp-Ued recall, owing to the ds'ri to spend hla remaining years in hlf! Jintlve land. The American nmbnsnadorshlp has al ways lifln considered a post of tho hfghest Importance by European na tions, but particularly has this been the case by Great Brltiln. Not only have w hod many distinguished English men as ministers but In a number of cases the attaches sent with them have afterwards become famoM. An interesting series of portrait of these men adorns the walls of the li brary of the British legation. Itself one of the most handsome residences In Washington. Among those who have come either In a special capacity or as members of the regular diplomatic staff have beeni Viscount Statford de Redcliffe, who was here in the early '20s, & period when the English mission meant anything but a round of social amenities. Anoth er minister was Lorn Ashburton, who negotiated the boundary treaty which bears his name. Another distinguished incumbent of the office was Sir Henry Lytton, brother of the great novelist, and "Owen Meredith," who under him served as secretary of the legation. Following him on a special mission came Lord Elgin- and in. 1857 Lord JSa pier came here to straighten out the er rors made by a minister preceding him who had be.en caught in an Indiscretion similar to that which led to the recall of Lionel S. Sackville West. FREDERICK WATSON. SHE WAS WON OVER BY A HAT. Incident of a Campaign in City of New York. Topeka Journal: Montague Lessler of New York has recently purchased the finest hat that Gotham's millinery stores affords, and it is now the prop erty of one of the admiring women con stituents. Thereby hangs a story of the little man's wonderfully clever' campaigning which landed him In eon- HIS WAY HERE. ' gress after a run against Perry Bel mont. , "I was meeting the voters down In, Spring street one night," said Mr. Less ler yesterday to a Washington Post re porter, "and walked into a Tammany saloon and eating house known as Mor gans. -A curse, accompanied by other strong language characteristic of the section, greeted my introduction to the proprietor. I was a little taken book, but a few nights later determined to re turn, for, mind you, I was seeking votes. " 'Something to eat, Morgan I soldi before he got a chance at me again. That was where I had the advantage of him. The meal finished, I accosted him. It was one of those places where the proprietor's wife does the cooking in the rear of the saloon. " 'Morgan,' said I, 'you take all these harpies around here back to meet your wife. Why don't you introduce mo?' " 'Yes, congressman,' he answered me, and led me back to tho kitchen. " 'Mrs. Morgan,' I remarked during the conversation, when she expressed a view that I would be defeated, 'If I am elected I will buy you a nice hat.' A few days later I heard that Morgan and his men were going to vote the Lessler ticket. "Last week I sent over to the best milliner In New York and ordered the' best hat she could make for Mrs. Mor gan and I knowwell enough that worthy dame is walking along the streets of: Gotham breaking in the show win dows." At St. Paul, the United States Sav ings and Loan company, with business, covering this and several adjoining states, has gone Into liquidation. WILL RETIRE. Colonel Kimball, ranking offioer of, his grade In QuartennasUr's Depart ment, U. B. A., worked with untiring j energy during and after the Bpaniah-, American war. His health has broken down and compels his iwttmssttt ffe)j