BMI -- A mouse cautiously emerged from s shadowy corner at the bead of un open stairway leading down Into the ste nographer's reoro In one of the big In surance offices of Chicago. I began my story thus, for, If my reader Is feminine, she will at once experience a curious sensation which will pave the way to more profound neusutlons; If masculine, b<* will ment ally exclaim: “Here Is something on on the women," and be Interested ac cordingly. On the steps were grouped half a ' dozen girls, the queen half-way up, and the rest In various sttlludes of at tention below her uml on the window j ledge. ••| never believed In spiritualism be fore,” the queen was saying; "but I’ll be*witched If I can help liellevlng when a woman tells me nil about my past and present and all about my folks.’ "Nor can I," chimed In the duchess. The duchess was never happy unless she was doing the talking. “I will leave It to you, girls," she continued. "How could she know, for Instance, how many places I had lived In, bow many persons there wen* In our fain- j tty. and that I was to meet my fate In flu* poison lolc iiitistai he lit her ridiculous at tempt* to Imitate tin* Indian tongue lie is a etvll engineer. Hlie was lie *. lilting lit* necitpntton exactly. Ho sliNiige a isillielilelice was Hits llint a ■ hilly conviction legail to Ions* its way llimugh tin* crust to in) iiutiellef. ami I felt a bit mn onifot tublc atsmi tin* ting, ••You try to make peoptc think you rvltgtotiuiii. lintie; but you are n**t ‘then* an* no n*llgs*nutn In you Y**u hate something t**iier than reltgtmi uui W hen yon am i frl**lel to a man you aiu a friend When he wants wamiutui la* know* where to *<*•' 'file colonel was perplexed liens was a deckled home thru*! for a XI*th ■sllst with lust a ton* k of wsdhlug al IctUiiug it*il*i) lie was fast lowing iculkteme la himself Next f*dl«w«*d 4 ills* use ion of hts dUpowtlbUlUM. a* • to* tailed it, w Mi It left Mtu In a pitta hie I >11 me of mind I felt iwsobiwI * It a* I began hi IhomugMl twyself It »m eitdeki that she was nothing loti a «tli*4 reader, and that she ho*I 4M easy Mall before het fkrt* was a help * cares*If Oort of au air «*f rewigna ikm about Mm. and hsm thaa **u*» I latwtccoted ah ap|*eali«*a gtaoee at ibw «t>s*» | mdii mud Mm mi w**lf Ha waa dewbag out Ms m***t noiss iiMv f tulia Aral aa ah aeronaut *!>«• hoi sauttlstgs. but waa loading >*n d*»t* t ately to a few of hht partt* utarty i**t i |iM tool ha akuwkl go aatnvly up th*' _ I ■ - - ■ Hume. Hut it was of no uae. When a man ha* atrxal for thirty year* with hi* hern! uncovered to let the woman pa a a by. he had a cold In hi* head, which render* III* much-lauded niae rulliio Intellect an Inadequate protec tion again*I the wile* of the enchan't re**, and lie groaned In aplrlt when he met our irluiiiplMtiii glancee. "It will lx- your turn neat," he mn lleloiiHly whlapered to me. "Hh* will aee through your little ru*e «a*y eimugh." “Vou are going to have lota of warn pum, brave," ahe continued. "Oh, lot*,” Indicating with her hand* a huge pile. We braced up and Itaiked at (lie colonel wllb h pretended a< cennloa of lnier«*t "Vou no like pap|M>o*e*," abe oh nerved, "but uni big aquawa, inn. yum! and they like you. reaaaur Ingly, “aim I like you, bat. I aee eat tie all around you, brave In cattle, Vou iiuiHt apiauilate, and go far from borne. Wluit you know about poll tleaiim. brnveV" alio aakial, with alart lllig auddeuiieaa. “VVliy, notblng," lie replbal quickly, aurprlacrt out of blniaelf. and with a lack of ex pfeaalon which allggcatial tint exlateuco of a vacuum aomewbere aland Ida head. How I wanted to go Into the ball and bug inyaelf with rapliirotia ten derno-a! lie knew iiolblug about poll tic*. Hciieroiia adiiilaaioii. I bad tried to convince him of ilini fact la many a indltlonl dlaetiaalon, and now, <*b. pfa>r brave, be groaned aloud, He knew I would make a verbal report of the affair with all Hie accuracy of a atenograpber, akllleil In aiqqrtyliig any oinlaalon, due to deficient memory or aiiiinbllng pen, from her own fertile bruin. Here Mohawk awltcbed off ami turned Ida attention to llllle Ml*-. It., who aecmed all at once to abrlnk Into horaelf. Hera waa the uaiial fate, a*' cording to the oracle; ambleu biaa of u< i.. .. i... i. e-....ti., .. I..... ..I... ii-nu but a child, several changes of rest deuce, ami Inst, but far from Ibe least, . she was lo marry a big, broad-sboul dercd hriive, with blue eyes and light hair; here followed a minute descrlp Hon of Col, .Illisplli. Kite had Seen the diamond ring and had drawn her own conclusions. Itnl she was inliUukcu, and was shrewd enough lo note Hint fact at once mill proceed lo make the colonel suffer all Ihe tortures a mod em I’roiiieihi'us could Invent, She cut off tils legs and made all the changes possible which would Is- consistent with her former description. My turn came at last, and 1 drew a metal veil over tny mind and tried lo look as near like nn Imbecile as |»o* slide. “I see you, squaw,” she began, "away up above everybody. Thai Is your place, squaw, hut something draws you down. What Is ItV Is It your famlllmcnt, or Is It that you got no wampum V" "I guess It ts because 1 no gol any wampum," I replied, with a feeble at tempt at Mohawk. "You had lots of wampum once," she continued. Then she glanced at iny wedding ring. "Hut your brave am gone. I see his spirit come and till you lap with flowers. I’oor squaw, all ulone." This In a sad. plaintive tone. I assumed nn expression of stony calm and tried to look sad and for lorn. hut It was too much of an under taking. I exploded In a most unbe coming giggle, quite Incompatible with the somber gown and bonnet and sad skate of bereavement. old Mohawk was on the alert at once. Keen eyes glanced from one to the other. The medium fell to count ing on her lingers again. "Hut you no like you brave,” she re marked tentatively. No answer. "Are you sure ho dead If" she asked. Her brow was wrinkled In a is.qplexed frown. "No,” she finally concluded, "he no d<*id, he far away. He a had brave. I ait you get another brave. I sec two braves, big, broad-shouldered, blue eyed brave, with light hair, quarrel alstut you. I hear a great yow-yow, hut you marry the blue-eyed brave. He will build a big wigwam for you and in four uiooiim you will marry him and will always lie happy.” I went to ImmI that night at 8 o'clock In hope that old Sol would take the hint and get up a little earlier than usual the next morning, for I was anxious to relate my exploits to the girls. My audience was an Interesting one. and i Interspersed my story with many a sympathetic “Of course." and "the* Idea!" hut 1 was not suHsthsl. I wanted to assume the attitude of a re former, of olio who had proofs at hand to sweep away traditions and siqs'r sHtutloiis which liedoud the human mind. I wauled them to argue for the a remit nonsense while 1 argued In op 11 I,, ■ > I,. Ii Itnl im llii »A 11M reuily t<> ladleve her n fraud an <»» ur»el«, auil 1 know ln*youd n doubt tluii iin* diu'he-H, uotwiihNiuiulIng the Hue air of m orn mt her fttoe an *h« liwlelietl lo my lei llul. taken a Hocond (■Nik at every big mini win* iiuhhh wear ing a niiIi of light elotheN. .11 n-1 >i n i a me nmiMl him night umt leki.l nil- If I thought I euiiM marry a lug. broad uliniililemU, Hue eyed. light Imlnil brave, who would one day have Ini* of wamimm "I might," I replied, If | eelllil Hull MM* who hud nil) IiihIiin ami a few, al leant, "f the old faalitnmd virtue*.” And. who know* I may Hml litem |»iN*i'NNed hy a abort eyetl, him-haired lirnve, with a lull »’t»iiitd«'»htt». nf rtmrae. I ilo mil lielleve In for iurn* telling ni mU, ami I menu to lake Ilu.|ilii bin I ju*i would like lo wall a mil*** while and we wltai the dark* «>ye*l brave la like I 'Ideago New a. The Vladaaw Mewl Kllettea •*‘lbe 11 lea I Klieheii" la Ifenliwl a> length. JtwrlM III detail hy Jaun» ' I liniment and Hlwdralrd lu Iwemlief j Utile* Horne Journal Mr Itnooeon •aya ihal la il*e model kliekew of ihe |oeta*Id. the walla ahoilhl la* of gk****d ill** or enameled lark k l« lh»* height «f •U or *e*ew feel lit (date of Iheae |artl*d > k*ai to I Ha , k.*.r it** w*a**len l«an»* l«*ard moat he Weil the ttoor »h«OlM he of llh*a. | |dala noNMin , alone **f eeinent all haul • n«l dill teaming and ready kept . «lean Have aa Imle aa la ulkle and whal yun ate . Uncle .lack returna from u long walk and, being somewhat thirsty drinks from a tumbler lie finds on the table. Knter hi* little niece, Alice, wiio in stantly sets up * cry of despair, Uncle Jack—"What's the mutter, AltleV'’ Alice (weeping) — "You’ve drinked up my 'quarlum and you’ve swullswud my free nollywog*.lie hebefh Sunday lleruhl. Desfnea* (Ian Not He COired Hy local applications, us they cannot reach the diseased portion of the cnr. There Is only one way to cure deafness, %nd that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused hy an Inflamed con dition of the mu 'ous lining of the Kus tschlun Tube. When the tube Is In flamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It la en tirely closed Deafness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out mid Ibis lube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will he destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Ualurrh, which Is nothing hut an In flamed condition of the mucous sur faces. We will give One Hundred Dollar* for any case of Deafness (caused hy Ca tarrh) that rarm it be cured by llnll's Catarrh Cure. Scud for circular*, free. K, J. CHKNKY A CO., Toledo, O. Bold by druggists; 76c. Hail's Faintly i’ll!*. 26c. ®Th« Yankee Would Help. A little Virginia boy, who was much interested in lisiening to a discussion of a war question between till* country mid Knglund, asked: “I’upa, if we go to war witli Kngland will tbe Yankee* help us tight for our country?” And lie udded, "If they do we can whip the Ktiglish to pieces.” IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT. Dks Moinks, January 13,—Patents have been allowed, hut not yet issued, as follows: To the Prouty-Fowler Non p tfo., of De* Moines, for three trade-marks, to-wit: The word sym bols, Ito-I’ecp, I’eek-a-Iloo, and Jack Tar. To J. II. Kinsey, of Milo, for a wire stretcher specially adapted to he clamped fast to a post, for stretching fence wires hikI splicing broken wires. To Deborah Owen, of Van Wert, for a novelty for women, described in one of the claims us follows: A dress pro tector consisting of an overskirt gathered at its sides at the lower portion thereof, uud provided with fastening devices to secure the said side portions about thcunklcsof tbe wearer and also provided with fastening devices along the lower edge, between the lirst named fastening devices, to secure the same between the legs of the wearer. Printed copies of the drawings unu sprcmcit lions uj any mm patent sent to any address for 86 cents. Valuable information about securing, valuing and selling patents sent. free. Tiiomas ec, 18, ’U6. Heltisliness is self-robtiery, no matter whether it dwells in a hut or in a palace. "Hanson's Mafia Corn Salve. ” Werntntrtl u• ears or mousy ikluiulxt. Ask your drutfiilut tor It. Ci ice It coot*. Matrimonial triumph* of gentlewomen in trade < uuse more to go into it. S|TS -Alt Kimrtoi'iKst frrn l.y l>r. K line's Orrm* Nor vr Itesturvr. No t'llhsllrr tor tlr*l ou> '* mag jlsrvrlouki'iirr*. Treati*r tool S'Jlroti U»llI*-frw* t* * it im«»o boua to or. itiiurjui ai . a bi.. Plant., ta. BETTER WAluK A MILE thuti fail to get 5-cent package of Cut and Slash smoking tobacco If you wunt to enjoy a real good smoke. Cat und Slash cheroots are aa good aa many .-'-cent cigars, and you get three for 5 i cuts. Sure to please. ansa. AHS* ATtk oSRb. seSwsSi SII.YKK KIVi KIRIKY. IIS BIT. PKK AIRR. The barley wonder. Yields right along on poor, good or Indifferent soils 80 to 100 bus. per acre. That pays at 20c. a bushel! Halter's mammoth catalogue Is full of good things. Hilver Mine Oats yielded 209 bushels In 1895. It will do better In 1894. Hurrah for Teoslnte, Hand Vetch. Hpurry and Otant Clover and lota of graeaes and clovers they offer. St packages earliest vegetables fl.00. If you will rut this nut und «#nd It With 10c. postage to the John A. Sal ver Heed Co., La Crosse. WIs., you will get free tr * grain and grass samples, Including barley, etc., and their mam moth catalogue. Catalogue ulone 5c. for mailing. _ w.n, Loading Ships by Klertrlrlty. One of the most wonderful labor saving Inventions of the da.v is the new electric stevedore or movable conveyor (or loading a ship with Hour or grain from an ordinary wart. Its length is (orty feet, two wheels In the center allowing it to he moved at will. 'I he actuating power la electricity. The re volving bull on which the sacks are placed Is of rubber, and passes over twelve rollers. The la-lt revolves at such a speed us to carry all the weight in Hour or grain that can he placed upon it. This apparatus recently loaned a steamer with three thousand tons of flour at the rate of seventy-five tons per hour. TIm* (lift of a flood Stomach la one of the most hcnlflccnl donut ions vouch i»fed to iih hy nature. How often It In grossly uhusod! Whether tins stomach In niitoriiliy wi nk, or hit* been r» adored no hy imprudence In outing or drinking, llontot tora htomiich lhiters I* the host agent for Its roNiorutIon to vigor nnd activity. Moth digest Inn and up|ioili« arc retie wen hy fills lino tonic which also overcomes consilpa tlon idllioiiHnesH. malarial, khlnoy and rheumatic nilmonts und nor vmtsnc* V\ e can only do our lest when we are sure we are rlvld. “Hkown * Hkox' jiiai, '1 lioniKs'' are un «*/|tin od for clearing the voice I tihllc sneaker* and singers the world over use them. IjOV* ‘ an he misunderstood, hut never overestimated. Parker** Olnirrr Tonic l« popular for It ■rtf d work Suffering, tired, sieapi# *. nsrv on - women And miking so ii*-tiling and rorivlng Modern woman sometime* stoop exceed ingly low to oofH|uer Wtist m *ri»*«* of relief II I* tokn*w that you have u-- m to eo ns Hlfiderco-ii* ramMvaa them, and very is in for ling it It lOo at druggist* Much doing is not so im|>ortaiit a* woll doing. llsgNman'st'Amphor Ire with Ulyrsrlnt. The original ar»4 only genuine. Cures ( hamied Hand* and Face, Cold gores, Ac. C. pulerlty hy 1st an deferential to <>l die title. You kxik (or the name aZh of the author lielore you buy the book. I he n tine ol Mr Robert l.ouis Stevenson St* • • tou are dischar^edlnave no use for any on not sense eno rtuvi The largest piece of good tobacco ever sold for 10 cents S.and e 5 cent piece is nearly as rge as you get of other high grades for IQ cento I Seneral jfcarrison g 1 Uhe {Presidential Office I U A striking article in the February issue of fij I Uhe jCadies* Jffome Journal V K Over 700,000 Copies Sold ™ ■ TEN CENTS A COPY. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR ■ B FOR SALE EVERYWHERE |j i A flrnn^c to look after renewals and new sub- I Q /AJJCIllS Yt calllvU S(;rjbers. Profitable employment. Vff 1 The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia g H —copy right ifros bY the cu«T|5 pubusmimo (fftftfiflftflftftft H .. nmmnnnmu HbI i i-titi iise smt «ii near met. caiui ficli am mi feme. «iw • mtw ruutat «ik»m «•«* ■«•«» itiit. • » na.n»M>«t «i ■nil um «# »<■ mi wm mm »«j h»hm *«<■» mww .WWW HmniWHuMti mwwkiimmwi Ini De Kalb Fence Co.,111 n'*11 oSTW I(.c.