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ABOUT -BARB:’ : BY O. P. E'S A REGULAR little barbarian!” we said, some times despairingly. "And It's a positive comfort to call him 'Barb' for short!” For his real name —will it be be lieved of this poor, helpless mite of ebon humanity?— was Barbarossa Napoleon Bonaparte Smith! How bis mother ever came to hear of such a name always perplexed us. Of course, having heard of it, ws did not wonder at the selection; her race has always shown a love for high sounding cognomens. Barb’s first ap pearance among us was in this wine: One gray November afternoon, Lois and I were left alone in the house, wiammn knulnn a mil nn />nn t\f flirt flood Samaritan errands, the sleet and •now drove sharply against the win dows, and the wind whistled defiance to the fire that glowed and crackled. Suddenly the door-bell rang a loud, resonant peal, and 1 went and opened the door. There, on the upper step, stood the forlornest little figure artist ever painted! A small apparition, as black ns blackness can be compared with anything but Itself! With a Jarket and pants that, suggested the "rags and jags” of the nursery rhyme "With shoes like the mouth of a fish;" with a straw hat Innocent of brim; with snow powdering his woolly hair; alcet on bis curly lashes; snow sifting down his hack, and drifting over him and whirling around him. I surveyed him a minute In astonished silence, and he returned my stare with round, whining, unwinking eyes. Then he In quired, composedly, "Is Mrs. Smith ct home?” I began to say that he muHt have mistaken the house, for no such person lived here, when Lois, whom curiosity had attracted to the open doorway, remarked that perhaps he might mean our Nancy, whoso Inst name was Smith, though we had scarcely had occasion to recall that fact In the sixteen years she had been In our service. On this suggestion I Informed the apparition that Mrs. Smith wasn't at home, and wouldn't be till late in the evening; but I would deliver any message. He displayed a row of astonishingly white teeth In a cheerful grin, stepped In, and first carefully wiping his apologies for •hoes, and closing the door, said, de cisively: "Ob, If Mrs. Smith lives here, I'm a-goln’ to live here, too. She’s my gran'mothcr; I'm Barbarossa Napoleon Bonaparte Smith. I’ve come to stay, and I'm not goln' away again any more at all." Xola and I looked at him and then at each other, and then asked him In. II SJisl II I A BLACK APPARITION. We were soon la possession of the “short and simple annals" of his It years. He satisfied us, past a doubt, that he was the child of our Nancy's son, whom she had left behind her In Georgia, when, sixteen years ago, she came North and entered mamma's service. He had enjoyed life fairly well, until, six months ago, his mother died. Seven weeks later his • ranni iuua auuuirr uei^iut'Vi, wuu to have proved anything but a tender parent to Harb. "She Jent made de bonne too debble hot to hold me," he said, with expreantve cm phaali. "Waan't ahe a maater band at plnchln' and bangin'— loolt-a-’ere!" ami. with a auddeu gealure, he rolled hla large, looae aleeve up U> the about der, abowlng on the thin little arm inarka and eeara that made tender hearted lade cover her face, with a Ut ile pitying cry. He had made up hla Uilnd, Harb aald. not to lwar It any lunger; and one atarltt night, without n penny In the world, and with half a corn-cake In hla pocket, ha had atarled off to And the unknown grand muther, "up Norf" How he reached here be hlmaelf could hardly tell by ntulen rldea on freight care; by odd Job* on canal buata; by begging a "lift" whenever he found a team bound northward telling bla el at pin ntury whenever be could And a lie inner, he had touad bla way hither at laat. and now ant a living llluatraltun of what parnoceennc* can accompitah, before our anting room Are Why ahoutd I try *o tell you how •Writ became n regular and Milled in anaie of our hunaohold when I nreelf .«!(• not know how It tame about* Waa M bevwuae of bm own calm aMuranea that It waa w foreordain* i ' Waa II frr,-aun he had I be mo* I wlaehlev owe ere* and the droltaei laugh ta the world* We never hnew Met let me have go claim to netting Pubamaaai hut err Ne the two yenra si he was with us; for should I attenop such a thing. Gibbon's "Decline am Fall of the Roman Empire” would b a mere sketch. But what mischief wasn't that bo; guilty of? After overhearing us. nm day, regretting that our little Scotcl terrier's cars should be so prominent didn’t he stick that unfortunate anl mal’s ears close to his head with shoe maker's wax, and then proudly exhlbl him to us, as an Instance of the trl umph of art over nature? And dldn’i he bring desolation into Dots' dalntj room, In the vain effort to discover i secret panel there? Some street com rade of his, an ardent reader of dim* novels, had related to him a thrilling story, In which secret panels figured largely; and thereafter Barb's sole ob ject In life was to discover such i panel In our old-fashioned bouse. On< day he found that, beside the chimney In Idols’ room, the paper, upon being tapped, gave forth a hollow sound Coincidence. So did the paper In tb« yellow-covered novel. It was the work of a moment for Barb, In his ea*»r certainty of hidden treasure, to run his knife around the paper, lift It up, and—oh, me! oh, me! The soot-box that hadn't been opened for twenty years! The soot that in a thick, black cloud settled on the fair, white cur tains, clung to the counterpane, made the whole dainty room dingy and soiled and uninhabitable! Barb fled. Before me, on the screen, I see him as he looked that night when we had dis covered the disaster, searched for, but failed to find him, and were begin ning to fear he had run away, and ho emerged from the ash-barrel, where he had lain concealed all the afternoon and stood among us, surely the most wretched figure that was ever seen. It was after this, but not long, that we began to be troubled about Barb. Often he was gone all day, returning at night, unable to give a satisfactory account of himself; often we heard of him In company of boys it were bet ter he should not know. Nancy’s threats, Dols’ gentleness, mamma's pa iji/iirr, hii-mh'ii 10 avail Homing wo hurl almost made up our minds that Barb must leave us, when, one No vember afternoon, about two years from the day he had appeared among us, we heard of Barb for the last time. Oh, poor Barb! poor Barb! Down In the crowded streets, he had Joined a crowd which a sudden alarm of fire hud called together; In his excitement he had not heard the cries which warned hlrn of an engine's being close upon hint. There was no time to rein In the galloping horses; no one bad been to blame. Oh. poor Barb! "He’s at Station B, ma’am," the offi cer said. "The doctor says It can’t be long, for his lungs are hurt bad. He kept moaning for Miss Lots! Miss lads! and as soon as we could make out where he came from the chief sent me to tell you." We hurried on cloaks and hats and followed the officer Into the chilly No vcmber dusk. It was a little whitewashed cell. Barb was lying on a low pallet, cov ered with a rough, gray blanket. His eyes were closed, and they did not open as we came In. When Nancy saw him lying so, the wan, gray shad ow on his set, still face, she rushed forward and threw herself on her knees beside him, with u passionate cry: "Oh, Barb! Barb! Ye’re done goln’ to die, and ye haven't got relig ion, and ye'll go Into the fiery furnace foreber and foreber!" IjoIh gently drew Nancy away, and knelt In her place, taking both the lit tle, bruised, black hands In hers. "Don't listen to her. Barb,” she said. “She doesn't know what she says. Dear, try to hear and understand what I say. Do you remember the Good Man I used to tell you about, Sunday nights? The one, you know, who healed the sick, and took little chil dren In His arms? You are going to miu, mini, miu no win love you, ;inu help you, and tench you how to live.” The gray lips moved faintly, "Will He he good to me, like you are, Mleg Ix>|g? Will He let me get my href, without ltg hurtln' me go orful?” ''Dear,” ghe said, "He will be better to you than you can ask or think. Barb, I want you to try and say to Him the little prayer 1 taught you. Try. dear, try!” Into the silence the weak voice fal tered. while Barb held fast the kind hands that seemed an anchorage for him, who was drifting so fast away: "Now 1 lay me down to sleep, I pray—de—Lord-” No need, oh. Barb! No need to fin ish that prayer! The soul you would have commended to His holy keeping had gone to Him. Mlrlbe. Marriage* •ml llnllu. During a recent dlacuaaion on the "Outcome of Hanttatlon." at the Darke* Museum, Isitidou. Dr. laiuU I'arke*. medical officer of health for thet'helaea district, read aotne interesting figure* relating to the birth*, death* and marriage* during the queen * reign: Mar. Illrtha Death* IMt-M. Il l 33 4 11 1 1431 40. lit 34 1 33 i IS41TH. 14 4 33 3 41 'i 1ST I so . 14 2 33 4 111 HMI-M .. 14 • 33.3 IS I IRPIM ,. 13.3 30 3 14-1 Dr Darke* w**t on to say that it a as generally anppoaed tkat during year* ol pr«*p*ftly I her* w#r* more marriage* but nowadays the working class** bad a higher standard ol com tort than had their predecessor*, and they wer* hssa lacliaed to make im pro> Ideal marriage* Indeed I here bad twees* alterattoa la tb* maaaer* and ■ watorns of tb* rouatry Tbe decline la tb* number of marring** bad bruoght about • |t«i eedoetto* la tb« a him bar of blrtba aad Ml lb* third column tbe death rat* «m *ho«n k> b* rapidly deciiaing that of roar** belay doe to improvement in <be health and •asitaiioa of th* town* ; ASK FOR MORE TIME ) - RAILROADS WANT THE COM MISSION TO BE LENIENT. i A--. „ • i Claim That They Aro Financially I'nabh to ObMrf* tha Law—L«aa Than Hall tha rrlffbt Cara R«|alppa<l With Auto matla Brake* and Conplara—Haarlofl Bafara tha Commlaaloo. Tha I.aw Not Compiled With. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The Inter ' state Commerce commission yester day opened the hearing of the rail roads which have petitioned for an ex tension of the time in which they may comply with the law of 1893. requiring them to equip their cars and engines with automatic couplers, hand rails and brakes. The attorneys of several hundred railways and also of repre sentatives of labor organizations were present. John K. Cowin, one of the receivers of the Baltimore ft Ohio, ' presented the general subject to the commission. Previous to his general presentation Chairman Morrison of the commission called for the oral ar gument of the case of the road which were completely equipped under the law, hut had petitioned for an exten sion of time "g apniied to the case of other roads which had not com piled. Samuel Hoar, representing the Boston ft Albany, made a brief argu ment on this point to show the utter paralysis of traffic which must follow If roads which had compiled with tin, law would cease hauling unequipped c.'irs. Mr. Cowin presented the whole ques tion representing In this issue not only the Baltimore ft Ohio, hut the I.ake Shore. The l.ake Shore, he said, was a prosperous road and had been able to comply fully with the law. but It was here uniting with other roads In asking for extension. The business of the railroads of the country was largely a unit and those roads which had equipped their curs could not haul unequipped cars without technically vioiaiiriK ifit’ ihw, mr. i-uwiii n» was chairman of a committee at this hearing which represented about 600. 000 of the 993,000 freight cars engaged In Interstate commerce. Of the freight cars of the country 44 Vi per cent were now equipped with car couplers and 36>A per cent had the adlttonal air brake attachment. He offered as the principal reason why the roads had not fully complied with the law the Industrial depression which fol lowed the passage of the act of 189$, which he said had rendered them financially unable to make the out lay required by the law. He contended that the law as pass ed was defective and that congress recognized this by giving the commis sion the power to suspend Its opera tion. The single question presented to the commission, he argued, was the method and extent of extension, because, unless an extension was granted Interstate commerce must cease. He urged that the extension he for five yeurs with provision for an equipment of one-fifth of the cars each year, thus working up to full and complete compliance. If there was then default curs not equipped, he said, could be withdrawn from in terstate commerce without endanger ing the transportation facilities of the company. He further said that It would cost from $40,000,000 to $50,000, 000 for the railroads to comply with the law. This money must be earned. If the commission declined an exten sion the roads would be absolutely un able to equip their cars out of their own resources. The cost, be said, must come out of the wages of the em ployes of the roads were to be driven beyond their financial ability. The precentage of equipped cars for the control of trains ranged, according to estimates given by experts present, from 20 to CO per cent. I*, li. Morrissey, representing the Brotherhood of Kail road Trainmen! the Kallroad Conductors’ association, the Locomotive Engineers, the lirotli -,1 I nnrl the Association of Kailroad Telegraph ers, followed Mr. Cowin with a forci ble presentation of the attitude of the railroad employes toward the solicit ed extension. He agreed with Mr, Cowin that In a large measure this was a great coraemrctal question. The UHsoriallons for which he appeared were a unit In protesting against unv such unreasonable extension as had been proposed. Five years, he said, would rentier the purpose of the law nugatory. Hlurkl«r law U Heltl Valid. SIOUX FA 1,1,8. S. I).. Dec. 2—In three recent decisions the supreme court of the state has decided that the Hinckley law. passed last wiuter, which denies appeal to the supreme court iu cases Involving sums less than $75 Is valid. Three ruses have been thrown out of the supreme court for lack of Jurisdiction us the result of this law. The law Is fullv sustained by the court and will hold unless It is repealed by the next sesatou of the leg islature, which is likely to be done, us the people are hading out that very many cases of the greatest ultimate Importance Involve small actual sums In none of the great re-survey cases which have caused so much trouble and have been of much Importance to the settlers of tied Hock and other j township* In this county was the I amount directly involved as mue't as i $7$. but the collateral Interest* were j much larger. The pop* has appointed Hev. I* < I, t'tiapsdle. bishop of Ksntr Fe N | M lo the archbishopric of New Or lean*. A t«f*wl Msvtv. \\ UUtlNOTON Ite. J i ’nasal i Smith. at Victoria la a report to the ■ stale depart weal. says the advices re reived there ledtrale that the rush In I I Vis to Uallfotala Will be eclipsed by ( the gold seekers headed for Ike Vshttk la the early arwaiha of !*•} kgeats from l.wglaad have I «$Mp$| ||t \ f I iM*fct«Ng <%*? •»!$**lit* N I you nr if I |uM M*kIi4RU ih*r« |««« t# Furnl gr«M t»l uutllt §uu4* : «k«l llktf If »»|wff IUm u>m|Militwi ’ im4« iui> Nil Iu mIi j tlftllp Iff Wf«f I If I |R*rl 4M*I III j lllrlfoU. Tlili in4 iu« | Wffl« EUGENE MOORE’S CASE. Th** Twelve Krrom That the I’rlioDtr'i AttnrneyH Allege. LINCOLN. NEB.. Dec. 2.—The at torneys of ex-Auditor Moore, who waa sentenced to eight years In the peni tentiary, have appealed his case to the supreme court on the following twelve allegations: ‘‘First—The court erred in overrul ing the plaintiff’s motion in arrest of judgment and sentence in said cause. ‘‘Second—The facta stated in the in formation in said cause are not suf ficient to constitute a crime under the laws of this state. "Third—The facts stated in said in formation do not charge a crime against this plaintiff. "Fourth—The facts stated in said information are not sufficient to con stitute the crome of embezzlement un der the laws of this state, and are not sufficient and do not charge this plaintiff with such crime. "Fifth—The facts stated in said in formation do not and are not sufficient to charge this plaintiff with the crime of embezzlement under section 124 of the criminal code of this state. “Sixth—This plaintiff as charged and described In said Information Is not an officer charged with the coil IccMon, receipt, safe-keeping, transfer or disbursement of any of the public moneys of this state. "Seventh—The money described In said Information Is, was not. and never was the public moneys or the properly of this state. “Eighth—This plaintiff, as is shown In the facts stated in said informa tion. never received the moneys de scribed therein as an officer of this slate. "Ninth—The moneys described In i said information were never received by this plaintiff by virtue of or under - Die color of his office, as auditor of public accounts of this state, all of which appears upon the face of'said informal Ion. “Tenth—The court erred In overrul ing the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. "Eleventh—It appears upon the face of the said information that at the J (imp the money described therein was paid to plaintiff there was nothing due from the Insurance companies to the date of Nebraska, and the defendant is estopped to claim the ownership of said money. "Twelfth—The court erred in pass ing Judgment and sentence upon this itlu i n ♦ S ft "The plaintiff therefore prays that I sahl Judgment and sentence may he reversed; that he he discharged from | custody herein, and that he may have \ \ such other and further relief herein , an the law and Justice may require. Here Is what the ex-state official said before sentence was (pronounced: "Your honor, I feel more humili'v'd than 1 can express to you. and I un thankful for an opportunity to say something. My heart Is almost, brok en over this affair and I cannot tell you how had 1 feel and how I realize | the disgrace it brings upon myself and my family. At frequent Intervals during the last few months And since tills controversy arose, I have thought this matter would be settled, and l have had sufficient money promised me from different parties to have en abled me to pay the state, hut I have been utterly unable to collect the money to pay If. with. I hav done everything 1 could do, hut It has been impossible, and after this controversy - began 1 paid into the state $4,000 and would have cheerfully paid the bal rnoney to pay It with. I have done ; everything 1 knew, and 1 have lived for twenty years or more u a citizen of the state of Nebraska, and I regret more than I can tell the present con dition of affairs, which Is one over which I huve no control and one in which I am utterly helpless. If 1 live long enough and have an opportunity, regardless of this controversy, I pro i pose to pay hack every dollar I owe ti e state. I have never before in my life, either as public official or private i Itlzen, been arraigned before any bar of justice on any charge, and I assure your honor that whatever 1 can do In the future to mike amends for the past, that It will he done with all the energy that I can command. "I regret the disgrace this brings upon me and upon my family, and I repeat It Is not the fault of myself, and while technically I cannot (om nium of the course affairs have taken yet If the men had got the money that. I had reason to believe they would get for me. I would never have been In default to the state; but the parties who agreed to pay It have not done so. and the fact is that now nor at any time, have I ever been able to pay tlie money. 1 have honestly and truthfully done everything In my power to pay this money to the state, and regardless of this suit I will pay them as promptly us I know how and as quickly as I can get the money to pay anything with. I beg your honor for any leulency you can possibly give me." Mm«‘k i ller l)r»lh. NEW VOUK, l»er 2. Horatio C Janes, a missionary who arrived here today from fort l.tmon, says that his4 wife was scared to death bv the In ; tiunion of a native anxious to see the new baby, into her room at Han*Car lo*. Nicaragua The native mean! no , harm Iml Mrs Jane* was so fright- | cned that she died front the shock. < h|m«»| 4 It I pi# f l»r««i WAHHINUTON. I tec 2 Colonel W ' H Chlpley tif Flotilla who has been at a hospital In this city for jtoute weeks, following an operation for car I bunrle. died at 4 o o rbs k yesterday j morning The remain* will be remov ed to Columbus tla lor Intemu nt. IwmI UrJsnS I* Nells WMIIiNftTOM In* I I h* navy i Ur oar tun'll i hai seal orders to the t mini rttates steamer Alert, now at •hta Franc taco, to pro* sect to Hettu Si-ataaos It will he kept there to eo ope■ ate with the Nkaraguaa caaat II otc ntisetu* Vtut her I sate tk# MtsirX V4 A»HIN*m>N Dm I The report that the preatdeat would withdraw from the Met rupoltlaa Methudlat ihurch ua account of the eermun pres- ked M It* peel or oa rkaahsgu j lag la denied HURRIED TO CANTON. THE PRESIDENT’S MOTHER IS STRICKEN Word lo Sent to tho I’rooldont ond He Leavea Wellington for Canton to Hr at the Hedftlde of the Alfllrted -The Recovery of Mr!. McKinley Coneldered Very Doubtful. The Provident'! Mother Stricken. CANTON, O., Dec. 3.—Mrs. Nancy Allison McKinley, mother of the pres ident, was stricken with paralysis yesteray morning and It feored that her death Is only a question of a short time. The paralysis at present is of but a mild form, but owing to her extreme age, nearly 80 years, Dr. Phillips, the attending physician, can give but little hope to the family. Mr. Abner McKin ley, of New York, has been visiting her for a few days and when his mother was stricken this morning Im modiatley communicated with the president by telephone. The latter asked If he better start at once, to which Abner McKinley replied he had best wait a further report from the physician, who would make a call In time to advise by 1 o’clock. The physician’s statement to the family was that there was little doubt that the attnek woual ultimately re sult In death, but that there was no Indication as yet as to when the end might come. The attack was very light and In a younger person would not necesarlly be regarded as danger ous, but to one of her advaneed years there Is every piobaldllty that the at taek would become aggravated. The end, he said, might be In a short time or It might be In a week or even longer Interval. WASHINGTON, Dee. 3.—President McKinley left the city at 7:3D o’clock Iasi night over the Pennsylvania rail road to hasten to the beside of his sick mother at Canton, where he will arrive today. With him went Judge Day, assistant secretary of state. The president had made hurried arrange ments for his departure, and during the afternoon disposed of a large vol ume of business awaiting bis atten tion. He reached the station unattend ed a few minutes before the time for the train lo leave. Desiring to avoid any demonstration the president In structed the coachman to drive to the aggage entrance, where Assistant erretarv l)av Heeretarv Porter and executive Clerk Cortleyou awaited him. The president's stay at Canton will depend upon the condition in which he finds his mother. If she improves he will return to Washington in time for the opening of congress and later go again to Canton. v CANTON. O., DCC. 3.—The presl dent and ull oth«*r members of the McKinley family not already here, are en route to the bedside of Mother Mc Kinley tonight. The message from the president was addressed to his brother Aimer, who has been visiting at the home of their mother for several days. It caused the mother much cheer and comfort. The president had not yet been sum moned to the bedside of his aged mother, who, no doubt, is rapidly nearing the end. But true to the de votion he has always shown for wife and mother, he could no longer re main, knowing that his mother was seriously ill. Without waiting for the telephone message which had been arranged for at 5 o’clock, he began preparations for coming to Canton. Mrs. A. J. Duncan, of Cleveland, a daughter of Mother McKinley, who is in Chicago visiting tier daughter Sarah, who is attending school there, telegraphed that she would be in Can ton tills morning. Miss Helen McKin ley makes her home here with her mother. What was feared when Mrs. Nancy Allison McKinley was stricken with a slight attack of paralysis, is to night regarded as almost a certain ty; that Is the early death of the pres ident's mother. As the dav advanced she grew gradually worse and the members of the family felt that she was slowly sinking, although after she fell In the seml-eomatose state early In the day there was scarcely an ap preciable change. 1)U. Phillips thinks the develop ments of the night will decide the matter. He expects no material change before morning. Although he arranged to call at any time during thei night that he may be summoned, a change for the better by morning he would regard as an Indication of a tempor ary rally, and that the end will not come for some time. Should the morning condition lie for the worse, he expects the patleut to sink very rapidly. The disease, he says, is not primarily paralysis, but senility, the result of old age, which has produced partial paralysis. In sueh cases he says there Is a general breaking down of Hie powers and nothing left upon which to build up strength and ihc basis of recovery. The doctor said after he saw Mrs. McKinley that there was som- slight evidence that the facial expressions of thn patient were less rigid than they were early In the day. this |t*-ing noticeable when she endeavored to comply with his request to show her tongue, although she was unable to du this. The patient la taking Itnuld nourish- j meat at Intervals, and will nut enter | from want of food Mr Abner McKln ley said last night that he thought his j Mother was sinking rapt llj siol he feared the end was not far off V| r»leHl l H.|m« At'dlTN. Te* tlec 3 The S-«. ttonal Prison I't> agrees »f ui« t'aiieq Pistes was convened in this rttv to- ' I tght in s four dsvs' session u«v- i ernur t'ulhartsoa, »a the part of the j tints sad Mayor Hancock us ths pan of the (lit, welcomed the visttuis sad President llrtskerog of Mans hstd. tl, delivered his annual address Ihsnhiag ths •huteae of ths rttv of Austin fur •ntertslmsg them sad re- * v ’swing th« prison ses>« IslIon stars I Ms larlpieaey The s*»» de pauses* I has Anally as i tepted ths gushawl Thhshufg ProffrMor Prof. George Frederick Holmes of Ihe university of Virginia, just died Bt the age of *eTenty-seyen years, was a native of Raiti was a brilliant man. aaya the BaJtl more American. "He was the s voidest member of the f.iculty, a“d noted for his ramarka.de Pl0®Ptn**® in attending his classic, miss ng no more than fWe lectures during hi* forty years' term of office. He was retired from work at the beginning r this session, being unable to go wiin his lectures longer on account of rail ing sight and bodily strength. His ability as a writer and critic was marked, he having written innumer able essays on political questions and numerous school books, particularly for uso In southern school and col leges." ____ Alim hum Liaroln. Austin Gollaher, the old boyhood friend of Abraham Lincoln, said re cently: "Abe always remained at the head of his class, and 1 never knew him to he turned down. His studious habits made him a favorite with the teacher, which caused a great deal of jealousy among his classmate# toward him, jnd, not being generally liked anyhow, it made him very unpopular. ’ Whittier'* Mod**ty. Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer tells a story Illustrating the almost boyish modesty of the poet Whittier. A little woman forced her way Into the pen etralia of a Boston mansion, when Whittier wus visiting there, and. clasping both the poet’s hands in her own, exclaimed: "Mr. Whittier, this Is f,be supreme moment of my life!" Whittier stood first on one foot and then on the other, withdrew his hands and clasped them behind his bark, and replied prosalclally, “Is It?” ” Lupton, 111., Nov. (i, 1097. French Chemical Company, lir># Dearborn Ht., Chicago. (iontlenirn:— KiiHomxI pleave find ono dollar for whirl, solid me a bottle of your Anll-Ncvral gloiic. You sent a bottle to my mother hist week and It acted like a charm. Hint ban been a great sufferer of neuralgia of X tho bead ana Ntotnacu aim arounu UI« heart and never took any remedy that re lieved her so quickly as this wonderful medicine did. i thank Ood for giving you the power to make such a wonderful remedy and I hope you may prosper. Send as soon as possible to, Mary K. l’erklns. I.iiptou 1'. O., Illinois. Clarence Cook will contribute to the December Century an article on Mr. Clement C. Moore, who wrote the fam ous poem "A Visit from 8t. Nicholas.” The verses were written In 1822 as a Christmas present for Dr. Moore's children. A young lady visiting tho family copied the poem into her album and sent it, unknown to the author, to the editor of the Troy "Sentinel," who printed it without the author's name in the Issue of that Journal for December 23, 1823. Reputations Made In e Hey Are proclous scarce. Time tries the worth of u man or medicine. Hostetler's Stomach Bit ters Isa forty-live years' growth, and like those hardy llciicns that garnish the crevices uf Alaska's ris.-ks, It flourish!-1; perennially, and its reputation hus as firm a base as the rocks themselves. No medicine Is more high ly regarded as a remedy for fever and ague, bilious remittent, constipation, ilveruud kid ney disorders. nervousness and rheumatism It Is better to say a little worse than you mean than to mean a little worse than you say. We wish to cal! attention to the ad vertisement in this issue of the Na tional Correspondence Institute of ,, Washington, I). C. This institution is 1 thoroughly reliable and wc cheerfully recommend them to our readers. A college education at home shows won derful advancement in educational matters. The average weekly loss of vessels on the beas throughout the world is twelve. Holldny Kxeurslons. On December 7 nud 21 tho Hig Four Route slid Chesapeake aud Ohio Ry. will sell ex cursiou tickets from points northwest, both one way and round trip, at greatly reduced rates to points in Virginia, North and South l arolina and other southern states. Round trip tickets will be good twenty-one days returning. Write for particulars and pamphlet descriptive of climate and Vir ginia farm lands. U. L. Trutt, North western Passenger Agent, 284 Clark St Chicago. What the superior man seeks is In himself; what the small seeks is in others. Reality Is Rtood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cat-carets,< aruiy (athnr tlc cleans your hlood and keeps it clean, by stirring up the lazy livei and driving all im purities frotu the body. Hegin to day to iiautsh pimples, bolls, blotches,bluckheud*. • It,at -i.-Llu 1,11!,.I... t.Li.... Cascareta, beauty for ten rent*. All drug gilts, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, Hoc, 50e. Before submitting to the Inevitable it is wise to be sure it Is the inevit able. i'lso s Cure for Consumption is our only W medicine for coughs aud colds Mrs. C, ' He-ts, *’M bth Ave , Denver, Col., Nov. H, UY According to an emiuent doctor, the excessive use of sail tends to paralyse the sense of taste. WHAT SHALL I GIVI FOR CHRISTMASP You can easily settle this question by sending rur the grand sew Illustrated Oatalegus. show ing 3,MX) of the most beautiful things la Jewelry tad MUyerwaree of Use Menus * Jaccsrd Jswslry Ce , Unwdway. Cor Isteesl, Ml Ismiis. who will also If you nlU eacluae It rls sand you t gelid so.ec Handled Neil Pile. Kin ploy M of the Itartfurd Htreet Hallway company have been ordered not to chew tobacco while on duty. TO ft MM A COCU IN ilkg |>AI. Take 1 .slants Hteaae Uuialae labials 4U hruggiatarefund Urn Bessy il It mile toons Me Military Compltmeiit i.ieutensnt tiuod evening mlee- Vou luoh llhe a regiment of rose buds tonight Pile lend* Blatter, Rinse the setahliahment of g rrema . Ihtn eoctety In Prance loniu hodlee^ have been cremated la Bnyte In giving thanhs for your hleestnge don t forget I he rrUIrtatga you have reeetved T»*»g the growing tree so the* only *•*4 and la Ivced Ituvha will need re gvovieg leur gg