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( V Forsaking all Others ft By AMELIA DVGIIEMIN f & f a * * " ! ' Jf" J * V CHAPTER II. ( Continued. ) Ho came Into sight at last , as fine a specimen ot young manhood as one would wish to see , with his tall , erect figure and hair and eyes a dark as Helen's1 own. As ho lifted' hla cap and waved it in greeting Helen held the baby high above her head , that papa might see him , and stood smil ingly at nor post unlll Harvey had en tered the room nnd enfolded mother and child In his embrace. The little scene was enacted every day , but to neither had it lost Its charm. They were ardent levers still. "I'll run up nnd get Into my flan nels , Nell , and we'll take a walk through the grounds , " said Harvey , when the usual small questions had been asked and answered. "Saundcrs told me this morning ho didn't like the appearance of the young plum trees ; and I promised to go and look at them. Shall I send Mary for the boy ? " "No , thank you ; I'll take him to 'tho nursery myself. I must change my dress If wo are to have a tramp , " said Helen , with a glance at her trailing tea gown. She enjoyed walking through the grounds with Harvey , and took on ac tive Interest In stock and crops. Be fore his marriage Gladys always ac companied him In these expeditions , but she never did so now. Helen claimed every moment of her hus band's leisure ; she considered him hers and hers a'one ; not even ins mother had a claim upon him ; and . 'ft * her open demonstration of the almost fierce love that found outlet In con stant caresses even In the presence of a third party , made the better bred Gladys feel so decidedly In the way that she soon ceased to Intrude upon the pair , to Helen's satisfaction and Harvey's secret relief ; for few men care to havea witness to their matrimonial menial love making , particularly If that witness he a mother or a sister. Strolling leisurely homeward , the wedded couple encountered Gladys Just returning from her ride. She smiling ly raised her whip to her hat In sa lute , and rode smartly toward the house. Harvey looked after her ad miringly. "By Jove ! I believe the mater grows lovelier every day , " he ex claimed. "And how superbly she sits her horse ! " Helen frowned a little. Mrs. Ather- ton's beauty was not a congenial theme with her. "That reminds me , Harvey ; I spoke to your mother today about the bills , as you suggested , and she refused to look at thorn , she Is satisfied with things as they are. " "Oh , very well ; In that case we'll let the matter drop , " said Harvey , easily. "And allow tile tradesmen to go on cheating us , as I am convinced they do ? My conscience would not permit mo to remain Inactive under such cir cumstances. No , dearest , you must see her yourself , and bring her to our way of thinking the only right way. You have great influence with her. " "Yes , I fancy I have , " said Harvey , complacently. "But you see I've never meddled with her business affairs , and I hardly like to begin now. " "Why not ? It Is your duty to pro tect her Interests and your own. The property will all be ours some day " "God forbid ! " broke In Harvey. "I can't Imagine life without the dear little mater. Beside , she Is young yet she may outlive ua both. " Helen was a good woman ; but she did not look overjoyed at this sugges tion. "Even then there is baby to con sider , " she said smoothly. "We all owe a certain duty to him. If you and I can redeem money that Is being ab solutely thrown away wo ought to do It , however we may dislike to appear officious. " "Well , sweetheart , I'll sec what I can do , " said Harvey , rather reluctant ly. "As you say , It Is my duty to look after things , for the place Is vir tually mine , as much as It Is the mater's. . I don't know the terms of my father's will , but of course ho pro vided suitably for his son. " "It seema very strange to mo that there was no division of the property when you came of age , " replied Helen , for the first time expressing a thought which had for weeks vexed her. "You ought to open the subject with your mother. She Is unbusinesslike , and may not realize that the time has come for a settlement. She can't treat you as a dependent always. You are a married man now , \\lth a married man's responsibilities. " Harvey's face had grown very grave. Jielen saw that she had said enough " "for thla time , and changed the sub ject. CHAPTTR III. n "May I como In. Mamma Gladys ? " asked Harvey , entering his mother's private panor as ho spoke. "Noll Is busy with the youngster , and I thought I'd smoke my after dinner cigar hsro If you don't object. " Gladys had been sitting at the piano , evoking minor chords In unison with her mood. She felt sad and lone ly , like ono cut off from the Intimacies of life. Some mothcru gain n daugh ter when their sons marry , but the majority lose a son. Gladys had long realized that she belonged to the ma jority. She sprang up on Harvey's entrance , her face alight with pleasure. "I am only too happy to have you , dear. I sec little of you nowadays. " "Yes , I'm an old married man now , " said Harvey , laughing comfortably , "and my family absorbs most , of my leisure. " He threw himself Into the chair she rolled forward , and lighted a cigar with the taper eho gave him. "Now push that ottoman over hero , little woman , and sit beside me while wo talk. " She obeyed , and nestled close to him , looking with pride into the boyish face which was the dearest In the world to her. Harvey puffed with evident enjoyment for a 'time , chatting of trifles. Then he said quite oashy , "By thp way , what Is this little misunderstanding between you and Nell ? She Is much disturbed by It , though I assured her she Is over sensi tive. " The smile left Gladys' face. "Oh ! Then yon came here because Helen sent you ? " she asked. "Well , not exactly ; I knew a word from me would set matters straight , so I thought I'd b9ttcr come. Where are you going ? " "Only to an easy chair ; this otto man Isn't comfortable. " There were tears In her eyes but Harvey did not ceo them. "If we arc to hnvo a con sultation , I may as well elt at my case. " She said no more , nnd after waiting a minute , he asked "Well , aren't you going to tell mo all about It ? " "Hasn't Helen already told you ? " "Yes , but I prefer to hoar your own version of the matter. " "There really Is no need of It. I am cure your wife is truthful ; what she said occured no doubt did occur. " "Then L can't understand why you refuse to accept her sensible sugges tion nnd look Into things a little , with her aid. Noll's a first rate business woman , and I don't believe you reallzo how much money Is spent in the house. " "You have your full share of all that comes Into It , Harvey. " " Why , of course , " he responded with a half wondering look , ns If sur prised at the reminder. "What Is yours Is also mine In a sense ; wo enjoy a common inheritance. It Is because out Interests are Identical that Helen ant I wish to protect them. You surely see that , little woman ? It woufd please the dear girl very much If you'd take her Into your confidence treat her more like a daughter in truth as she ID In spirit. " Gladys did not answer for a few mo menta ; she moved her chair so that her face was partly In shadow , while she could note every expression of his. "Before we talk any further , " she presently paid , "I should like to know just what It Is Helen desires. I com prehend that she wishes to reduce the general expenses of the establishment ; but how ? Dot's the want to take Phebe's place ? " "Hardly that , " returned Harvey , flushing. "She thinks , however , now she is here , you no longer need the services of a housekeeper. " "And do you think 1 ought to turn out an old and faithful servant after a lifetime o devotion to me and mine ? " "Certainly not ; slip would remain as your maid. " "So that IK It ! " exclaimed Gladys , with H half laugh. "I thought some great Idea was agitating Helen's mind. Dear , clumsy Tomllnson my maid ! And I suppose there are other servants she thinks might be dispensed with. Well , perhaps they could ; but I like to have plenty of people about the place" her voice grew firmer here "and I Intend to have them. You need no assurance that I am glad to share my house and Its luxuries with yon and your wife. But you must accept things as they are. I will brook no further Interference. " "Interference ! Surely you cannot regard my dear wile's suggestion as interference ! " "What else Is it ? I have never com plained to you of Helen , but from the day she entered the house she has shown a disposition to take control of It ; I have submitted patiently to one small encroachment after another , hoping to content her , but her de mands Increase Instead of lessen. She seems to forget that the estate Is mine , not hers. " Harvey arose and walked across the room several times , at last coming tea a standstill before her chair. "No , little woman , " ho said In a kind yet cold tone , "we do not forgot It we merely question It. " How that "we" stung Gladys only a woman In her position can understand. But It hardened her , too. She did not answer , waiting for his next words. "Legally , the estate Is yours , I ad mit ; but as my father's son I am sure ly entitled to my share of his prop erty. Money you have never grudged me ; you were always most generous. Nevertheless , I am only a sort of hanger on a dependent on your bounty. This doesn't seem fair. Now that I am of age , and with a married man's responsibilities , wo should come to some regular business under standing. God forbid that I should In herit your money. Yet In common justice I ought to share It. " "Aro you not sharing It now , Har vey ? " "Yes , In a sense ; but can't you un derstand that I am a boy no longer and want my legal rights ? " "Or rather your wife " "Let us keep her name out of the discussion. I will not hear another word against her even from you , " said Harvey , haughtily. Gladys' lips quivered. "You must admit th.it she Is your adviser a wise one , perhaps , from her point of vlow , " she snld gentlyj "But you are both reasoning In the dark. Harvey , you have no legal claim on my property. " "No claim on my own father's money ! "s "It was not his money. He was a poor man. My father was very angry when ho married onofcof his daugh ters. " Gladys spoke In short sentence. ! , carefully , as If fearing she might say too much. "It was a runaway match , anil papa would not forgive It" "Why did you never tell me this be fore ? " asked Harvey , sharply. "I wished to spare you pain , dear. What need for you to know , since all 1 had was practically yours ? I speak now because I must. It you had only been content with things as they were ! It was to keep you out of your father's way that I came hero , where no ono know me , after papa died. For ho was a bad man a drunkard , gambler and criminal. Ho man-led your poor little mother ho was very handsome , and she a romantic boarding school girl for her money , and when It was gone , left her and her baby to starve , as they might have done but for Phcbe Tom- linsou. " Gladys was very pale , and shivered once or twice as she talked. But Har vey felt no compassion for her ; his sympathy was for himself. Ho remem bered that Mrs. Atherton had never talked of hla father , and answered his childish Inquiries concerning him vaguely , diverting his thoughtn to other subjects ; but ho had not dreamed of this , and the knowledge was bitter. "This man , your husband , Is he llv- Inc ? " "No ; ho died in prison a year ago. " "In prison ! " Harvey drew a sob bing breath. "My God , what nn end to my boyish dreams ! But I don't un derstand even yet. If he spent all your money , how does it happen that you are still rich ? " "When papa died I had my full share of the estate , " she answered after a scarcely perceptible pause. "It was then Phebe and I came here. " "And my grandfather left me noth ing ? " "Nothing. He hated you. poor little orphan that you were , because you were your father's child. That Is why I devoted my life to you. dear. " There was infinite tenderness in Gladys * tone , but Harvey , hurt and lui- nlliated by what he had learned , was lot moved by It. "That was the least you could do. " ic said coldly , " since it is to you I am indebted for my heritage of shame. Wo little know what people * really ire , do we ? All my life you have seemed to mo the one perfect woman , and now " "Harvey ! " The startled cry brought the young man to his senses , lie looked at her almost wildly. "I am a brute. Madam Gladys , but remember , I am hard hit. There , dear , don't cry , " he said kindly , bending over the cowering figure and stroking the soft hair. "I shall get over thlr in time with my wife's help. " "Harvey , you surely will not tell- Helen the bccrot I have given years ot my life to hide ? " cried Gladys. "It is not wholly your own. " "Helen is my wife ; have you forgot ten ? She has my complete confidence. And It will be necessary to explain to her why our reasoning was at fault. " he coldly returned. And as if to avoid discussion , he loft the room. ( To be continued. ) DISSECTING BIRDS Anil Alilnmlt Should Nut llu Chlldron In School * . , Mr. Edward F. Blgelow , naturalixt , Is opposed to the strenuous life for children , Kays the New York Woild. He told the New York Mothers' club EO at the Berkeley Lyceum , wifli a degree of forceful Illustration that loft the ubiquitous mi.mum of the uni versal infant in a maze of doubt as to whether she was cultivating the genius of an embryo scientist or a prospective murderer. "I believe in nature study for children , " said Mr. Bigelow , "but I protoHt against the disgusting features of it In the pub lic school. It may be all right to dissect n chicken at some stage of his educational career , but for a i hild the object lesson of the old hen and her chickens Is all sufficient. We don't want the dissecting knife and ' scalpel. We want KOIIIO heart in the study. You went your children to love you , don't you ? " IIP demanded of the breathless mothers ; "svoll , sup pose they had to tabulate you like this , for Instance : 'Mother Five feet high , golden hair , Hllk wal&t , gray Hklrt , etc. , ' and then they wore taught to sins a little song about 'How dear ly I love mother. ' What do you think that would moan to them ? Not love. Love isn't an analysis. It is the dally getting acquainted. And I toll you ono live bobolink IH worth a whole acre of dead ones In a child's knowledge. " One aggrieved mamma , whose offspring rejoiced In stuffed humming birds , stoutly combated Mr. Blgelow's statements and oven went so far as to condone the slaughter of butterflies "because the butterlly'a life was so short anway. " "And would you take that little from him ? " cried the Indignant Mr. Blge low , and the battle was on. lie , however , agreed to the mussccro of moths and other pests , and the moro tender-hearted mothers departed with this salve for guilty consciences. Many a man's wealth Is not worth the littleness he used to gain It , . { whin A MJirongo , Iu. , correspondent writes that hogs In his locality are healthy and are going to market In nice shape and bringing good prices. The sea son's crop of young pigs Is about ten per cent larger than last year's. In Now Zealand many of the swluc growers have combined and cstab- Ished pork markets In which is sold mostly dairy fed pork. Such pork luds n ready sale , as the people nrofet t to much of the other porit obtain able on the markets. On a farm with reasonably good lulldlngs and a clover pasture the cost of a gain of a pound ot live weight on a hog up to 150 pounds is not very much In excess of two cents , says an exchange. To this must be added the Interest on the value of the brood sow. the coat of her keep , the risk of acci dent , the cost of the grass , etc. The Australian coasting steamer Kamcruka , while going from Eden to Sydney , traveling at full speed , struck on a reef nt Moruya Head. There be ing no rockets on the ship the captain tied a life-line to some pigs which formed part of the cargo , and had the animals put overboard. The pigs swam to the shore , tnklng the lines with them , nnd by establishing communica tion every soul on board was saved. Statistics embodied in a recent re port of livestock In Great Britain show a considerable1 decrease In the pig stocks for the year. Among the Scottish counties , Ayrshire- has the largest pig population , her numbers being 13,920 head , Abcrdccnshlrc fol lows with 12,31C head , and is closely followed by Wigtownshire , which has 12,020 head. while Dumfriesshire comes fourth with 10,915 head. At the Dominion Experiment Station at Ottawa feeding experiments have been undertaken with hog to deter mine the causes of toft pork. One hundred animals are being experi mented with. Some ano being fed on rape nnd grain , .some on clover and some on grain nnd n variety of graliu is being used. Combinations Inclml Ing barley , clover , oats and peas arc used and one lot has been turned Into a field of artichokes. Among the special fo.Uuros ot the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo next year will be a line swine exhibit which will bo held the latter part ot September , and which It Is expected will attract a large representation o ! twelve different breeds t\f swine , In eluding the Suffolk , Victorias an. . Tannvorths which are but little known In the United States. Canadian farm- crn arc better acquainted with their and will doubtless contribute exhibits A special exhibit of hogs adapted U the production of bacon is promised The managers of this department ol the great show count on not less than l.fiOO animals. New Knriny of Tolmrrn. Professor Garman of the Kentucky Experiment Station recently discov ered a green bug wilting the tobaccc iplli wi'im ailull mothOT ! . Urt twlnv ftt rtetu , | > u pa U low at ttft. with dr vttw cf Bl rt d uul toeiuoal- all ttiUl gixl in nn experimental plat. The Inspcl Is known as Euschlstus varlolarlus. It Is believed that the Insect Is re sponsible for a good deal of the damage - ago done to the tobacco crop during recent years. Injury from In t. A close student of the habits ol swine nnd of their diseases asserts that much injury is done swine by tlu dust that is allowed to form in feeding yards and air passages to the lungs to such nn extent that mechanical pneumonia Is produced , from which a good many deaths result. Nelthci hogs nor any other animals should b made to Inhabit quarters whore sucb conditions exist. A man that keeps his swine under the conditions men tioned and finds his hogs getting what Is apparently pneumonia should change the conditions at once as th < first step In treatment. Also when hogs In such conditions , apparcntli sick with pneumonia , are being treated for the trouble , the dust If permitted to continue Its work will most certain ly oft-Bet anything that can be done for their relief. ItnttHr-Fnt I found during my work of inspec tion Komo largo factories wcro losing us much us 87 pounds of butter-fat per day ; this would be In factories making from IMs to 2 tons per day. In other factories turning out less than hall a ton of butter per day losses of 27 pounds to 8 poundn were found. The following are some of the causes foi such losses : 1. Insnfllcicnt speed of the separator. 2. Irregular speed of the engine , caused In many cases by poor and worn out governors. 3. Bollerp too small to furnish sufllclcnt steam for the engine. 4. Irregular feed of the milk and Irregular temperatures. 5. By churning mixed cream at differ ent degrees of ripeness. 0. By churn- Ins at high temperature , especially with oweet cream. Dairy Commission er of New Zealand. The farmer should have ns many luxuries as he can afford. What Is the use of trying to get along with a tumble-down shack for a barn when the money Is at hand to build a good , serviceable structure ? Two thousand gallons of air are a grown-up person's allowance for 24 ' hours. TIIL COUNT IN NEBRASKA. McIUnlry Iln * ( lie Htutr , lint llemntntlvi In Nut Ucolilrit. OMAHA , Nov. 10. The lice nays : "Returns from the legislative districts now -received leave no doubt that the republicans control both houses of the legislature and have a decisive ma jority In the Joint session that will elect the two United States senators. While the fualonlotr have been mak ing all sorts of absurd claims , they have finally been forced to reduce their estimates to a tie vote In each house , but oven this Is not Justified by the actual facts. In the senate the repub licans have elected , without question , eighteen senators , while three more arc still In doubt. Of the eighteen ono is A. U. Oleson of the district com posed of Cumlng nnd Burl counties , against whom the charge is inado that ho Is ineligible. Thcro Is now no more doubt about the result on the state ticket than there Is on McKlnloy , though Dietrich's plurality will bo much smaller. All but three counties are reported otllclal or unolllclal nnd on the face of these returns Dietrich has a plurality of n few less than 800. The thrco counties from which noth ing has been heard last year gave re publican pluralities nnd can bo count ed on to bring the total up to between 1,000 and l.GOO. On the returns om- tiraccd In the table , olx counties miss ing , Dietrich 1ms n plurality of 1,7152. Ouster county Is not Included , but It Is known that It only gave Poyntcr i\ plu rality of 112 , ns against almost 400 two years ago. " The World-Herald gives this ver sion : "Complete returns from eighty- four of the ninety countlen In the state Indicate a small plurality for Governor Poyntcr and part of the state ticket , it Is apparent that the olllcinl canvass will bo required to determine the out come In the case of some of the olll- cors. The situation more closely np- proxlmats that of 18DO than the gen eral run of people had supposed would occur again In a lifetime. Governor Hoyd's plurality of 1,140 over John II. Powers promises to become n splen did majority In comparison with the lead that will bo recorded for the suc cessful gubernatorial candidate In this election. The corrected returns from eighty-four counties give Poyntcr 107- GIG and Dietrich 107,901. The remain ing six counties , which In 1S98 polled 8.GOO votes , two years ago gave Poyn tcr a plurality of 35)1. ) With the same percentage of loss that has obtained in the counties that have thus far re ported this would bo reduced to 270 , or Imroly enough to offset the lead of 258 that now stands to the credit of Diet rich.In view of this , It Is evident that It will require the final retnrna to determine the result. " MrKlnley linn ! ! Vntr * . According to reports McKlnley wll ? have 202 votes In the electoral col lege , or 'wenty-one more than ho gjt In 189G. The appended table shows the re sult In the various states : MeK. Bryau Alabama 11 Arkansas 1 S California 9 Colorado . ' 4 Connecticut ( i Delaware 3 Florida -1 Georgia Ill Idaho 3 Illinois 21 Indiana 1C . . Iowa 13 Kansas 10 Kentucky 13 Louisiana 8 Malno G Maryland 8 Massachusetts 15 Michigan 11 Minnesota 9 . . Mississippi 9 Missouri 17 Montana 3 Nebraska 8 " Nevada ; ; New Hampshire 4 New Jersey 10 Now York 3G North Carolina H North Dakota 3 Ohio 23 Oregon .4 Pennsylvania 32 Rhode Inland 4 South Carolina 9 South Dakota 4 Tennessee 12 Texas 15 Utah 3 Vermont 4 \Mrginln 12 Washington 4 West V rgltila G Wisconsin 12 Wyoming 3 Totuls . . . , 292 155 Total elcctorml votes 147 Necessary to choice 221 McKlnlny's majority 14C States for McKlnley 2S States for Bryan 17 Jn 189G MfKInloy got 271 electoral votes , Hryan 17G. States for McKlnley in 189G 2.1 States for Bryan in 189G 22 to Coiim OCT. PEKIN , Nov. 8. ( Via Shanghai , Nov. 10. ) Four of the leading officials of Pao Ting Fu , Including Ting Yang , the acting viceroy of Pe-Chi-Ll , and General Kusl-Iling , were executed No vember 5 , under the ( sentence Imposed by the tribunal of the allies. Renewed reports of the death of the mprcHs dowager are In circulation but they luck verification and are dis credited. MuKlnlry Antwrm Itryun. WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. President McKlnley answered Mr. Bryan's nics- sago of congratulation In the follow ing dispatch : "Executive Mansion. Washington I ) . C. . Nov. 9. Hon. William J. Bryan Lincoln , Nob. : I acknowledge with cordial thanks your message of con gratulation and extend you my good wishes. "WILLIAM M'KINLKY. Mr. Bryan's message to the president reached Canton after Mr. McKlnley had started for Washington and was forwarded to him hero. V Lew IVnllnco'i l'rc ent. General ami Mrs. Low Wallace have presented to the Wnlmflh college II- barry the original manuscript of "Tho Prlnco of India. " There i\ro over 2,000 pages on G by 9 paper. The pages are In the line handwriting of General Wallace , and show corrections nnd suggestions In the handwriting of Mrs. Wallace. "Tho Prlnoo of India" wan begun In 188G on the Kankakco river and was finished In 1892. ItiiMln netting Our Oil Onitomcri. In Great Britain only a few years ago American petroleum had almost a monopoly. From January 1 to August 1 , 1900 , the Imports wcro 3.020,000 gallons lens of American and 2,840,000 gallons of Russian petroleum. The reason for this is said to be the fact that largo Russian oil fields have been acquired by Englishmen. Whether we have been absent a day or a year , wo always feel that Bomn- thlng of moment must have happened while wo wcro gone. HELPED THE CHIEF , ITow Lojnl Knghipor Did 1IU Ilrottier ( Irrnt Srrrlcr. Meadvllle , Pa. , Nov. 12. ( Special ) The Loyalty of the Members ot the Brotherhood ot Lucomotlvo Engineers Is proverbial. A circumstance occur red In this city some days ago , which emphasizes this feeling. Frank J. Zoller. Is Chief ot the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No. 143. Ho Is extremely popular among hla fellow railway men , and ono of the best known Engineers run ning out ot Mcadvlllo. When the an nouncement was made a short tlmo ago that Frank was pretty sick , It caused a great deal of regret among the boys. Soon ho was missed from his engine , having had to "lay oft" on account of his back. A brother of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers , who had been ill with similar symptoms , some time-before , and who had been pulled through , called to BCO Mr. Keller , and In n brotherly way , took with him a box ot Dodd's Kidney Pills , the Remedy which had cured him. Ho advised Mr. Zollor to try thorn , with the result that after seven boxes had been used , ho was entirely well , nnd able to work. In an Interview Mr. Zollor states : "I had suffered for four years with this allllctlon , being often kept awake at night with pains , nnd nt times unable - able to work. I tried several of the advertised icmcdles , and found that they did mo no earthly good. Finally , a member of our Order , who hud been cured of Kidney Disease by Dodd's Kidney Pills brought mo a box. and asked mo to try them. I had llttlo faith In them , but as a drowning man grasps at a straw to help him. so I took the Pills. I used seven boxes , and am today as well and strong a man as there Is In Pennsylvania. " Naturally , Mr. Zellor fools very grateful , and his complete recovery has delighted his many friends , and none moro than the good Brother , who feels that ho was Instrumental In sav- ng tho'life of the Chief. Dodd's Kidney Pills never fail to cure Kidney Trouble. Sold for 50 cents a box. All dealers. It IK Yrurnt Uton. Eton lias a roll of over 900 pupils ) his year , nnd even Its famous playing lolds , which are larger than those of xny ether school In England , are crowded. The school Is fortunate. lowovor , In having plenty of room to expand if necessary , for all the grass and about has been acquired on the condition that it shall not'be built ipou. Canton' * Itoofeil Htrect. Canton , China , possesses the queer est street In the world. It Is roofed with glazed paper fastened on bam- > oo , and contains moro signboards to the square foot than any street In any other country. It contains no ether shops but those of apothecaries and lentlsts. Ilcwo\o the rauiOD that mnlto your hair llfeleit tndKrny wllh I'AHKKH'I ) lUin UALDAM. s'n. tliu Lout euro fur curni. 13cti. The reign Is worth ambition , though in hell. Milton. MEW COLONY. A now colony to 'urnluli homos to tliotiiandi ol people , b > liicnlu lu Oki.MiomaTerritory , U uuw being orKimlzuiIliy ttio founder * of the UourglaColony , Mr. 1 * . II. 1'KzKurutd or Indianapolis , ludlaim , It backlog It. Informull'jn i cut fri'O , ahuwlug liow to set good homo. Uouiiciruiorii wanted. Labor , you fcnow , Is prayer. Bayard Taylor. IMI'/i/f. licsil'ulillNbcd I-'UKU. j. w. GUNNIES. Toledo , Ohio. Custom doth make dotards of us all. Consider well , thou wilt find that Cus tom Is the greatest ot weavers. Car- lylo. _ A Good Completion is obtained by purifying the blond and clouiiHliiK tlio system with Gnrllold Tea nn Herb llodielno pruned the world over. It IB too much to expect a good talk er to spoil a good story by sticking too closely to the truth. Thcro Is no other In'c ' "junt as cood" as Car- trr'8 Ink. Tliero la onlv ono Inlc that Is bc&t of all and that In Carter's Ink. UsolU Woman Is the organ of the devil. Varenncs. unit Itclurn. Account W. C. T. U. 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