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T , TUtKTTN' > AMK
"Irene , " snid the visitor , In n tone
.which he meant should have been very
like the grating
oweet , hut which sounded
ing hhiBCH when too carefully moved ,
losing me.
S-ou came very nigh
"Ah. la it possible ? " uttered the maid-
n , lu a. tone too calm for tcrrorfi nnd yet
too parcastic for joy.
"Yen ; I came nigh being n lost num. I
trll Into the hands of a prowling ankeo
u Texan cruiser , " resumed 'luilel.
"Ah I" Bidd Irene , hi n very guarded
tone. . . .
"Yes : and but for my own wit and Hold
taring , 1 should now have been in n
.Texan prison. "
"Ah , " said Irene again , more guarded
ven than before. "Who wns it captured
A fellow nnmed Howard. He com
manded a heavy vessel called the Lone
Star. " , , .
The mnldcn said nothing to this ; she
only let her hand drop upon a sheet of
tuuslc before her , mid as soon as her
nerves were steady , she picked It up and
jnn her eyes over the notes.
"Hut I made my escape , " pursued the
'dark lover , taking no note of his com
panion's peculiar emotions. 'T was put
in double Irons , stout and strong-hut I
taint them off. There was a stout man
watching over me but I overcame him
killed him on the spot , and then -
"Killed him ! " uttered Irene , in a quick ,
terrified whisper.
i "Ay ; of course I did. "
"Killed Captain Howard ? " gnspcd the
maiden , letting both her hands drop , nnd
Bchfing the edge of the table.
-No , not exactly him ; though I wish It
might have been him. It wns the sent- !
lac ! he posted over me. Hut why does It
Wove you so ? What hnd It been to you
if I bnd killed the whole Yankee crew ? '
1 "Nothing , nothing , " whispered Irene
.with a mislay RtniRKle ; "only I thought
if your hands being red with the blood of
ene who hnd spared your own life. "
"Buhl He would huve given me up
60 his judges no n pirate , If he could. Ho
would hnve brought me to the gallows , if
tt had been In Ids power. Thnt b ttpnr
lag nvy life with a veiiKennceS"
Irene soon composed herself , nnd then
phc said , with the old coldness upon her
| "You were very fortunate In thus es
eaplnu , for of course the Texans woult
| ba\e linns you If they had found you h
power long enough. "
relr , lady , V wns most fortunnte ; nm
t , hi nil the risk I rnn , the thought o
, toc < ! tfng yon once more wns nil thnt nerv
d me on. Ah , nm I not fortunate In thu
being spared to hnsk In the sunlight o
your smiles once more. "
"Did you ever see me smile , ecnor ?
1fbc mniden nskcd , In n quiilnt tone.
"Well really 1 don't know ns I eve
'aid. ' Hut you will smile ; you must snill
when vou nre my wife. "
A "Perhaps 1 ought to. "
J "You ought to , nnd you must , sweet
Ifcdy. Why , 'twould be like night all the
time to hnve a sun that would give no
.light. I think you do smile sometimes. "
, "When I nm happy , senor. "
I "Then It nhnll lie the work of ray every
thought to make you happy , Irene. "
I "You can do HO very easily , seuor. "
i "Ah pray tell me how. "
'
"Jilok Tudel , leave me , nnd never think
apii'ir of making me your wife , and 1 will
taut only be very happy , lint I will bless
yon from the very depths of my soul. "
I "Why couldn't you add , just by way of
.filling up the pleasant measure , that the
[ cutting off my head would heighten j our
Joy ? because of cour.se I should do It.
; yes of course. "
The in tin spoke this hi a tone hnlf of
tnser , and hnlf of irony ; hut he did not
' How his passion to manifest Itself ,
"Do not misunderstand me , senor , "
tlrene returned , very calmly. "I do not
( wish yon harm. I only wish pence for
"So If 1 should tnke n fancy for your
Jfond , nnd nsk you to let me chop It off ,
f might swear that I wished you no harm ,
but Jnnly joy to myself. Uut it won't
work , Indy. I thought that part of the
( business was settled. When I reckon
mp my observation at noon , lifter 1 have
, tB ? ; < 'ii the sun , I don't stop to lind if two
tnd two make four , because that was set-
lied way back in the first lesson of ninth-
< Mimtic-s. And so with this sum ; that
you are to he my wife Is one of the solid
tacts of the past , that must last through
II coming time ; so now we hnve only to
reckon up from that. I hope yon under-
BtUlld. "
"Yes. senor very well. "
"I'm Kind of that , because you'll know
3sow how to work. Hut 1 will just -ay
jmt for your present futlsfnrilon and for
jour information for the future , nnd for
your guidance , too , thnt nothing on the
fnce of the earth can Induce me to KVC !
jrou up. Nothing not even death Itself.
Bo just consider thnt settled. "
"Certainly , scnor if you say BO. "
"Well , I do t > ny so ; and I menu It , too.
Ami now to Fo.ucthinj ; more Important
now to working out the sum. When
Ahnll we be married V"
"As my wishes nre not consulted In the
ether matter , 1' nee not why they should
! > e In this , " replied Irene , directly.
"HeeaiiRC I explained to you that the
firht propo-dtimi IB nn already cstnliliKlicil
fnct ; so there is no need of cu'isultiut ;
toy one nhout thnt pnrt , "
"But I mlslit surely hnve been consult-
< " before the fact , ns you nrn pleased to
cnll It , was Milntantlalcd. " *
The pirate lover shook his head and
cmllcd.
"Ah , " he uttered , "when this fnct wns
gaade you were not quite aciisllvle enough
I
I
I
I
CHAPTKK Vl.-CoHliniicd. ( )
Two daj-8 jiusM'd iiway from the time
at the announcement to her of Tiitk'l H
peturii , ami on the afternoon of the third
that luun called iiRuln. AH Irene hud ex
pected , he cnmc to her apartment alone ,
lie mulled when ho ciime In , und having
reached the place whore the maiden sat ,
Lc eituuded his hand ; HIC took It , und
wltlwut H shudder. She gazed cu inly up
on blm. There wns in her soul n con
scious Huperiorlty to the mini before her ,
much she hnd cause to
ml yet , as us
tread him , her only feeling now In his
presence was one of deep , unmitigated
o illsciiBH the subject miderstnndlngly. "
"Kxplnln , sonor. " I
"You were nn infant not over two
enrn old when your fnthor promised me
our hnnd. Now you understand It. And
ow lull me wlmt you think of the second
mrt ? when shall we lie nmrriedV"
"If I miiHt he your wife , senor , let me
t leiiHt have some little time to prepare ,
iay a month. "
"You have lilt rightly , Intly. Your
nther and 1 hnd set that very time. " ,
After this , Tudel went into a long nc-
oinit of his plans for the future ; and
Iso related the story of his capture ,
hough in this latter course he drew
hont as much upon his fancy as in the
ormer , being careful to magnify the sle
f the vessel and the number of the men ,
> y which lie hail been overcome. And nf-
or this ho tool ; his leave , promising to
all again noon.
It was after sundown when Tudel left ,
nd as the maiden sot there In her room
lone and Razed out upon the garden , she
eon forgot the man who had just left
ler , and her mind went away after an
other after one who held n deeper seat
n her heart , and whose image formed
he clustering point of all her earthly
lopes. So deeply engaged was she that
he noticed not the entrance of another
icrflon into her apartment , and It was
lot until a light hand was laid upon her
shoulder that she realized the presence
of on Intruder. She looked quickly
irounil , and met the gaxc of Cassandra ,
ier maid.
Tills newcomer was a small , blnck-cyed
girl , not over seventeen years of age ,
vitli fair and handsome features , and
\hlhlting a degree of wit and Intelll-
; enee seldom found In one of her class
and station. She was of Creole stock ,
in orphan , and had been with Irene from
early childhood , her father having been
i ranchero living upon a small farm be-
onging to St. Marc.
"Cassandra , " said Irene , speaking In
that sure manner which would -Indicate
that she wns broaching no new thought ,
"suppose I were to be cast out on the
world , a wanderer and b'eggnr ? "
"Then I would wander and beg with
yon , " the girl replied , quickly and with
a beaming eye.
"If r should ask yon , " said Irene.
"No , no you honld not drive me from
you , " cried Cassandra , throwing her
arms about the neck of her mistress. "I
would beg my food from door to door ,
ere I would take the dark pirate for uiy
husband. "
Irene made no reply , but bowed her
bead and burst Into tears.
CIIAPTEH VII.
Both Clarence Howard and the boy
Peter had procured disguises , and after
much debate with himself , the young
captain resolved to go by water as far
as Motamoras , and from there to take
his way as should then seem best. The
next mission of the Lone Star was to o
to New Orleans , and as soon as the full
complement of men could be made up ,
Mr. Lofton agreed to take command dur
ing his superior's absence. IJre long ,
Clarence found n small coaster which
would take him to the month of the Ilio
Grande , which was distant nearly three
hundred miles. It was on old schooner
which had been used for carrying game
and produce up and down the rivers , and
along the coast , and though by no means
much of a sea hont , yet she would an
swer every purpose for so short and safe
a voyage.
It was early morning when the old
schooner got up her anchor , and as How
ard lent a hand at the windlass and at
the halliards , he was very quickly on
excellent terms with the crew. The skip
per's name was Max Winter. He was
a short , stumpy fellow , some five-ami-
forty years of age. and spent about half
his time in the woods with his rillo and
traps. The second in command was nn
Arkansas ranger , named .lack Sloan , and
nliont Winter's age. And then there
were five nu-ii besides who constituted
the crew. They were stout , hnrdy fel
lows , all hunters , and used to the dark
and rough ways of life , following their
lender in everything at one time away
at the headwaters of the great rivers af
ter game , and at another running their
old schooner about the const , soiling the
product of their labors.
When the schooner had cleared the
southern point of Onlveston Island , the
wind was found to be so near south that
they had to beat their way down the
coast. Max knew nothing of the use of
the sextant or the quadrant , and it was
very seldom that he was willing to trust
himself where it could become absolutely
necessary that lie should be guided by the
compass , though he had a good tight bin
nacle and a good compass in it. The con
sequence of all tills was that the old
skipper seldom let his vessel get him out
of sight of land. The day passed away ,
and the next morning they found that
they hnd gained just about fifty miles
on their way. which gave them n log of
about two miles nn hour on their direct
course.
" 1 guess we'd do better to stand out
farther , " suggested Clarence , as lie mnde
out the land upon the starboard bow.
" 'T don't do , ye know , for hens to
ventur nrter ducks , " re'ilied Max , ' "hut
I tell ye what. Cnpt'ln Howard , ef you'll
keep the reck'niii' nn' bring us to land
agin , why. out 'tis. I2hV"
Of course Clarence assented to this ,
and ns the wind still remnlned to the
soulh'rd. the old schooner was put upon
the starboard tack , and stood out into the
gulf. At nine o'clock the land was out
of sight , but Clarence kept her ou till
noon.
"Aren't It best to he standin' in afore
longV" said Max , rather suggestively.
"Pretty spon , " returned Clarence. 'T
want to run about half nn hour more ,
and then we shall easily fetch the Pndrc
Lagoon to-night. "
"Kh-d'ye think > r
"I know we nhall If the wind don't go
down , " was Howard's confident reply.
Hut there were other things beside the
winds to be considered , and which Clar
ence ilid not think of. He did not con
sider that vesxeU bad before that tinu
sprung nleak at n a , uud couc down.
IVrhnps that wns because he hart always
been in the habit of stilling in new ,
staunch crafts , and hence did not allow
for the age and Infirmities of the one he
was now in. Anil again , before that time
venturesome vessels hud been captured
by Mexican cruisers when too far from
shore to make good their escape. Hut
perhaps Clarence , having always before
been rather anxious to meet these same
cruisers than otherwise , forgot the com
parative weakness of the craft he wns
now In.
However , at one o'clock the schooner's
, head wan put to the south'rd and wcst'rd ,
mid bho behaved herself very well. All
went on nicely till about half past one
o'clock , and then one of the men at the
bows reported a sail.
"Whore away ? " asked Clarence.
"Illght straight ahead , " replied the
man. v
Clarence looked , and he saw a brig not
over four miles distant. It might have
been seen some time before , hnd any one
been on the lookout , but the man whom
Clarence had requested to perform that
duty had been attending to something
else.
"What ' ' ' " asked Max.
d'ye s'posc 'tis ? .
"Have you a. glass ? " asked the young
man , in return.
"Yes. Spyglass , ye mean ? "
"Certainly. "
" ( Jot n sort of a one down In the cabin. "
And thus speaking he went down and
brought it up. Tlie glass proved to bo
nn excellent one , and Clarence wns not
long In making the stranger out to be u
Mexican , and an armed vessel at that.
"And she l.i standing directly for us ,
too , " concluded he , as he lowered the
glass.
"Then whnt'll we do ? " asked Max
"By the great bar , ef I wns ashore now
I'd know drefful quick wlmt to do ; but ;
ye see , here on the water I don't stan'
a fair chance. Ken we run away from
the fellow ? "
"I'm afraid not , " replied Clarence.
That fellow Is directly to the windward
of us , and I am sure his best point of
sailing Is with the wind abaft his beam ,
while that is our worst. Before the wind
we might run off seven knots , while that
chnp can run nine ; so you see he'd over
haul us in two hours at the farthest. "
"Then we're ns good ns trapped , eh ? "
"I'm afraid so. "
It was quickly arranged thnt the
schooner should be kept nwny and run
for the Innd ; so the sheets were eased off
and the helm put up , nnd ns soon ns the
brig could notice the movement she turn
ed her course more to the northward.
"Captnln Winter , " srtld Clarence. "I
am sorry I got you out here , for upon my
soul , I did not think of this. "
"Don't be sorry on my account. " re
turned Mas. "I ha'n't got no blnme
for ye. Ef I'd a had the knowledge I
should 'a' run out here myself , so let
that drop. But we're in n bnd pickle ,
though , and no mistake. What ken we
do ? "
"I know of no way but to surrender , "
returned Clarence.
"We've got our rifles wi' ns. Would
them be of any kind o' use ? "
"Why'uot ? " uttered Clarence , starting
with the thought ; "how far can you shoot
with any certainty ? "
"Almost n mile , with our tight slugs. "
"By heavens , Mnx , let's have them
loaded. It's n new mode of naval war
fare , but it may work well. "
Mnx Immediately ordered his men to
get up their rifles they had two each ,
and some three and load them. They
were quickly brought up , and Clnrence
knew , the moment he looked at them ,
thnt they would do much execution ; they
were the henvy , long hunting rifle , mnde
for great range , and faithful to their
aim. When one of their balls missed Its
mark Its owner knew thnt he nlone wns
to blnmc.
The brig was now n little over two
miles distant , and her character could be
more plainly made out. She cnrried six
teen guns , and nppenrcd to have n full
complement of men , though Clarence
could see thnt she was not handled with
much skill.
"They're a set of lubbers ns sure ns
the world , " he said , "and if I am not
much mistaken , 1 can handle the schoon
er so ns to bother them some ; they're
some squad of rancheros or leperos , who
may have smelled salt water some , and
have taken advantage of n letter of
marque to change the field of their rob
beries. Let the schooner be put off n
little , nnd when she gets within shooting
distance we'll try a new scheme. "
Captain \\inter had the utmost confi
dence In the '
young commander's cnpac-
'ty for hnndling the schooner , and he fell
In with nil Clnrence proposed.
"And now there is one tiling more , "
resumed our hero , after n moment's
thought. "I had started on n peculiar
mission , nnd I took everything 1' could
think of that I might need. Among oth
er things. I have a lot of small , keen files ,
with edges like saws. Now if we are
taken by that fellow we shall be put in
Irons and huddled together somewhere ,
and why may we not contrive mime plan
of escape ? By my soul , " continued the
youth , warming with zeal , as the plan
more fully developed Itself in his mind ,
"we may capture the brig , after all. He-
fore she can brim ; a idiot to bear upon
us , we can pick off a number of her men ;
and then , after we nre in irons on board
their vessel , if we can get the shackles
off undiscovered , why may we not over
come them at night , when they think not
of It ? We won't fight a moment after
our own lives are fully at stake , for that
would be mildness. As soon as we find
they must come alongside , we'll surren
der at once. "
"But , " suggested Slnnn , "won't they
be likely to butcher ns , out of clear re
venue ? "
"Hevenge for what ? "
"Why , for shontin' so many of theii
men. ef we do shoot em. an * I think I
ken shoot a few on 'em ef my old hhoot-
In' Iron don't rebel. "
"You mUtnke thee fellows. " snid
Clarence , with n pitying look. "The poor
wretches will thank us roundly for cver.i
one of their number we kill. Your cargo
Is n pretty valuable one , worth how
much ? "
"P'r'aps three thousand dollars , lie-
sides what money we've tot , which is a
thousand more , " replied Sloan.
"Then I have n little , " resumed Clnr
ence ; "but call It four thoiiMtnd dollars
These fellows nre bound together by no
other ties but tho-e of aid in plunder ;
and yon mny be sure they will much pre
fer to divide thnt plunder only nmong
ten than among fifty. You understand
now ? "
"Yen. " said Slonn. "And It's jest like
'em. loo. "
After this. Clarence went down to his
cheat , and from UK-nce took a bundle of
tools which he carried on deck. In tin-
first place he had two curiously construct
ed saws ; the bows were of stout steel
wire , covered witli cotton cloth , and so
shaped that they could be worn about
the neck us n part of the shirt binding.
Into these frnmes little saws , made like
a watch spring in size , could be quickly
set. One of these he kept himself , and
the other he gave to Mnx Winter , after
having explained to him how to use it.
Then to each of the men and to Peter
i he gnve two small , s-hnrp files , which
they were Instructed to conceal in their
shirt sleeves , just under the shoulder.
After all this had been attended to , and
some Instructions given about the best
method to file off the Mexican shackles ,
their attention wns once more turne < l to
the brig.
( To be continued. )
THIS JUDGE WS SEVERE.
How He 1'milnliccl n Younir Attorney
for AHMIUI tint : a Dtiickuiiaril.
Judge Hamilton Fintiuy , who Is visitIng -
Ing frioiulB In Kansas City , was former
ly Police Judge , nnd ho IIIIH by lone
odds the time record for holding a cn.se
uutlor advisement. Twenty years Is
the time , nnd the case Is not decided
yet.
yet.It
It was when Judge Giilnottowas a
young law student In the olllcc of
Tlchi'iior & Warner. He bud u cuso In
ono of ( lie justices' courts one day
which had been postponed on two or
tince occasions. Ou this particular day
lie ( lemnmlcil n trial. The lawyer on
the other side , a man very unpopular
with all Judges and attorneys , grew
abusive. Then lie became so insulting
thnt young Uulnotte's French blood
boiled over , and be threw a heavy Ink
stand at the man , striking him on thu
head. The result wns that Uuinotte
was arrested for disturbing the peace.
Ho went before Judge Fluucy the next
morning in police court.
"Are you guilty or not guilty ? " asked
the Judge.
"Guilty , " answered Mr. Gulnotte.
Ordinarily that would settle a case.
The Judge Is supposed to have no alter
native except to punish. Judge Kinuey
scowled.
"Young man. " he said , "this Is n case
of a most aggravated assault. You ac
tually struck this man with an Ink
stand. It's so serious I'll take the case
under advisement. "
He still has It under advisement , nnd
the reason can be understood from the
conversation between the Judge and
Mr. Tlchenor after court had adjourned
on the day of the trial.
"Yon took Gulnotte's case under ad
visement ? " asked Mr. Tlchenor.
"Yes , " answered the Judge , "but I
ought to have fined him for not break
ing thnt fellow's neck ! "
Founded by a Foundling.
Very curious and romantic are the cir
cumstances under which certain flour
ishing city enterprises have been found
ed. For Instance , there stands In the
heart of Chenpside a noble pile of build
ings , occupied by n firm whose name
Is a household word throughout the
kingdom. The founder of that business
wns mysteriously dropped on the door
step of a city church and sent by the
authorities to the Foundling Hospital
where he wns nnmed after the churcn
in question. He was afterward Intrust
ed to n respectable woman , who under
took to bring him up with her own
family.
Soon after this Inquiries were made
at the Foundling Hospital about the
boy by n young and beautiful lady ,
whose name and rank she was evl
dently of aristocratic origin remained
shrouded In mystery. A solicitor was
ultimately Instructed to pay the boy's
foster-mother a certain sum monthly.
This continued until he arrived at the
age of about H , when he was taken
away , put to a good school and finally
started In life. Plucky and pushing ,
he developed his business until It be
came one of the llnost of Its class In
the city. He died a wealthy man , with
out having penetrated the mystery of
his birth. London M. A. P.
AVntiT T'ilc.a in
The coast and geodetic survey has re
cently completed some very careful lev
eling operations which show that the
surface of the Gulf of Mexico lies per
ceptibly higher than that of the Atlan
tic Ocean. Between the surface of the
ocean at St. Augustine , on the eastern
shore of Florida , nnd the surface of the
gulf at Cedar Keys , on the western
shore , there Is a mean difference In
level of nine-tenths of a foot. This Is
considered to be sntllcldnt to account
for the outpouring current of the Gulf
stream , which In the narrower part of
the Strnit of Florida touches bottom.
Tlio surplus of water which raises the ,
Gulf alinvo the level of the ocean Is ap
parently received through the Yucatan
Hmnnci. being driven In by the prevail
ing equatorial currents from the oast.
Noble I jit tlo
Proud Mumum Wasn't Georgle a no
lile little gentleman to Insist upon Nel
lie's helping herself to a peach before
he took one himself ?
Uncle Henry Oh , yes very noble.
( Icorgle. what mnde yon let Nellie help
herself first ?
Gcorgio Because there wa'n't but
two poaches a grea't big one- and a little -
tlo bit of a one. I knew Nellie would
'IP too polite to take the big one.
Boston Transcript.
Imprisonment of n Itomnn Priest.
A parish priest In Uome has been sen
tenccd to eight months' Imprisonment
for declaring after King Humbert's
mm dor that regicide Is sometimes justl
liable.
Toloplumen In Manhattan.
There were at the last count 42'ITS
telephones in use In Manhattan bor
ough. This constitutes the largest sys
tern In the world.
Women nre always In quest of some
thing but u coiujuost eeeuia to null
theui best.
i ho Inner libers of Ihc cocoon of Mie
silk worms arc much liner than those
ol the oilier layer.
Ono womnn to every fifty men
worked for wayes lifty years ago , but
now the ratio Is one to four.
In the year l&JO all the railroads In
tlio world aggregated only 210 miles :
now they measure over ; j"0,000.
A western prssenger agent says that
his cxporlctiee has shown that Friday
Is the best day In the week for rail
way passenger travel and Wednes
day the worst. City hotel people
would likely say that their best days
In the week for transient guests are
Wednesday and Thursday.
Thu TriiBt I'lobluin.
Ton thoughtful mind the trust problem
U one of serious import It must bo firmly
g'npp'e.d ' wi h , for it creeps upon society
iielo u you nreuware of is existence , in
tliis respect much resembling the various
disorders wliioli attack the stomach , such
ns constipation , indigestion , dyspepsia and
biliousness Hosteller's Stomnun JHae.rs
will euro all suoii ailments , and prevent hi
Siippe. main iul lever und ague , lie sure
10 give U u trial.
A I Ixfil
Judge "Now , myboy , yon are on
your oath. l-o ) you understand what
that means ? "
\Vitness "Why-er I don't jeso-cr
reck-on "
Judge "Do you know what you're
expected to tolli" '
Witness "Oh yes , the lawyer that
that hired me , wrote It all down so
that I could not learn It , by heart. "
Philadelphia Press.
Jni-t Mlpi ( I it Customer.
"See here ! " exclaimed the shopp
er excitedly "there's a man justdropp
ed dead In thatbargin crush ! "
"How Inopportune ! " cried the floor
walker. "We have not yet opened our
undertaking department. " Philadel
phia Press.
Quito A I )
"Wheeler Isn't on his feet 83 much
since 1m bought a bicycle. "
"No ; he's on his head a 'good ' deal
now. Harlem Life.
CHANGE OF LIFE.
111 wns talsen sick
five yeurnago with
The Grippe , ' and
had a rcliipso nnd
was given up by
the doctor find my
friends. Change
of Life began to
work on mo. I
llowod very badly
until rx year ago ,
then my btoraach
nnd lungs got so
bad , I Kiitt'ered terribly ; the blood
went up in my lungs nnd stomnch , nnd
1 vomited It op. I could not eat
scarcely any thing1. I cannot tf 11 what
1 suffered with my head. My hus
band pot mo a bottle of Lydin K Pink-
hnm'sVegetable Compound , nnd before
1 had taken half of it I began to im
proveand to-day I am another woman ,
jilra. Pinlchnin's medicine has saved uiy
llfo. 1 cannot praise It enough. "
M. A. UKNBOI ; , Millport. N.Y.
Nu r Vnik In llnrit l''iio I. , brill jr.
Sixteen out of the 129 largest cltle *
have a greater stun Invested In public
Hbraries-that Is owned by the city
than New York. During the next two
years , however , there will bo erected
In New York City the ilncsb library
building excepting the congressional
library at Washington In the United
States.
I low' *
We oiler Ono Hundred Dollars Reward
for nny case oi Catarrh ttmtciuinot bo cored
by Hull's Catarrh Cure.
P. J. ( MI UN EY it 00.,1'nps. . Toledo 0.
We the undersigned have known1 F 7 J.
Chcnev lor the last. 15 years , and bolior *
him pcr'cctly ' honorable In all bunine * *
traiisnctions and tinniicially nhlo to carry
out anv obligation nnule by their firm.
\VnsT\t TIIUAX. Wholesale Druggist * ,
Toledo , O. WAI.DINO , KIN.NAS & MARVIN ,
\Vhole-nle Druggist- ' , Toledo , 0.
JIall1 Catarrh Onro is taken Internally ,
acting directly upon the blood and muoni
surlnces ol- the sy.-tem. 1'rico 75c , per bet
tle. Bold by nil 'Druggists. Testimonial !
tree.
t
I'rncttco MiiUpn I'orfoot.
Angela ( to whom Edgar lias been
proposing ) "Tell mo , Edgarl - ° ld
you ever say anything like this to aaj
woman before ? "
Edgar ( In a burst of honesty ) "My
dear girl , do yon think it could be dah'
like that the iirst time ? " Harper * !
Bazar.
TO rimit A COI/D IN ONK U/XT
Tnke Lnxniivc Broino Quinine Tnble1 * . AU
druugisis refund the money il'lt tails to car. *
K.V. . Grove's signniurelsonenchbox.26w
llo Could Spunk
"Her father yon say , gave you a
pretty broad hint that he didn't waul
you coining here any more , did he ? " .
"Mo. 10 , Ewidth , " briefly responded
the young man.Chicago Tribune
I'll per u ood.
Paper wood is as hard as wood Hr
sell' , Is susceptible of brilliant treatment -
ment , is vastly lighter , pcricctly ad-
jtistable and absolutely fireproof. The
erection of skyscrapers necisctnted &
very serious study of llreprooflng
treatment of wood , and the result is
that payer Is coming very largely into
use in all cases where woodwork haste
to be used , it is particularly adapt
able for ceilings and is becoming pop
ular for that purpose.
Letters Proving Positively that
there is No Medicine for Woman's
Ills Equal to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
MRS. ANNIE THOMPSON
"I cannot say enough In regard to Lydla E. Pinlcham's Vegetable Compound.
It has done mo more good than ull the doctors. I have been troubled with
female weakness in its worst form for about ten years. I had leucorrhoe *
and was BO weak that I could not do my housework.
I also had falling of the womb and inflammation of the womb and ovarle
and at menstrual periods 1 Buffered terribly. At times my back would ache
very hard. 1 could not lift anything or do any heavy work ; was not able tp
stand on my feet long at a time. My hnaband spent hundreds of dollars fo
doctors but they did mo no good. My husband's bister wrote what the Vegp-
table Compound had done for her , nnd wanted mo to try it , but I did not then
think it would do mo any good. After a time , I concluded to try it , and I can
truly say it docs all that is claimed for it. Ten bottles of the Vegetable Conv
nnd seven packages of Sanative Wash have inndo a new woman of me , I hav
had no womb trouble since taking the fifth bottle. I weigh more than I hav ( >
in years ; can do all my own housework , sleep well , have a peed nppetite. nnd
now feel that life is worth living. I owe all to Lydia E. Pinkliaiii's Ye ? '
Ctablo Compound * 1 feel that it has caved my life and would not be with
out it for any tiling. I am always glnd to recommend it to all my sex , for I
know if they will follow Mrs. I'iukhiun's directions , they will be cured. "
Gratefully yours , Mia. A.NNIIS TIIOMI-BON , South Hot Springs , Ark.
PROFUSE PERIODS.
" T commenced
taking Lydia K.
I'inkham's Vege
table Compound
abou.t 3 months
ago , and cannot
express th < * won
derful good M has
done me. Men
struations were so
prof use as to leave
me very weak for
home time after.
Was also troubled with leucorrlioefc ,
tired feeling , bearing down sensation' ,
pain across the Lack and thighs. I
felt cs though there was a heavy
weight in my stomach all the tinux
I have taken two bottles of the medl
cine , and now have better health than
I have had for four years. "
Mua. LIZZIB DICKSON n.onnn ,
Avalon , Ohio.
11KWAIII ) . Wo hnve deposited with tlieXntlonnl Cltvltnnu of Lynn S.VXO
which-.Till tmimltl to any | iors < iii wliocim llml tUnt tlio above Itvttnioiiial latter ,
are not coiuiliio , or wuro iUl > mh < xl before otulnlnc ( lie writer' * uit * < lnl n r-
lat-tsion. LYDU K. 1'lNKllAM MKDIci.NK CO ?