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T. mrnr.iNQAMK noun
OIIAI'TEH XVII'
nnd drearily ilniKKcii lUe days
party to durance ami his boy ounipan-
U . The dungeon In which tlu-y were
ronfincd * In th stout onstlo of Sim
uin do Ulloa. It was not damp na moil
f th cells were , but very strotiR nml
< ark , there belli * barely Mitllclent light
lo r d by Bt noonday. It was about
Bwnth fter his confinement that Clnr-
nc w informed that a priest wished
t M him. It xvas In the aftcrnoou , and
Ihe day had been very bright oml clear.
"What doe * he want ? " tbo prisoner
,
"It U one of our toad priests who
kaow * , of your heresy , and who would
TO your will , " replied the jailer.
Clarence badn the jailer to let the
prlMt come In. Inn few minutes after
wards the keeper returned , and n Cath
olic prlrnt fallowed him In. The former
rimply nodded an Introduction , ai.d then
.
"Well , mr son , " commenced Father
RondoIt wai aonznlr"how does your
ntiiiemeiit ajree wltii you ? "
"As wcJl an tba samp would nprpt * with
his . " an-
n/ man who preferred liberty.
airered the vouth.
"lint 1 suppose you find some com-ohi
tlan in your loneliness. "
"Yea , kenor , " returned Oiarcnco. I
m consoled by the belief th.it the arms
f my countrymen will er - long open my
yrliiou door. " I
"Is there not omethln iimnpntloned
that occupies your thoughts nt times ? "
anted the priest.
"Senorl" spoke the youth , starting to
M feet , "you may speak plainly.
" 1 will. Would you like to hear from
Irene St. Marc ? "
"More than from any other living
oull" answered Olureuce , quickly and
.
"Well r liar * n message from her to
iron. I have bad It In keeping for a
mouth , mid this Is the Grst opportunity
I have had to see you. I told bur you
ad been put In prlbon. She would have
tome to you then if I would hUve permit
ted. No consideration of bclf could deter
Ler | but when I made her understand
Uiut you would suffer equally with her
U the fell Into her father's hnmlu again ,
lie consented to be governed by my nd-
rice. Yon hare Keen the old woman ,
OalypioV"
"Yes , neuor , " the youth replied , anx-
busly.
"Well , the maiden went nway with
ber. 1 promised thnt I would HOC you ,
and tell you ulL Donna Irene loves you
almost too well. At all evculR , her whole
undivided heart Is younr and not until L
bad promised her that I would see you ,
rould she consent to leave the vicinity of ,
tils city. " '
" 01" cried Clarence , clasping his hands
pd raising his eyes to heaven , "heaven
blew and protect her ! Hut have you
heard from her blnce ? "
"Yes this very morning. Bho was in
tha city of Mexico n week ago , and was
i-olnj ; from there to Valladolid. "
"And was she well ? "
"Ycs-perfectly so. " '
"O , 1 bless you , good Kenor , for this.
Henceforth my bondage will be light in
omparlbon with the past month. Of
toursp , I shall know where she Is when
t am free ? "
"Yes. You shall see me. If I do not
ftnd you , you must sock me. Hut 1 may
act you now occasionally. If you will
belp me make the oulcers of the prison
think I am your confessor I con gain ac
cess here often. "
"I will. O , I'd confess a thousand bins ,
Cor one word from Irene. Hut you will
some ns often us you hear from her ? "
"If I can , of course ; for I only hear for
yon. She needs no word for mo alone ,
nve the warm friendship she feels for
, 11 who have been kind to her. "
Awhile longer they communed upon the
pubject of Irene and her father , and then
the good priest took hln leave.
From that time forth Father Hondo
yislted the prison as often ns convenient.
In another month he brought further
-ord from Irene. She was In Valladolid ,
nd there she meant to stop through the ,
winter , as she had found a comfortable
home and was safe from danger.
Thus the months wore away , and Clar-
tnce begun to wonder if he should ever
be free. A strong hope had thus far sus
tained him , but he bepan now to falter.
He often ntked his jailers how the war
was progressing , but they lied to hint.
He knew this from the statements of the
priest. March came , with its winds and
terms , and yet the prison doors were not
opened. Hut in a fi > w days from Unit
time the olllcers who sometimes visited
the cells wore strange expressions upon
their countenances. Clarence kept u cal
endar upon the wall of his dungeon with
an old nail which be hud begged of his
Jailer for that purpose. One morning
after eating his breakfast he went to the
wall to make hl mark for that day. It
was the ninth mark for March.
"IlaTk , " uttered 1'ctcr , as his master
turned from the wall. "What h that ? "
"Perhaps the troops arc turning out
lor drill , " answered Clarence.
"No , no. Do you not hear that distant
ound ? That hum , ns though a vast con-
ourse of people were shouting ? "
"Ay I do , " aald the captain , bowing
his head and listening.
"And did you not notice how pale and
agitated the aohlicr looked who brought
In our breakfast ? "
' 7 did not look at him. "
"But I did and I noticed that be was
murh moved , too. "
After this the two prisoners listened
attentively , and while they were thus
listening Gonrales Hondo was admitted
to their cell.
"Hare you heard anything ? " the priest
asked.
"Yes , good father ; and we were listen-
lag as you came in. What Is It ? "
"A large army of United Statca troops
U landing opposite the city , and a heavy
Beet of warships Is moored here. "
"Uo ! " cried the youth , leaping up and
lasplng his hands. "My lellverance Is
ftieh at hand. "
"Do not found too much hove upon
that , my son , " returned the priest , with a
dubious shake of the head. "When peace
fa declared , tbeu you may com- forth
from join prlhon , but I fancy this Invest
ment will not bring such an event about ,
unless nftcr defeat lieru the Americans
choo e to capitulate. "
"Who commands the American
forces ? "
"Gen. Wlntield Scott , so I have heard. "
"Then your city In gone , " pronounced
Clarence. In a calm , poxlllvc tone. " 1
know Verii Critr. is .t strong place , but It
c.uinol withstand the power of your ene
my. Mark mt I know this. "
"I rnimot agree with you , sennr , " the
priest icplied , full as confidently. "Why
-oven this castle is invulnerable to such
a force. No , no jour hope lies not In
thnt direction. "
"Very well , " returned Clarence , with
Binlle , "we will not dispute this point
now. Onlj let me say and I sny it with
a full knowledge of all the circumstances
If Ljndero Is wire , he will capitulate.
If he does not he will not only lose Ills
city , but n most dreadful carnage must
be the result. You know what drpndfnl
scenes must necessarily accompany the
besieging of a large and densely popu
lated city. "
" 1 know I know , " said the priest , sol
emnly. "Hut 'tis the fate of war. O ,
wh.\ will men in their national capacity
do that for which they would hang each
other as Individuals ? "
When tlie prisoners were left alone
again they passed the time in listening to
the hum of the distant army. When noon
came , Clarence noticed the appearance
of the man who brought his dinner. lie
was pale and trcmbliua
"What is all this noise we hear in the
distance ? " asked Clarence , ns the soldier
was upon the point of turning away.
The man turned and looked the speak
er In tlip f.tcc , but ho was not used to
the dim light , and he could not sec the
prisoner's face plainly.
" 1't is an army como to be cut up and
driven into the sea , " he nt length replied ,
lilustorhiRly.
"Have the American * come ? " the cap-
tni\i asked , honestly.
"Yes. They're fools or els they're
blind. "
"They must he , " rejoined Clarence , "If
they Imagine the people here will aurren-
der without fighting. I suppose you nre
prepared to fight to the death. "
"Yen , " answered the Mexican , with n
ghastly effort to appear bold and deter
mined.
And In a moment more he was gone.
And so the day wore nway , nnd when
Clarence laid his head upon his hard pil
low nt night , he could still henr the busy
l/nm thnt cnme ui > from the camp of
his countrymen.
GHAPTHH XVIll.
Night 'allowed day , and day came
again , until Clarence had made seventeen
marks for the days that had dawned in
March. On the morning of the eighteenth
he arose as usual , and when the soldier
came with the breakfast he noticed that
he was more tremulous than usual. At
length there came a strange stillness over
the city. It seemed an oppressive , death
ly Hllence. But it lasted not long. Soon
there came a thunder crash , and the old
castle trembled to its very foundations.
Anon tlie thunderitix commenced in the
city , and ere long the air of the dun
geon held the odor of exploding powder.
"The bombardment has commenced , "
shouted Clarence. "Ho , my noble boy ,
our people have opened the ball. As sure ,
ns fate this place must fall. " t
"I hope HO , " returned Peter.
"Hilt I know it. If the Mexicans are
stubborn they may hold out some time ,
but they must como to it after a while. "
And now the booming of the heavy ar-
tlllpry was incessant. One continuous
| roar filled the nlr , ' and tlie old castle
i shook like n reed hut in a gale. And
| there came the sound of that sharper ,
harsher crashing , as the huge shells burst ;
about the place. So passed the long day
nway , and even into the night the earth
shook with the bursting of tlie shells and
rockets. '
Thus passed six days , during which the
roar of cannon and mortars was almost
nccxsant. On thu morning of the sev
enth day Father Hondo made his ap-
) carancc.f lie was pale and wan , and
its btep was tremulous. HP extended his
land , but the salutation was performed
u silence ,
"Good father , said our hero , " 1 am
glad you have come , for now I can know
what is going on. How goes the siege ? "
"Alas , my son , It is a fearful \\ork
that Is being done ! " the ( iciest replied ,
with n shudder. "I have read of wars ,
md T knew they were dteadful , but I
never dreamed of uch scenes of horror
us have presented themselves to my gaze
during the past few days. "
"Then the execution In the city U con
siderable ? "
"O ! dieadful dreadfull"
"But how goes it now ? " auked Clar
ence , who hud more interest in the prob
able result thnu in the mere work that
was going on.
"Our city IH ono vast slaughter house ! "
uttered Hondo , with his hands clasped
upon his bosom. "Houses ure torn in
pieces ; the ground plowed up by bursting
shells , and the whole city running with
the blood of its people ! In every street
the dead and dying nre lying helpless and
hopeless , and the ; agonizing groans sound
above the roar of the cannon. One mo
incut I beheld a family a father and
mother , whouo heads were white with
years , and some half dozen of children
who clung to them for safety. On the
next moment I saw a huge shell fall di
rectly in their midst , and In a second of
time the poor creatures were torn In
pieces ns If by the fangs nnd claws of
some ravenous monster ! 0 , it U too
dreadful , even for thought ! "
' 'But will not the city surrender ? " ask
ed Clarence.
"They must they mint , " the priest re
plied. "Day before yesterday , many of
the most wealthy citizens waited upon
Laudero , and begged of him to capitu
late ; but he refused. And again last
night the general was waited upon by
many people ; but he would not listen.
Yet he must come to it. 0 , he is much
to blame now , for If he has aeuso ho must
sec that ho cannot hold out many days
mor > . Some have told mr that they can
hold out four dnyft ; but this morning one
who ought lo know tvhl me that two da > n
lifter tin * Would be the'lotiKost. Our people
ple are nut only falling fan ) , but our
meuiiN are falling , while the bnuleiti'rtf
seem IIM fresh nnd Ktnmg an ever , "
Nlghl and day canu- again and Clur-
once placed another mark upon his calen
dar. It wan the twenty-sixth one for
.Mnrrli. He hnd hardly fixed his mark
when the firing ceased , and ere IOIIK a
death-like stillness reigned over thu place.
"Hark ! " whl.spt'i-ed Peter.
"Ai hark ! " shouted Howard , spring
ing buck and clasping his hands. "Isn't
thut a glorious youndV"
It wan a ohouU-a prolonged , thundering
shout of victory , that saluted the ears of
thu prisoners ; and it came from the dis
tant army , where the Americans were.
Now the youthful captain was nervous
nnd anxious. I ach hour seemed an age ,
and he longed to greet Ids brave compan
ions. But time was not moved aside at
his prujer , nor could Ills longings expe
dite tlie transactions Hint were going on
without. Hut the time came at length.
When the dungeon hud become dark and
drear once more , and just as the prisoners -
ers had mmJc up their minds that they
were to spend another night in the prison ,
the trump of heavy feet was hoard in the
long , n relied corridor , and shortly after
wards the heavy door was opened.
"Number one hundred nnd seven , 'pils-
oner of war , ' " read nn otllcer , who hold
an open book In his hntid. "Now , whom
hove we here ? " |
"Oircnt heaven , I thank theo ! " ejaculut- .
ed Clarence , raising his clasped hands.
"Charley don't yon know me ? " '
"Mh ? What ? Whose voice is that ? "
"Clarence Howard owned It once. "
"Clur what ? Clarence Howard ?
Heaven bless you , my dear fellow ! "
Half a dozen Amcilcan ofllcers crowd
ed about the spot , nnd when they knew
that the prisoner was in reality the noble
commander of the Lone Stniv their joy
knew no hounds.
The sun was just sinking when How
ard emerged Into the wide court of the
castle , and for n moment a sensation of j :
horror pervaded his noul , for the ghastly
evidence of tlie death work that had been '
going on were to be seen upon all sides.
On the following morning Clarence re
ceived n visit from one of the general's
orderlies , who bade him wait upon the
commnnder-ln-chlef at once. Our hero
had eaten his breakfast , HO he was ready
to sot out , nnd he accompanied- mes
senger back. He found the stout old
general with numbers of his ptnfl about
him. He arose as the young captain was
introduced , and extended his hand ,
"Am I right , sir , in looking upon you
as tlie commander of the Texan schooner
of war which has done so much execution
against the enemy ? " asked Scott , gazing
admiringly Into the handsome face of the
visitor.
"I am the man , general , " replied Clar
ence , modestly.
"And how came you here ? " the old
commander asked.
The youth told his story in ns few
words ns possible.
"And besides all this , " he added , after
he had told of the message he had le-
ceivcd from 1'rene , "I knew that 1 should
gain from the maiden some information
of the privateers thut had fitted out nt
this port , as her father knew them all ,
and had some interest in one or more of
them. But I gained nothing , ns you al
ready know , save pretty snug winter
( luarters. "
"Well , " returned Scott , "you haven't
lost much , for there's been nothing of
much consequence going on since jou
were imprisoned until we commenced
this bombardment. And now what do
you wish to do ? "
"J should like tit work , but what are
your movements ? "
"I am for the Mexican capital , cap
tain. "
"Then let me go with you. ( ! lve me
n musket , and let me go. "
"We'll do butter than thnt , " mild the
general , with n look of pleasure. "You
shall keep me company , and we'll find a
commission and a pair of epaulettes for
, \on ; by the powers , mj dear sir , , we need
such good heads and arms ns yours. "
It was soon settled that the young ofll-
cor should go with the army , and take
his station near the comniaiider-iii-chlef ,
until SOIIIP vacancy should occur where
bis presence should be more needed. Dur
ing the remainder of tlie time thnt the
army remained at Vera Cruz , Clarence
spent the time very pleasantly with his
In-other ofllcers. Scott opened the port to
the commerce which had been languish
ing under the blockade , and placed the
gallant Worth in command of the city.
( To be continued. )
IIoncNty in Small
"Put thnt back ! " exclaimed Presi
dent John Quincv Adams , whnn
son took a sheet of paper from a pigeon
hole to write n letter. "That belongs
to the government. Here Is my own
stationery , at the other end of the desk.
I always u.so It for letters on private
business. "
This conscientiousness In regard to
what many would consider a mere
trifle may appear excessive. But the
dividing line between vice and virtue is
so tine thut the boundary Is often un
consciously croshod , and It Is Just na
dangerous for a young person to dally
with conscience as It Is for a child to
toy with a dagger , or to play with tire.
He who Is honest In small things can
always bo trusted In great.
There Is truth not to bo Ignored In
the old-fashioned rhyme :
Much more to steal a greater thing.
It IH a tin to steal a pin.
No matter how little value the thing
wo appropriate from another may pos
sess , the fact that It does not belong
to us should make It sacred. Success.
Gingerbread an a Itaromotor.
Ill the rural regions of Maine the people
ple waste no money In buying barome
ters. They put n piece of gingerbread
out nt the door nnd know when the gin
gerbread Is moist nnd pllnble that rain
muy bo expected , and when It becomes
crisp thnt n dry spell Is coming. As
for thermometers , they say : "Whnt's
the good of them nuy fool knows when
It's hot or cold. "
Surface Pressure of a HurrloAno.
In a hurricane blowing nt eighty
miles nn hour the pressure on each
square foot of surface la thirty-one and
one-half pounds.
LUCK IN DETECTIVE WORK.
of the Hort Tlmt I.eucl lo Eomc-
Dilute Once In it 1. 1 fell inc.
"It's very 8t range how n detective
lu > pill on ( lie right track by HOIIIO
trivial Incident. apparently dlnuHHOcl-
i ted nlloKutlior fiom the cams In hntid , "
otniirlu'd mi old Kuvcrmnuiit olllclal to
i Now Orleans Tliiius-Dcinocral niiin.
"A doxi'ii years ngo , when I was do-
in ? , ' some Hpi'dal work In thu secret-sor-
rlrc department under Chief Hell , I tin-
ilortunk lo nin down n fellow who had
lit'i'ii making some reniarl'ahly perfect
counterfoil silver dollars , and who had
clipped through the fingers of the of
ficers when they raided his place and
captured his plant. Thu man had
( alien his meals for several months ut
u restaurant I patronized now and
then , and I noticed him , casually , sit
ting at the lahle , hut ( lie. only thing 1
could remember about him was that
he ate a great many oysters , and al
ways called for raspberry vinegar and
white pepper to use on them as condi
ments. The combination was rather
peculiar , and had llxed Itself on my
mind , but It could hardly be regarded
us much of a clew. I hunted high and
low for the fugitive , and , after putting
In four or live weeks of the hardest
kind of work without discovering any
thing that would give the slightest
lead lo his whereabouts , I gave up In
ik'.spalr and , for the time being put the
( use In the pigeonhole.
"Fully six months afterward another
affair of an entirely different charac
ter took me to a city In a distant state ,
and one afternoon I dropped In at a
good-.sly.ed fancy grocery to make some
inquiries about an address. "While I
was waiting to speak to the proprietor
I heard an unusually fat man giving a
i-lerk an order for a gallon of raspberry
vinegar and impressing him particu
larly to send the best quality. Natural
ly , the stuff reminded me of my missIng -
Ing counterfeiter , and after the fat
gentleman went out I asked the clerk
carelessly who he was. 'lie keeps n
restaurant at No. - , ' replied the
young man. 'I wonder If he Is as par
ticular about his white pepper also , ' I
remarked on the Impulse of the mo
ment The clerk looked nstonMied.
'Why , that's funny , ' he said , ' 1 sold
him some extra strong Imported white
pepper only yesterday. It seemed
hardly possible that It could be any
thing more than a mere coincidence ,
but on the bare chance that I had
struck a Irall I strolled around to the
restaurant that evening , and the first
man I laid eyes on was my long-lost
silver-dollar expert. lie was eating
raw oysters with vinegar and pepper ,
and I was so pleased with myself that
I let him get through before I tapped
him on the shoulder and told him ho
was Under arrest. It turned out that
ho had struck town only a week before ,
and had called for his favorite condi
ments at this particular cafe. They
weren't on hand in the place , but the
proprietor promised to get them for
him , and the result was thai the epi
curean counterfeiter did seven years In
the United States prison at Columbus.
"Rut those are rare strokes of
chance , " added the old ofllcer. "Once
In a lifetime la about their average. "
Mttto Perry's Awftil Tlircat.
1 won't over livu in this house no more ,
And I'm soin' nwny , 'way off sonio-
whereIn
In the dark woods ! And niobby n bpnr
Or Rnmotlilni ; nobody ever saw before
Mi ht come and ent me up ! And then ,
I bet you , when
My pn hits no little boy , he'll be
Sorry he punished HIP !
And I'm coin' to starve and not
Fa or ent anything n K.I in nt nil ,
And when I'm tip with CSod and got
\VhiRM and can look at my pa , and ho
Conies homo and SPPS my cent in the hall
And looks nil nrou" 1 everywhere ,
And I ain't there ,
I bet he'll bosorry ho puninhoil me !
And when I'm far away
And nearly starved and can hardly stand ,
They might bo a big , bad man come along
and say
Ilo'd take me off to some strange land.1
And then , when the people told my pa
I low cruel ho was , I bet ho'd bo
The saddest person you ever saw ,
And sorry ho punished me !
And when they hnd no little boy no more
Mnmnm would erv all day.
And when no little boy would open the
door
For pa , at niplit , and say :
"nollo , " I bet
That's when he'd bo
The saddest vet
And I'll stay this time , but ho
H-b-b-b-better quit panishin * !
- - - - me
Chicago Tiaios-llerald.
Victoria' * ) Stores of Gold.
The colony of Victoria , the smallest
division of the continent of Australia ,
has produced , during the last half cen
tury , more gold than any other coun
try In the world , with the exception of
California , says the Youth's Compan
ion. James Stirling recently Informed
an audience at the Imperial institute
in London that there Is n gold inino at
Uendlgo In Victoria which has reached
a depth of J1.4I5 i feet , ami that deep \
jlcnils of gold exist over nil area of
about -100 miles. A'lctorla also posses
ses extensive coal Holds.
Siwroo in IttiMiln.
Hods arc comparatively scarce In
Russia , and many well-to-do houses
arc still unprovided with them. Peas
ants sleep on the tops of their ovens ;
middle-class people and servants roll
themselves up In sheepskins and lie
flown near the stoves ; soldiers rest upon
wooden cots without bedding and It la
only within the last few years that
Undents In schools have been allowed
beds.
Gold In Irolnnd.
A prospector has discovered whnt is
/upposcd to be alluvial gold In several
of the Creoles of Ireland.
Tlie Well-Known Kansas Statesman , Gnred of
Catarrh of the Stomach by Pe-rn-na ,
AFTER T1ERTHIVE YEARS' SUFFERING
More Evidence of Interest to the Millions of
Catarrh Sufferers in the United States.
* - > *
HON. . ! . D. BOTK1N , CONORESSAUN-AT-LAROE FROM KANSAS.
In a recent letter to Dr. Ilartman , ronsu'ssman Botkln , of Wlnfleld , Kan. , who *
fame U a national one , says of 1'crunn :
My Dear Doctor : "It gives me pleasure to certify to the excellent curathe
qualities of your medicines Peruna and Mannlln. I have been afflicted more or
less for a quarter of a century with catarrh of the stunach and constipation. A
residence In Washington has Increased these troubles. A few bottlca of your
medicine have given we almost complete relief , and I am sure that a continuation
of them will effect a permanent cure. Pcruna Is surely a wonderful remedy for
cutarrhal affections. " J. D. liotlcln , Congrcssman-ut-Larfie.
BOTKIN Is one of the
CONGKUSSMAX and best known mun
In the .Mate of Kausat. . Whatever he
m.iy suy uu any nubjuctill bo accepted by
the people ns the truth. 80 famous a rem
edy as I'ernua could not liavi- veil escaped
the attention of so fatuous a man. lie not
only has heard of the remedy , but he ha
uted It and was relieved at an iitlllcllon of
twenty-live years' standing. I'cinna Is the
one Internal iftmedy that iMires chronic ca
tarrh. It cmei catarrh wherever lorntcd.
This Is ft fact thnt the people are rapidly
finding out , but there nn > 8.Ill a lar c mul
titude ivbo iK'cd to know It.
Mr. Frank Itlchter , of U'lnon.x , Minn. , says
lu a letter to The 1'eruua Medicine Company I
"As a renifilj for catarrh I take pleasure
In rc'CommciiilliiK 1'eruna for caiairu of the
slomueh. 1 Kuow what It Is to be ultlicted
with this ntvful disease nnd consider It my
duly to buy a word lu behalf of the remedy
which cave me such lellef. 1'enina cured
me , nnd 1 know it will cure any one else
who suffers from Thin dUease. It fives me
great pleasure to testify to the curative ef
fects uf this medicine 1'cri na Is n well
tested and frequently mpil remedy , and for
catarrh of the stomach It U unsuriinssed.
"Mv rntnirli was nrlncln.illv IncntMl In
my head aril fctomnch. I tr.rd many reme
dies without success. I Irled .several doc
tor" , but they wori > nimble to cure me I
read of rernna In the papers and five bottles
cured me. " Frank Itlchter.
The gastric' Juice Is secreted by the uiu-
cons follicle ? of Ihe btomnch. When this
juice Is normal It digests ( dissolves ) the food
without producing any disturbance what
ever. If , however , the gastric Jules Is not
normal , dljjesitlon causes mauy dKirei > aie !
symptoms. This condlt'on Is known as In-
digestion. I'erunu will cine this. i
Formosa now lias a railway al > otit
twcnty-elphti miles loiitf , connecting
Tainan with Takan.
WANTED
for tU
Broharci Sash Lock and
Brohard Door floldar
Active worKcnu-veryn here can mm M * monfjj
always u utfacly ileiimml for our iconiln. fnmpie
yuan lock , w till prlif , term * et < > , free for IcnUuip
for poBtHgc. TIIK JIICOII V III ) CO. ,
Department 1O , 1'lilluilelpUln , I'H.
EXCURSION RATES
( Ionian ai to how lo wear *
1(0 arm of tha b t Wheat
itrcmlua land on thi Conli.
nent , can b i curd on ep-
Lllcsllon to tta tiui > erln.
tandent of Immlcritloa ,
Ottawa , ( Vu d , or lii uo.
der > l nd tlinMliillT coo.
i- . . - , will Jeate HU Paul , Minn. , on th lit
and S.I Tue dn7 In each month , and ( poclallr low ralM
on all line * of ralUnr ara tielng quoted for ucunlonh
louflnzht. Paul on March 'Ath and April 4lh , for Mani
toba. Aolntbola , Sukatohawan and Alberta.
Write to F. I'edley. Supt. Immigration , Ottawh ,
OmmJa , or thn underilnnrtl , who will mall you
I utlaiei , pamptilrti , etu. . frr nf ooit : W V. lira-
i neu , SOI Xew York Life lliiiUUnK , Omaha , Ne-
braika , AReut for the Government of Cftnatl * .
; P Sp cUl Excurtloni to Woilern Canada dnr-
log Uaruu and AcriL
Ilaat Coiutb H/rup. Tajtcs
In tlmo. rVild
N.N.U , N0.663.-16 YORK , Nl B.
Mrs. Sellna Tanner , Athens , O. , writes !
'I cannot flnd words to express my thanUj
I never once thought
1 h.ul catarrh of th
, , "tomach. I com-
. meuocd taking 1'u-
runa as you direct
eil My stomach
continued to hurt
, me for about two
weeks after I began
the medicine and
Ihpu It mopped. I
uow have a good ap-
net 111- while hcfura
I was nearly starv
ed. " Mrs. . S el 1 n a
Tanner.
Mr. 1 , . O. Marble.
jMrs. Sellna Tanner J ° ( ( . ] ? " N'ol ) '
"I do b e 1 IP v
tn.it my c.itarrli Is entirely cured. I hav *
not had any trouble with my stomach for .1
I wig lime. I nm as well .is oiic of my ago
could expect ( se\enly years ) . I have had thu
catarrh ever since I was a young man an > 1
have doctored for It for years and got vor/
HUli > better , but thaaUs to you nnd your
I'eruna and Mannlln I believe I am well of
It. I c.in cut anyihlnc now ami It doesn't
hurt me , and I'eruua it. the only Ihlng I U.i > c
cuor found that nlll curt- tinuaiairii I lic-
llcvo It IH thu only euro for catarrh , and I
hope every one troubled ulth catarrh will
try .reruns and tie cured.-I , . O. Marble.
If you do not derive pn nipt and n.iti"fac
tory rciulls from the use of I'eruna , xviltc nt
once to Dr. llnrtmnn , Ktv.ni ; a full Htatemriit
of your caae and lip will be pleaded to ( flvo
jou his valuable advice gratis.
Aildrcss Dr Hiirtinnn. | iii-tUlont of th
Ilartman Sunltntlum ( oliunhiif , Ohio.
Some of the pretty new muslinsara _
primed in allnver designs with mcil.
lion elTci-ts , while other cotton fahrlca
show both cashmere designs and colors
As for the new batistes they are pret
tier than ever , especially the embroid
ered varieties.
Gt&nd Island
Double Daily Service
FREE RECLINING CHAIR
CARS ON NIGHT TRAINS.
for Informitlon or RitM , etll upon ar
Agent , or
s. M. ADsrr , a. p. A. .
ST. JOSCPII. MO.
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