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etty , of The made.
By J. If. CONNELLY.
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OF ! APTHK III.
Bat before John could quite make up
hln mind to ( lint conclusive action , n
thrill of hope run through him. He- fun *
tied that lie saw his victim inou- one
of her hnmlH. The motion wan HO slight
flint he conld not , ut first , lie sure his
utiulni-d ttlsht hnd not jilnyed him n
trick. Soon , however , It wn licjond
question. Her Ions , white ( incent that
hnd been outspread , closed slowly , clutch
ing n hnndful of loaves. . He prated ,
Tttvoil nnd ulinuti'il to her to "wake up , "
fcnt though lie WIIB near enoimh to hear
Ihe faint ruHtlhiK of the dry leaves Htii-
red by her hand , hho was deaf to all the
omuls he could make. He would have
jlvcn years of his life to be able to get
where ( the was and try to revive her , but
that would have been no ICHH practica
ble , hnd she been upon another planet ,
Instead of ntretchcd out almost beneath
ils none.
The period of the girl's unconsciousness
neemeil Interminable to him ; for , while
it lasted more vivid emotions ran riot
through his perturbed mind than In all
bis life befoio he had experienced , but
In reality Its duration was only a few mo
ments. Eventually lie saw her tdilver ,
draw her elf together and hit up , looking
about with a dnzeil expression. There
was blood on her deck and breast , but she
did not notice It.
"Hetty Mulvcll ! " ho gasped , In blank
tmnzcmont. "Who would 'u' thought
he'd have been up to such deviltries'/ /
.I'd "a" sworn It was Dantiv. "
Ft had not escatied John's observant
* yc which had often rested upon her
with pleasure nt church , singing school
and other public gathering- that Hetty
wn n very pretty girl , but never had she
cemed to him HO superlatively beautiful
an now. The temporary paleness , cent > e-
Quent upon her swoon , seemed to accen
tuate the lines of her lovely features ; her
treat mass of wavy , chestnut brown lialr
fell loosely upon her shoulders ; and her
Involuntary gesture , placing both her
tonnih to her templet ) , made a most eflec-
tlve pose for exhibition of the graceful
modeling of her perfect form. What an
* , . ' i unspeakable horror to him now was the
> i tliought that his rash act had come near
to cutting short the life of one that had
suddenly become dear to him.
"Hetty 1" he cried , "are you much hurt ?
fipenk to me ! Tell me ! Great BOSH !
I'm gettln'vlld nway over here , where
3 can't half toll you how sorry I ami"
Rhc looked ut htm with a Ntulle , ns the
color came back to her checks , nnd re
plied :
"Hurt ? No. I'm not hurt. What are
, you sorry for ? "
"For shootin' you. "
"Shootln1 me ? Why. no , "
"I tell you , yes. Can't I sec the blood
on your nock ? But I didn't moan to
Ixml knows I never thought It was you ! "
She started , when ho s\ua \ of blood
on her neck , put up her hand , and ( hiding
that ho salil truly , had no little ilitlloulty
to keep from fainting a second time. Hut
Dior uorvo was good , and after fooling
gently with her linger tips for the wound ,
* he forced n light laugh , as she replied :
"Pshavvl That's nothing. Jmt a lit
tle chip off the end of my ear and a teeny
* kclp off the side of my neck. "
"My God ! " thought .John , with a thrill
of horror. "An Inch to the right would
Imve sent the bullet through her head.
Only blind chance saved her. "
"I didn't really moan to hhoot at you ,
Miss Mulveil , " he Mill ] , in n tone of very
nrneht apology , "because , you see , I
didn't know It was you. I thought It
was that limb of Satan , Danny , who hail
boon heaving rocks down at me , anil f
Just wanted to ilrlvo him off. "
"Indeed , I don't wonder nt It , " answer-
* < 1 Hetty , DJ mpathotioally , "for a more
provoking boy don't walk the earth ,
llany's the time I've told him something
would happen to him , if a Judgment
didn't overtake him first. Hut ho has
gone to got help for you now , nnd that's
uoniething In liLi favor. "
"I don't know , " responded John , doubt
fully , "lie may not come buck in a
week. "
"Well , 1 guess we needn't wait for him
If this hickory were to be felled , with tin
iork Into that tree you're on , couldn't you
climb up ? "
"Sure. Hut who's to fell the hickory ? "
"I am. I've got n good , sharp ax hero
tml I can chop as well ns any man on
Ilaccoon creek. Get down whoiv you'll
be safe , and beu how soon I'll have this
tree cut. "
"I'll climb down soon enough , but I
want to stay here as long as I can. "
"What for ? "
"To look at you. "
"You just want to laugh nt mj chop-
"Indeed I don't. I just enn't any more
jtet enough of seeing you. That's what
1 the fact. "
Hetty' * chcckn burned , but her eyes
sparkled with pleasure. Affecting to
laugh , she turned nway , picked up the
ax and set to work on the doomed tree.
John admiringly watched , while the
clips flew from beneath her vigorous
atrokeg , until the hickory was half lolled.
Then , before descending out of the way ,
lo said , heartily :
"You do handle an as as well as 1
rculd myself. "
With what pleasure Hetty heard that
wmmendatlou of her ability ! Khe had
been told the same thing often before ;
but what , to her , were the praises of oth
ers compared with John's approval ?
When the tree was cut almost through ,
ihe bet her shoulder against the trunk ,
like n thorough woodman , and threw It
la exactly the position desired , with n
iclce precision that could not have been
surpassed. Hardly had the crash of IU
/all and the rattle of breaking boughs
among the now commingled tops died
* wuy when John was nimbly making his
* rny to her bide , which he quickly reach
ed in safety.
"I can't tell you how much obliged I
* , " be said , hesitatingly.
Strangely enough , the nearer he came
i * her , tlio more nwkward he felt. He
Jw. rftant J
could not speak IIH freely as he had from
his perch In the tree top ; could hardly , In *
deed , venture to look squarely into her
beautiful , big blue eyes.
And she too seemed to have an excess
of bnslifulneKS.
"You are quite welcome , " she wnld ,
almost coldly , and was secretly angry
with herself for iihlng such a tone to
him.
him.Her
Her exertion had left her still panting
and flushed , so that fluent Immediate
speech could hardly have been expected
fiom her , but there was no reason , she
said to herself , why she should "act
mean to John. " Hhe wondeied If he
would underbt.ind that It was not nt nil
in her heart to do so. Then shf was
afraid that he would. It certainly Is very
hard for tin Incxpurimiccd girl to know
just how tar it i.i proper or prudent to
iM-tray her real feelings or restrain them
from betrajlug themselves. And John
was so haudhome. He was larger than
blip had thought him , too. Often as she
had feasted her eyes upon him In public ,
she hail never been so clone to him as
now ; and it was u little pleasurable stir
prise to her to liml that , tall as was her
Diana-like figure , he towered more than
a head above her yes , more than head
and neck , shu believed. 801110 day she
would determine that difference more ac
curately. And what a noble head It waste
to which she looked up ; with Its wealth
of golden-brown hair and short-cropped ,
curling beard ; honest brown eyes ; broad
brow ; linn , red mouth nnd clear complex-
ton.
ton.With
With n soft piece of muslin he had In
the patch box of his rifle he insisted up
on bandaging her slightly "chipped" ear
and "skelped" neck , to keep the cold
from the wouiuN. It was perhaps not a
very necessary operation , as the blood
had long since ceased flowing , but she did
not object to It. She colored and his
lingers trembled , but they were both care
ful about having the job properly done
nnd did not hurry it.
"It wits very lucky for me that you
happened to come along , " he said , "and
a chance that I suppose mightn't hap
pen again for a great while. "
"I don't know when I've been up on
, tfr > r & * i EfflS M
'i ' V ' l * v * . SSM5
LSH it Mmi
.
"YOU DO 11 l X'TAT ? .l VT t x id
I1ANDLH AN AX !
the 'Backbone' before. Not for a year , I
guess. Hut I went over to tee Mrs. Du-
vl.s and took Danny along tu get an ux
sharpened on their grindstone. Ours U
broken down. That was how 1 happened
to have the ax with me. I don't usually
travel around with one over my shoul
der. "
Together they walked down the slope
at the end of the hill , into the valley ,
where their respective roads suon diverg
ed. He would have liked to walk on and
on indefinitely with her , , but did not ven
ture to suggest doing so , particularly an
she wus the first to stop at the fork of
the load , as if expecting him to leave
her there.
" 1 1 would like to come over and see
that you get well. Miss Mulveil , " he
stammered.
"Why , I should | > e pleased to see you
any time , Mr. Cameron , " he replied , for
mnlly.
"Then , If you wouldn't mind , 1' think
I'll come over some evening pretty soiin. "
"Whenever you please , Mr. Cameron. "
"And you don't really have any hard
feelings toward me for shooting you ? "
"Oh , no , indeed , I don'.t , Mr. Cameron ;
not u bit. Why , don't I know you
wouldn't do It a purpose ? "
"The Lord knows I wouldn't , Hetty ! "
he exclaimed fervently. "I'd rather
shoot my self I"
"Don't think about It any more. "
They said "good night , " for the shades
of evening had by tills time fallen heav
ily , and parted. As the girl walked
swiftly nway homeward , the music of his
voice , In the utterance of her name , rang
In her ears , and , closing her eyes , she
could see him again just as he looked
when he said It. And he , looking after
her , admiring her trim , shapely figure
and the graceful firmness of her carriage
until it faded from his sight In the deep
ening dusk , said , vig-orousi } , to himself :
"Thunder ! What a fool I've been , nev
er to have noticed befoie how awfully
denied pretty Hetty Mulveil Is ! Why ,
there Isn't a girl In Washington County
that is fit to hold a candle to her ! "
CI1APTEU IV.
When Dniin.Mulveil disappeared from
the crest of the Devil's Backbone , he
did not go for help. He had not even
an Intintion of doing so. True , lie hat
told Hetty ho would , but the relations
between Danny and truth were always
strained. It had not jet occurred to his
mind that truth might , now nnd then , In
fuse a new rloment of excitement Into ex
istence. It he hnd rccoguiml truth HI
fcomethlns explosive and dangerous , oi
which many person * aie much afraid
he would certainly bnvt been tempted U
tamper > \Hh It sometimes.
Slioiling contentedly down the slope
nml Into the volley , tltlnklni : no more of
John ( Jtiineiou's predicament and the pm-
tlbly cmhamiKHlng lexponslhility he hud
shifted upon his sister , he found nature.
MS iiNiinl , prolific of material for the
nimiM'iiiPiit of his oauiest , boyish nature.
He stoned n chipmunk and a bird , "heav
ed a MH-U" Into a deep pool of the creel ,
to terrify a school of fish , met n neigh-
bur's dug in the lane and made friends
long enough to enable him to ftcnchcrous
ly fasten n bunch of thorns to the ani
mal's tail , sprang upon ( he back of a cow
in the pasture and rode hei at n gallop
until she threw him off and went lumber
ing across tin1 meadow half mad with
fright , tied two stout wisps of grns.s
across thu spring-house path to ttlp up
anybody who went for milk ; and so , flit
ting from one Innocent pleasure to anoth
er , marking his progress by devices for
euibineriiig the existence of all living
things that came within the range of his
Influence , he reached home.
A miiscov } drake , flunked by his
hnrem , .stood near the kitchen door and
viewed him with the haughty distlnln se
rious natures feel for the frivolous. Slid
dcnl > that proud , slow-moving bird found
lilniM'lf caught up by Danny and his
hhoi t tail clamped fast In thu cleft of
a fire-log that had been partly split and
held open b.the . ax driven Into Its end.
The outrage had bwu perpetrated before
he had time to utter one quad ; of In
nnnt remonstrance ; but wnen lie realized
his helpless plight , his dignity gave way
and he filled the air with vociferations of
alarm , In which his amazed and Kjmpii-
thetic wives joined loudly. Mrs , Mulveil ,
hearing the disturbance , rushed out of
the kitchen to learn Its cause , and her
remarks were quite In harmony with
those of the ducks. She quickly liberated
the drake nnd made n futile effort t < >
catch Danny , who enslly eluded her
clutch and lied to the top of the big wood
pile , his customary place of refuge. Hav
ing reached there , he was always willing
to condone , overlook and forget any of
his offenses , and seemed to feel that oth
ers should demonstrate a like spirit. The
supercilious bird eyed his tormentor with
lofty scorn , when set free , and seemed
comforted by Mrs. Mulveil's threats that
Danny should be "skinned alive" if he
ever did such a thing again.
"Where's Hetty ? " demanded thu old
woman.
"Up on the 'Backbone * with John Cam
eron , " answered the lad.
"With who ? "
"John Cameron. "
"What In the name of the prophets Is
nhe a-doin' with John Cameron ? "
"Dunno. Talkln' , I s'pose. Gals most
ly Is. "
"Well ! Did anybody ever hear the
llkel Hetty Mulveil tukin" up with n
Cameron ! 1't's enough to make her fath
er turn over in his grave. Maybe she
won't hear from me when she comes
lome. John Cameron , Indeed ! How did
she come to meet him there ? "
"lie waited until she came along , 1
gue-s , " replied Dannywith a grin.
" 'I'll be bound she had sent him word ,
somehow , that she hnd laid out to go
over to Mrs. Davis' to-day. You set to
woik and cut some kindlings nnd get in
the coal for the night , If you don't want
a hiding. "
When his mother had re-entered the
kitchen , still grumbling nnd muttering
about Hetty and John Cameron , Danny
'
came down off thu woodpile. By way o'f
protest against his task , he shied n heavy
chip at a hen just -going to rouot In an
apple tiee near at hand , and so true was
his aim , that h knocked her fluttering
and squawking from her perch. While
he was still enjoying her consternation ,
his mother reappeared with a milk pail In
her hand , and started down the path to
ward the spring house. Danny watched
her progress with delighted expectancy.
Suddenly he saw her plunge forward ,
flourish her armi wildly , shying the pnll
In the air over her lie.ul , and go down
In a heap , emitting a wbnnp of surprise
and alarm. The knotted grass hud done
its work well , and the measure of Dutr
uj's happiness , for that day. was full.
Night had fallen by the time Hetty
reached her home. Danny was shoveling
up his last load of coal and did not hear
her coming until she was clo.se beside
him. When he was aware of her pres
ence , he bounded beyond her reach nnd
held himself In readiness to mount the
woodpile at her first demonstration of
hostility. But , to his bewilderment nnd
disappointment , she did not eluce any re
sentment for the track he had played her.
She even looked happy , nnd it was with
n gentle reproach only In her voice that
she said to him :
"Why , Danny ! 1 thought you said you
were going to get help for Mr. Cam
eron ? "
"Mister Cameron ! " echoed the boy
with affected surprise. "Who's he ? "
"Well , John Cameron Jack Cameron
If you haven't got sense enough to under
stand proper speaklr-g of n gentleman , '
snapped Hetty , impatiently.
"Olio ! IVs J'iek , now , is it ? Om
Jack ! My Jack ! Dear Jack ! " pursued
the mischievous urchin , with a precocious
talent for burlesque. Infusing a rldicu
lonsly exaggerated tone of affection into
his voice and manner.
"I declare , Danny , I do think yon are
the most provoking limb of meanness thn
ever lived ! " c alrned Hetty , making a
rush at him.
But In two bounds he was on the wood
pile beyond her reach , where he contiu
nod :
"Oh , Jackl Dear Jack ! Darling Jack
.fnrky ! " until Hefty turned hr r back up
on hint anil went Into the kitchen ,
Mrs. Mulveil was busy getting supper
ri'ndy. Near the flro , a neatly flrrwicd
young woninn , thin , but pretty , anil with
n sail , HWH't face , sal uiirmlng her huuil * * .
"Oh , good evening , Mary ! I nm BO
glad you linvo eomol" exclaimed Hetty ,
at t ight of her , embracing her afl'eullon-
"Not more BO than I am , " responded
he young woman. "I could not get nway
jefore. Every one WUUIH w Inter thing *
nude nt once now , you know. "
"Well , we've got you now and will not
ct you go again for a goo < l while ; make
ip jour mind to that. "
"And you'll stay home and help her , "
iroke In the old woman , "Instead of gnl-
ivaiiting on the Devil's Backbone with
ohu Cameron ; so make up jour mini ! to
hut. "
( To be continued. )
CHILDREN'S IMAGININGS.
Odd Kit ncliit hut Are frtquuiitly Manl-
fenIc-d liy I oy nil < > lrli.
There la u time la 11 child's life when
ilu liniiglimtloii bucomuH cusiulu , am )
k'lilH , according to his temperament ,
tirltlly nud terribly or genially and
grotemiuoly with vast subjects. There
vus once a boy who , ut the age of
ubont 8 or 10 years , lay uwuke nearly
ill ono night trying to think what It
vonlil be like If there were no world
f there were nothing ut all. lie thrash-
d in bed from wide to nldi > , getting rid
) f himself , resolving the world to
jlobes , to vapor to a point and ut last
n biiececded In milking the point van-
sli , and then he uttered an awful ,
) lood-enrdllng scream , and his mother
nine running and the world WHH re-
tured. It took the hey a long tlrne to
jet over bis experiment ; porlmps hn
ms never entirely got over it.
The boy IB now u man , and has n boy
of his own , who Is 7 yeiirs old. The oth
er day the father was a little surprised
ly ha\lng this boy ask him : "I'apa.
rlint would It be like If there wasn't
nny world ? " As thu boy Is of a genial
and happy temperament , and never
has been allowed to let his mind roll
on such awful subjects ns were tlio
childish pabulum of his father dam-
lation and the dead and such things-
he fatherdld not worry about any mid-
light visions. But something did Imp-
> on only It wasn't that. An evening
or two later the boy and his smaller
sister , lying In separate beds In ono
oem , were heard to be conversing
heerfully .1 rnther long time after they
md gone to bed , nnd the father went
ip and asked them what they were
diking about. The boy answered :
"We were talking about how nice It
vould be If there wcro two worlds
hat had a chain running between
hem , and the monkeys on one world
amo over on the chain and played
with the monkeys on the other world ! "
The father in his mind made note of
he fact that this was a fancy of a
sort that had never occurred to him In
bo whole course of his mind's cosmic
viuiderlngs. Boston Truuscripf.
Strong Kyes of the IJoors.
An Englishman who has been a
eng time In Africa says , the superiorly -
y of Boer marksmanship Is traceable
0 the fact that their eyesight is kept
n splendid training by constant use of
IMS rifle. The same authority says :
'The savage does not use spectacles
ind , therefore , there Is a constant ef-
'ort of his eye to retain Its focus. This
effort results In what It seeks. A man
whose eyes have changed so that ho
cannot see the bights of his gun can by
1 few weeks' prat tlce In 'sightln' it re
gain what he has lost It is the law of
i trophy , which , If It have not progress
ed too far , may lie reversed. The first
lair of spectacles might have been long
leferred , but once worn they become
i necessity , because the eye no longer
resists the change. "
Sin elm Using Tobacco.
In early colonlaPdayH tlio use of to
bacco was considered far more sinful
ind tit-grading than Indulgence In In-
: o\U'atlng liquors. Old-time legislation
revealb MJIIIO curious attempts to check
the spread of the "creatute called to
bacco. " Landlords weio lined If they
permitted It to be brought Into their
taverns. No ono could take tobacco
publicly nor In his own house or any
where OM' before strangers. Two men
were forbidden to Kinoke together and
no one could Hmoko within two miles
of the mectlng-houM'H on the Sabbath
day. In Connecticut In early days a '
great Indulgence was permitted to travelers - '
elers they wen ; allowed to smoke once
during a Journey of ton miles.
A Mountain AocldonU
A scrlous-hoemlug accident with a
fortunate termination Is reported by a |
Western exchange. j
A man and his wife , while driving
along a mountain road In Oregon , met |
with a curious mishap. The wagon
was overturned and the occupants fell
out. The woman dropped Into the
branches of a tree fifty feet below , and
the man went , sliding and humping ,
fully three hundred feet to thf > bottom
of a ravine.
When he recovered his senses lie was
comiwrntlvcly unhurt , nnd went to his
wife's rescue , but It was nearly an hour
before he could extricate her from
where she hung by her skirts.
Onniulinn Workmen Preforrrd ,
Only eitl/ons of Canada will in fu
ture be employed on government worker
or on government works by contractors
In that country. I
IMemy of Coal in TCA/IB.
The northwestern and central sec
tions of Texas are full of coal and valu
able mineral wells.
A word to the wise may be sufllclent ,
but he Is sometimes wiser who doesn't
apeak It.
Ingratitude Is a rice that renders ail
others le&i dlsguating.
WHY THE TWAIN DISPUTED.
John Hull Tlio null I f 1)111 ) , the Clerk
of Iliilir. '
"Ilow much ? " asked Arthur I' . Hag-
Inn of I/ceds , England , offering to pay
his bill.
"Nine pounds , " answered Clerk How
ard L. Dalley of the St. James Hotel ,
Mulling and bowing. i
The eyes of Mr. Kaglnn , which had
shone pleasantly , now glared , nud his
yellow mustache curled up perceptibly
MM astonishment contracted his upper
lip. " .Why , It was only lahst night " i
"No , " corrected Mr. Dalley , utlll
beaming proudly over his desk at Mr. '
Uaglan , "yesterday morning at l !
o'clock. " |
"But I tell you It was lahst night at
Mipper time , " put-hMed the Briton , hid
voice rising Into a roar.
"Well. I reckon 1 ought to know , "
retorted Mr. Dalley Indignantly.
"Indeed. And dnyou't you think I
ought to knayow something abayout
It ? "
"You ? Why , what the devil have
you got to do with It ? It's my baby ,
and It's a girl , and It weighs nlni
pounds , " came bacK the clerk , his own
"dander" rising higher.
"Nayow , did anybody ayver hear the
like ? " exclaimed the Englishman , upov
trophlzlng the world at large. "Here I
come and p.ut up ayover night. I'm
ready to start and I ahsk the amount
of me Irill ami this fnyllow charges me
nine payounds15 and when I tell
him I've been here since lahst night
and he disputes me wayord , tells me
I've been here since yesterday morn
Ing , and , when I tell him I kunyow
better , he begins to talk abajout girl
babies Instead of me bill. "
"Who said anything about a bill ? "
demanded Mr. Dalley.
"Why , I did , you blockhead I'm en
denvorlng to talk abayout It nayow. "
"But I'm speaking of my baby , mj
little girl , first , you know "
"Oh. blow your baby ! " cut In th
Britisher. "I want to pay me bill. "
"Oh , 1 see , " said the clerk , blushing
furiously. "All right. " he added , anget
rising In him again , "pay your bill , bill
don't tell me to blow my baby. I won't
Btand that from any man. "
"Nor will I stand a charge of 0 foi
a night's lodging and a breakfast , " re
turned Mr. Raglan.
The new and deeply Injured fathet
said no more , but collected $ l.iOand
the Englishman went out hufllly.
"T haven't got any prejudice against
Englishmen , " remarked Mr. Dalley bit
terly to the sympathetic bellboy who
came to answer a ring for hot water ,
"but If ever I saw a more heartless and
unfeeling wretch than that It was in a !
dream. " Denver Post.
THIS BRIDE WAS WON
AT THE SIEGE OF PEKIN
Cupid braved the dangers at Pekln ,
where Mary Conger Pierce , niece of
Minister Conger , lost her heart to Leut ! ,
Ilarold Hammond , of the Ninth lufan-
MIOS MAHY COSonit I'lKIlCK.
try , during the siege. In the midst ot
war and disaster the courage displayed
by Miss Pierce and the witchery of bet
lovely face completely captivated the
brave lieutenant. Before the Congers
left China a betrothal dinner was giv
en In their honor. Miss Pierce Is an or
phan , and comes from Ilushvllle , IU.
Spending Is Sometimes Saving.
The true end of statesmanship Is to
promote the greatest public welfare ,
whether this means saving dollars ot
spending dollars. When economy will
contribute to this welfare economy Is
good , but \ \ here It will cripple some
Important branch of public service
then economy Is bad ; and the public
ofllclal who tries to make a record In
defiance of this fact Is no real friend to
public welfare. Where sinecures exist ,
or useless political "Job" commissions ,
or where waste occurs by poor organi
zation of the service , then economy and
reorganization are in order ; but where
Important work would be less effec
tively done by arbitrarily abolishing
olllces and reducing the number of em
ployes , then the path of statesmanship
Is to point out the grounds for distin
guishing between the two cases and
shape policies accordingly , Gunton's
Magazine.
Qualities of Wood.
The navy department recently con
cluded homo teats for the purpose of
demonstrating the lasting qualities of
wood used In warships treated with the
llreproollng process. Samples taken
from the torpedo-boat Wlnslow were
employed in the tests. They had been
In use for live years. The report show
ed that the wood hnd lost none of lt >
anti-tire qualities.
Rebecca at the Well Isn't ns Inter
estlng a picture to most people ns on
would bo of the Plumber at the Uy
drnnt
Many a man Is toasted who needs t <
bo roasted.
A Kninonn Old HOIIHO.
The house ofValtor linker & Co. , who *
manufacture * of cocoa nnd chocolate hwt
become fatnlllnr In the month M hoiiRcliolJ i
words , was established one hundred and r"
twenty-one years ago (1710) ( ) on the Nepons l
ttlvcr In the old town ot Dorchester , n sub-
orb of lloston. From the little wooden mill ,
"by the rude bridge that arched the flood , "
where the enterprise w.is llrst started , then
has grown up the largest Industrial estab
lishment of the kind In the uor.il. It might
be Bald that , uhllp other manufacture * *
come and go , Walter Baker At Co. so o
forever.
What Is the secret of their Rrr.it success !
It In a very simple one. They have won an
held the confidence of the great and con-
ituntly Inoio.islng body of consumers by always -
ways maintaining the lilgluat Hltmdard li
the quality of lliclr cocon and chocolat *
preparations , nnd celling them at the lowest
price for which unadulterated articles of
teed Quality can be put upon the market.
They welcome honest competlt'on , hut the/ ]
teel Justified In denouncing In the strongeil <
terms the fr.uiduknt methods by which lo- ; j
( erlur preparatluns are p.ilmcil off on cu > l |
IOIIKTH who ask for ami suppose they act
fretting the genuine article" ! . The best gro-
con it > fiige to handle sncli pooils , not alua
( or thu reason that , In the long run , It
Joesu't pay to do It , hut because iholr bcn
) t fair dealing ulll not prrmli them to aid
In the sale of goods that defraud their cu >
tomera and Injun * honest uianiifactiircra.
Uvery paekage of the goods made by th
Walter linker Company bents the wclW
tnown trnde-ui rk , "La Uellu I'hocolatlcrc , "
ind their place of manufacture "Ooichcster.
Mass. " lionsekcepers are advised to ex.iin-
Ino tlii'lr ptirchabes , and make Mire that ottv
er goods h.ivo not been Hiilis-titntul.
An attractive little book of "Cholci
Recipes" will be inntled free to any bon e-
keeper who sends her name and nildre s U
JValtor linker & Co. , Ltd. , 15S btate Street ,
Uostou , ilass.
Matrimony ami
The question of women and mabrf-
mony , with an admixture of business ,
seems a matter of personal taste upon
the part of the man in the ease. If ho
wants a clinging vine , someone who
will put him on a pedestal and bo great-
fol that fate has given her agotl usually -
ally tin lot him keep away from tha
business woman. But if ho wants A
chum who will be a wife and pal , who
will be a solid comfort to him , let him
choose a woman who has been out into
the business world and gained a
broader view of the world and of man ,
Such a one will take a man for Just
what he is worth no foolish ideas
about his greatness ; just a plain man
a good fellow who won't bluff , because
hr knows lie cannot ; and they will ba
happy because neither expects too
much.
I5ti.sine.ss never unfitted any woman
for matrimony who was originally
llttod for it. She can go through a
business career without loss of anj
kind. It rests entirely with her , aud _
she can gain much which will be of
Incalculable advantage in making her
life happy and that of the man who
gels her. Business broadens her and
.jives her common sense or , to Ira
more polite , more common sense. '
If Von II.ITO ynpflpHii
fiend no raonnjr , but rli Dr. Shooi > , Hacln * . Wl * . \
lJo119. . for Kir bottle * of Dr. Shooti'H Uentoratim J
liium paid. If cunxl , pu > $3 0)-if not , U l lien.
On Ilrli-r Ac < | iinliitaiir < > .
"Miss Beatrice bee , " began Mr.
Preach. "Pardon me , " she said
( mightily ; "hut you mustn't call mo
'Bee.1 ' Why not ? " "Mecausc you
have known me bul , a very short time ,
an " ' 'Hut 'LJee' Is a very short
name. " Philadelphia Record.
Von Cnn Oct AllfiM Foot-Kane FRKH.
Write to-day to . lien S. Olmstcd , Le Hey ,
N. Y. , for n KKKI2 sample of Allen's Foot-
I'ase , n powder to sh.tke Into your shoci.
U cures tired , sweating , damp , swollen ,
nolilng foot. It nukes now or tlslit SMI > J
ea y. A pertain cure for Corns and Jiunlotn.
All druggists ami blioc stores sell It. lUc.
L irgcstorStoiui Arch
The longest stone arch bridge in tha
world is under construction at Luxem
bourg over the valley of PetruITo.
This arch will have a span of 277 leet
and a rise of 102 1'uet. The total
width of Unavailable roadway is lifty-
t\\o feet , and this wiclili is divided
into two parts by a space nineteen feoti
wide , covered by slabs of armored con
crete and carrying the footways. In
comparison the longest existing stonw
aichistliat of Cabin John Creek , on
the aqueduct near Washington ; this
lias a span of 220 feet and a lise of
llfty-seven andtv half feet and is Kl )
feet above the water level In the creek
A Mlrnclo
Hryant , Mo. , May 13. The sen.mw
tiomil cure of Mrs. M. A. Goss. of ihli
place , has heut a ripple of excItonWt
all over Douglas County , and Dead's
Kidney Pills , the nmcdy in question ,
uiv receiving thereby the greatest nd-
vorHsi-ment any medicine lias ever had
in this State.
To satisfy the many inquiries which
she finds it Impossible to answer by let
ter. Mrs. ( Jo&K lias bent the following
statement of her cast ) to the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat :
"I did not think 1 could live a day
and suffer , us I have lived and mitforud
for mouths with Sciatica and Itliuinnti-
ti m. I used baths and linlmonts of
nil kinds. Two physicians treated mo ,
one of thorn for two months. Nothing
helped mo In the least. I never slept
more than ton or fifteen minutes * at n
time. I was bedfast , and had to lie on
ono side all the time. I used to whh
for death , to deliver me from such tor
lure.
"A friend siiKKosfed Dodd's Kidney
Pills , nml after I had used them a
xvpt'k 1 began to Improve , and In about
four weeks I could sit up In bed. A
few days later 1 walked a quarter of
n mile nnd back. I now do all my own
cooking and house work. The pain
lias entirely left mo. nnd 1 am a well
woman. 1 1mvo tak > n altogether hix-
( eon boxes of D.uld's Kidney Pills.
Dodd's Kidney Pills saved my life
"MRS. M. A. OOSS"
People come for miles to bee Mr * .
Koss. and hear her wonderful story.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are working mar
velous cures In Missouri.
A New York Joker entered a 10 cent
cat at a pet show recently and took a
llrst prize.