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Dabl , alluding to the scarcity of them fjn an article in a recent numbar of the ifjfttnrwissenshaflliche Weckenschlft , re kites some Interesting experiment Which he made vdth ? a ftonlc . He col ored Some s\veefs with a certain dye and . ojne bitter substances that of another color and ofwlares thai after a few attempts the moflfc y learn ed to leave without evgn trrstiBg these "articles of food colbrefl wifib. the dye . wilch Indicated Mtter-tasfiiig sub- ' .stances and Seized at o'nce tfpon thos which Iddlcate'd sweets. Varying the experiments sufficiently , jbe fonnd that the monkey distinguished ' 'all the cTTtferent colors readily save Unly flark blue. Dahl calls attention to iShe fact that Mayer has stated thai aaany sar ge tribss cannot distinguish ark bhie ? ? om black and that ever -cblldrra & > not distinguish this coloi tiran all others. Scientific London Conveyances. TBuses and cars cease running in tendon at 12:30 : a. in. , and one of the pasons why the labor men hi the House of Commons want earlier sittings is that they have no autos or broughams ftud cannot afford cabs , so would hnvc o walk home in all weathers if the ouse sat late. TWO SISTERS HAD ECZEMA. jCstlcnra Cared Scalp Trouble * oi Two Illinois Girl * Another Slater Took Cuticnra PillK us n Tonic. " * * ! must give much praise to all the Cntlcura Remedies. I used but one cake of Cnticura Soap and one box of < CutIcura Ointment , as that was all that wa required to cure my disease. 3 was very srnch troubled with eczema of the head , and a friend of mine told me to Tse the Cutlcura Remedies , fchteh I dM , and am glad to say that they cured my eczema entirely. Since then we hare always kept tbe soap on ijand at all times. My sister was also cured of eczema of the head by using the Cuticura Remedies. Another sister lias used Cuticura Resolvent and Pills and thinks they are a splendid tonic. 1 cannot say exactly how long I suf fered , but I think about six months. Miss Edith Hammer , R. F. D. No. 6 , Morrison , 111. , Oct. 3 , 1900. " ' Consequence of n Rash Act. "Onr wife , " wrote the editor of the Spiketotvn Blizzard , "is sick from over work. While she was snooping around tuw our sanctum yesterday morning she found su the office towel and insisted on taking it la home and trashing : it. Such a thing de never happened before , and with the help dem of the Ixn-d it shall never happen again ! " th it Invigorate tlic Digestion. al To fciivisorate the digestion and stimulate - 10' " late ftre torpid liver and bowels there's an oothinp so good as that old family remedy , Brandreth's Pills , which has been in use ga for over a century. They cleanse the nomi "folood and imparc new vi or to the body. mi One or two every night for a week will de usually be all that is required. For Con- dewl -Btipation or Dyspepsia , one or two taken wl -every night will in a short time afford lit relief. .great Ins Brandreth's Pills are the same fine laxative grandparents used dil ative tonic pill your and being purely vegetable are adapted to to : . -every system. Sold in every drug and medicine store , lid -either plain or sugaf-coated. of ofme me Politics. " "We must have a leader , " said a stJ jaember of the mob. at "What for ? " "So that we can have a revolution. ' ! un " " ob "And then ? "We'll put him in authority. " as "And then ? " " 'Another lender , of course , and an- "I ether revolution. " Washington Star. foi Oie Counter Contribution. "I have called , madam. " said the man ce : "to ask you for a campaign contributioi he ' -of ? ! . " f * * It's too much , " answered the wealth ] tri Nridow ; "but I'll give you 9S cents. " Yc mi ceir ( [ r wa nri I ; blc > i ! obi ; * tr nej oo bo ide | Uf He lie The Proved Remedy For Over 50 Years. flu ra Pfa 591 etween Twi By ANTHONY HOPE "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. " Francis Bacon. CHAPTER XX. ( Continued. ) We had no time to waste in abusing the Colonel ; the question was how to outwit him. I unfolded my plan to the Signorina , not at all disguising from her tbe difficulties , and even dangers , attend ant upon it. Whatever may have been her mind before and after , she was at this moment either so overcome with her fear of the Colonel , or so carried away by her feeling for me , that she made noth ing of difficulties and laughed at dangers , pointing out that though failure would be ignominious , it could not substantially aggravate our present position. "Are you going to take any of the money away with you ? " she asked. "No , " said I , "I don't think so. It would considerably increase the risk if I were seen hanging about the bank ; j-ou know he's got spies all over the place. Besides , what gpod would it do ? I couldn't stick to it , and I'm not inclined to run any more risks merely to save the bank's pocket. The bank hasn't treated me so well as all that. I propose to rely on your bounty till I've time to turn round. Now , shall I come for you ? " I asked her when we had arranged the other details. "I think not , " she said. ' i believe the Colonel has one of my servants in his pay. I can slip out by myself , but I couldn't manage so well if you were with me. The sight of you would excite cu riosity. I will meet you at the bottom of Liberty street. " "At two o'clock in the morning exactly , please. Don't come through the Piazza and Liberty street. Come round by the drive. " ( This was a sort of boulevard encircling the town , where the aristocracy was wont to ride and drive. ) "Things ought to be pretty bus yabout the bank by then , and no one will notice you. You have a revolver ? " "Yes. " "All right. Don't hurt anyone if you can help it ; but if you do , don't leave him to linger in agony. Nojr I'm off , " I continued. "I suppose I'd better not come and see you again ? " "I'm afraid you mustn't , .Tack. You've been here two hours already. " "I shall be in my rooms in the after noon. If anything goes wrong , send your carriage down the street and have it stopped at the grocer's. I shall take that for a sign. " The Signorina agreed , and we parted tenderly. My last words were : "You'll send that message to Whitting- ham at once ? " "This moment , " she said , as she waved ttc a kiss from the door of the room. CHAPTER XXI. I was evidently in for another day as unpleasantly exciting as the one I had spent before the revolution , and I reflect ed sadly that if a man once goes in for things of that kind , it'.s none so easy to pull ' up. Luckily , however. I had sevsral things to occupy me , and was not left to fret the day away in idleness. First I turned my steps to the harbor. As I went < I examined my pockets and found a sum total of nine hundred and fifty del lars. This was my all , for oblate I had deemed it wise to carry my fortune on my person. Well , this was enough for the present : the future must take care of itself. So I thought to myself as I went ilong with a light heart , my triumph in love easily outweighing all the troubles and dangers that beset me. Only land me safe out of Aureataland with the Sig- aorina by my side , and I asked nothing acre of fortune I Let the dead bury their lead , and the bank look after its dollars ! Thus musing , I came to the boat house jvhere my launch lay. She was a tidy ittle boat , and had the advantage of be ing workable by one man without any lifficulty. All I had to arrange was how embark on her unperceived. I sum moned the boatman in charge and ques- ioned him closely about the probable state the weather. He ardently assured it would be fine but < lark. "Very well , " said I. " . - 11 go fishing ; a ttart overnight and have a shy at them sunrise. " tin titl The man was rather astonished at my mwontcd energy , but of course made no tlh tlti Ejection. ti "What time do yon start , sir ? " he titi ti isked. ! "I want her ready by two , " said I. titl 'Leave her at the end of your jetty , ready tl me. She'll be all safe there , won't ? " f "Oh , yes , sir. Nobody'll be about , ex- ept ] the sentries , and they won't touch n " ic icr. : icr.I I privately hoped that not even the sen- ries would be about , but I didn't say so. "Of course , sir , I shall lock the gate , tl tou've got your key ? " "Yes , all right , and here you are and tc nuch obliged for your trouble. " tcI. Highly astonished and grateful at re- I.m reiving a large tip for no obvious reason I.ir ir rather , a mistake on my part ) , the man vas profuse in promising to make every irrangemenx. for my comfort. Even when B asked for a few cushions , he dissem- led his scorn and agreed to put them in. m "And mind you don'i sit up , " I said as n left : him. yn "I'm not likely to sit up if I'm not n ibliged , " he answered. "Hope you'll have oed sport , sir. " dr From the harbor I made my way drgi traisbt to the Golden House. The Colo- gi rather surprised to cc was see me again soon , but when I told him I came on lasiness ; , he put his occupations on one cc and listened to me. " 1 I began with some anxiety , for if he d ( lUfrected my good faith all would be lost. Jowever , I was always a good band at a his , , and the Colonel was not the Presi- hih h ( "I've come about that money qx jtion. " wSi Site "Well , have you come to your senses ? " a nsked , with his habitual rudeness. tem "I can't give you the money , " I went me fluToa itro Tea sit there and tell me that ? Do ro know that if the saldiers don't have In a few hours , they'll nprot e ? a they're ready to do It a y minute. I me teal k&ew B W wfcm I rta mm. r4er it whether I shall be obeyed or get a bullet through ray head. " "Pray he calm , " said I. "You didn't let me finish ! " "Let you finish ! " he cried. "You seem to think jabber does ever } thing. The end of it all is , that either you give me the money , or I take it and if you interfere , look out ! " "That is just what I was going to pro pose , if you hadn't interrupted me , " I said quietly , but with inward exultation , ior I saw he was just in the state of mind to walk eagerly into the trap I was prepar ing for him. "What do you mean ? " he asked. I explained to him that it was impossi ble for me to give up the money. My reputation was at stake ; it was my duty to die in defense of that money a duty which , I hastened to add , I entertained no intention of performing. "But , " I went on , "although I am bound not to surrender the money , I am not bound ( o anticipate a forcible seizure of it. In times of disturbance parties of ruffians often turn to plunder. Not even the most rigorous precautions can guard against it. Xow it would be very possi ble that even to-night a band of such marauders might make an attack on the bank , and carry off all the money in the safe. " "Oh ! " said the Colonel , "that's the game , is it ? " "That , " I replied , "is the game ; and a very neat game , too , if you play it prop erly. " "And what will they say in Europe , when they hear the Provisional govern ment is looting private property ? " "My dear Colonel , you force me to much explanation. You will , of course , not appear in the matter. " "I should like to be there , " he remark ed. "If I weren't , the men mightn't catch the exact drift of the thing. " "You will be there , of course , but in cognito. Look here , Colonel , it's as plain as two peas. Give out that you're going to reconnoiter the coast and keep an eye on The Songstress. Draw off your com panies from the Piazza on that pretense. Then take fifteen or twenty men you can trust not more , for it's no UM > asking more than you can help , and resistance is out of the question. About two , when everything - | erything is quiet , surround the bank. Jones will open when you knock. Don't P hurt him , but take him outsiae and keep him quiet. Go in and take the money. Here's the key to the safe. Then , if you like , set fire to the place. " "Bravo , my boy ! " said the Colonel. "There's stuff in you after all And what f are you going to get out of it ? I suppose - pose that's coming next ? " As the reader knows , I wasn't going ol to get anything out of it , except myself and the Signorina. But it wouldn't dote to tell the Colonel that ; he would not be lieve in disinterested conduct. So I bargained - m gained with him for thirty thousand dollars lars , which he promised so readily that I strongly doubted whether he ever meant re hi to pay it. "Do you think there's any danger of WhittSngham making an attack while in we're engaged on the job ? " alfie fie The Colonel was , in common parlance , getting rather warmer than I liked. It do was neccssarv to mislead him. . "I don't think so , " I replied. "He [ can't possibly have organized much of a party here yet. There's some discontent - tent , no doubt , but not enough for himw to rely on. " "There's plenty of discontent , " said the Colonel. "There won't be in a couple of hours. " " " Co "Why not ? "Why , because you're going down to the barracks to announce a fresh install ment of pay to the troops to-morrow be morning a handsome installment. " ah "Yes , " said he thoughtfully , "that ought pe to keep them quiet for one night. Fact Oi is , they don't care twopence either for me or Whittinsham ; and if they think they'll get more out of me they'll stick to me. " ti Of course , " I assented. Indeed , it was ne true enough as long as the President was ou not on the spot ; but I thought privately , iuj that the Colonel did not allow enough for his rival's personal influence and pres of tige , if he once got face to face with the na troops. )00 ) "Yes , " the Colonel went on , "I'll do ap that , and what's more , I'll put the people alPO ir good humor by sending down orders for a free social in the Piazza to-night. " PO "Delightfully old-fashioned and baronial sei nial , " I remarked. "I think it's a good of ) idea. Have a bonfire and make it com to plete. I don't suppose Whittingham scr dreams of any attempt , but it will make en the riot even more plausible. " for "At any rate , they'll all be too jolly make trouble , " said he. "Well , that's about all , isn't it ? " said md . "I shall be off. I've got to write to rlF my directors and ask instructions for the beep ) investment of the money. " op "You'll live to be hanged. Martin , " said the Colonel , with evident admiration. grt "Not by you , eh , Colonel ? Whatever " Th [ might have happened if I'd been obstinate - nate ; ! Hope I shall survive to dance at your < wedding anyhow. Less than a week est now i ur "Yes , " said he , "next Saturday's the inn day ! " the He really looked quite the happy bride md groom as he said this , and I left him to ind contemplate his bliss. Ian "I would bet ten to one that day never his comes , " I thought , as I walked away. thirc "Even if I don't will I'll back the Presi > rc dent to be back before that. " N'j The Colonel's greed had triumphed over the wits , and he had fallen into my snare nei with greater readiness than I could have for hoped. The question remained , What sto would the President do when he got the Signorina's letter ? It may conduce to better understanding of the position if I what that letter was. She gave it yoi to read after had compiled over , we - i-ho together , and I etill have my 00517. It tre ran as follows : " "I can hardly hope yon will traat ma ain , but if I bsrtrayod y n , yon iwrc to Jt. I have siren tWwi ywor wsej ; ike to to the bank now M. tffrnes t " and tbe O. tawtia to ta&e ft to night. He will have only a few men , the not near. He will be at tfcft bank at , with aoout twenty men. Take year own measures. All here favor you. H threatens ms with violence unless I marry him at once. He watches The Songstress , but if you can leave her at anchor and land in a boat there will be no suspicion. Do not punish me more by disbelieving me. CHRISTINA. "P. S. M. and the C. are on bad terms , and M. will not be active against you. " Upsn the whole I thought this would bring him. I doubted whether he would believe very much in it , but it looked probable. Again , he was BO fond of a bold stroke , and so devoid of fear , that it was very Lkely he would come and see if it were true. If , as we suspected , he already had a considerable body of ad herents on shore , he could land and re connoiter without very great danger of falling into the Colonel's hands. Finally , even if he didn't come , we hoped the let ter would be enough to divert his atten tion from any thought of fugitive boats and runaway lovers. To my mind it is nearly as difficult to be consistently selfish as to be abso lutely unselfish. I had , at this crisis , ev ery inducement to concentrate all my efforts on myself , but I could not get Jones out of my head. It was certainly improbable that Jones would try to resist the marauding party : but neither the Colonel nor his chosen band was likely to be scrupulous , and it was impossible not to see that Jones might get a bullet through his head ; indeed , I fancied such a step would rather commend itself to the Colonel , as giving a bona fide look to the affair. Jones had often been the cause of great inconvenience to me , but I didn't wish to have his death on my conscience , so I was very glad when I happened to meet him on my way back from the Gold en House , and seized the opportunity of giving him a friendly hint. I took him and sat him down beside me on a bench in the Piazza. I was in no way disturbed by the curious glances of the three soldiers who were evidently charged to keep an eye on the bank and my dealings with it. I began by pledging Jones to absolute secrec3 % and then I intimated to him , in a roundabout way , that the Colonel and I were both very apprehensive of an at tack on the bank. "The town , " said I , "is in a most un settled condition , and many dangerous characters are about. Under these cir cumstances I have felt compelled to leave the defense of our property in the hands of the government. I have formally in timated to the authorities that we shall hold them responsible for loss any occa sioned to us by public disorder. The Colonel , in the name of the government , has ! : accepted that responsibility. I there fore , desire to tell you , Mr. Jones , that in the lamentable event of any attack on the bank it will not be expected of yon to expose your life by resistance. Such a sacrifice would be both uncalled for and useless ; and I must instruct you that the government , insists that their measures shall not be put in danger of frustration by any rash conduct on our part. I am unable to'be at the bank this evening ; but. in the event of any trouble you will oblige : me by not attempting to meet force bj force. You will yield , and we shall rely on our remedy against the govern ment in case of loss. " These instructions so fully agreed with the natural bent of Jones' mind that he readily acquiesced in them and expressed high appreciation of my foresight. "Take care of yourself and Mrs. Jones , my , ; . dear fellow , " I concluded r "that It al you have to do , and I shall be satis fied. " I parted from him affectionately , won dering if my path in life would ever cross the ' honest , stupid old fellow's again , and heartily honing that his fortune would soon , take him out of the rogue's nest in which he had been dwelling. ( To be continued. ) ESERVING THE FORESTS. Conserving- Streams Ity Means of the Forest Keserves. The destruction of our forests has been going on at so great a rate as to Uarm the public mind and prepare the oeople to accept some remedy , says Dutiiig. The interests of irrigation and navi- jation have called attention to the iccessity of preserving the sources of ur water course by retaining or restor- the forests from which they flow. Fortunately many millions of acres wooded lands are still held by the lational government , and about 83,000- ( acres of these lands have been set ipart ; in eighty-three permanent nation- l forest reserves. The primary pura lose ! of these reservations is to con o serve the streams and provide means s irrigation and also , in some degree , o influence the rainfall. They are well It scattered in tbe far west aad are gen erally upon land which is of little value tl agricultural uses. They are reserved for the use of man not reserved from his use. Tbe : ipenecl trees will be cut as they maj b needed. There has been much local pposition ] to many of those reserva ions , but time and observation lm\e jreatly changed the local sentiment , "he experimental stage has passed au < l bey can therefore be accepted as a' stablished fact , and the ( luesticn nat- t irally ; arises as to what extent they ay be utilized for the preservation ol remains of our birds , fish and game be used as sources of propagation n < supply. At least a portion of these ands should be so used. The writer of article has for many years eideav- in rcd to secure legislation to this eud. 1 Vyoming has shown her sympathy with movement by declaring a perma- lently closed season iu that part of the orest reserve adjacent to the Yellow- * tone National park. , > Aslced and Annvrered. in ub "Oh , what do you call those thing * b hang clothes on ? " said Dumley c was trying to think of "clothe * le . " "What tilings ? " asked Jigjjins. \ "Why , they have arms that stick oat o this and " odi ot "Ob , flu * * I" Fnilafielphia di TILLMAN IN A TIRADE. En a.v Role of Clown , FolloTvefl bj That of "Fnrio o. " Senator Tillman Monday made one o his characteristic attacks on almost every bodj in the Uc. - d States Senate. In u hlistprimr will personalities , holding up to savage ridicuh almost o score of hi ? colleagues , the Soutl Carolinan in whar purported to be a re ply to Senator Spoon er on the Brownsville question became su of fensive that the Sen ate later sat in execu tive session and ex punged some of bis most objectionable re marks from the rec ord as being beneath the dignity of the Senate. B. B. TILLMAN. At the very begin ning of his address Senator Tillman , launching into personalities , drew a satir ical picture of the Senate as a minstreJ show. In the character of Pitchfork Ben he characterized himself as one of the end men in the show , while opposite him , at the other end , was playing Senatoi Spooner , a "juggler of international repu tation , " who also sang "bass , alto , so prano or tenor and was superb in any role. " The minstrel circle between he peopled with other Senators who have spoken on the negro affair. After completing this picture the Sen ator suddenly became serious and with frenzied and fervid oratory repeated re marks he had previously made on the sub ject of lynching negroes. He prefaced his defense of lynching with this declaration : "It is but my na ture to be blunt and outspoken and I have never taught my tongue the art of double dealing , and if there is an vice in man I abhor more than any other it is hypocrisy. " Mr. Spooner followed and denied that he held malice toward Mr. Tillman and thought his colleague would regret his words when he saw them in print. Senator Carmack of Tennessee said. , that in all of his experience in the Senate he had never heard a speech so studiously offensive as that of Mr. Tillman. He re ferred to the fact that he had been in cluded in the South Carolina Senator's criticism , saying that Mr. Tillman'a strictures on him had been without prov ocation. "It is with no feeling of resentment I say with respect to some men that it is their misfortune rather than their fault that they do not know how to speak fhe language of courtesy and good breeding , " he said. United States Senator Tillman said Birmingham , Ala. , that President Roosevelt velt had no business discharging the negro troops at Brownsville , as he doubted very much if the President was vested with authority to take that action. Postmaster General Cortelyou has an nounced definitely his decision to resign as chairman of the Republican national committee March 4 , when he expects to take the treasury portfolio. It is un derstood that he will be succeeded by Harry New of Indianapolis. The Nebraska government ownership league was organized at Omaha , with the intention of extending its operations over the entire country for the purpose 6 6t of advocating the acquisition of all rail t roads by the Uuited States government. A Populist leaderM. . F. Barrington , was made president. The frank admission made by Secre tary of War Taft that , though he was not seeking the presidential nomination , he should not decline the opportunity to run for that great office , has precipitated a the long-expected fight to a finish be tween the administration and Foraker factions in the Republican party in Ohio. Notwithstanding that the New York Democratic Attorney General , Jackson , through a court order , had obtained pos session of the boxes containing the bal lots cast in the mayoralty election of 1D05 , Mayor McCIoIlan of New York again obstructed action by securing a stay Df action from another judge. At the ame : time a bill providing for A recount sf : the votes was introduced in the Legis lature. A majority of the State committee of the New York Independence League lias joposed Max Ihnisen. the Hearst repre- H-ntative , as chairman and has declared for autonomy and against control by in- 9i orporators. The movement was headed i by Timothy F. DrisroII. who said the o purpose was to run the league as a regu- os oh ar political party. The executive com s mittee , however , would not recognize the g lulhority of the Drift-oil acts. V Twenty-eight "members of the Texas n of Representatives have joined in ntroducing a resolution calling for a ° igid investigation of tn ! conduct of Unit- ° ( I States Senator Bailey , charging that f ie had accepted money and favors from J m official of the oil trust in considera- f ion for his political and official influ ence in securing the readmission of the tlh Eaters-Pierce Oil Compuany to do busi- S less in Texas , after the forfeiture of its barter had been approved by the Su- jreme Court of the United States. a The widely published statement that kV. J. Bryan had said to a reporter that he presidential nomination was some- P hing that no American citizen should de- b Hne , is declared to be false by Mr. Bry- ff in his papc , the Commoner. He gays ti bat he never made the remark credited tie : him , and all that he did say was that li lifc was not ready to make an announce- fc aent on the nomination , whether a nomi- fcb ation should he declined or accepted by : lould depend on the conditions , the plat- r orm , etc. He thinks that the platform btei rbt lugbt to fit the is ues , and that the can- ei lidate onffct to fit the platform. MAYOR OF SUNBURY Says Pe-ru-na. Is a Good Medicine. Hen. C. C. Brooks , Mayor of Sunbnry. Ohio , also Attorney for Farmer * UaBk and Snabary Bnildins and Loan tJo. , writes : . "J have the utmost confidence m the virtue of Pemna. It is a reat raedicfne. I hare used it and I have * nown many of ray frien < 5s who bare Jbtaiued bene ficial results from Its use. / cxnaot praise Pernna too HON. C. C. BROOKS. VXVXN v fW O HERE are a host of oetty ailments T which are the direct result of the weather. t This is more true of the excessive beat -of summer and the intense cold of win ter , but is partly true of all seasons of the year. Whether it be a cold or a couh. ca tarrh of the head or bowel complaint , whether the liver be affected cr the kid neys , the cause is very liable to be the same. The weather slightly deranges the mucous membranes of the crjrans and the result is some functional disease. Peruna has become a standby in thousands of homes for minor ail' ments of this sort. Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna Almanac for 1907. JTevcr In "What ! " snapped the complaint clerk In the gas office. "You say you are al ways bothered win poor light ? " "Oh ! no ! not always , " replied the quiet man. "Ah , as I suspected. You only no tice it then at certain times , eh ? " "Yes , only after dark. " Philadelphia Press. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE KItOMO Quinine Tablet * . Druggist * refund money If It falls to cure. E. w. GROVE'S signature Is on each box. 25c. Soon Tola. "Why is a wildcat bank so called ? " asked the doctor. "Because , " eaid the professor , "it usu ally has a short talo- " Mm. TTtaaloWa Boomrars BTWCT tor GMldrw teething ; toftam UM e A * , ra * e iatlacur.ttion. al > fcqr psin. ettr e triad cohc. 2S eoat * a bottla. Married in Handcuff * . The unusual spectacle of a bride groom appearing at the altar hand cuffed has been seen , according to a contemporary , at Monthey , an Italian village. The bridegroom , an Italian , was undergoing a long sentence for bur glary , and recently prevailed upon the governor of the prison , to whom he stated he had committed the crime for the ] sake of his fiancee , to allow him to marry. Two gendarmes in uniform act ed -witnesses and guardians at the same time. At the church door the Foung bride and bridegroom parted heary hearts. Long engagements are rather expensive affairs In Russia. The bridegroom-elect h expected to scad his fiancee a present every day. HEALTH AHD SPIRITS Are Restored by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills In Cases of Debility and Despondency. General debility is caused by men tal or physical overvrork with imper fect assimilation of nourisflment , or by some acute disease from whicti the vital forces have been prostrated and the entire organism weakened Be as not to easily rally. To restore health it Is necessary that the blood should be purified and made new. The case of Mrs. E. M. Spears , of 92 Mt. Pleasant street , Athol , Mass. , is : a common one and is given here ia order that others may be benefited by her experience. She says : "I had been sick for a year from indigestion an& general debility brought on by overwork " work and worry. I had tried" many remedies , but found no relief. I suf fered from swelling of tae limbs , loss of appetite and dizzy spells , which be came so severe towards night , that. ! sometimes fainted a-way. I was bfl- fous and my hands and arms wouM go to sleep for an hour or two at a time. Iwas so sleepy all the time that I could hardly keep awake. 1 had frequent cramps in my limba an $ severe ( pains at the base of ray heaft and in my back. My blood ras icf- poverished. I was afraid to give vj > and go to bed fearing that I wouM nsver get well. "About this time Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were recommended to me by ; a friend in South Vcrnon. Vt felt better soon after beginning treatment and continued until I entirely cured. I consider Dr. Hams' Pink Pills a grand medlcfcflfe Cor weak women. " Dr. Williams' Vltik Pills are si all druggists , or seat , postpaid , receipt of price 50 cents per box , boxes $2.60 , 07 th © Dr. Williams eiiw Compsay ; Scbtteetsdy , N.