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R. W. HOBART
Attorney - at - Law
Office over Columbus Htnto Punk.
Will Practice in all the Courts.
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Oolumbus. Nab.
DR. CHA&. M. rLATZ
HOMEOPATHIC
Phulolan and Suraeon.
P.O. Block : : Columbus
G. J. GARLOW
Lawyer
(MoMatelluk O0lUmbU. Mcb.
T D. HT1HE8.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
(Mta, Ollva Ht. fnarlh door north of 1lrr.t
rWtloni.lHr.nk.
COIiUMHUH. NKIIUAHKA.
DONT WASTE GRAIN!
A Cheaply Made Wagon
Will Waste Enough
Grain to Buy a
Good One.
Our wagons will not scatter
yonr grain whileon tho rniul to
market or overtax your horses
with needless heavy draught.
We keep only the Latent anil RK8T in
Boggies and Carriages
-AIIKIniUof-
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
r Our liorso hIkioh stick
and don't Initio your horses
TRY Til KM.
LOUIS 5CHREIBER.
BEOHBR.
fiOGKENB&RG&R
& CHAMBERS
Real Estate
Insurance
Loans
Choice list of Umds for sale.
Wo are prepared to supply the
spring demand for dwellings
and lots. We have money to
loan on real estate in small or
large amounts for from 1 to 10
years.
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
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A DAY OF WEDDINGS.
Plats-Parker.
iTlitirl)'f DmIIj)
" Ar n wntlod town Is tnnro worth
ier than n village, on it tho forehead
of n married man more honorable than
tlio bare brow of a bnchutor "
Surely yoMorday wait a day of wed
dings and gay departure Tho air
hat been full of anticipation, myster
ious whisperings, parties, luncheons,
showoiR nud festivlteR in general for
tho uinntli of .lunn and Its procpcotlvo
brides,
All morning tho friend watched
tho lowering skies, hoping that tho
nun would Rhine, and it burnt forth n
littlo boforo thrno o'clock, tho ap
pointed hour, ro "happy in tho bride,
that tho nun hIiIiiph on."
Tho marriage of MIrs Maude Parker
and Dr. Charles H. Plat, occurred at
tho homo of tho bride's nbitor, Mm.
J. J. Sullivan.
Tho Iiouro wan profusely decorated
with pink nud white carnatlotiN and
RUitlax. Tho dining room tablo wan
draped in tho dainty miiIIux. Tho
stairs, down which tho lirldat party
wan to proceed, wax a bower of whito
Ryringas, tho tho banisters being en
tiroly hidden with it. Miss Nntiuio
Onnningbiuu of Urand Inland, nt tho
piano in tho back parlor played tho
woddlug march an tho bridal party
canio down tho Htnirs. Thoy who pre
ceded by littlo Lorlnn KvaiiH and
Stella HobltiRon a ribbon bearer,
who Rtretched tho ribboiiH to form an
atftlo for them to pans through Thoy
took thoir placed boforo tho Hev.
William Omdi of tho Kpiscojial church,
under a bower of smllax and forun
whoro thoy repeated tho vowh of tho
improHHtvH ring Rervlco, that made
thorn man and wife. Tho brido wns
given away by Judgo Sullivan. She
waro a gown of whito wnHh chiffon
trimmed in valenolennea laco, over
ilk nud carried a largo boquot of
brldo's roans. After tho marriage,
tho guoRtH, Heated in the various rooms
nnd on the f'out porch, were nerved a
two courHO luncheon.
Ah tho brido went up stnlrR to dross
for hor journov, sho throw her boquot
from tho first landing. It was caught
by MIrr Floronoo Whltmoyer.
Dr. Plata in one of OolumbuH' nmt
RDooeRRful young profeRRional mon,
whoRe future 1h fall of promiRO. HIh
bride is a sister of Mrs. T. J. Sullivan
anil Mrs. Lloyd Swain of this city.
Sho has lived hero much of the time
and has mado horsolf very papular in
Columbus Rooloty. Tho out of town
guoHtN proRont wero: MIrh Nannto
Ounninghani, Grand Inland ; Mr. nnd
Mrs. lianders, Oouoa; Mr. A. O.
Parker, Platte Center; Mrs. Morse.
Lincoln ;MiRsMatn Shopher.Havolock ;
tho MiKRflH Wiutorbotham, DavidOlty;
Mrs. Orltchfiold, Fullerton; Mrs.
Potormlchel ValpariaRO ; Mrs. Hulst,
Omaha. Thoy left on the r o'olock
train for a visit of ton days to Omaha
and Hlatr.
Ragatz-Davii.
Also nt throo o'cIook, nt tho Metho
dint church, occurrod the marriage of
Miss Louiso Davis to Mr. ltourv N,
Kagal.. Tho church was profusely
decorated with roses and cvorgroens
nud noniRH tho front wnH an arch of
roRos and evergreens. An MInh Emily
Ragut., sister of tho groom, played
the wedding march, the bridal couple
unattended oamo iu and stood beneath
tho arch before tho Iter. L It. DoWolt
who prouunncoil the words thnt united
thoir lives
Only llfty guests, the relatives nud
most Intimate frlouds wero prevent
Dan Echols and Frank Farraml act
ed as nsher in seating tho guests.
Tho bride wore n gown of white
organdie over silk and carried a bou
quet of brldo'H roses. Miss Ethel
tfotiriou of Council Muffs, ttiw only
out-of-tiwn guest, will doubtless bo
tho next bride, if tho old ndago
holds true, as she caught tho hride's
bouquet.
After the ceremony the company
romirod to tho Mcri.liiiu hotel where
an elaborate two-onnrso luncheon
had been prepared. After tho lunch
eon nnd a brief reception iu tho ho
tel parlor, Mr. and Mrs. Uaiiat. took
a carriage for the live o'olock train.
They left for n two weeks trip to Ill
inois and Wisconsin where they will
visit relative. On their return they
will be at homo temporarily in a part
of the houso occupied by 11 inn Feasor.
Mr. lUgut. id the eldest miii of sir
Henry Kngiit and Is nsxoclated with
his father in business here, while his
wito is tho m Ice of Mr. Hugh Hughe
and has won a host of frleuds for tier
self. Their friends remembered them
with a great number of beautiful ami
costly gifts.
As the live o'olock train
pulled iu, tho carriage beriug thn
two bridal parties started from rhe
north door of the Meridian hotel aud
the path could easily be traced from
thero to the cars. If life's happiness
and good lack can bo measured iu rloo,
thoir lives will never sse a cloudy
day, iu tho road was whito with rice.
Then thero were old shoes ami rose
leaves for extra measare. They were
surrounded by host of their frionds
who showored thorn till they fled,
with their collars turned up nnd hats
pulled down, to their looior.
And hero It occurs to us that the
grooms bate hnd littlo mention. Of
ootirse thev woro the conventional
blacic and probably felt uncomfortable
nud generally In tho wny. Ono pros
pective brido n fow yours ago remark.
d whm nuked about her futuro bus
baud's part In tho ceremony, 'Oh the
man counts for so little, before or
after, J not so he In there ' Hut while
this may not bo strictly r.n, he really
gtts very little attention nt tho cere
mony. Olio merchant said that ho sold
about one hundred pound of rice in
ten tninntes yosterdav afternoon.
A Fifteen-Inning Game.
(Monday's l)ail)
The best gar.ie of thn senson, nud
ono of the bent gnuiPR ever played on
Columbus grounds, or any other old
goiuids for tnnt matter, was tho game
yesterday with Centrnl Oily. It took
fifteen boats to decide thp racp, nnd
the home boys won by n iioro.
Lohr nnd Jones did the battery act
for Colnmbns and they did an elegant
job, Lohr fanned out Just twenty
threo tueii in the fifteen tunings nnd
thoy wore all bnll players ton. The
Centrnl man wns not so slow either.
Ho struck out Hi men. The ntmoi
phero nround the gouuds is still con
siderably battered mid rent whero it
was hit so hard ami often, although
unintentionally.
The visitors scored one little sooro
in the first inning, and that waa all,
Oolumbus gathered in one in the sev
enth, and that was all for some time
to come. Tho batteries on both sides
were almost nnapprnaobablo and the
Holding was equally good. Rut four
orrors woro mnde throughout the gnmo
aud thoy wero not costly.
Tho game uontlnned at tho ratio of
ouo to one without tho aid or consent
of either sido for fourteen aud a half
innings. Finally, in tho last half of
tho fifteenth, Micok sneaked around
to third base, nud with one man out
old Joseph Lancaster Maha'ey picked
up a largo olub aud hit the ball an
awful jolt juRt as it was going by him
While the men from Merrick county
were looking up tho ball nnd binding
up its wounds Mlcek hurried up and
got iu. Mr. Mahalloy was n martyr
to his own horoifltu because they ap
prehended him at or near first bane
nud put him out. Finnl score, '1 to 1
on the side of Oolumbus.
Tho National tongue couldn't pnt
up a better exhibition or ono more
worth golug to see. A good orowd
was nt the game. The Central City
boys woro a gentlemanly lot aud know
how to play the game.
Masonic Installation and Banquet.
(Saturday's Daily)
Las evouing Lebanon lodge No. "8
A. F. & A. M. hold a public instal
lation, and aftor the ceremony tender
ed a delightful banquet to about two
hundred members, their wives nnd
daughters and invited guestR.
Tho Masonic hall was taxed to Its
utmost to contain tho attendant
throng. The impressive installation
ceremony wns opened by Past Master
J. K. North as installing otllcer with
n short address, saying that Lbdauou
lodgo bad not In the past few years
oltNorved tho public installation of its
olllcers, but that he bolieved it was a
good plan nnd ouo which brings the
lodgo in closer touch with those out
side. After music by a qunrtotto and n
prater by Hev. O. A. Mnnro, tho fol
lowing oiuoers wore duly installed:
J. C. K ihols, w. m. ; W. I. Spelce, 8.
w. ; O. A. Scott, j w. ; II A. Clarke,
Ireas. ; J. H.Megghor, seo. :H. llagatz,
trior; M. llrugger and K N. Hagatz,
stewards; Ker.O.A. Mnnro, chaplain.
Aftor tho otlloera had been installed
and prayer by Chaplain Muuro.n vocal
duet was beautifully rendered by Mr.
and Mrs. J. K. Erskino. A reoitntion
by Mrs. J. D. Htires, entitled "Mrs.
.Tnhuion on Masonry" concluded the
exercises aud the guesU repaired to
the banquet hall. The hall was bean
tifiillv draped in bunting aud flags
nud tbe fnbles decorated with cut
tlowers. At aaoh plate was a favor of
n pink or white carnation.
Kdgar Howard acted as totistmaster
and in a few woll chosen words intro
duced the speakers of the evening.
The following toasts wore proK)sed
and responded to in very happy manor:
' ' llominlNoene of the craft iu pion
eer days." Hon. J. K. North, p.m.
"Maonrr nnd Patriotism," O. J.
Gatlow, p. m. "Masonic character
building.".!. 1). Htires. " What Ma
sonry mentis to me," (J. A. Llustrum.
"Good of tho order," M. Brogger.
"Tho duty every Mason owes to his
lodge," lion. J. (1. Reeder.
The following young ladies attended
tho guests: Misses Looiso Kchols,
Kthel Farrand, Marie Zlnnecker,
I'.mma Innecker, Helen Orngger,
Theresa (luck, Hose Rasmussen, Ima
ltasumssen, Olara Roeder, Dorothy
Post, Mary Howard, Margarot Nan-
mnuu.
Talceu as a whole, the aiTatr was
ouo of the most enjoyable that has
ocourred'inColambus for n long time.
MrR. O. 8. IUtnor requests the per
son who got the wroug umbrella at the
Masonic banquet last night to call on
her and exchange.
CT Tteturn of
SHERLOCK
HOLMES
By A. CONAN DOYLE.
Author of "The Advtnturo of Sherlock Holmes."
"Ths Mound of tha Itikervllle." "The Sign
of the Four." "A Study In Scarlet," ttc.
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The Adventure of
the Empty House
No. 1 of the Series
(Ctlt'llhl, 1901, h -1 ro.4 ni CntHlt'l
ll'H, )
(Cmtlthl. 1905, h MiClurt, VhiUlfl Of Co )
IT wax In the spring of tho
year 1K!)1 that nil London
was Interested mid tin;
fitshlouablo world (IN
mayed by tho murder of
the lion, ltouald Adair
under most uuuxunl and
inexpiicnlilo circumstance. Tho public
hits already teamed those1 particulars of
tho crime which eiuno out In tho police
Investigation, but n good deal waa ntip
pressed upon thut occnslon, since tho
cose for tho prosecution wns ho over
whelmingly strong that It woh not nec
essary to bring forwurd nil tho facts.
Only now, at the end of nearly ton years,
nm I nllowed to supply those missing
links which make up the wludu of that
rcmurkuble chain. Trio ertmo was of In
terest In Itself, but that Interest was
as nothing to nu compared to the In
conceivable sequel, which ntTorded me
tho greatest shock nud sitrprlso of any
event In my adventurous life. Lven
now, niter this long Interval, I tlnd my
self thrilling us I think of It nnd feel
ing imiii' nn that sudden Hood of Joy,
amazement and Incredulity which ut
terly submerged my mind. Let mo
say to that public, which bns shown
some Interest In those glimpses which
I have occasionally given them of tho
thoughts and actions of a very remark
able man, that they ure not to blamo
me If I have not shared my knowledge
with them, for I should have consider
ed it my first duly to have done so bad
1 not been bnrted by n positive prohi
bition from his own lips, which was
only withdrawn upon tho (id of last
mouth.
It can bo imagined that my close in
timacy wltti Sherlock Holmes hnd in
terested me deeply In crime nud that
lifter his disappearance I never failed
to rend with euro thn vnrloui problems
which en mo Is-fore tho public. And I
(even attempted mor than once for my
own prlvnte satisfaction to employ his
methods in their solution, though with
Indifferent success. There was none,
however, which unpen KM to mo llko
thlH tragedy of ltonnld Adair. As I
read the evidence nt tho Inquest, which
led up to n verdict of willful murder
against some person or persons un
known, I realized more clearly tbnn I
hnd ever done the loss which tho com
munity had sustained by the death of
Sherlock Holmes.
Thero were points about this strange
business which would, I wns sure, have
specially appealed to him, and tho of
forts of tho police would bnvo been
mipplomented or more probably antici
pated by the trained observation nnd
tho nlert mind of thn llrst criminal
agent In Europe. All day ns I drovo
upon my round I turned over the case
In my mind nnd found no explanation
which appeared to mo to bo adequate.
At the risk of telling n twice told tale
I will recapitulate the facts as they
wrre known to the public nt the con
clusion of tho Inquest
The lion. ltouald Adnlr wns the sec
ond son ot tho Karl of Mnyuonth, at
that time governor of ono of tho Aus
tralian colonies. Adair's mother had
returned from Australia to undergo tho
operation for cataract, and she, her son
Ronald nnd her daughter Hilda were
living together nt 427 Park lane. The
youth moved in tho best society -hnd,
mo far im was known, no enemies nnd
no particular vices. Ho had tecn en
gaged to Miss Kdlth Woodloy of Car
stairs, hut tho engagement hnd been
broken off by mutual consent some
months before, nnd thoru wns no sign
that It had left any very profound feel
ing behind If. For (ho rest the man's
life moved In a narrow and convention
al circle, for bis habits worn quiet nnd
his nature uuemotlonnl. Yet It wns up
on this easy going young aristocrat thnt
death raiuo In most Htrnngo nnd utiex.
pected form between the hours of 10
and 10;'J0 on tho night of March .10.
IMH.
Ronald Adnlr wns fond of cards, play
Ing continually, but never for such
stakes as would hurt him. Ho was a
mouitier of the Ilnldwln, the Cavendish
aud the Bagatelle card clubs. It was
shown thnt after dinner on the day of
fill denth be hud played a rubber of
wh. nf the latter club. He had also
played thero n thn afternoon. The
evidence of thoso who had played with
blm-Mr. Murray, Sir John Hardy nnd
Colonel Moron- showed that tho gnmo
wns whist nnd thnt thero wns a fairly
equal fall of tho cards. Adnlr might
bate lost 1ft, but not more. Ills for
tune wns n considerable one, nnd such
a loss could not In any way affect him.
He had played nearly every dny at ono
club or other, but ho was a cautious
player and usually rose a winner. It
pniim out in evidence that in partner
ship with Colonel Mornn ho had actu
ally won ns much aa l90 in u sitting
somo weeks before from Godfrey Mil
tier and Lord Ralmornl. So much for
his recent history ns it came out at the
Inquest.
On thp evening of the crime he re-
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ILLUSTRATED
BY P. D. STEELE
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Hut somo theory of bis own, while tho
others erowded nround to listen to
what be said. 1 got ns near him as I
could, but his obseivntlons seemed to
mo to be absurd, so I withdrew iigatu
In some disgust. As I did so 1 struck
against an elderly, deformed man who
bad been behind me, and 1 knocked
down several books which ho was car
rying. I remember that ns I picked
them tip I observed the title of one of
(belli, "The Origin of Tree Worship,"
and It Htruck me that the fellow must
be somo poor bibliophile who either ns
a trade or ns a bobby was a collector
of obscure volumes, I endeavored to
npologbco for tho accident, but It was
turniil from the club exactly at 10.
Ills mother and sister were out spend
ing the evening with n relative. Tho
servant deposed that she beard him en
ter the front room on the second floor,
generally used as bis sitting room.
She bad lit n tire, and ns It smoked sho
had opened the window. No sound was
heard from the room until 11 :'.(, the
hour of tho return of Lady Mayuooth
and her daughter. Desiring to sny
good night, she attempted to enter her
son's room. Tho door was locked ou
the Inside, and no answer could be got
to their cries and knocking. Help was
obtained mid the door forced. The un
fortunate .oiiug man was found lyi.ig
near the table. Ills head had been hor
ribly mutilated by an expanding re
volver bullet, but no weapon of any
sort was to bo found in the room. On
the table lay two Imuk notes for 10
each and 17 10s. In sliver anil g.ild, the
money arranged In little piles of vary
ing amount. Thero were some figures
also upon a sheet of paper, with the
names of some club friends opposite to
tin m, from which It was conjectured
that before bis death he was endeavor
ing to make out his losses or winnings
nt curds.
A miiiule examination of tho circum
stances served only to make tho caso
more complex. In the llrst place, no
reai-on could be given why the young
man should have fastened tlit door
upon the Inside. There was the possi
bility that tho murderer bad done this
and bad afterward escaped by the win
dow. The drop was at least tweuty
feet, however, and a bed of crocuses la
full bloom lay beneath. Neither the
tlowers nor tho earth showed any sign
of having bteu disturbed, nor were
there any marks upon the narrow strip
of grns which separated the homo
from the road.
Apparently therefore it was the
young man himself who had fastened
the door. Hut bow did be eoine by bis
death? No ono could have climbed
up to tho window without leaving
traces. Suppose a man had fired
through the window, he would Indeed
be a remarkable shot who could with
n revolver Indict no deadly a wound.
Again, Park lane Is a frequented thor
oughfare. There Is o cnb iitund within
a hundred yards of the house. No one
hnd beard n shot. And yet then' wns
tho dead man nnd there the revolver
bullet, which had mushroomed out,
as soft nosiM bullets will, and so In
flicted a wound which must have caus
ed Instnntaneous death. Such were
(he circumstances of tho Park lane
mystery, which were further compll
cuteil by entire nliseiico of motive,
since, us 1 have sold, young Adair wns
not known to have any enemy, and no
attempt bad been made to remove the
money or valuables lu the room.
All day 1 turned these facts over in
my mind, endeavoring to hit upon
soino theory which could reconcile
them nil aud to find that lino of least
resistance which my poor friend had
declared to bo tho starting silnt of
every Investigation. I confess (bat 1
made littlo progress. In the evening
I strolled across the park and found
myself about 0 o'clock at the Oxford
street end of Park lane. A group of
loafers upon the pavements, all staring
.p nt n particular window, directed mo
CopjrUlit ty Collier' Wrfkljr.
it t ruch me thnt toe fellnw must he tome
poor bibliophile.
fo tho house which I had como to see.
A tall, thin man with colored glasses,
whom I strongly suspected of being a
nlsln clothes detective, wjis!uJntlnfT
evident that these tiooks which I hnd
so unfortunately maltreated jyero jrory.
axtr -rvnT-Tfe
prpgrnTO-Tr in ft'V.rcs' oT -ffll'ff
owner. Willi a snarl of contempt ho
turned upon his heel, and I saw' his
curved back and white skle whiskers
disappear among (he throng.
My oli-ervntlons of -l'J7 Park Inno did
little (o clear up the problem lu which
I was Interested. The bouse was se
nrntcd from the street by a low wnll
and railing, the whole not more than
live feet high. It was perfectly easy,
therefore, for any one to get Into the
garden, hut the window was entliely
!uucciislhlu since there was no water
pipe or anything which could help the
mo t actl e muii to climb It. More pur.
zled than ever, I retraced my steps to
Kensington. I had not been lu my
study tlvo minutes when the maid en
tered to sny that n person desired to
seo me. To my astonishment It was
none other than my strange old book
collector, his sharp, wizened face peer
ing out from n frame of white hair, and
bis precious volumes, a dozen of them
nt least, wedged under his right arm.
"You're surprised to see me, ulr,"
snld he In n strange, croaking voice.
I acknowledged thnt I was.
"Well, I've a conscience, lr, and
when I chanced to mn you go Into this
house us I ciime hobbling after you, I
thought to myself I'll Just step In nnd
seo that kind gentleman nnd tell him
that if I was a bit gruff iu my manner
thero wns not any harm meant nnd that
I nm much obliged to him for picking
up my books."
"You tuiike too much of n trllle," said
I. "May I ask how you knew who I
was?"
"Yes, sir. If It Isn't too grent a liber
ty I um a neighbor of yours, for you'll
find my little bookshop at the corner of
Church street, nnd very happy to see
you, I nm sure. Muybo you collect
yourself, air. Here's 'Itrltlsh Minis'
and T'atulluH' aud The Holy War'-a
bargain, every one of them. With live
volumes you could Just till that gap on
that second shelf. It looks untidy,
docs It not, sir?"
I moved my head to look nt the cabi
net behind me. When I turned again
Sherlock Holmes was standing smiling
at me across my study table. 1 rose to
my feet, stared nt him for some sec
onds lu utter amazement, nnd then It
appears that 1 must have fainted for
the llrst and the last time In my life.
Certainly n gray mist swirled before
my eyes, nnd when It cleaml I found
my collar ends undone nod the tingling
nfter-taste of brandy upon my lips.
Holme i was bending over my chair,
his flask lu his hand.
"My dear Watson," snld tho well re
membered voice, "I owe you a thou
sand apologies. 1 had no ldeu that you
would bo so affected."
I gripped him by the arms.
"Holmesit" I cried. "Is It really you?
Can It Indeed be that you nre nllveV Is
It possllde that you succeeded In climb
ing out of that nwful nbyssV"
"Walt a moment," said he. "Are you
sure that you are really lit to discuss
tilings? I have given you n serious
shock by my unnecessarily dramatic
reappearance."
"I am all right, but Indeed, Holmes, I
can hardly believe my eyes. Oood
heavens, to think that you you of all
men-should Im; standing lu my study!''
Again I gripped him by the sleeve nnd
felt tho thin, sinewy arm beneath It.
"Well, you're not n spirit nnyhnw,"
snld 1. "My dear chap, I'm overjoyed
to see you. Kit down and tell me bow
you came alive out of that dreadful
chasm."
He sat opposite to me and lit n ciga
rette lu his old nonchalant manner.
He was dressed lu the seedy frock coat
of tho book merchant, but the rest of
that Individual lay iu n pile of while
bulr and old bookr. uou the table.
Holmes locked even thinner nnd keener
than of old, but there was n dead white
tinge In Ids aquiline face which told
nio (hat his life recently hnd not been a
healthy one.
"I am glad to -.t retch myself, Wnt
son." said be. 'it Is no Joke when n
tnll man has to take a foot off his
stature for several hours on end. Now,
my dear fellow, In the matter of these
explanations, we have, If 1 may ask
for your cooperation, a bard and dan
gerous night's work lu front of us. Per
haps It would be hotter If I gave you an
nccount of the whole situation when
thnt work Is finished."
"I nm full of curiosity. I should
much prefer to bear now."
"You'll come with mo tonight?"
"When you like and where yon like."
"Tills Is. Indeed, like the old days.
Wo sbnll have (line for a mouthful of
dinner before wo need go. Well, thin,
about that chasm. I had no serious
difficulty In getting out of It for the
very simple reason that I never win
In It."
"Xou never wero In It?" .
(To bo continued. )
Xottcc to Bidders.
The board of education of Columbus
dosircfl bids tor the erection of ngyni
nnsinm building. For plans nnd
Hpecillcntioiis, call nt the nlllco of
McAllister Cornelius oral the nllien
of Cha. Wurdoman, ' architect. ISIiIh
opoued July s, lliO.'i.
W A. McAllister,
Chairman Huildiug Committee.
Huge Task.
It wns a huge tank, to undertake
the cure of such n hnd case of kidney
disoaKO, as thut of C. F. (Jollier, of
Cherokee., hnt Electric Bitters did
it. He writes: "My kidneys woro so
far gono, I could uot sit on chair
without cushion ; and suffered from
dreadful baokacho, hnadachn, nud de
pression. In Electrio Hitters, how
over, I found a cure, and by them vyng
restored to perfect health I rerpai
mend this gr;nt tonln medicine to nil
with weak kldnoys, liver or stomach.
Guaranteed by Chan. Dack druggist ,
price fiO cfutc.
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