THE OMAHA DATIAT 3VEE : SUXDAV , OCTOBER 29. 1805) ) .
PIET FITTER'S ' fORT. |
$ llo\v n iMothcr and Son Defended Their Homo Against a Night At- +
tuck of Zulu Raiders. *
By 1 . Y. IJLACIC. t
The fires on the hills were the -warnlni ; .
The farmer * wcro commandeered , that ! < ? .
every able-bodied man between 16 and CO
In the district was called to take hU horec ,
his "biltong , " or 'Irlcd ' boct ration , his ride
and ammunition , and proceed at once to the
rendezvous , thence to proceed against the
fierce and warlike Eulus. who had again
raided the Transvaal. Farmer I'uttcr sad
dled up nnd hurried off , as hlo first duty
van , but first ho railed to him 1'lct , his son ,
nnd solemnly spoke to him ,
"Son of mine , " aald the fnrmer-soldlcr ,
"you nro not yet man tall enough to fnco
the Zulu ImpU In open field , but to your
euro I glvo mcln vrouw and your llttlo sis
ter Greta nnd I'rotorluo , your brother. You
jnuot , If need be , play a man's part , for ,
elnce the two gold prospectors left the farm
nt nlng of war , thcro Is none to take com
mand of the Kafllr servants but you , "
Then I'lct said without bravado :
"Youmay trust me , my father , for , though
1 bo not a man , still I am a Hoer. "
So the farmer rode away and I'lct , thus
promoted to command , withdrew Into the
( titling room and almost nt once his trouble
began. Ilia first care was to clean nnd load
all firearms. Thcwo hung on the walls nnd
Bomo were old-fnsbloned nnd without nm-
rmmltlon to fit them , nut Plet's eyes , seek
ing bin own pet light rifle , which he had
won In a shooting match against all boys of
his ago for many miles around , mlsRed It.
He was startled , for It Is almost criminal
to meddle with another man's glory his
rifle nnd ho nought Prctorious to RCO If that
nmblttous youth had taken It down. 1'rctor-
itia had It not nnd ho ran out to call Malulu ,
n native servant , with sudden fear In hh
until. Malulu did not como nt the call and
I'lct , with a pale face , thought for a mo
ment nml then , taking his old gun and licit ,
leaped bareback on a horse , without n word
to nlarm the family , and rode off unseen at
n gallop. Ho rode to the cornfield , where
the native laborers should have been work-
Ing. The Rrccn corn waved In tlio wind ,
diverted. Not n mnn was In night. He
dashed to the meadows down the valley ,
where the herders should have been with
the cnttlo. Here , In spite of himself , tears
sprang to his eyes , for the cattle wcro gone
and the herders wcro absent. The great
grarsy fields A\ero silent as were those ot
corn.
"They have deserted us ns soon ns my
father's back waa turned , " cried Plot In
dlismny. "And they were not Zulus ! Can It
ho a general rising among the Kaffir tribes ? "
At that thought ho trembled , but he had
still vigor enough to ride to the top of a
kopje near by. From 'tho peak he had a
vlow of much country and saw n cloud of
which he guessed was mndo
dust far away ,
by the stolen cattle.
"Never mind , " said Plot , "If we beat the
back with Inter-
wo shall get them
Then he dug his heels Into his horse's ribs
nnd dashed down the hillside. Hn had seen ,
half a inllo nway , a black figure moving
nwlttly across the veldt , and the sun
glanced from something homo on Its shoul
der a gun , Maluln. Before the traitor
servant was aware ot pursuit , Plct wns
within -100 yards of him. Then the kafllr
heard the horse's hoofs , and turned. For a
moment the black seemed Inclined to run ,
hut changed his mind , as the boy shouted to
him angrily. Jlalula deliberately raised the
s'lolen rlflo to his sliouldcr. Plet threw him
self from the horse , ns a bullet whistled over
the vacant saddle. The boy , already a hun
ter , replied , with but a hasty glance through
his sights , and Mnlula uttered n howl and
staggered nnd fell tn the ground , struck In
the chest. Plet felt n spasm of horror.
Deer a-plenty had he shot , but never till
Ik ) ! ,
I
"
MALULI3H UTTUUED A HOWL AND
' STAGGEUIJD AND FELL.
now n man , BO that his heart for a Hash
stood still , and his own face was deiathllke
Ilo rode slowly up to Mnlula , and found the
Knfllr writhing In a death agony. Plet again
dismounted nnd attempted to offer aid , bu
the savage repulsed him. With n look o
hnto he glared nt the boy , and cried In his
own tongue :
"I nm one , but tonight como the Zulu , am
no white thlngon the farm shall live. For
mine Iheronlmll ; be ten deaths ! "
So ho died , glorying In the hope of n
speedy revenge , and the Doer boy leaving
him recovered his new rlllo and rode slowly
and mournfully homeward.
II.
All day ho worked busily , leaving Ills
mother to the children , nnd by nightfall h
had prepared n fort to withstand a siege
Two or thrco tlmea during the afternoon he
had bllpped off to the top of the kopje , where
he could look afar , but each tlmo ho came
TKicK uuviiiK seen nothing but the rolling
,
veldt. They had supper , nnd ngaln Pic
slipped nway nnd came back , but now with n
grim tuce.
" .Mother , " ho whispered , "from the weet
hoard'tho war eong of the Zulus. U came
faintly with the wind. In the direction
nlso , of Van Jloevcn's farm , the skies are rci
nnd If I go at dark I fear I shall EOO th
ilnmrs r'slng ' from their barns. "
The mopier gathered her baby tight In he
nrnin for a moment and then quietly askc <
her eldest :
"Aro the guns cleaned and loaded ? "
"Yes , " eald Plet , "nnd , mother , if you ap
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
It artificially digests the food find aids
Nature in strengthening and recon
structing tlie exhausted digestive or
gans. Ib is tlio latest discovered digest-
ant ana tonic. Mo other preparation
can approach it in cfllclency. It in
stantly relieves nnd permanently cure. " .
Dyspepsia , Indigestion , Heartburn ,
Flatulence , Sour Stomach , Nausea ,
BlckHeadaclie astralgla.Cramps.ana
all other resultsof Imperfect digestion *
by . C. DoWitt 4COM Cblcaaa.
trove , wo must Iwivc tbo house. H Is too
ilK and rambling for us two to protect. "
"Loavo the house ? "
"Not very fnr , " snld I'lct , and explained.
In that land of few dwellers , spacela not
f much consideration. The farm buildings
vcro quite widely acattcrcd nnd Knrmer I'ut-
er hnd built his cowbyree and pig pens and
o on n proper distance away from hln house
walls. All the afternoon I'lct had been
narchlng , laden with packages nnd bundles ,
ictuccn the house and the outbuildings.
tfow , when It was dark ho put out nit the
Ishla of the houao nnd the windows nnd
doors wore stoutly barred.
"Wbero nrc wo going to elccp ? " the chll-
dreii nuked , accustomed to rise nnd Ho down
with * the sun , and Plet answered cheerfully :
"In the chicken coop. "
The children , at first astonished nnd In
credulous , wcro delighted when they dis
covered that their brother meant what ho
THEHE WAS A FEARFUL. CONCUSSION.
aid , for the sight of the chickens feeding
lad given the boy the necessary Idea. If
ho house were too big , the coop could not
10 accused of that fault. About the rocky
copjo stones were plenty nnd inoro converg
ent than \ > ood. Therefore , Plot had aided
ilo father In building a eolld affair to shelter
he many fowls. It was stone , and high
nnd roomy. I'lct , during the afternoon , had
undo on each side , by careful removal of
stoncB , loopholes , and carried to the hen
louse the more precious articles In the house
with all the ammunition and guns. Now
he chickens , squawking , wcro ruthlessly
turned out , nnd the little family went In ,
ho youngsters giggling. The door which
Plot had strengthened , was closed , and the
garrlslon prepared. Vrouw Putter was not
without experience in war's alarms. She
ookcd round with a bravo emlle.
" \Vell done. Plot , " she said , nnd calmly
began to examine the guns , whtlo at the
saino tlrno quieting the children , who , now
in the dark and undisturbed by such prep
arations , began to 'be ' afraid , Again Plot
slipped away to the ko.pjc , and when he
came hack ho said : "Flames are rising-
from the Van Hoavro's and the war song
la coming near. "
" " tha asked briefly.
"Loud ? vrouw , .
"Not very , " her son answered , piling
rocks against the door.
"A detached party , " said his mother
quietly. "If the Lord wills it , wo will pro
tect our own. "
And she mndo them all kneeJ down and
pray and then sing a psalm.
It was a fitfully moonlit night In the
dry season , and chilly.Vhito clouds pur
sued the moon , after hiding It nnd leaving
the veldt In darkness , then passing on
and Hooding the land with silvery beams.
At last Plet , peering out of his loophole
to the. west , saw a shadow nmo g the
shadows , nnd this shadow moved and glldei :
and came swiftly up the slope on which
the chicken coop stood between the house
and the trees by the river. It was followed
by another and another and another aiu
another , coming on .llko i\Ild ducks In a
V or wedge , nnd from ithe heart of the
shadows came a low hum , the eong o :
the Impls.
"How many ? " the mother asked , as the
moon ghona nut , and Plct told her there
were about twenty , with shields UIH
assegais , for In these days firearms were
rjot common among the Kafllr tribes as now.
"A raiding party , " said Vrouw Putter
and took command. Plct was eager to lire
at once , but uno forbade. The- children were
very quiet , though trembling. The savages
came on nnd halted , nnd came on again
now ellent and apparently puzzled at there
being no sign of life about the house. As
the coop Htood It could not bo readily dls-
corncd In the shadow of < ho elope. Again
tlio Zulus advanced ,
"Mother , " said Plot , "If they get close
to the house 'they will fire It. "
She nodded , but waited until the savages
were only fifty yards nway , then "Fire- ! '
she whispered , nnd from her own loophole
and from Plet's at the eame Instant streamed
a ilamo , nnd the Zulus gave ono great cry
of rage and astonishment , aH two. of their
number throw their arms high nnd fell
their shields clattering boslde them. At
once llttlo Or eta and Protorlus did their
part nnd with Incredible -bravery In sucl
Infants foreboro even to tremble , but hande <
up fresh guns , whllo the two defenders
passed the empty ones down to to loadei
by these small but trained flngero. The
Zulus , however , did not fall back ; furious
at being taken by surprise they dashed a
the llttlo fort and a shower of spears came
clashing agalnt.1 the etono walls , Crack
again went the guns , nnd again a howl o
pain resounded through the night. The
Zulus wcro almost in touch of the fort ant
were pressing onward , one on top of the
other , with tholr ferocious yells , when a
tall man among them with an iron ring 01
his head , sign of on induna or chief , shoutct
a command and at oneo his warriors fel
back.
"Mother , " cried Plft , as they eeUed fresh
rlllca , "don't lot them think that wo are
eo few. Greta and Pretorlus , load as faa
as you can. Mother , let us lire continuous ! }
and , thinking wo are numerous , they wU
retire. "
Vrouw Putter nodded consent , and at one
three two valiant defenders of hearth am
home began from the half dozen firearms a
their disposal to pour bullets into the re
treating crowd of naked blacks. They coul
not tell what actual effect their missiles had
save for an occasional cry from the war
rlors but they hoped that so quick an
,
withering a fire would deceive the party. It
this wanner , however , they used up a gooi
deal of ammunition from the two boxen o
cartridges Plct bad carried to the chicken
coop. With hardly a pause , the Induna gav
his savages their Instructions , and suddenl
they ran apart from ono another In th
moonlight and surrounded the hen house an
came at It from three sides. Now , InJee.
the besieged were bard put to It , but nere
quailed. Greta took the lightest rifle ant !
little girl though be was , her father au <
brother and eren her mother had taugh
her to use It , She 'took position , a white
aced heroine , at ono Bide , and her mother
ind Plct In their old places. Down carau the
Stilus , casting spears before them , nnd sVl-
ercd by their long , tough bullhldo shields.
Crackl crack ! crack ! swiftly the rifles rang
ut , nml still the Zulus rushed on. The
ngcrs of little Prctorloua were busy on the
oor of the hut , loading the rifles now get-
Ing hot. Crack ! crack ! The savages
eachod the wall ; ono scrambled to the roof ;
10 thrust a spear down n crack. The Doer's
wlfo cried out ; her shoulder was plerccJ ,
Jut Plet's voice wns triumphant , ns a yell
amo from the Induna himself.
"I aimed for the chief , and got him ! "
: rlcd the boy , nnd Indeed the Indunu seemed
mdly hurt , for he limped back , supported ,
and again called off his soldiers. Plet ran
o bin mother nnd helped her bandage the
wounded arm.
"It Is nothing , " she Mid bravely , anil
deled nero softly , "nor my llfo either , It
hlldrcu and homo are saved. "
Suddenly llttlo Pretorlus cried out In dls-
lay :
"Plet ! " he said , "there nro no more car-
rldgtfi ! "
It was true. Ono box was empty , and the
ther covered box did not hold ammunition.
Met lookoJ , nnd despaired.
I > 'or a moment Plet wns crazy , nnd then
ccovercd himself. Ho looked through his
oophole. The Zulus were In a group quite
30 yards nway , nlmoat Indistinguishable In
ho night. Even ns Plot looked they moved
nd ho knew they were nbout to attack
gain. With n shout of rage the furious boy
uddenly stooped to the dangerous box head
ad carried from the house , and then threw
own the rocks from the door nnd burst out.
n his hands he carried two sticks of dyna-
ilte , carried such deadly things In his
mnda That a etumblo meant destruction.
Yet he dashed nhcnd 'through the night , ycll-
ng. The Zulus turned on him In. amaze ,
iilnklng him mad , nnd greeted him with a
hewer of spears. Unstrlckcn , Plct ran to
vlthln fifty yards of them , nnd then , one
ftcr the other , ho threw at them with nil
ils might the fearful dynamite. There wns a
jarful concuralon , which dashed the boy to
tie earth , a roar ns of artillery , a medley of
earful shrieks from the unhappy Zulus ana
11 wag still. Vrouw Putter and the children
amo out trembling , and found Plet Insen-
Ible. but of the Zulu raiders no trace , save
cattcretl limbs , where the earth wns thrown
Iwut , leaving a great hole. The dynamite
must have struck fairly In their midst and
nd exploded wlUi fearful effects.
That happened long ago. Plet 'la , today , n
mnn and owns the farm. Ills father Is
cad , but the brave old mother lives on with
'let and his wife. Many changes Imvo taken
plnco on the lonely farm on the veldt , but
no building remains unchanged , and rev-
rently preserved. It IB the chicken coop ,
vhlch Is known by the children for miles
and miles as "Oom Plot's Fort. "
CHOIll BOYS 1IUUE AXD AIHIOAI ) .
Hotter .Siiiipljnml Liirncr Opportunt-
len for 1'rnctlceCIONN Water.
The choirmaster ot a church In one of the
argos-l cities In this country has Just ro-
urned from a visit to England , during
vhlch ho listened to choral services In sev
enteen cathedrals and learned for the first
Ime that there Is uniform method ot traln-
ng the boy choirs In England or of teach-
ng the individual members of them howe
o elng. The question of producing the
ones in the beat way Is no more settled
here than In the United States , although
England Is supposed to ho the home of the
> oy choir. Some masters teach the youthful
fingers that theJr voices should come frqm
the head , while others say that chest tones
produce the best effects.
This American choirmaster , reports the
New York Sun. found that the three bcHt
choirs In England were at Magdalen college ,
Oxford ; at St. Paul's cathedral In London ,
ind at King's college , Cambridge. These
nro said to represent In tholr services the
nest that can bo accomplished by the choirs
of men and boyo' voices. The choir of Mac-
lalen college consists of sixteen boys and
ten men. There are two daily services anil
a rehearsal also dally for the boys in the
choir school. The music Is without accom
paniment and was praised by .the American
expert , chiefly for the beautiful quality of
the boys' voices. This Is said to bo the re
sult of the choirmaster's method , which In-
olsts on the use of the head tones and also
on softness In singing. By the observance
of this second rule the harshness likely to
como Into a boy's voice , when he forces It ,
may bo avoided and one of the most serious
Irawbacks to the enjoyment of the average
boy choir is overcome. No more- painful use
of music in divine service can bo imagined
than the effect created by two dozen sturdy
boys oinglng as hard as they can with no
apparent Idea of anything but volume 01
tone and zeal of execution.
St. Paul's in London has a choir of thirty
rtoys and eighteen men. The enormous buildIng -
Ing demands thnt the maximum of tone
shall bo produced , but that Is never accom
plished at the cost of good muolc. The
choristers are mndo to sing. They nro no :
allowed to shout , whatever the required
volume of sound may be. The boys am
men rehearse dally and , ns In other cathedral
choirs , there Is a school especially for them
Such an advantage exists In none of tht
churches here which have boy choirs. Head
tones nro also insisted upon at the St
Paul's ,
The choir nt King's college , Cambridge
consists of sixteen boys and ton men , nm
they are trained by their masters to use
their head tones exclusively nnd never sing
from their chest. The singing of these
boys In Its delicacy , shading and attack Is
said to be superior to that of any choir In
England. Theeo choirs possess advantages
for rehearsal never found In this country
and their skill Is never likely to bo cquallct
here. In most of the English choirs the
entire tenor is sung by the men , ns thoru
nro said to t > o only two boys In Englnm
who flng alto. They nro at Potcrboro am
nt Wells. The St. Paul's cathedral choir
rejoices In the pcnsesslon of two sololstn
who nro said to possess the finest voices li
Englnnd.
The choir nt Westminster nbbey Is enli
to bo Inferior. In view of the position o
the church , although some of the smaller
churches In London pneaetn the most highly
trained choirs. It seems to bo the opinion
of thH authority ithat the best results were
obtained from the UBO of the head tones
Here the number of boys available for sucl
Chairs Is small and there nro no chol
schcols. In England there are not only
plenty of ( fingers to bo had , but there nro
also ample opportunities to train them b >
dally rehearrals.
I'H.VTTI.n OK TIII3 YOL'NfiSTIJHS.
Small Willie , accompanied by his father
wns taking In the circus and menagerie
"Oh , papa , " he exclaimed , as they stoppcc
In front of tbo elephant , "look at the big
cow with her horns iu her mouth entln ,
hay with her tall. "
"Why was It forbidden Adam and Eva t
eat of the fruit from the tree of knowledge ? '
iibked the teacher of the juvenile class.
"Mebby ho was afraid tliey's fall out of th
tree an' get hurt , " replied a llttlo fellow
who had his arm in a ullng.
Ono night llttlo 4-year-old Flosslo wa
being put to bed and after repeating he
usual evening prayer , much to her mother'
astonishment , she added : "And please rnak
me a better girl ; and you might as well
make my papa and mamma better too It
you pcb lbly can. "
Little Beeele , who was visiting In the
country , had her own ideas about Borne
things. "Where is the policeman , grandpa ? "
the asked.
y ray JearV' replied the old gcutle-
mnn. "wo have no policemen In the coun-
ry. "
Ilrfsle looked somewhat surprised at this
nd Asked : "Who keeps the people oft ; he
rass ? "
Teach n boy to bo saving nftcr the followIng -
Ing fashion and he may grow up nnd became
n , much-sought-after bank cashier : "Yes , "
aald the father to a visitor , ns he stroked
ils llttlo sou's head , "Johnnie has started n
bank for his odd pennies nnd nickels. How
much have you saved up , Johnnie ? "
"Seven cents , " replied the youthful banker ,
"besides the $3.90 you owe It. "
I.AIIOH AM ) 1MH.STUY.
Java furnlMies two-thirds of the quinine
The sunflower peed crop I" 5OuO,000 pounds.
Japan has sixty-live cotton spinning com-
> ntIcs. \ .
At Connellsvlllo 13,231 roko ovens nre > no
Ivo ; 10,277 ears were shipped In six days.
A largo number of the mills In South
Carolina nro making goods for the trade of
Cliltm.
A line or telegraph has been established
0 Daw-son City. The ratu for twenty words
B $4.35.
The-output of conl In Colorado this yenr
1 sxld to lie nearly one-third lnwr than
n tiny previous year. It ls sent eastward
n Increasing quantities to Nebraska uiul
< nnsas.
Tito Southern Pacific finds Itself face to
nco with the fnct thnt It does not control
ollInK Block enough to IIIOM- from 'Krlsto
ho merchandise for which the interior of
ho state Is clamoring.
The Olhson Conl nnd Mining company of
Des Molnes , In. , last week voluntarily In-
leased the miners' scale to $1 per ton for
mining screen coal. Thi * contract wale ,
vhlch Is supposed to hold Hood until April ,
s SO centB a ton. Malingers of the largo
mines my they want 000 minors.
The Printers' exposition , under tht > nus > -
ilces of Typographical union. No. C , will be
ip-ld In the Urnnd Contra ! Ptilnco , New-
York City , during next April ami 5Iuy.
Everything In the printing arts will bo ills-
ilnycd. James 1' . Fart-ell. John II. Dolancy.
s'at Newman , Charles K. OehrltiB uiul
Claude Stoddard tire the committee in
hnrgc.
Cleveland Intends to plvo TUtrfnlo a race
or the largest steel plant In the world. It
s'ated thnt JS.OOO.OOO is to ho expended , at
airport , n few miles east ot Cleveland , In
ho construction oC such u plant. litHTaUi
MSI seen Jl.OUOOOO pnld for thu land necer1-
nry for Its "biggest steel plant" mid its
urroundlngs.
In u visit to Liverpool last AusRiist for
he express purpose of studying what a
nrgo Industry was doing Tor Its employes ,
: was found by Dr. Joslnh Strong ot New-
York that J1.5W.000 wa * Invested In schools ,
ilghwnys , churches , playgrounds nnd col-
ngey In the Industrial village. The rents
f the cottages were cut In half ; the monpy
oss was more than compensated by the
gain of the employes' loyalty.
The striking street car men In Cleveland
are determined to carry 'their light against
ho Traction company to a llnlsh. An nu-
omobllo stock company will run u complete
lni > ot automobile , omnibuses In opposition
0 the Traction company and Its expected
ho now cars will bo In operation In about
Ix weeks. The automobiles will have a
apaclty In addition to tholr own weight of
0,000 pounds and , It Is said , will have nn
ivorago speed of twenty-live miles nn hour.
They will bo llncly equipped nnd heated by
1 system of exhaust pipes from the motors.
OUT OP TUB OK11IXA11Y.
Attorney General Remlcy of Iowa , pays
and the nlckcr-ln-tho-
the penny-ln-thc-slot
slot and all similar devices are CHmbllni ;
nnchlnus and amenable to the gambling
aw. '
The current appropriation for hortso shoe-
ng In the lire department In the boroughs
ot Manhattan and the Uronx is $12,000 ; for
'nri ro. Xn.Yflrtfl. iiml for linnu > s
: . . . . , .
, ,
, POO these are the appropriations asked !
Horse shoeing , $18,000 ; lorage , $40,000 , and
larneHS , $1,000.
Of the 110 cities In the United States hn.v-
: ng a population of 30.000 or over nil sav
forty-one own and operate -munlqljjal
water supply. Only four have immlclnal
gas works Dulutli , Richmond. Wheeling
and Toledo ; whllo thirteen , own nnd operate
electric light jilants.
An Oswego man , Ephralm Latullp , Is the
atest ono to claim that he htus rediscov
ered the lost art of hardening COIIIKT. lie
says he can make It as tough as steel , so
that It will hold and carry an edge as keen
ns a razor. Ills brother In the man. who
made a cannon n rawhide.
Gettysburg Is now the most carefully
marked liattlplleld in the world. Though
tlio number of men engaged on both sides
was IGO.OlK ) . the position of every regiment ,
liattery and'squadron has been accurately
located. In addition to monuments , stones
have been set to define actual iiosltlons.
Mr. John J. Albright oE IJiiffalo has pre
sented to the Uotanlc garden of that city
n collection of rare palms and tropical
plants valued nt $10,000 , and two fine con
servatories In which they are housed. Tlio
buildings are so constructed of steel nnd
glass that they can no taken npart and act
up again In the garden.
The potato crop ot thin country this year
Is ono oC the largest ever raised , a matter
of a good deal of Importance IXH affectinir
the question of food supply. The yield Is
estimated at 212.WO.OOO bushels , or about
10,000,000 litishols larger than In 1SS ! ) and
fiS.000,000 bushels larger than In 1S97. The
yield per aero this yenr Is estimated ut
eighty-one bushels , which Is Mlghtly below
that of IbOC , but far ahead oC last ye.ir. or
1S)7. ) when It was nut sixty-four bushels.
"Our Dumb Animals" tells thlH story :
"Ernest Whitchead captured n young seal
near Anacapa Island , California , recently ,
and took him on hoard Ma ship. As the *
vessel started the mother weal was noticed
swimming about , howling plteously. After
reachlns the wharf at Santa Barbara the
captive was tied up In a Jutu Hack and left
loose on the deck. Soon after coming to
anchor the seal responded to Its mother's
call by casting Itself overboard , all tied
up n.s It was In tlio sack. The mother
seized thfvwick ami with her sharp teeth
tore It open. She had followed the sloop
eighty miles. "
All kinds of
Notice
how
wo
bevel
the
Panels
The
largo
contot *
ilrnwor
No. 20
is iv
Chair good
Golden nntlquo oak , nil point.
quarter-sawed nnd polished
shupud vood sent revolv
ing screw and spring
, Selected quarter-sawed
lot , LSt3 > KV pnldcu onk , finely polished
raised panels built up writing beddust
proof curtains , automatic lock , otc : )4 ) Inches
wide 62 Inches high f > feet long
at
We show a very complete stock of office furniture , such as roll
curtain and flat top desks , standing desks , rocking chairs , arm chairs ,
stools , etc.- , and our prices are under all others.
Don't buy poor ftirnittire
. We sell good furniture cheap.
1115-1117 Faruam Street.
A complete stock of all kinds of Furniture.
MUNYON'S GUARANTEE.
OtronK Aaaertloiix as to Jait What
the RcoictUea Will Do.
Munjoa K
( bat Iiln niieumatliro
Cure will euro nearly
all cases ot rhturua-
tlrm In a few hours ;
that bis Dyspepsia Cur *
will cure Indigestion and
all ttoinaoh troubles ;
tint his Kidney Cure
will cure SO per cent ,
of oil cases ot kidney
trouble ; that tits C -
tirru Cure will cure
catarrh no matter bow
lone standing ; tlint kin
Ilcndiichc CXirc will cure
any kind ot lieadactio la
a few mlnutet ; that
Ills CiM Cure will
quickly break up any
term of eoU nnd eo on through U.f eutlro Hit ot
temrdlei. At all drugplsl * , S5 cents a vial.
Jf jou nehl medical mUlre write I'rof. Munyon ,
l.WO Arch t liilln It l > > rMnt > .lv frw.
DI i onH Tlrind.
Original and Only Genuine *
AFC. AlwAji Tillable. LADICS i
) DniKFW for ClUcheiten Knnlith .
\morn. It rand In JUd H < 1 f/o/J / m * t
flboiri. * fal 4 with tltie ribbon TuUc
lnoohor. Hrfuie < iangrrwtt uhttftu *
ftiont nnU ( fniaon At PraggUti , orieod4 .
' la ititmpi Tor partlcalun , tftlrnooliU nd
* * Keller fur I.adlr * , " tnJft/r , by rtara
UB ! | . KM10O iMLlmooIftU. < KHC 7aprr.
. _ jl heterClicmIcalC'o.Mnll fmHaBarcb
8oUbfcULocyllnutftiti. . I'llll-V1)A , , 1A.
CURE YOURSELF !
UPO IUs < i for uiinntnrai
( liPclmrRpfl , iultuinuia lun
IrritatioiiB or nlcerntlon )
of in 11 c o u H pjonitrunca
J'atiilenH. nnd not ustrin *
Mold I y I > rnlHfn ( ,
nr front iii plnln rnpppr
liy exprt'M , jirepuiiL fu
ei.H ( ) . or .t bottle , ' 7 , ' .
Chrcuiar icut uu reuucb/
Hn : "I've been wntchlng wlmt the people order , and nine times out of ten call for Cof
fee ; funny , isn't it ? "
Sun : "There's n reason for it j you know , they wervc BAKBK'S PunuiUM Coi'iatit here. "
Rucrts that eatet to the but trade serve BAKER'S PREMIUM COFFEE exclusively }
Imported and Roaited by BAKER & COMPANY , Minneapolis , Minn.
mtimartmrfiffnr -gm
TURKISH T. & P. PILLS brings monthly mon-
struiitionsurototiinday nuvcrdlsnnpolntyou
SI. box. 2h < > xcs will help liny I'uso. By mull.
Halm's Drug 3toic , i8th < fcI-nrnamOnialinNcl > .
i
WOMEN.
Why Dose With Drugs , Which injure ? ill
Why R3ot Use Electricity , Which Cuires ?
are dosed with drugs buforo they .arc out of
swwldling clothes ; wlion they are old enough to go to
Echool they are still drugged for every aclio end pain.
When they reach maturity they turn to drugs , because they
are victims of the baneful "drug habit. " No wonior that
the American people are a race of nervous dyspeptics. Do
you ever stop to think what you are putting into your stomach
ach to irritate the nerves and tissues when you take modi-
jcine for that ache or pain ? Jo you realize that they are
mostly poisons , and that if they relieve a pain temporarily
v'they ' injure some other part of the delicate organism of your
There IS u remedy for nil tlio aches and pains to which mnn Is subject. It
IK mi hire's own rimIJImtrU'lty ' , For twi-nty years I have made Oils a Htndy ,
learning how to on re diseases by tlio proper application of electricity , for It
CANNOT euro unless It In applied In tlio rlKht way. I have found the rl ht
way , known only to myself , it Is him wn as
THE DR. MCLAUGHLIN METHOD.
My Klootrle Holt In Its perfect sin to Is the result of my yearn of study.
My miMhod Is In the special application to suit dllfcront troubles. Unllko lh < >
old-st\le bolls , whore they have MillU-le nt power lo be curative , my belt UOKS
NOT ni'HN OH HMSTKIt , hut si-mis t ho Kontlo. houthlnc current directly into
the- front of the dlscnnncthiK on the h lood , nerves and muscles , rooinrliit ;
health and Mivnxth lo the dihwised par ts until they can take care of thom-
hclvos and perform the functions Inteii dei ) by nature . Mv aiipllaiico Is worn
at nlKhl without any Inconvonlonco , an d when yon awake In tin * mornlnj ; you
\\lll feel icfi-eshed and vigorous , toady for the day's work.
If > IMI nrc iillllolril > tlli Cliroulit cir .NoivoimVruliiiCHH , Vnrlrocflf ,
I.H millui'l ; , IlliciiiiintlHiii , l.iiiiiliimn , l.iicoiiMilor Ala\ln , < ' < > imlli > all < Mi ,
Mvrr , Klilnir bloiiiui-h TroulilfN , i-iiiuc lit in < > uiul lit * uri-il.
AFTER THIRTY DAYS USE.
LINCOLN Ml. Oct 4 , UD3-Dr Jl f MchiiuKhllnDoar Slr-I < an
fcliicurely guy that I huv not foi un < < iiiuiiifnt i 'Kl''Ut'J ' jiiiirhuHi-of
your ISlcetrlc licit 0 duyH UKO. I t-diifcsH that I WIIH u trlllo Kltci- |
tlcnl , but uftcr I Imd'worn It nbout ten duy the lurkuchu niillrcly
dlHiiii | > eurcd and hua not rctiiinei ] i have no1 , for yenrn , fell us
tniii-h lIUu worklnif us during Iho PIIHI two wcckH , anil I run bui
uttrlhutu the linprcivemciu In health and nplrltH to your treatment
I aHHiiro you that I upprt-chitu your IIOIK-HI butiliiiwH methodx. Yuurtt
very truly. KOU'AUD f U'TSS , of John A. I.utz C'o
If you cannot cull I luivn a now 80-irno | honk , bcuu-
llfully llluHtnitcd. Tlily will bu Hcnt you freu
upon ro < iuc-st
Office hours 8 n. m. to 8:30 : p. in , FB O C. MCLAUGHLIN 2W State St. , Cor. Qumcy , Chicago
Sundays , 10 to 1. U fit .
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