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I — • \ h > » r grhc Jknn $an (Srprese. PENN VAN, YATES CO., N. Y. REUBEN A. SCOFIELD, editor and proprietor . t e r m s : <1.25 PER year in A dvance . #1.50 is 9 N o t P a i d in A d v a n c e . Express and N Y. Tribune Farmer, i y r ,.. .$i 60 E x p r e s s and N . Y Tribune,thrice weekly.... 185 Express and Thrlce-a-Week World, 1 y r ......... 1 65 Express and ^Rochester Weekly Dem., iyr.... 1 50 Express and Rural New Yotker, x yr ............. x 75 Express and Albany Semi Weekly Journal,.. 1 60 Business toils. r e s s W h a t a S h o r t W in t e r C o m a e ia A g r i c a i t n i e d i d to r a F a r m B o y . The Only Continuously \ Republican Paper in Yates County. ( PENN YAN, N. Y., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 , 1902 . Vol. XXXVII.—No. 39 .—W hole No. 1917 . J A M E S H. BRIGGS, ATTORNEY AND PENSION AGENT, All kinds o f claims promptly attended to. Office, new No. 415 , old No. <?, Liberty Street, Penn Yan, N. Y. Past Commander Sloan Post. No. 98 , G. A. R. J~^R. O. E. NEWMAN, Office, first house below Baptist Ohuroh. No. 94 Main St. Penn Yan, N. Y. Phone, 57 -X. A SPECIALTY 1ADE OF ALL DISEASES OF THE HERVOUS SYSTEM, STOMACH, AND SKIN. Office hours, 8 to 10 a. m.; 8 to 4 , and 6 to p. m. _________________________________________ J ^ B . M ao NAUGHTON. D E N T IST, Penn Yan, N. Y Office over Wheeler’s Jewelry Store, Main 8L W. SMITH, DENTIST 68 East Ave., Rochester, N. Y S E C U R I T I E S BOUGHT AND SOLD, MONEY LOANED ON BOND AND MORTGAGE. CARE OF ESTATES A SPECIALTY. FARMS FOR SALE. JOHN T. ANDREWS & SON. Lion Coffee E v e r y p o u n d of LION COFFEE h a s ju s t th e s a m e s t r e n g t h a n d fla v o r . You c a n ' t r e l y o n c o f f e e s o l d i n b u l k . The a i r - t i g h t , s e a l e d p a c k a g e k e e p s LION COFFEE f r e s h a n d p u r e . OTICE.—At the office of DBS. H. R. PHILLIPS & WREAN From May 1 , 1900 , you can get A Set of Teeth, on Rubber Plate, For $10.00, And Dentistry o f the best at the Cheapest living prices. Consultation Free. C. ELMENDORF, R O F E S S I O N A L D E N T I S T 42 Main Street. Opposite Baldwin Bank. Penn Yan, N. Y. C. H . K N A P P . U N D E R T A K E R , (N e x t Door to Benham House.) Residence, 108 Benham St. Telephone, store, 66 W. Telephone, residence, 66 F. Before Taking Life Insurance See the NEW TRAVELERS’ POLICY. It i s fu l l y G u a r a n t e e d . N o p a y i n g t w e n t y p e r c e n t , e x t r a t o g e t a IO p e r c e n t , d i v i d e n d a t t h e e n d o f t w e n t y Goodspeed Sc Miller, Agts. To Take Solid Comfort In one o f our M o rris is a lu x u r y th a t w i l l c o s t y o u b u t a trifle, f o r w e a re s e lling them at unheard o f figures, $342 and upwards. W h ile w e are talkin g o f lu x uries, w c m igh t as w e ll tell you t h a t insom n ia w ill have n o terrors fo r you i f you seek repose in one o f our Brass and Iron Beds. T h e y are adm irably m ade, and the price is w h a t m a y be called a positive m a rvel o f m o d eration. W e have them from $2.50 upwards. Clarence H.Knapp NEXT DOOR T O THE BENHAM HOUSE. NEAR SIGHT and FAR SIGHT 'orrectly fitted. Only the best glasses used. HOPKINS, Jeweler and Optician. \ W e h a v e b o t h h a n d m a d e c a r r i a g e and fa c t o r y w o r k , a lso a lo t o f se c o n d h a n d w o r k th a t w e w ish to d isp o s e o f a t v e r y lo w p r ic e s . W . H . W h i t f i e l d . A M u l l e r o f F a m i l y P r i d e . “ P r iso n e r , h a v e yo u a n y t h i n g to s a y w h y th e se n t e n c e o f d e a t h sh o u ld not be p a s s e d upon y o u ? ” “ A fe w w o r d s , m y lo r d . I am th i r t y y e a r s o f n g e .” “ W e l l ? ” “ Y o u r e ld e r b r o t h e r Is a p h y s i c i a n . \ “ T h i s is Im p e r t in e n t a n d Irre le v a n t .” “ I t m a y so u n d so. m y lo r d , b u t It m e a n s life o r d e a t h to m e . I u n d e r s t a n d th a t y o u ta k e a g r e a t p r id e In th e p h e n o m e n a l s u c c e s s o f y o u r b r o t h e r ? ” “ I do, b u t w h a t p o s s i b le b e a r i n g ca n th a t h a v e u p o n y o u r c a s e ? ” “ S i m p l y th i s : Y o u r b r o t h e r , th e d o c tor. e x a m i n e d m e a y e a r a g o a n d p r e d i c t e d th a t I w o u l d liv e a t le a s t tw e n t y y e a r s m o r e . I t w o u l d c e r t a i n l y u n d e r m in e h i s re p u t a t i o n n s a s c i e n t i s t slio u h l 1 d i e b e f o r e th a t tim e . \ — L o n don A n s w e r s . • * • * • * • * • * • * • * • < * * • * • * • * • * • * • * • * # * • * • * • * • * • * • * # * # * • * 5 After the Fire, What Then? ❖ ^ Some time in your life you may have a fire. It may come to day. Do not take any chances on losing all you have, but protect § yourself at once W e represent good reliable companies. Call and see us. ❖ e ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Wishing you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. M. F . H O B A R T <fc SON, ROOM NO. 5, LOWN BLOCK, PENN YAN, N. Y Telephone, 161 0 . ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ♦ > ❖ ❖ ♦ !. ♦ » A BANKING is rapidly becom ing the profitable and popular way for people living in your m oney make mon- the country and the smaller towns and cities to attend their © banking busi- Every dollar you de posit in a sav ings account earn 4 % Interest com pounded twice a year. A small amount will ness. open an ac count. Write us lo-day. matter o f drop- A* A / simple ping a letter in the Post O ffice. W rite for Booklet “ B 3 N K I K G B Y M X I L ” This will instruct you how to i open an account with the Union Trust Co., Rochester, N.Y. O F F I C E R S F r a n k T a y l o r , Presideoi. B e n j a m i n E . C h a s e , 1 st Vice-President G e o r g e W e ld o n , 2 d Vice-President F r e d e r i c k W . Z o l l e r , Secretary. NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. 30 , 1909 . S O U T H W A R D . — R e a d D o w n . No. 908 F. M. No. 4 P. M. I 5 20 5 20 7 53 8 50 II 8 50 s 9 06 9 24 s 9 35 9 xo SIO 32 xo 45 six 18 11 41 A.M. 12 06 f 12 32 * *5 4 15 No. xo P. M. 6 3 55 5 3 =5 5 10 6 10 $ 6 20 6 43 7 13 7 27 8 00 8 07 8 34 8 45 8 48 II 4 50 7 22 ■14 43 7 15 8 30 •. . . No. 6 A. M. §IO 20 § 9 30 II 35 P. M. 35 § x 15 1 38 2 04 2 22 * 55 3 02 3 28 4 15 4 18 4 48 5 ™ 5 36 6 04 I 6 50 10 xo A . « . I l l 15 4 35 P. M. |ll 50 A.M. 2 20 3 45 No. 12 A . M. § 4 55 6 44 7 40 I 7 45 8 04 8 29 8 43 9 10 9 16 9 43 10 00 10 03 xo 48 II 12 11 39 P. M. 12 20 3 15 No. A. M. STATIONS. Lv ......... Syracuse ......... Ar (N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.) Lv .......... Buffalo .......... Ar ........... Rochester ............ A r ... Canandaigua....Lv (N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.) (Penna. R. R.) Lv.. .Canandaigua... .Ar .............. Stanley ................ II 3 35 6 23 I 3 35 5 00 7 15 A . M. $ 7 30 - 7 33 f 7 56 8 19 8 43 9 *5 10 00 ,.Penn Yan,.. .. Himrods . Watkins . . . . Montour Falls. , Horse Heads. P. M. ,.. Elmira . . . Henry Street . . . . Gillett . . . .... T roy.... .Canton Ralston . . . . . , Williamsport .......... A r ... .Harrisburg.... Lv Lv ....... Harrisburg . . . . Ar A r... Philadelphia.... Lv Lv ....... Harrisburg ....A r A r. . . Balt. (Un. Sta.) . . .Lv Ar ___ Washington ....L v NORTH W A R D — Read Up. No. 9 No. 3 No. 5 No. 61 No. 1 No. 905 A. M. P M. P. M. P. M. P. M. A. M. ||xx 25 1 3 40 II 6 30 |lO 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . §10 is II 4 15 § 7 *0 gll OO . . . . . . t . • • .. 8 17 2 10 5 10 8 50 . . . . . . 7 80 1 10 4 23 7 50 2 7 15 |l 2 30 § 3 50 2 7 35 . . . . . . | . . . . . . 6 53 12 04 3 =9 7 15 . . . . . . A . M. 6 26 II S7 6 50 6 00 II 17 A .0 6 12 7 5 42 10 a 6 A 40 A f A j- 6 oi^ 5 33 5 10 AW 10 36 IO 14 1 *9 2 IO T Art w w 5 52 5 20 5 00 10 05 I 49 I 40 3 7 5 30 § 9 25 0 57 I 28 5 IO 9 22 f 9 24 - * f 4 48 f 8 57 4 °5 9 00 4 26 8 33 f 3 44 j 8 34 w 4 °3 8 o) f 3 15 7 S® 3 34 7 39 § 2 35 7 xo 2 50 6 50 A. M. I|l3 05 II 3 35 gix 40 § 3 20 P. M. A. M. A . M. P. M. xi 36 2 32 II 25 2 40 P. M. A. M. . . . . . . . B 8 S0 ||ll 20 II 8 30 ||IJ 40 M. A. M. A. M. P. M. . . . . . . . II 36 a 35 . . . . . . II 15 2 45 P. M. A . M. . . . . . . 0 00 II cc 8 52 12 OO 1 7 45 ||io 40 II 7 50 ||io 50 |1 Daily. 8 Daily, except Sunday, J Sundays only, “ f” Flag stop, “ s” Stops on “ f” Sundays only. Through Car Arrangement.—No. xa.—Buffet Parlor Car Rochester to Phila, Pullman Sleeping Car Har risburg to Washington. No. 6.— Pullman Sleeping Car Harris burg to New York. No. 4 . —Pullman Sleeping Car Rochester to Washington daily. Pullman Sleeping Car Rochester to Philadelphia daily. Pullman Sleeping Car Williamsport to Philadelphia daily. No. 9.—Pullman Sleeping Car^ Washington to Rochester daily, except Saturdays. Pullman Sleeping Car Philadelphia to Rochester daily except Saturdays. Pullman Steeping Car Philadelphia to Harrisburg daily. No. 3.—Pullman Sleeping Car Washington to Rochester Saturdays only. Pullman Sleeping Car Philadelphia to Rochester Saturdays only and Philadelphia to Williamsport daily. No. 61.—Pullman Buffet Parlor Cat Philadelphia to Roch ester. SODUS BAY BRANCH Sunday. Week-days. STATIONS. Week-days. Sunday. AM 3 30 4 07 4 20 4 35 4 49 4 S* 5 05 Leave ............... Stanley....................Arrive. ..... .< ******* 1»Sod us Centre AM 9 35 0 13 ! 54 8 45 8 xo 5 14 8 05 For further Information, apply to agent at the station. J. B. HUTCHINSON, GenerafManager. J. R. WOOD, Gen'l Pass'r Agent. IN WALL PAPKE l We are selling Paper at Cost to m a k e room fo r our n e x t year’s goods. W e have everyth in g you w a n t, both in p r ice and qu a lity. W e give y i e B lu e and G reen Stam p s. . VAN GELDER, 116 MAIN ST.t P A I N T E R and D E C O R A T O R . C O P Y R IG H T White, Light, and Wholesome Bread, 4 th a t d e lig h t s th e h o u s e w ife w h e n h e r b a k in g is don e , is m a d e fro m th e h ig h grad e , pure and n u tritio u s flou r t h a t is grou n d at th e Penn Y a n m ills fro m th e finest S p r in g and W in t e r W h e a t. B r e a d m a d e fro m th e P E A -R I* W H ITE flour is o f rich and tem p t in g flavor, and co n tain s m o re n u t r im e n t to th e pound th a n an y o t h e r on th e m a r ket. > ► ► ► ► ► CLARENCE .T B IR K E T T S O L E M A N U F A C T U R E R , MAN, CHAPERON By Anna S. Richardson C opyright ^ 1001, by A . S. /Zfe/Kirdaon “ Y o u a r e e n t i r e l y too y o u n g a n d a t tr a c t i v e to ch a p e r o n R u t h ,” o b s e r v e d M r s . C u s c a d d e n , s u r v e y i n g h e r co m p a n ion w i t h a cool, c r i t i c a l g l a n c e . “ B u t sh e fa i r l y lia s h y s t e r i c s w h e n I s u g g e s t h e r g o i n g h o m e w i t h m e . A n d r e a l l y th e d e a r ch ild lia s se e n n o t h i n g o f P a r is, a n d sh e w a n t s a n o t h e r w e e k o r so in L o n d o n . I f y o u co u ld , m y d e a r L e s lie \ — M r s . L e s l i e B u r n s in s t a n t l y re p lie d th a t sh e c o u ld a n d sh e w o u l d — w i t h p le a s u r e . S o it h a p p e n e d th a t M r s . R o g e r s C u s c a d d e n sa i le d a l o n e fo r N e w Y o r k to s e t t l e so m e v e x e d q u e s t io n s re g a r d i n g th e n e w house. I l c r p a r t i n g w a r n i n g to M r s . B u r n s w a s : “ N o w rem e m b e r , L e s lie , n o in t e r n a tio n a l e n t a n g l e m e n t s fo r R u t h . Y o u k n o w h o w M r . R o g e r s fe e l s on th e s u b je c t . B e s i d e s I w a n t to b r i n g h e r o u t th i s seaso n h e a r t w h o le . A lo v e a f f a i r is a l w a y s a h a n d ic a p fo r a d e b u t a n t e .”. N e v e r d id ch a p e r o n u s e m o r e g r a c e fu l ta c t in e x e c u t i n g h e r tru s t . W i t h o u t m a k i n g e n e m ie s sh e w a r d e d o f f th e m a n y a d m i r e r s a t t r a c t e d to th e v i v a cio u s y o u n g h e i r e s s u n t il G e o r g e H a c k - e t t a p p e a r e d on th e scen e , d r o p p in g fro m so m e u n h e a r d o f p o i n t in th e o r i e n t W e l l b r e d , w e l l g r o o m e d , w e l l ta ilo r e d , b r e e z y a n d a l e r t , h e w a s d i p l o m a c y p r o o f. A t t a c h i n g h i m s e l f to th e i r p a r t y o f tw o , h e p r o v e d d i s t r e s s i n g l y c o n v e n i e n t a n d d e s i r a b l e . H e k n e w h i s P a r i s b y h e a r t a n d s t e e r e d h i s c o u n t r y w o m e n fro m b o r e d o m w i t h a s k i l l f u l h a n d . R u t h b o l d l y e s p o u s e d h i s c a u s e a n d in fo r m e d M r s . B u r n s th a t s h e w a s h a v in g a m u c h jo l l i e r tim e s i n c e M r . H a c k - e t t ’ s a r r i v a l , w h e r e u p o n M r s . B u r n s re a d h e r c h a r g e th e firs t l o n g le c t u r e o f th e i r co m p a n io n s h ip . N o t t h a t it w o u l d d o a n y go o d , s h e a r g u e d , fo r h o w c o u ld a n y h e a r t w h o l e g i r l w i t h s t a n d G e o r g e H a c k e t t ? W h e n th e s t a y in P a r i s d r e w t o a clo s e , M r s . B u r n s h e a r d w i t h d i s m a y th a t M r . H a c k e t t w a s a c c o m p a n y i n g th e m a s f a r a s L o n d o n . A n d L o n d o n w a s b u t P a r i s re p e a t e d . M r . H a c k e t t k n e w ju s t w l i a t p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t R u t h w o u l d e n j o y a n d w h a t s h e s h o u l d a v o i d . H e w a s m o r e u s e f u l th a n B a e d e k e r a n d in f i n i t e l y b e t t e r c o m p a n y . B u t w h e n th e d a y fo r s a i l i n g fr o m S o u t h a m p t o n w a s s e t a n d M r s . B u r n s Different Human Beings S a m u e l H irsch , E s q ., th e w e a l t h y and w e ll-kn o w n N i a g a r a F a l l s d r y goods m e r chant, s a y s : “ I th a n k G o d I fo u n d C e lery K in g , as t h is i s t h e o n ly m e d icin e t h a t give* m e r e lief, a n d i t h a s m a d e a d ifferen t hum an bein g o f m e . I h a d s u ffered l o n g f r o m con stipation , w h ich cau s e d h e a d a c h e and m a d e m e m isera b ly sic k . Now m y ap p e tite ie tw ice as good a s It was and my bow e ls are in p e r f e c t c o n d itio n .* E ith e r h e r b or tablet form . 25 cents. For the Holidays! Go to Olympian Fruit and Candy Co.’s F=r Y v x x v X ^ \ ^ X t x V v c m C f W f c X x x x k X * , ^ E iX c - .s \ E i X e , From now until Christmas there will be Special Prices on everything. Silas Kinne & Son R e p r e s e n t th e AETNA INSURANCE CO., OF HARTFORD, “ The Leading Fire Insurance Company o f America.” AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE DO., OF NEW YORE YORK UNDERWRITER'S ACENOY, SPRIN8 BARDEN INSURANCE 00., OF PHILA. a n d NORTH-WESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF MILWAUKEE, WIS. Policies Properly Written. Losses Promptly Paid. SILAS KINNE A SON. 94 yl A g e n t s . i The Citizens Bank PENH YAN, N. Y. Chartered April 1*. 1809. Capital, $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 JOHN H. JOHNSON, President. LORIMER OGDEN, Vice-Presidenl, J. A, UNDERWOOD, Cashier, Directors. FRANK H. HAM L IN, H E N R Y M. P A IIM E L E , JOHN T. ANDREWS, HOWARD L. W OODRUFF J. A. UNDERW OOD, LORIM E R OGDEN JOHN H. JOHNSON. le a r n e d th a t th e u b iq u ito u s M r . H a c k - e t t hud ta k e n p a s s a g e on th e sa m e b o a t d e s p a ir filled h e r sou l. T o th e e x p e r ien c e d ch a p e r o n no ep iso d e is m o r e h e a v i l y c h a r g e d w i t h d a n g e r th a n an o c e a n v o y a g e . A t first sh e h a d been a s ru d e a s h e r g e n t l e n a t u r e w o u ld p e r m it, b u t th e m o r e c h i l l y h e r recep tio n th e m o r e a s s i d u o u s ly w o u ld lie d e v o t e h i m s e l f to ltu t l i . I f sh e o c c a s i o n a l l y re le n t e d a n il tre a t e d h im w i t h g r a c i o u s to le r a n c e , .Mr. H a c k e t t sh o w e d e a g e r a p p r e c i a t i o n o f h e r fa v o r a n d w a x e d b r i ll i a n t . S h e w a s th i n k i n g it a l l o v e r to n i g h t a s sh e s a t a lo n e o n th e d e c k . I n le s s th a n tw e n t y - f o u r h o u r s , th e c a p t a i n h a d sa id , th e y w o u l d b e in N e w Y o r k h a r b o r . T h e n m u s t co m e th e a c c o u n t in g to M r s . C u s c a d d e n . N o d o u b t a t th i s v e r y m o m e n t, u n d e r th e c o v e r o f coo n s o n g s in th e salo o n , M r . H a c k e t t w a s w h i s p e r i n g in t o th e e a r s o f R u t h th o s e t e n d e r w o r d s w h i c h h e sh o u ld n o t b e p e r m itte d to w h isp e r . T h e tra i t o r o u s ch a p e r o n fe l t a su d d e n tw i t c h i n g a t h e r h e a r t s t r i n g s . S h o u ld s h e d e f y fa t e in th e fo r m o f M r s . C u s c a d d e n ? F o r h e r s e l f it w o u ld m e a n b u t a b r o k e n frie n d s h i p ; fo r G e o r g e H a c k e t t it m e a n t h a p p i n e s s fo r life . S t r a n g e l y en o u g h sh e d id n o t seem to co n s i d e r R u t h ’ s h a p p in e s s . S h e w a s th i n k i n g o n ly o f h e r g irlh o o d , w h e n H a e k e t t ’ s frie n d s h i p lm d been su c h a v e r y d e a r th i n g ; w h e n sh e w o u l d h a v e g i v e n h im — p r o m ise d h im — a n y t h i n g h e m i g h t a s k , b u t h e h a d n o t a s k e d . T h e coon sin g e r lm d fin ish e d , a n d th e s o f t e r s t r a i n s o f a p o p u la r w a l t z flo a t e d o u t on th e n i g h t a ir. A g r e a t w a v e o f te n d e r n e s s s w e p t o v e r L e s l i e B u r n s . W h y sh o u ld sh e s t a n d b e t w e e n th e m a n sh e h a d lo v e d a n d th e h a p p in e s s h e n o w c r a v e d ? A l a s fo r th e co n f id in g , c o m p la c e n t M r s . C u s c a d d e n a n d h e r m a t e r n a l p l a n s l M r s . B u r n s d r e w h e r c a p e m o r e c l o s e l y a n d s h i v e r e d s l i g h t l y . A s h a d o w fe l l a c r o s s th e b a r o f lig h t s t r e a m in g fro m th e g a n g w a y . A v o ic e c le a r , b u t n o t lo u d , b r o k e th e s i l e n c e b r o o d in g on th e d e c k . “ M a y I h a v e m y c i g a r o u t h e r e w i t h y o u , M r s . B u r n s ? ” T h e n a s lie d r o p p e d in t o th e c h a i r a t h e r sid e : “ W h a t a b o r e o n e 's t r a v e l i n g c o m p a n io n s b e co m e d i r e c t l y la n d is s i g h t e d ! I d o n 't b la m e y o u fo r g e t t i n g o f f to y o u r s e l f . ” “ O h , it w a s n 't th a t e x a c t l y , ” m u r m u r e d M r s . B u r n s . T h e n , w i t h th e a i r o f t r y i n g to till in a n a w k w a r d p a u s e , s h e a d d e d : “ B u t th e r e is a s u b t l e jo y in fe e l i n g th a t to m o r r o w n i g h t w e s h a l l s e e th e N e w Y o r k h a r b o r lig h t s g l e a m i n g . T h e r e ’ s n o p l a c e in th e w o r l d ju s t lik e N e w Y o r k to u s .” “ S h a l l y o u sto p in to w n ? ” q u e r i e d H a c k e t t . “ J u s t a d a y o r so. I 'v e a w e e k p r o m ise d to M r s . D a v e n p o r t a t T u x e d o . ” “ G l a d to h e a r th a t . I s h a l l b e in T u x e d o n e x t w e e k . H a r r y ’ s ta k e n a b o x d o w n th e r e fo r th e r e s t o f th e s e a so n .” “ B u t th e C u s c a d d e n s w i l l b e a t th e h o t s p r i n g s u n t i l th e i r n e w p l a c e is fin ish e d .” T h e re m a r k so u n d e d s t r a n g e ly fla t to M r s . B u r n s , a n d in s t a n t l y sh e w i s h e d sh e h a d n o t g i v e n v e n t to h e r th o u g h t . A g a i n sh e c o v e r e d a n a w k w a r d p a u s e . “ D e a r m e , I w o n d e r w h e r e R u t h is th i s v e r y m i n u t e .” “ W h e n I s a w h e r la s t , d a n c i n g w i t h y o u n g R n n s o m c . A h a r m l e s s y o u t h , I a s s u r e y o u , ” h e a d d e d w h i m s i c a l l y a s Mi'S. B u r n s m a d e a m o t io n to rise. “ D o n ’ t go, p le a s e , u n t i l — I h a v e so m e th i n g I m u s t te l l y o u b e f o r e w c la n d . ” I t w a s co m in g . T h e g u i l t y ch a p e r o n d o s e d h e r e y e s fig u r a t i v e l y a n d p r e p a r e d to t a k e th e p lu n g e . S h e w o u l d p led g e h e r a i d a n d g i v e it. “ L e s l i e ” — S h e s t a r t e d . F i v e y e a r s h a d p a s s e d sin c e sh e lm d h e a r d th a t n a m e fro m h is lip s . V a g u e l y sh e w i s h e d h e h a d c o m m e n c e d so m e o t h e r w a y . “ D o y o u re m e m b e r w h e n fa t h e r se n t m e a b r o a d ? I w a s fr t a h fro m co lleg e , n o t m u c h m o r e th a n a b o y . I k n e w lit tle o f life — w o m e n le a s t o f a l l . M y e x p e r i e n c e s a b r o a d w i t h fe l l o w s I lik e d first b e w i l d e r e d a n d th e n fa s c i n a t e d m e , a n d w h e n fa t h e r w r o t e I m i g h t m a k e a n o t h e r y e a r o f it I w a s w i l d w i t h d e li g h t . “ B u t y o u re m e m b e r I w r o t e to y o u r e g u l a r l y . I su p p o s e d y o u u n d e r s t o o d . W h e n I re a d o f y o u r c o m i n g ou t, I w a s tre m e n d o u s l y p r o u d . I th i n k I o r d e r e d lilie s o f th e v a l l e y fo r y o u b y c a b l e . I re m e m b e r , too, th i n k i n g th a t w h e n y o u ’ d h a d a se a s o n o f th a t so r t o f th i n g a n d I ’ d fin ish e d m y ja u n t w e 'd s e t t l e d o w n a n d be— v e r y h a p p y . I n e v e r d r e a m e d th a t y o u w e r e w a f t i n g fo r m e to s a y so. I th o u g h t so c l e v e r a g i r l a s y o u c o u ld r e a d b e t w e e n th e lin e s o f m y le t t e r s , a n d so m e h o w I w a n t e d to h e a r a c e r t a i n little w o r d fro m y o u r , o w n lip s .” T h e w o m a n a t h i s s i d e s t a r t e d to sp e a k , b u t lie w a v e d h e r a s id e . T h e crim s o n g l o w o f h is c i g a r lm d tu r n e d to g r a y a s h e s , b u t h e s t i l l c l u t c h e d it b e t w e e n h is fin g e r s . T h e le t t e r a n n o u n c i n g y o u r e n g a g e m e n t re a c h e d m e in M a d r id . I ' v e n e v e r b e e n In th e G o d fo r s a k e n h o le sin c e . W h e n I re a c h e d A m e r i c a , y o u a n d y o u r h u s b a n d h a d g o n e a b r o a d . F o r a y e a r I trie d life on th e stre e t , b u t I c o u ld n o t s t a n d fo r it. T h e n I trie d sh o o t in g lio n s in A f r i c a a n d tig e r s in In d ia . T h a t w e n t b e t t e r th a n flopping l a m b s in W a l l ENGAGED M a r r ia g e is v e r y la r g e l y an accid e n t. In fe w cases d o m e n o r w o m e n set u p a stan d a r d o f m a n ly o r w o m a n ly e x c e lle n c e an d ch o o s e b y it. In m o s t cases p e o p le b e c o m e e n g a g e d as th e resu lt o f pro p i n q u i t y ra t h e r t h a n b e c a u s e o f a n y d e e p ro o t e d p r e feren c e . a « * B a A x «<ri A n d so it o f t e n h a p p e n s th a t th e w i f e en t e r s u p o n th e o b lig a t io n s o f m a t e r n ity ju s t as th o u g h t le s s l y a s sh e en tered on t h e m a r r ia g e relatio n , b e c a u s e n o on e h a s w a r n e d h e r o f t h e d a n g e r s s h e faces. T h o u s a n d s o f w o m e n b e c o m e in v a lid s fo r la c k o f k n o w le d g e o f th e m s e lv e s . I t is to th i s la r g e b o d y o f w o m e n t h a t D r . P i e r c e 's F a v o r it e P r escrip t ion co m e s a s a p r iceless boon , b e c a u s e it cu r e s w o m a n ly ills. « F a v o r it e P r e s c r ip tio n * estab lish e s re g u la r i t y , d r ies w e a k e n in g drains, h e a ls in flam m a tio n an d u lceratio n an d cu r e s fem a le w e a k n e s s . I t m a k e s w e a k w o m e n stro n g , sick w o m e n w e ll. M After my first child was born,* writes Mrs. street. I w a s v i s i t i n g w ith a m i g h t y good fe l l o w on C u r z o n ’ s s t a f f w h e n II h e a r d — q u ite b y a c c i d e n t — t h a t you; w e r e — f r e e . T w o d a y s la t e r I tu r n e d ' m y fa c e w e s t w a r d . I did n o t in t e n d to sto p in P a r i s — b u t yo u w e r e th e r e . I th o u g h t — g r e a t h e a v e n s , h o w I h o p e d — ' y o u ’d b e g h u l to see m e. b u t yo u w e r e n o t. A n d , L e s li e ,” h is t o n e w a s a c t u a l l y co m m a n d in g , “ I w a n t to k n o w w h y . ” T h e w o m a n h a d been liste n in g w i t h b o w e d h e a d , b u t w i t h a s t r a n g e l y h a p p y lig h t g le a m i n g in her eyes. H e s it a t - in g l j 7, in c o h e r e n t ly , sh e e x p la in e d h e r c o n d u c t in P a r i s , in L o n d o n a n d aboard! sh ip . B e f o r e sh e fin ish e d H a c k e t t , pos-i s e s s l n g h i m s e l f o f b o t h h e r h a n d s , e x cla im e d : ’0 + 0 * 0 » O m'O Q -0*0*0+<> T H E SENATE GALLERY r By A. H. JOHNSTON »i Copyright , 1001 , by A . H. Johnston V u l g a r l y , th e k in g o f th e lo b b y w a s an d is su p p o s e d to d e a l in m o n e y — c r isp b a n k n o t e s o f a d e n o m in a t io n la r g e en o u g h th a t a n u m b e r m a y b e ca r r ie d A n d y o u r e a l l y th o u g h t it w a s t h a t ' ! Po c k e t w i t h o u t b u lg in g , a n d y e t c h ild ! O h , L e s li e , L e s lie , c o u ld n 't you* re a d th e tru t h in m y e y e s ? ” M r s . B u m s su d d e n ly re c a l l e d h e r d u tie s n s ch a p e r o n . S h e w i t h d r e w h e r h a n d s fro m h i s m a s t e r f u l g r a s p . “ H o w c o u ld I lo o k y o u in th e e y e w h e n I k n e w l w a s u n f a i t h f u l to the! tr u s t im p o s e d on m e b y M r s . C u s c a d -I d e n ? \ T h e o ld p i q u a n t h u m o r r a n g in h e r v o ice . S h e h a d risen . F r o m th e saloonl c a m e th e tin t i n n a b u l a t i o n o f lig h t m u s ic . T h e d e c k w a s fr e e fro m prom e -i n a d e r s . T h e y w e r e a lo n e fo r th e flrsti tim e in fiv e y e a r s . * * * * * * * “ O h , w h a t w i l l M r s . C u s c a d d e n s a y ? ” ] H a c k e t t b e n t o v e r h e r to g a t h e r upi h e r w r a p s . ! “ I r e a l l y d o n ’ t see th a t sh e h a s a n y th i n g to d o w i t h o u t l i t t l e a f f a i r , provid-i ed y o u re t u r n h e r d a u g h t e r h e a r t w h o le! a n d fr e e fro m in t e r n a t i o n a l en t a n g le-' m e n t s ,” h e a n s w e r e d jo y o u s l y . A s h a d o w fe l l a c r o s s th e b a r o f ligh t,j th e n a n o t h e r , a n d th e fig u r e o f a girli w a s silh o u e t t e d a g a i n s t th e b r i l l i a n t in-l te r i o r o f th e sh ip . “ M r s . B u r n s , w h e r e a r e y o u ? W e ’ r e to h a v e a g o o d o ld fa s h i o n e d V irg in ia ; re e l to c e l e b r a t e o u r la s t n i g h t on, b o a r d . D o h u r r y u p ! W e h a v e a part-i n e r w a i t i n g fo r y o u ! ” T h e n a s I l a c k e t t ’ s d a r k fig u r e su d d e n ly lo o m e d u p b e h in d M r s . B u r n s lie g l a n c e d m i s c h i e v o u s l y a t R u t h a n d e x c la i m e d , w i t h a h a p p y r i n g o f o w n e r s h i p in h is v o ic e : “ W o n 't I d o fo r h e r p a r t n e r ? I r a t h e r th i n k th i s d a n c e is m in e ! ” Delicate Tact. I w a t c h e d th e m o n th e s t r e e t e a r — th e lit t l e m o t h e r a n d h e r m a n l y b o y o f n i n e o r ten . B e f o r e th e m w a s s e a t e d a w h i t e h a i r e d m a n , w h o s e a l m o s t en t ire ly : s i g h t l e s s e y e s w e r e h id d e n b e h i n d a p a i r o f d a r k g l a s s e s . T h e m a n w a s tr u s t i n g to in s t i n c t o r in t u i t io n , w h i c h e v e r o n e m a y c a l l it, m o r e th a n to s i g h t t o te l l h im w h e n h e h a d re a c h e d h is p a r t i c u l a r co r n e r . C l o s e l y h e b e n t h i s fa c e to th e g l a s s a n d h e s i t a t i n g l y r e a c h e d h i s h a n d to w a r d th e b e ll. “ M o t h e r ,” w h i s p e r e d th e m a n l y b o y . “ m a y I n o t a s k h im w h e r e h e w a n t s ! to g e t o f f a n d h e lp h im to o ? ” O n e g l a n c e a t th e p r o u d , p a l e fa c e , 1 a n d th e lit t l e m o t h e r a n s w e r e d : “ N o , so n ; I d o n ’ t b e l i e v e h e w o u l d lik e to b e m a d e fe e l d e p e n d e n t .” T h e n a s q u i c k a s th o u g h t sh e s a i d in a lo u d to n e : S e e , so n ; th e n e x t co r n e r is S e v e n t h , stre e t , th e n S i x t h a n d B r o a d w a y . T h e h o t e l is o n B r o a d w a y . D o n ’ t le t m o t h e r m iss it.” P r o m p t l y th e m a n 's h a n d w e n t t th e b e ll. S e v e n t h w a s e v i d e n t l y th e s t r e e t h e w a n t e d . I f a n c y th a t w h e n th a t b o y h a s g r o w n to b e a m a n a n y e x p r e s s i o n o f th e fin e c h a r i t y th a t is n o w la t e n t in h is h e a r t w i l l b e a c c o m p a n ie d b y ta c t in a c t i o n M id th a t in lo o k in g b a c k o v e r t h e y e a r s h e w i l l re m e m b e r th e le s s o n s ; th a t th e y w e r e g o o d o n e s ; th a t h is m o t h e r ta u g h t h im . — S t . L o u i s G lo b e - D e m o cra t . _________________ A Sound Sleeper. A t th e F r a n c a i s th e a t e r in P a r i s on e e v e n i n g d u r i n g th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f a p l a y b y S o u m e t a s p e c t a t o r w a s o b s e r v e d to b e slu m b e r i n g . “ L o o k ,” sa id D u m a s to th e a u t h o r , w h o w a s s i t t i n g n e a r h im , “ y o u se e th e e f f e c t p r o d u c e d b y y o u r tr a g e d y . ” B u t th e n e x t e v e n in g a t th e sa m e th e a t e r it h a p p e n e d th a t th e p l a y w a s on e o f D u m a s ’ o w n , a n d it h a p p e n e d a l s o th a t a g e n t le m a n in th e s t a l l s w a s o v e r p o w e r e d b y sleep . S o u m e t b e i n g p r e s e n t n o t iced th i s , an d , w i t h in f i n i t e s a t i s f a c t i o n , ta p p i n g D u m a s on th e sh o u ld e r a n d p o i n t i n g to th e o f f e n d e r , h e sa id , “ P l e a s e n o t ice , m y d e a r D u m a s , th a t y o u r p l a y s ca n sen d p e o p le to sle e p a s w e l l a s m in e .” “ N o t a t a l l , ” w a s th e r e a d y a n s w e r ; “ t h a t ’ s o u r frie n d o f y e s t e r d a y . H e h a s n o t w o k e u p y e t ! \ Smallest People In the World. T h e in h a b i t a n t s o f th e A n d a m a n is la n d s ave th e s m a l l e s t ra c e o f p e o p le in th e w o r ld . T h e a v e r a g e h e i g h t o f a fu l l g r o w n A n d a m a n Is 4 fe e t 5 in c h e s , a n d f e w w e i g h o v e r s e v e n t y - s i x p o u n d s . T h e y a r e m a r v e l o u s l y s w i f t o f fo o t a n d a s th e y s m e a r th e m s e l v e s o v e r w i t h a m i x t u r e o f o il a n d re d o c h e r p r e s e n t a v e r y s t r a n g e a p p e a r a n c e . F e w tr a v e l e r s c a r e to e n c o u n t e r a n y o f th e s e b e llico s e little p e o p le, fo r th e ir s k i l l in th r o w i n g th e sp e a r a n d in u s in g th e b o w is o n ly e q u a le d b y th e i r re a d i n e s s t o a t t a c k s t r a n g e r s . Mexico’* Dirtiest City, M e r id a , th e c a p i t a l o f Y u c a t a n is, it ia sa id , th e ric h e s t c i t y in M e x ic o in p r o p o r tio n to its p o p u la t io n , w h i c h is p la c e d a n y w h e r e fro m 50,000 to 0 0 , 0 0 0 . I t is a ls o th e d i r t i e s t c i t y in M e x ico , w h i c h is s a y i n g so m e t h in g v e r y u n p le a s a n t , fo r th e r e a r e f e w c le a n citie s In th e s i s t e r re p u b lic . M e r id a h a s n e it h e r a w a t e r n o r a s e w e r a g e sy s t e m , an d th a t it is n o t d e p o p u la t e d e v e r y y e a r s p e a k s w e l l fo r th e co n s t it u t io n s o f t h e i n h a b i t a n t s . Supply nt Hand. E m p lo y m e n t A g e n t — I h a v e a co o k th a t w i l l ju s t s u i t y o u . S h e is a y o u n g w id o w a n d is v e r y fo n d o f ch ild r e n . M r s . R l c h l e l g h — B u t w c h a v e n o c h i l dren. E m p lo y m e n t A g e n t — O h , th a t ’ ll b e a ll rig h t , m a ’ a m . S h e h a s s i x o f h e r o w n . —C h i c a g o N e w s . HI* Din It Won. “ T h o u g h t y o u r d a d w a s n ’ t g o i n g to sen d y o u b a c k to c o lle g e ? \ “ Y e s , d a d d id k i c k a t th e exp e n s e , bu t I th r e a t e n e d to s t a y a t h o m e an d help h im ru n th e b u s in e s s , a n d h e d e cid e d c o lle g e w o u l d b e c h e a p e r .\— D e tro it F r e e P r e s s . I could hardly move without great suffering. Mv husband got me a bottle o f Dr. Pierce’s Fa- A Substitute. J u d g e — Of co u r s e I m ig h t le t y o u off, C a s e y , i f y o u h a d an a lib i. C a s e y — S ln irc, y e r honor, 01 h a v e n ’ t w a n a b o u t m e , b u t h e r e ’ s m e la s t h q u a r t e r If th a t ’ ll tim p t y e .— P h i l a d e l p h ia B u lle t i n , ie My huabaud g vorlte Prescription and a vial o f his ‘ Pleasant Pellets,’ which I used as directed. In four days I was greatly relieved, and now, after using tfi medicine three months, I seem to be entirely well. I can't see why it is that there are so many suffering women when there is such en easy way to be cured. I know your medicines are the teat in the world.” IFVVV1 D r .* P le r c p ’« P lea s a n t P e lle t s th e fa v o r it e fa m i ly la x a t iv e . O n e ‘ P e l l e t ’ a Certificates of Deposit Issued, la x a t i v e , tw o ' P e l l e t s ’ a ca t h a r t ic d o s e . Obedience to the Letter, P o li c e m a n — C o m e a l o n g n o w q u i e t l y o r It w i l l b e w o r s e fo r you . O ’ T o o le— O l’ll not. T h e m a g i s t r a t e to ld m e la s t tim e n i v e r to b e b r o u g h t b e f o o r h im a g a in , a n ’ b e g o r r a O l ’ m g o ln ’ to o b e y h is in s t r u c t i o n s .\— B o y s o f th e E m p ire . m a y b e p a s s e d o v e r th e c o u n t e r b y a re p r e s e n t a i v e o f sm a ll re s o u r c e s w i t h o u t a t t r a c t i n g a t t e n t io n . T h i s is a l l v e r y v u l g a r , a n d n o t h e r e to b e d is cu s s e d . C e r t a i n it is th a t th e k i n g o f th e lo b b y n e v e r so fu l l y re a li z e d u n t il th a t d a y th a t h is b u s in e s s l a y n o t w i t h b a n k n o t e s in th e a n a l y s i s , b u t w i t h s u b t l e u n d e r c u r r e n t s o f a h u m a n sou l t h a t n o p lu m m e t fa t h o m s . H e h a d sp e n t — n e v e r m in d , th e fig u r e s w e r e n o w h e r e s e t d o w n — b u t he h a d sp e n t m o n e y a c t u a l l y a n d h a d s w e a t blood fig u r a t i v e l y to p a s s th e c a n a l b ill. T h e c a n a l b i l l w a s to co m e to a fin a l v o t e w i t h i n fifte e n m in u tes, a n d If a co in h a d b e e n to s s e d u p h e w o u l d h a v e la i d e v e n m o n e y on h e a d s o r ta i l s . A s he lo o k e d o u t o v e r th e b ig h a ll, s w i n g i n g a p in c e n e z id ly , n o t a m u s c le o f h is stro n g fa c e tw i t c h e d . H i s in t e l l i g e n t e y e s n a r r o w e d to tw o c u n n in g p r e d a t o r y slits, h is g l a n c e flit tin g fro m th e p in k a n d w h i t e fa c e o f a g i r l in th e g a l l e r y to th e g r a y sp r in k led h e a d o f a m a n w h o s a t a t a d e s k w e l l fo r w a r d in th e room b e lo w . T w o p e r s o n s p e r h a p s in th e a s s e m b ly k n e w h o w th e v o t e w o u l d tu r n , he th o u g h t . O n e o f th e s e w a s th e g i r l a n d th e o t h e r th e m a n . O n secon d th o u g h t th e k i n g o f th e lo b b y re v ise d h is o p in io n . T h e g i r l d id n o t k n o w , fo r A r c h i b a ld , w i t h th e b a n k n o t e s b u r n in g in a s t u f f y e n v e lo p e in th e in s id e p o c k e t o f h is co a t , co u ld n o t h a v e to ld her. O r i f th e b a n k n o t e s w e r e e v e n n o w on th e i r w a y b a c k to th e k i n g o f th e lo b b y A r c h i b a l d w a s s t i l l n o t t h e m a n to h a v e to ld h e r . A r c h i b a l d d i d n o t p o s e , w h a t e v e r h e d id . A n d a t t h i r t y a n d e i g h t a p o li t ic ia n a n d a b a c h e lo r d o e s n o t g e t h i m s e l f e n g a g e d to a g i r l fo r th e p u r p o s e o f ta l k i n k s t a t e c r a f t w i t h h e r , an d p e r h a p s n o t e v e n q u e s t io n s o f e t h ics. T h i s is th e w a y t h a t m a t t e r s stood, a s f a r a s th e k i n g o f th e lo b b y co u ld k n o w . T h e o ld e s t se n a t o r , a n d th e m e m o r ie s o f so m e o f th e m w e n t b a c k to t h e d a y s w h e n o ld D i c k Y a t e s , th e w a r g o v e r n o r , p r o r o g u e d a r e f r a c t o r y le g i s l a t u r e a n d fitte d o u t re g i m e n t s a t th e e x p e n s e o f h is o w n p o c k e t , co u ld n o t re c o l l e c t a m e a s u r e th a t h a d p r o v o k e d a s m u c h h e a t a s th e c a n a l b ill. I t w a s a b i l l a b o u t w h i c h o n e h o n e s t m a n m i g h t h o ld a n o p in io n d i a m e t r i c a l l y o p p o s e d to th e o p in io n o f a n o t h e r h o n e s t m a n , a n d , a s e v e r y o n e k n o w s , th i s b r i n g s a b o u t a s t a t e o f a f f a i r s . S u c h w a s th e h u e a n d c r y th a t b y th e tim e th e b i l l h a d p a s s e d th e lo w e r h o u s e a n d h a d re a c h e d th e s e n a t e e v e n it s s t r o n g su p p o r t e r s w e r e a f r a i d to v o t e fo r it. A t th i s ju n c t u r e th e m e n o f m o n e y b e h i n d th e b ill, b e i n g a l s o m e n o f g r a f t , c a m e to a n u n d e r s t a n d in g w i t h th e lo b b y . T h e k i n g o f th e lo b b y , a c c o r d i n g to h is cu s t o m , w r o t e d o w n on a s h e e t o f p a p e r th e n a m e s o f a l l th e h o n e s t m e n w h o w e r e re c k o n e d u p o n t o v o t e a g a i n s t th e b ill, on a n o t h e r sh e e t th e n a m e s o f th e h o n e s t m e n w h o w o u l d v o t e fo r It, a n d s t i l l on a th i r d sh e e t he w r o t e th e n a m e s o f th e “ w a b b l e r s \ a n d th e “ s e ll e r s .\ H e e m p lo y e d p l a u s i b l e m e n to c o n v i n c e th e “ w a b b l e r s \ a n d d i s p a t c h e d c u n n in g lie u t e n a n t s w h o b o u g h t th e “ s e l l e r s .\ A l l th e s e n a m e s h e ad d e d to th e lis t o f th e c a n a l b i l l ’ s b a c k e r s , a n d y e t th r e e n a m e s o f th e re q u isite n u m b e r w e r e la c k i n g . H e g o t tw o fro m tlic o t h e r sid e — no m a t t e r h o w . T h e n , n s th e d a y s w e n t on a n d th e th i r d w a s n o t lan d e d , th e lo b b y k in g s w e a t w i t h fe a r . A r c h i b a l d o f C o o k , s i l e n t a n d p a t ie n t a n d c o n s e r v a t iv e , h a d g i v e n n o in k l i n g o f th e w a y th a t lie in t e n d e d to c a s t h is v o t e . B u t A r c h i b a l d w a s a m a n o f c h a r a c t e r , so th e y sa id , a n d th e m o s t tim i d w e r e n e v e r a f r a i d to p e e p a s A r c h i b a ld piped. T h e k i n g o f th e lo b b y h e a r d th i n g s — sto r ie s o f d e b t s , a n d o f th e lo v e a f f a i r th a t w a s g o s s ip , a n d b e i n g a lo b b y k i n g h e s a w a d e s p e r a t e c h a n c e a n d /eso lv e d to p l a y it. I t w a s n o t th e b u s in e s s o f th e lo b fiy k i n g to d e a l in eth ics, w h i c h in th e lo n g ru n e v e r y m a n m u s t a t t e n d to fo r h im s e lf . So, la t e in th e p a s t ev e n in g , A r c h i b a l d h a d b e e n in f o r m e d in th e m o s t d e l i c a t e , w a y th a t frie n d s o f th e m e a s u r e w e r e d e e p ly g r a t e f u l to him fo r th e vo te w h i c h ho in t e n d e d to c a s t in th e ir fa v o r . A s a triflin g re t u r n a v e r y sm a ll p r o p o r tio n o f th e a b o u t to b e in cre a s e d d iv id e n d s o f th e c a n a l co m p a n y w e r e tra n s f e r r e d to him in a p la in b r o w n en v e lo p e b y th e h a n d s o f a m e s s e n g e r . T h e lo b b y k i n g w a s a c cu s t o m e d to su s p e n s e , b u t it w a s a m a t t e r o f so m e co n c e r n to h im a s th e c le r k sto o d u p to ren d th e lo n g legal title o f th e b ill th a t a f t e r n o o n a s to ju s t w l i a t d isp o s it io n h a d been m a d e o f th e b r o w n en v e lop e . A r c h i b a l d s a t co m p o s e d ly a t h is d e s k in th e se n a t e w r i t i n g letters. O r, p e r h a p s , he o n ly p r e t e n d e d to w r i t e to co n c e a l a la t e n t n e r v o u s n e s s . It is c e r ta i n th a t lie g la n c e d a t th e g i r l in th e g a l l e r y b u t once, a n d th e n su r r e p t it o u s - ly a n d tim id ly . F o r th a t m a t t e r , p o li tic i a n a s lie w a s a n d c o n s i d e r a b ly e x p e r ien c e d in th e w a y s o f th e w o r ld , A r c h i b a l d w a s a l w a y s tim id in th e p r e s e n c e o f th e giirl. S h e w a s only n in e teen , a slen d e r slip o f fe m in in ity ju s t o u t o f boar< y u g sch o o l, b u t she h a d ta u g h t A r c h i b a l d a g r e a t m a n y th in g s , or n t le a s t lie th o u g h t th a t she h a d , a n d it is m u c h th e sam e . H e did not d e f e r to h e r ju d g m e n t p r e c isely, b u t he s h i f t e d h is p o in t o f v i e w to m e e t h e r sen t im e n t s . F o r ex a m p le, the g irl d id n o t co n c e iv e o f rid in g th r o u g h life in o t h e r th a n n con c h a n d fo u r , ns sh e h a d rid d e n th u s fo r n in e teen y e a r s by th e g r a c e o f n p a r e n t w h o sla v e d an d a n o t h e r p a r e n t w h o m a n a g e d . A r c h i b a ld w a s poor an d la t t e r l y su n k in to d e b t , b u t he a c c e p t e d th e id e a o f I co a c h an d fo u r a s th o u g h he had been born to It. A n d th is is n o t s a y in g th a t it w a s th r u s t upon him . It w a s m e r e ly a p a r t o f th e d i v i n i t y th a t h e d g e d a b o u t a h a n d s o m e g i r l w h o sp o k e o f o r d in a r y p o liticia n s a n d th e ir t lv e s ns “ t h o s e p e o p le.\ W h e r e th e m o n e y w a s to com e from he h a d not th e le a s t idea, und he fo u n d it m o r e to le r a b le on th e w h o le not to d w e l l upon w a y s a n d m e a n s , l i e sim p ly m a r k e d tim e , an d h is h a ir g r e w w h i t e r an d so m e t h in g ca m e up e v e r y d a y to rem in d him th a t h e w a s not y o u n g a n y lon g e r . O r d in a r i ly th e co a r s e b la n d ish m e n t s o f th e lo b b y had no te r r o r s fo r A r c h i b a ld . B u t w h e n y o u co m e to th e lo v e o f a w o m a n , a n ice se n t im e n t a b o u t m a r r ia g e se t t le m e n t s , a m o u n tain o f d e b t an d n d i z z y su m o f m o n e y in a p lain b r o w n en v e lop e , an d th e b ill Is a g o o d o n e p e r h a p s a n y w a y , a n d n o on e ca r e s a co p p e r w h e t h e r y o u g o u p or d o w n , w h y , th a t Is a n o t h e r th in g . O n ly th a t m o r n in g A r c h i b a ld had ta k e n th e g i r l fo r a d r i v e In a fa n c y c u t t e r b e h in d a p a ir o f th in flan k e d b a y s . I t m ig h t h a v e been ch a n c e , b u t it lo o k e d lik e fa t e , th a t a s th e y d a s h e d p a s t th e step s o f th e ca p ito l th e lo b b y k in g , on th e top m o s t step , h a d lifte d h is h a t to them . \O h , b y th e w a y , \ sa id tite g irl, “ I ’ m co m in g o v e r a t 3 to h e a r th e co n t e s t on th a t h o r r id c a n a l b ill. I t w i l l be e x c i t i n g .\ “ D o n ’ t, d e a r ,” sa id A r c h ib a ld . “ W h y ? ” pouted th e g irl, w h o s e fa c e sh o n e te m p t in g ly p in k an d w h i t e o v e r a g r a y fu r boa. “ B e c a u s e ,” sta m m e r e d A r c h ib a ld , v e r y in t e n t upon th e re s t i v e b a y s , “ th e s t r u g g l e is a l l o v e r . T h e r e is n o th in g le f t b u t v o t in g .” W h e n th e g i r l, w i t h a b e v y o f oth e r la d ies, t o o k h e r s e a t in th e g a l l e r y th a t a f t e r n o o n , A r c h i b a ld d id n o t lo o k u p a t on c e , b u t h e k n e w th a t sh e w a s th e r e a s w e l l a s if h e h a d h a d e y e s In th e to p o f h is h e a d . A s t r a n g e ca lm n e s s fe l l upon th e b u z z in g se n a t e ch a m b e r a s th e c l e r k ’ s s h r i ll v o ice to o k u p th e first s y l l a b l e o f h is rea d in g . D e b a t e h a d been e x h a u s t - , , 0 ~ . . ed in w e e k s o f tu r m o il, a n d n o t h in g V ' f Tngg m Rock/md Reguter I KT a W d • £ I II A n o w rem a in e d b u t th e fo r m a l ballot. T h e m a n w a s ,a S c a n d in a v ian . H e had w o r k e d hia w a y up from ab s o lu te p o v e r t y to on e o f fin a n c ial and agricu ltu r a l inde p e n d e n c e and is now w e ll fix e d as th e o w n e r o f 3 2 0 acres o f land and a good eq u ip m e n t o f s lo c k . H e had a b o y , a v e r y co m m o n p lace, e v e r y d a y sort c f a b o y , s e v e n t e e n years old. T h is b o y had alw a y s w o r k e d on th e farm , and h is edu cation had b e e n lim ited to w h a t h e could learn in th e co u n t r y sch o o l d u r in g the w in t e r t e r m . It was agreed betw e e n fath er and son th a t t h e b o y should g o to one o f th e b e s t agricu lt u r e c o lle g e s in th e W e s t and ta k e a cou r s e o f th irteen w e e k r each w in ter o f t w o y e a r s , retu r n in g to h is farm w o r k d u r in g t h e su m m e r . W e m e t th e la t h e r after th e b o y h a d co m p leted th is co u r s e o f s tu d y at t h e c o lle g e and a s k ed h im w h a t i t had d o n e for t h e b o y . H e said th a t “ i t h a d d o n e w o n d e r s , th a t th e b o y w a s t a k in g u p th e farm w o r k in a dif feren t and b e tter w a y , th a t h e co u ld r e p a ir an y o f th e farm m a c h in e r y , adjust th e farm separator, test t h e m ilk and th e c o w s , bad learn e d h o w to ju d g e sto c k , could p i c k out a good co w on sigh t, k n e w how to p r o p e r ly b a lan c e th e rations fed , could treat t h e s i c k an im a ls on th e farm and w a n ted m e to t a k e five or s i x o f th e best agricu ltu r a l papers. H e did all his w o r k w ith m o re m e th o d and in t e llig e n c e and so acco m p lish e d m o r e w ith less labor. H e did not y e t th e b ig h e a d and w a n t to b e co m e a p r o fessor and tea c h e r and has Bet t e d dow n to hia o ld farm w o r k as stead y as an o ld c l o c k . I t co s t m e $ 3 2 5 to g i v e h im this co u r s e o f s tu d y , and it w a s th e b e s t in v e s t m e n t t h a t I e v e r m a d e . T h e fact Is t h e b o y k n o w s m o t e than I d o , but h e is k in d en o u g h n e v e r to rub it in . ” — w h ic h h a d been m a d e a sp e c ial ord e r o f th e d a y . In th e n e r v o u s ten s io n o f th e m in u t e s so m e o f th e m e n m o s t In te r e s t e d s a t w i t h fa c e s w o r k i n g d e sp ite stro n g e f f o r t s a t s e l f con trol, som e g r in n e d fo o l i s h l y a n d o t h e r s to r e up strip s o f b la n k p a p e r a n d fold e d th e m w i t h care. M a n y e y e s tu r n e d to w a r d A r c h ib a ld , fo r b y an u n a c c o u n t a b le b u t n o t u n u s u a l te l e p a t h y th e k n o w le d g e h a d sp r e a d th a t h is m igh t b e th e c a s t i n g vo te, an d A r c h i b a l d ’ s n a m e w a s th e th i r d on th e list. “ T h e c le r k w i l l n o w p le a s e c a l l th e ro ll,” said th e lie u t e n a n t go v e r n o r , ra p p in g s m a r t l y on th e d e s k . T h e r e w a s th e a u d ib le ru s t li n g o f a le a f , a n d th e n th e c l e r k 's s h r i ll c a ll: “ J o h n T . A l d r i d g e ! \ ' A l d r i d g e vo t e d “ a y e , ” a s it h a d been co n c e d e d th a t h e w o u ld . “ T h o m a s S. A l l e n ! \ “ N o ! \ sh o u t e d A lle n , w i t h th e fu l l s t r e n g t h o f h is lu n g s . T h e r e w a s a lit t l e h a n d c la p p in g , w h i c h th e ch a irm a n su p p r e s s e d im m e d ia t e ly . “ G e o r g e D . A r c h i b a l d ! \ c a l l e d th e cle r k . T h e k i n g o f th e lo b b y c a u g h t h is b r e a t h fo r th e fra c t i o n o f a m in u te, a n d p a t r i a r c h a l se n a t o r s s t r o k i n g th e ir w h i t e b e a r d s le a n e d o v e r a n x i o u s l y to h e a r th e v o ice o f th e h a le , q u i e t m a n fro m C o o k . “ A y e , \ s a i d A r c h i b a l d c l e a r l y , a n d th e r e w a s a s l i g h t u p r o a r o f m in g led h isse s a n d a p p la u s e . T h e k i n g o f th e lo b b y fo ld e d h is a r m s a n d sm ile d a little . A f t e r th a t , s i l k h a t In h a n d , h e sto o d to h e a r th e v o t e th r o u g h w i t h th e b o r n e x p r e s s io n o f a m a n w h o a n t i c i p a t e d e v e r y m o v e o f t h e g a m e . H e tu r n e d w h e n th e v o t e w a s a n n o u n c e d a n d b u m p e d in t o a p a g e w h o h a d b e e n w a i t i n g a t h is e lb o w to h a n d h im a s t u f f y b r o w n en v e lo p e . I t had b e e n rip p e d open a n d b a n k n o t e s w e r e s t i c k i n g o u t o f th e en d a u d a c i o u s l y . “ R e t u r n e d w i t h th e co m p lim e n t s o f G e o r g e D . A r c h i b a l d ,\ ra n th e in d o r s e m e n t on th e b a c k . T h e k i n g o f th e lo b b y , w i t h a m u t t e r e d o a t h , w h ip p e d th e b i l l s in t o th e in s i d e p o c k e t o f h is c o a t M e a n t im e th e g i r l in th e g a l l e r y w a s s a y i n g to a frie n d h o w h o r r id it w a s o f M r. A r c h i b a l d to v o t e on th e sid e th a t p e o p le h issed ; w h ic h , o f co u r s e , it w a s . N o t h : C o r n e ll C o lle g e 0 1 A g r icu lt u r e , Ith a c a , N . Y . , offers su c h a cou r s e to tL c farm e r s o f the S t a t e . F a r m e r s lo o k into it. T h e Young Farm er9a Opportunity . A t t h e a g e of tw e n ty-o n e m a n y a fa r m er actnai or p r o s p e c t ive, finds h im s e lt re g r e t t in g those sum m e r s w h e n h e w o rked on t h e term eith e r by ch o ice or of n e c e s sity in s tead o f stick in g to his sch o o lin g , H e is not as read y w ith his p e n as he w o u ld lik e . H e c a n n o t s tudy w ith com fort and in t e llig e n c e good articles on th e use ot co m m e r c ia l fertilizers, th e co m p o u n d in g o f feed in g ia u o o s , and th e m a n a g e m e n t o f fru it trees. Is m s case h o p e less? M u s t h e g r o p e hencelortL? M o st e m p h a t ica lly no. T h e r e are tw o w a y s: H e can b e c o m e a m e m b e r ot th e C o r n e ll R e a d in g - C o u r s e ; or b e tter still, he can go to th e C o lle g e ut A g r icu ltu r e at Ith a c a and t a k e a sh o r t cou r s e sp e c ia lly arranged and co n d u c ted for t h e benefit ot m e n and w o m e n from th e farm w h o can n o t tak e lo n g e r cou r s e s c f in s tru c tio n . T h is W in ter C o u r s e In A g r icu ltu r e co m m e n c e s o n Jan u a r y 2 d , 1 9 0 3 , and co n tin u e s tor eleven w e e k s . T h e r e »re no t u itio n fees and it is o p e n to a il w h o h a v e a co m m o n school ed u c a tio n an d a go o d ch a r a c t e r . F u ll in fo r m a tio n and a p p lica t io n b lan k s m a y b e had b y w r it in g t o th e C o lle g e of A g r icu l tu r e , I t h a c a , N . Y . DR. E. F. BUTTERFIELD, ol SYRACUSE, N. Y. The Famous Clairvoyant Physician Talks oi t he Progress that das Been Made in the Treatment 01 Chronic Diseases in the Last Forty Years. Only W anted Part. A c e r t a in re v e r e n d d o c t o r w h o fo r m a n y re a s o n s m u s t b e sim p ly k n o w n b y th e o r d i n a r y n a m e o f J o n e s is g e n e r a lly co n s id e r e d to b e a m o s t elo q u e n t p r e a c h e r , b u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y he b e lo n g s in so m e re s p e c t s to th e old fa s h io n e d sch o o l a n d tinds it n e a r ly im p o s s ib le to a d a p t h i m s e lf to th e p r e v a i l i n g fa s h io n o f sh o r t d isco u r s e s . It is a fre q u e n t Joke fa r b e y o n d h is o w n im m e d ia t e fa m i l y c i r c le th a t a f t e r w r i t i n g a ser m o n he is o b lig e d to c u t It up in t o a se rie s o f m o d e r n d isco u r s e s . A sh o r t tim e a g o h e re c e iv e d a n o te fro m a w e l l k n o w n c l e r i c a l b r o t h e r co n v e y i n g an u r g e n t re q u e s t th a t h e w o u ld d e l i v e r a serm o n upon som e sp e c ial c h u r c h fe s t i v a l th a t w a s s h o r t l y to be h e ld . T h e d o c t o r rep lied to th e effect th a t h e w o u ld co m e an d th a t he had ju s t co m p leted a serm o n upon th e g o ld en c a l f w h ich m ig h t b e s i n g u l a r l y a p p r o p r ia t e fo r th e o c c a s ion . T h e b r o t h e r c le r g y m a n w a s a n old frie n d a n d k n e w D r . Jo n e s v e r y in t i m a t e ly , an d , b e in g th u s a c q u a in t e d b o th w i t h h is p e c u li a r it ie s a s w e ll as w i t h h is a b i l i t y to ta k e a jo k e , h e sen t th e fo l l o w i n g a n s w e r b y teleg r a p h : “ G o ld e n c a l f ju s t w h a t is w a n t e d . A fo r e q u a r t e r Is a l l th a t w i l l be needed.” Less Can't Stand It. T h e le g h a s its o w n w o e s , to w h ich It fa l l s h e ir fro m th e le g a c ie s o f e x e r cise. G r o o m s a n d c a v a l r y o fficers are In c lin e d to h a v e b o w le g s a n d to “ toe In,” p a r r o t fa s h io n , a s is a d m ire d in J a p a n a n d in In d ia n lan d . P r i e s t s , m a g i s t r a t e s a n d a l l w h o w e a r s k i r t s d r a g th e i r le g s In w a l k i n g in s t e a d o f ra i s i n g th e m , a s do so ld iers a n d cor r e c t p e d e s t r ia n s . D a n c e r s o f b a lle t w h o h a v e w o r k e d h a r d a t p o in tin g h a v e a n in t e r n a l d e v ia t io n 0 # th e ir b o n e s fro m re c t it u d e k n o w n a s “ o n io n .\ S c r u b w o m e n w h o p a s s m u c h o f th e ir liv e s on th e ir k n e e s h a v e a s w e l l in g o f th e k n e e jo in t s . “ D e n t i s t s ’ le g ” Is a re s u l t o f o v e r s t r a in , fa t i g u e an d p r o lo n g e d m u s c u la r co n t r a c t io n . A n o t h e r in s t a n c e o f m u s c u la r tra d e m a r k s Is f o u n d am o n g file cu t t e r s . T h e y o v e r e x e r t th e rig h t h a n d In t h e ir w o r k w i t h th e h a m m e r . T h e h a n d a n d w r i s t fin a l ly w e a k e n a n d sh r iv e l. T h e p r e s s u r e o f th e ch ise l a g a i n s t t h e ir t h u m b stu n t s th e g r o w t l i o f th a t m e m b e r a n d bends it b a c k w a r d . V e r y f e w D o c tors, w h o began t h e ir prac tice to r t y years »go are le t t to tell the sto r y o f th e w a y t and m e thods o f those earlier tim es. T h e o ld saddle-bags con tain e d D o v e r ’s pow d e r, C a lom e l, P i n k and tienna, th e last given to th e yo u n g to cure w o rm s, and also to g iv e proper religious bent. B leedin g , even to th e p o int o f prostration, w a s an ad ju n c t to t h e d r u g rem edies. T h e A llo p a t h ic tichool h e ld the f o r t f o r m a n y years; it w a s fin a lly ch a n g e d and m o d ified by th e H o m e o p a th ic and E c lectic Sch o o ls, a n d th e G a lvan ic Incubator. T a k i n g a l l th e d ifferen t schools o f m ed icin e , in c lu d in g those called irregulars, the C h r istian S c ien tists, M a g n e tic H e a lers, O s teopaths h a v e ta ile d to g iv e ns an y surety o f p e r t e c t diagn o s is an d treatm e n t o f disease. T h e y m a k e lam e n table t a il o res a s yet, sh o w in g th e ir kn o w led g e very im p e r fe c t and n o t to be r e lied upon. W e still h a v e heart disease, sugar diabetes, B r ig h t ’s disease, dyspepsia, rheum a tism , paralysis and a ll oth e r various ills t h a t seem to baffle th e s k i ll o f the p h y s ician to r ig h t ly nam e th e disease or perform a core. F irst, w e are aw a re th a t w isdom and kn o w ledge are th e result o f lon g years o t to il and research, and that deep u o w n in hum a n l i f e th e loftiest truths are born. D r . B u tterfield starts out from a different standpoint, basing h is kn o w ledge upont spiritual in s igh t into the causes o f you con d ition a n a the reasons t o r yo u r suffer, m g . T h is spiritual insight is the incentive to a ll progress and is the o n e m e thod by w h ich th e righ t rem e d ies c a n be used to suit the case. T h e D o c to r has been com ing to Penn Y a n f o r e i g h t years, and has cured hundreds o f cases th a t have com e to h im as a last re sort, and he has cured w h e re a ll others had failed and hope had gone. H e uses vegetable rem e d ies entirely, w h ich are as natural a s f r u it, in the system . T h e y can be taken by an y one, no m a tter how delicate the stom a ch. T h e D o c tor cu r e s som e o f the w o rst cases o f kidney and bladder trouble, enlarged liver and heart disease, dyspepsia, rheum a tism and all other form s o f chronic diseases. A l l are w e lcom e to a free exam ination. H is lon g experience is w o r th everyth in g to the ch r o n ic invalid. D r . B u tterfield w i l l be at th e K n a p p H o u se, P e n n Y a n , N . Y . on W e d n e sday. 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F o le y s H o n e y and T a r is a s a fe and c e r tain r e m e d y for c o u g h ? , crou p and lu n g trou b les, and is th e o n ly p r o m in e n t cough m e d icin e that con tain s no op iates or o t h e r poisons. S o ld b y T . F . W h e e ler. H a ir Falls A f t e r m a k in g a lin s e e d p o u ltice , spread it on m u s lin and s m e a r i t o v e r w ith a k n ife d ip p e d in b o ilin g w a t e r , to p r e v e n t its stick in g to th e sk in . S T The Kind You Have Always Bought I tried A y e r ’ s H a ir V ig o r to stop m y h a ir from fa llin g . O n e - h a lf a bottle cu r e d m e . ” J . C . B a x t e r , B r a id w o o d , 111. Ayer’s Hair Vigor is certainly the most eco nomical preparation o f its kind on the market. A little o f it goes a long way. It doesn’t take much o f it to stop falling of the hair, make the hair grow, and restore color to gray hair. ,1.00 « bailie. All dluiilrt.. 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Dr. Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder baa proved a blessing to many a “ man before the public” In cases o f hoarsenesf, bad throat, tonal- litis and catarrh. Some o f the most recent evi dence o f Its efficacy cornea froma well-known act or, whose home ia In New York City. He saya: “ I have never found anything to equal this rem edy for quick relief.” 50 cents. Sold by H. O. Bennett, T. F. Wheeler—69. i.
