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She admitted that the name on the paper was the one she bad been thinking of. No hypnotism was used in the experiment The other physicians engaged the girl In conversation, and she readily answered their questions. While she was thus talking with the others Dr. White, luestionlng the sub-conscious side, asked her to write something, and instantly a sentence learned a few mlnntes before was written with the senseless band, but all the while she was talking with the others. She was questioned, but had no knowledge of what she had written. Dr. White says the girl is rapidly Improving from her mental disorder for which she is ceoJ&ed, in t&a bosgitaLBarrfmor Snf.
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CIIAPTKll VIII. Onardian mid ward had a long, delightful ramble. They discussed Iwks nnd people and future plans. Standish was unusually sympathetic, and not the smallest rafspaw of difference rippled the smooth surface of their confidential intercourse. Standish parted with Dorothy at The Knoll's pate, and k!io entered the house with a profound sense of depression weighing licr down. To-morrow! How lonely and empty to-morrow would lie! What ii.inths must come nnd go before she should enjoy another uninterrupted tnlk! 1 ut she was too silly and weak! She mnr.t learn to lie sufficient to herself! In an absent mood she went to her own room and laid aside her hat and mantle, and hearing from Collins that Mrs. Callander was on:, she descended to the drawing room determined to occupy her mind by nn hour's diligent practice. As she approached the piano, which stood near one of the windows leading into the verandn, the sound of voices, speaking low, met her ear. She thought she distinguished Egerton's, and paused to make sure, intending to retreat if convinced that it was. Then some words caught her ear which seemed to turn her to stone and for a moment to deprive her of volition. "You know I love you," he wr.s saying, in low, deep tones, full of passion. "Bat how iutensely, how wildly, your nature, perhaps, forbids yon to comprehend." Then Mabel's voice murmured something, and Egerton replied: "No, Mabel, I will not be fooled! You ha'-e let me see that I nui of importance to you. You have given me hope."
"I fear you, I do not think I love you.
"Perhaps so," said Dorothy, trying to smile. "Oh, 1 am so sorry you are going!" Standish bent down and kissed the wnvy braids into which her hair was divided above her brow, kissed her lightly and tenderly, nnd was gone. The next day Colonel Callander stayed indoors for the greater part of the day, writing and arranging bis papers. This gave (he sisters time to study what wns best and strongest to say in Mabel's note to Kgerton. "You must get it from him as soon as he rends it," was her final injunction to Dorothy as she put it in her inwket. "Oh, Mabel, if yon think this necessary, how could you dream of deserting us ull for him?" "1 cannot tell. I I was not myself. 1 fancied I saw a change in Herbert. If he suspected me, I could not face him. Ever since we spoke of that tour, Hundal was like a madman." "Don't call him by his Christian uuiuc. Did he make you refuse to go?" Mabel bent her head, and then covering her face cried quietly and bitterly. "Do not despair, all will be well yet, Mabel, if you an firm now." "Can I ever regain my self-respect V Oh, Dorothy, let us try never to name him again." But Egerton did not present himself on this day nor the next until dinner time, when lie and Miss Oukeley joined the party at The Knoll. The presence nnd vivacity of Miss Oakeley, seconded as she was by Egerton, helped to cover not only the taciturnity of the host and hostess, whieh was not unusual, but Dorothy's remarkable ab
sence of mind. At last Miss Oakeley bad exhausted herself aud her subjects, ami
sahUilabcl more distinctly, "and I can- departed. "What a dark night," she said,
not, dare not cut myself off from every
one, everything that makes life worth living. No, no, I cannot," her voice broke off into sobs, suppressed sobs. "You will drive me mad! Existence is torture! The thought of your husband makes me capable of any crime, to think 3f your belonging to another sets my blood
on fire! You are miserable, too! He is
cold nnd indifferent. Ivcavohini! listen. Ilnther than suffer disappointment rath
er than sec jon his, I would crush out your life, beloved is you are!" The touc of his voice wns deadly.
Dorothy s senses came back to her with
a wild thrill of horror, of rage against the
man who dared to insult nnd threaten her
sister. Aud Mabel listened to him had listened to him! How strange it seemed that she now felt what the formless shadow was which had lain upon her.
What should she do? She most not
drive that fierce, bad man to desperation. She must appeal to Mabel, and strengthen her save her. She stole softly away, and stood for a moment by the stairhead win-flow.
The sound of the outer gate closing
loudly roused her, and, starting to The window, she saw Egerton walk rapidly away towards the town.
Dorothy dirt not delay a moment. Run
ning down stairs, she tried to enter her Bister's room. The door was locked.
Let me in. Mabel. I want you. I am
ill oh, very ill!"
In another moment Mabel opened it.
Dorothy closed nnd re-locked it, then
stood nn instant, gazing at her sister.
whose eyes had a terrified, strained look. Her face was deadly white.
Then, clasping her closely, she exclaim
ed, brokenly, with heaving breast, "Mabel, what are you going to do? Could you
let that uevil draw you to destruction .' I have heard him just now 1 wish I could
have struck him dead!"
Hoard what where? stammered
Mabel, her eyes growing vacant, as if toe overdone to understand anything.
There m the drawing room, when yon
were in the balcony."
He said there wns no one there."
gasped Mabel, nnd she trembled so violently that Dorothy hastily led her to a chair lest she should fall.
I came in and heard enough. Mnbcl!
What are you going to do?"
I wish I were dead. I do not want
to yield I oh, Dorothy! can you bear to look ut me-to touch me?"
"I love you with all my heart and soul!" cried Dorothy, kneeling down and clasping her waist, while she laid her head against her bosom, "and before that vile wretch succeeds in his sorcery, I would kill him. You are not yourself, Mabel; you arc under a spell. Throw it off; defy him! What can he do? Would you forsake your own true husband for a traitor like this? Where are your senses'? Forbid him to come near you. Let me he with you every moment of the cay, and 1 will exorcise this unholy Bpirit." "I am unfit to stuy with my husband my children," sobbed Mabel. "I ought not to have listened." "You are fit quite fit; I tell you so. You arc not acting by your owu will; you are under the will of another." "I do not want to go. Oh, Dorothy, help me. Itandnl Egerton always interested me, and I can scarcely tell how I came to like him. I fear him now, I wish I had never let him mesmerize me. But it I refuse him, what what will he do? anything for revenge even something desperate to Herbert." "No, Mabel; he dare not. Never fear to do right. Tell him to leave you; that you have come to yonr senses. I will give him the letter." "I have written to him, yesterday, and he came, you see, all the same. Oh, you do not know him!"
"If you arc true to yourself. Mabel, you
can snaKe mm on: cried Dorothy, rising
and stamping her foot. "How dare he persecute you? How dare he practice his
villnliiy on yoii,' V. rite again, Mabel. I will give the letter into his hand,"
"Let me collect myself a little nnd you
shall help me to write it. Now, if you
stand by me, I shall hnVe strength to do right. But tlie idea of having so fur lost
myself will poison all my life. "Mnhel, denr, put your hand to the plow and never look luck." "It if only Herbert never susneefs, I
will devote myself to him. Oh, can I ever
stone; Some more energetic persuasion on Dor
othy's pnrt, it few words here and there
indicative of reviving hope aud courage
on her si -iter's, and they started to find
how Inte -,t was.
"We must try to look ns usual," said
Dorothy. "If you would like to keep quiet and not see any one; I will darken the
room nnd say yon have a Headache. 1
can face them ail for you, sweetest, dear
est Mnhel.
"Ah, y;s; do, Dorothy." With I he strength and firmness which true affection gives, Dorothy prepared herself to piny the part of hostess at dinner. She was infinitely helped by a message from Kgerton to the effect that he could not join them. Colonel Callander snid lie would not disturb his wife ns s'm wns trying to sleep. Dorothy wished he would. A few tender words at this juncture might, she fell sure, produce a great effect. Dinner passed heavily. Then camo the moment of parting. Colonel C'll'ambT excused himself with, what Dorothy thought, eold politeness, from nec.uiiianyIng Stnndisli to the station. "(Jood-by, my dear ward," ho said, pressing her hn'id in both bis own. "It seems to me that you have been a good dent disturbed by something. There is ft tragic look in your eyes. Will you tell nc when we uiret again?''
as Egerton nnd Cnllnuder assisted to put
her into her carnage. "Yes, dark as a wolfs mouth," said Egerton. "The moon will be up later," said Callander. "Can I give yon a lift, Mr. Egerton?" "A thousand thanks, nn." "Are you going?" asked Callander. "Yes, I want a smoke. Something stronger than a cigarette; and Callander, do you feci nil right? You seem to me not quite yourself." "I have rather a bad headache, but I am subject to them since I came bnie A good night's rest will be, 1 hope, e. cure." "Then I wish you a very go-id night. Make my excuses to Mrs. Callander, ' and Egerton set out into the Suft d irkness o:.' a balmy September night, nnd not loin; after the lights disappeared from the windows of The Knoll, from nil, at least, s.- v,that of the nursery, where the careful Mrs. McHugh kept s shaded lamp burning through the silent night wat?'us. The next morning broke fair ami bright. Colonel Callander rose, as he generally did, nt cock-crow, and, wrapping himself in his dressing gown, sat making entries in hlo journal, and adding i few pages to a work begun long ago oa
some military subject, (.iradunlly the
sounds of movement below told him the household was astir. Presently the Colonel's factotum brought him his early cup of tea.
Colonel Callander laid down his pen
and slowly drank it. He rose, and v;is
moving towards the door, when it wiis
suddenly dashed open by Mrs. McHugh, her eyes wide open ns though strained
with horror, her outstretched hands shaking, her whole aspect disordered. "Oh! sir! Come, come! My dear mis
tress is lying dead, murdered in her sweet sleep, and ns lying deaf and dull and use
less all about her!' "Woman, you ore mad!" exclaimed Collunder, in deep, hoarse tones. "Come nnd see. Oh, would to heaven I were in her place!" anil turning, she went rapidly away, followed by her iueredulo Js master.
CHAPTEn IX. When Callander reached his wifii's room he made at once for the bed, where she lay upon her left side, with one while haud slightly clenched outside the clothes. He bent over her and looked intently into her face. "She seems to sleep," lie said hoarsely to Nurse, who followed him. "lint," touching her hand, "she is quite cold." "Ah! cold enough. Look, sir. Don't move her. Come round hero. Look, where the villain struck her!" With t trembling haud she pointed to a deep wound in the back of the neck, just below the skull, from which some blood had flowed not iu any large quantity upon her nightdress and pillow. Callander tittered an inarticulate exclamation, and kneeling beside the bed, gently turned ba-ck the clothes and felt ner heart; then, with a wail of despair: "Oil! dead! dead! dead!" he cried. "My beautiful darling! my pearl! No evil can touch you now; none eat) hurt you!" He pressed his brow against the bedclothes, and muttered, "None to save her though in the midst of those who would have given their lives for her!" He stopped as if choked. "Ah, sir, it's plain enough how the wretches got in. The window is open, and we nsed to leave the middle bit of the outer shutters open, with the bar across Inside she always wanted air. Sec! the bnr is hanging loose, and there is the ladder they got across by." Callander rose and followed her to the window there, across the area which surrounded the house, resting on the top of the bank nt one side, and the window lodge nt the other, wns a ladder a lad
der which Xurse recognized as belonging
to tun place. ( alltindor dropped into u
chair and, covering his face with his
hands, moaned pitiously. "They have made a clean sweep," she continued, looking nt the dressing table; "she laid
her rings nnd watch and chain and nurse
there Inst night, for I brushed her hair
for her, my poor, dear lamb, and they
were there when I left her. Why, why
td I ever leave that shutter open?" and
she rang her hands. "What are we to
do, sir?" But Callander was past heed
ing her. He rose, and again threw himself upon his knees beside tlie bed, his face in the clothes, while deep sobs shook
his frame.
By this time the whole household had crowded into the room nnd stood with
bated breath. "Oh! don't stand there doing nothing,"
whispered Nurse, in great agitation, to
Collins "You run and (ell the police.
Don't you sec the poor master bus lost his iiend, nnd no wonder." "I'll run, Mrs. Mellugh, and fetch the
doctor, too. Here" in a horrified Vuico
"here's Miss Dorothy!"
"All, doii't let her in, for heaven's
sake!"- -But Dorothy was in their midst
while she spoke.
"What can lie the matter?" she asked,
in her usual tone, "every one seems run
ning. (Ih, Mabel," Interrupting herself,
"is Maliel ill? Why, Herbert!" Callander never moved. Before thev could pre
vent, her, Dorothy rushed forward and laid her hand on her sister's brow: then
drnwing back with a look of wild terror "is she dead? Nurse, dear Nurse, is sin dead?"
"Ay, my dear, it lias pleased Cod to tnki her to Iliiincir. ' said Nurse, breath
lessly, striving to Ueei, tile horrible fact
of the murder from her. "It was awful.
If sudden; but nc have nut Cur lUo 4m
tor, and don't you stayl You jnst look after the rhtMren n lilt. Miss Dorothy, for I'll want Hnnnnb to help me." While Nurs-j spoke, she pushed her to the door. "Why do ytfii fry lo send me away?" cried Dorothy, "There is something Jolt do not want me to know." Breaking from the agitated woman, Dorothy caught sight of the blood upon the pillow. With a scream, she darted to the bed, and clasping her hands above her head, cried, "She bus ix-eii murdered basely murdered! Oh! my sister! my sister! was there no one to Save you? Oh I come back lo me! Oh! Herbert, is shir quite, quite dead?" Stiil Callxuder remained iu a kind of stupor. "We can't rightly tell till the doctor comes, and this is no place for you, my dear young lady. I'll tell you the minute I know what the doctor nys. You can do her no good. My own head is going round aud Mn ry! Mary! help me to hold her, will you?" (To be continued.!
Color In Every Photograph, On one occasion, while ho wns prosecuting attorney, Luther Liiilin Mills, says the Chicago Uccurd. cuiiic upon mi indictment returned against a Chinese luundryuuui upon the charge of having nssatilted s Irish policeman with in tent to kill. He thought this an exceptionally curious case, mul upon exam iuing flic prosecuting witness and others he threw out the indictment as be ing wholly absurd. The compatriots of the Chinaman were very grateful fen this act of justice, and in pigeon English assured Mr. Mills that they would not forget liis kindness.. Five or six years after this happening the affair was recalled to Mr. Mill attention by a very pleasant Incident.
One Suuday, whilo Mr. Mills sat on the lawn in front of his north shore home, two carriages rolled up and out stepped a delegation of Chinamen attired In native costumes. The delegation was ushered into the bouse, bearing numerous packages of teas, fans, silks, etc., whieh were distributed about to the several members
of the family. Before taking his de
parture, the spokesman ot the party
asked Mr. Mills to let hiui have n cabi
net photograph he saw on the mantelpiece; it was a picture of the Mills chil
dren very prettily grouped. Mr. Mills
gave it. This Incident remained a mystery un
til quite recently, when there arrived a
parcel from Hong Kong containing nn enlarged water-color reproduction of the photograph, giving the details of expression and color with startling fidelity. "This Is our present to you."
said the Chinaman. "But how was it possible for that artist on the other side of the globe to know what shade of color to give to the hair and eyes of these children whom lie never saw? That's
what pui-.r.lcs me," said Mr. Mills. The
Chinaman replied that the art of photography was so thoroughly understood
in China that it was easy to determine
from the revelations of the magnifying
glass just what color, aud what shade
and what tint were represented by
what the plain photograph told.
Cartloads of Abuse. It is said that when Barney Barnato gave a picnic at the openiug of the
Johannesburg water works he related an Incident that had happeued to him
iu London some time before. A seedylooklug man, describing himself as a
journalist, called upou him one day aud
offered to cut out from papers, etc.. till the complimentary things said a boat Mr. Barnato. The genial man of millions saw that the man was "down on his luck" and engaged him on the spot at a sulnrv of 15 per month. This was
quite characteristic ot Barney's sudden Ulitl ln-c.-rcn.iltlo iTrcitho.
At the end of sis months the man, who had been paid monthly, again called on Mr. Barnato aud presented a huge bundle of clippings from newspapers, asking whether he should continue the work. "No," replied Barney, "but I'll engage you for six mouths at the same salary to cut out all the nasty tilings you can find said about me." Another six months passed and once more the indefatigable paper-clipper tinned up and reported bis work to be finished. "Well," said Barney, "where are the results of your work?" Here Barney assumed hi gravest aspect a he repeated the man's reply: "I hav not been able to brlug them in; there are two carloads outside!"
One Way of Posting a Letter. The island of St. Kilda is often visited by tourist steamers in the summer, but its regular mail communication with rhc mainland, some 150 miles distant, Is confined to the annual visits of the steamer which brings the factoi and his stores. But if ut other times the inhabitants desire to coratuuulcat with Great Britain, they employ the followiug curious device; A mau cuts the rough model of a boat from a billet of wood, hollows It partly out, places in the hold a tin or small bottle containing a letter, nails ou a deck, and when the wind is blowing toward the mainland, launches the tiny craft, having first connected It with a bladder, which drives along before the wind and acts as a tug to the little mailboat. But the set of flic gulf streim frequently drives this curious craft out of Its course, ami ns often as not It reaches the Shetland Isles or the const of Norway, where, however, the letter is pretty sure to l found and posted to Its destination.Household Words.
George Meredith at Work.
It Is forty years ago since George Meredith's first book wajs published, but it is only withlu tho last ten oi twelve that his name Isas become known to a really wide public. Mere dith is a tali, gray-haired man, a brll limit conversationalist, nnd a perfect linguist. He does nil his work in a little hut which he erected some yean ago at the top of his garden; but he it not one of those authors who bore theli visitors with accounts of their writing! or plots, ami it is rarely, Indeed, thai he can be persuaded to say a word t his friends about his past or futun stories. Snubbed the Haughty Hussars. The officers of the 'Stcentii hussars according to the hoary tale, were graciously pleased to accept tho invltatlot of a witty Irish hostess to a dance They attended, but played the pnrt oi passive spoctnto'.-s, until their hospitable hostess euine to their assistance an! offered to find them partners. In re spouse to her endeavors the senior o(li eer present thanked her, but explained that "the 'Ktcentlt don't dance." "Don't they?" returned the lady; "then I sin ccrely hope they can march." Whlcl they did. A Mounter Adverlifliiii; Kin. The largest advertising sign In tin world is said lo be ou the hillside of ni islet off the (li'iiiid Canary, nortliwes o" Africa. It Is several feet above tin level of tlicscaaiidcoiitnins four word: in letters each fifteen feet wide nn thirty feet high, each liar or the lottett being three feet three inches broad The sign is 750 feet long. Why tlo-'S every mil it who hear of I man-hating woiu:tt : ulter her view If fiiiu)
A PUZZLSO FOREIGNER.
Difficult for Him to Kxplain Our "Got There" luetic. One of the foreign attaches who has returned to Washington gives a humorous account of his experiences In the Santiago campaign, writes n Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune. Nevertheless It affoids an in Sight Into the qualities of the American soldier which caused the early capitulation of the city. All the observer? from abroad, in reporting to their respective government:;, are understood to be more or less critical of the man tier in which the campaign was con iucted. regardless of Hie canons of scientific warfare. But all acknowledge that, for a city fortified and defended as S:intia..o was, the surrcndci was forced with marvelous skill. Thla attache, In speaking of Ills own expo riences the other day, said: "I fear it will not be possible for my government to understand It all. I tell of many tilings that might not be agreeable to your war department, and It would not be courteous for mo to speak of those things. But my troublo with my own military superiors will bo been use of your American language When I saw yonr infantry going for ward afftinst the opposing troops Id the torts and intrenehments I said to tho officer witli me that the infantry should not attempt ouch a movement without more .artillery. "You're right he told me, 'but the boys are getting there.' At night when wo were all so hungry I ventured to Inquire if a fur ther movement were contemplated till your army was provisioned. Then the jlllccrs, who were very gentlemanly, all laughed and said tho army would think about rations when they 'got there.' Tho second day we met many wounded meu coming back as we were going forward. When I he colonel asked them about the fighting so many times I heard them say, 'We got there.' And afterwards also I beard those words very often. But it is so difficult for me io explain so my own people will understand It, what nature of tactics Is 'got there.'"
HANDSOME PICTURES.
Four Plaques of American Game Within the Keach of All. Probably at no time in the world's history has as much attention been paid to the interior decoration of homes as at present. No home, no matter how humble, is without its handiwork that helps to beautify the apartments aud make the surroundings more cheerful. The taste of the American iioople has kept pace with the age, and almost every day brings forth something new in the way of a picture, a draping, a piece of furniture or other form of mural decoration. Hue of
the latest of these has been given to the world by the celebrated artist, Mnville, in a series of four handsome porcelain game plaques. Not for years has anything as handsome in this hoe been seen. The subjects represented by these plaques are American wild ducks, American pheasants, American quail and English suiiM?. They are handsome paintings and are especially designed for hanging on diniug room walls, though their richness aud beauty entitles them to a place in the parlor of any home. These original plaques have been purchased at a cost of Sfotl.iXH) by J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., manufacturers of the celebrated Kiastic Starch, and in order to enable their numerous customers to become possessors Of these handsome works of art they have had them reproduced by a special process, in all the rich colors and beauty of the original. Tbey are finished on heavy cardboard, pressed and einbossed in the shape of a plaque and trimmed witli a heavy band of gold. They measure forty inches iu circumference and contain no reading matter or advertisement wliatt VI. Until Oct. I Messrs. ,T. O. Hubinger Bros. Co. propose to distribute these plaques free to their customers. Every purchaser of three ten-cent packages of lilustic Starch, ilatiron brand, manufactured by J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., is entitled to receive one of these handsome plaques free from their grocer. Old and new customers alike are entitled to the benefits of this offer. These plaques will jnot be sent through the mail, the only way to obtain them being from your grocer. Every grocery stor; in the country has Elastic Starch for sale. It is the oldest and best laundry starch on the market ami is the most perfect eold process starch ever invented. It is the only starch made by men who thoroughly understand Ihe laundry business, and the only starch that will not injure the finest fabric. It has been the standard for a quarter of a century and as tin evidence of how good it is twenty-two million packages were scld last year. Ask your dealer to show you the plaques and tell you about Elastic Starch. Accept no substitute. Hear iu mind that this offer holds good a short '.ime only and should he takeu advantage of without delay.
Habit They Have. Jones You seem to bo awfully upset over the little trip you and your wife are to take. I doii't see what there is about going away for a week that should worry you so." Brown It isn't Just the fact that we're going away. The trouble is tlint whenever my wife takes a trip that will last over night she insists on turning it into a regular moving.
Congbs Lends to Consumption, Kemp's Balsam will stop tno cough at once. Co to yourdruggist to-day and get sample bottle free, i-o'.d in 25 and 80 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. Youth is the opportunity to do some thing aud to become somebody. Mudger. Piso's Core for Consumption is our only medicine for coughs and colds. Mrs. C. Belts, 439 Sib ave., Denver, Col., Nov. 8, isun. Cannibal- One who lores hU fellowmen, Free Horn's In Western Florida. There are shout l,( 0 , WO acres ot Government land in Northwest Kloriila, subject to homestead entry, nnd nljout hall ns much again of railroad laudt for sale at very low rates. These lands tno on or near tits lino of the Louisville .V Nashville lUilroad, and Mr. li. J. Wcmyss, General Land Commissioner, I'cnsacola. will bo glad to write you all about them. If you wish to go down and look nt them, the Louisville & N.nhvillo K.UIroad provides tho way and the opportunity on the Hist and third Tuesday of eaoli month, with excursions at only f over one fare, for round-trip tickets. Write Mr. C. 1'. Atmoro, Oetiernl Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky., for particulars. The man robs others who does uot make the best of l lmsclf.
Scrofula Taints the blood of millions, and sooner or later may break out in hip disease, running sores or some more complicated forai. To cure wrofula or prevent it. thoroughly purify your blood with Hood's SarBnpnrilla. which has a continually growing record of wonderful cures. Hood's
Improvements In HyiH Mnclilnea, Inventors are plenty who can irako a machine that will rise nnd float in air, but none has succeeded in making an lpparatns that will guide it through the many currents of air. In this respect Kostetter's Stomach Bitters acts as a saft guide by curing stomach, liver uiol blool disease s. giving a good appetite aud a strong constitution. Thrown Awn' on ITim. " Jackson Well, what did yout wife say to you when you got home bo late lust night? You know you were lfrald she'd scold.
Fairloigh My wife's a jewel. She I
didn't scold a bit. In fact, s,e didn't even ask me where I had been or what had delayed me; lint, late as It was, she snt down at tho piano and began to play and sing. I toll you she's one in ten thousand. Jackson What did she sing? t'alrlcigh Tell me the old, old story.
Crownlnff IHsappolntmeBC "Added to their other trouble, -Ut latest disappointment must to terrible for the Queen of Spain." "I had not heard of it." "She will nevr have an opportunity to kiss Hobson."
Lnne'n Family Motliclnn Moves the bowels each day. In order to bo healthy this is necessary. Acts gentlv on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache, l'ri Je 2o and Sue.
Hall's Catarrh Curo Is a constitutional Cure. Prlco 73 Ctnta.
Chilly Affair. A Vermont couple named Winter anil frost were recently married.
Madrid has lost the director of tho National Library by the .loath of Mannel Tamayo y It.ius, who wns also uotr ed as one of the best dramatists of cotemporary Spain. Many of his plays have been translated intj foreign languages. He w is also secretary of the Academy of Spain.
FITS Pirmanrn'lj rurod. No fits or Drmmsncw stiir lirst aay. u or Pr. K!lnN f;rai Nerw K aatonr. swal tor 1 lit K iftl.flo trial bottle ana iratiae. UK. It U. -LIKE. Utl.. '.'J I Arch M.. f-tla-vlvhla, fft,
No Harcain Offered. "Spain should take back her stigma that, we are a nation of shopkeepers." "Yog; there were no goods marked down In our peace advertisement."
MANY FEMALE ILLS EESULT FROM NEGLECT.
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I EXCURSIONS
These are the days on vhich you can buy very low-rate round-trip Excursion Tickets to NEBRASKA and other points in tho West, Northwest and Southwest, good for 21 day. Stop on your way and see the GREAT TRANSNIISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION AT OMAHA. Ask your nearest railroad agent o make your
ticke: read over the Burlington Koute. you can gftt a nanasome illustrated pamphlet describing Nebraska, and another all about the Exposition (both free), by writing to P. S. EUSTIS, General Passenger Agent, C. B. & Q. R. R., Chicago, III.
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Co and look tor a New Home in Nebraska, a prosperous country, where a farm can be
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