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CHAPTER XXVII.
It was not until the first bewildprment of his sorrow passed away that Lord Vivian Selwyn thoURht of asking how it happened. No one could tell him. The lady's maid told him all that Lnd- Beatrice had said, and he could not urderstand why his wife had been so determined upon visiting Redruth what could have induced her to brave his annoyance and anger, to disobey his commands, to disregard his wishes? There must be some reason why. but he never discovered it. The secret of that journey, for which she had been willing to risk her life, perished with her. Deepest gloom seemed that day to have fallen on Selwyn Castle. Every one was stunned and bewildered. By the doctor's advice all knowledge of the accident was carefully concealed from Itupert. Whatever Lord Selwyn thought or felt, he was obliged, in his son's presence, to carefully conceal all emotion. That same day his lordship visited the groom's cottage. The man left a wife and Hin HrtlA children to lament his loss.
Tjwd Vivian did all he could for the
woman. He gave her the cottage, and settled upon her a pension that would forever keep grim want from her door. There was an inquest, hut no one had
anvthins to say. and the rerdict was, as
a matter of course, "accidental death.
On Mrs. Rivers the sad. suaaen aeam
produced a strange effect. It gave ner time for thought. She hud dreaded the revelation of her secret; she had dreaded the terrible scene that mnst have ensued
when it became known: and now u was once more her own. She deplored Beatrice's sad death more, peiPS. than one, for she alone knew the secret of the terrible crime the dead w man had planned. She mourned not only for the lost life, but for the sin-laden soul so swiftly, so suddenly summoned before its Judge.
She was miserably undecitiea wnai w
4 Thara war time when It seeuiea to
her the only atonement she could make
for her error was to confess ner rami to
her husband, to tell him every motive
which had actuated ber and let mm puniab her as he would. That idea would
take possession of her until she was nearly throwing herself at his feet and telling him all.
Then came the reaction. I ne same motives mat had led her to make the saeric otIstmI atlll. Thev were rather deep
ened by the thought of how her son would
listen to such a story and now it. woum a FFcwt him.
She resolved at last upon keeping silent
a snort time longer. The flav came when Runcrt was able to
leave the room In which he had fought
so fierce a battle with the grim King Death and go down stairs. Soon as he
was able to travel his father asicca mm u
he would like to go to Scotland, ana ine boy was delighted with the idea. Lord Selwyn and Rupert went to Scotl.tul There in the clear, bracing north
ern air, health and strength came back to the young heir of Selwyn. He grew rapidly; his father's eyes rested upon him in admiring love. Rupert was a noble, princely boy, and his father gloried in him. There, in the long walks by mountain and glen, they spoke of Violante, and the boy day by day loved more dearly the memory of his gentle mother. Mrs. Rivers went to Brighton with little Lance; his nurse accompanied her. A pretty house was taken for them on the Parade, and the patient, gentle lady, who had repented so bitterly of her error, sat herself to work bravely to fill a mother's place to the motherless child. She lavished care and tenderness upon him; she taught him all night and all day she never liked him one moment out of her sight, and it seemed to her that by this devotinn tn the boy she made some slight
atonement to the mother for the wrong she had unwittingly done to her. What she should do in the future, Vio
lante did not know. The summer and
autumn wore away, winter and spring came round, and as yet no news had been
heard from Lord Selwyn.
Tbj mouth of June came, with the red
roses all in warm bloom. Then Lord Sel
wyn wrote to say that he was returning with Rupert to Selwyn Castle, and would bo dad to have little Lance at home
AMlll.
So, when tiie chestnuts were all in bloom and the limes in blossom, Mrs. Rivers re
turned with the little child to the home
that had been desolate so long. It deemed, that evening when Lord Sel
wro returned, as though every memory
of his former life came over him. He
thoueht of the fair-haired boy who had
died in his armshis last word a message of love to his sister; he thought of his journey to Woodeaves, and the sweet face
of Violante Temple as it nrst oawnea upon him; be remembered his marriage, and the clorious golden time that had followed
it had ever man been loved as Violante
loved him?
Then be began to wonder if Beatrice had really been nnkind to Violante, or whether it was but a jealous fancy. The memory of Violante seemed to possess
him this evening. How well he rempm-
bered the graceful, gentle, hull-timid man
ner. Hie sheen of the golden hair, the
licht. of the violet eyes, the sweet lips
whose smile warmed and gladdened his
heart his gentle, beautiful, lost love. He said her name aloud "Violante!"
and it seemed to him that the wind took it up and the birds repeated it. Ah, if he
could but live his life over again, how dif
ferently he would act; how he would love and cherish his first, his only love, Violante. And Lord Vivian Selwyn, master of Selwyn Castle, lord of that splendid domain, bead of a gallant race, sat down
upon one of the iron seats, perhaps more
desolate and lonely in heart than any man
in England.
Then, clear, sweet and soft on the warm
evening air he heard his own name, "V it
ianr and the voice that uttered it was
that of the fair-haired girl be had loved
so tenderly. "Vivian !"
Never was sigh of the wind so soft or so sweet. He did not stir or move. He had loved her so fondly, he bad thought of her so continually, that he may he pardoned for the superstitious fancy that overpowered him. He had loved her bo well that, even should her sweet, pure spirit return to comfort him he would feel no surprise. "Vivian!" cried the sweet voice again, and he buried his face in his hands with a low moan. "Vivian, do not be frightened; look op look at me!" CHAPTER XXVIII. The wonder and mercy were that he did not fall dead In that moment. He sprang from his seat with a cry of terror on his lips; and there, standing under the limes, with the sunlight on her hair and dress.
was Violante. his loved, lost wife. Was
it Violante, or was it the restless spirit of the girl be had loved? "Vivian, do not be frightened. May I come to you?"
He stood rooted to the snot. Had it
been to save his life he could not have ut
tered one word. Remember, he believed
he had seen her buried and she stood there! "May I come to you?" she repeated. "Say only one word."
But that one word he could not utter; he opened his arms, and the next moment
she was kneeling, clasping his knees with passionate tears, with passionate cries, with passionate prayers for pnrdonw He
cooM not realise it could nt undeisand
land dumb. He only felt rne cnnB..ui
touch of the white hands-he oniy n the golden head bowed in deepest Humility at his feet. Then he recovered himself : Be bent over
her, he raised her from the grounn, ne
her white hands in his. "Violante!" he cried, looking at her. in the name of heaven, what does this mean -is is H you? Speak to me. HaTe you risen from the dead or did you not die? She stretched out her hands imploringly to him. "Will you ever forgive me, ivian? she asked: "will yon forgive me, if I tell nil the truth?"
His half-formed superstitions fancy died away. He put her at some little distance
fmm him and looked earnestly at ner.
"Violante!" he cried. "HaTe you been
Mra Rivers in disguise ?"
"Vr... " he renlied. "I hungered and
thirsted so for one look at you and my son. I could not help it, Vivian; do not be
angry with me." So tod hv him in the warm, sweet even
ing light, she told him her story, word for word, sparing Bentrice where and when it nnsnihle. bnt telling her husband
the plain, unvarnished truth. She concealed nothing but the wrong that Bea
trice had intended to her son. An honr nassed. and still the cloar,
sweet voice never tired nor faltered. She told him of her love for Rupert, and of the boy's passionate affection for her. She laid her whole life bare before him. He
only snoke once, and then it was to cry
nnt
"Could all this be. and I not know it?" When she had finished, Violante, Lady
Selwvn. knelt aaam at her husband s feet.
"Judge me," she said; "I have told you
the nlain. unvarnished truth. I can see
the irrpst wrong I did. At the time
onlv thoucbt of sacrificing myself; now I
see that I wronged others. Only believe
me. Vivian," she cried passionately, did it for vour sake and for my son's."
He stooped over her and kissed her with
tenrst in his eves.
"It was an error. Violante," he cried
"but, my darling, it was a woman s error,
after all, and I pardon it. "Yon foreive me?" she said.
"Yes," he replied; "for I. too, need your
pardon. If I had not been so careless and negligent, you could not have suffered so.
Violante. Oh, my aavnng, inaua ueaveii for sending you back to me; my heart lay in what I thought to be your grave." The last of the golden sunbeams died away, the moon rose, the stars came out, and still they lingered among the flowers. Hand in hand they walked bBck to the Castle, and there Lord Selwyn assembled the whole household, and told them of the sudden and bewildering event. There was at first some alarm; then, when the sweet face smiled upon thetn onctt more, there was nothing but joy. Rupert had always declared that Mrs. Ttivers had his mother's soul. How he ca
ressed her. and hung over her, and could not bear to leave her; how he teased her about the black hair, and the blue glasses; how he cried and laughed!
For once the world was fairly astonish
ed. Nothing so romantic naa nappenea for a long time. The story went the rounds of all the English and continental papers. There was no use in attempting
any disguise, xnc piam irum m iuiu. People woi lercd at it, then forgot. The last ews heard from Selwyn Cas
tlethe happiest home in England was
that Rupert, the heir of Beiwyn, wno aistinguished himself so greatly at Oxford, and afterward in Parliament, was about
to marry the beautiful daughter of the Countess Sitanl.
For Vivian and violante peace has come
nt last. There is no happier or more prosperous man in England than the master of Selwyn Castle; and his fair, gentle wife only sighs when she remembers the single error of her life.
(The enuV)
rfun for Whom a Grateful Nation
Provldea a Livelihood, Referring to the proposition to give pension to ex-Senator John M. Pal
mer, 1 and at tne peusion omce mai two persons, Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Garfield, receive pensions of JS.000 a year; one, Mrs. Sheridan, has $2,500; eight,
including Mrs. John C. Fremont. Mrs.
Logan and Mrs. Oeortte K. MeCleunn,
receive $2,000 n year, and forty-five re
ceive $1,200 a year. Among these lire the widows of lien. N P. Banks. John
B. Corse, Walter Q. Cresham, George A. Custer, Gen. Doubleday. Gen. Hart-
ranft. Gen. Robert Anderson, ticu. v-a-
sey, Gen. Gibbon, Gen. Kilpatrlck, oen.
Mower, Gen. Paul. Gen. IUcltetts, wen.
Warren, Gen. Rousseau and Aamirai
Wilkes. Among the men who receive
pensions of $100 a month are John A.
McClernand of Illinois, Jolin M. i nay-
er of Lincoln, Neb., Franz Sigel of New
York and John C. B;ack of tTineago.
The remainder arc granted to soldiers
of the late war who suffered the loss or both hands, and are a follows: George W Warner. Now- Haven. Conn.; LewiH
A. Horton, Boston; John . January Dell Ranlds. S. !.: Thomas Riley, Ores-
co. Iowa: Wllllnm Grelter, Columbus,
Ohio; Kdward P. Latham. Burton,
Ohio: Thomas Shelbr. Wilson, Ohio
nnrnnrri Mntroonnuch Detroit; Samuel
W. Price. Louisville; Benjamin Frank
lin, Red Oak, Iowa; Alonao Alden, Trov. N. '.: Morris Dury. New York
City; Michael Maker, Highland Falls, N. V.: Daniel Fuller, Ulysses. Pa.; Nathan Kimball. Oeden. Utah; Richard
D. Dumpliy, Vallejo, Cnl.: Joseph A. Cooper, St. John, Kan.; Frank Mark, St. Louis, Mo.; Mich sol Casey, Philadelphia, Pa.; Samuel Decker, Washington. D. C; William Fl. Denney, Washington, D. C, and Thomas Dennis. Washington, D. C. The other pensioners drawing $100 a month are Emily J. Stannnrd, of Burlington. Vt.; Henrietta O. Whitaker. Lexington. Ky.; Laura L. Wallcn, Narragansett Pier, R, I., and Mary H. Nicholson, New York City. William E. Curtis in Chicago Record.
"Better Be Wisey Than Rich?' Wise people are also rich when they know a. perfect remedy for all annoying diseases of the blood, kidneys, liver and bowels. It is Hood's Sarsaparilla, which is perfect in its action. It so regulates the entire sys-' tern as to bring vigorous health. It never disappoints. Coltri) - " For 42 yean I had goitre, or swelling on my neck, which was discouraging and troublesome. Rheumatism also annoyed me. Hood's Sarsaparilla cured mi completely and the swelling baa entirely disappeard. A lady In Michigan saw my previous testimonial and used Hood's and was entirely cured of the same trouble. Sho thanked me for recommending it." Mas. Akka Sitbebland, 406 Level Street, Kal&maioo, Mich. Poor Health - " Had poor health for years, pains Hi shoulders, back and hips, with constant headache, nervousness and
no nprwtite. Used Hood's Sarsaparilla, gained strength and can work bard all day; eat heartily and sleep well. I took It be
cause it helped my husband." Mas, EuzAnrra J. GirrrLS, Moose Lake, Minn.
Matcoa Weak Strong-" I would give $5 a bottle for Hood's Sarsaparilla if I could not get it for less. It is the best spring medicine. It makes the weak strong."
Albert A. Jaomow, Douglastown, . i.
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Hnnrf'a Pill, uri lirrr lilt: non-lrrltatlns anil
TOonir'fithartie to ik wlih Hoo' Sartaparilla,
The Sin of Tensing;. Read what De Wit Talmage says in one of his sermons to sisters on how to treat a brother: "Don't snub him. Don't deprecate his ability. Don't talk discouraglngly about rls future. Don't tease him. Brothers and sisters do not consider it any harm to tease. That spirit abroad in a family is one of tho meanest and most devilish. There is a teasdng that is pleas-arable and is only another form of innocent raillery; but that which provokes and irritates and makes the eye flash with anger is to bereprehended. It woald be less blameworthy to take a bunch of thorns and draw them across yjur sister's cheek, or take a knife anl draw Its sharp edge acrosR your brother's hand till the blood spurts, for that would dnmagonly the body, but teasing Is the thorn and the knife scratching and lacerating
the disposition of the soul. It is the
curse of lnmimerab'e households that
the brothers tease t ie sisters, and thi?
Kiistera tho brothers. Sometimes it is
the color of the hair or the shape of tin
features, or an affair of the heart.
Sometimes it is by revealing a secret
or by a suggestive lcok, or a guffaw, or
an 'Ahem! Tease! Tease! Tease! tor
merov's sake, ouit it! Christ says: 'He
that hatcth his brother Is a murderer.'
Now, when you, by teasing, make your brother or sister hate, you turn hlui or
her into a murderer or murderess."
Value of a City's Sewage.
A Viennese commission has reported
on the possibility of utilizing the sew-
gc for agricultural purposes, and has
set down Its value at from 3,300 to 14,
700 florins ($1,188 to $5,304) a day, or
from 1,200,000 to 5,300,000 ($472,000 fc
$1,908,000) a year as a fertilizer. In
common with other European rlfleF,
ienna has discovered that land irri
gated with sewage is enhanced in
value and that no 111 effects on the
health of the neighborhood are 6liowiu
Jt, Be wasllkeaiuaiisiri.Iiial.Ii d,r5eaf I ain by 84,000,000
Papa's Encouraging Talk. Miss Wllllklns," he Bald, "I met your
father at luncheon to-day. and we had a long and confidential talk."
A light came into ber big, souuui
eyes, and in low, nappy tunea u asked:
"Was papa in a pleasant moodr "Yes; he spoke very encouragingly to me." For a long time she was silent. It was evident thar she expected him to go on. But he only sat there, looking
off Into space and tugging at his mus
tache. At last she drew a tremulous sigh, and murmured: "It is strange that papa didn't say
nnvthins to me about it at tea this
evening."
"Well," Henry Twickenham replied, "I suppose it had passed out of his mind. He Is a very busy man. you
know."
"Still." she snld, "he wouldn't bo
likely to forget a thing that that so
directly concerned me."
"Ah! Miss Wllllklns." lie cried, "do
vou. too, take an Interest In me? I as
sure you this is very flattering. Did you read my plea to the jury in the
Mundle vs. Blnkham case? It was
that upon which your father especially congratulated me. He said it undoubt
edly presaged a bright future for me,
Then it suddenly began to grow chilly thereabouts, and lifteeu minutes later, when Henry Twickenham had been frozen out, Gladys Wllllklns clapped her soft, white hands to her temples,
and exclaimed:
"I wish that fool and his Mundle vs. Blnkham ease was In Skagway."
Cleveland Leader. Samoa'! Snake Stvas.
Samoa, It Is well known, is one of the
verv few islands in the Pacific where
snakes arc found in plenty.
None of tho reptiles here, however,
are venomous, iind in consequence the natives show absolutely no fear of
them.
Their Indifference to the reptiles is made most markedly manifest at tho
banile't of Iva, on the northeast const of Savaii. Tho dancing girls of the place are in the habit of employing the snakes for pcrsonnl adornment in their dunces. They tie them about their necks, their ankles and their wrists, festoon them In their headdresses, and tuck n fow extra ones In the belt in readiness to replace such as may escape In the dunce. At their best these slvns danced by the Samoans are revolting shows of savagery. It can be easily Imagined that they are made no more attractive by the village maid and her crew of attendant girls careering round adorned with a n assortment of writhing red snakes. London Mail. luninceFitylna man's own heart must make all his enjoyments - all that concerns hlni. unreal; so that his whole life must seem like a merely dramatic representation Hawthorne. Tho present population of the United States exceeds that of Germany by about 22,000,000 and that of Great Brit-,
And Woaaan Bldea a Bicycle.
The oldest bicyclist is a woman aged
03, who is an adept rider. Most people could enjoy health until old age if they took precautions to prevent diseases of the riicMttive orsrnns by takim: an occa
sional dose of Hostetter'e Stomach Bit
ters. Even after dyspepsia, indigestion and constipation have secured a foothold
the Hitters will attora reuei.
Washington Hellcs. Glass knobs from Washington's bed
stead at Mount Vernon promise to be
as plentiful as copies of the Ulster County Gazette containli, an account
of the funeral of the father of uls coun
try. The knobs are movable and are
ant to disappear mysteriously. Bat
the custodian from time to time orders
a fresh sunnlv from Pittsburg at 30
cents a gross, and bo the scattered col
lection of several thousand Is constantly increasing. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
An Accomodating; Ohoat. Mrs. Crane "just hates" Capt Lane.
Uri. Crane loves to ten gnost atones.
Capt Lane Is a sea captain and a navi
gator. 'Twos last Friday evening at
Mrs. Morels'. They were speaking ot
apparitions, premonitions, forewarn-
legs, etc. "Oh," said Mrs. t;rane,"i jusi know spirits return. When Cousin
Louisa died in New York sho appeared to me at precisely 12 o'clock. Next morning n telegram informed us that she bad died exactly a. 12." "Ahem!" grunted the gallant skipper, "she might
hnvo allowed for the ainereD.ee in
time." San Francisco News Letter.
lou't Have to IValfc We don't have to wait for cold, sore
ness and stiffness will come on from excessive exercise, but it will go im
mediately after using Bt, Jacobs Oil to
soften and strengthen the strained
musclea, ....
jf No Comparison.
"I suppose, ' said Uncle Jerry I'ee-
bles, "the hottest place on earth is tbe
stokehole of an iron battleship in action." "There is one hotter," remarked Uncle Allen Sparks. "It's the place where a young husband sits when he carves his first turkey for company."
COMFORTING WORDS TO W0METT.
that
Btsirt of Ointment! for Catarrfc
Contain Mercury, As mercury will enrol? desYy the sanso of amell and rnmpletdy derango the whole system wliou entering it through the muoous surfaces. Such articles should never ie used except on inscriptions from reputable physicians, as the mage they will do is tenfold to the good you can possibly derive front them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Chenev St Co., Toledo, O., contains no uiercuiy, and is taken internally, and acts directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you got the genuine. It Is taken internally, and made In Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. M"Sold by Druggists, prlco 75o per bottle.
Reward Offered for Morrill's Life".
It Is not generally known that a re
ward was once offered for Senator Mor-
rill's life. He told the story himself
at a meeting of the Vermont Historical
Societv about four years ago. "In the
earlv days of the late war," he said
my picture was put forth by a rebel
newspaper, with an advertisement ot
ferine a reward for me, dead or alive,
of $25. That was usually offered tor the recovery of runaway slaves. They
described me as 'a person wno wouia lie expected to have been the author of
Yankee Doodle" rather than or tne in
fernal tariff of 1861 The picture was, of course, pleasing to the old masters of the South, being after the manner of
Hogarth, and I have not learned that it
has been made Immortal ny preserva
tion in any of their historical societies.
It will be for posterity to say, ir posterity should ever trouble Itself to say
anything, whether or not ermoniers made a mistake in not surrendering me for the $25 Virginia reward." Pitts burg Dispatch.
Gorse with Shoes. It Is not generally known that in Prague there exists a goose "bourse," where yearly some three million geese change hands. Its most active time lasts generally from about six to eight
weeks, from the middle of September till tlie first days of November. During
this time Immense flocks of geese art
driven Into the suburbs, especially from
the clstrlcts lying on the right bank of
the Weichsel. These are then conduct
ed at night over the bridges to the Jewish quarters, the trade being principally in the hands of the Israelites. As the
gees are driven In from long distances they are "shod." that is to say, walked repeatedly over patches of tar mixed with fine sand. This forms a hard
crus: on the feet of the geese, and they, thus "shod," arc able to cover immense distances without fatigue.
Bucharest Uumanische Lloyd.
Cavalry Bodies Decreasing.
Carefully collected figures show that
the proportion of cavalry to the other arms has been steadily diminishing for a long period. The artillery has been
increased, the cavalry diminished. Aus
tria, Turkey and Spain are the only countries whoso cavalry exceeds their
artillery force. Bromus Inermia Grass t
It's the greatest grass on earth Salzer
says so. This grass yields 4 to 7 tons
better hay than timotny in ary, rainless countries: yields even more than that in
Ohio. Ind.aaMich.. Wis.. Iowa. III.. Mo.,
Ivans., Nebr.. Mont., yes in every htate ot
the Union! Salzer warrants this: rota-
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tfhe Bunrical Chair and Its Tortures May be Avoided by Women Who Heed Mrs. Finkham'a AdviceWoman's modesty is natural; it is charming. ,. i. i To many women a full statement of their troubles to a malo physician is ab anost impossible. The whoio truth may be told to Mrs. Pmkham because she
Is a woman, and her advice is freely Ciffcred to all women sufferers. Mrs. O. B. Ladd, of 19th and N
tits., Galveston, Texas, whoso letter is printed below, was Completely discouraged when
she first wrote to Mrs. 1'inKham. Hero is what she says:
1 DkAbMbh. Pinkbam : I
wrote to vou some time ago,
Helling you of my il's, but
now 1 write to thank you
for the good your remedies
have done me. ,1 liav eusoa two bottles of Lyilia K.
I'inkham's Vegetable Compound, three packages of
Sanative Wash, and oue box f Liver Pills, and to-day I eall myself a well woman. I suffered with backache, conitaut headache, whites, sick
atomncb, no appetite, could not
aloen. rind was verv nervous. At
time of menstruation was in icr;Mn nain. Your medicine is
worth it weight in gold. 1 never mn Raw enoucrh in oraisc of it- 1 havo
wcnminended it to many friends. If only
all suffering women would try it, there would be
more hannv homes and healthy women, i man
von for tho chance vour medicine has made in me.
v , ri T,: l . 1. . '.- v-m.tal.lA VtmrviTirirl and Mrs.
ljvuia x. j i ii ii. in i . VU.UL.U
saved thousands of women from hospital operations. !. i!..c ,f n.nmi.n am bard: whether at home with a ceaseless round of do
m'estio duties or working at some regular employment, their daily tasks make constant war on health. If all women understood themselves fully and knew
how exactlj and soothingly Lyctia m. nnKiiama icgeiasis vwan en tho female organs, there would be less suffering-. Ijdia Bi Plnkbam's Vcgeta uleCompoimd ; a Womb's Erarf or Woanursias
Pinklham's advice, have
a) Handsomely Illustrated Catalogueof HOU8Cuolo GOODS. CARPETS. BICYCLES, SCW
INC MACHINES, OFFICE and CHURCH FlIIJ-
N ITU RE. CROCER IES, uri wuw, naair WARE. SADDLES, also SPORTINO COODS. if BOOTS and SHOES, CLOTHING, FURNISH inc COODS. Etc.. sent FREE on application.
naasasaasaaaassaBaBaaaaasaaBBsaaasaBai t contains thousands of articles which Wt Retail at Wholesale Prices. CARPETS, DRAPERIES, LAMPS, DINNWt SETS, etc., shown In colors. People all over the world buy from it. Why? Because it brings to them EIGHT FLOORS (EACH StO BY ISO FEET) goods In compact form-eoo pages to select from. JOHN M. SMYTH GO., 148. 130, 1S2, 154, 136, 158, 160. 162. 164. 166 West Madison St.. CHICAGO, ILL.
Clara Morris tMrs Frederick Harriot) Is an accomplished enkemaker, but tolls her admiring friends: "Now
don't count the eggs and butter ana
cream, for I must have everything galore, galore!" In Winter Use Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder to be shaken Into the shoes. During winter your feet feel uncomfort able, nervous, nnd often cold and dnmp. If you have perspiring, smarting Teet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease. It warms and rests the feet and makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns nnd bunions of all pain and Is a certain cure for chilblains and frost bites. Try it to day. Sold by alt druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y. Probably the most active lady in Enrone is the Queen of the Belgians, who lever sits down except when she is .aking a meal or playing on the piano r the harp. Her majesty is a first-rat musician.
api everybody you knew to nulY save their tin tags for you The Tin Tags taken from Horseshoe, "J. T.," Cross Bow, Good Luck and Drummond Natural Leaf will pay for any one or all of this list of desirable and useful things and you have your good chewing tobacco besides. Every man, woman and child in America can find something on this list that they would like to have and can have FREE t Write your name and address plainly and send every tag you can get to us mentioning the number X the present you want. Any assortment of the different kinds of tags mentioned above
will be axepted as lollows:
TAGS 1 Match Box, quaint design, imported from Japan 96 5 Knife, one blade, good steel 35 9 Scissors W-tnch, good steel 515
4 Child's Se(, Knife, Forlc and Spoon Si
LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
Uvery One Known. Why trifle with a sprain when ewry one knows that St. Jacobs Oil used in the worst case will so strengthen the injured muscle as to make It the best remedy for this dreaded pain.
Chicago Furniture Honsje Has Furnished Nearly a Million Homes. To bo the largest lurnltura house in the world Is a distinction which the John M. Smy Ih Company, 150 to 168 West Madison street, Chicago, enjoys. An idea of the magnitude of the establishment may be gained Irom the fact that the building contains seven and one-half acres of floor spaos and that during Its lliird of a century of business it lias furnished nearly l hrce-quarters of a million homos, or more than the entire population of some States. One ol the business principles of the linn is if goods are not as represented they may to returned and the money will be refunded. The firm issues a large, beautifully Illustrated catalogue of household goods whioh are retailed at wholesale prices. It will be sent free on application. English Newspaper for the .Riviera, A daily English newspaper is to be started In the Riviera. About 250,000 people visit the Riviera during the winter months and of these at least a third are English or Americans, who heretofore were forced to send to Paris for newspapers In their own language. The new publlcaUon will be called the Riviera Dally.
Where Beds Are an Innovation. Beds are quite an innovation In Russia, and many well-to-do bouses are still unprovided with them, IVasnnts sleep on the tops of their ovens, middleclass people and servants roll themselves up in the sheepskins and lie down near the stoves, soldiers rest upon wooden cots without bedding, and It Is ODly within the last few yours that students in schools have been allowed beds. Spare Moments.
One faro for the round trip Is the rati? at which Agents of tho Nickel l'lute Koad tell excursion tickets on Sundays, good returning stmie day. Effect of Ha.n on Buildings. Builders say that walls built during a rainy season are the strongest aad that, when mortar dries quickly. It liecomes crumbly and possesses little binding power.
Concha Ieads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will atop the cough at once. Go to yourdruggist to-day and ,;ol a sample bottla free. Sold in 23 and 60 cent bottles, tie at oaoe; delays are UunEorous. A floe person or a beauteous face uri in vain without tho grace of deport ment. Churchill.
What Do the Children Drink? Don"t give them tea or coffee. Uure you tried the new food driuk railed GKAIN-O? It is delicious and nourishing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Orain O you give the children the more health you distribute through tlwir systems. Urain-O is msde of pure grains, and1 when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, bill costs about 4 as much. Ail grocers sell it 1.5c and 25c. The society of Indies Is the school ol pollteness.-Moutfort. Every 8nnday Agents or llio Nickel Plato IloHd sell excursion tickets at rate of one fate for the round trip to points on that line, good returning samodav. Ask Agenli for detailed uiforui'dion
Try Graln-O! Try Oraln-Ot Ak your Grocer to-day to show yon a packageof GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seat brown of Mo ha or Java, but it is made from pare grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it withont distress. the price of coff ?e. 15c. and 25 eta. per package. Sold by all grocers.
Scarlet as Mourning; Color. When an unmarried woman dies Brazil the coffin, hearse and livery the coachman are all scarlet.
Onion Seed 6 So and Up a lib. Catalogue tells how to grow 1,213 Iras, per acre as easily as 100 bushels. Largest growers of Earliest Vegetables and Kiirin Seeds. Earliest vegetables always pay. Salzer's Seeds produce them weeks ahead of others. Coffee Berry 15c. per lb. Potatoes $1.20 a BM. Cutthisout mid send with 14c. for great Catalogue and 10 packages of vegelali!( and flower seed novelties to JOHN A. SALZER SEED COMPANY. I.A CHOHSB, WIS! (c. n.i Both Have lltstrlonlo Talent. Beerbohm Tree Is a godson of the Emperor of Germany. Go to Work, fin tn work on lumbago as If you in
tended to cure It, and with the use of St. Jacobs Oil it can be cured very
promptly and surely. Rub hard for pen ot rat ion. Tine improves everything but women; they, of course, have been perfect from the beginning.
Home Seekers' CI1c.n1 Excursion.
The North- Western l.iite will sell home seekers' excursion tiekeU Keliruary 21,
March 7 uud 21, with favorable limn lim
its, to numerous points in tho West and
.Noulh at exceptionally low rales, l'pr
tickets and full information apply lo
agents Chicago & North- Wegtoru K'y.
In the coiitemplHlioii of a trip tw Clil-e-jgo, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and IIihIoh. tear in mind that tho Nickel
IMiilo Koad offers the best of service a'
the lowest rate. Willi three Inst express
trains In each direction daily, iiiii.uuifi
cent sleoning cars and an unexcelled
dii.iiis servioe. all inducements, coono-
er, speed and comfort, are offered to the
To Core a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druccists refund the money if it fails tocure.
25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
lining; a Word, rapa Bobbie, you're earing too fast Edith He is pretty consumptive Isn't he, papa? Fuel;.
Lane's family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price Xa and 50c.
No human head was impressed on
coins until after the death of Alexander
the Great. All images before that time were of dleties.
I know that my life was saved by Piso'a Cure for Consumption. John A. Miller, Au Sitble, Mich.. April 21, 1805. No man can either live pious or die righteous without a wife. Richter. When Yon Are planning to siiend the winter and
spring in a milder climate, don't forget
iho attractions presented ny tainornia. The Nickel Plate Road makes direst
connections at Chicago with tnrougn
lines to tho coasl. Consult Agenl3 of the Nickel Plate Road if low rales, quick lime and unexcelled accommodations are nniong your requirements.
A CONGRESSMAN
Cured Catarrh of Long Standing.
Ki 'Congressman A. T. Ooodwjn.
Rx -Congressman A. T. tinodwrn, trim
Alabama, writes the following letter: The IV-runa Drug Manufacturing Com pany, Columbus. Ohio:
ilentlemen- I have miw used two bottles
of ! ru tin. nnd am a well man to-day. I
roulrt frel the eoml effects f your nimlie
before 1 had twed U ii week, after aiiOVrliis
Willi ennirrli for orer a year. Keinetfn;iy, A. T. liiMlOWYN. Catnrrh In Its various forms Is rapidly to-
c. unlne a national urse. An undoubted
remedy has heen discovered by Dr. Hart man. Till i remedy tins been tliormiKlily test
ed durlUK the paM forty years. 1'nniil unit men have eome i know of Its vinu, unil
are making public uit'Tunces u tue nubji-rt.
To save the country we must save the penple. To save the people we ninsi protect tbetn from disease. The dlseane that fs at ooee tile lie-sl prevalent and Klnbb.irn f cure In catarrh. I'nblte men of nit ,-:irt;e recognize in l'e-rn no a national (-utan'h remedy of uncqualed merit. Send lo lr, Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, for a tree book au catarrh.
fi Sail an? Pepp, one each, quadruple ptate on while metal .... S Razor, hollow ground, fine English
CO
t Butter K.ntfe, triple plate, bel qua!. SO S Sugar Shell, triple plate, best quality fiO 9 Stamp itox, sterling silver 70 10 Knife, "Keen Kutler,"two blades 70 11 Butcher Knife, " Keen KutteV," SAich bUde 'S 11 Shears, " Keen Kiltler," 8-inch, nickel 75 IS NutSet.CrackernlSPiclts,silver 80 14 Nail Kile, sterling silver, amethyst set, 6-inch 100 15 Tooth Brush, sterling silver, ame thyst set, S-inch 100 IB Paper Cutter, sterling silver, amethyst set, 7-inch 100 17 Base Bio, "Association," bestqual. 100 18 Watch, stem wind and set, guaran tee! good time keeper WO
TACS 19 Alarm Clock, niclcel, warranted .. 900 20 Carvers, buckhom handle, good steel 308 31 Six Rogers' Teaspoons, test quaL 338 33 Knives and Forks, si each, backhorn handles 380 33 Clock, 8-day, Calenskir, Thermom eter, Harottieter 880 34 Stove, Wilson Hcatei-, sue No. 30 or No. 40 880 38 Tool Set, not playthings, but real tools 880 38 Toilet Set, decorated porcelain, very handsome. 80S 37 Watch, solid silver, fall jeweled . .1008 38 Sewing Machine, firs class, srith all attachments 1508 20 Revolver, Colt's, best quality 1800 30 Rifle, Winchester, K-shot, 33-cal.U00 31 Shot Gun, double barrel, hammerless, stub twist 3808 33 Guitar (Washburn), rosewood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl 3808 S3 Bicycle, standard nuike, ladies' or cents' .9808 BOOKS 30 choice selections Msw as last year's list 40 tags cat.
This offtr uplres Novambw 30, 1899. Address all your Tags and the correspondence about thetn to DRUMMOND BRANCH, St. Louis, Me.
"Cleanliness Is Nae Pride, Dirt's Nae Honesty." Common Sense Dictates the Use of SAPOLIO
A beautifully illustrated paper called "The Corn Belt" is published etraty month and contains a quantity ol interesting information about the farm leads west of the Mississippi River. rictarsM of all sorts of farm scenes is Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Personal exper
iences of farmers who went to those states firm the East years ago The hfJ" farm paper published. Send 35 cents for a year's subscription to THE CORN BBLT Zoo Adams St., Chicago. Think of Hit Fuiart. Don't Rmt. Establish A Homo if Tow tab
WESTERN FARMS.
African Atmostierlo Phenomenon. In Cape Town. South Afrit-a, from Jnmisry until April, may be rcpu a ihouoiiicnon well known to metoorolosiwts a' cascade of clouds pouring steadily over a high cscarpuiont of cliffs, but never reaching the .bottom. It vanishes In midair as if by a miracle. On Canada' Free Homestead Lands. Wetnskiwln, Alta., April 5, 1S0S. W. V. Jl'oCreary Goverrrment ImuiiRraitlot Goniuiissrmr, Winnipeg: Dear Sir I like the country very much so far. Have swell a great number of fanners from the Shrtes, nid pvery one seen so far says they bare done well and like it here far better than where they earne from, nnd all claim it to be Hie best couiiwy for a poor man that they were cviT lu, and witli good crops this season I predict a great rusih. There are some nice cttilms to be had yet, but will not last Ions. I do not find it any colder than In lown nnd am feeling much better than whet I lert there March 1. 1 think this ti great country Tor those who are stiTfertiiff with throfit and ltmg troubles. I
have seen men that had 11s hiffh as j CilVi bushels wl-eat. per acre and near . 100 bushels oatx, bnt they weigh front ; 15 to SI pounds per bushel, but the r,mi oral run i K to 50 wheat. 50 to 75 iiIk. nnd stock tooklr-s line; some cattle rtinti'ln out were tiwiiiy In market flesh. 1 expect to return to the Slates late this fall for stock, etc. Will write you ; when I want to, go. Thanking you all 1 for past; favors, 1 remaiu, most respect- j fully yours, j tSlgued) DR. D. K, 8TKBVELL. i
Mm. tVln.loiv. KoorntiM STtmr for rhllrlron ti'ftliitiir: koMkiik th a sums, n-ooi'OM infl tinmattori. sltays pain, cores wi ad colic. & cents bottla.
I Hard Wheat
Is s rsrloly which brings from S to 7 cis. prr basMt innro than aay other variety grown. It is on ttss whost (Iritis of Westera Csnsdn that such agrftdsi . is grown, tinrl ft farm of I Macros is given free to ovorv liotw flrl settler.
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rior. Ottawa, t'miaJa. or to C. J. Hroilghton, 1838 Monniln -k lls-. fhionuo. 111.: M. V. Molnnes. Ko. I Morrill lllk.. Detroit, Mieh.: 1. CjtTea, Bad Asa, M i.-li. . or .Jiiim s Grir-vo, liiwd City, Mieh,, Agtnita lor the Govor'itnetit of Canada,
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BANNING SYSTEM - OF - ELCCTRO-TltCltarT ASO ELtCTKO-Ctir,?llC OSTCOmitT Cures all Deformities el the Spine anst Ussks. Address Worlds Institute, 13. 15. 1? and W E. Berry St.. KORT WAYNE, INDt CONSULTATION FREE.
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