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CHAPTER I. ALL AT SEA. “A sail on the larboard bow!” shouted the lookout, clinging to the fore-top-gallant stays of the armed cruiser Sea Hawk. “Can you make her out?” called up Captain Ralph Denham, a tall, wellbuilt, handsome young man, in the undress naval uniform peculiar to Colonial officers in the service of England. 1 pnhg when the tics beTween the motherland and the American Colonies were strong; outside foes forcing them to unite for mutual protection, and causing them to overlook the differences that were yet to rend them asunder. In reply to the Captain’s question, “Can you make her out?” the lookout took a longer and more careful view of I the strange craft that had attracted his attention; then he called out: “She lies low down, sir. Seems to have rakish masts, and is heading towards Montauk.” As the reader knows, Montauk is the extreme southeastern peninsula of Long Island, where the elilts rise boldly up from the s a, and where, even at this J early date, fires were kept burning at i night for - the guidance of shins sailing into the Sound, or seeking from Atlantic storms the protection of the Great Bay to the north. Captain Denham turned to the smooth-faced young man standing near, and in a voice in which authority ami courtesy were blended said: “Lieutenant Dayton, take a glass, go I a’oft. and see if you can make out the stranger.” “Aye, aye, sir!” replied the handsome youth, and, taking a telescope from the stand at the head of the compan’onway, he sprang into the mizzen-mast shrouds And went up easily ami swiftly till he stood on the topgall ant-yard, with one arm thrown lightly around the stay. There was a soft, warm breeze blow- I ing from the south. It scarcely rutiled j the surface of the sea, but it filled the upper sails on the tapering masts, causing the stately vessel to glide with a wonderfully graceful motion, as if propelled by some invisible power. “Well, Dayton,” called up the Captain, who was now standing impatiently by the man at the wheel; “what is she?’’ “A war ship, sir,” replied the young officer. “Her flag?” “She Hits none. Every stitch of can- , vas is spread, and she comes from the । “And is making for MOntaukr “Yes, sir.” “That is very strange,” muttered the Captain. He took a turn on the quarter-deck, then picking up a telescope he looked in ’ the direction of the stranger, now visi- ■ ble to the unaided eye as a whit^ speck ' on the far-off horizon, where the bluo sky and the blue ocean iret. After an eager survey of some minutes the Captain called out to Lieutenant Day ton again: “Did you oversee the Adventure Galley?” “Yes, sir,” was the response. “ Where?” “Last year, in New Y'ork.” The Lieutenant looked again at the stranger and added, with some excitement: “And that is the Adventure Galley or her ghost. ” “All right, Mr. Dayton,” said the Gaptain. “Comedown.” The young officer descended with a j speed that to a landsman would have j seemed downright recklessness. But there were no landsmen on the ; Sea Hawk. Her crew, one hundred and thirty in number, were all in the prime of life. ; Stalwart, bearded and bronzed, yet as neat in their attire as if ready for inspection. The uniformity of their dress would have told the stranger that they were | not mere sailors. But even the unpracticed eye could see this was not a merchant ship. Every pin was polished; every brass article shone like a mirror; every rone was taut and in place. The decks were as clean and white as a good housewife’s kitchen floor, and such parts as were painted looked as if they had just been under the brush. About the masts, in well-oiled racks, were boarding pikes ranged ready to hand, and beneath them, with grappling hooks attached, were neatly coiled ropes. ■ holes, through which —now that ' the poits were open—twenty g: oit guns looked out. But these formidable weapons were dwarfed by a long brass swivel gun amidships, which must have been the particular pet of the sailors, for its exposed surface shone like a mass of gold. Briefly, the Sea Hawk was a cruiser, fitted out under the directions of Colonel Richard Living-tone—then in command of the New York Colonial militia —and intended to destroy the pirates, who at that time were plundering the neighboring seas, and even making marauding expeditions into the peaceful bays and harbors on the coast. Two years piior to the date of our story, Colonel Livingstone had commissioned Captain William Kidd to protect the commerce of the Colonies from piracy, but as that gentleman sailed aa ay and was never seen again, the general belief was that Captain William Kidd had gone to the bottom in some storm, or, still more sad, may have have fallen a victim to the pirates he was sent out to suppress. One thing was certain, the depredations on the seas still continued, and, as a consequence, the Sea Hawk was fitted ®ut and placed under the command of the gallant young sailor. Captain Ralph Denham, of Sag Harbor, Long Island. At that time New York was comparatively of much less commercial importance than at present, and the bays of

I eastern Long Island were more frei quently visited by ships than the beautiful harbor into which the Hudson empties. 1 he Sea Hawk was now on her return from a cruise to the West Indies; an 1 as the officers and most of the crew were from what are still called “The Hamptons,” on Long Island, they hailed with delight the first glimpse of the bold blue headland of Montauk, that told them they were mar the loved ones and the delightful land of their birth. I nder Captain Denham’s directions, the t o.on al flag of New York was run up to the foremast head, and from the mizzen gaff the royal ensign of England fluttered in the breeze. By this time the strange ship—heading evidently for the same harbor—came so close that her black, well-mod-deled hull could be distinctly seen above the water line. The open poits showed fifteen guns on a side, and by the aid of glasses her decks could bo seen to swarm with armed men. “That ship Is a stranger in these parts,” said Captain Denham, addressing Mr. Hedges, the first officer. Mr. Hedges was a middle-aged, slowspoken man, with a bright blue eye and a sturdy figure, such as we always associate with the model sailor. “She looks to be a stranger,” said the first officer, with the judicial deliberation that distinguished all his sayings, ' “and if she were a foe, I must confess that she’d be about as ugly a customer to tackle as ever came into these waters." “Strange that she does not show' her coh rs,” said Valentine Dayton, the secon 1 officer; “if she’s a friend she needn’t be ashamed of them.” “And she isn’t ashamed of them, my i boy, anymore than we are. See; there ! goes the I nion Jack to the peak. Ah. I feel easier to know she is a friend,” said Mr. Hedges. “If she were a foe she would hoist a black flag,” responded Capt. Denham, with a light laugh, “and she would prefer to flaunt it in the face of a fat nierI chantman rather than in the beak of the ' Sea Hawk.” I The men not on duty eagerly watch d the stately stranger, and they saw in her w’hatdelights the sailor s heart more than the most exquisite form can the eye of an artist. To make amends for his tardiness in showing his colors, the stranger, byway of salute, dipped his flag three times, and the Sea Hawk speedily responded to the courtesy. It is customary for ships at sea to I learn each other’s names, the ports ! from which they sailed and their destinations, by means of flags used as signal, but as the headland of Montauk loomed out of the sea, and both ships i were making for its eastern extremity, i with the chances of their soon anchoring side by side, this formality was dispensed with. The sun was setting as both ships, now- not a half a mile apart, headed i down the bay. The wind was barely sufficient to । force them through the mirror-like water I at a four knot spec I. | The acenes on either hand were incxI Kl.v beautiful And nnimaUd; The islands, rising in dark emerald masses from the lighter green of the Sound; the shores, wooded down to the water’s edge; and the lon st-crowned hills mirrored in the placid expanse were of indescribable lowliness. Over the forests the blue lines of smoke marked the peaceful settlements. Here and there a white house could be seen near the shore, with a rosy orchard in the background, for the season was spring, th ■ last week of May, when Nature in our zone is in her loveliest attire. Nor did the two stately ships, with ] their clouds of snowy sail, alone add animation to the bay. On the south shore the long, red canoes of the Montauks, then a powerful tribe of Indians, could be seen darting back and forth under the impulse of long paddles, while to the north, in short punts, the Shinicook braves could i j be seen trolling for the bluefish that ; had just come into these waters. Nor were the smaller crafts of the i white settlers wanting. Like butterflies, graceful yachts skimmed over the waters of the bay, and as they neared the ships the -crews waved their hats and exchanged cheery salutations of welcome and thanks. At length Shelter Island was passed, and the Sea Hawk and the stranger, which had no name visible on stern or bow, cast anchor a few hu dred yards apart. CHAPTER 11. ON SHORE. Away from Long Island the charming town of Sag Harbor is but little known to-day; yet at the time of which we write it aspired to rival New York, and it ha I the advantage of an earlier settlement. Its schools and churches had a local celebrity, and its sailors were accounted the most skilful and daring on .all the coast. tl.. TORtdAnco of the loading man—though in a community where all were ! ambitious and of a descent equally good, | each thought himself a leading man—was just outside the village. Squire Condit’s home was certainly more pretentious than any other building within in les and miles. wettmi It was a cluster of low buildings all joined by covered passage ways. The first log hut built on the site with an outer block-house pierced for muskets was now used as a kitchen. The next building was a one-story frame, with a roof and quaint g ibles, an I to this structure additi ns were made to suit the wants and tastes of the ; ropriotors. Squire Condit was a rich man. He paid light taxes on hundreds of productive acres; he owne 1 four whaling ships, and was interested in half the vessels S sailing on the Sound. He was a justice jof the peace, a deacon in the church, I and altogether a prosperous and most important personage. Squire Condit’s family consisted of a wife then aged forty-five, and fifteen years his junior, and a daughter, Ellen, aged nineteen, a beautiful, well-edu-eate 1 girl, who was the toast of every gallant in the colony to whom wealth in a bride would not be an insufferable objection. I’erhai s Captain Ralph Denham might be considered a member of Squire Condit’s family, for though not related by biood he was a son by adoption. There had been a gieat deal of mystery about this same Ralph Denham;

wo say ‘there had been” for now that Ralph was a man of twenty-six and well known and beloved, the fact that he anpcarod as a child in charge of a foreign looking stranger who abandoned him was forgotten, or if alluded to by gome old dame it was only to show that genealogj- was not always essential to success. Tim old squire loved the boy as though he had been his own son, and 1 he educated him to the best of his by no means limited ability—though there ’ were gossips who hinted that Ralph’s guardian got money for his support from people beyond the sea. Between Squire Condit’s residence"* and the village was the fine old home of Doctor Hedges, the brother of the first officer of the Sea Hawk, and the uncle of A alentine Dayton, the second officer of the same ship. It was often mentioned as something remarkable that Doctor Hodges and Squire Condit, two of the richest men on the island, and certainly among its foremost citizens, should each have only one daughter and no son. Lea Hedges was a great beauty, and some of the old maiden ladies who professed to bo very often shocked at the girl’s dashing ways, thought it was tlm greatest of pities that Lea Hedges was not a boy. Jy She could handle a boat or managejj horse as well as any man on theteTtn*® She was thoroughly fearless in her c<g® ing and her going. Aid though often set the idle longues of the gostnl^' to wagging at what they considered ♦ ' Mu mid freaks, she was beloved for 11,11 nobility of heart as much as she waV admired for the rare beauty of her pei;son. It might be added that Lea Hedges^thanks to the teaching of her fathef, who was thought to be a prodigy of learning, was thought to boa young lady of phenomenal acquirements, but I at that time education was not considered essential to the gentler sex, there being a very general Impression that “schooling” t nded to give women airs unfitting the subordinate place Heaven intended them to occupy. The moment the Sea Hawk was sighte 1, the men in and about Sag Harbor forsook their work: the women sped ouj, of their houses, and the children stopped their games and ran down to the white shore. While the anchors were being dropped, th • old sexton rang the bell on the white steeple, and over every building of importance a flag was raised to show the joy of the villagers. A flag of pur, st silk was run up from a staff in front of Squire Condit’s mansion, the old gentleman performing the work with his own hands. “It’s the flag Ralph gave me before he sailed,” said the Squire, addressing his wife and daughter, “and I am sure the dear toy w 11 recognize it." |to be continued I Florid i Mo. . The valuable moss of Florida abounds in the hummocks ami back . lands. It is gathered chiefly by ne- ! grocs. In its natural state it hangs in festoons from the limbs of trees in strands from one to live feet in length. The moss is gathered by pulling it from the trees with long poles, or) by cutting the trees down and then 1 removing it. The moss is burietj^in the earth for about ■> tn.nijhißgr wlHcii it is dug up and- tUTiTTW^q shak> n and sold to the local A ; . dealers for 91 per 10 » pounds. then run through a machine callef^a gin, which is nothing more thuii a cylinder covered with three-inch spikes revolving between a roll of similar stationary spikes. The action of these spikes is to knock out some I ot the dirt and trash, but it does not ; complete the job. It is then shaken over a rack formed of parallel bars, alto; - which it is pressed into bales of about 200 pounds each. Some of the moss mills do all this work by hand, i except the ginning. The moss, after having gone through the above process, brings from $2.50 to $3 per 100 pounds. If. instead of allowing to remain in the earth for one month, it is left there for three months, the entire bark of the moss is pulled off, and there remains a beautiful black fiber almost exactly like hair. The hair moss brings from $5 to $7 per 100 pounds. The treatment of this moss is a good field for invention. Might not a machine be made which will take off the bark, leaving the fiber, without the necessity of burying the moss for so long a time in the earth. Photographing Flying Bullets. An English photographic journal has an interesting account of the manner in which photographs have been obtained of rifle bullets travelling at the rate of two thousand feet in a second. The source of illumination was the electric spark such as that given by the discharge of a Leyden jar. The camera and lens Jwere dispensed with, and the gelatine plate impressed direct with) the Trtmdow of the missile as it travels, the intervening space between^g^ plate and the light source. problem was thedisco very, of fhcP es t means of causing the bullet to .turn on the electricity for h> own portraiture. At first two copper /vires were placed in the path of thd projectile, the notion being that; the bullet itself would make the necessary metallic bridge between them. But the wires were shot away without doing what was expected of them Lead wire was then substituted with success. One very curious result was that the process produced a picture of the disturbance of the air by the passage of the bullet. Any solid body tiaveling through the air must, of course, push the air before kt, The picture of flying bullets showVlearly the curves formed by the disturbed air, both before and behind the flying projectile. Will Surpass Mount Hood's. A new marine light which will soon bo in place near Havre will be the most powerful in the world. It w.ll be visible at sea a distance of from twentytwo to fifty-two miles, according to the condition of the weather. Hou Women Can Become Men. In China they believe that women, by clinging to vegetarianism, will bec nnc men on judgement day.

Mes lost in flame. [ FIFTEEN persons meet a horrible DEATH. Biff Four Limited Express Goes Through J*n pen Switch, the Engine Wreeking Oil Cars —An Explosion Follows, and Many Persons Are Burned. In a Sea of Fire. Ton persons were killed outright, five more have since died, and nearly a hundred were fatally or seriously injured in -“a railroad wreck at Alton (Ill.) Junction and the series of exp’osions that followed it. The fust through train known as the Southwestern limited on the Big Four Road collided with a train I of loaded oil tank ears at the junction I with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. The engineer of the passenger, Webb Ross, of Mattoon. 111., did not see the danger until it was too late to avert the accident, but courageously threw on the air brakes, stuck to his engine and was killed in the crash. Fireman White jumped just before the ■ engine struck and saved his life. The . other losses of life and injuries camo with the explosion of the oil tanks that followed scon after the other disaster. ^<fhe total list of dead is as follows; Webb Ross, Mattoon, 111. Hiram Cornelius. lowa. ^—Edward Miller, Alton Junction. A Two unidentified men. 44 william Shattuck. Upper Alton, 11l Henby Penning, Wann, ill. Willie McCarthy, Alton, 111. John Locke, Alton. Edward Mauhin, Alton. Daniel Harers, Alton Junction. William Mantz, Fosterburg, 111. Charles Utt, Alton. W. H. Miller. Alton. Charles Parris, Alton. John Wilkinson, Alton. Os these all but the first six died of their injuries after being removed to the hospital at Alton, except Utt, W. 11. MHler and Mantz, whose dead bodies

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were found near the scene of the wreck J the following morning. The fatally injured are: Orro Hauw\x. Alton. John Fred. Alton. Joseph Hermann. Alton. Henry Pilgrim, Alton. John Lutiul..u.u Aitor. p A T. FRAZTR. SL t outs. FuANir HArth. Brunt ford, Ont. 4 4»sxnk Scum,tn. Alton. John Burke Alt< n. William Millcb, Alton Junction. MURRAY, Upper Alton. lIOTOFF, Upper Alton. How the Disaster Came. The accident is the most disastrous j known in railroad history in the part of the country in which it occurred. An open switch was the original cause of the great sacrifice of life. The limited passenger ran through it, crashed into the freight and the wreck caught tire. ( In an incredibly short time the freight train was a mass of flames. Fear of an explosion from tbo oil tanks prevented’ any attempt to save them. The wrecking train ca ne up from East St. Louis, but could do little or nothing. Half a dozen switch engines were run out from Alton to clear the yards. Traffic on both the Big Four and Bur- ’ lington was entirely suspended and a special train was mad. ip on the Chi- < cago and Alton to carry the belated passengers to St Louis. A few minutes past 12 o’clock there was a light explosion of one tank which , scattered the debris on all sides, setting । fire to the stock yards inclosures. This i one blow-up caused the impression that the danger from explosions was passed, and the throng of by-standers rushed , in to save the stock yards from destruction. A minute later there was a deafening report that shook the earth for half a minute and spread a sheet of seething, burning oil in all directions For those within the circle of a hundred : yards there was no escape. Some of ; them were struck dead by pieces ■ of flying iron and scores of them were knocked flat on the ground. Their ; clothing caught fire from the spreading J flames and was burned from their bod- ' ies. Those who could rise did so and j an hither and tither making frantic ap- | peals for help. Some of the sufferers tan to the nearest water and plunged I in. Others ran through the fields, and | r few of them were still missing at last ruports. An utter panic followed for u time Utter the explosion, and those who were Hot seriously or fatally injured could do nothing to help the less fortunate. When they finally recovered their senses they set about with a will to relieve the sufferings of the men whose flesh was cooking on their bones. Two barrels of linseed oil were taken from a grocery store and applied to the wounds by several physicians who were summoned to the scene. Every house in the little j village was turned into a temporary j hospital, and every doctor in Alton and its vicinity was summoned. Kos< Was Boiled to Death. The burns and bruises of all of the, injured were treated as fast as the i physicians could attend to them and the bodies of those who were buried in the wreck were extricated as last as they could be reached in safety. Webb Ross, the bravo engineer who lost his life, leaves a widow and six children at Mattoon. The fireman jumped from the cab just in time to save himself from the crash. The crew of the freight train also saw the passenger engine in time to escape from the caboose, which was driven to splinters. Koss’ body when found was pinned in between the boiler and tender and covered with oil from the burning tank. He was literal- i ly boiled to death. The Southwestern limited, which crashed into the freight, was running out of St. Louis about thirteen minutes behind time. To make this up she yas j going at a speed of nearly fifty miles [

an hour. The passengers were fearfully jolted when the collision came, but none of them were seriously hurt. The force of the collision split two oil barrels wide open and the oil immediately caught fire. An eye witness save that the flames shot fully fifty feet in the air. The passenger engine, the freight caboose and several of the cars were completely destroyed. The passenger ears, however, were beyond the reach of the flames, ant were not injured except by the wrecking they rec< ved in the collision. No accurate estimate of the financial loss cun now be given, but it will doubtless greatly exceed sloo,too. HE CALLS IT ROBBERY. Conduct of Some Labor Organizations Denounced by Judge Bilker. A number of Lake Erie and Western strikers were before Judge Baker of the I nited States District Court at Indianapolis, charged with contempt in having interfered with the movement of trains after the Court had enjoined them from such action. Four of the men pleaded guilty, some of the others ; stood trial, and others have not yet been brought in. “In this case,” said the Court to the prisoners, “the evidence shows that a number of men belong to a secret labor organization whose aim is by force, violence and terrorism to compel employers to submit their business, their property, their means of livelihood to the arbitrary demands of the association. In their secret oath-bound assemblies they determine for themselves on what terms they will work for others. They refuse those who are not members of their association the opportunity to labor. Those who will not submit have no more option about carrying on their business than has the belated traveler when the highwayman presents a revolver. If they compel submission, it is robbery. These combinations are infinitely worse than isolated violations

' of the law, in that they teach general disregard and contempt of law. They teach the fantastic and monstrous doctrine that a man who is hired to labor, and is paid for his work, has some sort of equitable right in the property of his employer together with right of perpetual employment. I court is concerned, that such offenses will not bo deemo 1 trivial, and that the law cannot bo violated with impunity by any combinat on of men. It ought to be blazed on the mind of every man who belongs to a labor organization ' that, while it is lawful and commendable to organize for legitimate and peaceful purposes, it is criminal to organize for the invasion of the rights of others to enjoy life, liberty and proper, y.” NEBRASKA BANK FAILURE. The State Treasurer Said to Be Involved to the Extent of»350.000t At Lincoln, Neb., the startling announcement of the failure of the Capital National Bank was made late Sunday night, and with it came the announcement that the Stats Treasurer was caught in the crash in the sum of $250,i 000. This news spread rapidly and caused much excitement. The failure is a bad one. The dep sits amount to about $625,000, and of this amount be- , tween $175,000 and $250,000 are State । funds, for which the bond of the Treas- ’ urer will be liable. Cashier R. C. Outcalt stated that the assets would pro- | tect the depositors, but there is great ' doubt expressed as to the correct- ■ ness of this statement. Bank Examiner Griffith demanded the I books of the bank. He began examin- ■ ing them at once and soon discovered that something wes wrong. A large ; sum of cash was missing, and the bank ; officials could not account for it. All 1 they could say was that it had been stolen. The sum is said to reach $200,000. i A meeting of the bankers of the city ' was immediately held to discuss the situation. It was feared that the j trouble would precipitate a run on some of the other banks, and one of the first , things done was to make arrangements jto prevent it. The Omaha banks were ' called on and they immediately re- | sponded by sending a representative on a special engine to assure the bankers there that every courtesy would be extended and that all needed assistance to meet any run that might take place would be forthcoming. TOILERS AFTER THE CHINESE. An Effort Making to Expel Them from the Principal Cities of Montana. Efforts which promise a success are I making in Montana cities to drive out i the Chinese. About a year ago laboi I organizations of Butte, Anaconda and | Missoula waged war against employ - | merit of Chinese and threats of boycott I were made against citizens employing , them in any capacity or patronizing ! Chinese laundries or restaurants. Since then the fight has been kept up by labor unions. Two weeks ago, in Anaconda, a citizens’ mass meeting was held, with the result that a committee of citizens, not members of labor unions, was appointed to help drive out the Chinese. Already all but one Chinese restaurant have been closed and hall the laundrymen have gone out of business and are leaving town. In Butte the same policy is being pursued with telling results, and Chinese are leaving by dozens. No violence is resorted to, but the majority of citizens have determined that the Chinese must go, Men who are known to patronize laundries or restaurants will not be employed in city works nor by many of the large mining and mercantile companies, Since the movement of Butte and Anaconda has decreased one-third.

A Costly Telegram. 'I have heard of lots of funny telegraph mistakes,” said an operator the other day, “but I never laughed so heartily as over one in which a who!a military detachment was concerned. I was holding down the summit office in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and a message came to me: “Have one hundred gallons of coffee ready for us. ” Good heavens! We were in a quandary. How were we to get one hundred gallons of coffee in a few hours! Well, we all set to work. Every grain of coffee that was procurable was obtained and ground up. Every utensil that could hold hold coffee was press< into service. Pots, pans, teacups, ba* i ll K s—the most unpromising ol ■vehicles were in requisition. Ihe train came along, and I, proud ol m !! a bility to execute so large an order, i e to commanding officel add said cheerily; Kot your hundred gallons of coffee all right, Colonel.” ^ered a hundred gallons?" replied th® Colonel, haughtily. “You did.” To the deuce! I onlj’ ordered ten Rallons. V hat in thunder shall Ido with a hundred gallons?” I don t care what you do with it. You have got to pay for it.” The Colonel swore, and so did I. “Do you suppose that we have ground up every bean there is in the neighborhood just for the fun of the thing? There is your dispatch—one hundred gallons.” He paid for one hundred gallons, and presented us with it; it was a hot discussion while it lasted, but it was nothing to my chagrin. I was expecting unlimited praise; instead of that I was called a blockhead. True to His Name. However witty you may be, never pun upon any name but your own, and seldom upon that. A correspondent of the Christian Union says that the Rev. Samuel A. Clark was in attendance upon a Church Congress in New York, when a friend, sitting behind him leaned forward and asked in a whisper: “What, Brother Clark, are you going to read an essay to-day?” “Certainly,’ was the instant reply; “I am known to the church as S. A. Clark.” And Some Are Worthless. A watch is composed of ninety-eight pieces, and over two thousand operations are used in its manufacture. It takes 308,000 of the small screws which are used to weigh a pound. The hair spring is a strip of steel about inches long, 1-1,000 inches wide and 27-10,000 inches thick. A 20-1,000 part of an inch difference in the thickness of the strip makes a difference in the running of a watch of about six minutes an hour. Preventing Future Misery. If there is, in this vale of tears, a more prolific source of misery than the rheumatio twinge, we have yet to hear of it. People are bom with a tendency to rheumatism, just as they are with one to consumption or to scrofula. Slight causes may develop this. As soon I as the agonizing complaint manifests itself, recourse should be had to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, which checks Its further inroads and banishes the rheumatic poison from the svstem. This statement tallies exactly with ths testimony of physicians who have employed this fine blood depurent in their private praci a aLp the amplest professional Bitters for malanaCuGer efficacy i tion, indigestion, kidney trouble, nervousness, and loss of appetite and flesh. After a wetting. whether followed by a cold or not, tha Bitters Is useful as a preventive of the Initial attack of rheumatism. Too Fresh. A Cincinnati judge was about to release a young “scrapper” on the assumption that it was his first offense, when the prisoner proudly claimed that he had been “sent up” four times already. For thus having the conrage of his convictions he went up a fifth time. Important to Fleshy People. We have noticed a page article In the Boston Globa on reducing weight at a very small expense. It will pay our readers to send two-cent stamp for a copy to Betina Circulating Library, 36 E Washington street, Chicago, HL Paper Currency. In Corfu sheets of paper pa°s for money; one sheet buys one quart of rice or twenty sheets a piece of hemp cloth. Finely Illustrated Book Descriptive of Florida and Southern country, mailed free to any address upon receipt of ten cents in stamps. Charles L. Stone, General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway, Room 415, First National Bank Building, Chicago. A man breathes about eighteen pints of air in a minute, or upwards of seven hogsheads in a day. i We eat too much and take too little outi door exercise. This is the fault of our modern civilization. It is claimed that Garfield Tea, a simple herb remedy, helps ( Nature to overcome these abuses. ’ An Egyptian scythe has recently been ’ dug up in the Nile Yalley. 1 If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use Dr. Isa-io > Thompson’s Eye Water. Druggists sell it 250 After the Grip “I was very weak and run down and did not gain strength, like so many after that pros-

trating disease. Seeing Hood’s Sarsaparilla highly recommended, I began to take It, and was moro than pleased with the way it built me up. I think it has made me better than before I was sick. I have also been ^delighted with HOOD’S ■“PILLS, and always pre-

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