The Syracuse Register, Volume 7, Number 1, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 14 November 1895 — Page 3

'CHAPTER V -Coxtixvsd ’ '‘What n place!" she said, 100k iu< around. •'l| looks as though all the moles in Bug.and had been let loose in it. 1. have seen something of the sort on the aide of a hill near Ballarat, where.the prospectors had been at work.” ° J “And from the same cause,” said Holmes. “These are the traces of; treasure-seekers. You must remetebet that they were six years lookingfpr it. No wonder, that the ground looks like a gravelpit.” - At that moment the door burst Open, and Thaddeus Sholto came running j out, with his hands thrown forward • unit terror in his eyes. ••.The re is -s >ine thing ain i<s wit h Ila r- ■ I tholoniew!" he .cried. ’ 1 am frightened! My nerves cannot stand it." He was. indeed, half-blubbering with fear, and his twltchir. ". frebje f;;ce. .peeping out from the great Astrakhan collar, had the -helpless; appealing exprtei.ra of a tvrrifie-1 chil l. .1 ••Come into the house. * said Holmes, I in his crisp, firm way- - do!” pleaded i h ■ “I really d ■ not feel equal to gnrtflg di- I rrcti< ms." r We all followed him into the hbuseIceepcrs room, which stdod upon the left hand side of tile passage. -The old ■woman wu, pacing up and down with I a scared {look ami restless, picking lingers, but ti'ie sight, of Mi's M-u Olin appeared to have a effect up -n •her. . A . "God bless your swyct calm facet" ; she cried, with a hysterical --■•b.... “It.! •does uie good to'see you t>h. but 1 j have sorely tite<l this day!” Our companion pitted her thin, workworn band, and taurm.ure-1 some few Words vs kindly womanly eonifor.t. which brought.the eoh r back into the' other’-bloodless cheeks. “Master hits'*! .- io d himself in and ■w ill- not tin ' she explait i d “All day I Igf-.e u.. '1 • ,r f: nr him, for he oft, n I. o s to L. .a . but Ua hour ng., 1 f. d tl at somet !• mg was runiiss, -o I went u p and peeped ttaf the keyhole Yu must g - up. Mr Thaddeu* you must go up and look’* for yourself. I hav •s,<;i Mr- Harthoj- , oinew Sholto iu j-yand i:; s»-rr w f. r ten long years, but I never 'saw him I with such a face on him a- t.liat . Sherlock Ibliiies Umkthc lamp and J led the yvay for Th&ddeu* *•, ,lto'*| teeth were chattering 'in hi* head, So I sliaketia-he that I bad to pass tnv 1 'hand under his arm .as we went up the ' stairs. f..r his knees were tn lublm*,- '♦ under him. Twice : • we aseHolmes whipped his lens out of his I pocket and.carefully examined , marks, .which to, me to be it ’ abapeles-. smudges <■( dust .upon the I coCoa-uut matting yvhieh screed as a: ' ; «tair*c&rpet. Jle walked slowly fetm. I step to step, holding the lamp low, arid rebooting keen glances to rig! t ;o:-'l left MissMor dan had remained Ik--hind with the frightened housekeeper. The thir l flight ff stairs en le lin ■ straight [xissag,- • f •.;>,■ Iviigt-h, witn i a great picture in In i.un taivstry up n the right of it and three doors upon the . left. H advaiuyd along i.t la the ■niiie slow and meth,«liea! wav. while we kept close at his hctls, with j>ur !<>ng blu’ek -ha ! -as streaming back- . wards d-»w n the corridor. The third d.v r eras that which we wyrv s,-. Holmes knocked. ■ ■. answer, and then, trii it, tuns handle and f rer ■ ; ,p n it ■ locked <»u the Imdde, hoy.cver at ’ broad and. p.wcrful Is'l’j as wee cci ; nee when we set our lamp up against 1 ■it. The key being turned, however, the hole was n -t < ;• <-<l. Sherlock Holmes bs'ut down to it stantly rose .again with a sharp in tab iqg of the breath. ''There is something ,i> • . h i>. t’ WtotMNh" H&ld he, more m<*r«-«l than ! liad ever 1 • yon ntake of it •” Lstooped to.the h.de. and recoi horror. Mooplight waa.st hod the room, and i| was > right Mi-thi a I vague and shifty' radiance; I straight at me, and suspended., as it were, in the air. for all beneath WAS in ahadow, there huiik’’ a face the Yrry face of <mr cotiijsiui-<n Th;-.ddcuv ! There wa* the same high, shining I head, the same circular bristle of red | Hair, the same bloodless countew|nee. .The -features were set. however, in a horrible smile, a fixed and unnatural grin, which in that --till and mo snlit room was more jarring to ’ - rves than any SCpwl , r cent, rli. n was the face to that of our little friend that 1 tanked round at him to make j sure that he was iudcAi with us. Then j 1 recalled'to mind that he had nicntioned t > us that his brx ther and he were twins. ! ’ ’ I “This is terrible!” 1 said t > tlplmes. j "What is to be done?”! “The door must ebnie down.", he answered, and, springing ngaisist it, he | put all his weight the lock. It creaked and groaned, but did not j Together we Hung entnelves up once mori-, and this I time it gave way j with a sudden snap, ajnd we found onp selves within Ikirthoi->tnew Sh c • . chamber. ■ ■ It appeared to have been fitted up as a chemical laboratory, A double line J of glasa-st«»ppervd battles .was drawn - up upon tbc wall opposite the door,' and the table was Uttered over with; Buftsen burners, test tubes and retorts. In the corners st,xxl Carboys of acid in ‘ wicker baskets. One of thv-e appeared | to leak or to harj* been’ brok stream of dark-colored -liquid had trickled out from it. and the air was heavy with a px-ulij.srly pungent tarlike odor. A set of Steps stood at one side of the room, in the midst of a titter of lath and plaster, and above them there, was an Opening in the ceiling large enough f,w a inan to pass through. At the foot of the steps a long coil of rope Wais thrown .carolessly together. By the table, in a wooden arm-chair, the master of the house was seated all in a heap, with his head sunk upon - left shoulder, and that ghastly, inserntabl« smile upon his. face. ‘He was stiff and cold, and had dearly been dead many hours. It seemed to me that not only his features but all his limb- were twisted and turned in the most fantastic fashion. By his hand upon the table there lay a peculiar instrument, —a brown, close-grained stick, with a stone head like a hammer, ruddy lashed on with coarse twine.L Beside it ■ “was a torn sheet oS note paper with some words scrawled upon it- Holmes glanced at It, and then hande 1 it to me-

‘‘Yon see," he said, with a significant raising of the eyebroxVt. In the light of the lantern I read, with a thrill of horror. “The sign of the four.” “In God’s name, what does it all tfiean?” I asked. g “It means murder,” said he, stooping over the dead man. “Ah, I expected it. Look here!” lie pointed to what looked like a long, dark thof-n stuck in the skin just above the ear. . “It looks like a thorn,” said I. “It is a thorn. You may pick it out. Brtt be careful, for it is poisoned,” I took it up between my finger and thumb. It came away from the skin so readily that hardly any mark was j left.behind. One tiny speck of bloxl showed were the puncture had been. "This i- all an insoluble mystery to me,”'!said I. “It grows darker instead ; of clearer.” ; “On the epntrary," he answered, “it clears every instant. I only require a J few ndssirg links.to have ah entirely j connected case.” y • " * i We had almost forgotten our com- , ’ panion’s pro-encc since we entered H’te ’ chamber. He was still standing in the d.xirway, the ro+y picture of terror, 1 .-wringing hIS hands and moaning to. : him-, if. Suddenly, however, he broke out into a sharp, querulous cry. .[ “The treasure is gon**” Le said. | “They have rui-hed liiui of the treasure! Ther.- is the hole through whiyh we . towered it. I helped him .todo it. I

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. .'HK W..»S'»TtFF ■*»’-' COtP, -. J was the la»‘. js-r- n who saw him! I left Mtn here’ last night, and I heard him j 1 s-k the door as I came down-stairs.” I “What ttme. was that?” ! ■ '. a I the police will !*' ealilvd in and fshall “is- sUspvgted.of h j | Bvl y< u don’t think so. gentlemen? I Snrily v<m d<-n‘t: think that it was II? !- i t • div!v.tl•.!’ I w mid hc.ve br-myht I lu re if it xv,-re 1? < »h. dear! oil, . dear! 1 kr -w that I shall go ma :; ' i’< bi-; arms a: .1 -’.a mpe.d. ,h|s feet in n kind of-tonvulyive frenzy. ‘‘You have no reason f.-r fear. Mr. I Sholt- . ’ said 11-.lm s. .kin lly. putting I "hl* hand v,;- n ,lp- -h-mider. “Take rayj i.dyie-’ and drive down to the statl »h to i p rt the tnatter to the police. i 'tT.r .is-><t them in every wav. We --hall wait h>-r»- until your return." The Ht‘!e -d’.-y, : in a half-' step-tied fash;-m. and we heard him ■ stumbling down the stairs in the dark. CHAPTER VL SUEULOCK lIVI MES GlVtts A DEMoXSTHA- : TtoX. “N««w. Wato>n.’“ said Holmes, nibbing l»i* hands, "we have half an hour !> oursclv,. s. Let us make good use. of j ■it My ease is, a* I have t-dd you. i . •u->'t c- mplcte; but we must not erf I mi the side of over-eotifblenee. Simple a ■ the case seems n<>w. there may be I i * mething deeper underlying it.” j . “Simple!" I ejaculated. , j r,.,“Surelyj” suto li«-. with something of ] I the dir of a clinical pr-•fe*- l or expmn.l- I ing to his'class. “Junt s-t in the eor- : i;> r thero...that yonr :• - 4pnnt> may not /■--nip'.iyate matters. Now to vfork. Inthe iirsK place. h-’W. di-.1. thv~e folks’, and him ■ 1 they ' The -i ■-r I 1 a-’not been bpslM I MUiv last night. ! | iP-., . f the window ’ lie carried the - Imp across’to it. muttering his ol>*erI vatioiiy aloud the while, but addr,-*s r : - them to himself rather Qian-to ::te. "\S ind<-w,i> 'sliibt-ed <>n the inner side I I’nimewerk Is N<* hin-.n* at the ... ;■ Let ns open -i.l 3»o w? :a ar. l!«*'f quite out of reach. \ •• t a lion, has mounted by tlie window. It rained a tittle last ni jht. Here i* the print ■ f : a Id up n thy ’sill. And. here, is a ■ circular muddy mark, and here again upon the door, and hero again by the ta.Lh-. ' See here. Watson! This is »W- j -ally, a very pretty demonstration, I l-» ki I at thy round, well-det muddy discs. “That is not a foottnark,’’ said 1. i, ,i. .1 '‘it i* mething much.more valuable to u< it is the impression of a wooden I I •.tiinip Y’OU -er here on the sill m the ; IxT.t mark a heavy b.iot with a broad I metal l|vcL ansi beside it is the mark of I the timber-toe.”. I “It is the-wooden-legged man.”'.. i “Quite > > But there has l>een some a very able and efficient ally. t mid you scale that wall,, doctor?" I looked, imt- of the, «q»en'' window, i wr ‘angle of the house. .We p good j sixty .feet fr-ira the gnmud. and- tank ! where 1 would, 1 eoti’.d «e no foothold, j r a, ir.’.ich as a crevice in the brick- : j work. . . “It is absolutely impossible." I anjswcreii. ■ . I “Without aid It is so. But*suppose ! I y<-u had a friend up here who lowered . y t: tliis giHxi. stout rope which I.see in the corner, securing one end .of it to this great hook in the wall. Then. 1 J think, if you Were an active man. you I I might swarm up, wooden leg and all. I I Yon would depart, of course, in the I j same fashion, and your ally w draw up the rope, untie It from the, hook, shut the window, saiteit on the I inside, and get away in the way that ; he originally came. As a min *r point, it may be noted," he continued, fingering the rope, “that our wooden-legged . friend, though a fair climber, was not a professional sailor. His hands were far from horny. My lens discloses! more than one blood' mark. e*peetally toward the end of the rope, from which 1 gather that he slipped down with such velocity that be took the skin off his hands," “This is all very well,” said I. “but the thing becomes more unintelligible than ever. How about this mysterious ally? How came he into the room?” “Yes, the ally!" repeated Holmes, pensively, “There are feature*. of interest about this ally. He lifts the case foun the legions of the gommotaplace. T fancy \hat this ally breaks fresh ground in tke annals bf crime ia this country; —though parallel casessng* gest themselves from India,* and. if my memory serves me. from tjenegambia." i

“How came he, then?” I reiterated. “The door is locked, the window is in--aecessible. Was it through the chimney?" “The grate is much too smalj," ha answered. “I had already considered that possibility." ‘ ! “How then?” I persisted “You will not apply my precept,” he said,shaking his head. “How often hare I said to you that when you have’eliminated the impossible, whatever remains? however improbable, must l>e the truth? W« know That lie did not ■ cimie through the door, the window, dr t!ie chimney. We also know that he could not have been concealed in the room, as there i* no emseeatawn* pos- -I Sible. Whence, then, did he come?” 1 “He came through the hole in the roof," I cried. “Os course he did. He must have done so. If you will have the kindness ! to hold the lamp for me. we shall note extend our researches to the room [‘above—the secret room in which the I , treasure was found,” '■ ■■ ’ -■ i l!v mounted the steps, and, sei'zir.g a rafter-with either hand, he swung him- • self up iiito th»' garret. Then? lying on his face, he reached down for the lamp . and held it while I followed him. The chamber in which we found our- ■ ’■-elves was about ten feet one way l>y six the other. The floor was formed by the rafters, p-ith thin’ latli-and-plaster between, so that in walking one had to step-from beam to beam. The roof . j ran up to an apex, and was evidently I the inner shell of the true roof of the Ji housp. There'.uras ho fu.rnit urc'of any i—-rt. and the accumulated dust of I. jnear* lay thick upon the floor. I I “Here you' are. you ’ m c." said Shcrlock Holmes, putting his l-.an-l against the sloping wall. "This is a traj>d<K>r which lead.? out Onto the r<x>f. I can press it back, and here is the poof itself*, sloping at a gentle angle. This. I then, is the way by which Number Ope entered. Let us see if we can find’ ». some'other traces of his individuality." || He held down the lamp to the floor, and as he did so I saw fee the second time that night a startled, surprised . cov.'r his filer. I’or nivM-lf. aa t followed his gaxe my skin • as cold hneer my .c' . .!y with tlig prints of a naked *f- -t-clear, well defined, perfectly formed, but scarce half the size of those of an ordinary man. “Holmes." I said, in a whisper, *>' chi’" hasdohe.this horrid thing.” He ha 1 n eovere-l bis self-p-sscssiqh in an instant. “1 was st:, - red for t.hnnv-iuvnt." he said. "'■■■'■ ’i>e thing Is i'l”;- natural. My njempry failed j m ir l 1 hare been al le to foretell it. There is-nothing more to be learned hero-1 Let us gydown,” ''•AVliat is your theory, then, as t/p—---those,-.footmarks?" I. asked, eagerly, when we had regained the lower room - once m ; 're. -V. ■ • -My o.;«ar \Vats>n. try a little analy- ■ if a touch of in;';,.■ i<-ii-'!-. "Y->u know raj'. n:?th<xls. Apply them, and it will be instructive ! to compare results.” - I ’ I cann-d eoneeive anything which w ill cover the facts,” I answered, “It will be clear enough to you.soon," he said; in an off-hand way. “1 think" that there is nothing disc of importance here. but. 1 will ilo -k.” He

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he kelp liowx the lamp io hie floor. s ■ wliinped out his lens aiid a taix? measurc. and hurr 1 nlx-ut the r-’--m .on his i kii--v<, hm asuriug. ing. with his in nose only a few ■ im ’ivs fr -n the planks, and his Ix-ady -- ■:«-n:ui-’it’ and deep'sct li’:- h<>-e -f a. l-.r-l s , s wrft. silent and furtive were- his m- v.-ments. like tlv’-se f a trained I>l sxl-h-uri I picking out a M-ent. that I eoul-i n->t but think what l a terrib ■ criminal he would have ’ I nimle fiad he turned his energy and , sagacity against the law. instead of exerting them in its defense. As he I hunted about, he kept muttering to hitnseif. and finally he broke out into loud crow of delight. " i “We are certainly in luck,” said he. i “We <>ught to have very little trouble tij-w. Number (hie has had the mlsfor--teme t»> tre.-d in the creonpte. You can ".see. the -mt Hue of the edge of his small -' 5 foot here at tl f this evil-snu-ll-j ing mess. The earhoy has been cracked, j see, and the stuff has leaked eut.~K “What then?" I asked.. “Why. we hare got him. that’s all.” {said, he- "I know a dog that f follow that scent to the -world's end. ilf apack. can track a draili'd herring j eMOM a shire, hoiv far can a *rx eia’lyI trained hound follow so pungent a! | smell as th’<’ It sounds like a sum ip the rule of three- The answer should I give ns the— But halloo! here an accredited representatives of the law.” Heavy step* amt the A-lhim-r <-t lou-1 voice* were.audible from bvU»w. and the hall iLkt shut with a loud crash. I “Bciore they coape.” said lloimea, I I “just put your hand here on this ptxw I fellow’s arm. and here on his leg. , do you feel?" “The muscles are as hard us a board," I I answered. j “Quite so. They are in a state of extreme contraction. far exceeding the I usual ngor mortis. Coupled with this , ■ distortion of the face, Ahi* Hippocratic smile, »r ‘ri-tis san 1 , nieus.’as the old writers called it, whateonclwdcm would it suggest to your tuind?” ' 1 “Death from some powerful vegeta- • ble alkaloid,” 1 answered—“some ! strychnine-Uke substance which would f produce tetanus.” “That was the idea which occurred to me-the instant I saw the drawn I muscles of the face. On getting into the room I at once looked for the means by which the poison had entered the system. As you saw. I discovered j a thorn which had been driven or shot ■ with no great force into the scalp - You observe that the part struck was that which wonld be turned towards ; the hole in the eeiling if Ute man were erect in h„is eisair. Now .*xarffitje ttda them' • uro fl* 'oariMrani

INDIANA STATE NEWS. 'Members of the Young Men s Christian association ftotn all parts of the Hoosier State assembled in Terr* , Haite a few days ago. The annual ; itate contention wns formally opened, and, a large number of promibefit speakers addressed t-he delegates. Mbs, Geo. Axderfox, aged 47. died suddenly at Muncie, and the suspicion that she met with fpul play was so strong that an investigation was made. Heart trouble is the reason given by Coroner Bowers. The Presbyterian and First Baptist churches, Crawfordsville, are looking for shepherds. The state auditor declares that officials will indulge in no more junketing picnics. The granddaughter ol Geo. Tavey, of Somerset fell down the cellar a few days ago and died from the effects of the injuries, w-hich were Considered slight at the time. Albert Fexseler, a driller at Van Buren, was shot and instantly killed by City Marshal Cartwright Fenseler had been on a ‘‘tear” all day, and had attacked the marshal. Mrs-Chßistise Hasse, aged 70 years, was mysteriouslj- spirited away from Crown Point, the other evening by ‘ some unknown parties, and no possible clue as to her whereabouts can be found. An alarm was raised and over five hundred citiiens turned out in the search. The old lady was possessed of bonsiderable property, and Tt ’ as on thb eve of departure for Fremont, Neb. Iler relatives are frantic over her disappearance ’ and fear she has been foully dealt with. Two masked, highwaymen held up Orla • Turner and Charles. Stephens,'” farmers, living at Bartonia. near Winchester, as they were returning from church. About five dollars in money and a number of valuable papers were obtained. Fike at Bremen, twelve miles northeast of Plymouth, destroyed a livery barn and eleven horses, also Dr, Church’s office. Total loss, S2.IXM); no Inshranbe. WilEiam Belt, fell from a new building -at the Midland Steel works, in ‘ Muncie, and was fatally injured. He fell a* distance of thirty feet, alighting on his feet While taking the. belting, from the shafts at . the Western Association’s Starch works, in West Hammond. Geppi Gragido, ’ assistant. engineer, was caught in a pulley and whirled to death. The attorney general has prepared an opinion sustaining«the state auditor in holding that a legislative approprias made for a year can not be used in paying the "bills incurred! during a previous.year. Mrs. Isaiah Davis, who eloped from Logansport recently with'Wm- Garner, returned the other morning and was forgiven by her husband; J. E. Brodgen. of Orestis. is in jail, ‘ etiarged by his sister, Rebecca Brcxigen. with taking two horses belonging ■ to her and trading them for a saloon at Gilman. At Jeffersonville, Maud Übelhart. 4 rears of age; was burned almost to a crisp. The child was playing with matches, and her clothing became ignited. Fob over a week the white pupils of ' one of the Indianapolis schools and the colored pupils of another have been having a regular race war. . ■ The trial of Dr. W. L, Breyfogle, charged with embezzling the funds of the 1 New- Albany Banking Co., has been : set for December 9. Verxox McCaxxon, of Brookville, accidentally discharged a shotgun while his hand was covering the muz- ■ lie. ’ ’ - John Hammoxd,. of Sullivan, after seven years’ search for his ex-wife and child. Myrtle, found them at Kokomo, A steam corn’nusker took off an arm for William Banks, near Warsaw. Mrs. Thaxie Niciiolsox. of near Salem. was badly bitten by a vicious dog. , The state tax- commission has given the Indiana Ct Southern railroad until 1-ecemler 15. to pay its taxes on the compromise basis of 96,000 t a mile, ■■ ' „ The authorities.have prdered Anderson ia ns to part with their cats. It has been found that the animals have in many qa'-es diphtheria and are spreading iA At Shelbyville Nora and May Porterfield were thrown from their buggy and possibly fatallj- injured. They are prominent young ladies; Their animal look fright at a bicycle. The case against Wm. C WinstandI ley, charged w ith embezzlement for receiving a deposit in a bank about to assign, has been nollied at Paoli. At Madison Wm. Colvin 'was sentenced to five years»in. the Jeffersonville prison a few days since for horse stealing. His companion. Donahue, was sent up for five years last spring. Colvin and Donahue lived in Clark county.. They went into Jefferson - county under pretext to arrest Charles Arbucle. a wealthy farmer, and bj- intimidation got a horse and bill of sale from him. They sold Uie horse at Charlestown for St? 1 ) and fied. Cole, a weak-minded accomplice, was not prosecute.!. ■» Wm. Lius, of Hortonville, has'fallen I heir to 950,000 in British gold. At Warsaw Jacob Goshart, a farmer aged 45, committed suicide by hanging, while in a fit of temporary Insanity. A cumca.xy of Chicago capitalists have signed contracts to locate a steel plant at Alexandria in consideration of a 950,000 bonus aVd a free gas fuel franchise. They are incorporated finder the laws of Illinois, and will begin work at once putting in the plank. It is to employ five hundred men before the bonus is paid. Two fire engines collided at Indianapolis. Several firemen were badly nut, and ‘•‘Frank." a magnificent • horse, was so badly hurt it had to be I killed. ■ ■ H. J. UrMPHRET’s dead body was found near Brownstown, partially devoured by hogs. , W. R. Covert won the damage suit brought against him by Mrs. Dr. Hillgass at Anderson. The Howe Co,, of Indianapolis, has begun work on the water works it is putting in at Kush v-ille.and has a large force of men employed. The works | will cost 960,000. The confession of James Brown, the Kessler train robber, was confirmed the other day when Sheriff Simons, of Noble county, went east of Rome City by the description of the bandit, and dug np a large number of express money orders which they secured in the robbery. 5

Love and Arson. Love played with matches in her eyes, A dangerous game, with none to hinder; As to the pole the needle flies • So in my breast a spark found tinder, 1 Scrtight-to cheek the lambent raid, hut ®*»oh in ashes spread the pyre— It is a crime lot any maid To set a young man's heart a"ri Straightway I sought the sheriff grim, A warrant sos the eolprit Daphne, I poured tny sorrow out tohim. He only lajighed and tried to chnff ma. “ Young man.'" quoth be. "I think you’re right. The maiden should be charged with arson: No judce or jury can requite— You'd better call upon the parson” —JohnK. Hi’llardi i» Chicago Record. IT BEATS THEM ALL. . 9* Hours Chicago to Atlanta Via Cincltt* clnnatl, Kentucky Blue Grass Region and Chattanooga. —, The popular Big Four Route has, in connection with the Queen & Crescent, and Southern Railway, established a fast schedule between ■Chicago and Atlanta; leaving Chicago at I'2 o'clock noon, arriving at Atlanta at 12 o'clock noon the next day. This is by ftr the. best and quickest line from Chicago and the Northwest tb Atlanta and the South. Send for time cards, rates, etc., to J. C. Tucker, G. N. A., 284 Clark . street, Chicago. As tub itinerant with the organ came in i full view of the sign:‘-Beware of the dogs,” bo passed on to the next house, emitting ' frohi his machine the well-known notes of: want to play in youryard."—Yonkers Statesman. A Hearty Welcome To returning peace by day and tranquillity at ! night is extended by the rheumatic patient Who owes these blessings to Hostetter’s i Stomach Bitters. Don’t delay the use of I this -fine anodyne for pain and purifier of the- blood an instant beyond the point when I the disease manifests itself.. Kidney j trouble. dys;>epsia. liver complaint, la grippe i and irregularity of the bowels are relieved I and cured by the Bitters. Tuf.uk is an awful lot of enthusiasm wasted on dead-horse projects.

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