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e The i8mwki it rtAT. Coryricht. 1(47, by Longmans, Green & Co SYNOt'StS. D'Aurlac, commanding outpost where ucene Is laid, tells the story. De Oomeron is in temporary command, appointed by Gen. de Hone to examine Into a charge afcalnst d'Aurlac. Nicholas, a sergeant, linings In a man and woman, from king's camp at Ie Tere, prisoners. D'Aurlac, angered by Insulting manner of de Oomeron toward woman, strikes him, duel follows and prisoners escape. Duel Is Interrupted by appearance of de Hone, and d'Aurlac U told he will hang If found alive at close of morrow's battle. Hiding over field next day d'Aurlac finds Nicholas, vjctlm of de domeron's malice, In Imminent danger of death, and releases him from awful pre dicament. After battle In which King Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces, d'Aurlac, lying severely wounded, sees two f 01 ins moving through the darkness rob bing the bodies of the dead and wounded. They And golden collar on de Lcyva's corpse, and Ilabette stabs Mauglnot (her partner) to gain possession. Henry with retinue, among whom Is fair prisoner who liad escaped from dc Gomerop and d'Ayen, her suitor, rldea over the field. Madame rescues d'Aurlac, and afterwards visits htm dally In hospital. Here he learns his friend 1s heiress of llldache. When well enough Jie Is taken to her Normandy chateau, where- he learns from Maltrc l'alln, mndame's chaplain, the king Is about to force her to marry d'Ayen He sets out with Jacques, his knave, for Paris, to lirevent this marriage. Delayed at Kzy, he lie comes upon Nicholas, his old sergeant, (who says de Gomcron Is In neighborhood with associates from army and nobility, plotting treason against the king. They go to de Domeron's retreat where' they manage to overhear detail of plot. Hum (ng with revenge, Nicholas shoots at do Gomeron. Flying for their lives, the two men think themselves beyond pursuit, when suddenly they are face to face with Jllron, one of the traitors, whom d'Aurlac cuts down, and with de Gomeron, who makes short work of Nicholas. d'Aurlac escapes. Arriving In Paris the chevalier lays what he knows of treasonable plot be fore Sully, master general of ordnance. Calling on do lielin, a friend, d'Aurlac se cures from him a servant, ltavalllac, who had previously been In service of d'Ayen. D'Ayen's marriage to Madame dc la llldache Is to occur within fornlght, do Belln to stand sponsor. Palln and madamo arrive ' In Paris. D'Aurlac has suspicions aroused concerning ltavalllac; later witnesses meeting with do Gomeron, therefore dis misses him. Tho chevalier Is Introduced at tourt by de Helln, where he charges Blron with being traitor to Prance and king. For his pains Henry gives him 24 hours to quit France. King now commands marriage to be celebrated on the morrow, making It imperative that flight occur that night. If mudamo .be saved. D'Aurlac therefore meets her secretly, when masked men snoop down on pair and carry them off, bound nnd gagged. After 24 hours' Im prisonment, during which he has Inter view with de Gomcron and Babette, he manages to escape. At his lodgings he Ilnds Jacques, Palln, de Helln and his host Patilln assembled In council. Next morn ing Pantln and d'Aurlac, disguised make their way to neighborhood whero they qianage to get directed to tho Tolson d'Or. CHAPTKU XV LI. Continued. At last I came opposite the Toison B'Or. The gate lending Into the little sourt was fchut, nnd bo was every win dow fueing the street. The signboard A-as swinging badly over the closed door, mil at the lirst gluuee it looked ns if the house ttns deserted. I would trust as little to chauee us possible. 1 passed slowly on, nnd found that the Toibon i'Or joined on to uuother but Jiuich binnller hotibc, which had Its bound set to it by the wall thnt crotheil the street. The ash of 11 window on the top story of the house was up, unci as I came up to it the frort door bwung open and a man stood on the steps and looked me full in the face. As my glance passed him, I nv that the door opened into a room thnt was used apparently ns a shop for all kinds of miscellaneous ar ticles, and the man himself would have stood well for the picture of athletes' jfence, which, indeed, he was. "A good morning, captain," he said, "will you buy or have you come to sell?" he asked, dropping his voice. As he spoke l'antin came up and be gan to importune the man from a safe distance to purehabe his wares; but be yond n curec, had no further attention paid him; nnd with a disappointed air lie went slowly back toward the Toison d'Or. It flashed upon me that some thing had fallen my way. "I have come to buy, compere." I answered, and step ping into the shop begun to examine 11 few cast-ofT doublets and flung them aside, demanding one on which the gold 'lace was good. A worann joined) the "man nt this time, and whilst they were rummaging amongst their stores I hnstily ran over in my mind the plan I had formed. If I could get a lodging here I would be in a position to watch who came and went from the house, and strike my blow with deliberation and certainty. So at last when the doublet rvtas shown to me, though the price was exorbitant, I paid It without demur, nnd on'thc man asking if It should be sent 1o my lodging, I pretended to hesitate Jor n inoment, nnd then explaining that, ns I had just come to I'urU and was In search of n lodging, I would take the doublet, with me. The woman, however, here eu,t In and cxplnined that if it was a lodging I needed they could accommodate me. "All the more if you buy ns well us you do now, captain," said the man. ' "I will sell you us cheap ns you want besides," I answered, "but let me see ;iho rooms." "There Is but one room, monsieur," nuswered the woman, "but it is large nnd furnished," nnd then she led me up tho stairway. The room was certainly largo beyond the ordinary, but I was disappointed beyond ineasuro nt find ing that it was nt the back of the house nnd would prevent me from watching who came in nnd out of the Toison d'Or. I objected to the situation, saying that I wanted a room overlooking the street. "There is" none," she answered, short ly, "but If monsieur desires to look on the street he may do so from the win dow nt the end of this passage." She pointed to a narrow passage that led from the door of the room to a small hanging turret, nnd from the arched windows of this I saw that I could sec nil I wanted without being seen myself. The woman sectned to be of the same kidney ns her husband, and drove a close bargaltj, nnd nf ter much protend ed haggling I closed with her firms, nnd arranged aUo for her to brlnp me my meals, explaining that for the next week or so I would stay indoors, as my health was uot good, "I understand, monsieur," the said, showing her teeth. "Then it is settled, and I will step down nnd bring up the doublet which I left lu the shop;" with these words I counted out the rent nnd the money for T nr iCJ a my board, coin by coin, Into her hand, ns if each piece I disgorged was my last; and then stepping down, found, as 1 expected, I'nnlln at tho door. The man wus for ordering him away; but his wife insisted on making a pur chase, In which I joined, nnd the fence going upstairs at that tlmo we three were left together. It was all-lmpor-tant to get rtd of the wotnau for n mo ment or so, and I'nnttn, seeing this, sold his whole basket load at a price so small that It rntrcd cen her aston Irhmcnt. . "I have sold It for luck," he said, "but if madame wishes I will sell her dally at the same rate." "Could oil bring me fruit at the same price?" I asked. "Why not?" he answered. "Then bring me some to-morrow." "Certainly, captain; where shall I put these, madame?" But she bore them nway herself, and this gave me the opportunity. "l'antin," I said, "I have taken a room here, you understand." "And I," he answered, "have sold n cabbage to Ilabette. If you hear noth ing more, meet me at dusk In the square behind St. Martin's." There was no time to say more, for we heard the fence coming back, l'an tin went oft" down the strCct, and I, after a word or two with the man, and an order to his wife regarding my meals, went slowly up to my room. CHAPTER XVIII. THE SKTTjICIIIT IN THH TOtSON D'OR. Once back In my room I flung oil my cloak and took a Burvey of my new quarters. The room was long and low, nnd situated In the topmost story of the house. In one corner was a settle cov ered with a faded brocade, whilst on the other side there was a wardrobe and n few necessaries. The bed was .placed at the extreme end of the room, and close to the window which over looked the back of the house, and through which from where I stood the blue sky alone was visible, there was a table and n couple of chairs. Hc tween the table and the bed1 intervened a clear space, about ten feet by six, covered with a coarse carpeting. If I am thus precise in my description, I would say I have done so in order to explain clearly what follows. So far things were satisfactory enough, and beyond what I had a right to expect in such a locality. The one drawback was that I would be com pelled to use the turret nt the end of the passage for my watch, and thus run the risk of being observed from the other houses. In the meantime I de termined to see exactly what could be effected from the window, and pushing the table aside, so as to get a better view, looked out. I then saw that the house I was In, ns well as the Toison d'Or, was built ngainst tho remains of the old walls of Paris. Below me there was a sheer drop of SO to CO feet, right Into the bed of the abandoned fosse, which was covered by a thick un- RAISING MYSELF CAUTIOUSLY. I PEEPED IN. dergrowth nnd full of debris. I thought at first of stopping any further concern with the window, but as I was turning away I looked rather particularly at the wall below me nnd saw that n ledge ran along It about three feet be low the window. Following its track with my eyes, I observed that it was carried along the face of the Toison d'Or, and in doing this I became nware that there was a window open at the back of Bnbette'B house, and that this was situated on the same level as my room, but just about the middle, in stead of the extreme end, as mine was. When I considered the position of this window, and that its lookout was on a place where never a soul seemed to come, I could not but think that, madame were In the Toison d'Or, in nil probability her room was there, nnd I swore bitterly to myself at the thought of how impossible it would be to reach her. I then craned out and looked upwards, and saw that my house was a hnlf-story lower than the Toison d'Or, and that, whilst the latter had a high, sloping roof, the portion of the building In which I was appeared to be a long and narrow terrnce, with a low machicolated parapet running along the edge. Thus If there were a door or window in tho Toison d'Or that opened on to my roof, It would be possi ble to step out thereon, nnd then I drew back, my blood burning. If it was possible to step out from the Toison d'Or on to the roof of the house I oc cupied, It might be equally easy to get thence Into the Toison d'Or. Taking my sword I measured the dibtance of the ledge from the window sill, and then, holding on to the muHlons by one hand, stretched out ns far as I could, and found I could just touch the top of the parapet with the point of my blade. In short, the posltionvas this: that, so hard and smooth was the outside of the wall it was Impossible for anything', save n lizard, to get along it to the win dow behind which I supposed madame was prisoned, yet it was feasible, with the aid of n rope thrown over the grin ning hend of the gargoyle n little nbove me, or else over the low battlement of the parapet, to reach the roof, and the odds were in favor of there being some sort of a door or window thut would give ingress thence Into the Toison d'Or. I began after this to be a little more satisfied with my quarters, and determined to set about my explora tions about tho dinner hour, when most people would be within, and the chance of discovery reduced to a mini mum. After allowing a little time to elapse I descended to the shop and began enrp- lessly running my eyei over the mis' cellaneous collection of articles there- in- The fence followed me ubout, now , recommending this thing and now that , At last I taw what looked to be a ball of rope lying In a corner and covered with dust. "What Is that?" I Inquired, touching It with the point of my sword. The limn stooped without n word, nnd picking It up, dusted It carefully, then he unrolled n ladder of silken cord, about IS or 15 feet In length. "This, captain," he suld, swinging it backward nnd forward, "belonged not so long ago to M. de Bcllicvrc, though you may not believe me." "I have no doubt jou are speaking the truth, but it seems rather weak." "On the contrary, monsieur, wilt you test It nnd see?" We mannged to do this by means of tw o hooks that w ere slung from u beam above us, In a manner to snttsfy me that the ladder was stifllcient to bear double my weight; and then, ns if con tent with this, I flung It aside. "Will not monsieur take it?" nsked the man; "it is cheap." "It is good enough," I answered, "if I had u business on hand; but at present I am waiting." "If monsieur has leisure I might be able to give him a hint that would be worth something iu crowns." "I am lazy when In luck, compere. No, I will not take the ladder." "It may come In useful, though, and will occupy but n small space in mon sieur's rooms;" and, seeing that 1 ap peared to waver, "shall I take It up? I will let It go for ten crowns." "Five crowns or nothing," I said, firmly. "But it is of the finest silk!" "I do not want to buy. You can take my price or leave it." "Very well, then, monsieur, thanks, and I will take It up myself." "You need uot trouble, I am going up, and will take It with me." With these words I took the ladder folded in long loops in my hands nnd went back to the turret. There 1 spent a good hour or so iu reexamining it, and splicing one or two parts that seemed a trifle weak, at the same time keeping n wary eye on who passed nnd repassed the street, without, however, discover ing nnythlng to attract attention. Finally the woman brought up my din ner, and I managed to eat after n fash Ion, but made more play with the Beaugency, which wns mild nnd of a good vintage. When the table was cleared I sat still for about half an hour or so, playing with my glass, and then rising saw that my door was securely fastened In such a manner that no one could effect an entrance, except by bursting the lock. This being done I removed my boots, nnd unslung my sword, keeping my pistols, however, In my belt, and after a good look round to see that no one was observing me, man aged to loop the ladder round the gargoyle, nnd then tested it once more with 11 long pull. The silk held well enough, but the stonework of the gar goyle gave and fell with a heavy crash into the fosse below. It wns a narrow business, nnd it was well I hadtried the strength of the cord ngaln. I looked out from the window cautiously to see if the noise had nttrncted any atten tion, nnd found, to my satisfaction, that it had not. After allowing n little time to elapse, so as to be on the safe side, I attempted to throw the looped end t had made to the ladder, eo that It might fall over the parapet between two embrasures, but discovered, aft er half a docn cat.lR, that this wns not feasible from where I stood. Then I bethought me of my boyhood's train ing amongst the cliffs thnt overhung the buy of Auriac, nnd, stepping out on to the ledge of the window, man nged, with an effort, to hold on to the stump of the gargoyle with one hnnd, and balancing myself carefully, for a slip meant instant death, flung the loop once more, and had the satisfac tion of seeing it fall as I desired. Without any further hesitation I put my foot 611 the rungs nnd Iu n minute more was lying on my fucc behind the parapet, and thanking Ood I had mode the effort, for before me was a large skylight, half open, from which I could command n view of the interior of one room nt least of the Toison d'Or, and by which It might be possible to ef fect an easy entrance. Before going any further, however, I glanced round me to see how the land lay nnd wus de lighted to And thnt I could not be ob served from the opposite side of the street, as the portion of the house I was on wns concenled from view by the gabled roof, that rose about ten feet fromme.lenvlngmeln n sort of longbal cony. Now that I think of It this roof must have been an afterthought on the part of the builders. Then I was but too thankful to find it existed, nnd had no time for reflections. By turning my hend I could see, too, that the high wall that shut in the mouth of the pas sage was evidently raised as a barrier between the street nnd the fosse which took a bend and ran Immediately be low the wall. After lying perfectly still for a little, I slowly pushed myself forward until at last I was beneath the skylight, and then raising myself cnu tiously I peeped In. TO DO CONTJNUED.l ROBERT BROWNING'S ROMANCE Tlir Mont Ilrnutlfnl Loir Story I Literature la Thnt of III Conrl- lilp and Mnrrlrd Life. Not once In all the ycktrs of their married life was Browning absent from his wife a single duy. At home or on their occasional journeys he was ever with her, ready to protect her and wait upon her. Often 111 and unable to loau her room, he, nursed her with the ten derness, of a woman; cheering her In her convalescence and stories and songs, or reading to her for hours at a time, as he oft had done in the days before their marriage. It was In his touching tboughtfulness In his Utile acts of lov ing and unsolicited attention that his love for her was most truly shown. Oft times would he rise early In the morn ing, long ere the time for her awaken ing, and hastening forth Into the gar den or the fields, gaither a bunch of fragrant blossoms to place at her bed side, that they might be the first reali ties of life to greet her with their sun shine and with their 'tender messages of low upon her return from the world of dreams. His every thought, his every care, was of her to add to the joy or the comfort of heT life; and many wre the means devised by Ills thoughtful solicitude fort he aeccmpllshment of his loving purpose. To shield herdellcatx eyes from the light he had placed in the window of her room a sinaf. shutter of mica, eo arranged that the sunlight might fall upon her table In subdued and geiuie radiance, Clifford Howard. 1 In Ladies' Home Journal, WITHOUT SENATORS. Several States Have But One Rep resentative in the Upper House. Should tlir Conattliilluu lie Aliiruilril So Thnt Mrniitor.' C011I1I llr Ctiouru li I In- Ulrrt't Vol i- of the I'rniilrf (Special Washington Letter One of the growing questions before our peuplu is whether numbers of the United States senate, shall continue to be elected by state legislatures or by dl lect ote of the people. There are now 45 states In the federal union, and each state Is entitled to two senators. Consequeutli, if etcry state legislature performed its constitution al duty, there would be 'JO members of the untioual somite. When the con stitution wus adopted there were 13 states, each entitled to two senators; and the total membership nt the na tional senate wus 2i5. Thirty-two states have been added to the federal union since the foundation of tho government. By purchase, by cession and by conquest the originnl republic has expanded from the At lantic to the Pacific oceans, and from the great lakes to the gulf. But, while the republic has been expanding, nnd while its power has been increasing, men gifted with tnl euts for acquisition have acquired wealth in great mensuri'. Their sons have added to the hoards by modern methods of speculation. They Ignore thnt Scripture which snys that It Is harder for n rich mini to enter the Kingdom of Heaven thnn for 11 camel to pass through the gate called the needle's eye. They lime laid up treas ure on earth, seeming to cure little or nothing for laying up treasure iu llenen. It Is because of this accumulation of riches that many of our people be lieve that legislatures are corruptible, and that rich men buy their wny Into tho national senate. No higher honor can be nltalncd by any man In this re public than that he shnll be elected to the national senntc; excepting, of course, the presidency. Itich men cuict the. distinction and the social honor. A ItEI'UULICAN l'APKll'S It is not u secret that, not ninny years ago, a man expended upwards of a quarter of u million dollars to secure his election to the sennte. The salary of u senator Is only $3,000 a year, and the term lusts but six years. Consequently when a man Is elected to the seuntc his total salary for six years amounts to $30,000. And yet a man expended a quarter of a million dollars to secure nn election to the senate. Why did he do It? He expended that large amount of money simply to hate the honor of be ing a senator; just ns he expended $50, Q00 for a painting to adorn his parlor; just us he expended $750,000 for a house in a certain city. .Vow when the expenditure of n quar ter of u million dollar:) will ennble a rich man to have himself elected to the senate many of our good people think that n halt should be called. If a man In one state can control a legislature with money, n man iu every state might do the same; nnd hence no man could aspire to become a great law-giver without first becoming a rich man. Moreover, nil legislature might be come corrupt. That is, in brief, the argument made by the people who favor the election of senators by direct votes of tho peo ple. It Is for the purpose of enabling poor men to aspire, as they did In the ilajs of Jackson, 1'olk, Clay, Webster, Lincoln and fiarficld; it is for the purpose of putting the poor men on a lend with the rich men in aspiring to national honors nnd distinction thut the adtocatn the proposed change. But there Is another side to the ques tion. If wealth continues to iiccumu late, and rich men contintio to nspire, they will have the advantage anyway, becuuse they can have, bigger meetings, better bruss bauds, bigger processions, more expenshe and extensive barbe cues anil other entertnlnments; so that, even by a direct vote of the people, the election of senators might be corruptly secured. That Is to say, the rich man who would expend a quarter of a mil lion dollars to corrupt a state legisla ture would spend half a million to influ ence the votes of the people iu tho vari ous polling plu cos. The millionaire of the present cnu us well afford to spend half a million for the honor as he can afford to spend a quarter of a million. There Is also tho danger that the peo ple might become accustomed to look for wholesale bribery, and enough of them become corruptible' to sell their votes, and uffect tho elections. There you have nn epitome of both sides of the argument. The reason for calling attention to this condition pros pecthely uffecting our body iolItlc lies in tho fact that during tho past decade various stnte legislatures have failed to perform their constitutional functions, ind have adjourned without electing senator, thereby depriving sovereign states of their right to complete retire- s "j& t'W sen )W 11 ' 1 " J2f v V e '? yjfi fi!Z Ssssv dentation oil the floor of the national sennte. One striking exnmplo of this condi tion niny be referred to without preju dice. In IS'JI Scnntor Mitchell, of Ore gon, discussing the rlgh't of the gov ernor of Montana to appoint Leo Mnutlo ns n senator, after the legislature, of Montana fulled to elect, a senntor, suld: "Suppose 11 rich mini should arise In Oregon, two jeats hence, and prevent inj reelection to the senate. Supposo that rich man should be In collusion with the go ernor of Oregon. And, nit er precntlng the legislature from electing me, thnt rich man should bo ap pointed to the Bciiate by tho governor of Oregon, would It be light to gle hlui a seat lu this body? I say tint; and I will ote against the admission of 11 senator from Montana appointed under such ciicumstnnces." Strange us It niny seem, two yenra after Senator Mitchell had delivered that speech the Oregon legislature wns induced to adjourn without electing u senator to succeed Senatur Mitchell. Verj soon therenfter the governor of Oregon appointed 0110 Corbett, a very rich innii, to the senate. The caso was considered carefully nnd, by n vote; of two to one, the senate refused to give Corbett n seat. Thus a precedent wns established. When a legislature falls to elect the governor of n state cannot appoint a senator. The Corbett ense is the Inst one on record. The first precedent was formed in 1703, nt n session of the senate for the third congress. Senator Bead, ol Delaware, resigned In December, 1702, when the state legislature was In ses sion. Ills successor was not elected and tho governor of Delaware, in March, 1703, appointed Kcnsey Johns. After full discussion tho senato re fused to penult Mr. Johns to be seated by a vote of 20 to 7. Tim constitution was construed to menu that gotcrnora of states may appoint senators to suc ceed those who die or resign, provid ed tho state legislatures do not havo opportunity to elect successors. But when r. legislature fulls to perform Its constitutional function, after having hnd opportunity to do so, the governor cannot appoint a senator. Tills ques tion will again come up, however, in the eases of Senator Quay, just ap pointed by the gou-riior of Pennsyl vania, and Col. Daniel M. Bums, ap pointed by tho governor of California. VIEW OP TIIU SITUATION. Delaware four years ngo fnllcd to elect a successor to Anthony HIgglns, and no nppolntment wns made. Dela ware's legislature recently ndjourned without electing u successor to (leorgo Oray. Thus for 11 third time In Its history Delnwcrc has failed to elect n Rcnntor, nnd thnt statu for a third time has but one representative, iu tho sen nte, when she Is entitled to two. In recent yenrs nine slntc'leglslntures (California iind 1'cnnsylvanla being the lust) have adjourned without electing senators. In some of these enses it is known thnt money has been liberally and lnvishly used to bring about tho deplorable result. Ambition, nvnrice, lust of power, pride of station, greed of gain and desire for personal prefer ment have stood between the people, und their constitutional rights. These modern conditions lint u caused many honest statesmen to ndtoeatc tho election of senators by direct vote of the people, instead of by the legisla tures of the state. In order to bring nliout this change It would be neces sary to adopt an amendment to the na tional constitution. Conservative men doubt whether an amendment of this nature would meet with thu approval of two-thirds of the states. There Ih not sufficient evidence, und not enough national interest In the charges of cor ruption, to induce the people to change, the constitution nt the present time But resort has recently been made to n popular expedient which may lend to the adoption of a constitutioun amendment. Several of the states in their party contentions hate Indorsed certain In dividuals for th' senate, campaigns have been made upon platforms con taining thu names of fatoritc sons, and legislatures hate felt In duty bound to elect those who hate thus been prac tically chosen by u diicct tote of the people. The pursuance of this policy uiay bring ubout the icsult which so many desire, without amending thu national constitution. RMITH D, KIIV. Muft-iciiurtlN. "The cashier informed me," said the president, "that he was strongly tempt ed to skip with the funds, but that ho locked himself up with them and prayed over them all night nnd ot:r cume thu temptation." "I know It," said tin: chle.f director. "I had 11 detective at his door, one at each window, and one 011 tne I oof at the chimney flue while he was pray. In If." Atlanta Constitution. Vomuii' Vu, "You can't cut up about this hat, for I made It myself." "Ah, you dear little economist!" "Yes, Kobcrt; nnd by making it my self, you know, I could ufford to get much more elegant and expensive ma terial than ever before." Detroit 1'rea I'resa. r The courtship period for Ayer's Sarsaparilla passed long since, when it won the con fidence and esteem of thoughtful men and women 50 years ago. You need have no doubts, if. when you go to buy Sarsaparilla, you simply say the old name Ayeks it That is the kind that cured your fathers and their fathers before them, and it is the kind that will cure you. Other Sarsaparillas may look like it, may even taste like it, but somehow or other they haven't the knack of curing people that Ayer's has. Just try one bottle of Ayer's today. Then Sbe Kelt IUlleved. "I felt sure the hero was going to bo killed," she said, in describing the serial storyto her best friend, "intil I happened to think that the author tvai paid so much a word, and probably would not ttant to spoil a good thing." Chicago Post. tVlint "Knlnomlne" Are. "Kalsomines" are cheap temporary prep arations manufactured from chalks, clays, whiting, etc., and arc stuck on the trails with decaying animal glue. They bear no comparison with Alabasttne, which is a ce ment that goes through a process of set ting, and hardens with age. Consumer, in buying Alahastinc, should sec that the goods arc in packages and properly labeled. .Noth ing else is "Justus good as Alahastinc. The claims of new imitations are absurd on their face. They cannot oiler the test of time for durability. Jlrliirri. Coroner Was the victim conscious when you reached him? I'at Yis. sir, he vvorr. But becliunc tit I don't belave he knew ut, I'luladelpliia North American. Do Your Feet Ache mill llurnf Shako Into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Rase, a powder for tho feet It makes llghtor New Hhoe feel Ensy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Hwollen, Hot, Callous, Bore, und Hvveatlng Feet. All Druggists and Htioo Stores sell it, 25c. Hamplo sont KKKE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Lo Boy, N. Y. How to Oct Klcli. "Some men." said Uncle Eben, "wouldn' hab no trouble 'tall 'bout gettin rich cf dey held on at tight to de money dey earns as dey docs to de money dey borrows." Washington Star. Size is no criterion of strength. A small onion may be stronger than a big squash. L. A. W. Bulletin. WOMEN are assailed at every turn by troubles peculiar to their sex. Every mysterious ache or pain is a symptom. These distressing sensations will keep on coming unless properly treated. The history of neglect is written in the worn faces and wasted figures of nine- tenths of our women, every one of whom may receive the invaluable ad vice of Mrs. Pinkham, without charge, by writing to her at Lynn, Mass. Miss Lula Evans, of Parkersburg, Iowa, writes of her recovery as follows: "Dear Mrs. Pinkham I had been a constant sufferer for nearly three years. Had inflammation of the womb, leucorrhcea, heart trouble, bearing-down pains, backache, mAJfaw , more, E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash a sure cure for leucorrhcea. I am very thaaki ul for your good advice and medicine." - u fp Jolting trlth aa OtHclal. They tell a good story about an attache of the courthouse on Leavenworth street. Two iokers began "monkeying" with hit telephone the other day, disconnecting it and otherwise bothering the official. Shortly afterward one of the jokers called up the officials from another oflice and in troduced himself as being the chief oper ator at the central oflice. "For heaven's sake see what's the matter with your tele phone up there," he gruffly spoke to the of ficial. "Whatever! the matter 1 don't know, but your electric current is flowing like mad into the central oflice htte and there's about an inch of it on the floor al ready." The official grew pale with fright, and he rushed into the office of the two jokers. "Now you've done it," he began to fume with sincerity. "The main office has just called me up and says that on account of your blamed fooling the electric current is submerging the central office, and the girls arc quitting work. Come iu here now and fix that up." The tnvo jokers expressed sor row to the ofiiciul, went in and pretended to tighten a screw and then went down cel lar and took turns in having spinal menin gitis. Waterhury Democrat. The service of the Nickel Plate Road to New York City and Boston is a demonstrat ed success. The demands of the traveling ?uhlic are met by providing three peerless sst express trains in each direction daily. These trains are composed of modern, first class day coaches, elegant vestihuled sleep ing cars between Chicago, New York and Iloston, and unexcelled dining cars. Solid throiuih trains between Chicago and New York have uniformed colored porters in charge of day coaches, whose services are placed at the disposal of passengers? If you want to truvel comfortably, economically and safely, see that your ticket is routed via the Nickel Plate ltoad. "Never wear shoes too small for you," ia a good foot rule. Chicago Daily News. WOMEN WHO NEED MRS. PINKHAM'S AID headache, ached all over, and at times could hardly stand on my feet. My heart trouble was i bad that some nights '. was compelled to sit up in bed- or get up and walk the floor, lor it seemed as though I should smother. More than once I have been obliged to have the doctor visit me ia tho middle of the night. I was also f very nervous and fretful. I was ut terly discouraged. One day I thought I would write and see t you could do any thing for me. I followed our advice and now I feel a new woman. All those dreadful troubles I have no and I have found Lydia a ,1 V j, 1! M .'"U m W