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Clarence Keavls, known to white men
as the "Hermit of the Superstition
Mountains" and to the Apache-, who
hated and feared him and w ho had cause
to do bo nfore than they ever did any
other man or his hated and feared race,
as Wah-ne-say, the "Evil One" and
'The Destroyer," is dead. 4
His vengeance upon the Apaches, who
had long persecuted him in his. hermitage,
was Strang" and tcrrihle.
In his happy and hopeful early jeais,
ays the San Francisco Call, he had oc
cupied his h.iurs of lecreation by study
ing into the mysteries and possibilities or
the electric fluid and had conducted in
his own laboratory a series of somewhat
extensive experiments, which gavehim a
clear idea as to the practical application
of this irresistible yet njysteiious force.
After fully deciding upon his method
of procedure the hermit made a journey
to Tucson, 100 miles distaut, to procure
the articles necessary for the carrying
out of his plan. He had hi ought with
him into the wilderness among his other
po essions the battery ubich had so
amused and interested him in other days,
therefore he needed only wire and pow
der to put his designs Into execution.
These articles, after a loug and danger
ous trip, during which he was obliged to
travel nights and secrete himself and his
burros during the daytime, he secured
and brought back to his cabin and at
once upon his arrival home began his
work of preparation for the wholesale
tragedy he had planned.
With infinite toil he dug a pit, eight feet
deep and four feet wide, straight across
the narrow pa'-s which gave entrance to
his home. Four kegs of powder contain
ing 50 pounds each 'were then placed at
equal distances apart in the bottom of
this pit, a bole having first been made in
the top of each and wires fitted therein
and carefully secured. These kegs Kea
vis covered with n layer of earth tightly
packed around them and then filled the
long hole solidly with more earth and a
quantity of broken rock. Dry leaves and
small stones and sticks were scattered
over the surface to conceal evidences of
a disturbance of the ground, and then
connecting wires, insulated by broken
bottles, were stretched along the line of
mountain ash trees that bordered the
stream to the battery concealed in the
hermit's cabin.
Everything was now complete, and
Heavis was eager for the advent of his
untiring enemy. He had not long to wait,
for on the third night after he had fin
ished his preparations for their reception,
as the moon was slowly sinking behind
old Superstition, his dog's low growl
awoke him from his light blumber.
Silencing his trusty friend by a low
voiced word and a reassuring touch of his
hand, Reavis peered out into the night
and saw a dark figure steal from the
shadow of the bluff outside his inclosure
into the shadow of a clump of trees just
beyond his pit. Another and another fol
lowed, until 20 were gathered there to
gether, .and as the silent watcher, scarce
ly drawing breath, kept his eyes fastened
upon them they moved toward his cabin
in a body, carefully keeping concealed
under the shadow of the foliage above
them. Just where the pit stretched its
hidden length from side to side of the
narrow way the line of trees led some
distance to the right of the cabin instead
of directly toward it. And here, as Kes
ris had cunningly anticipated, the war
riors paused for consultation.
In an instant a strange, low rumbling
smote on their horrified ears, the dark
and silent cabin burt into a bunding
KFEBXAL VOLCANIC ERUPTIOX.
glow of brilliant illumination, in the
midst of which their intended victim's
figure, black against the dazzling bright
ness, stood out in bold relief.
At the same moment and befoie they
could even turn to flee from the terrors
that encompassed them, the very earth
beneath their feet trembled and rocked
and rose up into space. It was an infer
nal volcanic eruption of which they were
the center, in which shattered and shred
ded and seared human flesh and bones
took the place of bioken and melted
stones. Mountain and canyon echoed and
le-echoed the thunderous reverberations
of the awful explosion, and miles away
the tremendous concussion loosened
mighty bowlders from their centuries old
resting places and sent them crashing
downward through the affrighted dark
ness, adding the rushing, grinding roar of
their devaslating progress to the accumu
lated horrors of that night of carnage.
When Heavis, gun and knife-in baud, ap
proached the scene of death, one Indian
and one oily disengaged himself from
the confusion of horror which surrounded
him, and darted out of the pass and
around the point of the bluff to carry to
his brethri-u the dreadful tale which won
for Ileavii ever after the superstitious
reverence cf his Apache foes.
For 41 kng years he lived secure and
unmolested in his mountain home, and
even the bravest warriors have fled at his
approach uv if he were the death angel in
human form.
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GULCH OR GRIZZLY.
A. Corrbor'a Horse Makes a. 'Clear
Leap of Twenty-one Feet.
"What is the greatest distance you ever
knew a hotse to jump with a rider upon
its back? Xot a trained steeplechaser
and hurdle jumper, ridden by a jockey
trained down to the lightest possible
LKAP FOR LIFE.
weight, but a plain, common, everyday
horse, ridden by a cowboy in the usual
paraphernalia of his kind, with heavy
stock saddle and under all the disadvan
tages of a rough mountain trail.
Tou may have heaid of some pietty
stiff jumps, says a correspondent of the
San Francisco Examiner, but this is the
story of a clean leap of 21 feet from
bank to bank of a rugged gulch, to fall
into which meant death for both hor.-e
and rider, the horse being a common half
breed and its rider being a cowboy named
George Kingv The impelling motive, it
may be remarked at the outset, was an
angry grizzly, and it was a case of being
mangled by him or going to the bottom
of a deep and rocky crevasse in the moun
tain side.
The horse did not wait to be turned by
its rider, but like a flash it wheeled and
started down the rongb and stouy trail
at full speed. Its rider had no control
over the animal, nor did he attempt to ex
ercise any. He knew that there was just
one thing to do, and that was to get
j away as rapidly as possible. So, plying
needed, the little horse flew down the
trail under the brush. But a down hill
chase is a chase in which a grizzly is at
his best, and the beast was soon close
at the heels cif the horse. "What shall I
do when we reach the gulch?" thought
George to hinibelf. "We can never make
the turn at this speed, and if I slacken up
it will be all day with me." It did not
take long to make up Jiis mind. The trail
ran close to the edge of the gulch and
turned almost at right angles, so that
there was absolutely no room for making
a curve without going over the bank.
"We'll have to try to jump it, old girl,"
said he to his plucky little horse as they
ueared the gulch. Apparently the ani
mal thought so as well and was prepared
for what came next. Just as the gulch
was neared George gave a jab with his
spurs into the flanks of the frightened
animal, raised his bridle reins and then
the little beast gathered her legs beneath
her and went sailing through the air,
lauding on the edge of the opposite bank,
which was slightly lower than the bear's
side of the crevasse.
The bear could not follow, and, after
emitting a savage roar or two at its es
caped prey, turned and went back. The
next day we went up to the scene of the
jump and by actual measurement found
that the horse had cleared 21 feet in its
flight through the air!
Origin of the Fan.
The use oi the fan originated in Calna
and sprang from the following incident:
A royal princess, very beautiful, was as
sisting at the feast of lanterns, her face
covered with a mask, as usual. The ex
cessive heat compelled her to remove it,
and in order to guard her features from
the common gaze she moved it quickly to
and fro In front of her face, thns simul
taneously hiding her charms and coo'ing
her brow. The idea was at once adopted
throughout the kingdom.
"Catherine de Medici carried the first
fan from Italy ever seen iu France, and
in the time of Louis 'XIV the fan, cover
ed with jewels, was worth a small for
tune. TURTLE AS WATCHDOG.
Huge Creature Token I'osxeasion at
a. Garden In Honolulu.
Stray turtles measuring four or five
feet in length do not often wander un
molested through the streets of a thickly
populated city. But not long since a
well know? family in Honolulu received
a visitor of this kind, says the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer. Xobody knows where
the great beast came from. He simply
appeared one day at the garden gate,
and, forcing an entrance, proceeded to
make himself at home on the premises.
He was promptly expelled by the as
tonished family, to wander once more on
the city streets, for they did not know
what else to do with him. The turtle
had different ideas, however. He had
found a comfortable home and meant to
stay in it. He had very likely led a life
of hardship and intended to end bis days
in peace and security, so he returned,
but was again turned out upon the cruel
world. The turtle bad a will of his own
and was determined to live in that par
ticular spot, so he crawled In again the
next time the gate Was open. The fami
ly gave up in despair and allowed the
uninvited guest to remain a few days be
fore they turned him out again. But ha
returned once more. This performance
was tepeated a number of times. If the;
shut the gate on him, he would rear up
on his hind legs and put his for fet on
the top like a great dog.
It was necessary to accept the inevita
ble. The peopleto whom he 'wished t
attach himself Iieg.in t feel a certain
superstition and allov cd him to take pos
session of the garden which be had sc
long coveted as his abode There hr
crawls about in the daytime and sleeps
at night and is given his three good
meals a day of bran and water and
scraps from the table. He is a perfectly
harmless old fellow, and the children
have great sport with him. two cr three
at a time riding on his back. It is only
dangerous t place a. hand on the side of
his neck, for, as he contracts his neck
quickly within his shell, it is likely to
be drawn in and injured. But bis fun
niest characteristic developed after he
had been fairly accepted into the family
circle. In return for the kindness lav
ished upon him he took upon himself
the functions of a watchdog. The poor
ticast is not able to bark, but when a
stranger enters the gate he gives forth
such loud and formidable hisses as tc
frighten the most courageous until they
di-cover that his hiss is worse than his
bite.
It is estimated that this great turtle is
very old. While not of a rare species, he
has grown to an unusual size. His neck
is beginning to shrivel and take upon it
self the drawn look of extreme age. It
is thought by some thnt he is the famous
turtle that belonged to Kamehameha I,
who was the greatest tonqueror and king
of the Hawaiian Islands and lived over
100 years ago. The animal remained for
generations in the custody of the royal
f.nni'v arid last belonged to the queen
dowager, Kaprolnni, who died on June
24. Some time before the qneen's death
the turtle disappeared. But, whether
this queer old beast, with its almost hu
man intelligence, has such a romantic
history or not. It is today one of the most
Interesting sights of Honolulu, though
few visitors know of its existence.
FORT ON WHEELS.
A Formidable Battery and Jngicer
nnnt Combined.
A patriotic inventor has offered to the
government a gigantic military automo
bile big enough to ran right over the en
emy's intrenchments and occupied by a
force of boldiers sufficiently large to be
termed'a garrison.
The wheels of this huge automobile
fortress are to be 50 feet In diameter,
provided with pneumatic tires to enable
it to run more easily over hostile earth
works, and the body of the vehicle is
clad in steel armor, impenetrable to rifle
AUTOMOMI.K JORTHhsn.
bullets or cinnori shot. Through suit
able windows, or portholes, if they may
be ?o termed, project rapid fire guns
1 pounders and ( pounders with perhaps
a couple of Colt "automatics" to throw a
continuous rain of smnll bullets. Mean
while, through smaller openings, the sol
diers are able to direit a destructive Sre
upon the foe with ICtag-.Iorgensen rifles.
Each of these military automobiles is
provided with a sort of apparatus in
front which somewhat resembles in
shape the cowcatcher of a locomotive en
gine. It is armed with bayonctlike
knives and in nctiou it will serve to scoop
up and cut to pieces an army of fighting
men. On top of the perambulating for
tress is an armored casemate, cylindrical
in form, which provides a safe shelter
for eight or ten riflemen.
WHEELS A3JDTHELA W
INFLUENCEOF THE AMERICAN LEAGUG
UPON LEGISLATION.
8aocesfnl Methuds of Dealing TVltn
Individual Statesmen LegislatorH
Swamped In Sackful of Letters.
Taxation vf B!ccle.
(Special Correspondence
PrrrsBURG, Oct. 23. The approach
of the legislative season ia not without ,
interest to wheelmen, inasmuch as in
nearly every state in the Union there
will be a lumber of bills presented to
the legislature, some in their behalf
and others with a restrictive object
Heretofore wheelmen havo been ex
traordinarily successful in securing the
passage of laws favoring them in their
pastime and in defeating those which
they have considered prejudicial to
their interesta Few wheelmen, how
ever, stop to consider how these laws
are passed or the methods adopted by
the League of American Wheelmen,
the organization which alone has repre
sented the millions of wheelmen in the
legislative lobbies. As there will be eo
many bills presented during the corn-
TOESIDENT KR3WAN OF TITE I- A. W.
jng winter, 3 few words on 'row tho
league has accomplished to much vrifl
be of interest. Generally speaking, the
most successful method of the league
has been to impress upon legislators the
fact that its thousands of members and
their many more friends are a political
factor that must not be overlooked.
Politicians have not been slow in real
izing this, and in many casea are anx
ious to show their friendship for wheel
men. Of course, the bills presented have
to be of merit, and the league has been
careful to urge the passage of only such
laws as are reasonable. With a good
bill and the necessary political pressure,
it is only a matter of time until the
law is placed on the statute bocks.
There are many cases, however,
which require special methods. A nota
ble instance was the passage of the bag
gage law in New York. That is con
ceded to be the league's greatest
achievement. It had the railroad lobby,
the strongest in any state, to contend
with, and th9 fight that ensued was
perhaps one of the hardest the New
York legislature ever had. The special
method adopted was to overwhelm the
members of the legislature with per
sonal letters urging them to support the
bill. Every wheelman wbb requested to
write his representatives, with the re
sult that every man in the legislature
received mail by the sackful. They
could not throw the letters away on the
supposition that they were all on the
same subject. They had to open each
one, and this soon became such a bur
den that they had to throw the railroad
lobbyists overboard and give in to the
wheelmen.
When the bill reached the governor,
he was flooded with telegrams, and,
though Chauncey M. Depew represented
the railroad interests in urging him not
to nign it, he could not resist the press
ure placed upon him. There are other
cases in which unusual means had to
be used, but the strongest force the
league has is in the influence and back
ing of its members and wheelmen gen
erally. If the organization had five
times its present membership, there is
not a legislature in the country that
could resist its demands, and when the
alliance, with the farmers is completed
it will have a tremendous influence on
our lawmakers.
Bicycles are property, and the assess
ors have an undoubted right to tax
them under the law as it stands if they
see fit. The L. A. W. and its officers
endeavor to show the injustice of such
a tax because a bicycle improves a road
and cannot harm it So long as the
fanner's narrow tired wagon is exempt
from taxation there can be no good rea
son for taxing the rubber tired vehicle.
If only bicycles traveled the highways,
we should have none but smooth roads.
As a means of increasing the influ
ence of the league, both locally and as
a national body, the chairman of the
rights and privileges committee of the
New Jersey division, L. A. W., sug
gests that the form of the organization
be changed so as to place the unit of
government within the local consulates.
Under this system the local consulates
would elect delegates to the state board
of officers, and they in turn would elect
the national officials. This is practical
ly the same principle as adopted by
many fraternal organizations, and it is
believed would be advantageous to the
league, in that it would create addi
tional local interest in furthering the
objects of the organization.
Some lawyers have advanced the
opinion that they do not think an ordi
nance compelling bicycles to carry
lamps is valid. They argue that it is
class legislation, taking as their ground
the fact that the supreme court has de
clared the bicycle a vehicle and con
tending that if one vehicle is compelled
to carry a lamp all should be made to
do the same.
Geoikje L. McCaktiiy.
AN ARIZONA WONDER.
A PETRIFIED FOREST THAT IS A MAR
VEL OF BEAUTY.
It Covers a Ilnmli-ed Square Miles
and Is a Mass of Glittering: Agate
In a Bewildering Array of Gor
fpeons Coloring.
The territory of Arizona is a vast
museum of natural curiosities, includ
ing many of the most wonderful In all
the world. The atmosphere, the cli
mate, the mountains, the soil, the riv
ers, the forests are tilled with phe
nomena, many of which exist nowhere
else. In the desert, 300 miles square,
with Flagstaff us a e'enter, are spread
out a variety of wonders of which the
people of this country have little or no
conception, but if they were In Eu
rope or Asia, thousands of our citizens
would cross the ocean to see them.
Being within only two or three days'
journey of Chicago and easy of access
by frequent trains of sleeping and
dining cars and other modern luxuries
of travel, they are overlooked by the
multitude and are practically un
known. To my mind, next to the Grand can
yon of the Colorado, the most Interest
ing and impressive of the natural won
ders of this great Arizona museum ia
the petrified forest, which covers near
ly 100 square miles, within easy dis
tance, either on foot or hors,ebaek,
from Billings station, on" the Snnta
Fe railroad, but it can be more easily
reached by carriage from Holbrook,
where better accommodations can be
found. The government explorers have
christened It Chalcedony park.
The surface of the ground for miles
and miles around is covered with gi
gantic logs three or four feet iu diam
eter, petrified to the core. Marry of
them are translucent Some are almost
transparent. All present the most beau
tiful shades of blue, yellow, pink, pur
ple, red and gray. Some are like gi
gantic amethysts, some resemble the
smoky topaz and some are as puro and
white as alabaster. At places the chips
of agate from the trunks that have
crumbled lie a foot deep upon the
ground, and It is easy to obtain cross
sections of trees showing every vein
and even the bark.
Comparatively little of this agate has
been used in manufacturing, nlthough
It is easy to obtain. Manufacturing
Jewelers of New l'ork have made table
tops and boxes and other articles from
strips that have been sent them, and
If the material were not so abundant
its beauty would command enormous
prices. Where you can get a carload of
jewelry for nothing you are not like
ly to pay high prices for It
A bird's eye view of the petrified for
ests on a sunny day suggests a gigan
tic kaleidoscope. Tho surface of the
earth resembles an Infinite variety of
j)iEfy-
ss' i7"v 5v a.
Comrades, Attention.
I served from '61 to '01, and waswonndedon
Mm- If, l-fW, in the Battle of the Wilderness.
jviMild like to have my old comrades know
-iliatt elery King has done for inc. In ISO
ny i it i-omplaint, chronic dtarrhaia, came
iVl. Tho doctors could not stop lt.butCel--ry
King lias cured me, and I am once more
enjoving life. Frank Beeuler, Owosso. Mich.
(Co. F, -19th X. Y. V. 1.).
C'elerv King for the Xei ves, Stomach, Liver
and Kidneys is sold In oOc. and 25c packages
!-y druggists and dealers. 5
rainbows. The geologists say this great
plain, now 5.000 feet above the sea.
was once covered by a forest, which
was submerged for ages in water
strongly charged with minerals, until
the fibers of the trees were thoroughly
soaked and transformed Into eternal
stone. Many of the trunks are still
packed in a deposit of tine clay, which
was left by the rece-'Ing waters, but
the erosion of the wind has pulverized
much of the clay and carried it off in
the air, exposing the secrets that na
ture burled under Its surface.
One great tree spans a deep gulch 40
feet wide. It lies where it fell cen
turies, perhaps ages, ago, and is a most
beautiful specimen of petrified wood.
The rings and the bark can be easily
traced through the translucent agate,
and It Is firm enough; and strong
enough to last as many centuries as It
has already spent In its peculiar posi
tion. It Is undoubtedly the only
bridge of agate In the world and alone
Is worth a long journey to see.
The Indians of the southwest used
to visit the petrified forests frequent
ly to obtain agate for their arrow and
spear heads, and the material was
scattered over the entire continent by
exchange between the different .tribes,
from the Isthmus of Panama to Ber
ing strait The great deposit here ex
plains where all the arrowheads of
moss agate came from and other
weapons and Implements of similar
material that are found In the Indian
mounds and graves of the central and
western states. In the stono age" the
agate of the petrified forest was the
very best material that could be ob
tained for both the Implements of war
and peace of the aborigines. A scalp
ing !-nifo could be made very easily
from one of the chips of agate and
could be ground to a very fine edge.
Many crystals were used for Jewelry
and ornaments also. Chicago Record.
Changed Accompaniment.
One can hardly he expected to have
"music In his soul" when there is dis
cord In his stomach.
Husband What was that you were
playing, my dear?
Wife Did you like It?
"It was lovely the melody divine,
the harmony exquisltef'
"It is the very thing 1 played last
rvenlng, and you said it was horrid."
"Well, the steak was burneu last
evening." Stray Stories.
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iwASHEACTIG?!
They had been roamed three rnnnthit
riid had never had a quarrel, not eveu a
Misunderstanding, which is infinitely
worse than a quarrel. She was young.
Much younger than he. aud had romantic
notions.
"It's ridiculous that we never have any
tiffs," she pouted one morning at the
breakfast table. "Other people quarrel
and have delightful tim ' making up."
"I've no objections to a well conducted
family jar provided it i tastetnlly deco
rated and contains a quantity of potpour
ri," replied John. "As for the other
kind, excuse me."
That evening as he entered the house
he saw Agnes standing between the por
tieres dividing the hall from the parlor, a
new expression ou her winsome fnoe.
"You have come," sb (-aid tragically.
"Certainly I've come." replied John in
a mystified tone. "It's about the time I
usually cct here, isn't it?"
"You have not ewr her?" t-ln- went on
in the same intense way.
"Her? Who in the world are you talk
ing about?" he asked, trying to kiss her.
She warned him away, the palm of her
hand turned outward.
"I mean the woman with the black,
black hair and the little luunn mole on
her chin, who has cro..-t'd the water to
End yon." .
John Updegraf as hanging his I1.1l on
the rack, and. chanciug to glance in the
little mirror, lie saw a face turned sud
denly so bleached arrd haggard that he
hardly recognized it as his own. He
therefore made a feiut of smoothing his
hair and pulling his mustache before he
faced his wif .
"Agnes, what in the name of wonder
do you mean l all this nonsense? What
woman is this and has she been here?"
he concluded lamely.
"Ah, yon admit, therr. that you know
her?"
"I admit nothing, I know nothing," be
gan John. There was, however, n cu
rious, strained look about his eyes.
"You know nothing about the black
haired woman with an Italian look and a
brow n mole orr her chin w'.'.o has been
Whenthe Blood
1 pale, then your lips and
cheeks are pale, your nerves
weak, and your whole body
greatlydebilitated. Thedoc
torssay "Ydu have anaemia."
There's just one thing you
need something to make
the blood rich and red.
SctfEEs &tnulsrorL
will certainly do this. It
will make the most happy
changes for you, and soon
your old strength and ac
tivity will return.
50c. and $t.oc, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOWNE. Chtmlsts, Nw York.
looking for ou for lie past five years?
Do you dure deny that you know her?"
There was an awful Mlence. The pair
looked iuto each other's eyes, the woman
aavagelj imperious, the man gradually
weakening.
"You will meet her iu loss than three
days." went on Agnes.
"Oil. God!" cried John Updegraf sud
denly. Muking into a chair and burying
his face in his hands. "My God, what
ball 1 do?"
The woman iu the doorway stood look
ing at him in a ort of horrified astonish
ment. The mien aud expression of im
perious tragedy about her were relaxing
and fading and in their place struggled a
mixture of fear and amazement.
"John." she said in a changed tone,
"who is she?"
"Don't ask me." came from John in a
stifled growl behind bis hands. "She be
longs to the past. I thought she was
dead to me long ago. And she dared to
come here!" he added. priugiug to his
feet and beginning to pace the room.
"Here, to jou! If she puts herself in my
way after this. I'll kill her as I would a
mad dog, if she is a woman!"
Agnes regarded her husband with a
growing terror. Was this savage man
with haggard face and bloodshot eyes
John Updegraf? She began to tremble
and sank into a chair, big tears running
down her cheeks. "I uever dreamed of
such a thing ns this," she sobbed; "that
there was a woman on earth that could
affect you like this. I don't believe that
you would be so moved if you heard I
was dead. She must have a great hold
on you. Oh. you must love her! I feel
nothing to her nor to you. Tell me
who she is where she is-Oiow she looks
all about her. I demand -it!"
"You mutt know how she looks; you've
seen her."
"Never. I uever saw her."
"Stick to the truth. It will be better in
the end. You said she called here to
day." "I said nothing of the kind. Nobody
has beetr here today but the grocer and
the iceman.'"
"Now, see here. You must tell a
straight story. At least make it consist
ent. How could you describe a woman
yon never saw?"
"It was only a joke. I thought we'd
have a little tiff and then make up. Ob,
I never dreamed you knew such a wom
an! I went to the bazaar this afternoon,
and tbey had a gypsy fortune teller there
to amnce customers while tbey waited.
She told ure about a black ruired woman
with a brown mole from across the wa-tev"-
"Olr, I see. Ha, ha!" broke iu John,
though the laugh ran a little hollow.
"This Is good. We've bven playing at
cross purposes, haven't we. sweetheart?
Well. I saw you were posed for private
theatiicnls the minute I opened the door,
so I fell in with the idea at once. I never
would have believed, Agnes, thnt you
were snch a perfect actress. You cried
as naturally why. as I live, here is a real
tear!"
"John, do .1011 mean that there isn't
any such woman?"
"Never heard of her till you sprung it
on me a minute ago."
Agnes crossed the room tremblingly and
placed two nervous hands on Iris shoul
ders. "John, don't deceive me. I can't
bear it. Look me straight in the eyes and
tell me the whole truth. You dou't know
such a woman ns I described? Swear!"
John Updegraf looked at her, hesitated
while one couid count five and took the
oath. The next instant he was half chok
ed with hugs anil kisses.
"1 don't like quarreling," said Aggie,
half laughinc, half crying.
"The making up is nil right, though,"
quoth John.
His wife grew very quiet, and there
was a fnroff look in her eyes. "I don't
altogether like the making up either,"
she sighed. "Somehow it all leaves a bad
taste." Chicago Ncw
Knows No Creed.
A Baptist minister was asked how it
was that he consented to the marriage of
his daughter to a Presbyterian.
"Well, my dear friend," he replied, "as
far as I have been able to discover Cupid
never studiVd theology." Ohio State
Journal.
BLAME THE UMPIRE.
The Disastrous Results of n Chnno
rist nioiv.
Everybody knows the old uursery
rhyme which runs like this;
For the want of a nail thu bhoe was lo-it,
For the want of a shoe tho nor- was lost,
For the want of a horse tho rider was lost,
For the want of the rider a kingdom was lost.
And all for tbo want of a horseshoe nail.
This Is a story on the same principle.
The boss smelter in one of the large
Iron works iu the Lawrencevllle dis
trict is an enthusiastic baseball fieud.
He knons as much about the national
game as he does about his trade and
perhaps more.
Any old kind of a game, as long as it
Is baseball, suits him. When the
Pirates are not at home, be satisfies his
craving for the sport by watching some
amateurs play on a vacant piece of
ground near Thirty-sixth street Last
Saturday afternoon there was a game
between the Royal Hobsons and the
Admiral Deweys, and of course the
boss smelter was there. It was an ex
citing contest. Joe Groggs pitched
great ball for the Hobson bugs and
struck five men out one after another.
The boss smelter had been whooping
'er up for the Deweys and got excited.
'Ter rotten!" he shouted to the um
pire, and then somebody hit the boss
smelter In the eye. There was a fight,
during which the boss smelter was hit
in the other eye. Some of his friends
took him home. AH that night his
wife kept two raw pieces of beefsteak
on his swollen optics to draw out tho
Inflammation, but it was no good. He
couldn't seo at all next morning. So
word was sent to the works that he
wasn't' able to come. The smelting de
partment is -one of those institutions
which fall to pieces unless the boss Is
there all the time to watch things.
Without the boss smelter it couldn't
run, and so the department was closed
down for the day. Fifty men and bovs
lost a day and Jill because somebody
liad hit the boss in the eye. Pittsburg
Preps.
Double Annoyance.
Fly Oh, mercy! He has two talls.
Ncw York Journal.
Gnlnlus; Time.
"Well, 1 can't sec how she finds time
to write novels."
"Perhaps her hair curia naturally."
Detroit Journal. - 1
FOR SALE.
FOB SALE No. 124 Bare St., 9 room, fur
nace, grate, bnrn and fruit, also cottage, five
rooms, will sell as a whole or separate. For
particulars. G. w. Grldley, 43 Central build
ing. Tel. 519. 9itt
FOR SALE Farm of 81 acres. Good
bnildlngs, 9 miles west of city on the Bniltn
road. Dr. I J. Bnughmnn, Montrose, O.
I1S-193
FOB- SAJLE House and bnrn on Stirling
av. Property in good repair; slv rooms In
hoU"C. Sold at 11 bargain if id soon. In
cruire WIT Bowery s. 15S-163
i-o-rs CHEAP
Sacrailce snle of four lots, ouxl.2 feet on
High St., near CroMer St., only J175 each.
Six room house. Xorth Hill,nearly new,
hardwood finish, $1,000.
Good SO acre farm, near Akron, for snle,
would take city property in exchange.
Money to loan nt 6 per cent.
C HI. Jones Tel. 866
MONEY TO LOAN.
TO LOAX $SX), $500,JS0O, 1,000 and 12.000.
J. I. Bachtel, 1S3 S. Howard st. Wtf
MOSEY TO I.OAX Abundance nt 5 per
cent on residences, business property or
farms. Privilege of partlnl payments nfter
one year. Chns. A. Blackford, ISO South
Main st. Oct. 11, 1 mo.
MONEY TO LOAN From $5.00 nnd up
ward on household goods or any chat tie se
curity nnd allow the goods to remain in
your possession. Can repay us in monthly
lnstallments. Boom 14, Arcade block. Or
flce hours. 8:30 to ll:n. in., 1:30 to 5 p.m.
L. O. MILLEB fc IVY MILLER.
!S09-S21tf
WANTED.
WANTED Girls at the Werner Compnny
bindery. K.l-iai
TO EXCHANGE A flrst class four horse
power electric motor for a ten horse power
motor. wtf
WANTED Teamster.
FOR SALE Horse, cheap. The Kasch
Rooting Co. 101-ltK
WANTED A girl on skirts. Call at office
of the New York Lndies' Tailors, Central
Office Building. Ib2-Il
WANTED At once; girl nt the Ingalls
House, 118 North Broadway. 101-103
WANTED Six or eight good girls at our
South. Akron factory; steady work: good
pay. Tho Akron Insulator and Marble Co.
101-163
AV ANTED Good reliable men to sell teas,
baking powder, coffee, etc., to consumers;
good Inducements. Call on Ed. J. Ornold,
Empire House, Akron, O. 157-U9
WANTED Men and women to work at
home; permanent employment and good
pay. No experience needed. Address,
Standard Book Co., 408 Shultz Bldg, Colum
bus, O. 182-187
FEMALE HELP WANTED.
MEN AND WOMEN to wort for ns nt
home; Bteady employment; good wages
paid: work mailed on receipt of stamped
envelope. Imperial Supply Co., I. O. O. F.
building, Philn. 16S-1C4
MISCELLANEOUS
X1CE LOOKING voune lady. Ten- mn
slcal, having largo income and $l6,O0O In own
nnme, will Inherit more, would wed affec
tionate gentleman. Address Dorothy, 117
win &usi sr., unrcngo, an. ru'-iw"
LIFE OP DREYFUS. Salesmen wanted
to sell the life of the famous prisoner of
Devil's Island. Heady seller; liberal terms.
K. E. Kirkenbaugh. District ilnnager. To
ledo, Ohio. - ltfi-lftl
LOST.
LOST A gentleman's w atch, Swiss move
ment, silver case, lost on Washington st.
Suitable reward for return to Fred Zehnder
at JIny & Fiebeger's. 162-ir.l
Justloo of the Peace nnd Notary.
205 Wooster avenue.
Houses on monthly payments, choice lot
on Wooster nv. will be sold at n sacrifice,
also greenhouse equipments cheap. A 43
horse-power.boiler, almost new. I have the
finest allotment In Akron. Lots eOxlTS from
I10O to $200. Come to see mo.
INSURANCE
"T"l-o lowest r--fc oos-fc of
similar policies is thctruo ocono-
mio tost between reliable companies
and is the basis of our comparisons. THE
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO., Frank O.
Newcomb, District Agfent, Everett Build
ing. I have n few desirable lots at low
prices In good residence parts of the city.
Ico SMo'fcico
Look for us at aaa
S. Howard st. CC9
P. P. bock a CO,
Insurance and Loan Agents.
F-OP2 SALE
If you want a first-class driving
horse, finely mated coach or carriage
team, call at Steiner's Stock Barn.
No. 1350 South Main str. Nothing hut
flrst-class horses kept in stock.
N. B. STEtNER, Prop., Tel. 1734.
John Q. Martin, Mgr. Mch 18, 1900
WANTED TO LOAN
$1,000 to $3,000 at 6 per cent
for term of years if security Is
gilt edge. Inquire at once.
Halo &. Coatei
Everett blook.
Tel. 1B23
f strobe:!. bf?os.
i Steam Laundry
5 New machinery, new location. 5
S We guarantee our work. High I
gloss or domestic finish.
Fl-tone 1438 J
Nos. 132-137 North Howard st. J
r
PETERSON & WRIGHT
Successors to J. E. Peterson
Groin. Hoy, ill Feed, m, lie, tic.
128 H0RTH MAUr ST.
Tel. 134 Peterson & Wright
A pure whiskey agrees with any
food, in fact aids digestion. It tones
the stomach, increases the flow of
gastric juices and so promotes
trength and flesh. A pure whiskey
like HARPER Whiskey. SOLD B"$T
WM. WASHER.
1 M S. Howard St.. Akron, O.
OASIAR Z1NTEL
Manufacturer of all kinds of brushes
Orders promptlv attended to.
155:S. MAIN ST. AKRON. O,
iWWWWWVi
P-OR...
The Purest and Finest ,
beer imported
FSUiUKK- DAAV
BRAU . . lJVI
(Muenchen) always on draught. 4.
THE ATLANTIC GARDEN
Cor. Main and E. Market Sts.
DETTLING BROS., Props.
vwwyw
CLAMSSlOeSTERS
THE BANK CAFC
The Finest Restaurant In Akron.
MEALS SERVED AT ALL HOURS.
FETE BrrORTED AUD domestic
Afo-fc Goods & Cigars
Under Central Savings Bank,
JOHN KOCRBCR, Fr-ot
.A Critical Eye
Thero aro faults to bo detected In all
things, nnd laundry work is no exception.
Wo don't send out bad work. We some
times get a bad lot of work through our
machines, but we don't let our customer get
it. We do it over nnd make It right. ou
mnv be as critical as you choose with the
work you get from us, but you will And that
it Is right and that it suits you.
AMERICAN LAUNDRY
405 East Exchange st.
Phone r EU& Reed, Prop.
If -you want
irs
Call at corner of Canal
and West Market sts
Rl-bchiie Coal
Coal,
Moving Vans, Teaming
nnrl Trnnsferrino-. "Fill
J your coal bins now and
avoid tho rush." Office,
Cor. Cherry and Canal sts. Tel. 257.
J. K. WILLIAMS
Maohlne Shop
General Machine Work of All Kinds
Clay AVorkinij Machinery for
Stoneware Specialty.
'.-Hm
Frank N. Fuchs, Transfer
Cjai, transfer and general teaming:,
rubber tire coaches for funerals,
weddings, dances, moving: vans,
wagonettes, band wagons.
106 Lincoln st., Tel. 564.
Growers ofWine
Catawba Pure, Catawba A, Port,
Sweet, Ives Seedling...
Always on hand. All ortert promjtly filled.
Special attention given to all mail orders.
SCHAEDLER &. RHEIN,
Kelly's Island, 0.
r-a. ivi.vv:yrick
ATTORHEY-AT-LAW
Office, Second floor, Palmer Block.
No. 168 S. Main st.
First stairway north of the I.0.0.F,
Temple.
iron
and
Brass
Castings
For Every Purpose.
J&. Adarnson,
Exchange and Water Streets.
The Dixon Transfer Co.
Coa!, Transfer and LJvsry
Packing:, moving aud storing of
iroods. Coachps, coupes and carriages
for funerals, weddings, parties and
callings.
1 23 and 125 Carroll st. Tel. No. 3C6
HOME-MADE CANDY
Only pure materials used in the manu
facture of onr home-made candles. We ore
running on Tull time to keep up with the
orders for our wholesale nnd retail trade.
Prices are very reasonable considering the
fine quality of the goods.
N. LASKARIS CO.
Phone 2)'J. 1C2 South Howard st.
nnd G52 S. Howard St., opp. city building.
RC
H Sewing
. Uhlna
OIL.
For Sewlnr Ma
chines. TTsewriten.
Fire Arms, etc Tho
nignest uraae. uet it
from your dealer.
BaIrdBros.riCo.,2!!!!!!
AI
HAVI
cum
Primary. Secondary or
Tertiary BLOOD POIB
OX permantly In 13
to S3 days. You can be
treated at home for
same price under some
guarantee. If you pra
ter to come hero tvb
will contract to pay
railroad fare and hotel
Mils, and no chares If
we fall 10 cure. If you
have taken mercury, iodide potash, and still
have aches and pains. Mucous Patches In
mvuth. Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper-col-ofrd
Spots. Ulcers on any part of the body,
Hair or .Eyebrows Falllne Out, it is this
Secondary BLOOD POISON' we guarantee
to enre. We solicit the most obstinate cases
and challenge the world for a case we can
not cure. This disease has always baffled
the skill of the most eminent physicians.
io00,000 capital behind our unconditional
guarantee. Absolute proofs sent sealed on
application. Address Cook Remedy Co.,
liW Masonic Temple, Chicago, III.
MASSILLON COAL CO.
We havo a large amount of money
to loan on good real estate security.
Low rate of Interest. Terms most
reasonable.
143 S. Howard st Phones 582 and 693
Stern Xeceaslty.
"Don't leave the table," said tho
landlady as Iter new boarder rose from
his scanty breakfast.
"I rpust, madam. It's hard wood,
nnd my teeth are not what tbey used
to be." Tlt-Bits.
The Old Jealoney.
"How In the world," nsked somebody
in the croup, "will Chicago ever man
age to dispose of tho 163,000.000 eggs
packed In cold storage there?"
"She'll use them In her nest cen
sus," growled a man from St. Louis.
Chicago Tribune.
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