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CHAPTER IX.—CONTINUED.
Then we hurry back to the bridge,
where we find Wilton fighting- the ad
vance of the force on the went bank.
With the assistance of two captured
guns, tb« general leads us against the
advancing foe, and, falling upon it like
a thunderbolt, puts it to rout.
But who is this pursy, red-faced,
wild-eyed little man spurring towards
the general, every corkscrew curl shak
ing like the spring of a bird-cage? It
Is Snaffle. Some momentous question
is on his mind.
"G-g-g-general," he began, before
coming fairly within hearing, "w-w
will you have the k-k-kindness to ex
plain how the d-d-devil it was that
w-w-we were not b-b-bagged instead of
the enemy? W-w-we did everything
w-we could to get ourselves into a
t-t-t-trap. It seems to me that plan of
campaign w-w-was the most f-f-f-f-f—"
He tripped on his fs and could get no
further.
"Major," said the general, in the soft
voice he could assume when he wished,
"our success is due to your marked
ability in getting into their rear."
There is another scene which oc
curred after all was over, and when the
general and
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As 1 spoke the slats were turned.
"I see no face."
It was on the tip of my tongue to
tell him what I had seen, but if he
doubted my statement that I had seen
simply a face, how could I expect him
to believe that I had seen a girl dressed
in confederate uniform? Such an ap
parition could come only to a diseased
brain. For once prudence came to
me. Heaven knows how, and I re
frained.
"Perhaps I was mistaken," I said.
The general looked at me curiously,
but said nothing.
But what I had seen—if indeed it was
real—brought a horrible confirmation
against Margaret. She must be guilty
of all of -which she was accused. Till
this moment I had hoped that this un
certain vision might be the real culprit
who would eventually relieve her of
blame. Since the distinct view I had
at last had of it, I knew that the child
like face I had seen could not belong
to man or woman capable of entering
an enemy's lines, making drawings of
his works, and traveling miles over
muddy roads to transmit thein to her
employer. Margaret, with her stronger
pature, might do all this, the young
girl at the window never. Margaret
had been stopped by us in the act of
carrying the plans. She had been in
terrupted by me in the attempt to burn
those plans. Finding herself foiled, she
had eagerly given her parole, only to
break it in order to transmit what in
formation she could to the confeder
ates. She was a desperate, treacherous
woman without a conscience.
When I dismounted I found that I
had dug my spurs into my horse's
flanks with such force that the blood
ran in a trickling stream.
A COMPACT.
The next day Margaret was tried, the
court sitting in the very room where
the plans of Burnside's works had been
taken from her. The prisoner was pale,
but self-possessed. The general was
not present. An officer read the charge
and specifications in the formal, chop
py manner usual to the reading of or
ders at dress parade. It set forth that
Margaret Beach did, on or about the
—th day of October, 1S63, have in her
possession plans of the defenses of
Knosrville, Tenn., with the intent to
transmit them fo the ene.uy, and, hav
ing given her parole not to escape, had
visited the enemy's camp.
T, being cognizant of every event re
quiring proof, was the only witness
called for the prosecution, and Mar
garet made no defense. I testified to
having interrupted the burning of the
plans, the parole Margaret had given,
and her disappearance from the planta
tion. I intended to make the most of
her having assisted me to escape, but
on describing my meeting with her in
the enemy's camp a sense of the
enormity of her act swept over me with
Mfck force that I hesitated, stammered,
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were riding into the yard
of the plantation. The sun was at our
backs, and shining directly on the front
of the house, flooding it with a bright
light. Looking up at the "spook win
dow," as Walter had named it, there
again—was it human, or was it a
dream?
I
reined in my horse and
stared wildly at it. Surely I could not
be in my senses. It was the same face
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The face at the window.
I had seen before, but now, with the
light full upon it and with more time
to see it, it was plainly that of a young
girl. She could not have been more
than 17 years old. At first I thought
her Margaret Beach but she was not
Margaret besides being younger, she
was radiantly beautiful at least, so
she seemed to my youthful eyes. But
the strangest part of it is yet to come.
Her long black hair was streaming over
her shoulders, so that I knew, be she
ghost or flesh, she was a woman. And
yet—mirabile dietu!—her attire was
that of a confederate officer.
"General, look, quick!"
"What is it?"
"The face at the window."
and at last broke dowa, making it
plain that I wax trying to convince thg
court of what I did not believe myself.
Margaret, being called upon to speak
in her defense, simply said: "It would
be useless for me to assert my inno
cence in face of such strong proof
against mc."
In view of the evidence and the ab
sence of any defense, there was nothin
for the court to do but to find the pris
oner guilty. One circumstance only
was in her favor—her having assisted
me to escape, and her return to face
what must surely follow. But it was
suspected that I had found favor in her
eyes, and her return was explained on
the ground that, being a woman, she
believed she could come and go unpun
ished. When the case was closed the
officers composing the court with
drew, and after a brief consultation re
turned with a verdict of guilty.
The general sent for me and asked
me to give him an account of the trial.
He made no comment on what I told
him. After an oppressive silence,
which lie did not seem inclined to
break, partly to escape from the gloom
that overhung ns both and partly to
divert his mind, I ventured upon the
military situation.
"Is there any hope, general, of our
reaching the railroad?"
"No they have cavalry enough to
patrol all the railroads in Tennessee."
"Why not send a spy?"
"I don't like spies."
"IIow would a small body of scouts
do?"
"They could not get through except,
by unfrequented roads, and I have no
guide."
There was a renewal of the silence
between us, which I, looking him
steadily in the eye, broke.
"Margaret Beach knows the country
about here well."
How I dared make such a suggestion
is unaccountable to me to this day. I
only kn'ow that I possessed a certain
assurance at critical moments, which
proved of untold value on this occa
sion. Having fired my shot, I waited
for its effect. A train of thought was
started in the general's mind, but
where it would lead him 1 could not
predict. Suddenly lie said, in his quick,
terse tones:
"Bring the prisoner to me."
A faint hope sprang up within me.
I started to obey the order, and in a
few minutes Margaret was standing
before the general.
"Miss Beach," lie said, "do you know
any route by which a few men can
reach the railroad unobserved?"
"You have condemned me for giving
information to the confederates do
vou think me so base as to serve both
sides?"
"As you like," he said then, turning
to me, "Take her back."
"I am ready to prove that I am true
to the union," said Margaret, proudly.
The general showed no sign of faith
in her assertion of loyalty as he re
plied: "Very well. Do you know of
such a route?"
"I do."
"And do you know of any hiding
place near the track where the men can
lie concealed to watch the passage of
trains?"
Margaret thought a moment, then
replied:
"I do."
The general made no further remark
for a few moments. He was turning
something over in his mind. At last
he looked up at Margaret, and said,
impressively, but still coldly:
"Perform this service, and I may be
able to save you."
Despite his tone, I could detect a look
of intense relief in his face. Without
waiting for any re pi 3' from Margaret,
he turned quickly to his proposed ex
pedition. "Where is this hiding place
you refer to?" he asked.
"Near Charleston, just north of the
Iliwassee."
"Hills on each side?"
"Yes, and a ravine, and in the ravine
a' cave."
"In full view of the railroad?"
"Yes."
The general turned to his tent, and
soon emerged with a map, which he
unrolled and spread 011 the ground.
We all stooped over it, I with a quick
beating heart.
"Here is Charleston," lie said "now
where is tlie cave?"
Margaret put her finger on the place.
"By what route do you propose to
reach it?"
"Over by-paths most of the'time for
the rest we must take the risk of the
roads."
"General," I exclaimed, "give me
command of the expedition."
lie did not hear me he was intent
cn the map. For half an hour he went
over the different routes leading to the
objective point, asking Margaret ques
tions about the roads, whether they
were lined with woods or plantations,
the points of divergence into by-paths,
the crossings of streams, the height of
elevations—indeed, all manner of ques
tions that one leading a party such as
he was thinking of sending would need
to know.
Suddenly he looked up at Margaret,
and, rolling up liis map, asked: "How
soon can you be ready to start?"
"But general—"
"Well?"
"You forget." a
"What?"
"I am under sentence."
The general started. "I can suspend
the carrying out of the sentence," he
said, "and more, if you prove your loy
alty—"
He paused, and we stood waiting.
Like a flash my memory went back to
the headquarters of the general-in-chief
on the morning Gen. Heath's court
martial was deferred and he was given
an opportunity to prove his own loyalty.
I saw no evidence that this repetition of
the situation occurred to him. He fin
ished the sentence he had begun:
"We may secure a pardon."
I expected Margaret eagerly to em
brace the opportunity offered I was
surprised to see her stand irresolute.
"Well?" said the general.
"I will go only under one condition."
"And that is—"
"That no one be permitted to enter
the house during my absence."
There was an uncomfortable pause.
I became anxious at once lest there had
come a hitch which would spoil all
Margaret had gained.
"Mis-s Beach's mother is an invalid,
general." I said. "Doubtless she wish
es to know that her mother will not be
disturbed."
"Is that the reason?" he asked.
"Then wnat i»UT"
"I can't give it but I xrlli promise
that no harm shall come to the union
cause from your keeping away. What
ever is the condition at home, I give you
my word that it shall be kept as it ia
till my return."
The general stood deliberating, at
the same time studying he^ face.
Doubtless he cared nothing fot her
promise, after his experience with her
in the breaking of her parole Or per
haps he was racking his brain for a rea
son in making the strange request
Presently he turned to me, and said1, in
his quick way:
"Lieutenant, withdraw the uard."'
XI.
THROUGH THE LINES.
Having obeyed the general's order,
set about persuading him to give me
command of the expedition. I found
him more ready to do so than I had ex
pected, for thf reason that he could
not help himself. I was in the secret ol
Margaret's act to a greater extent
than anyone else, and he did not wish
to confide an expedition guided by her
to any other officer. As soon as he had
consented I hastened away to inform
Margaret, and then returned for my
instructions.
"Take with you," said the general.
"Corporal Plunk and four private?*, and
go through under cover of the night.
Keep a sharp lookout ahead. Let the
men do any fighting that cannot be
avoided, while you stay with Miss
Beach. Here is a map covering the
territory through which you will pass.
I have had Walter put it together from
rough pencil drawings furnished by
union citizens. Whatever happens, hold
onto it." He paused a moment, and then
added: "You are very poorly equipped
by nature and experience for such
work. I have supplemented the qual
ities you lack by giving you Corporal
Plunk, who- possesses them all."
Corporal Plunk! The blood rose tc
my cheeks at this want of confidence in
me. The time came when I thought
differently.
"When you return here—if you evei
do—you will find either me, some
one to represent me, or the enemy. Ii
the enemy is here, get your report at all
hazards directly to the commanding
general at Chattanooga." With that he
dismissed me.
As soon as it was dark I went out tc
inspect the men I was to take with me
and found them waiting in the yard.
All were in uniform except Corporal
Plunk, who wore the clothes in which
he had last scouted. The privates were
armed with carbines, pistols and sa
bers one was a country boy with rosy
cheeks, another a German, the third an
Irishman the fourth had a chalky face,
thin, red eycbi-ows, closely-cropped
hair of the same hue, eyes more green
than any other color, and his face wore
a perpetual grin.
"What, are you laughing at?" 1 said,
in 110 mild tone. "Do you think wc ari
going on a picnic?"
The fellow's face gradually resumed
an ordinary expression, as the ripples
arising from disturbed water will slow
ly subside.
"What'3 your name?"
"Enoch."
"Enoch what?"
"Enoch Mellodew."
"Give that man the mess-kit," I said.
"He will never do to fight the rebs will
knock his teeth out while lie is grin
ning." And the pannier containing the
kit and provisions was slung over Pri
vate Mellodcw's horse.
It was not a night favorable for our
journey, for the moon was more than
half full, and gave more light than we
desired. I sent Corporal Plunk to scout
ahead and warn us of the proximity of
the enemy's cavalry. Margaret and 1
rode together. Above us the constel
lations were glittering, Orion rising in
the cast the Great Bear was swinging
around the pole Mars, which, when the
war was opened, was at its brightest,
was now waning and easily recognized
from its red hue. Near by the moun
tains stood out black and bold against
the bright heavens. Something moved
me to cast my eyes to the zenith—a flit
ting thought of the general, perhaps—
and there blazed his favorite star Alpha
Lyra.
"If the general were here,'" I re
marked to Margaret, "he would be
looking upward all the while."
"Why so?"
"That star is a sort of presiding deity
with him. When he is on one of his
night rides he seems to be invoking it
continually."
I made this reference to the genera)
purposely, expecting that it would lead
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her to give expression to her feelings
induced by his tyranny. But she re
mained silent, and in another moment
Corporal Plunk rode out from under
a tree in whose shade he had been so
concealed that we had not seen him.
and with his finger on his lips called
on us to halt, then motioned us to ride
over the bars of a snake fence he had
let down. In a few moments we wer»
in thick timber.
"What is it?"
"Listen."
I could hear horses' hoofs beating on
the road ahead. We remained'motion
less, and when they came near cisoov
ered a dozen horsemen trotting leis
urely. The light of the moon fell upon
them, and we could distinguish that
they were in uniform.
"Guerrillas?" I asked the corporaL
"More like East Tennessee unionists
goin' to take revenge on some rebel
neighbor but, not bein' sure, it would
not do to make ourselves known."
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
Money will not make the mare go li
she has a severe attack of the bliac
staggers.—De Kalb Ckronklt.
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SOUTH AFRICAN CLIMATE.
Some Facts About Temiiernlnre unt
Rain* In (lie Transvaal and
Oranjfc Relnk21c».
Recent dispatches stated that th
Boers were waiting for a couple of clays'
fain before taking the field—a circum
stance significant of the climatic con
ditions of the Transvaal and of South
Africa in general. In most countries
a heavy rain would be an obstacle to
military operations. There it is neces
sary to them, so that the horses may
have food and both the horses and men
may have driuk. The Boers have no
commissariat system for their horses,
but literally make them live 011 the
country. When the army halts for the
night the horses are turned loose to
forage for th.emselves, each having one
front foot tightly strapped up to pre
vent his running away. In early spring
the plain or veldt is almost barren.
There has been little rain during the
winter. The grass is dead and the wa
tercourses are dry,. But in that mar
velous climate and on that responsive
soil a few days of rain would fill the
streams and cover the land with lush
herbage.
The winter is there the dry season
and the summer the rainy season,
though excepting near the coast the
rainfall of the whole year is rather
scant}'. Throughout most of the Trans
vaal the midwinter months of July and
August are practically rainless, the fall
amounting to only a snliall fraction of
an inch. September, too, is usually dry.
But with the advance of spring, in Oc
tober and November, the rainfall rap
idly increases, and when, after Christ
mas, summer sets in, there is a copious
supply of from four to fcix inches a
month. In the whole year about one
day in six is rainy. There are, of course,
some regions which are practically arid.
But on the whole the country is as well
off for water as, let us say, our own
states between the Mississippi and the
Rocky mountains. What it needs badly
is a comprehensive system of water
storage and irrigation.
The temperature of the Transvaal
and Orange State is moderate and
agreeable. The climate is classed as
sub-tropical, though part of the Trans
vaal lies within the torrid zone. It cor
responds in latitude with the central
part of Australia, the northern part of
Argentina, Florida, Texas and Mexico.
Owing, probably, to the elevation above
the sea, however, the temperature is
more equable and presents less marked
extremes than that of other countries
in the southern hemisphere. The burn
ing heat of Australia is unknown in the
Transvaal. January is the hottest
month, and its average temperature is
74 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade,
which is only half a degree warmer
than the July temperature of New
York. July is the coolest month, with
an average of 59 degrees, or about 4
degrees warmer than January in New
Orleans. The thermometer seldom
rises above 90 degrees at any time or
falls below 25 degrees.—N. Y. Tribune.
THE FACTORY SYSTEM.
An Example of the Snccesa of Thla
Method of Ilaslnesa In Wait
on Ma kins.
In no field of production have Amer
ican skill, enterprise and ingenuity been
more fully displayed than in the devel
opment of the manufacture of car
riages. In no line of production has the
factory sysJef^'Vmore fulgf demon
strated its supcfjJtority.
Fifty years nf (carriages were made
mostly, if notj^ifrely, by hand in small
over the country, in
to 20 men were em
bor saving macliinerj
there wcreMt few saws aud the lathe.
All other wark wis done by hand. Fifty
years ago tt|re were few carriages in
the country *phe farm wagon, made ir.
the village shop, with wooden axles as
often as with iron, heavy and unwieldy,
was the vehicle. The chaise, or the
pleasure carriage as it was called, was
the luxury of the very well-to-do. Even
if the roads had permitted their ue
they were so costly that people of mod
erate means could not own them. And
say what we will at election time, the
people who have means to purchase
are now a much larger part of the whole
than 50 years ago.
shops scatt
which fro)f£
ployed. For
But the hand-made carriage would
have precluded its general use, as it is
used to-day, both because the people
would not be able to purchase and the
output would be insufficient. It was the
development of the factory system in
the manufacture of carriages as in the
manufacture of all the necessaries and
conveniences of life. In the factory
system capital, invention and skill meet
and out of the cooperation comes anew
product with a reduced price. A better
carriage can be furnished to-day for $50
than could be made for $150 under the
old method. The carriage at $150 was
the luxury of the well-to-do the car
riage at $50 is the necessity of all who
live outside of cities and of many in
side. Brains, invention, capital and
skill have made immense carriage fac
tories here and there, and these im
mense establishment alone make cheap,
good carriages possible.—Indianapolis
Journal.
Some Stiggerlns Computations.
A well-known astronomer calculates
that if an express train running 60 miles
an hour day and night without stop
ping kept it up for 350 years it would
just about complete the diameter of the
circle made by the earth in its yearly
journey aroiind the sun. Now. let this
immense circle be represeinted by a
lady's finger ring, and, taking that as
the standard of measurement, the near
est fixed star would be a mile distant
and the farthest visible through the
telescope at least 20 miles.—Chicago
Chronicle.
On the Stubble Field.
Chappie—I cawn't get the impwes
sion out of me mind that I've forgotten
something.
Dumley—Not your flawsk?
"No, nor me loading tools, nor me
compass. Here are me cleaning im
plements, shell extwactor and me car
twidge bag. Aw, I have it now.
have left me gun at home! Deucedly
awkward, isn't it?"—Harlem Life.
A Touching Expedient.
31r. Newed—I wonder how that Utah
man managed to defeat his populai
wife, ngainst whom he ran for office?
Mr. Oldwed—Simply by issuing a cir
cular to the voters asking how they
would like to attend to the children
while their wives were attending to of
ficiai duties.—Judge.
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THE FARMER UP TO DATE.
One Who Was Strictly Up vrltb
the Times In Everjr
thins.
''Well, how're crops?" said the young
man in the plaid suit, gayly, as he dropped
into the seat beside the elderly individual
with the gray chin whiskers and pepper-and
salt suit.
"I hear there ain't much demand for elec
tricity," rejoined the latter, solemnly.
"En?" cried the young man, not so gayly
as he had asked hji first question.
"Petroleum, howsomever, is pretty
steady," continued the elderly Individual,
stroking his whiskers thoughfully.
The young man looked askance at him and
fidgeted uneasily in his place.
"And gasoline grows stronger every day,"
continued the elderly one, serenely.
The yp'ipg man looked as though ne wished
he had seated himself somewhere else.
"Other kinds of fodder have slumped en
tirely, but, of course, they may begin feeding
naphtha and other things again any day
you can never tell," continued the elderly
one. ponderously.
The young man paled perceptibly, but he
nude up his mind to learn the worst.
"Say, he blurted out, "what kind of a
blasted drug store of a farm do you run, any
way?"
"Me?" gasped the elderly one, with un
gramtnatical surprise.
"Yes, you," insisted the young man,
stoutly.
"Why, I'm not a farmer, my young friend,"
6aid the elderly one. "I'm in the automobile
supply business."—Harper's Bazar.
WORD FROM MARS.
When the Signal Was Made Out
Its SlKnlllcance Was Im
pertinent.
The greatest possible commotion pre
vailed. The entire world was interested.
Scientists from every country Hocked to the
seat of the new observatory. The great
telescope, the marvel of the nineteenth cen
tury, was the talk of two continents.
This world was on the eve of communicat
ing with Mars. It had been, scientifically'
proved possible. Astronomers watching the
distant ulanet through lesser telescopes had
observed the attempts of the Martians to sig
nal us. They were using a system of great
planes and geometrical figures which formed
themselves into an understandable code.
Slowly was the big telescope focused on
the distant star. Distracted reporters
dashed around sending bulletins every five
minutes. .Aged astronomers waited with
trembling anxiety for the great moment of
their lives. Hundreds of smaller telescopes
were carired along the range of the new op
tical instrument.
"The Martians are signaling!" telegraphed
an excited correspondent "in a few min
utes more the signals will be read." At last!
An eager eye is glued to the glass. The
great figures on the plains of Mars move
slowly. The world is hushed waiting for the
message, the first to break the silence o'
Aeons. The first letter is made out with
difficulty the others follow more rapidly.
The aged scientist spells out: "R.-U-B
B-E-lt!"—Rubber!—Puck.
HE WOULD DARE.
There Was nn Egg Famine In K*n
tins and lie Could Act
There.
The paper fell from the hands of the half
crushed tragedian. A shriek cut the damp
air—
"At last! At last!" he cried, wild with
Bomething akin to enthusiasm.
A friend recognized the voice and slipping
down from the high stool at the Ever
Rendy lunch counter, hastened out. lie
hurried across the street, where the half
crushed tragedian leaned against a wall.
"Me friend! Me oldest pal!" he called,
"what be the matter?"
"At last, at last!" exclaimed the half
crushed again, "at last they will hear m»
Hamlet!"
Tears welled up to the eyes of his friend.
"Me heart is with you," he said, "but how
does it happen—"
And before his wondering gaze the half
crushed held the newspaper. Ilis eyes fell
upon the startling head lines: "An Egg
Famine in Kansas.
"And we are booked from one end of the
state to the other, sobbed the half
crushed, choking with an emotion he could
not beat back.
And there, all heedless of the passing
throng, they wept upon the shoulder—each
of each.—Detroit Free Press.
Forsettlnur Wives' Letters.
"He carried the letter around in his pocket
for five weeks."
"Then what did he do?"
"He wrote to his father-in-law asking him
i/hat he'd better do. His father-in-law wrote
right back and said he was awfully glad his
»on-in-law had written. The letter reminded
him that he had a letter in his own pocket
that, he had been carrying around tor six
week's."
"Didn't he offer any advice?"
"Not a word. So Briggs fussed around and
worried, and at last opened the envelope tc
see how much mischief he had done by re
taining it. What do you suppose it con
tained? A recipe for making tamarind jelly,
clipped from some newspaper, together with
two almanac jokes ana a sample of cheap
gingham. Briggs flung the whole outfit in the
nre and felt better. But he chuckles eveiy
time he thinks of his old father-in-law an
the burden he may still be carrying."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Deafness Cannot De Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be curcd by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Scows That Pass in the Night.
Jacques leaned over the gunwale of the
flatboat as she floated lazily down the De
troit river. He smoked his pipe.
Pierre hung over the rail of the scow that
was upward bound. He also was enveloped
in a hazy smoke.
In the moonlight the two boatmen rec
ognized each other.
"H'llo, Pierre. How you geet along?"
"Oh, I been geet along. How you geet
along?"
"Oh, I been geet along, too.
"How your seek Fatair geet along,
Jacques?"
"My fatair? Oh, she geet along. She been
died last week."—Detroit Free Press.
Every reader of this paper should give
special heed to the offers which are appear
ing from week to week by the John M.
Smyth Co., the mammoth mail order house
of Chicago. In this issue will be found their
advertisement of a thoroughly up-to-date,
first-class sewing machine, at the astound
ingly low price of $14.25. Coming as this of
fer and other offers do from a house with a
commercial rating of over one million dol
lars, and of the highest character, they mark
an opportunity that the shrewd buver will
not be slow to take advantage of. TneJohn
M. Smyth Co., 150 to 166 West Madison
street, will send their mammoth catalogue,
in which is listed at wholesale prices every
thing to eat, wear and use, on receipt of
only 10 cents to partly pay postage or ex
pressage, and even this 10 cents is allowed on
first purchase amounting to one dollar.
His Ability.
Seldum Fedd—Dat feller, Hungry Hooks,
ia a credit to de perfession.
Soiled Spooner—You bet! He could steal
de soda right out of a biscuit widout break
in' de crust.—Judge.
ErerythlnK a Disease.
"Doctor, if microbes in food are hurtful,
what makes me get so »tout?"
"Oh, my dear madam, there is a flesh-
St
reducing microbe, you know."—Indianapo
Journal.
,"^T'.0
1
"5
Kon-Sialtable Boats.
The latest invention for saving life cornea
from London, and is a non-sinkable boat. If
people would pay as much attention to the
preservation of life in other ways,* there
would be a great improvement. Hostetter'a
Stomach Bitters is a life preserver, discov
ered 50 years ago. It cures dyspepsia, indi
gestion and all forms of stomach trouble. It
is an excellent tonic for the whole system
and may be had from any druggist.
For the Grave.
A solicitor in a Georgia court is respon
sible for the following: He overheard a
conversation between his cook and a nurse,
who were discussing a recent funeral of a
member of their race, at which there had
been a great profusion of flowera. The nurse
said: "When 1 die, don't plant no flower»
on my grave, but plant a good old water
melon vine and when it gets ripe you come
dar, and don't you eat it, but jes' bus' it
on de grave and let dat good old juice dribble
down through de ground."—Youth's Com
panion.
A Good noad to Cincinnati.
The Monon. Route and C. H. & D. R'y run
four trains daily from Chicago to Cincinnati.
The day trains leave Dearborn Station, Chi
cago, at 8:30 a. 111. and 11:45 a. m., and are
equipped with elegant Parlor and Dining
cars. The night trains leave at 8:30 p. m.,
and 2:45 a. m. These trains are equipped
with elegant sleepers and aompartment cars,
the sleepers on the latter train being ready
for occupancy at 9:30 p. m. Ask for tick
ets via Monon and C. II. & D. City Ticket
Ollice, 232 S. Clark St.. Chicago.
Undue Haste.
The Circassian—What became of the fel
low who started in to fast 40 days?
The Wild Man—De manager advanced him
a quarter de second day, an he broke his leg
gittin' to a restaurant.—N. Y. Journal.
To Cure a f!old la One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 35c.
So long as we have the self-made man,
there will doubtless be a call for the ready
made ancestry.—Detroit Journal.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
mo many a docior's bill —S. K. Hardy. Hop
kins Place, Baltimore, Md., Dec. ii, '94.
A lot of the conversation worked off in
society ought to be dumped in the garbage
can.—Chicago Daily News. 1
Dvcing is as simple as washing when vou
use PUTNAM FADELESS DYES, gold:
by all druggists.
Does her family tree have anything to do
with making a woman .willowy?—Boston
Transcript.
ACTS
GENTLY ON THE
KIDNEYS,LIVER
AND OWELS
CLEANSES
THE
"i^Mi
EFFECTUALLY
OVERCOMES
^BlTUAL CONf-r3-
PERMANENTLY
evr THE G£NUINE MAM TO fey
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DEBOIES
AauwU The beat remedy for
VOUKII Consumption. Cures
m.Tm
Coughs,Colds,Grippe,
vY TU Bronchitis, Hoarse*
liess, Asthma, Whooping
cough, Croup. Small doses quick, sure results.
Dr.
Hull'!
Puis curc Constipation. Trial,
DISCOVERY gives
^9 quick relief and cures worst
erases. Hook of testimonial* and JO day*' treatment
Free Vr. 11. II. (JKKEN'8 SONS, Jiox l)t Atlanta, Oa.
SKflJES! SKATES! FREE
10-rent of f'resoont Stovo Polish to their
neighbors. Wr.te Crescent Mfg. Co., Minneapolis
PATENTEDPatentCompany,
and UNPATENTED Inventions bought
and Hold. Send for list of Inventions wanted.
Missouri (20 Olive St., St Louis*
MAMMOTH
'MAILORDER]
HOUSE.
$14.25 ISI425 X!1®S6*
Pi
1I9
Dizzy? Then your liver tent
acting well. You suffer from bilious*
ness, constipation. Ayer'a Pills set
directly on tne liver. For 60 years
the Standard Family Pill.
tne standard family Fill. Sma
doses cure. 25c. All druggists.
Want your mouttach* or bwud beautiful I
brown or rich black Tb«n u*e 1 tr
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE
Soar Stomach
"After I wm Induced Co try C1IGA*
RETS* I will never be without them In tbe bouse*
My liver was In a very bad shape, and my boad
ached and 1 bad stomach troublo. Now. since talc*
Ing Cascarets. I feel tino. My wife has also mM
them with beneficial results for sour stomach.'*
Jos.
Kuculinq,1U21
Cougress Bt„ 8t. Louis. HQ.
CANOY
CATHARTIC
WMinMKiic
laot&caMta
•HAD! MAN
It MSISTCIKO
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do
Good, Never Slclteu. Weaken, or Gripe, 10c, 2Sc, 50c.
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
Sterling II.Mtdjr Conpaajr, Cbtaag*. Manlinl. K«w Twi. HI
M•I
.TA.RAP Bold and gnnrnmccd by all drag.
wBRw Klstg to li It Tobacco llablt.
Two
famous
pictures
printed in ten colors, ready for
framing will be given free to any
person who will tend a quarter for
Three Months' subscription to
Demorest's Family Magazine, the
great paper for heme life. Thou
sands subscribe for Demorest's as
a gift to their daughters. Detco
rest's is the great
•f" -Mjm American authori-
I I 4 tyon Fashions. For
M. forty years it has
been read in the
best families of America, and has
done more to educate women in
true lovt cf gocd literature than
anyothu magazine. The special
olfer of dusw two great pictures
and Thtee Months' subscription to
Demoreiu's lor 25c. is made for 60
days only.
Viite at once.
Demorest's Family Magazine,
Art Department,
110 Fifth Avenue, New York.
MILLIONS
SYSTEM
WELLDRILLIN6
MACHINERY
Machines are portable, and
drill any depth both by 'team
and borae power. T-wenty dif
ferent style*. Bend for TMtM
Illustrated catalogue. Address
KELLY TANEYHILL. Waterloo, Iowa-
'GUNS
Top Snap
Complete
Doable
Breech Jg
liMfcr'
WE WANT
W
10
for$c.
C" ARTERY INK
Ever use it? You should.
VIRGINIA FARMS for SALE-Good land, good
neiehtibors, schools anil clmrchcii convenient. Mild
healthy climate, free from extreme*of both he&tand
cold. Low prices andoasy tennH, Write for frcocata
logue. It. 0.
CHAFfIN & CO. (Inc.), RICHMOND, Vo.
nDHDQV
NKW
Coogb
time. druggists.
A. N. K.-O 1790
WHEW WHITIXO TO AUVERTIHM
Itlense itnl« thut you auw tke ^dvcrtlae*
•est la thU pu|er.
YTHCO
ISO TO I60
?WCST MAOISOM STS
CHICAGO
Machine on Earth
At tha Price, 14.25 torOff
"MELBA" Mwing •acbiM.
A blzK-ara. high machine equal
to what others are asking $25.00 to
{35.00
for. Guaranteed ky as for jo years from
date of purchase, against any imperfec
tion in material or workmanship. Tke
stand to lade ol tbe best Iron and is
nicely proportioned. The cabinet work
is perfect and is furnished in jour choice
of antique.oak or walnnt. It has seven
drawtr* all handsomely carved and with
nickel-plated ring pulls. The mechan
ical construction to equal to that ef
any machine regardless of price. All
working parts are of the best oil-tem
pered tool steel, every bearing perfectly
fitted and adjusted so as to make tbe
running qualities the lightest, most per
fect and nearest noiselesa of any machine
made. This Sewinir Machine has all the latest improvements. It makes a perfect and uni
form LOCK STITCH, and will do the best work on either the lightest muslins or heaviest
cloths, sewing over seams and rough places without skipping stitches. A full set ol
best steel attachments, nicely nickel-plated and enclosed in a handsome plash-lined
metal, japanned box, and a complete assortment accessories and book of Imtrisctl—
FURNISHED FREE with each machine
CO flAYC TRIAI We ship this machine C.O.D. subject to approval, on receipt ot two
OU UHI3 I niHL. Hollars. If, on examination joo-ere convinced that we are saving
you(25or$30on agent's price, pay the balanceandfreightrha:
the machine. If notsatisfied at any time within60days send
back to us at our expense and Wo will refund the fall purchase
"pi
OF ACRES
of cbolce agricultural land*
nowoponed for settlement In Western Ouaads.'
Here Is irrowu tbe cele
brated No. 1
llurd Wboat,
wlilcti brings tbe hiKbest
price In tbe markets of
tlio world. Thousands of
cuttle are fattened for
nmrket without being fed
grain, aodwltboutadajr'a.
shelter. Beud for infor
mation and secure a frc*
home In Western Canada.
Write the Superlntendentof Immigration. Ottawa,
or address tbe Undersigned, who will mall rou
utilises, uamiibletH. etc., free of cost. K. PKDLET,
Supt.of Immigration,Ottawa, Canada or to Hem.
DAViEs.lMK.TblrlUt.Bt Paul.Mlnn. W RITCIIIC.
Uraftou. N. 1. T. O. CVltHie, Utereus Point, Wlo.
tU
FISH-TACKLE
SPORTSMEN'S BUPPL1KS
CHEAPER ELfilWHtAB
tlnA ilMp for Miilnf,
[POWELL A CLEMENT 00.
HIlililMIWUMH.
MEN
TO Mil.
Northern Grow*
Stack. Rcflt Warn
Stock. Best Wage*. Pay Wcckl".
THE JEWELL NUBKEKV CO.. LakeClt*. Mlaa.
READERS OP THIS PAPER
DESIRING TO BUY ANYTHING
ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS
SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING
WHAT THEY ASK FOR. REFUSING
ALL SUBSTITUTES 011 IMITATIONS.
•M
rSJiJ 9C %hi
se price I "teftlf
which is fitted at lowest wfalasal* priccS
(everything to est wear and use,is furnish
ed on receipt of only 109 to party pay
.postage or eiprtssage and as evidence
W good faith the 10* is allowed on firai
,/pvrchasc amounting to *19? or abovo.
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