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18 ChmplmMmjp Wuta A St. Louis Man Discourses Upon His Achievement. The death in a New York hospital of William Armand, the champion beer drinker of the East, was the occasion for much speculation as to the amount of beer a man might drink with safety; and Incidentally for the republication of An.land's record as a consumer of the ember fluid. Papers In New York and other Eastern cities gave columns of space to descriptions of the ability of the champion,ln his. peculiar line, and much wonder was expressed that a man could consume seven quarts of beer a day, on an average, for twenty-five years. Many St. Louisans read accounts of bis death, and the statements of his rec ord with amused Interest, - says the Re public. "Seven quarts a day Is noth ing," they said. "Why, we have men in St. Louis who have far surpassed that record year in and year out, and nothing was thought of it." Among those to whom the knowing ones referred is Ernst Kurzenknabe, of Third and Elm streets, former national secretary of the Brewery Work ers' Union of America, and one of the best known citizens on the South "side. His friends declare that Kurzenknabe has consumed seven times seven quarts of beer per day ever since they have known him; and point to him as the champion of St. Louis. Mr. Kurzenknabe, while modestly de- A SUBSTANTIAL SUBSCRIPTION. '-ih ■ - /yyyyMM: Lionel Lott—Uncle, I am out raising means for building a .home for Indolent and destitute farmers. Now, what can you subscribe? J0^ y$ _ Uncle Noah Thingortwo— Brick I I 1 daring that his friends overestimated his capacity, admitted to a representative of the Sunday Republic that for many years he had consumed on an average half a keg, or four gallons of beer more than twice as much as the New York champion. "I don't drink that much now," he eaid, "because since I went Into business there is too much temptation to overdo the thing, and I make wine and seizer my regular drink, rarely beginning on beer until after supper. "Don't ask me how much I take in an evening," he went on. "I could not tell. I never take the trouble to count the steins, and the boys don't keep tab on me. I drink as long as I have good company, and then I quit. Sometimes a few of us get together and put away a keg or two during the course of the evening, but I really couldn't say what my share Is. You see I always drink out of steins, and most of the others use glasses, so If we fill up at the same time each round I get more than my share. "But you can say for me that that New York man's record is nothing to brag of. I know perhaps fifty St. Louis men who drink more than seven quarts a day, and nobody ever thinks anything of it. Of course, some men can drink more than others, just as some can lift more, or eat more, or run faster. It's largely a question of personal capacity, and no rule could be laid down; but I should say that no regular beer drinker has any right to be proud of a record of seven quarts. "I have been drinking beer ever since I can remember, and have always had all I wanted since I was ten years old. Be fore that I used to go* with my grand father to the gardens in our home town in the old country, and he would always buy a email mug of beer for me. After I got to be ten, I was allowed to have as much as I wanted from the family supply, and I never knew what It was to want a glass of beer long at a time. "You will find " plenty of , men in St. Louis who will tell you that my capacity is unlimited. That is not so. I can be filled up as well as any man, and have been more than once; but It does take more to fill me than it does - some oth ers, and that's why I get the reputation of being able to drink fabulous quanti ties. "I think it was beginning so early in: Wiillii --..*.- _-.*-. _>-.-_.- ■ " ..-.-''iv..-- y~ :_-..-:: ■.::<■■ ■_*?_■ _ -___> ■ -^~*a^~~~~a~aaraaaaAaamm^mmmr. Si do not believe there ia a case of dyspep sia, indigestion or any stomach trouble that! cannot be re- Jief cd. at once and permanently cured by my DYSPEPSIA At all 'druggists, 25c. a -rial- Golds to Heattlj: ahd'inedl." calldTW-fre-e, 1508 Arch street, PbUa. n*-mrriTrrTit--TTr_r_»Mrrnr¥M__-,_i _ii ii nm ■ i .DYSPEPSIA CURE ____________B____________P lV_______^__-_M___________i_____ * .- - ■»_sK£E_h_!tl'-'-- .-.,"■' -;••.**-'v:-.'■ life and keeping it up right along that made me-so*fond of beer and made it have so little effect on me. I still prefer it to anything else to drink and many a time I order wine when I would ten times rather have beer. . "It was when I was studying medicine at Leipsic that I began to drink heavily. You know how it is with young; fellows. I got the reputation of being hard to fill up; and of course I felt that I must live up to my reputation, f In those days no student went to bed thoroughly sober unless he was dead-broke and had no friends. It was generally understood that a man had to feel his beer before he could sleep well; and they managed to 'feel it' about seven nights in the week. f "Financial reverses cut short my career at Leipsic, and I came to America, like so many of our young men. Thinking I knew more about b.er than anything else, I took a position in a Brooklyn brewery and worked there three years. Of course, we were allowed all we wanted to drink, and naturally I did not forget how. "After three years as a practical brew er I was elected national secretary of the Brewery Workers' union, and held that position for thirteen consecutive years. During that time I did office work only, and was pretty closely confined, but I am sure that I drank not less than ten to fifteen quarts of beer a day—most of lt In the evening. "I was generally busy dictating letters all morning. At noon I would *go for lunch, and hardly ever came back to the office without a good quantity of the liquid about my person. I would spend the'rest of the day at my desk, and then after supper would meet the boys and we would have all we wanted. You know how brewers drink beer? ' Well, I kept up with the best of them, even if I didn't get much exercise." Asked to tell what effect the consump tion of so much malt liquor had on his health, Mr. Kurzenknabe declared he had always enjoyed perfect health, save for one spell of pneumonia. "If it had any effect on me I was not aware of it, but last year I began to feel a bit out of sorts and the doctor told me I woud better not take quite so much. He said I had a fine constitution, and I guess I must have. ' - Up to last August Mr. Kurzenknabe's average -»'eig^v..was 315 pounds. Since he has it^uced his allowance of beer and ■taken to wine, he has lost flesh steadily and now tips the beam at 265. He stands six feet one inch in his tockl^. and still can himself as well as when he L 9aW; ea a h& £ 8 Unlform of the kaiser f^tn i?« outh-, _.He_ was an active turner ercii4s ISand efn-tba^? d, him from the ex ercises, and isn t a bit slow on his "Dins " £?|J£SK a number of certificates fo his markT ,tJ W oar^, r in the f»™ sword a" fan. He ""* be forty y^rs old in f^tTfh d ' the New To 'k champion was reel ved It^the hd and, ™&ea. 'when St. Louis champion laughed until {.f breathing air is to you?" °m€ that make and handle it. m °"> men '»» This was undoubtedly true a. few v«o^„ ago, when the brewers set _„ lkniton sume* dally' but.. r^T," &&c& Hi "ft.^.s^d'aV r ATo yf tothTla£E local breweries limit _%&s__&» 2£e Greaser the »»" * ffi^M^S^___&Ja_;".'g» ten ,working hours.., "We did not think that the men could get too much a good thing," said Mr. August Busch In & "* 6 ad°Ption-of gthe limit. "bS they were .inclined -to- spend : too much time over " their mugs. :In ; former times we had men who took from forty tofifty glasses per .£ ay ' and you will readily understand that .-' considerable time was consumed that way-more, *in fact than we ■ thought reasonable. ?-?**r 1 an "Now.. the: men -re . given - checks for twenty glasses.*, and * are" not expected to X* :St the:^ ar _»"ener than once -an hour. : . They , take ; two glasses - each trip and: as ft 11",, as«" wo are able to see it has rid - bad . effects whatever. '-' .Y en when they were allowed to drink all they could -hold, our men were ex ceptionally healthy looking, and the pay rolls will - show that they • lost very little time from business. Some of them work In cold rooms, some in hot rooms, some In places that - are necessarily wet all the time, but they all drink their twenty glasses of beer a day, - and It: doe-? them no harm. The same Is true of the of fice . force. The _ limit - -waa a business measure, and was not adopted for hygien ic reasons." .'-.•'.•.--*-• - . ..- ..... .*. .yt M Ton.ll lsWa,, nwri*' president" of the ™ JuSl 8 Brewiner association,*- said that" no ; fixed - limit - had . been established at any of the breweries . comprised In the association. - ■-.-_, -. - , ,-*?-* - v" Buthey-are"limited," nevertheless," he said. "We do _ not say _ exactly how much beer each man shall have, but the man in charge of the distribution, at each of the plants, Is told hot to let any one take more than - a:- reasonable - amount. You see. an employ© : who • would con- THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SUNDAY, JULY 8, :> 1900. sume *as much as - seven or eight : quarts of beer right along .would, not fbe a prof itable man. • He .would"be 'drinking - his head- off,% so to speak, ' and I his : services would-be dispensed with. . y - yy "ln former days little attention was paid -to the matter, and brewery work ers were undoubtedly great" consumers of beer; -but I do not think they are the heaviest drinkers nowadays, by any means." tbe^M'&f - . tbe Period. Philadelphia North American. "Nothing on earth could Induce me to tell a He," remarked the girl in . the bluo lawn. • "Some people seem to have no moral sense in the matter, but I"— "Humph! That sounds suspiciously like the preamble to an explanation," re turned the j girl in the pink Shirt waist "Of course, I—" ■-* - "You know how it lis yourself? Natu rally, you do; but it's very sweet of you to tell it, just the same. Some girls ■' "Would put on superior airs? I know it. '-.' I never try to be superior" myself, lt makes other people so suspicious. Go on with-your story, - dear." "That is Just what I am doing. It Isn't my fault if people take things for grant ed, is it?" "It is not," fervently replied the girl in the pink shirt waist. "My father imagines that I never see Dick, just be cause he has forbidden him the house. It really isn't my fault If Dick happens to meet me at the foot of the lawn once In a while. Anybody can see that." "Only be careful that your father doesn't see him, dear; that would make such" a difference." "H'm. Yes, I rather fancy it would. Oddly enough, it always happens that Dick comes at the hour my father is sure to be "at the office. But you were* say • *-.«■■ ing—" "I was saying that people will take things for granted, and then blame you with the result. I suppose you know that Ethel is engaged to Harvey, don't you?" "Humph! I thought she . must be en gaged to somebody. She has been put ting on enough airs for a bride the last few weeks." "She has; and the last week she has been worse than ever. Harvey went to Canada on a business trip, and that"very day she had a telegram from a nice man she knows in the West, saying he would be here for a few days, and hoped to see a great deal of her. Did you ever know a girl who had such a run of luck?" "Oh, well,-it stands to reason that thing must have happened to her 'o even things up. Perhaps the lovely au burn tint was wearing off her hair, or she had a boil on' her chin," suggested the girl in the pink shirt waist, hopefully. "Nothing of the kind.; If she had, boil on the chin would suddenly become" fash ionable. I know Ethel's luck:" sighed the girl ln the blue lawn. "She didn't know what on earth to do with her ring while the nice man was here and Harvey was away. You see? she didn't care to trust her sister with It, lest she have a fit of forgetfulness and mention the fact to Harvey the first evening on which she very much desired the exclusive use of the. parlor." :.-'"■ "I see! So Ethel!—" "Brought the ring over to me? M'lira. She said she thought perhaps I'd like to see how it felt to wear, a real engage ment ring. The Idea of.such a thing! I was so mad that— ' "Oh, well, dear, it its only the truth that hurts. Go on." ."Go on! I couldn't stop.: Yes, I'd have told her to take her old ring; I wouldn't keep it for her, but she promised tc share all | the,. candy and roses -.the. nice _ man brought her, if. I'd.take/ care. of. it for her. lam so foolishly obliging, ycu know. Beside. ""Louise was coming up from the seashore for a day or two, and— " " "' "She would think Claude had given it to you? I see. Well, a girl who is spend ing a whole s-ummet. at the seashore ought to have some troubles of her own just. for the sake of variety!" "She ought, (specially as Claude knows that tbe man whcT^m-let - his; daughter spend the whole summer at such an ex pensive place is the" man to- make a mighty good father-in-law. She couldn't keep her eyes bit that ring and finally, as she was leaving, she said: 'Why, if I didn't know you so well, I should think that was an engagement ring!" I said, calmly, 'Why, how clever of " you to guess; that is j:.st what it is!' " "I wish I could: have seen her face at that moment; that's all." "I wish you could, dear; it was a study in green, especially as I asked carelessly If she didn't think Claude was looking well!" - "Well, It seems to me that you, too, had ! some luck!" "So I thought; I : changed my mind a. I few days later. . Louise came in again | just.to hhow she didn't care. I shared i Ethel's roses and candy with her and I casually mentioned Claude once In a i while. She had hardly kissed mc and left j when Ethel came.". _ "How lucky for you that she—" "It seemed so, but she came back for her parasol and stopped to say 'good-bye all-over again. When she v reached the doorstep, she paused and said that she hoped Claude and 1 would be very happy, indeed!" "Mercy, and you—" "I tried to change the • subject, but Ethel cried, 'Oh, then, if you are really going to. have a ring of your own, you | won't so much mind giving up mine, now. j that Harvey is coming" back!' and oh, i Sarah, if those two horrid girls didn't go down the street together, laughing as if j something funny, had happened I" ■-._'■ .-_ —Elisa Armstrong. Homo of Mrs. James Brown Potter Is Unique in Many.Ways.' A visitor to Mrs. James Brown Potter in her London home says that her house is full of beautiful things, but "not over crowded,"and is kept, from the roof to the wine cellar, In spotless perfection. Although she"eats little herself, and milk is her favorite drink, she is an excellent caterer, and her well-ordered board Is al ways* ready for guests. She spends little time over her housekeeping, but all Is or ganized so well that a little" suffices. It is the : same with her large .'and - rather elaborate garden. When the gardeners have set out - the flowers, -of which she, is j so fond, she likes to take her garden im plements and to work S over the beds for hours, ~ changing the * flowers - about :. to suit her fancy. v* y yy." At present Mrs. . Potter *ls building a country house at Maidenhead, "-* and has the work 'under. her . own :supervision: With ceaseless .activity 1. she has gone about and chosen everything : about ■ the house—moldings, mantels, doors, | friezes, kitchen fittings '. and all the -.rest *■'_ She visits the - place | constantly, and § keeps the British workman to his task. y y However, i she ; thinks _ nothing of these things. What . she really fancies Is a new pocket I handkerchief -of * her own . in vention. The ; idea : is; to have 7 something small enough" to : tudk . Into the ' wrist of ] the new tight-fitting' sleeves. ■: Hers ; are of : finest - linen lawn, " five inches \ square, edged ! with tiny lace edging, :and- have "Cora" embroidered In .'one corner. She ordered | several * dozen *' of these, ■ and so many friends have taken Up the idea that" she seems to have set a fashion. - ■---.""■-" /.yy Only S4.SO Round Trip, Tuesday, j July 10, .to West Superior, " via the _ North-Western Line.--- Tickets good returning ; July 12. . :. •- ■ *. at Bodor § OmplSdtp.aa New York Evening Post - : egl have heard Louisa say that -middle aged j men - with wives and families have no business ;to have "adventures," and doubtless she 13 right - Louisa generally is right, jat least I ; have never known her to admit that she , was not r But :my ad venture on the night of September 15 last" was "certainly not of .my. seeking, and .1 have j never since been "able to recall it without considerable . cardiac palpitation, and a sinking sensation in the region of the diaphragm.- 1: - I am sure I 'was in no way responsible for. the fact .'that Mrs. Walslngham, who was .my wealthiest patient, ■'.. lived five miles. out in the country; ] neither could I be blamed for her having chosen that day upon which to.indulge in a forbidden article of diet, which very naturally brought on one of her "attacks." y" It had rained all day, in fact, I do not think j that we had: had another such day since away back in the early, spring, and as evening, approached the storm con tinued without any "abatement - of its strength. I was passing the telegraph office on my way home from making my afternoon calls, when a boy ,- who was Just coming out of the door spied me, and called out: - "HI, Doctor! Stop a minute. Here's a message for you .that. I 'was just going to take over to your house." yy.,.'-._ A moist envelope was thrust Into my hand, but I did not open it until , I was safely Indoors. . Then my spirits fell as I. unfolded the enclosure and read: "Come at once, or only death certificate will be required. Mince pie. ."-_<"Sarah-.Walslngham." y I knew that there was but one course open to me, and .that was to go. . Not withstanding the wording of the tele gram, I. did not apprehend any fatal re sults as a consequence of Mrs. Walslng ham's imprudence, but I appreciated that any appearance; of .neglect or indifference on my part at. such a j time might very easily lead to a severing of our relations, and I have five, children ,to bring up and educate. I went up stairs and told Louisa, and then, having put-on: dry clothes, and eaten a hurried-tea, I set forth on my journey. .' There was no up train after 5 o'clock, and as I had not received the telegram until a quarter past, I was left no choice but to drive all the way out to Glenmore. ---."• ■'.-"■ .■.--■ The horse that I was' driving had not been out since the previous - day, but the roads were very heavy, and it took me a full hour•• and a half to reach my destination. - ' Mrs. Walslngham's trouble yielded read ily to treatment, but, with the recollec tion of her suffering still fresh In: her mind, she was loath -to let me depart. The result was that It was half-past- 10 o'clock before I found myself on the road, with - old Kate's head'; turned towards home. It was still raining, but the sky, which had., been a ; great, undefined ex panse of black during my drive over, was now occasionally rent by flashes of light-. ning. As we drove : on, these began to follow one another in more rapid suc cession, .and the thunder, .which at first had seemed hardly worthy of notice, Same nearer and nearer, until .the peals were crashing ominously, over our heads. Old Kate's nervous system has never given ! either herself or me my special trouble, but when, after one terrific clap, it seemed as though the floor gates ;of heaven . had been -opened" above us, I deemed it advisable to seek shelter. 7. The lightning had given me an oppor tunity of discovering that we were near ing an unoccupied country seat that' was about a mile ' from Glenraore village. This place, which had been at one time the summer residence of a wealthy Bos tonlan named ..Grayson, had ; extensive grounds, in-the midst of which the house was. located." The owner had" died several years before, since which the .proper tv had been in litigation; with the result that it had fallen much into disrepair. -.'■ I knew that the stable was near the gate, and I had noticed, when passing that the door was secured only by. a rusty^ pad lock and staple, which it would require no great effort "to remove. : (Jbieting my conscience with the argument that tres passing was pardonable on such^a night, I drove in at the gateway,'* and up to the stable, where I got out, and. found, to my surprise, that the door was partly . open. Pushing It along so as to widen the en trance, I r led Kate Inside, where I discov ered another horse and vehicle already in possession. • . S Supposing that some other belated traveler like myself had sought shelter from the storm, I took the lighted lantern, which was fastened under my buggy, and looked about for the owner of the con veyance, which was a box wagon: with two seats. I peered into the stalls' and empty harness*closet, and up the narrow stairs that: led:to. the loft, at the top of which was . a door, which I found to be securely bolted the ; outside. * There was apparently one about, so. having given * Kate a gentle pat,' accom panied by the promise of a bran mash when we should be at home, I sat down on the stairs .prepared to-wait until the worst of the under had passed. I had been there; some five minutes when I "became conscious.of another presence, and, looking along the wall near which I was sitting, my startled gaze encoun tered a strangefsight. Standing against the wall, not more than two yards away, was a covered 'feed-bow, about six feet long and four high. The top was lifted a few inches, and looking out at me through the opening was a v woman's face. . '.''-**''-' \ * - I jumped to my feet with «an exclama tion of surprise, and at the same moment heard an imploring * "hush" from the feed-box. ■ ' '.'Who are you, madam?" I asked sus piciously. The Woman threw back the cover and arose In her full height, and I saw then that she possessed great personal attrac tions. She was tall and • slight, with a presence that might be called queenly, and I do not think there are many worn- ;' Judge M. Wright— so you charge your husband with throwing you down stairs?-:.--,,--.- --r-.f:---.:-,:•-.-. r-^yV; :---- •:■--" :,-;•-- . .\,. v -Bridget'Over—Yi a , yer honor; but I must ' say - that .he done it as gently as' possible, yer honor,- y^_ *>-, .'.:. en who could look queenly standing In a feed j box. § She had a j clear, white skin, large, '■' gray eyes, and an abundance of light hair. -"" (Now Louisa has always had a prejudice against women with yellow hair; in fact I have heard her on more than one oc casion i express . herself quite forcibly on the subject.) - As I approached, the lady stretched out a ; well-shape.d . hand, and grasped my arm. - ■■"• - . -; '.'. ■ -y/y-y "Oh, sir; I am in great trouble," she said; "but you can save me if you will." Her tone was piteous, and her evident distress aroused j all the chivalry in my nature. ;.-._ .■' "How can I help you?" I asked gent ly. ■ - "By getting me away from here without delay," was the hurried answer. "I have gone-through a most dreadful experience in the last twenty-four hours; I will tell you about it as we drive along, if you will have the goodness to take me to the near est railway station, where I can get a train for New York." I, hesitated for a moment and consid ered the request. It was useless for me to enter Into any speculations about the woman, but of one thing I felt quite convinced, and that was that she was not insane. ... -. I stepped to the door and looked out Into the night, found that the cloud which had burst over our heads had spent it self, and that the thunder was rumbling off toward the sea. .When I returned the lady had gotten out of the feed box and was standing besids my buggy, grasping the handle of a good sized traveling bag, and wearing a neat little hat. I noticed that her dress was soaking wet, and that a pair of gloves which she carried had received a drench ing that had terminated their period of usefulness. •«- v "Don't let us lose any time," she beg ged, and, without waiting for the invita tion that I was about to give, she tucked her bag under the seat of the carriage and sprang lightly in after it. "There, is no.down train that stops at Glenmorc. - until 6 in the morning, but there is one that leaves our station, which is the next below, at 12:30. That means a drive of over four miles, but I think we can make lt," I said, looking at my watch. _. "That will do, and.you are very kind; but do hurry," she implored, as I backed Kate out of the stable and moved the door to the position in which I found It. My companion gave a sigh of relief as we drove out of the gate, after which for nearly a mile she sat beside me in silence. At last, arousing herself with evident ef fort, she spoke: - ' "I appreciate your great kindness, sir, and I will now give you the explanation to which you are entitled. My home Is in Boston,, but, owing to ill health, my hus band has been obliged to give up his busi ness there and seek employment .. In. a warmer climate. Some.weeks ago he suc ceeded In obtaining a position In Cara cas, Venezuela. He engaged passage on a steamer which sails early tomorrow morn ing, and all our arrangements have been made. He left- for New - York with the trunks on Tuesday, and I should have joined him there last evening but for this horrible mishap that befell me."- - She paused for a moment to regain con trol of her voice, which had trembled at tho recollection of what she had experi enced. _"• .. "I don't know whether you will believe what I..am going to . tell you, for it sounds more like fiction than truth,". she continued presently. . "I spent _ the night before last with.my sister at her coun try place, which is twenty-five miles this side of Boston and nearly six from the railroad. Her coachman was driving me over to the train yesterday afternoon, when, as we were passing through a lone ly bit of woodsy we were set upon by two armed and masked men, one of whom held a pistol to the driver's head. The other took my purse, which I gave up without resistance, thinking that they, would then leave us, but the thief jump ed Into the carriage, and the next rfio ment:' I was breathing in " something sweet and stupefying. I remembered nothing more until I came to ln the house belonging to the stable where you found me." /■.'.'_ '■'• "The Grayson" house!" I exclaimed. "Why, it has not been occupied for three years!*'..- ; yy.;. : ' "Exactly, arid >it was therefore a con venient place for those wretches to. hide me. Oh, sir, I passed- a most anxious night, as you may weir imagine. Per haps-you have a wife of your own—" ; "I have, madam, and five children," I replied promptly.' : ' •-'■ 2 -~, ." - "Then try to : imagine her In my posi tion," she went.on,* "locked in an upper room in that musty, '- old house, . which la apparently far from any other habita tion, and in the-power- of two unscrupu lous men, who told me that they intend ed to keep me a prisoner until my hus band had paid a large sum of money for my ransom." 3 ; I could not somehow Imagine Louise as a victim •■ of ' a kidnaping episode. The part did riot seem;to suit her. "They brought me food, but I almost feared to eat it," pursued the lady, "and I have been faint for want of nourish ment I have never seen either of the men without his mask, but this evening I recognized quite plainly that the one who brought me my tea had been drink ing heavily. I kept thinking of this after he. had gone, and felt encouraged to try arid escape. 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Why, not one woman in a thousand would have had the courage to attempt what you did. I only hope those mis creants may receive the punishment that they deserve." ; "I don't think I care very much wheth er they do or not, now that I am safe," was the reply. "My only desire is to reach my husband; and I am going to ask you, sir, to say nothing of this mat ter to any one until after noon tomorrow. You could not report the matter to the authorities without giving them a clue to my whereabouts, ln which case 1 should inevitably be detained for a wit ness. My husband and I must tail to morrow morning; his health requires it, and we cannot afford to lose the passage money." "But, my dear lady—" I ejaculated. "I know what you are going to say, that I am.asking you to stand in the way of Justice, and all .that," she Interrupted. "But just look at the matter calmly for a moment. In the first place my sister has, of. course, heard from the coachman j about the attack upon us and my subse quent disappearance,* and has without | doubt put the matter in the hands of the I police; therefore,, : the machinery, of the law is already at work; and should the men be caught, there is always the coach man to testify against them. I am. the person principally concerned In this af fair, and having gotten off without any thing worse than a bad fright and the loss of my pocketbook, I do not feel called upon to seriously inconvenience myself, and put my husband to an ex pense that he can ill afford, ln order to appear against two men whom I could not identify with any degree of certainty, since I have never seen their faces." "But if I take no steps in the matter, they may escape before tomorrow!" I ex claimed. "They may have done so already," re turned the lady, "They will hardly remain after they discover that I am gone." As I thought It all over I began to see certain advantages to myself In a course of silence.. I felt that Louisa would dis approve highly of my being mixed up In a criminal case, and would consider it detri mental to me professionally. Then I should feel rather like a brute to Interfere ! with the plans of this anxious young woman and her sick husband; and lastly it was an abominable night, and I wanted to get home and go to bed. And so within sight of the depot I gave her the required promise. * As we drew up to the steps my com panion jumped out quickly, taking her bag with her, for the train was whistling only a short distance away. Suddenly remembering that she could have no money, I unbuttoned my coat and took out my pocketbook. . "You will want something for your fare," I said apologetically. "I was forgetting about that," she an swered. "Five dollars will be enough. Thank you. I will return It by man. Your name is " "Dr. Charles Llttlefleld. Good-bye, mad am. You have my best wishes." "Good-bye, Dr. Littlefleld," and she turned and hurried toward the train, which was puffing loudly at the other side of the station. The next day was an unusually busy one for me, and it was not until evening that I found time to sit down and read the morning papers. I was looking over the political news, when Louisa, who was reading the evening paper, gave a char acteristic exclamation, which she only uses upon rare occasions. "Great powers and mercy, Charles, we might all have been murdered in our beds! A gang of desperate thieves has been hiding in the Grayson house, not five miles from here!" .1 trembled in anticipation of what was coming, and held on to the arm of my chair. • "What do you mean, Louisa? Read the article aloud," I said faintly. It seemed that three nights before, on the 13th,' the store of one of the largest dealers of precious stones and- silver ware in Boston had been robbed of jewels valued at $20,000. The watchman had been overpowered and chloroformed, and the safes opened with a dexterity and neatness that evidenced an experi enced hand. The job was believed fo be the work of "Buck Finney's" gang, all of whom were well known to the police. The detectives had lost no time In con firming - their suspicions, and had got ten a clue which enabled them to trace ;_ the burglars, who were traveling by sloW stages to . New York. ;. The account went on to say: ! "Three of the men were surprised and captured ,at 9 o'clock last night near Glenmore, In the untenanted house which belonged to the late Mr." Grayson; but the jewels were not found in their possession. It Is now thought that they are in the keeping of a woman belonging to the gang, who goes by the name of 'Madge Wilson," alias 'Blonde Bess.' " I ejaculated something which I think must have been "the devil," for Louisa stopped .'reading long enough to say re provingly: "Charles, you forget that the children are present," and then resumed: : ' ■'■'•-' ■:■". 'Madge "Wilson,* alias 'Blonde.Bess.' " She paused again, and, looking across the room at me, asked Impressively:! "-; ""' ..'.'Do you hear that, Charles? .'Blonde Bess,*.and yet I believe -you have some times implied that |my . prejudice against yellow hair was unfounded." " X .was unable to make any . reply,, so Louisa went on reading: "And who ls supposed to be In hldng In Boston. The woman was at ono time on the stage, and is said to be handsome and well educated. The officers brought thel* captives to Boston on the freight train which stopped at Glenmore at midnight." Nervous excitement had accelerated the action of my heart, and induced a profuse perspiration, which gave me an unpleas ant, clammy feeling. I mado no com ment, but I was thinking how much in formation I could give the detectives if I chose; for had not my respectable buggy harbored "Blonde Bess" and the bag, which I now felt confident contained the jewels, for a distance of nearly five miles? Had not I, Charles Littlefleld, M. D., as sisted her to escape from under the very noses of the officers of justice, and had not I given her of my honestly earned money, and paid her compliments, and wished her well, and promised anything she asked, and "What is the matter, Charles? Have you_taken cold? You are shivering as though you had the ague." Louisa's voice recalled me to the pres ent, and I answered: "I was Just think ing that I must have passed flic Grayson place last night, while they were there, criminals, detectives, and all." I felt that the time was past for telling what I knew to the police. It seemed to me that the recital would only make me an object of ridicule, without assisting in the recovery of the valuables, for I had no doubt that what the woman had said about her intention of sailing that morn- I ing was the one part of her story that was true. She was probably by this time safely out on the high seas and on her way to a place of safety. As time puss,-,* and the police failed to produce either her or the Jewels, I.became convinced that j I had been right. j The three men were tried and convicted on the testimony of the watchman, as sisted by much circumstantial evidence, and are now serving long terms. One morning nearly six month*: after my adventure, I received by mill an en velope containing a $5 bill, and bearing the postmark of a place ln -.punish Hon : duras, a country, by the way, with which iwe have no extradition treaty. It wan I addressed In a . feminine hand, and I i needed no one to tell me who it was I from, but I have never been able to j •understand why a woman who was capa- I ble of making off with $20,000 worth of | stolen property should have taken the ! trouble to return the small sum that I ; had lent her. I was glad that Louisa did not see that j postmark, for she might have asked | some awkward questions. My midnight i drive with "Blonde Bess" is something I about which I have never spoken to my wife. One never can tell how a woman will view such matters, and I have a feel ing that Louisa would see something rep | rehensible ln my conduct on that occa ! sion. At any rate I shall continue to hold my peace. _______ . MGHT TRAIN TO CHICAGO Via "The Hlh.aal.ee." Effective Sunday. May 27th, the C, M. & St. P. Fy. will start a train from Min neapolis every night at 10:50 and St. Paul 11:25, arriving Portage 6:45 a. m., Milwau kee 10:45 a. m.. and Chicago 1:00 p. m. 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