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THE MIRACLE DAYS pood folks, the days o' miracles ain't past an' gone away; The weather man predicted snow, an' here's the snow to-day! They know the path, the sun an' moon air travelin so they do They've tracked the stars of heaven an' caught the comets, too! IThey know jest how the ol world rolls they've got it down by heart; They know the cyclone's comin' 'fore it ever makes a start! They know the awful distance from here up to the son; They've counted all the worlds above, an' named 'em every one! 'Ain't nuthin' hidden from 'em they know the all-in-all! When obstacles air risin' they batter i down the wall lAn' stand in all the glory an' beauty o 1 the light, lA-givin' out this verdict that there shall i be no night! An I r'a'ly wouldn't wonder at the pace we're be in' led, Ef they shook the world like thunder by the raisin' o' the dead! Fer, step by step they're goin' upon the upward way, Till a feller's glad he's livin' in a world like this to-day! Atlanta Constitution. FOO SIX YEARS LOST. 8 WHAT would we Uve on, Maxr laughed Sydney Vernon, glanc ing down at her elegant morn Jng dress, with the pretty slipper just peeping from beneath Its hem. "It's all very well to eschew the practicali ties of life, but they are somewhat necessary for all that, and I have never seen any great evidences of economy on your part; and I am quite sure you have not on mine." Max Bayard tugged Impatiently at Mb mustache as the girl, whom a mo ment before he had asked to be his wife, thus answered him. ; "I have never had an incentive to jeconomy," Max said in answer. "I ihave enough to live on and feed my horses, though my tailor's bill does "'FRIENDS? KEVEK! ' Hit EXCLAIMED. trouble me "now and then, I confess; but, Sydney, I will change all that, dear. I can't, perhaps, give you all the luxuries to which you are accus tomed, but you shan't lack for com iforts, that I promise you." "We should be miserable Max mis erable, both you and IT' the girl an swered, bitterly. "We have not either of us been reared In a school of pover ty. I would cry for cake while you (could only give me bread, and you for iale while 1 could give you only kisses. Come, be sensible, and let us be good friends." "Friends? Never!" he exclaimed. "I am starving, and you throw me a stone. (Look Into my eyes. Sydney, straight and true, and say you do not love me, and 1 will go away, and trouble you no imore." The long lashes drooped low on her cheek. "i cannot quite say mat, she an swered, "but I will say more. I prom ised last night to become Mr. Clayton's wife within six months." Max Bayard's handsome face grew white to the very lips a look of dead ly anger, mingled with something like 'loathing, crept Into it. Sydney shrank ifrom it, as from a blow. i "Don't. Max don't!" she cried. "I 'could not help it I am very sorry." "You could not help It you are very iSorry !" he repeated very slowly. "Could pot help what? Toying with me for your amusement playing fast and loose jwlth your victim, or selling yourself to (the highest bidder? Which? You are ivery sorry for whom? For the man iyou led step by step to the brink of the flower-strewn precipice, only to smile as he plunged to the' chasm below, or Ifor him who wins the prize in the lot jtery the prize for which he has paid ithe price or all his fortune? Pardon ime, Miss Vernon, but he, I think. Is more deserving of your sorrow than ithe man whom you hurl to the lowest depths of the abyss." 1 With these words, he turned and left her. tsix years naa passed six years, fraught indeed with change. ) WljfD t1je c!ck'; tat- f-ao GIoc9'rjr)d ó-t tf5-fn?ily flck . And lwly e,ys & be scrafc b? bd vúa53 Í5 tin) T b wíodiip'g tfi clcK.". " I vOi nw Ka. M'tfkf t ee tr v"r rf- Tb- H5in .Tbao blW5 T n . i). - ) "folks rna m- clicks be V X Tba c&t bíirr)b ib bix.k,tb bi.by crj's ot7 at lo fin? f-r-f)ere-'s a. 513b f ilf -Jf.c.ot-bFfveO ir fr v-gk; ATh'f.lif fe nArrAÍc Are $irjtfrUw"r Chicago Chronicle. ' "I 'íww f- "If she had been but true to herself and me!" Max Bayard had thought, when, but a few months after the event which had driven him from his native land to find forgetfulness in travel, a letter had been put Into his hand, which had followed him from port to port, an nouncing that he had fallen heir to a fortune which might have challenged Mr. Clayton's in its magnitude. A year afterward he married. His wife was very young and very lovely; but there were depths in his nature that her hand never stirred, and even as she lay with her head pillowed on his breast another haunted face would come between, and, 'mid the caressing murmur of her words, would sound the echo of the "might have been." But he loved her very dearly, and mourned her very truly, when, one short year after their marriage, he laid her away In her grave and took up the burden of life again, with the added responsibility of the tiny infant daugh ter she had left him. 'Wanted A lady to superintend the education of a little girl. Apply be tween the hours of 4 and 6 at " It was In answer to this advertise ment that, six years after that memor able afternoon upon the beach, a lady stood waiting in the elegant drawing room of the house to which she had been directed. Her veil was down and the room was half in shadow from the heavy cur tains which draped the window, but for all that she started perceptively when a step crossed the hall and a gen tleman, his hair slightly- tinged with gray, entered. She bad sunk back on the sofa, and her frame quivered with emotion. "You have come, madam, in answer to my advertisement?" he asked, cau tiously. "No, no!" she anwsered. "There are reasons why it will now be Impossible for me to accept the situation offered." That voice! Had it not too long haunted him to be thus, easily forgot ten? Would be not know it even though it sounded above his very grave? "Sydney! you here?" he exclaimed. Ah, Mrs. Clayton pardon me, for the moment I forgot." Then she threw back her veil. Six years had made little change. It was the same beautiful face, but grown very pale, and the lovely mouth quiv ered as she spoke. "Believe me, I would not have in truded myself upon you had I dreamed It was you who had inserted the ad vertisement. I had not even heard of your marriage." "My wlf a is dead," he answered. "But stay," as she rose to go. "Tell me how lt happens that you are In necessity. Is Mr. Clayton dead?" She shuddered. "You mistake," she said. "I did not marry Mr. Clayton. I am Sydney Ver non sttll." You did not marry him?" ' "No. It is a woman's privilege, you know, to change her mind. But my aunt was very angry, and at her death she left me nothing. Your advertise ment attracted me. I thought I might learn to love a little girl." "Sydney, why did you not marry Mr. Clayton?" Had he really spoken, or was it her own thought which formed the ques tion? No, he was awake now, his eyes resting upon her. "You have no right to ask me," she said, Imperiously. "Let the dead past bury Its dead." "Ño right, perhaps that I admit, but answer me, all the same. For the sake dwr b wll a vr rne mciT wíjld ba ?ívn a shck . wjod cifi ó.f) 3.tfr i.y clck T And iijovre e hcjld ttrrmt fffrrnck. 5? h lwly vawos rd marte a. St"00! .1. i , I I .l.' , I 1b fa, frrr tfj blc ío 15 ke9 J'rjly jt5f Wisb Wt yoa cad TblJ5T fJyíi75íif fronjtbble9tr; kv tfbí o $ri.r)dp WiQdb tí)- c lCk r- til frvlí -smil wiocls up tb- wbf5 of all these starving years, let me knowi the truth." "Because I did not love him," she an swered, then "because I found myself j weaker than I knew." , "Oh, Sydney! if we had known if we had known! My darling, was there an-j other reason? Was it because you loved' me?" "Because I shall love you while Hfei lasts." A month later there was a quiet wed-: ding. TO BREAK A QUEER WILL. Decedent Swore He Would Make $200, OOO, but Died Too Soon. "The richest worklngman in New Jer-j sey" was what all his acquaintances j called George Beesley, who died a few days agp at his home in Paterson, N. J.,, but hardly any one imagined that he was worth $175,000. Such was thei case, however, and now there Is every; prospect that lawyers, his pet abo ml-, nation, will get a share of the estate., Should such an untoward result ensue it will be all due to Beesley's extraor-; dinary will, which the heirs have de-i cided on trying to break. A number of years ago, when Beesley was a black-' smith In the Rogers Locomotive Worksj he swore that before he died he should! be worth $200,000. About a year ago his health began to fall and as yet his, fortune was not more than $175,000 Ere long he realized that he was not destined to carry out the provisions of his oath, but he did what he regarded as the next best thing. He tied his money up by will, restricting his chil dren to the merest pittance until the estate should be worth 200,000, as hej had originally planned. "Much of hisj investment had been in gilt-edged but) low-Interest stocks, and the heirs have! come to the conclusion that the lawi will give them speedy access to com-j fort which without Its help would be long postponed. Hence the attempt to break the remarkable will. An un-! usual feature of the contest is that the! two girl heirs object to their father's! discrimination against their brother, and insist that he shall have a share' of the estate equal to theirs. Beesley, who was at onoe a miser and; a money lender In his late years, seem-! ed to think of nothing but adding dol-i lar to dollar and determined that, asi he had lived without luxuries, his chil dren should follow in his steps. In Beesley's home the food was of the! simplest. Oil for the lamps was meas ured out each week and groceries were, weighed according to a schedule. If! the measured supply did not last so much the worse for those who had been too prodigal. Matches the old man re garded as an extravagance. He whit tled splints with his jackknife when he had time and these were lighted from a lamp or the kitchen stove. He shaved notes for men who worked with him and tills laid the foundation of his for tune. Wise Investments In real estate and a sudden rise In railroad stocks, a large block of which he had acquired as collateral forfeited, made him inde pendent. Then he invested most of his wealth in safe securities and waited for the realization which his death pren vented. London Fashion Pits Htch Rent. In the fashionable thoroughfares of London a good house rents for $50,000 a year. It is easy enough to be economical when yon have plenty with which to' economize. A woman likes to be told she looks resh, but a man doesn't. Sania ft Route TIMETABLE Effect Nov 9, 1899. WEST No. 1 10 00 p 10 50 a 8 20 a 7 30 a 4 25 a 04 p 12 W a 2 31 a 3 00 a 4 30 a 5 45 a 6 55 a 6 02 a 7 05 a 7 58 a 9 28 a 11 12 a 12 35 p 12 45 p 2 10 p 8 45 p 5 50 p 9 82 p 12 55 a 8 15 a 8 25 a 12 55 p 45 p STATIONS No. 2 Lv Chicago KansHs City... Denver Pueblo La Junta .Arj 9 00 7 00 5 00 12 30 11 50 11 05 7 18 5 37 5 15 2 54 1 33 1 21 1 14 12 85 II 29 10 37 9 20 8 00 6 40 3 50 1 13 10 15 6 35 3 15 10 10 10 10 8 10 6 30 Albuquerque Lv tirante Winpate Gallup Navajo Springs Holbroolc Penzance... Joseph City , Winslow , Canon Diablo Flagstaff Williams Lv Ash Fork Pacific Time Selegman Peach Springs Kingman Needles Bagdad Bars tow Ar Mojave Los Angeles San Diego Ban Francisco 12 35 p Lv ..Ash Fork Ar Jerome Jc Prescott 7 00 4 55 4 05 12 11 2 45 p 3 15 p 6 50 p . .Congress Jc 9 40 p Ar Phoenix Lvi 9 00 No. 3 STATIONS No. 4 8 00 9 00 3 00 10 40 11 10 4 18 7 SO 9 45 11 55 2 29 4 15 9 40 1 50 45 Lv Chicago Ari 2 15 p Kansas Citv 2 15 a Denver 5 00 T ..w iajunia li su a .Albuquerque 11 00 p ItKIIUP 6 p Winslow 2 SO p Flagstaff 12 65 a Ash Fork 10 25 a Kingman 5 10 a reemes s lu a Barstow 10 10 t Los Angeles Lv (Ms Ar San Francisco Lv 6 00 p No.S leaves Chicago Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, arriving at Albuqu erque Thursdays, Fridays. Saturdays and Mon days, and Los Angeles Fridays, Saturdays, Son days and Tuesdays. No. 4 leaves Los Angeles Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays arriving at Albuqner- 3 ue Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri avs, and in Chicago Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays and Sundays. Nes. S and 4 is the Cali fonia Li mi tied. It leaves Los Angeles at 6.0U jm and arrives in Chicago at 2.15 p m., the third day following. The actual running time is 66 hours, and is the fastest train across the conti nent. It is the most magnificant train ever put on bvanyroad. It consist of six (palatial cars vestíbuled and lighted by electricity. The three Pullman Sleeping Cars eicbeon ain ten sections and two drawing rooms. One runs from Los Angeles to Chicago, One from Ann Tllpflrn to ChicHpn. and one from Log Anze- les to Kansas t;ity. xne last car is leit at me Vnlon Depot in Kansas City 2.45 a.m., and pas sengers are allowed to remain in it until morn ing. Half of the rear Pullman Car is devoted to an observation or assembly room, furnished with easy chairs, and is free to all passengers ladies and children preferred. - o- ----- ' ' . . ..... The I'mineCar serves meals en route and Is absolut-ly unequaled elsewhere, and has won praise from the most fastidious. Theuffet 8moking Car contains a barber shop in addition to a spacious smoking and reading room, me smtixing ana owervaiion Cars are Drovided free with the best and latest newspapers and periodicals. No extra fare is charged on this train but only first-class tickets sold at full rates in con nection with Sleeping Car tickets will be hon ored. Traína Nna. 1 and 2 is the remilar Dailv Over land Exnresa and runs everv dav in the vear. This train is equipped to accomodate passen gers traveling on all classes of tickets. It carries Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars through from Los Angeles to Chicago, and also Vesti buled Pullman Tourists Sleeping Cars, In ad dition to these it carries a Reclining Chair Car no extra charge being made for seats. The Grand Canvon of the Colorado, the Mooui Villages and the Petrified Forest in Arizona can be reached only via this line. Folders and descriptive books will be fur nished on application. JOHN J. BYRNE, General Passenger Agent. Los Angeles, Calif. H. L. RHODES, Local Agent, Holbrook, A. T. RKKlVfllt and DEPflflTUKES oí fttaiLS EAST BOUND Arrives Departs 1 83 p. m No. 2 1 38 p. m 7 00 a. m Fort Apache 8 30 p. m 7 00 a. m St. Johns 3 00 p. m 7 00 p. m Young 7 00 a. m 7 30 p. m Keams Canyon 8 00 a. m WESTBOUND 5 45 au m No. 1 5 50 a. m Mail departs for Young Mondays and Thurs days, ana arrives vv eanesaays ana baturaays. Mail departs for Keams Canyon Mondays, Wednesdays anc Fridays, and arrives at Hol brook Tuesdays, Thursnays and Saturdays. L. E. DIVELBESS, Postmaster. HNG SING EflGMS! AND Meals at all Hours. Table Supplied with The Best in the Market EAILROAD AVE., HOLBROOK, - - ARIZONA. Holirool, St. Jolins SprinnerTiUe EXPRESS. DAVID K. UDALL, Proprietor. TIME TABLE. Lav Holbrook daily t:00p.nt " Woodruff " i:Mp.ra r Arriva Station 12:3 a.nt'' Leava Station " 1 :M a.K " Conch " S.-Ma.m " St. Johns " 7:Ma.nt Ar. Springervill " S:Mp.im Leave ' 7:01 a.ra 1 St. Johns " 1:0 p.m 1 Conch " l-My.vk Station " 7: p ra Arriv Woodruff " 1:0 a.r Leav ' " l:Sa.m Arriv Holbrook ' 6 :00 a.r PASSENGER FARE. Holbrook to Woodruff II M " Concho 4 W " St. Johns t " Springervill H ROUND TRIP Holbrook to Woodruff and return $1 M ' Concho " " I M " St. Johns " " KM Springervill " 14 STOP-OVER PRIVILEGES SSSoS' "5 line. Fifty pounds of ban Han carritd U tow each full passanger. GOOD MEALS AND ACCOMODATIONS furnished at the station and WoodrnS. FIRST-CLASS CONVEYANCES, good tam. .r.fui and accomodating drivers. EXPRESS CARRIED &JZP'km For full particulars lnqulr of any of our ag ta r postmasters along th lin. Will Woomter, Agent. Holbrook, Aria. Holbrook Ft. Apache . . STAGE LINE. RHOTOS. & CO., Proprietor. THROUGH TO FORT APACHE In 24 hours. Best of Equipment. GRAND MOUNTAIN SCENERY. Stop overs can be made at Snowflake, Taylor, Show-Low, Pine-Top and Cooley's Ranch. PASSENGER FARES: f. V Holbrook to Ft. Apache $8.00 " Pinetop 7.7 " Showlow A 4.2 " Snowflake tM ROUND TRIP: Holbrook to Ft.Apache and return $18.09. " Pinetop " " 15.0 " " Showlow " " S.0 " Snowflake " " 4.00 For Express Rates Apply to J NO. R. HULET, Agent, Holbrook. Ariz. pLEASANT yALLEY STAGE LINE Leaves HOLBROOK FOR HEBER AMD PLEASANT VALLEY MONDAYS and THURSDAYS PASSENGERS AND EXPRESS CARRIED AT LOW RATES Fine Mountain Scenery and Good Hunting along the Line Good Teams and Comfortable Conveyances WILL W00STER, Agent Holbrook, Aria. Loy Kee Fine Laundry All Work FrstClass White Shirts, Collars and Cuffs A Specialty Clothes Called for and v Delivered Free r RAILROAD AVENTE HOLBROOK if Ü 1 r