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Again Caught
Misrepresenting Facts.

The Royal Baking Powder Company has rcsorted to so
many trickso force way upon the public that whenever
any cry of fraud is public nstinctvey to
the Royal Baking Powder Company.
Is it any wonder'
The Royal has recently printed statement purportng
to be an interview with Benjamin F. Drew chemist
and analyst Food and Dairy Commission Minnesota
that the Royal Baking Powder all which the
company it to be. The statement is Dr.
Ben Drew, chemist and ana the Food
Dairy Commission made the representations referred be-
fore the legislative committee session. which ex
aminea various baking powders.
WHAT is THE TRUTH
1st There is such person DR.. Benjamin F. Drew
chemist analyst the Food and Dairy Commission
of Minnesota ,s
Cd. There is DR. Charles ". Drew Who is chem.
st and analyst to the said commission.
3d. He denies the in question of the Royal
Baking Powder Company generally as follows:
The statements sense represent his attitude
his utterance.
3D. There has never BEEN either in the published re.
ports of the chemist of the commission his testimony
before the legislative committee elsewhere any implied
endorsement of the Royal Baking Powder superior
other brands.
Sd. AT the session of the legislative before
which DR. Drew testified attempt made by the
ney of the Royal Company to the which
the Royal Company has since printed which attempt failed
4th On the contrary, DR. Drew did say there su-
eien grounds for objection to the presence of
baking powders to Justify the Legislative committee
mcndng that all such powders be required upon
labels the fact that Ammonia consttu-
following emphatic opinion: II would
powders TO my patients would l them my own
family"
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17

To the young faces Pozzoni's Clm-
plexion Powder gives freshcr charms 10
the old renewed youth. Try It.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17
Shoes for Big Eliza.

No credits; no losses; small prof u.
Buy fancy goods at Stautfer's.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17

Sample Chocolate Free.
A postal card addressed to 'Menier,'
New York, will secure you sample OF
their delicious imported chocolate with
directions for using.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17

The Price Baking Powder Company makes Pure
Cream Tartar Baking Powder, free from ammonia,
alum lime any tant Of impurity, and feels it
duty to the public well to itself to lay bare such
trekery the ROYAL resorts to in trying towheedle the
consumer into using its Ammonia Powder
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17
Canadian Excursions at Half Rates.

No credits, no losses, small profits.
Buy fancy dry goods at Stauffer's.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17
New Evdporaied Apples iSs sSs.g. per !
GENIUS IN A CAT TRADE.

psunds Tor 25c; pew Dried Peaches l0c
per pound. kuLEAS's GROCERY.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17

Fsne china increases
III value VITA age.
WHAT ecu "a be nicer
than = choloe dinner
sei or q cosnposlte ser
vice consisting of =
soup set, q meat est
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17

Qacen aud Baby Olives IN bulk. Stuffed aud
Pitted Oiivcs Cucumber C2iSun. Sr-1cd Man
goes. and Peppers. All kinds O! Fore "a anc
Domestic chesse. Honey Dew. Sweet Iofu
Peas and Tomatoes. Elegant Plum Puisiars.
all sizes Henri Aaiilara Lunch and Gioco-
tate tayors. Ala kinds of orystallz zes Fruits
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would harbor such thought against the.
honest and faithful mail-carrier of the
mountain trails. During the summer the,
search was continued by one or two.
friends, but still there was nothing
learned of the fate of Swan. Another
year rolled round, and during the sum-;
ner another search was made, and on the
18th of August, 1885, at the bottom of
snow bank, the picks and shovels of the,
searching party uncovered the body Of.
Swan Nilsson, and the old pouch was still;
strapped to his back with the Ophir
Christmas mail. The lock was rusty.
and the pouch had to be cut open. The,
wax on the currency package had rotted
hole on through the greenbacks. Some
of the mail was moldy, but a part of it,,
could be read quite easily.
Recently was looking over the old
mail pouches that have been stored away
in the inspectors department of the-
Denver Postofice.
II think that the pouch is still here" }"
said the Inspector, who was helping me
in my search. We found pouches that
had been cut in train robberies. Others
had been burned in wrecks. Each one;
in itself told strange, thrilling story OF
the Western railway mail service. "Here;
it is," said the Inspector, pulling out
from near the bottom of the pile the old
mail pouch of Swan Nilsson. The rusty
lock is still unbrokcn. Some CT the hemp
rope used to adjust it on the carriers,
back i, still attached to the pouch. 4.
THAT mail pouch, said the Inspector,
".els Il thrilling story" !!
Read that" he continued, handing
nc the old mail pouch of Swan Nil
son. Z
4 card had been tied to the pouch
near the Old rusty lock on which was
written the following:
This mail pouch was in snow slide
Oh the dead carriers back for twenty
months near Ophir." =
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cannot keep his equilibrium rushing
with lightning speed down the mountain
side is hardly worthy position uncer
Uncle Sam for this work in mid.conti-
nent.
Brave, hardy mountaineers! love
to think of their courage and herolsm'
1t recalls the story of Swan Nilsson, the
Swede mail.carrier of the San Juan, VINO
was lost in snow slide December Zo,
1883, and was not found for nearly two
wears. His route was from Sllverton 10
Ophir, where only the hardest and braV-
est would attempt trip through a
storm. Nilsson was warned against max.
ing the attempt. A terrible storm was
raging between Silverton aud Ophir and
these wEo had been longest in tine
Rocky Mountains told him he cold not
reach Ophir in that mountain tempest.
But Nilsson would not listen to their
warnings and even if 1t were perilous, he
must go. twas two days before Christmas
and his mail pouch was larger and fuller
than usual He spoke of the old Christ
mas times in far-oG Sweden and how
people of every cline loved to celebrate
it. He knew his mail pouch contained
Christmas packages from the East and
the people of Ophir would eagerly look
for hie coming. Out in the binding
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PARADISE FISH BUILDING ITS NEST.
are crimson, with ten or twelve vertical
blue stripes. The tail is crescent il
shape and is crimson, with blue border.
When the fish is excited all the colors
are brilliant. When the male fish is
fighting for the possession of female Of
the species he extends all his fins and dis.
plays their most vivid colors. The tail
is covered with small spots, like the
eyes on a peacock's tail, and the under
surface of the fish becomes jet black. The
colors of the dorsal fin change constantly
from green to blue. sometimes showing
white spots, and the body trembles
perceptibly, radiating colors of every
hue.
As summer approaches the fish become
very active and build nest. The male
fights for the possession of the female
and the victor betakes himself to a corner
of the aquarium, where he commences
to construct his nest. Taking position
about an inch below the surface of the
water he frequently takes air into his
mouth and then elects it forcibly in the
shape of little bubbles covered with a
glutinous substance which prevents them
from bursting for several hours. He
continues to make bubbles until he has
little floating platform about six inches
in circumference and quarter of an inch
thick. When the nest is finished the
female approaches and deposits her eggs
beneath the nest. The male gathers the
eggs with his mouth and places them on
the bubbly nest. When all the eggs
have been cared for the female again
makes her appearance, and the operation
is repeated until about thousand eggs
are on the nest. The eggs hatch out in
about thirty. six hours Chicago Herald.
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some mountalneers are showed in for
the winter, and it is impossible to reach
them, but as far as possible the remotest
settlements in the valleys and on the
peaks of the Rocky Mountains have the
mail sent to them. The carriers in the
frontier of the Rocky Mountains strap the
mail sack, usually a No. 4, on thei,
backs, put on their Norwegian snow.
shoes, and with long guiding-pole
start on their weary climb over the
range. Usually there is crowd at the
little frontier post-ofice to wish him
good luck. Only men Of known strength
and courage can do this work, for that
twenty-five pounds of letters, papers
and packages becomes very heavy and
burdensome in climbing the mountains.
These carriers know the peaks, passes
and trails as we'll as the city carriers do
the streets and numbers of their districts.
But sometimes the storms are 80 severe
that even the old mountaineer grows
weak with his heavy burden and sinks
almost exhausted in the obscured trail.
With compass in his hand he carefully
feels his way along the precipices and
dangerous places. Although their great
overcoats and clothing may look rough
yet their underwear would please the
fancy of the aesthetic. The most of
them have silk underwear, costing from
$40 to $40 suit. Under their rough
looking gloves are handsome silk ones.
The silk keeps out the cold and retains
the heat, and if hard up, a mountain mail
carrier will buy cheap outer clothing to
save money for a handsome and warm
suit of silk underwear and gloves.
On reaching the summit of the mount.
aims the carrier straddles the pole and
placing his snowshoes close together, be-
gins his descent. The old-timer on the
trails will 60 down the mountains with
the swiftness of the wind-a mile min.
ute. But not so the one who is inexperi.
enced, for out slips the guiding pole,
up come snowshoes, and the unfortunate
carrier, ,mail-sack and all, 60 rolling down
the mountains, and sometimes the ice
and snow are as smooth as glass. Experts
in the use of snowshoes in Canada and
Northern New York would have to look
we'll to their laurels, competing with the
mail carriers of the Rockies IN climbing
and descending the ranges where the
peaks are nearly two miles high. The
carriers of the Rocky Mountains are as
expert and agile almost as the chamois
hunters of the Alps, and the man who
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MAlL-CARRIERS.
SEVERE WORK OF UNCLE SANS
AGENTS IN THE ROCKIES.
Strength and Courage Needed-Ex-
pensive Undertaking to Resist
the Weather-How Swan Mil
son Lost His Life.

Delivering the mails in the mountains
in midwinter is difficult and dangerous
work, says Denver (Col.) letter to the
New York World. Sometimes the car
rier is swept away by snow-slide, and
months roll by before the brave fellow
and the mail pouch are found. About
fifty of these mountain carriers risk
their lives daily on the dangerous trails
in Colorado, carrying the mails on snow
shoes to the further mining camps. In
Utah, Idaho and other parts of the
West, in the same manner, thy force
their way over the lofty ranges.
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storm he started on that awful journey,
and with manya misgiving the group at
the Sllverton Postofice bade him good
bye. On his way back were the Christ
mas letters, packages from the East, toys
for children, and all those precious
tokens of love and emembrance that
make every Christmas a hallowed time.
a 1rlend accompanied him part of
the way on the trail, and before turning
back attempted to persuade Swan Nilsson
to give UP the idea of going to Ophir
through the terrible storm. 'sIt will not
be Christmas at Ophir," said the carrier,
"unless I get there with this old mail
pouch" Giving his friend hearty shake,
Swan readjusted the heavy burden on his
back and started on his lonely and PERI
ilous journey through the great wider
ness of snow that enveloped the rugged
San Juan. None but those who have
crossed the great continental divide in
midwinter can appreciate the heroism Of
Swan Nilsson. - 49,.
At Ophir the miners of the camp we're,
waiting and longing for the appearance
of the faithful letter-carrier. Christ,
mas Eve came but still Swan Nilsson had
not been spied on the mountain trail; /
where many an anxious eye had been
turned.
"Boys," said an old San Juan miner;
"yer may say and think what yer please
about it, but I've been in these hyerj
mountains too many year, not to know
what this hyer storm means. Swan is as
brave man as iver carried mail sack
over these hyer mountains, but if he hez
tried ter come I am Altered he can't
make it. That ar Ophir Pass is an orfui
skttish place. Swan kin get through if
anybody kin, but as I said, am Altered
he can't make it." .... 5u
And thus while those at Silverton were
anxious, the miners at Ophir were bsSs
coming appreheusive at the delay
Christmas came and went, and still no.
thing of the mail carrier. Searching
parties went out on the trails, but there
was nothing to be seen or heard Of the
lost carrier. When the news reached
Silverton of the non arrival of Swan, ,stilli
orners went out to hunt for him. some
started rumor that Swan, knowing that
his mail pouch contained money and
presents, had left the country. But few
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Hret Harte's Clever Parable.

In one of Bret Harte's clever parodiet
OF the French, he tells story in words
something like these: Three gamins were
playing in the streets of Paris. A priest
passed by. "There goes priest, cried
one; "look out for Your eggs and your
chickens!" Then the priest, hearing the
words, knelt down and prayed for the
boys. But, upon reflection, he was con-
vinced that it was not the fault of tho
boys, but their parents. He knelt dc IN
the second time and prayed for the boys
parents. o. another thought he saw that
it was not the fault of the boys parents,
but of eociety. He knelt down again
aud prayed for society. AS he rose from
bis prayer, he said to himself: "My
friend, who is sociery9 You and I are
society" So he knelt down the last time
and prayed for himself.-Argona'st.
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The two Americans at the bidding Of
their commander concealed themselves
in thicket, where they remained in q
squatting position with rifles cooked.
Creeping stealthily forward from tree
to bush, Capt. Alton reached the crest of
the hill. There was q narrow valley be-
low him. surrounded by thick wood.
No one was in sight. He descended to
the valley, stepped out into the opening,
and glanced about him. .
Where can he have gomez" he asked
himself. At this moment the bushes o
little farther up the valley on his left
parted, and there stepped out man
clothed in the uniform of British OFF,
Ger. He was not ten PAGES from Capt.
Alton, and at the same instant both men
recognized each other.
1t was Major Bridges, our here's old
enemy.
fro BE Continued
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CHAPTER Nv.
ABOARD THE XENoPHoN.


Ola Gatrell had been carried consid-
erable distance before she recovered her
consciousness. Of course she was rot q
little bewildered at first, and consequent
ly utterly incapable of telling where she
was.
She found herself being hurried along
tho scashore in the arms Of some one.
There were following at short distance
three or four others, for she occasionally
he ,rd them speak to each other.
Once or twice sbs made all effort to cry
out, but found herself under some
strange influence which seemed 10 ut
terly deprive her of speech.
She was sure they were going through
the woods, for she could hear the rustling
Of leaves, and even few -hem brush her
person.
How did / come here and where am II"
the unfortunate girl asked herself.
She now remembered having lain down
upon the bed. She was not in her room,
but being carried away.
By degrees the horrible truth dawred
upon her. She was being abducted.
Again she tried to scream aloud, but as
yet was too much under the influence OF
the narcotic to give utterance to any out
cry.
Her captors carried her through thick
wood and came to ON open space. 1t was
while crossing this that she gave utter
ance to the cry which reached her lover
Nars
"Old hup, my beauty" said her cap
tor. clapping his hand o, er her mouth.
we can't ave any O. this or we'll put
something in your mouth you can't swal-
low"
She was made to understand that if
she made any further ontcry she would
be gagged.
ave the Yankees upon hus.
Her captors ran uown toward the beach
until they met the men under Simon, and
retreated inland. In this way, dodgine
about from place to place, hiding behind
rocks md bushes, and waiting and watch
ing for an opportunity 10 reach the boat,
tha night passed away and they did not
come to the beach, until, as We have
seen, after the sun had risen.
When our heroine found herself cid
up AZ a barrier between her lovers troops
and the enemy, q terrible desperation
seized her, and she cried:
Fire, Griffith, FIRE! Don't let me be
in the way of your duty to our country.
Fire; it will be but one life more. ,
sOh, cannot, I cannot" cried Griffith,
sn AGONY of desrair. -Poltroons. towards
rno Bcreen yourselves penlnu woman,
,:s on would dare to come on shore, WILL
fight you alone!
Derisive shouts and jeers were the only
snswsr, and the oarsmen bent TO their
oars, pulling straight ont from shore, so
there was NO opportunity to IRE broad
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A Beautiful Fish With Curious Habits

There is on exhibition at little aquar-
ium in a window in New York curious
group of the fnny tribe never before
seen in this country. It is family Of
Cochin China paradise fish consisting Of
full grown male and female and several
of their little progeny. The fish is 6
marvel of beauty. The head is gray in
color, and is mottled with dark spots,
and the gills blue, ,bordered with crimson.
The eyes are yellow and red, and the
pupils black. The sides of the body
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For a felon, take common rock-salt,
such as is used for sailing down pork,
dry it in an oven, then pound it fine and;
nix with spirits of turpentine in equal
oarts. Put it on linen rag and wrap
around the felon. As it dries put on
more, and if followed up the felon will
be dead in twenty-four hours.
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UNCLE SAM is pretty liberal minded
in regard to names of towns and post
offices, but when the State of Wash
ington hobbed up with "Caughtaiack-
assrabbitthere" it was decided that
the name had better be changed to
plain "Hope3ille."
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Da. HELEN L. Belts, of Boston, is
the first woman physician chosen to
visit the laboratory of Prof. Koch, OF
Berlin, for the purpose of Investigating
his discovery. She has been delegated
by the Woman's Medical College of
Pennsylvania, of which she is I gradu-
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LOVE IN IDLRNEsa
BY NARY SHAW.

Oh, you're ne'er forgot,
Though we're far apart:
TITS in distance alone
We're still heart to heart
Each beat OF your heart
Finds answer in mine;
True love cannot die,
Its life is divine.
Though fortune may frowp,
Though troubles may brew,
TheylI never estrange u5,
Well ever be true.
My Love, have good cheer
My Love, far away
Mylove holds you close
BY night and by day.
6oUTH GAUKAUNA, Wis.
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For stiff neck, sore throat, pains in the,
chest, a good remedy is to rub some oil:
Or vasclinc into the skin, then cover,
with q piece of cotton wadding, the
shiny side outward, and wear till the dis:
comfort is gone.
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The school attendance in the South
has increased from an average of 1874
per cent. of the population in 1880 to an
average of 1877 per cent. of it in 1890!
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La Grippe has caused the death of five
persons over seventy gears of age near
Woodvillc, Miss. -...--.
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carpet, the furniture was fit TO adorn q
paror, and in point of comfort it could
not have been equaled in Manoa.
This was prepared specially for you
this is your home for the present" said
the Captain, without paying any attention
to the last remark Of the beautiful girl.
Here you will be in as safe a pl'ce as
can be found aboard tho ship. Balls aud
shells fred from that powerful gun which
some one seems to aim with such skill
car hardly reach you here. In fact. it
seems to me GU would be as safe here
as you would be Oh shore.
Safety is nothing compared to free
dom. How can one be safe in the clutches
of one who for two days fired on help
less women and children?"
The people of Manoa had ample time
! to remove their women and children from
the town before the bombardment com
menced. 1t is their own fault that they
did not do so, not ours, said Captain
Monteith, seating himself on an elegant
| divan.
Poo, Ola staggered to the opposite side
of the apartment and sank down upon a
seat. She found the strength she had
mustered for the occasion failing her.
Il hope, Miss Gatrell, you will be re-
signed" said Captain Monteith, rising
from his scat.
Il am resigned. resigned to any fate
you may doom me-" said the poor girl,
DO wing her head.
"Oh, YOU will be we'll treated"
so might captive bird, but then it
pines for freedom. Can you call captiv-
ity good treatment"
"Oh, Miss Gatrell, why will you persist
in calling yourself captive when you are
only guest2"
Capt. Monteith, why will you persist
in such n brazen, bare-faced falsehood:
You know you can not deceive me; all ar-
gument is worse than useless. lam your
captive"
very we'll; II you Will be so persistent
and cruel as to call yourself my captive,
] can not forbid you. l shall indulge you
in that little hallucination. And now, by
the way, Miss Gstrell. in order to show
you how We appreciate your comfort aDd
happiness. allow me to inform You that
We have sent for Major Bridges TO come
and paw you a visit"
She started to her feet, and gazed at
| him with the fires Of hatred cleaning
from her eyes.
M ,ior Brie ]es. she cri.d.