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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27

that we have not been murdered In our
beds There was a house broken into at
Forest Hill last week. Shall so down and
shut ito"
''I dare not go down alone, dear, but If
YOU will come with me. Put on your slip
pers aad dressing gown. We do not need
candle. Now, Bertha, we will go down to-
gether."
Two little white patches moved vaguely
through the darkness, the stairs creaked, the
door whined, and they were at the front
room window. Monica closed 1t gently
down, and fastened the snib.
"IVhas a beautiful mooni' said she, look
ing out ''We can see as clearly as if it
were 6av. How peaceful and quiet the
three houses are over vonder. 1t seems
quite sad to see that TO Let card upon
number one. l wonder how number two
will like their going. For my part L could
better spare that dreadful woman at number
three with her short skirts. But, oh, Ber-
tha, lookl lookm look,!! Her voice had
fIllen suddenly to quivering whipser, and
she was pointing to the Westmacotts' house.
Her sister gave gasp of horror, and stood
with 4 clutch at Monica's arm, staring in
the same direction.
There was a light in the front room, a
slight yTavering light such as would be given
bv Il small candle or taper. The blind was
down, but the light shone dimly through.
Outside in the garden, with his figure out
lined acains: the luminous square, there
stood a man, his back to the road, his two
hands upon tie window ledge and his body
rather bent as though lie we're trying to
peep in past TIE blind. So absolutely still
and motionless was he that in spite of the
moon they might we'll have overlooked him
were it not ior that tell-tale light behind.
Good heavenr gasped Bertha, sit is a
burglar
But her sister set her mouth grimly and
shooE- her head. "We shall see," she
whispered. 1T may be something worse I"
Swiftly and turtively the man stood sud
denly erect, ara began TO push the window
slowly up. Then he put one knee upon the
sash, glanced round to see that all was safe,
and climbed over into the room. As he did
so he had TO push the blind aside. Then
the two spectators saw where the light came
from. Mrs. Westmacott WIS Standing, rs
rigid as a statue in the center Of the room,
with lighted taper in her right hand. For
az instant they caught o glimpse of her
stern face and her white collar. Then the
blind fell back into position, and the two
figures disappeared from their view.
'0h, that dreadful woman cried Monica
'That dreadful, dreadful woman! She was
waiting for him. You saw ii with your own
ewes, sister Rartha.''
Hush, dear, hush and lis.en!' said her
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27

It is an old-fashion notion
that medicine has to taste
bad to do any good.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil with its fsh-fat taste
lost-nothing IS lost but the
taste.
This is more than a mat
ter of comfort. Agreeable
taste is always a help to di-
gestion. A sickening taste
is always a hindrance.
There is only harm in taking
cod-liver oil unless you digest
it. Avoid the taste.
ScorT BOVINE, Chemists, South 9Th Aycnua.
New York.
Your druggist keeps Scott's Emulsion of eod-Iircr
cii-an druggists everywhere do. 81.
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It is hard thing nowadays for widowl
and widowers to marry. Complications Of
ten arise. Suppose that both have children
by their former marriage and then more
children come. A state of things is very
apt to supervene like what I heard the
other day of widow and widower who had
married again and are living verv happily
together, but their children not infrequently
to the door and said: "Charlie, come here,
quicls.''
''What is it?" he said, excitedly.
"Tust look here" she said. "There's
your children and my children fighting with
our children"
A remark once made by a woman In ref
ereIce to man who had married twice was
"He didn't deserve to lose his first wife,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
KENTUCKY, OHIO AND TEXAS
RISE AT THE SAME TIME TO SAY THAT
THERE Is A REMEDY
For Coughs and Colds, Which, Though All
Else Fails, It Never Fails.
THE WISE GIVE HEED TO COUNSEL.

CATLETTSBURG, KY,
DR.. S. B. Hartman-In the early part of
last winter contracted severe cold, at
tended with bad cough; then, being ex-
posed during the late flood, added to my
disability. I have taken your Pe-ru-na
with best results. MY cough has entirely
left, soreness is gone, and am increasing in
flesh. 7. j. EWING.
LIVERPOOL, o.
DR.. S. B. Hartman & Co., Columbus, o.
Sirs: used several bottles of Pe-ru-na; it
cured my cough. My throat and lungs
were choked up with phlegm and / had
suffered greatly. MARGARET WAGNER.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEX, Feb 1s, 1891.
1 hereby certify that I was cured OF a
very severe cough by one bottle of Pe-ru-na,
after having used two prescriptions from
my family physician and one other cough
remedy to no advantage.
E. R. MCKINNEY.
To stop q cough in any other way than to
check the secretions is as foolish as it is
harmful. The true cough medicine is the
one that cures the congested membranes,
and thus stops the discharges, when the
cough ceases of its own accord Anything
that will prevent the formation of the 1rri-
tating secretions will permanently cure a
cough, but any cough medicine that simply
quiets the cough will not only fail to be of
any lasting benefit, but DO great harm by
lulllng the sensitiveness of the nerves that
ought to be constantly On the guard. 1t is
to be regretted that most cough medicines
have the latter effect. The operation of
cough medicine that simply stops the cough
without removing the cause is much quicker,
sometimes the first dose stopping it en-
tirely. Hence the temporary popularity of
such harmful medicines.
The cough medicine that has been found
always reliable to remove the cause, and
thus stop the cough, is Pe-ru-na. It con-
talns no opium or narcotic of any kind, and
is sure cure for all kinds of cough.
Pe-ru-na operates directly to heal the con-
gested or inflamed mucous membranes of
the air passages and lungs. Pe-ru-na does
not work against natures efforts, but assists
nature. wineglassful of Pe-ru-na in hot
water before going to bed will never fail to
break up cold. A tablespoonful before
each meal and at bedtime will cure win
ter cough permanently and quickly. Two
ounces of rock candy added to one bottle of
Pe-ru-na and taken as above is the best
treatment In existence for common cough,
the cough of consumption and chronic
bronchitis, according to the testimony of
thousands of patients scattered all over the
length and breadth of the United States.
Multitudes have relied on Pe-ru-na so long.
to cure coughs and all cases of colds, in
iuenza, hay fever, bronchitis, catarrh and
consumption, with such good results, that
they have discarded all other treatment.
For treatise on catarrh, coughs, colds,
and all climatic diseases Of
winter, send for Family Physician No. 2.
Address Peruna Drug Manufacturing Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio.
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CHAPTER yI

Day had broken before the several deni-
zens OF the Wilderness had all returned to
their homes, the police finished their inqui-
ries and all come back to its normal quiet.
Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping
peacefully with small chloral draught to
steady her nerves and handkerchief
soaked in arnica bound round her head 1t
was with some surprise, therefore, that the
Admiral received note from her about 10
o'clock, asking him to be good enough to
step in to her. He hurried in, fearing that
sGe might have taken some turn for the
worse, but he was treasured to find her sit
ting ND in her bed, with Clara and Ida
Walker in attendance upon her. She had
removed the handkerchief and had put on a
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
Overwhelmed Him With Kindress.

A superintendent of Sunday school in
troduced to his class gentleman who called
up a boy and said, "My boy, have you q
pocketbook?"
'No," said the boy.
"Well, I'm sorry, for if you had, I was
going to give you 25 cents to put into it
Next Sunday the same man visited the
school and the boy was ready for him. He
called the boy up, and asked him if he had
a pocketbook.
Eyes, sir" said the boy.
IT am, glad of it," said the man, "for I
was going to give you 25 cents to buy one. 4"
That shows how easy it is to get out of
difficult situations.
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ISINGLASS OF RUSSIA.
It Is the Best in the World and Is Made of
the Afr-BIadders of Fish.

It Is the Best in the World and Is Made Of
the Afr-BIadders of Fish.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.1
The best isinglass comes from Russia,
where it is obtained from the giant sturgeon
which inhabits the Caspian Sea and the
rivers which run into it. This fish often
grows to the length of 25 feet, and from its
air-bladder the isinglass is prepared 1t is
subjected to many processes before being
ready for sale, but the Russians, knowing
that it has the reputation of being the best,
take great pains in its preparation, and in
the worlds markets it has practically no
rival
A great deal is made along the Amazon,
in Brazil, but it is very coarse and inferior,
and is used for the refining of liquors and
similar purposes. The adulteration OF good
isinglass with the inferior kinds can always
be detected by placing samples in boiling
water. The best isinglass will dissolve
completely, leaving no visible residuum,
while the inferior variety will show threads
of fbrous tissue and be Of dark color,
often almost brown.
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This young lady examines the
young scholar.
"Johnnie, where is Carlsbad"
"Part of it in every drugstore in
the United States"
"How do you make that out?"
"The Carlsbad Sprudel Salts ara
imported from there, and are the
solid evaporations of the Sprudel
Spring"
"What have they done for you,
that you know so much about them?"
"Why, they have cured papa OF
his dyspepsia, and in the place of
cross father, they have given me
kind and loving parent"
Dyspepsia will spoil the most
angelic temperament. Too mnch
bile inactivity of the liver will start
it. Try the Carlsbad Sprudel Salts.
A standard, a never-failing remedy.
The genuine have the signature OF
''Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole
Agents, New York." on every bottle.
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Tho Ever Warning Glasses.

Here is a farmers complaint about
some Of his city boarders last summer:
"There are some things don't like about
city folks. Some of them are SO stuck up
you can't reach them with a haystack pole
and others are 80 blamed friendly they for
get to pay their board
Yes, this is the same farmer who went
into city hotel the other day and ON be-
ing handed the menu was not at all sur
prised or disconcert, as he turned around
to the waiter and said: "Bring mo every
thing; I'm from the country"
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Some People Want the Earth.

On the other hand, man is very much like
an animal with mania for getting up so.
cieties and electing himself president, and
if the presidency is not to be had, contents
himself with the position of treasurer. This
occurred among some friends of mine the
other day, which shows their remarkable
gifts at bargain, One was trying to sell
the other horse, and was describing mis- ex-
cellent qualities. He said: 'tHe is II hands
high; he has got diamond eyes"
care his shoes gold, too?" broke in the
other.
Some people want the earth.
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HEATING CARS BY ELECTRICITY.
The Cost Found to Be Much Less Than by
the Ordinary Stoves.

OruIEarY StovtB.
The President OF an electric car heating
company writes to THE DISPATCH to cor
rect what he considers an error made in
these columns as to the cost of heating cars
by electricity. As a matter OF fact, he
writes, the first cost of a serviceable car
stove varies between SIS and S25 and it will
last at the most but three seasons during
which time frequent renewal of consumed
parts is necessary. On the other hand,
the greatest initial cost OF equipment of
electric heaters for cars is $40 and, without
repair, will out-live the car in which it is
placed. Regarding operating expenses,
frequent and careful calculation has verified
the results of experimental tests, giving the
operating cost of stoves at from II to Is
cents, that of electric heaters at from s to 10
cents per diem.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27

service. He had recently died and gone to
the pearly gates, where he met St. Peter,
sion on earth. He said that he was a news
paper editor.
'tBig circulation, suppose, Of course, !"
said st. Peter.
NO." said the editor, 'fn fact our circu-
lation was one of the smallest in the
country"
"Pick out your harp" was the saints
comment
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A Few Little Ones for a Cent,

rev Lfttle ones Tor Cents
What's the difference between dude and
pin? One has big head and gets stuck on
himself and the other doesn't.
think it was an old bachelor who said,
'sNature shudders when she sees woman
attempt to throw stone. But when she
attempts to split wood, nature covers her
head and retires to dark and mouldy cave
in .dispair.'
Here's the latest about e1-Speaker Reed.
The Congressman, who is a very stout man,
was in London and was just about to enter
a cab, when the driver said, "Hist, go in
quietly; I don't want to have the horse see
you"
Here is good toast for New Years,
which was first proposed the other day by
Mr.. Sidney Rosenfeld, at dinner of the
Lambs Club: "Here's to the dear old days
and the dear new days, and the dear old
boys who make the dear new days as good
as the dear old days"
Merrily yours,
MARSHALL P. WILDER
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An Editors Reception Up Above.

I have often heard it said that truth is
not always the most profitable when fol-
lowed strictly. 1t is sometimes limited that
newspaper men are given to act on this
principle. But here is case where the
editor of newspaper found it Of special,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
He Knows Better.

Harper's Young People,
Mrs. Stimple-That poor little messenger
boy has caught bad cold.
Mr.. Stimple-Don't you believe any such
thing, my dear. These messenger boys
couldn't catch slow fever unless it were
tied fast.
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A PORTFOLIO OF SUEDE
Beautiful Bit of Household Ornament That
Costs Very Little.

Costs Very Little.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.l
The portfolio shown in the illustration is
made of fine gray suede, and is as lovely a
bit of color and as useful possession as any
woman would wish. 1t is decorated with
pansy blossoms embroidered in their own
wonderful shades of purple and heliotrope,
and is supplied with band of lavender rib
bon, with the aid of which it is opened and
closed. To make the folio first cut piece
of suede 80 inches long by 13 inches wide
Then at each end mark off space of 5H
inches and over the surface included be-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
OPEN
YOUR EYES

When you ask for a bottle
of WoLFF's ACNE BLACK1NG
see that you get the genuine.
The real article made by US
cannot be bought for less
than 2oc. a bottle. 1t is good
material and worth its price.
There are limitations offered
claiming to be "Just as good"
for less money. Don't buy
them. If the "Just as good"
has any merit it ought to sell
without invoking the aid Of
comparison with our Acme
Blacking.
WOLFF & RANDOLPH, Philadelphis.
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PIK-RON

is the name of paint which does work
that no other paint ccn do. Glass painted
with it looks like colored glass. A 1Oc.
bottle of PIK-RoN will decorate market
basket full of glassware. AL retailers sell it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF POETRY.
Like the Star o. Empire, II Is Surely Maxi
ing Its Way Westward.

Ing ATS way u eStwaro.
From all appearances one might argue
that the center of poetry, if we have any, was
now, like the center population, far beyond
the Alleghenies, says William Dean Howeils
in Harper's Magazine. With this active
Western competition, literature, like agri-
culture, may become an efete industry at
the East, and we may yet hear Of the
abandoned studies of New Finland, as We
hear of the abandoned farms The poets Of
the older sections in another generation
may leave their haunts in charge Of the
State, and we shall perhaps have the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts, advertising
them bv counties and townships, with full
description of each and the price annexed
1t has not quite come to this yet; but the
Western pressure is very great, and unless
something is done to bring up the worn out
fields of thought at the East by the lavish
use of fertilizers, or a new system of Guilt
vation, the future is sure to be anxiously
awaited there. Perhaps the application OF
electricity or the use of hot water pipes, as
in the new horticulture in France, may be
found beneficial. But. after all, the West
ern product will have its own flavor.
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Portraits for Christmas Presents
This month, handsome Sx10 frame with
every dcz. cabinet photos. Also genuine
crayons at special low prices
LIES STUDIO, 10 and II Sixth St
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WOLFF & RANDOLPH, Philadslph
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MwST
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03

war epoch ended quarter of CEN
fury ago. That such may not occur
again she has made fort and arsenal
of her scho0lhouse, and declares that
she is now prepared to defend "Old
Glory" with her life's blood. That
she will do just what she says no one
doubts, for Miss Connors come of
fighting stock. An ancestor fell in
the war Of the revolution; her grand
fathers bones bleach on the arid
plains OF Mexico, while her own faith
er sleeps his last long sleep on a
Southern battlefield.
Through her personal efforts new
flag and flagstaff now takes the place
of the one that was cut down, and
Miss Corners sits inside the little
schoolhouse instructing classes and
keeping guard over "Old Glory" with
flrst-class repeating rifle, which
stands in little niche just back Of
her desk. She rooms just across the
road and within easy rifle range Of
the flagpole, so night attack is as
likely to be attended with disastrous
results as one made under the light Of
the monday sun. A paper was put
in circulation among the patriotic
orders and over 800 raised with
which to purchase Miss Corners a
silken flag of large proportions. This
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03

when he takes nap livery often take
a straw and tickle his ear with 1t.
That makes him grunt, and some
times he jumps up and chases me
around the pen. One day he caught
my tail in his mouth and gave 1t bite
that made me squeal.
was just about scared to death
one night awhile ago. You see there
are woods quite near our home, and
great big black bears live there. One
night one of those naughty bears came
to our pen and climbed over into 1t.
My sister Nosey, who was always run
ming away from ma, went out to see
what was going on, and the bear just
took her in his arms and carried her
away. suppose he made a breakfast
Of her the next day. We have all
been very careful at night since that
time. ] heard pa say, though, that
John shot the bear day or two after
he ate my sister.
Well, here comes John with the
supper. / cannot write another line.
Goodby. FArTY.-New York Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
ucnrt mn tho Right side.

At Detroit man applied ut the
Central Station for lodging. lie is
George Burns, and he is, perhaps,
without a parallel in the world. he
is 90 years of age, and during the re-
bellion served as engineer on board the
man-of-war Essex. He was captured
and held prisoner at Libby Prison.
After the war he became engineer on
the steamship Savannah, and when
that boat went upon the rocks at Gay
Head i'm 1884 he stuck to his post and
reversing the engine as she struck.
He was thrown among the machinery
and horribly injured. In the top OF
his skull he wears six-ounce silver
plate, three ribs ON his left side are
gone, his right knee cap has been re-
moved and elso large portion OF the
right hip bone and other smaller
bones OF his right leg. IN his right
wrist there is no pulse and the right
elbow has no joint. But the strangest
of his complex injuries is his heart,
which has been forced over to the
right side of the body, where IL can
plainly be felt beating.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
FATTY Grunt.

I wonder why it is that everybody
calls me Fatty. The first thing can
remember / saw two little children
peeping over the top Of our sly, and
one of them said:
"See the little fellow looking out
from behind his ma, isn't he a regular
fatty?" and ever since that day I've
been called by that name.
Well, don't much care what they
call me as long as l get plenty of nice
food to keep me fat. John, the hired
man, is very good to our family, and
every one of us, from papa Grunt
down to my sister Nosey, has plenty
to eat. / like living very much.
Life Is one great sea Of skinned milk
for me now, and when ma tells stories
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
AProfessor.s Dialect.

A college professor and his daugh-
ter sat at a hotel table with the mar
rator of the story. In the course OF
conversation the professor, wishing
to express negation, made use of the
Objectionable form nope"
Father" said the daughter, encr-
getically, "you shouldn't say 'nope;
you should say no."
81 suppose so, my dear" acquiesced
the father. 1T is the force of habit
makes me say nope"
"Why, father, have you always said
'nope?'" inquired the young lady.
The father reflected for moment
A dreamy smile lit up his features,
and he gently and peacefully muir
INJURED, "Yep."-St. Louis Republic
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
THAT WONDERFUL INFANT.
A Portrait of the Fsmous Midget-Hey
Lovely Outfit.

A Portrait of the Famous Midget-Hey
Lovely Outfit.
Baby Cleveland is a sweet, sleepy
little girl, and born boss who rules
one OF the most distinguished houses
on Madison avenue, New York. She
is quick-tempered, rebellious, and
unromantic, full Of vital energy and
intolerant of neglect. When she
wants thing done or not done she
kicks vigorously; If her wishes are
not respected she doubles up her lit
tie fists, opens her mouth and yells
vociferously. Her bright little eyes
are gray-blue, and she has quite a
shock Of long hair, black as jet and
fine as corn-tassels. Oddly enough,
she is not dimpled baby; nobody
could call her roly-poly, and she
hasn't even the suggestion Of magic
bracelet or necklace.
Unlike the average babe Miss Cleve-
land does not tub it in china bowl.
She has little rubber bath in which
she founders and splashes every other
day, and after being dried she is hand
polished like piece OF fine old mo-
hogany, powdered until she is as
dusty as a jelly-roll, and then band