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a. returned Carl. a am afraid

81" returned Carl. al am afraid
should be no good. Wouldn't Merivale
be better ?" he suggested, after pause.
''Would Hall persuade any one 10 do
anything, do you think p inquired Mr.,
Maynard doubtfully.
"He would not persuade me, said Carl
rather dryly; "but, then, am not a
woman"
II don't know what to do-how to act, y
continued the old man in a tone of per
picked distress, as he began pacing the
room again 81 feel as though Tn neg
lecting my duty to her sadly, and yet, God
knows, it is not for want of thinking But
there are unusual difficulties. I-she is
all | have, Mr.. Thornton" he breke off
hurriedly.
Il know" said Carl sympathetically.
Mr.. Maynard stopped in his walk up
and down the room and laid his hand on
the young mans shoulder II should
like to tell you little about my wife, and
and Sylvia, if it viii not be boring you,
he said 81 have known you very short
time, yet feel you will understand
a am proud to have your confidence, y
answered Carl simply.
''There is little enough to tell you, after
ALL he said after Il long silence.
""Two years from the first time l saw
Marie she was in her grave. Such a shy
little thing she was when first knew her
people in London. | got to know them
quite by chance-they were well-meaning,
every day folks, the sort of people who
are called religious, and, as consequence,
poor Marie had lived gray life, you un-
derstand-no color, no life, no fun. She
was crushed, repressed, and naturally she
was the brightest, gayest- | married
her. he went on in a strained voice,
"though was twice her age, and, thank
God, she was happy. We had been mar
ried more than year when brought her
here for the first time, and she went nearly
wild with joy. She had never been in the
country before, and she was just like some
wild Gagged thing set free. "Sylvia was
born here" he said, "and her mother died
two days afterward. We have spent every
summer here since she was born, and in
the winter we go to the sea. You may
think it is a lonely life for the child, but
she is happy. 1t would break my heart if
she were not happy he added tremu-
lously, "and that is why | cannot bear to
force her to go away. She cannot bear
towns-but she must go-she must go,
he repeated sadly.
Carl made no remark for some time
when the old man ceased. Then he said
''Thank you for telling me, and after a
little hesitation, ''if ever l can help you
l know it isn't likely, but if"
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poetrp.
LosT-MY BOY.

Julia II. Nay, in Good Housekeeping.
Lost! I have lost him.
When did he go?
Lightly clasped him.
How could know
Out of my dwelling
lie would depart,
Even as held him
Close to my heart
LOST l have lost him.
Somewhere between
Schoolhouse and college
Last he was seen;
Lips full of whistlIng,
Curl-tangled hair;
Lostl l have lost him,
Would knew where.
Lost! / have lost him,
Chester, my boy
Picture book, story book.
Marble and toy,
Stored in the attic,
Useless they lie.
Why should care so much?
Mothers, tell why.
Yes, he has gone from me,
Leaving no sign,
But there's another
Calls himself mine;
Handsome. and strong of limb,
Brilliant is he,
Knows things that know not.
Who can it be?
Face like the fathers face,
Eyes black as mine,
Step full of manly grace,
Voice masculine.
Yes, but the gold life
Has one alloy:
Why does the mother-heart
Long for her boy?
Long for the mischievous,
Queer little chap.
Ignorant, questioning,
Held in my lap.
Freshman, so tall and wise,
Answer me this;
Where is the little boy
used to kiss
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1t happened that Thornton and Merivale
came to town about the same time that
autumn. Meriyale went home, and Thorn
ton, who had been staying on at the Her
mitage, to his sisters house.
Two years before, he and Margaret
Rivers, Halls cousin, had seen great deal
of one another, with the result that, when
Carl left London rather suddenly in the
very height of the season, the world was
henceforward different and a consider
ably sadder place to both of them. But
that was an old story, and that anything
of this kind had ever happened would never
have been guessed by either of these two
very self-possessed people of the other, or,
indeed, by the world, as it is called, at
large They met again this October as
natural thing, for Mrs. Maitland, Carls
sister, was a constant visitor at Vivian
square, and they met, of course, with ire
proachable composure on either side'
At this time Margaret was deeply though
silently troubled about Sylvia, who had
now been with them some two months
At first sight she had felt strangely drawn
to the child, and the feeling she grew to
have for her was one of great tenderness
mingled with kind of sadness. There
was something so pathetic about her, even
when she was merriest- chiefly when she
was merriest, perhaps Lately Margaret
had felt this more strongly, and she in
stinctively knew that Thornton was also
not insensihle to it,
at hurts me to take her out with me,
she said to Carl one day. at is almost
like setting some poor little wild thing free
in the midst of crowd. She has just
that hunted look in her eyes. cannot
think why she will stay.
Carl knew, but said nothing, and soon
Margaret knew also. She had gone into
Sylvia's room one night and found her
wrapped in white dressing gown sitting
before the glass, her hair falling in .
shower round her shoulders, her eyes like
two stars. Almost before the door was
closed she began without any perface,
margaret, has any man ever kissed you?"
Margaret opened her blue eyes wide
and laughed a little. "No, Sylvia, she
said.
Sylvia looked surprised and little su-
perior. @Oh," she said, Il should have
thought they would. But suppose one
did2" she persisted,
81 can't suppose it, answered Margaret
lightly, half-laughing and coIoring at the
same time; unless"
"Upless what r.
eUnless of course be loved me, and we
were going to be married" she said hur-
riedly.
aAnd is that what man means if he
kisses you ?"
'That's what any man who kissed me
would mean"
"Then Hal slerival's is going to marry
me, stated Sylvia quietly, her hands
folded in her lap, her great eyes blazing
with excitement, as she fixed them on
Margaret.
She had never before mentioned Meri-
vales name, whereat Margaret had some
times secretly wondered, but that morn
| ing Mrs. Rivers had announced the news
that he was in town, and intended to re-
main at home and set up studio. @Sure-
| ", surely. Hal could never have been 50
base Y was Margaret's thought, after her
first start of surprise. .TelI me, Sylvia,
does your father know of this 2ps she asked
anxiously.
ssNo, returned Sylvia sulkily. Then,
after second, aFather thinks l am a little
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TN the Circuit Court for Carroll
Il County, Sitting in Equity.

OOuHuJs
NO. s12s EQUITY.
Casper Millender, Plaintiff, vs.. Maria ).
Hoff ct al, Defendants.
Ordered this oath day of April, A. D.,
1898. that the sale of the property mentioned
in these proceedings, made and reported by
Michael 4. Walsh, trustee, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 10Th day
of May, next; provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper printed in
Carroll county, once in each of three sue
cessive weeks, before the 22d day of May,
next
The report states the amount of sale to be
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True Copy.-Test.
ap29 8t BENZ. F. Grouse, Clerk.
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Merivale and Sylvia had gone to the
Torrent Glen Such beautiful place it
was A broad, deep cleft in the rocks
right in the heart of the forest, in shape
like horseshoe, along whose floor hur-
ried a boulder-strewn steam, fed by the
dashing waterfall which leaped over the
cliff at the top Of the glen. A winding,
messy path overhung the river on either
side, cut half way between the straight
red cliffs above and the grassy bank below
sloping steeply to the waters edge. Syl-
via sprang lightly from one stone to
another, till she reached mid-stream at tine
foot of the waterfall, where the river,
turning a little aside, made deep, wide
pool
"Come and see how quiet the water is
here" cried Sylvia, Hal was setting up
his easel, but he left it at once to obey.
Before he could reach her she had crossed
the stream and was half way up the oppo-
site bank, holding with one hand to a
branch. while she leaned over to peer into
birds nest. Merivale saw her smile as
she looked-he had seen her smile just so
to the children she talked with.
He turned away with an impatient
shrqg.
~ shall have to wait half an hour till
my lady chooses to come down, ! suppose, y
he thought, frowning, and busying him
self once more with his painting apparatus.
But Sylvia was beside him.
care you ready for me?" she asked,
seating herself in the required attitude.
81 await your pleasure, Miss Sylvia, I"
he answered, with bow and sunny
smile.
After moment she laughed softly, and
then pouted. "AIiss Sylvia" she Knocked,
"Just what my old nurse says.
"Miss Maynard-I ask pardon, " replied
Hal, with exaggerated gravity, looking at
her furtively.
Sylvia irowned ''That's what that
grave friend of yours calls me, screwing
up her face into what was evidently in
tended to be representation of Thorn
toms normal expression. 81 don't like
him. Tn afraid of him. she added,
pouting again.
"Sylvia !" then exclaimed Hal. radiant
ly. @Who is Sylvia, what is she, that all
our swains commend her?" he began to
sing, painting away vigorously.
aWho said that ~ asked Sylvia, Curl
ously.
"a gentleman named William Shake
speare-Sylyia."
ais he alive ?" she asked. Hal looked
up, but the question was evidently in per
feet good faith, and he mentally regis
tered one more astonished shock adroitly
disguised.
aNo," he replied, mot now; but he
knew all about you before he died
sHow? Wby?" inquired Sylvia, like
an eager child.
eWhy, he says-'Who is sylviag So
he must have known that it is puzzle |
give it up. She isn't an Undinei perhaps
she's Dryad.
@What do you say ?" pursued Sylvia,
wrinkling her forehead.
'sNot water maiden, forest maiden
"Sylvia stiIl looked perplexed.
aYou have heard of Undine, haven't
you, Sylvia p he asked, leaning on his
easel, and fixing his bright eyes on heI
face.
/ No said Sylvia. moving her head
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stay with her, but | wouldn't go. Now |
shall. But | shall hate that pale girl with
soul, she added in her characteristic
tone, half defiant, half sulky. "I'm going
home" she announced, looking back over
her shoulder for Hal to follow, which he
did, entirely satisfied with the mornings
work, though hardly touch had been ad-
ded to the picture.
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June had slid into July, and Thornton
and Merivale were still at the cottage. Mr..
Maynard refused to hear of Carl's depar-
ture, and almost against his will he staid,
for, if he had spoken truly, the days did
not go merrily for him. Mixed with the
real affection he began to feel for his host
was considerable degree of impatience.
Could he not see what was going on under
his eyes every day? But it was plain that
though he spoke of Sylvia's Is years, she
was still child, still his alittle daughter
to him, and against his placid security Carl
felt powerless-and yet
One moonlight evening late in July he
was sitting alone in the porch, when he
saw Sylvia come out of the house. He
watched her as she bent down to pat and
coax the big dogs straining at their chains
in an ecstasy of joy at seeing her, and he
heard her laugh as they sprang round her
Almost at the same moment she turned
with a quick movement toward the forest;
the moon shone full on her face, and Thorn
ton saw her suddenly throw up her arms
and burst into passion of tears. The
action was childish and yet infinitely pa
thetic. Carl in the darkness Of the porch
half rose with some vague notion Of COM
forting her, while he muttered something
between his teeth; but in second almost
she was smiling again, while the tears still
fingered on her cheeks.
Next morning Sylvia waited long and
impatiently for Merivale. She saw him at
last coming out of the library followed by
Carl, to whom he turned as they reached
the door and said few words. The air
of frank gaiety he usually wore had dropp-
ed from his face like mask, leaving a
very different expression in its place, 81
leave tomorrow, as I've just been telling
Mr.. Maynard" he said, in tcne of sullen
anger; $50 you've rather wasted the penny
tract business, Thornton. Keep it till you
find an appreciative audience. Coming,
Sylvia" he added in gay tones.
"And I'm a fool for my pains, was
Carl's candid self-criticism. 81 might
have known there couldn't be much more
of it. Why, it's lasted a month y
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KANN, SONS & cos.

9 KANN, SONS & cos.
OPENING SALE
SPRING GOODS
ASTONISHINGLY
LOW PRICES.
Our assortment Of the
following line of Goods is
the most complete ever
offered, they being the
Latest Novelties of Europe
and America, purchased
direct from the Manufac-
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DRESS TRIMMINGS,
DRESS TRIMMINGS,
LADIES' WRAPS,
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MISSES CLOAKS,
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MILLINERY,
MILLINERY,
RIBBONS,
RIBBONS,
EMBROIDERIES,
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LACEs,
LACES,
SILKS.
SILKS,
VELVETS,
VELVETS,
LACE CURTAINS.
LACE CURTAINS,
UNDERWEAR,
UNDERWEAR,
CARPETS,
CARPETS.
MATTINGS.
MATTINGS,
OIL CLOTHS.
OIL CLOTHS.
We also offer during this
sale
% CASES REMNANTS
MUSLINS,
GINGHAMS,
CALICOES,
DRESS GOODS.
&c, &C.,
HALF PRICE.
Call and Examine our
Immense Stock.
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No. IL East Main Street,
Near Rail Road,
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Importers, Jobbers and Retailers Of
DRY GOODS
of every description, including
DRESS GOODS,
SILKS,
LINEN GOODS.
MOURNING GOODS,
LACES,
VELVETS,
EMBROIDERIES,
QUILTS,
BLANKETS,
SHAWLS,
FLANNELS,
DOMESTIC COTTON GOODS.
LADIES', MISSES and GENTS
HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR,
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LADIES' and MISSES WRAPS,
GINGHAMS,
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SATINS,
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Samples promptly sent, when we receive
instructions of what is wanted, colors pre-
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"0h, how thankful l am she half
sobbed, leaning on the rail at the bottom
Of the stairs and trembling from head to
foot now that the strain of great unform-
ed dread was removed Carl made a
sudden movement toward her, but Mar
garet had heard the sound of carriagewheeIs,
and in an instant was calm again as she
opened the door for her mother
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Julia II. Nay, in Good Housekeeping.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-04-13
The Goidest March.

G. W. Ling's report for March from
the weather bureau at Havre, shows
THAT month for 1898 to be the coolest
March ever recorded in northern Mon
tana. ON ten days did the thermome-
ter 20 below zero, the coolest being
Is below on the 3rd ult.
Toe average tempera ure for the
month WIS $50. The highest temper
atur- WAS 81 on the 2Sth, while the
greatest daily range was 52o on the
9TH. when the thermometer went from
IL below to 40 above.
The coolest previous March was in
1883. when the average temperture
was ZOE; Ind the warmest March was
1888, with an average OF -Ioo.
March is not much of u month for
moisture, and the total precipitation
was tut two-tifths of an inch, or a
triiie below the average, yet the pre-
c%Ipitation for March, this year, was
greater than any corresponding month
since 1889. Since the establishment
Of this weather station the greatest
precipitation in March was in 1888,
when it was one and three fifth in
ches.
During March OF this year there
were but seven cloudless days. The
greatest velocity of wind was 32 miles
on the 3lst.-River Press.
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Increase of Imports.

The most notable fact connected
is that imports OF manufactured COM
modities have increased largely dur
ing the past twelve months and are
still increasing. Almost without ex-
ception this increase belongs to arti-
Giles pom which the duties were ad-
Vanced TO a greater or less extent by
the Mckinley tariff. No more con-
elusive answer could be made to the
complaint against that act, that 1t
would erect "A Chinese wall" around
this country. Every man, from his
own experience, knows, also, that the
price ofImported commodities has not,
p o the whole, advanced under the
influences OF the new tariff. On the
contrary, in the case OF nearly every
one of them has the price declined,
The whole range OF prices, indeed, Is
lower ut this time than it was two
years ago when the Mckinley tariff
went into operation. Thus the Ameri-
can people, as Mr.. Cleveland goes
into office, have positive demonstra-
ton that the discomfort with the Nc
Kinley act which elected Cleveland,
and which was stimulated by the
Democratic press, was absolutely
without warrant. The whole cam
paign against the tariff and its
authors was conducted upon "A basis
of Misrepresentation. Ii was IA
gigantic piece OF trickery, shameless in
its disregard OF truth, reckless III its
perversion of fact. The victory was
nothing more than a triumph for the
inventive genius OF the campaign liar.
We aTe just as confident that the
American people will return to pro-
lection OF the variety represented by
the Ackinley tariff, as We are that
Mr.. Cleveland will not remain in the
presidency for twenty years.-The
Manufacturer.
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The Montana Circuit.

The Montana circuit of 1893 will be,
as usual, a series of mixed racing meet
ings, during which $4,000 in stakes
and purses will be paid out. Montana
is pre-eminently a racing state and her
people support the interest in a most
substantial As an instance
OF this over 81 900, 900 in auction and
mutual pools were sold through the
Montana circuit OF 1892. 1t is only a
state in which there is unlimited
wealth and public spirit that such a
thing as this is possible. We observe
one or two of the former members are
missing in the circuit for 1898, but it
has six links in the chain for this year,
Dillon leading off July 4 to z; Mis-
soula follows July 10 to ID; then An
aConda July Is to 26; then Butte,
July 20 to August Is, followed by
Helena, August 10 to 20, and Great
Falls August 29to September2. Each
member offers stakes for trotters and
runners, with from $3.50 to $500 add.
ed, entries closing April 1, with $40
the first payment on each event. All
the tracks of the Montana circuit are
one mile in circumference and OF regu
lation shape. The spring meetings al
Denver, Salt Lake City and in Oregon
and Washington conclude in time &c
allow horses to start at Dillon and the
outside fall meetings fall in at the con
clusion Of the Montana circuit.-Ths
Horseman.
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A Text and q Story.

Mr.. Cleveland rode into power on
the false cry that thepeople were over
taxed by the tariff. Now that he is
in power it is proposed to cut off 2
cents a pound tariff on tin and add 3
cents a pound to coffee, 2 to sugar
and ) to tea. How is that for reliev-
ing the people OF taxation?
1t reminds us of an Irish woman
who came to her death in Philadel-
phia, where she had been keeping lit
tie grocery store. She called her hus-
band to her bedside. "Michael," she
began, i'll "a voice uremulous from ap-
preaching dissolution, ''Michael, Jim
DAILY owes me so cents, an 1 forgot to
put it down on the buke; an Barney
McPhee owes me "A dollar for beer"
"Pon me sowl, Mary Ann" sobbed
the afflicted husband, ''but ye're sins
ible to the lashtu"
AN. Michael" she continued,
there's Dan Kerrigan-I owe him
ioive dollars, borryed money"
"Poor sowl," muttered the bereaved
O'Rourke, cher mind is wanderhin.'
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A JOURNEY.
Fifteen ECaarsd Miles on snowshoes in
the Dead of Winter.

SEATTLE, Wash April "a re-
markabIejourney was recently brought
to "A successful close by c. IL. Hanil-
ton OF Chicago, twenty-five years oil
age. who arrived here last night from
Alaska. lie trtversed l,5OO miles on
snowshoes up the Yukon river in
Alaska and over the divide to Chill
koot in the dead of winter, beng the
first white man who has ever crossed
THESE mountains 1T that season and
lived. lie i an employe OF the Yukon
River Transportation and Trading
Company, aud LETT Seattle In July
last on a trip with the company's ex-
petition at st. Michael'>, near the
mouth OF the Yukon. The expedition
built "A steamboat and started up the
river; zee stopped further process.
As Z was necessary to get "A word to
civilization that the boat was frozen
in, Hamilton VOLUNTEERED 20 make the
Journey OF 1900 miles, and started
November 26, with three sledges.
tweuty-one dogs and some Indian
guides, He arrived at ChIlkoot, eight
miles above juneau, March 20.
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Jeffersonian Simplicity.

WASHINGTON, April Mrs. Cleve-
land has been driving about town tor
the last few days in the most stylish
turnout which ever belonged to the
presidential stables. She handles the
ribbons Over a par OF handsome, clean
limbed, docktailed bay horses, draw
ing a low phaeton or victoria, with a
rumble behind in which sits bolt up
right a very black tigerin a very white
livery. Mrs. Cleveland sits on a driv-
ers cushion and when she has n gentle
man with her, which is generally the
case, he is compelled to look up to the
handsome woman by his side who
holds the reigns and whip like a true
jockey.
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Desert Land Final Proof.
Consolidated

Land Office al Lewistown, Mont,
March @. 1893.
Notice is hereJy given that Carrie NJ.
Shaw, of Okla. Montana. has filed notice
of Intention to make final proof on
her desert land claim No. l.. for the
SWh see. IS, tp. IL n, r. IL E., unsuryeyed;
and
Sarah a. A.. Severance, of Okla,
Montana. ON her desert land claim No.
8. for the NW4, and SWlS. sec. 81, tip.
III N, r. IL E., unsurveyed: and
Frederick NJ Severance, OF Okla, Mon
tana, has filed notice of inteation to make
proof on his ,;esert land claim No. 2217.
for the Ell sec. 80, and WI of sec. 80, tip. IL
N, r. IL E., unsurveyed, before the
Register and Receiver of the u. 5. l.. D.
at their office in Lewistowu, Montana,
on Saturday, the 18th day of April, 1898,
They name the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and recla-
nation IF said ianu:
George Munroe, ofOka, Mcagher county,
Montana; Robert q. Shell. nf Bercail;
Charles Mclaughlin and Samuel Richard,
uf ubei; all of Fergus county, Montana.
CHARLES A. BURG, Register.
First publication March 9 1893
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h thing Wanted.

"'What has become of that 2-cent
Columbian stamp that / put away in
the attic?" asked Mr.. Simpkins of his
wife as he hunted around.
"Why, don't you remember, dear,
you said it was i'll the way, and that
l might have it?"
swell, Mrs. Simpkins?"
al papered the front room with it,
dar-"
sob, you did? And do you mean
to say you used the whole OF the
stamp for one room?"
"No, love. I've saved the border for
a frieZe for your study"