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"Don't fire, man-till you know"
Rut he was too laxa

Don't lire, man-till you know"
But he was too late
Mr.. Burne had thrown the window
open and the shot went ringing through
the air before the. words had died on
Alan's lips. - fffs Is.
Before either man could breathe, it
was answered by piercing shrek.
my God! that's Katie's voice. Can
she be at the gate?' cried the father,
white with terror. < &C.
The revolver was tossed on one side
to the danger of another life. for it
went off as it fell, and Mr.. Chevcnix
only moved in time to escape severe
wound. n A.t si.i< eF''is
But Mr.. 'Burne needed naught.
He ran downstairs like d mailman,
followed by his guest. who was scarce,
ly less alarmed than himself, though in
his sporting slang he muttered "A
lover for pony" as he approached the
spot where he could now distinctly see
that there were two figures clinging to
each other. 8 ailtg - s
Which was wounded?-that was the
awful question. If it were the lover,
so much the better; if it were Katie,
would either of them ever forgive
themselves? 'l t -
It was Katie. ss
The white dress, but half an hour
ago so fresh and trim. was saturated
with blood which flowed from wound
in her head. as she lay back in Ken
meth Moore's arms. .tseg
Gruff, however, even in his despair, Mr..
Burne asked him savagely who he was
and by what right he had bis arms
about his daughter.
Kenneth did not answer except in
directly. - ~
my love--my love--my beautifulr'
he walled. Would l not have given
my life to save yours, and yet you die
for me2' e. ,f ,is hR.- :
The pathos of those words failed to
touch Mr., Burne, who pushed him on
one side.
Support her, Chevenix," he said;
"help me to carry her into the house"
But Chevenix had more pity.
Let this man lift her. 1t will hurt
her more to move her" -
So it was Kenneth Moore who car
ried her in and laid her on sofa in the
drawing-room, unconscious, though
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-12-16
Length Of q silkworm's Thread.

g In a recent communication to the So
ciety of Arts and Sciences Miss Henri
eta Rhodes states that tho silk UNI
wound in a single thread from one CO.
coon of the common silkworm meas
ured four hundred and four yards
After this bunch of silk had been thor
oughly dried and reeled it was found
to weigh exactly three grains. 1t fol-
lows that one pound of silkworm thread
may be extended into line Ave hum
dred and thirty-five miles long and that
. thread long enough to reach around
the entire world would weigh no more
than forty-seven pounds-St Louis
Republic.
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clinging to him SO tightly that it was
difficult to free him from her embrace.
And the three men, all unhurt, stood
for second or two speeches., and
gazed at the girls PROSTATE bleeding
form.
1t was Haines, hastily summoned,
who tried to staunch the blood, Jen-
kins the butler who went for the doctor.
Mr.. Burne was the first to recover
himself and once more turned furiously
on Kenneth Moore.
slow dare you come after my
daughter? How dare you bring this
dreadful thing upon us? You black
guard! get out of this house at once,
| and never let me see your face inside
my doors or will send for the police
and have you locked up!"
| Again it was Alan Chevenix who
soothed. afs a. ~
"Hush, hush, she is moving restlessly.
She is ,.alf conscious" Then to Ken
meth Moore: $50, my good fellow;
will let you know what the doctor
says. 1t is best not to irritatc Mr..
Burne.. .I 'i,
And with one wistful, lingering look
at the recumbent girl Kenneth Moore
took his advice, given in all good faith,
and departed. I ~ ss.f'. 5''t
Alan Chevenix, he had been told,
was an aspirant for Katie's hand; still,
in Alan Chevenix he felt he had a
friend.
When the doctor came Katie was car
ried up to bed, and, for days, what
will be the end?" was the question.
She was never wholly conscious, and
when occasionally she spoke in her half
delirious mutterings it was always of
Kenneth. ~
And Kenneth waited about her win
dow for Alan Chevenix' constant bull
letins with the faithfulness of trusty
dog.
Ay, what would the end be?
At last skill and science prevailed.
Katie was better, but the prostration
and shock to the nervous system were
intense. Her. danger was still great,
since day after day she lay there and
made no effort to live.
I '''Would you rather see her die than
married to Kenneth Moore?" asked that
good fellow Chevenix of her father.
"For my part, though | love her very
dearly. would rather see her his wife
than follow her to her grave"
But Mr.. Burne always shook his head
and would not answer.
Atlast the crisis came.
There was no hope for Katie.
Surely Kenneth Moore might bid
bis love good-by for ever"
This concession was made by her
wrathful sire, softened somewhat by
the knowledge that through his own
rash act he was about to lose his child.
He sat in corner of her room, into
which the sun was shining brightly
when Kenneth entered. Life, not
death, did this entrance bring.
my own--my Kenneth"
It was the first heart-cry Katie had
uttered since the shot was fred.
No use for protracted opposition, the
father felt He rose from his seat,
solemnly placed her thin hand in Ken
neth's brown. strong palm. and returned
to his corner to watch the happiness in
which he and Alan Chevenix were
alike forgotten.
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puNcEMr PARAGRAPHS.


-"How strangely Putter acts! Isn't
he little offT' mo, but the market
ia"-Boston Transcript.
-s'Pshaw! he only married you for
spfte.'' 81 know It; but he ought toy
satisfied. He's getting all the spite l
can give him."-vogue.
<-Kean-.Isn't your wife afraid to
drive that horseT' Stean-"Not at all.
IT'S the people she meets who are
scared. Amusing Journal.
Mrs Hicks-.'Dick behaved like
man in church" Hicks--'Sat mp
straight, did hep" Mrs. Hicks-"No;
he went to sleep"
morning" Muller-"Well, 60 around
to the different saloons. You'll find.
yourself there, If anywhere.
-s'How are you? Just thought I'd
drop in a while to kill time well,
we don't want any OF our time killed"
Boston Globe. sisgfsln
/ -As'What makes You think your son
ought to go into the sugar business?"
"He has sandy complexion. "-Roch-
ester Post-Express.
i5--"what is house without bsbyT'
asked a lady writer, and an old bache-
lor editor replied ut is comparatively
quiet" fse.sss,
Yes" said Senior Alley, 'my wife
is great fact ,.Why do you call her
thatY' asked neighbor. because
facts are stubborn things"-Arkansaw
Traveller.
1t is distinct advance for man
to acquire the ability to say. on occa-
sion, 81 can't. afford it, but he ought
to say 1t just as often to himself as he
says 1t to his wife. boston Globe al
-"Charlie didn't seem the least bit
nervous when he proposed yesterday"
Helen-"That was because told him
when refused him that thought you
would surely accept him. "-Inter Ocean.
-Disappoints the Audience. 81 must
discharge that actor.'' said the irate
manager one day; 'he is constantly
disappointing the audience" Fails
to appear?'' mot stall; wodld that
he did. He appears. Texas Siftings
Verified the Adags. -constance-
ibid he not go home after you refused
him?' Clare-s'No. He staid right ON
and said All things come to him who
waits. >" Copstance--"And what came?'
Clare Father was The first Puck
MIR. Sourly-'T'm going to have my
picture taken today" Mr.. Seurly's
Wife-"You will have to make great
sacrifice if you do" Mr.. S.-"Why?'
Mr.. SIS -W-"You'H have to look
pleasant for q moment or two."-N. Y.
Press. AZ e, ~.
"A Good Enough Reason. - The doc
tor examined me and reported that
was all right. but the company refused
to issue policy upon my life" "What
do the idiots objectito cried his wife
Indignantly. 'sThey are not idiots, my
dear. They have discovered that a
trolley-car line runs through our
street. "-Judge. 9. (.
Fond PARENT musicale, my son,
IA where q lot of people.who know each
other meet together and talk in = loud
tone of voice about the rest of the peo-
pie they know, who are not present"
Bobby-"And what Is a conversazione,
Pop?" Fond Parent-"A conversations
is where the same people sit in sad and
solemn silence, listening to q lot Of
widowed music"
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Sleeps, say you
will meet me, Katie, =" whispereda mod
ern Romeo to. his love, while he appar-
emily shook hands like mere acquaint-
ance. - ke~
The eyes of all the gossips of South
wood were upon them, for they had
met at an old maids a-party. 5as
Katie Burne was the beauty and the
heiress of Southwood.
Her father. owned large factories just
outside the town, and she lived with
him-she had no brothers or sisters and
her mother was dead-in a big, old
fashioned, rambling hotse that ad-
joined them.
OF course, all the young men of the
neighborhood were more or less de-
voted to Katie. and her father favored
the suit of Hon. Alan Chevenix, the
impecunious son Of the earl of Timber
ley. 'a'' g
But what mattered impecuniosity to
Mr. Burne? Rank" he said, was what
he wanted for his gal"
He little guessed as yet what a spoke
the aristocratic wheel would receive by
the coming to Southwood of Kenneth
Moore.
He had only been there week and
already Katie was over head and ears
in love, her eyes only too eloquently
telling their tale as they gazed into his
in affirmative answer to his impas-
stoned question. -
by the garden gate when the rest of
the world sleeps"
twas not only risky, twas positively
imprudent; but when do foolish girls,
when they are in love. think of pru-
dence? Though Katie murmnred to
herself as she walked along the street
towards her home:
IF father knew loved Kenneth,
believe he would kill him, and If he
knew met him in secret he would kill
me-"
And yet there was nothing tangible
against Kenneth Moore; he was a
steady, Woodworking young architect
"a more desirable match in many ways
than the Eighty, turf-.oying Hon. Alan
Chevenix. But Mr.. Burne had set his
heart on a marriage between Katie and
Hon. Alan, and Mr.. Burne was a
hard, self-confident man, and not easy
to change from fixed purpose.
Somewhat to her CONSERVATION,
when Katie arrived at home she found
Mr.. Chevenix in Nc drawing-room with
her father.
How late you are, Katie; where
have1you bcen?" said Mr.. Burne, but
rather less GROSSLY than usual. He was
on his good behavior before his future
son-in-law.
II was at Miss Odsham's tea-party."
''Mercyl One would think you were
going to take to caps and aprons your
self, judging from the way you run
after those old frumps Well, fly now
and get your things of. Mr.. Chevenix
is going to stay to dinner, and we will
have pleasant evening-music and
billiards By the wsy, Chevenix,
,Epuld u not b better for you Il stay
=
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4ON 4 u II Il D y
the garden gate
when the rest
: of the world
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round the house and see if we can find
anyone"
''Come mp these stairs into my den.
keep loaded revolver there. Wen get
that and then we can make start"
"All right I'm your man. Find q
weapon for me. No, don't take light;
that is, If you can find it in the dark. :"
Up the private staircase they went
together into Mr.. Burne's sanctum.
The blinds had not been pulled down
Chevenix went forward and looked
out of the window.
Great Scot, there is some one NOV
ing yonder. What on earth are they
doing? If the moon were only up we
could see.''
|. "Pll up them, moon or no moon. :"
said Mr.. Burne; give them Q shaking
" they bare not hsd thia many edey.n
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The largest tomb in the world il
the pyramid of Cheops. A6i feet high
end covering thirteen acFse Of gsQunds
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The Greatest Medical Discovery
Of the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DONALD KENNEDY, OF R0XBuRY, MAss.,

DONALD KENNEDY, OF R0xBURY, hASS.,
Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds remedy that cures every
kind Of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to common Pimple.
He has tried II in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
{both thunder humor). Hehas now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
Of itslvalue, all within twenty miles OF
Boston.
"a benefit Is always experienced from
the first bottle, and perfect cure IS war.
ranted when the right quantity IS taken.
When the lungs are affected 1t causes
shooting. pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver or
Bowels. This Is caused by the ducts being
stopped, and always disappears In week
after taking It.
If the stomach Is foul or bilious it will
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get. and enough OF It.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed
dine. Read the Label. Send for Book.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

Pending Mr.. Davis arraignment for
high treason. General R. E. Lee was
summoned before the Grand Jury 10
give testimony as to the overt acts.
There were several negroes on the Grand
Jury. The scene was very solemn and
impressive. General Lee wasquestioned,
and he was very frank and manly In his
answers. as every one knew be would
be. He admitted the acts Of war and
avowed his own responsibility, placing
himself in the same category Of crime,
IL crime it was. with Mr.. Davis. The
jury was deeply moved, but on looking
along the line Of faces General Lee OBJ
served that one OF the colored members
was fast aleep. He said afterwards,
with o touch Of humor which was rare In
him after the war, that il he ever had
any conceit about his power Of impress
siveness as . speaker 'that sleeping
darkey removed IT,"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

Now is the time for you to begin
thinking where you stand politically.
Are you still . Republican or Q Demo-
crat. or are you one Of the people ,
Last year Nevada made q good. clean
sweep for the Silver party. II is true
there were some men from the old par
ties who joined the new one for selfish
motives. but they are all known now.
and will be watched in the future. II
you still belong to either Of the old gold
bug parties get some silver literature
and read up and see what is the matter
with your country and yourself. Lyon
County Times.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24
THE DENVER. SALT I.AKE AND
SAN FRANCISCO RAILR0AD.

Ex-Governor Evans Of Denver, the
Chairman Of the Committee Of the Den
YER Chamber Of Commerce. has given 10
the report Of the committee on the
building Of the proposed airline rail-
road from Denver through Salt Lake TO
the coast. The Governor dwslls 81
some length upon the resources OF the
country In Colorado through which the
road will be built, and In conclusion
says:
'sBus this road lie not all. Il Is re-
ported that the country in the Wssssch
mountains in Utah is very rich in its
agricultural valleys and mineral deposits
through which our line will pass. Be-
ing the shortest line TO Salt Lake BY
about 200 miles. Of course our road will
participate sdvantageously In the traffic
Of that whole Salt Lake region Of coun-
try. =
Information OF . reliable character
comes 10 Us that one Of the richest
mining regions in the world is on or near
our line westward, near q Of our
routes and the State line Of Nevada 10
Utah. It is in the Deep Creek noun
tains. Everything which we learn 10
favorable TO the success Of the enter
prise"
Coupled with the report were the srti.
cles Of incorporation in which the capi-
tai stock is placed at $40. OO0, 900 in l0o.'
600 shares at 500 each. The company
10 to be known as the Denver. Salt Lake
and San Francisco railroad, and are au-
thorized TO acquire, own and operate
railway, telegraph and telephone COM
panies and also provide for the acquir'
Ing Of property in Colorado, Utah, Ne
vada and California. Fifty.ive shares
out of every hundred are to be the pre-
fsrred stock Of the company and the re-
naming f~orty-fve shares are to be the
common stock, and for every f~orty-6ve
shares Of common stock issued ifty-6ve
shares Of preferred stock must first be
issued. The whole OF the preferred
stock is to be herd by q trustee appointed
by the Board Of Directors. and the vote
Of ten out Of thirteen directors must b.
received to legalize o transfer Of th'
stock.
The directors Of the road for the frs
year are w. N. Byers, H. NJ. Porter
George Tritch, J. s. Brown. q. B
Kountz, j. ]. Riethmann, +. A. Keener
Roger w. Woodbury.. j. Fl. Plat, s. Fl
Ebert, Z. w. Rollins, ]. w. Nesmiti
| aud John Evans.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

The Denver News Of last Sunday con-
tsins . cartoon. occupying just one
fourth Of it's first page. II is entitled:
Lombard Street Grinds Out Its Tune
to Its American Monkeys" Johnny
Bull appears In the center Of 9 street
which is lined on either side with saw
ings banks, which all have the sign on
them OF CLOSED" Johnny Bull 10
playing hand organ and singing q song
commencing. "I'm the original gold
bug man." while attached to his string
are John Sherman. Congressman Harter
and President Cleveland, with Ben
Harrison mounted upon his shoulders,
wearing his big white hat. The length Of
the tails Of these monkeys is prodigious.
but that Of the President Is long enough
to reach around the flagstaff Of a three
story savings bank tclosed) while his
right paw Is on the ground.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

The New York Recorder Is making an
effort to free juries from the deleterious
influences Of the judges in whose courts
they serve. II declares that there IL
seldom . jury which does not look up to
the bench for everything. and the judges
charge weighs more than all the evil.
denoe. There is . good deal Of truth in
this, and whilst there ought to be some
way to prevent judges from having al.
most everything to do in trying cases OF
from constituting the testimony, there
ought TO be . reform in the method ad.
Indicating cases In the newspapers from
day to day. directly in view and hearing
Of the %juries.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

Eli Perkins has been out In Nebraska
and hiss found out something. He has
| found where the North Platte has been
turned through . ten-mile canal and 90
has made . mountain lake on the hill.
The lake is sixty feet higher than Goth
enburg, the town below 10. and covers
several hundred acres. Pouring down
from this lake comes . 400. 1000 horse
power stream Of water through the
town. In the middle Of the town they
have . central power house. where cleo
trio motors change the Platte waters into
electricity. This electricity lie distrib-
u.ed for heat. light and power to almost
every house in town. One wire turns the
machinery of the brass foundry; an
other runs into q clothing factory and
turns fifty sewing machines; they are
putting IL in 10 run 9 big Touring mill;
they are heating houses throughout the
town, and Perkins found Q woman iron
Ing with no stove in the house. He
asked how her iron was heated. and she
answered, "tbis little wire hanging TO
the fat iron." He saw eggs frying in a
pan on . parlor table and a coffee pot
boiling when the bottom Of il was per-
fectly cold. In 9 moment . woman
made him hot cakes by simply touching
. button and letting the electricity pass
through the bottom OF the griddls.
Then . teacupful Of -four, . spoonful OF
baking powder and . half pint Of water
we're given . quick stir with . spoon and
Eve cakes were poured into the griddle.
In three minutes the cakes were ready
on Perkins plate and the electricity
turned of, and so on and so on. We
make . note Of IL simply because by
this day year this town ought TO be iron.
ing clothes, running its brass foundries,
cooking its hot cakes, running its sew
ing machines. and doing oil that kind OF
work BY the power from Cottonwood
Stairs. IL 10 time 70 gee RID OF NOS
kitchens in Summer. Il is time TO
make electricity do the ordinary house.
work, and we are looking forward with
. sort Of iendish exultation to the time
when II will be no longer necessary to
argue the point with the servant girl,
bus when she gets mean or careless,
thinking Of her sweetheart or Of going
out for q swim in the lake, all that will
be necessary will be to touch q button
and give her Q reminder OF from ten to
eighteen hundred volts that she should
tend to business. A great age this. and
from heaven itself comes down this
servant which is TO do the cooking and
homework Of the future. Salt Lake
Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

The young girls Of Los Angeles have
struck upon a novel plan to MAKE
money. They go to the residences Of
the wealthy and beg flowers to put
upon a relatives grave, and after re-
ceiying the flowers sell them on the
streets. The Los Angeles girls are not
much behind the average Yankee boys.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

The San Francisco Chronicle perth
nently remarks that 'ff there be any
one thing on which the President is
fond Of displaying his ignorance and
making himself ridiculous il is the silver
question. He began with the Warner
letter In 1885 and has kept it up at in
tervals ever since. his remarks and re-
Elections being % crude and childish ~
thew were then"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

A man 10 under indictment 1t Spring.
field, ILL.,, for drawing . pension in the
name Of . soldier who was killed in
battle. His mistake was on the battle
line. The great majority Of pensions
now running are drawn In the names Of
soldiers who were never known in battle
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

The Princess Eulalie got caught in the
rain At the Columbian exposition the
other day. and took refuge in . near res
taurant, where she made Q hearty meal
Of rye bread. sausages, cheese and lager
beer. II IL not stated whether she
drank . ''schnit" OF . "schooner"-or per-
haps they might call II . caravel.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

A Famous Remedy.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
II famous o.
Cure for severe colds.
Famous asa
Preventive Of pneumonia.
Famous asa
Preventive and cure for Group.
Famous for the relief II affords In case Of
whooping cough.
Famous as . safe and pleasant
Medicine for children.
Try 1t. 80 cent bottles for sale BY W.
b. 6towell. druggist. Main street, Eureks.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

Viewers Tribune thus the
policy to be pursued by the Silver party:
"Open wide the doors Of the reform
movement and welcome every man and
woman who will join in the grand work,
but guard jealously the post Of honor
and authority that the not fully washed
get opportunity to thwart the very ends
they would profess to attain"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

Society 10 paralyzsd BY the fact Of
President Higinbotham appearing ct .
Chicago breakfast to tbs Infanta In q
sseel-pen coat and d~soolette vest. Here
after on such daylight occasions he will
probably wear Q roundabout.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

The French Court of Cessation has
decided that DeLesseps and others con-
victed Of frauds in connection with the
Panama canal and sentenced to impris-
onment must be discharged on the
grounds that the statute Of Limitations
covered the offensss charged and that
the indictment were irregular.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

The following advertisement lately sp.
peared in An Irish daily: WANTED, .
gentleman to undertake the sale Of .
patent medicine. The advertiser guar
antees that il will be profitable to the
undertaken"