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other financial legislation. and when we
will get through no one can tell. The
session is going to be an exciting one, and
there will be much discussion aId many
speeches. At the special sessions with
which l have been connected during the
war and since then, the work has been
confined to certain subjects. hope moth
ing outside Of the financial question will
be attempted at this"
Should the Sherman clause be repealed.
Senator, what will be tho effect Of such
action on the times and the country?''
II think the purchasing clause OF the
act of $780, commonly known rs the Sher-
man act, should be promptly repealed
replied tho Senator. ''Bur this will de-
pend on the action of the Democratic
party. and it will, presume, give rise to
long debate. The Democrats are by no
means in a happy condition. The great
majority nf them have committed them
selves in times past to the free coinage OF
silver, which President Cleveland is
anxious to have them abandon. If they do
so the responsibility will rest upon them
of determining whether silver should
cease to be standard of value and gold
alone be the basis Of our coinage and
currency. Their present position of op-
position to the purchase of silver while
supporting the free coinage of silver is a
ridiculous and untenable one. it is in
short a piece of hypocrisy which would
make horse laugh. They must do one of
two things; they must either adopt free
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had his clothes cut by Brooks, the tailor,
par excellence, of San Francisco. He be-
came changed man in mind as well as in
dress, for he let the whisky barrel On the
trestle severely alone. One of his delu-
sions, that Miss Augusta was quite liter
AIRY, led him to draw on Lecornt & Strong's
for the most elegantly bound volumes OF
the choicest literature, on the hy-leaves of
which he induced the bookkeeper at Bot
tie Hill to inscribe for him presentation
lines to Miss Augusta in ravishing Spen-
ceran penmanship. The Herald also sud-
denly became strong advocate of married
life, as the only true scheme of happiness.
Cellers thought his snit was prospecting.
carried himself confidently and with his
head we'll up, when alas. alack and we'll
a-day! the inc0nstant Miss Augusta mar
red jolly young calker. and left the
journalist lamenting.. The blow dazed
him. and for some days he was missed
from his usual haunts. He turned up
after a while hooking as if he had had fiji
of sickness. With nice consideration no
one alluded to the green wound Of his dead
love, and no went about his business much
as usual; but he was found in Luke Bonds
oftener. and had recourse to the whisky
barrel on the trestle moro than ever before.
The writer met Cellers subsequently,
about 1858, in San Francisco. looking much
the worse for wear. He had a hollow
cough and hectic fame burned redly on
each OF his shrupken checks. Hopeless
love and the whisky barrel on the trestle
had evidently done their work.
''Sick, old man?"
Done up." was the reply. with . nerv-
GUS lifting of his thin upper lip in An at
tempt to smile that told the story of con-
sumption more explicitly than words could
90 1t.
where away?"
Los Angeles, 1 think. Perhaps the
climate may do me good. Know any one
down there?"
Eyes; will give you letter."
"Thanks."
A letter was written to the then editor
OF the Los Angeles Star. Harry Hamilton,
and poor Cellers went off health-seeking
to the land of the orange and the rose.
That was the end Of him. Benicia knew
him no more forever. Hamilton, in the
broad generosity Of his heart. did all he
could for his suffering brother, but his
care was of no avail and poor old Cellers
passed away after a few weeks, his last
look being on the symbol Of man s saliva
ton that Sister of Mercy held before his
glazing eyes. GEO. E. BARNES.
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had enough OF you and your Herald. En-.
bOys?" turning to his companions. Ex-
preston OF unanimous assent
Here's where the whisky barrel on the
trestle came In handy again, and gener-
ally the Bottle Hill men were sent away
in frame of mind from Luke Bonds diff
ferent from that in which they entered
Cellers' printing Office. When Cellers and
the whisky barrel on the trestle got
through with them they rolled off home to
the HUI, making it known To all the village
at the top Of their voices, but with more
or less discard. that the owner and ostensi-
BILE editor OF the Herald was "a jolly good
fellow. which nobody could deny"
In fact the barrel of whisky Cd the tres
tie was IN some quarters conceded to be
Cellers' great paclficator and safety-valve
and he gained reputation for shrewdness
when that idea got abroad.
The struggle between Broderick and
Gwin for the United States sanatorship
occurred in the latter part of 1895. and ont
Of thi. came one Of Cellers' most unhappy
experiences. he favored Gwin, and for
reason. Whatever influence the Herald had
was used for the imam from Tennessee"
and CelleTs stood guard to prevent Wells
and Whitman from favoring his opponent.
In an unhappy moment Cellers went 10 Sac.
ramento before the struggle was over. and
while he was away from BenIcia some QUE
he never cared 10 inquire who it was-seryed
him a Lieutenant Derby served J. .Jud.on
Ames in San Diego once upon a time. The
Herald changed from Gwin to Broderjck.
and with the change went all tie advan-
tage its editor hoped to reap from his
original position on the senatorial cues
ton. He lost all his friends on one side
and gained none on tho other The
"cbiys" would listen to no explanation
END the "mudsills" laughed at him.
THAT'S the time" said poor Cellers, re.
ferrng to the affair afterward, II ought to
have died"
Another phase came into Cellers' life
when he himself was seized with political
ambition and succeeded in being elected
Justice of the Peace in Benicia. AS soon
AS he was sure OF the Office he went down
to San Francisco and bought lot OF heavy
legal tones. with the Idea OF posting him.
self M MS new duties.
what are you up to now" asked one
of his old cronies, meeting him coming up
the wharf at Benicia laden with law liter
AZURE.
"Oh, I've been down to the bay for few
lawbooks. Been elected Justice OF the
Peace. you know, and must read up little
to get the hang OF things"
Did you ever read law?"
Ne"
'Then You know nothing about the pro-
fessi on ?"
As much as crow knows about Sum-
day."
NV hat books have you bought?"
ny biacksione and the rest of them
lop-sa@ yel fellows. What they don't know
about law isp.t worth knowing. I might
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barrassing. In fact, its columns in dealing
with all the questions of the day-there
were not many to handle, 1t is true-were
as spe kled in opinion as the back Of a
Dolly Warden trout.
While Celiers did not. of course, indulge
mueh 10 editorial writing, for obvious rea-
sons, ne was at all times little haZy in
MS nina as to the Wells and Whitman
contributions; the lawyers were always
sharpening political axes on the Herald's
small grindstone. They troubled him: he
knew there was mischief somewhere, but
altnough was quite transparent to tho
genera reader. bis mind was not analyti-
caliv strong enough to detect it. When
bothered IN this way. he repaired for relief
to Luke bonds rnm-hop, hard by the
once. ana Gained all mental dsquietude
by coplous draughts of MonorgaheIa
whisky. from his own private barrel. Gel.
lers had such enlarged views on the drink
Ing question that he ordered his whisky
by the barrel from San Francisco. had il
placed on trestle in Bonds drunk ery.and
there he auaffed the liquor from panni.
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Charley Gel ers was charac,er-a type
Of the early CalifOrn immigrant who
"rarne the piains across" in 1S49 and
the spripg Of 90 Born in Arkansas. he
had all the peeuiiarities that mark the
average human product of the Gopher
State. He was easy in his manner and
dress, dsspissng cOnventionality as unbe-
coming a free and Independent American
hsiling from section of country origin
ally PARTON of tn erritory of Louisi
ana. and that subsequently played fast
and Ioosa with the Union. Yet Cellers
was taeituTa. ct the same time. close
mouthed. TO degrees aud when be did
speak was II onoSyllabic in bis utterances.
be only became loqn&cious when he NAG
an extra dose Of tanglefoot on board. ana
60 say that be liked whisky is but falnuy
20 express hi. fondness for that stimnlaht.
in the mater Of dress be. Ike ma
jcrliy CT the Cslifornians during the gold
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Afraid of a One-Eyed Juror.
Chicago Herald.

An attorney DELAYED business in Judge
McConnelPs court for twenty-five minutes
yesterday on account of his supersttious
ideas. Sigfried Burde is seeking to re-
cover $4,000 from the North Chicago
Street Railway Company for the loss of
leg. One juror was late aud the court
asked the attorneys to proceed with eleven
jurors. Lawyer Mann, representing the
company. was not willing to do this. 81
am superstitious on that point, your
Honor" he said. Il never like to go to
trial with eleven jurors or with one-eyed
man on the jury" After waiting for sew
eral minutes longer for the juror the attor-
ney finally consented to 60 ahead.
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Strabo, 1900 years ago, described cure
for the Iavales of tine phyllOxera, which
has now been revived and used with sue.
cess in France. What Strabo described
was bituninous earth called amfelitis.
He said that II this were mixed with oil
and rubbed on the vines it would kill the
insect before he can 60 up from the root
TO the buds
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have drawn on Wells & Whtman's law
books. but prefer to have library OF my
own"
The inquiring friend laughed long and
loud.
why you consumed fool" he said.
when he recovered himself. ''the kind of
law to be found in the books you have
bought Is not what you want. It's
huckleberry above the persimmon Of a
Benicia Justices court. You have thrown
your money away. What you require is
little work on court practice and reliance
on your own commOn-sense. il you have
such thing. for the resi-"
Cellers was not daunted. He parti-
toned his printing establishment" fixed
up his courtroom, hung out his shingle, ap-
pointed as constable Luke Bond. custodian
OF the barrel of whisky on the trestle. and
prepared for work. Luke Bond was
rougb-finished Eoglishman. born In Liver
pool, who dressed in velveteen or cordu-
roy. In name. dress. action and speech he
reminded one of the low-lived, villainous
serying-men Miss Braddon has drawn in
some OF her novels =" Lady Audley's
Secret" for example.
Only two cases came to Cellers' court
during his incumbency Of the Office of
Justice. The first was popularity known
as ''the small potato case" and nearly led
to Cellers being assaulted by tho defend
ant wien the decision was given against
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anu tne Ia ~ COmptl Hlui
to do so.
Cellers. as the Judge, was strong on
the equities of the case, and suggested it
be settled ny compromise. He adjourned
the court before he gave his decision. and
in the meantime consulted Wells and Whit
man. When the court convcned next day,
be gave Judgment for the plaintiff. as, of
course. he wa. bound to do. The defend
ant, the produce merchant. grew angry
and expressed his opinion of the Judge
in most unmistakable terms, inviting him
outside the court to trial of physical
strength. Cellers, who could fight when
he iEed left the bench to take fall with
the challenger, but was restrained by his
constable, who advised him in the language
OF his country not to make "blo0dy fool
of himself"
Inc other case was contra bonos mores
in its character and was thrown ont of
court. II was all the same to Cellers. He
would have tackled anything. if his legal
friends upstairs had not been on the
watch and prevented him scandalizing
himself.
After the contra bonos mores episode
Luke Bond gave the Justice piece Of his
mind.
"Cellers," said he. one day. lounRng
about his court expecting business that
never came, you're not up to this sort of
thing. You can't work it at all. AS for
me, | haven't made req all the time I've
been constable. Better drop it,"
Cellers dropped it and devoted himself
10 journalism entirely. while Bond went
lack to look after the barrel of whisky on
the trestle.
Another break in the monotony of Gel
lers' journalistic life was the falling in
love with a certain Miss Augusta. daughter
of the master mechanic at Mare Island.
He met the young lady At one Of the par
ties given by the navy-yard attaches-mnch
more common in those days than now.
He fell very deep in love, over head and
ears.
He was constantly sending the object of
it presents of one kind or another, and
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A GREAT ACTOR.
Retirement of Frederick
FebVre.
A CAREER OF ADVENTURE.
The Creator of Over Thirty Well.
Known ROles-FOnd of Music
and Drawing.
CAREER OF ADVENTURE.

Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALL.
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JOHN SHERMAN.
The Ohio FinanCier on the
Silver Question.
WHAT CONGRESS MAY DO.
His Views on the Tariff and
on South American
Trade.
WHAT CONGRESS MAY DO.
Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL

MANSFIELD, July "a, 1851 stopped
off here on my way to Chicago to have a
talk with Senator John Sherman. He is
again the leading figure in the financial
sky Of the Union, and the repeal of the
clause of the silver act called by his name
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1RreSB together.
9 at Mansfield.
from Lancaster
brother, Charles
e the daughter
vas one of the
iars ago. and he
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-05-24
CHAPTER TX.
CHE Is ONE OF THOSE sEpoYs."

HE IS ONE OF THOSE SEPOYS.
The old fashioned house that had been
the home of Miss Antoinette Livermore
for many years stood amid spacious
grounds, surrounded by dense shade
trees, which almost hid it from view
during spring and summer. With the
coming of autumn, when the limbs grad.
ually lost their leaves, the antiquated
building, which had been famous one
during the early days of the century, and
standing as il did on elevated ground
near the outskirts of the small town
formed one of the most conspicuous
land marks of Ellenville.
Folsom Simpson, finding himself
alone. gave his whole energies to trac-
ing thu mystery of the rajah's ruby.
The vague intimations which he had
."owr out to his friend, Max Manson,
- g.nuine in his mind, though based
rck Gimsy fancies that he deemed II
moi worth while to attempt to explain
them to linn.
When, however, during the course Of
the day lie received the jubilant dispatch
from his associate, he was so certain OF
tho nature of tho mistake made by him
that lie promptly responded with the
words given elsewhere. Wandering
airnlessly, as it seemed, through the
town, he managed to keep an eye upon
the movements of DR.. Maidhoff; but SC
far rs he perceived there was nothing
suspicious about them. He went and
came as his professional duties seemed
to require, for he was generally busy
man, most of his journeys being on foot
since they did not lead him Beyond the
limits of the town.
Another and perhaps more interesting
individual was Miss Evelyn Glider, who
as he viewed it, shared the mysterious
secret with her family physician. So far
as Simpson could ascertain, she never
once left the big house which she had
shared with her aunt so long. The fe-
male servant came forth about the mid
die of the afternoon, bearing two letters
in her hand. One of these was taken to
the postoffice and the other left at DIR.
Maidhoff's, who acted as if he was ex-
pecting it, for hardly had the woman
reached out her hand to ring the bell
when he stepped forth and took it from
her. He stood at the door while he has
tily read it, and nodding his head to sig
Nifty that it was all right disappeared
within his office.
That letter from Miss Glider is a
summons for him to call and see her this
evening on business connected with the
rainh's ruby" was the shreWd guess Of
the watcher, "and must be on hand"
Simpson had not forgotten that there
was another individual in Ellenville who
must be interested to certain extent in
this business. That was Arthur Fair
child, credited with being the accepted
lover of Miss Glider.
The detective framed an excuse for
calling Mt his Office. but disappoint-
ment awaited him. The lad there told
him the young lawyer was ont of town
and was not expected back for several
days.
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The tao did not enter the house at once
"He's in it, too" muttered Simpson,
lounging back to the hotel. where he
kept the best watch he could from his
room, which gave him view of the doc
tors Office. Nothing Noteworthy was
observed, and night closed in with little
If any real progress in the remarkable
Investigation he had undertaken.
The sagacious officer, however, had
crystallized theory which had been
gradually taking shape in his mind. He
had determined ON what might DO pro-
nounced desperate venture.
AS soon as 1t was fairly dark he left
the hotel first informing the landlord
that he was liable to he kept out until
late ut night and possibly until morn
ing. He was told that the negro boy
who slept in the barroom would admit
him Mt any hour and conduct him to his
room.
The night was dark, with faint moon.
The Livermore homestead, standing al
most beyond the limits of the village,
WIS shrouded in gloom except for the
dim light of an oil lamp burning just in
front of the entrance TO the grounds. IL
was no difficult matter for the detective
TO steal in among the trees without he
ing seen. He made himself certain ear
lier in the day that there was no dog
about the premises. 80 he had nothing to
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ruby Is secure against all they can do,
for he would be fool 10 run any further
risk Of its falling into their hands, but
would not like TO be in the doctors
shoes"
They would hardly dare harm him
after the suspicious death of Miss Liver
more"
"The- will not commit crime that
could be proved against them, but with
their subtlety and skill will find the
means of removing him from the scene
of his earthly labors without leaving the
slightest evidence against themselves.
The fact is, Max, those fellows played it
on you mighty fine"
"Well, chief, it has been several weeks
since have seen my family" said Man
son, irritated still further by the last
words Of Varick, land l hope l may
be allowed to spend day or two with
them"
81 shall try to give you that privilege.
was sorry to bring you back when so
near home. but there seemed to be need
of you. You have done as well as any one
could, placed as you were. Success can
not he looked for every time. think l
shall need You pretty soon."
ION this same business?
The chief nodded his head.
Simpson is one of our best men, but
he is more than likely to require your
help before he gets through. Hello! l
shouldn't wonder if this is from him
now" added the chief, extending his
hand for the dispatch that was brought
into his private Office at that moment.
Eyes, it's from him, he added as he
tore open the yellow envelope. After
glancing at it moment he passed it to
his subordinate, who read:
Am hopeful You may not hear from me for
two days II you do not receive word from me
on the third day, send Max 10 search for me.
Il. 8.
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Under whatever name Inflammation is found,
land the list is long one) there win Golden
Relief cure. Thus II is that IL will cure felon.
applied externally, and also q consumption,
taken In drop doses on small lump Of sugar IN
ternally. You have q sore, bruised finger Put
the Relief on II and be surprised now quickly II
is well On any other sore Il Is the same. One
drop applied TO an old sore will cause IL to heal
after oil else has failed. Cold-sores on your lip
are cured by II In one night You have tried IL
for sorethrost and found yourself cured almost
at once. Now your lungs are sore-inhamed-
Il quickly cures Inflammation OF the lungs. A
chronic oough-consumption is on you. 1t will
cure your lungs. No Inflammation. no consump-
ton. IL will not permit Inflammation 70 exist
This II why IL cures consump tion-just ~ II
would sore throat or fux, q felon, q toothache
or neuralgia. The sore In your lungs is healed
and you are we'll One sore is not much unlike
smother. No Inflammation, no sore, no con
sumption. A tablespoonful cures La Grippe.
II satisfaction not given money refunded. II
never disappoints. Take bottle home to-day.
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UbtJHtU VHCs
Detective Manson was dumfounded,
and sitting alone that evening with Chief
Varick he made known his perplexity,
giving tho particulars of his strange ex-
perience after being put ON the case Of
the rajahs ruby. The chief listened
with his usual impassiveness. but did
not allow syllable of the story TO es-
care him. Once or twice he smiled at
some portions of the narrative and occa-
sionally asked an incisive question.
did II not strike You as singular" he
asked, that those two men, natives Of
India, as they doubtless were, should be-
gin talking in the English tongue after
reaching their room at the hotel in Wing
GeldY'
''Ies, IL did seem odd. but did not
attach much weight TO it. Since the
language was of great use 10 them in
this country, it would have been natural
to practice II when alone"
"Did they seem TO be in need of much
practiceS In other words, did you find
any difficulty in understanding the,nY'
'None at ALL"
Would 1t not have appeared more
natural for them, when they found
themselves alone. to use the tongue in
which they could express their thoughts
the pore readilyT"
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a eroDnino sueesss
That's what DIR.
Fenner's Golde n
Relief Is. II Is .
specific for ISrLAN.
NATION. reaching
and curing II wher-
ever It exists. Swell
ing and pain accom-
pany Inflammation,
30 IL always cures
swelling and pain.
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CHAPTER VIII

THOSE FELLOWS PLAYED IT ON YOU
| MIGHTY FINE"