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w. =. DROP, druggist, Springfield,
Mass, writes: "Japsc ese Pile Cure ha
cured lady, years afflicted could not
walk half mile in last 3 years; now
walks any distance" Sold by Christian
IL Bar bee.
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MISTAKES ON THE WIRE.

Errors Made BY Telegraph Operators In
Transmitting Dispatches.
The funny mistakes Of telegraphers
are as numerous as those charged up
to proof-readers- Two on the former
have just come ID. A gentleman who
has been an extensive traveller, and
consequently not supposed to overlook
any details, saw his wife off on train
for the slope the other day. Tt was
supposed that every thing had been ar
ranged. The good-by and its accom-
paniment had been passed and the gem
tleman returned to his home. That
night his wife suddenly remembered
that she had left valuable adjunct to
her happiness and wrote message to
her husband, which he received the
following morning at his Office. thread:
Forgot. Think conductor has tel
egraphed for it."
He read it again, and il read as at
first. Forgot what?" he murmured.
and he read it again and kept on read
ing it until the words ran together and
his temples throbbed. He sent a mes
sage to his house asking the servants If
Mrs. had left anything. They
made no discoveries, of course. Then
he sent a message to the operator at
the Office from which his wife's mes
sage was sent asking him to repeat
1t. He waited for an answer. He lost
his luncheon and his dinner waiting.
He remained at his Office until late at
night, and as he was about to leave
In despair he received an answer to his.
Tt read: Forgot trunk. Conductor has
telegraphed for it."
Sure enough. The word trunk
had been made to read think" But
wasn't 1t strange that man who had
to his own home to forget to check his
wife's trunk? He laughed to himself,
after it was all over. But 1t cost him
lots Of worry.
Equally funny is this one:
"a lady in this city had received let
ter from her old home In Connecticut
which caused her good deal Of
trouble. Her answer to it was by wire.
When it was delivered in the Connec-
ticut home it read:
'How's the weather.
What an exasperating query at such
time! The letter referred to the
lady's mothers health. The dispatch
should have read: Flows mother?'
A little different is this one: A gentle
man Of this city sent his wife a mes
sage from Washington March 4, 1893,
prepaid, and it has not been delivered
up to the present writing. The cor
raSn0ndanca hatIvaar the (hica o. office
and the Washington and New York
Offices about the transaction has accu-
mulated until the batch looks like the
papers in long continued lawsuit. -.
Chicago Herald. .
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remark: well, III be but speech
seemed to have failed him; be could
get no further.
He stopped at the fence and leaned
against il, gazing for the last time at
the tent, glimmering white, like mis-
shapen ghost, among the somber trees.
He had no energy left to climb over.
well. I'm chimpanzee. he NUT
tered To himself at last. ssThe highest
bidder can have me, with no upset
price. Dick Yates, wouldn't have be-
loved it of you. You newspaper
man? You reporter from way back?
You up to snuff? Yates, I'm ashamed
TO be seen il your company. Go back
to New York and let the youngest re
porter in from country newspaper
scoop the daylight out Of you. To
think that this thing has been going
on right under your well-developed
nose and you never saw it-worse,
never had the faintest suspicion Of it
thrust at you twenty times q day
nearly got your stupid head smashed
on account Of it--and yet bleated away
like the innocent little lamb that you
are, and never even suspected! Dick,
you're q three-sheet poster fool in
colored ink. And to think that both
Of them know all about the first pro-
posal--both Of them! Well, thank
heaven, Toronto is long way from
New York"
THE end
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never heard o. saw the peddler's ghost,
but others never went by the place with
out both seeing and hearingit.
The last person who saw Peddlert
Liberman In the fash, except the ao-
comnodating gentleman who gave
him quarters that fatal night, was the,
man Masten, and IL 10 strange coinci-i
dence that the last person who saw the
pedder as ghost was son Of thai
Masten. The other afternoon he came
TO Thompsonville ia great excitement.
''sThe ghost Is on the rampage in the
old Rogers house, he reported. 'Ho
is cutting up fearful, and 1t il enough
to scare bears the way he-is going O.. !"
To see and hear ghost ia the day.
time was something % very unusual
and unconventional that two or three
persons from Thomsonsyille went back
with Masten To see how daylight
ghost looked and acted. Before they,
got to the ghosts abode, however, they
saw smoke rising in that direction
When they came ID sight Of the house
tt was wrapped 10 flames, and, dry asI
tinder as II was, IL was soon consumed
The peddler's ghost has not been seem
or heard since. "A week never passed
when 1t was absent, 50 the natives dei
clare their belief that the spook was
burned with the old house, and some
Of them say they are not sorry.
The Irish standard., 1894-09-15
THE GHOST BURNED up
Story Of q Haunted Country House
- New York State.
The Old Dwelling Went Up In Smoke, ana
the Tncanny Spirit or the Murdered
Peddler Has Not Since Made Its
Regular Appearance.

Few primeval regions there are that
do not have their familiar legends Of q,
peddler having been guest over night
never being seen again. But no place
ever had such sure-pop, mysteriouslyI
disappearing peddler as the old Rogers
homestead, midway between Pleasant
lake and Thompsonville, near Monti-.
cello, N. Y.
Nearly fifty years ago man named
Smith Rogers built house in that out
of-the-way spooky spot, and lived there
several years with his family. Then
he traded the property for something
else, and the house and land became q
regular trading piece ia the real estate
market. Thirty-fve years ago the
property fell into possession Of q New.
York land shark, and he sent man up
to live in the house and look after
things. The name Of this man the
local chronicle does not give, but 1T
gives the name of the weary jew
peddler who stopped at the house one
night and asked for place To sleep.
His name was Moses Liberman, and he
sold jewelry. He obtained shelter
from the man who lived In the house.
He was seen to 20 into the house by o
backwoodsman named Master. Nobody
ever saw him come out again.
"Soon after the disappearance Of the
peddler," says the local chronicle,
ttstrange and weird noises were heard
In and about the old house. Heavy
footsteps could be distinctly heard
nearly every night after twelve
o'clock, sometimes In the attic, then
ia the cellar, and again coming up the
hill just beyond the house. On dark,
dreary nights, as the wind sighed
around the house and through the
trees, the voice of the peddler could be
heard muttering Jewish phrases or
groaning in agony. Occasionally the
stopped form of the peddler, with q
face white and deathlike, appeared at
the bedside Of those at the old house,
striking terror To them"
This went on until no one would live
IN the house-the man who was there
when Peddler Liberman went IA and
didn't come out again having disap-,
peared soon afterward- and it had not
been occupied, except by rats and bats
and owls, for thirty years and more,
But people passing the lonely, deserted
spot at night always heard the tramp
ing and language and groans Of the
unfortunate peddler, and frequently
saw his spooky face at the paneless
windows. Some persons who passed
there many times month, though,
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in the week. Why, you're worse than
her father. He at least let me know
why he fought me-"
''Whose father?"'
"Kitty's father, of course-my future
father-in-law. And that's another
ordeal ahead of me. haven't spoken
to the old man yet, and need all my
fighting grit for that
"What are you talking about?"
''Isn't my language plain? 1t usually
"To whom are you engaged? AS
understand your talk, it is to Miss
Bartlett. Am right?"
Right as rain, Kenny. This fire is
dying down again. Say, can't we post
pone our fracas until daylight? I don't
want to gather any more wood. Be
sides, one of us is sure to be knocked
into the fire and thus ruin whatever
Is left of our clothes. What do you
say?" -. .
Say? / say am an idiot"
'sHellol reason is returning, Kenny.
perfectly agree with YOU"
'Thank you. Then you did not pro-
pose to Mar-to Miss Howard?"
''Now you touch upon sore spot,
Remark, that I am trying to forget.
You remember the unfortunate toss-up;
in fact, think you referred to it mo-
ment ago, and you were justly indig-
nant about it at the time. Well, I don't
care to talk much about the sequel,
but as you know the beginning, you
will have to know the end, because
want to wiring second promise from
you. You are never to mention this
episode of the toss-up or Of my confes-
sion to any living soul. The telling
Of it might do harm, and it couldn't
possibly do any good. Will yods prom
ise?"
Certainly. But do not tell me un-
less you wish to-"
ST don't exactly yearn to talk about
it, but it is better you should under
stand how the land lies, so You won't
make any mistake. Not on my ac-
count, you know, but I would not like
it to come to Kitty's ears. Yes, pro-
posed to Margaret first. She wouldn't
look at me. Can you credit that?"
s'Well, now that you mention it, T."
Exactly, ] see you can credit it.
Well, couldn't at first, but Margaret
knows her own mind, there's no ques-
tion about that. Sayl she's in love
with some other fellow. / found that
much out"
.'You asked her, I presume" !"
"Wel1, it's my profession to find
things out; and, naturally, if do that
for my paper it is not likely 7 am go
ing to be behindhand when it comes to
myself. She denied it at first, but adj
mitted it afterwards, and then bolted. =
ssYou must have used great tact and
delicacy."
s'See here, Remark, I'm not going
to stand any Of your sneering. told
You this was q sore subject with me.
I'm not telling you because Like
TO but because 4 hare to. Don't nn1
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man who is too good gets eonceited
about himself
81 half believe you are right, Mr..
Yates" said the professor, rising. ST
will act on your advice, and, as you
put it, see how it feels My conscience
tells me that should congratulate
you and wish you long and happy
life with the girl you have-I won't say
chosen, but tossed up for. The natural
man in me, on the other hand, urges
me to break every bone in your worth
less body. Throw off your coat, Yates"
*.Oh, say, uRenmark, you're crazy"
'Perhaps so. Be all the more on
your guard, If you believeit. Alunatic
is sometimes dangerous"
"Oh, go away. You're dreaming.
You're talking in your sleep. What,
6ght9 Tonight Nonsense!''
"Do you want me to strike you be-
fore ycu are ready?"
mo, Kenny, no. My wants are al
ways modest. I don't wish to fight at
all, especially tonight. I'm a reformed
man, / tell you. have no desire to
bid good-by to my best girl with a
black eye Tomorrow"
? "Then stop talking, if you can, and
defend yourself"
"It's impossible to fight here in the
dark. Don't hatter yourself for a
moment that 7 am afraid. You just
spar with yourself and get limbered up
while put some wood ON the fire.
This is too ridiculous"
Yates gathered up some, fuel and
managed to coax the dying embers into
blaze.
There" he said, ''that's better.
Now let me have a look at you. In the
name of wonder, Kenny, what do you
want to fight me for, to-night?''
II refuse to give my reason"
''Then refuse to fight. I'll run, and
can beat you in a foot race any day
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without delay.

without delay.
Yates yawned sleepily.
'sYes, he said, I've been dreaming
it all out. I'll get father-in-law to tote
me out to Fort Erie tonight"
DO you think it will be safe to put
it off 50 long?'
'.Safer than trying to get away dur.
ing the day. After breakfast I'm GO
ing down to the Bartlett homestead.
Must have q talk with the old folks,
you know. I'll spend the rest Of the
day making up for that interview by
talking with Kitty. Stoliker wills
never search for me there, and now.
that he thinks I'm gone he will likely
make visit to the tent Stoliker is a
good fellow, but his strong point Is
duty, you know, and If he's certain I'm
gone he'll give his country the worth
of its money BY searching. 7 won't be
back for dinner, 50 You can put In your
time reading my dime novels. make
no reflections on your cooking, Kenny,
now that the vacation Is over, but +
have my preferences, and they incline
toward final meal with the Bartletts.
II ] were you I'd have nap. You look
tired out"
Il am" said the professor.
Remark intended to lie down for q
few moments until Yates was clear Of
the camp, after which he determined
to pay. visit; but nature, when she
got him locked up in sleep, took her re-
venge. He did not hear Stoliker and
his satellites search the premises, just
as Yates had predicted they would, and
when he finally awoke he found, to his
astonishment, that it was nearly dark.
But he was all the better Tor his sleep,
The Irish standard., 1894-09-15
SCRUBBED HIS BROTHER.
Tn His Anxiety to Secure Free Dinner
Took the Skin on.

Tn His Anxiety to Secure Free Dinner
Took the Skin on.
Philanthropic young ladies all over
the city are deeply interested 10 the
good work done for the poor at Hull
house, and many Of them take an active
part In the work. "A number Of young
ladies in Kenwood have taken small
store near the institution and there
they take turns at noon every day in
dealing out one-cent lunches to the
ragged children Of the neighborhood.
The soup is bought from the Hull
house and served to the hungry young
sters after they have been made to
wash their faces and hands. The ven
ture has been very successful and scores
Of famished children patronize the
place every day with their pennies, in
spite Of the washing regulations. They
are SO hungry for the steaming soup
and coffee that they willingly use the
soap and water first. Occasionally the
young lady IN charge superintends
these ablutions, but oftener the big
sisters Of the little tots do the work
themselves The other day small boy
cams II Will TWO pennies ~ one RrlMY
hand and the pudgy fist Of baby
brother in the other. Both were hun
CRY.
You must wash your faces and
hands before you eat" said the young
Lady ia charge, kindly.
Yes, 'um," said the larger boy. IT
kin wash mesef an Jimmy here, too Y
The fashionable young lady, think
ing to make her charges cleaner than
those Of the other girls, " had brought
with her very stiff nail brush, and
when she led the two youngsters into
the Washroom she asked the larger boy
IL he knew its use.
Eyes, 'um," he said, and she left
them, returning TO the hungry ones at
the table outside.
After awhile she thought Of the two
boys Ia the washroom and wondered
why they had not come ont. She tip
toed III To investigate and found Jim
my" struggling ID his brothers grasp.
The latter had soaped the stir nail brush
thoroughly and was gradually remov-
Ing the cuticle from .Jimmy's" face
with IT. DESPITE his struRRles. The
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lt seemed, however, that in this he
was mistaken, for Kitty had not the
slightest idea, and wanted to go into
the house, for it was late, and her
mother would miss her.
kitty, you darling little humbug,
you know that love you. You must
know that have loved you ever since
the first day ] saw you, when you
laughed at me. Kitty, want you to
marry me and make something of me,
If that is possible. / am a worthless
fellow, not half good enough for lit
tie pet like you, but, Kitty, If you will
only say yes I will try, and try hard, to
be better man than have ever been
before" "~3- ~.
Kitty did not say ''yes,'' but she
placed her disengaged hand, warm and
soft, upon his, and Yates was not the
man to have any hesitation about what
to do next. To practical people it may
seem an astonishing thing that the OBJ
Ject OF the interview being happily &C
complished there should be any need of
prolonging it, yet the two fingered
there, and he told her much of his past
life, and of how lonely and sordid it
had been because he had no one to
care for hirn-at which her pretty eyes
filled with tears She felt proud and
happy to think she had won the first
great love Of a talented mans life, and
hoped she would make him happy and
In measure atoms for the emptiness
of the life that had gone before She
prayed that he might always be as fond
OF her as he was then, and resolved to
be worthy of him If she could Strange
to say, her wishes were amply fulfilled,
and few wives are as happy or as proud
of their husbands as Kitty Bartlett
that was. The one woman who might
have put the drop of bitterness in her
cup Of life merely kissed her tenderly
when Kitty told her of the great joy
that had come to her, and said she was
sure she would be happy; and thus for
the second time Mar garet told the thing
that was. not, but for once Margaret
was wrong in her fears.
Yates walked to the tent pIorifed
man, leaving his loaf on the gate post
behind him. Few realize that it is
quite as pleasant to be loved as to love.
The verb "to love" has many conjuga-
tions The earth he trod was like no
ether ground he had ever walked upon.
The magic of the June night was never
so enchanting before. He walked with
his head and his thoughts in the clouds,
and the Providence that cares for the
Intoxicated looked after him and saw
that~the accepted lover came to no
harm. He leaped the fence without
even putting his hand to it, and then
was brought to earth again by the pic
ture Of man sitting with his head in
hands beside a dying fire.
The Irish standard., 1894-09-15
CHAPTER XIV.

Yates stood for moment regarding
the detected attitude of his friend.
Hello, old man." he cried, "you have
the most 'harls-from-the-t appear
ance ever saw. What's the matter?''
Remark looked up.
"Oh, it's you, is it?''
''Of course it's I. Been expecting
anybody else?"
mo. have been waiting for you
and thinking Of a variety of things."'
"You look it. Well, Kenny, congrat-
ulate me, my boy. She's mine, and I'm
hers-which is two ways of stating the
same delightful fact. I'm up in a
balloon, Kenny. I'm engaged to the
prettiest, sweetest and most delight
ful girl there is from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. What dye think of that?
Say, Remark, there's nothing on
earth like it. You ought to reform and
go in for being in love. 1t would make
a man of you. Champagne isn't to be
compared to it. Get up here and dance,
and don't sit there like bear nursing
a'sore paw. Do you comprehend that
i am to be married to the darlingest
girl that lives?"
. ,"God help her!"
"That's what I say. Every day of
her life, bless her! Butt don't say it
quite in that tone, Remark. What's
the matter with you? One would think
you were in love with the girl your
self, If such a thing were possible"
"Why is it not possible?" -.
"1f that is a conundrum can answer
it the first time. Because you are a
fossil. You are too good, Kenny,
therefore dull and uninteresting. Now,
there is nothing a woman likes so much
as to reclaim man. It always annoys
a woman to know that the man she is
interested in has past with which she
has had nothing to do. If he is wicked
and she can sort Of make him over, like
an old dress, she revels in the process.
She Aatters herself she makes new
man Of him, and thinks she, owns that
new man by right Of manufacture. We
owe It to the sex, Kenny, to give 'em .
chance at reforming us. I have known
men who hated tobacco take to smok-
ing merely to give 1t up joyfully for
the sake Of the woman they loved.
Now, If a man is perfect to begin with,
what is dear ministering angel Of Q
woman to do with him? Manifestly,
nothing. The trouble with you,
Kenny, Is that you are too evidently
ruled by good and well trained COM
science, and naturally all women you
meet intuitively see this and have no
r1se for you. A little wicl1edness would
be the making Of you"
''Do you think, then, that II mans
tmpulse is to do what his conscience
tells him is wrong, he should follow
his impulse and not his conscience"
ssYou state the case with unnecessary
seriousness. T think that an occasional
blowout Is good for q man. But II
you ever have an impulse Of that
kind, 7 think you should give way to II
Tor once. inst To see how IL feels. "A