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tempt for such a romantic trust in the
sincerity OF a wooer who had been
known but one summer, and the dis.
cussion ended there.
Charles Williams was puzzled and
angry. decidedly so. To the best of
mis- knowledge he had written thirty
FIVE letters TO Miss Millicent Darrell,
the younger, in as many days, not
Of which she had deemed worthy Of an
answer.
She. just like the rest of EN-" he
told his best friend when lameuting
the fact.
80 innocent and true she seemed,
too. What a fool | was to believe her.
She's nothing but n COMPOUNDED iirt.
III think no more about her"
Contrary 10 his declaration Of forget
~fulness, he thought more about her
than ever, and the consequence was
that ne went down to Chelsea station
the next day to investigate the case.
The explanations which directly fol.
lowed his arrival convinced each young
person of the faithfulness Of the other,
and Miss Darrell acknowledged her in.
ability to interpret ones nature from
the physiognomy.
Blu: there was one question confront
ing them. and that was; Where were
those letters?" Thirty-five epistles,
all heayy-laden with deepest feeling,
could hardly have gone astray. The
only possible solution was that some
one must have taken them, but who
could II have been? Miss Darrell left
the lovers discussing the point, and,
putting on her shawl, went quickly
down to the post office. The deacon
was alone.
"silas Gardiner, she said, cody, 81
want my niece's letters"
What do l know of Miss Milly's let,
ters?' he asked, with assumed care.
~lessness.
You know everything about them
She said, looking at him unfinchingly.
I've been wondering about this
thing for weeks. | understand it all
now. They were Milly's love letters,
and you thought they were mine. As
il an old woman like myself would be
guilty Of such nonsense. | suppose
you have hidden them or destroyed
them. For shame, Silas Gardiner, tc
resort to such trickery to proven,
some other person from having what
you yourself are too big a Ounce to ash
for
He went TO his desk, and taking gu
the bundle Of letters, gave them I,
her, saying:
Here they are. pray you not u
expose me. ! did il because of m,
love for you could not bear"
He said nc more. II was not neces
ssry. lie could not have made a NOR,
eloquent plea. A oma will forgiv,
many a grave offense If you will Blu
tell her it was committed through Low,
for her.
The culprit was pardoned, and 1t |
with authority that we state that h
never was guilty of a similar iran,
gression.
just after Christmas that year Mis-
Darrell received tie following tele
gram:
Dear Aunt was married yestel
day. MrLLY WiLLIAMs.n
To which the elder lady replied:
Dear Milly-So was |.
'MILLIcEsT GARDINER"
N. Y. World.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH,.

AT the last census Nevada had only
four thousand nine hundred and thirty
one girls of school age.
The Finnish parliament has passed
a law prohibiting all railroad tratlicand|
mail delivery on Sunday.
PROT. Goodell, of Yale, has accepted
the professorship of Greek in 1.-THE Amer
lean school at Athens. which was re-
Gently offered him.
1t is reported that a national coll
lege of music is to be established, with
the ~best-known musicians of the coun-
try as its trustees.
Rev. Mr.. job, of North Middleboro,
Mass, has fitted up in the steeple Of
his church a play-room, in which babics
are taken care of by volunteer nurses
while the mothers attend divine serv,
ice.
An interesting department of mis-
sion work in Japan is the railway mis-
sion, organized to evangelize men con
nected with the railway service in that
country, there being thirty-four thou
sand employed in different ways.
The Religious Tract society of Lon
don at its recent annual meeting re-
ported total receipts of S00s, 000. There
had been 5SS new publications sent out
during the year. The society now pub
fishes in 200 languages, dialects and
characters.
Mrs. Julia j, Irving, for four years
professor of Greek at Wellesley, is to
he acting president for one year, the
trustees having failed to find anyone
that meets their ideal for a permanent
president. She is a graduate of Cornell
and has been a student at Leipsic.
C. W.. Prothero, who has been
elected to the professorship of modern
history at Edinburgh, is a well-known
Cambridge tutor and a fellow of Kings
college, London. lie has written some
learned works on medieval English
history and a biography of Simon de
Montfort.
The statement is made that the
Presbyterian churches of this country
received to membership during last
year on an average of eight members
each. The average in the synod OF
China was twelve; in the synod of In
dia, fourteen, and in the missions on
the Corisco coast, Africa, twcnty-thrce.
The number of students who have
matriculated in the twenty-one univer'
sites of Germany for the summer term
is 81, 500. This shows a decrease of l5C
as compared with last year. Half o
the students were connected with the
Prussian university, Nearly 5000 OF
the 27,S0o are to study theology, ovcl
5000 to study medicine, 7.Tl6 philoso
ply and science, and 7.4l5 law.
The will of the late Mrs. Emil,
Fitch, of New Haven, leaves an cstat,
of $4,000 These public requests ar,
made: Connecticut general hospital 70,
the establishment of a children's ward
including a new and separate building
$4,000; to Yale theological school, $50,
coo: to the Hampton normal institute
Hampton, Va, 5000; to the New lila
ven orphan asylum, s., 1000; to the Con
necticut training school for nurses
$1,000. and to the Home Missionary SC
ciety of Center church, $4,000,
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
ends to personal enjoyment when
tightly used. The many. who live bet.
ser than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs Of physical being, Will attest
the value TO health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and trul.
beneficial properties of aperfect lax.
alive: efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and ii is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured By the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on eve'y
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs.
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute ii offered.
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THINGS YET TO BE.

Scue say thi n rid Is 81 old. cid World.
Bntits always heea new - ne
With its ocundleSs range Of eeAseleSs eaAaEs'
And hope Of things to ~.
4 uew friend takes nv hand
When the old ones pass svC;
Tue old days die, hut the Light In the SKY
Is the dawn q another tAy
Some say this world Is . cold ec,G rcrit.
Bat IL AlWays heea bright 70 ne
With It's hesrsAstone a--s sad vAr1 desires
For the things tia; are ye'tce
And n I must labor. I walt
Al ;ruS, 10 tire aelds I have sova
For I Jaw there is truth IN IRE promise o,
youth:
IvN sole tine some to nv ovu,
Some say III, world Is sad ~ word.
But its always neea slst TO NJ;
For the breos never laughs IKE nv soul vSeu
1; custs
And feAsts - the things g -
Tie nisht tones ~ With i;s rest;
The morning comes on with its sens;
The hours OF s-ie, are few snt or'e',
But JOY iss whole lie long.
sone say this world Is Esd. est rc-ii,
But 81 always heea god - re;
With lis errors here live Gear hearts iss' tor
s.ve.
And hope Tor tee Mag. ,oH -
This world IS rot old o. eo,t.
This world is ret sd o. BAD;
II you look 20 the r.sat .o-zett!as ih- night
And say 10 your soul Re glad
Alfred Ellisoa, IL CAicaso Record.
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
Season of 1894.

OrFIcE CT NORTHERN PACIFIC RAiLnoAD
CoNPANY.-We wish to call attention to
the fact that during the months OF Au-
gust and September is the most favorable
time to make the tour of the Yellowstone
National Park-the Worlds Wonderland.
This Hotel and Transportation Companies
in tn. Yellowstone National Park are fully
prepsxed to take care Of all business offered
and il is hoped that some of those who have
abandoned their trip on account of the
labor troubles may DO induced to take 1t
now.
Our through train service between 1T.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, and Port
lan.i, Tacoma and Seattle has been complete.
ly resumed, 40 that no ono need fear any
material delays en- route. The usual equip.
ment consisting Of Pullman tourist slcepers
ana Pullman vestibuled standard sleepers,
together with vcstihuled first and second
class coaches and palace dining cars, is car.
ried on all through trains.
Illustrated pamphlets and detailed In
formation will be promptly furnished upon
application. CnAs. Is. FEE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
st, Paul, Mimi, July p, 1894.
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lTha nn.@m.,,.rat chi..uh,

The postmaster of Chicago has ar
nounccd his determination to utilize
the street railway systems OF the city
for improving the mail service. There
Is no reason, comments the Western
Electrician, why this should not be
done in all the cities having electric
and cable lines, as many advantages
would accrue The postal service
would be benefited; it would be q
great convenience to the public, and
would not subject the COMPANY TO any
considerable expense or annoyance.
Bnt by far the greatest advantage
wo lid be that gained by the compa.
mics in having their cars recognized
by the general government as mail
carriers. II would relieve them oil
much worry sud annoyance 10 which
they are now subjected whsHsyst
! tAsre cry sBy lAbw tsoabl>s
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lruai Of which Confirmed his instinct
i've belief In some e~RtAngliuS alliance,
That night IS he read and reread the
words that we've intended for Miss
Millieent's eyes alone, his heAvt grew
hesvv. fo- every line hres;hed forth
an uamistAkable devotion, which.
Judging by the frequent a~llusions 70
future happiness was not Unreqn';Sd
II was nesr morning when he com
pleted his deliberations over the letter
and carefully located 1t in s seldom
used compartment q his desk The
next day Miss Darrell drove over -
the office with her niece snG name
sake. who had accompanied her on her
return TO ChelSes station, and inquired
for mail.
A. the Disappointment Is that ALP
with which both ladies received the
contents Of box No IS s wsve Of re
pentance rolled over the ~pNstmaste-'s
soul aud the letter sec7eted in his pri-
rate desk appeared before him like an
accusing sngel
Daring the next feW weeks letters
came for Miss Darrell on an average
Of once a dsy-letters whose tone
ranged through the various phases 81
human passion. from most tender az
lection 20 extreme anger ST their fail
ure 10 elicit S reply, and each, as it
arrived, was read by Mr., Gardner with
a sor; OF grim satisfaction and depoS-
tied with It's predecessors.
Miss Millicent's niece was crying, Il
can't understand il" she said 10 her
elderly relative between sobs, I've
been here FIVE weeks and not a word
have I heard from Charles What can
il mean?"
I'm not az all surprised. It's Just
as ! expected" Miss Mjllicent n
swered, with a half-triumphant air.
Didn't tell Won so? Don't you re-
member what said to you the first day
| saw him about deceit and rascality
being depicted upon his countenance?
And | consider myself a pretty good
Judge Of human nature. OF ours
he's neverwrite TO you. He's just been
making a fool Of you this summer"
81 don't believe it," the younger
m interrupted. angrily ~resenting
the allusion to her being duped by
anyone. II cannot see why he does
not write, but know we'll enough that
he is not false. Ours was not a sum
mer engagement only; i: was as sacred
TO him a. To myself. This silence is
unexplainable, but I shall not doubt
him
In the recesses Of her heart Miss
Darrell may have synpathized with
her niece, bu, she only expressed on
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-11
THEY ARE NOT DEMOCRATS.
Why the Tariff Reform Has Not been
Brought About.

The democratic party isnot in power
at the national capital, 1t cannot con-
troll legislation in congress. 1t is help
less to pass an important and vital
measure, which was promised in the
democratic platform of 1892, and which
by an enormous majority the people
demanded at the ballot box.
The plighted faith of the democratic
party stands unredeemed. 1t has been
powerless to fulfill its pledges. The work
which it was appointed to do-which
declared should be done-has not been
done. One year and four months ago q
democratic president was sworn into
office, and the term of a national con-
gress began with a nominal democrat.
ic majority In both the senate and the
house.
There was no such majority. Eight
or nine senator's elected as democrats
have acted in alliance with the repub-
licans. They have not cast a demo
cratic vote on the tariff bill. They have
voted just as Mckinley would have
voted had he been in the senate.
1t Ia an error to say that the demo.
Gratis are in power while a faction oil
senators classed as s~uch-enouph IN
number to destroy the democratic ma.
jority In the %senate-are casting re.
publican votes, conspiring with repub.
lican leaders to defeat the democratic
tariff bill and are in open insurrectiou
against the democratic sentiment a,
the country.
The president and the house of rep.
resentatives are united in a determine.
ton that the demociatic pledges O,
1892 shall be kept in good faith with
the people. They have presented ,
tariff bill which was the best thai
the necessities Of the case would an
thorize-not perfect, but a long ster
in advance = a measure of practical re-
form.
The senate refused to accept thi,
measure. Under republican control
by a majority composed OF the reQula,
corrupt republican forces and a Ruer
rilla contingent of bogus democrats
the democratic tariff bill appesrs des
tined to defeat If anything shall b,
saved, II will be merely what til,
house and the president can extor
from a hostile, undemocratic senate.
The coal senators, the iron ore SEM
tors, the sugar senators and the col
lars and cuffs senator have repudiate,
democracy, repudiated the platform !
1892, r~epudisted the popular instru<
tions adopted at the ballot box. an,
are determined to force on the cour
try a tariff dictated by trust deed, b
the monopoly combine and by and b
the republicans, or they will proven
the passage OF any tariff bill. Thee
recalcitrants and venegades are nc
democrats They are republican,
bearing > false name snd earsyin
iAlss colors
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cials q the aforementioned point
was an exception TO the rule.
An explanation Of that statement
NAV be given By telling You that not
only was Silas Gsrdinerthe distributor
Of the mails, but a deacon in the Bap-
It's, church as well, so. although that
sane conscience was composed OF
many OF the ingredients that also are
constituent parts Of India rubber, and
although ii oittimes became so elastic
as to allow Of his reading postal cards,
letters not .ecurely sealed and s.
forth. we may be sure tina, never was
he guilty Of such an ofense without
experiencing many severe twin-es Of
that troublesome monitor.
One Thursday afternoon there came
an unusually strong temptation. The
four o'clock mail came in, bringing a
letter that SEN the blood s~urging in
crimson waves over Postmaster Gard
liners face and made his heart beat
against is prison like a trip-hammer.
II WAS not a very important-looking
letter; just a small, square white en-
velope addressed in an even business
hand, but it was the name tha. pro-
duced the p~ostmaster's paro1ysm OF
curiosity. II was no remarkable
thing for Miss Millicent Darrell 10 be
the recipient Of letters. but never be-
fore had she received one in the free.
dashing hand that -rsced the envel-
ope that lay before him. He well
knew that tor not a missive FOR Miss
Darrell had passed through the Office
that he had not examined the writing
closely.
Through the long hours Of the even
ing while the neighbor's had congre-
gated in the little room there was a
conflict in the postmaster's mind.
Like the Danish prince, ne was trying
TO solve the question: ITO be or not
to be" "To do or not TO do" By
twenty minutes to nine the little room
was deserted. Securely fastening the
outer door and the one communicat-
ing with the s~itting-room o. his sisters
family, the postmaster removed the
oil lamp from its accustomed place on
the bracket on the wall to his desk in
the corner and once more took up Mil
licent's letter.
He held II up TO the light; he put it
back in box No. 10; he took Il up and
looked at II again, and then carefully
broke the seal and removed the closely
written sheets from their covering.
He looked at them a few minutes as
they lay there exposed to view as II
wondering how he dared TO be so bold.
But the Ruoicon was crossed; there
was no ~retreating, and ne pushed cour-
ageously forward and read Miss Min.
cents letter.
The postmaster's life had always
been very prosaic. There was one
thing In his remembrance that had
e shed a roseate glow over the
commonplace. m~onotonous e1panse of
years he had lived through, and that
was an unavowed affection for Mill.
cent Darrell. He had worshiped her
from afar when they had gone to
school together al the little red brick
house at the foot Of the hill. Time had
but served TO strengthen this childish
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-11
A TRlFLE FRENCHY.

THE French census shows . total Of
800 900 foreign work people.
The French government pays its
representative OF London 100000 a
year.
FRANCE has tho largest public debt
Of any country In the world. 1t
amounts to So, l90, 600, 900.
THE French courts have recently de-
cidcd that a woman's dot or marriage
portion is the property Of her husband.
ACCORDING to NJ. Flammarion, the
great astronomer, the mean tempera-
ture OF Paris for the past SIX years has
been two degrees below tho normal.
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THE SURGEONS TENDER SPOT.
Using the Knife on a Child Is the Hardest
Of His Tasks.

'" bbN laSNS'
mo matter how hardened a doctor
may become by seeing much suffering
said a physician the other day, there
is one thing that will always make him
weaken, that is if he has any heart at
all. Now, | have been cutting off
mems legs and arms and doing all kinds
OF severe operations for years, yet in all
that time my sense of business duty
did not allow my sympathy to inter
fere with my work, except in the cases
of children. | can never perform an
operation on a child without feeling
sick at heart. In my practice | avoid
this kind of work as much as possible.
shifting the cases to some other doctor
when possible. Why, il even hurts
me to be compelled to score the gums
OF a tcething child. I would ten times
rather cut off a mans leg than do it.
There is something about a child-that
innocent, sweet expression-which goes
to my very heart. This may sound alb
surd coming from a man, as some peo-
pie would put it, who has done as much
saving and carving as | have, but it is
the truth, nevertheless. 1t is some
thing about which other doctors have
spoken to me, and | know is quite a
general feeling. The other afternoon
was compelled to cut off the foot of a
young baby. 1t was y simple opera
ton, and some people might say that
on account of chloroform and the age
OF the child she would not have felt or
realized what had been done. Well, |
accomplished that operation, but it was
the hardest work ! have ever done.
When it was finished | was SO un~strunp
that, like a woman, I commenced to
weep. OF course, ] was ashamed OF
myself, but sometimes when the tears
begin to flow it is difficult to checl
them."-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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MATTERS FOR T

LIpEREY Of action is won by mutual
concessions.
The marriage ring Is a circle which
husband and wife have the problem
set them Of making oil square.
MARRIED people should study each
others weak points, as skaters look out
Tor weak parts on the Ice In order to
keep of them.
SUGAR is the substance most uni
v.rsally diffused through nll natural
products, Let married people take q
hint from this provision Of nature.
THE last word Is dangerous. IIus-
band and vito should no more fight to
get it than they should struggle for
the possession Of a lighted bombshell.
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STOLEN LOVE LETTERS

postmaster
at Chelsea sta
;ion had a con-
seize c e. of
course. Every
body has The
public servants
Into h rose
hands the gov
ernmen,'s pos
tai affairs sre
intr listed are
not generally
credited with
being the pos
SCISSORS Of such
an nee nven-
ientarticle, but
the worthy Off
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Disaster pn,,..

When liver trouble is per's..
ness belGwthe right ribs I al,
ache, furred tongue. ny !
~ course not. Use Hos,:.SS
Bitters and you won't 'V y q
them, or any other symn,ow, W. !!
turbance. Make haste whss \ n +!
show themselves. "ueau VI
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A MAN who was compeDa,.]
comrade to recover VIZ,
call him his pseudo frienI M
Times, "u WI
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FLANNEL next the skin ON, !.
rash, removable with GlcpnsS Nh
Hills Hair and WhiskerTr, NV N
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This Is a hard world, n,aa n
ist as he dropped out Of the NJ.
IN q stone quarry, -BrooSlypls
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The last sad right was sn.l
the man killed in a prize fsH.l
Times. e~
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a "RuR pow'

The armless wonder is oujp h,
his feet. Puck.
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AMONG ladies just now the favorite music.
81 instrument Is the violin. Their woman
nature prompts. them to enjoy SO many
strings to ones bow.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-11

AT n garden party-That n of the
stunning costumes was q kilt-plaited
skirt Of light mnuvc crepe de chine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-11

He was a countryman, and he walked
along a busy thoroughfare and read a sign
over the door OF a manufacturing estaD-
llshment: 'Cast-Iron Sinks" 1t made him
mad. He said that any fool ought to know
that.-Christian Word.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-11

A CHICAGO man has discovered a wonder.
full force that is going to supplant the steam
engine. 1t is probably q motive power
caused by combining boarding house butter
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and "used-up" feeling /, 4.
ms that your liver iSp't { SS,. ,
With q torpid liver and The h
that follows it, you're an cav
sort. Of ailments. DR.. PierS;
ical Discovery cures every Cs%S