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his left and then halted on the corner
with the calm deliberation of one that
views the landscape DER.
"Well, here I am; but where? All,
that is the question! wonder, now, if
that ragged little urchin whom seeap-
proaching will recognize me? Oh, he's a
newsboy; I might buy a paper from
him, and then"
Paper, sir?" inquired the diminutive
tatterdemalion, drawing near and
thrusting large local sheet into North's
face with unblushing confidence; then
as he scanned the gentleman's features
more closely, he added with grin of
recognition: "Yer'll take a Times, won't
yer, Mr.. North? Yer alwers does!''
a BY Jove!" thought North, "even the
newsboys and ragamuffins are mine
own familiar acquaintances! Who am I,
that should thus be public property2'
He mechanically accepted the paper
that was thrust into his hand and ad-
dressed the urchin in sweet persuasive
tone: @
my boy, is this Delaplaine street9"
The newsboy stared at him in open
mouthed establishment, and did not an
swer until. the question had been re-
peated with q perceptible diminution OF
the persuasive sweetness and CORES
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CHAPTER III.

Ant. s. II 81 rs 8. ~ ~ -I .
Known unto these and to myself disguised
I'll say rs they say,-and persevere so.
And in this mist at all adventures 20!
Comedy of Errors.
The soft rustic of silken garments
announced the approach of Mrs. May
nard. 1t drew nearer, and with noise
less step the lady herself swept into the
drawing-room. ~
North, whose eyes had by this time
become accustomed to the dim twilight,
rose at once with formal bow. To his
surprise he found that his nerves were a
little unsteady, his pulses beating q
little more rapidly, than usual. Could
it be that he was excited? The critical
moment had come. He knew that
within the next few seconds. his decis-
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lieved in her with his whole heart, and
had been trifled with-deceived. There
was no danger that his heart would
ever be captured again.
Still Mrs. Maynard interested him,
under the circumstances, and he there
fore subjected her to his unobtrusive
but critical observation.
Their eyes met directly for an instant
after their first salutations, and during
that instant North fancied that he
could perceive a swift and subtitle
change come over her. He could not
have defined the change any more than
he could have accounted for it. He only
knew that a sudden little shadow fitted
over her face, a sudden little chill came
into her manner, curious mingling OF
surprise, annoyance and perplexity took
the place of the frank cordiality with
which she at first greeted him. She
seemed to lose her self.possession for
moment, and her first words. though
evidently intended to be light and care
less, were spoken with nervous rap
idity that quite betrayed her.
"How very kind in you, Mr.. North, to
be so punctual" she exclaimed, as she
sank gracefully into q low easy-chair
and waved him back to his seat. II
really have not a moment this after
noon that I can call my own, but I
thought must see you if only to say
two words. The ladies' guild, of which
1 am so unfortunate as to be president,
is to meet with me for special session
of closed doors, and already several Of
the members have arrived, SO you see
shall have just five minutes to devote to
you-or rather, shall detain you only
for that time. You understand, of
course, why I sent for you?" with q
swift, questioning glance at him,
slight trace of anxiety in her manner.
North gravely assented and endeav-
ored to look wise. .s.s.. L. 81
'Of course he said to himself, with
his usual facility for quieting his own
conscience, "she sent for me because
she wanted to see me- Isn't that clear
enough: Anyone might understand
that" r
81 mean," added Mrs. Maynard, with
curious effect of measuring her words
with difficulty because of her usual
habit of speaking impulsively and I'M
guardedly, you understand my-anx-
iety%' & .
She hesitated again and seemed to be
waiting for him to speak. AS he could
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to catch him myself. You know he
takes that trespass case into court this
afternoon. Pm waiting now to see
Woods, who promised to meet me here
at one o'clock. Hesitate, as usual-con-
found him! Any idea where you are 60
ing, North?" Y #. "
Alas, he had not! But he smiled Sc
renely as he answered with reckless
candor: K
&"Why, yes, my dear fellow; may as
well tell you that am due at No. 80
Delaplaine street at two o'clock
tIndeed!" No surprise, but consider
able significance in this dry rejoinder.
"Do you know where that lisp" pur-
sued North with, amiable sociability,
thinking the while that, if so, he envied
the gentleman with the eyeglasses the
information. E## 4 = a
.sWhere what is? No. SO Delaplaine
street," demanded that gentleman, with
a blank stare. ''Good heavens, man,
how long do you intend to keep up this
role of idiot? Wasn't it that first in
troduced you there, I'd like to know?'
Perhaps it was" admitted North,
nonchalantly.
SIT might have been, for anything
that am prepared to say to the contra
ry," he added mentally, as he stood for
aimoment pulling his mustache in q
meditative way and glancing with q
puzzled air up and down the street.
81 say, North, have you taken to low
comedy as permanent thing?" con-
tinued the aggrieved possessor and
wearer of the eyeglasses ''It's shock,
even to me, to see you degenerating so
suddenly into the character of a clown"
1T can vary it with high tragedy"
said North. accommodatingly, as he
went down the steps, t'if that will suit
you any better, my dear fellow. Au
revoir!' NS&$ n A4FE"$ ~
And with delightful sense of uncer-
tainty as to whittier he was tending, he
started slowly down the street. ~
He had not proceeded very far when
he was arrested by the colonel's face
tious exclamation:
81 say, Mr.. North, are you walking in
your sleep? n Delaplaine street isn't
down that way, you knowl' @ ST.
North whirled around composedly
and retraced his steps. y
evil you be kind enough to tell me,
then, my dear colonel" he said, 'where
Delaplaine street lisp give you my
word that have not the faintest idea. {"
And, pausing by the steps as he mutt
tered this astonishing confession of ig-
norance, he looked up at the colonel
will, innocent perplexity depicted in his
countenance.
.:Mr. North, what is the matter with
you?" demanded Col. Dayton, in whose
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Railroad Lands for Sale at Low
Prices and ON Easy Terms.

The Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany offers for sale on easy terms and
at low prices, $4,000 acres Of choice
fruit, gardening, farm and grazing
lands located in Southern Illinois.
They are also largely interested in,
and call especial attention to the
100000 acres of land in the famous
Yazoo Delta of Mississippi, lying
along and owned by the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley Railroad Company,
and which that company offers at low
prices and on long terms. Special
inducements and facilities offered to
go and examine these lands both in
Southern Illinois and in the "Yazoo
Delta" Miss. For further description,
map and any information, address or
call upon E. p. Skene, Land Commits
sioner, No. l Park Row, Chicago, H.;
or, G. w. McGinnis, AssT.s Land
Commissioner, Memphis, Tenn. 2m3
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Ion must be made. II he were 10 retEeot
from the reckless course that he had
meditated, 1t must be In the very mo-
ment Of greeting Mrs.. Maynard; but,
granting that he made this choice,
what acceptable excuse could he offer
for reading note which he was morally
certain was not intended for his pc
rusal, and accepting an invitation which
it was equally certain had never been
extended to him?
This question which, strange to say,
occurred to him now quite for the first
time, produced a most paralyzing effect
upon HIM. and for the moment deprived
him of the power of speech or action.
1t might almost be argued in his de-
Tense that. he was not responsible for
what Immediately followed, for as he
stood there in this state OF fascinated
indecision Mrs Maynard unconsciously
turned the wavering scale, in which,
nicely balanced, his line of action lay,
by uttering his name in tones of well
come and holding out her hand to him
cordially. 1t was small white hand
with a solitaire ring sparkling on one
fnger-he noticed that in vague sort
of way-and it rested in his hand, as
lightly as a snowflake.
North realized then that in his mo-
ment of hesitation he was lost; he
therefore gave himself up to an interest
ing study of Mrs. Maynard and panic
stricken wonder how best to adapt his
manner and conversation to the pecul-
lar situation in which he had placed
himself. ..5. ,...~-s
The first consideration was easily dis
posed of. Accustomed to arriving swift
~ at conclusions, he summed up Mrs.
Maynard in one rapid glance. Age I'M
certain, something between twenty-five
and thirty; height a little above the
medium; figure graceful and willowy;
hair pale golden, exquisitely fine and
wavy; eyes large, dark and brilliant;
features regular and delicately color
less; manner vivacious and slightly i'm
POROUS. A little spoiled and willful,
perhaps, but only delightfully."- 50.
Her gown was of black silk, with
profusion of fine white lace about the
corsage, which relieved the somber ef-
feet and seemed to give peculiar bril-
liancy to her eyes. That faint exquisite
perfume like hot house roses, which he:
had noticed when he read her note,
hung about her like an intangible pres
ence There was an indescribable
daintiness about her that gave pecul-
lar charm to her beauty; yet with all
this softness and beauty one could not
fail to perceive that she possessed some
strong and decided points of character.
Invincible pride and force Of will
these two traits were plainly revealed
beneath all the charm of sweet and
gracious exterior. -
Had North been very susceptible to
feminine attractions he might have
lost his heart to Mrs. Maynard at first
sight, as others had so often done. But
a certain cold, f1ippant cynicism which
he had been cultivating for the past
few years, with considerable success,
saved him from this fate He had once
loved beautiful girl with all the
strength and fervor of his soul, had be-
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BUCKLINS' ARNICA SALTE.

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Price Is cents per box.
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Ayers Sarsaparilla is not &C.
cret preparation Any physician may
have the formula on application. The
secret of its success as medicine lies
in it's extraordinary power to cleanse
the blood of impurities and cure the
most deep-seated cases of blood dis
ease. itqsf ST. Isl s
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A LITTLE
Comedy Of Errors I ! !.
n NH OffEs &{j,l H
BY s. s. Morton.

$ CHAPTER II NJ 4
AJAX s-1heres not : man inset but doth
As.lt3I we're their ven acquainted
G friend 3 # #s%# M sS #S<a@ u
And everyone doth cali mo ~ my
name.
Comedy of Errors.
At half-past one O'clock Allan North
reappeared on the hotel portico. The
number of oilers there had diminished
considerably during the past half hour;
only Col Dayton and the gentleman with
the Eyeglasses remaining of the origi-
nal group.
The latter, tipped back in a chair
with his feet elevated to the top Of the.
veranda railing, was enveloped in a
cloud of FRAGRANT cigar smoke, which
piacency as If it had been halo of
glory. The colonel, seated beside him
with newspaper spread out before
him, was proclaiming aloud to his;
rather inattentive auditor the news8of
the day, foreign, domestic and local
'sHa! Mr.. North" he exclaimed, com.
ing to full stop in his reading, ss'are
you of again" 55sss3s 5ss'a's9' 'SS'' 'asEs
tsFor short time, colonel" answered
North, pausing on the steps to give q
final smoothing down to his gloves. u
The gentleman with the Eyeglasses
took his cigar from his teeth, cleared
away the encircling smoke and turned
toward North with a half sneering
scrutiny.
81 say" he suddenly demanded, the
idle curiosity in his expression chang
ing to selfish interest, ''are you going to
the Officer" s-.
North lifted his eyebrows slightly; q
comment entirely for his own benefit.
Perhaps he had an Office, and prac-
tice! that would be likely to make some
demand upon, his attention. Might not
that be trif1e awkward?
.sWell," he said to himself, ''this can
notgo on forever, shall either succeed
in establishing my own identity. or be
taken in charge by the commissioners
in lunacy, before I have been many
hours in X--!'' s,>%2...
Then aloud:
ITO the office?'' he repeated, in a
leisurely way, as if he were mentally
debating the question. II hadn't
thought Of it. Why?' " "s
'Oh, was merely intending to ask
you, if you were going there, to take a
message to Morris. No consequence. l
shall probably get down there in time
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N. E. Lawton, Worthington, MIMI,
buys aud sells farms and city property
at home and abroad. Stiff -
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Sparks from the Wires.

CONGRESSMAN HENDERSON, of Iowa,
Is critically i'll in Washing ton.
THE Council at Oskaloosa, Iowa has
fixed the saloon tax at 81 co..
JOHN MUNDoRF cut his throa, In a
barber shop in New York City.
The State of Tennessee has COM
pleted the sale ofrbonds for 81 900, 600.
EMPLOYEES OF Elk Kentucky coal
mines have struck. Over loo men are
out.
JOHN STUDENMEYER, a c;garmakcr,
was robbed by footpadj at Dubuque,
Iowa, of 800.
EMMA JUCH, the opera singer, is to
marry Francis Wellman, New York
attorney,
AT Wooster. Ohio, James Virgins
was convicted of attempting TO murder
w. A. Mackey.
FRANK HARVEY, a Jeffersonville
lind. convict, escaped in his under
clothes, but was recaptued.
THE Diamond Match Company will
build an immense factory in England.
Ice citing Ii in London.
THE Wesleyan Methodist Church
and two other buildings burned ut
Middleton. Chic. Loss, 5000.
c. w. BUCKLEY, OF Montgomery,
Ala, was elec;el commander of the
State department Of the G.. A. Il
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BURIED UNDER MILLIONS.
Treasury Clerks Have Narrow Escape
from Being Crushed by Coin.

Treasury Clerks Have n Narrow Escape
from Being Crushed by Coin.
A portion of the $50, 90 900 that is
stored away in vault G. at the Phila-
delphia mint came very near being q
cause OF disaster to several clerks who
were counting the coin, Wednesday
afternoon. The coin was piled up in
bags TO he ght of twelve feet and a
width of eight fec. The vault is
damp, and the bags had become moldy
and flai. AS Wellington Morris, an
employe, was standing On top of the
pile raking in some loose silver dolla, s,
he stepped into "a bag, and the silver
dollars at once began to slide out. Like
SNOWFALL on mountain side the mass
Of silver do lars grew in size
There was an ominous tumble, and
the clerks at the foot Of the pile locke
up in surprise. Seeing the impending
dang or wild break was made for the
door. DR.. Caleb Whitehead, who rep
resents the Mint Blu. cal, jumped over
the scales at the moment when the
dollars poured down with roar. f..
"A. Sartori and w. y. Bosbyshell, who
are assistants in the ounting. scram-
bled out in the nick o time. Serious
injury to Morris was feal ed, but he
sue eeded in escaping unhurt.
The impact of the dollars shook the
mint building as ii by an earthquake
and intense excitement prevailed
among the employees IL Is estimated
that the amount which fell was valued
at fully S2,COJ,000 and weighed IL, 200
pOun s.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-11

DR.. Thomas E. Slevin, in recent
lecture before the Geographical So
ciety of the Pacific, S. i'd;
The word California was first used
in work on Spanish chivalry pub
lished in 1910. This work was an al
legged history of the adventures of
Annals of Gaul and his son Esplan-
diam. 1t was of great length, and
divided into large num- err Of short
stories, one of which was the manner
in which 'Califia, the queen of the ISL
and of California, country inhabited
only by women, who lived as amazons
and had gold wi hout end, saved Con-
stantinople from an attack by the Per-
SLAMS. This story, as we'll as others,
was widely read by the people of Spain,
and by many regarded as fact. Among
the stanch believers were the memt ers
of the Cortez expedition, who, upon
landing upon the peninsula of Lower
California, imagined they were on an
island which, owing to its apparent
riches, they named after the fab'ed
isle, and Cortez himself called the new
country California.
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Think.

A little thoughtfulness goes a great
way In the home, as well as in the
larger social life; and the more close
and intimate the association, the
greater the need OF this thoughtful-
ness In little things. There are few
things SO trying as the constant neg
lect and forgetfulness of triffes.
Many a greater fault, many serious
error even, fails to give as much actual
trouble, AMI produce so much discord
In general, as the habit of never re-
turning tho III ne that is borrowed; of
undue delay in answering notes: OF
neglecting to perform any and all OF
those "trifes light as air" in them
solves, but which, in the aggregate, make
up so great sum OF human happiness.
In fact, there is no more exa ,perat-
ing trait than thoughtlessness in tri-
fie5. 1t is even moro so than in larger
and more significant matters. The i'm
portant affair can well be spoken OF
and recalled duly TO mind. but the un-
important one is often diffic lit 10 dis
cuss. One feels disinclined to ask an
other to do the thing that should have
been done without asking.
Carefulness in small things will do
more to promote an atmosphere Of
harmony in the household than almost
any other one thing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-11
A NO-TO-BAC MIRACLE
PHYSICAL PERFECTION PRE-
VENTED BY THE USE OF TO-
BACCO.
An Old-Timer OF Twenty-three Years To-
bacco Chewing and Smoking Cured, and
Gains Twenty Pounds In Thirty Days.

An Old-Timcr OF Twenty-thrce Years To-
bacco Chewing and Smoking Cured, and
Gains Twenty Pounds In Thirty Days.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis, May 5-Spe-
cial. The ladies OF our beautiful little
town are making an interesting and
exciting time for tobacco-using hus-
bands, since the In. urious effects OF to-
bacco and the ease with which 1t can
be cured by preparation called No
To-Bac have been SO plainly demon
strated by the cure of Mr.. +. c. Waite
In written statement he says: Il
smoked and chewed tobacco for TWEEN
three years, and | am sure that my
case was one of the worst in this part
Of the country. Even after | went to
bed at night, IL | woke up | would
want to chew or smoke. 1t wa.
not only killing me but my wife was
also ailing from the injuriocs effects,
Two boxes of No-To-Bac cured me. and
| have no more desire for Jbacco than
| have to Jump out of the window l
have gained twenty pounds in thirty
days, my wife is well, and we are in
deed both happy to say that No-To-
BAG is truly worth its weight in gold
to us.
The cure and improvement in Mr..
Waite's case is looked upon as a
miracle-in fact, it is the talk of the
town and county, and it is estimated
that over a thousand tobacco users
will be using No-To-Bac within few
weeks. The popularity about No-To-
Bac as a patent medicine is that the
makers, the Sterling Remedy Com
pany. No. 45 Randolph street, Chica-
go, absolutely guarantee the use OF
three boxes to cure or refund the
money, and the cost, $3.50, is so trihing
as compared with the expensive and
unnecessary use OF tobacco that tobac-
co-using husbands have no good
excuse to offer when their wives insist
upon their taking NoTo-Ba AMI get
ting result in the way of pure, sweet
breath. wonderful improvement in
their mental and physical condition,
with practical rehabilitation of their
nicotized nerves.
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What Goes TO Make PAPER.

Paper can be made out of almost any
thing that can be pounded to n pulp.
Over fly kinds of bark are employed,
while old sacking or bagging makes a
good article.
Paper is made CT banana skins.
from bean stalks, pea vines, cocoanut
fiber, clover and timothy hay, straw,
fire h weeds. seaweeds and more than
100 different kinds of grass.
Paper has been male from hair, fur
and wool; from asbestos, which FIR
nishes an article inlestcuctible by fire;
from hop plants, from husks of any
and every kind of grain.
Leaves mako good strong paper,
while the husks and stems Of Indian
corn have been tried, and almost every
kind of moss can b made into paper.
There a:e patents for making paper
from sawdust and shavings, from this
ties and thist edown, from tobacco
stalks I'D tan bark. II is said there
are over 300 patents covering the
manufacture of paper.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-11
Electric Wires.

Some writer very aptly likens the
nerves to electric wires, and the gen.
eral working OF their system to that Of
electric cars. A man who slips his
trolley" like Mr.. Jeremiah Eney, 1872
w. Lombard ST., Baltimore, Md, will
need something better than even q
galvanic battery to set him all right.
Mr. Eney found that something in the
following way. Il suffered" he says,
"a long time with neuralgia in the
head. gave st. Jacobs Oil fair trial
and an entirely cured" In this way
the great remedy acts as a motorman
to re store broken wires, and set the
system TO perfect action.