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ed. 81 must get at the bottom Of this
mystery"
Now, Uncle Joe, protest. Don't you
rumple my dresses" cried Bess. Il
haven't so many that can afford to have
a single one spoiled, yor grumbly, srowly,
snarly -owly old uncle, YOU
''Will, this is Infamous blurted OUT
Uncle Joe, "we are two idiots; we have
been outwitted, had the wool pulled over
our eyes. I'm going home" Then. low.
ering his voice. he whispered to me:
Come down stairs, want to see you, "
and marched out Of the room, tapping
savagely with his cane at every step.
"Oh. Uncle joe" called out Bess, ''come
back here; you didn't bid me good night.
You horrid man, there's no doing anything
with YOU"
When we had reached the parlor, Uncle
Joe took long breath and began as fol-
lows:
will, that man is still in this house.
I'm sure of that as l am Of my own pres
ence here this instant"
"Oh, Uncle joe
Don't Uncle Joe me-" he muttered,
"but listen to me- Follow ME to the door,
say good night in loud voice, and then
slam it, lock it and give me the key. I'll
hide in the hallway near the back stairs
and when he attempts to make his escape
I'll nab him. You lie low in the parlor,
turn out the gas and turn that lamp down
very low; when l call out. turn the lamp
up and open the parlor door. Follow my
directions to the letter.
Il WILL Uncle" said l, "but think we
hova hnon mi or bon b,r
anyone enter the house; it must have been
the next house, very much like mine.
These houses were built by the same man
with the same brick, for his two children.
wins, same age, size and colored eyes"
Don't try to deceive me. SIR" was his
reply, go out and do as l say"
Uncle Joe had not long to wait. In n
few moments he heard Bessie's voice say
ing:
Good by, good by" and then a reply
in deeper tones:
Good night, Bessie"
Only the faintest glimmer of light enter
ed the hallway from the window over the
door,
AS the stairs creaked under the foot
steps of the descending figure Uncle Joe
crept cautiously forward, crcuching down
to keep his form entirely in the shadow.
Just as the person was about to lay hold
Of the door knob, Uncle Joe bounded for
ward with vigorous Aha! and threw
his arms around the retreating figure.
"This is shameful. finland me, Mr.
Belts. What right, sir, have you"
IN show you what right have, you
young villain" roared Uncle Joe, 1--WE
nabbed him, hurry up there, Will. What
the devil is the matter with your
II turned the lamp the wrong way and
put it out" was my ansyer, Twill be there
in a moment"
Hurry up, you COMPOUNDED slowpoke, "
growled Uncle Joe.
Meantime there was quite struggle 60
ing on in the hallway. and heard repeat.
ed cries:
LET me go, Mr.. Belts. This assault 10
infamous"'
Finally l succeeded in getting the lamp
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closet and dumbwaiter and then marched
back again. There was a change in the
old gentemans face. The look of indiy
nation which had fired his eye had given
place to an expression Of almost pain.
l knew what it meant. 1t meant that
Uncle Joe's heart was engaged in dis
tilling agonizing drops of pity for his poor
nephew.
Steadying himself on his cane, he passed
his arm around my neck and whispered
hoarsely: will! Will! The villain has
gone UPSTAIRS
Then raising his cane and shaking it
violently, he continued:
This is too mild a weapon for such an
insidious scamp, but come on, come on
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A TERRIBLE SUSPICION
BY ELEANOR WEEKS.
CHAPTER II.-Continued.

"Well, what do you think of it?' asked
Uncle Joe, after he had given ME time
TO read the note through.
"Oh, I don't think much of it, Uncle, =
I replied, laying the note down on his
desk.
''Of course you don't of course you
don't" he blurted out. MAN of the saw
mill, you'll wake up some fine morning
down stream-l mean your saw mill, you
COMPOUNDED idiot"
This was too much for me. broke
out into an uncomfortable it of laughter.
The old gentleman was getting excited
and began to pace the floor wildly, 20
thought it was time to try and calm him
down.
Now, see here, Uncle Joe," began,
'therc seems to be terrible suspicion Turk
ing in your mind with regard to Bess"
Yes. sir!" he cried out, "you have ex-
pressed it exactly A terrible suspicion
and, sir, l regret, sir to find that you do
not seem to share my suspicion"
II do not, Uncle" replied, II have the
most perfect and child-like confidence in
Bess."
''Of course you have" he retorted.
"When a man is in love he's blind as bat
will swear that black is white: day, night,
and not believe his own eyes, his own ears
call the wisest man n fool and put implicit
confidence in some shallow-p ated cox
comb with not sense enough TO tell horse
hair from the finest boar's bristles."
well, Uncle, there's but one way to
settle this matter, and that is to investi-
gate the charge made by your esteemed
friend. \. Y. H.
Correct" cried Uncle Joe, NOW you're
talking sense, my boy, and what's more,
Will, I'm just the man to investigate the
matter for you: in fact, I'm the only man
to do it, for, Will"--and here the old gen.
tlelnnn lowered his voice-''in case this
terrible suspicion of mine should prove to
be founded on fact, the secret of the ex-
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Hetty Green has s6O,OOO,OO. but is
said to live on 81 week.
Mrs. John J. ingalls, is famous cook.
and can serve dinner to perfection.
The University of Aberdeen has con.
ferred the degree of LID. on Miss Jane
Harrison.
Miss Anna Shaw. d. D., says the best
way to address an audience is to talk
as II you were scolding your husband
An authority on anthropolocy says
that the ears Of women are set further
forward on the head than those OF men.
John Hunter. the famous anatomist,
once said that the feminine love Of con-
yersation was in consequence Of a ne
culiarity in brain tissue.
The woman's club movement has pen
etrated even into the heart Of the White
Mountains, and there is a very flourish.
ing club at North Conway.
The Idea is being considered to mite
all the women's clubs in Kentucky in
stock company for the erection OF a
handsome woman's building In Lex
ingtOn.
Inc real and personal estate Of rho
late Mrs. Cochran, wife of Convross.
man Cochran. of New York. il estimat.
ca at $Vo,oO and Is left absolutely To
her husband.
Ihere Is now Grape paper craze. and
mowers. photograph frames Lamn.
shades and mats attest the poss,hiilt,a.
OF the t'lmsy fabric in the designing fin-
gers OF woman. ~
vests to be worn with tailor gowns
are made Of bengallne and v.r,ou.
kinds OF silk. both fancy and main
Ihey are closely fitted ana huttn,,.,,
down the front with horn bnttons '
me manifest underwear is made ~
ha.hsook or batiste in white ~ n,,o
e e,."a ana handsomely TRAINED WY,
either narrow valencen,.es loco ~,
insertion or Alancon AZ vrnic. ,a,....
ETY.. @o'ueFy 10Y Var''
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Must Wives Promise to Ob.x,

Must Wives Promise to Obey7
Writers FOR several religious news
papers in Great Britain are threshing
over old straw by discussing whether
1t Is right for women to promise at the
marriage altar to obey their husbands.
Whatever theoretical objections NAV
be urged against the use Of the word
"obey' In. the hymeneal service, it is
evident that 1t has few terrors for the
modern generation, the advanced
woman to the contrary notwith.
standing. Marrying and the giving in
marriage 60 on pretty much che same
- IN the days OF the Noachlan ca,a.
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Farmer Oatcake-I hear ye went Ia
Niagary Falls on your weddin. trip.
Hiram. What dye think Of 'em? Hi,
ram Harrow (modestly)-I couldn't e.
actly tell ye, squire. Ye see, had Lu.
cindy ON my arm all the time, and I
didn't have no eyes, for no falls.--Har.
per's Bazaar.
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istcnce OF your family skeleton will be
mine and mine alone. There may be
time yet my boy, to- pack these dry bones
together and get them out Of your house
forever. But mark my words, Will,
when q skeleton once gets on hook in
your closet, you cant lift It down any
more than you can get away from your
own shadow. It il there forever"
We'll, what's your plan of investiga-
uon. UncleT' asked in quiet way.
a very simple one" he replied. ITO.
morrow evening you make some excuse for
going out, say ] want to talk over some
business matters with you. Tell Eliza
beth this in the morning and mind. Will,
don't forget to add that you'll not be home
till late. That's important. I'll meet
you at the corner drug store, quarter to
eight sharp. There's an unoccupied house
right opposite yours, and we can lie low
IN the area without the slightest danger
OF being seen BY this devoted admirer Of
Eiisabeth's. Aha, the villain! I've long
had . grudge against him, and what .
pleasure it will be for me to throttle himy
For heavens sake, Uncle" cried out,
mo violence, don't make any scene. Be
calm and dignifed."
i will. ! will, my boy. for your sake. -
he murmured, ''but I'll grip him pretty
hard. nevertheless"
Hold on, Uncle joe" said at this
point. Il want You to understand most
implicitly that regard your suspicion
against Bess as utterly unwarranted. and
TO prove the strength of my conviction, I'll
lay you wager for any amount you
please that you are simply the victim Of
some practical JOKER
Bah! Don't make q fool Of yourself. -
he sputtered out. II know women bet
ter than you do. They are all alike. They
love intrigues. They aren't satisfied with
an very-day alike, humdrum existence,
they"
well, then, you accept my wager, do
your interrupted. Lets make It
twenty-five dollars"
STUFF, wager, humbug," he replied.
You're bound to lose anyway, and I sup
pose you'd expect me to charge Il up
against you as an evidence, you rogue,
you"
mo, I'll pawn my watch If I lose" was
my rather foolish answer.
Pawn your watch, will you? You
rascal" he cried. shakihg his Est at me,
the watch gave you only last Christ
mas. Here's fine specimen Of nephew
for you. Pawn your watch, will you?
Nice way to treat my presents. Dare
say you know your other uncle better
than you do M"
finally succeeded in .Quieting him down
By assuring him that Bess had twenty
ave dollars in pennies and nickels hidden
away In an old stocking, and that IL
lost the bet I'd ply It religiously.
Every well, he grunted, I'm take your
bet. and make you pay, too, IL I have to
deduct II from your weeks salary. It'll
do you and your pretty Bess good to live
on potatoes and Goldfish for Z week"
CHAPTER III.
viii Harvey lowered his voice 40 he
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-09
The Model Wife.


She rises every morning,
Just when the roosters crow:
She gently splits the kindling-
Makes the old stove puff and blow.
She puts the breakfast on to cook,
And sings as if at play;
And while the batter cakes are made,
Her husband shores away!
The children show her gentle care,
Their nightly slumbers Ger;
She dresses half dozen.
And she whips dozen more!
Then to the room she doth repair:
Her husband hears her say
"Tve almost worked myself to death!
Are you going to sleep all day."
Atlanta Constitution.
A Woman IL the Contractor.
A woman. Mrs. Henry d. Cram, Of
Boston. will furnish the Paris EXPOSE
ton of 1900 with seventy five derricks.
to be used In the construction of I'LL the
buildings that are to be of durable
stone. Mrs. Cram will personally su-
perin-end the placing of these derricks
An Excellent Reason.
The sexes can never be truly equal,
No matter what's written and said and
done,
While the stupidest man has fourteen
pockets
And the cleverest woman has none.
Life.
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clysm. Whether this IL a tribut. :.
the superior sway Of human nat;,r. ~
u tacit admission If the reserved ri,h,
of woman that when she will an.
will, and When she won't she wont =
opinions will differ. The proclaim,
ties are that the employment Of tn.
term 'obey" 10 commonly treated n
the spirit with which the diplomats.
and venerated founder Of the pick.
wick Club was accustomed to confront
parliamentary condition. 1t is looked
upon as a sort Of poetic license war.
ranted by the marriage license.
Girls Must Be Well-Bred.
The reign Of the unconventional soci,
ETY. young woman Is over. She shock.
now her own country women even morn
than foreigners.
There are thousands of daughters n
well-to-do mothers In this country who
are brought up on the old aristocratic
theory that woman should study mod.
erately hard until she is eighteen, then
look as pretty as she can. and devote
herself until she Is married to having
what is called on this side Of The Allan.
tic good time.
To be sure. in France the good time
does not come until after marriage.
and there are other differences; but the
we'll bred lady Of social graces is the
we'll lady, whether 1t be in Lon.
don, Paris, Vienna or New York, and a
ballroom in one capital is essentially
the same as in all the others, unless It
be that over here the very young PEG
pie are allowed to crowd out every.
body else
There are thousa ads of mothers who
are content that this should be the lin.
1t Of their daughters experience: A rea.
sonably good education and perfect
manners, four years of whirl and then
a husband, or no husband and con.
sentative, afternoon tea drinking spins.
terhood-and they are thankful on the
whole when their girls put their necks
meekly beneath the yoke Of conven.
ton and do as past generations Of
women all over the civilized world
have done.-Scribner's Magazine.
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in working order and threw the parlor
door open. Before Uncle Joe's eyes had
become accustomed to the light his prison.
er had encircled his neck with pair Of
| soft, rounded arms and planted firm and
resounding kiss upon his cheek. Uncle
Joe's mouth fell open. his arms dropped
by his side, his lips moved.
Take that, you horrid old bear, you
nearly squeezed me to DEATH"
Elizabeth"
Eyes, Elizabeth" said Bess taking the
lamp out of my hand and walking into the
parlor with a superbly jaunty air. 1--WE
a great notion to make my husband call
you to account for hugging me So"
The old gentleman had dropped into q
chair and sat there hopping his face.
'Will Harvey, you've got the smartest.
sweetest, brightest. wittiest wife that ever
walked in shoe leather, but for Gods
sake, give me little whisky. I'm worn
down to a thread"
After the old gentleman had refreshed
himself, he turned round to my wife and,
calling her Bessie for the first time in his
life, said:
Come here, you saucy boy-girl," and
putting his arm around that tall, 1.-the.
graceful figure, he drew her up to his
side and then told me to sit down on the
other side of him.
Bessie" he began, II have wronged
you, and I want to apologize.
"Oh, Uncle joe"
Eyes, l do. Now, don't contradict me-"
he continued. "I'm fairly, sQuarely beat
en-. Will and had little bet on this,
and If you don't mind. I'll make 1t fifty.
You may want to get new Easter bon
net. I saw Halford Dunn's wife going
into that French milliner's the other
day"
You dear old bear Of an uncle" cried
Bessie, fairly beside herself with Joy, for
she had seen your wife, Hal, buying one
of the handsomest bonnets in Madam Pa
pillon's shop, and that had set her longing
for one Of the same sort.
"Well, boys, / beg your pardon for Dor
ing you with such hong story.
"Deuced interesting, You know" drawl-
ed Van Wright. 40 he struggled to get
inside Of his fur-trimmed coat.
II only want to add that next week my
envelope had City dollars in it"
(The end.)
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THE rest cure 10 now practiced al
home by many women who have
come to proper realization Of tt
value. It used to be an expensive rem
edy. necessitating an absence of six Of
eight weeks In q private hospital. with
trained nurse. masseuse and the rest
including trunk full Of pretty tea
gowns for the convalescence. Now the
sensible woman has discovered she
can take her cure in homeopathic doses
without stopping her work or quitting
her family.
A half hour daily Of complete retire.
ment, lying down In loose clothes and
banishing all worry, oil thought, indeed
II possible, works wonders II perse.
vered In. Have the shades drawn and
close the eyes. A tired brain strays
restfully In darkened ways; even me.
chanical eye-impressions Of which one
does not seem to be thinking at all,
consume little force; blindness, physi.
cally and mentally, Is what Is sought,
and 1t Is this that rests and restores.
For the woman whose work Is nj
home the half hour Immediately preced.
ing or following luncheon Is apt to be
one that could be spent In this way.
When there are children old enough
to so to school after the meal Is better,
for the little folks will have turned
back to their lessons, no callers need
be expected, and the afternoons task
or engagement can usually brook this
little delay. For the mothers whose
babies are still In arms the rest should
be taken while their little charges
sleep.
The business woman, whose work
must be done at office or shop, must
Invent her chance for rest. 1t 10 a COM
mon habit of several young newspaper
women, reporters, to step into one of
the big shops or hotels. seek the parlor
and conscientlously rest for fifteen or
thirty minutes, as their time permits.
In shops it must be taken with the
stop for luncheon, as q rule; In offices
1t may also have to be. but often there
Is lull In business that may be almost
regularly depended upon.
The hod-carrier finishes the contents
Of his dinner pail, then Tolls against a
friendly fence in sheer animal rest.
Perhaps he lights pipe-as often he
does not-but he rests in every fiber
Of his being. A shop girl hurries over
her bread and tea to try her eyes and
tax her interest with story paper,
eagerly devoured till the last moment,
or she spends her rest time in exciting
gossip with her neighbors. Either is
foolish expenditure Of needed force.
The closer the strain the greater the
need for the complete and daily respite.
however brief Such workers should
pursue the opportunity to take 1t re-
lentlessly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-09
To Clean Silk Waists.

Both light and dark silk waists, when
soiled, may be greatly improved in ap-
pearance by sponging them we'll with
gasoline or naptha. Take a clean niece
of old bleached cloth, wet it in the gas.
oline, and rub quickly all over the
waist rubbing the silk lengthwise.
Wipe the silk over with a clean dry
cloth and hang in the open air for the
odor Of the cleaning fluid to evaporate.
II wrinkled, press the silk on the wrong
side with a moderately warm iron.
first laying cloth over its surface.
This kind Of cleaning will remove all
grease and much CRIME, though not all
kinds of spots. Carpets and furniture
coverings are often greatly improved
by cleaning in the same way. Do not
bring the gasoline or naphtha near a
fire or light, and thoroughly air any.
thing cleaned with it. When a Garnet
has been cleaned by 1t leave windows
open for an entire day.
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CHAPTER III.

Will Harvey lowered his voice 40 he
uttered these words, and getting up he
walked to the library door, opened Il,
looked out into the hall. CLOSED the door
again and turned the key nois1jessly.
Excuse me. boys" said ~. II dare
say my movements may appear somewhat
mysterious, but Bess 10 very light sleen-
O., and Il that door should spring open
and she should hear me doing oil the
talking her suspicions would be aroused.
Take . fresh cigar, Hal. You aren't
asleep, are you, vanf'
ssOh, dear no." replied Wright in his
casually lanSuid style, "I'm really very
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-24
A 100000 PRIZE
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We will pay first prize Of TWO THOUSAND
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All manuscript intended for this competition
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Every manuscript must be typewriter ant, accom-
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MANSFIELD GIRL MISSING.

MANSFIELD, Mass, Jan 81 Mamie A.
Beavitt, daughter OF Il. w. Lcavitt OF this
place. is said TO have been abducted from
her home. She went 10 Attleboro last
Sunday and visited few friends, but did
not return To- her homo. Tho police have
discovered that she met an Att,ebOro mar
ricd man, who took her To Providence on
Sunday night train. The girl bears a
good character and IS member OF q
church at Mansfield. Tho girl Is n year,
old. short In stature and of light col1
plexion
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upon an empty packing case. The bag
of bricks was laid upon two trestles,
and the broad steel girdle was buckled
round it, Then the great phlanges, the
wires and the metal box containing the
motor wero in turn attached TO the gir-
die. Last of all fat steel rudder shap-
ed like fish's tail was secured to the
bottom of the sack.
"We must make 1t go round in
small circle, said Pericord, glancing
round at the bare, high walls.
''Tie the rudder down at one side, "
suggested Brown. "Now it is ready.
Press the connection, and off she goes. "
Pericord leaned forward, his long,
sanow face quivering with excitement.
His white, nervous hands darted hero
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take little Carlsbad Sprudel Salt in a
glass full OF water. That will set you
right and keep you right, If you're in
clined to be bilious or dyspeptic or con-
stipated.
People wonder, sometimes, why 1t Is
that the Carlsbad treatment, the worlds
remedy for habitual constipation, should
be recommended for diarrh0a and such
disorders, too. Simply because 1t leads
the stomach and bowels naturally into a
healthy condition, whatever their de-
rangements--it doesn't accomplish its re-
suits by harmful irritation, as most pills
ard purgatives do.
Beware OF limitations sold as i'm
proved or "artificial Carlsbad Salt.
The only genuine Carlsbad salt, with
oil the properties of the Sprudei Spring
solidified, has the seal of the city Of Carls-
bad and the signature of " EIsNER q
MENDELsoN Co.. Agents, New York" F"
on every bottle. All others are worthless
limitations.
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DAMAGING DlSCOvE RlES.

EAST THUA--...... ,unn., Jan. - -.lrrr
Stashkowich, against whom suspcip,
pointed for killing his wife and her 7-year
old son, WAS arrested yesterday. I'll
woman anh her sim disappeared on Juna
l3. Stashko~ich had previously threat.
ened the life Of his wife. The nuthoritiei
have found Gutirun covered with blVm,
and blood spots on the door ~ the housc.
M traces ot the bodies can be found.
Stashkowich was taken to Jail ut Thonl.
son.