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man Is not lit ana pAckeo ava away IN
erature his profes- my own Tracks
sion? Living expenses in the States are
highG The literary profession, seldom
uemuneratiye anywhere, is this year espe-
cially precarious in the great republic.
Hence a poor author would be especially
apt this year 10 seek a cheap environ
ment, if incumbened with a family. Life
in the tropics is supposed TO be cheap.
Owing to the facilities for marriage and
divorce in America families are often
larger there than elsewhere. Do you fol-
low me?"
81 can see how you arrive at the fact that
he has large family, but how you hit upon
the number OF the children"
'Ah, you never read, / see, my little
monograph on the ratio between the family,
the latitude. and the nationality, divided
by the profession. 1T gained the medal al
the Royal Society. but that is trifie." p"
aHolmes," said ], you are, in my
opinion. the best and wisestman 1 have eyel
known"
Holmes. chuckled. "To a superficial eye
know must seem egostic in admitting the
truth OF your estimate" he said, "but
should hold il the height OF affection to dis
claim supreme powers and virtues merely
because they happen to be my OVID.
"And was il the Standard advertise
unent that brought you here to-day2"
LAD1AASiA Hoeoo'' sSN ~ tA--tN A-'r
Yes although recent services to the crowned
heads OF Scandinavia and other European
empires have relieved me from any pressure
OF necessity in these researches, still, IL
the interest Of chemistry, / like OCCASIONAL. .
20 work out a human problem or two.
can't. OF course, expect another Study II
Scarlet or Naval Treaty, but this affail
promises to be amusing, iD spite OF It's com
n0nplaceexterDala aspect. Insome respects
indeed, IL is quite unique"
May I ask what makes you think so7''
Have you observed that the advertise
Fnent contains Just eight words and fort,
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BLOOD AND SKIN.

Blood and Sin Diseases, Blood Poison,
Syphilis. affecting the Body. Throat, Skin,
and Bones Mucous Z atenesiH N OGth Ulcers,
TnTnors Warty GFovths. &c. scientific
treatment: guaranteed cure. liberation OF
Leg or other parts Worst cases solicited.
Cure effected or money refunded
0DiNATC diseases OF any nature, Scalding,
FnitRIE Burning, Smarting, Frequent Uri-
nation, Discharges Irritation, elect, Stric-
tnre, etc.
VAnlc0GE g9Tst Sy my aSfs sRfsnr EaaaS ngho sqr0d
Don't waste precious time Consult Dr.
Carleton He Will take an interest in YOU, 1,
he win get You well His long residence
in this city and his brilliant record of cures
effected in apparently hopeless cases eutille
him to your confidence
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shop, unless it was bout somebody she
knows. G'night, and don't you forget that
talk bout Henery was Jest between you
and me-
They parted at the corner and Bill, whist
ling gayIy, went down the steps TO MS
CHEEKY home. Maria opened the door for
him, whispering as she did II, "Henery Is
here again to supper"
You don't say" grumbled Bill, sup
pressing his pleasure. well, we do nave
hard luck"
We've jest got to put up with it, so
don't say word, Bill; III be mad If you
do Maria turned quickly, her veXation
vanishing under his sympathy.
For some reason Henery's usual fund OF
topics for conversation seemed exhausted
this evening He ate his supper in 81
lenee that seemed uncomfortable, and made
Dolly look at him time and again wonder
ingly. When the meal was over he said
hesitatingly that he would like to see Dolly
| in the front room for moment
'sGot her q ring, SurmiSed Adeline.
| "And wants her TO set the day, mebbe,
| chimed in Jane.
| Bill listened with pleased smile. he
| sat down by the kitchen stove and smoked,
making plans in peaceful contentment, but
his dreams were soon interrupted by Dolly,
who came hastily into the kitchen, bang
| ing the door behind her.
| .sThank goodness she said with vim,
| ''I'm rid of him.
''Rid OF Henery?" gasped Bill "Ain't
\ yer goiR' to take him?'
"That 1 ain't,' said Dolly, her cheeks
flaming and her eyes filling with tears.
"The no-count impudent fellerl''
II thought you liked him. said Bill.
"welI, didn't. oh, yes, 1 did sorter,
| brother Bill"
The girl dropped down by him and took
his hand with sudden touch of tender
ness.
Il was sorter taken with him." she ad-
mitted. but 1 knew all the time he was
no count and that it was dreadful hard
on YOU.
"You amt turnin' him off fur my sake?'
asked Bill eagerly. "Oh, you amt no need
to do that, Doll. Here, I'll run call him
back Why, L SHOULD like to have him come
right in here and live with us"
''You are the unselfishest man I eveI
saw" cried Dolly, "but ii amt for you I'm
doin' it. The sassy feller wanted to tel
me he didn't want me to set too much by
his 'tentions for he's gotanOther girl! Said
that to me, Bill, that's turned, off half the
men round heTei There, don't be so mad
it was all mistake, anyhow, and it's jest
pure luck for you that it's turned out so
oa{' offy, win you ten 'nS fSS' I've sent HiH
"Of course will ;" said Bill, sadly.
When Dolly retired he went at his
task The girls were distressed, but hi'
motherand wife econgratulatedhim warmly
''Its fine piece Of luck for you, Bill,
they said, land you deserve it, Bill You'C
borne we'll the thought of havin' him t
look out for, too
Had II" said Bill, meekIy "He was
modest man in his estimates Of his own de
serts, and he added with a sigh, ''Well
Inebbe did deserve this luck"
"We've certainly got good 'nough siZe'
family now" unused Maria.
''Oh, yes" said Bill, ''six women is quit
family. We couldn't have got long wit
man, too-p'raps''
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with children; his avoidance of them may
have been connected with his aversion TO
female society, TO which / have made al
lusion elsewhere in theEe memoirs; you
hnve NOT the yoIumeby you, you canprogure
Il at the book shops, price $l.25. The
truth is. he was always reticent as to his
early history, and as / had no source OF
information except himself, do not know
much about it. ! regret to add that IN
stead OF adopting Lucettina at the con-
clusion of this adventure, as l hoped he
would, he appeared to lose all interest IN
her and never mentioned her again.
Holiness conduct In the pasture was
ST range, and in anyone but himself would
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Ninety Per Cent.

OF men. at some time OF life. between the
ages Of 2I and so. become afflicted with or
ganic and nervous weakness anu LOSS Or
No other aiiment is so disastrous 10 man
happiness So intimate and direct Is the
teIeg raphic line OF communication between
the brain and the reproductive system that
the man, conscious or organic weakness, 10
weighed down by miserable fore eOodlngs,
doubt. disability. fears and eIuDarra ssInenJ-
The condition deTnOFaIiZes man. he loses
dignity. becomes Respondent. sometimes
thinks OF committing suicide. sees nothing
to live for, and feels generally dlscOntented
with himself and all the word.
Do vOu begin to realize that you are drift
ing into the above condition? that you ara
uOtsov vigorous as formerly, have not the old
time energy nor vitality, are losing your
ogriD. and lack the vim of other days which
enabled YOU to thrust tTifles aside and
march onward to succeSs2 II so,
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house. Holmes rose, regarded HIM intently,
and then, as the bird swooped forward, he
suatched a silver mounted revolver from MS
pocket aud fired. The buzZard fell dead
on the veranda steps.
Holmes, what have you done?" / eX-
claimed "Buzzards are protected by ia
maican law"
THAT is Mr. Higgins affair."" he re-
| turned coldly. What concerns me is, that
the knife is found"
1.-The knife found?" I cried. How?
Where?"
| dog swallowed the knife, the>buZzard a te the
dog, and the knife along with it,"
| But how do you know it was this par
| ticular buzzard?" asked Mr.. Higgins
| Holmes took out his pocketbook and ex-
| tracted from il a small brown feather.
''You have, perhaps, never seen my
| monograph on the plumage of birds as q
| means of detecting CRIME he remarked.
/ ''It is q standard work among the seien-
! tific societies OF Europe. picked up this
| feather on the compost heap. As that buZ-
gard swooped, / noticed that the twenty
seventh feather of the left pinion was
| missing. This is it. He was the culpTit."
| 'AmaZingr' l exclaimed Holmes,
| this is the greatest Intellectual triumph
| you have ever achieved. You omitted,
however, to state your reasons for caus-
ing Lucettina to write the word 'somthin'
10 your book. Perhaps you prefer TO
leave that to the ingenuity or the reader?"
although that has never been my
habit" he replied, 81 am willing to dc
| so in this instance. Well, Mr.. Higgins,
are you satisfied?'
ut is marvellous" answered Higgins
| inserting the thumb and finger in his
waisteoat pocket and bringing out a
small penknife with white handle
meanwhile, here is the Lost Object.
myself picked it up a few minutes after
Lucettina dropped it in an unsuccessful
effort to put it in her pocket. But 70
this trifIug detail, L should certainly ex
| pect to find the knife in the position
you have Indicated" He paused mo
| meut, and then added: Il heard tina
Mr. Holmes was in the Island, and de
sired to make his acquaintance IAe III
sertion of the advertisements in the pape
seemed the method most likely to succeed
1 also was desirous to get little copy
for my New York weekly letter. In con
sideration of the object, trust Mr.. Holme
will excuse the means"
For an instant feared that Holme
was beSted atllast Never was NOR
mistaken. fH :
my dear sfr, ,"ihe said, with a broat
smile, 'I have been from the first per
fectiy aware that you had found tn
knife, and in the manner indicated. Bu
recognizing inoyou an intellect OF call
ber nearly equal to my own, had to resor
to extraordinary means to induce you t
: show your hand. think you will be tn
first to admit that have been successful
Confess, my dear Higgins, that had l nc
shot the buzzard you would not have pre-
, duced the penknifeF'
Higgins rose and bowed to this incoI
testable evidence of superior greatness.
MIR. Holmes, and you, Mr. Watson
have the goodness to walk up to my side
board" ;" he said 1.-THE drinks are on me!
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I'I simnlv Let Him nron.

''ISimplv Let Him Drop hest j could 90
WAS 10 keep out OF The way until the edition
WAS sold out. No, cidn't accompany my
friend, Prof. Moriarty, in his grand aerial
flight; ] SIMPLY let him oTop-as you
say in society-and backed away in
my own tracks (which may account for
your having seen 10 footsteps returning
in the opposite direction. l-"WeN, he
continued. running his eyes over me, "since
you seem TO have driven yourself down
In your lUEgy, with the bay and TIE seal
brown horses, perhaps YOU wouldn't mind
taking me up ID il. II las a break in the
top frame on the left hand side but don't
mind that. As you had ETcaaasted on a
goat stew 3ust before starting, and ate
well in spite OF the TACT that yoa had TO
add a good deal OF falt TO il, ! presume
you won't care 10 stop here for lunch. Tn
glad 10 see that You have taken proper
amount OF exercise by chopping down that
pimeuto tree on The slope of the hill going
up TO the summer house; one can't be
too careful of ones health in the tropics.
On the way we can stop and post that
letter 10 A1essrs. Ogden, your London attor-
neys, which you forgot 10 mail as you
came down"
MY dear Holmes. exclaimed I at
last, finding my voice. this passes be-
lief How on earth
Tut Simplicity itself. A few horse
hairs on your coat, a couple Of grains OF
salt under your right thumb nail, the ON
nipresence of the goat in Jamaica, the
blister on the inside OF the right forefinger,
the pinlento odOr emanating from YOUR
person, the earth stain on your trousers
where you slipped on the slope, your old
army penchant for elevated coigns OF
vantage, the tuppenceha penny stamp on
the corner OF the letter peeping out OF
your breast pocket, coupled with the
fact that except your attorneys you have
no correspondents in London"
'How do YOU know that?'
my dear Watson" said Holmes, shak-
ing his head, ''you must credit me with
common Intelligence. Your notorious
neglect OF that long-suffering little wife
Of yours, eliminating in a Judicial sepa.
ration, SO disgusted your friends that they
cut you in a body and compelled you to
seek seclusiOn in the colonies. You are
now endcavOring, through your attorneys
TO get the decree set aside that compel
you to pay her ten and six-pence a month
and-but perhaps / need not continue"
You are as wonderful as ever. But
the break in the buggy frame"
An abrasion on your sleeve where j
rubbed against the splintered wood Bu
really these explanations are poor policy
They destroy the sense of mystery, whicl
is one Of the great elements of power. How
do you like your neighboTs, the American
family"
He met my speechless stare Of bewl
derment with an amused smile.
THE paterfamilias, with his natfv
humor and his classical attachments
must be good company; the seven CHI
dren may in some respects be draw
back, though they constitute practic
in themselves"
Holmes, you positively alarm me-"
BE pulled a copy OF the Jamaica Stand
ard out Of his pocket and pointed to thi
paragraph:
"Lost-A small object. Particulars q
Southcum Pen"
"Does this Rllay your fears?" he asked
''On the contrary. IL is true that tn
place adjoining mine is called Southcun
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Good Sample.

Here is an alleged sample Of obituary
poetry taken from Philadelphia paper.
Igave him hfsmedicine regular
From morn tiII the set OF sun
He took two powders at ten O'Clock
And another powder at one.
But doctors cannot help US
When death knocks at the door.
Goodbye, my darling husbandf
You left at ten minutes to four.
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AAOAnC. W. AAt1N " eAo
q man of average
height and indeter-
inmate figure, with
ma habit OF crossing
mhislegs occasional
mly and OF smiling
mslightly when any
mthing OF an anus
ming nature trans
pired in our conver-
sation. ! need not
say that none OF
these eccentricities
were lost upon
Holmes, though he
sat with his eyelids
Still closed as If in
sleep. For reasons
,r-N,s,l --sn sr,,r,an
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on referring 10
my notes fer the
vear1s95, find
that en- Wednes-
DAY, the 18th or
bfarch OF that
year, ! dove 10
st. AIMS Bay,
jamaica. 20 meet
theCoast steamer
containing my
weekly bundle OF
per di c "A I S.
Leaving the lsUg
gy in the shadow
OF the bank, I
walked across 10
the pier just as
the boat from the
steamer made
fast 10 il. The
first figure TO
spring ashorewas
a tai, thin, active
z UIp5sS5Ip 'HGu
blu e flannel
yachting suit.
Judge OF my as
tOuiShnlent when
] recognized in
hin my long lost
friend, Sherlock
Holnlesi He cock
ed his eve at my
open DoUthed
suupefaction,aBd
as usual answer
I'd my thoughts
before had time
TO have agy.
"Ah, Watson, y
said he, sorry
10 stullify that
last story OF
yours. my dear
fellow. but the
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was not on the
ground, til Q
problem, by the
process of ex-
clusion, was
n a r T o w g d
down t o the
dog, on whom
from an early
stage Of the
p + o G e @ d
ings, my sus-
picion h a d
been fixed. I
learned that
this dog had
g a m b oil e d
along beside
her during the
ride, barking
playfully as
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Bills Luck
BY KArHERINE BATES
tcopyright, 1895, by Bachelor, johnson
& Bachelier.)

tCopyright, 1895, by BaeheiieI, Sohneon
& Bacheller)
The back yard of corner tenement on
Twenty-sixth street was always a surprlse
to those passeTsby who Glanced 10 go tiiac
way on some unwonted errand, ana an un-
failing pleasure TO the whole population
of the neighborhced. In tie certer OF The
small inclosure was a fuali bed of flowers,
petunias OF yared Lues, led ard yellow
marigoles, and other blossoms of the hardy
type. all hemmed in by border of mingled
sweet alyssum and mignonette. Narrow
paths, accurately GefiRed by white sheiiS,
running on each side Of the flower bed,
separated the more aes;he tic far' OIL the
garden from the strip OF cn.oEs near the
fence on cne side, and of cabbages on the
other. At the alley end OF the yard stood
an old stump Of a tree TO which boards
had been nailed il such a way as to cross
each other at random; the whole frame
work was covered by morning glory vines
which reached out their tendriis 10 the
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The English Novel.

The abplishnent OF the three-volume novel
in England hasresultedin the introductionof
smaller, much poorer type in the one-volume
su ubstitute This type has been made
necessary by COMPRISING three volumes in
one. The average English novel is between
12o 900 and 15o, 900 words long and in
three-volune shape there wasample Toomfor
wide margins and good type, which there is
not in the single book. There is not much
chance OF the novelists making their books
any shorter, as they arepaid by thepublishers
SO much per thousand words. For them to
curtail the length would mean financial loss
Philadelphia Ledger.
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have been uDac-
countable. When
this renarka bic
man was on the hot
scent of iDYestiga-
ton he was hardly
recognizable as the
cold, rather indo-
lent and indiffer-
ent personality that
he commonly af-
fected. His thin
nostrils dilated; his
cheeks flushed; his
teeth were set; he
was like a setter
crossed with a
bloodhound. Every
few moments he
flung himself face
downward Oh the
ground, wriggline
about like @ ser
pent, and exanlin-
ing everything
through the strong
lens that he always
carried abOht him
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rupted Lucettina,
looking at him
with childish Gu
riosity. The horse
kicked his head
last Thursday"
"Thursday-and
this is Satur-
day
Pardon me,
but my little girl
IS mistaken. The
dog was killed on
Monday" said Mr.,
Higgins, crossing
his legs.
Monday - and
to-day is Wednes-
day. Holmes
nrnrnf nrnIA
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SYPHILIS.

A description Of this most dreadful dis
ease is unnecessary here, suffice It to
saw that its treatment by scientific meu
to-day is very different and far N ad-
vance OF what it was some years ago
Dr. CarletOn'S method OF treatment Is
pre- -eminently successful, and he guar
antees an absolute cure and compleJe
eradication OF the disease in shortest
possible time by latest scientific methOdsI
IHnrsr cases solicited
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"a very super
ficial deduction, l
assure you South
cum is not down
on the maps; il
must then have
recently been re-
named-that is, it
must have got a
new occupant. In
Jamaica new oc-
cupants saresureto TO
be eAmericans- The
name Southern
indicates that the
family has recent
" come south, but
the last syllable
being spelled
"cum" points TO q
pun, only possible
60 q Latin scholar
hence the sense
OF humOr. Cum"
means with"
Bouthcum Pen
came south with q
pen: in other
words, a literary
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She was No Fool.

eve need no ring to plight our troth.
he suggested. as he kissed her inpetuously
Eyes we do, :" rctorted the maiden. 'None
of your sleight-of-hand tricks with me-"
Detroit Tribune.
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YOUNG MEN

Who are troubled with dreams and drains,
which sooner OF later exhaust vitality and
result in nervous debility or other serious
conditions. should consult Dr.. Carleton.
He viii take an interest IN them and get
them well.
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The Slave of His Own Ambition

Perhaps he has been subjected TO pro-
longed mental strain. harTassed and racked
by q thousand and one tOrnentIn2 cares,
real ortnlagins rs. and the worry OF his bUsi-
ness or profession.
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Contagious.

Mamny-Do you hear what der physician
says? You've got the chicken-pox. HaintI
done tole you dat sompfin dreadful wine ter
happin less you kept away fun dat hen
coop?"-Harper's Bazaar.
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Life's Golden Meridian.

Thousands of others who have burned the
candle at both ends. so to speak. INDUCED
in excesses during youth. and after mar
rage. perhaps, now realize the inevitable
result.
1t does not by any means follow tnaU all
men so attacked have been guilty OF either
fauIt or excesses as only too often do We
find the sufferers habits TO have been quite
exemplary, except that he has been
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CONSULT DR.. CARLETON.

This condition Of lost OF failing vigOr in
married or single. 10 matter how induced,
can be cured by the SCIENTIFIC and adv vaneed
methods of treatment employed by Dr.
Carleton Age no impedlnlent.
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Remnants.
Remnants.

15t. Duck go at "a.
IL lie. French Percale go at 8 34e.
15c. Crepons go at 10c.
15c. Dimities go at 3-4c.
121-2c. Black satines go at lie.
25c. Boys Bicycle Hose go at 15c.
5oc. Ladies' Opera Hose go at 15e.
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nvIuETAN HAWTHORNE.

(Copyright, 1895, by BachelIer, JohHsoH
& Bacheller.l
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Thousands OF the busy. brainy, thins'nS
classes or American men exhaust them
selves long before they have reached what
ought TO be the age OF
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Our price, 29c., strictly oil wool.
Remember 81 Strictly Atwood Jersey
Suit goes this week at $2.4S.
See our window display OF Ladies,
Mems, and Children's Button and Lace
Shoes, all styles, 81 goods. Go at 81 4S.
Our Ladies Black and Tan Capes, So. 4s
goods, go at 81 .4S.
Did you see those Lace Curtains? csc.
goods go at 39c.
New invoice of 6-4 Chenille Table Gov
ers, S1.4S. Go at S9c.
AT-wool remnants OF Carpet, soc. goods,
go at zoe.
81 Ingram Rugs go at Acc.
25c. Heavy Seamless Mattings go at
IL I-2c.
15c Hemp Carpets go at 8 &c.
soc. Plain Opaque window Shades go al
25c.
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DO YOU feel more tired in the morning
than on going TO bed? Do you have
melancholy spells? Are you unable 10
concentrate ycur minds Have you poor
memory? Do you feel unfit either for bust
ness or society. feel shy. desire TO be alone.
lack confidence in yourself, irritable, de
generally used up, and that life is losing
its charm for you? II so, you are afflicted
with
Nervous Debility,
And if you do not receive prompt and
efficient medical treatment you may be at
tackled suddenly by
Nervous ProStration.
CONSULT
DR.. CARLETON.
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We will sell you the finest selection of
new novelty Dress Goods. Regular price,
FOa
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Another invoice of those Ladies' Percale
wrappers that created such an uproar.
Our price. 49c.
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Raj + s
ENTERPRISE,
1899 and 1241 l1th St.
Southeast.
Make Us q ui8if2

We gladly invite all citizens for an
hours stroll over the house, Not only are
they welcome without being buyers, but
so also are their friends. All sightseeing
and information are freely at their service.