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BERTHA NJ CLAW

CHAPTER. VII -tContinuea)
How can tell? Go In and see,"
replied Luke, almost brutally. He
had evidently lost all command over
himself.
Hesitating no longer, Dawson enter
cd the room. Mr.. Medlicott was lying
ON his side with his face to the wall,
just as ROsamond had seen him,
HE is sound asleep" whispered the
servant, turning to Luke, who had fol-
lowed behind.
II don't believe you, tell you he's
dead!" cried the secretary. The
words seemed forced from him against
his will.
ooh, Lord, don't say that, Mr.. Aber.
ehaw," cried the old man.
Look" said Luke, making him
bend over the body, "the jaw has
dropped, the eyes are glazed no breath
issues from those lips. Do you see
that glass of barley water on the table,
here just at his hand. Take posses.
sion of that-don't spill it-lock 1t up
where no one can get Mt It. Who
knows but 1t may be poisoned. Here,
give 1t to me, you will let 1t fall. I
will place 1t in this cupboard and lock
1t up and give you the key-now don't
forget all this when you are called
upon for your testimony. Now run
for the nearest DOCTOR
And having throughout this speech
suited the action to the word. lie
thrust the half fainting man out Of the
room.
l,.,s Outside the door were the cook and
the parl0r; maid. =. -.
Your poor master is Dead" he safd,
trying to resume something of his Old
manner; but his uncomfortable ex.
element rendered the attempt almost
q failure.
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~ =! SeeA 3oe 1t Sone Oateea1
F|'3ssss'; 81 UCeaaesnstsA ADDa1atus.
Gea60EAllod Are.eeting maGiclanS
/ NV y M t,,e,r tv.A n def,anra
~ ~ i ss..ss,sS 49, y. ss.-,S.. ~
?. :. o1 Snetnss.s anu
e. q clever prestidlgitateur.
1kE.E 6oy1Fe. described recently In ETA
Marie - Tho tr,ck snr .nc,, q 4.
- n SS..ISs . n !. -, -
~ !. - y very simple OF ptac!lce'
Uot Is nocesDltates an apparatus which
nut 10 very carefully and neatly
S,,sS s,,,c%aA ma. aro.o.+ar. n.r.,,v
s.-.s Il. ~ : - s' :
~ Sne !'l' performances on = ralsed
|plAtfoe0, which hides the source Of
The ates while It seems only to lift
the operator . tribe higher from the
door Of the scene, and 1t IL ordinarily
eoyereds With Q handsome red carpet.
Il contains In the hollow space be-
Meath 1t bags Of rubber filed with or.
binary Illuminating gas, and compress.
ed by weights.
The flre-eater has beneath the sole
Of his foot an ingenious little apparn-
tus ending In tube, which fits exact
~ into another tube coming up
through the platform from underneath
and forming a tight connection when
he steps upon 1t; very fine rubber
tnlcs, Of the same color as the magi-
cinn's dress. Which In usually dia-
bolical scarlet red, run up along his
body and alonS the arms to the fur
thest end Of the index finger; another
tube runs around his neck aud up un-
der his chin, which is usually covered
by false heard, ending at the neither
lip.
When entering upon the stage all
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A. Exurc.,iyc lyar;;,, orir,o,

1t is curious that the word "black
guard" came into the language just
about the time when coal came into
domestic use. In the sixteenth cen-
fury Golfers were far from popular,
and in great houses the unliveried
menials employed to carry Goals to
the fires were called "black guards"
Putting two and two together, as it
were, the word ''hlackguard" soon be-
came term OF rcproacl. The reason
why golfers We're disliked was that
Goals were for a long time popularity
supposed by the ignorant masses to
be nnwholesome. Thus man who
would carry Goals was easily Judged
capable of almost any iIdignity. The
.knayery Of the GOLFERS of Newcastle
is referred to by Decke in 1907, and
contemporary and earlier writer's have
also sneering or dcpreciatory refer
RncaS.
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DANGER IN THE USE OF SLANG.
Experience In Broolxlyn Shows Peri
In the Word "Rats.n

Experience In Brooklyn Shows Peril
In the Word "Rats.n
A new Illustration of the dangerous
confusion that often Is created by the
prevalence of slang is furnished by the
following incident:
A professional rat-catcher went to
Q fashionable club on Tuesday evening
and ut midnight he had bagged fifty
rats. With the living fifty rats in a
baylor this professional scorns to
kill any rats on the premises he left
the fashionable club and started home.
Then appeared an unknown policeman,
who said:
where are you gOing!"
"None Of your business" answered
the rat-catcher.
$50 that's your swag," said the po-
llceman, sarcastically tapping the bug
with his club.
"Nary swag," said the rat-catcher.
"What have you in the bag, then?"
Here we come to the first crisis of
the story, for the reply was "Rats."
The policeman then punched the pro-
fesslOnal Tor what he, perhaps reason
ably regarded as his impertinence.
Moreover, lie grabbed the bag and
thrust in his inquiring official hand.
Here comes the second crisis Of the
story, for ut least seven rats grabbed
that hand. The policeman yelled and
shook or the rats and the other forty
three leaping from the bag the street
was soon full of rats. The poor police
man, with rats to the right Of him
and rats to the left of him and rats in
an indefinite vista before aud behind
him, fed into the night.
This is not the first time that slang
has indirectly created confusion In the
world. The rat-catcher had no susplc-
ion that the policeman would take his
explanation amiss. This is the trouble.
The slang that creates disaster is gem
orally used unwittingly. May the pres
ent picturesque warning be Needed
Brooklyn Times.
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"And leave me all alone?
ooh, I must go out a while, you
A Queer Fish.

DR.. D'Arsonval, In recent expert
ments on the electric ray, or torpedo
fish, connected 10 candle-power in.
candescent lamp with the electric or.
gan Of the fish, and on irritating the
skin the lamp was lighted. He finds
that in a fish Of medium size, IL to
is inches In diameter, the current
amounts to two to seven amperes,
with an electro-motive force of eight
to seventeen volts. The electric organ
acts like q muscle, giving out electric
instead of mechanical energy. The
discharge is alternating, consisting of
a series Of partial, diminishing dis.
charges that follow one another at in.
tervals Of one-hundredth of n second.
The back Of the torpedo acts as the
positive pole and the belly the mega
tive pole of the electric generator. The
organ emits "a sound during the dis.
charge, and when the circuit Is closed
becomes heated.
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what Antivenine MAY no,


Prof. Fraser of Edinburgh has at.
tackled the problem Of finding an anti
dote for snake bite In an entirely DIFF
ferent way, and there is every reason
to hope that his labors will not be for
naught. Starting with the commonly
accepted theory, which he finds to be
true, that a snake is itself immune to
snake poison, he argues that this I'M
munity must be due to the ABSORPTION
in the blood of the poisonous matter.
He next procured some venom, chiefly
cobra poison, and ascertained by d.
rect experiment the minimum lethal
dose to small animal. The dose was
gradually increased without any In
convenience to the animal; indeed, 1t
grew fat under the treatment, until it
could receive by simultaneous injec-
ton enough poison % kill fifty Great
ures its size.
The next step showed that the blood
serum from animals thus treated was
able, in varying conditions of admir-
istrations, perfectly to prevent lethal
doses Of the venom of the most pois-
onous serpents from producing death
in n0n-protected animals. The new
remedy is named antivenine,. and its
discovery may be regarded as one Of
the most important Of the century,
Chambers journal.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings coafert and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The maay, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical bsing, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In tue form most acceptable and pleas
ant e the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
aiyc; eheetually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and fevcrs
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.
neyA Liver and Bowels without weak
ening taen and it is perfectly free from
every questionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs ia for sale by all drug.
gfsts in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
lfactaped by the California Fig Syrup
CO. only, whose name is printed On every
package, aass the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being 4stti Informed, you will not
accept amy substitute If offered.
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Porousness of Glass.

Prof. Austen of the Royal British
mint has recently made some electro
lytfc experiments showing that glass
is porous to molecules below q certain
weight and volume. A current was
passed through vessel containing nm
amalgam of sodium, separated by q
glass partition from mercury. After
awhile the amalgam was found to
have lost n certain amount sof Its
weight, while the snme amount had
5cen added to the mercury. The same
result was obtained with an amalgam
Of lithium; hut with potassium, whose
atomic weight and volume IRE high
the glass could not be penetrated.
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9one Recollections Of Once Fam.
Ous Female Prisoner.
Anna Zwanxiger, or Anna Scholeben,
known al the German Brtnvllliers,
committed her crimes about the COM
mencement Of the present century. It
IL somewhat strange that this woman
has also escaped the attention Of Lom-
broso. for she excmplifies some of the
most remarkable criminal traits, and
her picture, as handed to US, is 80
much direct evidence upon the out.
ward aspect Of her species. EVAN
xiger was Of small stature, thin, de-
formed, her sallow, meager face deeply
furrowed by passion as well MS by
age. Her eyes expressed envy and
malice; her manner cringing, servile
and affected. Age and ugllness had
not diminished her craving for admira-
ton. Mock sensibility and weak moral
sense and IN undoubted taste for dis
sipation led her Into evil courses ut IN
early age and left her Mt fifty reduced
to the greatest poverty, homeless,
friendless and at her wits end to live.
1t was then that she adopted poison.
ing us a mems Of livelihood, as a
profession. and her own exultant ac-
count of the power 1t conferred on her
may be commended to those who are
Interested In the psychological analy-
sis of the female criminal mind.
Her attachment to poison was based
upon the proud consciousness that 1t
gave her the power to break through
every restraint, to attain every object,
to crafty every inclination. She
could deal out death or sickness as
she pleased, torture all who offended
her or stood in her way. She could
revenge herself through 1t for every
slight. 1t amused her to see the con-
tOrtiOns of her victims. She could get
fellow servants and others into trOu.
BILE, throw suspicion upon any limo.
cent persons whom she disliked. II
she wished to bring a married man to
her feet she might murder His wife
when she chose. II she hankered utter
the possessions of others she might
acquire them when the poison had
dOEe its work. As time went on she
became an expert texicologist. Mix
Ing and giving poison was her con-
slant occupation. She was 80 devoted
~ attached to this deadly, familiar
friend that she carried 1t always about
with her, and when arrested and some
arsenic was found in her pocket "she
seemed to tremble with pleasure and
gazed upon the white powder with
eyes beaming with rapture" When
sentenced to capital punishment she
told the judge that her death was for
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GLOW to Make Good Roads.

A very interesting book OH the very timely
subject of "lIow to Make Good Roals," a
subject which Is Of interest to every farmer
IN the and every Who
been issued by the Passenger Department
of 1.-THE rth-Western Line" c., st. p,
NJ. & o. R'y, and a copy Of this book will
be sent to you free on receipt of your I'D.
dress and three cents to cover cost Of post
age. r. W. Teasdale. General Passenger
Agent. st. Paul.
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1 "a " III n n 4 n


w NH j sS Il & ~ =; r.
1T 9evsey cslelg - iSlsyicS, a III y.
- with Il into - q - ~ ! i - -
material which, NJ bssn desza6sd ~
the weather, ARA thus aftordine : ma
trix sumcient to start tho growth of
vegetation, and Afterwards TO main
tain tho plants. The nbers ana yOots
Of these plants bushes and trees thus
brought Into Life, growing and expand
ing, act ~ wedges to split up the sur.
face Of the rock and to commence the
process OF wearing away. From this
quality Of destruction q large class Of
plants derive the name Of 6axlfrages,
or rock breakers, from their roots
penetrating Into the minute assures In
search Of water, and 70 assisting 10
the process Of dlnlntegratlon. In win.
ter the water collected In the hollows
and crevices become frozen, and ex.
pandlpg a. It changes into Ice, acts
like q charge Of blasting material In
breaking up the reck. The pieces thus
detached become further dlsintegrated
by frost and weather. and being roll
ed over and over and rubbed against
o0Cu Oluer Nd they are CdTEleu 0Way
down the mountain torrents, are
ground gradually smaller and smaller
till from fragments of rock they be-
come powders, then pebbles, and a.
nally sand. As the mountain stream
merges into the river, the pebbles and
coarse sand continue to be rolled along
the bottom of the channel while the
argillaceous particles and salts be-
come mingled with the water, and
flow ON with It either in suspension or
solution.
While this dislntegratlng process is
going on inland, the rocks and cliffs
on the coast exposed to the sen are
suffering degradation by similar
process, and are also being sworn
away by the incessant action of the
waves Of the ocean beating on them,
and attacking them not only with the
impact of the water, but also with the
fragments broken of, which dashed
against the face from which they have
been eroded, are thus used as imple-
ments of destruc tion.@.I1ongman's
Magazine.
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A Home.,r. de nam

4 homemade ball that costs nctl,
Ing to make and Is really scrvlceabl,
can be made by any hoy. Take an q.
binary cork and cut 1t round rs pos
sible. making It the size of an ordinar,
marble. Then tear OF very narrow
strips Of rag and wind these one at /.
time around the cork until the ball /,
of the desired size. Then cover 4
with cloth, or, IL you can get pair Of
your fathers or big brothers. dis
carded heavy skin or buckskin white
gloves, cut out four quarters from
them, shaped to the. hall, and get you
sister to stitch them together for 70,
with stout waxed linen threal US {,
strong and durable cover.2NeW Yorl
Times.
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RAILROAD speed I'm England,

Railroad trains in Great Britain are
now increasing their speed. Engineer
ing of Aug. %, says: yesterday
morning the east coast train won the
race from London to Aberdeen, cover.
ing the distance Of 523 miles In $40
minutes. The west coast train ran its
longer distance Of $40 miles in 535
minutes, arriving fifteen minutes after
its opponent. The east coast train ar.
rived at York, 1873 miles, in 1S2 min
utes, and at Edinburgh. 1924 miles, in
$40 minutes, or Mt the rate of CHA
miles an hour. 1t made the entire
journey at the rate of GO.34 miles an
hour. The west coast train reached
Carlisle, 29OA miles, in 293 minutes,
and made the entire journey ut the
rate of G0.56 miles an hour. 1t is re.
ported that both trains reached Kin.
naber Junction simultaneously.
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He Followed the Precedent,

I went to the Ebbitt house two or
three days ago to call upon an old ac-
quaintance who had stopped there on
her way through town. AS passed
the reception room on the ground floor
noticed couple of extremely young
people. She was draped in lavender,
and Ind evidently been weeping. He
wore black frock cont and a white
cambria necktie, and there was po-
matum on his somewhat long curly
hair. It was tbout II in the morning.
"Then you will so out?' said she,
with trembling lips.
"Yes."
"And leave me all alone?
ooh, must so out while, you
know"
"You leave me here, and we have
been married only six days?"
"Why, goodness, Dora" said the des.
perate youth, "the Almighty himself
rested on the seventh day. New York
Recorder.
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Small Fry svy,nsllcr..

Some Of the meanest Of these are they
who seek to trade upon and make capital
out CT the reputation of the greatest OF
American tonics. Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, by Initiating its outward guise. Ren
utable druggists, however, will never foiat
upon you as genuine spurious limitations OF
or substitute for this sovereign remedy fol
malaria, rheumatism. dyspepsia, constipa.
tion, liver complaint and nervousness. De,
mand. and II the dealer be honest, you will
get the genuine article.
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Kiln for Drying cypre.. shingles

KILN for Drying Cypress shingles.
A new automatic compression dry
kiln process for the drying of cypress
shingles has Ueen patented. BY this
process the material is dried In a very
moist atmosphere and the outer sur
faces are kept damp until the interior
of the material is heated sufficiently
to give off the moisture which 1t con-
tains, in the shape of steam, and by
this means the unequal expansion in
the shinglc Is avoided and 1t Is dried
uniformly throughout without injury.
1t is claimed that shingles dried by
this process are not checked, warped
or hardened, and that they come from
the kiln in perfect condition for
roofing.
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II don't. fhink yoa caH sSS n Il
st present, Master Godfrsy, = said tliS
Old man, hesitating. 1 ,s3 :,gsS
Overwhelmed OF: course, at tn
dreadful blow. But good heavenai
how sudden. What was the cause q
his death?n ~
At that moment Mr.. Grey appear.
ed upon the scene, and warmly grasp.
Ing the young mans hand, led him into
the dining room.
n To repeat the conversation that fol.
lowed would be . mere repetition Of
those facts with which the reader q
already acquainted.
Go be Continued.)
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Pointed.

"oh, what a lovely baby! Boy or
girl?"
"Girl.' -
"Isn't she lovely? You dear little
ootsy- tootsy! How old is oose?"
s'Four months last Friday"
Elbow cunning. Is she the young
est?"-New York Recorder.
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The cook should examine carefully
the label Of the baking powder and
see that she Is not imposed upon. If
the grocer sends anything but the
Royal, send 1t hack, as one cook did
I'VE times until she got the Royal. The
only safe way is for the cook to have
the finest things to work with, and the
Royal Is not only the finest but the
most economical to use because 1t
goes 80 much further.
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No Vacation.
-Wl,nt are Won r.

yisitor-What are you crying about,
my little man?
Little Willie-All my brothers hez
got vacation, and hain't get none.
Eisitor-WAy, that's too bad. How
is that? : '''
Willie 1between sobs)-I-don:t 60
te school yet. !
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"what 1 want to know" said the
early oyster, sis whether am to he
in the swim this season."
mot this time." said the cook. as he
scooped him into patty.-Detroit
Free Press.
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"whsr, Are We Att"

THIS question perplexes the whole business
] world. People interested in the North
vest can find whera they are at by consulting
N Atlas containing iine up-to.dalc maps and
much valuable refsrenae and descriptive
natter; sent TO any address for Is cents in
Camps. by f. J.. WHITNEY.
G.P S T. A.. Great northern Railway,
ST. Paul, MINI.
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a M,n,..x sl,arn nni.e..

'Natural born farmer. that soon
eigll."
els hey
"Yes; raised on a farm, yn. 90 w"
.'Yes."
went to California and made u for.
ane raising oranges"
II know"
"Took his money and raised 4 block
" houses
"Ycp. Now what is lie doing!"
"Why. every six months he raises
;he rent."-New York Recorle".
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ASSIST NATURE
q little now and then
=.

4. e&SA SAS ~
In removing offend.
Ing matter from the
stomach and bowels
and you thereby
avoid a multitude
of distressing de.
engagements and dis.
eases, and will have
less frequent need
of your DOCTORS
service.
OF all known
agents for this pur-
pose, DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are
the best. Once
used, they arc al.
ways In favor.
The Pellets cure
bilious ness, sick
and bilious head
ache, dizziness, cos
tiveness, OF consti.
patton, sour stoni.
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A .tio..

my dear, it is no use for you to
'ook at those bonnets, for have only
few dollars In my pocket"
but surely you might have known
when We went out that wanted to
NY few things,"
Il did. That's why didn't bring
any money out with me-" J.
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The once BOY,

"a man called here to thrash you q
few minutes ago."
Editor-What did you say to him?
II told him l was sorry you wer
not in"
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Put to the Proof.

Put to the Proof.
"Do you love me well enough, Law
renee, to walk with me OH the avenue
when wear my bloomer suit?'
TOO well, my love, fur, far too
weiL"-Detroit Free Press.
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Az Formerly

Anthony-Sy heart is in the coffin
there with Cacsar,
Casca, Brutus ct al.-Oh, these
fourth class postmasters give me an
ache.
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rhe quick s.i.,,le

"Plato. thou reasoneth well' he NUT !,
tered.
There was but I'M instant to wait.
In that instant life spread before him.
its joys here, its sorrows there. :. !
Nevertheless" he exclaimed. with
new courage. 81 will not die. One
strike!"
Before lie undertook to umpire the.
game, lie had ascertained that the.
sympathies of the bleachers were WITH
the pitcher, q
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We will give sico reward for any case q
eAtarfh that can not be cured with Halls
CNtarth Cure. Taken internally.
FL. CHENEY 3 CO.. Props. Toledo. q
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Nerve Restorer. No Fits the ilrst days ,ise
Marvellous cures Treatise anil 81 trinl fre.
scaSes. Send to ". Kline 03l Arch ST., pLila., ta
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ACCORDING to Greelev:

Go West" R Rqs Ss Is Z. YOU Y WS 81.
ney. G. p. g. T. A, g. N. Ry., st. Paul, Mirn,
for printed matter descriptive OF the North.
west country. which Offers 80 many induce
ments to new settlers and investors.
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co.la.'t Think of Anything Else to
Say.
Gus-How did you happen to ask
her to marry you the first time you
ever met her?
Chollie-Well-nl-you see, had
just been introduced to her, and l-ah
couldn't think Of anything else to
say.