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LAWYER AGAINST HIMSELF.
Paid Q Judgment OF S23.AO and Came
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Paid Q Judgment OF S23.AO and Came
Out $3.50 Ahead Of Ills Fee.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
Talking about lawyers" said the
man from Wisconsin. as he placed his
feet on the desk of the hotel waiting
room and lighted bad cigar. we've
got some beauts up our way"
How Is that?"
why. they're out of sight" said the
drummer. Some OF them would just
skin these fellows in Chicago who think
they are all the works. There Is one
lawyer in Menasha whose name Is Max
Schoetz. and he gets the big red apple.
He sued himself few weeks ago"
What did he charge himself with.
vagrancy?"
mo. Ill tell you how It was. Down
In the old Third ward Of Menasha, Bern
ard Kasel. who also represented the
ward In the city council. used to run a
horse fair every Saturday. The pad
dock was surrounded by high and
well-braced fence. against which the
animals were leaned. One day milk
man, who resided a mile or so out Of
town. drove up to Kasels and entered
the barroom. During his absence
Schoetz. who was present, unhitched
his horse and supplied its place with
one Of the equine curiosities from the
paddock. He then went In and piled
the milkman with drinks until he was
proper. The ride home to the vender
of drinks was q long one. 1t seemed to
him that he had never travelled SO slow
before, but 1t was not until he had en-
tered his own premises and his Oldest
son asked him where he got the bone
yard" that he discovered the trick that
had been played upon him.
1T was nearly nightfall when he got
back to Kasels, but SchOetz and a
crowd were waiting for him. and swore
that he had traded horses that after
noon in their presence. They thought.
however. by paying little Ito boot"
he might trade back. AS the milkman's
memory was q little musty on the
events of the afternoon. and the evil
dence was 30 overwhelming. he swal-
lowed the story and gladly paid SIS to
get his horse back. The next day, when
he discovered the trick that had been
played upon him, he was furious, and
visiting Schoetz. informed him he in
tended to at once commence an action
against him for damages.
"T have always been your attorney,
haven't ~ asked Schoetz.
"'Yes, SIR replied his excellent.
+ "'Did / ever lose you a case? con-
tinued the lawyer.
"'No.'
"'Well, let me handle this, and sue
myself
THE milkman agreed, and the trial
took place the next day in Judge Nc
Cabe's court. Schoetz prosecuted him.
SELF and the Judge found q judgment
against him for s23.4O. which he imme-
diately paid. He then presented a
counter bill against the milkman for
$50 attorneys fees, which was also i'm
mediately settled.
"If you've a lawyer in Chicago who
can beat that, trot him out"
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Exposure of his liason would result in
his removal. Don't you see?"
This was indeed serious.
What is to be done?" asked.
'The very question / came to ask
Sou," said Meldon.
Gould this actress be bought OFF,"
"How?" retOrted my companion.
1--WE would only expose ourselves to
her. What do you say to killing her?"
This made my blood run cold. Mur-
der was anything but congenial.
II will think 1t over" I answered.
wearily.
"Do?" said Meldon. 1--WE have not the
means at hand to cover up that mans
stealings II he flies. Indeed the death
OF any member Of our combination
would be serious.
/ could see that he was intensely
perturbed. His face wore haggard
look, and his calm. self-satisfied air
had left him got alarmed for him
and did my best to soothe his agitation.
When he had gone, his suggestion
about murder gave me new idea.
Much as I loved Margaret, nay, pre-
cisely because I loved her, / would
rather she and I were dead than be dis
honored in her eyes. The project
broched by Meldon turned my thoughts
In . new direction. Could not kill
Margaret and myself? 1t was a last
resort should affairs reach a. crisis.
This thought seemed from that hour
to haunt me. 1t was in my mind when
Meldon visited me the next evening.
DO you think" said he, "you could
manage to interview this actress with
out arousing suspicious? After all,
she may prove pliable, and 1t is our only
hope.
who is she?" I asked.
GLADYS Blake"
The name gave me g. new self-loath-
Ing. 1t was that Of a beautiful, debased
creature with whom had had associa-
tions that I was not at all anxious to
renew. But I simply had to see her.
Il will try" answered. quietly.
you are simply invaluable" replied
my mentor. do SO at once"
had no difficulty in seeing the fair
enslaver of a fnancier. but the conse-
quences were disgustingly absurd She
received me in the most appreciative
manner and Immediately began to talk
of other days. This gave me q new
key OF the situation. Perhaps it would
be possible to win this creature away
from our susceptible fellow cOnspirator
without compromising an organiza-
tion.
will pass the hideous days that en-
sued. Within a week I had installed
the creature in superb apartments. l.,
a young man in the twenties, married
and passionately in love with my wife,
now led q double life. Meldon was in
ecstacies. The elder defaulter who
had 30 nearly ruined us was compara-
lively safe.
Why IS It that the noblest impulses
in our fellow creatures are so often
sources OF the most exquisite torture? !?
NY double life had not endured month
before I learned that Gladys Blake
loved me dearly. It seemed to be the
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newspapers. that had been adjudged
lunatic. A very circumstantial
story was printed to the effect that
constant brooding over the cases Of de-
faulters had made a young bank clerk
-myself-crazy. I had then told the
president of the institution that 1 was
a defaulter In a heavy sum. An imme-
diate investigation followed. and the
funds were found intact. Mr.. Meldon
was particularly prominent in the af-
fair. He was quoted. as my friend, to
the effect that I had talked wildly
about defaulters at various times.
/ instantly OWNED what Meldon had
done. The league had made good my
shortage without taking me into their
plan. When my confession came was
adjudged mad. for the banks funds
were intact.
I am still in the asylum to which I
was sent. The league must be flourish
ing still. never said anything to i'm
plicate others than myself. As for
Margaret and all the persons Of my old
life, l dare not think Of them. For the
thought Of Margaret maddens me, and
then am put in irons.
(The End)
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president. from now on to the end, and
we shall not be alone
II will not attempt to quote the re-
sponse. 1t was short. not occupying
more than three or four minutes in de-
livery and addressed to all the dele
gates present. He tersely spoke of Mr..
Sherman's acknowledged fitness for the
presidency. of the desire Ohio long en-
tertained to see him in that exalted
place, Of himself having accepted the
trust Of delegate-at-larg to aid in ac-
complaining his nomination. OF his pur-
pose expressed In open convention in
that regard which he still entertained,
Of the discredit that would necessarily
attach to his conduct II he now allowed
his own name to be used in that connec-
ton. repudiating the idea that his nomi-
nation could occur without being him
self held to responsibility for it. His
voice was subdued to suit the surround
ings. and somewhat tremulous from ex-
citement. 1t rang out but once and that
was at the close. Speaking of receiving
votes for himself as ne was situated,
raising his right arm, he said with
will be in death-I seem even now 10
hear his ringing words:
Rather than that, would suffer
the loss Of that good right arm! Yes.
would suffer death! To accept q nomi-
nation, II one were possible, under these
circumstances. would inevitably lead to
my defeat. and 1t ought to lead to my
defeat" The last clause was uttered
slowly and with great emphasis.
Carried His Point.
''This short speech. made in the small
hours Of the night to less than a dozen
auditors. has since seemed to me the
most eloquent utterances ever heard.
At any rate. I have no recollection of
being myself SO moved. At its cOnclu-
sion I turned from the light to conceal
my own emotions. The stiffness which
followed seemed to me long. and was
broken by the chairman. who said:
Well. major. II that IL the way you
view 1t, Of course. we will not vote for
you.'
"I thank you profoundly" said Nc
Kinley. You don't know what relief
that assurance gives me. Now that
you have 50 kindly granted my request,
let me make another Of YOU
What is it?' Queried the chairman.
"'That you cast your vote for Mr..
Sherman tomorrow. We have now
strong hopes Of his nomination. was
the reply"
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An ANIMATED machine
What Was Developed In . Nest Interestins
Conversation with Great and Honest
Sclentlflc Man.

"The most remarkable machine in
the world is the human body"
He was q Professor In q New York
Medical College who declared this to q
number Of friends at the Club, Con-
tinuing he said:
Take for example the heart. Did
you ever stop to think that 1t works
every minute Of the life and never has
q vacation or rest?"
And then there are the kidneys,
which have been truly called the filter
OF the body. They separate every par
tic!e Of liquid that passes from the
the pores"
Did 1t ever occur to you that this
machine might wear out from over
WORK, ,over-taxatiOn .over-exertion? And
SO 1t does In too many cases.
FOR more than five hundred years
the world and the medical profession
groped In the dark for a remedy to
sustain the kidneys. or cure them II
they had become weakened or diseased,
and 1t was only within the past twenty
years that any remedy was found. DIR.
Bright discovered the disease known
as Bright's disease, but ne could not
and did not find remedy. 1t remained
for modern research to discover this
remedy. We know It was a long search,
but at last 1t was found and that rem
edy today, which is acknowledged as
the only remedy for kidney troubles.
the weaknesses Of women and Bright 8
disease itself. IL Warmers Safe Cure.
which Is admitted by professional and
scientific men throughout the entire
world to be the great modern discovery,
and the only one for these troubles.
This remedy is not an experiment.
It has been used for over twenty
years In all parts Of the world,
and there are more than mil
lion persons In the universe today
whose lives have been saved. or who
been benefited by its use. 1t is high
standard, scientific preparation, as far
above ordinary remedies for this Great
Modern Disease as the oak Is above
the mushroom"
where such serious things as the
greatest organs Of the body are con-
cerned, no man and no woman can az
ford to take chances. The best Is the
cheapest and where health IL involved
1t is absolutely beyond question tha'
the most standard, the most scientinc
and that which alone has been proved
to be powerful and good, should be
used"
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almost Incredible,
4 Professional Nurse Afflicted with
Bright's Disease OF the kidneys
Finds Cure.
(From the Buffalo News)

(FrOm the Buffalo NewS.)
Mrs. A. Z. Taylor has resided in Buff
falO for over forty years, her address is
250 Herkimer avenue; as a professional
nurse she has nursed back to health
| many a sufferer. Disease in all it's
| varied forms have become as familiar
to her as to the regular practitioner.
Her occupation Is one that taxes the
strongest constitution. but the fatigue
| Of long watching and nursing at last
brought her to bed Of sickness. Mrs.
Taylor speaks Of her complaint and
cure as follows: "After being con-
fined to my bed for some time my dis
ease assumed such q serious aspect
that q doctor was called in. He pro-
nounced my ailment Brights disease Of
the kidneys in the third degree and a
very bad case. My limbs swelled up so
that I could not walk across the floor.
or, indeed, help myself in any way. My
face bloated UP and my eyes swelled SO
that the sight was badly impaired.
This condition continued for nearly
two months without any marked
Improvement from the Doctors treat
ment. / have taken quarts Of buchu
and Juniper. 1 tried battery treatment,
but all without any lasting benefit until
felt like finally giving up in despair.
Hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills 1 gave
them a trial. and after taking three
boxes I was able to get up without as
sistance and walk, something had not
done in months. I continued to steadi-
ly improve with their use The SWELL
ing in my leg left, the color returned to
my face. changing from a chalky color
to a healthy bloom. I now consider my.
self entirely cured and shall never
rest praising the little pill that saved
me.
"Doan's Kidney Pills arc certainly q
surprising discovery for kidney all
ments. shall be glad to tell anyone Of
the wonderful cure they performed for
me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
N. T., sole agents for the u. g.
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And around the table were Melba and the
archbishop OF New York. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Abbey, and MIR. and Mrs. Grau. and
the principals OF the opera company. and
other friends. The archbishop himself
proposed the health Of the bride and
groom. Then the groom, responding In a
frank. earnest, boyish speech. closed by
saying Of Melba: For she's q jolly good
fellow!" And at once all those guests
rose and sang the song; and We will wager
1t was never sung so before! Just think
Of the blending voices of the Resxkes.
ancSn' Msnrei laurel Caivs and , an tne ,on,s o.h;
only have put that song in a phonograph
poverty might henceforth be to them q
fable only! And the presents! Melba gave
. check for $1,000. there were precious
jewels. silver dishes, silver services for
cohee and tea, and when the bride and
groom sailed away. on the Paris. Wednes-
day. they had q suite OF rooms on the
promenade deck. which was Mr.. and Mrs.
Abbey's present! Was there ever clear
er case Of a good fairy"-Rochester
Post-Express.
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When Melba was here In October, It will
be remembe red, she had much to say of
q young English woman, Miss Bennett,
her companion and secretary. Melba told
the reporters how much she loved Miss
Bennett, and the reporters told the pub
lie. which thrilled more by the fact that
Melba loved, than that Melba loved the
unknown Miss Bennett. But now that
young woman has suddenly gained won-
derful interest; for she has been the hero
Inc OF true adventure which IL more like
these days. And II is SO romantic! The
singers charming companion and secre-
tary was all the more charming to her be-
cause In love with poor young English
man. for poverty, we suppose. IL q kind
Of fabled joke to Melba. So she kept the
disconsolate maiden by her and gave her
no hope. while secretly she wrote to the
young Englfshman to come to New York
at her expense and spend the HOLIDAYS
with his sweetheart. Well, Of course he
came. and when II was time for him to 70
back. Melba said he should take his sweet
heart with him as his wife! And then
Miss Bennett became the heroine of the
dream that was all true. Melba bought
the wedding, and the archbishop pro-
nounced the benediction and the bride
wore white satin with duchesse lace and
orange blossoms. and an encompassing
cloud Of tulle." And then Melba gave to
the couple wedding breakfast in the
white and gold private suite Of the Savoy:
and above them, where they received
was q marriage bell Of white roses, and
hidden in the flowers of the round table
were tiny incandescent lamps that shone
like nre'htes, or the stars on fairy spears.
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my double life. The question that sug-
gested Itself was this: Did she know of
Gladys. or had her discovery to do
with my defalcatiOn? I could not de-
termine.
So new element of pain came into
my life. My old sweet communion with
Margaret was forever at an end.
/ finally resolved to abandon the
whole inabroglio. Discovery and de-
lection were better than this. 1 could
only get ten years at most. As for kill
ing Margaret, the deed was one could
not bring myself to. Suicide had not
courage for.
OF course, Meldon was furious. He
raved and swore madly when I definite
ly refused to implicate myself in any
more of the defaulters' leagues enter
prises.
do you mean to turn informer?" he
asked.
mo, but I intend to let discovery
overtake me. / will confess my own
crime. but l will implicate no one else. E"
Meldon left me after making threats
to which paid no attention.
Well, detection came. There were
Irregularities in my accounts which I
refused to explain. simply because I
could not. I merely told the president
of the bank that 1 was 100000 short.
Then ensued sensation, but not quite
of the nature had expected. I was
placed under arrest.
The next morning found. by the
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SYNOPSIS.
BY DAVID wEcHsLER.

rhAnarrator il q defaulter to theamount
Of $4,000. Just at the moment when he
was in despair, and further cOncealment
seemed Impossible, Mr.. Msldou, the trust
ed cashier of q leading bank. called upon
him, elected q full confession. acknowl-
edged himself q defaulter also, for an i'm
rnense sum. and finally proposed the de-
faulters' protective league. The other
readily agreed. A considerable company
of defaulters on q large scale are to fur
nish to anyone of their number the funds
ne needs whenever his accounts are under
examination--them money to be returned, OF
course. They are also to establish mo
nopoly of defalcation," and ruthlessly
crush all petty operations. The narrator
thereupon marries Margaret, noble-
minded girl whom he sincerely loves. but
has much ado to conceal the truth from
her clear, honest eyes. He Is very
wrstched. Then q sudden danger arises.
Mr.. Meldon has called. and is speaking.
PART II.
'.There is an unexpected peril threat
ening u.s." he said. when we were alone
in the library. zone Of our friends Is
preparing to abscond."
''One OF the members?" I asked.
''Yes, he is hundreds of thousands
short and Is infatuated with an actress.
He wants to take SlOO.OO and fly"
But does he fear detection II he re-
mains?"
mo. but his wife has learned Of the
actress and proposes to make trouble.
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(The End.
M'KlNLEY'S LOYALTY.
How He Remained True to senator Shcr.
man at the Expense Of His Own
Chances for the Presidency.

How He Remained True to senator Sncr'
man at the Expense Of His own
Chances for the Presidency.
In the new life Of William Mckinley
which has just ben put on the market
| from the pen of Robert p. Porter. editor
Of the Cleveland World. an incident Of
the Chicago convention of 1883 Is re-
lated in the shape of letter from ex-
Attorney General John Little. of Xenia,
o. Mr.. Little states that Major Nc
Kinley always refused him permission
before to tell the story. The incident Is
thus quoted:
Those who attended the Republican
National convention of 1888 will not
fail to remember the frequent mani
festations of friendship toward William
Mckinley from its very beginning. Dur
| ing its six days continuance he was
usually among the first to reach his
| seat and the last to leave 1t. Whether
his purpose was to avoid cOnspicuity
l could not say; but II SO he could not
| have better have accomplished his de-
| sign. Still, hurried as were his steps
| to his seat, his entrance when discov-
| cred was the signal for a cheer. Every
day at Ohio headquarters, and more
and more as the week wore away, dele
gates from all parts of the country
| asked, "Why not nominate McKin-
ley?'
Turning to Mckinley.
'When the balloting began. occasion
al votes were thrown for him. These
| We're received In the convention and in
the galleries with marked favor. They
increased as the balloting went on,
until he. with Sherman's concurrence.
arose in his seat and made that short.
eloquent appeal, destined to live In the
literature Of conventions, In which he
| urged - almost commanded - those
| throwing their votes for him to desist.
Commissioned by the Republicans of
Ohio to promote the nomination Of Mr..
| Sherman. he felt he could not honor
ably sit quietly and receive votes mere
ly complimentary in character This
| manly speech did not have the effect in
tended. The vote continued. If any
thing, it quickened the interest of the
convention in its author. Talk Of his
| nomination about the hotels then be-
| came more earnest. Particularly was
| this the case at the Grand Pacific,
| where he and others of the Ohio dele
gates STONED. This caused him much
annoyance and discomfort, along about
Saturday, as know.
Just after midnight of the Sunday
before final adjournment on Monday,
he took my arm at the Sherman head
quarters in that hotel and requested me
| to go with him. He did not state where
he was going. asked no questions,
but went. He led the way to the rooms
Of the New Jersey delegation in the
same building. On entering he at once
inquired for the chairman Of the dele
CATION. He was brought in from an
| adjoining room. and after the usual
greetings-they were old acquaintance
the following cOlloquy took place. 1t
| deeply impressed me and think give
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tians heard from the infdel thoughts
both old and new, but all clothed In
beautiful language. The address was
given In the place of worship of the
Church Militant of which DR.. John
Rusk Is pastor.
Ingersoll, the silver-tongued prince
of agnostics and greatest of orators.
was born in Dresden, N. Y, Aug. II,
1888. His father was a Congregational
preacher, Of such liberal views that he
was prosecuted for them, and in his
early life Robert G. Ingersoll imbibed
an intense hatred Of Calvinism which
grew with his growth and finally made
him the enemy Of all forms Of religion.
His boyhood was spent in Wisconsin
and Illinois and at the age of "a he
took up the practice of law at Peoria,
Ill. During the war he was colonel OF
the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry and after
the war his ability as an orator and
Republican campaign speaker gave him
a reputation in the West, which was
made national by his famous "plumed-
knight speech" in the Republican Ma.
tional Convention Of 1875, by which he
placed James G. Blaine In nomination.
Since that time he has lived in WASH
lngton and New York. He has been con.
nected with the most famous modern
law cases. for his legal ability is ex.
t~raordinary. His lectures and law prnc.
tice have made him wealthy.