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When the Colonel came into the drug
store for a little bromo settler no WAS
feeling rather soeiahle. and tried 10 start
g conversation with the busy prescrip-
ton clerk.
Don't talk TO the clerk while he IS
c~ompounding a prescription, please said
the proprietor 20 the Colonel
Don't talk to the prescription clerk.
'By gad. sab. | talk to the 6akeepah
when no Is making a mint Jule2; talk 20
him TO the full extent Of my CONVEX
~sational ability. sab, and II you think
youah little pills and powdahs are OF mo-
impohtance than that nectah OF the gods.
sab, you are getting too big 70 louah
business, sah!'-lndiAnapoisL Journal.
Tho Offices OF the Keoley Institute oil
Virginia are now located, In Richmond al
GIG east Franklin street, for the cure o,
liouor and drug additions and nenras-
thenia. Write for cir ular. Correspon'
dence confidential. Address the Kelley
Institute. Box 55S. Richmond. Va
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The Rev. DIT John Watson clan Mac
laren'). who arrived in this country re-
Gently. Is a pure-blooded Highlander. his
father having been born at Braemar, and
his mother "a Maclaren). at Loeb Fay. He
was born. however, al Manningtree Essex.
but taken back 10 Scotland while still a
child. He studied at Edinburgh Unlver-
sity, ct New College. and In Tubingen.
Among his classmates IN the English
literature class. IL may be mentioned. was
Robert Louis stevenson. with whom how
ever. lie never became personally acauaint-
ed. II remember" he says. that his at
tendance was very occasional and when
he entered the classroom he was invari-
ably greeted with a round Of cheers" DR..
watson was secretary and. later. president
Of the Philosophical Society OF the Uni
yersitv. was for one year connected with
the BARCLAY Church In Edinburgh. and
then was called 10 L~ogiealmond. In north
ern Perthshire, which he made known 10
the world as Drumtochty. He then Oc-
cupled the pulpit OF Free Matthew'S. Glas-
cow. for three years. and In 1850 accepted
a call to Seton Park Presbyterian church
in Liverpool. where he still remains The
lis, Of his works includes BESIDE the Bon
ME Brier Bush" The Days OF Aud Lang
svne" THE Mine Of the Master" THE
Uppcr Room" and Kate Carnegie" now
being published serlslly In The Bookman
He comes here under the management OF
Mstor Pond. for a ten weeks lecture tour.
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Max Eliot. who writes 4 Londo letter
for the Boston Sunday Herald. had some
interesting paragraphs in last Sundays
issue OF that paper about Mr.. ". II.
Ridcing. OF The Youths Companion and
The North American Review. She met
Mr.. Rideing IN London. and he told her
OF his recent visit to Mr.. Gladstone at
Hawarden Castle. Except for the more
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BAY LIEJ e,

LANES HIVHH ROUTE.
REDUCED RATES.
PEST PASSENGER AND fhhlHhE
ROUTE
RICHMOND AND THE
NORTH
VIA TIE ELEGANT AND FAST
STEAMER VIRGINIA"
COMMENCING SATURDAY, JULY IS,
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~. usBHE, oessrsl sspsrkssstss.
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ID lCAAOND. FREDERICKSBURG d
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SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY II. 1896.
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sCHEDULE OBJECTIVE MAY "a. 1886.
liza NJ LLAsL DECENTRALIZATION
DEPOT.
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The Significance.

~
What is meant by conferring ths free
Tom OF a city upon d oe-son?
The b~est0wlng upon that person OF the
privileges OF citizenship in the city. In
The old days only "frcemen OF "a city
acre allowed 20 exercise their trades or
professions IN that place, and IL took a
ons time 10 obtain the freedom. a per-
son began a. an apprentice 10 a ree-
nan, then he became a y~ourueyman and
travelled around. learning how his trade
eAs managed in other places. then he
zane home 10 become a master. and In
dine ne obtained the freedom OF his trade
md could work at Ii Tor himself In hts
,lty. Nowadays. the freedom OF a city
nurely an honorary distinction conferred
"A some distinguished person. The for
sIsn cities. especially Great Britain. where
.hey keep up old customs more than We
10. bestow the freedom even now. some
AZ our " cities used 10 bestow II. but
III late years. 80 far as We recollect' II
AS not been bestowed formally by any
American town.
"Court Of 81. james,"
what Is meant by tho expression 1.-THE
court OF St. Jamesy'
The British Court. Its headquarters on
official occasions rs the palace or 81.
lanes. In London. In Great Britain, as
The court has no executive power. the
government Is really meant. but In other
countries TO which q similar expression
o applied. the court is really meant Do
ls.Se the court In those cosea " the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-02
M.ndolln ana uuI.ar club,.

The mandolin and guitar were naver
before SO popular in this country as at
present. The manufacturers state that
1t is almost impossible to fill their or
ders, especially in the west, where
there is greater interest manifested
than anywhere else. Hundreds of
young ladies and gentlemen, after ac-
quiring slight knowledge Of these in
struments, have organized small clubs,
numbering from four to ten members,
as soon as they are capable of playing
their score. An instrument new to this
country has recently been introduced
in these mandolin and guitar Gibbs,
with pleasing effect. 1t is one of the
mandolin family and named the man
dola." The meaning of the word man
dola is almond" and it is supposed
that the shape of the instrument has
given 1t Its name. 1t is similar to the
viola in tone, being tuned one-fifth be-
low the mandolin. In clubs 1t tskes
the second parts, as 1t possesses cich
alto quality of tone. 1t made its irst
appearance in northern Europe at the
court Of Mary, Queen of Scots, in con-
nection with the ill-fated musician,
David Rizzio. AS solo instrument it
is superior to the mandolin in power
and quality Of tone. The mandolin Ia
particularly adapted to ladies', as their
fingers are flexible and they play with
a more delicate touch than the op-
posite sex.-Boston Herald.
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"Her hairs red. amt it,"
'1t's-it's quite auburn"
EGgs rs an In

The Easter egg commentaries a rale
OF indulgencies, doubtless in the middle
ages profitable enough. Devout cathol.
les purchased the privilege of eating
eggs during Lent, hence the custom frs,
Of making presents Of farm house eggs
on Easter Sunday and afterward OF
limitations in chocolate or sugar. An.
other indulgence of the same kind has
probably been noticed by English tour.
lists at Rouen. The magnificent tower
OF the cathedral called the Tour de
Beurre, or Butter tower, owes Its origin
to epicureanism on the one hand and
priestly ingenuity on the other. The
Butter tower, like the Easter egg, com.
memorates dispensation. having been
built by the sums paid for the privi.
lege of eating butter in Lent.-London
Daily News.
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YOU are a Jealous husband looking for
fs3thless wife. No; that shall not b
done for her sake. Wherever she Ii
she 10 not here"
He spoke as II expecting me to b.
lievs him. Strange to say. I did be.
lievs him. The thought that this house
would be the last place in which he
would hide Viola from my search, nc
doubt conduced to this belief. But now
I could no longer doubt the horrible
truth. This man, by some deyilish
crafs, had torn my wife from me-had
taken away the woman who. . few
hours ago. pressed q Judas kiss on my
lips. even as she was going to meet her
lover. Uel. .u al,
stay! perhaps he had killed her. Such
things have been done before now by
men who fail to win the woman they
love Perhaps he had decoyed her
away end was OBTAINING her against her
will Even now she might be longing
for me to come and free her.
All these thoughts whirled through
my brain, and for a moment unnamed
me. sunk upon chair. cold and
trembling In every limb. Grant steed
like a statue until recovered myself.
"You villain" gasped. 81 will
know-I will see her! Tell me where
she is!''
He leaned forward. He looked at r,le
sternly:
"Listenm he said. in fierce voice.
"In this room said to you. Take her.
and make her happy Have you done
so?" i'
Ilaughed wildly. "If being willing to
shed ones blood for her can make a
false woman happy. she should have
been happy. Does ste expect to find
bliss in life of shame with your"
His eyes blazed. You had better 81"
he said. go at once"
laughed mockingly. Now that had
lost all hope. now that my one desire
was vengeance, could speak calmly.
"I shall stay here" said. until you
leave to Join her, shall follow ana be
with you. Surely bridegroom can
claim the right of bidding his bride
Godspeeed! Here stay"
For reply Grant rang the bell. Leave
the front door and this door wide
open," he said to the servant; "then go
out OF the way"
He came toward me. started to my
feet, and struck fair and full at his
white, set face. He parried the fierce
blow, and in a moment his arms were
around me.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-02
CHAPTER 1v.-tcosrrsu.p.,


We went down to quiet watering
place on the south coast. Here we
stayed for fortnight. oh. those sweet
summer days! Shall ever forget them
For the time there seemed no cloud
which could possibly shade our JOY.
All the cynical. suspicious. misan-
thropical elements seemed swept out
of my nature. I told myself that the
constant society of the wife I loved
was making better as well as hap
pier man Of me.
At the end of our stay by the sea It
was our Intention to return to London
for couple Of days. and then start for
Switzerland. Here, or In what coun-
try we chose, we were to spend months.
In fact. had as yet no home to offer
mr. wife. The tenant Of Herstal Abb
bay would not turn out without six
mcnths' notice SO, for the time, we
must be wanderers.
Eustace Grant, had by now almost
forgotten him-wrote once to my wife.
She seemed overjoyed as she saw his
handwriting. but vexed at the cere-
monious way In which his letter began.
II lies before me now. l copy 1t:
MY Dear Mrs. Loraine:-You will
remember that next Tuesday is your
twenty-first birthday.
LAS I am going abroad very shortly.
! am anxious to submit the accounts
Of the trust to you. and. of course. Mr..
Lorraine. I hear that you will be in town
on Tuesday. Can call upon you any
ayh ar vrnttIh ~ ha mn rn fanf
for us to meet at my solicitor's-Mr.
Monk, 36 Lincoln's Inn Fields? Please
let me know. Yours sincerely,
"Eustace Grant"
HE might have sent word Of con-
gratulations," said Viola, in a vexed
tone. How shall answer thi-
Julian?"
Say We will meet him at Mr.. Monks
1t twelve o'clock on Tuesday"
To which effect Viola wrote. J did
not read the letter, but wondered at
the length Of 1t.
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SOCIETY PoAonERa
Naughty Married Men and woAs. whs
Steal wives or Husbands.

Nsuehty Married Men and women whs
/ steal wives or Husbands.
Whenever his satanic majesty really
! means to make day Of 1t" the drst
/ thing he usually does is to replace the
toasted cheese in his man traps BY
that most seductive Of all baits the
forbidden fruit, says the New York
Mercury. We are all Adams and Ewes
in our way; and although the scene
has been shifted from Eden to q world
which is anything but an earthly para
disc we need only take a peep round
the nearest corner to see old Mephisto
on the warpath. To-day we are going
to shoulder our way through the tedi-
GUS category Of white liars. elegant
swindlers and a thousand other
samples of the same ilk, and only pull
up for moment at the door Of that
peculiar and stiff-necked people called
society poachers and poacheresses. BY
this uncomplimentary designation Is
meant those married men and women
who play the part Of human spiders
and seek to entangle in their tolls
those poor foolish flies who have not
yet had their wings scorched by matri-
mony and are unwise and unkind
enough to indulge in naughty little
dutter at the expense Of some one else's
husband or wife. Unfortunately this
is a kind of pastime too much In vogue
nowadays, and, moreover, one for
which both sexes are equally RESPONSE
BILE and, therefore. equally to blame.
1t is the old story Of "the dog in the
manger." with the magical charm OF
the forbidden fruit thrown in by way
of appendix. Leaving altogether un-
touched the graver bearings Of the
question 1t is surely an unworthy ac-
tion on the part of any true sportsman
to poach, however slightly, within the
preserves which are distinctly those Of
a friend and neighbor. II game is to be
hunted down and bagged let 1t be done
openly and in the legitimate field, but
not in the spirit of the common poach-
er. who comes like thief in the night
just to seek and carry of whatsoever
happens to fiatter his fancy Of the mo-
ment. Inordinate vanity and a fever
ish thirst for notoriety are the prime
movers In this most undignified epi-
demic and as rule Its real victims are
poor unmarried girls. who have to sit
by and see their proper place in So
ciety usurped by INSCRIPTIONS matrons.
These are not content with having had
their own day. and a jolly good one too.
but are still bent on holding the game
exclusively in their own hands and
keeping their spinster sisters out Of
the running. Granted that these fiirta-
tons are as harmless as milk and pure
as snow. they are always food for gos-
sip, II not scandal. 1t is true that in
some cases. from sheer heartache. a
man will cease to reason with his wife
and out OF very desperation end by
going and doing likewise" himself;
but this Is miserable relaxation,
which only degrades the offended to
the same level as the aggressor. A
decisive rally among men Is what is
really wanted to strike at the root Of
the evil, and although this would pro-
woke unlimited spark-fying on the
part Of the matrons and bachelors the
world would feel all the brighter for
the eruption and soon shake itself
down into newer and safer hobbies.
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iro BE coSrISusp.I
ADAprAsrLrry OF ANIMALS.
How They Vary Their Food to Suit
Changed Conditions.

How They Vary Their Food to Suit
Changed Conditions.
An impression prevails that insects
and other creatures are SO correlated
with their food that they can scarcely
exist unless the special food seemingly
essential to them is ready to hand. says
Meehan's Monthly. This Is believed
true not only Of food but Of their habits
in general. The yucca and the yucca
moth are SO closely connected that 1t
does seem as ifleach Is absolutely de-
pendent on the other-and one might
well ask. What would the chimney
swallow do without chimneys In which
to build its nest or cherry or peach
tree gum with which to build them?
But just.as' the vegetarian would have
to abandon his principles where there
was nothing in the Icy region but musk
oxen and walrus to feed on-so animal
nature generally has the instinct OF
preservation to take to that which first
comes to hand when favorite resources
fail. The chimney swallow built its
nest somewhere before the white man
beetle had its home on the plains long
before 1t ever knew potato and the
writer has seen the common elm-leaf
beetle feeding voraciously in the noun
tains of North Carolina on species Of
skullcap-scutellaria appar-
emily no other plant. in localities where
elms were absent. In Germantown
gardens half-starved bees take to
grapes and raspberries. In the same
locality the common robin has had
hard times. There had been no rain
from July to Oct. II and. everything
having become parched long since, in
sects that live on green food had not
increased. The robins took to green
seeds and fruits. The apples on the
orchard trees were dug out as II by
mice. An American golden pippin,
with heavy crop, presented remark
able appearance with what should have
been apples hanging on the trees like
empty walnut shells. In brief, no crea-
ture will ignore the promptings Of ma
ture. 1t will change its habits when
necessity demands.
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GREAT MEN.
The Majority of Them Have Not Been
Remarkable In AppeArence.

The Majority of Them Have Not Been
Remarkable In Appearances.
SO far as can be ascertalned from the por-
traits or statues that have come down to US,
the majority of great men have not been
striking In personal appearance. The great
est Intellect of all Time, WILLIAM shake.
speare, would not have attracted the atten-
ton OF passsrs-by In the streets of LONDON.
Milton, wordsworth aud Tennyson des'
played In the eye and brow the thOnsnnI,, O y aYs
the Nsw s.sat fsts ssieS Svor Cromwell might
pole and Fox as 'biuff squires and the
younger Pitt as q private gentleman. the
hawk nose and piercing eyes OF the elder
Pitt did, indeed. Indicate exceptional powers.
Our great warriors certainly did not evlnce
their genius In their physical appearance; e;
Marlborough had Handsome, courtier.llke
face; Nelson would not have looked opt OF
place In q Burpllce. and Wellington IN .
frocs coat might have pasSed bos aTs rooS fcl
tho great men of other nations.
Bismarck, indeed, has strong, determlned
man faces that might belong t9 gsn.as
Bonaparte was certainly remarkable; but
some OF the younger Bonapartes have dis
played his llneaments without his .Genlus; ~,
The portraits of Columbus, Calico, VIII.
lam the Silent, Dante and host OF other
leaders Of men do not usually convey the In
precision OF extraordinary genius; and the
same remark will apply to the representa-
tions that have come down TO US Of Aiexan-
der, Caesar, Socrates and other ancients.
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Character.

Character is what man is-the
sum total of himself. Backbone is es-
sential to the standing power Of the
human body, and the standing power
of character is its essential element.
Nobility always gets its standing place
without compromise of principle; that
would be quicksand or floating sen.
weed, instead Of the solid rock of right.
Rev. Cortland Myers.
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why II. Doubted.

Stranger" he said to the travele,
who had stopped at his unpretentious
home for a nights lodging. "have ye
ever hearn tell ez how ef ye see red.
headed girl. ye're bound ter see a white
hoss?" ga,
"Of course. That's an old idea."
II hearn 1t some time ago myself"
"It has some bases of fact, too. You
zee. the case simply Is that there are
more white horses In existence than
there are red-headed girls. So theii
appearing at the same time is a more
than likely coincidence"
well, SIR" replied the householder
in tone that defied controversy, "yel
kin call 1t a cerincidence er what ye
please. call it durn lie. See the,
gal over there?"
"Yes."
"Her hairs red. amt it,"
'1ts-it's quite auburn"
It's red, that's a dead-sure thing
an I amt ashamed of it. She's my
wife. The day before l married her
had one Of the purtiest white horses ye
ever laid yer eyes onter. Hoss thiei
came along while the preacher was a.
pernouncin' the ceremany.- I've got the
red-headed girl, But I amt seen nc
white boss sence. An what's more, ]
don't expect ter see none."-Washing
ton Star.
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Malaria and rheumatism.

From the journal, Wilmington. Ohio.
A few days since q representative OF
! the journal drove out to Melvin TO sec
4 Mrs. John Arrasmith. In the course OF
| the conversation. Mrs. A. detailed tho
facts of her cure:
Last July" said she. from undue
i1SoaS5s sSent4scted sn my %alsrai fevsr and sh.u
4 matism And suffered from the illness
Greatly. / could not throw u on. and
although constantly attended by looai
| physicians. continued to grow Worse'
which greatly increased my other
troubles. and taking to my bed there
I lay for months. The rheumatism
grew more aggravated. and Tor eighs
long weeks prior to last Christians
was perfectly helpless. my limbs below
, having no use of them whatever.
could not help myself In any way, nnd
was not able to even turn over 10 pco
| unless my husband or some one else
the physicians left did no good. ana
nothing I could take afforded any 70.
lief. was discouraged and feared
that never again would be up ano
about the house. 1t was anything but
Q bright prospect. for was but TWEEN
ty years old, and had been married
only two years. and my life was before
me and to go through 1t helpless
cripple a burden to my friends. was
fearful fate to think of.
"I had read in the Wilmington Jour
nal from time to time. articles telling
of the wonderful cures which had been
effected by DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
and had become impressed with. the
cases where they had caused persons
to walk and recover who had been as
band, we determined to give them q
trial. So he drove into Wilmington.
and, going to the drug store OF George
W. Brown. bought three boxes OF the
pills. began taking them immediate
iy on his return. That was about the
first Of the present year. Before the
first box was gone I began to realize
that was getting better. and by the
time I finished the second box the
pain with which 1 had been suffering
for nearly six months and the disease
which had made me helpless for eight
weeks disappeared entirely, and I got
up. I took the third box of the pills
and have never felt twinge of rheu-
matism since. and am doing my daily
work and feeling us well as anybody"
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence. at Wilmington. Ohio.
this Goth day of June. 1895.
c. Q. HILDEBRANT. Clerk of Court.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are now given to the public as
an unfailing blood builder and nerve
restorer. curing all forms OF weakness
arising from a watery condition Of the
blood or shattered nerves. The pills
are sold by all dealers. or will be sent
post paid on receipt OF price $50 cents.
. box. or six boxes for $260-they are
never sold in bulk or by the 1000 by ad-
dressing DIR. Williams Medicine Com
pany. Schenectady. n. Y.
General weyler's objection to people who
send out news dispatc from Cuba may be
due to professional jealousy.
Plso Cure for Consumption has saved me
large doctor bllls.-C. l.. barker. 422S Re-
gent Square. Philadelphia. Pa. Dec. s. 1906.
There Is no one In the world In MS good
nnsliiNn 10 make trouble M n friend.
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CnIlcalf.

The greatest barrier In the way Of
the acquisition of true knowledge ia
conceit. The concelted man cannot be-
come truly wise. The most striking
instances OF humanity have been fur.
nished by those whom the world has
accounted the wisest mon.-Rabbi Da.
vid Philipson.
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To Burn.

Boy-"say. amt you going to stand
treat? thought you had money to
burn" Dick-'I should have it IL you
would furnish the draft."-Boston
Transcript.
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CHAPTER v.


on the Monday
night, and slept at
an hotel. Thursday
morning we were
to start for the
Continent. Besides
the interview with
Eustace Gra n I.
there were many
business matters to
which I was bound
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-02

Is there not n danger of making circus
posters 80 Interesting and exciting that the
persons who examine them will have no de-
Elre to 90 to the circus Itselfg