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lowing anecdote, heard at dinner
party given in honor of gentleman
of NJ. Faure's escort in his late jour-
ney, proves. The president, after hav-
ing searched all the best Partisan
shops to find some toys worthy of the
two little grand duchesses acceptance,
and having bought the everlasting
golden rattle for Miss Tatiana, was in
despair for something out of the COM
mon to give to Miss Olga. He at last
chose two wonderful dolls, one got up
as an elegant lady. the other as an
over-dresed little girl; and, after much
difficulty, a most complicated piece of
machinery was inserted, thanks to
which, when wound up, the lady and
her daughter begin a ludicrous bit of
conversation, which finishes by the
little girl crying because she is not al
lowed to ride a donkey on account of
her gauZe dress.
The baby grand duchess was delight
cd but not more so than her father,
who, it appears, spent an hour on the
floor with the child, listening to the
squeaky dialogue between the dolls.
But the time came when the princess
had to go to bed, which she did very
reluctantly. AS for the emperor, he
remained an instant in the boudoir
after her departure with the two clever
artificial ladies who had taken his
fancy, while the empress, NJ. Faure, and
some ladies and gentlemen of the court
were talking in the next room. Sud
denly a strange noise like that of an
internal machine was heard, followed
by a loud cry of dismay and every
body rushed to see what it was.
There was the emperor safe and
sound, but with dismal face, looking
at the dolls, which he had partly un-
dressed to find out the secret hidden In
their bosoms; while the dolls were
chattering away as if they would
never stop. The empires, unable to re-
strain her temper snatched up the car
peted board on which they were stand
ing and shaking the two pecious ladies
and. after having crushed her hus'
band with a withering eye, she said
to gentleman near her, PLEASE, send
this away; it is too bad. indeed. The
emperor spoils everything he touches
But Nicholas looked so penitent, anc
the mishap was so funny, that she
could not help laughing.
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Over Studied.
A YOUNG LADY'S HEALTH RUINED
PREPARING FOR GRADUATION.
Was 0ver.amhFious and Went Beyond Rsr Strength.
Constant Pain and Misery-Hsr Critical Condition.
From the Democrat, Sheibyviiie, Ind.

In one Of the main streets of Shelbyville,
Indiana, resides Mrs. Emily Edwards and
her seventeen year old daughter, Cora. The
young lady is one of the charming misses of
the city, she being known for her beauty,
and perfect health.
although enjoying good health now"
eaid her mother to q reporter recently, she
has not always been so fortunate. ] suppose
Cora, until two years ago last March, was as
healthy and strong as any girl of her age.
She was attending school and was studying
hard. Perhaps she was too studious for we
noticed that the healthy color in her cheek was
rapidly disappearing, and she was becoming
pale and sallow. Dark, swollen circles be-
gan to appear under her eyes, and she rapidly
became worse. We were living in Franklin
Indiana, at the time, and Cora would have
graduated that Spring. She stopped attend
ing school and endcavored to get rest, but
her health kept failing. Her blood was color
less and impure. She would also have sick
headache, could scarcely eat or sleep, and
wns almost continually in pain. Nothing
which we did for her seemed to do any good.
different physicians treated and pre-
scribed for her but she kept getting worse.
She had formerly weighed 100 pounds, but
during her illness her weight had dwindled
down to 70 pounds. We began to thin-
there was nothing we could do for her bene-
fit, when | happened to notice an article in
n paper regarding the merits of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. l thought that
if there was ever q pale person it was cer-
tainly Cora, SO / decided to buy q box of
the pills and let her try them. 1t was the
first of last May when she began, and near
the middle of June when she stopped using
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tho pills. The first dose helped her. and
after the first box had been taken, she was
q different girl. She continued with this
medicine and when she had taken eighs
boxes complete cure haG been effected.
She is now stronger, can eat more, sleeps
better, and weighs more than she did before
she was taken sick. | am sure too much
cannot be said about Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People in her case, as they
undoubtedly saved her life. We have re.
commended them TO q number of sufferers"
The young lady, said word Of approval,
and that she felt very grateful for the bene-
fit received through DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. Il agree with my
mother" said she, "that would not be liv.
ing to-day had not used these pills"
To leave no doubt as to the truthfulneSS
of her story Mrs. Edwards chetrfully made
the following affidavit:
SHELBYvILLE, IND, May 13, 1897.
This is TO certify that the above story cons
cerning the illness and subsequent recovery
of my daughter, Cora, is an exact and truth.
ful representation of the facts in her case.
Mrs. EMILY EDWARDS.
SuELBYvILLE, lSD., May 10, 1897.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
18th day of May, 1897.
l.. C. MAY, Noidrv P,,blic.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary 60 give
new life and richness to the blood and re-
store shattered nerves. They are sold in
boxes (nevcr in loose form, by the dozen o.
hundrcd) at so cents q box, or six boxes for
$3.50, and may be had of all druggists or
directly by mail from Dr. Williams Medi.
cine Company. Schenectady, y. i.
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A Little Testimonial.
From Tid-Blts.

From Tid-BitS
"How do you like your new typewrit-
er?" inquired the agent.
"Its grandw was the immediate ana
enthusiastic response 81 wonder how /
ever got along without it,"
"Weil, would you mind giving me a
little testimonial to that effectY'
Certainly not; do it gladly"
So he rolled up his sleeves and i'm an
incredibly short time pounded out this:
"Afted Using the automatig Back-ac-
tion type writ. er for thre emonthan d
over. l. unhcsittattingly pronounce it
promo nc9 Il 20 be al even more than tn @
Manufactur3 claim for It. During the
time been IN our possession e. l. tn rec
monthzi ID has more than paid paid for
itself in the saving OF time an labrr?
John { Gibbs"
"Fherc you are, sir"
Thanks" said the agent, and moved
quickly away.
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Many of the North American Indians
were magnificent specimens of physical
manhood. This was due, largely, to their
active outdoor life. Nevertheless, they
had the wisdom to know that an active life
in the open air alone, would not keep a
man healthy, They had their medicine
men, who gathered herbs from field and
forest and brewed decoctions to assist the
natural processes of the various vital
organs.
Modern civilized men do not as a usual
thing recognize the same necessity until it
is too late. They ignore medicine until
they are within the grasp of some serious
or fatal disease. The time for man TO be-
gin taking medicine is when he begins to
feel out of sorts. If a man is thoroughly
we'll and healthy he does not feel that way.
sure that he is half sick. When he is half
sick II does not take long before he is
whole sick" DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery Is the best medicine for a
man when he Is sick or getting sick. II
puts him all right all round. 1t puts his
stomach right to begin with, and that is the
most important point II puts his liver
right, and that is the second most import
ant point. II purifes his blood and fills IL
with the life-giving elements of the food
he eats, and that is the third important
point. 1t drives out all disease germs and
impurities of every description. II makes
the appetite keen and hearty. II is the
greatest blood-maker and flesh builder. II
cures % per cent. of all cases of consump-
tion, weak lungs, splitting of blood, obsti-
nate coughs and kindred ailments Thou
sands who were given up to die have testi-
ned to their recovery under this marvellous
medicine. An honest dealer will not urge
a substitute for the sake of little extra
proht. He gives you what you ask for.
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Mormon leader and accused him of
many evil deeds of which they had no
knowledge. Strang openly defied the
settlers and they turned their atten-
tion to undermining him.
A KING IN CUSTODY.
a rumor of this limited monarchy
and of n long train of evils resultant
therefrom reached the ears of govern
ment officials, and without warning
the war steamer Michigan steamed in
to the harbor of Beaver Island, with
orders to investigate the doings of the
Mormon colony. King Strang was ar
rested and taken to Detroit, where he
conducted his own case. to the delight
of judges and lawyers. and was so elo-
quent and convincing that he was ac-
quilted. In most dramatic speech
he declared that he was being perse-
cuted for religions sake.
In his conduct of island affairs he
had been assisted by a DIR. II. ID. Nc
Cumoch, of Baltimore, a man of edu-
cation and position. it was to TINS
man King Strang owed his downfall.
He stirred up dissensions. which grew
to bitter hatred, and pottcd against the
Mormon leader with his own people.
He found men who were ready for any
nefarious scheme by which Strang
could be dethroned, not excepting MUIR
der.
When the steamer Michigan made a
friendly call at Beaver Island and
dropped anchor in the harhor on June
16. 1856, King Strang went to visit her
officers. when he was shot and fatally
wounded by assasSns in ambush near.
He was taken to Norec, where his faith
full first wife tcnderly nursed him, but
he died on the 9th of the following
July. He sleeps in an unmarked grave
in the Cemetery of the Saints, at Spring
Prairie.
/ Immediately after his assassination
/ his followers were driven from the
| island and compelled to disorganize
+ Their houses were ransacked and either
/ burned or given over to the use of his
/ enemies StranE's valuable library
/ was burned and his homo laid waste
/ The despoilcr then took possession oi
/ the fallen "Citv Of james
! In spite of his unpalriotic and fool
! ish enthusiasm to false philosophy
/ the man made many friends, who be-
| lieved him a sincere and devout leader
! in a cause which he believed to he
Just. His murder provoked sympathy
for him which he perhaps did not de-
serve. and the halo of glory which sur
rounded him blinded many eyes to his
faults. michigan, my Michigan,
holds only a gentle resentment aSalhs'
him, her own ana only King.
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RAILROADS IN RUSSIA.
Six Thousand Miles OF Railroad Now
BEING puili in the cars nominions.


The state of Illinois has 10000 miles
of railroad, Iowa $500, and Michigan
1900 The three states-Illinois, with
a land area OF $4,000 square miles;
Iowa, with a land area of $4,000 square
miles ana Michigan, with land area
of 81 ,O0O-haVc collectively $3.50 miles
of railroad, or more than the empire
of Russia he'd, according to the last
official reports, which showed that at
the beginning Of the pres mt year the
total length of railways open for traffic
i'm Russia was 25.97l miles, Of which
1890 miles belonged to the state, eX-
elusive Of 95i miles Of the Trans-Cas-
pian railroad, which is in the hands
of the mi-ister of war. The area of
Russia in Europe is 100000 square
miles, and of Russia in Asia G,iOO,OOO
square miles, total of 100000 square
miles. This deficiency of communica-
tion, however, is being, if not rapidly,
at.least steadily. overcome, and it is
computed that there are now 5000
miles Of roads in course of construc-
tion, end it is estimated that by the
, end of the century there will he some
thing like $1,000 miles of railroad in
the Russian empire. twO-thirds balOnG-
| ing to the state.
The growth Of the railroad system in
/ Russia, modostly begun in 1897. has
| been very rapid since 1890. The first
/ road constructed was sixteen mil s
/ long, from St. Petersburg to Tsarskoe-
/ Selo, ana i'm 1910 this was the only line
/ in the empire. At that time the Unit
! ed States had in operation . 500 miles.
In 1880 tn mileage of Russian rail-
| roads had increased to 800 miles, and
! in 1850 it was still less than 1000. The
/ railroad mileage of the United States
| in the same year was 306O0 miles. In
! 1870 the mileage of Russian railroads
| was 1000 miles; in 1850 ii was II 900:
! in 1890 it was 1880. It has since in
| creased with such rapidity that, as
stated it. is expected that before 1900
/ there will be $1,000 miles of railroad in
/ Russia, though, of course, these figures
| compare poorly with the totals in the
! United States. where there are now
! 10000 miles of railroads. One diff
Guilty from which the railroads of Rus
sia have heretofore suffered verely
has been the lack Of freight business.
/ In other words, the Russian railroads
have been run chiefly for passenger
traffic, the profits of which are rela-
lively small and the expenses Of which
are inordinately large. Tn to twenty
five years ago the railroads of Russia
| carried twice as many passengers in
/ a year as they did tons Of frci~ht.
/ though gradually the disparity be-
/ tween the two has been lessened. and
since 1850 the proportion of freight
carried has been materially larger
than heretofore. In the United States
about 40 per cent. Of the railroad earn
ingS are from freight, and this is the
chief item of profit in operation on all
the lines, The Russians are beginnine
to utilize their railroad facilities fo,
the transportation of freight to a
greater extent than was formerly the
case with them, and as a + suit Of this
managers Of the various lines have
found it profitable to extend them
/ The Sun.
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Sunday School Lesson for November H.
PAUL'S MINISTRY in ROME.
Acts XXVlll 1881.
BY j. e. GILBERT, d. D., IL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education

1NTRoDUCTION.-In our time many
ministers of Christ visit the city of
Rome for pleasure and instruction. Free
quently their expenses are paid by af-
fectionate congregations. Wandering
along the streets, gazing upon its arches,
columns. palaces and cathedrals; rest
Ing in the parks or examining the works
of art in numerous galleries-thcy de-
rive constant delight and profit. But the
great apostle to the Gentiles, peerless in
intellect and devotion. went to Rome Il
prisoner. Although treated with more
than ordinary consideration through the
influence of julius, who had brought him
from Caesarca. (Acts xvii, 80 n soldier
kept him Werse 10, in chains and limited
his freedom. Wherever he went he was
accompanied by one who had authority
and at any time might control him. what
will he do-what can he do. under such
forbiddng conditions?
ASSEMBLED-The sterling worth and
burning zeal of Paul are soon displayed.
lie does not spend time in sight-seeing
AT the end OF three days. u short time
indeed for rest and for the adjustment
of his apartments. he enters upon his
work, seemingly Indifferent to the splen-
dor of the capital of the Caesars. With
his old love for his countrymen. Rom.
iN. 30 he called the chief resident of the
Jews To meet him Verse ~. Probably
he expected their sympathy and co-ope-
ration, for they who had wandered into
distant parts of the empire, being less
under the control of the hierarchy. were
more liberal than those at Jerusalem.
When they were assembled he delivered
a brief but highly respectful address, be-
ginning after the manner common with
the rabbi in public assemblies saying
"Alen and brethren" Acts xxi, 1)
EXPLAINED. In his address Paul ex-
plancd why he was in chains, and en-
deavOred to convince his hearers of his
innocence. He was delivered to the Ro-
man officials at Jerusalem by his own
people. although he had committed no
offense Vcrsc 10, an assertion which
he had made before at Lysias. (Acts xiv,
81 But because the Jews opposed the
release Vcrse 19D, and proposed to take
him back to Jerusalem for trial, (Acts
XIV. 81 he had appealed to Caesars
court, and so escaped from his enemies.
That straightforward story did not how
ever. disclose the whole truth, and Paul
would keep nothing back. He informed
his hearers plainly concerning the cause
of his arrest (verse 20). For the hope
of Israel" he said he was bound. The
expression had but one meaning, the Mes
sianic hope fulfilled in Jesus, (Acts XVI
G. ~ u bold announcement that he was a
Christian.
REPLIED.-The answer of the Jews
to Paups address was cvasive. They
were evidently afraid either to befriend
or oppose him. Shortly before. because
of certain entanglements, the whole Jew
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but it seemed ages. when suddenly he
felt his muscles relax. his vision grow
dim. everything around him became
dark, and in a few seconds he was OBJ
livious 20 everything around him. The
doctor was quietly sleeping few feet
away, unconscious of the terrible dan
ger of his companion. When he awoke
the sun was brightly streaming into
the tent. and as he rolled over in his
blankets toward his companion his
blood seemed to chill in his veins at
the sight presented to his view. His
companion was stretched at full
length upon the ground, with his eyes
closed and his face as white as a piece
of marble, while coiled upon his breast
was a huge rattlesnake, apparently
asleep.
He quietly seized a shotgun that was
standing near by, and, cooking both
barrels. raised it to his shoulder and
was about to fire, when he realized
that if he did he would probably injure
his companion. Just at this moment
lis COMPANION moved a little, when
the snake gave a rattle and again
raised his head. The doctor, seeing his
chance. fired. and at the report of the
gun his companion gave Il yell and
jumped to his feet. throwing the rep
tile some three or four feet away from
| fim in its death struggle. The doc
tors aim was true, for the reptiles
head was blown completely off.
On being measured it. was found to
he four feet nine and one-half inches
in length and had seventeen rattles
and button. The professors nerves
were so shattered by his terrible ex-
! perience that he was hardly able to
walk, and the following day, in COM
pany with his companion he returned
to this place where he is at present re-
| cuperating under the doctors care.
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CHARMED BY A RATTLSNAKE
Sank Into Unconsciousness While the
SERPENT Was Coiied on His Breast.
rnm thn CnlnYeras Chronicle.

From the Calaveras Chronicle.
Professor Charles Rice, the botanist,
had a thrilling experience with mon
ster rattlesnake one day last week,
and it was only his GOODNESS and pres
ence Of mind that saved him from
death. Professor Rice and DR., lyman,
the bugologist, were up in the higher
attitudes of the Sierras in search of
rare specimens, and were camped at a
place called Moore Greek. They had a
small tent with them, which they had
pitched near a stream of water that
was fed by a spring higher up on the
side of the mountain.
Friday evening of last week the pro-
fessor and his companion, who were
completely worn out with their days
tramp in search of rare flowers and
bugs, retired to their tent, rolled them
selves up in their blankets, and We're
soon in dreamlan1, Just as daylight
was breaking the professor was awak-
cned from his slumbers by feeling a
soft and clammy substance crawling
over his face and down onto his chest,
and on raising his head a little to his
horror he discovered it was a monster
rattlesnake. The reptile had coiled it.
sell, WIN IL ieuu ldlSeu dDOut a lOOl,
and ready at the least movement
made to strike.
Cold drops of perspiration oozed
from every pore OF the professors
body, Nlile his muscles became as
rigid as bars of iron, and his eyes be-
came fixed with stony glare as he
Gazed at the head of the monster,
which was about six or seven inches
L.
side to the other with the regularity
of a clock pendulum. The suspense
was becoming unbearable. but still he
knew that the least move that he
made meant death in the most horri-
bic form. How long he remained in
this terrible position he does not know.
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ish population had been expelled from
Rome, and they were anxious not to be
subjected again TO so degrading an in
Fiction. They therefore professed to have
received no communication from author
tiles in Judea concerning the apostle. n
singular statement In view OF the motor
iety which he had attained (verse 2D.
They also expressed their desire to hear
him concerning Christianity. regarded as
a sect about which they had heard many
unfavorable comments (verse 22). 1t is
possible that they were ignorant of the
little congregation of believers to whom
Paul had addressed his letter. (Rom. |,
~ who might be easily lost I'm u great
city of two millions. This reply of the
chief man was evidently intended to give
them time to consider what was the best
| course to be pursued.
EXPOUNDED.-Itis Is said that the Jew
ish residents in Rome numbered $1,000.
at tho time of Paufs visit, that they
had seven synagoguos. and that many
learned men were among them as teach
ers At n time appointed the chief men
were assembled at Pauls own lodgings
to hear his exposition of the religion and
the claims of Christ (verse 23) He occu-
pied an entire day showing out of the
! law of Moses and out Of the writings
J of the prophets, the very scriptures which
| these men held to he sacred that Jesus
cd which our Lord employed duke xiv
| So with his disciples which Paul fol-
| lowed on other occasions. IActs xvii, 81
| That the company was not wholly un-
| impressed is proved by the length of the
| argument and the fact that some be-
| lieved (verse 3D, although evidently the
| greater part rejected the testimony and
| clung to their ancient faith. This might
/ have been expected 1t is no easy mat
| ter for a man to abandon religious views
| from childhood.
| REpRONED.-Thcrc is a limit to a
minister's obligation. lie is not required
| to labor among a people who will not
receive his message. Jesus instructed his
disciples on this point. CAIatt. X, 1i) Hav-
! ing devoted u day to Jewish officials.
seeking to convert them to Christianity.
Paul resolved thereafter to turn his cf-
forts to the Gcntics. But before the
unbelievcrs departed he administered a
severe reproof Oversees p, %, 2O, applying
! to them a passage from Isaiah. once
quoted by our Lord Himself (Matt. xiii,
li-15) He charged that they could not
hear nor see because they would not,
that their blindness and deafness We're
the consequence of the grossncss of their
hearts. Here is the same old complaint.
uttered by the prophets again and again
| der. V, 2l,) concerning the Jewish nation
| (EzcS xii p Intellectual dullness
! through moral oblquity and spiritual
apathy has fallen upon multitudCs of men
rendering them incapable of pcrceiving
heavenly truth. Il Cor. ii. 14)
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IL Follows Naturally.

Master--"Who can tell me what useful
article we get from the whalo?"
Johnny--"WhGlebone.
Master-"Right. Now, what little boy
or girl knows what we get from the
scal?"
Tommy-"Sealing ."-Tit-Bits.
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BEES As AIDS IN WAR.
History Records Two Instances When
They Were lTscd

History records two instances, ac-
cording to Whitley Stokes, in the Lon
don Athenaeum, in which bees have
been used in warfare as weapons
against besleging forces. The first is
related by Appian of the siege of
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THF CZAR's CURIOSITY.
He Destroyed His Daughters Doll to
See How the Mechanism Worked,

From the Philadelphia Times.
The heavy burden of autocracy has
not destroyed all the boysh instincts
in Nicholas lis disposition, as the fol-