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IN THE HEART-Sothing i. lost.
iings lodge somewhere and live on. not
ly In eternity. but Ia the hea-ts OF men.
Rey. W. D Evans. Episcopalian. CO.
mbta. S. c,
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The following lie a summary Of the prln-
pal sermons recently delivered IN tue
lited States and Canada by the leading
srgymen. priests. prelates. religious
ichers and professors Of the Christian
til. In every instance the te&t has been
refully read and abbreviated;
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DuClslcn.s Arl,ICn sulye.

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bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rteum, fever
sores. te'ter, chapped hands. ehllblains,
oorns and all skin eruptions. and positive
ly cures piles. or no pay required II is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per boz,
For sale by George W. Heyer.
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who merely hopes and
II not act may write himself down what
h pleases. but he is In reality only a
.taiisi.--Rsbhi Emil q. Hirsch, lichlcw.
lieago. Ill.
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Preaching A. 8 P. n. By Rev. W. n. Phil
lips Subject: "ws;chfuiness
First German Nethodist Chures-Corae.
OF Mckinney and Milan. Services to-day IS
follows. Sunday school a, s.SN a Il;
Presiding at II e. ". ard 7.sS ? ra.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday aish;
AMI Epworth league every FrltRy uisAt
Visitors especially invited 4 Z. Rector.
pastor.
Riverside Mlssicr-SuctAy school a. 5
?. III. Mr.. Hooker superia;eadert Preach
irs at +:S9 ?. n. hy Rev. J. W Hosn. Ell
8 p n. by Rev. ". q. rhiliiv. sub
:ect: sell Denial"
Houston Heights schoo, honse--Fre4ch-
Ing at ; ?. Il. By Rev. J. ". Hor-.
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"a CURSE TO FAITH Ignorance Is OF
!, the greatest foes Of The race. u Us D
.lrse TO faith and hope au1 "a ally Of orr
resslon. Rev !. r. s.ol'. Methodist 81
.lul MINI.
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Soc Houston China Hall advertisement
and take warning.
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RATtOE-Tolotetiou !s no; sc
llesccnce 10 what may b. r.ght esd True.
ut il is the endurance q what Il not az
yed.-Fathcr j. j. Keaae. Catholic
Minneapolis. MINI.
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have any idea The women who do TIE
drudgery hold the strength OF The word N
their bands. The sanitary conditions o,
the homes depend upOn them.-Rey. ). A'
Dick. congregationalist. Springfield. Mass
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1t was narrow business, and it was
well l had tried the strength Of the
cord again. L looked out from the
window cautiously to see if the noise
had attracted any attention, and
found, to my satisfaction, that it had
not. After allowing a little time to
elapse, so as to be on the safe side.
[ attempted to throw the looped end /
had made to the ladder so that it
might fall over the parapet, between
two embrasures, but discovered, after
half dozen casts, that this was not
feasible from where I stood Then I
bethought me of my boyheods train
ing amongst the cliffs that oVerhung
the bay of Auriac, and stepping out on
to the ledge of the window, managed,
with an effort, to hold onto the stump
of the gargoyle with one hand and bal
ancing myself carefully, for a slip
meant instant death, flung the loop
once more. and had the satisfaction
Of seeing 1t fall as [ desired. Without
any further hesitation. I put my foot
on the rungs and in minute more was
lying on my face behind the parapet,
and thanking God I had made the eff
fort, for before me was a large sky
light, half open, from which I could
command a view Of the interior of
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asked to see the marshal, and he will
inform you"
come at that hour"
'It is safe, and it would be safer
still if you stayed here till then The
spies of the master general-curse him
are everywhere, and M. de Gomeron
will guarantee your protection here"
Il am deeply grateful" The count
bowed slightly, faint tone of irony in
his voice. Then you agree?"
Yes"
This being So perhaps you had bet
ter go over these notes, that you may
be in a position to exactly understand
what we can do; our terms, of course,
are as before, but we will require
moray, and that at once"
But large advances have already
been made" objected the Italian.
''They are gone" said Latin.
"How? Nothing has been done; and
both Velasco and Savoy are unwilling
to throw more money into the business
unless some action is taken. How has
the money gomez"
1T is gone, and there is an end OF
it," exclaimed Latin, sullenly. CAS- for
the action you wish taken, you have
Very we'll! Until then, monsieur, we
will not discuss this point further"
The voices dropped again after this,
and they began to pore over the papers
and a map that the free lance had
spread before him, making an occasion
al remark, which / did not follow. But
L had heard enough to be convinced
that the plot of Anet was still in full
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Life at tbe Nortb Pole.


Copyrighted 1897, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 2S.-All
the forces of exploration are being
massed for the icy north. The pro-
ceeds of Nansen's lectures in this coun-
try viii go into a new expedition to
reach the north pole. Lieut.. Peary has
his fund of $15O,0O0 made up, and is
making his arrangements to start on
five-years' race from Northern Green
land. Wellman, the newspaper man,
has 100 dogs in training in Norway, and
his expedition will be ready to start
in the spring. In the meantime the
man who has perhaps done more than
any other now living to increase our
knowledge of polar matters is working
away quietly here at Washington, at
tending to his official duties at the
war department and deVoting his lei
sure to writing books on a variety of
subjects. l refer to Gen. A. w. Greedy,
whose party made the land point far
thest north that has yet been attain
ed. Nansen drifted nearer the pole,
but he was upon the water and for
practical results his observations are
of little value. For three long years
Gen Greely lived almost under the
shadow of the pole; if, indeed, the pole
can cast q shadow. Surrounded by ice
ard snow he studied polar conditions
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amid polar surroundings. He had the
lIliest sclentlhc instruments. His library
contained the best works of former ex-
plorers, and his knowledge Of the Arc
TIC regions was soaked into him. as il
were, in such way that today his au-
thorlty upon polar matters is unsur-
passed.
HOW GREELY SUFFERED.
Gen. Greedy is now f1fty-three years
OF age. He is tall, straight and fine
looking, his black beard and hair lust
beginning to show their first gray
strands. Looking at him you would
not imagine that he had gone through
some of the most terrible experiences
known to man. He was thirty-seven
when he was started for the pole to be
gone two years. He went with the un-
derstanding that he was to be relieved
at that time, and he took with him onlv
stores for twenty-seven months The
two years ended and no expedition
came Greely's stores We're about used
up and still no expedition. The party
then started southwark to find a place
Tor winter quarters until the following
summer could bring a snip. They drift
| ed In the Arctic waters of Smiths
sound for thirty days on an ice foe
and when they went into camp at Cane
Sabine they had only six weeks pro-
visions to last them for six months.
AS time went on their rations got lower
and lower. They soon became so small
that only the hardest could survive
There were twenty-five in the party
when they sailed from st. John in 1881
only seven were left when they were
! rescued by Capt Schley in 1888. and
these seven were so far gone that had
| Schley arrived two days later all would
have been dead. During their last days
the men lived by boiling their seal
skin boots and clothing. They ate
moss and shrimps, and of these were
allowed only enough to sustain life
The diary of that starving time has
been given to the world, and Gen.
Greedy has told how his men died one
after another, and how one of them
had to be shot by his order in order
tc save the lives of the rest
l met Gen. Greedy in the library Of
the war department yesterday. The
| subject of Peary's new scheme came
| up, and 1 asked Gen. Grecly as to
whether white man could stand five
years Of arctic exposure, saying that I
| supposed he would be less able to re-
| sists the intense cold from year to year
| Gen. Greely replied:
Five years is a long time on the
shores of the Arctic ocean, but 1 think
a man could stand it that long, al
| though I believe he would be able to
| do less work as time went on We
| were no SO strong the second year as
we were the first. Still we had learned
how to use our energy better by the
experiences Of the first year, and
through that knowledge were able to
do quite as much the second and the
third years of our stay as at the begin
ming. From the point Of experience
Lieut.. Peary's fourth and fifth years
might be worth quite as much as his
first and second"
Were you able to work all the time
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went back to the turret. There spent
a good hour or so in re- e-examining 1t,
and splicing one or two parts that
seemed a trif1e weak, at the same time
keeping wary eye on who passed and
repassed the street, without, however,
discovering anything to attract atten-
ton. Finally the woman brought up
my dinner, and I managed to eat after
fashion, but made more play with
the Beaugency, which was mild and Of
a good vintage. When the table was
cleared I sat still for about half an
hour or so, playing with my glass, and
then rising saw that my door was Sc
curely fastened in such a manner that
no one could effect an entrance, eX-
cept by bursting the lock. This being
done I removed myeboots, and unslung
my sword, keeping my pistols, how
ever, in my belt, and after a good
look around to see that no one was
observing me,managed to loop the lad
der round the gargoyle, and then test
ed 1t once more with long pull. The
silk held well enough, but the stone
work Of the gargoyle gave and fell with
a heavy crash into the fosse below.
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of two hooks that were slung from a
beam above us, in manner to satisfy
me that the ladder was sufficient to
bear double my weight; and then, as
if content with this, l flung it aside.
"Will not monsieur take it?" asked
the man; it is cheap.
"It is good enough" 1 answered, if
I had a business on hand; but at pres
ent 1 am waiting"
'If monsieur has leisure, I might be
able to give him a hint that would
be worth something in crowns"
II am lazy when in luck, compere.
No, I will not take the ladder"
"It may come in useful, though, and
will occupy but a small space in mon
sieur's rooms;" and, seeing that I ap-
peared to waver, shall 1 take it up?
l will let it go for 10 crowns"
Five crowns or nothing L said
firmly.
But it is of the finest silk"
'I do not want to buy. You can
take my price or leave it,"
Very well, then, monsieur, thanks,
and I will take it up myself"
"You need not trouble. L am going
up, and will take it with me-"
With these words 1 took the ladder
folded in long loops in my hands and
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CHAPTER XVIII.

The Skylight in the Toison dor.
Once back in my room flung off my
cloak and took g survey of my new
quarters The room was long and low,
and situated in the topmost story of
the house. In one corner was a settle
covered with a faded brocade, whilst
Oh the other side there was a ward
robe and a few necessaries. The bed
was placed at the extreme end of the
room, and close to the window which
overlooked the back of the house, and
through which from where L stood the
blue sky alone was visible. There was
a table and a couple OF chairs. Be
tween the table and the bed interviewed
a clear space, about ten by six, covered
with coarse carpeting. If L am thus
precise in my description, 1 would say
I have done so in order to explain
clearly what follows.
So far things were satisfactory
enough, and beyond what 1 had a
right to expect in such a locality. The
one drawback was that l would be
compelled to use the turret at the end
of the passage for my watch and
thus run the risk of being observed
from the other houses. In the mean
time l determined to see exactly what
could be effected from the window,
and pushing the table aside so as to
get better view, looked out. L then
saw that the house [ was in, as we'll
as the Toison dor, was built against
the remains of the old wall of Paris
Below me there was a sheer drop of
fifty to sixty feet, right into the bed
OF the abandoned fosse, which was
covered by a thick underground and
full of debris A little beyond the fosse
was a portion of what was known as
the new wall. This was perhaps in a
more ruinOus condition than the forti-
ficatiOn it was supposed to have re-
placed The brushwood grew thick and
high against it, and l could see a gap
where a breach had been effected, prob
ably during the last siege when the
Sixteen and Nine de Montpensier held
Paris against the two kings. Beyond
that stretched the open country, where
had l a mind to linger on the view,
I might have made out the windings of
the river the houses of CorneuVe, and
luG NOOQS VI DuSudy anu OOueSSG.
But it was not of these l was think
ing, for ct that survey I had grasped
the fact that de Gomeron could not
have chosen a spot better suited for
his purposes than the Toison dor. It
was a part of Paris as secure as if it
had been cut off from the city and set
in some unknown island, such as those
who sail to the new world describe
I thought at first of stopping any fur
ther concern with the window, but as
I was turning away looked rather
particularly at the wall below me and
saw that a ledge ran along it about
three feet below the window Follow
ing its track with my eyes, I observed
that it was carried along the face Of
the Toison dor, and in doing this I
became aware that there was win
dow open at the back of Babette's
house, and that this was situated on
the same level as my room, but just
about the middle instead of the ex-
trcme end, as mine was. When I con-
sidered the position Of this window,
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osity by spying what I was about I
dismissed the matter.
After allowing little time to elapse
descended to the shop and began
carelessly running my eyes, over the
miscellaneous collection of articles
therein. The fence followed me about
now recommending this thing and now
that. At last 1 saw what looked to be
ball of rope lying in a corner and
covered with dust.
What is that?" I inquired, touch
ing 1t with the point of my sword.
The man stopped without word
and picking 1t up, busted 1t carefully;
then he unrolled ladder of silken
cord, about twelve or fifteen feet in
length.
This, captain" he said, swinging it
backward and forward, belonged not
so long ago to M. de Bellievre, though
you may not believe me-
II have no doubt you are speaking
the truth, but it seems rather weak" I"
"On the contrary, monsieur, will you
test it and see.''
We managed to do this by means
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life. 1t was all important for me now
to communicate what 1 knew at once
to the master general. With little or
dinary care the conspirators could be
trapped to man, and If by one stroke
l could effect this, as we'll as free ma
dame-anything was possible Without
further hesitation / therefore crept
slowly back, and descended to my
chamber as softly as a cat. Leaving the
ladder swinging where it was, for 1
could not undo the knot, drew on my
bCcts and went to the turret to recon-
noiter before venturing out into the
street. Imagine my chagrin and dis
appointment to see that three men were
at the gate of the Toison dor, evident
ly on the watch, and in one of them
l made out RaVaillac. / might have
passed the others without discovery,
but it would be impossible to escape
the lynx eyes of this villain, who,
though young in years, had all the
craft of age, and who later on was to
raise himself to an eminence so bad
that l know not whom to place beside
him, except, perhaps. those who were
his aiders and abettors. l did not fear
to run the gauntlet-that was an easy
matter; but merely doing so would
make my birds take to wing, and /
found myself compelled once more to
hold patience by the tail until the coast
was clear.
(To be Continued
Use the Long Distance Telephone TO Mime.
eota. No. and So. Dakota cities and towns
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them from getting sick. had to study
each man and to see that those who
needed exercise got it. Some of the
party were rather lazy. 1 could not
tell them that I wanted them to work
merely for the sake of exercise, for if
had done so they would have thought
that there was already something the
matter with them. 1 simply gave dl-
rections to the officers to- give them
certain kinds of work out of doors,
and in this way kept them in good
physical condition"
Tell me, general. how you managed
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hour was II o'clock, and by that time
every one was supposed to be in bed.
Some of the mem acted a good deal
like children in such matters. They
wanted to stay ups and when the time
for rising came they wanted to remain
in bed. During the second year 1 is
sued an order prohibiting the men
from lying in bed between a. m. and
p. m. We slept more during the second
year than the firstE my officers sleeping
then from fourteen to sixteen hours q
day. AS for me, I slept only nine
hours. but I found trouble in doing So"
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you were in the Arctic regions, gen.
eral?'
Eyes, as long as our food held out.
During the last few months we were
so weak that no one could do much. [
was very systematic in my work, and
I tried to make my men so. l had to
keep them busy, in order to prevent
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about sleeping during the arctic nights
and days. How could you arrange to
take only so much sleep when it was
dark for four months at a time, and
how, when the sun shone for months
without setting?"
1--WE had regular times for sleeping"
replied Gen. GreelN Our retiring
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Use the Long Distance Telephone TO Mime.
eota. No. and So. Dakota cities and towns.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-06-18
Boston & Maine r. R,
Time Table.

Trains leave Newport:
For St Johnsbury at 1910 and 700 a. n
1 .O5 and 1910 p. M. Return at 2.2O-3I5
a. m. 313--4.2 p and ISL p. m.
For Wells River at l2.1O--7.OO a m. los
and 10 40 p. IN. Return at 1.35--2.25 (. n
2.3S-3.3O and 7.O5 p. m
For White River Jet at 700 a. m, and 10
4Op. m. Return, 2.55 a. M, 49, 2O2 II.
For Plymouth at 12.1O--7.OO n. n, l0j
p. m Return at 2.55--5.15 and l / - u
For Concord at l21O-7 90, a. m -, 70
40 p. m. Return at 11.15-11. 20 a. Mia
! 3.1O--9.55--lO.lO y. m.
For Manchester, n. II, at 12.lO--7 9.a-.
1.O5-lO.+ 40 m. Return at o39 a 4 ,G6
=. 3+-9.1O and o. IS p. m.
/ For Lowell at IL .lO-7 90 a. IN, ca.
40 p. m. Return at $40 n. m. 12.09l4l-
, S.13-S.4O p. m.
I For Springfield. Mass. ut 100 a. 81 and
1 1910 p. M. Return at 9.15 a. m, u. II nd
/ =. 90 u. m.
/ For Nashua Jet. at 2.IO-7 a. m. i.O5 nd
/ 1910 p. m. Return at zoos a m. - 81.
( O5-S. 3S and 9.O6 p. m.
! For Boston at 1907 a. n. % . t1 p.
m. Return at Oil 80 a. m, 1-7.3u-~ .oo9 N.
1 Trains leave GrovetOn for
Lancaster at 71Oa.m., 122U-g So - II.
/ Return at 6.I5-11.37 a IN. and So p. 81
Littleton at 40 a. m, 12.2O-6 - D. Z.
Return at 1914 a. m. and +;31 p. II
Wells River at 7;I0 4. m. 12:20-G.5q = "a
Return at 9:55 n. m, $3.50 p. m.
Plymouth at 9.1O a. m, 12:2O-6:53 ,. n
I Return at sos a. m, l AZ p. m.
Concord at 7:1O a. M, 12:2o-o.'J p. n
/ Return at 6 and 1870 a. m.
Manchester at 7:1O 4. m. 12:2O-s:51 p. n
I Return at 5: 40 and 1899 a. m.
/ Nashua Jet. at 7:10 a. m. 12:2o-o.ou p. n
/ Return Mt 1O:OS a m.
! Springfield at 7lO a. m. $50 p. m Return
/ at 9:15 a. m.
Boston at 7:1O a. m. IL 2O-6:5o =. n Re
I turn at 900 a.
DANA J. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass * Ticket tEt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-06-18
North Stratford, y. III.

June l5.-Mr. and Mrs Harley Dan
forth and little daughter spent Sunday
in town the guests of Mrs. J, II. Dan
forth.
Children's day will he celebrated next
Sunday at the Baptist Church. Miss
Kate Norcott and Mrs. Brown have the
children in training.
Next Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Brown
will preach to the Foresters.
Rain! Rain, Rain! !!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-06-18

n wheel room is as necessary feature III
building as the laundry. In one family OF
our neighborhood the grandfather, father,
mother and three children all have wheels;
in another the son OF year and halt
sets up an irresistible wall directly when
his father brings out his bicycle and the
tandem for father and mother with a
basket seat large enough for a child of
six is gro owing in favor. This well-nigh
universal riding certainly has the merit
of bringing the wife into outdoor com
pdnionship with her husband; and
many a woman has substituted Il new
wheel suit for ordinary summer finery.
The ascendaucy and decay OF the
bloomer has been curious. Two years
ago only the conservative wore skirts;
the general impression OF ride through
the parks was that all women wore
boomers. This summer a bloomer cos
tune is so rare as to be very noticeable
Since the desired result is achieved, it
matters little whether it is due to the
ridicule of the press, the ultimate triumph
of the innate sense OF the fitness ofthings,
or the simple fact that a wellmade jacket
and skirt is and always will be vastly
more graceful than trousers. Since men
are condemned by dame fashion to pam
falcons, we pity but will not initiate
them.
The skirts are slightly fuller this sum-
mer and short enough to safely leave of
the chain guard. The laced high riding
boot sets off we'll small shapely foot,
but the traditional Chicago foot clings
to the softer leggin.
Chicago has two thousand acres OF
park property; this with fifty miles or
more of perfect roadways beside mile at
ter mile of well paved streets make Il
Century run" an easy matter within
city limits. A favorite evening ride OF
two hours is through Jackson Park, las
lovely now as in '93,-Midway, Wash,
ington Park, Drexcl Boulevard to Forti
eth street and return to the parks by
way of Grand Boulevard. From o'clock
till this route, unexcelled in a prairie
country, is througed with wheels as The
dusk falls and the lamps are lighted, thc
effect is of a gala night pageant. To be
sure there are scOrchers who hurry The
police and threaten the general welfare
but they are most obtrusive at morning
and evening office hours or Sundays
then there are the beginners who persist
: in running athwart the thoroughtare 0,
who mingle in a crowd to the peril 0
other peoples wheels, as well as their
own; but the majority have their bicy
Giles we'll in hand and are good-naturec
wel-mannered crowd.
1t is too early to determine what vii
: be the ultimate development OF he bicy
Gle heart" or face" or muscle" Tn
present indication certainly is that PEG
pie of quiet indoor occupation will real
a harvest OF good digestion, and Sount
sleep and quiet nerves.
S. NJ. HoBSON.