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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-11
xeneS po,,, eerntetn.

Sn einem interehanten Merte iiber
bic ,SbrGne1 Der 9eltaben ober Bern
ftetn als Gbelitein" bat Der @ngldnber
8uffon perf9iebenes nod tpentg Be:
tannte iiber ben 8ernitein 5uf amme1z
getragen. Wir erpdbnen baraus 3.
9. feline Mngaben iiber bic 8ernitet1<
funbe in @icilien. BORT finben 1t@
@erniteinftide fpdrli&, aber iiber Elm
tpeites @ebiet perftreut in ben Rii1te11<
ebenet1, lie ftammen aus ben Bergen
bes inneren @icilien, mo aud @em<
mellaro G. Marapieno ben 8ernttein
gefunben gu baben perfi4ern. Bon
bort tptrb CT bann bur9 ben Regen
aussefpiilt unb bon ben 8G4en uab
GliiFen petter binab %9etragen. Die
@ictlianer unb %befonbers bic @tctlia<
nertnner b%ebor3ugen ben Bern ITEM als
@@mud ungemein, unb in Der Sbat
muB ber iicilianf4e 8ernftetn gan5
befpnbere @9Dnbetten beiiben, tpen11
cine Settle aus 8ernitetnperlen an benz
9als zines ftcilianifden Mdb&ens ben
ensli1@en Mutor gu folsenber beaei@
iterten 8ef9reibung p%eranlafen fonn<
te: r@dbrenb fie fpra&, blibten bic
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-11
bic enttebid)tn 6oISen Der Nor'
pbiuutfu6t.

Die ent1ebliden Tolgen ber Morz
pbium1u9t tpuroen in elmer @erbanoz
luna Dor Der @traftammer gu @rauz
benz entbiut. Ser @rauoen3er r@ez
1euiae" bert9tet bariiber: Dem 9roz
gen6dnbler Tran5 s. in @rau6en5
tpurbe CUR 2ait gele9t, cine fabrldhigs
RDrpcrperlebung 3peier Damen bur4
@erabrei9ung bon gr0Beren Menaen
Morpbium peruria4t gu baben, tn
benz er bic Mufmertfamteit, gu Der CT
als 9rogenbGnbler perpfli@tet tpar,
auber M9t lteb. Die Mntlage murbe
i'm 2auf e Der @%erbanblung AUDI oft
l1ebertretung ber @erorbnung bonn 81.
eSanuar 1890 ertpettert. Wie benz s.
na@ 1einem eiaenen @eitdnoniB be-
tannt 1T, barf na9 Der @%erorbnung
bonn 81. Sanuar 1890 Morpbium uno
beKen @al3e muir in Mpotbeten fetlsez
balten unb ferner in grDBeren, ben
@etrag bon O,O3 @ramm iiberftei9enz
ben Mengen nur auf iebesmalise aratz
lide @%erorbnung pertauft tperoen.
Srobbem bat ct felt @prtl 1896 an
betbe 3euginnen groBe Mengen Morz
pbtum, mel6e IN gu BET tGglthen
Menge bon 100 Big 200 @ramm
fteigerten, gum Pretie bon 5 Mart fir
iebes @ramnl pertauft, obnohl na4
ber Mebicinaltare bas @ramm Morz
pbium nur As pfenni9e toitet. Dur@
bic bon s. gelieferten Site iinb bic
3%euginnen morpbiumfi9tig ge%tporoen.
10 6aB ibnen f@lteBli@ ni@ts iibrig
blieb, als fid elmer Morpbtumentpobz
nungstur Eel etnem ausmGrtigen @pez
ctalarat gu ~unter3ieben. 9ie betben
:3euginnen .tparer aber beretts oerart
an ben Morpbiumsebrau@ %getpDhnt,
bab ie felbf bon austpdrts nod
f9riftlt4 UNI 2ieferung bon Morz
pbium erfudten unb iol&es aud bonn
Mneetlugte1 erbielten. Mbseieben bon
ber b~isberisen sr0bli@en pflt&tperz
lebuna tpirb benz Mngetlagten gerabe
bic 2ieferung bon Morpbium an bic
CUR Gntp0bnunsstur b~finblthen
{9tper leibenben pattenttnnen gang
DEFENDERS gum @ormu.f gema@t. Der
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-11

pttlen an ibrem 6alsbanbe i'm Sons
nenli9te, inbem lie farbise S9atten
bon bimmelblau bts gum tiefiten Maur
unb bon blab roia Bis gum leudtenben
1aubenblut unb Nubinrotb aeieten.
Die pe9felnben leu9tenben Garben>
tone, bic ii9 bier in peri4penberif&er
ShDnbeit mif4ten, entlodten mir unz
freitptQtse Musbrude Der 8etpunbes
run9." Der @erfaFer erpdbnt ferner
bic Nnpenbune bes 8erniteins als
Mebtotn, tpie lie bon @eiten ber Mlten
gef4ab uno nod beute cine ni4t gan0
gerinse Rolle fpielt. Button bebaupz
tet, bub 8ernitein nod beute bon
Ier3tin in Grantrei9. Deut59lanS
unb Stalien pe-f9riebsn unb in perz
f@tebenen Mpotbeten in paris ftGnbie
auf Eager eebalten lpirb. England
ion natiirlt9 ben aberglGubi54en
Continent LANCE iiberbolt baben, inbem
bort i9on Dor 40 Bis so Sabren bic
Wirtunssloiisteit bes 8erniteins als
Mebtcament betannt getpefen 1T. Sc
rabe Der Mberslauben beaiieli@ ber
9eilpirtuns bes 8ernfteins f4etnt
freili@ i@per pertilsbar gu fetn, tpie
bic nod beute perbreitete @itte Der
iogenannten 3abnbalsbdnber. bic ben
tleinen Rtnbern bas 3abnen erlei9>
tern fo1en. aeist; audi ptrb 9ernftein
lett unbentlt@en 3etten Bis beute nielz
fa9 als Mmulet unter Der Rleibuns
ober um ben gals getrasen. 8efonz
bers beribmt 1T bic ansebli@e Mn=
tpenbuns biefes pflan3li@en Minerals
als Cad fir bic toftbaren italieni1@en
@ei9en. IS lit Elm bel befprohenes
Gattum. baB man ben bon ben alien
@eigenbauern an9etpanbten Cad beute
ni@t mebr berite1en tann, unb Is lag
ni9t fern anounebmen, bab bieier un>
betannte Sad ben alien @eigen ibre
tpunberbol1en Gieenf@dften perlieben
bate. Man 1T bielfa@ Der lleber3euz.
gung, bab 8ernftetn Der 9auptbez
tanbtbetl bieies 2ads setpeien lei.
@s lit babel gu btmerten, bab bas
@4mel3en bon 8ernftetn in beftGnbtz
gen ober fli9tisen Oelen Elm {9pieri=
ses unb 3iemlt4 sefdbrli&es Grperiz
ment 1T, bas jebenfa1s nur in befonz
beren 2%aboratorien unb unter heter
Muffi@t borgenommen perben fann.
Daraus tpiirbe es fi@ apar einerfeits
lei@ter ertldren, bab bic Mn~penbung.
bes 8ernftetn Elm @ebeimnib iebes etnz
5elnen @eigenbauers geblteben fem
tonne unb es bieiem l1mftanbe auauz
i4reiben lei, bab uns ni@ts BON Der
9erfte1ung ,biefes 2ads iibtrliefert
tpurbe. Mber auf Der anberen @ettes
ldbt biefe fhmiertge @erarbettun9 bes,
8ernfteins feline Mntpenbuns untpabr<:
li@ erf@etnen. Sci biefer @elegenbeit
mag nod bic 8emertuns bier plat
ftnben, bab Der an ben Ruften bon
Rorfolt, @offult unb GKer ni@t ftlz
ten gefunbene fogenannte englf&e
8ernftein bon Dr. Gonpenb, elmer Muz
forfeit in biefen Gragen, mebr fiir eise
Mrt gopul ais far e@ten 8ernftein
gebalten tpirb.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-11
Gbtnett@e Settler.

Wer iemals ldpoere 3eit in einera
Der @ertragsbdfen am Dangtiettans
getpobnt bat. ptrb ft@ auerit iiber bic
Menge BET oerlumpten 8ettler eetpur<
bert baben, bic am Mnfan9e jeoes @in>
ters ben ganatn GluB entlang auftauz
den, i'm CONNER bagegen fat fpurloS
tpieber perf9mtnben. Dieie @rtl6rung
bafur 1T einfa@. Sic un9ebeure @bene
i'm Norben bes sepalti9en Stromes
1T ndmli@ LANCE ntdt 10 n%oblbabenb
unb ni@t 10 fart bep0ltert pte bic fiib=
lt@ bapon 9elegenen probin3en. Teoeu
nun bic Mart unb 8etn bur4brtngen<
ben Norbmtnbe iiber bic peite Gbene,
10 tretben lie @4aaren bon armen 2eu=
ten einem milberen Selma 3u. Dteie
perfeben erft ibre @omm<rtleibung in
ben alentbalben i'm @ei9e ber Mitte
gu finbenben 2eibbdui ern unb 3ieben
bann nit Rtnb unb Regel gen Siben.
Sn man9en DDrfern bleiben nur etpa
Elm Dubenb mdnnlt@e @~ertrauens<
perfonen 3uriid, bic auf ben drmli&en
9ausratb in ben 9iitten fopie auf bic
@@meine unb bas @efligel gu a9ten
baben. Mue anberen 8et0obner ba>
gegen betteln ft@ ibren Des Bis gum
Dangtfettang unb man4mal nod ttef
in bic fibli@ babon liegenben 2anbes>
tbetle binetn. SIN Griibltng mub man
bann benfelben lansen Weg 3uriidfe&z
ten. Dte metiten @ettler fteben fi9
perbdltniBmdBis gang gut Bel iolden
@rpebitionen, iebenfals better, alS
ipenn lie i'm Winter in tbren D6rfern
geblteben &pdren. Denn in bolfret@en
StGbten 1T es Bel Der bttannten 4ine=
f1@en @eniigfamtfeit ni@t f@per fir
lie, 10 piele Rupferftude 3u{amme1 ~
betommen, bab lie fi& unt tbre Gauni:
lien burdbringen fDnnen. Man4mal
MAIDEN lie fogar gan3 CUTE @d@dfte,
alfo genau 10 tpie Bel uns gu 6aufe.
M~bgepitfen tperben lie nt@t lei@t
irgenbtpo, ba bic 8ettler meiitens cine
Mrt @ilbe btGben, bic etne, GENTLE
Ma@t bat. @inem bartnddtgen Ca
beninbaber tpirben Bel fortgefehter
Meigerung, Elm Rupferitiid au gebert,
lei@t Dubenbe ober gar 9unberte bes
3erlumpten @efnbels in ben na4 ber
StraBe gu ftets offenen 2abtn fomme1
unb einer Muflauf berurfa&en, tpas
iebem Gbtnefen in bD@ftem @rabe 3ue
tptber 1T. 9tele 2aufleute MAIDEN NIT
berarttgen 8ettlersilbtn gerabe3u etnen
@ertrag, nona@ fte gegen etner. be-
fttmmten 9rtbut bon allen Mttgliebern
ber betreffenben @t1ben unge{@oren
bleiben.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-11
IN 8omban.

.Sn ensen @traBen brdngen
ii@ tpeiBe Subras nit boz
ben, rotben Surbanen, Dunz
telGugige Trauen in roia @etpdnz
bern, nit iilbernen @pangen unb BUM
ten @lasperlenf6niren Inn bic 9anoz
unb TuBgelente tragen Sbon3eug lab
leu3tenbe RupfergefdBe auf ben
&0pfen. -. mir fommen nur lang11ln
porparts, borbei an @autlern, bic,
an bic 6du1ermauern %getauert, ben
Dubelfad {pielen unb bas Samburin
{@lagen. 8untbene9tes 2eben in
blen6enbem @onnenli4t um9iebt uns
BON alien @eiten. . @ir bliden ben
Traueu ins @eT%t: Nibts in tbren
ebenmdbigen 3iaen beutet barauf bin.
baB mir uns in elmer bonn @9idi al
fiiu9terli@ beimgeiu4ten @tabt be-
finben: in 8ombaD.
Das i. freili9 rur ber erfte Sim
brud BEL ber Mntunft. Sc metter tptr
uns aus benz 6%afenquartier entfernen
unb benz 9inbupiertel nit benz sroben
u8a3ar" nabern, befto mebr anoert fi4
bas 8ilb. Sinh auG bic @traben fur
europdi14e 8egrtffe bort INNER nod
ungetpDbnli@ belebt, fir inbi1@e ftno
fie perDbet. Dte 8Drfe 1T ge14loHen.
6anbel unb @ertebr ruben. Cine Bier
telzMi1ion Menf@en, iagt infer Tub.
rer, bat in ben lebten bier Mo9en alf
Der Tlu@t por Der 9eit bic @taot berz
lafen.
@tsber fpiirten mir nur ben @er1l6
bon Meibraud unb gltmmenoem Sanz
belbola, bic 3ur Destruction p%erbrannt
tperben. Sect 14lGgt uns gum er1ten
Mal bur@bringenber Rarbolgeru4
entgegen. Mus benz 9auseinsa,1g,
an benz mir 1oeben poriiberf@reiten.
pirb auf elmer 8abre cine in petRe
@epdnber sebiilte 2ei@e %getruoen.
Wir iinb i'm archaeological bet peit
anqefanat. Mir bleiben einen Muz
aenblid iteben. Infer 8lid fd1t bur9
6as offene Teniter bes nd4iten 9aufes.
Muf einem niebrisen 8ett liest Elm
@@merfranter, d@3enb, 14meibgeba@
bet. Ni9t peit bon linn entfernt
ftebt fem Meib unb pGf4t Elm tpeibes
@etpanb, bas 9obtenbemb TIRES Manz
nes. @eftern Fat i'm bic Seu@e be-
fallen, unb morgen ptrb er ntht mebr
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-11
9ie QrDBten 9ampfer bes %Qhz

- Die gr0Bten @ampfer bes Sabz
res 1896 itnb fdmmtli@ beuti@e@@
fe. @s iinb ber in @n9lanb gebaute
9ambur9er Dampfer rpenniplpania"
BON 1880. @egiitertonnen unb ferner
bic bier 9ampfer bes Morbbeutf6en
2lopb v8arbaroha" .8remen", 3d.
nigin 2outfe", @riebri& Der @roRe".
BON ie 10,769 Bis 1885 Regtfertonz
men @rDBe. @on tbnen tourbe Der
erite bel 8lobm C BOB in 9amburg,
Der 3tpeite bei S@t@au in Gliding unb
bic betben lebten betm @ultan in @tetz
tin gebal1t. 9as gr0bte Segelf@iH 1T
Der franaDfi@e Tiinfmaiter vDunz
terque" bon 1880 &egiitertonnen. Sic
beut{9e @9tfsbautunit fetert bteiel=
ben 3rtumpbe, pie bic iibrigen 3peige
Der beutf@en Snbuftrie.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-11

rauS. Mtt Oetner Herbo1ltdt n OetS
ner Idperen 9anb gang setptB H1d't'
sou ids periuden. i'm ~essabst0m'
men9"
teri auf, bab " bic Dummhett" lld
muir auf ben 1inten1ed oe3osea tatte'
SeSb itanb alio auf uno mstn Nv
linden nabm Dor benz SWteibtiide
9lab unb beuste ii@ eifrig ilbe1 orn
8riefboaen, an benz lie emily 81 :Aaa
wie reiseno 1ie mar. Sn bielem
Wuaenbl,de crit i4ien IDS gu 1e9en'
i6ieu ids gu empfinoen. Sebt IA
Bic @ol,ne solbene Qidter um itr
a1pfben tppb, 10 bab ibr eolbbloroes'
olanaenoes @aar ausiab tpie Elm seut,'
fenber @lprieni4etn. ,x
sic brebte mir ben Riiden uno i'd
5ab BON ibr ni6ts als bic Stlhouette
Der Idlanten @eitalt, ben reta noe"
Maden nit ben tleinen rinAelnssn
aId6en, bas ent3iidenbe DIR. Sc, lie
mar biibl4; iebr bibi@, bisies Wtdoz
hen, in tpeldem 1don bas Wetb gu er>
maden idien. ~ m..o,
iiebit, lit Der Sintenfsd fort"
War es elm Srrtbum, ooer a1tterts
lire @timme War es Do9 men,
es modte tpobl elm Srrtbum iein. pa
lab tie 10 rubis, 10 unbemeglt@ te1t,
nnb fubr nur nit benz Ttngernaeel
oldttenb iiber bic rabierte Steae;
Wie reisenb lie mar! pie tpirtlt$
entaiidenb. Sebt, no bic Sonne sots
6ene Qidter um ibr &0pf4en mob.
iebt mo i9 - mo i'd gum tritenmal
iab. bah bas Mdbden tein &lno lei,
nein. Elm Weib - Sin - Meib!
limb in bieiem Mueenblide tpar, IS
mir, als Of i4 trdumte. Sin gan3es
Qeben bur9trdumte. limb ais !e'
aues, pas id bisber erlebt, In me!te
sFerne oeriidt. Mls lei a1es. mas 19
srlebt, sefiblt, eeba&t-beute no@
oefiiblt unb seba4t perblaBt llnD
fSrmli6 CUR Grinneruns an langlt
persangene Sage seuorben.
9u9 &lara. ga, audi lie: Sbr
9ilb perfdmann mebr unb mebr, unp
alma in Elm anberes iber. Sin gang
an6eres, unb i'd iab elm &opf@en.:".
Gin a1pf@en, um bas bic @onne tbre
oolbenen 2i9ter mob, unb mir muroe
gang 1elt1am gu Mutbe.
cSt trdumte.
'Gp", 1aqte 6elene unb itanb aut
0abur9 i6redte id urs metnem
Sraum pieber uuf.
uSsSd.....bante" iaste i'd uno nohm
ben Br;ef.
Der SLED uar fort. Der Sinten,
fled. 9u aber... lDas mar pass
Waren bas ni4t....
ga. bds mareu 9brdnenipuren,
vSetene!" rief ih aus. "Su bait
genetnt".
Da tpar's init ibrer Rube porbet.
2aut i4lu43enb rief lie aus: .&ann
i'd benn bafur, tpenn i@ Did ltebe!!"
uno {9lu43enb unr INNER tpettsr
56luhaenb, 1ant iie mir an bic 8rutt.
mir, Der i9 meme @rme 'peit seOttnet
bate.
SD aber.....
$, t6 bin Der ieligite aler Men<
56en, unb pretie bic Trauen, BON be-
men geptB feline einen Sintenfled raz
biere1 fDnnte, obne ben Snbalt oes
8riefes gu leien, cine @emobn9ett,
our& bic, tpie man iiebt, piel, aber iebr
ptel Slid a~eitiftet perben lam.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-11

Qnaetlaate siebt au, bic ertpGbnte 9sers
orbnuns iopie bic i9dblihen Mirs
tunsen bes observation-disclosures nez
tannt au baben, bebauptet aber. bab
beibe 3eusinnen idon friiber NOR
pbiumfi&tis sepeien iinb, neil lie Be-
reits felt Sabren bon ieinem 0orodnz
ger Morpbium setauft bdtten. Die
9Gbe bes ~geforoerten unb erbaltenen
preifes bat er elmer 3euein ~segeniiber
nit benz Miiito, bas fir hn nit benz
@ertauf bes Morpbiums pertniipft lei,
gu erflaren per1u6t. .
,Muf ben !9intpeis bes Woriibenoen,
bab IS fir ben Mnsetlasten als aez
lernten Mpotbeter nidt nur pflidt gez
pe1en lei, ben beioen 0amen bas Morz
pbium por3uentbalten. ionbern lie au9
auf bic 14Gbli9en Wirtunsen beRelz
ben aufmertiam gu MAIDEN, ertldrt Der
Inaetlaate, bah CT bas lebtere gethan;
Bic 3eueinnen bGtten i'm iebod nit
Bitten 70 1ebr g%ebrdngt, baB ct INNER
tpieber na4eeaeben. babe. Dab bic
Damen fid austpGrts elmer GnttpDb=
nungstur unteraoeen bdtten, lei ihm
bei Der 2ieferung bon Morpbium bort
Fin ni9t betannt setpeien. Die'e
Mus1aauna tpirb iebo9 bura bic BE-
tunbuns Der einen 3eusin wiberleat.
Die aabere 3eusin iaste aus, baR tie
bereits felt feds ober iieben Sabren
Sabren Morpbium gebrau4t babe,
unb atpar anfangs nur auf aratltde
M%norbnung. @on benz @%orsdnger oes
Mneetlaeten babe lie pielei4t bier ober
flint Mal Morphium entnommen, IN
orDBeren Mennen eri BON benz Mnoez
flaaten, unb 3tpar belduft ii4 ber Sc
fammtbetraa bes gelieferten Morz
pbiums auf fit etma 800 Mart~ 9te
anbere Dame erfldrte, bab lie lett
Mdra 1896 bon benz @ngetlagten
Morpbtum erbalten babe.
Ser @adper itdnbige, in beHen Sauz
fe fi@ bic Rranten Der Sur unterooae1,
i9ilbert bic @irtungen bes Morz
p6iumqenufes mie folst: Dte etne
Dame mar febr %absemasert, bate Elm
fa3les Mus1eben, bic Musen auffaueno
qlGnaenb, tiefliesenb, bic pupiQen perz
enqt, ber 8lid unitdt. Snfolse Der
Observation-Disclosures tparen BET
betben 6autent3iinbunsen an ben
Ginfti&iteuen Der @pribennabel au
ertennsr. Mrme unb 8eine tparen NIT
@ei6piiren, 8erbdrtungen, Gnt5iinz
bunaen in ben peri9ieoeniten 5arbenz
tDnen budHdbli4 mie beidet. 8emez
ounaen Der Mrme paren tpegen Der
G9meraen fa{t unmDeli&, bic cine
,aranfe fpnnte lGnaere 53eit taum einiz
qe SSritte geben. 9ie ent3inbeten
Steuen tpare1 IL aablrei@ unb bon
{ol&em umfanse, baB beioe Rrante
mad gefunben Stellen tbat{d4ltdh w.
den muBten. INN na& ibrer Meinung
notbmen6ie merbenbe neue GtniprtBz
ungen MAIDEN gu t0nnen. Der Satz
per{tdnbige beaei4nete ben ban!altaen
neutrality-suspicious. betber pattentt11z
men ais {6on fehr meit porgei@rttten;
bur9 ben tpeiteren @ebrau4 bon Morz
plum, tpel@es ben Rranfen mdbreno
ibrer Sur bon benz Mnsetlagten per-
f9afft tporbpn lei, babe fi4 bic eetz
lung UNI 6-8 Mohen ~pera0gert. Der
@eri6tsbof erfannte ben Mngetlunten
Der fabrlGTiaen 80rperperlebung. 10
tpie Der lebertretun" b%eitebenoer> Werz
orbnungen f&ulbia unb perurthetlte
i'm au elmer Celebrate bon 400 Mt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
HUMOROUS.

lily tailor has promised to have my
clothes done tomorrow" DO you
think he'll give them TO you on timer
"Oh. Id: I'll have to pay cash."-Yonk-
ers st tesman.
Net Half Bad.-Johnnie's Teacher
-"And now, Johnnie, tell me what the
last commandment is" Johnnie q
street car tourist)-"'Please don't
spit on the foor.'"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
-Visitor-"I am grieved to learn of
your mistress illness. Nothing serious
mt great cause for alarm, l trust?"
The New French Maid-"No, monsieur,
nozzing beeg, nozzing grande. Some
thing-what you call leetle, petite.
What zey call re leetle-small-small-
pox."-Tit-Bits.
-"Old Shilark says he is the man
who started you on the road to fortune"
"The old villain telk the truth All l had
when l was a young man was a 50-acre
farm and he cheated me out of that.
Then | had to come to town to get some
thing to do and got into business and
got rich."-Indianapolis Journal.
"A Patron of the Divore Courts
did l understand you to say that you
are unmarried. madam" asked the law
yer who was cross-eXamining a Chicago
roman Il do not know what you I'M
derstood me to say" replied the wit
ness; but that is what l said. / have
beer unmarried four times."-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Young Writer Ito editor of Monthly
Review)-'If you think my article so
good, why don't you let me put my name
o it?" Editor-"Because nobody would
read it if l did" Young Writer-"But
you had an article by the duke of Ditch
water in your last number, and you put
his name to it," Extraordinarily; but
nobody would nave read it if l hadn't"
-Pick-Me-Up.
An English lady, on a visit to Scot
land, attended public worship in a par
ish church at no great distance from
Crathie. In the same pew were about
a dozen persoDs-farmers. their wives,
and herdsmen. Shortly before the be-
ginning of the sermon, a large snuff
null was passed to the occupants of the
pew. Upon the lady visitor declining
to take a pinch, an old man, who was
evidently a shepherd, whispered. in a
very significant manner TAX the
sneeshin'. mem; TAX the sneeshin'. Ye
dinna ken our meenister; yen need it
sfore he's dune."-Tit-Bits.
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St. Croix has been talking to ms
about?"
! tsmiled; the quaintness of the whol<
matter seemed infinitely amusing to
me.
NO." l said, 'that you should be the
lady whose charms he has been describ.
ing to me-"
She blushed; 1 gazed at her critic
ally.
"'Pon my word" 1 exclaimed at
length. lit is positively marvellous, to
think that it is close upon-"
That is just what l don't want you to
think, DOCTOR" she interrupted.
sBut, my dear Mrs. Fordyce, you &C.
tually look younger and more beautiful
than you did when we were together a.
Simlai"
She laughed.
1--WE have always been in the habit OF
speaking plainly to one another"
Yes" 1 agreed; 1t saves time"
She gave me a nervous little glance.
90" l said, reassuringly, Il am your
friend"
She was playing with the edge of her
Fan.
"a woman is only as old as she
looks" she observed, land 1 was mar.
Tied at an extremely early age"
"St. Croix was perfectly justified in
his estimate-25 he told me-" / said.
with a laugh. but hat is a detail;
the thing that will surprise him mos
will be the fact that Clare exists"
She looked at HE with a smile.
"Ah, you have met her at the Ros
coes'2'
Yes; I found my little ten-year-old
sweetheart of Simla had grown into g
dainty young lady of IS! How is it?"
| continued, that St. Croix is ignorant
IF her e~Xistence?"
We'll, he assumed | had no children
and II could not summon up courage
TO tell him afterwards. You see whats
difficult position 1 am in" she added,
plaintiVely.
Yes, it is difficult" I agreed. THE
unexpected appearance of a full-growr
daughter upon the scene might prove
tcN heavy a strain at this critical stage
of his love. A girl of Is is a response.
bility," added.
All this time L had been hugging tc
myself some special intelligence. ]
thought it was bou time to bring mat
tiers to a head.
Mrs. Fordyce," I said. do you really
care for st. Cpoix?" She did not reply
for a moment.
YES" she said simply; 81 really love
him. o, can't you suggest some.
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TILE WINNING RnrNn.

Round ii. Jim missed the opening
lead with his right, but on his next at
tempt put his left on the jaw, Fitz
co~untering stifhy with a right on the
side of the head. The Australian sent
in a right and left on the jaw, which
Jared Jim. and then piled in a lett
upper cut, and as Jim turned around to
skip out of reach Fitz pasted him on
the back of the head. Fitz seemed to
have more power than ever behind his
blows. Jim hooked his left on the jaw,
but Fitz retaliated with a heavy RICH.
on the same spot and they clinched.
They broke clean. Fitz made a fake
lead with his right and the blow was
of the dinkiest order. Instead of keep
ing his body rigid and throwing his
head back, as was his usual custom in
allowing blows of this kind to slip by
his face, Corbett, Understanding his
opponents cunning, contemptuously
threw back his head and chest, thus
throwing his stomach forward. The
Australians small eyes twinkled and
with panther-like speed he drew back
his left with the forearm rigid and
ripped it up into the pit of Jim's stOm-
ach, a little under the heart. Corbett
waS lifted about a foot off the ground,
and as he pitched forward Fitz swung
his right on the jaw and Corbett came
heavily down on his knees. lie re-
manned down for fifteen seconds and
Eitz retired to his corner. When Siler
counted out the fatal seconds and
reached the last count he threw up
both his hands and left the ring.
A scene of indescrible confusion fol-
lowed. Cries of foul were repeated
throughout the arena and the crowd
clambered through the ropes and sur
rounded both men. OF course there
was no foul, as COrbett was knocked
Out fairly and no notice was taken of
the clamor. When Jim rose to his feet
with difficulty he seemed about to fall
prone on his face again, but he
steadied himself with a desperate eff
fort and Charles White and McVey
came on either side of him and threw
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thing?" and she looked at me plead
ingly.
YES" 1 said quietly, 1--WE will help
one another. Have you heard from
Clare to-day" l continued.
Her hand went t. her pocket.
why, yes" she said; "a letter came
as l was going out. l have not read it
yet"
Would you oblige by doing so, as
you have it with you?"
She drew an envelope from her peck.
ct, opened it, and smoothed the letter
out. As she read it, a smile came over
her face.
MY dear DOCTOR" she exclaimed. do
you think II so young as Clare Will
make you happy"
Did she not settle it in Simla, years
ago, that she should marry nobody but
the 'doc?'" 1 replied. Have l mammals
c~onsent?"
She laughed happily.
Really" l said, glancing at her, 81
hardly know whether I'm talking to
Clare or her mother"
St. CroiX rejoined us.
st. Croix," l said to him, quietly,
after a minute OF so, Il lave been med.
ding in your affairs-with a good re-
suit" 1 added.
He turned with a glad look of sur
prise to Mrs Fordyce.
1t is 'yes'?" he murmured.
Its for you to say, after hearing the
DOCTOR" n replied, softly.
THE one condition is" 1 said, abrupt
ly, that you agree to become my fs-
ther-in-law!"
He seemed to be quite surprised; ]
rendered a few simple words of expla-
nation.
ST. Croix glanced at Mrs. Fordyce-
she was looking ~radiantly beautiful
and then did the most intelligent thing
he ever did in his life-accepted my pro
poSal.-Magnet Magazine.