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"Well, 7 must own up I'm up
stump now," exclaimed Dick, as he
regarded the inscription blankly
1.-TWO, three, four and one. A cross,
with dot in one of its angles. This
is vast improvement on the other, so
far as being mysterious goes"
He struck another match and ex
amined it still more closely. But the
scrutiny gave him no key to the
strange riddle.
"The' pitch that I left in little
patches has been we'll smeared over
the bark" he said, lowering the
Pickering match from the writing to
the rough surface of the bark, i'm
mediately below it. ''It is as I
thought, Mr. Wayne; You rested the
arm on which that coat-sleeve was
against the tree while you made your
puzzle for me to rack my brains
over"
He turned away from the tree and
began his homeward journey, passing
within foot of where Bill Green was
hidden. Bill held his breath, fearful
that his hiding-place would be dis
covered, and he waited for some time
after Dick had passed him before he
dared stir. He wanted to feel per-
fectly sure that the man he had watched
was a safe distance away before he
made any investigations. If Dick
were to retrace his steps and come
upon Bill suddenly, while he was ex-
amining the tree where he had seen
Dick at work, it would be awkward
for him to explain matters.
When he had waited for perhaps q
quarter of an hour, he concluded that
it was safe for him to venture out. He
did so, cautiously.
He made his way to the tree. When
he reached it, he stopped and listened.
Nothing was to be heard save the
moaning of the wind in the treetops
and the rustling of the grass growing
among the underbrush.
With hand that trembled like the
traditional aspen-leaf, he struck @
match and took his turn at examining
the cottonwood
What he saw there was as puzzling
to him as it had been to Dick.
"Wall, I snum," exclaimed Bill,
with wide-open mouth and eyes full OF
wonder. "This beats me. s'spose
he knows what it meant, cause he
made it, but I couldn't make out head
or tail on It eff I was to go to thunder. ,
From which the reader will per.
ceive that Bill believed that Dick had
placed the mysterious and battling
marks there. From his hiding-plact
he had not been able to see distinctly
what was done, and it was quite natu-
raj for him to believe that Dick haC
written on the tree while he was
standing by it, and that he had seer
him do it.
II tell you," exclaimed Bill, to some
unseen companion, ''that air Dicl
Brayton's deep one. an no mistake
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effected by shoulder and under-arm
seams only. Two box-plaits are laid
at the centre-back from the neck to
the edge of the skirt and the front
shows one at each side of the closing,
which is effected in the centre-front
with large pearl buttons and button,
holes. The sleeves are two-seamed
with the fulness arranged either In
gathers or plaits at the shoulders.
Over each falls simple oblong epaul-
cite trimmed with ribbon and braid,
and deep, seamless turnover collar
finishes the neck. The entire coat IS
lined with tafteta showing bright
hued plaid and glimpses of the gay
coloring are caught beneath the collar
and epaulettes.
To make this coat for girl of eight
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German Bicycle Policemen.

When one sees them for the first
time it looks strange, writes Wolf Won
Schierbrand from Berlin, Germany,
but there is a good deal to be said in
favor Of late police innovation i'll
Berlin suburbs, notably Charlotten-
burg with q territory larger than that
of Berlin itself and q population Of
2OO,OOO) and Lichtertelle. There the
policemen now effect their arrests and
do their rounds on the bicycle. Not
all of the corps, of course, are thus
mounted, but large squad Of them
are. Thus far they have done gocd
service, especially l. cases where c1i-
pr.ts tcck 10 fight.
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Water Drinking,

Apropos Of water drinking medical
writer says that the average person
should drink from two to four quarts OF
water each day. The system requires to
be cleansed AMI its organs flooded with
water. Besides its cleansing efficacy,
water absorbs effete matter and carries it
through the system. The purer the water
the greater the power Of absorption
Some diseases of the kidneys have been
known, to yield to generous drinking OF
pure spring water. Beer, tonics or alcoholic
drinks cannot take the place Of pure
water. In many cases kidney and liver
troubles have been traced to the use Of
beer or alcoholic drinks. It has been as
certained by medical experts that rheuma-'
tism, local heart trouble, indigestion, pain
full swellings, eruptions, livery and KID,
new disorders are caused mainly by general
or local impeded circulation. The best
tonic and blood purifier is natures own
medium-pure spring water.
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Temperance News and Notes.

It's battle between the grogshop and
the home.
Drunkards are made because boys don't
refuse to drink.
The liquor traffic blocks the way OF every
honest reform.
A drunkard is a man who failed as q
moderate drnker.
Amatch may start confiagration, and
teaspoonful of brandy thirst for liquor.
Real life and clear, cold water are to be
found together, while whisky and madness
and the devil are never far apart.
People talk about fraud in drink" The
hipoest fraud in drink is alcohol which Is
sold as o stimnlant and acts as poison.
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bodice to the skirt in one continuous
line. The costume shown in the illus
tration embodies the idea and is emf
nently well suited to such women as
aim to appear taller than their
actual measurement in feet and inches.
The model is made from lightweight
wool material showing simple plaid
design in shades of bleuet and trimmed
with fancy black braid.
The bodice is simplicity itself and
is made over a fitted lining, which
closes at the centre-front, while the
blouse proper is fitted with shoulder
and uuder-arm seams and closes in
visibly at the left side. The material
is so cutas to allow the fulness to droop
over the belt, and the left-front is
slashed to form the two squares in
each of which an ornamental button
is placed. At the edge is full frill
of ribbon, which matches the color of
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Blind Men of Fee.

An impressive feature OF Fez, the
capital of Morocco, is said to be the
number of blind men. This is re-
suit, according 20 DR.. Snaitken, OF the
excessive use of coffee. The Moors
are inveterate coffee drinkers, and the
merchants may be seen in their ba-
zaars drinking coffee continually in
the day. At forty or forty-fve the
eyesight of these coffee-drinkers begins
to fail, total blindness following by the
time the age of fifty is reached.
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Copyright by Robert Bonner's Sons.
CHAPTER XI.
CONTINUED.

CONTINUED.
81 guess you're right about that, "
responded Samanthy, "but ye needn't
worry. Rhody's smart enough to
look out fer herself, I reckon, though
she's kind O. soft about some things,
like most all gals
"Well, I hope so, said Dick, rather
.skeptically, however. "But it seems
to me that that coat must be uncom-
monty dirty, Judging from the amount
of labor that you are laying out on it. -
"'Tain't exactly dirt" explained
Samanthy. ''It's pitch. He's daubed
one sleeve clear up to the elbow
"I'd like to know where he's been
to get pitch on his clothes?" wondered
Dick. "There isn't pine tree any
where around the neighborhood,
though there may be some small ones
near the Big Swamp"
"I dunno where he got it from, but
it's there sure enough" responded
Samanthy. she come a-fetchin' out
the coat little spell ago as pomp'us
as kurnel O. m'lishy, trainin' day, an
sez he: I want this cleaned as of I
was obleeged to trot round when he
told me to. I'll give you quarter ef
you'll clean it, says he, a-seein' that l
was goin' to git huffy bout bein'> or
dered round. That made difference.
I couldn't airn quarter any quicker,
30 said I'd do it, an that's what I'm
up to, now"
"samanthy, said Dick, in a low and
mysterious whisper, 81 believe I
could tell where that pitch came
from"
.sWhy-what dye mean?" asked Sa-
manthy, her woman's curiosity all
aroused in an instant by the air of
mystery about Dicks words and man
ner.
81 mean just this: That I believe
Wayne's rascal" answered Dick. II
believe he could tell US who stole
those horses if he saw fit to-"
"Good land O. deliverance," cried
Samantha. "Hev you any idee who
under the sun an airth it was? Hey?"
"I have" answered Dick. "But I
don't want to say anything more now.
Perhaps I ought not to have said as
much as I have, but I know you can
keep things to yourself. I haven't
told you anything that amounts to
much, but it may set you to thinking,
and if you keep your eyes and ears
open YOU may see and hear something
that will help to straighten things out.
I think, as I said, that I know where
that pitch came from, and tonight I'm
going to find out whether I'm right or
wrong about it. If I am, I shall feel
sure that know who one of the men
is that helped to steal Averill's horses"
"Do you s'picion him?" asked Sa-
manthy, in a whisper, with furtive
look about them, as if she half expect
ed to find Mr.. Wayne listening to their
conversation.
eyes, I do" answered Dick. ''But
wasn't going to say anything more
about it, was I? I'll tell you more
about what think before long. In the
meantime keep what I've limited to
yourself, Samanthy."
IT will so," responded Samanthy.
"But how'd ye come to mistrust-"
But Dick was resolute in his deter
mination to say no more about the
matter then.
"Wait awhile" he said, and went
back to his work.
"Fer goodness sake" Samanthy
kept saying to herself, by spells, all
day. "I'd like to know if it can be so!
The idee! A hoss-thief in the house!
My goodness!'
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CHAPTER XII.

BILL GREEN AS DETECTIVE.
It was after nine o'clock, and the
singing-class was in the middle of q
new tune, when Bill Green, who was
sitting by the window of the school
house, looked out and saw man going
down the path leading to the cross
roads from Mr.. Boone's.
"'Pears to me that looks like Dick
Brayton, thought Bill. wonder what
he's skulkin' round alter now?"
Dick had stopped in the path and
was listening to the singing. As Bill
watched him from the window he
started on.
"He's goin' from home," said Bill
to himself. "I'm a-goin' to foller him
an see where he goes this time-or
my name amt Bill Greenr'
He contrived to slip out of the
schoolhouse without being observed
and crept cautiously along the path
toward the place where he had seen
Dick last. It was cloudy night and
one could see but little way into the
gloom, except when the clouds broke
away for a moment and let the moon
shine through.
There had been one of these breaks
in the clouds when Dick paused tc
listen, and Bill, looking out just al
that time, had had no trouble in recog
nizing him. His curiosity was excited
at once when he saw Dick going away
from Mr.. Boone's. But one settler
lived in that direction, German, un
able to talk dozen words of English
and with him Dick would be unlikely
to have any business.
Bill had been keenly suspicious o.
Dick ever since the conversation which
took place at Averill's on the first day
of the search, and it was therefore
quite natural, and but the work of {
moment, for him to decide to play the
spy.
Dick had started for the cottonwood
tree, on which he expected to fin(
something new, by route somewha
more roundabout than the one he hat
taken on the day of the discovery Of
the writing, but part of the way would
run on higher ground, where the un
derbrush was thinner, and travelling
in a rainy night would thus be rem
dered easier
Bill Green crept along the roat
swiftly in shadow till he could family
discern Dicks figure ahead. Thel
he slackened his pace and kept along
at a safe distance behind.
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not only increases the flare, but is
universally becoming as we'll. At the
throat is worn an ample bow Of chiffon
lace, edged, and a toque of velvet and
feathers completes the costume. The
wrap is lined throughout with taffeta
silk and has an interlining of split
wool wadding, which renders it amply
warm without being in the least
clumsy. Cloth, with rough or smooth.
faced seal plush, and all familiar cloak.
ings are suitable.
To make this wrap for a lady in the
medium size will require two and one.
fourth yards of fifty-four-inch material.
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Chimes From Bronze Tubes.

A chime made of eighteen bronze
tubes arranged in two parallel rows
and struck by hammers working from
q keyboard has been setup in the town
hall of Levallois-P Perret, near Paris.
The tubes vary in length from At to 8
feet end in weight from 81 to 100
pounds.
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Child,s Empire Jacket In Yale Blue.

Among all the styles shown for lit
tie girls outer garments there is no
one that is at once more serviceable
and generally becoming than the EN-
pire coat. The model shown in the
illustration is made of smooth finished
cloth in the popular Yale blue, the
trimming being combination of rib
bon frills in the same color and black
mohair braid. While the whole effect
is stylish in the extreme the pattern is
simplicity itself, as the fitting Is
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Cutting Truths by a Buddhist Missionar.


n. Dharmapala OF India, who represent
ID the Asiatic Buddhists In the Parliament
Of Religions held in Chicago In 1893, de-
livered an address at Lake Hopatcong on
July last, in which he spoke as follows:
"As the messenger Of peace and good
will, and as the representative of Asiatio
Buddhists to the Parliament Of Religions, I
have to announce that millions Of my pe0.
pie are hurled down the precipitous abyss
Of premature death by the demon Of alco-,
holic drinks and narcotics, introduced by
the civilizing pioneers Of Christsndom. !.
An enlightened people would not tolerate
liquor; 1t would not allow foreign Govern
ments to send such products to our shores.
A revenue that is taken by selling alcoholic
poisons to ones people Is an unrighteoua
and illegal revenue. A prolific cause Of In
sanity and idiocy Is due to the dissolution
Of brain cells. brought on by intoxicating
alcoholic drinks. The modern experimental
psychologists have proved this. Stop drink
Ing liquor. Stop, the manufacturing. and
let tile Government show that It is right
eous Government by using every method
to prevent its expectation to other coun-s
tries. Millions OF people are killed by
European liquor introduced to Asiatic
countries since the introduction Of so-called
Christian civilization. Why should We not
have scientific religion based on universal,
laws? Why should man kill his brother
man for the sake Of filthy lucrep Are
Christian ethics as enunciated by Jesus
Christ practical, or not? II not, Christian
lty must not be preached to people either
here or In Asia. Is q life Of self-abnegatton
and mercy poss!ble2 A religion that can
not make man good is dead religion.
"Christ's religion Is living religion. T
Lzh A.. = l. - - IL - -
ethics, having lived up to them, and have
come from Asia to join hands with the
good people Of America to work for the
amelioratfon Of the people here and In Asia,
and emancipate them from the demon OF
drink and cruelty E ..,r
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A Titled Englishwoman's Good Work.

The Countess OF Carlisle, who has been
for some time acquiring public houses In
the vicinity Of Naworth Castle, Cumber-
land, whenever the opportunity presented
itself, has purchased by. private contract
the old historic inn known as "The
Plough" at Banks, Lanercost. In almost
every instance the property acquired has
been turned into temperance refresh
ment house on o more or less elaborate
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The Cardinal Took the Pledge.

The conservation Of Cardinal Mann1ng's
life to total abstinence came, 1t Is said, from
q brief conversation with a London dock
laborer. Take the total abstinence
pledge" said the prelate in paternal coun.
selling to the laborer, "you need II" "Haye
YOU it yourself, Father?" replied the la.
borer with fllial liberty. "Why do you not
need it, too?" Quickly Manning said, II
do need 1t, and 1 take it." "Then I also
take it," said the laborer. Explaining later
his words, the Cardinal said, II needed the
pledge, strong rs might have thought
myself against temptation, in order to
speak convincing words to the poor and
the weak"
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS. ~

Dishonest Observation-Disclosures
Buddhist Missionary, Tells Americans
Some Cutting Truths Regarding the
Manufacture and Sale Of Liquor.
Does he observe the law, "Thou shalt not
STEAL"
Who leaves his children not single meal2
Who robs his wife Of what would meet her
calls,
And leaves her starving by her cottage
walls,
With nothing left her saddened soul to
cheer, s.-,
While all his earnings 20 for gin and beerf
Will such men give to creditors their own,
Who wrong and rob their very flesh and
bone2
Some are, know, unwilling to defraud,
But when their means become like snow
when thawed, ~
And they must still the master passion feed,
They grow dishonest, and acquire greed
For others goods, which they are sure to
spend
On cursed drink-forgetful Of their end.
All sots become 80 much debased IN mind,
That truth and justice you will rarely find
In scottish souls whom self-respect forsakes,
And honor fies-poor, poor abandoned
rakes- sGls
they turn from God, Whom they had served
before,
Dnce they the filthy idol, drink, adore,
Which most OF oil doth Christian morals
taint,
Whose social Ills no words Of mine can
paint.
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THE REALM OF FASHION.

While no indication of the genuine
princess gown has yet appeared, says
May Manton, there is a decided ten
dency toward producing the effect by
means of trimming carried from the
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The Royal Asiatic Society is to found
q gold medal for distinguished Oriental
to be awarded triennially
for the best work on an oriental sub
iect in the English language.
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Golden Bridge Building.

He-''If we should decide to elope
tomorrow night, do you think you
could got your trunk packed in time?'
She-"Oh, yes; pa and ma would
help mer'-Fliegende Blatter.
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years will require one and three
fourths yards of forty-four-inch ma
terial.
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The Bermudas export over $1,000,
900 pounds of onions annually.
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Remarkable Fatality.

The municipal campaign in Greater
New York was the direct cause of at
least six deaths. Ofcourse the most
tragic and memorable was that of
Henry George, one of the candidates
for mayor. The Tammany candi-
date for oroner was struck down
with apoplexy while delivering an
address. Another Tammany nomi-
nee for alderman died from an attack
of apoplexy. A supporter of the re-
publican candidate was seized with
heart failure while acting as chair
man, and died before medical aid
could be summoned; while a demo
cratic chairman was attacked with
pneumonia while presiding at a meet.
ing, and died the next day. Finally
the brother of one of the candidates
was killed by a locomotive while dis
tributing election literature.
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Our Boston Letter.

Correspondence of the CALIFORNIAN
Since the political contest has been
settled, lectures, concerts and social
entertainments seem to have the
right of way, in Boston and sur
rounding towns. The severe storm
on Friday did not prevent the long
talked of, memorable game of foot
ball between Harvard and Yale TAX
ing place upon Saturday afternoon,
in Soldiers Field, Cambridge. High
prices were paid for tickets by many
and extra cars were run to allow the
hundreds OF incoming people to wit
ness the contest. In Boston 200 pc.
licemen were detailed on duty to
take charge of the surging crowds OF
humanity. In Cambridge men were
in charge to see, if a victory should
be won by Harvard, that the town
should not be painted red afterwards
Blankets, heavy wraps and furs were
in great demand. The crimson
badge OF Harvard or the blue one o
Yale were worn by some young la
dies, while Others indulgedi in crimson
flowers and gloves on this occasion
to denote theii preferences, and sill
flags and buntings were also seer
floating from the stands. Sporting
men in Boston put up bets on the re
suit Of the game, while the business
part of Washington street, Boston
near the newspaper offices wa
pretty solidly packed by men OF al
classes watching with intense inter
est the bulletins issued outside of tn
newspaper Offices. This was felt t.
be the great r.collegiate foot bal
game OF the season in New Englan'
and it surprised all that it was Gale
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since only a certain deposit was al
lowed each person by law.
This season has been a remarkably
mild one; institutions were picked
here in the garden in bloom the fifth
day OF November.
The Massachusetts, branch of the
InGian association held its annual
meeting in the Shepherd Memorial
church upon Nov. 18th. Miss Sybll
Carter gave a most interesting sketch
of her labors among the Indians; OF
her efforts to raise money to support
the six Indian schools and showed
many beautiful specimens of lace
made by the Indian women which
she offered Tor sale.
ann
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A Springfield milkman invited some
OF his competitors to a eoon supper
the other evening and all thoroughly
enjoyed themselves and the supper.
The next day they learned they had
eaten skunk meat and now there is
quite a GOODNESS among the milkmen
towards their host. Milkmen are
often accused of substituting water
for milk, but they draw the line on
substituting fricasseed skunk for the
juicy coon.
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The New York World has discoy

The New York World has discov.
cred that if the democrats retain the
states of New York, New Jersey and
Kentucky, all OF which went demo.
cratic this month, and keep the
states that went for Bryan in the
presidential election they will elect a
democratic president in 1900. Should
they succeed in doing this they would
have a majority OF 81 in the electoral
college.