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fro BE Continued
THE KITTEN AND THE BEAR
How Puss frightened Bruin Up q Tree
and Kent Him There.

| How Puss frightened Bruin Up q Tres
| and Kept Him There.
| Chris Burns, the veteran first sergeant
of Troop ID, had kitten which, during
the summer camping of the troop at the
Lower Geyser basin, made her home
within the sergeant's tent Here, curled
up on a pair of army blankets, she de-
fed the world in general and dogs in
particular. When the latter approached,
she would elevate every bristle on her
brave little back, her eyes would glow
like live Goals, and her tail would swell
up threateningly. If dogs approached
| too near, she would hiss and exhibit the
| usual signs of hostility until the in
truders had vanished from her neigh
borhood.
One day, when the camp was bathed
in sunshine and every soldier in camp
felt lazy, an inquisitive black bear came
down the mountain side and, whether
because he was in search of adventure
or because attracted by savory smell
from the cooks fire, began to walk
about among the white tents of the cav
airy command.
Suddenly the kitten caught sight OF
him. Dogs by the score she had seen,
but this particular dog was the lar
gest and the hairiest dog she had ever
seen. But she did not hesitate. 1t was
enough for her that an enemy had in
vaded her special domain. Kissing forth
her spite, while her little body quivered
with che 1arta1 fnrth he
The onslaught was sudden, and one
glance was enough for bruin. With a
snort of fear, bruin made for the nearest
tree, short distance away, and did not
pause until he was safely perched among
the upper branches. Meanwhile the
kitten stalked proudly about on the
ground beneath, keeping close guard
over her huge captive, her back still
curved into a bow and her hair still
bristling with righteous indignation,
while her tail would now and then give
q significant little wave, as if to say,
"That's the way settle impertinent
bears
The soldiers who meanwhile had
poured forth from their tents, could
scarcely believe their eyes; but there
was the bear in the tree and the kitten
below, and there were those who had
seen the affair frcm beginning to end.
And perhaps the strangest part of it
all was that the bear would not stir
from his safe position in the branches
until the kitten had been persuaded to
leave her huge enemy clear means of
retreat. Then he slid shamefacedly
down from his perch and ambled hastily
off toward the mountain. -Lieutenan
Charles d. Rhodes, U. S. A., in ST.
Nicholas.
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Unkindest Cut of All.

Eyes, he said Il think the world Is
getting better
She had just told him that after think.
ing it all over she had decided that she
could not be happy as his wife and that
therefore she wished to break the engage.
ment 80 It was only natural that she
should have been somewhat piqued. She
had really expected him to break down or
threaten to go away and kill himself.
And may l ask you, she answered.
somewhat testify. Ito explain your reasons
Tor believing that the world is getting
betterY"
For moment he twirlcd the ring that
she had just handed back to him, held IL
IN sucn position as 10 make It fash most
brightly and then replicd:
This Is the first time have ever had
an engagement ring returned without a
nght or protest. Good evening. ".-Cleve.
land Leader.
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mo, I am going forward. You may

mo, am going forward. lou may
go back il you choose.
"Choose? / never expect to choose
anything ON earth again. Life has re-
solved itself into one great, big, horri-
BILE must. "
"Poor little Mamiel But indeed we
are in no more danger just because our
lantern went out a"
Perhaps not, but / should like to get
one glimpse of the man who is going to
murder us-just one. might be called
ON to identify him i'll the next world,
you know"
Listen. / hear voices now. We are
almost there.
They stood still, quite close together,
Mamie still maintaining her hold Wig
orously upon the skirt of Liza's basque.
"Singing.
Eyes, singing. That is encouraging.
Do you suppose men can sing when they
are meditating murder?"
do be serious, Mamie. Here, give
me your hand Now, step up-one,
two, three. The weeds have about TAX
en- these steps. Now then-wait We
have right to eavesdrop."
fro BE CONTINUED.
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SHe SuOStdcd an graceful tiSUeSSncsS.
crept into her voice, but it was exas-
perating to see that milliner's daughter
riding rough shod over everything and
everybody, just because she had come
on the scene at time when the madam
was that dazed and miserable about the
war and the niggers and Adrien and
everything that she wouldn't a-turned
dog of Adrien's out of the house-no,
not even if it had took possession of the
best bed in the spare room. Not that
the spare room looked any too good now,
with the carpet sent off for soldiers
blankets and the moreen curtains cut
up into soldiers pants. Oh, Lord, what
times! There she goes now"
This III reference to querulous call
that fioated through the open windows
of the big parlor:
"Adrien!'
Here l am, mamma.
In the long aperture a delicate face
was framed, and Adrien Strong's wife
glided through it toward the cane set
tee that stood winter and summer on the
front gallery of Sans Souci.
'Adrien, go ask Grandma Strong
please not TO have the chicken fried for
dinner today. / am so tired of grease, {"
she said languidly.
Il want it fried" said Adrien, com.
posedly preparing to mount his hobby
horse again.
You bad, bad boy. Go instantly.
She subsidized in graceful listlessness
upon the settee, arranging her long
draperies in graceful folds. Mrs Mar
tin eyed her sourly. That silken wrap.
per had been one of 1.-THE madam s
best. F" A wrapper that she had worn at
Saratoga and Cape May and elsewhere
in the splendid days when people had
lived at all. But what could Adrien's
mother do, when his wife had been
dumped down" at her door, with just
one skimp black alpaca dress to bless
herself with? The girl did look pretty
in that soft apple blossom gown. OF
course Adrien had been gulled by her
and her mother. Oh, Lord, what fools
men were, to be sure.
Annabel yawned audibly. Life was
inexpressibly stupid--no men about at
all, save Seth, who scarcely counted for
any more than old Dolbear. She wished
Adrien could see her in that silk wrap.
per. When she did get "hold of the
reins at san Souci, she would make
things move at livelier pace, war or
no war. So far she had been sustained
by sense Of victory in having carried
this aristocratic stronghold so easily,
but that sensation was growing stale.
and she was pining for another.
If | Knew where Mr.. Strong was to
be found, she said, addressing Mrs.
Martin for want Of better audience, II
should take DoiDear and the rockaway
and go to Linl.
"Oh, you would" said Mrs Martin
crisply.
Yes Adrien could stay here with
his grandmother and the rest of you. l
should quite enjoy it, 4"
II don't doubt it, "
Il think Dolbcar could find his way
with me 20 Virginia. A wife has n
right TO seek her husband I"
Does the madam approve?''
Annabel laughed lightly, and, bend
ing over, possessed herself of the brim-
less hat that LIZA had left in her chair.
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sf ERS Ts9zRH STORY OF
$500 So : 3 Z k.yAHTG BEhby7M BaAY1s
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COPYRIGHT. 1897 sY TIE AUTHOR.

senses"
Liza stopped 10 kiss the plain red
face. smiling pitifully into the tear
dimmed blue eyes
II think il is the world, mother, not
you, that is turned topsy turvy. Think
of Mrs Strong. and il will help you 20
bear it, Not word from the governor
since he left, nor from her son since
that rumor of his being wounded. Now
must go to Mamie, if don't want
that whole piece of cloth ruined.
"It is the stripes" Mrs. Martin
thought of 1.-THE madam" and dried her
eyes. mamie says if you hadn't been
go ambitious to be stylish, with your
purple stripes in them lowells, it would
a-gone right. Every stripes different
width. Here, take my sunbonnet.
"Well, you see, Minimize, said Liza,
tying the ugly headgear over her shin
ing brown hair, THAT piece of cloth is
tor our own dresses, and / should like
1t to be misunderstanding So
from Uncle Dolbear's jacket, and Nam.
my Lucy's petticoats. There, now,
that's done. Drenw she held up her
coils of plated palmetto, IF you dare
touch these while am up at the loom
house / will not take stitch in your
hat for whole week..
Dren waited prudently until the
heavy front gate had swung to behind
her retreating form, then flung defiance
after her.
But my mother will. +"
Your mother, indeed"
Mother Martin reproached herself in.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-14

80 Presidents foot we dare TO say
WIN ever have twU-e Of g1ut
II exercised once every iaF
In kicking 0iiiCe-soafrr5 our
------- I'LL INC.
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Isl Ind HGHT60HN
-. Robes Are Incomplete
his Little Under Affair."

Cc.orcd -SuSu FLANNEL
20 Sip on over The NiEl-
-a Cooler NlEhts-Drav-
- IN Band &C the Eness
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PLE.s.Nr 00lNIENrArI0N.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-22
NO sLEEp FoR THREE MoNrHg.
One Cause OF sIesplossnr,s That Can he
Readily Overcome.

hfhAAAN
Mr. William Handschu. of seth St.
Cotton Alley, Pittsburgh, Pa, expresses
himself as follows regarding the new
remedy for that common and obstinate
disease, piles: II take pleasure In
stating that I was so afflicted with
piles that for three months l got no
regular sleep;I became completely pros
trated, the doctors did me no good; my
brother told me OF the new remedy for
piles. the Pyramid Pile Cure; / pur-
chased from my druggist three ilftv
cent bottles and they completely cured
me. am once more at my work and but
for this excellent medicine ! should be
on my back. / take great pleasure IN
writing this letter because so many
people are sufferers from this trouble
who like myself did not know where to
look for a permanent, reliable safe
cure
Experience with tho Pyramid Pile
Cure In the past three years has dem
onstrated to the medical profession, as
well as to thousands OF sufferers from
piles. that Il Is the safest and most eff
fectual cure ever offered 70 the public,
containing no oplates or poisOns Of any
klius llAlNltbA ullu convenient " HAl-
die and being sold by druggists at no
cents and 81 per box. Is within the
reach OF every sufferer.
Very frequently two or three boxes
have made a complete cure Of chronic
cases that had not yielded to other
remedies for years,
There IS scarcely disease more an
grnvating and obstinate to cure than
the various forms OF piles ana II Is a
common practice to use olntmcnts,
salves and similar preparations con-
talnlng dangerous polBons to remove the
trouble. The Pyramid has superseded
all Of these Intellectual remedies and no
one suffering with any rectal trouble
make any mistake In giving the pyra-
mid a trial,
II In doubt as to the nature Of your
trouble, send to the Pyramid Drug Co,
Albion, Mich. FOR valuable little book
on piles, describing all forms Of the
disease and describing the method of
cure
Any druggist can Furnish The Pyramid
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-22
HAWAIrs LRPER COLONY.
A Bsautlfai Island which Possesses Pa
thettr Infereatn


II the Hawaiian treaty OF annexation
becomes an accepted fact there win come
into the domain OF Uncle Sam little Is
land which possesses a pathetic interest
that attaches 70 no other island in the
world, says the Literary Digest, Bishop
j.. r. Hentrlx tells about It In The In
dependent, and We quote from his de-
scrlption;
"Molokai, as Is well known, Is the name
for the leper colony OF Hawaii. The
lepers do not occupy all the island, but
only a grassy plain ten miles IN length,
and varying from one TO two miles In
width. on the north side OF the island,
and vet separated wholly from the rest
OF the island and its population by a
preclpiee fully n thousand feet high,
which can he scaled only at one point,
and here Il Is securely guarded Despite
their freedom from taxation and rents
their ample supplies OF food and cloths
ing. their abundant herds OF cattle and
horses and their fertile fields which re-
oulre so little labor, the lepers are virtu-
ally llfe-pnsoners, shut In by the ocean
on one side and by the impossible noun
tain on the other. Most Of the lepers are
natives, but foreigners are found among
the cnlonlsts, and all who once come 20
this part OF Moiokal, save TO bring sup
plies or TO inspect, as the board OF health
twice each year, do so with the expecta-
ton Of never returning. Al q cost OF
some $4,000 per month the Hawaiian
government maintains this open-air
leper hospital In order to perfectly quar-
antlne and thus finally stamp out leprosy
among the Sandwich Islanders Shell
tered from the strong sea wind, this plain
of Kalaupapa would make an Ideal place
% residence, alike for It's beautiful sur
ruuhdlngs and the salubrlty of It's ell
mate; and here everything Is done, conn
patlble with preventing the spread OF tho
disease, 10 make It's unhappy Victims
contented. But the heartrending walls
of those who part with loved ones and
friends for the last time as they are
about to be conveyed tn Molokal tell thu
motto Of the Leper Asylum: "All hope
abandon, We who enter here"
ut Is stated that the first person TO be
removed to the leper island was a lawyer
who had been active In securing the reg
ulatlon which required the removal OF
lepers IN order to prevent the spread OF
the disease. No sooner did the unmis-
taxable evidence OF the dread disease
first appear than he insisted on setting
the example OF patriotism in voluntarily
surrenderIng himself to be removed TO
Mololtai, although some years might
have passed before his condition would
have been known TO the public. The dis
ease had made considerable lnrOads
among the lower classes, and nothing but
this heroic remedy promised to suppress
II effectually."
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WOMAN's CHARK.


pressing Her Obligations.
1--WE are given to saying that a wo-
mans chief charm is herself" writes
Edward L. PeI, in the "woman's Home
Companion" Just why we say Il I am
sure / do not know, except that, speak
ing for the masculine side, there Is
pleasure in saying gallant things; and
speaking for both SIDES there Is a relief
akin to pleasure In slyly putting aside
n nut that is hard to crack, Perhaps,
however, II Is about as near the truth as
one can come In a general statement,
for 1t seems to be about settled that we
must look for the secret OF woman's
charms, not IN any of those graces
which shine out consplcuously like the
diamonds upon her bosom but In the
blending of certain quiet qualities which
have their home In the depths of her
soul, and which unite their rays before
they reach the surface-just as one
must look for the charms OF a7Yoman's
dress, not in any pretenHous ornaments,
but In the harmonious blending of quiet
colors and easy lines.
Among those quiet graces which
unite their rays to make the charm
which, II II eludes our grasp, does not
fail to make itself felt is the grace Of
thankfulness l do not mean conven-
tlonal thanksgiving or post-mortem APP
probation. | mean that something with
In us which percelves. appreciates and
adequately responds to a favor. This
grace belongs 20 mankind In general,
but It reaches Its highest development
In woman a man may feel thankful
but he lacks that constituencies which
makes one conscious OF the smallest IA
vor, and most OF all the proper media
for conveying ones thanks for favor
rendered. Only woman Is fully equipped
to express the thanks she feels: and the
woman who gracefully discharges her
debts of gratitude Is called charming,
though we may not think OF her talent
for thanksgiving as having anything to
do with her charm,
"There are some graces which we
never think of except when they are out
of sight. Thankfulness Is one Of them
We turn with disgust from man In the
street who has words in abundance 20
ask favor and not a word to aclinowl-
edge It. Just then we think what q re-
pulsive thing an migrate is, and how
beautiful is gratitude, But we seldom
get an ides OF thankfulness except when
Il is conspicuous for its absence. How
often we look upon lngratItude and spit
our contempt upon It.! How rarely do
we pause to take In the Charm of a
grace-hlled woman's thanksgiving
we are accustomed 10 go back to the
past for perfect specimens OF almost ev-
erything. The more one stud.
les the American girl Of a generation
ago. the more one Is impressed with this
wonderful, quiet talent, which she so
highly priced and so constantly used. I
think that TO us men It seemed the chief
secret Of her charm +"
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Hardware; Never do to-day what you
can shove of on d fellow-clerk to-mor.
row.
Keep AZ the back end OF the store a.
much ns possible so that the other boys
viii have to wait ON the customers
Always keep novel under the counted
to catch up when the old man Is out.
Keen your eye ont for a soft snap.
Don't do any more work than you ara
paid to DO
Don't do a thing outside Of your pre-
scrlbod duties.
he the last one to como In the morning
and tho first to leave nc night
Find fault with your place and salary
Show up the weak points N your cB.
Establishment 10 the clerks Of other houses.
BE as snappy with customers aB you
dare.
Toll your fellow -clorkp OH the lhlngs
you hear against the boss.
Threaten a. leave whenever fault III
found with YOU
Believe that the world owes YOU a llv-
inr. and act on that belief
n tho above rules are strictly fdllhwe
you win no out looking for Job In about
thirty day from date.
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CURED at night, These will help the
grass and pastures. Clover short. Buck
wheat Hight crop. Too dry for turnlps
Corn light crop Stock In good condition.
Very little blowing done.
Barbour-Flrst few days OF the week
extremely hot and dry. Splendid rams
on Thursday night, which started up
creeks and refreshed everything,
Rand0lph-Week dry and hot until the
10th. when the drought was broken by
good rains and much cpoler weather. The
drought was seriously iniuring pastures
Eastern Pan Handle.
endlelon-Weather dry and hot until
the l7th. Corn rlpened very fact and is
being cut Grass suffered from the
drought, but stock OF all kinds Is In good
condition. FAN blowing and seeding de-
layed by the drought.
Hardy-Drnught very severe until the
evening OF the 18th and now blowing
could be done. Some corn has been cut,
Light rains fell during Thursday night,
MOrgan--Week very dry and hot until
the night OF the 18th, when good showerl
occurred. Very little seeding done dur
Ing the past week. Buckwheat dried a
good deal by the hot winds and win not
be more than half u crop, Small truck
and pastures have suffered greatly. Corn
cutting in progress and on bottom lands
is very good.
Berkeley-The weather continues dry,
Light showers occurred Thursday even
ing, hut rain is still badly needed, Very
hot till Friday. Corn stood the drought
well. II Is now mostly in the shock. Late
potatoes injured by the drought, Rather
dry for fall seeding. Glover will be plen-
tlful. Apples nearly all fallen off, espec-
Tally the late fruit,
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WILLIAM A. IsETru.y.,.,,". rrrS5siiIisSWHi
MORTIMER pOLLOCK"'Nlee Il'n,', IA
pnfp on England. ireland, France ""'
Germany.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O-Mr. Warren
Webb, of Chester, Pa, telegraphed 70
Coroner Dobbs to-day, inquiring IL his
sister, Belle NJ. Webb, was dead, and IL
so. how he could obtain the body. Belle
Webb attempted suicide yesterday by
inhallng Illuminating gas. She Is in n
precarous condition. The girls moth
err arrived from Chester to-day and vls-
tied her daughter at the hospital. She
obtained the letter addressed to her
by the girl. but was not allowed to re-
tain II, as the police will use 1t In case
the girl RECEIVERS and is brought to trial.
There Is nothing In the letter to indi-
cate n motive for Miss Webb's rash act.
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sHAMoKIN. Pa, Sept, 2o.-George
DER an Italian, was shot in the breast
late last night by Edward Wise, n con-
duCtOr on trolley car, as a result Of an
attack made on Wise by the Italian.
The latter was intoxicated, and because
Wise failed to stop the car when the
Italian slgnalled. he pulled a revolver
and fired six shots at Wise. The pas
sengers were forced to lie on the floor
to escape the bullets. Wise Immediate
pulled his gun and fired at the Italian,
the shot taking effect In the Italians
breast. The latter is not expected to
live Wise this morning furnished
$1,000 to await the result Dler's Injuries.
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Conr,rrncr ID s.nl E.nrri..

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-General
John W. Foster returned to Washington
last night from his summer home near
Watertown. N. Y, and Immediately be-
gan arranging for the approaching Inter
national conference OF seal experts In this
city. which will take place some time In
october. The japanese government has
Just slgnlfied It's assent to the invitation
from the United States to send represen-
tatlves to attend this conference, In rec
oGniti1n of Japans interest in the North
pncilln sanlhrlna
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DONE so QUIETLY.



Hay orsunshime TO Many n Home.
1t comes like n rny of sunshine.
Makes the old folks happy
And the young folks joyful,
Takes the load of the back.
It's all done so quickly.
No fuss about IT,
what Is Il?
why, Doan's Kidney Pills.
The little Kidney Wonder Workers.
what will they do2
Read what citizen says:
Mrs a. j. Selfert, OF No. 1926 Lind St,
the residence Of A. j. Seifort, OF tho
firm OF Eta & Sclfert, dealers In har-
ness, trunks and Baddlcry, corner OF
Eleventh and Main streets, says; II
caught n severe cold and II settled Mt
once In my Kidneys and used me up
generally, There WINS lack of strength
and a mild aching across my lolhs at
tended by distressing and annoying
urinary weakness. felt tired and Ian
guild all the time and any cXortlon al
most used me up and became quite
nervous and suffered a good deal from
headaches and spells OF dizziness, Moth
ing | took seemed to do any good. l
had frequently seen In the papers Do
ans Kidney pills recommended BY good
reliable parties and concluded to give
them a trial got box nt the Logan
Drug CO. and they did me so much
good that continued taking them until
I used three boxes, The result is that
| now feel like my old self. Tho trou-
bic has disappeared I am very thank
ful for the benefit Donn's Kidney Pills
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ROME, Sept 2O.-The anniversary of
the entry of the Italian troops into
Rome september 20, 1S7O.) was unlver-
sally celebrated to-day throughout TIA
~. Floral wreaths were laid on the
tomb OF the late King Victor Emanuel
and on the site Of the breach made In
the wall where the troops of General
Cadorna entered the city. The day was
celebrated rs n national holiday and
congrntulatory kilograms were received
by King Humbert and the mayor Of
Rome
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CROP BULLETIN.
The Last One of the Season Pub.
lished by Director Ball,
A SATISFACTORY CONDITION

shown In Nearly All Part. of the State,
Though the Cold Weather Has Not been
Ds.lrabls- Wheat Goes Down Frae-
tlOn in the Local Markets, aud FlOur
Drops In Sympathy = Feed Products
Have Advaussd-RsPortS From Many
Counties.