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DR. SoyiIle. of Washington re,i a
paper before the outhropological sec
ton Of the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science. i'm the
absence Of the author. Miss Zelia Nut
tai The author coutcndcd that the
Aztecs are not on extinct race. but
many representatives are alive now
men and women Of magnificent phv-
sique, not withered decrepits. ms many
believe, who still speak the language
of Montezuma. Miss INITIALS paper
was startingly original and productive
OF much discussion, the greater part Of
which. however, was in her favor.
Dstroit Journal.
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IndIan. md Anl,nn1. I'm nrnn.o

Indians and animals typical of
America are to beperpetuatedin bronze
for the National Geological Garden Mt
Washington, if the plans of certain
men of public affairs mt the National
Capital are carried out. And Edward
hemeys, the Chicago sculptor. is the
artist who is to execute the statues of
the iast disappearing red man and the
fauna OF America Congress will be
asked for an appropriation for the pur-
pose, and 1T is expected that that BODY
VIII respond as generously for the pur-
pose rs II has heretofore in the bcau-
tifying of the great National park
Capt. kemeys has returned tohis Brvp
Mawr residence after n six weeks visit
to Washington and is at work ON the
project
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Though / was born aud raised in
Massachusetts, where some of the PEG
pie are much bent in their ways. and
now and then triAe superstitious.
especially the women folks. remarked
a resident of Falls Church, Va. to a
Star reporter, 81 was never n believer
In such nonsense until I became n
resident of Virginia ] am not be
lever in it now, although it does not
seem to do any harm. / moved into
a new house couple Of years ago, and
somehow things seemed to go wrong
constantly. First it was one thing.
and then it was another. | mentioned
the matter to an old colored auntie,
who did our laundry work. and she
told me that it was because there was
no toad frog in the cellar. She said il
was good luck for a new house to have
toad In the cellar. AID that many
builders always left frog in the eel
lar when they finished n house. As it
was such n simple matter to set things
right, | caught a toad and put it in the
cellar, and, strangely enough. things
began running all right Immediately.
Since then my cellar has never been
without toad frog, and TO that ex-
tent ] am superstitious." Washing
ton Star
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IS '''S Up Lie 10 save His Master.
When man gives up his life for
another, posterity erects monument
TO ms memory; but when dog dies
that his master may live, men stop and
think, and John Walker, of RoseIle
n. j., was doing n lot of thinking Sat
urday night. He was face to face
with death, and his dog had ayerted
the blow.
Walker left his house early in the
morning for stroll. His dog followed
him. He tried to drive him back
Then master and dog started to walk
along the Jersey Central Railroad
tracks to Elizabeth.
Midway between the stations Walker
met heavy freight train running
rapidly eastward, making enough
noise to deaden all other sounds.
Walker stepped to the west bound
track. His dog, which had been run
nlng ahead after birds or lettering be-
hind to make short and noisy excur
slons INTO the bushes, closed in on his
master when the train neared him.
Walker was careless He never
looked behind him, and did not hear
or see the Royal Blue Express. Brake
men on the freight train shouted warn
lngs. The engineer of the express
tram blew his whistle with no avail.
1t was too late to stop, although the
engineer was trying to do so Walker
plodded on
Nhen the train was nearly on top of
Walker his dog sprang Mt him with n
growl. Walker turned, saw the train
and stepped aside in time to avoid the
cars as they swept past him with %
roar. Not so with the dog. The nj
lot of the engine struck the animal
and tossed him aside.
When Walker recovered his senses
he looked for his dog. The faithful
animal lay dying, with his back
broken.
Walker carried his dog to the side
OF the track The brute licked his
hand, feebly wagged his tail. and died
IN his masters arms New York
Press
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Az Dawson City the following prices


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as they never increase in laud-locEed
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The popular superstition about the
divine number three" is that il is al
ways fortunate. As matter of fact.
1t rs not II the Fates we're three. so
were the Furies If the Graces were
three, so were the judges in hades
and the heads Of Cerberus There
were three disloyal tribes in Welsh
history, three robbers i'm Orion's belt
and three tyrants at Athens.
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But yet the harsh word left trace
The kind word could not quite elTacc.
And though the heart its love regained.
IL pore scar that long remained:
Friends could forgive but not forget
Or lose the sense OF keen regret.
Oh, If we could but learn to know
How swift and sure our words can GO
How would we weigh with utmost cnre
Each thought before it sought the mir.
Ana only speak the words that move
Like whlte-winScd messengers Of love.
Great Thoughts.
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Cost Of living In Tic r,lnnnl.o

a good idea Of what money Will be
needed when the new gold digqings
are reached in order TO live until pay
dirt IS struck may he gained from
the following list, quoting ruling
prices in the Klondike, the latest re-
ported:
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The TWO WORDS.

One day harsh word, -eshly said,
Upon an eyil journey sped.
And like sharp and cruel dart
IL pierced fond aud loving heat;
1t turne u friend into foe,
And everywhere brought pain and woe.
a kind word followed IL one day,
flew swiftly on its blessed way;
it healed the wound, it soothed the pain.
And friends of old were friends again.
1t made the hate and anger cease.
And everywhere brought JOY and peace.
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EVANSVILLE, W. VA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 1897

But Fate came to her aid-as it sY-
ways should and always doesn't in the
case of a very pretty girl.
She was going to another hop, and
she was going with Captain Soutter.
He had invited her at the time that
she was practicing for the martyr role.
As she couldn't, therefore, go with
Milford, she would wear the gown he
liked, which was white silk. For il
she had to have white gloves; and her
white gloves were soiled. Therefore
they must be cleaned Miss Bradford
was an adept at cleaning gloves. She
prepared special mixture of q num-
Der of chemicals aud powders. This
mixture had to be whipped-as if it
had been the white of eggs-very light
and frothy. 1t had most unpleasant
odor, but 1T was pretty TO look upon.
Because the odor was so unpleasant
Miss Bradford opened the door INTO
the hallway and stood just within is
beating
There was air in the hallway. but
there was none in the Galatians quar-.
tiers, as the baby had cold. Captain
Soutter had n cold, too-a frightful
one. If he had not had he would
would have noticed the smell of Miss
Bradford's mixture. He came through
the hall on his way to his own quar-
tiers on the floor above Colonel Mil
ford was with him. The captain did.
mt like the colonel particularly, on ac-
count of his being his sons father.
"Ah! Miss Bessie! What n pretty.
housewifely picture we make" said
the captain.
Bessie smiled encouragingly.
What are we doing? Whipping
cream? How good it looks. If Hebe
would but feed us with ambrosia."
The colonel smelled the amhrosia:
but he held his peace.
iii give you taste, captain.
If You want it very, very much. Open
your mouth wilde. Shut your
eyes.
She put heaping forkful in his
mouth. The horrible taste made him
gasp. The gasp made him swallow
the froth. Colonel Milford laughed.
But Captain Soutter went to his quar-
ters without word
Bessie went to the hop that night
with young Milford Afterward, while
she and her sister and Lieutenant
Gallatin were having their supper of
crackers and cheese, Miss Bradford
told them that she was going to marry
the penniless civilian
But how about Captain Soutter?'
walled Mrs. Gallatin.
Hush! He might hear you. Oh!
I'm awfuily afraid he'll never speak
to me again. And he never did
San Francisco Argonaut.
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The Salvation Army has at present
hye principal stations in Germany at
Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Faecs
and Konigsberg
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49, Il - ~ VII VII
der the guard
iauship of some
one who is doing
his duty by you
is not an un %
mixed pleasure.
Miss Bradford's
-
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es were deep and fascinating, he was
penetrating into some of Natures Sc
CretS-sOmc of her ghastly secrets
but he never allowed me really to
question him. This was the first occa-
siOr on which / worked with him in
the Blue Laboratory, but after that af-
ternOOn l went with him there on many
occasions and learned 10 know the
room well.
One day my master was obliged to
leave me for a couple of minutes alone
in this laboratory. / have by ma
ture plenty of courage, and | did not
take an instant in availing myself OF
this unlocked for opportunity. The
moment he left the room l hurried
across to the mysterious dome and
raised the black CLOTH saw that it cov-
cred frame of glass doubtless COM
municating with some chamber be-
low. l struck my knuckles loudly on
the glass. The effect was almost in
| stantaneous; l was Immediately con-
scious of a dim face peering up at me
from beneath, and l now saw that
there was an inner and much thicker
partition of glass between us. The
face was a horrible one, horrible with
suffering. It was haggard and lean
ghastly white, there was a look about
the mouth and the eyes which l had
never before seen, and 1 hope / may
never witness again upon a human
face. This face, so unexpected, so APP
palling, glanced at me for a second, a
shadowy hand was raised as if to i'm
plore; then my masters steps We're
heard returning, and the ghost like
vision vanished into the dark recesses
beneath. ] pulled the covering back
over the dome as it had been be-
fore and returned quickly to my work.
DIR. Chance was near-sighted-he came
bustling in with a couple of phials in
his hand.
Come here" he said, 81 want you
to hold these. What is the matter?"
look pale. Are you ill?"
II have a slight headache" I re-
piled, but l shall be all right in a
moment"
Would you like to leave off work
new? / have no desire to injure your
health"
81 can go on" / answered, placing
immense control upon myself. The
shock was past; it was an awful one,
but it was over; my suspicious were
now realities; the girls had really
heard that cry of pain. There was
some one confined in a dungeon be-
low the Blue Laboratory God only
knows for what awful purpose. My
duty was plain as daylight
TO BE CONTINUED.
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AT THE THEATERS.
- -

"The Jucklins." n new comedy drama
which Stuart Robson has added to his
already large repertoire, is a dramati-
cation from a late popular novel on
provincial life in the Sunny South.
There are said to be many square
inches of fun, natural spring of
laughter and a streak OF reality's pay
dirt" at the bottom. No one tells tales
of a certain class in the South better
than Opie Read-of that shiftless. ire
sponsible, happy go-lucky stuff of
which the Kentucky colonel was made.
Mr.. Reads studio appears to contain
infinite numbers of these figures, and
he touches them up so as to bring out
the differences in a mastery manner.
"The Jucklins" will be given its first
evening at the Academy of Music with
cast that comprises well known
names. Novel readers know of Opie
Reads quaint and interesting charac-
ters, and would be particularly inter-
ested in the dramatizatiOn of any of
the works of this talented author. In
Lem Juckln, it is said that Mr.. Read
has created n character even more
quaint and interesting than any Of the
many others that have added to his
fame. The character is quaint and
unique and far different from anything
which Mr.. Robson has ever played be-
fore. The dramatizing was done by
Daniel l.. Hart of Wilkes Barre.
The brilliant tragedy event of the
season at the rockingham will be
the engagement of the distinguished
artist. Frederick Warde, on Wednesday
and Thursday He will give three per-
formances, presenting king Lear"
THE Merchant of Venice" and "Rich-
ard III" The Dallas Tex, News, a
conservative Southern paper, says
"The acting of Frederick Warde, in
contrast with the general commonplace
of the stage is like Hamlets star set in
the darkest night. 1t is not a wonder,
therefore, that the most intelligent and
cultivated portion of the amusement
loving public goes to see him. The spa
cious opera house contained a large
audience last night, who saw with deep
interest and frequent earnest plaudits
Mr.. Warde's splendid presentation of
the tragedy of King Lear" With
Mr.. Warde's company, Miss Florence
Ham, Of Honesdale, a most talented
young woman, will he seen.
"The Dazzler," which will be seen
at the Academy of Music for a period
of three nights commencing Thursday,
April 20, with a special Saturday mat =
inee, is this season as full of ginger
as one of Sanford's bottles. Every
thing is bright and new, the music be-
ing the latest popular songs. the dane
ers the newest and most fetching. and
the jokes and witticisms devoid of
whiskers. The company is first-class
comprising the Cleverest comedians
and prettiest girls ever seen in the
piece. All who enjoy good fun, catchy
music, beautiful dancing and pretty
girls will get their fill at the "Dazzler. "
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WHO SETTLED AMERICA /?
An Expedition will seek to Answer
This Interesting Question.

An expedition to circle the globe in
search of information con nrerning
mans first appearance in America is
shortly to be sent out by the American
Museum of Natural History, of New
York city. Morris X. Jesup, president
of the museum, will pay all expenses
out of his own pocket, and it is esti-
mated that the cost will amount to
$4,000.
Professor f. w. Putnam, who was in
charge of the anthropological division
Of the Worlds fair, and for many years
a professor at Harvard, will conduct
the expedition, and with him will ba the
anthropologist, DR.. Boas. They will
take with them a competent corps of
assistants, and will, it is expected, oc-
cupy six or seven years in their re-
searches.
America. Asia and Africa will be Vis-
tied, and Mr.. Jesup is confident a valu-
able anthropological collection will be
secured. Particular attention will be
given to collecting data relating to the
earliest visitors from Asia to this coun-
try.
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dren work and the father draws the
wages are necesSsarily few. The fund
for a life of ease must be made quick
ly. The female child, which at four
teen Is the source OF greatest profit
is ready to marry one of her own class
at sixteen, and she does so pro~optly
The new husband and wife will work
on in the mill for the next five years,
with occasional Interruptions when
there are additions to the fam ~, and
then they vanish. They have gathered
their savings and gone to Canada to
raise a family. They make no fuss
about the matter. 1t is the regular
thing. Ten years later, or even sooner,
they will be back with a big string Of
boys and girls to earn money for them
they will gather the profits and retire
for life to the Canadian farm, as their
fathers and mothers did.
1t is rot!cr able of late years that the
operatives are more in haste TO be rich
than formerly. They rush back to the
factories with smaller families than
were Common twenty years ag).
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LITTLE BREECHES.

By Colonel John Hay, who succeeds
Thomas f. Bayard as ambassador
to England)
l don't go much on religion,
| never amt had no show;
But I've got a middlin' tight grip, sir,
on the handful Of things | know.
| don't pan out on the profits
And free-will and that sort of thing,
But believe in God and the angels,
Ever since one night last spring.
| came into town with some turnips,
And my little Gabe came along,
No four-year-old in the country
Could beat him for pretty and strong,
Peart and chipper and sassy
Always ,eady to swear and fight
And 1 larnt him to chaw terbacker
Jest to keep his milk-teeth white.
The snow came down like a blanket
As l passed by Taggart's store;
l went in for a jug of moasses
And left the team at the door.
They scared at something and started,
I heard one little squall,
And hell-to-split over the prairie,
Went team, Little Breeches and all.
Hell-to-split over the prairie,
| was almost froze with skeer;
But we rousted uo some torches
And searched for 'em far and near.
At last we struck the hosses and wagon,
Showed under a soft white mound,
Upset. dead beat, but of little Gabe
No hide nor hair was found.
And here all hope soured on me
OF my feliow-C ritters' aid
/ jest Topped down on my marrowbones
Crotch deep in the snow, and prayed.
BY this the torches was played out,
And me and Isrul Parr
Went off for some wood to a sheep-fol1
That he said was somewhar thar.
We found 1t at last, and little shed
Where they shut up the lambs at night
We looked In and seen them hudd,ed thar
So warm and sleepy and white:
And thar sot Little Breeches and chirped
AS pert as you ever see,
II want a chnw of terbacker,
And that's what's the matter of me-"
How did he get thar? Angels?
He could never have walked in thai
Storm
They just scooped down and toted him
To whar it was safe and warm,
And / think that saving little child,
And bringing him to his own,
Is a derred sight better business
Than loafing round the Throne.
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RAISING FAMILIES FOR PROFIT.
How Connecticut Mill Operatives
Provide for Their Old Age.

The cable dispatches telling of the
proposal of the French government to
offer premiums for large families. hop
| ing by this inducement to restore the
native population to its size of a quar-
| ter of a century ago, merely broach, as
| something novel, a system which has
! for reasons not of statecraft, but mere
! ly personal long been in operation in
| eastern Connecticut.
| In the mills, which are to be found
/ wherever in this hilly portion of the
state there is a water power the work.
ers are French Canadians. Big mills,
with their hundreds and even thous-
ands of operatives, are numerous, and
| little mills, each employing from twen-
! ty or thirty to 100 or 200 workers of
both sexes, are tucked down between
the hills in all sorts of possible and
| seemingly impossible spots.
In the large mills is to be found a
! sprinkling of women of other nation
alities, but fully ninety per cent are
French. In the smaller mills there are
practically none but French workmen.
What surprises the visitor who has
! come out of a New England city like
hartford or New Raven to see how
| the number of children in the factories.
| Should this visitor ask the superinten-
dent Of a small mill to point out the
children of one family he will name
half dozen in the room in which he
| happens to be; indicate another on the
stairs and four or five more in the var
| ious workrooms.
The father or mother may or may
| g.. -
| family is large enough the mother is
the housekeeper, and the onerous duty
| of the father is to escort his offspring
| to and from work. He goes to the mill
| with them in the morning and knows
| that they are all inside the gate be-
fore the hour of starting the machin-
cry. At noon he conveys them home
to dinner and back to the factory. At
night he may come to take them home
but this is not an imperative duty,
on pay day he comes in the factory
and draws the wages of all of them.
A mile from Dayville, and about five
miles from this city, is a factory from
which a man, who can neither read
nor write, draws over 800 a month for
the labor of his children. The size of
| his family is indicated by an extract
| from the factory books showing that
the children earn from 81 TO $3.50
week.
This Frenchman is merely one Of
many who have found profit IN a large
| family. He is now making hay while
the sun shines, and in a few years he
will retire to a farm i'm Canada with
from $1,000 to $1,000 in his canvas bag.
There he will live, a nabob among his
people, the remainder Of his life.
This child farming is but one act
of the drama of French factory life.
The years during which all the child
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soc
But for One Day Only.

These goods are in every
way equal to goods selling
elsewhere for twice the money.
All shades and designs, de-
tachable collars, some white
and some of the same mate
rial as the waist and every
garment supplied with the
Florette adjuster and skirt
hanger.
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NOPSIS.

This story is told by Madeline Ronnlck,
an English Eoverness in the family Of
DIR. Chance at ST. Petersburg, Russia.
Chance is an Englshman by birth, but
for many years a naturalized Russian.
He has a Russo-German wife and two
daughters, Olga and Maroussa, aged siN-
teen and fifteen years. DIR. Chance has
long since given up the practice of mcdi-
cine to bury himself in scientific research
in his laboratories, leading the life Of a
recluse Miss Rennck is a Girton gradu-
ate and much interested in scientific sub
jects one day. while she is with the
girls, Dr. Chance hears her tell them Of
her fondness for chemistry. lie is de-
lighted to hear this, and asks her at once
to help him on a paper he is writing for
an English scientific journal. 1t Is on the
subject of photographing thought. DR..
Chance dictates the paper to Miss Rem
nick, and she copies it out. After this--a
work of some hours-shc returns to her
charges.