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p. 4 o. Improvement. conplesea.


The improvements on the Main Line OF
the Baltimore and Ohio, west of, and be-
tween Martinsburg, W. Va, and North
Mountain, have been completed Novem-
Der LIST: They cover a distance of nearly
four miles, starting three miles west of Mar
tinsburg, and extending some distance
west of Myers Hole, which is near the North
Mountain station. At Myers Hole the line
was changed, taking out some very OBJ
jectionable curvature, and the roadbed
raised nearly fifteen feet, eliminating two
grades of ~ feet per mile which came to-
gether at Myers Hole and substituting there
for an almost level track. This point on the
road has always been a dangerous one, and
many freight wrecks have occurred there.
Apart from doing away with the dangerous
feature of two sharp down grades coming
together, as was the case in this instance,
the saving in operation of the road by the
change will be very large, as it enables the
tons per train to be greatly increased and
reduces the liability of accident to the min.
imum. At Tablers the road bed has been
lowered about Is feet, and the same at
Tabs, besides taking out Objectionable curv
allure and reducing the rate of grades at
these points from 40 feet per mile to 10 feet
per mile, thus increasing the cars that can
be hauled per train. Though these improve
ments have cost quite a sum of money, the
expenditure is fully justified by the great
saving in operation.
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than love or money in the home Agatha
had realized the bitterness of the bread
of dependence.
The coy farmhouse, shared with the
quiet man who had won her love, had
seemed haven of peace. Used all her
life to the hustle of city and to home
crowded with gay young life. Agatha
began, after a time. to long for change.
Just now letter from her cousins. tell
ing of concerts, lectures and parties.
made the uneventful winter stretching
before her look very dreary.
She sat toying with her spoon until
her husband had finished his break
fast. Then she looked up. a coaxing
light in her soft. gray eyes.
'Why can't we go, Eugene?"
Cant afford it," he replied. little
ungraciously, for her persistence an
noyed him. Besides, the railroad fare.
there'd be a lot of new clothes wanted
and"
"Clothes!" Agatha was angry now.
REALLY, didn't suppose you knew that
q woman ever had to have clothes. I've
seen nothing since / was your wife to
show any such knowledge on your part.
I'm tired of this scrimping and saving
and stagnating."
There was a pause. Husband and
wife confronted each other. both with
flushed faces and hurried breath.
And I'm" he began, holly. Then,
moved by some memory, he stopped.
A moment later he cried out: "Ah,
Agatha, I never dreamed that you felt
that way! It cost so much for us to
start. and the crops have been poor. I
thought you understood" and break
ing OF abruptly he strobe out through
the kitchen on his way to the barn.
As the heroine of a nineteenth CEN
fury story. Agatha should have sat
down and burst into tears. But there
was little of the heroic about her. She
was only an ordinary woman whose
temper was aroused, although not to
such an extent that she could entirely
forget the usual chord of pain in her
husband's voice. However, she went
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Dear Agatha: I have a chance to go
with Fowler to Chicago with a carload of
horses. Must start at once and be gone a
week. Hardness Is coming in the morning
TO see about Mamie. Tell him he can have
her for $125 He will pay you. Take the
money and go to Orley, you can get your
new clothes after you get there. Stay as
long as you like and enjoy yourself, I'll get
along nicely. and II Fowler makes me a
good offer will go directly to the lumber
camps for the winter Ever yours.
sold Nanrie!" Agatha gasped. .Eu-
gene gone for a week and 1 am to tell
Hardness that he can have Nannie!"
Mamie was beautiful black colt.
Agatha knew how proud her husband
was of the intelligent animals beauty
and grace. She had often heard him de-
clare that money could not buy her.
And Hardness was noted for his cruelty,
the last person into whose hands Eu-
gene would be willing to place Mamie.
Then that mention of the lumber
camps and the hints that he might not
return. What did it all mean? Was it
because of her words that morning that
he was trying so hard to secure money ?
When the hired man, who lived in the
tenant house, brought in the milk.
Agatha learned that Eugene had made
arrangements in case he did not come
back.
He asked me if Margie and me would
sleep here" Tom concluded. Said it
would only be few days as you was
goin' away. Margie, she'll take the
milk then"
Instead Of sleeping that night.
Agatha Clair thought. One result of
her thinking was that when Hardness
came in the morning she told him he
could not have Mamie.
81 hardly expected Gene would part
with her." the man said. good-humored-
". would another ten be any induce
ment?"
Agatha shook her brown head de-
cidedly. Nothing you can offer will
induce US to let Mamie 60"
Fowler was to return Thanksgiving
morning. Would Eugene come with
him, or would he 60 north? There was
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A THANKSGIVING EPISODE.
Much Good Cheer for n Very Lone
AOms. Man.

Much Good Cheer for n Very Lone.
some Man.
They were sitting in the glow OF
cracking logs heaped in the great open
fireplace at the club.
why is it. Brayton." asked the mem
Der who never hesitates to express his
curiosity. that you never talk and al
ways blush when we're on the subject
of Thanksgiving"
Il presume l might as well answer.
but it's i'll strict confidence. understand.
Before l became a member of the COM
pany l was its representative in the far
west where we were placing a number
of engines. You know what a sociable
animal am and can imagine how home
SICKLE on finding myself alone in San
Francisco on Thanksgiving. l knew
no one and would have felt more cheer
full to have been Robinson Crusoe for
the time, for could have interested my
self in scheming to get back to civilian
ton.
1T was absolutely necessary that
have sympathy from some source and
confided in the hotel clerk, telling him
how miserable l was at being cut off
from all the home pleasures that make
the day so delightful. While he was
condoling with me and promising al!
relief within his command fine-looking
young fellow, with a smile to soften a
cynic, stepped forward, lifted his hat
as he begged my pardon. and asked to
speak with ME alone.
Without meaning to- he began i
overheard what you said, and our cases
are so identical that l venture to sug-
gest that we do what we may to cheer
each other. Be my guest at genuine
New England Thanksgiving dinner that
will order at the best cafe in the city
I'm not only alone here, but in the
world, and you will never know how il
is frightened by this touch of fellow
feeling
Nothing could have touched me more
happily. The meal we ate was one to
delight an epicure. My cares were ban
ished by good cheer and companion,
ship. When it came to cigars, my
charming acquaintance did not approve
Of the brand served US and stepped to
the cigar stand to point out his favor.
ties.
Il have never seen him since. After
waiting nearly an hour paid all the
money had with me on the bill and one
of the walters was selected to accom-.
pany me to my hotel for the balance
When called for my overcoat. it was
gone. As stepped from the door po-
liceman took me by the arm and gruff.
ly asked what had become of nv pal
1t took me most of the night to establish
my standing as an honest man and be
relieved from custody. Then I was
thankful and humbly admitted my
error in thinking that 1 was the smart.
est man on the road."-Detroit Free
Press.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
A WASHINGTON dispatch on the 18th
said that w. L. Kessinger had been
agreed upon for surveyor of the port
of Kansas City.
SENATOR GoRMAN's close political
friends have had a conference at Balti.
more, Nd, and decided to run him for
congress next year in the Fifth dis
trict. They say that at the proper time
he will come out strong for silver, and if
elected and the house has a free silver
majority nothing in the world could
prevent his being. chosen speaker of
the Fifty-Sixth congress. In this po-
sition he would be a formidable COM
petitor for the democratic nomin alton
for the presidency.
A SPECIAL to the Chicago Times-Her-
aid on the 18th from Washington said
that a ratification of the Hawaiian an
nexation treaty by the United States
senate was assured. The administra-
ton has made poll of that body and
President Mckinley is satisfied that
more than two-thirds of the senate
will vote for ratification.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY issued a proc
lamation on the 18th suspending the
discriminative duties against Mexico
by exempting Mexican vessels from
the payment of tonnage duties.
Gov. ATKINSON, of West Virginia, is
a candidate for United States senator
The Louisville Ky.) Courier-Journal
stated on the 18th that Mr.. j. R.
Sovereign resigned as general master
workman of the Knights of Labor in
order that he might push his candi-
dacy for president of the United States
in 1900 and to that end he was assigned
to the position of field worker"
THE Oklahoma Press association held
a meeting at Hennessey on the 18th
and passed resolutions favoring MAX
ing Oklahoma and the Indian territory
into state at once.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has his annual
message to congress we'll under way
and little remains to be done to it ex-
cept such minor changes as may be
suggested by events that may happen
before the beginning of the session.
THROUGH Gen. Gomez the Cuban
patriots have absolutely rejected the
Spanish offers of autonomy for the is
land and official information to that
effect has been sent to President Nc
kinley. 1t came in the form of
proclamation, which recites the strug-
giles of the Cuban people to secure in
dependence and says that under no
circumstances will the Cuban patriots
be satisfied to end the war until Spain
has abandoned their country.
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frown on her smooth. white forehead.
Indeed, Eugene" was note of
irritation in her voice-"I fail to see
why a woman should be pronounced
crazy because she expresses desire to
visit her home after an absence of a
year and half"
'Home!"-he echoed the word lit
tie reproachfully, his eyes wandering
around the neat dining-room. This is
home, Agatha. The first real one we
have either of us had for years"
The color deepened on the wife's
cheeks. Her husbands words were
true; her girlhood's home, with an
uncle in distant city, had not been
happy one. This uncle had been too
proud to let his sisters child earn her
bread, and as there had been more pride
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-11-19

RECENTLY a negro colony was organs
lied at Cedar Lake, Ala. The colony
was projected and is backed by Mrs.
Lillian K. Ray, a wealthy English
woman. The land upon which it is
situated comprises 3s7 acres of some Of
the finest soil in the Tennessee valley.
"This is not business speculation by
any means" said Mrs. Ray. TT is
simply plan for solving the race
problem. My plan is to colonize the
most intelligent and progressive ne
groes in city of their own building,
encourage and aid them in building
factories and shops of their own"
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The preponderance of lawyers is
especially heavy in the membership of
the present congress. OF the SO mem
bers OF the senate, 60 are lawyers of
more or less experience and renown.
OF the 35s men who now sit in the
house, 245 are members of the bar.
The account on this score in the two
houses stand thus: Lawyers, 3O5, all
Others 142. In other words, something
over two-thirds of the membership of
both branches of congress are lawyers.
There is one vacancy in each house at
present.
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BILL is to be introduced into the
New York legislature for a constitu-
tional amendment to be passed and ap-
proved by the United States govern
ment divorcing 16 counties of the state
and making them into the state of
Manhattan. The plan proposed is for
the counties of New York. Kings,
Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, Westches-
ter, Orange, Putnam, Columbia, Dutch
ess, Ulster, Greene, Rockland. Albany,
Rensselaer, and part of Schoharie, to
be formed into one state with a popu-
lation of 8, 9Oa, ea0, as compared with
2.631, 12S for the remaining a. coun.
ties.
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THE English government has dem
onstrated that the balloon in warfare
can be made complete success. Ex-
periments just concluded at Lydd have
shown that explosives can be accurate
ly thrown from balloons at any desired
height and the discharge thereof regu-
lated by means of an electric coil It
really seems as if the balloon would
prove as valuable an adjunct to an
army as the artillery itself.
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TEN years ago there were only SO
miles Of electric railway track in the
United States. Now there are moro
than $4,000 miles. The number Of
electrically operated cars has increased
from 172 to 81, 900. In 1888 the horse
car tracks represented more than 81
per cent of the total of street rail-
ways, and;the electric tracks little
more. than one per cent At the begin
ming of the present year the horse car
tracks were less than seven per cent.
of the total, while electric railway
tracks represented more than 80 per
cent. The growth Of the electric sys.
tenn is phenomenal
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CAPT. BERNIER, Of Quebec, Can, is
organizing an expedition to the north
pole and expects to start on March 1
in the steamer Windward from point
the name of which he withholds, but
which is on the north of Siberia. His
crew will consist of seven men, a ge-
ologist, a surgeon and five men, or
eight men in all, including himself
He intends to travel at the rate of six
miles day. making the journey to the
pole in 100 days His mode of travel
ing will be with dogs and reindeer,
especially the latter. on account of
their meat as well as their services in
hauling.
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The internal revenue commissioner
In his report for the past fiscal year
showed that there was a decrease in
the production of distilled spirits of
nearly 63,0O0,0OO gallons, which rem
dered idle more than 5000 distilleries.
There was also decrease of 1.5OO, 900
barrels in the production of beer. But
the amount expended for tobacco in
its various forms did not vary more
than $1,000 from that expended for
this narcotic during the previous year.
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DR. JACOB d. GRAYBILL, of New
Orleans, has just received patent for
an airship conceived on novel lines.
The machine is cigar-shaped, and is
said to be built of aluminium. Hydro
gen gas is the lifting power, and the
machine will be controlled in ascents
and descents by the use of air ballast
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NEARLY all of the roads are asking
an extension of the time in which the
law requiring safety couplers and ap-
planes shall go into effect. The law
becomes operative January 1, unless
the time is extended. A number of
petitions have been filed asking that
the law be extended and the interstate
commerce commission has set date
for the hearing of argument
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The general missionary committee OF
the Methodist Episcopal church. re-
Gently in session at Philadelphia, de-
cided to appropriate 81, 2o9, $40 to mis-
sions the coming year, on the basis of
As per cent. to home and IS per cent to
foreign missions
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THE British secretary of state for
the colonies intends submitting to
parliament a bill providing for COM
pulsory arbitration in disputes between
capital and labor, on the ground that
strikes and lockouts. originating often
from the merest trif1es, constitute an
injury to the entire community and re-
suit in irreparable harm, extending
far beyond the parties to the conflict.
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Take the Air Line

To Louisville and Eastern Cities, So miles
the shortest from st. Louis, makes quickest
time, Pullman Sleepers, Parlor and Dining
Cars. All trains leave from St. Louis
Union Station. For complete information
address J. r. Tapp, Travelling Passenger
Agent, Kansas City, Mo. r. a. Campbell,
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A Rig Regular Army.

The mightiest host of this sort is the army
of invalids whose bowels. livers and stomachs
have been regulated by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. A regular habit of body is brought
about through using the Bitters, not by vio-
but BY their and esusns
flow of the bile into its proper channel.
Malaria, la grippe, dyspepsia, and a tendency
to inactivity of the kidneys, are conquered
by the Bitters.
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MRS. MARGARET BoUGHAN recently
died at her home in Chicopee Falls,
Mass. She was born in Ireland and
claimed to be 1874 years of age. Her
husband corroborated her story.
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A CHILD is born every six minutes in
Greater New York, which means about
sc, 900 a year, and, although the death
rate is low, 10000 persons die annually
or one about every seven minutes, day
and night. The increase in popula.
ton daily is about 3I5.
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A MEMORIAL. with 64,572 signatures
attached, in favor of an Anglo-Ameri-
can arbitration treaty, has been pre-
sented to Lord Salisbury, the British
premier, by DR.. Darby, secretary Of
the English Arbitration alliance.
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"I'm afraid" said the candidate, gloom.
lily, "the other side has me beaten and they
know it."
Why do you think so?" asked his friend
We'll, there are very few campaign lies
being circulated about me.''-Puck
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We Thank Thee, Lord.

we Thnnk Thee, Lord.
For evil things which make US love tn,
good:
For all temptations which We have with
stood.
For sins abhorred:
For bitter pains that gave US sweet sur
cease;
For life. for death. and Deaths grea
daughter-Peace-
We thank Thee, Lord!
Eve BrodliQue. in Chicago Times-Herald
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Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free So trial bottle &
treatise. DIR. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
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Surprised? Why? A very bad sprain
Cured by St. Jacobs Oil. A sure result.
HeQvy Gale.

a Yankee. in describing gale of wind,
says: a white dog, while attempting to
weather the gale, was caught with his
TIT Bits
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Explaining TT presume the reason
why the chainless bicycle isn't as well
known as the other kind" remarked Rivers,
as that it always travels in cog."-Chicago
Tribune
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Cruel Man.

81 cried all day yesterday"
What for?"
1T was our wedding anniversary, and
Henry said: 1T seems to me that some.
thing awful occurred ten years ago to-day,
but l CANT remember what it was DE
troit Free Press.
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His Advantage.

slapshard-Helo, old man; how are
you?
Spunkup-You have the advantage of me,
sir.
That's 80. 1 don't know you."-N. Y
Journal.
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On Desert Air.

winthrop-h Freddie is going te
spend Thanksgiving with bis grand
mother. perhaps you'd better buy him
that tin horn.
Mrs. Winthrop spoke to him abou,
it, my dear, but he said 1t would do nc
good to him, as grandmother is deaf
n. Y. World.
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What IT Was.

Papa-Alice, I thought l heard loud
smack in the hall last night.
Alice-Yes. Mr.. Upsley made that noise
with mis- lips when / told him you had
cleared $4,000 in wheat deal.-Cleveland
Leader
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It's Different Then.

81 saw him with his arm around YOU"
"Sir."
I'm the waltz, you know"
"Oh!"-Chicago Post.
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She-"I hear you have just got married;
is it too late to offer congratulations" He
oh, yes; l was married three weeks ago"
Tit Bits.
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SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE WILSON
says this country sends abroad every
year $500, DOC, 600 for products that might
be raised on our own farms.
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Nothing tries fellows patience more
than to find all the windows locked when he
tries to raise them suddenly in the morn
ing.-Washington Democrat.
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AR!ElAL
THANKSGIVING.

WO WEEKS from
t o. FRO W j S
Thanksgiving. Let
us go to Orley to
spend it."
go to Orley!
Why, Agatha, you
must be crazy!"
Agatha CT a i +
pushed back her
unfinished cup of
coffee, a decided
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How My Throat Hurts!-NNhy don't you
use Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar?
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure IN one minute.
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CURRENT COMMENT.

THE estimate of the cotton crop in
the United States is over 10, 600, 900
bales.
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Nutritious Articles of Diet.
ANALYSTS say that butter Is the most
nutritious article Of diet, closely fol
lowed By bacon.
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A Bad Sign.

Like rubber are the muscles after
st. Jacobs Oil cures soreness and stiffness
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The weather seems delightful when
Rheumatism is cured by St. Jacobs Oil.
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The office never gets left when it starts
out to seek the man.-Chicago News.
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Because 1t is made from selected stock of
the best grade of leaf that grows. The ngre
dents used in its manufacture are absolute
ly pure-nothing injurious to the system en-
tiers into it
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To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c