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"wHEKE DOCTORS D1sAeR.x..

There has been great deal of disagreement
from time TO time about the therapeutic vaiue
of sarsaparilla- In the main, authorities deny
any particular medical value to the plant. It's
just an old wives remedy" they say. And II
the main they are right. There are sboot .
dozen varieties of ssrsaparills scattered through
various countries. and of this dozen only one
has any real curative power. So man Whoee
experience might be confined to the eleven
other varieties might honestly say there VS.
little value in them. The one valuable sarss-
parills Is found in Honduras. C. A. MonaFdes,
. physician of Seville. records the introduction
OF sarsaparils into Spain as q result Of the
Spanish discoveries of the New World, between
1886 and 154o But the root did not accomplish
much. But he adds, ga better sort soon sfssr
came from Honduras" It is this :" better sort I"
that is used exclusively in Ayers SsrsaparillA.
And it is the use of this better sort" shat has
given Ayers Sarsapsrills prominence over all
other varieties by reason of its wonderful cures
OF blood diseases. Send for the Curebook, .
STORY of cures told by the cured." Free. Adj
dress j. c. Aver Co., Lowell. Mass.
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Vile before the down freight train would
leave that point.

vile before the down freight tram would
leave that point.
Sure enough, they discovered this side of
Adairsville three rails torn up and other
impediments in the way. They took up"
in time to prevent an accident, but could
proceed with the train no further. This
was most vexatious, and it may have been In
some degree disheartening, but 1T did not
cause the slightest relaxation of efforts, and
as the result proved was but little in the way
Of the dead game pluck and resolutions of
Fuller and Murphy, who left the engine and
again put out on foot alonei
After running two miles they met the
down freight train, one mile out from Adalrs-
vile. They Immediately reversed the train
and ran backwards to Adairsville, put the
cars on the siding, and pressed forward, max
ing fine time to Calhoun, where they met
the regular down passenger train. Here
they halted moment, took on board a
telegraph operator and number of men who
again volunteered, taking their guns along.
and continued the chase. Mr.. Fuller also
took on here a company of track hands to
repair the track as they went along.
A short distance above Calhoun they
flushed their game on curve, where they
doubtless supposed themselves out OF danger,
and were quietly oiling the engine, taking
up the track, etc. Discovering that they
were pursued, they mounted and sped away.
throwing out upon the track as they went
along the heavy cross-ties they had prepared
themselves with. This was done by break
ing out the end of the hindmost box-car, and
pitching them out. Thus, nip and tuck, "
they passed with fearful speed Resaca, Til
ton, and on through Dalton.
BECOMING AN OBSTACLE RACE.
The rails which they had taken up last
they took off with them-besides throwing
out cross-ties upon the track occasionally
hoping thereby the more surely to impede
the pursuit; but all this was like tow TO the
touch of fire, TO the now thoroughly aroused,
excited and eager pursuers.
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MAKE MONEY EASY.

This spring have been making lots Of money ssrf-
Ing dish washers. The manufacturers splendid
people 70 work for and they me instructions
10 start TO work, tor was an inexperienced woman
and did not know how to sell anything. My husband
was injured III runaway several weeks ago, and 70
still unable to do any work. have been making ~
selling the dish washers and still attend 70 the
homework Every woman Is delighted with the in
vention and buys one after seeing IL work You can
wash and dry the dishes in less time than t takes
tell 10, and not touch the water with your hands.
Every woman appreciates this they dislike TO have
their hands rough and red, which necessarily comes
from putting them in greasy water. III those who
want to make money will write for particulars 10
Dept q of The Iron City Dish Washer Co, Sta A,
Pittsburg, Pa, that firm will also start them In bust
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tnlnT TO De done, anu III Wsao Sou0
cluded that the best course was to separate
and scatter in all directions. In this way
some of the party might possibly get away,
while If we went in a body and continued
together. with the great number of rebel
troops in our front and in the rear, and, in
fact. on all sides of us, the capture Of the en-
tire party would he absolutely certain.
In accordance with this conclusion An
drews now told us all that it was every
man for HIMSELF; that we must scatter and
do the best we could to escape to the Fed
eral lines. We put down the brakes, and as
we sprang off aud she stopped her motion
was reversed. with the hope that she would
run back aud either cause collision or delay
to the on-rushiBg train with Its frenZled,
blood thirsty passengers behind us, thereby
giving as a little lever. She would not bulge
q wheel nor move an inch, but stood useless
and sulleu on the track. She was dead!
We did not stop even to take farewell
look, but all struck for the woods, scattering
in ali directions, except behind u.s. They
came laundering mp to within 200 yards OF
where we stopped, and we could hear them
shout. HALT, Halt" and while some were
leaping off the cars others opened fire on us
with their muskets. Between the shrill
whistle and steam of their locomotive, their
internal screeches and yells and the mus
kerry fire, it seemed as if all Bedlam had
been turned loose
This tumult only lent wings to our flight.
The musket-balls began to fly uncomfort-
ably thick, but we only ran the faster. As
Jumped and ran from the train I heard my
name called, and, looking back. saw my
comrade, Mark Wood, Fastening after me.
Hating for him we continued our fight to
gether, and remained close companions in
many an after-adventure in Dixie.
The reader may here be inclined to won
der that with the start we had, the terrific
speed with which we almost few over the
track, the rails we had torn up, and the OBJ
eiacles we had thrown out to impede our
pursuers, why IL was that they gained upon
us 80 rapidly in such an incredibly short
time. But it must be remembered that
much valuable time was lost in passing
down trains, at one place having waited 25
minutes for train.
Train after train passed u.s. and on one
occasion as many as eight or ten locomotives
in a string-cars both empty and loaded, all
hurrying down the road in the effort to get
all the available rolling stock and property
to q place of safety from the clutches of
Gen. Mitchel's triumphant and advancing
army. Then, too, the time lost in getting
wood and water. in cutting telegraph-wires,
altogether consumed many precious mo-
nents. The very excitement Of the chase
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srNnrs1s or pREcEpING CHAPTERs.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPIEhS'
I-Some twoscore men, chosen from the I'd,
o1st and ODD Ohio and led by ]. ]. Andrews. a
daring Federal spy, are commissioned to pene-
trate the rebel lines to Marietta. Ga. take a
train. run northward again. destroying the
Georgia Railroad, and so break communication
with the South They leave their division
commander, Gen. o. NJ. Mitchell, April z, 1862,
near Shelbyville, Tenn. reach Chattanooga on
the lIth, unfortunately delayed one day.
Reaching Marietta, they return by train next
day, steal the engine and three cars at Big
Shanty in the face of 10000 Confedera'es. and
dash away. Two men are left behind at
Marietta.
lI.-They are pursued by train, and the ex-
citing chase rouses the country. Bridges are
burned tracks destroyed, wires cut but the
pursuers hang on. After reckless race the
fuel gives out. and there is no opportunity TO
replensh it. They are almost captured. What
these daring men did then. and the story from
the standpoint of the rebels. is graphically
told IN the succeeding chapter. Those who
begin with this installment will practically
read this thrilling narrative from the com
mencement.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-27
Patents of 1895

''''''T dl6TfLS OF 1870 80.
Marks Improved Rubber Hands and Fest ara
Natural in Action, Nofseless in MCton, and the Most
Durable In Construction.
1t is unusual a farmer working In fhe fields
with an artificial leg engineer conductor, brake
man, carpenter, mason miner; in fact, men OF every
vocation wearing or two artificial legs of MARKS
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-27
When
You're Clean

you're always happlest. After bath
life seems worth living. Think OF
the pleasure of being clean through
and through.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-27

FEW MINUTES BEFORE WE
came to our final halt Andrews,
Brown. knight, and myself. who
were on the engine and tender, hav-
ing given up all hope OF success,
hastily discussed as to the best
thinn to he done. and it was con-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-27
CHAPTER III.

Run Down at Last-We Jump the Train and
Fly TO the Woods Under Musketry Fire.
How the Chase was Made-Obstacles We
Had 10 Encounter Sensational Rebel Ac-
count of the Whole Affair-Confederacy
Badly "Shook Upn-A Man-Hunt.
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WANTED--ADDRESSES

"ANTED-By j. r. Sherwood, of Hollywood
w Clark County, Ark.-The address of any COM
rade of the I'd battalion Co F, 18th U. ). Inf who
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DIR. Peters
Blood
VitaliZer

will remove every faint of impurity
from the blood, restore vital organs to
healthful activity. Nine out of ten of
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or by addressing
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10

The womens chess tournament has coma
TO close. Miss Rudge of England won
nist prize, with the score of IL won and
lost SiSnorina Pagan, the Italian. took
second prize. with 14l2 won and a. lost:
MISS Ihoroid OF England was third with
IA won and lost: Mrs WorraIl of America
was fourth. with 13 won and q lost Nine
Bonnefin of Belgium, fifth; and the SIKH
prize was divided between Mrs Barry of
Scotland and Lady Thomas. lady champion
of England
The match between Messrs. p. o'FarreIl
and W. A Gwyer, jr., has already come ta
a conclusion. MIR. Gwyer won the nth
game, making the score 3 to = Then Mr..
" rarreli won the next two games and the
match by the score of ) to =. Captain
y FARRELL is still DESTROYS of meeting the
winner of the Wright-Walker match for
the championship of the District of CO.
IL mbia Mr.. E. p. Hanna will also be a
candidate for championship honors so that
the prospect is favorable for some inter.
esting matches the coming winter
summer tournament for the champion.
strip OF Canada is i'm progress at Orill,a.
Ontario. A'
The masters tournament at Berlin will
commence in September. The emperor will
present trophy. and the prizes will euuaI
those at Nuremberg
Mr.. Walker won his first game last SAT-
urday evening i'm his match with Mr.
Wright for the championship of the his.
trict OF Columbia He obtained a slight
advantage i'm position early in the game.
ana won a pawn. owing to Mr. Wright's
overlooking the reply to his fourteenth
move. The pawn was recovered. bowey,r
on the eighteenth move. The play was un-
sound. but black did not have time to care
iuiiy study the position. Mr.. Wright was
beginning to assume the aggressive when
blacks thirty-first move came as a sur
prise. To prevent a mate. il was necessary
TO sacrifice the queen. The present stand
Ing OF the players is: Wright. 4: Walker. 4:
lows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
r1ERTZ'S
p Pharmacy, 18th SITS.
THE LOCAL CHESS TOURNEY
jy1o6si

Notwithstanding the heated term. the ta-
bles at the Washington Chess Club are oc-
cupied every evening. A tournament is in
progress. the second round having been
played during the past week Captain
OFarrell played of his postponed game
with Mr.. Crofts. winning 1t. and also won
a game from Mr.. Thomas. Harris won
from Campbell. Finn won from Prender,
Tibbefts from Tucker and Smith from
Ciofts. Rey and Elwell did not play, as
Mr. Elwell has left for his home in Brook
iyn. N. Y. He will probably not return to
hnish his games. in which case his game
with Smith last week will not count Mr..
Eiweil is strong player and with one or
TWO exceptions has come out ahead In his
games with local players
harris and OFarrell are tied for first
place. and an interesting contest is looked
Tor The captain will make a hard fight
10 come out first on account of his cham-
pionship ambitions.
The present standing of the players is as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
MERITS Drug News.
1.-The reason

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Special Wild Cherry Beverage refresh
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
MORTALITY IN NEW YORK sLums,
Many Tenement Houses Condemned
by the Authorities.

FUN the Arena.
In the houses built for purely tenement
purposes the depth of the house is in
creased until 1t occupies from IS to 50 per
cent of the lot. and. by splitting the rooms
down the middle, each floor is made to
accommodate four families. Then the
house is run up to five stories in height,
and gives shelter, though not much else
within its walls to twenty families, in
Guiding frequently 100 people. sometimes
Increased by fifty Or more bosrders and
dodgers. For example, in a house in Cros-
by street there were found 101 adults and
ninety-one children: and in two houses on
Mulberry street $50 boarders were found
sleeping on the floors. When a single
house Is thus made to contain the popula-
ton of good-sized village it may well be
said that there are less square feet of the
eaTtn S surface allotted to each man. wo-
man and child in some wards of New York
city than are allowed for them in the most
CROWDED country graveyard New York,
al least. denies the trut.a Of Bryant's strik-
ing lines. that "An who tread the earth
are but handful to the tribes that SUM
Der in Its BOSOM
Not only have the old Knickerbocker
mansions been changed into 'double-deck-
efs' out their former gardens, also, have
been made to grow such fruit as gardens
never grew before. 1t is here that the
rear tenement has sprung up and brought
IL to pass that GS per cent of the lots is
often built upon, instead of the 30 per cent
"hicn the law nominaiIy prescribes Sur
rounded on all sides us these tenements
are by higher buildings, and cut off from
ar ana light to such an extent that the
tenants OF the lower floors must resort
10 the use of oil Or candle at midday be-
neaia cioudless sky, 1t is no wonder that
IKE saul, they have killed their thousands
In one ward of New York while the death
rate OF single houses has twenty nine to
the thousand the presence of the rear
tenements brought 1t up to sixty-two; and
~ tNehty-1our wards. where the average
death rate for houses standing singiy on
sHe iot was twenty-five, the average for
'front.' and rear houses was twen:y-eisht.
10 infants In particular the rear tene-
mthts nave proved terribly fatal. While
the death rate of children under five wears
VI age IN single .encments in one ward
was ITO, their death rate in front and rear
tehements was 2O.: in twelve wards. where
the1r average death rate in single teue-
nlents was 80 in front and rear it was
io4. II II were possible to make a com
parison between single tenements and rear
tehements alone. these startling figures
would be still larger
Deaths warning finger has al last been
needed, and during the summer of 1886
the heaith department condemned eighty
Tour OF these human slaughter houses.
ms saiutary action was largely due to the
erorfs of Mr.. elders committee. who
carefully investigated the condemned
houses and showed that the result of in
these tenements during the past five years
or from 22.02 to 1905 in the thousand.
while the city's death rate was less than
%.
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HOW THE SPERM WHALE r1<sHTs
A Tremendous Conflict Between the
Monsters of the Deep.

From the Cornhill magazine.
Two killers and a huge swordfish
(Xiphias). desperate with hunger, had COM
bined their forces and ventured to attack
half-grown' bull cachalot. Nothing, I
am persuaded, but the direct necessity and
pressure Of want could have prompted
them to undertake so grave a conflict, al
though 1t must needs be confessed that
their combination was powerful one.
1t fell to the swordfish to lead off, and he
launched himself at the whale like
Whitehead torpedo, pointed direct for the
most vital part But a gentle swerve of
the wary cachalot presented to the attack,
instead of the vulnerable broadside, the
obl1que, 1mpenetrable mass of his head.
The awful blow of the sword impelled by
the furious speed of the mass behind it
struck just before the whales eye, ripping
white streak diagonally upward through
but spending its force In the air above,
while the great body following glided ser
pentlike right over the whales head and
fell helplessly upon the other side.
With incredible agility for SO vast
bulk. the cachalot turned. settling slightly
withal. then rising. lower jaw uppermost,
he cal ght the xiphias fairly in the center
between those mighty shears and cleft him
great head, q scarce perceptib,e eulp and
the tall half Of the swordfish slid down the
whales cavernous throat with as much
ease and Rapidly as If 1t had been an
oyster. Meanwhile the orcas had NOT been
femlss In supporting the spirited attack of
their Inflated coadjutor. One hung upon
either flank of their giant foe and worried
nan as dogs q boar. But their time had
come. After vainly endeavoring By rolling
aad writhinE to free himself from them he
suddenly changed his TACTICS Rearing
himself najesticaiiy out OF the seethinR
eddles like mighty column OF black rock.
ne fell backward tearing himself away
from the citngtng monsters Up rose his
enormous tail from the boiling vortex and
descending like a giant scythe literally
crushed one of his agEressors beneath ii.
the sound Of the blow reverberating like
thunder. The survivor fed. but the In
Iuraated Titan pursued, leaping like dol
phin, half out of the sea at every. bound
and although We could not see the end Of
the chase we had little doubt but that
oica gladiator paid the full penalty of his
rashness under the lethal sweep OF those
terrible jaws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10

From the Philadelphia Record.
A paper cap, such as the very small
boy delights to shoot In a toy pistol, Is
an inoffensive looking thing. But there
Is strength in union where small things
are concerned as well as when the adase
Is applied to greater powers. Several
young men of an experimental turn Of
mind procured a number Of boxes of the
paper caps yesterday afternoon and placed
them at intervals of about ten feet apart
on the car track on Green street, between
Broad and 18th. No sooner had they
been paced in position than car
rounded the curve on Broad street and
struck the first box. The effect was start
ling. There was report like that of a
heavily-charged shotgun, and the passen-
gers all sprang to their feet. One aftet
another in rapid succession the remaining
boxes exploded as the wheels passed over
them. sounding almost like a Yolley of ar
tillery. At 18th street q nervous old
laby alighted from the car, remarkinE
that she thought she would walk the rest
of the way.