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Music to Order.

Sir Arthur Sullivan has always had a
capacity, not only for clever, but for
exceedingly rapid work. When very
young man, he desired some training in
the composition of operatic music, and
with characteristic energy, determined
to learn something Of the technique Of
the stage. He thereupon obtained
position as organist for the opera in
Covent Garden, where his musical IA
cility at once came into general re-
quest.
On one occasion he was admiring the
"borders' which had been painted for
a woodland scene.
"Yes," said the painter, ''they are
very we'll, and If you could support
them by something suggestive in the
orchestra, we could get pretty .ef-
fect.''
Mr.. Sullivan at once wrote into the
score some delicate arpeggiO work for
flutes and clarinets, and every one was
quite happy.
Next day, perhaps, the machinist
would say:
"Mr. Sullivan, the iron doesn't run as
easily in the slot as 1 should like. We
must have a little more music to cover
it. 1 should like something for the
'cellos. Could you do itT"
Certainly, Mr.. Sloman," the COM
poser would reply, gravely, you have
opened a new path of beauty in orches-
tration." He at once added sixteen
bars for the cello alone. No sooner
was this done, than a solo dance was
required, at the last moment, for q
denseuse who had just arrived.
what on earth am 1 to do?" asked
the poor musician, of the manager. Il
haven't seen her dance. 1 know moth.
ing of her style"
"I'll see," he said, and took the young
lady aside. In less that five minutes
he returned.
"I've settled 1t ALL" he announced
''This is exactly what she wants. It'd
dle-iddle-um, tiddle-iddle-um, rum tt
rum-tirum. Sixteen bars Of that. Then
rum-tum, rum-tum, heavy, you know
sixteen bars. Then finish up with the
overture to William Tell last move
:aent, sixteen bars and coda"
The composer sat down to his hur
ried task, and in less than quarter OF
an hour, the work was ready.
These were base uses. perhaps, fol
| genius; but they constituted an appren
ticeShiD,
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seated myself in the little writing

room.
Taking up pen and ink, 1 took the
blank sheets of paper before me and
began to write as though l were living
the night of the murder over again. AS
I wrote l turned and laid the sheets
one by one upon small Cairo stand
back of me, which had evidently been
used for that purpose, for there We're
blotters upon it.
Scarcely had written a page when |
thought 1 heard behind me a stealthy
step. On the second page l heard 1t
again. This time there were whispers.
1 listened and heard a voice say, For
the love of God, can it be hep
/ sprang to my feet and turned
around.
A loud shrek rose to the ceiling and
out upon the hall floor there fell a
heavy weight. 1t was man and over
him bent woman.
"You scared him almost to death,
sir" said she. 81 told him that it was
only one of them detectives that they
are always sending here, but the back
of your head looked so much like mas
ters that it scared him most to death"
"Why should that scare him" l ask
ed.
"Sure sir, don't know, but lately he
has been like, like"
At this moment the man opened his
eyes.
"Forgive me, forgive me-" he cried
Il have dreamed of it day and night
| forgive"
Il will forgive you nothing" said 1
''until you confess how your curiosity
made you creep up behind your master
that night and read what he was writ
ing. Confess how you went upstairs
and killed your mistress and robbed
her of her jewels; confess how you hit
after the others were called and pre-
tended to be asleep; and confess how
you have allowed an innocent man tc
| suffer for your crime"
Truly frightened now, the wretcl
told how he overheard the quarrel Oh
the morning and how he had planned
the murder of his mistress. And how
| and by what dastardly means he hat
found the very description of the mur
der before his eyes and had followed II
out with awful correctness.-Chica
| Chronicle.
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ago, and were first described by anoth-
er Philadelphian, Prof. Angelo He'll
prin, few years later. The fossils are
of both shells and corals. although it Is
only the latter that possess a marked
beauty of coloring. The corals have be-
come changed from their original COM
position into chalcedony, through, as
Prof Heilprin believes, IAN infltration
of silica in a heated condition" The
fossils nearly all take the form Of hol-
low geodes or hollow pipe stems, as the
term Is, and in the former it Is on the
inside that the chaldecony Is found,
and it occurs in brilliant. translucent
reds, browns, whites and blacks. Some
times there are successive layers OF
different colors, which give the whole
an appearance of being agate. The
most beautiful, however, are those
which are brilliant red and covered
with peachy bloom.
The pipe stem forms are usually
translucent throughout. In some cases
the geodes, although hermetically seal
ed by nature, contain water, and from
this circumstance are known by the
people of Tampa as "water stones
These forms containing water, which
may be seen through the translucent
chalcedony, are somewhat rare, ant
the curio dealers in the South ask extor
tionate prices for good specimens.
| Many efforts have been made by sci
entific men to determine the precise
method by which the following Of
these fossil corals was brought about
but none of them have thus far beer
willing even to hazard a guess which
they would like to see in cold print
Sometimes the geodes contain we
sand. and this is nearly as curious a.
the water, only in the case of the sane
it cannot be seen through the chalce
dony.
These curious and exceedingly beau
tiful gem-like chalcedony corals belon;
to the geological period known as th
Lower Miocene system. 1t is not a re
mote period. when the vast age of tn
earth is considered. but long enougI
to make ones head ache in trying t
figure out the years.-F.orida letter 4
Philadelphia Ledger.
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THE MURDER OF A WIFE.


the long hall to little study situated
at the rear end of the hall. Here stood
small writing desk, and here I knew
I could be alone for an hour to quiet my
mind from the business events of the
day and to indulge in my favorite recre-
alton of story writing.
"a plot had come to my mind as
came uptown in the cars. and I resolved
to write it while it was fresh. fiat
tering letter from publisher who had
accepted my latest story made me re-
solve to supply him with another as
soon as possible.
"'This time my wife shall know of
my work and be proud of it. will
enter society and court the litterati,
while she enjoys herself with the but
terfiies,' 1 said to myself, smiling, as
dipped my pen in the ink.
"The plot of my story was singular
one. 1t was the Murder Of Wife
with accuracy 1 went into each
startling detail, and as l wrote down
the bloodthirsty words 1 saw that my
anger for my wife was melting away,
even as the beauty of the story grew
underneath my fingers. When l had
finished 1 saw that I had achieved
what would be the greatest work of my
life. and that honors would come to me
from the public who would read my
story.
when 1 had laid down my pen
sighed a sigh Of relief.
"I could not do that again for ST.
OOO,' said aloud. No. repeated, as
1 v-alked through the hall, still intent
with the plot, no, 1 could not do that
again for 100000
"Did you speak, sir? inquired wo.
mans voice.
"'Who is thatT asked.
"sIt is ELLEN. the cook. I heard
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somebody walking around, sir, and
came. to see who 1t was
".All right, Ellen said; it is 1. Go
back to bed And Ellen, who sleeps
In the basement, went back down the
basement stairs.
bounding up the staircase, 1 threw
open the door of my wife's room and
stepped inside. A moment later was
pulling the bell frantically and shout
ing for help.
"There upon the edge Of the bed lay
nv wife, with the blood dripping from
her head and heart. She was uncov-
cred, with one arm hanging to the
floor. Her countenance was fearfully
distorted. She had been cruelty muir
dered-stabbed in the head and heart.
Stabbed to death by the hand Of mid
night assassin.
I'm q moment the room was filled
with frightened servants and l was
sending them in every direction-for
physicians, policemen. neighbors.
But there was nothing to be done.
She was dead. That much we all saw
at a glance. Her head was slashed al
most beyond recognition and the hand
that had done it was a desperate one.
"I was too dazed that night to con-
slider, But the next day when the In
quest was held 1 saw the awkward
position in which 1 was placed. The
coroner, in his search of the premises,
came upon the manuscripts lying upon
the little table in my writing-room and
there, word for word. lay before him
the act description of the murder of
my wife, just as 1t was, in my manu-
script. If 1 had killed her before wri-
ting could not have written down
more accurate account Of the details.
"The rest you know. My arrest, i'm,
prisonment and impending trial fill the
newspapers. l am a doomed man
Nothing on earth can save me! The
testimony of Ellen alone would convict
me. No chain of circumstantial evi
dence was ever more closely entwineG
around an unfortunate wretch like
me-"
l must confess that when came ou
of the Tombs that night l was puzzled
The awfulness of the story and the Ger
j, tainty of conviction were all that
could bring to mind.
As we stepped down the stone step
the clock in the Tombs was tolling II
"Drive me to the home of FRANKLIN
Jarvis" 1 said to the lawyer. Let M
In the front door and leave me. Com
back for me in one hour"
1 hardly knew what intended to dc
although my mind was full of vagu'
, suggestions. AS the front door Of th'
, fated house closed between me and th'
street a shiver ran over me in spite o
my many experiences and l walke'
, softly the full length Of the hall an
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s1no REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased tc
1earn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Hall Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system, thereby destroying the founda-
tion of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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improving Highways.

Road-making Is one Of the themes
now quite frequently discussed in the
farmers Institutes. 1t Is a hopeful sign
for better highways that there appears
to be a determination to give this sub
ject more practical attention. In re-
cent Kossuth County meeting Senator
Chubb submitted his views on this
topic. He had found in a farm journal
a description Of a good road that he In
dorsed, viz: Smooth, hard rolling, the
macadamizing being greater in the cen
ter. Good roads are roads that are good
when the weather Is bad, good under
any and all circumstances" The views
he submitted were in line with the
more effective of the cheap methods OF
road building. He thought the most
essential thing in the construction Of
highway was to keep 1t as dry as posi-
BILE. For this reason special attention
should be given to ditching on each
side of the road, and tiling should be
used where practicable. However, he
considered the first essential In the i'm
provement of highways was to have
good boss, and it seemed to him that
some sort of civil service ought to ap-
ply to road supervisors, and that GER
tain amount of information in road
building should be necessary to qualify
a man for the Office. 1T is reasonably
sure" he said, that in the construction
of grades heavy roller might be used
to pack the dirt as 1t is being put on IN
layers by the grader; it would have
tendency to make the roadbed more
firm and impervious to water. Great
pains should be taken when the grade
Is completed to have the sides OF the
road from the roadbed to the bitches on
each side smooth, with the slope gradu-
al, and no place left to hold water, and
it seems to me when this Is done, and
you have a good roadbed prepared, II
would be of great advantage to seed II
to some kind Of tame grass, to take the
place Of the obnoxious weeds that are
almost sure to spring up If left vacant.
| The roots of the grass would have a
tendency to hold the dirt in place and
prevent washing in heavy showers
This would prove a good foundation for
roads, which might be improved later
on by layer of gravel or burnt clay
Marshalltown Times-Republican.
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JIsIne Convict Labor,

Baltimore Is macadamizing her sub
urban roads by labor Of the inmates of
the house of correction. Last year she
paid $4,000 per mile for macadamizing
suburban roads. With convict labor
she does it as well at cost Of $1,000
per mile This is Of interest to other
localities. There are hundreds Of crimi-
nails in jails and houses of correction
who would be better off If worked ev-
cry day of their several terms.
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

1t cures painful, swollen smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discov-
cry of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tight-ftting or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a
certain cure for chilblains, sweating, damp.
callous and hot, tired aching feet. We
have over 10 900 testimonials of cures. Try
it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores By mail for 25c. in stamps. Tria
package FREE. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
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1nsuring German Workmen.

Under the laws which compel both
German employers and employees to
contribute to sick funds, accident funds
and funds for the aged and incapaci-
tated, about $500, 100000 have been
paid during the last decade to 25, 900,
900 employees. The sums paid in dur
ing that period amounted to $3.50, 900,
600, of which the masters contributed
S24O, 600, OUO and the men $220, 900,
900. Many large firms have also prl-
vate pensions and other funds to which
they con tribute literally, and profit
sharing prevails to some extent.
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COAL CHALCEDONY.
Beautiful Fossils Found on the Flor
ida Beach.

Besutiful fossils F0unu OH tne + Ior
ida Beach.
There are many things of interest at
and around Tampa, but if the majority
of tourists who visit the place only
knew it the most wonderful and most
fruitful in returns Is at Ballast Point.
a small pleasure resort about six miles
from the city and on Tampa Bay. On
the shores of this point are found in
vast numbers a curious and valuable
form of fossils known as coral chalce-
donies, the like of which are only
found, it Is said. on Desolation Island,
in the far North Pacific Ocean.
These coral chalcedonies were first
discovered by a Philadelphia scientist,
named L. A. Conrad, about fifty years
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Shows the Difference.

The road commissioners of New Jer-
sey points out that it costs three cents
a bushel to haul wheat five miles on "a
well-made road, and at least nine cents
to haul it the same distance on a rough
or sandy road. The farmers may just
ly conclude that some luxuries of life
are more economical than the bare ne
ceSSitieS.
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Country Highways,

The greatest benefits to be derived
from good roads are the increased val
ue of the farming lands and the more
expeditions facilities provided for send
ing the farmers products to the mar
ket. Statistics place the total length of
the common roads in the United States
at from 100000 to 100000 miles.
There has been no system In the build
ing of these roads. They have been con-
structed in a haphazard way, and In
the majority of cases all principles of
civil engineering have been disregard.
ed.-Exchange.
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Cigars of Paper.

A German chemist announces that he
has discovered a method of making
cigars, without the use of tobacco. He
proposes that people shall smoke paper
instead of nicotine, but it is paper
which has been previously soaked in
preparation, of which he is the inventor,
which will give the smoker precisely
the same sensation as though he were
smoking ''real" tobacco. He declares
that his formula will give forth an
aroma equal to that which perfumes
the air when fine cigar is smoked.
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Looking me straight in the eye and
beginning at the very beginning,
Franklin Jarvis told me his story:
81 am manufacturer of dress
goods" said he. "My business carries
me down into Barclay street and the
lower quarters of the town, and on that
account 1 rise early every morning
For many years my wife has not break
tasted with me.
1--WE were married fifteen years ago
and our story is an old one. We mar
ried in poverty and were happy. We
grew to wealth and were Indifferent
When fortune began to smile upon US
my wife became ambitious and longed
to shine in the social set Of which we
had read only a little and in gilded
paragraphs.
Il opposed her and we quarreled,
sometimes gently, but more often bit
terly. Our words at times rose high,
and wh N, as on a recent occasion, she
showed great extravaganza in her at
tempts to get into high circles, would
leave the house and not return for a
week at a time. Thus 1t grew steadily
on for the last five years, getting worse
and worse.
81 will tell you now," said he, hesi-
tating and half apologetically, that for
the last five years, since our trouble be-
gan, have been employing my spare
time in a little amusement whicn
have very rigidly kept secret from my
friends. 1 have been writing stories
During these periods when my wife
.and l were estranged and neither of us
would humble ourselves enough to
make the first approaches, have with
drawn from home, and, taking up my
quarters in d hotel, have amused myself
evenings writing fiction. This has beer
my pastime, as other men drive horses
or seek the billiard table. My stories
have been in print and doubtless you
, Mr.. Martinot, have read many of then
under an assumed name. My wife
knew of my little pastime and ridiculet
1t. When wrote at home 1 could onl!
do it in the still hours of the night WHEEL
she was asleep.
Last Wednesday morning at tn
breakfast table my wife, who had beel
extravagant of late, brought up the sub
iect of residence uptown. She want
ed to be opposite Central Park aud Il
, ride with the swells Of Fifth avenue
opposed her and she retorted sharply
"'You will regret this said as
rose from the table. You may regre
1t sooner than you think. By God
cried, as the memory of the things sh
had said swept over me anew, 1 wis
1 could go away and never see you
face again.
"Of course was sorry for the word
rs soon as had said them, and durin
the day squared matters with my cor
science by sending basket Of flower
to her. 1 even notified a real estat
manager that / was in the market 70
an uptown residence.
'I was detained that night at m
office, and when I reached home In
church clock opposite was tolling tn
hour Of H. l went softly in at the fron
door, and knowing that my wife woul
be asleep at that hour walked throug
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FABULOUS WEALTH.

The "incalcuable mineral wealth" of newly
found mining regions largely run by S! indicates
anu III fo py Pan IL
ducts of industry in legitimate fields of enter
prise nearer home arc far surer and promise
warded in the matter of improved health who
use regularly Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for
malaria, dyspepsia, constipation, bilious
nos etp
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AGreat Place for Gir's.

Young women are still so scarce in
Idaho that 1t is almost impossible to
keep a female school teacher unmar-
ried and at work. A lady named Miss
Musch recently went from Iowa to
teach in Givensville, Idaho. She be-
came engaged to a prominent man and
they were married at the end of the
term. Miss Musch's sister came to
teach the school and she was married
in the middle of the second term. A
third sister finished the term and she
was married at the end Of 1t.
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San Francisco

Glass bricks are in extensive use
abroad. They are blown with hollow
center containing rarefed air, and are
said to be as strong and durable as
clay bricks, while freely admitting the
lioht
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Value of Brown Diamonds,

A New York jeweler was exhibiting
IN Wall street day or two ago brown
diamond, whose briliancy seemed to be
more adamantine than that Of any
white or canary stone In the market.
Brown diamonds of SO fine quality are
extremely scarce, but the color has new
er been appreciated by any except ex-
merits.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS

We asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive of the word " "CASTORIA," and
"PIrCHERS CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator OF" PITCHERS CASTORIA," +"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac -simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHERS S
CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
The kind you haze always bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD.
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NSA%N &A<bO Il ~
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Sc
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. AEW YORK. A.E
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In the jungles of Sumatra the largest
spiders are found. Some of the largest
specimens measure eight inches across
the back and have II inches OF leg
snraad
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Hyac;nths.
Sing a song of hyacinths,
Larkspur's not so blue;

Sing SOHS VI ny "CIiCHS,
Larkspur's not SO blue;
Never any gallant rose
Gathered from a garden-close
Redder blushed than you,
Honey-colored, white as sleep
Sweet and cold your state you keep
From the careless crowd;
Crocuses that overgild
Ciose-cropt lawn and open field,
Snowdrop in his shroud,
Yellow tulips bubble-clear,
Budding thrift, may all be dear
As they're fair to see.
Yours be sage and snowdrop still,
Violet and the daffodil-
Hyacinths for me!
London Sketch.