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she was Q little, delicate, modest
Eoman. 70 whom the world did moth
ng In particular until II treated her
sadly. And that happened when she
had grown-up daughter and three
'ons At schoolIand an invalid husband
Who could do nothing toward earning
,ack the lost money.
Ms Abbey found herself poor, with
out any prospects. The boys educa-
aon had to be completed-but where
vas the money to come from? She had
never learnt how to make money. She
aad never been rich, but necessity had
1ot come her way. Then 1t was that
she thought of writing a book A
riend who had dropped in one evening
old a story Of an acquaintance who
lad written a book in middle age and
made a great deal Of money. Then
Mrs Abbey remembered that when she
was girl, before her marriage. she
lad written two little stories and sent
hem to provincial paper. They had
oeen accepted and paid for.
She said to her husband: "I won
Ter II ! could write book"
He did not answer, for he thought
she was not In earnest. But Mrs. Alb
oey thought of it. constantly, until
deas began to crowd her brain. She
said to herself: 81 do believe / could
write a book. There Is no harm In
trying"
She got packet of clumsy foolscap
paper. and one night, when all the
household was asleep, she lt q lamp
and began to write. And the words
oame fiuently, very fiuently. Her
daughter Gwendolyn awoke, and, see
ng the light came to find out what her
mother was doing, for these two wo-
men shared every hope and care.
Mother" she cried, seeing the pile
of paper, what are your doing? Oh,
mother, do believe you are writing a
book"
At first Mrs Abbey denied 1t, from
he same impulse that had made her
put her hand quickly over the writing
when her daughter came in. But after
time she confessed that 1t was 30.
and timidly read aloud the first chap
ter, which she had Just finished.
"oh. mother. it is beautiful" cried
Swendolyn.
shall 1 60 on with 1t them"
Eyes, yes, go on with It! It's splen-
lid! I'm sure it will sell! Do go on
with it,"
So she went on with it. And when
several chapters had been written she
said timidly to her husband and sons,
who were home for the holidays, Il
thought / might be able to write a
story. I have put down a few ideas
here, and I'd like to know II you think
it worth while going on with"
i've read it," said Gwen. "and it's
so good"
Mr.. Abbey took the closely written
pages of Ms. and read them aloud.
"It is .finei 1t is beautiful" they
cried. And it was beautiful. 1t was
very beautiful.
She went on writing. 1t was to be a
real book-a great book as long as one
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QUE suoAR coLonIEs.


- y r.
Plaa of Rrsssoftoa.
five take the Philippine Islands ana
cuba in addition to Hawah We win
practically control the cane sugar Of
the world, says the Chicago Record.
They produce uine-tenths Of the total
sunpIy Of cane sugar, but Germany,
France and Austria produce immense
ouantities Of bees-root sugar. The pro-
ductive capacity of Brazil sugar is
enormous, but coffee Il 50 much more
uroftable the planters prefer to grow
Il. Under bounty the Argentine re-
nublic has been making rapid progress
In sugar production, and is now ex-
porting 10000, 900 or $1,000, 900 pounds
a year. 1t is grown In the northern
part Of the republic. Peru is good su-
gar country also; but most Of its prod
nets are consumed at home and In the
neighboring states. Sugar Is the best
staple in the British West Indies,
which have been on the verge Of bank
ruptcy ever since the reciprocity treat
les with the United States were re-
yoked, and are now being sustained by
a grant Of money from the crown.
There is a good deal Of nervousness
among the beet-sugar growers o1 the
United States as well as the cane plant
ers of Louisiana concerning the effect
Of the admission of these great sugar
growing islands to the United States,
but they can depend upon the Presi-
dent to use his influence with Congress
TO secure legislation that viii give them
adequate protection. He viii never rec
ommend the admission Of any OF the
captured provinces as states, or even
territories, but his plan is to erect them
into colonies with a broad liberal gov
ernment Of their own like those of
Canada and New Zealand, under our
protection and supervision, and impose
a tariff on imported goods sufficient to
pay the expenses and for public i'm
provements that are greatly needed.
On the other hand. II is proposed to
admit their products into the United
States under such restrictions as will
preserve our industries from undue
competition.
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Of Scott's or Dickens'-and though her
pen was 50 fluent, the writing took a
long time. Besides, she had other work
to ao-household duties to tire her out
during the day, and sometimes her
head ached when evening came. But
as soon as she took up the pen her
checks grew flushed. and her mind
grew warm with hope. She lost sight
Of the bare surroundings. and lived in
the atmosphere which falls like a
shfmmering mist from heaven upon
those who commit their souls to paper
and write with their life's blood. She
was not working for fame. or glory, or
celebrity. She had no worldly ambi-
ton. But she worked for husband and
chfldren-for bread--for life itself.
Every Sunday Mr. Abbey read aloud
the chapters that had been written dur
ing the week; and they all cried, at
Is beautiful" The crash had left them
sufHcient money to live on for about
eighteen months. BY that time the
book would be finished, and the book
must needs be q success, because Il was
written with all the best Of woman's
soul. They were shy Of mentioning It
to outsiders; but Mr.. Abbey read part
Of II to q few intimate friends, and
they admired II.
sI am glad Of that" said Mr.. Abbey.
In confidence to his daughter. because
/ rather mistrusted my own Judgment.
though the book seems to me very
beautiful. But Mrs. Murray admired it
immensely.
And she ought to be Judge" said
Gwen, because she's cousin Of that
Mr.. johnson, the journalist. and must
know a lot Of literary people"
The book took nearly eighteen
months to write. and by that time the
money was all used up. The last chap
ter had been finished and 'the end"
written with flourish. The Ms was
iArge ana bulky. and very closely writ
ten. They packed It up In brown pa
psr and sent II on to a literary agent.
a. Mrs. Murray had advised them to
do. As Mrs. Abbey handed 1t over the
postofice counter she felt e. though II
was her heart that she was sending
forth. made up into a brown paper par
eel, sealed and registered. and labeled
MS. cnly.g
About three weeks later the postman
brought thA letter for which they had
been watching. The literary agent
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STATE OF ONO. cIIL OF ToLDo. -

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he g tie
neaior partner OF the nrm Of =. J. Cheney 4 Co,
doing business IN the City Of Toledo, County
and State Aforesaid ana that said nrm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh that cannot oe
cured BY the use OF Halls CAtArrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day Of December. A. y. lsea
(SEAL) A w. GLEASON,,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure r. taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system Send for testimonials. free
FL CHENEY & Co, Toledo, u
Sold BY Druggists, T5c-
Halls Family Pills are the best
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The terrible fate Of some Of the
Spanish ships struck by American
shells has emphasized the need Of rem
dering wood proof against fire, II II
Is henceforth to be employed In naval
vessels. Wood that viii not burn is,
of course. equally important in build
ings. Recently an American invention
for rendering wood non-in6ammable
has been tested on considerable scale
sr England. The sap Is first with
drawn from the wood by evaporation
I'm heated vacuum chambers. Then q
fre-proonng solution is forced into the
pores OF the timber under hydraulic
pressure. II is claimed that wood thus
treated resists decay as well as IRE.
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than better. In consulting Mrs. Pink
ham no hesitation need be felt, the
story Is told TO q woman and Is wholly
confidential. Mrs. Pinkham's address
Is Lynn, Mass, she offers sick women
her advice without charge.
Her intimate knowledge Of women's
troubles makes her letter of advice .
wellspring of hope, and her wide expert
ence and skill point the way to health.
81 suffered with ovarian trouble for
seven years, and no doctor knew what
was the matter with me. 1 had spells
which would last for two days or more.
I thought I would try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound / have
taken seven bottles of il, and am en-
tirely cured."-MRs. JOHN FOREMAN, 20
N. woodberry Ave-, Baltimore, Md. e
The above letter from Mrs. Foreman
Is only one of thousands.
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A Curloua Carwo.

The steamer Barbarossa OF the North
German Lloyd line arrived at New York
recently with a curious cargo, con-
sisting of 1900 canary birds in cages. 400
monkeys, lO00 goldfish in tanks and two
zebras. 1t required the entire time Of
three men during the voyage to feed the
birds alone. They came from the Hartz
mountains OF Germany. where they are
bred for the market, and were consigned
to a New York firm
The broad ax., 1899-01-07

The excise on tobacco at Manila IL
severely criticised as being undiplo-
matte. The natives, every man, woman
and child of whom is a smoker, win
suffer directly from this duty. And as
they have never before paid duty on
tobacco for local consumption they will
harbor bitter feelings against the
Americans for introducing a duty
which strikes every one Of them as
hard,
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30 aenernn. ImnnIan..

"Doh't you think" said the pensive girl.
"that people make mistakes by acting on
generous impulsesg
Zone Of the meanest men I ever knew"
said the oldest loafer, was an old fellow
over near Plunkville who used to go in
for vegetarianism every fall until Thanks
giving and Christmas were over, just to
keep from buying turkeys for his family"
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IN. -Amer,oan Bow Rattle.hlp.

Every American hopes our school
boys will succeed in their efforts to
raise 100000 to be used in building
battleship. 1t costs great sums to
build a warship, but you can build up
your health with HOstetter's Stomach
Bitters at small expense. This remedy
is for all stomach, liver and bowel dis
orders.
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TEN WEEKS FOR TEN CENTS.

Strange as II may appear. that big fam
fly paper. the Illustrated Weekly Sentinel.
of Denver, Colorado bounded $500 will be
six SOC: Il for 81. Special -otfer solely to in
troduce the paper. Gold rings set with
Rocky Mountain gems are given free as
premiumA Latest mining news and Illus
true stories OF love and adventure. Ad-
dress as above and mention this paper.
Write to-day, postage stamps taken
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What are the ravages of time, Uncle
Aleck' "Blest II / know. Fat people
claim to suffer from them. and so do thin
The broad ax., 1899-01-07

For a complete list Of prizes, useful
and ornamental, given free to purchas-
ers Of Diamond &C" Soap write to the
Cudahy Packing Co., So. Omaha, Neb.
The broad ax., 1899-01-07

woman's schemes are not all useless,
Say rot that they naught avail
Since my Della Joined the bird club.
Lo, she never touches quail"
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FITS rermAnsntlyCuTod- Eohts or nervousness artsa
arst days Of DR.. Khnes Great Nerve Rsstorer
send for FREE sa.O0 trial bottle and treatise
DE- X H. KILN Ltd. S3l Arch Sc. PhiAdslphia. Pa
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Some front yards are 50 correct that
they drive man to sit on his back
doorstep and admire weeds.
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It's Just as easy to buy Diamond &C.
Soap as inferior kinds. Your grocer
sells II.
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II Ii Hung Chang continues to slide
down the scale he will eventually land in
a fourth-class postuffice.
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CONSULTING A WOMAN.
aErs. Pinkham's Advice Inspires
Confidence and Hope.

Examination by Q male physician d
. hard trial to q defcately organized
woman.
She puts Il OF as long. as she dare,
and Is only driven to It by fear OF can
GER, polypus, or some dreadful III. \
Most frequently such woman leaves
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Good humor is p good shield. and also
splendid weapon,
The broad ax., 1899-01-07

Mrs Vashti Jones has reorganized our
progressive euchre club" rs II more Sc
iect now?'' yes: she left out the women
who always win the prizes"
The broad ax., 1899-01-07

When a man goes down town Saturday
night his wife has less money for the bar
gain counter Monday morning.
The broad ax., 1899-01-07

Pet dogs in London wear ehamcii
shoes when in the house to protect ths
polished foors from scratches.
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believe Piso's Cure is the only medicine
that will cure consumption--Anna II.
Ross, Williamsport, Pa, Nov. -, 'o6.
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3 . b COUGH DROPS made sy Bowman a
Burleson, Denver.
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Woman doesn't want to rula Aer hus-
band; she only wants him well qualified to
rule her.
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MIS- Wlnslow-s Soothing syrup
For hildrsn softsns the rsduess InnAn
nation AAys pain. curss Wind cole 9S esntI hostla
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seed Of Corn 5000 Years Old.

Three or four years since an Indian
mound In Arkansas was being exca-
waited, when an earthen jar was found
hermetically sealed. that contained a
small quantity OF grains Of Indian corn.
Some Of the grains were the next year
planted in Missouri and several bushels
raised. On the top Of the mound
from which the Jar was dug out a
large tree four feet In diameter was
growing, and II Is thought the corn lay
buried about 1900 years. Squire
James L Neal. one Of the most pros
porous and progressive farmers, sent
and procured a small quantity Of the
corn, paying over two cents a grain
This he planted last year, but the yield
was swall ON account Of the drought.
He saved enough, however. to get In
a good patch this year. he has used 1t
for roasting ears, and says II Is the best
he ever had. The ears are not large,
but grow two to three ON n single stalk
The one thing peculiar about this corn
Is its color. or rather eolors. On the
same cob are grains Of different coIors,
and In the row you can ind an ear
that is white, another blood-red, one q
salmon color, and another perfectly
black.-Harrods6urg Ry) Sayings.
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agement

This condi-
ton of the
minddestroys
the effect Of
advice; and
she grows
! worse rather
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets an
druggists refund the money II it fails TO cure.
&c The genuine has L b Q. on each tablet
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The growth Of the beet-sugar inter
est In the United States has been re-
markable. Within the last eighteen
months, since the present admintstra-
ton came into power, the number and
capacity Of the beet-root factories have
doubled under the encouragement Of
the secretary Of agriculture. and .
large amount Of capital Is only await
ing declaration Of the policy Of our
government In this respect before be
Ing Invested In q similar manner.
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q physicians Office
where she has un-
dergone q critical
examination with
animpression,mor
or less, Of discour-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
PRESS OPINIONS.

EThe corporations that are advanc-
ing wages must I've inspired by vim
dicitive hatred OF William Jennings
Bryan.-Syracuse arald.
UMessrs. Pingre., Altgeld, Debs
and Coin" Harvey Lave indicated in a
circular that they wsnt to be put off at
Buffalo next June.-Chicago Tribune.
U"You shall not cruelty mankind
upon cross of gold," said Bryan. What
a funny man to cali plenty of work and
higher wages a crucifxion-St. Louis
GlobeDemocrat.
OThe increase of wages will con-
vince wage-earners that the gold stand
ard does not impoverish them. as Col.
Bryan told them so many times in 1896.
Indianapolis Journal.
USilver men complain of the Wall
street boom Perhaps they would
prefer Wall street panic. The people
at large would not. Panics have habit
of spreading.-Sound Money.
yThe talk of adding am anti-expan-
sion plank to the Chicago platform is
not helping the democratic party, even
with its own supporters. In the recent
election at Philadelphia the democrats
did not even carry one precinct.-Rock-
ford Republican-Register.
According to the latest published
letter of Mr.. Bryan he sticks to the old
issues because he doesn't want to read
up on the new ones. He wouldn't go
through such another intellectual
struggle as his first tussel with Coin s
Financial Schoof'-no. not for the
presidency.-Chicago Times-Herald.
GGeneral prosperity? Take look
at Bradstreet's statement that the
wages of 100000 operatives" in fac
tories were substantially advanced last
week. Bradstreet's is one of Uncle
Horace's great commercial agencies"
and it generally knows what. it is talk
ing about in its weekly commercial re-
ports.-Iowa State Register.
UThe pacificaton of the Philippines
under American rule is going on all
right. When the natives on the island
of Negroes. one of the largest and most
important of the group, voluntarily
raise the stars and stripes, it shows that
they have learned thing or two tits
a good example, and likely to be imi-
! tated, now that the pretensions Of
Aguinaldo, with his gold collar and
whistle have been so thoroughly ex-
ploded.-Troy Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29

We of the south have not learned to
value as we should the effect of good
work in our crops. The Tull theory
that culture is manure" is nearly if
not entirely true. Chemistry shows
that the supply of plant-food in the
soil is ample for all purposes. 1t is
practically inexhaustible. But it is
not in soluble condition; and plants
can not feed upon it in solid condi-
ton. 1t must be made soluble.
This can be done by crushing dry
soil into dust. The nearer we can
reduce our farm lands to the condi-
ton of dust, the richer or more pro-
ductive we render them. In this dust
state the elements of plant-food are
readily dissolved.
The principle difference between
our hillsides and our bottom lands in
productivepower is caused by the fine
ness of the bottom soils. Most of
these soils have been brought down
by the water from the hills. 1t was
fine enough to float off upon the wa
ter, hence went to the low lands.
If the soil remaining on the hills
was made as fine as the bottom soil
and supplied with water, it would
produce equally as well as the bottom
soil.
Constant stirring is the only way to
secure this condition of soil If we
can not get our fields as fine as tho
bottom land, we can do something in
that direction. All we do in this way
will pay and pay well. Rapid culture
will to some extent take the place of
commercial fertilizers.-Southern Gull
tivator.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
REBOUND FROM FREE WOOL.
The Gratifying Results of Restored
Protection to the Sheep
Industry.

Those complete returns which the de-
partment of agriculture has just COM
piled of the number of sheep in the
United States at the opening of the
new year throw still more instructive
light upon the protected wool-free wool
problem.
The statistics for January, 1899, says
the Boston Journal, disclose very
gratifying increase over the free
WOOL period of President Cleveland's
second administration. That was a
most disastrous era for the wool in
terests of this country. American
fiocks had been gradually increasing
under the Mckinley tariff. On January
i, 1898, there were 47,273,553 sheep in
this country, according to the records
of the department of agriculture, as
compared with 44,336,072 on January /,
1890. But in March, 1898, an anti-tariff
national administration and an anti.
tariff congress came into power in
Washington, and American flocks
straightway began to dwindle with sig
nifcant rapidity. On January /, 1894,
the total number of American sheep
had fallen to 45,04S,017; on January l,
1895, to 42,294,O04; on January 1, 1896,
to 3s,29s,7S3; on January 1, 1897, to &c.
S1S,643.
In other words, our free wool tariff
reform" experiment of 1894 had cost
this country the loss of more than TO-
100000 sheep, or between one-fourth
and one-fifth of the entire flock of
American farmers and ranchmen. But
| the decrease in numbers, disastrous as
| it was, did not begin to be so over
whelming calamity as the shrinkage
| in value. By the returns of the depart
ment of agriculture the total value
of American sheep fell from S125,909,-
! 264 on January 1, 1898, after two years
, and three months of Mckinley protec-
ton, to $67,020,942 on January l, 1897
after two years and four months OF
| the free wool of wisconsin
| That is, the economic change for which
the election of Mr.. Cleveland and an
anti.tariff congress was responsible
had wiped out almost one-half of the
wealth contained in the sheep flocks oil
the United States!
But no sooner was this economic
blunder remedied than the number OF
American sheep once more began in
creasing. The S6,s1S,643 of January 1
1897, had advanced to 1866, 900 on Jan
uary /. 1898, and again to oo.,i4,453 on
! January /. 1899.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
HERE AND THERE.

The best profit accrues to farmers
where they combine production and
manufacture. This is the system prac-
ticed in feed farming and dairying,
and may be extended iE other direc-
lions.
Peanuts are becoming il popular
forage crop. For this purpose the Mexi-
can variety is considered best. Pulled
up by the roots nuts and all, the hay
is easily cured, and is very rich in nu-
triment.
The south can produce early lambs
at less expense than the north can.
The southern farmer can, with great
profit, engage in this industry after nc
has secured good pasture. Cheap grain
and cheap grass form the basis for
profitable dairying and I0utton aud
poultry production.
Oats that are not entirely XII led
had better be left than plowed up 1t
is often the case that wnen killed d wn
and one-half the plants xilie1 in tbs
roots, the remaining half makes I lore
oats than the whole sowing would AVE
done.
The Arkansas experiment st; ton
has succeeded in growing pork At q
cost of ~ cents per pound. W inter-
pasture, uf rye and clover, with sor-
ghum, sweet potatoes ard peanut $, all
of which the hogs harvested hem
selves, are the factors thai di tho
work.
Sweet potato vines should be gath
cred as food for cattle. Analysis has
shown that the composition of them
in some regions is exactly identical
with cow pea vines, and the feeding
value of these is well established.
While sNlt affects the milk sup
ply, it as readily affects the growth
and fattening of cattle. as it has SO
much to do with digestion; and be-
cause it does aid digestion, it should
be in reach all the time.
When fed for any considerable
length of time upon any one ration,
animals will tire of it to more or
less extent; this is one reason why it is
not wise to DIake corn or anything
Else an absolutely exclusive ration,
eyen at fattening time.