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TACOMA. Sept 9s,--Another story OF
sold discoveries in the North has been
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VOLUNTEERS RESPOND READILY
DURHAM, Natal, Sept. 29,-rhe sum
moning OF volunteers has caused wide
spread excitement Men responded
readily and 500 troops with numerous
guns viii entrUin tomorrow.
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TRANSPORTS BEING CHARTERED.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 29.-Major
seobeli. OF the British army, has char
tered the steamship Mountreai making
the third transport. He has also closed
another contract for mules. and placed
the first order for grain and forage for
army supplies to BE- sent TO the Trans
wal.
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BoER OFFICERS UNDER ORDERS.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept, 2s.-There ID
great excltment In consequence OF or
ders to commanders to take the neld'
Dispatch riders have gone to the front
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tianity is the vital moving force of our
civilization. 1t has been the safe har-
Dor for the children of the past; it is the
haven where unborn generations are to be
schooled for the battle of life. Its teach
ings of right and wrong are based upon
eternal truth and the man who rises up
publicly to denounce it strengthens the
church and Injuries himself.
Considering Colonel 1ngersoll as citi-
zen, no unkind sentiment is possible
Weighing him as an assailant of Chris
tianity he, and not the church. commands
sympathy. He forfeited the opportunities
of life for the free expression of his opin-
ion, and through his courage may command
admiration, it is the admiration which
goes to him who blindly leaps at the
throat of the invincibe or stubbornly OPP
poses the inevitable.
All the doubts that Colonel Ingersoll
may have thrown about the theory of an
hereafter were removed by the scene at
his bier. where devoted wife and daughters
chung pathetically to the silent clay. re-
fusing to admit that their hero had left
them forever.
What Christian can fail to understand
the meaning of that scene? Who can fail
to read the prayer which it expressed =?
Who can refrain from hoping that in the
great beyond there will some day be an
ecstatic meeting between the great-heart-
ed Ingersoll and those whose love for
him now makes their burden great?
JOHN NJ QUINN
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President Kruger at Home.
he Youths Companion.

from the YOUTH companion.
At the present time President Kruger
of the Transvaal, by his astuteness in
dealing with the British colonial office,
is brought so prominently into public
notice that anything that relates to him
personally is read with interest. Last
week we gave a view of him in his re-
lations to Statecraft. To-day We pre-
sent him in his domestic relations in a
rather amusing incident, told by a lady
who called at the presidential residence
with several friends, under the escort
of a rising young diplomat.
The party were shown into the draw
ing room, where they had to wait a
short time. and the diplomat was I'M
wise enough to make himself comforta-
BILE in what was obviously the best
chair in the room-wide, well cushioned
and inviting.
When the president arrived he paused
a moment on the threshold, looked
keenly about the room-he has a face,
she says, like a wonderfully wise old
gorilla-and fixing his piercing eyes
upon THE snugly ensconced youth, walk
ed quickly up to him, saying. almost
roughly:
You must not sit there, young man!
You must get up at once and take an
other seat. That is my wife's chair,
and nobody else sits in it,
The young man rose, half-veXed and
half-abashed, and seated himself else
where, and Dom Paul then condescend-
ed to make himself agreeable ito his
guests as best he could.
Shortly after Madam Kruger entered,
and was able 10 settle her ample person
and voluminous skirts in the wide en-
brace of her faVorite chair. whence as
from a household throne, she dispensed
a cordial and simple hospitality. The
rough old man evidently thinks that
politeness begins, as charity should be-
gin, at home.
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are absorbed into the blood, and that new,
healthy tissues are built up in the breath
ing organs It prevents consumption by
curing all the abnormal conditions which,
if neglected lead up to consumption.
Mrs. Josie E. Clark, of Enterprise, Shelby Co.,
Mo, writes: II had despaired of ever getting
well. had been in bad health for twelve years
Had aches all through me, numb hands, cold
feet, and everything ate distressed me; bowels
constipated' was very nervous depressed and
Respondent. ! have taken six bottles Of DR.
Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery and my
health is good"
Constipation disappears while you sleep
when you take DR.. Pierce's Pellets.
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Pierce's Gold Q n
Medical Discovery
makes a man hun
cry, and really hun
cry men are usually
healthy. But that
isn't the whole bat
tie you may fill a
stove with fuel, and
if the CRATE is clog
ged with clinkers
and the chimney
with SCOT, you will
have no fire. The
" Golden Medical
Discovery " sc e S
that fuel burns -
that the life giving
clements of the food
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Where Mrs. Weller Is Unknown.

Thirty-fve young men in an Illinois
town have formed matrimonial hu-
name society The members agree to
marry nothing but widows. Is it pos
sible that "Pickwick Papers" and the
immortal advice of the elder Weller
have not yet reached Illinois?
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The wrctched

prisoner who listens
to the reading of
his death warrant is
not IA ore surely
doomed than the
man who is threat
ened with drea d
consumption and
fails to take the
right method to re-
pulse its attack.
The child that is
born with a shallow,
narrow chest 4; the
youth who d ally
crouches over an
office desk; the me-
chanic who tolls in
IN atrtpSntip-r pF
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The Death Sentence.

duties constantly restrict her to the close,
heated atmosphere of her home, all live
under the blighting shadow of consump-
ton. There is but one sure protection
against this wholesale murderer of men-a
sound healthy body; pure, rich, red blood;
and clean, clear breathing organs. DR..
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A Socialistic Argument.

The Worcester Gazette tells of on
argument about socialism between an
English woman and an Irishman.
80 you'd have all the money in the
world divided equally, would YEP said
the woman.
signs on it | would" said the man,
with a slight taste of brogue which
emphasized his earnestness. Il would
that. Every man would have the same
amount of money.
And what would you do" asked the
woman. with a bit of fun in her eye,
when you'd drunk up all your for
tune?"
The mans excitement did not apate'
and he replied without a moments hes
itation: well, then, by heavens, wee
have to level it off once more, dye see,
and divide over again.
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Office West Third ST.. near Main.
Telephone No l3 Anaconda, Mont.
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ANACONDA, MONT.

DIR. n. S. SNYDER
Surgeon to St. AIMS Hospital
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OfiCc hours, Il to r. to 1, to $50.
Office, Boaudry bldg. Anaconda.
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f. GATTAN. NJ D..
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
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Has Christianity suffered because Inger-
soil lived? I say no. Specifically, there
may have been a loss. The waywardness
of youth may have found in the agnostic's
doctrine an inviting retreat. A few who
wavered may have been converted to his
way of thinking, but the real conversions
were few.
The church Is strengthened rather than
weakened by attacks Let no one assail it
and its followers become Indifferent.
Strike at it and millions rise up in it's de-
Tense. their loyalty strengthened, their
zeal quiCkened. The old church of ages
has gained steadily and will continue to
gain so long as time shall last. Chris
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Society of Game Thieves

Friedland boasts the most singular
mutual protective society in the civil
lied world. In Assem- recently a union
was organized by seventeen game
poachers, a comprehensive set of rules
being adopted. None but a recognized
game thief is eligible to membership.
The convention decided that in the fu-
ture the members of the union shall
sell only to regular game dealers. and
then only at current market prices.
The dealers will be required to con-
tribute a certain amount of money
each year to the unions treasury. The
principal object of the union is to sup
port the families Of such poachers as
may be arrested and sent to prison. A
cast-iron resolution forbids all men,
bers from killing game in the closed
seasons, the argument being that the
game laws must be enforced. The
Netherlands code provides for a fine
of 100 forms and a term of imprison-
ment for killing game out Of season,
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my eye whichever way / turned. The
virgin covering impaired a rare lowell
ness to the prospect. The white outlines
of the shells which formed the dear de-
vice of "Beecroft, Mariner" above our
cottage window, were delicately quaint
and beautiful, and the memories asso-
ciated with the sign, and the cold wind
blowing upon my skin, Gained me
somewhat. But still 1 seemed to be
moving in a dream. I turned my eyes
to my mothers face, and saw that it
was as white as the falling NOW
Come in and rest" she pleaded.
"Wait till the morning, Amos; then 1
will tell you all"
"Wait till the m%orning!" I echoed,
with a laugh which sounded strangely
in my ears, it wa so harsh and bitter.
Heaven knows ] had no aus for mer-
riment. "Wait till the morning! That
is good counsel at such a time as this!
No; love calls me elsewhere, and 7
must go. If there is anything to tell,
tell it quickly, and without further pal
tering. l can scarcely believe it is my
mother who is speaking to me, bidding
me linger here, while love is tugging
at my heart strings; or has she forgot
ten that I have a wife, and perhaps a
child"
I felt my mothers form sliding from
me, and 1 caught her in time to pre-
vent her falling to the ground.
Keep your senses about you," I
muttered roughly between my clenched
teeth, "if you do not wish me to go mad
before your eyes! 1t cannot be that
you are purposely torturing me, and
yet you cannot know what I am suffer-
ing. Great God!' I cried, staggering at
the agony of the thought, sis Mabel
dead!'
mo, my son." she said, family, mot
| that I am aware Of"
A sob of thankfulness escaped me.
Thank God!' I exclaimed. "Then
what cause is there for this mystery?
Mother, did you hear what I said just
now? Am I a father?"
Amos
ANSWER me in n word"
mabel is a mother, my son."
"And my child livesi"
when I last heard OF Mabel, the
child was alive"
ITO BE coNTLNUED.I
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80 as not to alarm her? Mother. I
want to ask you a hundred questions
about her., but / am so eager to see my
darling that I doubt if I shall be able
to control my Impotence. But before T
go to her, there are some matters I
must understand more clearly. / am
cropping about like a blind man. Mother,
[ wrote four letters to Mabel"
| paused here, but my mother did not
speak. AS held her in my arms she
chung closer to me, as though she were
fearful of losing me.
Bear up" said I, with a fond pres
sure; things have come around hap
PLY, and it is our duty to be thank
full"
Il humbly thank the Lord" I heard
her whisper, ''for my dear sons safe
ty. Bring peace to him, Lordt"
Amen" responded I, kissing her.
But all is we'll, thanks be-. There shall
be no more partings between me and
my dear wife. She shall sail with me, if
she will, wherever l go, and you shall
keep the house warm for us to return
to. Yes, four letters l wrote to Mabel.
The first from China, telling her of our
going to Australia; two from Australia,
telling her of my escape and promotion;
and n from China again, just before
We sailed for home. Do you mean to
tell me that Mabel did not read those
letters to your"
Il never knew you had written any,
Amos"
Gould she not have received them 2"
l asked, dismayed and wondering. 81
addressed them to her, and posted them
with my own hand to her mothers
house. And for her not to have read
them to you! Mother! I cried, impelled
sudden fear, "has there been foul play
somewhere"
Her tears and means were my only
answer.
Nay, nay" said I, with a cold chill
at my heart, eff I can't learn from you,
L u go elsewhere. I will see Mabel
at once. There must be an end to this
mystery"
rose to go; but my mother chung to
me with convulsive sobs, and strove
with feeble hands to restrain me. But
they We're strong enough; they clutched
my very heart strings. A deadly faint
ness stole Upon me, and would have
overpowered me, but that I wrestled
desperately with it and overcame it.
In the name of Godr I cried, when I
had recovered my speech, edo not tor
ture me any longer with your silence!
Tell me what is in your mind"
The agony of my tone compelled her
to obedience.
Amos, my son. she said, in a weak,
wandering voice, cit is late; it must be
one o'clock. And see, Amos, what a
wild night it is"
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throbs Of joy, but with some feelings
of fear also; for it suddenly occurred
to me that my appearance there
might brighten them. While this
thought was disturbing me l lis
tened for the familiar voices. I
heard none, and but one person en-
tered the room-my mother, whose
step I recognized. Where was Ma
bel, then? Why, lingering behind, say
ing goodnight to a neighbor, per-
haps, or shutting the garden gate! In
my excitement l rose, and stood in an
attitude of expectation. I heard a heavy
sigh from my mother, and the next
moment a match was struck, and l saw
her with her back toward me, light
ing a candle. The street door vas
closed, and we were alone. The 81
lence, the dropping figure of my moth
er, who had aged much during my alb
sence-I could see the signs, although
her face was hidden from me-and the
circumstance of my darling wife not
being at home to welcOme me, changed
my joy to sadness. Still, thinking to
cheer my old mother, and for the pur-
pose of dispelling my own foolish fears,
/ strove to utter the dear old "Yo,
heaye, ho!" but the familiar greeting
died away on my lips, and it was but
the ghost of a sound that proceeded
from me What following during the
next few moments filed my heart with
unspeakable terror. I saw by my moth
er's attitude that she had heard my
ghostly "Yo, heave, ho!" and for an
4nstant she stood mute and still, as
though petrifed by fear. Then she
turned slowly and fearsomely toward
me. I caught but a glimpse of her
white, haggard face-ah, haw wan and
thin it had grown!-she caught but a
glimpse of mine. The moment her
ayes fell upon me she gave a frightened
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CHAPTER vII1.-(CoNr1NurD.)

! reached the cottage, and, not seeing
a light in the window,I thought Mabel
and my mother. might be in the kitchen
ut the back. I crept thither stealthily,
wishing to have a peep at them before
they saw me; but no light was there
to guide me, and a kind of dismay
overlook me when I found that the
whole house was in darkness. I soon
pulled myselm together. "You clumsy,
thick-headed lubber,' murmured l."
mot to know that it's too late for
them to be up. They are abed, dream
ing of you, and little enough you de-
serve it," 1t was, indeed, I. reckoned,
quite ten O'Clock by this time, and I
knew that my mother was an early
body and was seldom out of bed at that
hour of the night. So, putting my hand
to my mouth, I cried Justify, "Yo,
heave, ho!" / listened and waited, but
1t was clear they had not heard me.
"Yo, heave, ho!" l cried again, louder
than before, and again waited and lis
tened, and again heard no sound in
response. "Too fast asleep" thought
], and l tried the street door. To my
surprise, it yielded to my hand. I en-
tered the room, and, knew, though all
was dark around me, that everything
was as | had left it three years before.
i could just distinguish the indistinct
outlines of the old familiar shapes. I
put my bundle on the floor under the
little round table in the center of the
room, and, feeling my way to the stairs,
] crep up them to the bedroom above.
/ paused at the door. "Mother!" I
called; and then, "Mabel!' No answer
coming, l went softly into the room
and passed my hand over the bed. It
was empty. "Well," said I, after a
httle while, they are out junketing,
those two, not expecting me home at
such an hour. Mayhap they are spend
ing the evening with a neighbor." I
considered whether I should go out in
search of them, or whether I should
rest at home, and astonish them upon
their return. But if I went, l should
not know where to look for them, and
it would be sheer folloy to wander
about without knowing where one was
going to. Besides, they might return
in my absence. So, without more ado,
j descended the stairs to the little par
Tor below, and there sat down in a
chair, determining t owait till my
mother and Mabel came home. Until
] had quite made up my mind, l did
not know how tired I was. I had
worked very hard during the last few
days, and it was excitement only that
had kept me- awake. Directly l sat
down and rested my head on my hand
] was overpowered by drowsiness, and
in a short time I was fast asleep.
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P X.

ECHANICALLY I
looked toward the
window. The snow
was coming down
thick and fast. I
went to the door
and opened it, my
mother following
me, still with her
hands upon me.
White surfaces, u
n unstained, met
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I'm His Line,

The Conductor-I don't believe 1 got
your fare, sir"
The Misn0mer-Ah, brother; you will
not allow me to lead you from the
walks of the unbelievers.-Philadel
phia North American,
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sixty Miles an Hour.

A steam motor car, for use on the
railroads, recently made a trial trip
going at the rate of sixty miles an hour
This will probably be as much of d
record-beater as Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. 1t cures Indigestion, constipa
ton, nervousness, liver and kidney
trouble.
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cures within a few days. It's effect
is wonderful when applied to Burns,
Scalds, Sunburn, Boils, Assesses, Scrofu.
lous Affections, Scalp Humors, Chatting
Parts and Raw Surfaces. Write today for
a free sample of 5 DROPS Salve to the
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company, 16O-164
E. Lake St., Chicago, Ill.
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Iron Visiting Cards.

Iron visiting cards are popular in
Germany. The name is printed in sill
yer, and forty of the sheets only meas
ure one-tenth of ar inch in thickness.
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Snmethfnr Wrnnr.

The Dog-You've got to have a pull
to get along nowadays.
The Horse-Nonsense! I've had one
I'll my life, and it hasn't done me any
good.-Kansas City Independent.
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7 was still dark
when l a o k e.
What aroused me
was the I'll of
the door-latch be-
ing lifted. Imme-
diately that sound
fell p o my ears l
was in full posses
sion of my senses.
T h e they are"
t h o u 6 h t I, with
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to cure Piles,
skin diseases,
and chronic
specific for
only one in
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Real gratitude is never ashamed of
humble benefactors.
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OHI OHNtOA UT
which never fails
Eczema and all
also old running
sores. 1t is a
Piles, and the
existence which
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Kindly inform your readers that for the
next 30 days we will send a sample box Of
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Nothing but wheat; what you might
can a. sea of wheat" is what was said
ada. For particulars as to routes, rail-
way fares, ETC., apply to Superintendent
Of Immigration, Department Interior, OF
ava Canada, or to w. H. Rogers, Wa
tertown, S. D.
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CHAPTER TX.

..ctn Inl T was SIT
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FOUR NEW couNciIMEN
WHERE sEATHn LAST N


Las, nights meeting Of the city council
was sad one. for tho family 90 city
dads was rent asundcr by the advent ot
now aldermen, Tho old n9mlly had been
happy one always rcady 60 ilgm and
TO indulge IN rcnawcc and other old
things, Two, Robb and FULTON, wcrc ap.
pointed, but they toOk kindly 60 their
positions and entered into the scrlm-
images Just as II they had been elected by
tho people, MoGrvor, who had boon In
the council Tor a Onw timo will be missed,
80 win HlldchrNnd. nom tho Second ward,
Mayor Bergman was vlsably anoctcd,
and tears stole down hts checks when he
thought cf the parting ~ tho council
probably never 10 meet again. Auditor
Nelson. hardened by years OF service,
d,d not weep whom tho old aldermen sur.
rendered their places lilo has seen too
much OF it TO oc affected, instead, no
smiled.
Fulton and Robh wcrc NOT prcSer when
Mayor Bergman instructed tho auditor
TO call the roll, Tho reading OF the
Journal was dlspcnacd With, probably
because IL would call up rpmembNncos OF
hfNANNNN kNAhN ANANAA NNh Ma1NN hNAh-
man. suppreising a sob. appointed the
committee on credentials TO examine aud
report upon tho certificates ~ election OF
tho incoming couneilmen, Tho commit
toes report. which recommended that l.,
Agrcn bo seated for thrcc years, John w,
wclch FOR one year, A. scherncckau
for thrco years. and E, +. Parker for
three years. was adopted and tho newly
elected eounellmen were escorted 20 their
seats by MeGrcgOr, Clinton and Hide
brand
Mayor Bergman then announced his
committees as follows;
ways and ns-Schcrncckau. nrlx
and Cllnton.
Health and Pollec-Brix. Parker and
Schcrneckau.
Streets and Public ways-usIngcr.
Hansen and Agrcn.
Fire and watcr-Hansen. uI.ngcr and
Weleh. INi
public Property Goddard. welch. and
TNrkcr.
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Icoatinucd on ragv thrcol
WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND
FRANCE.

A Paris correspondent, has So, tho ru-
NOR afoat that war Is possible between
spain and France. Such an outcome u
har! q believe. because tho two countries
have been for years on unusually IN
innate terms. You cannot tell what Will
happen between nations, bu, you can tell
what VIII happen when = dyspep,ie takes
Hoste,,er's stomach Bl,tcrs Hts heal'h
viii Improve. Hts appetite viii come
back. His mouth will not taste badly
iu the morning. Ho win not be subject 10
dizzy spells, and his head viii be clear
Ills disposition viii be moro agreeable,
and his bilious look will disappear. HIS
blood will bo purified and his Kidneys
stimulated to perform their work prop
erly. All these things are accomplished
by the bltters.