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hall / saw a figure standing in the front

hall saw figure standing in the front
door--the figure Of a woman. She was
hurrying in, and so wrapt in some pur-
pose, so filled with anxietv, as was plain
in every line of her couI tenapce, that
she did not recognize me until was
right upon her.
Margaret Beach, what in the name
Of heaven are you doing here?"
The surprise and horror with which
she looked at me! She stopped, start
ed on, stopped again, cast a quick
glance at my guard, and thought she
was about to speak to me; but, though
the man was sufficiently relaxed in his
watching to permit it, she passed on
without 2 word and entered the room
I had left.
The guard took me back to the other
prisoners, and before leaving he or
dered me to turn my pockets inside out,
stating that prisoners were not al
lowed to retain any articles on their
persons, and thus reclaimed Maj.
Berante's receipt for the letter had
won. I cared nothing for the paper,
and gave it up readily.
I spent the day with plenty of food
for thought, if none for the stomach.
There was evidence of treachery on the
part Of the general; there was viola
ton of parole on the part of Margaret
Beach; while I, who had always been
sensitive to my honor, had lied like a
pirate and cheated at cards, only to be
despoiled of my winnings. But what
puzzled me most was Berante's asking
if the general was making love to
Margaret. Yet I knew Berante to be
such an arrant rascal that believed he
had some concealed motive for asking
the question. However, self-preserva-
ton and the love of liberty overweighed
all other considerations, and I soon fell
to laying plans for escape. I felt hope
full as to GLIDING my guards and leaving
the place where 1 was held captive.
Union prisoners of war, when not con-
fined in a regularly appointed prison,
often found it easy to get away from
their captors; the trouble was to reach
the union lines. Indeed, many an es-
capped prisoner, after wandering about
without food or shelter, finally gave
himself up to avoid starvation. I sur
veyed our little camp and noted the
situation. Three sides of square
were guarded by sentinels, while the
fourth was protected by wagons. If
[ could get under one of those wagons
I might escape through the bushes on
the other side.
As night came on bleak wind arose
and I kept close to the campfire in the.
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Palace ON Wheels

is a somewhat hackneyed term as applied to
railroad trains, but it accurately describes
the Alton Limited, the newly equipped day
trains of the Chi ago l. Alton X. r. Co.
which were placed in daily service between
Chicago and st. Louis, November l6, 1899.
The equipment consists of standard Chicago
4 Alton passenger locomotive; United
States postal car, siXty-siX feet in length;
combination passenger and baggage car,
combination parlor chair car and coach, Chi
cago & Alton parlor chair car; cafe and buff
fet smoking car and Pullman parlor observa-
ton car, each of which is seventytw two feet
six inches in length. The framing of all
these cars is Pullman standard with Empire
decks, wide vestibules, standard steel plat
forms and anti.telescoping device. All of
the cars are lighted with electric lights ex-
cept the mail car and combination passenger
coach and baggage car, which are lighted
with Pintsch gas. The windows throughout
the entire train are of uniform width, the
Gothic lights above being of the new Pull
man standard. The ornamentation is of spe.
cial design, the color scheme being maroon.
Great care has been used in the selection of
plushes and woods for the interior, and the
lamps, metal furnishings, ETC., are of special
design. 1t is claimed that there has never
been built in America train which has re-
ceived as much attention as to constructive
details as has The Alton Limited An ex-
animation of this superb train certainly
bears out this claim.
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sim More counterfe.t,ne.

The Secret Service has just unearthed an.
other band of counterfeiters and secured
cleverly executed that the average person
would never suspect them of being spurious.
Things of great value are always selected for
imitation, notably Hostetters Stomach Bit
tiers, which has many imitators but no equals
for disorders like indigestion, dyspepsia, con-
stipation, nervousness and general debility.
See, that private Revenue Stamp covers the
neck of the bottle.
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VIII.
PERILS OF "A NIGHT,

Emerging from the wood through
which 1 had fed from the confed-
crate bivouac, I jumped rail fence
and stood in a cornfield. I could not
plantation, and, believing the general
had returned to his headquarters, I re-
solved to go there. The difficulty was to
find the way. Fortunately, the night
was clear and I could see the stars. I
knew the north star. and to the SOUTH
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Cook and Policeman.

"Why don't you get dinner?" hi
asked.
''You didn't marry cook" she Re,
piled, simply.
Time passes. It is now the dead 81
night, and muffied footballs are heard
why don't you go and drive tn,
burglars away?" she exclaimed.
"You didn't marry . policeman" y
sAid.-Puck
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Cat story.

"Cats," said the gaunt man with the griz
zled whiskers, ''can comprehend human
speech"
Got cat story" asked the irreverent
person with the button nose
II have. My daughter was doing bit
throug II the door to ask whether it were
she or the cat making the noise"
"Well?"
'The cat got up, swore vehemently,
walked out and hasn't been seen since."-
Indianapolis Journala.
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Sad CatastrOphe,

Mrs. Code Nugget cannot see any call.
ers to-day, Nanette.
Nanette five minutes later to caler)-,
Monsieur, l hat re plaisure to inform you Eat
madame is blind to-day. - Philadelphia
North American.
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Model Pedestrians.

Prospective Leaser-Are the tramps
bad around here?
Landlord-Bad? Why, sir, they are
such good tramps that they are not sat.
isfed with one Sunday, but actually KEEP
seven to the week. Not one will do q
hands turn on the Sabbath, either
Chicago Evening News.
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ARTIFICIAL SILKS.
They Have in Measure Supplanteil
the Genuine Article in
France.

The production of artificial silk has
for some time attracted the attention
of eXperimenters in France, and it has
been used with success to replace nat
ural silk in certain fabrics. Duke Du
Chardonnet, who claims to be the first
to have successfully carried out the
process, exhibited some fine specimens
of artificial silk at the Paris EXPOSE
ton of 1889. Since then he has per-
fected his system and at the present
time factory of considerable impor-
lance is in operation at Besancon, IN
der the direction of Mr.. Tricano. This
factory is now capable of producing $50
kilograms of artificial silk day.
Natural silk is largely made up of a
body called "fbroin," together with
other substances, such as gelatin, al
bumen, wax, coloring matter, fatty and
resinous matter, ETC., the cellulose of
the mulberry leaf being thus trans
formed by the silkworm. The
nature of these transformations is
Of course unknown, and in order
to produce substance resem-
bling silk method is adopted by
which the cellulose furnished by cotton
is used as base. The cotton having
been transformed into nitrocellulose or
guncotton by treating it with nitric
and sulphuric acids, this latter is dis
solved in mixture of ether and alcohol
and the resulting collodion is filtered
under pressure.
In order to be successfully used for
the production of artificial silk it is
found that the collodion must be al
lowed to cage" for u certain period of
lime, the reason of which has not been
definitely settled; however, it is certain
that the collodion, on being allowed to
stand, undergoes certain notifications
~ which it is better fitted for the pur-
pose. 1t is then run into cylinders
which have capillary holes in the bot
tom, and the collodion is forced out of
these holes under pressure of 40 to
80 atmospheres. It comes out in the
form of white, cylindrical filaments;
these are united to form threads, which
are put up in skeins and all traces of
alcohol or water which they may con-
tain are removed. In this state, how
ever, the threads are extremely inflam-
mable, partaking of the nature of gun
cotton, and to remove this difficulty
they must be "denitrated," that is to
say, the cellulose must be brought back
into it's normal condition. This part Of
the process, which is indeed an essen
tial one, involves considerable diff
Guilty and has been experimental upon
for some time by Mr.. Du Char
donnet and others. However,
process has at last been arrived
at which acconnplishes this in
satisfactory manner. The details
of this process have rot as yet been
made public, but it is certain that by
this operation white, silky threads are
produced which are not appreciably
more infammable than natural silk.
The skeins which have been made up
of these threads are then dyed by i'm
mersing them in heated bath of basic
aniline color.-Scientific American.
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800 Reward 800.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
disease that science has been able to cure in
all it's stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Use. .... .-..
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Dropsy treated free by DR.. Fl. H. Green's
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists III the world. Read their adver.
isement IN another column of this paper.
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Hewitt-My wife spent about two
hours last night telling me what she
thought of me.
Jewett-I didn't know she thought Sc
much of you.-N. Y. World.
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The Lost Chord.

He was industriousy drawing wooden
cloth to and fro over my shoe.
"Know an'thin' bout coon songs" he
asked as he breathed on the leather and pol
ished it off again..
"a little-why?"
"Ah had de wo's piece O. bad luck yo ever
seen," he said. "Ah'd heard all these coon
songs at de theaters, an men de old lady
we got ouah heads t'gether fo' t git up a
coon song dat'd beat all dem odders half
way roun' de track. All got tn w'uds in
ma head, ma coco was full O. w'uds, an dat
aiah was as cleah in ma head as ma name.
l sung de fus' vehrse ovah to de OF lady, an
she said: Say, boy, but OATS swell song;
honey, an no mistake Den SEE: "Wheah' 5
de pen an ink?' an day wasn't none. L
takes me hat TO- t 60 ovah to de avenoo
TO- t git some ink an a sheet O papah, an
when | brings it home an sets down at de
table fo' t write out dat song an aiah, every
bit o. both had lef' my min. All ain been
able t. recollec' elder one o dem sence. Now,
if dat ain hahd luck den dis niggah doan'
know what hahd luck means. Gimme yo'
othah foot."-Detroit Free Press.
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The Bachelor Defned.-A Dallas mother
with five grown daughters defines bachelor
as a miserable coward who has lost the
opportunity of lifetime" dallas News.
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The world may owe every man living,
but the miner is the one who digs down int o
the earth's pockets and gets it.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Some people say a great deal, but talk
very little.-Chicago Daily News.
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ExcursiOnists Induce Immigration

ExcursiOnists Induce Immigration.
Excursions of Scandinavians from
this city and section to their native
country last summer have resulted in
a great increase of immigration to this
country. The excursionists had money,
good clothing and general air of pros
perity and the stories they told had
a natural effect. Comparatively few of
the newcomers will stop in eastern
cities. The general movement will be
to the west and northwest, where their
friends and relatives have settled and
where they have played an important
part in building up the country. There
has also been large increase in Finnish
immigration this year.-Chicago Chron-
icle,
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For real genuine sarcastic comment, yo,
are referred to the tombstones in the GENE
tery-Atchison Globe.
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"He's a vegetarian, is he?" ooh! the
strictest kind. He won't even eat oyster
plant '-Philadelphia Record.
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ct have taken eight bottles of lydia

ct have taken eight bottles of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and used two packages of your Sana-
tive Wash, also some of the Liver Pills,
and can say that your remedies will
do all that you claim for them. Before
taking your remedies I was very bad
with womb trouble, was nervous, had
no ambition, could not sleep, and my
food seemed to do me no good. NowI
am well, and your medicine has cured
me. Twill gladly recommend your med
icine to every one wherever CO.,
MRS. NJ. L. SHEARS, GUN MARSH, MICH.
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All goods are alike to PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES, as they color all tibers at one
boiling. Sold by all druggists.
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A successful man is one who attracts so
much attention in the world that people
consent to abuse him-Atchison Globe.
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To Cure - Gold In One Dry
Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure, CSC.
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Mrs. Pinkham's Medicine Made
a New Woman of Mrs. Kuhn.
: LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. 64,4o2]

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I think it is
my duty to write to you expressing
my sincere gratitude for the wonder
full relief l have experienced by the use
of Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. I tried different doctors, also
different kinds of medicine. l would
feel better at times, then would be
as bad as ever.
g. For eight years was a great suf-
ferer. I had falling of the womb and
was in such misery at my monthly
periods could not work but little
before would have to lie down. Your
medicine has made new woman of me.
I can now work all day and not get
tired. 1 thank you for what you have
done for me. shall always praise
your medicine to all suffering women"
Mas. e. E. KUHN, GERMANo, ONO.
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Piso's Cure cured me of Throat and
Jung trouble of three years standing-E.
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. II, 1894.
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is new and orig
package Shakespeare
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06

OF his bearers were also shot dead. Nearly
all IF the officers were either killed or
wounded Out Of the original force Of
$40 mem scarcely one hundred remained
alive at Z o'clock, many Of these being
Signify wounded. Without officers to
command them, and with the knowledge
that no help was coming, these heroes,
after fighting during ten hours, were
forced to give. way before less valorous
force.
.,''Out Of the 500 defenders Of caney only
eighty returned. the majority Of them
suffering from coutusions. The Arneri-
cans had nine hundred casualties
I Our casualties were as follows: Dead
Brig. Gen. Joaquin Vara de Rey, three
commanders, twelve officers and seventy
eight men. Missing-Col. Jose Baquero
four officers and 116 men. 1t is generally
believed that TIE colonel was killed, but
no one was able to identify him. Pris-
oners-Iwo officers Wounded-Lieut
Gen. Arsenic Pombo, six commanders,
thirty officers and 800 men. Total loss,
1o3. The enemy's loss according to their
own estimate. is calculated at 1,76O
During many days the Americans were
unable to realize that only $50 men had
withstood them at Ell Caney. When con-
WINGED beyond doubt, their admiration
knew no limit. When the Americans en-
tered the city they were more than
friendly with our troops. The number
80 1.-THE regiment which defended Ell Ca
ney), on a Spanish soldiers hat was suf-
hcient to attract a crowd of ad.niring
Americans, who insisted upon treating
him to the very best that money could
buy.' 81"
In the closing chapter of his book Lieut..
Tejeiro deals with the causes which led
to Spain losing Cuba. The chapter is
entitled "Mercadeces, No Espanoles"-
"Shopkeepers, Not Spaniards." He says
that the thirty years that he spent in
Cuba, although not a very keen observer,
he was yet able to see that one of the
chief causes of the dislike felt by the
Cubans and the Spaniards was the selfish
exploitation of the island by many of the
latter. who came to Cuba without any
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
stances IN PROGRESSION TOT wncn ne

stances IN PROFESSION TOT winch no
is altogether unified, and the frequent
result is that he becomes, not simply
mediocre, but lamentable failure.
Young - man nan GETS WAS into the wrong place
early in life, but it is always the case
that when he gets into the wrong place
it is because no substantial eHort was
made! in the beginning to find out what
he was best fitted for.
II once knew of q man who became
very good house painter: He accumu-
lated quite little bit Of money. enough
so that when he determined that ne
would like to be doctor ne coulo go
ahead and get smattering OF mca-
ical education. Well, he managed to
got a degree after being plucheu one
or twice at his examination, and ne
becay ne as great failure as doctor as
he was a success at painting houses,
Here is a fact with a moral TO ana
the moral is plain to any one VINO WISH
es to look for tt
Glow would you try to make tce ooys
of to-day and of the next generation
better fitted to cope with the world?'
was asked.
"Find out what they are fitted for be-
fore they really begin practical life
said the doctor II have a plan, ana l
believe it a good one 1t is to have IN
every place board of experts quallheo
to Judge the physical conditions ana
mental qualifications OF boy. Woulu
give every how the opportunity of appear
ms, at least once a year before this board,
from the time he was six years OF age un-
til he was sixteen.
| IT would have on that board men who
could learn by questioning and experiment
the boys fnclinations for a profession or
! a trade. / would have the members men
in no way so situated that they would be
g Inn
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
MAKING, LOOKING GLASSES.
Sheets of Pure Silver Now Take til
p0nnn % Tnr0nrv

Sheets of Pure Silver Now Take the
Place of Mercury.
Washington Star: Glow is looking
glass made?' was the question recently
put by a writer for the Star to a large
manufacturer of mirrors in New York.
''Well," replied the manufacturer, "most
of the glass used in this trade is pre-
pared for US at a molding factory, and
we merely cut, bevel and silver it in our
works. All the bevels are cut in the same
way, first with sand and water, then ON
an emery wheel, and afterwards put
the polish.
"Great improvements have been made
in this line of business in the last six
teen years. Formerly it took two or three
days from the time work was begun on
mirror before, it could be- finished. Now
adays we can get the glass in the morn
ing and make it into looking glass,
perfectly finished and ready for sale, be-
fore night. We make all sizes, from the
smallest hand glass of 2 by inches to a
mirror 10 by 20 feet, or even larger, and
we have capacity Of turning out 5000
feet day.
mot many years ago the backs of mir.
rcrs were coated with mercury: now
sheets Of pure silver are used instead.
per cent of the light that fell upon it.;
the modern mirror reflects nearly IS per
cent Of it. The mercury looking glass
was liable to rub off. Heat and cold
also affected it; the quicksilver would
crack or melt, and thus the beauty of
the glass would be spoiled. None Of
these dangers threaten the silvered mir
ror Besides mirrors, those engaged in
this line Of business cut, a great. deal
Of beveled glass for doors and windows.
In fine buildings this is largely taking the
place of stained glass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
HOW BOYS MAY SUCCEED.
Board of Examiners to Determine
:. Young Nien,n Natural Attitudes.

Board of Examiners to Determine
Young Mems Natural Aptitudes.
"The modern boy,' said DR.. Allen Nc
Lane Hamilton. in the New York World,
sis not the equal inssmany ways Of the
.superficially very clever.
1.-THE difference lies in the bringing
up Our democracy, as it is impressed
Upon the boy of to-day, is an injury to
him, and it is simply so because it is
!overdone. -ss<-~. h. a
..The father of every boy is inclined
to believe him the snartest one there
is. fitted to adopt that vocation in life
dearest to the fathers heart. The
natural desires Of the boy, and mean
by that the unperverted desires that
nature implanted in him, are in the ma
jority of instances not considered: We
will say that the boys father is law
yer and perhaps his father has been a
lawyer before him, therefore it is con-
sidered settled fact That the boy must
be lawyer too. He is forced through
college in some way and is admitted to
the bar.
''rhen what happens to this boy or
this young man? He is launched to
make name for himself, in many in