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TIE OLD HOMESTEAD GONE

One more old landmark gone, forever gone,
One dear familiar scene erased from earth
To leave behind a scar. One less TO greet
Old Hadlsy's loyal sons who homeward
turn
Their world sick eyes and dream 10 find
again
The solace % the past. the refuge swee,
That ever haysws. ever glorides
The hackgr, ~. OF the years.
The homestead gone,
blackened re. a hooking Void. to tell
The swift desl aston of a c.ntury's pride;
The weathsr-b.sien monument to fame
Brave Hooker won. and We have shared,
laid low:
The shrine of MAJ, generations past
Where love and cheerful sacrifice of self
Crowned joy and SORROW with their fade
less wreaths,
Ocnsumed and vanished in a breath Of
fame.
The friendly shelter of the shclierlcss.
Where widowed hearts made homel,s -
ones a home,
TO ashes curcSd:-snd they. whu humbly
toiled,
And shared unstintingly. through whiten-
ing years
OF grntle. patient, noble womanhood.
Made homeless In an hour
oh, tell Us why
on human hearts shall not in grief rebel
rcrh HNtlt sane ana lalf sttlhtiRt n lt
or these world-mysteries that oNtrwh I'm
In doubt and darkness every ntful sl,am
or finite equity in the plan Divine
In vain our questioning-in vain reply,
We only know there is a faith sublime.
vision clear. Of love and duty born.
That comes TO bless these landmarks Of
His love:
siesdS st. tranquil, hartor light beyond
These troubled seas. undimmed 10y storm
or stress
Meanwhile these chsstencd souls rebuke
our plants
That ne should dare TO analyzc the cross
They bear 50 bravely. trustingly and
wait.
Hannah Warner. IN Springfield tMassD
Republican.
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CHAPTER lIl.-CoNTINCED.

was learning the lesson that love
comes on a RAN like thief in the night,
and. unconsciously to myself, madame
had climbed on a pinnacle in my heart
and the thought that ! had deceived
myself in my estimate of her moved me
10 sddden anger, and siilled the cry for
help that was rising to my lips-l would
have no help from her and her friends.
In the meantime the king was busily
engaged in writing his dispatch on a
small tablet, which he rested on the
pommel of his saddle.
As he was thus engaged, little shrir-
cled old man pushed his horse beside
Nine. de Beaufort. and said in mincing
tones as hard as steel: Come, madame,
YOUR brother has met a soldiers death,
and no Frenchman can hope for bet
ter-or he is safe and well somewhere.
Dry your tears. and re joice al the glo-
rious victory we have WON" The duch-
ess made some answer in broken voice.
and the king, hearing her, stopped
writing and put his tablet away.
"D'Ayen speaks rightly. though he
speaks from the head. God keep us
from more scenes like this. As for your
brother. will not rest till there is news
OF him: but now we can do no more.
Come, then-open your pretty eyes and
we win go-there is much on hand"
was a hot-headed fool and furious in
those days. and set my teeth together
grimly as they made ready TO start,
4 L In, l-..
the slightest signal for aid. They rode
past quite close TO me, Madame de
beaufort weeping at the kings bride
hand. and his majesty suckingat nee
tarine he had pulled from his holster.
Madame was immediately behind. and
as she came up TO me, our eyes met with
instant recognition. In a moment her
cheek had crimsoned and palsf, and
she refined in with a cry:
''Stop-bait."
They had all surrounded me now, and
I heard quick orders given.
"Iie is past mending." said d'Ayen,
bending over me from his saddle, "a
gentleman, too, il seems. Let him lie
there-he will die very soon, poor
DEVIL"
Mon Dieu. MOI" broke in the duch-
ess. and madame looked at the speaker
with a cold contempt.
He is the only man living here" and
the strong accent of the Bearnais came
as from distance. "Nentre-saint-Gris.
But they fought like paladins, and,
frenchman or foreigner. he shall be
saved IL II can be done"
Sire" said a soft voice, you are the
true king Of the brave"
Then two men-at-arms raised me with
rough tenderness on their crossed
spears, and inflicted on me in their
Kindness the most infinite torture. The
king himself pressed flask of wine to
my lips. and, as drank, greedily, two
cool hands held up my head. Then We
moved ON slowly, madame refusing TO
ride, but walking by my side. and sup
porting my burning head.
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THE WEAKER VESSEL.
Adroit Tactics of q silver Polish
Agent who Anticipated .
Chilly Reception.

That's another AGENT" said Mrs. Wap
as she heard the bell ring. Now, I'm gon
to open the door myself and give him q
freeze-out he'll remember"
She went to the door with stony lo>-.a
of determination on her lace, and eonfIf OF
ed a man carrying a satehel, and befon pc
had time TO speak she snapped out: Well,
what do YOU wanty
For the first time in his experience that
agent lost his cue. lie had intended to ask
her II her eldest sister was at home, and
was ready to address her "a MY dear young
lady," that being his formula for any woman
under 80, but one look into that frozen eoun-
tenance made him forget his own name He
cast his eyes on the doormat, and they took
in a gray and black taoDy reposing there-
He was saved.
Beautiful cat,' he murmured, STOPPING
to caress it. Marked like a tiger. Never
saw one just like it,
you did not call to see the cat, did you!
asked Mrs. w in petrifed voice.
My dear lady, did not know that you
had a cat, much less such a magnificent
feline specimen as that! May ask its age"
Mrs. W gave the first sign Of thax-
IL think Mare is three years old nov; h<
was kitten when he came to US.
oh, have you his pedigreeT
mo, indeed, he is only an ordinary cat.
We love him for his gentleness and because
We raised him."
Noble creature! Beautiful cat, Excuse
! me, but YOU have a treasure there, and he
should have a historic pedigree, and he
,moothed down the old doorstep loafer and
said he reminded him of his home far away
| IN Maine.
Then he sold Mrs. NAPLES four bottles Of a
new kind of silver polish, and asked her per-
mission to call some day with kodak to
take a picture of the beautiful cat, and she
m har he o,tf
process was dead failure.-Chicago Times
| Harald
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Men and Manners.

Coleridge was luminous in converse
ton and invariably commanded listen
ers, yet the old lady rated his talent
lowly when she declared that she had
no patience with man who had all the
talk TO himself. Ben johnson used to
sit silent in learned company and suck
in" as Fuller said, mot only h.s wine,
but their several humors." Like
Shakespeare, he held the mirros up to
nature, but chose sometimes Ia look
in the glass himself. Southey was Sc
date. stiff. and so wrapped in the garb
of ascetic;sm that Lamb once told him
that ''he was m-made for a m-mvnk.
but somehow the c-cowl didn't ut"
Addison" says Pope, twas charming
in conversation with intimates, but
should n stranger be present he sub
sided into siieuce."-St. Louis Globs .
Democrat
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STOOD GUARD TWO WEEKS.
Wisconsin Dog Prisoner. Hut shows
That lie Has True SPORT
Ing Blood.

Eben Southwick, farmer of Squaw
Greek. Wis, while out rabbit hunting
two weeks ago lost valuable dog. The
last he saw of the animal he WAS
'streaknig it" after a rabbit. The other
day while passing hollow tree anoth-
er hunter heard a whining noise, and
his investigation resulted in the discov-
cry of the dog wedged into hole in
the log that was apparently not half
large enough to admit his body. The
dog had been in this position for two
weeks without a morsel of food. When
released he was hardly able to stand.
nevertheless he proved himself to have
genuine sporting blood in his veins, for
no sooner had the hunter released him
than he made another effort to place
lis head in limbo. The hunter discov-
cred that the rabbit was still in the
log and captured him.
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eyes, and at madame. who was still AZ
"a stone. Then she colored To her eye
lids. her hands fell clcnched To her side
end she turned on d'Ayen. such
message, monsieur, should not have
been delivered before me. | will take
care that NJ. dAuriac has a change of
air; and, monsieur. your presence
Expresses me. | beg you will not
trouble to escort me farther"
Then she turned from us and passed
down the ward, but TAyen remained.
Il will Kill you for this" | gasped.
He looked al me with shrug of his
lean shoulders.
'Perhaps-l am old. But you would
do well TO take my advice, monsieur"
and with bow he, too, turned and
went.
| was left lost in wonder, utterly in
the dark as to what this all meant. hut
determined TO find out and bring d'Ayen
10 bool. at the first chance. ] made up
my mind to ask the next day. The next
day came. but madame did not, and
then another and yet another day of
GREATNESS passed. At last some one
told me she had gone with the court to
Nantes. ami that would see her no
more. Later on. when Marescot came
70 me. begged the favor of his getting
me the knot of ribbon he would find i'm
the left hand breast pocket OF the
doublet wore on the day was brought
into the hospital.
"You are getting WELL" he said. and
turned away, but came back in little
with a wrinliled smile on his lips. II
cannot find the cordial you want, chev-
alier."
had half raised my head in ex-
pectancy as he returned. but sank back
again at his words, and Marescot went
en- in his low voice, that sounded like
the humming of a bee: IN. lie Chevalier.
that bow of ribbon has gone away, so
high up that a taller man than you
could not reach it-forget it. But have
news for you, which the clumsy fool
who told you of madame's departure
should have given you-you are to go TO
Bidache shortly, and stay there until
YOU are well again. 1t will not be for
long. After that try the tonic of the
Italian war-France will be all plow-
shares, now that the king is king"
] caught him by the sleeve. Tell
me-" | said, weakly, ''who is madame,
where is Bidache?'
Madame is Claude de Rochemars,
widow of Antoine de Ia Tremouille, and
heiress of Bidache, Pelouse and a quar-
ter of the Cevennes- Bidache. Where
Won go is her chateau in Normandy.
Madame" he went on, with ghost of a
smile on his thin lips, lis kindness her
self. Now, no more talk for to-day"
Then he went and | lay back, as sore
in mind as in body.
In day or so madame's steward of
Bidache arrived. bearing a letter from
her, in which she placed her Norman
chateau at my disposal until was well
again. They moved me here by easy
stages, carrying me in a litter, as | was
too weak TO ride, and when came to
Bidache, and was borne to my apart
ments, imagine my Joy and surprise at
seeing there my knave jacques, whom
I thought to be either dead or home
again at Auriac, and not only Jacques,
but hanging on the wall my own sword
ard the sight of it was like meeting a
tried friend. Later or Jacques in
formed ME that after tt IoHt d had
| made the best of hisw bae t e old
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m, forget what happened one after
noon. :. long gallery in the convent of
Ste. Gentvieve had been turned into a
ward, and here the wounded lay on pal
lets with walking space between. Ow-
ing tn madame'S kindness ! was com
fortably Puartcrcd at the end of the gal
lery, aud "A screen had been set between
me and the other patients. was gain
ing strength daily, and. AT the moment
speak of, Was ia a state between sleep
ing and waking, when | heard a laugh
aud the sound az footsteps, and saw
through the partly open wing of the
screen that my lady had come Ia make
her daily rounds, not attended. as usual,
only by her women, but hy gayly
dressed cavalier as well. and il WAS his
laugh that had heard. In this person,
dressed in the extreme of fashion. |
made ont NJ. d'Ayon, the same who
had 81 kindly suggested that I should
Ice left Ia die On the field. lie battered
along, holding a kcrchicf edged with
gold lace Ia his nose. and ever and
again waving il in the air. whilst he
looks cast AT him 10y the sisters in at
tendance ou the wounded. They came
slowly toward me. for madame stayed
constantly IL speak 10 soma MANNED
wretch. and saw her slip money into
the hands Of some. anu there were Kind
words for all I felt strange pleasure
in watching her. whilst nj the same
time ! thought Of my past. aud how un-
III was even To nurse such dream a.
my love tor her When within yard or
- of the screen. madame bent over a
sufferer. and raven exclaimed in his
biting voice:
"Norblru, Madame. hut N"u are the
Princess of Charity. Let NJ hasten 1"
YOUR interesting patient. however. His
ma jcsiN i most anxious Ia hear ot
him"
"IliS ma iesty has never done me the
honor Ia inquire" She answered, coldlN.
Won could hardly expect that.
madame Eut il came about in this
way. We were AT cards. and a. usual
I held a had cass;,dr-"
But madame. Ia whom his presence
WIS All w w 81 wv '''N''
and. passing the screen. came Ia my
side. and would maze spoken; dAycn.
however. cut in with rudrnrsS for
which | could have run him through.
My compliments, NJ. dAuriac. Won
are lucky man. The king takes 80
yrea, an interest in Nou that he has
charged me with a message Ia you.
His majesty bids me SAY" and his
bcad-like eyes twinkled down "n me
from his painted checks, and then
turncd slyly towards madame.
was about to make some answer.
when lac continued. talking aS il his
words were meant for madame as we'll;
His majesty trusts you will soon he
recovered aud relieve Nine. dc la Iii
,llchc from the strain of Watching You.
and bcgs nv. To add that he is of a tenn
pcr that ca:. brook no rival in war or
love. Let me say, on my own account.
that it would he well if NJ. lie Chryalier
would take a change of air"
looked from one 10 another in blank
amaze. ~ the little ape with his cruel
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DIVIDING THE WAR TROPHIES.
Guns That Were Taken from Spain
to De AppOrtioned to the Army
and Navy.

Capt. Francis W. Dickens, United
States navy, assistant chief of the bu-
reau of navigation, and Maj. George
Hopkins, United States volunteers, mil
itary aid to the secretary of war, who
were designated by their respective de-
partments to arrange a plan for divid'
irg between the army and navy the ord
nance captured from the Spanish in the
late war, have decided to go to Water
vliet arsenal and inspect a number OF
Spanish cannon there. The object OF
their visit was to decide on a fair ap-
Iortionment of this material to be
turned over to the military and naval
services as trophies of war for exhibit
ton in public places.
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TWO GRATEFUL WOMEN
Restored to Health by Lydia Il
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
"Can Do Ny Own WORK."

Mrs. PATRICK DANEHY,
West Winsted, Conn, writes =
"DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM:-It is with
pleasure that / write to you Of the
benefit have derived from using your
wonderful Vegetable Compound Iva
very ill, suffered with female weakh
ness and displacement of the womb. a
''Icouldnot sleepat night, had owaik
the floor, l suffered SO with pain, in my
side and small of my back. Was trou-
bled with bloating, and at times would
faint away; had q terrible pain in my
heart, a bad taste In my mouth all the
time and would vomit; but now. thanks
to Mrs. Pinkham and her Vegetable
Compound, l feel well and sleep well,
can do my work without feeling tired;
do not bloat or have any trouble
whatever.
~ sincerely thank you for the good
advice you gave me and for what your
medicine has done for me-"
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A Better Thing.

mo, sab, it wasn't no fault Of mine dat
| quit runnin' a sleepin' cab, explained the
exporter when asked how he came to lose
his job, 'Dey Jest went to work and made
a mistake
what sort OF a mistake?"
why. one day when | got my silk hat
and dimun pin and lavender trousers on to
go into Chicago in good style dey took me
fur de president of the road, and de presi-
dent dun got jealous about il and bounced
me off. Reckon it was good thing fur me,
though"
You hit another job"
Il did, sab. Jest went TO bein' a preyeh-
er. and rze found out dat de pulpit lays CAV
over a sleepin' cab fur shown off dimans
and stoh clothes. In de one place you's bein'
sawn all de time; in de odder. you's only
sawn when you's maxim up de bedssDr
breshin' somebody's back'"-Boston Gtlbe.
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Dispaicnes From I.o,lo,

MANILA, Jan. 16.-official dispatches
just received here from lloilo, Island of
Panay. indicate that the natives are
disposed to be friendly. although ALSO
lutcly opposed to the landing of the
United States forces without orders
from Malolos. the seat of the so-called
Filipino national government. Some
officials at lloilo are not in accord with
the revolutionary government, but are
willing to accept an American pro-
tectorate, and tn go to state the case
to Aguinaldo if furnished transporta-
tion by the Americans
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Immune Nurses Wanted.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. l6.-The surgeon
generals office of the war departments
wants more immune nurses for the yell
low fever hospitals in Cuba, and circu-
lars will be sent throughout the south
requesting applications. The surgeon
generals office, to which all applica-
tions should be addressed, requires
that each applicant should furnish
written Endorsements from her physi-
elan, the wife of her father or from her
priest. as the case may be, and ply
sician's certificate stating that the APP
plicant is strong and in good health.
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CHAPTER IN.

THE CHATEAU DE LA BIDACHE
Months had passed since l shook
hands with death in the cornfield by the
banks of the Disc, and the grass was
tall and green on the mounds around
La Fere, which marked the graves of
those who foul ht and died there. 1t
was autumn now, and as !, well and
strong again, walked down the long
avenue of beeches that led to the park
gates of Bidache, I let my memory run
back TO the days in the hospital of Ste.
Genevieve, whittier I was borne from the
field. and above all. to the tall, slight.
black-robed figure that came to see me
daily. and for whose coming | used to
long with an infinite desire. Who or
what she was cared not. and reckless
~ shandoned myself to the feelings
fhs- we're aroused 10 my heart. shall
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LINN H,Il'. N.rrow E.c.pe.

LEXINGTON. n.y.. Jan. l6.-JOhn Hall.
a carpenter. had Il 'head-end" collision
with an incoming Chesapeake & Ohio
train at Broad and Water streets sun
day night. Though tossed fully 80 feet
by the cowcatcher, Hall was not even
bruised
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BERNE, Switzerland, Jan. ia
heavy gale was blowing Sunday. ac-
companied in different parts of Switz-
erland by torrential rains and snow.
Great damage has been done. Many of
the mountain passes are blocked and it
is feared that there will be serious ava
lanche disasters.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-01-19

Government officials i'm Jaurez be-
lieve that Gen. Torrez has been called
to Mexico City by President Diaz to be
offered the Enthusiastically to the
United States.
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Georges Raise.

There are several children in the family,
and they were talking OF their garden.
Il am going to plant the seeds Uncle
John gave me" said one, land raise the
most beautiful flowers"
Il am going to raise pinks and violets,"
said another.
and I'm going to raise tube roses" said
the third
But the little boy said nothing.
He had no seeds to plant
And presently his mother noticed that
he took no part in the chatter, and her
heart smote her
And what is George going to raise.'
she asked
Perhaps Georges lip trembled, but his
voice didn't.
90" he said. stoutly. 81 guess I can
raise worm OF tvo."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
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Hereafter we shall be able to show our
teeth without having Europe act as If we
had lust cut them-Town Topics.
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Employer (irascibly)-"COnfou that
boyl He's never around when he is want
ed" Clerk think 1t must be hereditary
with him, sir. His father is policema-.
Golden Days.
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Miss GERrIE DUNKIy,
Franklin, Neb., writes:

Franklin, Neb., writes;
~ suffered for some time with pain
full and irregular menstruation, falling
of the womb and pain in the back. ]
tried physicians, but found no relief.
"Iwas at last persuaded to try Lydia
E. Pinkhamis Vegetable Compound,
and cannot praise it enough for what
1t has done for me. / feel like . new
person, and would not part with your
medicine. i have recommended It to
several of my friends"
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On visiting Niagara for the first time one
is apt to carry away a falls Impression
Harlem Life
, 1899-12-05
BIG TIE CONTRACT.

One of the biggest industries in the
northern parts of Minnesota and the
Dakotas this winter will be the cutting
of railroad ties. Preparatory to i'm
proving their tracks in the spring and
summer of 1900, several of the big lines
of the west and central west within the
last few weeks have given orders for
more than 5000, 900, 5000, 900 Of which
will be cut in the timber land of Min
nesota. At present the cutters are con-
tracing for labor in Chicago, st. Louis,
Detroit and other large cities.
Twice as many ties will be cut this
winter as last, and at least 1000 tie
cutters will have to be employed stead
lily for several months in the forests OF
northern Minnesota in order to turn
out the three million ties called for.
Within the last few months the price
Of ties has advanced between Is and 20
per cent. An experienced tie-maker
can turn out thirty-five ties a day, and
this winter the most capable will re-
ceive 10 cents for every tie turned out.
Chicago Record.
, 1899-12-05

removal of the auditing department Of
the Short Line to Omaha does not ne
cessarily mean that the Salt Lake Off
GERS are to be removed from Salt Lake.
Commenting on the dispatch the Tri-
bune says that while this seems to be
the general impression in Omaha there
is no feeling of uneasiness among local
officials that the change will be made.
1t was stated positively a few days ago
that no such move was to be made. It
is believed that if the auditor and his
force go, the whole of the general office
would go as the accounting department
is Sc closely identified with every other
department that to have one in Omaha
and the others in Salt Lake would be
the height of folly. The auditors Office
is the largest in the Short Line build
ing and would take away from Salt
Lake about sixty men. The same story
has been steadily printed in Omaha
monthly since March, 1897, and the
public for that reason will await the
official announcement before passing
judgment.
, 1899-12-05

The youth had become too chesty,
as it were, and the engagement had
lust been broken. He stood on the
corner, permitting the starlight to soak
through his new s1.9S derby. The
question u.s." he muttered hoarsely,
shall | repair to a booze bazaar and
become exceedingly lumpy or shall l
90 home and turn in?" He pulled a
coin out of his pocket and Tipped 1t.
Heads, jag" he said. Tails, bed"
lie missed connection with the coin
when it came down, and it rolled down
the concrete into the open sewer. "Ha!
It's an omen!" he exclaimed under his
breath. 1T means that It's up to rue
to go back and square myself" Which
he did. thereby winning out. She was
in tears, and, therefore, putty.