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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-03

RICHARD MANSFIELD AS CYRANO.
ber, the character assumed by Mr.. Mil
lsr, has been given the sobriquet OF
the master" in his boyhood because
of his dominant nature. 1t has adhered
to him through manhood, because its
applicability increased with years. He
is a self-made man who brooks no ep-
position either in business or at his
home, and has become the ruler of the
financial market. He plans to marry
his daughter to favorite nephew and
to receive his son as partner in the
firm The daughter loves elsewhere
and the son desires to enter the army.
AS they will not give up their plans
in favor of his he turns them adrift.
The daughter marries and her hus-
band, a mining engineer, is entombed
alive in a mining accident. Faber's
wife wants to go to her daughter in
her distress. THE master" refuses to
allow her to do so and when she per-
sists he tells her she can never re-
turn. The favorite nephew robs "the
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help prepare for her older sons homo.
coming and that she was to bring her
father also.
had not heard from Reginald for some
time. In his last letter he had said
that he had graduated and his parents
had returned home. and that he would
soon Join her.
Marion took up her new work, Try
Ing to be satisfied, and on the day Of
the arrival Of the expected one, this b.
ing Mrs. Young's older son, Marion
was in the sitting-room. and suddenly
the door opened and in came Harold.
saying: my big brother has come"
and Marion. looking up. exclaimed: 70.
Reginald" and he clasped her to him
in a fond embrace At this moment
Marion's father and Mr.. and Mrs.
Young entered the room, and Marion
demanded an explanation from them.
which Mrs. Young laughingly gave.
II was once Mrs Stacey. and my son
and 1 were separated soon after his
fathers death. then married Mr..
Young. whose son you have had the
half. Reginald had not seen Harold
since a baby. and. as l had not told
him the name OF the person with
whom l had left Harold, he did not
know he was the child in your care.
although he felt strongly attracted to
him. After he came abroad to us and
told us of you, we decided to keep
things hidden from you until his re-
turn. wishing to surprise you and your
father. We will be happy to see you
and Reginald and you father settled in
home Of your own" After few
words with Reginald and his mother.
Mr.. Grey found out why the name
Stacey had sounded 80 familiar to him.
for Reginalds father had been the one
with whom Mr.. Grey had had dealings
In the past.-Boston Post
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Now "Bob" Evans Story.

The following somewhat irreverent
story is going the rounds Of the press
in relation to Fighting Bob" Evans.
Dressed in a plain suit Of clothing, he
went to church on a recent Sunday and
seated himself In a vacant pew about
midway up the aisle. Soon afterward
gentleman and a lady walked In
and seated themselves In the same DOW.
The gentleman stood 1t as long as he
could and then passed his card over to
Bob, which read as follows: II Day
$4,000 annually for this pew" Bob
glanced at the card and then passed It
back with the following written on the
other side: you pay too damned
much" The preacher then announced
his text: ut is pleased to dwell to-
gether in the house Of the Lord,"-Ds
Kalb Chronicle.
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Cycling In Francs.

Tho cycle tax in France serves ons
useful purpose-that Of illustrating the
growth of the pastime in that country.
So great has been the rise of automo-
bilism in France that some diminution
might have been expected in tho
Fronchman's enthusiasm for the cycle.
The actual figures. however, sbeak en-
phatically to the contrary effect. In
1894. the first year Of taxation. the
number of machines was 103. 30e; in
1895 1t was 256.Os4 in 1895. 329. s1e.
and in 1897, 4Os.s69 The figures for
last year, however, have just been pub
lished and show a total Of 3,414, or
nearly half million. 1t may con-
hdenuy be expected, however, that the
figures for the present year will great
ly exceed even this total, for not only
is the pastime showing no signs OF
diminution, but regulations introduced
this year with respect to the carrying
OF plaque will insure q more wide-
spread payment OF the imperial tax.
which many riders have previously
found 1t possible to evade.
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REGINALD's BRIDE.

Marion Grey was the child Of
wealthy parents. having been brought
up in luxury and given q good educa-
ton. Her mother died when she was
IL years Of age. leaving her father to
renr his motherless child a. best he
could.
His business did not prosper after
his wife's death, and through the dis
honesty Of his partner he became al
most reduced to bankruptcy. He went
to work with the men that he had
formerly employed. working night and
day. straining his eyes to their utter
most. and finally causing total blind
ness. At this he sold his property and
Marion was Obliged to 20 to work.
She engaged a small tenement and
searched daily for work. but to no
avail. On returning home one day.
tired and disheartened. her father said
to here: Marion, Mrs. Young called
here today, and is going abroad with
her husband. and would like to hnd
trustworthy person to take the care
of her little boy. Harold. She heard
Of our circumstances, and thought that
you might take this position a. gov
erness, and yet be near your old father.
What do you think about 1t. my dearf'
well, father" said Marion In .
cheerful tone, for she never allowed
her father to see her downhearted. do
you think that you could stand the an
nosance of this child. for he 10 but
five years of age and has been In
dulged greatly?"
my daughter" said her father, at
does seem az II this is plan by which
you can meet the expenses and yet DO
near me during the day."
Nothing more was said, and the fol-
lowing day Marion called on Mrs.
Young and everything was settled sat
isfactorily. She brought Harold home
with her. for he had been attracted to
Marion at once, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Young were to sail the following day.
The Youngs were people of wealth and
attended the same church as Marion
had done from childhood. and they felt
we'll pleased at being able to ind such
Trustworthy person with whom to
leave Harold.
Marion was in the habit Of taking
Harold for q stroll during the latter
part of the day. and 1t was during one
of these strolls that Harold exclaimed:
Why. Auntie, we meet that gentle
man every day."
The gentleman, hearing the remark.
turned and said: Good afternoon"
Good afternoon, SIR" said Marion.
Pardon me, but the child called you
'Auntie.' May l ask II he ID your
nephew7" said the gentleman.
20, NO, sir! am Miss Grey. and
have charge Of him for few months
while his parents are abroad" said
Marion.
Il am fond Of children. and should
judge that this Lad II about the same
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COOKING A HUSBAND.
A Few Simple Rules for Making Ther
Tender and Digsstibie. :.

Tender and Dissstibis.
In selecting your husband you
should not be guided by the silvery ap-
pearance as in buying mackerel. or BY
the golden tint, as II you wanted
salmon. Be sure to select him your
self. as tastes differ. Don't go shop
ping for him, as the best are always
brought to your door. When bought,
tie him in the saucepan with a strong
cord called Comfort-as the kind called
Duty is apt to be weak. Husbands
sometimes fly out Of the saucepan and
become burned and rusty on the edges.
since, like Holsters and oysters, you
have to cook them alive. Make .
clear. strong. steady IRE out Of Love.
Neatness and Cheerfulness. Set him
a. near this as seems to agree with
him. II he sputters and fixxles don't
hs anxious. Some husbands do this
until they are quite done. Add lit
tie sugar In the form Of Kisses, but no
vinegar or pepper. A little spice i'm
proves husbands. but 1t must be used
with judgment. Don't stick any
sharp instrument into him to go II ha
u becoming tender. Stir him gently.
watching the while lest he should W
too close to the saucepan and % b.
come tasteless. You cannot fail to
know when he is done. II thus treated
you will ind him very digestibls.
agreeing nicely with you and the chill
dren.
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SUDDENLY THE DOOR OPENED.
age a. my young brother. whom have
not seen since a babe" After saying
few words to Harold. he wished them
good afternoon and passed on.
Marion called Harold and walked
leisursly home, little knowing what an
Impression she had made on this new
acquaintance. Upon entering the
house, Harold exclaimed: 20, grand
pa, We met . real nice gentleman. and
he talked with auntie!"
Mr.. Grey made no reply. but during
the evening asked Marion who the
gentleman was. Marion replied that 1t
was ono that they had met frequently
in their strolls. and Harold had opened
the conversation by his childish re-
marks. His name Is Mr.. Reginald
Stacey, and he lives next door," she
said.
STACEY" repeated Mr.. Grey. THAT
sounds familiar. I once had dealings
with one by that name, but he has
passed away"
Az time passed the meetings between
Marion and her friend became more
lIeQuOuL ouu WuAt Wdb dt uIbI q kuoEe
acquaintance soon ripened into a deep
affection. until one day Reginald said
Marion. I am going away to complete
my education. but there Is something
that wish to tell you before going"
Marion. have loved you from the
first sight. my dear" said Reginald.
But, Reginald, what of my fathsrl
1 love you. but I cannot leave him."
sail Marion.
"Yoa and your father shall never b
separated" he answered.
After spending some time in making
promises and endearing words. he bads
her = fond good-by.
That evening Marion told her father
the whole story.
A little later on she received letters
from Reginald. and often wondered
why he did not speak about his people
in them. but, thinking that the year
would soon pass and having her time
taken up with Harold and her father,
she decided that on his return she
would ask him about them. As time
passed away rapidly. Mr.. and Mrs.
Young returned from abroad and took
Harold home. paying Marion well. On
her next visit to Marion and her faith
er. Mrs. Young stated that she wished
her 70 sous with her . few days 70
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Two sworn III set upon a whale a
half mile of DE- seawail last Friday at
ternOon and lor half an hour kept the
water in mol. The rather un-
usual sight dow considerable crowd
Of spectators the end of the Lombard
street wharf, The swOrdfsh, accord
ing to their habit, rose swiftly in the
water beneath the whale, which they
endeavored 10 strike from below.
When they missed the mark the swift
ness Of their ascent would cause the
whole bodies 10 show out Of the water.
The whale spouted and dashed about
him furiOusly. The water began to be
Redeemed, but before he was MORALLY
hurt the big creature sank to the bot
tom and was i'd Of his tormentors.-
San Francis Chronicle.
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Mrs. slimdiet-Well. that fellow
Longhead. who talked about taking
board here, is just about the most su-
perstitious man I ever did hear of.
He's actually afraid Of ghosts. Maid
Ghosts. is it? Mrs. slimdiet-Yes. He
writes that he has changed his mind
about coming because he's been told
that half dozen people have starved
to death here.-New York Weekly.
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STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, -
LUCAS COUNTY -

STATn OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY
Frank J. Cherey makes oath that he is the
senior partner q the firm Of F. J. Cheney & Co,
doing businesS In the City of Toledo, County
and State Aforesaid and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every ca OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use o Halls Cntnrrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn 70 hetpr. me and subscribed in my
presence. this Sta day OF December, A. d. l886
ISrA,1 A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catnrrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly IN the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials free.
u. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo O
Sold by Druggists 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
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mistaken kindness PERM
about physical health.
Miss CARRIE M. LAMB,
MRS. PINKHAM-A year
irregular menstruation
and leucorrhea. My
appetite was variable.
stomach sour and bowels
were not regular. and
was subject to pains like
collie during menstruation.
l wrote you and began to
take Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and
used two packages of
Sanative Wash. Youcan't
imagine my relief. My
courses are natural and
general health improved"
MRS. MAMIE ADKINS.
La Due. Mo-. writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-
I feel it my duty to tell
you of the good your
Vegetable Compound has
done my daughter. She
suffered untold agony at
time of nenstruation be-
fore taking your medicine;
but the Compound has
relieved the pain. given
stronger, and has improv.
you for the benefit she !
for voting rir!s."
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It is often difficult to select an ar
ticle for Christina present that will
be acceptable and inexpensive. The
John N. Smyth Co. have solved the
problem by offering for sale 5000
guitars at $2.65 each, thus bringing
them within the reach Of everyone.
Tho hrm Is thoroughly reliable. See
lad" in another part Of this paper. Get
their mammoth catalogue.
Sho-"I wouldn't marry any man on
earth" He-"My dear girl this country
"Greek doors open out ward" SIS that SO?
! suppose the Greeks used them to knock
book agents on the front steps"
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WANTED.

WANTED esther sex) to fold circu-
l.rs. etc., at home. s12 weekly sal
ary. Particulars &c. Address Ths
Nom Medicine Cure Club, Lock BOZ SOB,
Los Angeles, Cal.
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Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
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Used
TUenty Years

We do not know Of any other
hair preparation that has been
used in one family for twenty
years. do you7
But Ayers Hair vigor has
been restoring color to gray hair
for fifty years. and it never
fails to do this work. either.
You can rely upon it for
stopping your h.ir from falling
out. for keeping your scalp
clean and healthy. and for max
ing the hair grow rich and long.
SI.ee bsttIs. All ts,uisa..
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'.They say Jorkus is very stingy.'
"Stingy? He's so stingy that he moist.
ems his postage stamps only at the cor.
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New Bonbardo Combination Reversible Psriol
Game Board. - xsmes biggest hit in years. Agent.
wanted " D. Caldwell Col6l supertor.st., Chicago
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..You needn't toll me that women have
no Inventive faculty" What do you
know about it?" Whenever my wife
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PiAo's Cure for Consumption has been
Q Godsend to me-Wm. B. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept. II, 1895.
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pa SGSsr wasnsF has haa to ys
Every time she began, her Angora cat
had q MT"
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The latest llventlon for saving life is
a non-stnkah boat. II people would
pay as much p'tention to the preserva-
ton of life u other ways there would
be q gerat Improvement. Hostetter's
Stomach Bit'trs is a life preserver. 1t
cures dyspepfa. Indigestion and all
forms Of storach trouble. 1t is an ex-
cellent tonic.
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FITS rernHneuty Cured :'o fits nervousness ate,
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Wiggs-'Henpeck is very fond of enter
tanning. Isn't he?" Waggs-"Yes; his
wife Is alV ays. pleasant when there's COM
pnuy DreS, MT b"
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KANY dutiful daughter pays pain for her mothers
N ignorance or perhaps neglect.
AVA The mother suffered and she thinks her daughter
must suffer also This only limited No
pain healthy Every mother should inform her
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what is your idea of a good Joker
zone that makes you laugh against your
will
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Living in a flat isn't so bad" why
notr I'VE are always invited out to
dinner THANKSGIVING Day."
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Ask Them About Il

Half the men you meet are carrying
the watches they gave their wives ~
fore marriage,
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fully fogs, io-nieht. Astronomer-
Then III r. out an announcement Of
another brtlllrt meteor shower"
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for the sake of her daughter. Write
to Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn. Mass.
for her advice about all matters
concerning the ills of the feminine
organs.
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Keeps
My Hair
Soft


ri have used youf Hair
visoe foe five years and an
greatly pleased with it. 1t eer-
taia1y restores the origin,t color
to sray kair. 1t keeps my hair
soft and smooth. 1t quickly
cured me Of some kind Of humor
Of tie scalp. Ny mother used
your Han Vigor for some
twenty years and liked it very
muck Mis-. Helen Kilkenny.
New Portland. Me-. Jan. 4. 90.
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A CHRISTMAS PIANO

For ei9O new organ for s8O What Xmas present
nicer than Of these high-grade Instrument. can
YOU Imagine! Only . small pay ment down, and the
balance may be extended over two or more year,.
THE KNlGHT-CAMPBEL MUSIC CO.,
Denver Branch Stores: Pueblo Colorado Springs,
Cripple Creek, Central City, Leadvills, Tfinldad.
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ANDHGEN7
MOTHERS

Many young girls beauty wasted by pain ae
time of mensruaton. and many indugent mothers with
permit their daughters to careless
about physical health.
Miss CARRIE M. LAMB Big Beaver. Mich, writes: DEAR
Mps PINKHAM-A wear ago l suffered profuse and
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pain given her better color. and she feels
stronger and improved every way grateful to
you benefit received. 1t great medicine
for GIRL
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-29
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Fifteen commodious and handsomely rttCd
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Steamers leave piers 8. and AZ Light Street
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RAILWAY DlVIsloN.-(Piert ~ 4.1o y.
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Freight received at pier Light street. daily
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CHOPTANK RIVER LINES D m dai
except Sunday, for Easton, Oxford, Cam
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WlCOMIC0 RIVER LINE.-5 D M evers
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for Winea
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NANTICOKE RIVER LINES m Mo-
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AN ORDINANCE

To amend Article 81 of the City Code, title
''Health of the City" by adding thereto an
additional section, to follow Section 26, and
to be designated as section a6 A"
SECTION l. Be il ordained by the Mayor
Counsellor and Aldermen of the City of Annapo
lis That a new section be- and the same Is here.
by added to Article II Of the City Code, title
.sHeath of the CITY," to follow Section z6, and tc
be designated Section 76 A." and to read as fol
lows
as A. No dead body shall be buried from the
City of Annapolis until permit shall have first
been obtained from the Health Officer, who
shall receive from the Treasurer, by order Of
the Mayor, as compensation for issuing each
certificate, the sum of fifteen cents. And the
Health Officer Is hereby required to keep cor
rect record of all such permits and report the
same monthly to the Mayor. Counsellor and
Aldermen. All undertakes or other persons IN
charge of the burial OF said dead bodies, who
shall neglect or fail to apply for such permit,
shall be fined FIVE dollars and costs, and In de-
fault of payment be confined In Jail for tIo) ten
days.
SECTION q. And be it ordained, That this or
dinance shall take effect from the date OF its
p- RDwIN A. sEIDEwITz.
Mayor.
PHIL. e. PORTER. Clerk.
Approved Oct. 9Th. 1899.
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SENTIMENTAL NOVEMBER.

Nature at present wears very shabby
gown, and soon there will be nothing
left 70 shield her from the chill frosts and
wintry blasts. Leafby leather gorgeous
ly tinted autumn vestment falls from her,
and what was once resplendently attired
becomes mere relic of withered glory.
The flowers are gone, only the "queen of
autumn" the chrysanthemum remains
rearing its head with regal splendor in
defiance to the North winds breath.
The leaves are dead and lie withered at
our feet, nesting in the bosom of old
mother earth who holds them in fond
embrace. They are natures carpet. a
fit covering for the soil that gave them
birth. November reminds US that the
year is growing old and charges us to
remember the many blessings we have
enjoyed. November brings the chill
north winds but it also brings the warmth
and sunshine of Indian summer. ahappy
combination of seasons. when summer
fingers on winters threshold. Yes. the
year is growing old. and we have much
for which to be thankful. Thanksgiving
with its odor of turkey and sage, cram
berry sauce and plum pudding. is happi-
~ located in this retrospective month of
November. Around it cluster many
memories of home and family ties. of
childhood days disappointed hopes. cf
might-have-beens. yet on this great
national holiday there. are none of us so
ungrateful that we cannot thank God for
his mercies and praise him for his bless
ings.
Dear. old sentimental November. you
are fraught with many hallowed associa-
tons. and you remind us that we. like
the year. are growing old.