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How His Head Was.

\ passenger on a Cunard steamship
had an experience which led her to be-
lieve that a seaman is not apt to waste
many thoughts on his personal trou-
bles. The sailor who brought her to
this opinion had a fall which resulted
in bad cut on the head, the second day
out. She was solicitous in her inquiries
as to his welfare when she saw the cap
tain that night, and would undoubtedly
have continued her sympathy had not a
rough sea called to mind her own suf-
ferings. Four days later. when she
emerged, white and weak, from her
stateroom, she suddenly remembered
the poor sailor. In the course of the
day she saw him, with strip of plas-
ter on his forehead. How is your
head?" she asked. kindly, as he passed
by her bent on some duty. West by
south, ma'am," was the reply, deliy-
cred with respectful but hasty clear
ness, and he was gone.-Slort Stories
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"T CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME

man. He motioned the next man and
all drew their pistols. Fergus crept to
the door, motioning Nelly to shelter
herself. There was sudden crash-in
OF the door, three shots and dash at
the window. Nelly fred the pistol that
she held straight into the face of the
man who came first.
John Conover was always n badly
crippled man. He had expected no sue
cor but he knew Nelly well enough to
think she would never relinquish the
claim only over his own signature.
hardly then. He had resigned himself
to die that she might have n fortune.
1t was snatch from the grave for him.
Everyone knows the Conovers on the
two continents. The claim was one of
the three best in California. Kathleen
was such a fabulous heiress she could
have married dozen titles, tsIt she
chose a plain American. she had
young half brother, who, strange as il
may seem, was called Fergus from the
start He was famous athlete in an
eastern college in the 'I0s and married
an English girl of family. Nelly Con-
over, a lovely, white-haired old lady,
may often be seen in the picture gal
leries and pleasure gardens of CONT
mental cities, walking beside the wheel
chair of genial old gentleman. She
kept her vow. No time since that awful
hour on the mountain side has she beeh
absent from John Conoyer's side--Chi
Cago Daily News.
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HIRAM BAKERS MORALIZlNG.

Sometimes, when / read of the men
Who're on the tip-top notch of fame,
While every tongue and every pen
Is paving tributes to their name,
And when l think how close and small
My lie and lot is on this earth,
I have been fool enough to fall
Into the blues and hate it all,
And envy luckier men their berth.
Sometimes when some chap wins the prize
And writes his name amongst the best,
/ think, s'pose PG his chance to rise,
His edication and the rest
/ wonder if l couldn't climb
The ladder jest as quick as he;
And then it almost seems a crime
That he should feast, while, all the time,
There's but the hard, dry crusts for me.
But then, again, / think, suppose
That all our brains was same as his,
Who'd pillow the furrers, plant the rows,
And do the common stints there is?
If everyone could greatness share
This world would stop, / guess we'd find
We can't all fancy-work prepare,
The few have pleasant tasks and fair,
The many's got to git the grind.
God made us all, and put us here
AS part OF His almighty plan:
And each ones got his duty clear;
It's jest to do the best he can.
And If my place in life amt what
I'd like to have 1t, nor as great,
Why, if l can. I'll change my lot,
And, if / can't, whate'er I've got,
IN try to keep my furrer straight.
Joe Lincoln. in L. A. W. Bulletin.
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SHELLY Conover! Oh can't behave it's


the same" he said.
1T is" she laughed; then in her
warm hearted way: "Sit down, Fer
gus; I'm glad TO see you. You should
see Kathleen. She's fine girl now"
Fergus would not sit down. He was
evidently at loss what to say. lie
shifted his hat uneasily.
"Nelly Carney, thot was, Oh must hur-
ry nv wurrd, as Olive Tim Blake in me
place down in the yard. Olive some
wurrd of John Conover from dirthy
Chinee that Olive befrinded wunst or
twice. He told me, Nelly Carney, thot
John has med his foind at last, an thot
three ov the worst min in San Francisco
are to be afther not only PLAT he's taken
DOT alriddy, but it will be his life for his
claim out there beyant."
Nelly Conover had risen. All the fine
lady dropped from her. She ran to Fer
gus and caught his hand.
Fergus, Fergus, ye're friend, in
deed Come away with me to John.
Get Tim, Denny and Jerry and one OF
the other boys we can depend on.
There's plenty of money. We will go
faster than anyone. Oh, Fergus, help
me, for old times sake"
We've no tonne. thin, to lose, quoth
Fergus. For thot gang is away three
hours moo. BE ready when come with
the b'ys."
An hour or two after Nelly was ready.
She had been to the convent to kiss
Kathleen, she had dressed herself in
her coarse mountain clothing again.
The next train north bore the lrishmen
and Nelly to the little station where
she had decided to get off.
1t was by a short cut, rough and dam
gerous, that Nelly made up her mind
to lead her followers. 1t was tho one
by which John Conover used to secret
~ transport his gold. Several times
she had tramped with him up and down
the pass. She calculated that she could
arrive an hour or two after the attack
ing party if they pushed forward all
night. A terrible energy possessed Mel
~. Her eyes shone with terror and
anxiety. Could they reach John in
tiiIl'. AS Sil' oi'' - - '''S
dark she registered a VOW never to
leave John Conover again if his life
were spared.
Toward dawn the party were in sight
of Toby's creek. Nelly pointed with
shaking finger at the hut near the
mountain side. There was light in
the cabin. The party crept up stealth
lily. Nelly crawled on her hands and
knees to the back window. The sight
within froze her blood. John Conover
was tied and bound before the fire I'M
til he was perfectly helpless. Three
men were torturing him, Indian fash
ion, by applying burning sticks to his
feet. He would not sign away his
claim.
Nelly drew back one second and Fer
gus took her place. a settled gray look
came into the face of the big switch
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The Frances Willard Hospital, Chicago, Ill.

markable cures of cases of very obsti-
nate catarrh of the stomach, where Pc
ru-na was the only medicine used. I
consider it a reliable medicine.
Georgiana Dean.
The symptoms of catarrhal dyspepsia
are: Coated tongue, pain or heavy feel
ing in the stomach, belching of gas,
dizzy head, sometimes headache, de-
spondent feelings, loss of appetite, pal
pitation of the heart and irregularity of
the bowels.
Send for a free book written by
DR.. Hartman, entitled Health and
Beauty" Address DR.. Hartman, Co.
lumbus, O.
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Miss Georgiana Dean was for three
years missionary in Liberia under the
NJ. f. Church from the training school
in Chicago. After her return she stud
led nursing, graduating from the pres
ent Frances Z. Willard National Tenn
perance Hospital of Chicago. She is an
enthusiastic friend of Pe-ru-na, as is
evident from the following letter:
Chicago, H., Jan. 20, 1899.
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Columbus, o.:
CONDEMNATION will be glad to know
of the happy results obtained from the
use of Pe-ru-na among the patients I'M
der my care whenever prescribed by the
physician. | have seen some very re-
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HOw's This:

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+, j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last l5years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac.
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
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Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Mrs. Quickleigh-The first man who
ever proposed TO me said that if would
not marry him he would blow his
brains ont.
Miss Wonder-Good gracious, Tie
must have been crazy. Why didn't you
have him put under restraint?
Il did. ! married him. Tit Bits.
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Simple Addition.

A teacher at Garden City said to her
primary class the other day: IF your IA
Their gave your mother seven dollars to-day
and eight dollars tomorrow, What would
she have?" And the small boy over in the
corner replied: "She would have a ft."-
Kansas CITY Journal
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Who's to Blame.

When girl graduates she has an ambition
to show the world what noble oman,
with high purpose in life, can do; but she
meets a man and marries him, and soon be-
gins to get that funny look in her eyes,
Atchison Globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-04
AK Your Dealer for Aliens FOot-Ease,

A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
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Life in a hotel is a great educator.
Day after day Mrs. Conover went about.
saw great plays. read novels. visited
her child and enjoyed existence. She
received Johns infrequent letters with
positive alarm. Suppose he should
send for her to return She could close
her eyes and see the great, dark, snow
topped mountain wall. the rough cabin
close under the shadow, the Drawing.
waters of the mountain torrent. In
dreams she heard the drumming voice
of the wind among the pine boughs. the
scream of the wild eagles-that was all.
She missed John al first with all the
passion of her impulsive nature; but,
as time went on, the longing grew less
fierce, and she felt she would rather
never return than to go now when life
was so full of gayety and novelty.
One day Fergus O'Hare came to see
her. The colored servant told her. with
grin, that the visitor wouldn't write
his name on a card-maybe couldn't.
Nelly flushed, for she knew it was but
q little time since she had been ipno-
rant of card formalities. She said she
would see him in her own parlor, and
the amused bellboy showed up the
switchman. He looked rougher and
more grimy than ever.
How do you do, Fergus" she said,
with little condescension.
Fergus had stopped in the middle Of
the little parlor.
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and we'll helped through the change of life period
ifty-fve years DID,
The of advanced years who healthy and happy
invariably those who have known how secure help
when they needed it. Mrs Pinkhan will advise
free of charge who writes about her health Her address
Lynn Aass-
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His OnfniOn of 1t.

"Well, this is a pretty howdy-do!" re-
marked Uncle Allen Sparks, the first time
he experienced the high handshake. -Chi-
cago Tribune.
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Mule meat served la carte, with horse
radish and a pony of wine is a stable article
in Paris.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
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Fruit Farming Along the Frisco.

An attractive, illustrated and thoroughly
reliable 64pase booklet, devoted to fruit cuI-
ture along the Frisco Line in Missouri, Ar
kansas, Kansas and Indian Territory, Just
issued. a copy will be sent free upon appli-
cation to Bryan Snyder G. p. A, Frisco
Line, St. Louis, Mo.
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Whisky relieves dyspepsia on the theory,
perhaps that the feeling of brick in the
hat offsets the feeling of a brick in the
stomach.-Detroit Journal.
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HEAkTHFUX
OLD AGE

tier. grew worse all the
rs. Pinkham's Compound.
ties, was cured of both
/ am now enjoying good
Id feel very grateful for
good your medicine has
e me. Iwouldrecommend
} all women suffering as /
was.
Mrs. N. E. LACEY,
Pearl, La, writes:
"Ihave adleucorrhea
for about twenty years,
falling of womb by spells
for ten years, and my
bladder was affected, had
backache a great deal.
l tried a number of
doctors. They would re-
lieve me for a little
. while. then | would be
Eworse than ever. I
a then thought l would
y try Lydia E. Pinkham' S
Vegetable Compound,
Eleven bottles of Com
pound and one box of
Liver Pills cured me
and am now sound
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In the Nick O Time
az % slS ~ az az ~ l1s az az M n,

THE Widow Carney came out of her
two-room shanty beyond the dump.
She stood erect in the spring sunshine,
looking over a network of railroad
tracks, across to the switchhouse where
Kathleen had taken Fergus O'Hare's
dinner Nelly Carney was still little
more than a girl. Her face was arch
and sweet, her eyes bright, her hair
black and curly. The wind blew her
calico dress away from her fine figure.
And you say that she's Il widow"
John Conover remarked to Fergus.
Not long, l venture"
Three year." said Fergus, painting
n little. Not for any fault of the b'ys.
She's a little uppish, is Nelly Carney.
Phil were fireman an like to be an
engineer wan day, but the greasers
down Coyote pass finished him wan
night whin they attacked the train.
Company gives her the rint av the hoose
thar an she keeps borders for meals"
That is how John Conover met Nelly
Carney. He was getting ready to go to
the mines. He had just come from the
eastern states and had a claim up about
Toby's creek that his brother had left
him when he died the year before.
He did not say much about himself
20 anyone. He took his meals with the
Widow Carney for a week or so and
bunked in with Fergus O'IIare. He
said he was getting his outfit. Nelly
Carney did some sewing for him and
they sat together evenings, while little
Kathleen slept beside them.
One of these evenings John Conover
seemed to be very thoughtful. At last
he took a sudden resolution.
Nelly" he began, gently, I'm going
up to rough place, but I've got a no.
ton to take you along
at takes two to make bargain,
Mr.. Conover.
Not this bargain. know you'll go,
dear. I'm only wondering if it'll pay
YOU. Jim always stuck to it, that creek
claim was bound to pan out. If it does,
you and Kathleen will be fixed for life.
If 1T don't, you might have n tough
time. Shall we go down to the squire
tomorrow, Nen?"
Nelly took a nights sleep on it, and
In the morning consented to go up
country with John Conover. They were
married one day and set out the next,
taking the little child with them.
1t seemed a shame to John Conover
that he had brought such pretty crea-
ture to live in such wild and lone
some spot. She was happy enough, APP
parently the same Nelly that he had
y seen on the dump that spring day. The
more he bowed her the more he brooded
over her sacrifice of home and friends
among civilized people. He worked
hard, and the next summer made good
find in hole and sent her back to San
Francisco with a small fortune and
instructions to put Kathleen into a
convent, where she could have school
ing and be made a lady of for the flu
ture.
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CHARMING grandmother!

4 CHARMING grandmother!
~ What pleasant influence in the house is delight
a - full old lady in good health.
MRS MoLLIE BARBER ST. James, Mo-, writes: II took
Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound during change of
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life. and have passed through that
critical period safely. l suffered for
years with falling of the womb and
female weakness. At times could
hardly stand on my feet. also had
leuCorrhRa. | tried several GOOD
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which, he asserted he had entered with his opinion wholly uniformed
 q said to myself, let's take the bull by the horns" he said Tt was Pic quart who brought about the revision. Let us study Picquart. I found his case perfectly constructed, and for a mo- ment hoped we might acquit and re- habilitate an innocent man. It would have been all to our advantage and no trouble to repair judicial error of the judges of 1S9S whose honor has never been impugned. That would necessar- fly have pacified the public mind. But closer investigation of PiGquart's case showed Assures My momentary con- viction of the innocence of Dreyfus was transformed into stronger belief in his guilt, which has been confirmed by the testimony of the witnesses, and l come here otell you on my soul and con- science, that Dreyfus is guilty, and I demand the application of article 76 of the penal code
 The last statement of the government commissary caused great deal of eX citement in the court, which was after wards adjourned for the day.
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M njor Carricre Delivers His Argu ment for the Government-The Court Re- fuses to Allow the Reasonable Request or M. Labori Regarding Colonel Schwa artzkoppen and Major Panni- zardi.
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WEDDINGS.

Guests at q very pretty wedding in Thomaston Wednesday were Mir. and
 Mrs T. J. Lawton and Dr. G. A. Law < ton of New Haven, Miss Sadie Dunham of Seymour, Mrs. Gddings and Miss Minnie Nichols of Bridgeport, Mrs. Peck
 and Mrs. Smith of New Haven. The wedding occurred at the residence of MT and Mrs. Charles Paige at Ply mouth, when their only daughter Stel- la Gaylord, was united in marriage to John Dewell also of Plymouth
 "golden-rod wedding was the event of the season in social life in Bea- con Falls at noon Wednesday, Septem- Der 6. The occasion was the marriage of Miss Sadie Mitchell Hart of Beacon Falls to William Bertram Bradley of Lexington, Ky The ceremony took place at the home of the brides father, Julius A. Hart, the officia ting clersv- man being the Rev. M. O. Lepley of Bridgeport, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Smith of Beacon Falls. A very large company of relatives and friends was present. Miss Mabel Lacey was maid of honor Frederick L. Hart. brother of the bride was best man. The brides gifts to her bridesmaids were gold stick pins The parlors were lavishly erim- med with golden-rod and bunting. Miss Fredericka Humell of New Haven was chief decorator, assisted by Mrs. Ernest Taylor of Seymour and the bridesmaids, all intimate friends of the bride. The
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TIRTOUS ITEMS.

The board of education will meet this evening with the newly appointed mem bers in attendance. Appointments of | the various committees will be made. Superintendent Kendall will report a list of appointments of teachers to fill vacancies in the public schools, which will open on Monday next and with an increased enrolment. It is estimated that at least 15,550 pupils will enter the schools at the opening of the fall term,
 this being about 300 over the number
 enrolled last term. Room for all will be
 provided.
 Owing to the continued increase of children of school age in the upper part
 of the Eighth ward rooms have been
 secured in the spacious store on Ed
 wards street, near Orange street, for
 mery occupied by J. Edward Northrop
 as grocery store, and here the surplus
 scholars will be taught how to climb the
 tree of knowledge.
 The Dessauer-Tr -Troostwyk School of
 Music reopened yesterday with a large attendance of pupils, this popular school
 being more in favor than ever. This
 institution is now in it's eighth season and has, during it's existence, been fre- quented by more than four hundred pu- pills in the various departments of in- strumental and vocal music, of whom a great many now hold prominent posi- tions as church singers, soloists in con- certs and as teachers. A special fea- ture will be the preparation of pupils who wish to enter the musical depart ment at Yale university, and singers will receive a complete education for concert, opera, church and oratorio.
 Miss Ruth Smith of Foxon and her mother, Mrs. A. Judson Smith, who have been very low with typhoid fever, are now convalescent. Miss Smith was at one time in 8 very critical condition and not expected to recover.
 Robert J. Early has sold to Concetta DeSelia property on Lafayette street, 30 feet by "A feet, and the deed was re- corded in the office of the town clerk yesterday afternoon. The stamps on the deed indicate that the purchase price was S3,000.
 The work of enlarging and improving the City bank is going forward rapidly, ] and November 1, it is now expected, l will see the Improvements all complet- ed.
 Charles H. Alling of IS Lamberton street, an engineer on the Consolidated | road is slowly recovering from thc ef- ] fects of stroke of paralysis. He was stricken eight months ago.
 Many people watch daily the work of | the climbers who are repairing the tall spire of the Howard avenue Congrega- tional church. Parts of the broken or- on the steeple are being re- placed.
 Mrs Frank Hall of West Haven, who nas been critically ill for several days S recovering and an operation will not De necessary.
 Ex-Alderman William H. Forsyth of he Pond Lily company has purchased If E. R. Jeffcott the residence at the ,orner of Barnett and Front streets in Westville. MT. Forsyth thus decides to ocate permanently in that section of he city, having established fine busi- less thers-
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UN1vERsALIsT CONVENTION.
National Gathering to Be Held in
 Boston in October.

National Gathering to Be Held in
 Boston in October. The biennial session of the Universal ist general convention will be held in Boston October 20 to 25, inclusive This is expected to be one of the most inn portant sessions in the history of that church.
 The convention proper will be pre- ceded by a ministers meeting lasting through Thursday and Friday, October 19 and 20. At this meeting there will be addresses by the Rev. I. P Codding- ton of Rochester, N. r.; the Rev. pr. E, c. Sweetser of Philadelphia; the Rev. J. F. Albion of Maiden, Mass; the Rev. W, c. Selleck of Providence; the Rev Dr. c. Ellwood Nash, president of Lombard university, Galesburg, H., and others. At the same time the ministers meeting is in session Thurs day evening the Universalist club of Boston will hold its annual reception and ladies' night at the Hotel Vendome, where the governor of Massachusetts, the mayor of Boston and other distin guished persons will be among the speakers
 The ministers meeting and the con- vention proper will be held in the Co lumbus avenue Universalist church. The first session of the convention will be held Friday evening with a com munion service and a sermon by the Rev. pr. F. H. Capen, president of Tufts college. The convention will be formally organized Saturday morning, with the president, Charles l.. Hutch inson of Chicago, presiding. At this session reports will be read and com mittees appointed. There will be no regular sessions of the convention Sat urday afternoon and evening, the time being given up to committee work. The visiting clergymen will occupy various pupits in and around Boston Sunday morning.
 The occasional sermon of the con- vention will be preached at the Colum- bus avenue church Sunday afternoon by the Rev pr. A. J. Garfield of St. PauPs church, Chicago. Sunday even- ing there will be a mass meeting in Music hall Governor Wolcott and Mayor Quincy have been invited to make addresses of welcome. The music will be furnished by a combined choir of 800 voices from the Universalist churches in and around Boston. Ses- sions of the convention will be held when there will be addresses on many timely and interesting topics by the abiest speakers of the Universalist de-