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sadie, and she fairly dragged EN-.
ny TO the matinee.
between the acts sadie recognized
the glrl she had seen with the Man
ana she WAS alone
After the performance Sadie and
Emily saw tho Man. And Tor one
moment the world seemed bright TO
Emily. She smiled and started to
him. but he ala not seem TO see her.
Then both went up 10 the Man.
Emily said why. how ala you
know We were coming 20
lie seemed urprised--rtnrtled. In
fact Before he could pretend sue
ccaHfuily up came the third girl.
The tragedy OF Emily's soul came
upon Il and overwhelmed II. Sadie
took her by the arm and said Come
on. Pari'" And then both she aud
Emily bowed 20 the man and went
Neither spoke a word on their way
30 their bachelor home Then Sadie
put her arm around the other girls
neck and said Hes gone. Pard.
You've got nobody left now but your
ohum
Don't speak 90 me. said Emily In
"a NJ ~ passion You're glad.
Wen. in "a way. because never
trusted him. ! saw him with that
girl a week ago"
why didn't you tell me them"
Would you have believed me.
rardT'
That was horrible night HAd!e
slept little Early next morning she
foll asleep from exhaustion. when
she awoke ENTITY was gone
sadie got up and hurfiediy dressed
herself Juni a. SHE started out 10
hunt Tor Emily. she walked IN.
Che gave a start a. she saw Sadie
before her. dressed to go out
What made you get up" she said
looking frightened.
\ have 10 attend 70 some business
this morning said Sadie a friend
~ mine. having concluded 90 take
poison. 1t has deyolvrd upon me 10
head her OF Give me that bottle
Emily stood, pale and at bay.
trembling for some minutes. Then
she slowly drew botsr from In
eide her street Jacket. and. laying It
on the table. staggered to sofa.
whore che crouched. rahhinE.
=, vas rather a shabby idea.
wasn't 4. Pardf" said sadie Just
fancy me struggling with the police
and the reporters ali alone"
"i'll do IL. though" Emily sobbsd.
I'm do IL come other way"
Within u hours Efniiys father
oppor,uneiy arrived. lie was dis
Greet enough not 10 mention the tel
cKram from Mise Sadie clint. Meth
er did he mention the Man.
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A SKELETON IN
THE MASONRY
Body Md Seen Placed In the
Wall Of Q psrls Mouse.

A mystery that possibly Involves a
great tragedy and great historic
names axitafe. Paris. while work.
men were engaged 10 pulling down
the old house % Henry De viilsmss-
SAINT. tn. famous founder % the Fig
arc. IN the Avenue De Bots de Bou-
Ieene. they came upon a valied-up
skeleton. The body lay In a cavity
which had been built In the wall ~
the cellar. IL stretched ~ full length
on the ground. The skeleton was
that OF a woman. This fact was
fully proved by the fragments Of
clothing that still practically covered
81. There was abundant evidence.
moreover. 10 show that the remains
were those Of q woman Of refinement
and wealth. and possibly Of rank.
What was left Of her clothing In
ciudsd nne linen, lace. and silk. on
the hngers were six fins rings. con-
sain.nx Diamonds. rubies. pearls and
emeraids. At her neck was a large
bi ooch In the form OF a prineeiy cor
onet. decorated with pearls This IL
very possibly an Indication that she
Was Of prinoeIy rank. as princes arc
In the habit Of presenting such jew
els TO their wives. while the wearing
Of them by private persons would be
vulgar presumption. The cellar was
damp. and the decomposition Of the
clothing had proceeded rapidly
The skeiton was slight. and the
hands and feet we're noticesbly small
which 10 usually regarded as mark
OF birth and breeding. Her hair was
light brown. silky and abundant. and
It's color indicated that the owner
was a young woman \; 10 presumed
that the body vas placed there 10
or more years ago. toward the
close Of the second empire. The sug-
sestlon IL made that the person 30
rnystsriously disposed Of was mem.
Der Of the imperial household
The late Henry de viiiemsssant. IN
whose house the skeleton was found.
was the most famous journalist ever
produced BY France. In his day the
Figaro attained a social prestige
which has never been equaied by any
newspaper. He vas In the confidence
OF kings and princes and the highest
society OF Paris. Although he used
and everybody conceded 20 him the
prefix de" which denotes nobility.
nobody knew what hls family was
He was a man Of mystery. DE Vile
messant was VIGOROUSLY unscrupu-
lous in his dealings with women Coz
relatively he had a great attraction
for them. He possessed an unequal
ed faculty OF unearthlng scandals
and family secrets. for detecting the
skeletons In the closets. He made use
Of this knowledge freely. either 10
obtain money or 20 further his pur-
poses In some other way. Nearly ev-
cry woman OF prominence In society
or in the dramatic profession during
the second empire was under obll.
cations 10 De viliemessant. He died
about 20 years ago.
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ALONG THE WHARvES

The steamer North Pacific. which
has been running to Anaeortes. Fair
haven and whatcorn. after uscem-
Der will be run between Seattle.
Tacoma and Vancouver
The Upper Yukon river steamer
Willie Irving. which was caught In
the ice-iam near selwyn In October.
IL reported to have been crushed and
sunk. No lives wsr, lost. All OF
her cargo but 20 tons of oats was
AANsi
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report
the Federal
military OF
sens
advanced
provided
Of disease all the
beginning OF
On despite the
active soldier killed
umhins
hospitals
caused
do weakng
tall Ame
their
Federal uniform Federal ratonsf
untold
deaehmens Of
deadly which fatal nom the outset
oa for traditions sympathy with syndi
individuals who fattencd contracts
direction OF Is
changed
timed articles subject
the West
Philippines
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A STREET CAR
is WRECKED

sPRrNoFTELD, M. Nov. 30-A
street car. the property Of the Con-
soiidatsd street car company, was
wrecked late last night with dyua-
mite. The car was running as usual
through n tecluded spot In North
Springfield. when It passed over the
explosive. There vas n loud report
Three women, the only passengers
aboard were thrown from their
seats. and rushed from the car as
soon as they regained their feet. II
10 the hrst act OF violence since the
street car mems strike began two
weeks ago. The police made a dill
gent search but were unable to dis.
cover the perpetrators OF the deed.
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The Man.
. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Most people wouid no, have es
from Sadie Clint She waa iust 4
merry sort ~ xifi
Emily Fraser stuck TO her as y
friend and companion 80 closely
that when Emily went 20 New York
10 take Lessons IN singing she beE
SD sadie 20 come along
For long time things went very
smoothly Ia their little room in New
Ynsk
Then man came
lie vas not a new man new In
EmtlyH ne. lie waH an old story
Emily said the man had BEEHIVE ell.
friend % hers fof over year be
fore sho LETT home Ana unw he.
too. had come to live In New York
And 80 he came to their Eden.
When the man came Emily sax
that sadie Was going to like him
saw IL from the first Hut Emily
pu, that down 20 Jealousy. because
the man came in. 20 4 certain extent.
between them.
Emily had only Just cared for
the man At home Now she found
she VAS in love wlth him.
You mean 70 marry him7" sadie
asked her friend.
EMILY nodded
It's all setiiedT.'
Another nod
Well then. pari. you and mus,
split
split"
Yes. Oct apart-break away
Don't you see that fanccc and an
obstinate girl bachelor are not 1T
company for each afher7 Either you
will Lead me aAtray or shall lead
you autray"
All right. Sadie. girl. IN lead YOU
astray-Rct a gentle swain for you !"
II stopped ai that for some tlme
Neither wanted To- leave the other
Hut the storm broke At last En-
ily received a letter from an eminent
professor who was supposed to be
responsible for her progress I'm mu-
SIC and that letter was the first NUT
terinF Not that the letter contain
ed anything about tho man. II was
only a Hunly polite reminder that
Miss Fraser Ind not for some week.
past been paying the attention to
her classes they really demanded
Emily saw In this letter. however.
reflection on the Man. She said
that the horrid old professor had
heard Of her engagement and had
taken It for granted that the Man
was monopolizlnR her time, which
she said was not true
The next stage In the trouble was
when, only two weeks later Il wa
announced that Miss Fraser had
failed to satisfy her examiners In the
recent examination. and that she
would not be- permitted TO continue
With her class IN the following ses-
sion
They've got It In for you. pard E"
said Sadie. Never mind You've
Eot nothing TO worry over"
Why not2 What do you think
my dad viii sav Of IT."
Have you told him you nre to be
married."
No. The date has not yet been
fixed.
1t ought to have been fixed, ard
you ought 20 have told the old man
Where's tho Man ?"
oh. he's out n town. you know.
They send him all over New Jersey
on business Don't YOU think he'd
been here before this n he hadn't
been preventcd2'
= guess he would"
Sadie meant a good deal She had
seen the man quite lately and
not in New Jersey, either. but on
Broadway. ana there was q strange
young woman with him.
Sadie tried all week To cheer up
her "pard " But when Saturday
came the Man was atii supposed to
be In New Jersey, and to-Emily-
all the world seemed one horrid.
hopeless blue.
Il know how you feel. Pard." said
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despatch East
correspondents their
would think Of
wash and there Is
this into
that strongly OF the laundry.
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To-day
Northern railroad
0 people Of Seattle.
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Thanksgiving II a
thanks
feel badly
enjoy Thanksgiving would
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Oldest Race on Earth.

From Anslee's Magazine.
What a sight, Could anything be more
like fairyland! There stood half a dozen
little denizens of the dense primeval for
est, sturdy and strong, and yet standing
under four feet in height, dark tan-col-
ored skin. with eyes like coal-black dia-
monds, sparkling in their sockets. Here
were the Pygmiesl Perhaps the oldest
race of people 10 be found anywhere on
Gods earth. here stood before me, de-
scendants of those who. $500 years 4. c.,
were known TO the ancient Egyptians.
No wonder We looked with awe upon so
wonderful race, and very naturally
began 10 long TO find out whether they
were really human beings or a lower
form Of creation. / had not long to wait
In suspense. for upon questioning this very
strange little visitor, who by some ex-
traordinary chance. could speak the Tor0
language. known also to myself, / found
very keen intelligence. He told me the
approximate number Of his tribe in the
following manner: Picking up a piece Of
dead stick. he broke Il into many pieces
and placed these in long row one by one,
saying as he did so: That Is a chief like
myself" Having put a great number Of
these bits OF stick on tn. ground, / asked
him how many men each little chief had
and t2eSe he indicated In a similar way,
only making each bit of stick refer 10 ten
men. AID then / was able 10 find that the
number OF his tribe was about 1000 In
other ways he showed his intelligence
and keen appreciation Of a joke The
strains % music that proceeded frOa M
English concertina particularly charmed
his savage little breast. Indeed, all the
Pygmies stood with Wide-open mouths
listening 10 the strange sounds One Of
them was carrying tiny wooden whistle
and | asked the chief TO tell him 10 blow
IL This he did, making most piercing
sound. When / asked is use he laughed
and then proceeded TO tell me that Ii Was
used for one Pygmy 10 call TO another
and IL appears that at great distances they
can make themselves understood accord p
ing 10 the note and the number Of notes
ulayed
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ment. Meantime the word or the Ta-4
goes forth from Zion, and the Srrr4r..
from Washington
II Il saddening TO sdy-after the honest
e1orts of no5le-n.inded Christians To c.ta
the JeW the favor OF fair field --r..
there IS no country I'm the world En- vrr--
II Is not disadvantage &c be a Jew. Ma
Nord1u eXaggrrates but little in assert. NJ
that Jew must be three times as clever
as any otAer man 10 win equal success
IN the battle OF life Justice FOR the jew
mas never yet been the spontaneous .r-
Stlnct OF the MASSES or even Of the class
IS. The nations have been hurried h.
wise legislators into cOdfed Corvuasef,-r
Gud formulated fair-dealiug bur .r.r
their own laws have not completed their
eILcauon. Liberty equality. and frat.r-
nltH nave never been more than a GLOW.
at the heart Of the great and a fnru...,
on the lips of the little. Even I'm IN. ruf-
verstieS Of EuTOpe-where. II anyNh,r.
sweetness and light should Tule-th- mos
brilliant Jew Is subtly and insiIiou-Ir
handicapped in the competition for fol-
loWshlps and professorships In Russ.l
where half the Jews Of the world ars
c0ngestcd, the Ghetto stiI partially .y-
lists in the shape of the Pale and the r.
strictiOn Of the mass Of Jews 20 specified
towns produces an appalling poverty. I'm
Koumanla Jewish children are practically
smut out from the public schools Fur-
thermore, while the Jew Is not free from
social prejudice even in England and The
united States. In most other countries na
!iVei IN the shadow OF n volcano. who's,
eruptiOnS are irregular but incvitahla
while in the bOasted capital OF civilization
the Paris exhibition Of Justice for tha
Jew has exercised the righteous indirDa-
ton or the rest Of the world And Ike
many other diseases. anti-Semitism il
epidemic; IT fiies-and with no fpar ~
quarantine-from one country to another
Even Sweden, which in the last century
sagaciOusly invited Jews TO come In and
help II TO prosper. has now caught a touch
OF the German COmDlaiut
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shots few high. but after a few minutes
a han came aboard which killed one man
and wounded two Others. Put solid shot
into her hull and sink herr was the or
der. and ten minutes later the junk filed
and went down
We had two boats ready 70 lower. and
they were soon picking up the survivors
OF the 8 or 80 men we saved Il Among
the captured was Whang-Ha. and he
fought ike a demon against being pulled
into the boat. He was one Of the most
eviI-lOoking men you can imagine. He
was gis.rt in size, but bog-legged and
lop-skouIdered. His naturally homely
face was badly pock-marked and covered
with scars. and all his teeth were gone
except three yellow fsngs in front He
vas sulky and defiant when brought
aboard. and was placed in double irons
TO mediate. AS TO the Others. who were
all sulky enough and ready to take any
chances, they were brought UP one by
one and questioned as to the loot taken
from the yacht One was selected for
pressure" and after the soles OF HE
feet had been blistered he was ready to
talk. He said the loot was buried in one
OF the Paracel Islands, and he offered to
guide the captain to the spot. Then
Whang-Ha was taken TO the cabin and
the same tests applied. but he refused to
oper his lips. He would have let them
roast hi:a alive first. When il was found
that he was obdurate he was given his
choice between hanging at the yard arm
or being taken to Hongkong. He pre-
ferrsd to be hanged. as did all the others
when questioned. and that afternoon they
were swung Of in succession. The last
man Of Whang-Ha's fleet was the coward
who had confessed. He had told the truth
about the loot. We found ii buried on an
island and he was turned at liberty as a
reward
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lest Fussin' and Shootin'."

- ford Of the French Broad River in
Tennessee ! came upon native seated
on a stone by the roadside with his pipe
in his mouth, and after resting beside
him Tor a quarter OF an hour and holding
a general conversation / got up to go
and asked him II he was travelling my
way
Yes, I'm goin' that way" he replied.
but you'd better Kit a mile the start be-
fore ! leave yere. Thars a critter named
Job Williams behind the rocks on 'tother
bank waitin' for me. In shootin' at me he
might hit yo. Job and me hey bin tryin'
10 plug each other fur var back"
| was peering across the stream to see
~ could make out the hidden man when
the one beside continued:
Job might miss us both and sneaH
away home. but II he did thars the old
man RiVington. He's suah 20 be Haitin'
Up az the turn OF the road with d shot
gun. Reckon y0' don't %eer fur no buck
shot bout this time o day. Mebbe old
man Riyington would FIRE too high or too
low, but thar would be them two i-1re-
well critters further on. Likely they've
heard that / was goin' 70 town and will
De on the watch fur me. Sam amt much
Of a shot. but Bill kin hit an apple as fur
as no Kin see II over the sights"
You must have made a number OF enc
mics around here" 1 said, as / looked
him over.
Wall. about half a Dozen" he laughed
IF We got past the Hopewells we'd cum
10 the Thomps0ns. and arter them would
De the COgg Yes, thar az several
critters around yere who want 10 pop me
over night bad"
You don't look like a quarrelsome
man"
Reckon not. No. don't never quarrel
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The French Minister Of War.

From the New York Times.
The task of the minister OF war bas
probably been the greatest ever imposed
upon French statesman He had two
objects In view, seeming impossible to at
tain together. He must concillate. He
must enforce republican principles. He
made no public announcement of his pro-
gramme. He issued no manifesto Of hlg
policy. He accepted the republic and her
institutions as self-evident facts. His
work was to be performed by actions. not
words. With perfect dignity he transfer.
red officers of high rank whose conduct
showed they were not I'm sympa-
thy with the actual republic. He ele-
Vated officers whom he knew the people
could trust. BY a series OF actions OF
great tact he made the army learn the
lesson, never before taught it, that II was
the servant not the master OF the people,
He performed his work unmlndfui alike
OF the reproaches of his some time royal.
Isl friends and Of the insults heaped upOn
him by such men as Rochefort and Dru-
mont. And so quietly and gradually has
hls Work been done that IL has not at
tracted the attention OF Partisan cOrre-
spondents. who are evidently at a loss 10
account for the poverty OF sensational
news.
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This King n Progressive Fellow.

Prom the EeN York Press
The King Of Somaiiland Is in London 70
promote the interests Of his domain. His
subjects are chiefly half-naked barbar-
fans but he Is highly cultured. speaking
English. German. French. Italian, and
Spanish. The purpose OF the Emlr Soil
man-fOr 50 be calls himself-is 10 civilize
his people. an end for which he seeks
British projection and British aid In
the Development OF SOmaliiand. He
'confesses that five years ago ne was
with the Dervishes, fighting against
England. but he has since become
king, and has come % the conclusion not
only that the British are 10 be supreme in
Africa. but also that they ought 10 be, be-
cause, 20 use his OW-; words they are
the great people Coffee, corn, ostrich
feathers. sheepskins, gum. India rubber
ivory, and mines Of silver and gold are
oil. according to The Emlr. 70 b. aad il
SCmsiiland, but there are no engineers.
10 machinery. no capital. and be wants
these.
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Women aud Seasickness,
From the New York Press

From the New York Press
Are women more subject 10 seasck-
ness than meng' An Atlantic captain an.
sWers: Yes; but on the other hand, they
stand 1t better. A woman struggles I'D 10
the point Of despair against the-what
might call the impropriety Of the thing.
She isn't 50 much tortured by the pang5
as she Is worried by the prospect of be-
coming disheveled, haggard. and drag
gled. She fights against II to the last.
and Keeps up appearances as long as she
can hold up her head.
Then she becomes maudlin and pa
thetic. She takes 10 her room and lnvari-
ably asks three questions. First, whether
people die Of seasickness; then, how many
miles we are from shore and lastly.
when We shall get there. She also often
asks how deep the wafer Is, and N think
II possible for any one 10 go seven days
Without any food. The doctor Is always
talked over. ! am asked time and again
II think he IS capable and efficient. and
II ! have confidence in him. When the
patient gets SO III that she loses interest
In the doctor she usually lies on her side
and cries by the hour. But, luckily. the
more violent attacks only last short
time"
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SKETCHES AND BOWSERISMS.
-By NJ QUAD.

with nobody. sab. Folks oil allow that
I'm as humble ae a rabbit"
Then why all this shooting"
"Oh, that aIn't quarreiin. It's jest
fusSin. sah-Jest fussln over polyticks.
relgun. the new skule-house taxes.
moonshine whisky. ard hoss races. Lawd
save yo'. but l never did quarrel In ali
my life. 1ts Jest leetle fussin' AMI Jest
a leetle shootin'. with somebody gigtin'
popped over now and then. and 20 jest
20 right along by yo'self and don't mix
In
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AkGOsTtEA DifTERs 60 not only disfirF1fss
heaEsives By fbeir fzssr and aromatic adaF ab.4s
al otlefs gsaefaiiF Ease tgt thrY are also a s-fe
PrsYsftiFs fgr al diseases originating from ne O.
gesiiFe CrE1nz Bsxsrc - C9IntsrfeifE hrE 80
ne geagiss article. n2naiaetarea - Df. J, C.. 4.
ElsseFf 4 -1Hn
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Would BE Too Much.

[ FrUn Tit-Bit4
The Goldfish" said the professor.
I lays considerably more than a million
/ eggs"
] ut Is exceedingly lucky for the codfisn
I that she doesn't have 20 cackle over every
egg" said the student who came from the
country
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sleep he was muttering: "Policer' and
had the look OF man falling over pre-
cfpfce 10 hfs death
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"Ihr Loss sf Gold Is Great.

The loss OF health is more" Health Is
lost by negleeting 10 keep the blood pure,
but IL is regained by purifying, enriching'
and vitalizing the blood with the great
health restorer. Hoods SarsapariIIa
Thousands who thought health had been
permanently lost have been made perfect
ly well by taking this great medicine.
Your experience may be the same.
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Hoods Pills are gentle. yet always ef-
feetiye. 90
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AFFLlcTED-AFrER ALI. OTHERS TAft. CfN'
sels Ffoi q. D. TiiEEL. n D.. 80 Nolth So sf.
FbiiaesiFAis Pa hs challenges fhe s1fi1 ls r-i g
SFivsts silssensss tie9s pgirgu imDlrtFacf. -
Eia.iiY. zat uafsFslss Asal. ssa2 ~ segsa itlA-
Esais4s sz9 bzcS. ss.s4&ss9