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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

than p per cent last year. There were
5SO,366 letters returned TO foreign countries.
The office derived revenue from dead matter
which amounted 10 more than $4,000 last year.
From dead letters that could not be restored TO
owners. $1,000 Il was received, and Sob II
was realized from the auction sale of parcels OF
merchandise which could not be returned TO
owners. The Department also received S2t1J u
In postage stamps. In the course OF the year
1868 magazines, pamphlets illustrated papers
and pictures cards which could not be restored
to owners were given TO the various hospitals.
asylurns and other charitable institutions in the
District Of Columbia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

Parcels Jos 54 letters bearing domestic ad-
dresses ard 135 for foreign countries
The without address" letter is one OF the re
narksbie classes in the report In this 1t Is
shown that - GJ2 letters we're mailed unao-
dressed 1854 parcels were deposited ID the
ma with blank wrappers and l2443 envelopes
without addresses containing money were iouho
IL Tie mai.
Through th@ agency Of the Dead Letter once
there We're delivered TO owners unopened 'o''-
VIZ letters and parcels. Letters with money III
closures % ti. number Of 43.30s were opened IN
he Dead Letter Office and contained S21 so 20
az The 1876 with draft, note and check IN
Closures represented q face value Of Sl'I"o'-
1855
The DEPARTMENT destroyed 3.775,G43 pieces OF
nd. matter including letters without Enclosures
:" Sufficient in1 cation Of the writer; circulars
Pamphlets and parcels containing perishabie
Na'.ef fruits. etc. al increase Of little more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
rANDYcES BURIAL PLACE.


From The London Globe
Apropos Of the Nandyck celebrations, 'ne
Arlhd,acon Of London writes a brief but lh'rT,
eeine letter recalling the fact that me BBu,, I
49, of The great artist was OLD ST GauI
rthadral This adds pr. Sinclair, was th@
origin Of the burial Of presidents Of the Roy1.
Academy and other great AcadeniclahS u, In
- ,,1,t,ert 20 Vandyck persisted in the fire Of
1GGG and as there is no tablet or record of the
,I~ai painter in the modern cathedral the Iact
of his interment is unknown TO the cI0"os WIZ
daily throng St PaulA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
OZARK LIGHTNING"
PUzzL1NG PHENOMENON EXPLAINED.
SINGULAR DECEPTION PRAcTTsED BY PHOTO
GRAPHIC PLATE

GRAPHIC PLATE
A mystery in regard to lightning flashes has
at las, been cleared up Within the last few
years a large number Of photographs have been
taken in which the path Of the thunderbolt APP
peared as a dark line instead OF a bright one
The curiously meandering route OF the line a.
well as its characteristic ramihcatons proved
Enthusiastically that s. represented lightning.
One suspicion that has been entertained T. that
the intensity Of the light produced what is
called a reversal" on tn Photographic plate.
II is a wei established fact that n an attempt
is made to photograph tho sun, or a small part
Of the solar surface, Tho image obtained viii
be black and not white. if the time Of exposure
is not very brief PHOTOGRAPHERS have been
greatly bothered to abhreyiate the exposure suf-
hciently 10 get proper picture Of the sun. Il
was observed, however that faint lightning
flashes came out dark in photograph as
well as bright ones. and thus il was proved that
intensity was not the true explanation " the
pulling phenomenon.
The appearance Of dark ana bright flashes on
the same plate led 10 a little speculation as 10
the possibility Of there being two Kin Is ~ light
ming a dark kind and q bright But ~ expert
i'm electricity could Doe found who would sane
tion such notion. and il was impossible 20 OBJ
tain any evidence Of such flashes actually hay
ing been seen by anybody. Indeed IL is hard
to conceive of such a thing as "a dark fash
Part Of The truth was revealed when an
Encshmau Mr. Claydeu. called attention 10
the fact that when q single flash is Pilot sraphed
on a plate it always comes out bright II is
oulv fash which has been followed 10y another
without the substitution Of new plate for
the first one which appears as dark one. An
hat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
DEAD LETTERS.
THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF MAIL MAT
TER THAT GOES ASTRAY.

The report Of the operations Of the Dead Let
TO- Office for the year ending June 80. which has
Just been made public, shows that an enormous
amount u mall matter goes astray and that
thousands OF letters are returned 10 the senders
through this important branch Of the Postoffice
Department The total number Of pieces Of mail
natter received at the office during the year was
bHj9S. an increase OF nearly per cent over
Isl year OF this lot 4,903, 100 were unclaimed
k.ers There were las 800 unclaimed letters
rs.gned from foreign countries without card
actresses is. with nothing on the en-
y.ope 10 indicate the address of the sender. IN
Il held for postage" class there were Zo.0oS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

. - f.. ,.,,, ru,o,nan The washcrworno n,
~ be- sure, occupy a conspicuous position on
the Seine, and have played an IL, ImPoi (I'
part In the life OF Paris especlaHy III H.
a. the markctWomen. Either in recognilIon. ion. oil
their ability or in Difference to ther lIHu,Hgr
eV ,,..,5nd ty'.lv4 medals The important
5ptv Of distributing the diplomas to The pri1 @t
'atharv,omen is discharged by the Ministry oI
CCrDfueTCa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
AN ORDER OF WASHERWONEN.

From The London Chronicle.
To the institution of orders, medals and diplo-
mas ID France there Is no limit The latest Is
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

moment, though. Beauty was thing
Of little value to Donaghue His own
Maggie was hardly cursed with tie
fatal gift of beauty, and she was quite
as jealous as other wives. He stepped
softly and quickly to the dressing-case
at the other end Of the room. He
picked UP perfumed lace handker-
chief and threw it away impatiently,
although in his more youthful. days
a lace handkerchief he would have
considered prize of no mean value.
Below it he found what he wanted
and expected-a locket and chain, a
jeweled watch, heavy bracelet,
pin, and what seemed to him handful
of rings. He held them all up in the
moonlight and noticed how they
sparkled in his trembling hand, and he
smiled with delight.
There's nothing the matter with
this" said Donaghue, almost aloud.
"She won't look so pretty in the morn
ing, after she has cried for an hour or
two. She'll cry. of course, but she's
rich, and can afford to lose them. She
can get others just like them. Her
husband will buy them for her just to
keep her pretty mouth shut about his
being out so long. Hanged if I see
how he can keep away long enough to
give fellow like me chance to make
a living"
He turned and looked at her. He
felt like adding a stolen kiss to the
other jewels he had taken. He almost
laughed aloud at the thought of such
a man as he kissing such a peerless
beauty as the woman who lay on the
bed before him. And he was just about
to depart as peacefully as social
caller, when suddenly he heard the
slamming of the front door in the hall
below.
Her old man." said Donaghue, for
getting that he was probably a young
man; "and I'm caught Caught-bur-
glary-ten years at least. I'll kill him
But I'll be caught whether 1 kill him
or not, and" (self-upbraidingly) 81
could have got away easily enough if
1 hadn't stopped to look at her,
Again he stepped quickly to the door
and listened. He heard footsteps in
the hall beneath. The man had stepped
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
a MAMMOTH INSTITUTION.

To those who are accustomed to
sending away from home for their
goods it is Of the greatest Importance
to know the character and reliability
of the establishments selling goods to
families from catalogues. The great
emporium Of the John M. Smyth Co.,
located at $50 to 166 West Madison
street, Chicago, has been established
for a, third of century, and has fur
nished over a half million homes in
Chicago and vicinity alone. This firm
enjoys the confidence of the public by
its many years of fair dealing. 1t is
sues an immense illustrated catalogue
that should be in every family, as 1t
describes and gives the price of every
article required for household use. A
sample of the extraordinary values Of
fered by this firm is shown in the illus
tration of the lady's ulster in another
column of this paper. These garments
are indeed wonderful values, and yet
they are but sample of the thousand
and one useful articles illustrated and
described in the beautiful catalogue OF
the John M. Smyth Company.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

value and at the same time portable. In
deed, Donaghue was not the tall, hand
some fellow that most heroes are. On
the contrary, he was of medium height
spare, SLOUGH, and had general aq-
pearance that was anything but pre-
possessing.
Dead easy" said Donaghue to him
self. "a young married couple, as
thought, and husbands away on the
loose. She's calling his name in her
sleep. But needn't expect him until
morning, and when he does come home
he'll probably be drunk. That's what
l call dead easy"
He turned the knob of the door and
opened it the fraction of an inch His
small eyes glistened in the dark as he
found that the door was not locked and
that in all probability it would not
squeak.
1.-THE easiest thing I've struck in my
twenty years experience" said Don
aghue, again to himself-a remark that
was noteworthy only because Don
dSuuo Was llILlS OScI ~ years VI age,
and, therefore, must have begun his
efforts to get on in the world at quite
an early age.
Slowly and with infinite care he
opened the door and entered the room.
Four feet from him, as he stood al
most GREATNESS, with his hand still
clasping the knob of the door, lay the
sleeping form of woman. A flood of
moonlight from the window fell upon
her and melted the pink of her cheek,
the cream Of her throat, the lace of her
night-dress, and the white sheet that
wrapped her. into one semigolden hue.
The undulation caused by her breath
ing made her look like dropping lily
swayed by the gentlest Of breezes.
Great heavens!' thought Donaghue,
"what beauty!' He could hear her
family mutter the name "Paul-Paul"
at intervals. and he had vague con-
sciousness OF certain disrespect for
Paul, whoever he might be. A man
must be.a brute to leave such wom-
an alone ct night, He fingered but q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
THE BURGLAR.

Donaghue knelt at the door and put
a practiced ear to the keyhole.. There
was a faint sound of breathing, SO still
that Donaghue pressed his rough ear
still closer to the brassy aperture in
the door and listened even more intent
ly. His small eyes glistened in the dark
hallway like the eyes of a cat Che had
been nicknamed "The Cat" for this
very popularity, but there was no one
in the house to see those glistening
eyes save the servants, fast asleep two
stories above, and the occupants Of this
one room. He had watched that house
three preceding days and nights. He
knew that it was occupied by young
man and his wife-evidently newly
married and beyond doubt rich. He
knew that the servants were cook
two maids, and butler, and he had
almost worked out in his mind just
where the pretty wife placed her jew
elry when she went to bed in the sec
ond-foor room, and just what means
the husband took to secure his proba-
bly, well-filled purse.
Donaghue was patience personified
and he received the reward that all
patience deserves. His thin face broad
ened into smile as he realized the fact
that the breathing was that of WON
an, and that she was alone.
When one is in the habit of making
social calls of the description that
Donaghue was making it is much bet
ter to find husbands away from home
the servants and occupants of the
house all asleep, and the policeman on
the beat quite out of hearing.
Donaghue was not in the habit oil
entering the mansions of the rich by
the front door, or being ushered into
the presence Of the hostess by liv-
cried turnkey, of making polite inqui-
rie5 concerning her health, and depart
ing. after leaving his card.
The fact was, Donaghue shrank from
notoriety. He preferred a quiet en-.
trance by the window wholly unob.
served if possible, and, departing, left
not his card nor anything else was OF
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28


The door squeaked this time, and the
young wife started in her sleep, awoke,
and .half-rose in her bed.
Donaghue, at the same time, heard
the shuttle of feet in the room below.
He paused and listened at the top of
the stairs.
Even though the man had heard the
door squeak he had not left the back
room.
Donaghue tripped down the stairs as
softly as a cat. He had been in tight
fix before, and he was never cleverer
than when he knew that he was in
danger.
But luck was against him. There
was fur rug at the foot of the stairs.
The floor beneath was polished. He
slipped and fell, and in spite of him
self he uttered an exclamation that was
profane enough to be Enthusiastically
masculine. He heard the man rush
from the library, and how it all hap
pened he hardly knew, but some way
or other he managed to dash into the
dark parlor, to throw open the window,
and jump out.
He expected to fall at least eight or
ten feet. He did not fall two. He had
jumped out on a porch, evidently, for
he could see the railing in the moon
light. There was one thing to do-to
hide directly beneath the window in
the shadow and wait. He knew his
pursuer would be there in moment
He knew there would be hue and cry.
still. there was a chance.
True enough. the man came to the
window-but, to the infinite surprise
Of Donaghue. he made no cutlery. He
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

Readers Becoming More Numerous.
There are now published in Parii
1855 periodicals, nearly 100 more than
were issued at the corresponding date
last year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern InYenfnrs.

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Thomas NJ. Crepar, Swan River
Mimi, signal lantern; Adelbert D. Hill
Northield, Mimi, coin-controlled skim.
med-milk measurer; Gilbert Il. Hoff
Ashby, Mimi, heating drum; INLAND A
Knapp, Minneapolis Mimi, adjustable
tooth band; Stiles Lindersmith, Fari
bault, Mimi, steam boiler; Nels L.
Lodahl, Peterson, Mimi. currycomb
Henry E. Peterson, st. Paul, Mimi, de
vice for drawing corks; Marie L. Spe
nard, Duluth, Mimi, garment stretch
er; Benhardus Totdahl. ST. Olaf, Mimi
windmill regulator: Adolph Wulff, St
Paul, Mimi, portable smoke house.
Merwin, Lothrop & johnson, Patent Attor.
neys Oil 912 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
Do Your Feet Ache and Bur

Do Your Feet Ache and Burn:
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c Sample sent FREE.
Addres Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
For the Same henson,

She-Why does a woman take a
mans name when she gets married?
He-Why does she take everything
else he has?-Cincinnati Enquirer
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

The average politician is not only
willing but anxious to sacrifice himself
for his country in time of peace.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
The Cheerful idiot

The Cheerful Idiot.
Politics make strange bedfellows,'
said the shoe clerk boarder.
ut does bring together some curious
boom companions" said the Cheerful
Idiot.-Indianapolis Journal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

Some men make so many mistakes
they soon become ashamed Of trying tc
do better.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
Inten.ihed Misery.

"Fellow has set up saw-filing shop
two doors from my house,
"Holy smoker
'And that is not the worst of it. He
uoes all his work in ra g time. INDIAN
apolis journal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

For Lung and chest diseases, Piso's Cure
is the best medicine we have used.-Mrs.
j. L. Northcott, Windsor, Ont. Canada.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

Jonas Brooks Of Mcpherson, Kas.,
walked thirty-seven miles to see cir
Gus.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

FITS Permanently Cured. No fits after
first days Of DR.. Kine's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatse.
DR. R. H. KLINE Ltd, 9S1 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

Two thousand saloons have beer
opened in Cuba since the war.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

It's a sad mistake to judge man by
what he gets instead of what he earns.
He may get more than he earns.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
Like the Pilgrim Mothers,

A great deal is said of the trials of
Job, but his wife who had to put up
with him when he was sick, deserves
more credit.-Atchison Globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

in her counsel practical assistance.
Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn.
Mass. ..
MRS. MABEL GOOD. Correctionville,
Ia. tells how Mrs. Pinkham saved
her life. She says:
Il cannot thank you enough for
what your medicine has done for me.
can recommend it as one of the best
medicines on earth for all women's
ills. l suffered for two years with
last became bedfast. Three of our
good so I concluded to try Lydia
T4<,a%,o<S11 Af$a~ 60 e.,, =
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

Never Grip nor GRIPPE.
Don't open the door with an ak, use key!
Don't open your bowels with mercurial pill
poison. use Cascarets Candy Cathartic! Drug
gsts, 1Oc, 25c, SOC.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

DIR. j. H. RINDLAUB, Specialist.
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat,
Fargo, n. ID.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
His Business.

Ida-Who is that man we saw in
front of the cave? {.
Maybe takes tourists under.
ground.
Ida-Goodness! he must be an un.
dertaker.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

7NHE ills of women overshadow their whole lives.
Some constantly getting medical treat
ment and WELL "a woman best understands
womens ills and the who consult Mrs Pinkham find
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28

into the back parlor, or library, which
ever it was. Perhaps the man had been
out On business and would stop there
for minute or two at his desk. Per-
haps there was. after all, chance for
escape. He was cool and careful. He
dropped the jewels on the bed. 1t would
not do to be caught with them about
him. And he went out.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-09-28
PRACTICAL
HELP FOR
SUFFERING
WOMEN

female weakness and at
E best doctors did me no
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
les of your medicine, l was
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-06-17

Carson CrrY. New. June IS. 1899.
United States Department Of Aerioul.
turs. Climate and Crop Bulletin Of The
Weather Bureau, Nevada Section, for the
week ending Monday. June IL. 1899.
J.. II. SMITH. Observer.
EUREKA COMMUNICATIONS
. little ice formed on nights OF 9Th and TIN
and light frost on nights Of Sd, 9Th and
9th, doing but little injury, on the whole
the week has been favorable. Alfalfa and
meadows improving rspidly; wheat fair;
garden truck growing nicely; currants
and berries looking well; last weeks
storms benefited range feed; cattle look
ing we'll; much warmer.-wm. r. Cox.
NYE COUNTY-Junction-Ths weather
been warm the past week and very
for all kinds Of CROPS. Grssc.
and gardens growing we'll. No frost
this week. Feed 10 very good and stock
IS looking hne.-Wm. Rogers.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-06-17
View Girl I'm Town.

Why is that large 2x5 smile continually
stealing over the features OF our fellow
townsmsn. Bert Smith? What. don't
know Want us 10 tell you? Well, its a
girl. and she arrived Wednesday evening
at GEO. Mother and child. as well as the
.old man" are doing nicely and getting
along as well as could be expected. Bert
takes the honor modestly-that is. as mod
esily as circumstances will allow, and
everyone has been smoking Smith cigars
for the past few days. We wish them
every good fortune. and "msny happy
returns" might not be out Of place.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-06-17
Pre- STICKING ON
THE BASE RANGE.

EDITOR SENTINEL:
You would oblige BY informing 9 much
worried citizen, but also one OF q sporsive
turn, whether or not there be . law in our
State against pig sticking.
In other countries, pig sticking Is one Of
the first Of gentleman sports, generally
followed on horseback, with g few trained
hounds. The weapon used 10 . sharp
spear from ten to twelve feet long made OF
steel.
In India, especially, is this sport popu-
lar. The junsles are well supplied with
the wild and fierce poroine. and the sport
Of spearing the big tusked boar is often
attended with danger.
Am led to ask the question above pro.
pounded. for the reason that from now
until, say, the first Of November next, the
sport, II not forbidden, can be followed
with pleasure aye, with profit In our
community by those who have gone TO the
expense and labor Of cultivasing q little
patch Of grass and flowers in front Of their
dwellings. OF course the sport must
begin after dark. which should make IL all
the more interesting, because al the more
dangerous. as the owners never think Of
turning their dumb brutes loose 10 prey
on their %neighbors' property until about
half past nine P. NJ, and from that hour
till morning.
/ would suggest that for those who may
not be expert with . spear, or who may
not be sufficiently feet Of foot, that a
double-barreled shot gun lie the proper
kind Of implement to chase and wing"
his quarry with.
Should their be nc positive legal enact
ment against the sport. l would also sug-
gest that a club be organized, TO be known
as the Eureka Pig Sticking Club, for the
purpose Of enjoying and furthering the
noble sport without delay.
A PIC STIcKER.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-06-17

Perhaps the finest stand Of alfalfa on
the Coast at this time is now 10 be seen at
the Dean horse ranch in Cortez Valley.
One hundred acres Of the alfalfa stands
thick and ~luxuriant and just ready TO
bloom. Persons from California. who
have recently visited there say there is
nothing in that State equal 10 il. II is
expected that three crops can easily be cut
during this season. The reason assigned
for the rapid advancement this alfalfa has
made is the much warmer temperature.
comparatively, Of this portion Of the
Oortez Valley. AS a general rule. alfalfa
and all other hay is very backward this
season, owing to the cold weather which
has prevailed SO long throughout this
section OF the country.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-06-17
Death Of MRS, Crisseso.

Mrs. John Oristeto died suddenly at her
home in Eureka Friday afternoon, June Q.
at 8 O'Clock. She had been in poor health
for some time, but the immediate cause of
death was sppoplexy. Mrs. Cristeto has
resided in Eureka for many years and
leaves 9 family here Of four children; also
. son. residing ct this time at Butte.
Montana. Her husbands death occurred
here about a year ago. The funeral took
place Sunday and was largely attended.
She was 46 years Of age At the time Of her
death. and . native Of Turin, Italy.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-06-17

James White, for many years n OF
Diamond Valleys stock ~raisers, has gone
into the hotel business at Pslisade, having
bought out Thos. r. Jewell Il Sons. MI.
Jewell will now personally conduct the
affairs Of his ranch. q few miles south OF
PAlissde. and his son Herbert, who has
been in charge for several years, expects
to go r~Ailroading on the Central Pacific.