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CHAPTER VI.
THE OLD PROPOSE

THE OLD PROPOSE.
"The romance we love Is that which we
write in our own hearts"
"The Eden we live in is in our own hearts"
In the morning the laird felt the
necessity. for a further discussion OF
the remarkable family incident to be
still more pressing; and Mrs. Brathous
was so provokingly Indifferent that he
was sure he had q iustifable excuse
for going to Wintoun House. he
dallied with his conscience, however,
all the way there, assuring it that he
would not say word of Mowbray's
affairs, unless he saw they were going
to interfere with his own, a proviso
which opened the door for any amount
of gossiping.
Wintoun, who was fine musician,
was at his piano, and the laird could
hear him singing, as he approached
the house, singing loud and clear:
"Love in her sunny eyes does baskins
play"
ct used to sing that song myself,
once" the laird complacently re-
fected. "Jamie has not very COM
manding voice. I sing better, yet,
than he does"
But he did not tell Wintoun this.
He talked to him little about border
ballads, saying:
"They are very romantic and STIR
RING Jamie. and Il one could have an
accompaniment. OF galloping horses to
them, they would be just perfect; but
I can tell you, jamie, there is more
romance in everyday life if you hap
pen to come its way"
IT have never happened on anything
but the most prosaic existence" an
swered jamie, $50 1 am glad to sing
The Braes of Yarrow' or the March! !!
March! of Etterick aud Tevio Men,"
"Tut! Tut That is the romance of
bygone days, not of the same material
nor the same color as this life, and SO
nothing but a brightpatch on it. Now,
there has been a strange story right
under your eyes. lately, jamie, and
you never read line of it,"
GA strange story under my eyes?.
eyes; but it took the penetration OF
a far-seeing man like myself to read
that fellow Mowbray."
Wintoun's bright face cloudel, and
he answered il tone that was almost
sulky:
81 would rather you chose some
other subject for our conversation,
uncle"
''I have something particular to tell
you about the man.
81 would rather hear nothing at all
about him. His life does not concern
me-"
ITO EE CONTINUED.
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once into the subject pressing upon
him.
IT know what took young Mowbray
to America, doctor, and I presume you
do, too," he said, with an air of mys-
terry.
"Well, then, we will not talk of the
matter, laird. 1t is not yet the time
to do 80. When the young man comes
back I am ready to speak"
And the doctors face was so final and
his voice so imperative that Brathous
felt himself retired beyond con-
troversy. But as he rode to Gala
shie)s to send his telegram, he tasted
in advance the triumph it would bring
him.
First" he mused, "Langton will
have to refund the money I gave him
for expenses, and he hates to give
money back. Second, I shall make
him feel his shortcomings. I shall
say, tLangton, have found out with
my own good sense and power of put
ting this and that together, the begin
mug duu tu0 Cuu VI GQO uhplCl. 1LC
will then look scornful, and I shall
continue: You were bit too slow for
me, Langton. You need seasoning
of my penetration, and so on, ETC. I
shall further intimate that it was after
all & mares nest-a whif-whaff of
country say-so-etc., etc. And then
he is that suspicious he will be sure to
follow the scent at his own expense.
So if he finds anything out that my
Lady Helen has not told me, he will
come to me with his find, and thus I
shall have the last word among all,
Helen, Katherine, the minister and
Jessy. I have good mind to tell
Wintoun. I said I would not, but do
believe it to be my duty-he is my own
nephew. Yes, I will so and see Jamie
in the morning, and just try and find
out if the lad knows thing OF two
that has not been told me. No one Is
bound to keep foolish promise-made
to a woman, too! God knows if man
was bound by such promises he would
be forsworn from January to Decem-'
ber."
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Enoch Arden in Hindustan.

A pretty little marital complication
recently happened at Benares. A mar
ried gentleman named Nathu had de-
serted his family for severa! months,
when some men personally acquainted
with the truaut saw him bathing III the
Ganges. They lost no time in con-
veying the news to his unhappy spouse,
who, in company with his mother, at
once hurried to the spot to reclaim the
vagahond. It was in vain that he
sought escape. Surrounded on oil
sides, he had to succumb to the logic
of events with as good grace as he
could. A few days later, however, the
genuine Nathu appeared or the scene,
and tiercely denounced the other gen
tleman as rank impostor. But the
wife insisted that she had got hold OF
the right man and refused to have any
thing to do with his rival.-bombay
Advocate of India.
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ITO DE CONTINUED.
Pat and the Peas.

In an Eastern county court the
Judge was in q quandary the other
day. A coat was in dispute. The
parties were Irish, and the evidence
was direct and positive for both
claimants. After much wrangling
Patrick Peters, one of the parties, pro-
posed that he and his opponent, limo
thy Mcguire, should see whose name
was on the coat. Timothy searched
in vain, and the coat was handed to
Pat, who Immediately took his knife,
on pened o corner of the collar of the
cost, and out dropped two small peas.
"There, dye see that now?" said he.
Eyes; but what Of that?" said limo
thy.
"a dale it as to do wid it! 1t is my
name, to he sure-pea for Patrick,
and pea for Peters, be labers!"
He got the coat after that.-Phlla-
delphia Saturday Post.
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Buttons and Buckles the Vogue.

Buttons and buckles are both worn
by women, but must havs reason fol
their being, either as objects of use
or decoration; they are not to be put
on at haphazsrd, but given something
to apparently hold in place. The
ieweled buttons may be found to match
almost any gown, as they are made to
represent amethysts, carbuncles,. en-
eralds. turquoises, opals, sapphires,
crystals, etc. The one-sided blouse
fronts fasten with four such buttons,
and the velvet belt has buckle tc
match. Ladies' Home Journal.
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Shirt Waist Forecasts.

If the elixir OF life was ever discov.
cred, certainly the summer shirt waist
has been dipped in it. Every season
is predicted as its last, and each sue.
cessive season sees it resurrected in
brighter hues and greater variety than
ever before. Last years medium
sized sleeves proved satisfactory, and
this years first display look as though
they might be proof against any rip.
ping or giving away process. White
promises to be prime favorite in the
summer shirt wrist. This may be &C.
counted for by the terrible experience
in pale violets, blues and pinks, that
have returned from the laundry a
muddy white and utterl y unfit for
wear in street or house. The washa-
BILE silk waist, which gave such satis'
faction last year, promises to be great
ly in demand for the coming season
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10 STATE RELIGION FOR JAPAN
Tie Statement That Christianity VIII BE
Adopted is Unfounded. n

Much interest was manifested at Wash
instou In the reports to the effect TINT the
japanese Government is discussing plan
to adopt Christianity rs the State religion.
SO far US could be ascersained, however
the statement lacks credibility or founda'
tion In fact The published report was
shown 20 Jutaro Komura, the japanese
Minister, who was asked to make a state
meus on the subject. In reply, throuG h an
attacbe, be spoke substantially as follows:
"rhe statement that Japan Is discussing
n plan to adopt Christianity as its S;ate re-
liS.on Is not true. aud the-e is no possibi'
ity OF this being done. Unlike Russia:
EaClaud and other European countries.
tie Japanese Government has no State re-
li:on; hut, according to the constitution
OF the country, every religion is given the
liberty to exercise its functions so long as
they 10 not interfere with or disturb the
peace, order aud good morals OF society,""
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terial that is shown in oil the richest
new colorings. The distinctive fea-
tures are found in the groups of tucks
and pleats in front and back, and in
the shaping of the yoke that follows
the line, extended back and
meet at the neck in centre. This gives
slender, long-waisted appearance
that is new, the ordinary shirt-waist
yoke being Objectionable on many for
the reason that it cuts off the length.
The leather belt is fastened with the
useful covered harness buckle.
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The full fronts are closed in centre
through box pleat of medium width.
At the neck and shoulder edges are
groups of three forward-turning pleats.
which are stitched q short distance
from the top to hold them iu place. The
back is laid in three backwnrd-turning
pleats ~ each side of centre that taper
from shoulders to waist, where they
lap closely. The .tyish shirtsleeves
are gathered top and bottom.
To make this waist for a woman of
medium size will require three and
fourth yards of material thirty
inches wide.
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c,ica~o Colony In Cuba.

On the Isle .! Pines. OF Cuba, some Chi.
ca-o people propose to found co-opera:
tive COLONY. The projectors agreed to call
the community the Chicago Colony OF the
Isle OF Pines. The proposition is to or.
canizs n society with u capitalization OF
about SIS, 900 and composed Of the heads Of
100 families in Chicago and the Middle
West, purchase 5000 acres Of land on ths
Island and establish community, to b
self-sove: ming, cooperative and demo-
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THE REALM
OF FASHION.

The decoration may be as plain or a
elaborate as desired, the variety 0
trimming this season being almost
unlimited.
To make this waist for lady OF
medium size will require two yards oi
material forty.four inches wide. To
make the skirt will require six and
ee-fourths yards of material tn
same width.
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insertion may also be omitted if a
palmer waist is desired.
70 make this waist for q woman OF
medium size will require two and
three-fourths yards of material, thirty
inches wide.
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Waist With Distinctive Features.

A woman cannot possibly have too
many'shirt waists, and so variety in
style of shaping as we'll as material is
always acceptable. One OF the latest
designs is here represented in Delft
blue and white French percale, ma
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The Return Of the Bustle.

Bustles are gradually making their
temperance. They are extremely
conservative and careful, and SO do
not make their presence too prominent,
but if the sigus OF the times mean any
thing they will be with us again soon,
full sizp.
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In the cottonseed industry last year
not less than 1000, 900 tons OF cotton
seed were consumed, the total value
of the resultant products aggregatins
S12O. 900, 600.
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The Bismarcks' Eeu Resting Place.
Tho bodies OF Prince and Princess Bis
morck we're placed in the new mausoleum
at FrIedericbsruh, Germany, u few days
uso, Emperor William attending the cere-
monies
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In society YOU are nothing but mae,
born OF the same parent, recenerated by
the snme spirit, cleansed by the same
blood TO lie down in the same dust, TO Ses
up in the same resurrection. 1t Is hlCn
time that we all acknowledged not only
tbe Futherhood OF God, but the brother
hood Of man.
AGAIN. the street impresseS me with the
fact that It Is very hard thing for II man
to keep bis heart right aDl get 70 heaVen.
Infinite temptations spring upon US ron
these places OF public concourse. Amsu
90 much af1luence, how much temptation
~ csvetousness and to be discontented
With our humble lot! Amid so many op-
nortunities for overreaching, what empta-
lion to extortion! Amid so much display.
whnt tenn ptation to vanity! Amid so many
e,Ioons OF strong drink, what alurement
to dissipation! In the maelstrons and
hell gates OF the street how many maze
ouick and eternal shtpwrecS! II a
man.of-war comes back from Il pat
tle and is towed into the navy
ward, We go down to LOOK a. the
snliptered spars and count the bullet holes
MD loon With patriotic admiration on the
flag that hoated In victory from the mast
heud. But that man is more OF curiosity
who bas gone through thirty years OF the
.hornshooting OF business life and YET sails
on. victor over the temptations OF the
street. Oh, how many have gone down
under the pressure, leaving not so much as
the patch OF canvas to tell where they per-
isbed! They never had any peace. Their
disbonesties kept toling In their ears. If
I had an Ak and could split open the beams
OF that fine house. perhaps would find in
the very heart OF It skeleton. In his very
best wine there Is smack OF poor mans
sweat. oh, It is strange that when a man
has devourede widows houses he is dis
turbed with indigestion? All the forces OF
nature are against him. The floods are
ready to drown him and the earthquake to
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

AMERICAN taxpayers have already
paid millions of dollars to help in free
ing Cuba. There is no suggestion
whateFer of reimbursement, but in
stead it is proposed in Washington
that this government advance the
sum of 800 to each one of the iusur-
gent soldiers. This would all be very
well if the taxpayers had any show to
get their money back. But under the
present plan they have not. 1t is
simply proposed to make the Cubans,
like the Indians, wards of the gov
ernment. This is, of course, roman
tic, but very costly to The American
masses who foot the bills.-Keokuk
acknowledgements.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Michael MeGinty is in Mansville
Ark.
Henry Deisenroth, of 426 Eighth
street, is ill with the grip.
Miss Grace Kahlke has returned to
Chicago to resume her art studies.
Mrs. W. a. Porter and her sons,
George and Clyde, went to Chicago
today,
Mrs. Willis Davis, of MonteZuma,
Iowa, is visiting her son, S. r. Davis,
1000 Fifteenth street.
Harry Repine has returned to Peru,
H., to resume his studies at St. Bede's s
academy.
J. G. Thomson, of Wichita, Kas.,
is acting supreme secretary for the
order of Fraternal Tribunes, o. b..
Thompson having resigned.
The Jolly Octave Cinch club met at
the home of Miss June Cosner, in Mo-
line, Thursday evening. The prizes
were won by Miss Evans and John R.
Stengel.
Prof. George B. Gookins. basso of
the Eighth Presbyterian church of
Chicago, will sing at the Broadway
Presbyterian church tomorrow even
ing
j. III. Gates, who was recently
transferred from Clinton, Iowa, to
this city, has resigned his position as
manager for the Postal Telegraph
company.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07
The Coming Woman

Who goes to the club while her hus.
band tends the baby, as well as the
good old-fashioned woman who looks
after her home, will both at times get
run down in health. They will be in
trouble with loss of appetite, head,
aches, sleeplessness, fainting or dizzy
spells. The most wonderful remedy
for these women is Electric Bitters.
Thousands of sufferers from lame
back and weak kidneys rise up and
call it blessed. 1t is the medicine for
women. Female complaints and ner-
vous troubles of all kinds are soon re-
lieved by the use of Electric Bitters.
Delicate women should keep this rem
edy on hand to build up the system.
Only so cents per bottle. For sale by
Hartz e Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

tract from Jefferson's third annual
m essare, sent to congress in 1903:
s.Separated by wide ocean from
the nations of Europe and from the
political interests which entangle
them together, with productions and
wants which render our commerce and
friendship useful to them and theirs
to us, it cannot he the interest of any
to assail us nor ours to disturb them
I'VE should be most unwise indeed
were we to cast away the singular
blessings of the position in which ma
ture has placed us, the opportunity
she has endowed us with of pursuing,
at distance from foreign conten-
tions, the paths of industry, peace and
happiness, of cultivating general
friendship and of bringing collisions
of interest to the umpirage of reason
rather than force.
How desirable, then, must it be IN
a government like ours to see its citi-
zens adopt individually the views, the
interests and the conduct which their
country should pursue. divesting
themselves of those passions and par
tialities which tend to lessen useful
friendships and to embarrass and en-
broil us in the calamitous scenes of
Europe"
This extract from Jefferson's public
utterances strikes off the situation eX-
actlV
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

The ice water is said by physicians
to be the principal cause of the alarm
ing increase in kidney diseases. The
earlier symptoms are backache, head
ache, indigestion, bad breath, tongue
furred, feeling of languor and indis-
position to work, nervousness, etc.
These are but warnings and if needed
at once and recourse is had to proper
remedy the disease may be eliminated.
Bethesda is palatable, with no often
sive odor or taste, and will surely
relieve all these alarming conditions.
Sold only in sealed half-gallon bottles,
by all druggists. Address. for book
let. \. NJ. Jones, president. Bethesda
Mineral Spring company, Waukesha,
Wis.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07
Meant what He Said.

Yes" said Mr.. Jones, when a GER
tain girls name had been mentioned,
II know her to speak to, but not by
sight"
lyon mean," cut in the prompt cor
rector-''you mean that you know her
by sight, but not TO speak to-"
'Do II" asked Mr.. Jones anxiously.
'Of course you do. You have seen
her so often that you know who she is,
but have never been introduced to her.
Isn't that it:"
''No, that isn't it. Inever saw her at
all to know her, but l speak to her
nearly every day"
"How can that be?"
"She is the telephone girl at cen.
trail. '-Harper's Bazar.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07
A WORCESTER man tells the Gazette

a WORCESTER man tells the Gazette
of that city that when visiting the
British museum some time ago he
stuck n postage stamp on the mummy
case of Cleopatra. Il was all alone. :"
he says. NO one was looking, and
stood there gazing Mt the mummy case
and thinking over the stories, when
put my hand in my pocket and felt
the postage stamp. could not help
it. The thought of the mummy
thousands of years old and the brand
new stamp of the brand new country
was too much. L hastily whispered in
the ear of the effigy, Why is this
stamp like Anthony? Give it up?
Because it's stuck on you; slapped it
on the case and started out to estab-
lish an alibi as quickly as possible
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07
Home Tribunal Elects omcers.

Home Tribunal No. l, order of Fra
ternal Tribunes, at it's meeting last
evening elected officers for the ensu-
ing year as follows:
Chief Tribune-H. A. Weld.
Vice Chief Tribune-Mrs. Achsah
Hess.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Clint Cash.
Secretary-C. G.. Roberts.
Treasurer-M. II. Sexton.
Guard-Marvin Beardsley.
Sentinel-C. \. Olson.
Board of Trustees-H. III. Robb, NJ.
L. Sweeney and Henry Kramer.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

John ii. Ransom fell off a wagon on
Forty-fifth street this morning, frac-
turing two ribs in his left side. DIR.
j. De Silva attended him.
Harry Holdorf took an unexpected
dip in the old Mississippi while play
ing on the ice near Twelfth street this
morning.
George Ohlweiler. while engaged in
cutting ice, near Twelfth street, YES
terday afternoon, fell into the river.
He escaped without consequences.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

Miss SALLIE FAULKNER, daughter of
Senator Faulkner of West Virginia,
recently paid a visit to her brother, a
lieutenant in the army, now stationed
in Wyoming. While there she rode 4
broncho which only one man at the
fort could master.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07
CoNSUITAT1ON F'REE-

Exhaustive Drains sPesness Threatened In
Rheumatism Scrofua Syphilis Blood
permanently by advance
o
Ith ceec
TESTIMONIALS ARE THE BEST The
SLOOt
No
uredby Sundays Ea0toI$n
OFFICE l24 WEST THIRD STREET, MCCULLOUGH BUILDING DAVENPORT
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

JOSEPH JEFFERSON says that during
a recent drive in Virginia he stopped
at farm house for dinner and was
pressed to take off his coat, as his
neighbors did. Refusing. the host
said: go on; be comfortable: never
mind eff yer ain Z got no shirt on
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

The mother of Matthew Fontenoy
Maury Sutton "a private of the 10th
infantry, who fought at Santiago) has
received from the chancellor of the
University of New York letter stat
Ing that Miss Helen Gould has depos-
tied money to cover the young mans
tuition, board and books during 4
course of instruction in law. The
Suttons live in Baltimore.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

An Illinois legislature under Tanner
without a proposed gerrymander or
other political manipulation would he
too much of a novelty to dream of.
just now the congressional districts
are on the rack. Let the shuttle come.
The more of a miXup the better.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07
Beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your o.oOd and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin today to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07
Jefferson on Imperialism.

When those who advocate the an
nexation of far-off islands are falsely
proclaiming that Thomas Jefferson
favored such n policy. their attention
should be called to the following ex-
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

RICHARD MANSFIELD has the reputa-
tion of being too good looking a man
TO be caught under the accusation of
having borrowed some one else's idea
of a horrid monstrosity of mis-
shapen nose.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

MEs. MCKINLEY's health has great
" improved since she went to Wash
ington. In the past two years she
has gained 20 pounds in weight.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

ACCORDING to the new army organi-
zation bill hundred dentists with the
rank of first lieutenant will be given
staff positions.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

Mr.. S. A. Fackler, editor of the Mi
canopy (Fla.) Hustler, with his wife
and children, suffered terribly from
Ia grippe One Minute Cough Cure
was the only remedy that helped
them. 1t acted quickly. Thousands
of others use this remedy as a specific
for Ia grippe, and its exhausting after
effects. Never fails ;! -aIe bv +.
II. Thomas, A j. Reiss and NJ F.
Bahnsen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-07

Miss VIRGINIA EVANS. daughter OF
Fighting Bob" Evans, will make her
bow to society during the present
Washington official season.