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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-11-02
CHAPTER X.

The good old Colonel was laid to
rest in the family vault, and the
neighboring gentry who assembled to
pay the last token of respect to the
man who had filled SO honorable a
place among them were duly received
at the Lea, and left 1t again with little
qualification of their curiosity as to the
next owner.
/ had made searching Investigations
at Motion. / had exhausted every
means at my command in the unsuc-
cessful attempt to trace the missing
will. / fingered at Forest Lea for an
opportunity of making one more ef-
fort toward Inducing Miss Branscombe
to solve the mystery of which she un-
doubtedly held the key. 1t came-the
opportunity-upon me suddenly. and,
strange to say. by Miss Branscombe's
own action.
1t was the day after the funeral. and
l was gloomily pondering the awk-
wardness OF the situation. when a
shadow across the French window.
which stood open disturbed my medi-
tations. looked up to find Miss
Dranscombe, alone. looking In upon
me. | rose Instantly.
"You have something to say to me.
VIII you not come in?" l said i'm
pulsiyely. answering a certain appeal
in the wlstful eyes-they looked larg-
er than ever out of the pale. sad face.
She came in at once and stood on
the mat just within the door.
'Mr. Fort" she said. you are going
away tomorrow. Cousin Emma tells
me. Have you found the-the will?"
NO" answered; at is still miss
ing"
"It was in the bag which you lost7"
she asked.
YES" I returned. briefly.
But there is generally more than
one copy of a Will. is there not?"
Generally; but in this case there
had not been time to make another
copy"
III 1t should not be found. what will
be done?"
81 can hprdly tell; there are two or
three courses open. But 1t must be
found. Miss Branscombe"--I tried to
sneak severely. at Is Incredible that
such an important document should
be accidentally missing for any length
on time. and IL the face OF the efforts
1 am making to recover it,"
"But il 1t should be really lost. then
I cannot inherit m. uncle's estates! Is
1t not. 50. Mr. Fort?'
I'm that case" admitted. there
would e-ahem-dlnicultie
Never was a man in more painiui
nosition. Here was I. under the eyes
~ the woman I loved. forced either TO
nlay her hand-which was showed. In
her simplicity. all too piainiy-or 10
perjure myself Ia order 10 save pe'
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CHAPTER TX

She was seated in the breat,as,
room and alone. when l entered II
.ne next morning. She was pale and
suDdued, but the languor had rone
rom ner manner. and an unmistaka-
oie crimson dyed the pure ivory OF
aer cheek as she greeted me. Now,
'nen' the explanation was coming.
- want to speak to you. Mr..
rort' she said hurriedly, with her
eyes on the ground. "I-I-wish to
consult you professionally"
bowed and waited patiently. What
was coming? Miss Branscombe turned
TO the window and back again.
So, II ls-about the WILL" she went on.
4 want you to tell me what l can do
-iegally-to alter it? know that nv
dear uncle"-falteringly-"has made
me his helress."
you VIII believe. Miss Brans-
combe." could not help saying. that
1 mad no power, even had the wish
to alter this" A'
yes, she said, with another blush.
i believe 1t. l ought not to have
asked IL OF you. But now what can
uo' want to give Forest Lea to my
cousin" '
Ihat is impossible" 1 replied.
lmpossible-how? 1t is mine. is IL
not?" 20 ~
Yes. but It cannot be aIienated-
that is. it belongs to you and your
heirs"
i can make my cousin my heir. I
can execute IA deed of gift" Mr..
Charlie had instructed her WE'LL
Il believe not must look over tho
VIII again to be quite sure, but
think-I fancy-by its terms, you have
no power to make a deed of gift. VIII
you let me have the will?"
III" The surprise was we'll feigned.
If not real. THE will?"
''Yes; it is in the black bag which
you exchanged by mistake for your
own yesterday" I explained boldly. 1t
was possible that she had not yet dis
covered the ubstitution-just possible
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Tides Generate Po,ver

ndes are now utilized for gem
power at Point rAbbe, Finis-
france, during fourteen hours
~ AT Hood tide the water flows
~ a canal two and one-half
llahd INTO n pond in the rear of
/. KNIT W., house, and returns to the
euo ude. The total fall is seven
suSnalf feet and eighty horse.
~ generated by means of tur-
neans for applying this meth
seneratlng power to various In
nave been considered. 1t
aa'ner singular. says an English
IaPgolary' that practical means of
sns Inc enormous energy of the
'is La,e not been devised In numer-
l 9ees T. where the rise and fail of
4, Equivalent 10 a head of from
!, 1--WE ,,. to thirty feet and the vol
li,.,,er II, wafer available is, of course.
United alled by the size of the reser-
Sas'Iaeted ssn I,ted to receive it. Some
40 there was much comment
~ ,,l,,. Iie London papers as TO n pro-
" utilize the tides at Soutbepd.-
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2@sT zaIpaazgA
ql0N szAM.
$50 aesszzES5 z5zE|5SSv5ezZn 4, 49, : ~

eyes met hers-this woman was in the
secret whatever 1t might be. She was
MONA S confdante and assistant Mona
was indeed helpless In the hands q,
her INSCRIPTIONS cousin and this art
ful Abigail. arr
snaii | give 1t to Austin. STRIP re-
peated Woodward; and at thar mo
meat Miss Elmslie entered the room
what is it?" she exclaimed. "Your
oag! Oh. am so glad you have
found 1t. Mr.. Fortl How did 1t ret
backg" - se'
Unfortunately. this is not my los,
property. Miss Elmsiie," explained
1T is-the lady's."
How odd," she calculated turning
II around and examining 1t curiously,
Have you opened it?"
No; my key does not flt. and
nave hesitated to break 1t open. 1
hoped to restore It to the owner"
You Will have to open 1t, will YOU
not. unless you get some news Of your
bag soon? There may be an address
Information inside"
EXACTLY" / hailed the idea. Hith-
erto l had been SO fully occupied with
the certainty that the Gladstone be-
longed to Miss Branscombe that had
not thought OF this simple proceeding.
If you have bunch of keys In the
house l might try them after break
last. and. failing that, could find a
iocksmith somewhere, suppose?" 1
glanced at Miss Branscombe as l
spoke: she showed no consciousness.
"oh, yes, at 1lminton, You can
leave tho bag there and go. Wood
ward" directed Miss Elmslle. Mona.
my child. how pale you are, Let me
give you n cup of coffee; you should
not have come down to breakfast. |
was surprised. when passed your
room, not to find you. Here. dearest.
drink this. and let me see little more
color in your cheeks"
Miss Branscombe obeyed so far as
putting the proffered cup to her lips
went. but l observed that throughout
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c..,ellar . Ner.p.p.r siam.

CadIz Correspondence ChicagosRec-
ord: The late ex-president OF Spain,
Emilio CASTELAR,. was a newspaper man
all his life. and after he had practi-
calIy retired from political life his
literary labors kept him alive In the
esteem OF his countrymen. Yet his
conspicuous work as a journalist. no
less than rs man OF affairs. was done
during the third quarter of century
In the SOS. when Castelar, had become
famous by his share In the meeting oi
the seatro Real, where Gonzales Bravo.
the master OF oratory. marked him az
the rising leader OF the young democ-
racy. he wrote his first article for Fl
Tribune. He dissolved his connection
with that Journal when It sought tc
brand him as a monarchist. La So
berania Nacional, on the other hand,
he abandoned because It was too radi-
cal. Then he Joined the stan of Dis
cussion, resigning his position In 1861
to found the short-lived Democraeia,
which he published and edited for two
years.
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My iawyer-iike tact and presence q
mind utterly deserted me.
The will must be found. Miss Brans-
combe." l repeated weakly. -Its sup
preston amounts toto feionyr"
My voice faitered as I uttered the
veiied threat: felt like a brutc-with
mat pathetic glance full on me, too.
and the droop of the young figure In
its clinging black garments. telling so
eloduently OF past and present sufser-
ing. straight TO my heart. Ny dar-
hns-how could l torture herr She
bore my last stroke without a change
OF countenanee; she could not well be
paler. 1t is true. but the eyes stlIi
looked unfinchingly into mine. My
brutal insinuation-as now felt It to
be-had passed her by.
CTo be continued.)
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and in her presence my faith was ca

and in her presence my faith was ca
pable OF any stretch.
Her eyes-fixed full upon meek
pressed nothing but the most unquali-
fled amazement.
"That--I-exchanged = yesterday
she repeated slowly. what do you
mean, Mr.. Fort?'
l had made the plunge; l was bound
to go on.
when you left the carriage at Mol
ton Junction yesterday" l replied,
"you took with you my Gladstone bag
in nlace of your own. You have not
discovered the mistake, evidently.
will restore you your own property; II
is up stairs
"stay." she said, as l was about TO
leave her. Il have not the least IDEA
what YOU mean. l was not at Motion
function yesterday; have no black
bar Mr.. Fort, why do you speak SO
strangely? l do not understand you.
Her nervousness had disappeared;
sba was simply astonished. not IS yet
indipnant-that was to come pres
emily"
az hardly know, Miss Branscombe,
renl,ed. what you wish me to say.
If it were not for the bag. which, as
Won must see, it is imperative l should
recover. l should not allude to our
meeting of yesterday"
nour meetingr'-and now her tone
was tinged with hauteur. and she drew
herself up with a dignity which set
well on her. I'VE met here. last even
ing for the first time since my uncie's
death. No. not for the first time
she corrected herself hastily, as the re-
membrance OF that rencontre at the
side door evidently recurred to her'
and deep flush mounted to her "hi'e
forehead. at was our first meetihe
yesterday, and I know nothing OF
hIaek bag. or of my uncle's Will.
ALLOW me-" said quietly. as l leit
the room. In couple OF minutes l
returned with the casus belii-tne
GIadstone-in one hand and her dust
cloak and book in the other.
you left these" / said, presenting
the aforementioned articles. "behind
you in the carriage"
"My cloaki" she exclaimed, and, ex-
amtnfng the VoluHle, iHS
too: but I have not seen either of them
for some days. And this bag l never
saw in my life."
bowed. What else was left me? IL
was evidently Miss Branscompe
pleasure to ignore the occurrence OF
yesterday, and how could | press 1t
on her? She was exceedingly ois
pleased; she rang the bell for nef
maid. ,,
"Will you take these away?' she
said to the woman. pointing 10 '"'
cloak and the book.
"And the bag" l suggested win a
persistency which was as stupid as !"
was useless.
Tho woman looked at the Gladstone
then at her mistress, and then at me.
"Shall / give it to Austin, or take
10 your room, sir?" she asked civiiiy.
NY eyes were fixed upon Miss bIans.
connie she stood, her slight hgure
stIll drawn up in dignified silence. anu
her face turned away, as II sne nau no
more 10 do with the subject
The maid waited. She was a sma,'
dark woman, just past her first youth
with as noticed now. certain keem
ness of expression beneath the wen,
trained civility OF her manner pe
son Of experience. could luase. Nv
quick coS<iction came TO me as W
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high Lights.

Man Is known by the company he keeps
oniy Inferior people make the mistake
y assnminE superior airs.
men Two women are said TO resemble
sarh .,l other both are secretly vrxrd
ENeen when man makes his own oppor-
'un'ue- they are not made TO suit him.
There have been various stories
written about the stealing OF the Bal
umore and Ohio Rail Road engines
a. Marunsburg. W. Va. during the
reoeilion and their transfer across tho
country for service on southern rail-
Ioaus by Col Thomas Sharp. who Is
stii living In Ohio. Recently. an Of
nciai OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
ROAD made some inquiries OF old en-
pioyes who were at Martinsburg Mt
me time the incident happened and
thcy say that on June 10. 1861. 200
men OF Gen1 Stonewall Jackson's
command were detailed to destroy the
baltimore and Ohio's equipment at
Martinsburg. They piled wood and
coal over IL engines and nearly 400
cars and then set FIRE to them. Only
zen or twelve OF tho engines, however.
were seriously damaged. and these not
py inc IRE, but because the water was
nrst let out OF the boilers. Col. Sharp
.'NN III MuTtiuhpurE on Ausuht 10,
1851. and remained there until the fol-
lowing March. engaged in removing
engines. machinery, etc. He took
eight engines across the country over
the turnpike. either to Staunton. Win
chester or Strasburg. land there are
some historians who disagree on this
mt 32 horses being required to haul
sach engine. He also removed all tho
duplicate parts of engines and cars
and all the rough iron at the station.
and took away all machinery ard
tools which were afterward used in the
southern arsenals. The country around
Martinsburg is extremely hilly and the
work OF getting the engines over the
country roads required considerable
engineering ability. 1t has been cur
rently reported in late years that ono
OF the locomotives was tho Winans
camel-back No. 90 which at that time
was numbered n, but Col. Sharp did
not care for this class OF engines and
took only ten wheel and passenger en-
gines. There was only one eight wheel
locomotive taken and that was No. "a.
Some years after tho war Col. Sharp
was employed on the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road as Master Of Trans
portation.
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p,,f,,,. c.n,,s N, Cur,a

BY local applications. as they cannot reach tha
di~cat c1 portion OF tho car There n only ono
why TO cure deafness. and that Il by conHti-
tutionai remedies Deafness - caused By an
infatncd condition OF tho mucuz lining Of tho
Eustnehian Tube When thts tube Il infiamcd
you have n rumeiina sound or imperfect hear
inr. and when II l. entirely closed deafness II
the result. and unless the Inflammation can br
taken out md this tube restored TO It's normal
condition. hearing will ne destroyed forever
nine cases out OF ton arc caused by catarrh,
which IS nothing but an inf;amcd condition Of
the mucu< surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness tcau<cd by cafarrhl that cannot
be cured BY Halls catarrh Cure send tor
y J. CHENEY q co. Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists. &c.
Halls Family Pills Arc tho beat
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nov, on tho Olden Time.

Boys have always been boys. There
,s no doubt that Shem and Ham
pitched coppers or played tackstraws
on the shady side of the ark. while
Noah. whe couldn't find them, had to
feed the stock himself. or that David
held up two fingers to Jonathan when
he saw him across the block and that
they Herewith went In swimming In
the Jordan against the express prohibi-
ton of their motters.-Minneapolis
Journal.
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food. and she did not address a single
word 10 me. She resented the want of
tact had shown in regard to what.
was now convinced, had been an ac-
cidental and-to Miss Branscombe-an
awkward meeting. She was evidently
determined to ignore the whole mat
ter. and. but for the paramount con-
sideration of the missing will. l must
of course have followed her lead. But
with that in the question. and Colonel
Branscombe's funeral fixed for the
morrow. what was to be my next step7
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United States Senator sulii'

United States Senator Sullivan
Il desIrc to say that haze been TAX
Ing pe-ru-na for some time for ca
tarrh, and nave found II hn excelisnt
medicine. giving me more relief than
anything have ever taken.-W. v.
Sullivan. Oxford. Miss."
United States Senator Roach.
Persuaded by n friend I have used
r~-r~-aa e-s.-t-, ----a ~s.s e>~~ -
testify that II has greatly hclped me
In strength. vigor and appetite. have
been advised by friends that II In re-
mnrkabiy efiicacious as cure for the
almost universal complaint OF catarrh.
w. N. Roach. Larimorc. North Da-
kota'
A free book on catnrrh sent to any
address by The Pc-ru-na Drug M'rG
Co. Columbus. Ohio.
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...aFellabillty of Earthoun,.ca

Eted ulhes cannot be successfully
Fstion Il iohg period of scientific
hlsd OF seismic disturbances
ersou,oo, 10 Show that an approach
seaalel.' can be predicated by
kmen,er or by the most scientic
b ara These disturbances.
I. eyrs. ssused by movements of the
M os', ~ ,,y may occur at any time in
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no Your rs-t AsA. ..a nanny

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. II makes
,ight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions. Swollen. Hot and
sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
snoe Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE
Address Allen s. 0lmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
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''rvo been shopping every day this
week" Then you must be ready for
winter now. Mrs. MigRr." No. one day
bought pair Of shoes and the other
nvc days | bought a hat"
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Eicrant. ci.an. con,snienr. nsomy.

the most popular line running both east
and west from Denver. Nine hours saved
between Denver and San Francisco or the
Pacific northwest, and only one night 10
Chicago. st. Paul or ST. Louis. Ticket
Office, gfi 11th street
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cnuse. IT that cause IS not removed It's
influence reaches out and overshndows a
whole life. The reason Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound has been SO uni
formly successful for over quarter of
century in overcoming the suffering of
women. is that 1t Is thorough and goes
directly to the cause II Is a woman's
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Il came pretty near getting engaged
once" why didn't your '''rho day |
a man came along and asked mo TO no
nHhing."
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! !, You Using Aliens root-E.,.,

n,S SHe only cure for Swollen,
1 asa burning, Sweating Feet,
Irssaa hunions. Ask for Aliens
To- d powder to be shaken into
1 ~ At all Druggists and Shoe
Az. iIS sample sent FREE. Ad-
D. olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
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United States Senator McRpery.

Hon. s. ID. McEnery. United statea
Senator from Louisiana. says the fol-
lowing In regard TO Pe-ru-na;
"Pe-ru-na Is an excellent tonic.
have used II sufficiently to say that I
believe II TO be all that you claim for
It's. ID. McEnery. New Orleans.
louisiana"
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Denver Directory.
HARNESS

The bcst 20 d dou-
ness I'm Colorado
for six with
breeching. so; S1
double team hnr-
ness, with brccch-
ing. SIC; SIS steel
horn Htock saddle
for SIS; SIS single
buggy harness for
$50. Do not bo
deceived by worth
less imifntions.but
order direct from
us and get tho
lowest wholesale
prices. Catalogues
4. FRED MUEL
Denver. Colorado.
EXAMINATION.
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Sold by Druggists, &c.
Halls Family Pills arc tho beat

~ feel sorry for Cousln Amanda; she Is
moving away out West" "Oh. l don't I
know; she eau learn to throw a lariat and
keep her children at home
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GEN. JOE WHEELER
PRAISES PERUNA,
The Great Cdtdrrh Cure.

Major General Joseph Wheeler, COM
manding the cavalry forces in front
OF Santiago and the author of The
Santiago Campaign" In speaking OF
the great catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na.
says: Il Join with Senator'S Sullivan.
Roach and McEnery In their good
opinion of Pc-ru-na. II Is recon-
mended to me by those who have used
II as an excellent tonic and partlcu-
inriy crvrtivc as cure Tor catnrrn.
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An for tho no., n,na,nr.

Liberal religious literature sent FREE
on application to Mrs. II. ID. Reed, ia9 n.
aeth ave. Omaha. Ncb.
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New cociatoo-''Doca the girl we live
with seem cicvary Parrot-"No. I've
been here u year and she hasn't got mo
To stop swearing yet"
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Prosperity brings peace" That's so;
the man next door Is so busy now that he
comes home at night too tired to practice
on his cornct."
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FITS permanently Cured. oht- ~ nervousness ate,
hrsi days Of Dr.. klinc'r Great Nervu Restofer
send Tor FREE se.0o tuai bottle and trsatlss
Dil n IL klisx LID. pli Arch 81. Phlisdephin. Pa
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DOCS your wife talk until she gets tho
last wordYn Yes. and she talks after
that. too"
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.'whnt is the greatest myHtcry OF ilfoT'
year doesn't look styliah this year"
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When "a man brings his wife an unex-
prctcd present IL makes her fear ho has
bought himself something cxtrnvngnnt
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c,tam,n,h cu,,. Cn,nrrh,

Keep. your breath pure and no.triis cioan. Send
name for FREQ sample 10 W. 4. Hover or BrldahAm
a Queruau. Denver All druRzists. 30 cents.
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Cured After Repeated Failures with other
viii inform addicted 10 Morphine. IAudanun
Opium, cocaine, Of nevarfa'iing. harmless, home
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TO CURE A coLp IN oNr pA

Take laxative Brumo Qulninp Tablets. Al
druggists refund tho money II II fails to cure
&c. l.. W. Groves signature on each box.
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run. r,ery pay In ,he YEAR.

The Overland Limited" via Union Pa
einc for California and the Pacific north
west quickest time and finest equip
mcnt Ticket Office, 9u 18th street.
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Jimmy and our preacher -ollidcd on
their wheels" lis Jimmy hurt7' Yes.
he henrd what the prcncher said Z"
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Did you enjoy .upcie Toms Cabin at
Tho matinee Aunt Lucindny' NO. Il
tidnt have half so many deathbcds as Il
uAcd 10 hnNe when | WINS Young.
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W. N. U.-DENvER.-No. 44s-isee
khea Answering Advertisements Kindly
rltr,ioa This raper
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We will forfeit si 900 IL any OF our pub
iished testimonials are proven TO be not
genuine. The PIso Co., Warren, Pa.
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YYIoMEN do sutferl

w TOMEN do suferi
wv Even so-called healthy suferi
But they not healthy
The marks left by young many of
daughters. curabio
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out Of. -
only Inferior people make the mlstak,
y assuming superior airs.
Nhcn two women nrc said to resemble
'len Other both are secretly vcxrd
ENeh when man makes his own oppor-
lunlucs they are not mnde TO anli him
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-10-06
THE DEWEY HOME.
Tho Admiral Wants Home Already Con-
structed,

The Admiral Wants n Home Already Con-
structsd.
Washington, Oct. 6.-Admiral Dewey
has elected to accept house In Washing
ton already constructed. instead OF hav.
ing one built for him. In accordance
with the invitation committee, which
had In charge the Dewey home work, he
called at the Office Of Acting Secretary
Allen, Of the navy department. to day to
indicate his preferences In the matter.
He said he had proposed. II the home had
bsen the gift OF a few wealthy men, he
should feel indisposed to accept, but he
noted the fund was from over Az
900 subscribsrs, indicating that the
home was to be really u gift OF the
American people and az such he
would accept 1t with as much
pleasure ss he had the sword bestowed
upon bin by congress. He wishes the
house to be located Ia the northwest
section Of the city. Ha wanted the house
at the earliest possible moment 20 he
might "go In and hang up his hat al
once" ss he put 1t. He asked that the
house be modest enough in appointments
and cost, to permit Of the retention OF a
sufficient su to dsfray the expense Of
furnishing. The fund at the disposal Of
the committee, amounts to about $50, 600
1t Is earnestly desired that the sum may
be substantially increased during the
time remaining before the purchase.