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Little Attentions.

EVIL is wrought by want of tho,.h+
AS we'll as by want of heart"
II husbands only realized what tho
illtle attentions mean to their wives
there would be many happier unions
1t Is not the cost of a gift that makea
~ precious to tine recipient. A tiny
punch OF vioIets brought home at night
Detokens the thought given to her even
wnlle business occupies his attention
the most trifling souvenir of a we'd
Ding or birthday anniversary becomes
a sentiment underlying it's proffering.
women may be foolish, they may be
all heart and very little reason. but
the man who understands their nature
and caters to it is the one who stands
higher in their estimation than the
one who acts as though all they cared
about was material comfort given with
any sort of brusquerie. OF course thera
are many mercenary women-tho,-
sands and thousands who can marry
for home and for rich raiment. These
pooh-pooh the violets and value only
the diamonds, but the average fem
mine heart, the sort which a man
wants to beat beside his own. the
foundation Of truest sympathy and
love, is moved more by the little at
tentions in which sentiment is involved
than by the great offerings represent
Ing only a stupendous sum of money
involved.
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Mu,hroom caves Of psr,.

underground Paris, damp and dark
Is comparatively little known. A part
of this area is devoted to the cata-
combs and the rest is vast garden to
provide luxuries for the happy people
above in the sunshine. For twenty
miles these gardens extend, being from
twenty to 16O feet below the pavement
Inc only entrance is circular. like a
well, out of which long pole stands
and through this pole sticks are thrust
Ihls primitive ladder, the base of
which swings below like a pendulum
Is the only means of reaching the
caves. D1sused stone quarries are the
mushroom gardens, the interiors like
roc6 temples. The caves are owned
oy different people, but are inspected
periodically by the government. An
important item in mushroom culture
IS fresh air and here and there air
holes are bored. beneath which coke
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The Giant Telescope Of Paris.

Unless some accident interyenes the
huge Yerkes telescope of the Chicago
University will soon lose its present
rank as the largest and most powerful
In existence. The French telescope
maker. Monsieur Gautier, is success
fully pushing the work ON a refract-
ing telescope 1872 inches in aperture
and nearly 1877 feet long, which is to be-
one of the attractions at the Paris ex-
position in 1900. This enormous in
strument will be too heavy and I'M
wieldly to be mounted on a pier. In
stead, it will lie in horizontal posi-
ton, and the light of the heavenly
bodies Will be reflected into it by
means Of an immense mirror. It is ex-
pected that magnifying power of TO-
600 diameters will be used occasionally
with this telescope. It is to be fitted
for Photographic purposes, as well "a
for mere gazing.
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mum of Is feet high. This method OF
signaling has been adopted on tho
North German Lloyd line.
North Carolina Mills.

In 1890 North Carolina was ninth
in the list Of cotton spinning states In
the South, says the Baltimore Sun, but
has now gone to second place, South
Carolina leading. Georgia, the third
state on the list is over 100000 spin
dies behind North Carolina. Only four
other ates-Massachusetts. Rhode
Island, New Hampshire and Connecti-
cut-are ahead of North Carolina In
number of spindles.
There are 22O cotton mills, of which
20 make hosiery and 191 spin or weave
or do both. There are in operation
1,054,6s6 spindles and 24,535 looms.
No less than Al per cent of the mills
run day and night. The consumption
of cotton is now 163.3s9,ooO pounds
yearly. The increase of spindles in
mills completed this year is $4,000, and
sldrng'1 5:szT ssB pt1a5Esd their plants by
duction is due to two fires, WICK ds::
stroyed 1890 spindles, leaving the
years net gain $500 spindles.
The wages of cotton mill operatives
IN this state is much lower than in the
New England states, and while the
latter have enacted laws regulating
the hours of the labor, all attempts to
do so in North Carolina have failed.
The average number Of hours making
a days work in the mills in this state
is eleven and three-quarters. On an
average the mills run 293 days out of
3lS working days in the year.
There appears to be an abundance Of
mill labor in the state. The employes
are better satisfied than any other
class, and there is practically no antag-
onlsm between employer and en-.
ployed. neither favoring labor regula.
ton legislation. There are no strikes.
In fact, there has never been a mill
strike in the state.
The average daily wages paid to
skilled men is $1.O7; unskilled. 6S
cents; to skilled women, GO cents: nm
skilled, as cents; children, 80 cents.
The general average is GO cents for all,
which is said to be a gain of / cent
over last year. 1t costs as little to live
IN North Carolina as in any state in
the Union. About % per cent of the
mills have Increased wages: over %
per cent furnish their employees houses
Tree OF rent. There were during the
year only thirty-two accidents of
Which but one was fatal. OF adult en-
'ioyes, 80 per cent. and of children. 60
'er cent, read and write. At almost
very mill there is free school. Mill
'Wners support most of these
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you'll find him ben yonder," said
the gir:, pointing to door on the
ground fiooc
Sutherland beckoned to her to open
the door: she did so. He entered the
room and closed the door behind him.
Caussidierc leaped to his feet with an
OATH Leon, who had been sitting pale
and tremulous in a corner, rushed for
ward with a cry of JOY.
But before he could reach Suther-
lands side his father ciutched him and
drew him back. grasping the child so
roughly as to make him moan with
pain.
Then, white and furious, Caussidiere
faced Sutherland.
$50, it is you!" he exclaimed. "How
dare you intrude here? Leave this
rcom."
Sutherland. who had placed his back
to the door and put the key in his
pocket, made no attempt to move. He
was able to keep his self-control, but
his face was white as DEATH
Monsieur Caussidiere,' he said. II
have come for that child"
"Really," said Caussidiere, with a
sheer; then perhaps you will tell me
what you propose to offer for him?
Madame Caussidiere must pay dearly
for having made you her messenger"
"She will pay nothing"
"What do you mean, monsieur"
what I say. l mean to take that
child and give you nothing for him.
You have come to the end of your
tether. Monsieur Caussidiere. You will
find this time you haven't got help
less woman to deal with"
Caussidiere looked at him with new
light in his eyes. What did 1t mean?
Had the man really power? and II so.
to what extent? A little reflection as
sured him that his momentary fear was
groundless. Sutherland might talk az
he chose. Caussidiere was master OF
the situation, since with him lay all the
authority of the law.
Monsieur" he said, "you are an ad.
mirable champion. congratulate ma
dame on having secured you. But pray
tell her from me that her child remains
with her husband, not her lover"
In a moment Sutherland had caugh,
him by the threat.
'Scoundrel!" he cried.
"Let me go!" Kissed Caussidiere. "I
you have taken my wife for your mis-
tress, you shall not bully mel"
But he said no more. Grasping hin
more firmly by the throat, Sutherland
shock him till he could scarcely
breathe; then lifting him, he dashed
him violently to the ground; then
without waiting to see what he hat
done, he lifted the frightened child il
his arms and hurried from the place.
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simple enough. Among the patriots of
the Partisan Commune there were two
Caussidieres, in no way related to each
other, but equally doubtful in their
conduct. and their antecedents. and r.
happened, curiously enough, that orr
Caussidiere's alter ego had also been
arrested for reasonable practices
The Paris of those days has been
compared to Pandemonium; everything
was one wild frenzy of hurried and
aimless haste; and the newspaper re-
ports, like the events they chronicled
being chaotic and irresponsible. it han.
pened that the fate of one individna,
was confused with the fate of the other
At the very moment that one Caussi.
diere was lying dead before the SOL
diers of the Commune the other w.s
escaping in disguise toward the Ral-
gian coast, whence, after divers vicis-
he sailed for England. to rean-
pear finally in Annandale, like a ghost
from the grave. as we have seen.
ITO BE coNTINUED)
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| SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DlSCOv-
cry AND INVENTION.
Arc Lamp without Carbons--A New In
vention That Will Make Them Pos
sible-Slgnaling at Sea by Night
Mushroom Caves.
Arc Lamp. Without Cartons.


From the London Daily Mail: Pro-
visional protection has just been OBJ
tanned for what appears to be q valu-
able electric arc lamp invention. The
chief merit of the new lamp, for which
patents have been applied for in Eng
land and other countries by Mr.. Peter
Spies of Fossdeneroad, Charlton, lies
in the fact that the ordinary carbons,
inseparable from other electric arc
lights, are not required at all.
Nowadays everybody is more or less
familiar with the arc lights used so
extensively for street and other out
door illumination. Doubtless, however,
few of the general public are aware
that at the point of illumination the
electric current flows along sticks of
carbon, which are gradually burned
away by the intense heat and have to
be regularly replaced. The cost OF
material, time and labor this neces-
states is expected to be saved by the
carbonless arc lamp, the newest in
vention.
In an interview with a Daily Mail
representative the inventor and pat
entee explained the advantages and
general principles of this latest ad-
vance. ION an average" said Mr.
Spies. latter every fifty hours burning
the carbons have to be renewed. The
new lamp, as opposed to this, will re.
qutre no attention for at least twelve
months. except an occasional outside
cleaning. 1t has no intricate clock.
work worked by an electro-magnet t.
get out Of order, or to display the or
binary antics of the arc light. M!
arc lamp is simply an alright glass
globe. from which the air has beef
exhausted. Inside are two L-shapet
aluminium arms tipped with platinum
Which take the place of the old-fash
Toned carbon. and are regulated by
pendulum.
The arc lamp does not require t,
be suspended perpendicularly. In fact
1t is intended to be fixed to projec
! horizontally. 1t throws no shadow
and reduces the expenses of mainte
nance to minimum. The wasting O
the aluminium arms, owing to thei
being enclosed in the airless globe,
SO small that only a yearly replace
ment becomes necessary"
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CHAPTER xxxY.-(CoNr1NuEpA

CHAPTER XXNv.-fCoSr1SuEp1
''Iou!" she exclaimed; i thought
you were dead"'
TRULY" he said, land you rejoice TO
ind that still live; is it not so, Mar
jorie?"
She did not answer him; her very
blood seemed to be freezing III her
veins, and her face wore such an ex-
preston of horror that for moment
even he was rendered dumb.
Marjorie" he said, "let me hear
your words of welcome. ! am an exile
now. driven to seek refuge in Scotland,
to escape the bullets Of my foes.
'Why-why have you come to me-
Il have come to you for comfort. l
have come - take you with me to share
my English home.'
ITO share your home!" echoed Mar
jorie. Il will not-no, never. You
have done me evil enough already
but am free, know you now, and
I will not go with YOU
"You are free" he said. What do
you mean by that, mon ami?"
II mean" said Marjorie, chat you
are nothing to me. You have said so,
and know it, and wish never to see
your face again"
Possibly, but our wishes are not al
ways gratified. am sorry you cannot
give me better welcome, since you
will see me not once, but many times;
as to being free, that is all nonsense.
We are in Scotland now, remember;
and you-why, you are my wife"
Your wife"
Eyes, my wife-and now, cherie-al-
though I could use force if chose,
have no wish to do so. ask you mere
iy to fulfill your duty and come with
me to my home"
For a moment Marjorie gave no an
swer; what could she say or do? No
need for him to tell her she was in his
power, she knew it only too we'll. While
in France he had the power of turning
her from his door, and heaping igno-
fny not only upon herself, but upon
her child; in her own country his pow
err was absolute over them both.
With wild cry she threw up her
hands and called on God for help and
comfort. but no answer came; it seem
ed that for her there was no help in
eli the world.
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Signaling BY Sea at Night.

Interesting experiments have lately
been made with an instrument for sig
mailing at sea, invented by Mr.. j. w.
Haywood. The Telegraph is combi-
nation of typewriter and stereopticon.
Instead of screen a rapidly revolving
disc or wheel is used, on which are
thrown the signal letters. A pure white
light thrown upon the disc is intend
ed as a signal of attention. When
answered by another vessel, the letters
representing the international code
messages are thrown upon the disc.
The letters vary in size, from a mini
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-01-20
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

py local applications as they cannot reach tho
diseased portion OF the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consu-
inflamed condition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inf1amed
you have rumbling sound or impef1ecs near :.
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its norman
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
which is nothing but an inflamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces
Of Deafness (csused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Cstarrh Cure. Send fos
''''''''S F: J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists. 7bc
Hall's Family Pills are the best
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A Selfish Woman.

Grimm-"Women are such selfish
creatures! There was an odd chop At
breakfast and my wife insisted upon
my eating it. 1t was all because she
wanted to revel in the satisfaction of
self-denial. A case Of pure selfishness."
Ftimm-"And what did you do?'
Grimm-"Oh. let her have her way
and ate the chop. There are few
husbands 80 indulgent as l am."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Too Big . Risk.

eyes, I've made up my mind to have
my life insured"
"Any particular reason for it,"
"Going to be married next week."
Lets see, you're one Of those popu-
lar fellows, aren't your
"Why, I fancy I'm pretty well
known"
"Well, we can't insure you until after
the wedding is over"
"Why not?"
Because there's no telling what
your fool friends will do to you before
you get out Of town" Plain
Dealer.
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PATENTS.


List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Gustave Anderson, Wells, Mimi,
combined bag-holder and truck; Wal
ter P. Burke, St. Paul, Mimi, barrel
cover; Thomas Forstner. Sigel, Mimi.
wagon box; Thomas Russell, Grand
Rapids, Mimi, boring tool; George B.
Schoepf, Minneapolis, Mimi, road We
hicle; Frederick w. Schuster, Roches.
ter, MIMI, bottle truck and drainer;
Frank Searle, Ennis, Mont. umbrella
attachment.
Merwin. Lothrop johnson, Patent Atsos.
peys, 40 Pioneer Press Building. Ut. Peul.
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and by counting the pulse-beats during
interval of the lightning and the thun-
der, the lapse of seconds is arrived at
and consequently the number of feet
which can be reduced to miles. For
example. If thirty seconds elapse be-
tween the flash of the lightning and
the crash of thunder the storm center
is at a distance of $4,000 feet or about
six and q quarter miles.
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An Unconxciou. Humor,,t

OLD Sally, on her deathbed, was an
unconscious humorist. On being asked
by the vicar if she felt quite happv.
the old lady said, with great JUNCTION:
oh, vet. Alb sail seean be in Ia
cobs bosplm."
:, "Abraham's bosom, Sally" corrected
the vicar.
AYE, we'll, mebbe it is, but il you'd
been unmarried for sixty -fahve wear.
ieyke what All 'ev, va wudn't be mar.
ticular wheeas bosom it war. seen lang
ex va got into sumbody's."-R. Blake.
borough, in Yorkshire Wit.
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Words Used by Writers.

A statistician in Parishas had the pa
thence to count the number Of words
employed by the most celebrated writ
ers. The works of Corneille do not
contain more than 1000 different
words, nor those Of Moliere more than
5000. Shakespeare, the most fertile
and varied of English authors, wrote
all his tragedies and comedies with 49,
coo words. Voltaire and Goethe each
employed 10000. paradise Lost" con-
tains only 5000, and in the Old Tesla
nent, he says, not more than 5,642
words are used.
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Light from Garbage Cremation.

Accounts for the first twelve months
working of the combined dust de-
structor and electric light undertaking
n - -. -. ss---- AL3o Srpoolr,c
$4,000. The electric light committee
estlmates that the saving on the dust
Instructor as compared with the old
method Of disposing of refuse was
4 LOB, and they conclude that the net
profit and saving on the dust destruc-
tor and lighting combined has been
or the twelve months, f2,679. It should
De borne in mind that during the first
three months. when the work done
was small, there was a loss Of e5oO
ana that the vestry has reduced the
price OF current by 80 per cent during
he year.-London Telegraph.
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Measuring Thunder.to-,,.

AS matter of fact thunder and
lightning occur simultaneously; the in
terval observed between the phenom-
ena being due to the fact that sound
only travels at the rate of LOO feet
per second, while the passage of light
Is almost instantaneous. But it is an
easy matter to tell. at least approxi-
mately, how many miles thunder
storm Is away. A normal pulse will
heat about one stroke to the second
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His Conundrnm

Merry Andrew-Can you tell me tho
difference between a man and a mon
key? "
Busy Man-How much do vo,,
weigh? wv
Merry Andrews-one hundred and
forty-eight pounds. ''Au
Busy Mana hundred and ,or+v
eight? weigh hundred and sirtv.
three. The difference is Just fftssn
pounds.-Cleveland Leader. '"
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The sultan. Throne Roop,.

The throne room Of the sultan at
.C.;tonstantinople is gorgeous sight.
The gliding is unequaled by that of
any other building in Europe, and from
the ceiling hangs superb Venetian
chandelier, the 200 lights of which
make CLEAN like that of a yeritable
sun. At each Of the four corners of.
the room tall candleabra in baccarat
glass are placed, and the throne is a
huge seat covered with red velvet and
having arms and back of pure gold.
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cried; don't touch me-"
What do you mean?"
mean that I hate and fear YOU
Wife or no wife. will never live will
you again-never, never!"
confident Of his own power, Caussi
olere never WINGED. He had expected
something of this kind, and was moi
Wholly unprepared for it. He saif
nothing, but quietly watching his on.
portunlty, he lifted the child in his
arms. Finding himself thus suddenly
and roughly seized from his mothers
slde, Leon screamed wildly, but Caus-
sidiere shook him, and babe him he
at peace.
That is what your mother has
taught you. to scream at the sight of
your father. Now I will teach YOU
otherwise"
Give him to me-" she cried; give
me my child"
Your child" returned Caussidiere
with a sheer; "the child is mine.
nave right to take him, and to keen
him. too, and that is what I mean tn
do.''
ITO keep him. cried Marjorie: "you
would never do that; you do not want
him If you do not care for him, and he
Is all l have in the world"
But l mean to keep him all the
same"
You shall not; you dare not: Won
snail Kill me before you take nv bow
Leon my darling, come to me; come to
your motherv'
She stretched forth her arms to take
the child, when Caussidiere, livid with
passion, raised his hand and struck
her in the face. She staggered back.
then with cry she fell senseless to tho
ground.
When she opened her eyes if was
quite dark all about her, and as quiet
Is the grave.
Leon she moaned feebly, but no
answer came.
Gradually the dizziness passed away.
she remembered all that had occurred !
and with low moan she sank again
upon the ground, crying bitterly.
But soon her sobs abated, and i'm
patiently brushing away her tears, she
set herself to wonder again what she
must do. On one thing she was deter
mined. to be with her child. Yes; at
any cost they must be together.
She rose to her feet again and stag
ger"a on toward the Castle. Her scald-
Ing tears fell fast, her breast was rent
with sobs; and for the first time in
her life she began to question tbs he
nefcence of the Divine Father, whom
she had been taught from her child
hood to revere.
1t was late when she reached the
Castle. Miss Hetherington, having
grown fearful at her long absence,
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(!lz!!|E|||||!||Z # #$=5#

Nothing but wheat: what you might
call sea Of wheat" is what was said
by lecturer speaking of Western Can
ada. For particulars as to routes,
railway fares. ETC., apply to SUI
perintendent Of immigration. DEPART
ment Interior. Ottawa, Canada, or to
Ben Davies. 1854 East Third st., st.
Faul. or T. 0. Currie. Stevens Point.
Wis.
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In Ye Old Cordwood s.x,.

"1'd like to know" said the husinos.
manager whether this fellow down
in Reuben county is a pure law or ona
of those smart ones"
'What about him?" asked tho od;+or
of the comic weekly.
He has sent me lot of chestnuts
Tor years subscription.''-Ind
lis Journal.
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Appreciated.
"How do you like your new neigh.
bOrs?"
VERY much. Their hired man cleans
tWo-thlrds OF our sidewalk every
morning. "-Cleveland Leader.
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Perfectly Harmless.

You know those wooden Indians in
front OF cigar stores?" said the Allie
gheny girl to Cholly Fitzpercy.
EYES,"
"They won't hurt you."-Pittsbure
Chronicle.
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CHAPTER XXXVII.

Y WHAT train of
circumstances had
the dead Caussi-
diere again become
quick, or rather, to
had the Frenchman
escaped from the
perils and pains of
death?
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s~-~ ~-~>~.
sidlere. again hold
Ing forth hi s
hands.
The sound Of his
voice recalled her
to herself. S b e
shrank away from
him in positive ter
ror.
keep back" she
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
iake Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets. All
or IslusgISts refund the money 1t it fails to cure
<oc. The genuine has L. b Q. on each tablet