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The state herald., 1899-01-13

cLuNG TO HIM IN TERROR.
that shan't place myself in a similar
predicament In hurry. Mr.. Seymour
wouldn't have done such a foolish
thing"
Good grarious' MOI" laughed Jack.
Fancy seeing Seymour on a tar sem." :"
He is n gentleman II he is nothing
else" snapped Glare.
We'll. hope So" replied Jack. "He't
got nothing else TO recommend him.
Well. we won't discuss old Seymour.
The thing Is to hnd the way. Now
Jump OF and well have n look about
u.s."
They slowed up to where two roads
met and Clare did as she was bidden.
There was no sign-post. and Jack
seemed profoundly puzzled.
Il think he said. after n BIT, well
leave the tandem here and go and er-
plore bit. IN take the road to the
let, and you the one to the right, and
we'll meet again In this spot"
"oh. mo- no! no! Jack" said Calre.
looking round her neryousiy. Its get
ting no dark and I'm afraid. I couldn't
80 down that long. dark lane"
We'll. you stay hero and IN have
look round. I'm not sure. but | think
this is what they call 'cut-throat Cor
ncr.'"
Glare screamed and ciung to him In
terror.
"oh. Jack. don't leave me-" she said
ontreatingly. Il should die OF fright
It'll ! saw anything. Let me 10 with
you-ploaEel'
"All right," said Jack. well picared at
the pressure on his arm. "Dut you SEQ
we shall ioSo time. and maybe got on
the wrong track. Supposlng wo don't
get back tonight. Glare. what will the
folks fayf"
A new terror came before tho girl'a
eyes.
"iiu, We must. Jack. we must" abe
raid earnestly. "oh. II you have any
regard for mo at all you would fnd
way"
That's lust II. Clare" said Jack. II
have very big regard for you. Now.
look here, suppose you give, me a lt..e
oncouragemonr-pf promise ME II get
home before 10 o'clock that you will
marry me-"
Glare eaugh, her breath In with a
gasp.
"Anyihlng' nnythinRf' .he said
,eaffuily, "only ro, mo home"
And II don't" wen, ON Jack.
people will think we have oloped. and
we'll II would be ever 80 romantic.
We could"
"liow dare your" said Glare indir.
nnntly, "f'll nayer-neyer speak 10 you
arnln uniess you set inc homo before
10 o'clock"
Right you are" said Jack, "And
now jump ~ and we'll go and seek our
fortunes"
The two mounted the tandem once
more. Jack took the turning 10 tho
right. and for some time they rode on
si,hout speaking ~ last something
The state herald., 1899-01-13
A MEAN ADVANTAGE.

They we're riding tandem. She
s71 IN frUnt-a pretty. laughing, pout-
l1g damssl with q wealth Of copper
aDloYed hair and pair Of tantalizing,
nisvhief-,paking eyes. He sat at the
hack, glo omy In face and in mood.
For him the course Of true love ran
anything but smooth.
He had known her for years-had
teen her SCHOOL companion. In fact, had
hecn her devoted slave since the very
arst day they had met. He remem-
bsred that day very we'll. He had
bought whole cake of chocolate. and
hs loved chocolate dearly. 1t was his
hst hard struggle with self, but he
conquered. and after a long last look
ard sigh he offered her the whole
cIke. And she-she took 1t all with
q Jmile and ate 1t without offering him
al much as a bite.
Ne looked back at their lives since.
AID felt that that chocolate incident
hiE been constantly repeated ever
Haes. He had given and she had ac-
c&Yted-still with a smile It's true. but
sr.tles did not content him now. They
ware SO ready, and she gave them 30
freely to others.
dc meant to have everything or
ns3hing. As he sat behind on that
tssdem and admired her bright hair
aEi caught glimpse Of her dainty pro-
fiSs every now and then, he made up
his mind to put an end to his sufferings
onA way or another that evening. He
b.fied himself in thought for some
lcag time. and then a bright idea oc-
cNsred to him. But his long silence
evidently seemed to irritate the front
riser.
How dull you are today. Jack" she
s3td impatiently. You haven't said
vord for the last quarter of an hour
rort you think 1t is about time we
turned back?"
What are you In such a hurry
abcut?" asked Jack.
The girl laughed bit consciously.
-Well, l promised that / would get
teme before Z o'clock, and-and it's
very particular. she added. with .
tort.
MI. Seymour coming round prob
ably" said Jack. "Mr. Seymour seems
to be coming round good bit lately.
doeen't he? But. Clare. I'm awfully
sorry. but I don't think you will get
hong in time tonight"
"a'hat do you mean?" said Glare
quickly.
We'll. to tell you the truth I don't
know sxactly where we are"
"fost you know where we are"
echosa ,he girl angrily. Don't be alb
surd. 10 you mean to say you have
broueh. me out and have been stupid
enough ~ lose the way?"
"Tt6ts about the whole size Of the
matter" said Jack. cheerfully.
"Wel!. you'll have to find the way,
that's al. about It," said pretty Glare,
vindictiSsY. And I'll tell you plainly
The state herald., 1899-01-13
THEY WANT TO TELL
These Grateful Women Who Have
Been Helped by Mrs. Pinkham.

Women who have suffered severely
and been relieved of their ills by Mrs.
Pinkhnm's advice and medicine are
constantly urging publication of their
statements for the benefit of other wo-
men. Here are two such letters:
Mrs. LIZZIE BEVERLY, 1858 Merrimac
st., Lowell, Mass, writes:
"It affords me great pleasure to tell
all suffering women of the benefit have
received from taking Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. lean hard
ly find words stocxpressmy gratitude for
what she has done for me. My trouble
was liberation of the womb. Twas un-
der the doctors care. Upon examina-
tion he found fifteen very large ulcers,
but he failed to do me good. Itook sew
eral bottles of Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, also used the Sanative
Wash, and am cured. Mrs. Pinkham's
medicine saved my life, and would
recommend it to all suffering women"
Mrs. AMOS TROMBLEAY, Ellenburgh
Ctr, N. Y. writes:
81 took cold at the time my baby
was born, causing me to have milk
legs, and was sick in bed for eight
weeks. Doctors did me no good. 1
surely thought I would die. / was al
SO troubled with falling of the womb.
l could not eat, had faint spells us
often as ten times n day. One day a
lady came to see me and told me OF the
benefit she had derived from taking
Lydia E. Pinkhams medicine, and ad-
vised me to try IL. / did so, and had
taken only half bottle before was
able to sit in chair. After taking
three bottles l could do my own work.
am now in perfect health"
The state herald., 1899-01-13
HAS AN EXTENSIVE REPOSITORY
Whistler of Chicago Who Msasurss III
Melody In ne.<rt. Nu..

Whistler Of Chicago Who Msasurss His
Melody In Statute lIilss.
He is fairly good whistler and has
some knowledge of music. He has
probably attended the grand opera and
recollects some Of the airs easiest to
bring to mind. He is not bashful
man, not inclined to hide his light
under bushel. In fact, he distributed
melody over seven miles Of Chicago
territory yesterday morning. regard
less OF the fact that the market price
on whistling was very bearlsh. He en-
tered an Alley IL" train at Lexington
avenue. opened his musical valve and
never left on until he debarked at
Fifth avenue and Madison. He broke
all records in this city, at least for
continuous performance" whistling.
while he produced some things In old
and new opera, he was not limited to
mere clae,ics He warbled popular airs
as changes from the more stately num-
bers in his program, and tossed in
Few marches and two steps, cut in with
waltzes and polkas and even conde-
scended to furnish few coon" songs
Tor good measure. Every inspiration
and expiration was accompanied by a
new note in the medley Of gems. So
continuous and uninterrupted was the
how Of soul that the other passengers
abandoned all attempts to read the
news and In more or less excitement
listened to him who whistled. AS soon
as he took his seat he puckered his lips
and sent forth the prelude and inter-
mezzzo by Mascagni. Then he passed
to the "Salve Dimora" from Faust"
but became involved in some Of its in
tricacies. He jumped skillfully into
Gold Black Lady" and having wound
this up dashed into favorite march.
Then he tackled Walther's song in
"Tannhauser" and wrestled with 1t to
good effect. Having accomplished Las
in three miles Of his journey. he got to
work on the Jolly Brothers waltz,
danced through 1t and back again into
romantic opera. He had everything his
own way for nothing feazed him. He
was harder to knock out than Sharkey.
Remarks in revilement passed over his
head and mingled confusedly with the
liquid melody which his pursed-up lips
sent forth. One passenger rode three
stations farther than necessary in or
der to observe how long 1t would last.
He got of with the warbler and follow
ed him to the street. Still the music
flowed merrily on and the man OF many
tunes disappeared down the avenue
still busy with his mouthpiece. Sam
Weller in Bath was not half SO great as
he" muttered the man who followed.
"As an all-around, two-handed whist
Ter that man is entitled to monu
ment."
The state herald., 1899-01-13
Lard n.i,in.. n.n,im.na.

The ominen, Scottish scientist. Lord
Kelvin, who for many years has held
the chair Of natural philosophy at
Glasgow university, Is the subject OF
nm amusing story. Illustrative OF tho
singular force OF habit. A professor
Of science. Lord Kelvin can use long
vordr In such formidable array m to
rnralysa the average layman. but the
Glasgow student Is made OF stcrncr
stun. During n course of lectures on
magnetism. he once defined nm ideal
magnet as IAN Infinitely long. Infinite
ly thin. uniform, and uniformly and
longi,ndinnily magnrtlxcd bar" and
the misguided students yoeiferounly
chcorcd. which caused the venerable
professor to say: "silcnccl" This den-
milton was made and ohcerod. with tho
usual rcprlmand. frequently during
his lectures. Once. near tho con.
cluaion, however. the students dld not
cheer. but Lord Kelvin promptly
raped out. "siiencel" na before.
The state herald., 1899-01-13
WOULD MOI LOSE HER VOTE.
Rather Tnan DO So an Idaho Woman
nrovc SIXTY Nliies In the Cold,

Rather Tnan 10 So Idaho Woman
Drove Sixty Miles In the Cold.
Mrs. b. F. Jeffers OF HALEY. Idaho.
believes firmly that when the state
conferred upon her the right OF suf-
frage the commonwealth was justified
in expecting that she would exercise
that right to the full. Mrs. Jeffers
owns ranch at Soldier. and has
shown on many occasions while sue
cessfully managing that property that
she is not one to shirk her responsible
tiles. be they those of citizenship or
otherwise. Il was not to be expected,
therefore, that any ordinary obstacle
would interfere with her announced
determination to vote at the recent
election, but even those who knew her
best were hardly prepared for the dis
play OF pluck which she gave on the
second Tuesday of last month. Mrs.
Jeffers had registered ut Soldier, where
her ranch Is located. but subsequently
removed TO HALEY, thirty miles away.
taking legal transfer to the latter
place. but forgetting to record It.
Shortly before noon on election day
she went to the polls at HALEY, but
found that she could not vote without
authorization from Soldier. Nothing
daunted. she secured a team of horses
and started for the latter place, an
nounc!ng her intention to be back be-
fore the polls closed in the evening.
The horses were speedy and of great
endurance. and Mrs. Jeffers reached
Soldier within the time which she al
lowed herself. Giving orders for n
fresh team. she proceeded to secure
the necessary documents. These In
her possession. she started on her re-
turn journey. The trip from HALEY
had not been particularly comfortable,
although the bright sun OF early after
noon had tempered cold wind which
blew across the high prairie. This
advantage had disappeared when the
plucky woman took the reins To start
back. and several friends urged her to
abandon the trip and stay at the
ranch over night Mrs. Jeffers laugh
ed at the advice, faced the cuttiu y
blast and proceeded on her return
trip, but II was cold and cheerless
journey, but Mrs. Jeffers reached Hall
ey in time 20 vote. though her fingers
were so benumbed that she was barely
able to mark her ballot.
The state herald., 1899-01-13
A New wall Around r.k,n.

In the line of her retroactive policy the
empress regent of China has Just pub
lished an edict authorizing an appropria-
tion OF 6.0Oo,0 taels for the purpose OF re-
storing and strengthening the walls of
Pekin. Considered as military meas
ure, this is Just 10000 taels thrown
away, because that great pile of brick and
mortar which surrounds the Chinese cap
ital could not Withstand the assault OF
modern artillery for an hour, md 1t would
be a great blessing to the country II the
money could be devoted to the construc-
tion of railway lines or the development
of Its internal resources II IL more prob
ing to protect herself against n revolu-
ton among her own people, which is likely
to occur at any time, and they having no
artillery, could be easily kept ut bay by
the wall.
The state herald., 1899-01-13
BATTY ON THE RIG BEAR.

BATTY ON THE BIG BEAR.
or the circus. 1t is probably fact
that Batty's bears are the best trained
animals of the Kind in the world. Their
performance in Chicago theater Is
creating quite sensation with the old
folks, as well as the children. But
nobody knows the time and care that
Batty has given these animals. He has
Tour big brown fellows, ranging from
eight to fifteen years old. These are
from Russia. And he has one little
black cub-eight months old-who has
a laughing face and glowing eyes like
a pickaninny. and is the comedian of
the Great Northern. He halls from
Siberia.
The Oldest OF the bears weighs six
hundred pounds. a he is so ponder
ously large the wonder is that he obeys
n master at all. This fellow waltzes
and stands on his launches. drinking
from n bottle. 1t is the one next in
size that performs the most marvellous
tricks. He jumps the hurdles and
fences. walks the tight rope. and comes
back over the same rope "hand-over-
hand" fashion. with a bottle OF milk in
his mouth. But the fellow that turns
the somersaults is the wonder OF the
group. He rolls about the stage lihe
n ball of fur.
Batty has been training these bears
for ten years, and while he never loses
sight OF the animal he is handling. he
is more afraid Of that saucy little cub
than he Is OF the four big fellows to-
gether The little fellow has one or
those inviting come and play with
me" looks all the time. While evident
ly In one OF these moods he nearly bit
the hand of one of his keepers few
weeks ago. Batty says the secret OF
training bear lies in remaining al-
ways the master. with a good heavy
whip to demonstrate II. His bears
would attack him as quickly as they
would anybody else. but he never takes
his eye from the animal he is handling.
And these bears are cunning. They
are trained to look for something good
Immediately after the performance Of
The state herald., 1899-01-13
ANIMALS THAT ACT.

Patsy. the Irish donkey. Ia we'll
known ON the stage. He Ia talented
and always in demand. Last season he
played In comic opera.
In regard TO trained birds. a falcon
appears In the play "The Countess and
the Rcrf'' and carrier pigeons are we'll
known In numerous plays. especially
Kerry Cow"
Every ono who fnw the play will 70.
member the Arabian horses In "Ths
atlli Alarm" Two other star animals.
ror.s, Temple and Jim Key. are nj.
ways under engagement, 70 talented
are they.
The pastoral plays Of today bsy.
made sacessary the Introduction Of an.
finals 10 the stage. In white Heath
or flock Of sheep IL one OF tho feat.
ufes. II was an easy matter TO got the
i,och accustomed 10 'rottinR across tho
stage after the leader was trained.
when he was used 10 !, the rest fol.
lowed him. In "The bonnie Driet
Lush" also floek OF sheep appears
The state herald., 1899-01-13
scotland. Great roet....

Mrs. Mary Macpherson. popularity
known as "Mairi Nighean lain Bhaln." :"
the Skye poetess, died at Portree. after
n short Illness, nt the advanced age OF
70 years. She was the daughter OF n
crofter on the estate OF skeabost. On
the death OF her husband at Inverness
in 1871 she qualified as nurse In the
Royal Inhrmary OF Glasgow. and prac-
tlced in and around Glasgow TIL 1882.
when she returned to live permanently
In Skye. where the generous proprietor
OF skeabost gave her n cottage rent
free. Mr.. Macdonald also bore the cost
OF publishing In book form the songs
and poems composed By her. This
book has obtained Wide circulation
among Gaelic-speaking Highlander.
and the work IL regarded by competent
critics as Gaelic poetry OF a very high
order. Mrs. Macpherson. who had Il
striking presence. nlwayp carried about
with her the walkins-s,lok presented
to her by Professor Iilaekie In memory
OF visit to Skye In 1889.
The state herald., 1899-01-13
An lU.pfs-.tnu.

"Thc farmer nllua glts tho worst OF
II when he goes to New York city,"
remarked Mr., corn,onuci. yes" an.
swcrod his wife. with algh. "They
put funny pictures Of him into the ps-
pora an make him look ridiculous at
tho theayterH." "i'm afraid thoy do
what Of ~" "oh. nothln' Of II; that
N. nothln' particular. Only I can't
help thinkln' that when them Now
York el,y-ors reads tho lection returns
ihoy'll wake up 10 the fact that IT'S
time they were THROWN few bouquets
nj uH ngrleulturla,a an jollyln' us
along, Washington Star.
The state herald., 1899-01-13

seemed to strike Glare and she looked
round wondering"
Jack, what are you doing?" she
said. "Dou you know we have been
going round and round the same roads
for ever so long?"
Nonsense" said Jack grufiy. eve
have left 'Cut-throat Corner miles be-
hind us. Have you any idea where
we are?"
mot yet," replied Glare. But. walt.
Yes, Of course. Why. look! there's the
old church, and there to the right is
the schoolhouse. Jack, believe you
have been deceiving me-"
well. and what II have?" said
Jack stoutly. Haven't you deceived
me times without number?"
I'll never speak to you again
never!" said Glare with determine
tion in her voice.
But you're not home yet, remem-
ber." said Jack. "A promise is q
promise. Clare" he pleaded. And you
are fond Of me; you can't deny 1t; only
you like to torment me to do some
thing desperate. Do you want me to
take you back to 'Cut-throat Corner
and leave your"
Eyes. you'd better" pouted Glare.
gaining courage as she approached
scenes familiar.
II mean It," said Jack.
Clare sighed and shed tear and
then gave in.
ut is mean of you to take advantage
Of me like this" she said at last. But
I suppose l deserve 1t. and II you like
to have such horrid. selfish wife
we'll. suppose you can have her. but
l dare say you'll repent your bargain
before many months are out"
"Shall II" shouted Jack triumphant
ly. "Hurrah! What1l old Seymour
say?"
The state herald., 1899-01-13
TWO CLEVER POSES

their part OF the program. I, ls either
lump of sugar. bottle OF milk. or n
bottle OF sugar and water Were this
not forthcoming there would proba-
bly, be a strike and riot. When no,
performing they are always securely
chained to the Moor OF the stage. Dat
ty's bears have only been In America
eight weeks. Bntty. n Russian. is 70
greatly pleased with tho country and
Tho big money he draws that he would
like to stay here with his performers
permanently, but the heated term would
kill tho animals.
The state herald., 1899-01-13
No Friction.

"The relations between the passen-
ger departments OF the Pennsylvania
and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads" :"
said ID. b. Martin, manager passenger
traffic Of the b. and o., 'are not strain
ed nor is there a rate war In progress.
rs has been stated in several recent
newspaper paragraphs. While. of
course, we do not like the new feature
introduced by the Pennsylvania rail-
road, considering the aggressive action
of our own line and all other circum-
stances in connection with the passen-
ger situation at this time. we are not
in position to find much fault"
The state herald., 1899-01-13
Lord Charlie. B.r..,ora n, . no,.

Lord Charles Beresford, who would
be hard to beat for popularity in the
British navy, had iavorite hobby as
boy. which was In n way prophetic
OF his future calling. This hobby or
pastime was that OF modelling boats.
and he was exceedingly skillful In this
direction. These boats he would give
as birthday presents to those people
for whom he had some special affec-
don. Quite n number OF them are In
existence. 81 would give anything to
get one OF them back" he remarked
one day. ''as reminiscence OF my
schoolboy days. l offered one old
friend so pounds for little model.
which certainly was not worth 1--WE
shillings. But neither he nor any OF
those who possess them will! part with
them. So after all / must console my
self with the thought that my little
boats are regarded by those who have
them with n certain amount Of af-
fection."
The state herald., 1899-01-13

The London Daily News calls atten-
tion 10 an amusing instance OF Russian
censorship. Christmas eve the Daily
News published an editorial dealing
fnttcrlngly with the peace proposal of
the Car. When the issue reached Rus
sla the whole article, with the cxccp-
ton OF the first few lines, was blacked
out, which seems TO prove that the
censor holds views widely different
from those of the Car.
The state herald., 1899-01-13
WONDERFUL BEARS,
A VAUDEVILLE PERFORMANCE
EXTRAORDINARY.
They Jump Hurdles Like Horse-Turn
somsrsaults Like an Acrobat, and
Clear Fences While Erect ON Hind
LeEs-Resemblos q Pickaninny.
Especial Letter.)

Perhaps 1t is not so wonderful for a
bear to walk tight rope-that Is In
their nature. But to see bear, at the
command OF his trainer. stand on his
head, turn somersaults like an acrobat.
jump hurdles like race horse, or clear
three fences, one at a time. Jumping
on his hind legs, is real novelty.
Trained bears are a new feature for the
vaudeville stage: In fact. trained bears
are seldom found outside Of the ZOOS
The state herald., 1899-01-13

Considerable fear is felt for the fu-
ture OF the forests Of Upper Frunken,
Germany, In consequence solely OF the
annual lnroad made by the trade in
Christmas trees. About l,0O0.OOO trees
are supplied to the markets of northern
Germany each year, and already II
quarter Of that number of strong,
young trees have been shipped from
the little station of Kronnch alone. No
amount of replanting could make up for
annual destruction of the young pines
and frs on such scale.
The state herald., 1899-01-13
De.fnc.. Canno, nr Curca

by local applications as they cannot reach tho
diseased portion OF the car. There IL only ono
way TO cure deafness, and that IN by constI-
tutlonni remedies Deafness il caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucus lining OF tho
Eustnehian Tube When this tube il in.iamcd
you have n rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing, and when II IL entirely closed deafness Is
the result. and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out aud this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine eases out OF ten are caused by eatnrrh,
which ia nothing but En iniamed condition OF
the mucus surfaces
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness (causcd by catArrhl that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars, free.
y. J. CHENEY 4 co. Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists, Tsc.
Halls Family Pllls arr the best
The state herald., 1899-01-13
A Double Crop of Apples,

On Long Island farm is an apple
tree which bore two crops of fruit the
past year, and the farmers are taking
unusual interest In this popularity of
nature. Just as much interest IL being
shown In Hostetter's Stomach ,Bitters,
which cures dyspepsia. indigestion,
constipation and blood disorders when
other remedies fail to benefit.
The state herald., 1899-01-13

The Joslin Dry Goods Company of
Denver make bid for the western
mail order business. You will find
their ads. in this paper from now on.
They have been In business in Denver
for twenty-six years, and are most
reliable. Implicit confidence can be
placed In their statements.
The state herald., 1899-01-13

All the match factories In Stockholm
have cut down wages In consequence
OF the fierce competition OF the Dla-
mond Match Company, which has In.
vaded Sweden with intent To secure
the exclusive trade OF the peninsula.
More than loco workmen are affected
by the reduction.
The state herald., 1899-01-13

A catalogue Of 800 prizes, suitable to
every taste and condition. mnilcd on
inquiry. Prizes given for saving Dia-
mond &c" Soap wrappers. Address
Cudnby Soap Works, South Omaha,
Nebraska.