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The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

Pe-ru.na works tremendously with
nature to eject the tubercles from tho
lungs, and works SO successfully that
if there is cure for consumption
Pe-ru-na is the remedy.
Read this letter from Mrs. II. A.
Tyner, of Four Oaks, N. c., about her
daughter, Mrs. L. Keene. She says:
Pe-,n-na Medietne Co., C0lSm6xs,O o.
DEAR S1Rs:-''My daughter had every
symptom OF consumption-supp
of menses, night sweats and great ema-
citation. She was so low that none Of
our neighbors thought she could live.
In May Mr.. c. R. Adams, Of this place,
who had taken Pe-ru-na, told me II
anything would help her Pe-ru-ns
would. got a bottle of it and some
rock candy and began giving it to her.
During the first few days she was 10
weak she could only take q half tea
spoonful at time, but l gave it TO
her as often as she could bear It. In
less than a week she could walk two
hundred yards and back without rest
ing; she kept getting stronger, and In
twelve months she seemed to be as well
rs she ever was In her life. I feel, and 70
does every ono that knew about her
sickness, that Pe-ru-na saved her life.
My daughters name is Mrs. L. Kesns.s
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her LAST VALENTINE.
Woman TO Die Easier
when II Came.

They knew she was dyirg-the faded
little woman in the faded little bed
room. She had clung 10 life as long
as she could. hoping for an answer to
thai wistful prayer in her eyes. Blu,
the struggle was almost over now; the
wistful eyes were growing dim.
See! I've go, something for ye,
Liddy!" The little circle of spinste-
relatives and kindly neigtbors parted,
and good Uncle Silas Peterson came
wheeling TO the bedside. the snow sti..
clinging 10 his rough overcoat. He car.
ried letter in his hand--i coarse and
dirty envelope addressed in the crude,
sPrawiing pennanshlp Of a man whom
neither life nor education has ripeneG
or refined.
IT'S from Orson-orson, you know =
Uncle Silas added, bending over the
couch and addressing the dying woma T.
with the tender directness one uses TO
children-and death.
'Orson?' smile flashed over the
ashen face. and the woman lifted 4
feeble hand for the letter. She kissed
- "Ae AsNht1 ~ AlIlL sHd
that some loving hand had wrapped
over her shoulders.
Shan, open 1t for ye, L.ddy?"
asked one of the women.
The dying eyes said No"
"She thinks IT'S valentine from her
husband" whispered one of the reigh
bors. To-day is Valentine day, You
kray-
ing me how she wished 0rson would
send her a vslentine-just some little
thing 10 show her that he loved her
the way he did when they were frs,
married"
Most likely it's a note sayin' he'll
stay over night and see the races on tn.
ice tomorrow" was the guarded reply
The dying woman folded her shawl
tightly round the precious letter. 4
look of perfect peace lighted her face
He does love me" she whispered, Jus:
as he used to!"
Uncle Silas turned away TO wipe the
mist from his spectacles, There was "a
little fuitering sigh from the bed
"Liddy" had gone home.
W inc SHAWL
her shoulders, there. tight pressed
against her heart by both thin blue
veined hands. was orson's crumpled
dirty letter. They were scarcely abb
10 take ii away from her slender, cling
ing fingers.
Shall we open it?" asked Miss Pen.
niman. The women looked fur,ively
at one another. their curiosity strug.
Cling with their reverence.
No" said Miss Daggett, a. last.
"It's hers-sacred No matter what i,
says. She died thiukin' it was val
entine. Let's burn it up, So nobody will
ever know"
The ashes OF the unread letter fu.-
tered white about the stove for few
minutes, and then whirled up the Chin
ney, as gust Of February wind roarec
over the house. And the little, worn
out, heart-hungry woman lay smiling
as death had found her.-James Buck,
ham, in Detroit Free Press.
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FOX JUMPED INTO A TREE.
Sly Mr.. Reynnrd shrewdly Damed
the Hounds of the Rndnor
Hunt.

The Radnor Hunt club, the finest
equipped hunt club in the country, is
having rare sport this season riding aft
er its pack of American-bred and Amer
ican-,rained hounds. They had grand
hunt December %, and chased Reyrard
SO hard that he ran 30 feet up s!oping
tree and remained there until Hunts
man Marsh Atlemus called the hounds 5
off and gave him chance for a start on
a second run.
The sun had just broken through the
clouds when Huntsman Altemus turned
so OF the pick of the kennel loose for the
days chase. The hounds by their i'm
patient yelps showed that they We're
eager for the run. Twenty hunters.
mounted on cropped and prancing thor.
oughbreds. were holding tight rein on
their mounts, ready for the word to go.
The hounds were taken out to the
Barrens. and passing them started a
fox at Saw Mill hill, in Radnor. The
chase then led at terrific pace over
stretch OF fair going to Darby creek,
across the Engle farm. then up the
creek through the Clyde and Ellis prop
critics and across the Godfrey and
George Harrison arms, in Radror. The
chase was very warm here and grow
ing exciting. Reynard made almost a
| complete turn about in order to fool
the hounds. He took across the Tryon
Lewis farm, with the pack close on his
heels, and then into the thick woods on
the farnall farm, in Newton township.
The pack were baying loudly as they
entered the woods, but a minute later
the music ceased. The hunters came rid
ing up and saw the hounds running
about in silence, as II in quandary as
to where the trail had gone. The trail
seemed to lead nowhere. but the puzzle
was explained when one of the hunters
pointed to the object Of the chase
perched some 30 feet up on the forks of
partly fallen tree. Reynard, in TAX
ing the tree, had ieaped up the trunk
fully seven feet from the ground, and
the hounds lost the trail entirely. The
hounds saw the fox when pointed out
by the hunters. and were wild in their
attempts to howl him down.
The hounds, however, quickly obeyed
the command Of the huntsman to come
of. and, when taken back some distance
into the woods. the fox came quietly
down the tree of his own accord and
was given . dve-minutes' start. He
seemed to be badly scared from his ex.
perience up the tree and ran very fast.
taking to earth with plenty to spare a
half-hour later on the Ennis farm, in
Observation-Disclosures Public Led,
ger. tef4
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"oh, It's lovely!" replied the widow
Il like snow"
so do I. You got much to do II
town?"
NO; III be through with all of m,
errands in an hour. c,n let some,
thing go II you don't want to s,ay ir
town that long"
=. 'hatii De non. toe long for me
Where shall meet your
IN be a; Smith & HInscom's dr.,
goods store any time you saw"
Well call i, II o'clock. then"
1t was three minutes after IL wher
Jared drove up to the ap pointed place
of meeting. The widow had stepped
into the sleigh and he was tucking the
robes in around her when she said:
There, Jared. I'm jus, like othe,
women; I've forgotten something"
What is it?-
II forgot TO go around I, the post of.
fee. l know that there's rothing there
for me, because one Of th. Stone BOYS
brought my mail out last night, and
there's no mail trains In until noon; hui
poor old Jane Carr came ,ver Jus, be.
fore left and wanted ne to be sure
and see II there was a Litter for her
Fer daughter is very sick ,u, west, and
sh> hasn't bad q letter fo- week, and
she's half wild. l couldn't bear to tel
her I'd forgotten to go to the Office"
IN drive around tha. way" said
Jared. "It won't be three blocks ont of
the way" fT
Two or three boy, stood idling in
front Of the post office. and Jared said
to one of them be CHANGED to know:
Say, Jimmie. run into the office and
see If there's any letter for Mrs. Jane
Carr. You needn't ak for me, for I've
been around and got nv mail"
You might look IN box 1s4,- said
Mrs. Darby. "Aebbe there's drop let.
ter for me-
The boy came out a moment later
with very large squafe white envelope
in one hand and snail blue envelope
in the other. he grinped as he hand ed
them to Mrs. Darby. She glanced a,
the blue envelope and said. joyfully:
"Oh, here's letter for Jane, and it's
from her daughter. know by the post.
mark. How glad Jane will be! And
here-well. | declare!''
She burst into a merry laugh as she
looked at the big white, embossed en-.
velope. The boy had told the truth
when he had gone back to his comrade S
and said with litter:
She's got yalentlnei"
Who in the land ever sent me that
thing?" said Mrs. Darby, holding the
envelope out at arms length. u didn';
even know II was Valentines day. Iii,
isn't the greatest idea that l should get
a valentino"
81 don't know why you shouldn't"
said Jared.
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oh, because l-but l guess some
child sent it,"
Maybe not"
NO one else could have had so little
gumption," said the widow with an
other laugh. "Mybe there's one OF
these comic valendnes inside Of it
tome ridiculous thing about a widow
lkely."
why don't you open it and see7"
u will"
She burst into another laugh as she
drew forth dainty creation of lace
paper, tinsel and bright colored EN-
bossed pictures.
How perfectly ridiculous!" abe said
The idea Of anyone being ninuy
enough to send an old woman like me q
thing like that!"
You're not an old woman"
I'm 45!"
We'll, I'm older than that, and
don't call myself an old man. Many O
woman around here would be glad to
get valentine like that il the sender
really meant it."
Yes, and II you were the sender"
I'm not vain enough to think tina,
and not foolish enough to say it if did
think it,"
mo. don't think that you are. Jared
But l wonder who could have sent me
this. The writing on the envelope Is
evidently disguised! and-O, here Is
something insidei Let's see what il
says.
20 wilt thou be ny valentine
Forever and forever aye.
And wilt thou take this heart OF mine.
And give me thine to-day?'"
There was another verse but before
she had read II. tn. Widow Darby cried
out: Jared Kent. that's your hand.
writing and you need not try to deny
i'll"
I'm not trying 70 deny 1t. You'll
find my name signed in full to the next
verse on the other page" This was the
next verse:
III yes. my answer - to be.
My heart with Joy will MI.
II mo- yet shall b your friend
And shall love yeu STILL"
They had reached the outskirts of the
town now. Jared brought the horse to
a standstill, and said:
"Is It yes Or NO, Lucy7"
She looked at him with aiming eyes
and Laughing face far moment. Then
she laid one Of her mittened hands on
the sleeve Of the gree fur coat he wore,
and said:
Il think Il y yes, Jared.
He turned ~ nd drss's head toward
the town.
'.where ~ you gSinY7" she asked.
"Back p ~ ninttss'a Ns valen'
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10
MIScEIItSIOt-S.

The Moulton Hll winery at Clover.
dale, Cal, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with zoo 0U1 gallons of wine.
The loss was estimated at between
SIS, 900 and 500, 600, partly covered by
insurance.
A TORNADO nearly wiped out Stiles.
boro. Ga, on the 9th No lives lost.
a TELEGRAM was received at Wheel.
ing, w. Va, on the 9TH that skif
loaded with hnitro-glycerine had broken
loose from the Acme Torpedo com.
pany's wharf at Miugo junction and
was floating down the river with the
ice. All boats were warned of the
dang of contact
As the result OF q riot in jus tees
court at Drew, Ia. Charles Hall and
Fred Bradtield were fatally shot and
six others were wounded. The trouble
was caused by two factions auarreling
over the location OF county bridge.
THE Chicago Federation of Labo,
placed boycott on the Chicago News
and the Chicago Record.
In n boarding house fire at Spring
field, Ill. early the other morning
three persons were burned to death.
The other guests managed to get out
in their night clothes.
ADVERTISEMENTS have been issued for
the sale of all the land grant of the
Union Pacific Railway company. The
sale Is to occur at Omaha, Neb.. on
March and is held under decree OF
the United States circuit court There
are in Nebraska 1, !0T, 759 acres of tbi,
land. 500. 900 unsolc aud the remainder
an equity.
A LATE dispatch said tha. Indians
were on the warpath in Alaska One
battle had taken place and four In.
dians were killed and several wound.
ed Four American deputy ma-shals
we're also wounded. The Indians were
drinking and there may be general
uprising.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

Jared was not ike most avowed wom
EN- ha,ers, grabbed, cToss-grained
sneeringly, cynical man, which made
his celibacy al the more unpardouab.e
in the eyes Of the matchmakers.
He'd make real good husband il
he'd try" they said, Then he has the
incest farm in the neigh borhood. with
one of the best houses on it, and money
out at interest, although he's no, bi,
mean and stingy. Hell DO his full share
always for a neighbor in distress. II
isn't because he's too stingy to supper,
her that JareG doesn't get him Il wife,
1t was clear, crisp morning in Feb.
ruary when Jared rode to the village
with the Widow Darby seated beside
him in his nea little cutter. The sleigh.
ing was fine and the air keen and exhiI-
arating. 1t gave the widows plump
cheeks beautiful crimson glow and
made her black eyes sparkle. She was
in high spirits and her laugh rang out
frequently as merry and ripping as
the laugh of a child.
But then the Widow Darby was pro-
verbally CHEEKY. She had suffered
keenly the bss of her husband and
both of her children, but time had
softened hergrief, and she was TOO wise
to spend her life iu gloom and grief
over the loss OF those who were beyond
all care and Sorrow.
She had comfortable little home and
few acres of land adjoining Jared
Kent's. She had known Jared all of her
life, but not once had she thought of
hirI as a possibr successor to Joel
Darby.
Jared will never marry anyone. !"
she had said. HE isn't of a marryinp
disposition. Some men are that way.
It's all they lack to make 'em what G cd
intended ibey should be. My husband
and | used to talk over Jared a good
deal, and We did our full share to ge,
him settled for life with good wife.
We used TO invite lots of nice girls.
young and elderly both, to our house
and thenfhave Jared come over to tea
and to play croque, with him. He'd be
nice and pleasant and all that, bu, be
never came anyways near falling into
any Of the traps we set for him. We
thought once that he did take kind of
shine toa nice, sweet, real good-look-
i'm girl ef about 80 named Janet Deape
from ovsr Shelby way. who was visiting
us. Shed Of made him an awful pood
wife. and Isung her praises all the time.
but nothipg came OF It,"
ITS - elegant morning. isn't it?-
said lard, as he and the widow few
along 0ves the hills and through long
lanes IN Which the snow was drifted al
most 70 ~ top rails Of the fences
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

The Office OF director of the census
is to be created and made independent
of any other department of the gov.
crnmens, and eNGov, Merriam, OF Min
ncsota, 1t was said, would be appoint t.
ed. This is the presidents plan and
the house committee has prepared the
legislation to execute it. Heretofore
the census has been takcn by super
int dent who has been So bord nnte
to mem Der of the cabinet. usually
the secretary OF the interior. The
president desires that the census bu.
reau shall be Independent and that
the director shall be responsible to
him alone.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

IHE government commission for the
revision and codidcation of the Grim.
!nal laws of the United States Is now
considering an amendment 10 the ex.
isting law prohibiting the maintenance
In any city of any private letter. box
scheme 1t is intended to break up the
facilities now tiourshing in many cities
for clandestine and improper CORE.
spondence, the promotion of fraudu.
lent schemes and the boycotting OF a
postmaster through subsequent direc,
delivery TO trains, by using private let,
ter boxes at cigar stands. stationery
stores and other private places
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

tines day, you know. and il you are to
be my valentine, want you to-day
An houz later they stopped at Jane
Carr's gate. She came skurrying out
for her letter with her apron over her
head. Il brought you letter, Jane.
and | got valentine" said Lucy, hold
ing up the big, white envelope.
Il got one also" said Jared. as he put
an arm around his wife and kissed her.
j. S. Harbour. in Detroit Free Press
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

TROLLEY cars mudc in Pittsburgh,
Pa, are to invade the land of the
Pharauhs. negotiations having been
closed by the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company for the
equipment of Il cars OF the ordinary
trolley type for use in the city Of
Cairo. This line will be the first in the
country, but it is proposed to build
another line to the pyramids, as soon
as the natives become accustomed to
the operation of the cara, and later to
connect Alexandria aud Cairo BY
trolley.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10
Fstai MIN. Expln.,un.

Webb City, No, Feb. by a pre-.
mature explosion in the Aurora mine
at oronogo. three miles north of here,
Holman Black was instantly killed,
and two other persons whose names
have not been reported were probably
fatally in iured.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

THE manufacturcrs Of the lower
priced derby hats have effected a COM
bination which went into e fec, Febru.
airy l. The combination was formed
Tor the purpose of regulating the out
put and all the goods will be disposed
of through . New York frm who will
have the control, it IS estimated. oi
e., 900, 600 worth Of hats annually.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

BILL was introduced into the Ill!.
nois legislature to appropriate s. 100
for the purpose Of erecting a brosze
statue in honor Of the late Frau C,.s
f Willard, the apostle Of u N perauc,e e,
in the national capitol at Washington
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10
say. !. Wa. "shs Judgment Of ood.-

Madrid. Feb THE impartial says:
"Ihe attack on Manila was the judg-
ment OF God upon the Americans, who,
after despoiling Spain. are beginning
to feel the consequences The insur.
gents number $4,000 men, OF which T..
600 are armed with Mausers, and 10, OOC
are armed with Remingtons II they
continue the struggle the American 4
will be driven out of the Philippine
isl lands
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10
An Insan- wiudov sm..,..

Perry. Ok, Feb 7.-Hanas Love. ,
young man living At White Rock, Ok.
went violently insane and broke out
nearly every window.glass In the busi.
ness portion OF tho town, besides he
smashed hundreds Of dollars worth of
showcases In stores. He committed
$500 damage before he was arrested
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

DR. lIITr, physician from India,
who was recently visiting in Battle
Creek, Mich. stated that there are 53g
cases of leprosy in the United States,
ten of which are in Chicago. The
doctor has made life study Of lep-
ROSY, and recommended tha, our quar-.
nntine laws be more rigidly enforced
and that general asylum be estab
lIshed in this country for Iepcrs
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

DISPATCH from Rome the other day
said that cx.Premier Crispi. in nm in.
terview on the subject OF the proposed
international conference in the inter.
est OF universal pence, expressed him.
self as follows: The conference will
decide nothing. The sole posi- BILE re.
suit will be that the powers may align
themselves in the formation OF an in
ternatioual arbitration tribunal |
hope that | am wrong. but | think u
general war is more probable than q
general disarmament"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10
Aeono,I,o Got Ava, Non. Too sooo

Washington. Feb. lit is no secret
now that the authorities here were
preparing to arrest ARoncillo just as
he hed, but probably they are not
sorry that he got off safely and thus
relieved them from the p.rformancs
of disagreeable task.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

WHAT friends of Bishop Potter call
his twentieth century saloon is now
assured in New York The fund of
$4,000 needed to start the work of
providing substitute for the salocn,
which shall have all the attractions Of
the saloon, minus Intoxicating drinks,
has been contributed. Carpenters have
begun the work OF tearing out the
heart of the six-story building at 1871
Bowery and it will be fitted up rs
squirrel Inn No. l." Bishop Potter
hopes in ten years there will be in New
York Squirrel Inn No. 100 and tha,
they will solve the great social prob.
lem of the saloon.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10
A HUsTLING HOST.
he Had Little scheme for Making
His Guests Pay for Their
Dinners.

It was an apparently innocent little din.
her invitation which drew a number o&
California street heavyweishts to the
handsome home Of capitalist on Pacific
avenue, who is no longer popular in the
Pacific Union club. After the dinner.
which was elaborately planned, perfectly
served and thoroughly appreciated, the
host led the way to the billiard room, whera
he produced for the inspection OF his friends.
a new roulette wheel which he had just pur-
chased.
After it had been examined and duly ad,
mired monsieur proposed that his friends-
tempt fortune with it, announcing that Ae
would be banker, and smilngly invited
them to "break him" The guests scarcely
expected this sort of diversion, but they
hardly could decline the Entertainment"
which had been provided for them. Hav-
ing carel.ssly undertaken to call the turn
on the black or the red, they expected TO
anticipate any such financial catastrophe
as overlook each of the players.
The bank won steadily. Soon all the
player guests were broke" but the host
offered, in an off-hand way, to stake ons
and all, guarding against loss of the
frequent loans, however, by taking the
checks of his friends For the purpose, with
admirable forethought, be had provided
himself with blank checks on every bank in
town.
There was no escape for his victims They
were all thoroughly trapped and well
scorched before they were released. The
guests caught the first car home in the morn.
ing, the urbane host, with unparalleled gen.
erosity, presenting each guest with nickel
to pay his fare.-San Francisco News-Letter.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

The farming experiment conducted
By IyPogru phica! union No. o for the
benefit of the unemployed printers Of
New York city has proved a great sue.
cess Fifty.four men worked on DO.
tato tract and produced a crop valued
at 5000
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

A BILL was introduced in the New
York Legislature TO authorize the ap-
po!ntment of public censor, whose
duty 1t shall be to pass upon the fitness
or undtuess Of all kinds OF theatrical
entertainments to be placed before the
people of New York city. 1t is not
intended to bc tooiishly squeamish
about stage affairs, but to draw the
line at indcccucy
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10
II w.a

Dolly-Jack said that he had busi.
ness engagement tonight.
Dasheriy-Yes. he mentioned some.
thing TO me about skiing old Millyum
for his daughters hand.-N. Y. Sour.
nal = -
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10
Declare. Pool Room Lav I.v.,,a.

Kansas City. Mo, Feb. THE race.
course pool room operators scored a
victory in police court yesterday when
Judge Burnham rendered an opinion
declaring null and void the anti.pool
room ordinance enscted by the city
council recently.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

An ice trust, to include all the big
Ice harves ters in the United States. is
in process of formation. The proposed
trust viii embrace all the harvestcrs
OF the river and lake region of Maine
and those of Wisconsin, from which
two states the greater part of the ice
crop of the country is gathered. BY
consolidating and the consequent
wiping oct of competition it is claimed
that prices can be reduced and profits
Increased.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

a PROJECT IS on foot TO com bine a.
the colonies in Australia into a feder.
alton similar 10 the United States.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

A NuMBEs Of prominent clergy
of New York have joined in the cali
for state conference on religion. 1t
Is not the notion Of the initiators TO
display the peculiarities of their re-
spective faiths, nor on the other
hand to attempt a fusion OF the various
sects represented into one. But the
call is predicated on the assumption
that there are some features OF religion
which are common to all denomin a.
tions and that common conferences and
perhaps common action ought TO be
possi BILE along these lines without de-
nsnding any surrender OF the church
loyalty Of the individual