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The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Mr., Hands Last Hour Seems Near.

Lebanon, Mo-. June 11.-At 10
o'clock tonight Mr.. Bland was report
ed as resting quietly. but wholly un-
conscious The increased brightness
shown by him early in the day and
the seeming change for the better in
the condition of the patient has been
followed tonight by more pro-
nounced state of coma.
As each alternate day is bad day
with him, the family fear the result to-
morrow. In his extremely weak con-
dition another sinking spell would
probably prove fatal as. his recupera-
ative powers were considerably weak
ened yesterday. when he was revived
only by the vigorous use of the electric
brush on the extremities.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
DEATH TO LIFE.

.uonx the SO professors with whom
acouatnted it is natural to sup
-. . variety of religious beliefs are
~ he found, and 1t will not, therefore,
snnear surprising If one should be
pnddhist. or, as his Irish servant ex-
-"assed It. "a blooming boodist, be-
80 Of the bluest creed. This was
prof Markham, professor Of Japanese
,,,orature with whom circumstances
threw me into closest intimacy.
II. was not a man to thrust his con-
,,ctions on any one, but, being satu-
...ad with the theories OF Oriental
speculation, it came to the SURFACE IN
,nnumerable expressions In every topic
of conversation.
see now. the professor expressing
his views, standing in his beautifully
vet fnexpensively adorned parlor, his
laughter busy with some tasteful
work by the shaded light, and l com
fortably lounging in a chair In the
shadow.
"The mind, the thoughts. and all the
senses, are subject to the law OF life
and death. With knowledge OF sell
and the laws of birth and death, there
,s no grasping and no sense of percep-
t,on. Knowing ones self and know
ing how the senses act, there is no
room for the idea of T. or the ground
for framing it. The thought of self
gives rise to all sorrows, binding the
world as with letters; but, having
found there is no Il that can be found,
cnuprpd -
What do you say to this, Fusa?"
The professor stamped his foot i'm
patiently.
"Fusa. how often must I warn you
against the danger of such medita-
tions?"
The girl rose abruptly and left the
room. / suspected there were tears
in her eyes, and half guessed the pain
full subject in dispute. The professor
presently enlightened me. Throwing
himself into a chair, he said. with a
sigh:
1--WE are in condition of antagon-
ism, my daughter and I. do not know
how it will end-or, rather, I'know too
we'll One life will be cut short-hers.
The relation of parent and child is one
for life; that of wife and husband,
for two lives; that of master and SER
want, for three lives. II I lose her
shall save her from a worse fate.
What has happened?? There is a
young man here. a master mechanic
he calls himself, metal-worker. but
a mechanic just the same, who wishes
to marry her, and Fusa is willing to
yield herself to him"
who is he?"
"Jarbraw. You know him?"
Yes. I remember seeing him at the
laboratory. A steady, Industrious fel-
low enough"
That may be. It is likely he is. for
he Is making his way. But what is his
way to the way 1 would have a child
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

Gen. A. s. Kimball, Depot Quarter
master OF the U. s. Army, in New
York city, has sent to Lyman Nc
Carty, Assistant General Passenger
Agent OF the Baltimore a. Ohio Rail
road in New York, a letter of thanks
for the prompt movement of troops
that we're ticketed over the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad during the past year.
He says that many OF these movements
were made on short notice and his de-
partment had too frequently to rely
upon insufficient and sometimes mac
curate data. He realized that under
such circumstances the company was
placed In an embarrassing position and
the extraordinary efforts made by the
line to give satisfaction In every re-
spsct merited and received his fullest
appreciation.
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What answer shall give him" I
asked myself, on rising.

ashed myself, on rising.
In telling this story 1 was accus-
TONED to pause here and look around
tne absorbed. listening circle with an
expression which l hoped would i'm
ply my belief in some profound mys-
terry. Sometimes one Of the audience
would say to my wife:
And SO you were in a hypnotic
sleep for year?"
To which the lady would reply de-
murely, with glance from half-closed
lids in my direction:
1t appears SO from the narrative"
And you did not know what trans
plred during all that timer"
"Oh, l had full possession OF all my
senses. l heard all that was said in
my presence"
The professor would give a warning
cough and turn the conversation.
One day when we were alone Fusa
said:
L am tired of that fairy tale. 1t
seems to amuse you-you always did
love jest and to carry 1t to an ex-
treme-but l do not, and l am going
to put an end to it if you bring it up
again"
why, do you mean to deny that
you vanished from human sight for a
year?"
"Fiddlesticks!'
THAT you died and were inclosed
In tomb?'
How do you escape the imputation
of conniving at a crime? Why did
you not inform against my father!
What l shall say is this: I was a
foolish young girl, infatuated with
man whom it would have brought me
unhappiness to marry. l would not
be convinced by words, but agreed to
test his faithfulness by going away for
| year. He did not stand the test I
| should think you would be ashamed
Of yourselves-both of you. And
shall expose you if you do not stop it."
We stopped it. But this only shows
that Fusa is quite unaware that she
| did lie for a year in hypnotic sleep.
-Waverly.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
A Story Of Sterility,
SUFFERING AND RELIEF.
(Lrr1s. TO x,s. prxxHAn NO. 6s.rsG

"DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM-Two ycars
ago 1 began having such dull, heavy
dragging pains in my back, mcnses
were profuse and painful, and wes
troubled was leucorrh9a- took
patent medicines and consulted . ply
sician, but received no benefit and
could not become pregnant Seeing
one Of your books, wrote to you tell
ing you my troubles and asking for
advice. You answered my letter
promptly and followed the directions
faithfully, and derived SO much benefit
that 1 cannot praise Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound enough
/ now find myself pregnant and have
begun its use again. / cannot praise
itenough. "-MRs. CORA GusoH, YATES.
MANIsTEE, MIcu.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

SHE LAY WITH CLOSED EYES.
of mine follow? Why couldn't he have
found one of his class to ask for in
marriage?"
He is not bad looking" l returned.
Not according to western ideas of
beauty" replied Markham. But that
quality you admire, that evidence of
force, power, is most detestable to me-"
DO you wish Fusa to marry at all?"
Certainly, but not with such a
brute as Jarbraw will grow to be-as
any man absorbed in mechanical pur-
suits is sure to become. 1 will save
her at any cost from the degradation
she meditates. Why could she not
have attracted a man of whom could
approve?"
l thought he looked at me mean
ingly, but took no notice Of it.
Il intend to take away her life. Do
not shrink. She will live again.
shall merely what you call hypnotic
her for awhile" He rose to his feet,
moving toward the door. Come.
wish you to witness my act. You un-
derstand my motives, whether you ad-
NIT their justness or not
We passed to his daughters cham
ber. Fusa was reclining upon the
bed. Her father poured some liquid
into a. cup and handed it to her.
Drink. sleep, and wake after a
year, when I, or our friend here, shall
give the word"
Fusa took the draught without
other resistance than an appealing
glance at me. Then her head fell
back upon the pillow, and she lay
rigid, motionless, with closed eyes, as
one dead.
Her death was announced in the
usual form, and the funeral took place
In the regular way.
few months later Prof. Markham
gave up his position and went away,
understood, to Japan, though after
this episode our intimacy was inter-
rupted. Jarbraw found another lady
love, one of the class to which he be-
longed-one who was, it seemed to me,
better fitted to be the wife of an ar
usan than Fusa would have been.
The months flowed on. At last, one
night, the professor raped at my win
dew.
"A year has passed. Shall we awaken
Fusa?'
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
"We and Our Tour Economic

Is the title of very charming and
entertainingly written story which
has Just been issued in book form by
the passenger department of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Ky. The
intending summer tourist will find II
not only interesting but instructive. IL
will be sent free to any address on
application to f. NJ. Byron, G. w. A,
Chicago, or A. J. Smith, g. p. A.,
Cleveland.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
A Book That Should Be in the
Hands of Every Woman.

Mrs. Mckee Rankin, one of the fore
most and best known character ac-
tresses and stage artists Of this genera
tion. in speaking of Pe-ru-na. says:
mo woman should be without bot
tie of Pe-ru-na in reserve. Mrs. Nc
Kee Rankin. Mrs. Eliza Wike. 120
Iron street, Akron, Ohio, says: Il
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
unr.1o strike stiII Spreading.

Buffalo. n. Z, June LITTLE strike
of the freight handlers at the Erie
docks for an advance of 1 cent an
hour was considered at meeting Of
the Freight Handlers union this af-
ternoon and sympathetic strike Of
the inside workers or house men in all
of the freight houses was ordered.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

weald be in my grave now II 1t had
nos been for your God-sent remedy,
Pe-ru-na. was a broken down wom-
an, had no appetite; what little l did
eat did not agree with my stomach.
1t is now seven years past that l used
Pe-ru-na and | can eat anything
Mrs. Eliza Wike.
Every woman should have copy
of DIR. Hartman's book entitled
Health and Beauty" This book con-
tains many facts OF especial interest to
women. DIR. Hartman has treated
more ailments peculiar to women than
any other physician in the world. This
book gives in brief his long and varied
experience.
Send for free books on catarrh. Ad-
dress DR.. Hartman, Columbus. Ohio.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
~Your msdle,n. worked wo.asra.

II had been sick ever since my mar
riage, seven years ago; have given
birth to four children, and had two
miscarriages. had falling Of womb,
leucorrh9a, pains in back and legs;
dyspepsia and n nervous trembling of
the stomach. Now have none Of these
troubles and can enjoy my life. Your
medicine has worked wonders for
me."-MRs. s. BARNHARr, New CASTLE,
PA.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Racked by Reputa tion.

The Union Pacific has added new, mod
ern equipment to its service both east
and west from Denver. and gives even
better satisfaction to it's patrons than in
the past. 1t stands without a rival as the
quickest and most elegant route, with
accommodations to accommodate all
classes of passengers. Only one night to
Chicago, St Louis and st. Paul. and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast. Ticket office 941 18th street.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Are You Uslng Aliens Foos-Ease4

Are ron uein8 Auens roosser
It IL the only cure for Swollen,
emarting. Burning. Sweating Fest
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. T.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
The AbsoIute Truth.

The best edited and most readable week
ly review paper published In the West is
unquestionably Georges Weekly" Dem
yer, Colo formerly The Road. 1t is
still published by Herbert George and is
red-hot. Send $100 and get 1t every week
for one whole year. Its hobby now is
Direct Legislation.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Where They Finally Land.

81 see that Burlesquer Lydia Thomp-
son. who is going on 70, has just taken
a farewell benefit" What VIII she
do now?" "Oh, l suppose she'll have
a rest for a year or two and then go
into the ballet. Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Do Your E.s. Anhe .nd nurni

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
nuoa uou..L.~uer~

Immaculate linen is the mark Of good
housekeeping. To get the best results use
. "Faultless Starch" 1t makes collars, cuffs
shirt fronts, etc, look like new. All gro
GERS sell it, 10c. package.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
A stimulus to War.

Does your son feel that his heart is
in this war with the Philippines, Mrs.
smith,
Il should say so. He writes that ev-
cry time he fires at Filipino he re-
members that he owes him grudge
for making him miss the cherry season
at home"
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
RI6.OO Per Week,

We will pay salary of sl5 per week for ma
with rig to introduce Perfection Poultry MIX
ture in the country, the greatest egg produce
on earth. Address with stamp. Perfection Mfg
Co., Parsons, Kansas
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Address Letters Backwards.

rhe japanese address letters tne
reverse of what we do, writing the
country first. the state or province
next, and then the city, the street anu
number, and the name last OF all
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Hnll's Cntarrh Cure
II taken internally. Price, 75c.

Rodney Jones is awfully in love with
Alice virgins" How do you known
''He sat behind her at the theater ana
heard him tell her there wasn't anything
on the stage half so beautiful ana inter-
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Financial Foresight.

Harry is horrid, mamma
why, daughter
He gave me $40 for a birthday present,
and then said had better save half of II
to buy his birthday present next week.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

Nancy, you ought not to attempt golf
You don't like exercise, and ! know yot
can't manage the dialect" mo, but
can have my picture taken In my gol
gIIif
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

"Gracious, what is Percy Perkins
wearing long hair at golf for?"
TT gives him a chance to say that
football Is really his game"
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

sTheret I fancy this shirt has stripes
big enough to make me the envy Of all the
other men in the office. Il think SOL
what is the material?' Awning goods
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

'Ts your mandolin club proficient2
Yes we can all chew gum and play at
the same time"
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

Though flowers glow along the street
At corner stands, on folks we meet
Mans eyes are turned, with zeal and haste,
To some fair girl in pink shirt waist.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

did you hear what Reginald gave Lu
cretia for a graduation presentY "Wha
was it?" "A commutation ticket on
downtown soda fountain"
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

anthony Perkins has such refined
refined way of always Dragging about
fhemD
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

1--WE never had any trouble getting
women to look in at our show windows"
''Why?'' Look at the big mirrors we
have put In as a background to our shirt
waist exhibit"
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

THAT Italian author travels with four.
teen trunks" Fourteen trunks2 Well
I'd be ashamed to make such an expose
of my rejected manuscripts"
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well. did you have good trip" No.
Merely sold lot of goods to men that
call a good trip?" Selling a lot Of goods
to men who don't want them
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shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstead, Kent, England, Nov. s, 1895.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

"Does YOUR suburb make any literary
pretensions ?'' "Oh, yes: we've got man
who has taken three prizes for soap po-
etry."
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conceit is not virtue. yet every
man should have little OF u ~ n''
makeup,
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

cation trip until late in the summer.
''Why not?' ''She says she can't afford
to get worn out so early.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Chronic Constipation Cure

The most important discovery OF recent years Il
the positive remedy for constipation Cascarcts
Candy Cathartic- Cure guaranteed. Druggists, i0c.
s5c, soc.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Ianndrx Wnrk Mnde EnsY,

To do away with the drudgery OF the
laundry use " Faultless Starch.' 1t gives
the best results with the least amount OF
labor. All grocers large package, 10c-
The silver lance., 1899-06-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teehing. softens the gums reduces In
nAmmaton, allays pain. wind collie 25c bottle
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
We Pay s15 a Week and Expenses

20 men with rigs to Introduce Poultry Compound
Address with stamp. Javelle Mfg. Co., Parsons, Kan
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-19
An Unhappy Name,

I remember hearing the following
story from the late Canon Bardsley,
author of English Names and Sur
names" There was once q woman
"a little 'crackey,' I think" said the
canon, by way Of parenthesis-wh had
q son whom she had christened
What" Her idea seems to have been
that 1hen in after days he was asked
his name, and kept saying What"
amusing scenes would follow, which
was likely enough, especially if the
boy was careful to pronounce the as
pirate Such scene did, ! believe,
occur once when he went to school,
and was told, as newcomer, to stand
up and furnish certain particulars.
''What is your name?" asked the
teacher. What" blurted out the boy,
amid the laughter Of the class. What
is your name?" asked the master
again, with more emphasis. What"
replied the boy. Your name, sir!"
roared back the infuriated pedagogue.
What, What" roared back the terri
fled urchin. The sequel l forget, but
1 believe it one Of those cases in which
the follies of the parents are visited on
the children Of the first generation
Notes and Queries.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-19

The improvements that are being
made to the Baltimore and Ohio South
western Railroad between Parkers-
burg and East st. Louis are being
pushed rapidly to completion. Seven
teen thousand tons of So ib. steel rail
have been placed in the track and
there are still $4,000 tons to come. de-
livery being delayed on account of
rush of orders at the mills. The COM
pany has also put in 125 miles of gravel
ballast and expects to get out POO miles
more during the season and it is hoped
by fall that the track will rank as the
best in the west. A great many grade
reductions and changes in line are also
being made between Cincinnati and St
Louis. The purpose is to make a uni
from one half of one per cent. grade be-
tween Cincinnati and st. Louis as
well as to eliminate a large amount of
Objectionable curvature. At one point,
for instance, the line is to be shortened
a mile and a half, $50 degrees of cur
vature eliminated and seven bridges
abandoned
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-19
He LOST HIS PENCILS.
But the Reporter Wrote His Story with
an Electric Light Bulb.

But the Reporter Wrote His Story with
an Electric Light Bulb.
.'Did I ever tell you about the time
that l wrote story with an incan-
descent light bulb?" said the police
reporter to few of his professional
friends.
"No? Well, it's fact, just the
same, and all had to write with was
one of these glass globes"
The hearers moved uneasily and one
was heard to say something about
taking another draw. The police re-
porter was undaunted, however, and
went on:
'"This is no pipe dream. / was
working on the Brooklyn Eagle and
had been sent down to small inter-
ior town on one of the hottest stories
you ever heard about-double murder
with good mystery end dead peo-
pie both prominent, and suspected
murderer prominent citizen.
81 pulled into the station at exactly
II o'clock and of course went into the
station, the only telegraph office in
the town, to tell the operator that I'd
have some stuff to file not later than
l o'clock in the morning. He was an
agreeable fellow, and he said he would
go home and get two hours sleep and
be back in time to handle my story.
jumped in the town and in an hour
was back to the telegraph office, which
the operator had left open for me-
81 peeled off my coat and vest and
sat down to write the crime story of
my life. My hand sought my upper
vest pocket, where L carried my pen
cils, and, jumping Jupiter! I had lost
every one of them. L remembered
that had them a little while before
when taking some notes, but they
were gone now.
Il then began to gaze around the
Office. The operator had plenty of
ink, but nary q pen or pencil could 1
find. L was in beautiful hole.
Within an hour of filing time and not
thing to write with. just thought
and thought, and in doing so hap
pened to look again at the operators
desk. There lay pad of thin paper
and between the first and second
sheets was piece of carbon paper.
The way out OF my difficulty came to
me like flash.
SIN the little office were three in.
candescent lamps. l turned the key
and put out one, unscrewed it, and in
another moment had the pad of paper
with its carbon sheet in front of me.
At the big end of the bulb was a pro-
truding point of glass. 1 took the
globe in my hand, holding it like a
stylus, and marked on the top sheet:
The Eagle, Brooklyn, N. Y Imag-
inc my Joy when 1 lifted the upper
carbon paper to find that it had taken
the impression perfectly. Then went
to work and at l o'clock when the op-
orator arrived, had starter for him of
thousand words"
''Did you finish the story that
way?" was asked.
Eyes. The operator offered me
writing material, but the novelty of
the thing had taken hold of me- SO
ran the other 1900 words out in the
same way"
"Then, drawled the court recorder,
''you walked up" - Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-19
SOMETHING NEW IN STEEL.

Alleged Discovery That Is Expected to
RepOlutionize "A Great Industry.
Just ss Americans begin to feel that
they are upon the verge of developing
superiority to Great Britain, not only
in shipbuilding, but in the steel trade
in which such a number of valuable
foreign contracts have lately been
taken by our manufacturers in the
face of British competition; and just
as nature seems to encourage the
American aspiration by showing that
the English coal mines will be ex-
hausted within another fifty years,
science seems to be coming to the aid
of the Britisher, and may be about TO
open new fields of competition in
steel in which America must take part
if she is to maintain her hard earned
prestige.
The discovery has been demon
strated in London, and is being made
much OF by the English press, that the
ability to produce perfect steel by
casting it in vacuum made by liquid
hydrogen with a process that it is not
proposed to make public, has at last
attained practicability. A company
has been formed with capital of
thirty thousand pounds to experiment
tally develop the process aud if the
plan is as successful as Profe fessor De-
war, the discoverer, presumes it will
be, the air bubbles that now cause
flaws and weakness in steel will be
done away with and metal will re-
suit such as the world has never seen.
To say that this means possible
revolu tion in the steel trade is to put
it mildly, and if the English govern
ment can control the process, as it is
now intimated may be the case, then
American scientists and those of other
countries will be put upon their met
tie to get even with the Britishers.
Liquid hydrogen, which is the
great agent now discovered, is de-
scribed as a clear, colorless, trans
parent and very volatile fluid, no
clearer than pure water, but only one
fourteenth the density of water. In
its lightness it is out of all proportion
to any known liquid A piece of paper
when placed in it sinks. The differ
snce between liquid hydrogen and
liquid air is as great if not greater
than the difference between the ordin-
airy temperature and liquid air. Liquid
hydrogen places temperature at with
in twenty degrees of absolute zero,
which is represented by 494 degrees
Fahrenheit and 273 degrees Centigrade
below zero. The boiling point of
liquid hydrogen is 252 degrees below
zero, at which it is capable of enor-
nous pressure.
The discovery must affect every
problem of physics and chemistry.
Its possibilities are illimitable 1t
may revolutionize the methods that
have been laboriously built up during
the last three hundred years.