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little Leroy belonged. The mystery
was not solved by these slight admis-
sions.
But the boy was in the hands of
good kind woman, who soon gained his
confidence. She told him that his
mother" would not live, and that his
parents must be found, in order that
some one might be required to care
for him. Finally he said that his
mother" used to receive letters, which
were read to her by colored girls and
sometimes by white gentlemen who
were called in TO her attic rooms for
that purpose. His mother" had urged
him to study hard at school, in order
that some day he might read letters
for her, and write letters for her.
Within the last two years he has been
able TO read her letters for her. and
write letters In reply. But lie would
not tell anything unless his mother"
gave him permission TO do so. lie was
taken TO the hospital several times TO
see her. but the old woman adj jnred him
never to tell. He persisted in his ST.
lence. saying tibet he would never dis
obey her.
lie had not only been sent to school,
but he was one OF the beloved little
attendants of Calvary Baptist Sunday
school. and his teachers were all inter
ested in him; particularly when eiey
ascertained. through the daily papers.
that there wns mystery concerning
his birth and parentage. He was well
bred. well hammered and manifested
the refinement of gentle breeding, His
old guardian had been reared as house
servant In Virginia family. and those
house servants in the old Virginia FAINT
lies well knew how to bring up chill
dren.
At last old Lucy Mason died in the
hospital. carrying with her TO the grave
the mystery Of Leroy Mason's par
entage. But fortunately she had lived
long enough to have the little fellow
read her letters and answer them for
her. and he knew his mothers name
and address. The lady who had taken
him into her home then convinced him
that. inasmuch as his mother" was
gone. aud what he might say could do
her no harm. but would benefit him
self, he gave the desired information,
and himself wrote letter 10 his real
mother, telling her that he was alone.
helpless and in charge of strangers.
The letter was addressed to Buffalo,
~. Y.
An answer came quickly His mother
is married; happily married. She has
family, and will take Leroy as her
adopted son" with the consent of her
husband. How this matter will be
cleared up in the domestic atmosphere
is not known. But the little fellow ia
TO have home at last, with his real
mother.
But what OF his future? Poor little
fellow. lie is TO be the adopted son"
| 81 his own mother. Truly truth is
stranger than fiction,
SMITH II Fry
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KLONDIKE PICTURES.
Some Peculiar Phases Of Every Day
Life at Dawson City.
Capt. jack Crawford, the Poet-scout,
Now seIIa Ice Cream and Puts
Up Lunches The Cape
Nome Fever.
Especial correapondenee.l

Stories of the real life and con-
dition of things in the Klondike
mining district drift through with
about the same reliability and di-
rectness as news from the seat of war
In South Africa. The Klondike fever 10
radically exterminated, 1t is true. and
no galyanie battery on earth is strong
enough 10 resuseitate its germs. Like
other fevers. ii has run its course. 1t
claimed thousands OF victims. Bat
talions of yentursome and plucky fell
lows brayed the dangers Of arctic seas
and northern cold to hew riches out Of
the bowels of the frozen earth OF dredRe
yellow nuggets from the depths of
ugly rivers and creeks. And other bat
talioBs staked all they had on mining
stocks hoated by INSCRIPTIONS man
ayers of fraudulent stock companies.
Out Of the huge army OF prospectors
and investors few struck II rich; the
rest fell, metaphorically speaking, by
the wayside of greed-impoveriEh In
money. but enriched In experience
They all learned the lesson, old as man
kind itself, that by the law Of average
the multitude acquires wealth only by
industry, not by speculation or adven-
lures.
But. however true this axiom may be,
mankind Is ever too young to heed IL;
and even now the goldseekers OF Daw-
son are preparing TO cmigrate en- masse
TO the Cape Nome district, on the
Alaskan gold coast, where n number Of
prospectors have within the past ak
months succeeded In digging remuner-
alive quantities of yellow dust out Of
the sand on the sen beach. by the mid
die OF May the exodus from Dawson ia
expected to begin, and II common re.
port tells the truth that city will be
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the while extending n helping hand TO
the sick and unfortunate.
Another cause OF his well-beiug may
be found In his ability to adnpt him
self TO conditions and circumstance.
Instead OF waiting for something TO
turn up. he boldly engaged In n bust
ness OF which he knew nothing. but for
which, his Judgment told him, there
was demand.
No man Is so entirely lost In primi-
tive community as he who seeks TO
force things TO come his way or clings
to one idea. lie will not only lose ali
he has. but degenerate into slave.
Many young men who went 70 the gold
country persisted In delving for the
yellow metal until despair possessed
them who, had they made use OF their
natural abilities In other directions,
might at least have earned enough
money to return 90 their homes and
friends.
The scenes which made the early
days OF Dawson notorious will, no
doubt, be repeated directly in the min.
ing camps of Nome. the new EldoIad
aud the failures which make the very
name OF klondike hideous sound TO
hundreds OF once ambitious young men
viii be duplicated.
Human nature Is mystery. No les.
son OF the past, however potent or
cruel, will prevent men from making
the mistakes "thelr fathers have made I"
No warning will be Needed until eNperi.
enoe has Impressed II upon minds
otherwise rational. Hut perhaps IL Is
we'll that IL should he so, for IL we were
all 60 profit from the misfortunes Of
Others life might become a burden by
reason of its monotony, and the spirit
OF romance and adventure supple.
mented by selflshness more repulsiyc
than that which now mars our social
conditions q. W. wEIPPIERr.
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like unto itself ushered into the mys-
terry of lite; and ~ one of them this
ttrFy IL told TO show the effects OF
the abandonment OF children.
Leroy Mason Is white boy nire
years OF age. who attends one of nur
public schools lie is handsome lit
tie fellow. always standing well in his
classes, and always punctual In at
tendance upon the school sessions
lie never invited any of the children
lc his home. and the teacher never
Jaw his father or mother. 4 few
days ago he was found begging IN
the streets, begging food for his
mother, who. he said, was very sizes
and probably dying
The case Was reported to the police
department. and was investigated by
the board otehildren's guardians. The
boy led an Inspector 10 an attic with
two rooms in the heart OF the city. op-
posite the patent Office building.
There, upon a little straw pallet. lay
the suffering mother" OF this little
boy, She was a negro woman. up
wards VI 50 years old, and was mani
festly In a dying condition. She Was
taken To a hospital, aud the hoy was
given To one OF the ladies in charge OF
home missionary work. This LADY gave
him a comfortable room and attended
10 bis wants with maternal care. She
learned from the boy that he had writ
ten letters TO certain parties for his
"mother," but he would not give any
further information.
The cid negro woman when taken
Co the hospital declined to tell any.
thing Of his parentage. Her name Is
Lucy Mason, and the little white boy
took her name. This faithful old negro
"mammy" had worked and toiled for
the hoy. until abe broke down IN
health. Then the little fellow neglect.
cd his school. stayed away from his
Sunday school. and took care of her.
until be Was obliged 20 so upon the
streets and beg for aid, Woman and
child were apparently devotedly at.
taehed 10 each other. and both Of them
cried When they were separated.
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FROM ThIs Account We Learn How
the Legislators Indulge In
Their AbIattoas.

Away down in the basement OF the
capitol. In the midst of the winding
aud my sterious passages of this sub
terranean section. are located the con
eressional bathrooms. where the states
men cleanse their cuticlcs at the ex-
psnSe of Uncle sam. There are about
Is tubs on the house side. and when
congress is In session the, are patron.
ICED at all hours of the day. The rep
rcseniatives Who take their periodic
tuhhiugs la the capitol bathrooms are
rot hound by any particular hour or
rule of bathing. They start in at any
hour Of the day Tor night. II the house
sits latel. and are scrubbed and rubbed
down by Strong-armed attendants at
government expense. The fact that
the tubs are almost constantly occupied
indicates the extent TO which the priv
ilege OF free bath Is appreciated In
many of the hotels OF the city patron
iRed by congressman n charge Is made
for the use OF the bath. and the thrifty
representative can get around this sx-
pense by making his ahlutions az the
capitol, SAYS the Washington star.
In both the senate aud house wings
OF the capitol there are barber shops.
where statesmen arr shaved. ard hair
touies. perfumes and soaps furnished
by the government. so that II one aas q
mind 10. the usual expenses CT thu bar
Der shop can be avoided.
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had invested all his savings. went TO
pieces. and when he fualiy arrived at
Dawson he had bat SEQ lcft-~a mere
drop In the bucket In country where
gold nuggets are ussd as q circulating
medium.
Instead OF bemoaning his fate aud
sitting idly by TO see III fortune rob him
of hope aud enterprise. the gallant cap
tain. Who for 40 many years had catered
TO the intellee, of large audiences, con
ciuded TO eater TO the ktomAchs OF
hungry miners aud established an eat.
ing house aud general trading place
which are as unique aud characteristic
a. their owner.
lie bought 4 Dawson town lot on
time. erected upon IL an editice OF Won
derful architecture. and al once pro
ceedcd TO advertise his ''wigwam" In
The following manner: "Mhen in town
stop at Capt. Jacks wlgwam. Warm.
est stable in Dawson. Grain and hay
always on hand. Cigars and tohaccos
Good comfortable beds. Drinks Of all
kinds (Sottl. Warm and cold storage
Groceries and general merchandise.
Special attention given to orders from
the creeks Goods shipped promptly aud
satisfaction guaranteed. Agency for
compressed air washers. One tubful of
elothes costs more 10 iaunder than the
price OF the machine. Clothes can be
aazhed In Is minutes. Good csnyasssE
wanted. lady or gentleman
The Rlgwam Is located just ADORE the
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EXHIBIT BY THE NEGRO
u wiz Have n place Ia the UaIted
states Sociological DEPART
meat at Parts.

Under the auspices of the United
States government, the American negro
Is TO have distinctive exhibit at tho
Paris exposition, Thomas J. Galloway,
Of Washington, a prominent colorrd
man, has ecea appointed to prepare
this exhibit.
A limited space has been set aside
In the United States exhibit In xoeioi.
ogy for this feature. II Is aimed TO
show that ",he people of African
descent in America are civilized, Chris.
TANNED. passessors of vast education.
al privileges. They are owners OF per.
haps half a billion dollars worth of
property. They are engaged in every
industry aud pursuit common 10 white
Americans, and universally accredited
with rapid progress. America can
therefore furnish Europe with much
evidence Of the negro's value as la
horer, producer and a citizen. that
the Stateeraft 81 the old world viii he
wiser In the shaping of its African poi.
icies."
The leading eolored intereolonial
institutions OF the United States are
arranging for crcditahle exhibits.
There are more than a dozen other
features OF the negro exhibit under
way.
Every New England state viii be
called upon To contribute toward the
exhibit.
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The officers of The po.ice force and
the ladies Of the missionary society
shook their heads and admitted that
in all of their experience with fallen
and suffering humanity they had never
known nor heard of such case. TIE
old negro woman said that the child
was gwen to her to keep. that she knew
its parents, but she would not give
their names nor say anything which
would eHlighten the authorities She
said that she knew she was dying, and
she would die contented If she could
only be assured that some kind person
would care for her boy She said
that when Leroy Masok was only six
weeks old he was given TO her, and
that she had promised TO never tell any
one anything about his origin.
II was slave" she said. and lived
with the family until after the war.
Then 1 came to Washington because the
family was scattered. and | was fSEs.
But / always loved the family, for all
of them were kind TO me. l will never
tell anything about them. for they were
good people always, and / loved my
little mistress
That was all, save TINT she said she
belonged to the Mason family, took her
name from that family, and that Ma
son was the correct name of the boy
She also said shat she had lived in vir-
ginia. Inasmueh as the Mason family
of Virginia is large family, 1t was.
Of course, well-nigh impossible to ascer-
tain to which branch Of that family
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CAPT JACKS UNIQUE wrowAM AT DAWSON crrr.

aomething like deserted village be-
fore the mosquitoes bite again.
Claims for which vast sums have been
paid aud which have yielded favorable
returns, will be disposed OF for song
by their owners. who expect TO become
millionnires "a soon as their feet touch
the golden sands OF Nome. 0ld.timers
say that the men who will stay at Daw.
son will have unlimited opportunities
60 pick up fortunes, and that good
claims can even now be bought for a
songi a statement which reminds me Of
the old fellow who said that way back
in the hfiies he could have bought
what are now choice corner lots In the
heart OF Chicago for a song. why
didn't sou buy them? ?" asked one Of his
cronies. because couldn't sing" re
piled the venerable philosopher. And
that will be the condition of affairs up
at Dawson, There will be many fine
properties offered for sale for u song,
but the singers are few. Most OF them
spent all they had TO reach the klon-
dixie and have ever since had hard
time TO keep soul and body together.
Among the most picturesque eharae-
tiers Of Dawson Is Capt Jack Crawford,
famed as one OF the ablest scouts who
ever served in the nations army. dis.
tinguished as writer of verse aud we'll
known IA popular entertainer, Capt.
Jack went 60 the Klondke at the head
OF an expedition sent out by one OF the
numerous "trading and mining corpo-
ratlons." organized In New York and
elsewhere. Before he reached the
promised land the concern. IN which he
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court house. and 10 attract attention 10

court house, and TO attract attention 10
its precious contents Capt. Jack paid
liberal sums to sign pai2 ter, who, in
letters well formed and executed In
gaudy coIors. tempts the passer-by TO
indulge in the following Kiondike lux
uries: Ham ard eggs, 81; coffee and
pie or cake, % cents, coffee and sand
witches, IS cents; figs, dates Sad can
dies; fresh cows milk, Is CENTS per
glass" A special feature of the Gull
nary department of the wigwam is ice
cream, the price OF which. unfortunate
Is. is omitted from the signs.
The artist in letters further informs
us that in addition to the numerous
commercial pursuits already mentioned
Capt. Jack buys gold dust and manages
the letting and sale OF claims in all
parts Of the gold country.
That this Pooh-Bahie enterprise has
brought rich reward 10 a good man IL
evidenced by Capt. Jack himself, who
informs his friends In the effete Mis-
sissippi valley that he has not only
paid for the lot on which his wigwam
is reared, but that in addition he has
acquired number of promising claims
and some ready cash. the whole exceed
ing $500 In actual cash value. lie
furthermore ventures the assertion
that in the spring he shall have glitter
ing opportunities 10 invest some Of
his spare cash in gilt-edge mining prop
critics and that early in the twentieth
century he will return to his friends in
the states rich and prosperous man,
but In sunshine, as he was in clouds.
ever faithfully the plain, uuassuming
Capt. Jack Of yore.
His success not only pleases his
friends, but II forms a pleasing com
trast to the narrowing hard.luck
stories which have come from the Klon-
dixie region. 1t proves that well-dlreot-
ed industry and perseverance, lead 20
prosperity everywhere. And II also
demonstrates that sobriety is the key
stone OF happiness Many of those who
lost their lives and money In the far
north were the victims of their nppe-
lite. Capt. Jack, true TO the eonvic-
tion Of "A lifetime, never touched whis-
ky, aud while others sacrificed their
manhood to the demon of drink he pur-
sued the noiseless tenor Of his way and
laid the foundation Of his fortune, all
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800 Reward s1oo.

The readers Of this paper viii be pleased
TO learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall'E
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure IS taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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WESTERN CANADA.
On. Of til. Choice Spots on the Con-
tinent Open for Settlement.

The following extracts from an IN
teresting letter to the Mason City
iowa Republican, written by Mrs. S.
A. Brigham, late of that place, but
now of Ross Creek, Alberta, Canada.
SO nearly describes most of the dis
tricts of Western Canada that we take
pleasure in presenting same to the at
tentiou of our readers:
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The Pacific and Oriental Ma

Leaves Grand Central Station, New York,
by the New York Central, every night in
the year at 9:l5, and the fourth night there
after this mail is at San Francisco, ready
for delivery or transfer to the steamers for
Hawaii, Australia, Philippines, Japan and
China.
See the new Round the World" folder
Just issued by the New York Central Lines.
A copy will lie sent free, postpaid, on re-
eeipt OF three cents in stamps, by George II.
Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand
Central Station, New York.
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critie-~rha, last sonnet of yours ia
beauty.
Poet-t am aware Of that. can
appreciate a good thing. even when /.
happens 10 be my own.--Town Top
iea.
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In Another DIatrIct.

Politics are absorbing; SO the gushing
young woman who had been talking 10 a
congressman at last decided.
See those distant stars" she said. in a
soulful tone. Did ysu ever pause to think
that they may be worids!"
"Yees, | believe have thought Of :"
was the somewhat dubious reply.
And that they may be inhabited by hu-
man beings that hope and struggle as we do, I"
continued the young woman, earnestly.
"oh, did you ever give deep thought TO those
people 50 far away, unknown to us!'
mo" was the unhCsitating answer, I've
never thought Of them at all,
why notg" demanded his Questioner,
with sudden brlskuess OF manner.
We'll, said the man, reiiectively, 81
suppose one reason may be that they don't
vote in my district. Youths Companion.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No
l Asthma medicine.-W. K. Williams, An.
tioch, H., April IL, 1894.
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Creature. of HabIt.

Many a man now, when he starts TO date
his letter, makes il 80, and then he uses
0-y, 0-y words.-Philadelph Record.
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Every man thinks that only those whom
he owes want to settle.-Washington (Ia. J
Democrat
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Millions of Women

Use soar exclusively for
for cleansing the dandru stopping Of falling
hair for oening whitening rough sore hands the form
preparation IN the form Of washes for lucrative
antpue which readily
mothers and for all the No amount
induce those
preserving and purifying the skin children
coh SOAR combines delicate enOent derived
gAf skin with the refreshing
nower odors No other medacated
Tor preserving purifying, and identifying scalp
Ne other foregn or domestic toilet
f0r all ne purposes OF the toilet BATH
soar al oSS Pn VIZ TwxsrrFNE CENTS eOupOn
sOaP the BEST toilet and baby soap n the
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PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are fast t.
sunlight, washing and rubbing. Sold by al
druggists.
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The fellow whom you think wears his
hair too long is quite as sure you wear yours
too short.-Elliott's Magazine.
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II Is good to know we eannot give happi-
aess without Receiving it.-Eiliotts Magar
uRa
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Not need, but pride, keeps US poor
Rams Horn.
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CHARACTERIZATION history does repeat
itself, doesn't it,
ieaSt-What nowg
why, in our town We had piano con.
ert the other night and the artists name
vas PrOf. Gridley. When the manager was
ready 10 start the show he shouted: You
nay hang. away when ready, Grsdleyl' ~
Yonkers Statesman.