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ITO Be Continued
The Word "Queer."

The word queer has remarkable orr
gin attributed to it. One night, when
the performance at Drury Lane was
finished, the celebrated Quin, many OF
whose jokes are still remembered, Of
fered. to bet a young nobleman $500
that next morning a word would be in
universal use which had never been
heard before. The nobleman accepted
the wager and left the theater. Then
Quin summoned all the ''supe's," who
happened to be very numerous, and
gave each a large piece of chalk. He
told them to 60 to the leading thor
oughfares of London and write at in
tervals on the flags the word ''queer."
Quin's orders were faithfully carried
out, and, on the following morning, of
course, people were astonished-the
word was in everybody's mouth. The
great actor with little difficulty made
his claim to Tie nob,eman's banknote,
while bequeathing a new word to the
language.-Detroit Free Press.
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LIKE THE REST OF US.
Before Marriage Everything IL Sweet
and Lovely, After We Get Down
to Earth Again.

sGeorge, DEAR" she said, night or two
before the wedding, according to Tit-Bits,
do you think it possible that our love and
our married life can become the common
place, coldly practical love and life of the
married people We see around US? Oh,
G G. my heart would break if thought
But it will not be SO, said George, pas
~, too fondly for that. Our love is not of
the ordinary kind, my darling, and our lives
will not be SO. All, no, my angel; that
can never be"
And the other day she said: 81 say,
George, how would you like pork for dinner
with apple sauce? You would? All right,
then; and don't you forget that feeding
bottle for the baby, or III send you back
after it, and mind that you don't keep din
ner waiting"
And he, with falling.off of the passion
of ten years ago, replied: "All right, Lou;
and wish you'd sew a button on the back
part of those striped trousers of mine;
you'll find them hanging over chair in
our room. Don't have the pork as dry as
last time, and you watch the baby's cold.
That watering Of the eyes looks like measles
to me. There's my bus. Good-by!"
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AN UNPLEASANT AWAKENING.

every afternoon he could be found
snoring away on the cot in his tent.
His friends thought it was about
time to stop this after awhile, and they
got one of the cub bears, that was
really as tame as a big kitten and al
most as playful, and one afternoon
while the sleeper was tucked up as
usual under his canvas cover, they put
the cub inside his tent.
Bruin was nearly always hungry, and
at first he went shifting around to find
something to eat. But pretty soon he
heard the snoring, and at first he was
going to clear out, but his curiosity got
the better of him, and he went over to
the corner in which the cot stood and
began hauling at the covers to see
what kind of an animal it was that
was making such funny noise.
When the sleeper awoke to find big
bear bending over him, he gave yell,
and leap that sent young bruin sprawl
ing, and ran away as fast as he could.
When he found out the joke that had
been played upon him he was mad as
a hornet" but after awhile he could
see the fun and laughed with the rest
of them. But he wouldn't 60 out camp.
ing any more.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
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over the fence and made his way
through the dewy grass and weeds into
the wood which intervened between
him and the spring.
He came upon Wrinkle as that worthy
stood on the fat stones round the
spring. The officer wore his eye
glasses, and had his cigar between his
liups. The grass muffled Ronald's
steps, and as Wrinkle was look
ing towards the house as if expect
ing some one, he did not notice our
hero's presence till he stood beside him.
"Ah!" calculated Wrinkle, as he
turned, and then through his glasses he
eyed Ronald coldly from head to foot.
"Ah!" he repeated, and then he took
puff at his cigar and blew the smoke
towards the house as he looked again
up the walk. One familiar with the
tricks of Wrinkles sallow face might
have found a hint of uneasiness there
as Ronald caught his eye and held it
steadily for a second.
'There is matter that you and !
must settle, sir" said our hero, calmly.
For a moment Wrinkle gazed almost
defantly at the speaker, then his glance
wavered just little.
"a matter that you and I must set
tle?" he echoed, with faint sheer,
''and what is that, my good fellow"?'
"You deliberately drove your horses
against me last night in the road and I
have come to demand satisfaction"
The officer sent another glance up the
walk towards the house; it was as if he
were hoping some one would arrive to
prevent what seemed inevitable. He
did not like the expression of the face
before him; he dreaded the awful
threatening tranquility of it.
He removed his cigar from his lips
and held it in his fingers, that quivered
nervously.
81 don't want to have trouble with
you," he said.
"Then you should not have driven
over me-" answered Ronald, "for moth
ing under high heaven can avert the
consequences of that cowardly act..'
'I-I am not good driver, Mr.. Fen
shawl believe that is your name, sir.
Just as passed your brother my hand
slipped, and"
"You are a deliberate liar!" Ronald
interrupted him.
Wrinkle started, paled a little and
made a half threatening gesture with
his right hand, but as he gazed into
our hero's eyes his arm sank slowly
down to his side and he made lame
pretense of trying to restrain his an
ge-.
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CHAPTER ".

The next morning the two brothers
met as they were leaving their rooms:
David caught Ronald by the arm ana
turned his face towards the little glass;
less window at the head Of the stairs.
"Own up" he said, with a smile, you
didn't git a wink O. sleep last night.
81 confess it, was the answer. Il
didn't know what was the matter with
me-"
But 1 do" David touched his brow
significantly; cit was hot blood in the
brain. l know how you felt. You jest
rolled an tumbled. I heerd you git
up an look out O. the window 20 see
eff IL was gittin' daylight five times Ell
you did once. Ny Lord, I couldn, t rest
for two nights fore I whipped budd
Meyer fur 1eportin' me fur sellln that
quart 10 the Calhoun boys, but you pet
after made his face look like buckle
berry custard l slept the sleep OF the
righteous. Two o my friends had to
perjure the'rse'ves to keep me out o
the chain-gang, an I was tryin' to WASH
out .he'r sin with his blood; eft ther
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BRUlN WAS CUxlUy,
Bear Examines Lazy Campers Red
and Is the Cause of an I'm
pleasant Awakening.

It was while in the Yellowstone M
tional park that this joke was played
upon one of jolly crowd of young peo-
pie. The government keeps a great
many wild animals at this place, and
visitors are not allowed to shoot or
even throw stones at them, SO they be-
come very tame. The bears in par
ticular, big, clumsy, awkward fellows,
loaf around the hotels to eat up every
thing that is thrown out Of the kitchen.
At the hotel where this particular
party was stopping, one of the brown
cinnamon bears would even come up
on the porch to sleep, like big dog,
and would now and then go shambling
into the office on chilly days and lie
down in front of the fire.
Some of the party thought it would
be great fun to camp out for awhile,
and they got some tents, which they
pitched in the woods. One of the party
was a lazy kind of fellow who liked
to sleep in the daytime, and almost
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barred Him Out.

81 suppose that Rev. Mr.. Sheldon must
have endeavored to set up moral standard
for his subscribers during Sheldon week, :"
remarked fat ex.kansan, as he rode with
a friend on South side car, according to
the Chicago Inter Ocean.
"How SO? 1t looks reasonable to suppose
that the worse a man is the more he needed
"Humph! Looks that way But used
to live out in Topeka, and I've subscribed
for that paper the last ten years. Well, the
week that Sheldon ran it never received
single copy. Reckon they thought wasn't
tit to receive it,
"Sized you up as Jesus would,'" chuckled
the friend as he slid off the car.
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ANITA Made 4 BridRe.

A naturalist found that some black
ants were devouring the skins of some
bird specimens on a table, so he made
tar circles on four pieces of paper and
put one under each leg of the table.
Pretty soon he found the ants busily at
work again, and, looking at the tar
circles, found each one was bridged by
bits of sand which the clever ants had
brought in from the street.
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conscience amt clear it amt because
thar wasn't enough O. the fluid fur
laundry purposes, fer he bled like q
stuck pig. I reckon" Dave broke off
suddenly as they began to descend the
stairs, 'that breakfast is about ready,
I herd the old man .cussin' about thar
bein' too much ham fried:c'
After breakfast our hero left the
houseandtook ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Carnleigh. He wore his best suit of
clothes, which fitted him perfectly.
In each of the pockets of his dark sack
coat there was a revolver; he had
shaved himself by the first rays Of the
sun and wore a becoming necktie; his
boots shone with fresh backing, and
he had on stylish straw hat.
AS he left the house Mary Lou and
Ann Josephine, having shirked the.
dishwashing, stood arm in arm on the
porch. Their shoes were unlaced, their
dresses soiled and torn, their hair dis
heveled.
"He walks mighty biggity," observed
Mary Lou; Il reckon he is maxim
tracks fur town to see about bein' ex-
amined fur the law. Who do you reck-
on would hire i'm to speak fur emp"
'..Thar's no tellin' the luck of lousy
calf" opined Ann Josephine. IRON
amt nobody's fool; body couldn't
read as many papers an magazines an
study law as hard as he does without
rarnin' something"
ssuo,lJ f,1.o 1.oor - rrp,1,ar opo orv-
ways" commented Mary Lou. "Iheerd
pa say t'other day that Ron refused
to market his cotton when everybody
in the county was turnin' loose O theirs
last fall an that he held onto it tell it
riz an he put cool two hundred dol
lars profit in the bank; an another
thing, he never goes in debt over head
an yeers like pa an Dave does; he's the
only farmer round heer that pays cash
fur labor an that's one reason he gifts
sc much out O. his hands. Niggers don't
want to work fur orders on the store
at two prices when the cash planked
down will git so much better bargains"
Meanwhile the subject of these re-
marks was walking swiftly down to-
wards Carnleigh. The great house was
now in full view, and that part of the
grounds through which a fower-bor-
dered walk led in sinuous curves from
the veranda down the grassy slope
where there were a spring, summer
house and rustic seats. The spot was
only a few hundred yards from the
main road, where, in corner of the
colonels zigzag rail fence, Ronald
paused and waited, hoping that by
some chance Capt. Wrinkle would stroll
in that direction as Ronald in passing
had once or twice seen him do.
He had not long to wait. He saw
Wrinkle in fatigue uniform come out
on the veranda and receive cigar from
a man-servant. a few minutes after
wards, under a banner of blue smoke,
the young officer took one or two turns
on the lawn among the flower beds,
and then, as if obeying Ronald's fierce
desire, conveyed to him telepathically,
he turned into the walk leading down
to the spring. He moved easily, with
lazy, swinging stride, ruthlessly cut
ting at the nearest flowers with cane
which he poised on his shoulder like
a sword or swung in front of him as if
fencing.
No sooner had Ronald seen the d.
rection he was taking than he vaulted
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Too Much for the ElcDhant.

A Chicago Snowman recently advertised
"piano.playing elephant" and drew a
crowd for the first performance. After a
preliminary Spiel" describing the talents
Of the beast and his education, the elephant
was led into her ring He ssteRp ed to the
and ran believing, from the tent. The
Snowman stepped forward. Ladies and
gentlemen" he said, "an unfortunate oc.
eurrence prevents the intelligent animal
from continuing the performance. l am
sure that you will all respect his reason.
He has just recognized his dead mothers
teeth in the piano keys."-San Francisco
Wave
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Making n Billiard Ball.

1t requires skilled labor to turn out
a billiard ball. One-half of it is first
turned, an instrument of the finest
steel being used for the work. Then
the half-turned ball is hung up in a
net and is allowed to remain there
for nearly a year to dry. Next the
second half is turned, and then comes
the polishing. Whiting and water
and a good deal of rubbing are re-
quisite for this. 1t is necessary in
the end that the ball shall, to the
veriest fraction of a grain, be of a
certain weight-Chicago Tines-Her-
aid,
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Ant to Give Their Age Away.

Old-time actors and actresses are
now having a controversy as to which
ones among them appeared in the orig
inal production of Uncle Toms Cab
in" One would naturally think, says
the Chicago Times-Herald, that in
stead of wrangling about it in public
the guilty parties would try to keep
the matter quiet.
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Britlsh Ari.tocracx NAMED.

of the British to the degeneracy of the aris-
tocracy. The life of luxury certainly does not
produce vigor. Indigestible suppers, late
hours, constant nerve strain and lack of ex-
ercise upset the stomach and weaken both
physical and mental vitality. The blood that
makes men heroes must come from active,
healthy stomachs. Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters puri6es the blood and strengthens the
stomach. 1t cures constipation, indigestion,
dyspepsia and biliousness.
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"Grafton has barber who gives him a
good, quick shave and never bores him with
his talk" deaf and mb?"-Indanapo
Sun.
One way to obtain credit is by not need.
ing it.-Philadelphia Record.
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LABASTINE Is the original
and only durable wall coating,
entirely different from all kali
somines. Ready for use in
white or fourteen beautiful
~ tints by adding cold water.
AIDES naturally prefer ALA.
BAsTINE for walls and cell
1ngs, because It is pure, clean.
durable. Put Up In dry pow
dered form, In flve-pound pack
ages, with full directions.
IL kalsomines are cheap. tenn
porary preparations made from
whiting. chalks. c1ays. etc,
and stuck on walls with de-
caying animal glue. ALABAS-
y TINE 10 not q kalsomino.
h EWARE Of tho dealer who
says no can sell you the same
thing" as ALABASTINE or
something Just as good" He
- either not posted or 70 try.
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ND IN OFFERING something
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\ to sell on ALABASfINEs de-
mandS. he may not realize the
damage you will suffer by q
! kalsomine on your walls.
! DNs1BLE dealers will not buy
y q lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumers by using
infringement. Alabastino Co.
own right to make wall coat
Ing to mix with cold water.
n HE INTERIOR WALLS o.
every church and school should
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guards health: Hundreds Of
tons used yearly for this work.
N BUYING ALABAsTINE.
customers should avoid get
ting cheap kalsomines under
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. u1sANcE q wal, paper IL OBJ
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wood ceilings, brick or can.
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It does not rub or scale on.
4 ESTABLISHED in favor. shun
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er or druggist for tint caro-.
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let, free. ALABASTINE Co.,
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Couldn't stick Willie.

Teacher-Willie, what's the mascu-
line of ''laundress?"
Willie Wiseguy-Chinaman!-Brook
Ign Life.
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Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, of the Famous
Ohio Family.

k3OL. Ian. n. 0TOsyeNOE, OI Tue CuuOuD
Ohio Family.
Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, Deputy Auditor
for the War Department, in letter written
from Washington, d. c., says:
"ANow mo 70 expeess my Spslksao
70 you foe lho bopofN aselvod lso0
os,o bofflo ~ R0evns. 0Ro W0ok ha0
heov0bf woNdoefvl changes ana aW
now - we'll - ever. Dooksss beln0
one a. tie v0cy b00S 0pekp0 fonloS h -
N 0xoollont ostaePh eoSso4y." N0cy
rospooffSlxys Dan. a. 0Posv00oe.
Hal P. Denton, Chief Nationa! Export
Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa, writes: II
was completely run down from overwork
and the responsibility naturally connected
with the exploitation of a great interna-
mended an extended vacation. When life
seemed almost burden | began taking
Peruna, and with the use of the fifth bottle
found myself in a normal condition. l
have since enjoyed the best of health
Almost everybody needs tonic in the
spring Something TO brace the nerves, in
vigorate the brain, and cleanse the blood.
That Peruna will do this is beyond all ques-
ton. Everyone who has tried it has had
the same experience as Mrs. D. w. TIM
berlake of Lynchburg, Va, who, in recent
letter, made use of the following words: II
always take dose of Peruna after business
hours, as it is a great thing for the nerves.
There is no better spring tonic, and have
used about all of them"
For free book on Summer Catarrh,"
address The Peruna Medicine Co., Colum.
bus, Ohio.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-12

an extent, however, that an officer was
compelled to enter the crowd and ar
rest several of the noisiest. After this
While the Interruptions were frequent
they gently took the shape of uues-
taetts' rTueSr10ns DROUGHT
Bryan:
The Democratic party is for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 TO
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation"
BY the time Mr.. Bryan concluded The
confusion had ceased entirely and he
closed amid cheers.
PLEAD FOR THE STUDENTS
When informed of the arrests of Tho
students. Mr.. Bryan immediately sent
the following letter:
hon. NJ. j. Cavanaugh, Ann Arbor:
MY Dear Sir: II it is true. a. | am
informed. that some of the college bovs
We're arrested for disturbing the meet
ing, please ask for their discharge. 7
am sure it was the result of boyish
thoughtlessness and not malice.
wv. j. BRYAN"
Mr.. Bryan took up the trust custom
at the beginning OF his speech and was
asked: How about the ice trustee
VIII you explain to me- he replied
why every Republican knows there is
an ice trust and vet no Republican
NlioMS any Nil'US dbOuL ANY other kind
of trust? Every director of the ice
trust is Il Republican. applause and
cries of No and how about Croker?O
Mr.. Croker IS not a director. He is
simply stakeholder. (Cries of oh and
applause.)
THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.
",rhe Governor of the State of New
York is a Republican and if he were
in New York furnishing the Ice trust
instead of making speeches out here
there would be no ice trust. (Applause.)
We had an ice trust in Omaha last
spring but we have Democratic At
torney General there. and he commenc-
ed suit against the ice trust there. and
it dissolved on the first day OF August.
but they do not do it in New York that
way" applause.
THE COTTON BALE TRUST.
Voice-Iiow about the cotton
trust?
Mr.. Bryan-The gentleman speaks of
the cotton bale trust. Now let me tell
you the facts. The Cotton Bale Com
pany has n patent for making round
bales, and it bales less than one TWEEN
t,eth OF tho cotton of the United
States, ana yet YOU Republicans say
nothing about salt trust that con-
trolls 50 per cent. of the output, but
you howl about cotton trust that hes
one twentieth of the output Are you
honest? (Cries of "Yes'O Then YOU
must have been ignorant. Great APP
plause) Let me call your attention to
the fact that your party has no rem
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-12
HON. AolA, E. STEVENSON.
HIS HOPEFUL VIEW OF DEMO
CRATIC PROSPECTS.
Ny Telcgraph 10 Nirglnian- PlIotl

uSy Telegraph to Nirginian- PiIot.)
Baltimore, Md, Oct. ll.-Adlai L.
Stevenson, candidate for the Vice
Presidency. arrived in Baltimore to-
day. He was accompanied by Judge
Wm. NJ. Springer. of Illinois.
II am feeling in splendid health. and
| am confident of Democratic success
said MIR, Stevenson. Already l have
spoken in three or four States anu my
reception everywhere has been cordial
ANA the enthusiasm pronounced. The
people are alive to the real issues OF
the campaign, and in my personal
talks with the Republican men of The
localities have visited there is every
cause for satisfaction with the outlook
FOR victory In November
II have great hopes OF MARYLAND be-
ing restored to the Democratic column,
whore she really belongs. and II is with
pleasure | now have the opportunity 20
meet her people. intend doing my
fun share in aiding to bring the State
back into line.
In West Virginia there Is splendid
organization among the Dcmocrats.and
their leaders are working like Trojans
for success next month. The situation
In my own Stnte,. Illinois. Is Nopidly
assuming satisfactory shape and our
forces are growing in wonderful fash
ion. We are exceedingly hopeful of
the outcome"
Mr.. Stevenson addressed n big crowd
at Belair, Md, this afternoon and re-
turned here and spoke to a crowded
house at the broadway Institute. AT
both places he confined his remarks
mainly TO Imperialism.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-12
IN STATE OF TURMOIL.
FILIP1Nos ACTIVELY ENGAGED
AT PLUNDERING IN Lf1YTE.
(lN Tclngrnnh To Nrirrininn- I1ilnt

FlLlPlNOS ACTIVELY ENGAGED
AT PLUNDERING IN LilYTE
(By Telegraph to Nirginian- Pilot)
Manila. Oct. 1.-THE West Coast Of
the Island OF I.eyte is in n state of tur-
MOL; TIE. rebel Ladrones are actively
plunderins. the disturbers following our
tactics. raiding and attacking and then
returning to the garrisoned towns while
the Americans pursue i'm the noun
tnins. General Mojicn's officers are
surrcndcring and his soldiers attempt
ing to escape to Samarin boats are be-
ing captured and his organization
broken up.
The captured guerillas and I.adrones.
when questioned. stated thnt on the 9Th
instant 80 Alnericans attacked A. rebels.
riled their stronghold in the Camurine
province and routed them, killing ten.
Two Americans We're killed and three
wounded Twenty men or the Thirty
second infantry, in an engagement on
the 10th instant in Batan province. had
one man killed and -FOUR wounded
The Philippine Commission. of which
Judge Taft is the president to-day
passed eight bills. including one for an
increase OF civil salaries of several of
the municipal departments.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-12

By Telegraph to Vireinian- Pilot)
Battle Creek, Mich, Oct 11.-Despite
his arduous labors of yesterday, Can
didate Bryan was astir early this
morning. lie made the first of six
teen speeches on the program for the
day at Hastings, beginning at a quar-
ter past q. and, Notwithstanding the
early hour, he had u good audience.
The second speech of the morning was
made at the little town of Nashville.
Mr.. Bryan had only five minutes and
he contented himself with suggesting a
series of questions to Republicans
These were as follows:
QUESTIONS ASKED.
IF the trust is good thing. why did
the Republican platform denounce
trusts?"
IF the trust is n bad thing, why did
the Republican Administration cause
more trusts to be organized than dur
ing all the previous history OF the
country? If some trusts are good and
some bad. can you tell the difference
between good one and bad one?
DO you know of any good MONOPOLY in
private hands? Do you know of any
man good enough to stand at the head
OF u monopoly and determine the price
or that which others are to use? Do
you Know of any good reason why the