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rHn CH1OAaO nAaLn.

he Ia" an IL makes ire laugh to see him
swell up sometimes. when he says suth-
in, jest like the OIL turkey fer all the
world. when he's gittin' ready to gObble.
He an him cir hatchin' up suthin', an l
know it, but | can't make out what It's
yit."
II don't know what their consultations
are about" responded Dick, "and what's
more. | don't care. I've about as much
contempt for one as the other. II it's
about me, I'm not afraid OF the result.
Neither Of them Is man enough to come
to me to settle his srudge. Probably
they are fixing up some sort Of u scrape
which they hope to get me into. III
don't miss my guess. Wayne has got him
self into scrape that some day he'll wish
he'd kept ont Of"
"Hev ye found out anything more sence
what you was a.hintin' to me t'other
dsyT asked Samsnthy.
YES, a little," answered Dick. i've
satisfied myself that the pitch on his coat
sleeve came from the place had In mind
That's all I've found out or all l can
explain about just now"
I've found out suthin'." said Ssman-
thy, with Q broad grin. There's sOin
to be a fallin.out twist some folks
know Of"
DO you meas Mamie and wagner
queried Dick.
Il do 60" answered Samanthy. Nan
ME. she's ben kinder gittin' sick Of
him for quite n spell back, an twon't
be- long afore there's big Hare.up."
well. let 1t come" said Dick, In NO
way displeascd by the information. II
didn't think she was foolish enough to be
deceived by him rs long as she has. HUT
having begun her Irritation. or whatever
she calls il, suppose she felt bound to
keep 1t up as long as possible. l thought
| she'd get sick Of him in time"
Gals can be awful fools when they
set about it, an sometimes they don't
have to half try said Samanthy. IL
us't to give Nance credit for more sense,
but they say ev'rybody's got a soft spot
In their head, an I guess it's So"
III he falls out with Mamie, I suppose
he'll concentrate all his attentions on
Rhoda," said Dick.
That puts me In mind o. suthin'," re-.
sponded Samsnthy. "Rhody's sent fer
me to come over. Her brothers sick.
an shes afearcd he's a.goin' to hev q
run o billyus fever. an she wants me to
come an help give him hemlock sweat.
] mus 90 right on. for Rhody don't know
no more bout takin' kecr O. sick folks
than that cat does"
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CHAPTER XIV.


CHAPTER XIV.
Sunday morning came and brought new
fuel for the excitement which bill, tax.
advantage Of Dicks absence, had
wrought up to fever heat BY artful insin.
uatlQns and hints.
Deacon Snydcr's horses were missing.
The excitement, great as Il had been
before, was now intensified tenfold.
When Averill's horses had been taken,
the fact that he lived 80 far away from
Brownsville had seemed to take the mat.
ter out Of the hands Of Brownsville PEG.
pie, TO q certain extent.
Now the trouble had come home to
them. This last theft was a Brownsville
theft, pure and simple. snd not one be.
longing to some outlying neighborhood.
We are always much more deeply inter.
ested In what happens 10 our immediate
vicinity than We are In what happens to
our remote neishbors. and the tidings OF
the theft spread like wild6re and stirred
everyone up a. much a. a declaration Of
Immediate war with some foreign cOun.
try would have done. II not great deal
more.
Two hours after the horses were miss
cd q crowd had gathered at the deacon's.
1t was crowd with an intense pur.
pose In Il.
That purpose was 10 bring the thief OF
thieves 10 justice--if he or they could b
found!
And that justice wss-the rope!
hut the dimculty In the way was to ind
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Benefits Of Newspaper Advertising.

ssosso'sss ~ '~o"~p~poT HuVcTVSsSu8s
Frank Daniels made an experiment
recently at Wallack's Theater. Speak
ing of 1t, the comedian said: Between
the acts ushers distributed among the
audience slips with brief printed
statement politely asking the recipient
to indicate by check mark In the list
of variou advertising forms employed
which one had attracted him to the per.
rmance-newspaper billboards, win.
down Autographs or something else.
The people seemed to take kindly to the
idea and the response was most liberal.
Eleven hundred slips were handed to
the ushers, and of that number 99l had
been attracted by the newspapers
solely"
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whisky tor smokeiess Powder.
The British Government used $4,000
gallons OF corn whisky last year il the
manufacture Of smokeless powdsS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-04-07

Celeattal Royalty Fond OF Display.
The young wife of the great Chinese
statesman. Ii Hung Chang, is said to
possess 1900 different costumes, and
she keeps several hundreds Of maids to
wait upon her.
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CHAPTER XIII.

A. he bed decided to do when he made
bic midnight discovery, Bill Green came
- zee Mr.. Wayne next morning.
To sisying teaches Astnsd to bis story
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The growing Cook County city Of
BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS,

taxing
and lpu the old suburban community win hsry
hillside
aal Laesn PARK On ancient cemetery ad half w
szh emphasized bic position that bus slsIl
0rssawsed authorities
aAt Msuat Willis
municipality Ds60e
" -
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Brownsville helped to increase the sus-
piclon which Bill Green was creating
against Dick Brayton.
When Bill found out about the visitor,
he had no scruples about limiting that
1t was his firm belief that he belonged
to a gang of horse thieves.
HE hain't come up here for nothin',"
said Bill, with wise look and shake
of his heA.
Coupled with the various suspicious cir
cumstances surrounding Dick, Bill sue
ceeded in making the visit appear as q
link In the evidence against him In the
minds Of many with whom he talked.
Strange as 1t may seem, Dick had no
knowledge or suspicion OF what was going
on. Had he known what Bill was doing
1t would doubtless have been quite I'M
J healthy for that young man In the climate
OF Brownsville at that particular time.
The young man from down below"
who would as soon have entertained the
idea Of turning csnnibal as becoming q
horse thief, went home on Friday, and
Dick accompanied him. He would take q
'lay.off" till Monday. This was bis first
one since he began work for Mr.. Boone,
In tho spring, and he felt ~ IL he needed
and had earned resting spell.
keep your eyes open while I'm gone"
he told samanthy.
u will So" replied that worthy dam.
sci. I'D giv' considerable to know what
the singin' teacher am Bill Green air
6ggerin' on. 6uthin's up, reckon.
They've got their heads together nigh
about ev'ry day. Bill comes up here
a.lookin' % important % q turkey strut.
tin, an sv'ry time hs sets bis foot down
he seems to be sayin'; I'm Bill Green,
be, an Bin Green. he's some puAkins.
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AN ENEMY TO DRINK.
One Woman Who las Done a Great
Deal to Put Down This Evil,


Deal to Put Down his Evi1.
Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. 8. 1900
tSpecial1-When the Independent Or
der of Good Templars of Minnesota
wanted a State Organizer. they chose
Mrs. Laura J. Smith of 1911 West 800
street, this city. The American And
Trent League also selected Mrs. Smith
as National Organizer. The reason ia
not far to seek. This gifted woman
has devoted her life to a battle against
Drink and Drinking Habits. Her intiu-
cnce for good in Minnesota is aud has
been very far reaching.
About two years ago, however, 1t
seemed as il this noble woman would
have TO give up her philanthropic
work. Severe pains in her back and
under her shoulder blades. made life a
burden and work impossible. Physi-
clans We're consulted. and they pre-
scrihed for Kidney Disease. Three
months treatment, however, failed tC
give Mrs. Smith any relief. Her hus.
band was much exercised. and cast
about him for something that would
restore his good wife to health and
strength. He heard of tile cures eff,
}fected by Dodd's Kidney Pills. and ad
vised her to try them. which she did
She is now a well woman and says:
1.-TWO weeks after | commenced tax
ing Dodd's Kidney Pills | felt much
better, and at the end of seven weeks
was completely cured. ! have had nj
recurrence of the trouble, but take {
pill off and on, and find that it keep:
NE in good health
Dodd's Kidney Pills are for sale by
sll dealers at 30 cents Il box.
They are easily within the reach o,
all. and no woman a afford to suffer
when such a simple and sure Remed,
is at hand.
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Gen. Grce,y.s Trip Through Alaska.

Washington Star: AT one of the most
largely attended meetings of the National
Geographic society yet held In Washing
ton General A. Nv. Greedy talked for an
hour about q recent visit of his to Alas
ka. In o most entertaining manner he
termed one Of the great rivers of The
world. being more than 1850 miles long
and having at least 1875 mouths: spoke of
the only railroad in the Arctic regions,
which was the result OF American enter
prise, and was built despite of what APP
psared 10 be insurmountab!e engineering
difficulties in more than one place. IL
out of the solid rock. while the only way
for tie men 10 work for the time was to
be held by ropes depending from the top
Of the cliff Tar above; referred to the In
! PRODUCTION OF the telegraph by which
communication had been reduced be-
tween Fort lIIbsrt III the far northwest
andgNNashington from three weeks 10 less
other matters of great interest.
General Gree1S WIS pleased. he said. to
observe In travelling for Il distance of 400
miles along the Yukon that he was hard
Is ever oft of sight of 3: house. showing.
that fhe country VIZ fast becoming pop
ulatet. lie WAS, fearful. he said. how
eyer. that would be mitch suffering in
the salmon crop upon which so many de-
pended for u living during the greater
part of The year had this season proved
to he a failure. The enterprise of the
people of that section. he, said, was most
sconllnendnbie, and at one of the cities
there we're shipping facilities not sur
passed Mt ang city Oh the Pacific coast.
Cape Nome General Greedy described as
a place for rich people and rich people
CnlS. at-H Es s.EFEI va
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rs aEs@Ea45 FEg5r6 " s& - sNs -AE.
division commander" continued Brant
with ankunmoyed race. AND ne con-
tinued. turning for the hrst I'M 70
Captain Faulkner, when you telI4the
commander what believe to be the
fact-fron your name and esempianc
that you are a relation OF the young
lad who for the last three weeks mas
been an inmate OF this house nde Q
pass from Wash1ngton-you VIII, !
have no doubt, favorabiy explain your
own proptnqulty TO my ines.
MY sister, Title" said the young Of
tcer, impulsively. But she is no long
er here. She passed through the lines
back to. Washington yesterday. No"
he added, with a light laugh, TN
afraid that xeuse won't count for to-
day"
A sudden frown upon the face of the
elder officer, added to the perfect in
genuousness of Faulkner's speech, sat
isf1ed Brant hat he had not only
ELECTED the truth, but that Miss Faux
ner had been successful! Nor did he
doubt that his suggestion that her re-
iauofstip 70 tne YOUNG onicer "ouiu
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TRICKS OF HE BARNSTORM- r..
Example of "to Pong" or Filling In o
New Part Not Fully Memorizcd,

An Example OF "to Pong" or Filling In q
New Part Not Fully Memorizcd.
New York Times: One of the old
slang phrases of the stage said Mug
to pong This means or used to mean
using your " ~lansuage-that Is, play
ing a part without cues of the proper
the play to carry you through. Years
ago on the road there used to be some
highly ludicrcus situations In consequence
,rhe stage manager. however, had a won
ierful genius for patching UP a hitch.
When circumstances We're necessary he
would sometimes lower a front scene and
tell the low comedian and chambermail
to go on and keep 1t up and while they
did SO he woald arrange how the play
had to be coIIinued.
"Of course, actors are supposed to help
one another out of u difficulty, but ut
times old grutEes were paid off. For In
stance. / remember on one occasion a let
ter had to be read in one scene. Unfor-
tunately this letter could not be found,
SO a 'du1nmySthat is, II blank sheet-was
Say, dad said the actor who hadtto
| read the letter and seeing It blank, here's
| a letter for YOU You had better read II
yourself. as 1 am sure 1t contains good
"But dad tumbled to the occasion and
!! replied: No. Tom. you read 1t. I've mis-.
".BIess me- said Tom. 1T is written SC
badly / can't make GU, a word of it. iiere
Nelly. you read It,
THE u~nsuspecting Nelly takes the let
ter, and, seeing it blank. says: No, faith
er had better read It. He will be able tt
! make Is. out better. III go and fetch you
| spectac es. / know where they are, Ant
| off she cOes-
1.-THE od nan is again equal to the &C
casion, aud calls out Ia her: Never mint
bringing them, Nelly, Ill come and re
| them l,ien he walks or and the stag,
! manager has to rearrange the scene.
eyes, sir, theresa lot in the theatrica
business sou outsiders never dream Of
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Tho Infant Terrible


Washington POST: The landlady has
a daughter, u sweet prattling little
angel of 5. or thereabout, and there is
not a soul in all the big Vermont av-
enue boarding house who would not be
able to bear up With amazing fortl-
tude If that darling child were called
away from this world of sorrow. She
sits at a little table of her own at
mealtfme, and 1t is the custom of the
boarders to propritiate her by gifts and
guileful words as they enter the dining
room. Everybody was at dinner one
evening a few nights ago. when young
Mr.. Smash came in rather late. He had
a box of candy for the landlady's
daughter. She received it coldly. In
the first pause in the dinner converse
ton she piped up:
.Nr. Smash is a naughty man." she
| said.
."oh. my precious dariing!!' exclaimed
the landlady. You mustn't say that"
He is a naughty man. declared the
| child. He bit Miss Crash"
HE didn't do anything of the kind
cried Miss Crash. turning the color of
a golf coat.
"He did, too" persisted the child.
"He bit you on the cheek. and 1 saw
himI wont hush-I did see him, and
you didn't like 1t, cause O said
Stop" <
And nobody said a word till the
widow had presence of mind enough to
remark that the weather was unusually
warm for this time of the year.
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NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

Newa From National Capital of North.
western Interest.
Washington, Dec. 3.-Iowa postmasters
have been appointed as follows:
Adaville, plymouth county, Andrew c.
Lasson, vice o. r. CASTOR. resigned; Ash
Grove, LAWS county, Olney G. Day, vice
1. G. Finfrock. resigned.
A postoffice has been established at
Langdon. Clay county. Ia, with Cath
crime Mcintyre us postmaster.
E:!e controller OF the currency has APP
proved the application to convert the
Waterloo State bank. Of Waterloo. la.
Into the Waterloo National bank, with a
capital stock of sl0o. 900.
Rural free delivery service will be cs-
tablished on December is in Iowa as FOL
lows: Corydon. Wayne county. with-one
carrier length of route. Is miles popuia-
ton served. Ss6; II. w. Clark has been
appointed the carrier. M~aqnoketa, Jack
son county. with one carrier; length Of
route, Is miles; population served. 1910
John Barley has been appointed carrier.
The postofice at Emiiine Is TO be discon-
ttnued. The postOftice at Iron Hill will
BIO supplied by rural carrier. Additional
service at Lamotte, Jackson county, with
n carrier; lsngsh Ct route. q miles; pop.
been appointed carrier. The postoffice a,
Cottonville Is TO be discontinued.
ant matron at the Rosebud Indian school
South Dakota.
John H. Bowen. of ogaliala, Neb., and
Earl ]. Turner, of Sisseton. s. D., have
been ADMITTED to practice before the in.
terior department.
Pensions have been granted as fol
| lows: 80,
Iowa: Origtnal-Robert Foster, Webster
City, S.; Perry Thompson. Lisbon, IS. Ad
ditional-David Ody, Charlton, IS. wild
ows-,Rachel Scarf. Lewis. s.; Sarah e
G~randyiew. az; Catharine Collins, Nor
gan Valley, IS. g ~
Nebraska: Orisinal-Peter H. Freese
Nebraska City. 81. Wldows-Mary ii
Amelia. 81: Sarah =. Womeidorf, Kear
South Dakota. War with Spain, orig
ipAl-Christ = Mybrc, Sinai. 31A
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ra,,rrn canno, lsc Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
reach tile ~sent2of ffie disease. Ca
tarril is a blood or constitutional disease,
ltrrrul remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
k internally, and acts directly on the
3biood or mucous surfaces, Halls Catarrh
srribed by one of the best physicians in
this country for years, and is a regular
prescription. IT IS composed of the best
tonIcs known, combined with the best blood
BURNERS. acting directly on the mucous
surfaces The perfect combination of the
two Ingredients is what produces suct
wonderful results in curing Catarrh. sene
for Testimonials free.
+. J. CHENEY g. co, Proprietors
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists. price Is cents.
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LIEUTENANT PETERSON
Says Peruna Is the Finest Tonic
AID Invigorator He
Ever Used.

Lieutenant Charles Jefferson, Hook and
Ladder Co, No, q, writes the following let
ter to The Peruna Medicine Co, from s21
belmont avenue Chicago, Ill;
Last year had a severe attack OF ia
grippe which left me very weak. so that !
was unable to perform my duties. Several
of my friends advised me to build up on
Perul,a, aud | found 1t by far the finest tonic
and inyigosator l had ever used. In two
weeks l ives strong and we'll. and II ever !
am exposed to unusnal hardship Incident
with my duties at fires, ! take a dose or two
OF Pernaa and find that Il Keeps inc In good
health. Charles Peterson"
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BEST FOR THE BOWELS

No matter what nils you, headache to .
cancer. YOU will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CASCARETS help
nature, cure you without q grippe or pain.
produce easy natural movements, cost
you Just 10 cents to start getting your
health back. CASCARETS Candy Ca.
thartic, the genuine, put UP IN metal
boxes, every tablet has q. Y. I. stamped
on it. Beware OF limitations.
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"a uniaue feature OF recent social en-
1ertainmeuts in various Missouri towns
has been an Identification card" says
The Kansas City Journal. 'I1ach guest
an arrival lis presented with a card on
which Is printed: Who are you? l an
The card. with the name
Written is. then e~oaspicuously worn.
and everybody knows everybody else
and acts accordin2Iy.
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cEIAPrER VII.

Not a word was exchanged till they
had reached the lower landing and.
Brant's private room. Diminishing his.
subaltern and orderly with a sigI
Brant turned toward his prisoners.
The jaunty ease. but not h self-pos-
session. had gone from Lagrange's,
face; the eyes OF Captain Faulkner
We're fixed on his older companion with
a half humorous look of p~erplexity.
Il am afraid / can only repeat, gen
eral, hat our %foolhardy freak has pui.
us In collision with your sentries." said.
! Lagrange with q slight hauteur that.
replaced his former jauntiness; and
we were very properly made prisoners,
If you viii! accept my parole l nave nc
! doubt our commander will proceed to
exchange a couple of gallant fellows OF
meeting within our W lines, whom
you must miss probably more than l
fear our superiors miss U.s.
Whatever brought you here, gentle
men, said Brant. dryly, II I'm glad
for your sakes that you are in uni
form. although it does not, unfortu-
nately, relieve me of an unpleasant
duty"
II don't thing I understand you,' re-
turned Lagrange, colby.
"If you had not been in uniform you
would probably have been shot down
as spies without the trouble of cap
ture," said Brant, quietly.
.Do you mean to imply. sir began
Lagrange, sternly.
Il mean to say that the existence Of
a confederate spy between this camp
and the division headquarters is SUIT
j ficiently well known to us to justify
the strongest action"
And pray. how can that affect us?'
said Lagrange, haughtily.
II need not inform SO old a soldier
as Colonel Lagrange that the aiding,
abetting. and even receiving informa-
ton from a spy or traitor within ones
lines is an equally dangerous service"
"Perhaps you would like to satisfy
/ yourself. general said Colonel La
grange. with an ironical laugh. Pray
4 do not hesitate on account of our uni
form! Search us If you like"
mot on entering my lines. colonel
replied Brant. with quiet Significance.
Lagrange's cheek flushed. But he re-
covered himself quickly, and with q
formal bow, said: You will then per-
my duty, colonel, is to keep vol
both close prisoners here untilsI have
an opportunity to forward you to the
division commander with a report OF
the circumstances of your arrest. Thai
1 to do. How soon I may have
that cpportunity-or IL l am ever t.
have it," continued Brant, fixing his
clear eyes significantly on Lagrange
depends upon the cfla-ces OF war
which you probably understand as vel
as 7 do"
1--WE should never think of making
any calculation on the action Of an of
ficer OF such infinite as Gen:
eral Brant," said Lagrange. politely.
.You will no doubt have an oppor
tumity OF SITTING your own case to tn,
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Mishap to Mnn,s Obituary.

Baltimore American: She wept. "oh,
you ed.tots ate horrid!!" She sobbed.
NJ hat is the trouble, madam" in
GEiisa5the editor.
My, I-boo-=hoo-I sent in an
obituary OF my husband, a~nd-beo-boo
end said in it that lie had been mar
RED for twenty years, and you-oo-oo
-boohoo-your printers set it up 'wor-
iied for twenty years.
She Mept. But the editor grinned.
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THE above Is only one of fifty thou-
rand letters we rave Cir tIe 8ttestiag
the merits of Peruna.

There are a great multitude OF people in
all parts Of the land who have entirely lost
their health as a result of la grippe; who
hive recovered from an attack, but ind
themselves with weakened nerves. deranged
digestion. and with but very little OF their
former powers
There is no disease known to man that
leaves the system In such an outrageous and
exasperating condition as la grippe.
For this class of sufferers, Perunn Is q
specific. peruna should be taken according
to directions and in 4 few weeks the sufferer
Will be entirely restored to his accustomed
health.
Address The Perunn Medicine Co., Co
lumbus. o., for a free. copy of Facts and
Faces"
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mem Pick e-Up: Jeamcs-Did you
ring, men?
back till late. mem.
Madam--Of course, I'm not. But Mrs.
u. S:nythe can wait till she gets tired.
tn do her good. She wasn't at home TO
me last week and I'll &c. eventual way.
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Wages are almostsdown to nothing in
Spain. Common laborers there get
from 30 to 40 cents aSday in the larger
towns. and from 20 t 80 cents in the
rural districts. War with a foreign foe
is not what h old nation needs, but a
reorganization from within.
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Over s2cO, 600 worth Of diamonds are
every year from the South Afri-
can diamond mines.
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The Figaro of Paris says tina one Of
the most frequent uses to which the
telephone Is put by French country
subscribers Is that of an alarm to wake
them in the morning. Those who wish
to be aroused at a given hour have only
to advise the telephone administration
the night before of the hour at which
they wish to be rung up.